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Vol. VII, No. 48
SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, DEC. 15, 1950
Price 10 cents
C.A.B. GIVES CHRISTENSEN SCHEDULE
A. C. S. Revises Rates;
Aims to Give Alaska
Lowest Cost Possible
Adjusted telegraph message
tariffs have been announced by
the Alaska Communications Sys
tem to become effective as of
January 1, 1951.
“The primary aim of the
Alaska Communication System
is to provide commercial com
munications service at the low
est cost possible to Alaskan cus
tomers.-’ stated Col. Fred P. An
drews, commanding officer of
the system in Seattle.
However, to provide service
to the greatest number of people
possible, it has been necessary to
connect to and through commer
cially owned facilities for servi
ces rendered. As a consequence
thereof, certain classifications
of messages and routings have
failed to produce sufficient re
venue to meet fixed costs.
Adjusted tariff schedules were
engineered to increase present
low rates for deferred message
classifications where total tolls
do not meet fixed payouts and
at the same time to decrease
rates for full rate message
classifications resulting in a rel
atively unchanged overall cost
to the public. These adjustments
will alleviate at this time the
necessity for a general rate in
crease on all services to meet
increased payouts.
Atter January i, Aiasxans
will find basically the following
changes in message rates:
1. A decrease in extra word
rates for day messages and day
letters.
2. An increase in initial night
letter rates with a decrease in
rates for words above the initial
minimum.
2. Decreases in rates for mes
sages filed to other line stations
in Alaska and between Alaska
Communication System points
less 100 miles distant.
4. Addition of a night press
rate and elimination of day
press rates.
TWO MONTHS SENTENCE ON
BAD CHECK CHARGE
Patricia Vann of Seattle plead
ed “guilty” before U. S. Com
missioner Bonnvlyn Southard to
a charge of Issuing Check with
out funds on a Seattle Bank and
was sentenced to serve two
months in the Seward Federal
Jail.
Prompt alertness on the part
of City Police officers revealed
that the defendant had no ac
count whatsoever in the Seattle
bank which made prosecution
possible within 24 hours after
the passing of such worthless
Check.
Local officers caution mer
chants against cashing checks
for strangers, unless such
stranger is able to obtain the en
dorsement on the back of such
check of a local citizen of known
md reliable reputation.
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Third Ave. Reserved
For Kids and Sleds
Third Avenue between Mad:«
son and Monroe Streets has been
reserved for sledding and will
be officially blocked by Sunday,
according to Police Chief Green.
The block will be closed to
traffic, except for residents liv
ing in that block and deliveries
to those residents. All other
traffic will use Second or Fourth
Avenues or the alleys.
During the Christmas holi
days while the children are out
of school there will be at least
one other designated sliding
area. Parents are requested to
forbid their children the use of
ether streets, as it presents a
distinct hazard to both traffic
and lives.
HERRING PETE IN FROM
NUKA BAY
•Tierring” Pete Sather made
port Wednesday in his boat, the
Rolfh, from Nuka Bay. After
loading up with winter supplies,
Pt'te took off again this morning.
Pete says he may not make
another trip this winter, but
may have the next load flown
in. A little thing like winter
gales and heavy weather means
little to this Oldtimer, however,
and friends expect to see him
again before many months.
REPUBLICAN CLUB MEET,
DEC. 20.
The Seward Republican Club
will hold its regular meeting
Wednesday. December 20 in the
Lutheran Church basement, 8:00
p. m.
This is the annual election of
officers and Marvin Viale asks
all members to be present.
CHRISTMAS PROGRAM
FOR METHODIST
SUNDAY SCHOOL
The Methodist Sunday School
Christmas program will be pre
sented at 7:30 Wednesday night,
Dec. 20. in the church.
The program has been ar
ranged so that the entire Sunday
School will be participating.
Christmas Eve Service
At 7:30 Christmas Eve, the
Methodist Church invites the
public to a candlelighting serv
ice and .at which the old fash
ioned Christmas Carols will be
sung. Special music by the choir
will also be heard at this service.
Everyone who enjoys the
singing of Christmas Carols is
invited to attend.
NURSES TO PACK
CHRISTMAS BOXES
Members of the Seward Reg
istered Nurses’ Association will
meet Tuesday night to pack
Christmas boxes for the Old
timers.
This is an annual project of
the association. Boxes contain
tobacco, delicacies and gifts.
REBEKAH—ODD FELLOW
PARTY
The Rebekah and Odd Fellow
Lodges will have a joint Christ
mas party at the I.O.O.F. Hall
next Monday. 18th, at 8:30 p.m.
after the regular Rebekah meet-1
ing. All members, husbands,
wives, or escorts are invited.
There will be a SI gift exchange.
HONOR MRS. HARDCASTLE
WITH SHOWER
Mrs. Mark Walker and Mrs.
John Burke were hostesses at
a "mother” shower party held
in the Walker home last night,
honoring Mrs. Lee Hardcastle.
B. P. R. Receives Bids
On Highway Section
Mile 50-Mile 58
Bids were received December
12, by the Bureau of Public
Roads in Juneau for construction
of the second section of the new
road north of Seward. This pro
ject extends from Mile 50 to
Mile 58.
The Max J. Kuney Company
of Spokane submitted the low
bid of $1,358,006.80. Other bid
ders were Peter Kiewit Sons
$1,495,339.60; Stock and Grove,
Inc., $1,629,322.00; Lytle and
Green $1,678,325.00; Manson
Construction and Engineering
Company and Osberg Construc
tion Company, $1,992,990.00.
Award of the contract is expect
ed to be made to the low bidder.
COAST GUARD MAY RECALL
RESERVISTS
The U.S. Coast Guard this
week announced it has been
authorized to order the recall
of its Reservists to extended
active duty, not to exceed 21
consecutive months, either with
or without their consent.
The Coast Guard said how
ever, that any change from the
current practice of accepting
only Reservists who are willing
to be recalled “will depend upon
the number of these becoming
available and whether the skills
they offer will supply specific
demands:”
In any event, each case of vol
untary recall will be decided on
its “individual merits." Exemp
tions will be granted when the
Reservist occupies a key posi
tion in essential services or in
dustry, or can show involuntary
service would cause family hard
ship.
LEGION AUXILIARY
CHRISTMAS PARTY
American Legion Auxiliary
and Legionnaires will have a
Christmas party after the regu
lar meeting Wednesday night in
the Legion Club.
All Legionnaires and their
wives or escorts will enjoy a
buffet dinner.
LEGION KIDS' PARTY
A Christmas party for all chil
dren of Legionnaires will be held
Saturday afternoon, Dec. 23, in
the Legion Club. Games. Christ
mas tree and gifts are in store
for Legion kids.
Don't forget! The Saturday be
fore Christmas. .
EASTERN STAR BAKE SALE
Eastern Star ladies will hold
a bake sale in McMullen's Store
tomorrow, Saturday, beginning
at 11 a.m.
Baked goods, Christmas lamb
cake, salad and beans will be on
sale.
Ben and Lucille Faust re
turned Tuesday evening from
their long visit in the States.
They visited friends and rela
tives in Minnesota and Oregon
while out, as well as travelling
in other states. ,
Bob Muller plans to leave
early next week to spend Christ
mas holidays with his family in
Portland. Mrs. Muller and the
children have been Outside for
the past several weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Jeffrey left
on the Denali for a vacation
Outside. Mr. Jeffrey is employed
in the Alaska Steamship office
here.
Warn Merchants '
To Lock Doors
Merchants and householders
are warned by the Police De
partment to make a point of
checking doors before leaving
the premises, to be sure they
are securely locked.
“The time is past,” stated
Chief Green, “when Sewardites
could leave doors unlocked,
secure in the knowledge of the
honesty of all people. Unsavory
characters are dropping into
town frequently, and coopera
tion of the people is necessary
to the efficiency of the Police
Department.”
All doors in the downtown
area are checked by the foot
patrolman every night and there
is a 30 minute patrol of streets
and alleys, but an unlocked
door is open temptation before
the patrol check is made.
MAN FINED FOR CARRYING
CONCEALED WEAPON
Greeley Holcomb was charged
by local police Thursday with
carrying a concealed weapon. He
had a knife concealed upon his
person. Commissioner Southard
fined him $25 or 12 and a half
days in jail. He chose the jail
sentence.
Holcomb is not a Seward resi
dent.
OPEN HOUSE AT CITY JAIL
Seward’s police chief, Dale
Green is so proud of the redec
oration and remodeling of the
City Jail, that he will hold open
house all day Monday. December
18, so that Sewardites can in
spect the building.
Office space is doubled, cell
block painted and the whole
thing improved by the new
heating arrangements.
ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHAPEL
CHRISTMAS PROGRAM
The annual Christmas pro
gram of the Assembly of God
Chapel is to be presented on
Sunday, Christmas Eve, at 7:30.
The public1 is cordially invited
to attend this program and all
parents are urged to come to
see and hear the children par
ticipate.
Miss Anderson reminds all
who are on the program of
the practice tonight at 6:30 at
the church. It is important that
you are present.
EASTERN STAR ELECTS
OFFICERS FOR 1351
Mrs. Cecil Horton will be pre
siding officer of Seward Chap
ter, Order of Eastern Star for
the next year as Worthy Matron,
and Charles Lcchner, Jr., was
elected Worthy Patron.
Other officers elected were;
Mrs. Barbara Bedford, Associate
Matron, Lawrence Kirch, Associ
ate Patron; Mrs. Florence Hard
ing, Conductress; Mrs. Gladys
Bogard, Associate Conductress;
Mrs. Alice Kennedy, Secretary;
Mrs. Arreta Howell, Treasurer;
Tom Howell. Trustee.
Appointed officers for the
year are, Tom Howell, Organist;
Mrs. Marie Green, Chaplain;
Miss Helen Case, Warder; Troy
Bogard, Sentinal; Mrs. Fannie
Kirch, Marshall; Mrs. Elsie Whit
more, Adah; Mrs. Frances Jones,
Ruth; Mrs. Betty Nelson, Esther;
Mrs. Helen Jordan, Martha; Mrs.
Gwen Cohhnn F.leeta
Public installation of officers
will be held December 26, at
8:00 p.m. with Masons and
Eastern Stars in the Masonic
Temple. Mrs. Arreta Howell,
outgoing Worthy Matron will be
the installing officer.
Safeway Airways
Gets Non-Sched
Exemption
The report of the Examiner
of the hearing held here last
summer and conclusions of the
Civil Aeronautics Board give
Christensen Airways the sched
uled run including the mail be
tween Anchorage and Seward,
but grants Shuster, Safeway
Airways, a three-year exemp
tion for non-scheduled, infre
quent flights between thoso
points and other Kenai Penin
sula fields.
After discussing other carriers
the report continues in its con
clusion as follows:
"Some further authorization
in the nature of permission to
provide charter service is also
justified. When a person at
Seward desires to charter an
aircraft he may utilize the serv
ices of one of the pilot-owners
or of a certificated carrier. No
certificated air carrier is based
in the Seward area and to use
their service the Seward resi
dents must arrange for one of
them to bring an airplane down
from Anchorage, a rather ex
pensive proposition, and one
that at times is not feasible be
cause of adverse weather con
ditions . . . Seward is of relative
ly substantial economic impor
tance and has had considerable
need for charter service, includ
ing such service to Anchorage.
Basing of an aircraft by Chris
tensen at Seward will serve
some of this need. But it is
doubtful that this one aircraft
will provide a sufficient measure
of such service. It does not seem
that Seward residents should
have to forego charter service
to Anchorage or other points at
the time when this aircraft will
not be available . . .
The choice of the additional
charter operator lies between
Shuster and Vern "Tiny" Tra
kovvski. Shuster has made a
much more substantial showing
of ability to provide service
than has Trakowski. He has on
hand aircraft and funds suffi
cient to conduct at least the
operations that he proposed
herein. Trakowski, on the other
hand, has much more limited
physical facilities and his show
ing of availability of further
funds is limited to a statement
in the exhibits that such funds
could be obtained from his
father . . .
In the body of the report, after
stating the facts generally, the
Examiner gives his conclusions.
In the first and second para
graphs the Examiner recites
reasons that Seward should have
a Seward based operator. Then
he states as follows:
"However, Christensen has
testified that if he obtains a cer
tificate he intends to base an air
craft and pilot at Seward. He
also intends to establish facili
ties for radio communication be
tween Seward and Anchorage.
With Christensen taking these
steps there is little advantage to
be seen in selecting Shuster or
Trakowski merely because they
are living in Seward.
"Christensen testified that had
taken preliminary action on both
these steps but had not taken
final action because of the un
certain tenure of his authority
to operate to Seward."
OAB Recommendations
‘ In the light of the foregoing
facts and conclusions, it is rec
ommended that the Board find
that the public convenience and
necessity and the public interest
require that the Board:
“1. Order that the certificate
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