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Only newspaper in tha
world that gives a hoot
about Seward, Alaska.
Vol. X, No. 22
SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1953
Price 10 Cents
YOUNG WOMAN AND CMLD MISSMG
C. of C. Discusses Freight
Rates At Tuesday Meeting
Continuation of the discussion
of freight rates on commodities
to Seward highlighted the Cham
ber of Commerce meeting Tues
day. A survey conducted on
canned goods proved conclusive
ly that the freight rate on canned
goods by pound weight is less
than that paid by Anchorage
grocers. Cube measurement
freight is higher than goods
shipped per pound.
Further investigation will be
made of reported differences in
grocery prices between the two
cities. It was stated that large
stores selling a volume of goods
are operating on so low a margin
that smaller merchants in neigh
boring towns cannot compete.
This, it was explained, is one
reason for lower prices in An
chorage.
Another question discussed
was a new postoffice building
for Seward. Present postofficc
quarters are so cramped that
more space has become an abso
lute necessity, it was stated.
Last year. Seward reached first
class status and it is now ex
pected to maintain that level.
With more space in which to
sort mail, this city could have
door to daor delivery. Steps are
being taken by the Chamber of
Commerce to start the ball roll
ing for a new building and de
livery.
Many Entries, Prizes
Children's Art Show
Prizes of art supplies and
blue, white and red ribbons
were given many children in the
art show sponsored by Seward
Business & Professional Women
Friday night. The show was to
be held in the Community Li
brary Friday night with entries
being judged Thursday.
Following are the results: Age
group 15 year olds: First. Aud
ney Horton; second, Jake Titus:
Honorable Mention, Cindy Cole
man.
14 year olds: First, Ludwig
Everett; Second, Robert Tre
harne.
13 year olds: ‘First, Janice
Jeffery and Nick Clapp; second,
Laura Ann Sume and Evelyn
Hasty: Honorable Mention. Clau
dia McCann and Raymond Bick
ford.
12 year olds: First, Kathryn
Keating: second, Eleanor Hen
rickson; Honorable Mention, Bil
ly Olson, Mike Stanton.
11 year olds: First, Glenn Ca
ley; Second, Terry Alan Rose;
Honorable Mention, Virginia
Blue, Joe Doshen, Timothy Tre
harne. Judy Moore.
10 vr. olds: First, Bobby Stan
ton; Second, Gregory Schmid;
Honorable Mention, Patty Muir.
9 year olds: First, David Wats
jold; Second, Mike Blair; Hon
orable Mention, Dennis Sword.
8 year olds: First, Gary Caugh
lin: Second, Janice Whitmore;
Honorable Mention,"Wayne
Tressler.
7 year olds: First, Robbie
Ground; Second, Lorraine Stan
ton: Honorable Mention, Fred
Havercamp.
6 year olds: First. Fred We
mark, Janet Ground; Second,
John Kearns, Nadelle Tressler;
Honorable Mention, Roy Free
man.
Blue ribbon selection and the
prizes will be on display in a
store window next week, but it
is hoped that most everyone and
all parents will have visited the
display in the Library Friday
night. Members %f B&PW Club
mounted all entries and pre
pared them for display. The aim
of the club in holding the show
is to encourage more children
with talent to study with the
idea of learning the extent of
their talent and continue in the
arts.
CATHOLIC LADIES
HOLD LUNCHEON
Catholic ladies of Sacred
Heart parish met for a “get
acquainted” luncheon last Sat
urday at 1 p.m. in the rectory.
Chairman, Mrs. Pat Anderson,
and her assistants served chick
en a la king, hot biscuits, cole
slaw, relishes and raspberry
mousse. The table was beautiful
with candles and gleaming sil
ver.
Council To Interview
City Mgr. Prospect
Raymond O’Hara, who sub
mitted an application for the
position of city manager, was
expected to arrive in Seward
today (Friday) to look the sit
uation over and consult with the
city council before a final deci
sion is made on the job, it was
announced this week.
Mr. O'Hara is now city man
ager at Delano, California, as
well as Civil Defense director
for the county. He is in his early
thirties, married, with two chil
dren. He has never been in Al
aska before. Mayor Painter and
two councilmen. Stockton and
Johnson, drove to Anchorage to
meet the plane from the south.
Among the eleven applica
tions read by the council, Mr.
O'Hara’s seemed to meet with
unanimous approval upon first
reading. He was immediately
contacted and agreed to visit the
city for an inspection and a talk
with the people.
ALASKA RAILROAD OFFERS
SURPLUS USED
EQUIPMENT FOR SALE
Two sales of surplus used
equipment, including some 47
vehicles, tractors, engines and
parts, was announced this week
by The Alaska Railroad.
Bids will be open on the first
lots, which consists largely of
used automobiles, in the office
of L. J. Siwft. acting superin
tendent of stores for the rail
road, at 2 p.m. on December 10.
The second sale makes avail
able such items as cranes, doz
ers, crawler shovels, air com
pressors, diesel engines, bull
dozer blades, water pumps and a
backhoe.
Bids on these pieces of equip
ment are scheduled for opening
at 2 p.m. on December 11 in
Swift's office.
A bid deposit of 20 percent of
the total bid is required by The
Alaska Railroad. In addition all
successful bidders must remove
their property from the railroad
reserve within 15 calendar days.
The material up for bid may
be inspected between the hours
of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, by contacting
the office of Mr. Swift, Ware
house No. 3, in the railroad ter
minal yards, Anchorage.
1954 SHOULD BRING
"TWICE AS MANY TOURISTS,
TWICE AS MANY DOLLARS"
An estimated ten million dol
lars was spent by Alaskan tour
ists in 1953. and this figure rep
resents a gain of 65 per cent
over the previous year, accord
ing to a statement issued by Ed
Coffey, president of the Alaska
Visitors Association.
The estimate is based on a
tourist survey made last year
and a check of the 1953 records
of the major carriers, Territorial
agencies and services catering
to the visitors.
“The paramount importance
of the tourist industry can be
seen all over the Territory,”
Coffey said. “In Nome and Kot
zebue the economy is now based
on tourist travel since the clos
ing of the gold mining industry.
There is no doubt that the peo
ple of these Arctic Coast towns
recognize a new gold mine in
the tourist industry and are
making their bid for more tour
ists through interesting and col
orful programs and organized
entertainment,” Coffey stated.
It was his observation that in
Anchorage and Fairbanks the
tourist dollars did much to sus
tain the economy this summer
during the period when con
struction was at a low ebb, while
contracts were being reviewed
“The Alaska Visitors Associa
tion’s nationwide advertising
and publicity program is selling
the traveling public on Alaska
as a fascinating vacationland,”
he continued.
“Plans for more extensive
coverage in the leading national
magazines and newspapers have
been formulated and we expect
to see twice as many tourists and
twice as many dollars come into
the Territory during the 1954
season,” Coffey asserted.
Issues Warning To
Property Owners
Re Snow Removal
Ordinance No. 80 requires
lhai all owners of Real Property
in the Town of Seward "Keep
the sidewalks abutting on their
premises clear of excess snow
and ice, at their own expense
and cost."
This ordinance also provides
that if the owners do not keep
the walks clear of snow and ice.
the Common Council of the
Town of Seward shall cause the
excess snow and ice to be re
moved and the costs assessed
against the premises, and these
costs will be lien against the
property.
Your cooperation in this is
asked in the interest of public
safety and convenience.
Aiaska'Nebraska
Fund Progress
The American Legion Auxil
iary and Werner’s Furniture
Store helped to push the ther
mometer up again this week.
The ladies served a wonderful
turkey dinner the other night at
the Legion Club. Chuck Barrett
proved to Seward once more
what a good cook he is, while
the ladies added just the right
trimmings to the turkey he
served. When the evening was
over the fund was $21.30 richer.
Werner’s Furniture Store offer
ed to give one tenth of every
thing that was taken in 'on
Wednesday. However, due to the
Thanksgiving holiday we are
unable at this time to state the
amount received. We will have
to add that sum in next week.
Two new plans for making
money were added to the calen
dar this week. January 15 An
drews' Outdoor Store will turn
over one third of everything that
is taken in. Let’s hope it is a big
day. The second plan is an
"Amateur Show" featuring “Ma
jor" Bob Sheffield and all of the
talent that he can unearth in
Seward. The date will be Feb.
6, which is a Saturday night.
It will be necessary for people
to register their acts. Registra
tion blanks will be found below.
If you can sing, dance, play an
instrument or present a novelty
act, now’s the time to display
your talents. There will be good
prizes, so register early.
Spic and Span Cleaners will
dry olean all of the basketball
suits free of charge just before
the team leaves for Nebraska.
Werner's Market has a fifty dol
lar food order for some lucky
person to be presented on Dec.
19. Go in today and ask Jack
about it.
We have about 41 potential
travelers who would like to
make the trip at a cost of $150
each for plane fare. We need a
few more and we can’t count
any as sure until we get the
cash. A plan to pay the commit
tee $25 a month has been sug
gested as a good way to let it be
known that you really mean to
go.
Many folks who have heard
the Seward, Nebraska, tape re
cordings over the local radio
station have asked if we are
broadcasting there. The answer
is simple. They have no radio
station. However, Carol Ann
Trevethan is writing a weekly
column for their newspaper
along the same lines as the
broadcasts.
"MAJOR" BOB SHEFFIELD'S
AMATEUR SHOW
On Saturday evening, Feb. G, we
would like to present the follow
ing act:
Name ..
P.O. Box Ph.
Fill in and mail to Major Bob
Sheffield, c/o Seward Bank.
H. H. Malcolm Funeral
Saturday Afternoon
H. H. Malcolm, who died in
Seward General Hospital Wed
nesday, November 25 at 10:40
p.m., will be buried Saturday,
November 28 at 2 p.m. Grave
side services will be conducted
by Rev. L. C. Hopkins, Church
ol' the Nazarene.
Mr. Malcolm was born in Aus
tralia March 11, 1884. He oper
ated the Alaska Coachways Bus
Bine on Kcnai Peninsula and
from Seward to Anchorage.
KODIAK PETITION SHOWS
VOTERS WISH TO
RETAIN COMMISSIONER
Kodiak voters wish to retain
Mrs. A. M. Vokacek as U.S.
Commissioner in that city. A
petition was circulated last week
carrying the names of 250 resi
dents in that precinct.
The petition listed beside the
names, the length of residence
in the precinct and declared
that “members of the Demo
cratic and Republican parties
do make this request not as a
matter of politics but rather
with an aim to honest and effi
cient government.”
The petit ion was addressed to
Judge J. L. McCarrey at Anchor
age.
Legion Dinner Nets
$268 For Travel Fund
A turkey dinner last Sunday
at the Legion Club netted $268
for the Seward, Nebraska travel
fund.
The dinner, put on by mem
bers of the American Legion
Auxiliary, was cw >ked by Chuck
Barrett and served- by Benny
Silvers with Auxiliary members
giving assistance in all depart
ments. The event proved so pop
ular that food ran out by seven
o’clock although 70 pounds of
turkey had been prepared.
The Nebraska trip is being
sponsored by Seward Chamber
of Commerce. Other events will
be offered in rapid order to raise
the amount necessary to send
the basketball team to Nebraska.
CORDOVA SENIORS PULL
NOVEL SNEAK
A very novel ‘-Senior Sneak"
was made recently by a group
of ten Cordova High seniors.
The group of seven girls and
three boys accompanied by a
group advisor and two other
chaperones, made the trip by
plane, spending three days at
College and Fairbanks.
While at the University, the
group was quartered in Harriet
Hess and Norland Halls. The full
day Friday was spent on campus.
The students were first given
talks on the University, entrance
requirements and building plans.
Next they were shown through
the Museum, School of Mines,
Geophysical Institute and Home
Economics Department. A lunch
eon was served in the Home
Economics Lounge.
Following this the group was
taken to see the Ester dredge,
returning for punch and cookies
with the University students at
Hess Hall. President Ernest N.
Patty entertained the visitors
at dinner in the University cafe
teria. In the evening they were
guests at basketball games in
the gymnasium and an improm
tu dance in Hess Hall.
Saturday evening the group
was invited to take part in a
sourdough dance. The party re
turned to Cordova on Sunday.
$5,000
$3,000
$1,000
$6,000
$4,000
$2,000
$900
$650
ALASKA - NEBRASKA
FUND
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Local Flyer Escapes
Crack*up Thursday
Don Lowell, young local flyer,
escaped injury Thursday after
noon, but scared half the Sew
ard residents out of a year's
growth.
The story as told here is that
Lowell, when preparing to land,
discovered that one of his skiis
had come loose and he could not
come down. He buzzed the town
to attract attention to his plight.
People went to the airport in
cars, trucks, and even the ambu
lance was ready in case it was
needed.
After flying around a while,
Lowell was able to reach out the
door, grasp the swinging cable
and pull the loose ski back into
place. Everybody on the ground
drew a sigh of relief and went
home.
U, of A. Registration
Open in January
January 15, 1954 can be made
an important date in the lives
of many young men and women
in Alaska. It is the registration
date for the second semester at
the University. Returning vet
erans and others who are free
to enter college at that time can
save a semester’s time toward
graduation by starting at mid
year's. Those lacking college
entrance credits or not wishing
to work for a degree can be ac
commodated as special students.
Board and room on campus
cost $95 per month with a dou
ble room and $100 with a single.
Since they are exempt from the
non-resident tuition of $60, Al
askan residents' fees amount to
only $50 to $60 per semester.
Accordingly, the total of pay
ments to the University ranges
from around $430 per semester
for territorial residents living
in double rooms to a maximum
of about S520 for non-residents
renting single rooms.
Anyone interested in enter
ing for the second semester
should Write immediately for in
formation to the Registrar. Uni
versity of Alaska, College, Alas
ka.
Insurance Coverage
Of Non-Citizens
Changed By Law
All employers are advised to
consult their insurance carriers
on the application of Workmen's
Compensation covered by the
Longshoremen's and Harbor
Worker Act. Public Law 100
amended Public Law 784 re
garding changes in coverage of
NON-CITIZENS of the United
States under the Act. Previously
non-citiens who were residents
of the United States were cov
ered under the Act. Since the
change non-citizens, even though
they are U.S. residents, are not
covered under the Act. Accord
ingly an employer could be sub
ect to legal action for damages
resulting from personal injury
to an employee who is a non
citizen unless he is covered in
some other manner. Insurance
carriers should be consulted on
this matter.
CHINESE ARTIST GIVES
UNUSUAL PROGRAM
Seward citizens were privi
leged on November 18 to hear
Mr. Yi-Kwei Sze, Chinese basso,
and his wife, who accompanied
him. Mr. Sze displayed a rich,
full voice, which seemed all the
more so since one does not usual
ly associate a voice of this type
with a person of Mr. Sze’s na
tionality, according to some
listeners.
Perhaps the only criticism to
make of the concert was that
the program was a little on the
heavy side; however, that is
purely a matter of personal taste
and in no way detracts from
Mr. Sze’s talents as a perform
er. An unusual note on the pro
gram was a group of Chinese
songs, which were beautifully
done by the artist and well re
ceived by the audience.
A reception followed the con
cert with Beta Sigma Phi soror
ity members as hostesses.
The Seward Small Boat Own
er’s Association was formed last
Monday night in a meeting in
the city council room.
Dr. Francis J. Phillips was
elected president of the new or
ganization. Robert Stearns is
vice president and Phil Durant,
secretary-treasurer. About twen
ty owners and others interested
in boating were present.
The group discussed lighting
at the small boat harbor and
other hoped-for improvements,
including work on the existing
breakwater. A new float is ex
pected to be constructed in the
spring, according to a letter
from the Territorial Engineer,
Irving Reed.
Meetings will be held every
second Monday at 7:30 p.m. in
the council room. Membership
is open to any interested per
sons.
Reporter's
Notebook
Seward Junior Women's Club
met at the home of Ruth Brown
last Tuesday night. This was the
monthly social meeting, al
though some business was dis
cussed. Ruth Brown, Wilma
Tisch and Jeanne Thompson
were hostesses.
Susanne Osbon and William
Berry were married Wednesday
afternoon in the Commissioner’s
office by Mrs. Anna B. Southard.
Their attendants were A. L. Peel
and Helen Germain.
Sally Marion Smith and Wil
bur L. Ruyle planned to be mar
ried by Commissioner Southard
Friday night in the Commission
er's office.
Firemen were called to Dave
Thompson's house early Wednes
day morning. A small fire was
thought to have been caused by
defective wiring.
Bob Henrickson returned last
week after a flying visit to
Everett, Washington to visit his
parents. It was his father's birth
day.
Eighth grade boys and girls
were given three hours off from
school Wednesday in which to
earn money for the Nebraska
travel fund. Fortunately a good
fall of snow gave the boys plenty
of work about town cleaning
sidewalks. Girls did housework,
etc. Because of the holiday, no
report of their financial success
is available.
Leonard Muccicciaro is back
in town. He has lived here sev
eral times. Tlie last time was in
1952 when he was interested in
a highway trucking concern.
Seward Masons will entertain
the Kenai Masons and their
wives at dinner here Saturday
night. Masons’ wives and mem
bers of Eastern Star are work
ing together on the neighborly
project.
Another dinner will be served
at the Legion Club by American
Legion Auxiliary women Sun
day from 4 to 8 p.m. The menu
is chicken and noodles, home
made bread, coffee, etc. Price,
$1.00 per person. Proceeds are
for the Child Welfare Fund.
The new police car arrived
aboard the Denali this week. It
will probably not be put into
use before next week, according -
to word from the city hall, but
it will be given a tryout Satur
day. The car is a Ford with po
lice equipment.
ALASKA STUDENTS AT
INDIANA STATE
Terra Haute, Ind. — William
H. Connelly, son of Mr. and
Mrs. O. C. Connelly,! Seward,
and Edward Lyle Ness, son of
Mrs. Mary Ness, Kenai, are
among 1894 students enrolled
for the fall quarter at Indiana
State Teachers College. Both are
1951 graduates of Kenai High
School.
Police and search parties
walked the highway to Moose
Pass today searching for Mrs.
Lila Thoresen Morrison and 18
month old daughter Sheila. The
pair was last seen when Mrs.
Morrison got gas in Moose Pass
at 1:30 or 2 o’clock Thanks
giving Day to come in to Sew
ard for dinner with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Andy Novak.
Mrs. Novak did not expect
her daughter Thursday because
of the heavy snow, but a call
from Moose Pass Friday morn
ing alerted the search. During
the morning Friday, a party
drove to the Novak cabin at
Mile 18 hoping the young wom
an had stopped there, but a re
port from Territorial Police Of
ficer Tommy Roberts at 4 p.m.
stated that no sign of the car
or its passengers had been
found.
Mrs. Morrison has been work
ing at Estes Brothers’ in Moose
Pass, and had little Shei'la with
her. She is well known here as
a school girl, who attended the
University of Alaska after grad
uation.
This is the second search of
this kind in three months in the
Seward area. Great concern is
felt in the town for the girl’s
safety. By early afternoon Oli
ver Amend was again probing
the Lagoon, but at press time,
no word had been received.
Mrs. Morrison was driving a
gray 1949 Plymouth, license
number 13863, Alaska.
Christmas Seals In
Mail This Week
Tuberculosis costs the Ameri
can people every year more than
$350,000,000, most of it in tax
dollars. Can the people of this
community afford to pay the
price for a disease which can be
prevented and cured? Christmas
Seal dollars spent now for pre
vention of tuberculosis are an
investment in human life and
they also mean tax dollars saved
in the future.
Mrs. Georgia Gordon, chair
man of the local TB Association,
announced that your Christmas
Seals are in the mail. Last year,
Seward contributed $920 to sup
port the association's work. Let’s
do that and more for 1954. Here
in Seward with a tuberculosis
sanatorium on our doorstep, we
know the meaning of this dread
disease. Funds collected through
the purchase of Christmas Seals
are not used for treatment of
patients or relief to their fami
lies. The total of Christmas Seal
contributions in the United
States last year would not be
enough to pay for two weeks of
treatment for all known TB pa
tients. We believe that the most
economical way of spending
Christmas Seal money is on pre
vention of the disease. Buy and
use your Christmas Seals.
Farewell Party for
St. Georges
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Ryan will
be hosts at a farewell party
Saturday, Novembt r 28, for Lt.
and Mrs. John St. George in
the Ryan home on Seventh Ave
nue. The St. George's are leav
ing for their home in North
Carolina. They have been here
for the past two years where Lt.
St. George was a member of the
staff of -the Naval Control of
Shipping Office.
In addition to the Ryans and
St. George’s, dinner guests will
be Mr. and Mrs. Vern Coumbe,
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sheffield,
and Mr. and Mrs. Dave Has
singer.
Rainbow ^Irls Have
Thanksgiving Party
Rainbow Girls will hold a
Thanksgiving party that is a
little different this year. Friday
night will find them at the home
of Mrs. Tom Howell for an in
formal dinner. After dinner (and
the clean-up) they will proceed
to Mary Lou Jones’ home for a
“sock dance.” That is, everyo le
will remove shoes and dance in
stocking feet until? Then the
girls will curl down on the floor
before the big fireplace for the
rest of the night. The program
calls for sleep, but probably no
one will insist upon it, except
maybe the elder Jones’.
In the morning the girls will
get breakfast, then return to
their own homes.