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WARD
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I \ III, No. 47
SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY. OCTOBER 2(5, 1951
Price 10 Cents
e Story of
■WARD
By Jay Slauter
XXI (Continued)
END OF THE
SKA NORTHERN
previous episodes wo have
t with the manner in which
interests of the Frost and
>rn Corporation became in
singly concerned with Mata
;a Valley coal, first as a
ce of fuel for their future
notiv s: second, as a possi
major cargo and source of
:ht revenue, especially as a
irn haul” so vital to the
[table operation of a rail
. Also, the commercial de
pi.unt of Matanuska coal
•s wou’d mean new com
ities to be served by the
oad. new population in the
elt area, and new possibili
for t'n • initiat'd 1 of small
industries, such as smelt
tanner; -s. and perhaps small
Ties, dinsi important of all
' hoped-for developments,
the possibility of largc
comrnfrcial coaling of
nrrs and naval vessels, once
?mplated at the port of Scw
en by 1P06. much as any
hated to ad mi* '■'*>' fact. th<*
:*n era of immense profits
ilroad promotion was over.
Comrnodon' Yand- tidbits.
Jay Cooks, the Jim Hills,
p a s s n' 7 ,.:•*! t nicturo.
ar back as CMC even
•p the Alaska Central was
illy begun, railroad stocks
bonds began *o fall, and
a vim's of potential inv< stors
a to flow into more promis
'iolds. John Ballaine. Alas
pocket-size Jim Hill, hun
pointed out this eircum
e in his later writings, ex
in? the failure of his en
ise. From the very first
of the enterprise, bonds
to be sold on a constantly
line market for such secur
he complained.
Ballame continued. his
'•t end ingenious efforts to
railroad ■ 11 ir On July
gOO. ho announced in thu
rd > < v.-'-panr r llvd ;;ud' r
c was ahaady b>nn"d.
r>.•: an'1 (Poor . wish'-d
J'-.d! ’>\y. A o', a' 1 h O SMU'in
• .; r; ; g ■ ’• : ■ t t ' gov l'il
■ ; d cons' !•-1 to the
uy. idr U! h Yaldw-' niiw r
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ly-skaky railroad \' ■ntum,
•• •<] 'dot • nr w trail
! hail:, “f ven butt r
!’■ •• governiYient trail."
C.'U'.olu.Il point, i now a
<>' Anclv > oCl-,, to the
a ;:: • r. A trail fta w1 ! fop>
■ICO u, 1 he r i lit (To • ;: 1
gain Arm would also be
a a. -aired 'ii" pilbl'n.
on to ■ o■ 111‘( rar■ * Sirs . >
bid rat in r ru'd. : i ,us
-a ■ - !;' I-' y» t a n of
la •; a "d ! i a rn tin- si a: t
si on l . In. no boon
•, - ‘ 1. "r;i• • 1 leal < o jirr ■ r.
h i si or in Seward
ty al that—a man who
ueh to gain from the com
l of the project.
dPTic : It it-.- be-'c ’
ail n ■ I builders. Ilardop
•t: “loop" area, scons
•loads of bridge timbers
•eouirod for lire to-.vt rim',
o; ir '-■lies. Specifications
for Inn Douglas hr string
c* strongest known for the
a-, and the mills of Puget
capable of filling the
were months behind in
vork. due to the tremen
lemand. The tunnel v/ork
•as laohiud schedule, and
ordination of crews was
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Korea Sends Thanks
To ASaskans For
Generous Gifts
The following telegram was
received this week from Honor
able Young Han Chon, Korean
Consul General in San Francis
co. to Mayor Eugene N. Lanier.
"May 1 express my deep grati
tude and profound appreciation
to you and your good p; ople of
Alaska, not only for mys If but
also for my government and for
tht- millions of Korean refugees
in what you hav< done to help
alleviate their suffering from the
coming rigors of the severe cold
winter.
"I know they will remember
your Good Samar • • is as
long as they live and for many
generations to come. If it were
not for tlie generosity and good
hearted American friends, many
of our refugees would have lost
their llv'es not only during the
winter months but also during
the oilier months of this terrible
war.
"In spite of the unspeakable
destructions wrought upon Ko
rea. millions of Korean lives lost
and unaccountable numbers of
Koreans homeless, we feel that
the American people will not let
us down in this war of freedom
and unification.
"The righteousness of God is
on our side and ultimate victory
over Communism is ours.”
Heavy clothing of all sorts,
including footwear, gloves, etc.,
is being collected by the Ameri
can Legion Auxiliary in Seward.
Persons having worn, clean
clothing that can be used by the
Korean refugees are asked to
call Mis. J. R. Jackson, Main
2GB a id the bundles will be
picked up for shipment.
Remember that Korea is ap
proximately the same climate as
this, and the people need warm
clothing.
The Alaska Line is carrying
the clothing from Seward with
out charge, but the articles must
be packed in bundles for easy
handling.
SEWARD RECORD HAS
EIGHT PAGES THIS ISSUE
Just as we promised, this new,
la r er w ekly < • ion of the
Seward Record offers plenty of
new attractions for every mem
ber of the family.
Kids from 7 to 7a' will njoy
the comic strips on page eight.
Six brand new strips by good
artists, not found in any other
Alaska papers, will be regular
features.
Notice also the increased
amount of news, especially the
concert story and pictures of the
artists soon to arrive, on page
five.
All this at the same price
ten cents per copy—makes it
your best buy for better reading.
Current prepaid subscriptions
will 1>d automatically extended,
and individual notices to this ef
fect will soon be in the mail.
New subscriptions to the Seward
Record will be $5 per year reg
ular mail.
Higher Taxes After
November 1
Clark Squirt , collector oi' In
ternal Revenue at Tacoma,
Washington, announces t ii 1 s
wtek that employers will be re
quired to withhold income lax
irorn wages paid on and alter
-November 1, Idol, at the higher
rate provided by the Revenue
Ad ol 1951. Tne Revenue Act
is at present in the final stages
of i a,.cement into law.
Revised withholding tax rate
tank s 101 employers are air any
being printed in Washington,
aim are being rushed to the
oltic’.s ol Collect.<rs turoiighout
t ■ • nut am.
In tin.* meantime, however,
C'oiieeior Squire uutnorn: d the
paoneaTon oi tilt rales as they
appear in the pending Act. lor
the advance* intorniauon oi em
ployers and public.
In view 01 t ie short time
elapsing between the enactment
oi the law and the iirst payroll
period affected, many employers
may not be able to adjust to
the mw rates on the first pay
day affected. While no adjust
ments will be made in the audit
of the* withholding returns in
such cases, he made it clear that
tins does not in any manner af
fect th. responsibility of em
ployes to meet their full tax
liability as required by law
when making their returns for
tire year 1951.
Collector Squire also called
attention to the fact that the
new law relieves individuals
ft mi penalties for failure to
comply with the requirements
relative to declarations 01 esti
mat .1 tax on Form 1940-ES
for 1951 if due to the increased
rates in the Act. Revised csti
lm i s will not be required on
account of the rate i icrea.se. al
though the higher tax for 1951
provided in th 1; v will have
to be paid when taxpayers file
their income tax returns for the
year.
The increase in federal taxes
will affect the Territorial tax
i:i th ■ s a m e proportionate
amount.
SEWARD REPRE 5ENTATIVES
TO ATTEND LEAGUE
OF CITIES CONFERENCE
As a member city of the
Alaska League of Cities. Seward
will send two representatives to
tiie conference in Kodiak Sun
day, Monday and Tuesday, Get.
28, 29 and 39.
Councilman Clarence F.. John
son will represent the mayor and
Mildred Kirkpatrick will b?
there as a member of the board
of directors. She was elected to
that position at the first conven
tion held in Anchorage last year.
The city of Anchorage will
submit 21 resolutions to the
League, designed for the protec
tion of municipalities in the Ter
ritory. Seward will submit at
least two resolutions, which are
felt to affect all Alaska cities.
Ccnp!aints Made On
Shooting of Bears
!r. City Limits
Several complaints haw been
registered, according to Carlos
Carson, FWS enforcement agent,
about the shooting of bears in
the city limits.
Mr. Carson reminds residents
that there is a city ordinance
forbidding the discharge of fire
aims within the city limits.
P. ars are not dangerous, he
says. They will run away il' a
person shouts at them, and it
is not necessary to get out the
gun at all.
For some reason there have
been an unprecedented number
■of black bears strolling th city
streets and residential area this
year. Two were killed by police
officers and Jack Jordan shot
one last week.
For those who are afraid to
have them around because of
little children playing, the thing
to do is call the police—either
the city police or some enforce
ment agent. “Do not shoot at
bears within the city limits,”
Mr. Carson stated emphatically.
“It is dangerous to the life and
prop.rty of others.”
Lock Up Securely,
Advises Police Chief
Police Chief Floyd Evans
urges business houses to secure
rear windows and doors with
heavy mesh protective screens
and to install night lights in
the rear of all properties in the
down-town area.
Two attempted burglaries
were foil d this week, one by
the janitor who was workin .
laie in one building.
•'With the opening of the high
way, drifters and unemployed
men can be expected to wi.ot- r
in Seward. The police de e
merit has only one man to a
shift which makes it exceed in .
difficult to maintain an efficieo;
watch over the entire comma .
tv. Cooperation of th ' more’aa:
by adding safeguards to the ,
property will be greatly ap; -
ciated in the departm.nt,” Ch < f
Evans states.
SCHULTZ NAMED TO '
ENGINEERING DIVISION
Word has been received o n
fro niEhncndorf Air Force B.ise
that Harold R. Schultz has been
named Chief, Engineering Divi
sion, Alaska Road Commission,
replacing George M. Tapley, who
has joined a consulting engineer
firm, according to an announce
ment from the Alaska Road
Com mission.
Mr. Schultz joined the engin
eering staff of the Alaska Road
Commission in March, 1949, as
Chief, Bridge Design Branch.
During the past several years he
has designed and prepared plans
and specifications for the mod
ern highway bridges of steel and
concrete which arc being built
as a part of the Alaska Road
Commission’s extensive highway
reconstruction and paving pro
gram now in progress.
The tension that characterized
relations between labor and man
agement negotiations in the
longshore dispute here in early
discussions has relaxed to the
point of negligence.
Work is proceeding as usual
on the docks while the union
labor relations committee under
the chairmanship of W. J. Stan
wyck continues talks with Frank
Settersten, president oi i\ortn
ern Stevedoring and Handling
Corporation.
While negotiations are moving
smoothly, the union representa
tives are working cautiously and
slowly to bring about a clari
fication of working rules. The
safety factor is an important
feature in the negotiations.
••The labor relations commit
tee is being expanded with the
intention to correct delinquen
cies on our part, Mr. Stanwyck
stated today, "but we do expect
some improvement in manage
ment practice as well.”
the union spoKxs©4en spoke
highly of Settersten, his willing
ness to cooperate and his pa
tience in negotiating. "He did
not understand the conditions
here and the difficulties oi work
ing efficiently with the existing
facilities,” Mr. Stanwyck said,
"but since he has investigates*,
more closely, we have found him
to be a very reasonable person."
idle Situation is expected to be
cleared up finally and in detail
within the next few days. In the
meantime discussions are con
tinuing amicably.
DEVELOPMENT BOARD
TO MEET IN ANCHORAGE
The A 1 a s k a Development
Board will me;t at a special
three-day session to be held in
Anchorage Nov. 10-12, it has
been announced by Don H.
Goodman, chairman.
Speeiiic Alaskan development
al problems and opportunities,
as wt-.ll os matters of general
police v.ill be discussed at the
meeting, Goodman said. Gen
ei nr Manager George Sundborg
w hi tv port on a recent trip to
the eastern United States where
he inter viewed officials oi the'
Aluminum Company ot America,
and Omars interested in large
s :a i velop its in the r er
i dory.
tpcc.al emphasis will be given
the /uic..orag.' area when a pre
im.maiy copy ot the Anchorage
uicu.ct survey, now being com
piled, will be reviewed oy the
Board. Field work for the sur
vey was completed in early Oc
tober by Ralph Browne, assis
tant manager.
A highlignt of the meeting'
will be a public forum featuring
prominent leaders of Alaskan
business, industry and govern
ment to be held during the linat
uny of the session. Speakers,
topics and other information re
lating to the forum will be an
nounced later, Goodman stated.
Members of the Alaska De
velopment Board include, chair
nan Don H .Goodman, Anchor
age; Antonio Polet, Nome: Herb
rlilsehcr, Fairbanks; Robert
Boochever, Juneau; and Wil
L'red C. Stump, Ketchikan.