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VOL. X, NO. 51
SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1954
PRICE 10 CENTS
SCHOOL BOARD CONTEMPLATES
STILL ANOTHER NEW SCHOOL
The Seward School Board met <
Wednesday evening, Septembers,
for its regular session in the Sup
erintendents Office, at S:p.m.
The first item of business was
discussion of progress on the
reconditioning of the Bayview
School. It was reported that the
painting was nearly complete and
that the new heating system would
be done in lime so that no cold
in classrooms would be felt.
ENROLLMENT
Superintendent of Schools Carl
son reported that there were ap
proximately 30 students out of
school because of polio and that
everything possible would be done
to see that the students did not
fall behind in their studies while
recuperating. Actual mechanics of
the plan had not been worked out
at that time.
Enrollment in High School was
reported at that time to be 127
with an overall figure in the 600's
someplace. The Superintendent
said that some children were be
ing held out and some students
still were out for various other
reasons. He anticipated that by the
first of October an accurate en
rollment figure would be avail
able.
NEW SCHOOL
City Manager O'Hara reported
to the Board that all was going
smoothly on the new school pro
ject that the bid would be let on
Friday. September 10.
He also reported that plans for
the Armory and Gymnasium were
going along well and the City had
completed application for funds
and construction. It has been
agreed, he said, that Homer will
pay $6,000 of the cost. The next
step will be the selection of an
Architect suitable to both Seward
and Homer and start the pre
liminary plans. $3,000 will be ad
vanced by Seward for the prelim
inary survey and plans.
ADDITIONAL SCHOOL
Having cleared that first hurdle
for adequate school space it was
decided that it was none to
soon to start thinking about ad
ditional space since it would likely
be about 5 years before additional
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Hidden Talent Show
Ready for Teachers
We received a call from the P-TA
this week and they informed us
that all is going well with the
‘‘Hidden Talent” show and come
next week on Saturday a real fine
time is promised for all who are
in attendance.
Invitations are being sent out
this week and it is hoped that par
ents and teachers alike will make
it a special point to be on hand
Saturday, September 25, at the
schoql.
Music Trail Season
Opens Next Month
Miss Gabriel, president of the
Seward Winter Concert Associa
tion. announced this week that
the group had begun work on the
preparations for the Fifth An
nual Winter Conceit esries undar
the Alaska Music Trail Program.
Season tickets are now on sale
for $7.50 and you will likely be
contacted shortly and asked to
buy a ticket.
The first concert of the season
will be given next month by the
celebrated Canadian ‘Cellest Zara
Nelsove. Miss Nelsove has stud
ied under such muscians as Pablo
Casala the famous Spanish ’Cell
ist. Her performances have been
acclaimed in London. Boston and
everywhere she has played.
The first concert of the season
will be held in the Methodist Church
on October 19. at 8 p.m.
Officers of the Seward Concert
Association this year include, be
sides Miss Gabriel; vice chairman,
Mrs. Clarence Larson; Secretary,
Mrs. Arnold Anderson; and Trea
surer. Mr. Claude Berg.
Republican Rally
Hears Mrs. Dimock
Seward Republicans met this
week on Tuesday evening to hear
Republican candidates for Dele
gate to Congress. Territorial Treas
urer and seats in the Legislature.
The meeting, held in the Elks
Club, was addressed by the Re
publican candidate for Delegate to
Congress. Mrs. Barbara Dimock.
Airs. Diniock's speech will be heard
over KIBH next Tuesday evening
at 6:30. Theme of her talk was
what the Republican Administra
tion has done for Seward in the
pgst couple of years.
Last Seward Sermon
From Rev. Tunnell
The Reverend Olin Tunnell will
preach here for the last time this
week on Sunday at the Seward
Memorial Methodist Church before
leaving for Texas. The Rev. Mr.
Tunnell has been serving as re
lief minister here during the ab
sence of Rev. Charles Malin who
has been outside.
Rev. Tunnell plans to leave by
plane on next Monday and will
fly to Dallas. Texas, where he will
spend a couple of days preparing
for school. He then plans to drive
to Atlanta. Georgia, where he will
resume his studies at the Theology
School at Emory University. This
will be his second year at Emory.
Rev. Tunnell expressed his re
grets in leaving Alaska and feels
that he. may some dar.retprn. ,
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Social Security Now
Bigger and Better
The Social Security Amendments
of 1954. which became law with
the signiture of President Eisen
hower, brings 10 million more peo
ple under the system. District Man
ager of the Juneau Social Security
Office, James G. Browne said re
cently.
The 6,600.000 people now receiv
ing benefits will receive an aver
age increase of 12% percent. Mr.
Browne says the retired worker’s
benefit will now range from $30
to $98.50 per month and survivors
of those who have died will also
get an increase.
Starting in 1955. new groups
covered are self-employed archi
tects, engineers, accountants, fun
eral directors, fanners, and all
employed fishermen, regardless of
ship tonnage or on shore- Other
groups covered are household work
ers earning $50 in a calendar guar
ter; ministers. Christian Science
practitioners, and members of re
ligious orders may elect coverage
under certain conditions; American
citizens employed outside of the
United States by foriegn subsidiar
ies of American companies may
be covered by agreement between
the Federal Government and the
parent company; casual laborers
earning $50 in a calendar guarter;
additional State and Federal gov
ernmental employees under certain
conditions.
If your work was brought under
social security by these new amend
ments and you do not have a soc
ial security card, Mr. Browne states
that you should go to the nearest
social security office and get one
without delay. If there is no soc
ial security office near you, secure
an application (Form SS-5) at the
post office and mail it to the soc
ial security office in Juneau. After
you get your card, show it to your
employer. He needs your soc
ial security account number to re
port your wages properly.
Beginning in 1955, beneficiaries
may earn at least $1,200 a year
without loss of any monthly check.
Also, hegining in 1955, those who
have attained age 72 may earn all
they wish without loss of monthly
social security payments.
Mr. Browne states that the am
endments may make eligible for
benefits some suvivors of workers
who died uninsured after 1939
and before September 1. 1950. Sur
vivors of those deceased workers
should contact the Social Security
Administration District Office. 519
Post Office Building, Box 1331,
Juneau, Alaska.
Seward Elks Dance
Saturday Night
The Seward Elks Lodge together
with the Emblem Club will have
a joint dinner dance this week on
Saturday starting at 7:30 p.m. In
the Elks Club.
This will mark the beginning of
the Elks fall social season, and
the diner and dance will be open
to all Elks, their ladies and guests.
There will be entertainment and
music for your dancing pleasure.
The evening's entertainment will
also mark the kick-off of the an
nual Cerebral Palsy drive. Your
contribution of one ticket will
entitle you to dinner and the
dance. Those attending will also
be eligible for the big door prize
which will be awarded during the
evening.
All Elks are asked to help along
this worthy cause and at the same
time enjoy themselves and help
make the local Lodge eligible for
the first place award which will
be announced at Palmer, at the
annual convention. First place will
bring $5,000 and second will be
awarded $1,000.
Word of Engagement
Received in Seward
Word was received in Seward
this week of the engagement of
Miss Shirley Martine Burdick to
Mr. Alfred T. Clayton. Miss Bur
dick is the daughter of Mrs- Clara
Burdick of Binghamton, New York
and was formerly a nurse at the
Seward Hospital.
Mr. Clayton is the son of the
late Mr. and Mrs. William J. Clay
ton of Dillon, Montana. He is
well known here in Seward.
The couple plan an October wed
ding in New York and will return
to Alaska to make their home fol
lowing the wedding.
Alaska Steamship Co.
Tells of New Policy
A new, increased capacity, cargo
vessel schedule beginning Septem
ber 2N was announced recently by
\V. J. Manahun, general traffic
manager of the Alaska Steamship
Company.
The new service, providing reg
ular, frequent sailings for South
eastern and Southwestern Alaska,
becomes effective following the
steamer Denali's sailing Septem
ber 24 — the last in the company's
historic passenger service.
Under the new schedule there
will be two sailings each week
for Southwestern Alaska — depart
ures each Tuesday and Friday —
a sailing each Friday for South
eastern Alaska and an additional
vessel every three weeks that will
call at Kodiak Island.
"Five Knot-type and four Liberty
ships, now in the company fleet,
will be employed to maintain this
service,” Manahan said. This does
not allow for the use of the steam
ers Baranof and Denali under
freight license.
The Libertys and Knot-type ves
sels are designed exclusively for
cargo handling and as scheduled
will be able to handle more cargo
of all categories than previous
sailings have permitted. In addi
tion, the freighters are adapted
to the company's “unitized cargo”
container program and will per
mit a more rapid expansion of
this activity, it was emphasized.
According to an earlier announ
cement, The Alaska Line's passen
ger service will terminate October
6, when the steamer Denali re
turns to Seattle from her last
voyage. With both the Baranof
and Denali laid up there is no poss
ibility of offering even limited pass- '
enger service to Alaska as none ,
of the cargo ships have accomoda- ;
tions for passengers, it was ex- j
plained.
National Guardsmen
Not Draft Exempt
Mrs. Mildred Kirkpatrick, local
Selective Service Registrar, liad
this word of advice for all young
men of draft age or about to turn
18. They are required to register
within five days after their ISth
birthday.
It was pointed out by Mrs. Kirk
patrick that because some young
men had joined the National Guard
they had assumed that they did
not have to register for the draft.
This is not so, she stated, and
young men who fail to register
within the time allowed, face pos
sible immediate induction regard
less of the fact that they are mem
bers of the National Guard.
In the instance that a draft age
man is away from home at the j
time he turns 18 he must register I
with the nearest Selective Service |
office. His records will be sent I
to Seward or what ever home ad
dress he gives.
First Fall Meeting
Held By W.S.C.S.
The Women's Society of Christ
ian Service of the Methodist
Church met FYiday evening. Sep
tember 10th to resume work after
the summer vacation. The meet
ing was at the home of Mrs.
Thomas Howell, with Mrs. Lowell
Lambert president, presiding. Mrs.
Lambert and Mrs. Howell also
served as hostesses for the even
ing.
Because of the limited space in
homes where the group meets, it
was decided to divide into two
circles, and since there is a need
for as many women in the church
is possible to he united in some
rorm of service, plans for estab
lishing a Wesleyan Service Guild
are being formulated. The guild
Is of special interest to women
who work. All women interested
in the establishment of the Guild
were invited to a meeting for this
Thursday evening.
The Visiting Committee would
like to have members call Mrs.
Lila Jones, Adams 186, to report
new people in town, and cases of
Illness
Miss Sara May Garrett’s Com
mittee announced a week of pray
er and self-denial for Oct. 25th to
list, inclusive, and suggested that
members start saving for a special
Missionary Offering to be turned
In at a program meeting which is
scheduled for Thuwday, October
28th.
Get Your Education
Draft Director Says
The advice of the National Head
quarters for the Selective Service
System and repeated by John L.
McCormick, Director of Selective
Service for the Territory of Alaska,
to a young man who has not yet
completed his high school educa
tion has always been and will con
tinue to be for him to stay in
school until he completes his high
school education. Such was the
intent of Congress when provision
was made for a statutory defer
ment for a registrant to be defer
red until he graduates, attains the
age of 20, or ceases to satisfact
orily pursue his courses.
At this particular time of the
year many high school students
are caught in the cross current
of conflicting advice. Some stu
dents will abandon their high
school education for one of the
following reasons:
(1) Jobs are relatively plentiful
and wages are lucrative, (2) Dis
like of school* (3) Desire to start
living, (4) To go back and com
plete education at a later date,
(5) A desire to enlist in the ser
vices, (6) Necessity.
The fallacy of the first four ar
guments above is easily discern
able. Now in regard to No. 5.
the Deparment of the Army and the
Department of the Air Force have
recently released publications ad
vising a young man to remain in
school until he completes his high
school education. The Army pam
phlet is called “Straight Talk
About Staying in School”, and the
Air Force publication is called
“Straight From the Shoulder.” In
both publications, it is pointed out
that the service desires that a
young man complete his high
school education. With a diploma,
fields of promotion will be increas
ed. Without a high school educa
tion, the man's value to the service
is considerably limited. To be a
leader, a high school education is
a minimum requirement. It is
pointed out that modern warfare
demands weapons and techniques
of an increasingly complex nature,
an increasingly complex nature.
Specialized and technical training
is necessary and the services need
men with education and ability to
absorb specialized and techni c a 1
training. The traditional heritage
of American youth to secure a
high school education is an oppor
tunity that should certainly not be
overlooked.
Anti-Socialist Policy
OK’d By Committee
A definite step forward has been
taken in an effort to end federal
activities which compete with pri
vate enterprise.
This is found in a measure which
was unanimously approved by the
House Government Operations
Committee. It makes this state
ment of policy: “The Federal Gov
ernment shall not engage in bus
iness-type operations competitive
with private enterprise except
where it can be demonstrated that
it is necessary for the government
itself to perform such operations
in the furtherance of national pro
grams and objectives legally es
tablished.”
Kinder to Register
End of September
Mrs. Mary Gilbert anounced re
cently that the registration *or
Kindergarden would be held Sept
ember 29. 30 and October 1st. at
500 Fifth Avenue, in Seward.
The Kindergarden will open on
October 4th, but children should
be registered prior to the opening
of the sessions.
Catholic Ladies
Plan Rummage Sale
The Catholic Ladies Club i s
planning a Rummage Sale for the
last of this month, it was announ
ced this week. The ladies have
chosen September 27.2S and 29 for
the dates of their sale which will
be held in the old Bus Depot
next to the Seward Laundry.
Persons having items which they
wish to give for the sale may con
tact Father Custer by ’phoning
Adams 189, and they will be pick
ed up.
The ladies are also conducting
i drive for scraps of clean wool
which can be shipped outside for
part payment for new rugs for
the Church.
CITY HAIL DELIVERY VETOED
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TOLD
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Seward Democrats
Plan for Bartlett
The Seward Democrat Club met
Wednesday evening to make plans
for a big dinner and reception to
be held next week on Friday, wel
coming Dob Bartlett to Seward
and introducing many of the Third
Division Democrats to local folks.
Plans for the evening include a
dinner to be served in the base
ment of the Methodist Church by
the W.S.C.S., and following the
dinner and speech making there
will be a big dance for everyone
in the Civic Center. Arrangements
for the dinner are in the care of
Mr. Irvin Metcalf.
Harry West was elected at the
meeting to be in charge of the
campaign Finance Committee and
will be appointing a committee to
work with him in his own little
campaign to raise funds to finance
the campaign of the Democrats
running for offices in the Terri
torial government and Delegate to
Congress.
The dinner Friday, September
24 will start at 6:30.
Volks wagon Tourists
Surveying Alaska
Some interesting folks came down
the highway irom Anchorage and
points beyond and one the most
unusual caravans in some time
visited Seward this week as a
part of a tour that has taken it
to most of the points of interest
throughout the western wTorld.
Perhaps you saw the Volkswagon
midget bus as it came into town
with the inscription Egypt to Al
aska painted on the sides and
front. We wondered too, so we
walked over to the driver as he
parked in front of Solly's and told
him we were nosey newspaper
people and wanted to know just
what was going on. The story
lie told us was most interesting.
Mr. and Mrs. Leopold Fiedler,
occupants of the bus, are making
a tour of the United States, Alaska
and Mexico on assignment for
the “New Illustrated", we angli
cized the name because our trans
lations are better than our German
spelling, a German weekly picture
magazine published in Cologne.
The magazine of 72 pages is the
German equivalent of “Life” in
the U. S.
It has a circulation of 800,000
and is considered the biggest and
best of its type in Germany.
During their Alaskan tour, Mr.
Fiedler and his smiling wife, have
visited Fairbanks, Point Barrow,
Palmer and he had already been
recruited by the folks of Homer
and bore a button proclaiming
“I’m a Homer Booster”. He was
too. He had all kinds of nice
things to say about the hospital
ity of the folks of Homer and the
rest of Alaska also.
One of the very most impressive
things about their trip through
Alaska, said Fiedler, was the
warm welcome they got every
where they went.
Before coming to Alaska the
Fiedlers visited Egypt, they were
there at the time of (he big polit
ical upheaval, drove across the
deserts, where Ilommel “The Des
ert Fox” had fought the British,
to Morocco. From there they cros
sed over into Spain and drove
through France, Italy, Austria,
Germany and to Holland where
they boarded a ship for Canada.
They figure that altogether they
have traveled over 60 thousand
miles in the past year.
For all their travels the Fiedlers
still have an eye for beauty and
they said that they thought the
Seward Highway was one of the
most attractive drives they have
taken. Somewhat reminding them
of their native Germany and the
Bavarian Alps of Southern Ger
many and Austria.
In spite of their many miles
the Fiedlers still have a long road
ahead of them planning to drive
next to California, Mexico, Florida
and back up to Chicago and then
on to Canada where they will
board ship for their next assign
ment.
> At recent sessions of the Cham
ber of Commerce held on the 7th
and 14th of September, many items
of interest were discussed, and
plans laid for boosting Seward and
vicinity.
LETTERS
A letter was received from the
Secretary of the Interior, Douglas
McKay, acknowledging receipt of
a certificate of membership to the
Seward Chamber of Commerce. He
also expressed his appreciation of
the fine reception given him here
in Seward when he visited the
City.
Word was also received from
Governor Heintzleman expressing
regret that City delivery of mail
could not be initiated in Seward
at this time. He enclosed a letter
from the Post Office Department
which explained that they did not
believe that delivery was the an
swer to the problem in Seward as
far as speeding up delivery.
It was decided by the Chamber
that plans should be made to try
and get additional Post’ Office fa
cilities.
On Tuesday, September 14, the
Chamber enjoyed a good attend
ance though Win Irwin was playing
hookey and Jack Jeffrey had to
take over the president’s job.
The publicity committee report
ed that progress was being made
on the job of collecting information
for the Seward section of the Fair
banks News-Miner Progress edi
tion.
The City Manager told the group
that Mr. Howard Harstad would be
in town next week and would like
ly have something to say to the
Chamber about the Ptarmigan
Lake project.
Mr. O'Hara also told the Cham
ber that he had heard via the
grapevine that the contract for
the new High School had been
awarded and that J. B. Warrack
Company would start work on the
1 project at once.
The Chamber's representative to
the Concert Association, “Solly,”
was on hand and he warned all
members that he was expecting
their support in the form of ticket
purchases.
It was also reported that the
Chamber was entering a new year
of activities, and Tom Ousdale
would be looking for members to
pay their dues, which became due
effective September first, for the
new year.
Other news-worthy items before
the Chamber included a report that
new phone books were out. The
books have since been mailed to
most patrons and they are a very
welcome improvement i n local
phone service.
News of progress along the Se
ward and Homer Highways was
also heard. Stripping crews are
at work on the Seward Highway
and.expect to have the road striped
by snowfall. The highway a t
Schooner Bend was reported to be
greatly improved from its pre
vious condition.
The next meeting of the Cham
ber will be held Tuesday noon at
Hick's Diner. All local business
men are invited to attend and con
tribute to the job of making Se
ward a more prosperous place to
do business and a pleasanter place
to live.
Mother of the First
Alaska Admiral Here
Mrs. Jessie Dolan was a visitor
to the Record office this week and
told us a little about the early
days in Seward when she lived
on a log cabin in what is now
downtown section of Seward, of
course that was 40 or 50 years ago.
Mrs. Dolan has been living at
Kodiak with her daughter recent
ly, but came over to Seward to
visit with her two sons Jim and
Ed Dolan and their families before
going outside.
While outside, Mrs. Dolan plans
to go through a clinic and get a
check up, and then will travel
east to visit her son William Dolan
who has recently been made an
Admiral in the U. S. Navy, the
first from Alaska. Mrs. Dolan told
us. Doubtless she hadn’t heard
about all the Admirals in the Neb
raska Navy we have in Seward.
Elks — Emblem Club
DINNER DANCE
POT LUCK MUSIC
Cerebral Palsy
DRIVE
> ENTERTAINMENT •
Sat., Sept. 18; 1954
7:30 P.M.
ELKS, LA DIPS & CUESTS