SEWARD’S
All-'Weathec
SEAPORT
Is Alaska’s
Greatest Asset
Vol. VI, No. 21
SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, SEPT. 13, 1949
Price 10 Cents
Seven Offices Open For
Election On October 4th
Besides choosing a mayor for a
two year term in the October 4
election, Seward voters will be
called upon to elect six other offi
cials on that day.
Three councilmen will be elected
to serve two year terms, replacing
the three whose terms will end at
that time. One member of the
school board will be chosen for a
three year term and one member
will be elected for only one year.
One Utility Board member will
have to be elected for a five year
term.
No Candidates
Up till Tuesday afternoon no
candidate had expressed the inten
tion of running for any office. It
has not been customary in the
past for such candidates to file
papers more than a week or so
in advance, and at times they have
filed only a day or so before the
election.
One of the reasons given for re
luctance to announce candidacy for
office is that, without party back
ing. an official does not have a
definite group of supporters to fall
back on.
Trade Right Of Way
Along with the election of candi
dates for office will be a special
proposition for voters to decide
on. This is a trade of city property
to Herman Leirer in exchange for
a right of way through Leirer’s
property, thus making it possible
to extend First Avenue along the
contour of the mountain.
Extension of the street along the
mountain can be made at a reason
able cost, but no amount of money
could make it possible to extend
th^ street in a straight line.
Eligibility
Anyone may vote in the election
who is a citizen of the U.S., lived
in the Territory for one year, and
in the City of Seward for thirty
days. Candidates have till Sept. 27
to file for office.
Special Train Sunday
For Eastern Star
The Seward Chapter Order of
Eastern Star will visit the Anchor
age Chapter for a special meeting
and entertainment this Saturday
night.
Members are leaving Seward on
the regular train Saturday morn
ing, but have chartered a special
for the return trip to leave An-1
chorage at 1:00 p.m. Sunday.
Anyone in Seward wishing to
make the overnight trip is invited
to take advantage of the special |
train on Sunday, and all members
and friends expecing to make the
visit are requested to notify either
Mrs. Howell or Mrs. Kirkpatrick
before Friday noon.
SAFETY PATROL IN FORCE
AGAIN THIS YEAR
The boy Safety Patrol which was
initiated last year to protect school
children from traffic accidents, has
been placed in operation. Chief of
Police Leonard J. Clark announced.
Motorists cooperated very well
last year, Clark said, and he hopes
motorists will be extra careful
when driving in the vicinity of the
school.
Miss Peggy Goodrich of the
Alaska Bookkeeping Service left
Saturday for an annual business
trip to Anchorage, Palmer, Copper
Center and Fairbanks. She also
plans to contact clients at Haines
and Juneau before returning to
Seward. She will drive as far as
Haines and the remainder of the
trip will be by plane: The office
here will be open as usual with
Miss Young in charge.
Ross Mann reports that his wife
Sally got a three year old moose
up in Paradise Valley and that he
helped her pack it out.
FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS WHEN
MAKING LONG DISTANCE CALLS
be' sure that you give that number
to operator and that permission of
the party owning the telephone has
been granted. If call is to be col
lected at other end, tell the oper
ator “collect” when the call is
placed. Be sure the operator under
stands that call is collect. Do not
say “Reverse the charges,” as that
phrase means nothing to majority
of people and is seldom used when
making long distance calls. Before
talking on a call which has been
placed collect, ask the operator if
the call has been accepted as col
lect. Following is example of call
from Seward to Caterpillar Depart
ment of Northern Commercial
Company, Anchorage:
When ACS operator, Anchorage,
answers, state following informa
tion distinctly and slowly, “Paid.
Wanted now. Anchorage, Alaska,
Main 63. Anyone Northern Com
mercial Company, Caterpillar De
partment. Seward, Ray Smith,
Black 126.”
If operator asks you to wait,
please do so. Remember that you
are only one of many who are plac
ing calls and frequently the party
you are calling is out, is busy, does
not answer, or the line is busy. If
delay appears to be beyond normal
the operator will tell you and will
call you when party is contacted.
Do not place a call then leave the
premises until a report has been
received on the call or until call
has been completed. If you are
busy, kindly remember that the
other party is busy too. It is your
call and the service depends great
ly upon the person originating such
call.
Each phone owner should re
member that any long distance
call made over his phone is charged
to him. Protect your own phone.
The following is suggested to the
residents and business concerns of
Seward to improve the long dis
tance telephone service from Sew
ard.
If you are entitled to and wish
to place an official government call
use the following information in
the order given:
Tell Anchorage ACS operator,
“Official business (Alaska Railroad.
Public Road Administration, Dep’t
of Interior, Fish and Wildlife Serv
ice, Justice Dep’t, etc.)”
Time call is desired in local time.
If wanted immediately state
“Wanted now.”
City which you are calling, the
telephone number of called party I
if known, name of party to whom
you wish to speak; if anyone in a
department state "Anyone.”
City from which you are calling,
state “Seward,” full name of party
making call, your telephone num
ber to which the call is to be
charged, and if calling from a
phone other than the one to which
call is charged give the operator
that number. Be sure the operator
understands that the call is official
government business call.
If placing a civilian or commer
cial call the following is suggested:
If call is to be paid for by your
self tell the operator this is “paid,
notify three minutes” if you desire
to be notified at the end of three
minutes otherwise the operator will
not notify you. Time you wish to
talk, city you are calling telephone
number of party called if known,
full name of party called or dep’t
of business concern etc., address if
necessary, state that you are call
ing from Seward, your full name,
your telephone number to which
call is to be charged. If talking
from a phone other than your own
Bayview School Has
Larger Enrollment
On Opening Days
Bayview School opened Sept. 6,
with an enrollment of 62, an in
crease over last year. The return
of several pupils now ill with
mumps will add to this number.
The school presents a cheerful
appearance due to the attractively
tinted walls and the varnished
floors.
Both pupils and teachers were
honored by a visit Friday by Dr.
Dorothy Novatney, Education Su
pervisor for the Third Division, and
Miss Brinsmade, head of education
at the University of Alaska.
Bayview has one new teacher
this year, Mrs. Anna Borden, who
has been teaching at Wasilla for
several years. Mrs. Borden has
taught in Alaska for a number of
years and has spent some time in
the Interior. She spent the summer
touring the States and attending
summer session at Winona State
College at Winona, Minnesota.
Miss Edith Stemler is no stranger
to Seward, having taught at Bay
view when the school was re
opened in 1947. She spent the sum
mer in California and Colorado
after .taking a course in arts and
crafts in Alberta, Canada.
Miss Stemler has charge of the
primary grades, Mrs. Borden has
the intermediate, and Mrs. W. H.
Rager is principal and teacher of
the upper grades.
WARN OF WOUNDED BROWNIE
NEAR HENTON'S LODGE
Hunters coming into Seward
from the vicinity of Henton's
Lodge brought word that an old
sow brown bear had been wounded
by a .22 calibre rifle and her cub
killed. The incident is said to have
taken place in an area across the
river from Henton’s and hunters
are warned to be especially careful
while in that area.
GARDNERS ENJOY HOLIDAY
ON KENAI PENINSULA
Ed Gardner, agent for the Coast
wise Line in Anchorage, reported
that he had some real fishing on
the Peninsula, the best in his life,
over the Labor Day week end. Mr.
and Mrs. Gardner shipped their
car, by rail to Moose Pass and
drove to Kenai and Kasilof, man
aging to see a lot of the country.
They fished in Crescent Creek, at
Cooper’s Landing and at Henton’s
Lodge.
Shipping News . . .
The passenger ship SS Aleutian
of the Alaska Steamship Company
is due to arrive at Seward Sept. 15
and the freighter Harold White
head is now en route from Seattle.
The Coastwise Line freighter
Joel C. Harris was due to arrive at
Seward Tuesday and the James
Lick is scheduled to leave Port
land Sept. 19. The John . Cropper
is scheduled to sail from Long
Beach Sept. 16. Both ships are
bound for Seward.
JUNIOR WOMEN'S CLUB HAS
SEASON'S FIRST MEETING
The Seward Junior Women’s
Club had its. first business meeting
of the season at the home of Doris
Doyle. Jerry Noyes, the new presi
dent, presided at the meeting and
new committees were appointed.
An ammendment was made in
the constitution to raise the club
dues to two dollars a year.
ONSTOTT-SMITH NUPTIALS
The marriage of Donna D.
Onstott to Garwin L. Smith took
place at the home of Acting United
States Commissioner Anna B.
Southard Sunday afternoon. Wit
nesses to the ceremony were Iris
M. Smith and Rickard S. Onstott.
Mrs. Clarence P. Keating, wife
of the Territorial representative, is
visiting in Seward with their five
children.
Seward Masonic Lodge
Fetes Grand Master
Local Women Fly To
Father's Funeral
Mrs. Harold Davis and Mrs. Rus
sel Norton departed by plane Mon
day to attend the funeral of their
father, Herbert J. Gox, who passed
away suddenly Sunday evening of
a heart attack at his home in Man
zanita, Oregon.
Mrs. Davis reported that her
father had spent a number of
months in Seward several years
ago and had made many friends
here. He was retired from the posi
tion of division storekeeper for the
Southern Pacific Railroad.
Besides his two daughters in
Seward, Mr. Cox is survived by his
wife, Clara Cox, to whom he was
married in 1907 in Chicago. The
funeral will be in Portland.
ANCHORAGE ACCOUNTANTS
OPEN BRANCH HERE
The Anchorage firm O. M.
Beaver, Certified Public Account
ant, announced the opening of a
branch office in Seward Tuesday
morning.
The Seward office, to be located
next door to the Seaport Record
office, will be under the manage
ment of J. R. Jackson, who has
been in town for several weeks
looking over the local situation.
The firm has done accounting
work for the City of Seward as
well as for private interests here.
This is the second accounting firm
to open a local office here in re
cent months.
The Blue Shop announced that
Mrs. E. C Reed has been elected
to full paid up membership in the
Savings Club and she is receiving
a Blue Shop suit this week
Mr. Henry C. Haal, Grand Master
of the Most Worshipful Grand
Lodge of Free and Accepted Ma
sonry of Washington and Alaska
was to arrive in Seward today by
plane, accompanied by Eugene N.
Berato, Worshipful Master of An
chorage Lodge No. 221.
They were to be entertained at
luncheon by Past Masters of Sew
ard Lodge No. 219 at the Marathon
dining room.
At 6:00 o’clock this evening a
banquet in the Methodist Church
for all Masons and their wives, and
members of the Eastern Star will
continue the celebration, after
which the Lodge will adjourn to
the Masonic Hall for a special
meeting.
This is only the third visit to
Seward by any Grand Master dur
ing the many years since this
Lodge was instituted. In about
1915 Seward Lodge No. 219 re
ceived a charter with 15 members.
Lecn Urbach and L. A. Peel are
the only remaining charter mem
bers in Seward at the present time,
although Dr. J. H. Romig, who
visited here during the summer,
was also one of the original group.
The Lodge held its first meetings
in what is now the Van Gilder
Hotel, later moving to the lOOF
Hall. Finally about 20 years ago,
when the McMullen Building was
built, the Masonic Lodge moved
into its present quarters in that
building.
The original charter group of 15
members has grown to about 175
members, some of whom have
moved away but still retain their
membership in Seward.
The Sterling Silver Club of the
J. Vic Brown & Sons Alaska Shop
honored Mrs. Emil Nelson and
Agnes Delong with the presenta
tion of place settings last Saturday.
HOUSING COMMISSIONERS SET POLICY
AT JUNEAU MEETING THIS WEEK
padoq mou si -p pue luejgojd
Congress will approve the $10 mil
lion appropriation to the Authority
shortly after the House of Repre
sentatives reconvenes.
“Although it had been hoped
that more home construction
would be built this year, this sea
son is now too far advanced to ex
pect any new beginnings," Father
O'Connor declared, “but we will
be ready with the coming of spring
next year.”
Under the provisions of the new
law, the Alaska Housing Authority
has conducted an experiment of
improvement to 30 dwellings at
Hooper Bay, where Father O'Con
nor is stationed. With ccftnparitive
ly very little expenditures, these
30 dwellings have been given a
new roof, new floor, and added in
sulation, which will be a great
step forward in eliminating the
dampness of these homes, which
has been one of the primary causes
for the death rate from TB among
the eskimos. “For about the cost j
of one single modest home for j
other areas of the Territory, these
30 dwellings have been altered and
the entire complexion of the vil
lage has been improved,” the
chairman stated. Father O’Connor
has worked many years for such
a program of improvements to
these dwellings in remote areas
and is extremely enthusiastic over
the results. Next year it is planned
that the work will be carried to
many other isolated and remote
villages in the western sections of
Alaska.
All members of the Board of
Commissioners are expected to be
in attendance including Father
Paul C. O’Connor. Chairman, of
Hooper Bay; Mb. Jake Cropley,
Vice-Chairman of Juneau; Mrs.
Louise W. Miller of Ketchikan; Mr.
Harold Byrd of Flat; and Mr. Z. J.
Loussac of Anchorage.
A regular meeting of the Board
of Commissioners of the Alaska
Housing Authority was to convene
in Juneau Sept. 12, Father Paul C.
O'Connor, SJ, chairman, announced
last week. Besides the routine busi
ness of the Authority to be con
ducted during the week long ses
sion many matters of policies and
purposes are to be established for
the Alaska Housing Authority’s
new program under the Alaska
Housing Act passed last spring by
Congress.
The Board also intend to estab
lish the preliminary program of
low rent housing for the Territory
to be carried out under the recent
ly enacted Housing Act of 1949.
Coming to Alaska to meet with the
Board for this discussion are rep
resentatives of housing administra
tion in the States, Mr. A. D. Silver
man, Assistant Commissioner for
Field Operation for the Public
Housing Administration, Washing
ton, D. C.; and Mr. M. C. Redman,
Field Director of the Seattle Public
Housing Administration office,
wh6 will present to the Board the
preliminary requirements under
the new low rent program. Also at
tending the sessions will be Mr.
Robert King, representing the
Housing and Home Finance Agen
cy of Washington, D. C., in discus
sions of the Authority’s participa
tion under the Alaska • Housing
Act.
“After many months of waiting
the appropriate Congressional ac
tion, the Alaska Housing Author
ity’s new Housing Program for
Alaska is soon expected to be
completely realized and the neces
sary means provided to inaugurate
an all out attack on our housing
problem,” Father O’Connor said.
“For the past two years the Alaska
Housing Authority has exerted its,
every effort in establishing this