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Seward Seaport Record
Formerly The Seward Polaris & Kenai Peninsula-.Haitian Chain News
Vol. 5. No. 27
SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, Oct. 6, 1948
Price 10 Cents
Post Office Seeks Bids on
$250,000 Aleutian Island
Waterborne Mail Contract
The Post Office Department will
advertise a contract bid for a mail
boat with adequate space for the
carriage of mail, passengers and
freight from Seward for Alaska
Peninsula anil Aleutian Island
points, according to information
fyven Delegate Bartlett.
It is understoocl the advertise
ment will i nll for monthly service
from Seward via Seldovia to Ho
mer Dock, Kodiak. Kanatak, Chig
nik. Perryville. Sand Point, Squaw
Harbor, Unga. Belkofski, King
The Invitation to Bid for the j
moil boat contract has been i
1 posted In the Se>vard Post Of
j fico. Th. time limit for submis
sion of bids is $:15 pm. Oc
tober 2The necessary blank
forms may foe picked up at the
local pc. i office. /
Cove, C • • Ik . F, lso Pi, ... Sanak,
Scoi : Cup i.:it tv.>i: c, SO: k
Lighthouse, Akutan, Unalaska,
Makushin. Ka. hegu, C :emofsky
and Nikolski. :'.•turning by way*of
Unalaska, Akutan, Sanak, Fals<
Pa ( 5ld Bay, Ki • C re, Bel
kofski, Unga. Squaw Harbor, Sand
Point, Perryville. Chignik, Kana
tak, Kodiak, Homer Dock to Sew -
ard. J
The matter of adequate mail
service to these points has been TT
matter of concern to Delegate
Bartlett and residents along the
route ever since the mail contract
for the carriage' of mail on the
vessel ALEUTIAN MAIL was can
celled. At that time effort was
made to find a boat operator who
would be able to undertake the
service within the S125.000 limit
available by law to the Post Of
fice Department for use in enter
ing into mail contracts for this
route. It was found impossible to
do so and contracts were signed
for combined air-boat mail service
as a substitute which, although
aiding the problem immeasurably,
have not been able to fulfill en
tirely the service needed.
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REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES
VISIT SEWARD
The Republican candidate for
Territorial Engineer, Donald Mac
Donald, was in town on campaign
business Monday.
He is known as ‘The Father of
the Alaska Highway', and has se
cured upwards of 2000 miles of
highway for the Territory.
He addressed a large group of
local Republicans at a luncheon
at the Palace Cafe Monday noon.
Two other Republicans, Olaf A.
Olson, candidate for Territorial
House, and Julius (J. C.) Morris,
candidate for the Senate, were in
Seward on campaign business yes
terday, Oct. 5.
Olson has lived in the Third Di
vision 16 years and is part owner
of the Sunset Motors, Inc., of An
chorage.
Mr. Morris was a delegate to the
Republican National’Convention in
Philadelphia. He is an Anchorage
real estate and insurance man.
• Mrs. R. E. Duffy will go to An
chorage Friday to meet her daugh
ter, Mrs. Lloyd Thornton, of Ever
ett, Wash. Mrs. Thornton is due to
arrive in Anchorage by plane from
Seattle on Friday with her son,
Robert, and wilJ be in Seward for
an extended visit.
Fewer Moose
Taken on Kenai
This Season
An estimated total of 80 moose
a ere taken on the Kenai 1 ins year
compared to about 135 or 140
taken last year. The difference in
he total this year, according to
William Allen, game warden, was
the fact that last year tlje forest
'ires drove the moose into more
iceessibie areas.
About 40 of the moose were
aken by residents of Seward and
vicinity. The remainder were -taken
k'roughout the peninsula and by
ii1. : sr. j rum other area.-’. AT re
ports have been rece.vod from the
dope and Homer areas.
.
native population and their de
-'C-i nd nt i do not requite lumting
icons
let 1 number of nrnos • killed will
never tie -eiiown exactly.
While ice number of moose in
the Kenai area Ins been steadily
decreasing. Alien does not believe
that the rate oi depleting reached
at alarming degree. Wolves and
coyotes do not present the threat
fn "nuSose that they do in other
areas, Allen said lie had seen only
four wolves in all his travels over
this area. Brown bears take some
moose, but their diet consists of
many animals, fish and berries.
Report Barge Loading
Seward Cargo
A barge of the Foss Tug & Barge
Company is reported loading at
Pier 50 in Seattle. A special tele
phone message from Col. Johnson
to The Alaska Railroad headquar
ters in Anchorage last Saturday
carried news that a contract was
to be signed with the Griffith &
Sprague Company to do the long
shore work on barges loading out
A Seattle.
Loading was to begin yesterday,
Oct. 5, with sailing date depending
un loading time. The first barge is
scheduled for Seward.
City Offers !
10c Bounty on\
Dead Rats
f
At its regular meeting Monday
evening the City Council declared
an all-out war on rats and placed
a bounty on them.
The bounty to be paid is ten
cents for each rat, payable when
the tail is delivered into the hands
of the city clerk. No method of
killing the rats was prescribed, as
long as the tails turn up in great
numbers. However, permits to
shoot the rats at the city dump
may be obtained by application to
the chief of police.
A campaign to use poison to rid
tli * city of the rod* nts was : mied
when the poison failed to arrive as
a icsult of the maritime strike.
Hence the payment of the bounty
was instituted.
The rats have been s • 1 an und
nu bet
e so ! mil • 1 to he desi ivying a
cos a'ei ■ id -■ pi.'Ui* ity of foodstuffs.
Dr. R. O. Seiie! Public .Health
Officest .it's th.ero i rod lager
• 1 alth as a i ull of u Hing
th. rats, and local boys should be
n<' lira ed to v. ark at the la k of
extvrminatiug them.
Pack Season
Closes Oct. 24
The Fish and Wild Life Service
announced no open season on mi
gratory 1 ird : from September. 15
to October 24.
The limit on ducks is 5 a day,
with possession of 10 permitted.
Five geese nutt be taken in a day.
but possession is limited to five.
Only two Canada Geese, or of a
sub-species of the Canada Goose,
may be taken.
Any person over 1(1 years of age
must have a duck stamp pasted
to his license and his name written
across it in ink.
Shotguns only may be used, and
not larger than 10 gauge, nor ca
pable of holding more than three
shells. No combination guns may
be used.
The Mesdames Helen Harris,
Helen Gwynn and Mina McCann
came into Seward from Coopers
Landing last week with their little
doggies to see ‘Doe’ Walker who
pronounced their canine ailment
to be distemper.
Many Awards Made at 4-H
Achievement Program
The Achievement Day Dinner
and program held in the Parish
Hall ol' St. Peter's Episcopal
Church, Saturday, Oct. 2, at 6:30
p.m„ and sponsored by the Seward
Council Leaders of the 4-H Clubs
for members, their parents and
guests, was a highlight in club ac
tivities in town for last week.
Miss Marilyn Johnson, Home
Demonstration Agent and Terri
torial 4-H Club director, judged the
many projects displayed by the
boys and girls. After the dinner
the program was opened by Mrs.
Kirkpatrick, president of the Coun
cil, and she introduced Miss John
son, who spoke on the meaning of
the 4-H Clubs and their relation to
home and community.
Paul McMullen, accompanied by
Miss Calnan at the piano, enter
tained wilh the solo "Without A
Song.” Doris Doshen and Helen 1
Marie Jordan of the first year bak
ing class, under the leadership of
Mrs. Kay Hasmann, gave a demon
stration of the correct and incor
rect way to measure for baking.
Two girls from the second year
baking class, sponsored by Leader
Mrs. Lois Davis, demonstrated how
to frost an angel food cake. Jean
ette Lind and Eleanor Salit from
ti e Photography Club under their
leader, Mrs. B. Davis, displayed the
various pieces of film and paper
developing and printing equipment
and their use in the darkroom.
Father Turner had the honor of
presenting the awards to the fol
lowing winners:
The five dollar prize for most
outstanding bov and girl of the
clubs went to Phyllis and Richard
Dangler each and honorable men
tion to Dick Paulsteiner and Lou- '
anne Dick.
Poultry Club: Dick Paulsteiner
for his Bard Rock hen, 1st; and
Richard Dangler for his Capon,
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Seward-Anchorage Road Work
Progressing Despite Obstacles
of Weather, Rough Terrain
Warning Given
on Speed Limit
Near School
The Police Department has asked
that citizens be reminded that the
speed limit in the vicinity of the
Seward Public School is 12 miles
hour for vch!ci>\-'.
Since crowded conditions neces
sitate use ol tl e basi 1 it to th
prevail in the vicinity c < . ■
od..-'t Church ai’-o.
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I' ; oS S-'«»■ c t it ';t\ ern. 4 ,:•()- • on
freight or of the Briggs S*.earisliip_
Company, repos *...-d a'-.round on
Vancouver is! aui. was h-otind for
Seward. Arc.-rdaiy to a special
ncrs.ige Pom G'u; Zalb-. urg of Tin
■ ■ ■ ' icitj Depart
: ■ en i e to
Seward with cm- ;.;ency cargo for
points in the Territory.
..Reports,wee that the Southeast
ern punched holes in her bow when
she grounded, hut watertight com
partments had kept her afloat. She
was headed for repairs under her
own power at the last report.
At press time no new sailing
date had been announced in
Seward.
FIRE PREVENTION
WEEK
The week of October 3rd through
October 9th is National Fire Pre
vention week, and the Seward
Volunteer Fire Department is ob
serving a modified program.
Last year the department made
inspections throughout the town,
and uncovered many fire hazards.
If possible, inspections will be
made again this year.
While there is a very great im
provement since last year, people
are urged to make a general in
spection of likely fire hazard and
to clean up all trash, brush and
dry grass.
ABSENTEE BALLOTS
FOR SEV/ARD
Residents of the Seward Voting
Precinct, who must be out of the
eity on election day may cast ab
sentee ballots, and have their
votes duly counted in the office of
the Commissioner in this city.
The Federal Court Session, pre
viously postponed to October 5th.
has been again postponed due to
the indisposition of Judge Dimond.
POLICE FORCE HAS
NEW OFFICER
Andy Anderson, former captain
of the Anchorage Police Depart
ment, has been on the Seward Po.
lice Force since last Friday, Oc
tober 1. Mr. Anderson replaces Max
Pierce, who resigned after a year's
service with the local police.
The Seward School Board met
Monday evening for the purpose
of approving the bills to be paid.
Mrs. Wagner was not present so
no further business was taken up.
Through mud, rock, rising
| streams, and rain mixed with sn'ow,
the Lytle and Green highway crew
working on the Mile 58 'end of the
Seward-Anchorage highway lias
pushed out for a distance of ten
miles.
The road is not completed for
that whole distance, but it is pass
able to . i : h . bin
c The tin; h d high’, ay is to be
id< at
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• ■ h is, sti i! ogling ’up the
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w;ij again.
r; utter! b\ a clearing,c. ew
to remove and burn brush, the
with their carry alls
scoop up I o a d s of top-soil in
ten to elc-ven-yard bites, to ;efc
itown to a firm base of gravel. ' ne
• bis L , g; .el
pits and lay it on the right
. ay
a firm, hard surface.
Eat b this week it v. as expe< ted
t with the c< • iletion of si <>u
plc of cuts and fills tire road will
have -been cut through on its
proper course for the full ten miles,
While traveling at present on
the temporary “goat trails” is quite
difficult, the finished highway will
have wide-sweeping curves and no
bad grades to worry about. The
route, surveyed by the Public ,
Roads Administration Engineers,
was chosen to avoid snow slides
and floods.
Traveling through the rugged
countryside of the Kenai Peninsula,
the highway will have no peer as a
scenic attraction.
Cooks, mechanics, culvert men,
and all. the crew consists of about
seventy men in two camps, one at
the beginning of the road job and
one at the advance point. Morale
of the crew is very high, and Mr.
Reichmann, Lytle and Green super
intendent, expressed satisfaction
at the efficiency of his crew.
MARY ANN BROWN
MOVES OFFICE
Mary Ann Brown now has her
real estate office located at The
Seward Seaport Record of.ice,
where business is being conducted
as usual.
A phone is being installed., and
until such time as the new nut :ber
is announced calls may be placed
through the newspaper office.
Phone Main 168.
Warren (Bud) Jones, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Luther Jones on 3rd
avenue paid his family a visit
last week. He has been working as
brakeman on the Alaska Railroad
out of Fairbanks and it was his
first visit home in three months.
While here the family drove to
Cooper’s Landing and Hope for a
trip, it being his first visit to Hope
in spite of all the years he has
been here. Bud is ciuite a picture
taking fan and regardless of the
rain he hopes that he got some
good ‘pics’ of Hope and its lovely
seting. He has returned to, work
and is now ‘braking’ out of An
chorage.
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