SEWARD
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Vol. IX, No. 13
SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1952
Price 10 Cents
Col. J. P. Johnson Says
Seward ?n For
Surprise About Jan. 1
Seward can look for a pleasant
surprise about January 1, accord
ing to Col. ,1. I1. Johnson. Man
ager The Alaska Railroad. The
Colonel was speaking at the con
vention dinner of the League of
Alaskan Cities Saturday noon.
lie stated that he has little
doubt that the next Congres
sional appropriation will include
the Portage Seward rehabilita
tion program of the railroad.
November 17 will be a big
day in the history of the ARIL
the Colonel announced. On that
date. Interior Secretary Chap
man and many others from
Washington will be in Anchor
age to unveil a monument to the
railroad and its progress. He
urged that everybody in Seward
who possibly can, attend that
celebration, meet the govern
ment officials, attempt to per
suade them to make a visit to
Seward and present Seward's
problem along with the rail
road's problem. A special train
will be available if enough peo
ple indicate their intention to go.
Secretary Chapma > making
his first visit to the T rritory at
this time.
Sfr&rsdeJ Hunters
Rescued By
Local Mon
Two goat hunters, Ben Sud
clath and Ray Cabana, both local
men, were rescued Monday alter
three days and nights on the
shore of Resurrection Bay.
Suddath and Cabana went
ashore in a dory from Suddath's
larger boat Friday night. In
heavy seas their dory overturned
and they were washed ashore at
False Point, north of Day Har
bor, onto a rocky beach entirely
surrounded by high cliffs.
Unaole to get them off. the
men who were left on the boat
returned to town for help. For
three days and nights, or until
Monday afternoon, all efforts
were unavailing to give them
aid, or to get them. Tenth Rescue
planes were not available be
caus.’ of weather. Oral Burch, in
his boat ' Billy II", with Don
Kessler, Harry Hart, Alfred Ca
bana. brother of Ray Cabana,
and radio man A1 Weber, man
aged to get food and dry cloth
ing to the men Sunday night by
means of a Lyle gun, borrowed
from the freighter Paeificus,
then at the Seward dock.
These supplies were loaded on
a rubber raft, a line shot ashore,
and the two men pulled the raft
in.
The two men were finally res
cued by means of ropes let down
the cliff and then making their
way to a more accessible landing
spot.
Mr. Burch nearly lost his life
when attempting to go ashore in
a dory, which also overturned
and he was swept under by sev
eral big waves before he could
get back to the boat. The whole
episode was another epic of the
sea and the heroic efforts of
Seward townsmen on behalf of
their friends.
Resurrection Bay is treacher
ous, and even the best of seamen
have been lost on its waters.
Suddath is as familiar with the
Bay and its cruelty as anyone,
but it nearly took his life and
that of Oral Burch. Authorities
warn strangers to beware of its
dangers.
Wifj* of Mayor Li>n:er
Die* Afrer
Short Mi ness
Hazel Margarette Chase Lan
ier, aged 39. died in Seward
General IIos >it: 1, at 8:10 pm..
October 28. 1952. She was the
wife of Eugene N. Lanier, mayor
•of Seward.
Mrs. Lanier suffered a stroke
of paralysis seven days before
her death of cerebral hemor
rhage in Seward General Hos
pital. She was born January 31,
1912 in llazen. North Dakota.
She was a registered nurse,
working during the last war in
San Diego, California, where she
met and married Mr. Lanier,
who was stationed with the U.S.
Marine Corps at San Diego.
After the war they came to Sew
ard. which was his home.
She was a member of the Am
erican Legion Auxiliary and
Seward District Xo. 2, Alaska
Nurses Association. She was a
very cheerful, pleasant person,
always ready to assist any pro
ject and cooperate, even beyond
her physical capacity at times.
She was very popular, univer
sally liked, and leaves many
sorrowing friends in Seward.
Besides her husband, she is
survived by two brothers. Vern
Chase of Minneapolis and Ralph
L ha.-w* in North Dakota, and a
sister. Mrs. Orpim Burke, in
Minnesota.
Funeral services to be held
Sunday at 2 p in. in Sv ward
Mi morial Church. Rev. Charles
Malin, Jr., officiating. Mr. Ar
thur Knight, soloist, will sing.
"The Lord's Prayer." Interment
at Seward Cemetary.
Man Charged With
Hailaday Death
A warrant was issued Tuesday
for the arrest of William Radke.
charging him with 1st degree
murder in the death of Kenneth
C. Hailaday of this city. The
complaint was signed by Floyd
Evans, chief of Seward Police
Department. The case will be
presented to the grand jury with
in a few days.
Hailaday was found dead in a
shack on the cannery road. lie
was at first thought to have died
as an alcoholic and to have sus
tained a fall. An inquest was
held October 24. however, in
which evidence was brought out
raising suspicions as to cause of
deatii. The verdict of the coro
ner's inquest was “death caused
by a blow on the head, circum
stances of origin unknown.”
Little is known about llalla
duy here, except that he1 had
served in the Army at Fort Rich
ardson. was about 39 years of
age and his father, Herbert Ilal
laday. lives in Chicago. lie had
worked in Seward about a year
and a half.
VERY LITTLE VANDALISM
REPORTED ON HALLOWE'EN
Police report that very little
actual vandalism came to their
attention on Friday night, Hal
lowe'en. Real damage done has
not been reported to them, at
any rate, except for the “theft”
of a car, which was later re
covered and some damage to the
Jesse Lee Home bus.
Police traffic and street signs
were daubed witli blue paint.
Garbage and trash cans, railroad
ties, etc., were moved into streets
causing traffic hazards for a
time, but on the whole nothing
too serious happened—in other
words, it could have been worse.
Cocci’ Gjc*°J €>v/*ccv
L’>cp j SPor; 3;G«:i(fi{y
Ar.d Expiojsves Regs
Lt. Henry Sherry, USCG, was
asked by League of Alaskan
Cities officials to explain the
Pox t Security Car;! program and
handling of explosives regula
tion:;. Alter a briet resume of
each program he was deluged
with questions on explosive's,
which suoject seemed to be up
permost in the minds of coastal
townspeo pie.
The Port Security Card plan
is being set up in the ports of
Ketcnikan, Juneau and Seward.
Which other ports may be af
fected later, he could not say, Lt.
Sherry explained.
Several port cities have not
complied with the request of the
17th Coast Guard District in
formula!..;; o. dinanevs or rc so
luti-ons controlling the move
ment of explosives in or through
the town. Sherry stated.
Seward has complied with this
regulation, and the load limit of
lOu tons per shipment is now al
io .ved into tiie port til Seward.
Sherry was questioned as to the
amount to be allowed into the*
new doc., aci oss the bay. and if
there would ever bo any danger
to tilt, town iroin an explosion in
that art a. His rt ply was that ac
eoicling bi the table mi distances,
which formerly controlled tiu
load limit on cxplo.' ves. Seward
could, never be endangered from
an explosion at so-great a dis
tance across the water.
The handling of explosives
after it is placed upon the clock,
and transporting through towns,
is not the concern of the Coast
Guard, he explained, but can be
controlled by the Territorial De
partment of Labor safety codes.
Waltonians To Hofd
Wild Game Dinner
Wednesday, Nov. 5
Seward Chapter. I/.aak Walton
League, is sponsoring a wild
game dinner Wednesday. Nov. 5.
in Harding's Cafe, beginning at
7 p.m.
This dinner is to promote in
terest in the local league and to
help coordinate plans and aims
of different sportsman's clubs on
the K; nai Peninsula.
Theme for the evening will be.
"Propagation and Conservation
of Beneficial Wildlife of the
Kenai."
Everyone inti rested in this
work is cordially invited to at
tend the dinner. Tit ere will b
plenty of Alaska wild game to
eat. good speakers and Alaskan
movies.
LOCAL MAN FINED
FOR FRAUD
Wilbur (Lee) Ruyle. a local
dockworker, was fined S350 and
oh days in jail in Commissioner's
Court this week, lie was found
guilty as charged of filing false
claims for employment security
benefits, claiming to have no
earnings, while he was actually
receiving wages as a longshore
man.
In addition to the fine and jail
sentence, Ruvle will have to re
pay all the money which was
drawn illegally. The complaint
was filed by a field representa
tive of Employment Security
Commission, who has been in
vestigating cases in the area.
Firemen answered a call to
102!) Third Avenue Tuesday at
3 p.m. The alarm was of small
consequence and no damage is
reported to have resulted.
Lt. General Wm, E. Kepnor,
finest speaker at the convention
dinner explained the ‘ polar con
cept” as projected by military
strategists. Reiterating Bill y
Mitchell's claim that “Who rules
Alaska rules the world,” General
Kepner pointed out on a map
that Alaska is the exact center
of a 4000 mile radius. From this
point every industrial and min
eral center in the world is read
ily available by modern aircraft.
Alaska has been dependent
upon military support since its
purchase in 1802, the General
reminded, but he now feels that
in a few years civilian finance
will take over communications,
transportation and industry, thus
relieving tile military of that
responsibility.
General Kepner hinted that
his stay in Alaska is about at
an end. He has come to love
the country, he said, and would
like to be buried in the Brooks
River country, which in his
mind is the most beautiful coun
try in the world, bar none.
IF presentativ s from Anchor
age. Kodiak, Fairbanks. Cordova,
v aid /. Seward, and Juneau
city governments met in the sec
ond annual convenbon of tin*
League o! Ala.-kan Cities Thurs
day through Saturday this week.
Because your edi.or was tied
up as secretary of the convention
and of the League, your paper is
late, but tiiis also gives you news
that you might otherwise not get.
Several members of Anchor
age Independent School District
were present, including t h e
president of the board. The An
chorage Businessmen’s Associa
tion was represented, as were the
Chambers of Commerce of An
chorage. Seward and Juneau.
John Doyle, assistant to the
Governor, represented Governor
Gruening; and Neil Moore, Ter
ritorial Auditor, was present to
answer questions on the budget.
S. S. Gnad and Guy Waddell
came in from Homer to get in
formation to take back to the
Homer people on the advisability
in incorporating. Mr. Gnad was
actively interested in the entire
meeting.
F. X. Riley, legal counsel for
Alaska Public Works, made a
very interesting and informative
address which created interest
a. d brought many questions
from the f’oor, all of which were
answered with concise and de
cisive statements.
\Ym. Nicme. represented the
Alaska Road Commission. Ap
plans.• greeted his statement that
the ARC will change its policy
cohct ruing paving of arterial
highways through cities. The
Commission has the authority,
Nienie stated, but it has not been
the policy to do this work. With
a change in policy. ARC will con
sider paving within corporate
limits of municipalities next
year.
Mrs. Dorothy Novatney. Dep
uty Commission of Education,
was very well inform*, d on all
problems of schools, both from
tiie Territorial end and of indi
vidual schools in every com
munity in Alaska.
Dr. Terris L. Moore, president.
University of Alaska, was pre
vented from attending by wea
ther. He had planned to fly his
own plane, but snow in Fair
banks Thursday morning pre
vented. lie wired his regrets.
Stuart A. Starbuck and Lloyd
Alkire left Valdez on Friday aft
er being unable to get through
the previous day. They had a
difficult trip in Starbuck’s plane.
They encountered winds that
were so strong a window in the
plane was blown out.
Wm. Biiir or, Terrixoria) Depu
ty Tax Ccmmissior-'r. An'l'or age
office, arrived on Thur-da \ but
as he v/as noi scheduled un il Ihe
next day, he went goat h miing
down ihe Bay—killed his goat
and returned to Anchorage. Ke
drove back io Seward Friday and
gave a comprehensive report to
the convention. Among the state
ments Eittner made, was one to
the effect that approximately 70
per cent cf Territorial income
taxes are still not being collected
because they are not reported by
the employee.
Don II. Eyiriek, city engineer
and acting manage r for the city
of Fairbanks, represented that
city. Mr. Eyinek has visited Sew
ard before and ran the Marathon
race here three years ago.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Owen Jr.,
of Anchorage, had a recording
set which took most of the ad
dresses on tape for reproduction
later.
Lloyd Mori y. Alaska Depart
ment of Health, discussed health
hazards in unincorporated dis
tricts. lie urged the same pro
gram tluu Mrs. Novatney sug
gested; namely, that a solution
to many problems of small com
munities is to incorporate, so
they can receive more of the
benefits of incorporated com
munities, and the ability to ne
gotiate contracts.
A color!ul an.i p> isa;u visuoi
was Captain. Russell F. Belierby,
USN. who pui'ers to be called
•Jack. " He represented the 17th
Naval District, or Alaskan Sea
Frontier. Captain Bellerby grew
up i:i Fairbanks. He has spent
much time in China and the
Orient, and is a most interesting
conversationalist.
George Shanndn, the new city"
manager of Anchorage, arrived
Wednesday night with Mayor
Maynard Taylor. Mr. Shannon is
being indoctrinated into Alaskan
ways and likes it. He was amazed
at the kind of laws and lack of
laws under which Alaskan cities
have been forced to operate. He
came to Alaska from Oxnard,
California, where he took an
active part in the League of Cali
fornia Cities.
Several of the newly elected
legislators from the Third Divi
sion were present to study the
needs of communities as ex
pressed in the convention.
Lee C. Betiinger, mayor of
Kodiak, presided. He also pre
sided for Mayor Lanier at the
°atuida\ noon dm tier, because
Lanier could not be present.
Many Seward residents turned
°ut to th < ns from time to
time, just to have a iook, then
found it so interesting that they
stayed.
The convention ended with an
executive meeting, in which
Maynard Taylor was elected
president; Ralph Rivers, Fair
banks, vice president; Mildred
Kirkpatrick, executive secretary.
A board of five trustees v/as
elected from the member cities:
C. E. Johnson, Seward; Paul
Du pier, Kodiak; D. H. Eyinck,
Fairbanks; Walter Hodges, Cor
dova, and Lee Betiinger, Kodiak.
This group of seven officers and
executive secretary comprises
the executive board which seis
all policies and conducts the busi
ness throughout the year.
The most important business
of this convention was the ex
tensive legislative p r o g r a m
which consumed two days, and
ended with several items still
not acted upon. They will be
completed and sent to member
cities for approval before being
presented to the Legislature in
January.