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THE ONLY NEWSPAPER IN THE WORLD THAT GIVES A HOOF ABOUT SlWARD, ALASKA
1. VIII. No. 51
SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, NOV. 23, 1951
Price 10 Cents
)e Story of
EWARD
By Jay Staulor
XXV
,VARD AS A COMMERCIAL
CENTER—1904-1909
in old p.toto nt the b -ward
k. t.i' n during the days of
Alaska Central Railroad eon
ction, - Ovvs a iar sign, al
;t tin 1- : i :' a il the iaco of
,V\ .I I) —
2 TER. II ' AL." It was a
r: pie t c, publicity tor the
toad ttii.t the sure
nori -ci .be p; .-sengers oil any
t thin .appened into toe bay.
jart. it vas tin ’xagg ration,
e only a few miles of rail
l had actually been built.
\V A11D — 11 i L Si. v Cil A C»
NT" would have been more
'opriale.
et, in a different sens., Sew
was the terminal, for a large
It was to. natural port to
e the southern and eastern
s of the Kenai Peninsula,
the decision on the part oi
Bailaines to build a dock at
ard before anything else was
sc one. In a certain way, the
; port facilities of Resurree
Bay served separate towns,
•e was. in addition to the
-up area at the townsite it
a second and larger lovvn
; supplied, probably averag
ibout 1500 population, con
ig of the railroad workers
ie semi-permanent camps all
vay to Mile 49. A third town
rad mg area served by the
was the mining population
e'Kenai Peninsula, as well
he prospector^ who were
ed beyond, around Turn
i Ann A to the ocisiUta nn
\V e speak ox liiese groups
owns ' v.»'ly in a iigmauve
, since t.. .• paopie wore ;.c
/ scatter, o r « vast .rea
iding ah ti. ay irom
rrection Bay to Mount Mc
y and even into tin Kus
im Riv r country They
d towns of then' own, and
were few iradi-.g P>*. ,s or
offices. Hence bevVi.ru be
their soi.irc oi >upp y. At t
that, these eariv mi.iv.rs
what is now the • Railbclt"
isuaiiy entered and left the
i by way ox steamesr at
rection Bay,
ice it was natural that clur
ie first two years of Sew
existenc:, it became a reg
xort of call for numerous
ship lines. In fact, there
lready enough business to
the appointment of resi
dents and open permanent
i. Referring back to our
[roivi the old Seward Gato
iles, we learn that as of
nbcr 2, 19U5, it. Gray
ie resident agent for the
vest Steamship Company,
ing the vessels Santa
Santa Ana, Dora, and Ex
on more or less regular
ie. Shortly after this, Mr.
■esigned as representative
> firm to devote his full
; agent for the Alaska Pa
xpress Company at Sew
: was also dock agent for
iska Central.
ating between Seward
>ok Inlet points was the
eptune, also as of that
eptember, 1905.
ay. 190G, the old Gateway
note of the fact that no
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Gift Suggestions tf^r
w W Vv V^ii d ’-J » a ^ M* W tl W <4m U - i
Christmas preparations began
this week at the Seward Sana
torium with the appointing nt oi
a committee head? d by ?.I >. Ke
turah King of the staff to ar
range for observances and gilts
for all patients.
Mrs. King said that in past
years, the community of Seward
has been very generous in ad
ding to the Yuletide cheer of the
ward patients, and that dona
tions for this purpose haw also
been received from outside
sources, especially from Meth
odist and other church groups in
the States.
It is anticipated that ihc sup
ply of small idividual toys for
the child patients will be ade
quate as in years past, although
this type of gilt has always been
wek nne. Organizations or inili
viuuals arc invited to contact
Mrs. King or Mr. N.lson at the
San before purchasing gifts, in
order to avoid undue duplica
tion. It would be especially fine.
Mis. King said, if those desiring
to remember the eh Id patient.
at Christmas would contribute
toward the purchase of larger
and more permanent types oi
gifts, such as can be enjoyed b\
the youngsters for m..m> month:
pas. the holidry rv. or. An. <-i.
iric train nas aiwup> umi tun
tributcci to the ward, and Cap
tain Carr of the Seward Army
Dock is preparing a fish pond
for the child patients, as exam
ples of the more permanent gifts.
As for t lie adult patients,
th< re is never any over supply ot
girts, and even the smallest r -
membra.tees are always appreci
ated. Suggestions for the adult
patients include magazine s, sta
tionary and stamps, books, .-dip
pers, washable bathrobes, and
especially magazine subscrip
tions.
Individual radio equipm nt
must be adaptable l<> the use of
earphones in or o r to be uv.v
in the wards, Mrs. King pointed
out.
Wticrf Do You WGit?
Ai fcfjg in Your -J&ar!
- \\ is .. !! known for
promo; m of "ser* v. v" scbem
but the wackiest of them a.l de
veloped this week when a m id
argument gi into a lull scale
contest in tiie Moose Bar.
An itinerant railroad man c >o
sum.d 63 eggs in the course of a
few hours. “Don't like eggs very
well, cl_ you'.'” remarked Ross
Mann, proprietor of the Moose
Bar.
“Bet you couldn't do it. ' was
the rejoinder.
“llo!” chirps Ross, “I could
eat a case of eggs!”
And so it grew. Mr. Mann
has arranged to put on the shoo
on Dec.mber 2 in the afternoon,
and lest the affair become a con
te's'w, he lias invited his only
feared egg-eating competitor,
Pat Bogan, local plumbing con
tractor, to have lunch with him.
Ross has ordered two cases of
eggs from Werner's Market.
Rules for the egg-eating mara
thon were drawn up requiring
both men to remain at the table
for two hours or until tiie eggs
are gone, or they give up.
(Editor’s not; A case of eggs
contains 30 dozen.)
Pass
A special meeting m tne
I*..• -use 1‘ iss bporl -man a C ilio
was held on Tuesday evening,
.\, eeuiDer 1 I, to consider lac
question of building an e la'i’u
porch on tiie Quonset liut an,!
pulling in a movable partition
to divide the room so that it wiil
be easier to heat. 5 lay 1* oster ay
pointed Bod Woods, Max Foster.
. . yi V* oil . ; a ' <1. •: n Lli lkr
to hn\e chai.ee m die work, it
was dec id. d to spon.or the snow
in < Oi a weekly movie and
Margaret Cond.t and Marjorie
woods were app-.anted to make
the arrangements lor the movies
which will be put on by Clyde
Smith. Commitles were ap
pointed to work out the plans
; ;r the monthly dance which w ill
be held on Saturday evening,
Nov. ‘J4. in the Quonset liut.
Clarence Bell oi Palmer was
the weekend guest oi Mr. and
Airs. lUax Foster and otner
iriends in the Pass. Air. Bell is
a lotm l resieent el Moose Pass
and lias man\ T'.'v ds here. C lar
er.ee brought several gallons oi
'dvlatanuska Aiaid ice cream
with him so tie .vas especially
welcomed by the children—he
the ice cream pta.il t,i
the Aiatanuska Valley Cooper
UiA . cleat.e ry.
Mrs. Shelihorn of Cordova
spoilt several days visiting witn
Mrs. Leora Royeroit recently.
Airs, Shelihorn lost her clothing
and personal belongings in the
recent lire in the Cordova busi
ness section and feels lortunat
to have escaped with lit r life.
Air. and Airs. Carl \V oolery
and son are leaving this week
h r their home in .the-'state oi
Wasinn '.on alter having spent
t summ-.i laiv it the road
k I’h \ ha\ ij: hi living in
..(.0 op. r cainns \v tie in Moose
P \ 1 it r: vd came iiome
Salui ; . No vein )er l ..
to s,u ik. Uio i banits^iving holi
day a -with his pau tits. Air. and
Airs. Merle Reed. L\ le was to
return to Whittier on r riday.
November 12 J.
T’n fifth annual dinner of the
Alt. >se Pass dport>mau .t. Clue
e.as lit Id Saturday evening, Ko
vemuer 17, for m mbers of the
eiuo and their families. The ar
lungt meats for the evening were
under the direction of Airs. Mar
garet Condtl ana evvty one went
away praising the line food and
pic-asant ‘ time they had enjoyed
together. There was moose, bear
ana goat meat as tin gut of the
lucky hunters in the club.
IVIr. and Mrs. li. Alarun Coper
and sons Ed and Kenneth are
leaving by car this wee1 mr an
extended vacat n in m C.'it"
Air. anil Airs. vVoods will
operate the Moose Pass Inn dur
ing their absence. While the
Woods family is at the Inn, th ir
home will be occupied by Mr.
and Airs. Eddie Barnes and two
little boys. The Barnes family
lias soid the trailer house for, as
Eddie says, “when you wake up
and find the covers frozen to the
wall, it is time to hunt a warmer
place for winter.
Mr. and Mrs. Thurman Wolfe,
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Basketball League
kc vised; four Teams
for 1951-1952 Series
The City League Basketball
series will begin Monday, Nov.
LiG. The leagu; will consist of
four teams, plus the High School
team. The Nobby and Tony's
Bar loams have been combined
because of lack of play* is. "he
team wilt now be sponsored by
Tony's Bar.
Monday, Nov. 20 —
, w>u ill . n School vs. Tony's
Bar.
8:30 —Sanatorium vs.
Nazai ones.
Tuesday, Nov. 27 —
7:30 • Higli School vs. Nob’ny.
8:30 Sanyloiium vs. Boar
Lake.
Tuesday, Dec. 4—
7:30 -H.S. vs. Bear Lake.
8:30—Nazarenes vs. Tony's.
Friday, Dec. 7—
7:30—Nazarenes vs. Bear
Lake.
8:30—Tony's Ear vs. San.
Friday, Dec. 14—
7:30—Bear Lake vs. Tony's.
8:30—Il.S. vs. Sanatorium.
Season tick. Is, which will not
include the high school inter
scholastic games, will be on sale
at Monday’s game.
At least 12 sessions will be
pHer-d and the additional sched
ule will be published at a lat.r
u.ue
LIONS' GLCBESQUATTERS
VERSUS SEAHAWKS
The people of Seward will
again be treated to an hilarious
evening of comedy basketball
Friday, Nov. 30, at 8 p.m., at the
Civic Center.
The Li >ns L luo announces that
it has secured the services of the
“Globesquatters,” a group of
pei formers whose antics are both
amazing and hilarious, to play
the SH3 Seahawks in a h* nefi
basketball game. They are not
to be confused with their loss in
moos co •sins, the Globetrotters.
Proof' ds of the game will be
s '.’it !• I'voen the Linns Scholar
ship Fund and the High School
Athletic Fund.
A pr liminary game between
the Seward 7th and 8th :grade*
and Jesse Lee Home will start
at 7 p.m.
4-H CLUB GIRLS AWARDED
.ACHIEVEMENT FINS
Achievement puis were award
ed girls of the Seward -1 11 Club
by Mrs. Davies, Home Demon
stration Agent, Anchorage, dur
ing the Achievement Day pro
gram Monday.
The program was at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Russell L. Nor
ton, whose daughter Linda is a
member of 4-H.
Demonstrations of work were
given by Sandra Dangler and
Lma Pock. Sandra demonstrated
an ornament for a gift package.
Lri i demonstrator1, the making
uf chenille animals.
P ur were awarded to Sandra
Dangler, 3rd year; Lura P ck
and Linda Norton, 2nd year;
Janice and Patsy Franmpton,
and Sara Peck, 1st year.
Refreshments were served to
parents and guests.
Efforts are bring made to re
kindle th ' interest of Seward
young people in 4-H Club work.
In past years it was a very popu
lar movement here, and two
Seward youngsters have won the
all Alaska award of a trip to the
National Congress of 4-H Clubs
in Chicago.
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Road Construction
Nears End
Fcr 1951 5-eason
With the construction season
rapidly drawing to a close in
road work little more than skele
ton crews remain on the job.
A review of the work done
and still to he completed was ob
tain :d in an interview with
Baird Ft nch, Bureau of Public
Roads.
Of fifty e;aat miles oi road be
tween Sewai'i and Anchorag
which tier construction
thi 15 milt ; been
completed ready for the top
grading and black top. Most of
this will be finished next season:,
at leas t gra
is in the more rugged mountain
ous section of the road.
The part from Mile 58 to Gird
wood and into Anchorage is un
der contract for paving during
the 1952 season.
The Max Kuney Company
has the contract for paving be
tween Mile 58 and Girdwood.
From Girdwood to Anchorage
will be paved by Lytle & Green
and S. Birch Company. Six miles
of the Sterling Highway from
Mile 38 to Cooper Landing is
complete, with approximately
another six miles to be done next
year. This section is new con
struct ion on a relocate" i road be
ing done by Lytle & Green. It
will not b. blacktopped in any
immediate future.
Four com: aCLwig uriiis have
been engaged, in the rebuilding
project. Sloe*: & Grove, an An
chorage firm, has the first
stretci °x Sewaid
to Mile 5. which includes three
bridges. Mar son-( r ~-H: Ivoi
son has the \vom from Mile 5 to
Mile 33. Th.s c ' » rs the reloca
tion of the road across the D>
vict. in the .Kenai Mountain
range.
From Mde 33 to Mile 50. in
cluding the tr.angle at Mile 33
(the route t: Kc ai and Homer.)
is under c o n t' a c l to L\oe 3c
Green. The M;.x Kuney Com
pany is working from IM.ile 50 to
Mile 58. This section eliminates
the two br;d_ s at Frcnchy and
Colorado Cre -a- by large fills
across the canyon in each in
stance. fins particular operation
has been tne source of keen in
terest to Seward motorists, who
have driven the route to Hope
for the past several years and
found it a dangerous and some
times hair-raising trip. Approxi
mately 500 workmen have been
engaged between the four con
tractors, the peak of the season
being in mid-August. Since that
time, the number has been grad
ually tapering off until at the
present time it is only a fraction
of that number. Little work will
be done during the winter, al
though plans are for some clear
ing to continue near Moose Pass.
The entire construction on the
Kenai Penisula has been un
der the direction of tne Bureau
of Public Roads Seward office,
which does the planning, specifi
cations and supervisory work for
the road as far as Girdwood.
From there on the work comes
under the Alaska Road Commis
sion direction.
It is expected that the entire
project will be nearly completed
and ready for the blccktopping
from Mile 53 into Seward by this
time next year.