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Vol. VII, No. 70
SEWARD. ALASKA, FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1951
Price 10 cents
Report From
Office Of
Del. Bartlett
Miss Mary Lee Council, see
retary to Delegate Bob Bartlett, j
in outlining the report of the j
Senate Subcommittee on Armed
Services, as presented by Sena-,
tors Morse, Hunt and Salton-'
stall, speaks at length concern
ing the unloading of explosives,
in Alaska ports.
From the subcommittee re-1
port: “Another item which is j
temporarily complicating t h e j
construction program in Alaska!
is the fact that the Coast Guard ;
had just begun to implement |
extremely drastic regulations j
concerning the amount of ex- ^
plosives tnat could be moved
across the docks of the Alaskan
ports of entry . . .The Coast
Guard must develop such regu
lations governing the handling
of explosives in ports as will
not interfere with the construc
tion program.
"A special subcommittee of
the House Merchant Marine
Committee is now considering j
the advisability of a special ^
waiver from Coast Guard regu-!
lations . . . following a recent j
hearing on the subject.
“Witnesses testuymg w e r e
Vice Admiral Merlin O'Neill.
Commandant of Coast Guard;;
Rear Admiral Alfred C. Rich
mond. Ass’t Commandant; Col. i
John R. Noyes, Commissioner 6t1
Roads for Alaska; ami M. Wil
fred Goding, Acting Chief, Al
aska Division of the Office of i
Territories in the Interior De
partment. Delegate Bartlett, a
member of the House Merchant
Marine and Fisheries Commit
tee, was especially invited to
sit in with the subcommittee.
“In view of recommendations,
made by the Merchant Marine j
and Fisheries Committee follow-j
ing the investigation after the
South Amboy, New Jersey, ex
plosion, where 31 men lost their
lives and hundreds of persons
were injured, the Coast Guard
set up certain regulations limit
ing the amount of explosives
which can move over docks in
the U.S. (limited to 500 lbs.). The
regulations as applied to the
Port of Seward have, according
to officials concerned, been det
rimental to the construction
program in the Territory. At
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U.S. SIGNAL CORPS WILL
CELEBRATE BIRTHDAY
Alaska Communication Sys
tem installations from Seattle to
Barrow, Alaska, are celebrating
this week the 83th birthday an
niversary of the formation of
the United States Army Signal
Corps, on March 3, 1863 of
which the Alaska Communica
tion System is one of the larger
signal units, Colonel Fred P. An
drews, Commanding Officer of
the system, announced today
from headquarters in Seattle.
Army and civilian personnel
in the system headquarters at
Seattle will hold a birthday
party Friday afternoon in the
Federal Building.
Information and Education of
ficers will discuss the history of
the Signal Corps at the weekly
training sessions, and informal
birthday parties will also be
held at the Alaska Installations,
Colonel Andrews said.
In a birthday message to civ
ilian and military members of
the Alaska Communication Sys
tem, Colonel Andrews said,
“Saturday, March 3, commemor
ates the 88th anniversary of the
United States Army Signal
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Seward Proud of
High School Kegler's
Tournament Scores
Seward’s kids have proved
their ability to qualify as bowl-1
ers in the first school bowling:
tournament, held as part of the!
Fur Rendezvous in Anchorage
last week-end.
High school boy’s and girl’s
teams were matched with An- ■
chorage High Schools for team,'
doubles, singles and all event |
scores. Seward boys came out!
winners by a wide margin. ]
Shortage of time and alleys al-1
lowed for only two lines of
bowling in team events, but the
regulation three lines were
bowled in all other events.
Seward boys took first place
in Team Events with a score of
1322 to 1155 for AHS.
Terry Cobban and P a c k y
Dick took first place in the
Doubles, scoring 500 to the 483
rolled by White and Young for
Anchorage.
Cobban took the Singles with
274 and All Events with 800 to
White’s 251 and 798.
Individual high game was won
by Packy Dick with a score of
178, topping AIIS's White by
one point.
Seward girl's victory was not
quite so sweeping, but they did
take the Team Event with a
score of 1231 to 987 for AHS.
Gail Jacobs and Marie Jordan
made second place in Doubles
with a score of 750 to the 792
made by Seaman and Peterson
of AHs!
E. Peterson, Anchorage girl,
topped Marie Jordan by one
point in tiie Singles, scoring
419.
All Events points went to
Marie for 1135 to Miss Seaman’s
1087, but individual high game
was taken by Miss Seaman at
172 to Marie’s 109.
A big crowd of admiring
fans met the bowler’s train on
it’s return to Seward. Proud
of the prowess shown by all lo
cal keglers in the first All-Alas
ka tournament, but with burst
ing buttons at the showing the
kids made. ''They're all right,"
was the common expression.
DEPT. COMMANDER TO
INITIATE LEGIONNAIRES
Harold Stringer, Anchorage,
Department Commander oi the
Alaska Department, American
Legion, arrived today to take
part in the initiation of 15 new
members to Seward Post No. 5
tonight.
Following initiation there will
be a buffet dinner of turkey,
ham and all the trimmings, pre
pared by women of the Auxili
ary, and dancing, with music by
Doris.
BOWLING STAR TO MAKE
APPEARANCE HERE MAR. 9
Tickets are on sale at the
Dreamland Bowl for a March 9
exhibition by Val Mikiel, world
famous bowling star from De
troit, Mich.
Miss Mikiel appeared at the
Anchorage Fur Rendezvous and
is at present touring Southeast
ern cities.
Johnny Sal it, son of Mr. and
Mrs. John Saiit of Seward, re
turned after several months
stay in the States. Johnny grad
uated from Seward High School
last year and was one of the
most popular boys in his class.
His family and friends are
happy to see him home again.
Mr. and Mrs. Del Zentmire
and the Russell Painters left by
train from Seward Thursday on
a trip Outside. They are making
the trip over the highway and
planning to spend about two
months in the Stateside sun.
Health Nurse
Announces.
Typhus Shots
Mrs. LaPreal Bie, P u b 1 i c \
Health Nurse in Seward, an
nounced today that next week j
will begin the typhoid immuni
zation program in Seward.
School children will be given
the first of the series of three i
shots next Friday. This will be
followed by a general program
at the Health Center, which will
be open all day, every week day ,
until the immunization oi the!
city is complete. It will include
children from the age of 5 years
and adults.
This is a voluntary program
on the part of the townspeople,
but health authorities hope that
all persons will take advantage,
of the immunization, which will
be given without charge.
Plans are also progressing for f
a general blood typing project
through the Health Department,
Red Cross and Civil Defense
offices. The program will prob
ably be ready for sometime in
, April.
Anomer general immumia
: tion project to be offered in
1 Seward is the tuberculosis vac
1 cine. This has been in progress
j throughout villages of the Al
aska Native Service in the north
i lor the past two years. For the
j first time the vaccine is being
: made available to larger com
munities. It will probably fol
low the blood typing program
in Seward.
Mrs. Bie is very proud of the
i new quarters for the Health
; Center. For the first time in
I Seward the quarters are ade
quate, Mrs. Bie said. Hot and
cold running water, front and
back entrances, well heated
j rooms in which mothers do not
1 dread undressing their small
| children, and plenty of light. ‘‘In
! fact,” the nurse exulted, “it is
1 about the best health center to
1 be found anywhere.”
Arrangements were made by
i the city council last week for
i the new center in the rear of
| the Ray Building. A letter of
! commendation of the council
! has been filed from the Seward
Nurses' Association. The letter
j expresses the appreciation of
I the great interest and rapid co
operation of council members
in solving the problem of hous
ing for the public health clinic.
HINIE WERNERS TO
VACATION OUTSIDE
Mr. and Mrs. II. A. ‘‘Hinie
Werner will leave Saturday for
Anchorage where they will take
i a stratocruiser for Seattle.
The Werners will pick up a
new car in the big city and
drive south to Sacramento. Cal
ifornia, to visit their oldest
daughter. From there they will
continue east to Kansas City,
Missouri, to visit the other
daughter and family. Both girls
were at one time in Seward
and will be remembered by
townspeople here.
After visiting with the family,
Hinie and his wife will take a
leisurely jaunt through the
south, winding up at Key West,
Florida, then back to Seward
in time for the Marathon Race
on the 4th of July.
Mrs. Grace Losey will be in
charge at ‘‘Hinie's” while the
Werners are gone.
ART SANDERS BACK HOME
Art Sanders, son of Mr. and
Mrs. A. P. Sanders, returned
to Seward Thursday after sev
i oral months in New York.
Funeral Sunday for
John Johnson,
Aged Alaskan
Graveside services Sunday at
2 p.m. will be conducted by Rev. i
Kent Spaulding for John John
son, better known as “Neenon,"
who died in his 85th year, j
Wednesday, February 28, in
Seward General Hospital after
a ten day illness.
Mr. Johnson was* born in
Sweden, Nov. 3, 186(3. He went
to sea as a very young man,
coining to Alaskan waters as a
whaler. He was familiar with
Resurrection Bay long before
there was any thought of a town j
at Seward. He settled in St.
Michael in 1900, Ashing in the
Shumagm Islands, mining on i
the mainland, and probably as
sisted in the construction of the ;
first ACS station set up by-the;
U. S. Army at St. Michael. He
spoke of U. S. Deputy Marshal j
Walberger at Unga several years;
ago as a foster brother. Marshal
Walberger is not living now. i
The old gentleman leaves no
family, but his long time friend,
Ivar Treekrem, with whom he j
has lived since 1940, at 203
Washington Street, mourns hisi
passing. Neenon was feeble, but
managed to get around and care j
lor himself with the assistance j
of Mr. Treekrem,- until he was i
stricken with influenza and re-;
moved to the hospital ten days
before his death. He became an
American citizen in September,;
1945.
FIRST AID CLASS TO MEET
IN SCHOOL NEXT WEEK
First Aiders, brushing up in
their work and taking it for
the first time, will meet in the
high school next Thursday eve
ning instead of the council
chambers. This was announced
today by the instructor.
Whether the move is to be
permanent or temporary was,
not said. Certain charts and
diagrams which are available in
the school are too unhandy to
be moved to another place for
class work, was the reason given
for the change of meeting place, i
The night class has increased
to 36. No report has been re
ceived from the day time class,
meeting on Friday at 1:00 p.m.
in the Lutheran Church.
FORMER SEWARD BOY
REUNITED WITH SISTER
AFTER 33 YEARS
Benny Benson, who as a boy
.spent several years in Jesse Lee i
Home here alter being separat-:
ed from his sister, was finally,
reunited with her after a period
' uf 33 years. They met last Sun- J
day in Anchorage, when he ar
rived from Kodiak after receiv
ing letters from his sister, Mrs. i
John Allen.
Mrs. Allen was taken to the
States by her father while still1
a young girl. Her brother was |
brought up m Jesse Lee Home, •
where he designed the Alaska!
Flag at the age of 13.
Benny Benson was awarded a
gold watch for his winning de
sign in an all Alaska contest.
The watch was stolen last year
and returned only a week ago
to its rightful owner by the
Deputy Marshal at Kodiak,
where Benson works as a car
penter.
Benson is well remembered
by older Seward residents and
claimed as a Seward boy, since
he was here when he designed
the flag. He is also said to have
run in the famous Mt. Marathon
race about 11 years ago, com
ing in at second place. Although
he has not visited here for sev
eral years, he still belongs to
Seward.
Local Trio To
Serve As
AHA Directors
Three local men, John Cole
man, Elvvyn Swetmann and
Leon Urbach, have been asked
to serve as honorary participat
ing directors in the Alaska Visi
tors Association, formed last
fall.
The value of the organization
in the development and promo
tion of the tourist trade in Al
aska is attested by a bill intro
duced in the House of Repre
sentatives by William Egan, of
Valdez. The House Bill !\io. 64,
“Recognizing that the tourist
industry is one which, if prop
erly promoted, can become a
major source of revenue for
the Territory of Alaska and its
people,” proposes the allocation
of $60,000 or so much as shall
be found necessary to match
funds put up by the-Association,
for the purpose of advertising
Alaska.
Following are the Articles of
Incorporation of the Associa
tion:
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE
PRESENTS, That we, the un
dersigned. who are bona fide
residents of the Territory of
Alaska, hereby voluntarily asso
ciate ourselves together for the
purpose of forming a nonprofit
corporation without capital
stock, to be operated on a mu
tual basis under the provisions
of Chapter XI. Article V of the
Compiled Laws of Alaska, 1933.
as amended, and we do certify
and set forth as follows:
FIRST: The name of said cor
poration shall be “Alaska Visi
tors Association.”
SECOND: The purposes for
which this corporation is formed
are:
(1) To foster and promote
travel to Alaska;
(2) To encourage expansion
and development of hotel, re
sort and lodge accommodations
to make possible the handling
of a greater number of visitors
to the Territory;
(3) To establish a program of
entertainment, reception and
recreation for Alaska visitors;
(4) To secure the cooperation
of the Government of the Ter
ritory of Alaska in providing
financial support to accomplish
these purposes;
(5) To secure the cooperation
of the entire population of Al
aska and all other interested
persons, firms and corporations;
(6) To exten d the present
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LEGION AUXILIARY PARTY
SUCCESSFUL
Three 'first prizes were award
ed by the American Legion Aux
iliary at their card party last
Monday night in the Legion
Club.
Mrs. Wayne Gillies was the
best Canasta player. Mrs. R.
Parkinson took first prize for
pinochle and Miss Irma Will
man ns copped the bridge trophy.
Patrolman Harry Hall picked
up a flu bug this week which
laid him low for a while. Ho
can take consolation (if one can
feel consoled with the flu) that
he is not the only victim. Many
cases of severe colds and influ
enza are known to be in town.
JUNIOR WOMEN MEET
The Junior Women's Club en
joyed an evening of monopoly
last Tuesday at the home of
Mrs. Margie Lovett, with Mrs.
Alan Inglis as co-hostess. Mrs.
Elsie Whitmore won first prize,
two linen handkerchiefs.