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Seward
Record
The Gateway City of Interior Alaska Since 1903.
Seward’s All-IPeather Port is Alaskcts Greatest Asset.
Only newspaper in the
world that gives a hoot
about Seward, Alaska.
Vol. X. No. 8
SEWARD, ALASKA. FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 1953
Price 10 Cents
Baranof Bringing Stateside
Methodists On Alaska Tour
Churchmen To
Dedicate Residence
Many visitors will bo in town
for tho ceremony of dedication
of the Seward Nurses’ Residence
on First Avenue next Wednes
day, August 26,
Miss Emma Burris, chairman,
social w c 1 f a r e and medical
work, and Mrs. J. N. Rodeheav
or, chairman, department of
work in home fields, both of
the Women's Division of the
Methodist Church, will be pres
ent.
Bishop J. Ralph Magee, Dr.
Earl Brown. Board of Mission
and Church Extension, and .Rev.
P. Gordon Gould. Superintend
ent of Alaska Missions, will of
ficiate in the dedication.
Invitations have been sent to
townspeople to attend the serv
ice of the residence which was
constructed last year at the cost
of approximately $300,000, as
the first unit of the new general
hospital in Seward.
Plans are now being made to
vote on a bond issue for APW
► assistance in building a new
hospital on the grounds adjoin
ing the nurses' residence.
Anchors Competiiig
For Siqgcst Silver
At 6 o'clock Friday morning,
Seward fishermen began compe
tition for the biggest silver in
the three-day derby which will
end Sunday night.
Fish are being weighed and
registered at the Bayside Sport
ing Goods Store. At press time
only two had been caught, out
of the 125 entrants.
Fishing in the bay is confined
to the north end from an ima
ginary line between the Army
dock on this side of the bay, and
the Alaska Freight Lines dock
across the bay. This does permit
fishing off the small boat harbor
and breakwater.
Tho area was defined as sports
fishing district by the Fish &
Wildlife Service. Only t.vo fish
per day per person are allowed
in sports fishing for silvers this
year.
Results of the derby will be
announced at its close Sunday
night.
Lay In Thirty-Day
Food Supply,
Says CD Dep't
The Emergency Food Com
mittee of the Alaska Depart
ment of Civil Defense recom
mends that all Alaska families
maintain a thirty-day supply of
staple foods for use in the event
of prolonged emergency which
would deplete normal food
stocks. The suggested list which
follows was compiled by the
Home Economics Department of
the University of Alaska.
Issuance of the emergency
food list at this time is not to
be interpreted as indicating any
increase in the seriousness of the
present emergency. It was the
opinion of the committee that in
any area as dependent on dis
tant food source as is Alaska,
the wisdom of individual family
groups assuming the responsi
bility for preparing emergency
thirty-day supplies of food is
obvious.
It is suggested that a rotation
al plan be developed whereby
families use and replenish items
in the emergency supply to in
sure continuing maximum edi
bility and maintenance of caloric
content.
SUGGESTED EMERGENCY
CACHE OF STAPLES FOR
FAMILY OF FOUR, 30 DAYS
Whole wheat flour, or enrich
ed, 49 pounds; Oatmeal or brown
rice or corn meal, 25 pounds:
Dried Milk, 20 pounds, or one
case canned; Dried yeast,
Vi pound: Beans or split peas.
15 pounds: Peanut butter, 10
pounds; Salt. 3 pounds; Baking
powder, 1 pound: Sugar, white
or brown, 20 pounds; Dried
fruits, 20 pounds; Dried soups,
2 pounds; Lard or fat, 6 pounds;
Tomato juice, 1 case; Dried eggs,
2 pounds: Salmon, canned. Vi
case; Chocolate, 2 pounds' Meat,
canned, Vi case; Tea, optional:
Butter, canned or brined, 8
pounds; Coffee, Soda, Matches,
Vitamins, optional; Infant foods
and special diets as required.
Dr. Francis Phillips returned
home this week after a vacation.
The family has not returned yet.
The Baranof will dock next
Wednesday with 145 Methodists
from all parts of the United
States. The Baranof was charter
ed by the “Christian Advocate,”
a Methodist Church periodical.
Although it is the regular trip
of the vessel, all passengers are
members of the charter trip.
Upon arrival of the Baranof
Wednesday, traveling church
men will be greeted by Seward
Methodists and escorted on a
tour of Seward, after which
they will be entertained at an
all Alaskan dinner in the church
basement. The menu will in
clude moose, bear and silver
salmon.
With the salmon derby on this
weekend, Mr. Malin suggests
that anyone who finds he has
more fish than he can use, can
dispose of them readily for the
dinner.
Accompanying the group arc
Bishop J. R. Magee and Dr.
Earl Brown, the head of Nation
al Missions in the United States.
Tlie group will continue from
Seward to Anchorage where
they will see Methodist work
before returning to the ship here.
Also with tlie visitors are Mr.
and Mrs. Oliver Armstrong and
Mr. Ben Groff, all from the
Malins’ former church in Penn
sylvania. They will stay as
guests of Rev. and Mrs. Malin
for the hunting season. They
have their ear aboard the Bara
nof and will return home by
the Alaska Highw’ay.
Friends, Relatives
Seek Numerous
'Missing Persons'
The Governor's Office each
week receives a number of in
quiries about persons who are
missing or presumed to be miss
ing in Alaska. The inquiries,
which usually come from rela
tives or friends in the States,
are first turned over to the Bu
reau of Vital Statistics for check
ing against its records.
Publication of lists of names
of persons about whom such in
quiries are received has brought
many responses, some of them
from the persons themselves. As
one man wrote recently: "I'm
not missing at all: I knew where
I was the whole time.”
The following is the current
list of persons whom relatives,
friends and others wish to lo
cate:
CARLSON, Hjalmcr — Last
heard from about 1939; reported
to have worked in a mine near
Juneau.
GEHERSKY, Henry C.—Born
July 17, 1904, around Wood
worth, North Dakota. Last heard
of about 1937.
GONGAS. Panayioti (Peter)—
Born at Kvparissia, Greece.
Came to Alaska about 50 years
ago. Last address somewhere in
Alaska. No word for several
years.
GAY, Jess William—In his
50\s. Lived at one time in James
town, North Dakota, and work
ed as a brakeman on Great
Northern or Northern Pacific
Railroad. Veteran of World War
I.
HUNTER, George Provan —
Last heard from in 1931 when
he loft Seattle or Vancouver
for Alaska. Graduate of R'pon
College, Wisconsin, and holder
of advanced degrees from Uni
versity of Chicago.
LAKE. Albert E. — Born at
North Rranch. Michigan, August
27, 1900. Formerly resided in
Detroit, Michigan. Social Se
curity No. 374-09-9776.
McCULLOUGH. William Al
exander—From Boston. Con
struction worker. Last address
Ketchikan.
McLEAN. Edward Lee — Age
63 or 64. Prospector and World
War I veteran. Last heard from
in Portland, September. 1952,
but lived in Anchorage.
SCHLEIFER, Otto — Born in
1931 at A.rad, Rumania. Natural
ized citizen, rcoortcd working
as a government engineer. His
address desired by Department
of State.
Persons having information
about any of the above named
are asked to forward it to the
Governor’s OUice, Box 1571,
Juneau, Alaska.
GAMES PARTIES CHANGED
TO THURSDAY NIGHTS
The Alaskan games parties un
der auspices of the American
Legion Auxiliary, and which
have been running for several
weeks, have been changed from
Friday to Thursday nights.
Engine Failure
Brings Blackout
The power shortage in Seward
experienced since Tuesday night
should end soon, possibly by
Saturday, Jack Jordan, Super
intendent of Seward Electric
System, said today.
Repairs on the new Cooper
Bessemer generator are under
way and should be completed
within a few hours. The trouble
was caused by failure of an air
valve in the big engine.
Mr. Jordan said that the com
pany appreciates the cooperation
of townspeople in the effort to
conserve power. Street lights
were turned off and have re
mained off since Tuesday night.
Operators of electric and neon
signs were also asked to turn
off signs until repairs are made
and tested.
An announcement will be
made when full power is again
available. The best sign, how
ever, will be the street lights.
When the lights go on, there will
be plenty of power for all uses.
Taxes Due Agcsn!
Notices Next Week
Tax assessor Harry Southard
announced that tax notices on
real and personal property will
be in the mail by the end of next
week. Delinquent date for city
taxes is set at September 16.
After that date interest and pen
alty will become one per cent
per month, increasing one per
cent each month the tax remains
delinquent.
Millage rate remains tire same
as last year: 15 mills on real
■property and 25 mills on per
sonal property.
Air Reid Siren
Confusing
The new air raid siren was
installed and tested Tuesday.
It is placed in the rear of the
City log cabin at the corner of
Fourth and Adams.
The siren is similar in sound
to the fire siren. During the test
some confusion was caused
when firemen thought it was a
fire alarm. It seems to be much
louder, however, and is sounded
with a continuous blast instead
of the undulating sound of the
fire siren.
Falmat Appointed
Chief of Police
Don Balmat, who has been
acting Chief of Police for the
past six weeks, was regularly
appointed as chief by the City
Council last Monday night.
Mr. Balmat has been a mem
ber of the police force for almost
two years. He succeeded J. E.
Kirkpatrick upon the latter's
resignation from the office.
Mr. Ealmat has plans for put
ting the police force into uni
form and purchase of a new pa
trol car.
Kirkpatrick To Head
City Bowling League
Dick Kirkpatrick was elected
president of the City Bowling
League at a meeting of league
bowlers held Wednesday night
at the Elks Club.
Other officers elected for the
years are Jim Harrow, vice-pres
ident, and Bob Hendricks, secre
tary.
The coming season begins
September 21 for 30 weeks. In
stead of the former plan for four
sessions, there will be only two
sessions of 15 weeks each. After
seven weeks of regular bowling
there will be a "position night",
after which the regular bowling
will continue for seven weeks
more in each session.
All firms or organizations in
tending to sponsor teams are
asked to make themselves
known early.
FRENCH CONSUL DINNER
GUEST HERE LAST WEEK
Louis de Guiringaud, Consul
General of Franco and his trav
eling companion, Michel Du
mont, Press Counsellor to the
French Consulate, were dinner
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wil
mans and Tom Reilly. Seward
Fish & Cold Storage Company,
Inst Wednesday night.
Another guest was Mr. Van
Seventer, of the firm of Beaver
and Van Seventer, accountants,
who is Alaska agent for the
French Consulate.
The Consul was greatly in
terested in the processing of fish
by freezing. He was taken on a
tour of the Seward plant.
He arrived on the Baranof and
proceeded th$ next day to An
chorage and interior cities.
Portland Man Says
There's Big Money
Under Our Noses
“You have big money right
under your noses,” declared
Harold B. Say, Washington rep
resentative, Portland Chamber
of Commerce. Say was guest
speaker at the Seward Chamber
of Commerce Tuesday noon.
The tourist potential, of which
Mr. Say was speaking, is one
of the greatest money makers
for Alaska, he insisted. The
State of Oregon has an estimated
income from the tourist business
of S140 million per year, accord
ing to the Portland man.
Mr. Say also remarked that
the writing of letters, earnest
and sincere letters from individ
uals. to Congressmen in Wash
ington "do have results." He
suggested that Alaskans should
not write only to our own Dele
gate to Congress, Bob Bartlett,
but also to the men on commit
tees handling affairs pertinent
to Alaska. He offered the assist
ance of the Portland Chamber
in identifying these persons and
in any other programs which
might come up.
Mr. Say is completing a tour
of the Territory. lie has visited
in Alaska before, but this was
his first trip to Seward.
Another guest was Maynard
L. Taylor, Jr., mayor of Anchor
age. He came with Mr. Say. Mr.
Pat Cook, ARR engineer brought
the visitors from Anchorage via
the ARR railcar. All three were
guests at the Chamber of Com
merce luncheon.
Mr. Taylor remarked that this
was the first time he has had
a real opportunity to see just
how bad the railroad is between
Portage and Seward. They stop
ped along the way. he said, to
inspect certain sections. “It is
my opinion.” Taylor stated,
“that the condition of that track
borders on criminal negligence.”
AMBULANCE CORPS PLANS
BIG HALLOWE'EN DANCE
The Seward Volunteer Ambu
lance Corps is planning a big
dance with all the trimmings for
Hallowe’en, Saturday, October
31.
Thurman Eddy, chairman of
the dance committee, is negoti
ating for a dance band from An
chorage, to make this the dance
of all dances.
It will be in the Civic Cenicr,
the largest floor in town. The
usual refreshments will be found
in the basement.
GIANT SQUASH ON DISPLAY
AT GROCERY STORE
A giant zucchini squash is on
display in the Seward Trading
Company store. Weighing 14
pounds and 5 ounces, the squash
is 23 inches long.
It was brought from Palmer
by Glenn Tressler over the
weekend. Several weeks ago,
Tressler cut his initials on the
zucchini, that gave evidence
(hen of becoming a giant. It was
laid up on a board to continue
growing.
At the retail price for zucchini
squash, it would bring $3.59.
Sid Urie has another large
squash, grown this year near
Seward, but it is a dwarf along
side the Palmer giant.
FISH FRY TO CONTINUE
AT LEGION CLUB
The fish fries that have be
come popular in the last few
weeks at the Legion Club, will
continue.
Next Sunday, Mike Stevens
will again prepare silver salmon
in his own inimitable way. Fish
and chips, bread and butter, cof
fee and pickles, all you want to
eat for a dollar!
Fish will be served from 4 to
8 p.m. Those who have missed it
will still have the chance to en
joy salmon fried as it should be
fried.
Reporter's
Notebook
Mr. Floycl Johnson will con
duct services at the Seward Lu
theran Church next Sunday.
Worship service at 11 a.m.
Little Frankie Baker, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Baker,
has been hospitalized this week
with an injured knee. He fell on
a rusty spike. They expected to
take him home by Friday.
Mrs. Don Wilson has been vis
iting the Wm. Bauers’ in Fair
banks this week. She expects to
be gone about 10 days. The
Bauers used to live in Seward.
The fire alarm Thursday noon
called firemen to a fire in a
play house on Adams Street
near Standard Oil tanks. Al
though it sent up clouds of dense
smoke, there was no damage ex
cept to the hut.
Mr. F. L. Stradley will leave
Monday for the Outside for
medical attention.
Mrs. B. I. Carpenter, Mary
Lou Jones, Candy Freimuth and
Helen Ruth Carpenter attended
the Chugach Baptist Association
Youth Camp held at King’s
Lake last week. The total en
rollment at the camp reached
117, representing seven Baptist
churches in the greater Anchor
age area, Valdez, Palmer and
Seward. Mrs. Hazel Musgrave
of the Grandview Garden's Bap
tist Church in Anchorage was
director of the camp and Avery
Richie of Palmer served as camp
pastor. Mrs. Carpenter was a
counselor at the camp.
Bears on Mt. Marathon have
been attracting attention all
week. Almost every day climb
ers can be seen on the mountain.
Whether to see the bear or just
to make the climb has not been
established.
Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Wood
announce the marriage of their
daughter Evelyn Gilbert to Ger
ard A. LeBianc Saturday, Au
gust 22. It is to be an evening
wedding with a reception at the
Legion Club. Evelyn is a local
girl and graduate of Seward
High School.
Another wedding on Saturday
is that of Miss Joyce Elizabeth
Cook and Leo Delarm, Jr. They
will be married at Sacred Heart
Church at 10 a.m., August 22.
Miss Cook is employed at the
Sanatorium and Mr. Delarm is
employed locally, also.
Mrs. Erlene Mulhearne and
several friends held a bridal
shower Wednesday evening for
their school chum. Evelyn Gil
bert. It was held at the Mul
hearne home.
Vina Zentmire and Julia Mc
Cann took a trip to Anchorage
Monday. They stayed at one of
the new motels and are now ex
claiming at its magnificance, but
still like it at home better.
Mr. Walter Blue and daughter
Virginia are visiting Mr. Blue's
mother, Mrs. Goldie Blue, in
Seattle.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Kidd and
children and Marge and Tony
Murkowski are in Fairbanks
this week. They are visiting the
Vance Hitts at their summer
home near Fairbanks.
Bob Niegcmann, Stan's bro
ther, who has been visiting him
this summer, left Thursday for
his home in Washington, where
iie teaches school.
Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Zentmire
entertained Father Edward Tur
ner at dinner Thursday evening
at their beautiful cabin in the
country. The only other guests
were Mr. and Mrs. Del Zentmire.
Father Turner was ending his
three weeks vacation at home
and is now on his way to New
York, and to a new charge in
Puerto Rico in the near future.
The people of Cooper Landing
held a very successful dance
last Saturday night in their com
munity building. A rifle, made
by Harold Johnson, was award
ed to an Anchorage man, much
to the regret of everybody there,
each wanting it for himself. Ac
cording to the report, there was
a tremendous crowd there.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Osbo, Miss
Sylvia Sexton and Mrs. Helen
Biosius plan to drive to Arehor
age tomorrow. It is not known
whether they intend to make
a statement on Statehood.
Case For Alaska Statehood
As Presented In Washington
Local Men Serve On
Committees of New
Alaskan Organization
A new organization to be call
ed the Economic Development
Committee for Western Alaska
was formed last week in An
chorage. It is hoped and expect
ed that the Committee will be
accepted by the All Alaska
Chamber of Commerce as a di
vision under its banner.
Object of the committee is to
set down plans for requests and
push through development plans
for Western Alaska. Men from
Anchorage. Fairbanks, Seward,
Cordova, Kodiak, Palmer and
Valdez were present, about 40 in
all and all businessmen from
these areas.
The committee will push for
political action where necessary,
in the fields of transportation,
mining, airports, tourist indus
try and unfair competition by
the government in Alaska busi
ness.
Four local men were appoint
ed to committees. Jacque Roth
is on the policy committee; Rus
sell Painter, transportation; Sol
Urie, tourist industry; and Jack
Werner, government competi
tion.
In making his report to the
Seward Chamber of Commerce
Tuesday. Jacque Roth denied
any immediate plans for a good
will tour of Japan or any other
country.
Seattle Shriners Due
Here September 16
Word has been received by
Leon Urbach that Nile Temple
Shriners of Seattle will hold a
Ceremonial in Seward Wednes
day, September 16. It is expect
ed that a large number of Sew
ard Masons will be initiated into
the Shrine here, where they will
be conducted over the hot sands
of the desert.
The Seattle Shriners will
leave Seattle Sept. 10 for Fair
banks, thence to Nome, then to
Seward, following which they
will put on a ceremonial at An
chorage on Saturday, Sept. 19.
The Seward Ceremonial will
be the first one in years put on
at Seward and it is expected
there will be a large class of
novitiates in Seward.
Bearded Visitors
Awarded Prizes
Seward was taken over Thurs
day night by swarms of bearded
young men in the uniform of
Uncle Sam's Navy. The U3S
Electra, AKA 4, cargo ship
about the size of the Funston,
anchored in the harbor await
ing a berth at the Army dock.
The ship is about 500 feet
long and appears to be about
00 feet wide (pardon us) beam.
Completely lighted from stem
to stern, she was a beautiful
sight in the harbor.
Since all the boys had beards
of varying degree of brilliance,
it is assumed that the ship has
spent some time in ...northern
waters. In fact, upon inquiry, it
was learned that a beard grow
ing contest has been in effect.
Today, Friday, Captain R. E.
Mageffin, USN, awarded prizes
for the best beards—the prizes?
Razors!
The awards were made on the
Army dock before a crowd of
longshoremen and townspeople.
First prize went to the ship’s
doctor for the most beautiful
black beard. “Gorgeous,” it was
described.
Other prizes were given for
the longest, reddest, most sexy,
heaviest, etc. Placards named
the various assortment, one
reading "good try,” for a young
ster who had been unsuccessful
with his crop.
This is the first shore leave
for the men of the Electra in
several weeks. Every effort is
being made to keep them order
ly, but now and then some young
fellow oversteps the bounds.
They seem nicely behaved, on
the whole, however, and Sew
ard is glad to see the Navy.
Saturday, two more ships,
LST’s will dock and be here for
the weekend.
Mrs. Bernie Trakowski and
daughter Susan will leave Sun
day for the States. Her mother
arrived this week by plane to
take the long, drive with her.
They plan to visit Anchorage
and Valdez before leaving the
Territory.
In support of the opinion that
Alaska can support statehood,
Mrs. Mildred Hermann, attorney
of Juneau, presented the follow
ing figures in the hearing held
in Washington, D.C., April 14
to 17, 1953. Mrs. Hermann re
iterated her statement before
the Butler Committee in Juneau
last week. She was the only per
son invited to appear before the
Alaska hearings, who had also
appeared in Washington.
The following is taken from
the report of Hearings before
the Sub-committee on Territor
ies and Insular Possessions of
the Committee on Interior and
Insular Affairs, House of Rep
resentatives, 33rd Congress. The
lengthy report is condensed to
save space.
MRS. HERMANN: “In pre
senting these figures to you,
which have been compiled from
authentic sources in the Terri
tory, I do so with this explana
tion: The figures are, in the
main, those that point to the in
creased costs of government
under statehood.”
Mrs. Hermann pointed out
that Alaska is already support
ing a very effective Territorial
government. It includes all the
g^eat programs that come under
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Time To Start
Thinking About
City Election
Nine offices are open for
election this year in the Seward
city government.
Office of mayor is open to be
elected for a two year term. Mr.
Russell Painter was appointed
to the office upon the resigna
tion of Eugene N. Lanier in De
cember of last year.
Four councilmen will be elect
ed. One will fill the unexpired
term of Max Hamilton, who re
signed. This will be a one year
term. Three regular councilmen
will be elected for two year
terms.
Two members are to be elect
ed to the school board. One will
fill the three year term of Rev.
Kent Spaulding. The other is
a five year term.
Two members of the Utilities
Board will be elected. One will
fill the three year term of Ray
Seferovich, who resigned, and
1he other is the regular five
year term.
Closing date for filing of ap
plications for election to office
is 3 p.m. September 23. Peti
tions can be had at the city
clerk's office. They must be
signed by the candidate and at
least 25 REGISTERED voters.
Petitions are now available.
School Board Orders
Two New Buses
In a special meeting held Fri
day, August 14, the Seward
School Board completed the pur
chase of two 48-passenger school
buses for Seward schools. One
GMC and one Ford 6.
Bids were received from two
local firms. Seward Machine
Shop and Win Ervin Motors.
The buses were identical in con
struction except for the chassis
and engines. Bodies comply with
all specifications for transporta
tion of school children required
by the Territory and national
schools.
Additional insulation and
heaters were to be installed in
the vehicles for Alaska. The two
bids were within $132 of being
the same, both approximately
$5200 delivered.
Delivery date was set at 00
days. The Seward Machine Shop
notified Mrs. Beryl Wagner,
president of the school board,
Thursday that they could not
make delivery within the speci
fied time, as the Ford company
would have no available chassis
until a later date. Upon request
of Mrs. Wagner, the school board
was released from their contract
Thursday and the entire contract
awarded to Win Ervin Motors,
who were assured of the earlier
delivery date.
Transportation of school chil
dren from outside the city limits
will continue on a temporary
basis by interim contract as last
year. It is hoped that by the time
real winter conditions arrive,
large, heated and comfortable
buses will be in operation by the
Seward Public School .system,
carrying children from all ac
cess roads.