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. VIII, No. 49
SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1951
Price 10 Cents
\e Story of
WARD
By Jay Siauter
XXIII
!IAL LIFE IN
EARLY DAYS
last week’s episode we read
[tie about the off-duty hours
early Seward residents—
lat t dances, their mas
ex
the
our
life
fa r
•adcs. their pets, and the
imnts connected with
of a steamer. Yet
tare oi the < arly social
e community is still
complete.
lancing further into
taken from newspaper
at the Juneau Territorial
mm, we find the following
our
keward Literary and Debat
Bociety Organized.’’ Charter
tbers were Rev. L. H. Peder
| of the Methodist Church;
Reed, an attorney who had
|itly arrived in Seward to
a law office; George B
t; Dr. C. H. Gibbons; J. R.
sell; Dr. David H. Sleem;
'. Brownell Jr.; and Rolla
Ich. The date of the item
:tober 28, 1905.
|en more significant for the
history of Seward was the
|al organization of the Meth
Church, at a meeting tak
>lace the day before this,
)ctober 27, 1905. Here is
[list of original officers of
Seward Methodist Church:
istees: J. S. Morris, D. C.
bell, F. G. Hale.
Bwards: Mrs. S. M. Morris,
|E. R. Gray, S. Feldon, T. J.
5W.
lmittee of Church Music:
IF. G. Hale, Mrs. T. J. Lud
|Mrs. L. H. Pedersen,
should be remembered that
[formal organization pre
id by several years the ccn
fion of the first Methodist
;h, the building which is
owned by the Lutheran
bh. Shortly after this meet
[however, the Methodists
a simple frame structure
|the floor of their tent, on
iber 18, 1905.
the lighter side, it was
this same time, in the fall
)5, that E. L. Whittemore,
[iy a saloon owner and a
?r of T. W. Hawkins in
Id other small enterprises,
|ted some bowling alley
lent, and add.d a new
to Seward's already
lg list. On the fraternal
the Alaska Brotherhood
|zed its Seward Camp on
iber 23, 1905. And in those
the Volunteer Fire De
snt was to be considered
social organization, too—
t, in most frontier towns,
ilunteer Fire Department
jst about the most exclu
all the groups. Here is
riginal Seward Fire De
gnt list (we were rather
to dig up the exact date
tt of names, because there
(Iready been some dis
ient):
Marshall, W. J. McNeil
/ho had built Seward's
liotel in 1903, and later
lened a general merclian
tore and plumbing shop,
Commissioners: H. N.
in, the original manager
Commissary Department
Alaska Central Railroad,
ter the owner of a hotel
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ENIOR VAUDEVILLE SHOW
3 o'Clock P.M. - Friday, November 16
5H SCHOOL AUDITORIUM Adm. 75c
CHINESE DINNER and BAZAAR
Seward Methodist Church
SATURDAY - NOVEMBER 17
Kirkpatrick crcd
Johnson Report To
Council on League
The city council heard a re
port Monday night from Mil
dred Kirkpatrick and Council
man Colonel C. E. Johnson on
their visit to the first annual
convention of the Alaskan
League of Cities.
Except for being stranded by
bad weather the two reported
complete satisfaction with the
trip. Twenty-seven items of pro
posed legislation for the bene
fit of Alaska cities were passed
by the League and will be pre
pared for passage by the next
Legislature. Although the
League was in its infancy at
the time of the last bienniel
meeting of the Territorial Leg
islature, 10 of the 14 items pro
posed by the League at that
time were enacted into law.
Among proposed measures
which met with the greatest ap
proval were the study of em
ployees compensation insurance,
compulsory examination xor au
tomobile driver’s license, man
datory automobile liability in
surance, and permission to col
lect personal property tax at
the time of licensing.
The League also proposes
standard building and inspection
codes, including plumbing and
boiler codes. Territorial inspec
tion of meats, and of weights
and measures will be urged on
the next Legislature.
Paving of arterial highways
through municipalities is being
studied by the executive secre
tary and executive board, as
well as some method of plannin ;
control on areas outlying in
corpora led towns.
The League will ask a more
equitable distribution of the fuel
tax, and the clarification of the
sales tax law.
Aside from the delegates from
the five member cities of the
League, the Alaskan Command
was represented by Col. Clausen
and Col. Stuart, representing
General Kepner and General
Cunningham. Rear A d m i r a 1
E. A. Cruise, Commandant 17th
Naval District, Capt. R. C. Brix
ner, commanding officer Kodiak
Naval Station, and G. P. Koch,
NS executive officer were also
in attendance at part of the
sessions.
Territorial officials included
Mark Riley, special assistant to
the Governor; Col. Earl Lan
dreth, Territorial Director Civil
Defense; Dr. Robert Smith, as
sistant director Territorial Dept,
of Health: Neil F. Moore, Terri
torial auditor; and Clyde Sher
man, director of Dept, of Agri
culture Extension Service, Alas
ka.
Preparing Constitution
Dr. Louis A. Weinberg, profes
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Comics! Approves
Appointments To
City Jobs
Bids were opened by the City
Council in regular session Mon
day night lor all the city jobs.
Appointments were made as fol
lows: Floyd Evans was retained
as chief of police; Fred Kielches
ki will continue as fire chief;
Elmer Hawley is mechanic at
the city garage, and Mrs. Sigrid
Stearns was returned as city
clerk.
Ralph Van Guilder was ap
pointed as street superintendent.
Mr. Van Guilder held this posi
tion for several years but left
for construction work during the
past year.
The position of city assessor
was combined with that of city
engineer. Harry Southard was
appointed to the combined job
on a full time basis.
Frank Perry was reappointed
as harbor master. This job was
opened late in the year and held
by Perry up to this time.
ANCHORAGE youth draws
JAIL SENTENCE FOR
CONCEALED WEAPON
Pleading guilty to a charge of
carrying a concealed weapon, a
revolver, Charles Juan Soules,
18 years of age, Anchorage, was
sentenced to serve 90 days in the
Federal jail here by U. S. Com
missionei Southard. During the
hearing, held Thursday after
noon, young Soul s claimed that
he had intended to sell the gun
here in Seward, but other cir
cumstances cast doubt on his
story, according to Deputy U. S.
Marshal Gilliiand, who made the
arrest.
Meantime, local law enforce
ment officers promised swift in
vestigation and corrective actio 1
in any future cases involving
out-of-town delinquent youths,
in order to head off any possible
involvement of local teen-agers
in illegal acts. Fear was ex
pressed that some of the young
criminals of the type recently
convicted in several cases in An
chorage might attempt to trans
fer their activities to Seward un
less drastic action is carried
through in each case coming to
the attention of the officers.
INJURED WOMAN BROUGHT
TO HOSPITAL EY PLANE
Mrs. F.tnel Corbin of Seward,
injur d in a hunting accident
early Friday morning near Coop
er Landing, was brought in to
the Seward General Hospital
from the Landing by Dighton
Gilliland in his plane.
Mrs. Corbin, while hunting
rabbits stumbled and dropped
her gun, causing it to discharge.
The pellets entered her left foot.
The injury is reported as painful
but not critical, and the patient
resting comfortably.
P-TA To Continue fcr
Another Month,
Rians Christmas Treat
Nineteen parents, one of
whom was Mr. Frampton, who
is also grade school principal,
attended the P-TA meeting
Wednesday night in the high
school. No teachers were pres
ent except Mr. Carlson, school
superintendent.
Discussion of the continuance
or disbanding of the organiza
tion was left in abeyance until
December meeting. The group
decided to proceed with plans
for the annual Christmas treat
lot school ar.d pre-school chil
dren Enough is in the fund to
carry on this project without as
sistance from other civic groups,
it was reported.
A first aid room will be fur
nished in the school building by
the group. Mrs. LaPr~al Bie,
public health nurse, wras instruct
ed to purchase chairs, table,
lamp and bedding, including
mattresses for two cots to be
placed in the room for use by
the teachers and children who
need attention during school
nours
Mrs. Faulkner. Mrs. Mattson
and Mrs. Lo/.i r were appointed
as a committee to contact all
parents new in the city to inter
est them in furthering the work
of P-TA.
Projects deferred for discus
sion at the December meeting
are tennis courts, improvement
of the playground and h.lp on
the swimming pool project.
The grouo heard a report on
the carnival which finished the
payments on $1400 worth of
musical instruments for the
school band and assured a
mimeograph machine for office
use.
The December meeting will
end with a social hour of re
freshments and square dancing
in the gymnasium.
"LOCX THAT CAR,"
SAYS POLICE CHIEF
Chief Evans warned today
that pilfering and petty crime
is on the increase in Seward.
All cars should be locked and
the keys removed before parking
at night, Evans said. Many insur
ance policies require this mea
sure of protection, refusing to
indemnify loss by theft if the car
is not locked.
STORES CLOSED MONDAY,
ARMISTICE DAY
Armistice Day, November 11,
falling as it does on Sunday this
year will be observed Monday,
November 12. Grocery stores,
bank, posloffice, and City Hall
will be closed for the day.
Resolutions passed by both the
School Board and City Council
this week started the ball rolling
to make application for Alaska
Public Works participation in
the building of a new high school
for Seward.
“The rapid increase in school
population has already forced
the school facilities beyond their
limit,” Carl R. Carlson, superin
tendent of Seward schools, stated
to the Council. The basements
of the Methodist and Episcopal
Churches are now being used
for classrooms at a cost of $400
per month to the city. By next
year at least one more, if not
two, additional classrooms will
be necessary to accommodate the
increased enrollment.
It seems entirely certain that
the city's share of the Territorial
tobacco tax monies will amortise
the cost of the new building over
a period of 20 years.
Thomas B. Bourne Associates,
a firm of architects and en
gineers, has agreed to process
the application and furnish de
tailed plans with cost estimates
to be included in the applica
tion. This will be done without
cost or obligation to the city.
The School Board discussed
requirements and plans with the
architect this week to speed up
negotiations with the hope that
construction can start by the end
of next year or early in 1953.
IMPORTANT MAIL EXPECTED
SATURDAY FOR
SEWARD BOXHOLDERS
Mrs. PC ay Ling, Seward Chair
man for the Christmas Seals
campaign, said today that the
new 1951 seals will go in the
mail this Saturday, thus offici
ally opening the drive for '51
‘52. Money rais d by this means
goes exclusively toward aiding
the fight against tuberculosis,
and a considerable share of the
money is exoended right here
in our own Seward Sanatorium.
Last year, the campaign was
highly successful here, with Sew
ard turning in on of the largest
contributions per capita of any
city in Alaska, she said.
ACS OFFICE ANNOUNCES
HOLIDAY HOURS
FOR ARMISTICE DAY
On Monday, November 12, the
Seward office of the Alaska
Communication System will
keep usual holiday hours, in ob
servance of Armistice Day,
which falls on Sunday this year.
The office will be ooen for busi
ness from 9 to 10 a.m., and from
4 to 5 p.m., it was announced.
Mrs. Ted Weir was to leave
today by plane on a btisiness trip
to Merced, Calif. Her husband is
construction engineer at Whit
tier.