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Vol. VII. No. G5
SEWARD. ALASKA, TUESDAY, FEB. 13, 1951
Price 10 cents
Palmer High and
Sea Hawks Split
Two-Game Series
Monday night’s basketball
game was won by Palmer High
School by one point on an over
time playoff with a score of 32
to the Sea Hawks' 31.
Both Saturday and Monday
night’s games were played be
fore capacity crowds. Seward
won the first round by three
points, score 39-3(3.
Lewis was high point man for
Seward both nights with 15 Sat
urday of which he made 10 in
the first half. His score in the
second game was 12.
Lineup
Saturday
Seward
Denton
Sanders
And( rson
Deigh
Lewis
Erwin
Van Slvke
pis.
3
2
■ 8
4
15
... 6
1
Palmer
Thuma
Millis
H iber
Klemm
Lacher
Loyer
Geiwitz
pis.
6
8
...6
5
1
(3
9
McKachnie 2
h)
Erwin
Sanders
Anderson
Deigh
Lewis
Denton
Evins
Monday
3
4
6
4
12
2
0
Van Slvke 0
Millis -
Harris
Hiber
Lacher
Loyer
Thuma
3(3
.10
...0
10
7
31
32
On Saturday the Sea Hawks
were really on the ball and
played real basketball, out they i
seemed to blow up on Monday
and were outplayed by Palmer.
Incidentally, comments are
heard on all sides on the fine1
behavior of the Palmer boys
during their stay here.
A preliminary game between
Bear Lake and the Nobby Club
teams Monday night resulted.
in a 45-42 win for Bear Lake,
Steele making 20 points for the ,
Bear Lakers, and Young 30 for
the Nobby Club, 25 of which j
were in the first half.
Freshmen and eighth graders]
had the preliminary Saturday.
These young fellows show some1
pretty promising material for
next year. The youngsters took
the freshmen by two points with !
a total score of 32-20, in an over
time game. Boe and Stradley
made 11 points each: Faulkner
11, and Glen Lewis 8.
Twro more games will be'
played this Saturday, Feb. 17, i
with the same four teams that I
played the Saturday and Mon-;
day prelims. Admission is rc-j
duced to half. Proceeds to de-;
fray expenses on the Civic Cen-1
ter for the past six conference j
games.
Leave for Rendezvous Thursday
Coach Dalberg and the Sea
Hawks will leave on the Thurs-j
day train for the championship’
playoff in Anchorage. They have 1
drawn the first game, which will
be with the Anchorage Eagles
Friday night.
Makes Contribution
To March of Dimes
Iota Chapter, Beta Sigma Phi,
made a contribution of $17 to
the March of Dimes. The money
was raised in a silver collection
at the tea which honored Mrs.
Louella James late last month.
The first February meeting of
the group was held at the home
of Marianna Burke last Tuesday,
with Thelma Bagoy as co
hostess.
Mrs. Keene, w’ife of Com
mander W. L. Keene, USN, was
a guest.
Members of the sorority be
lieve that their group is the first
in Seward to make a contribu
tion to the March of Dimes this
year.
NOTICE
According to law, any build
ng, alterations (inside or out
side), ditching or digging, re
luire building permits, which
nay be acquired from the City
Hlerk.
s Sigrid Stearns, City Clerk
[Highway Work To
Star! in Three Weeks
Advance agents of construc
,ion companies have been in
own several times during the
jast weeks securing lodging and
naking feeding arrangements
or workmen. Work is to begin
n about three weeks, according
;o reports of these men. A vary
ing number is given as to the
approximate number of work
men to be employed between
he several companies. The
estimated number runs to a
lutal of over 200, but nothing
definite has been disclosed as
to the exact number to be
jounted upon.
Vh cf Jis!y Committee
Starts Plans
For *51 Celebration
Seward's Fourth of July Com
mittee held its regular monthly
session Sunday evening in the
City Hall to begin planning of
details ior the 1951 July Fourth
celebration.
Dates were set for a commun
ity picnic on Sunday, July 1,
with another barbecue such as
the one which was so popular
last year. The dance will be
held on the eve of the Fourth
under the auspices of the Volun
teer Fire Department, which
will also engineer the Marathon
Race.
Suggestions were received
from various quarters to close
all bars during the celebration.
A1 Noyes, secretary, was in
structed to invite Army and
Navy groups to attend the cele
bration and enter contestants in
the race.
Kerosene Calls
Out Firemen
‘Blackie” Thompson, while
attempting to light his stove
got more of a fire than he ex
pected when the large container
of kerosene ignited. A passing
motorist, seeing the flickering
blaze in his shack near Friode's
garage, turned in an alarm at
12:50 Monday morning.
Firemen soon removed the
burning can, and aside from
smoke and soot in the building,
no damage was discovered.
LONGSHOREMEN EXCLUDE
THE LADIES
Men of both shipside and
iockside longshore unions had
a “big blowout” Friday night
from which all ladies were ex
cluded—strictly stag. From all
indications, a good time was
tiad by everybody.
Aviation Safety
Discussions
D. M. Greizer
for
The Office of Aviation Safety
WHO?
Predictable accidents occur in
patterns, and shouldn’t happen
to a dog. Our aviation insurance
rates, which affect all of us, are
aased on predictable accidents,
rhe only question is “who?”.
3afely Hints
1. The inner linings of flex
ible gasoline lines have a lower
fusing point than the outer lin
ings. Complete collapse from too
much heat in fire-potting will
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Alaska Market Week !
Set for March 4, 5, 6
In The Hub City
A good barometer of the surg-1
ing interest in Alaska as a |
sound commercial venture is1
the approaching Alaska Market'
Week, scheduled March 4, 5 and
(J at the American Legion Log!
Cabin in Anchorage.
In booths to be set up on the
floor of the American Legion ;
Log Cabin better than 100 lines,!
ranging from food specialties to
builders hardware, and includ
ing dry goods and wearing ap- (
parel. will be shown to Alaskan ’
buyers.
Many manufacturers who un-.
til now believed the Alaska mar
ket was too small and too un
important to sell, will show
their products at the Anchorage
merchandising event. Thus, buy-,
ers at the show will see new
faces, fresh products and the
start of a new marketing era
for Alaska.
Buyers taking in the show
will see a broader variety of
samples than customarily shown 1
by traveling factory representa-l
lives at market weeks. The
show is geared specifically to
Alaska merchandising needs
both in timing and in types of
merchandising to be shown.
JUNIOR WOMEN TO GIVE
CARD PARTY FRIDAY
i
' Seward Junior Women an-|
' nounce a public card party for!
, Saturday night in the Parish
Hall of the Episcopal Church.
The party will begin at 8:00
■ p.m. with bridge, pinochle and
1 canasta throughout the evening, |
I and refreshments to follow.
I _ !
KiBH To Feature
Middleweight Bout
The world's middleweight j
I championship fight between cur
' rent title holder Jake La Motta j
and contender “Sugar ' Ray j
' Robinson, w. lterwcight cham
[ pion, will be broadcast Wednes
; day evening, February 14.
Emanating from the Chicago
Stadium, the 15-round match
will be described by Russ
Hodges and Jack Drees over the
CBS network beginning at 5:00
p.m. Local outlet is station
KIBH.
Bowlers' Party Draws
Large Crowd
Members of the bowling
1 e a g u e, their families and
friends, congregated at the Le
gion Club Saturday for an eve-j
ning of fun and profit.
A very large crowd enjoyed1
i dancing and eats galore. Pro-:
ceeds from the party were to,
help defray expenses of the j
bowling league in the all Alaska |
tournament at the Fur Rendez-1
vous. i
Clarence O. Thatcher
Died Tuesday
Clarence O. Thatcher, con
ductor on The Alaska Railroad,
died suddenly shortly after noon
today in his home on Third
Avenue. Cause of death was
given as heart attack.
MAN SUFFERS STROKE
IN NORTHERN BAR
Grover Matney, bartender at
the Northern Bar, suffered a
stroke in the establishment at
about 5 p.m. today. He was
taken to Seward General Hos
pital in the City Cab Co. am
bulance. This was the second
call for the new machine.
Mr. Matney was not on duty
at the time he was stricken.
THAT MAN IS HERE AGAIN
George Iledla, Internal Reve
nue agent is here again! And
liable to find it a very busy
visit, what with all the income
tax tangles most people manage
to find themselves in.
Anyway, Mr. Hedla is in the
U. S. Commissioner's office and
will help anyone between the
hours 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. (with
a few minutes off for lunch.)
He will be here through Feb. 23.
To Make S’irvcy Of
Wafer Consumers
Representatives of the Sew
ard Water System and C i t y
Council will make a consumers
survey during the next ten days.
In order to facilitate the
work, residents are asked to
have the pertinent information
ready. Questions will be asked
concerning size of service line
pipe, location of shut-off valves,
thaw wire if any, location 01
tie-in with main, number of
persons living in house, and
number of living units in mul
tiple unit buildings.
This is being done in response
to the engineer's request for a
complete picture of the Seward
water situation.
ASC Creates Damage
Prevention Office,
Changes Schedule
Bert R. Gillespie has been ap
pointed damage prevention
agent of the Alaska Steamship
Company, D. E. Skinner, vice
president and general manager,
announced recently.
•This position has been cre
ated,'' he pointed out, “as a fur
ther effort toward reducing car
go damage and eliminating the
elements that result in such
damage.
“Gillespie will work closely
with shippers and trucking com
panies, our operating and traf
fic departments and the Alaska
Terminal and Stevedoring Com
pany, in developing this pro
gram.’’
Gillespie has held several po
sitions with the Alaska Steam
ship and other companies. He
was lieutenant commander in
the U.S. Navy during World
War II.
The company also announces
a change in freighter sailing
schedules. Weekly freighter sail
ings for Southwestern Alaska,
effective with the motorship
Susitna February 28, will depart
Seattle on Wednesday instead of
Thursday, H. N. Peterson, gen
eral traffic manager, announced.
"We are making this change,’’
Peterson said, “in order to give
shippers a greater time spread
during which they may make
deliveries for the sailings each
week.’’
FOURTH IN A SERIES ON—
Federal Civil Defense
Act of 1950
(Continuation of summary of
the Federal Civil Defense Act of
1950, taken from American
Municipal Association Washing
ton News Letter.)
RFC Loans
The Senate bill authorized
RFC loans, but not the House
bill. Said Representative Dur
ham: “The Senate amendment
contained a provision whereby
the RFC could make loans for
civil defense purposes, upon cer
tification by the (CDA) admin
istrator. The maturity of these
loans would not exceed 50 years
and the total amount outstand
ing at any time could never ex
ceed $250 million. The House
conferees agreed to this pro
vision because we felt that since
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Seward PoSsce Force
Increased To
Four Patrolmen
In response to Police Com
missioner Don Wilson’s report
that the Seward Police Depart
ment was asking for a fourth
patrolman, the City Council at
the last session authorized Chief
Dale Grctn to employ another
man of his choice.
James E. Kirkpatrick was
sworn in as the fourth officer
Feb. 8, and is now on duty.
This allows for regular shifts
of eight hours for each of the
men, relieving them from the
1U to 16 hours of duty, which
was the former custom.
“With the increase of pop
ulation, and large number
of additional workmen to oe in
the area beginning next month,”
the Chief stated, “it is impossi
ble to give the city adequate
protection with only three men.
In case of illness or the absence
of one man, the others were
forced to double duty, which
cuts the efficiency of any man.”
Kirkpatrick, a 2G year old
veteran, had special training in
police work during the war and
a short course in crime detec
tion with the Federal Bureau of
Investigation—also during his
service. Although he has had no
civilian experience in Seward,
he is recommended by the U. S.
Marshal and other law enforce
ment agencies.
Kirkpatrick has lived here
since 1946, is married and has
two children. He is a home
owner, a member of the Volun
teer Fire Department and Car
penters Local No. 2304. He
drove taxi the first year of his
residence and is well known.
He left the employ of the Al
aska Railroad to accept the
police position.
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Hutton Opens Office
in Anchorage
Carl J. Hutton, attorney at
law, who has practiced in Sew
ard for the past two years or
more has left town to resume
his practice in Anchorage.
Mr. Hutton, who is in town for
a few days, said that he had
come back “to say good-bye,”
but that he hoped his friends
and former clients will call on
him when in Anchorage. His
new office is Room 4, Pearl
Building, on Fourth Avenue of
the Hub City. He “will always
be glad to see and assist his Sew
ard friends,” Mr. Hutton said.
Deadline 8s March 1
For War Claims
All prisoners of World War
II, their widows, children, par
ents!
The deadline for filing claims
for the Sl-a-day payments to
prisoners of wrar or their sur
vivors is March 1, 1951. The
final date, March first, was fixed
by law and cannot be changed
by the War Claims Commission.
If you, or a member of your
family, were held a prisoner of
war during World War II, you
may be entitled to these special
Prisoner of War payments.
For official claim forms, and
further information, wire, write,
telephone or see Secretary of
Alaska, Juneau, Alaska, or
write the War Claims Commis
sion, Washington 25, D.C.
Don’t delay. March first is not
far away.
REPUBLICAN CLUB
TO MEET FRIDAY
Seward Republican Club will
meet Friday evening at 8:00
o’clock in the basement of the
Lutheran Church.