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Vol. IX. No. 14
SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER .'5, 1
Price 10 Cents
Funeral Services Held Friday For
Willard Glenn Mahurhi
Willard Glenn Maluirin was
born on August !). 1!KU> in Webb
City. Missouri, where he lived
until lit' was twelve years of age.
The next three years were spent
in Denver. Colorado, and in
Cartcrv ille, Missouri. One year
ago, September twenty third,
Willard arrived in Seward. He
immediately mad. • many friends,
and became active in school
functions, lie was an honor
student, and a Junior this year,
he was chosen as Class Repre
sentative in the William 11.
Seacard High School.
This past summer. Willard
spent many happy days with
Grin Gilbert and K. C. Cobbin
fishing. Between trips, he and
his frionjds enjoyed hiking and
hunting through the woods of
his newly adopted land. Willard
lived this last summer doing the
things he had most wanted to
cio ever since early grade school.
He had said n poatedly that he
never wanted to leave Alaska,
and that this past year had been
the happiest he could remember.
He had recently remarked to
his parents that he planned to
enter the University of Alaska
after high school graduation,
as that would keep him in the
Territory he loved so well.
His many friends, acquaint
ances and instructors recog
nized in him a young man of
fine character, with a keen sense
of right and wrong. He attended
both church and Sunday School
in Seward. Willard will always
be remembered for his strong en
thusiasms. and as a young man
whose joy of living always
showed in his face.
Besides his parents. Mr. and
Mrs. W. G. Mahurin, Willard is
survived by a brother. Marshall,
a little sister. Lane, his maternal
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. A.
E. Bolls at Sallisaw, Oklahoma,
and many other relatives living
in the States.
Funeral was held in Seward
Memorial Methodist Church 2.
p.m. Friday. Rev. Charles Mai in.
Jr., officiating.
High school was dismissed for
the afternoon, and children filled
the church for memorial service.
A girl’s octette sang ‘ Whisper
ing Hope” accompanied by Mrs.
Kenneth Baker. "Goin' Home
was sung as a quart.Ate by Mr.
Claude Berg, M. A. Cook,
Gt urge Green and Thomas
Howell. Miss Clara Papcnhagen
played the pipe organ.
High school members of the
octette were Audrey Denton,
Carol Ann Trevethan, Anita
Barr. Doris Doshen, Sharon
Jones, Gloria and Jeanine
Schaefermeyer and Marcia
Tipton.
Pall bearers were classmates
Leslie Brattain, Tom McMillan,
Gene Boe, Mike Stradley, Glenn
Galloway and Jack Parrett. The
front of the church was banked
with floral tributes from lodges,
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SPECIAL NOTICE TO VOTERS
Ycu do not have Jo register to
vote in the Territorial General
Election on October 14. If you
are a citizen of the U.S.; 21 years
of age; an Alaska resident for
one year, and a Seward resident
for 30 days, you can vote.
HOWEVER—
To vote on the Eond Issues at
Inc- Special Election held by the
City of Seward at the same time
and place, you have to be a reg
istered voter and a property
owner.
NO BREAK IN HUNT
FOR ESCAPEES
By Friday night there had
been no break in the search for
frank Oliver and Chester Ough
toil, who broke oat of Federal
jv.il here last Saturday morning.
Frequent reports continue to
b ■ made by persons accosted on.
the road, or who think they have
M>en one or both of the men. All
reports are thoroughly investi
gated. but no definite clue has
In en uncovered as to t h o i r
'whereabouts.
The city police department,
li glnvay Patrol and Fish and
V. :!illife agents have been assist
ing Marshal Irwin Metcalf in
the hunt. City officials assure
local residents, that although
some of the police department
have been assisting the marshal's
office, the city has been com
pletely covered at all times and
is oeing closely watched in case
c 'Mi r of the wanted men should
vi .:iiii'e bank in t i Seward.
FI H & Cl DI If E H 1ARI IG
Ail ENDED IS Y SEWARD MEN
Marvin Yiale, Amlin Sando
and Vance Hilt attended the
public hearing oi Fish and Wild
iiie Service in Anchorage last
week. The hearing was held in
KEN I studio Monday September
29. pertaining to proposed reg
ulations tor the 19o3 salmon
season.
These men report the main
item oi interest to local fish
ermen was the proposal ad
vanced by Cook Inlet fishermen
calling for area licensing. Under
this proposal fishermen would
have to choose the area in
which they desired to fish and
receive a license for that area
and no other.
The only proposal affecting
Resurrection Bay was advanced
by FWS concerning fishing in
stream tributaries to the Bay.
Any interested party may sub
mit a brief to the Service giving
his views on these or any other
fishery proposals.
MRS. BARTLETT HONORED
AT RECEPTION
Mrs. E. L. Bartlett c/as honor
ed in Reward i ar.-.oay by a
reception in the a me of airs.
Irwin Metcalf. Mr.-. Clarence
Keating co-hosle. s.
About ad S. ward women at
tended the reception in die
evening, and many o hers in the
afternoon. Among the guests
were several prominent R pub
lican women who were person
ally acquainted witii Mrs. Bart
lett.
With the Delegate's wife were
Mrs. C. Chester Carlson of Cor
dova, and Bartlett's secretary,
Marjorie Coding Smith, who
lormeriy lived in Seward.
Mrs. Bessie Kearns, Mrs. Troy
Bogard, Mrs. Jack Jordan, and
Mrs. Keating poured at tea. Re
ceptionists were Mrs. Clarence
Larsen, Mrs. Jack Jeffrey. Mrs.
Forrest Kennedy, Mrs. Charles
Chesnutt and Mrs. John Salit.
Flowers and corsages were pre
sented by Mrs. Charles Lechner.
Mrs. Bartlett was surprised
and delighted to meet an old
school mate, Mrs. Kearns. They
were both born in Dawson, Yu
kon Territory, and went to high
school together in Fairbanks, and
Mrs. Bartlett did not know that
Mrs. Kearns lived in Seward.
The party left by plane for
Anchorage Friday morning.
Seward Designated
Critical Defense
Hoiscincj Area
RENT CONTROLS CONTINUE
Federal rent controls will con
tinue until April 30, 10.05 in the
Seward urea because it has bet n
jointly certified as a critical de
fense housing area by the Seere
tary of Defense and Director of
Deionse Mobilization Area Lent
Director, Michael .J. Haas has
announced.
The area was certified as criti
cal because Seward had brought
a major influx -of population with
tin result that housing shortages
were created and sharp rent in
creases appeared imminent or
had already occurred. Certifica
tion means there will be no
break in federal rent stabiliza
tion because the law provides
that in areas declared critical
prior to October the rent stabili
zation program automatically
continues, Mr. Haas explained.
This means that if you own
rental units already under con
trol, nothing is changed. Legal
rent already set remains the
same and federal regulations on
exactions are “also unchanged.
Other types of housing units, ho
teis, motels, trailer camps, new
construction, and the like, will
come under control for the first
time as the result of critical area
designation. The date such con
trols become effective will be an
nounced as quickly as possible.
The maximum rent date which
determines legal rent for these
units wili also be announced at
the same time.
Mr. Haas said the new critical
area was defined as “Seward,
Alaska."
Reporter's Notebook
Helen Varnell and Pedro Den
ton went to Fairbanks this week
to be married They are both
Seward High School graduates.
Helen put in last year at com
mercial college in Bellingham,
Washington. P e d r o graduated
this year and is going to the
University of Alaska.
Mr. Charles Lechner went
Outside this week for medical
treatment.
Bill Jones and his young son
1( ft Thursday for Bethlehem,
Pc n.n ylvania, to visit Bill’s
p .n uts.
11. X. Pet Tson. : i neral traffic
manager; 1). K. Rejibargc.”, gen
eral freight agent: and G. S.
Duiyea, general irei Jit and pas
s. : is . r agent, a ] i of A ! a s k a
Steamship Company, stopped in
town thi. week on their annual
trip over the Territory.
: . »ack Friday
to work in the AMU dock office.
He put in the summer on the
Yukon River boat.
GOP RALLY IN IOOF HALL
WEDNESDAY
A Republican Rally is sched
uled for 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct
ober 8 in the Oddfellow’s Hall.
As many Republican candidates
as possible will be at the rally
to speak and answer questions.
Tile public is invited to attend
the meeting and participate in
dicussions. ’‘Coffee and’’ will be
be served.
A.C.S. GOES ON WINTER
SCHEDULE
Alaska Communications Sys
tem announces winter schedule
beginning October 1. closes the
office an hour earlier. ACS now
closes at 5 p.m. week days. Sun
days and holidays the office is
open from S to 10 a.m. and 4 to
5 p.m.
Nine Candidates File For Four Council
Seats In Tuesday Election
Nine candidates have lik'd for
four council seats this year. The
fourth seat is for a one y ir
term, since it was left vacant and
is the imexpired term of Dale
C’.reene who resigned this sum
mer.
Eight of the aspirants have
never held office in Seward, and
have never until this time run
lor any < dice. Four of these are
longshoremen. This is creating
much interest in town as the
longshore men, the largest pay
group in town, have not given
much attention heretofor to city
govt mount. -
John Ihxnolds, a longshore
man, was born in Georgia. He
lived in Washington six years.
He operated a kennel business in
lL-nton, Washington far four
years before coming to Seward
1! years ago. After living here
a short time, he decided that
St ward is to be his permanent
home, lie is a veteran of World
W. r 11. I . S. Army, European
'fanatic. H is a member of the
American Legion and the Rifle
A A'ortsnu :i's Club, a young
mar, vary much interested in
good gow rnmont.
Wallace Scribner was born in
Wrangcii. His father was a fish
erman there. His grandfather
may be known to local fisher
men, he is Bill Billi m, of Tal
keetna. Scribner has lived in
Seward about two years. Fie is
a verteran of World War 11,
U. S. Navy, European waters,
and is a member of the Ameri
can Legion, lie is employed by
Alaska Railroad as radio main
tenance man.
Another young veteran of
World War 1 1 is Anna E. (Betty)
Park. Miss Park was among the
first gounp of women to be train
ed for Women's Army Corps of
livers at Des Moines, Iowa. She
Was commissioned as 1st Lieu
U nant.
Mi>s Park is a graduate of
Syracuse University and did
graduate work at. Claremont
California with a degree in com
mercial art and painting. After
the war she dc ciried to "pick the
place she wanted to live." Site
travelled ail over the United
States and Alaska, finally de
ciding on Seward as her homo.
She was born in South Dakota
and grew up in New York State,
but Seward, Alaska is her horn*
by choice.
She is a student of history and
government and beautiful paint
ing. Miss Park is employed by
Seward £ m Laundry and Dr>
Cleaning as bookkeeper and is
known to many as a quiet,
steady dependable person.
T. A. (Tom) Aldous moved to
Seward and bought a home on
Sixth Avenue and one and a
hail years ago. Mr. and Mrs.
Aldous had lived 1) years in An
chorage before moving here. He
took an active part in Civic af
fairs in Anchorage.
He is a veteran of the U. S.
Army, World War 11, a member
•of American Legion and a
longshoreman.
John Rose is a longshoreman
and a veteran of the last war.
He came to Seward 12 years ago,
was married here and has one
child. Mrs. Rose is a member of
the Seward District 2 Nurses As
sociation, anesthetist at Seward
Sanatorium and General Hospi
tal. Mr. and Mrs. Rose are both
from Yakima, Washington. They
built thc> first FHA home in
Seward last year. It is in the
400 block of Third avenue.
Mr. Roso slates that ho is ab
solutely indopc ndent in his can
didacy and non factional—all he
wants is good government. Ho
is a member of the Se ward Elks
I ,odge.
Mary Ann Balmat-Brown is
a bu iness woman. owner ol Bal
mat Reallj whi h : he opened in.
1940. She came to Seward l'rom
Juneau and Tulsa. Oi lahoma,
where she was in the real estate
business for la years. Mrs.
Balmat-Brown has never held
public office nor aspired for it,
but she is well acquainted with
business and property laws both
in the States and Alaska.
(his Wt rner was t >rn in Mil
waukee, Wisconsin. II is a vet
eran of World War 11, in *rnber
of Seward Yolun.eer Fire De
partment, Elks Lodge, V.F.W.
and Eagles. Mr. Werner has
lived in Seward 13 years. He
owns his home on Third avenue
and is dispatcher for the ship
side longshore union, which he
has held “on and off" for the
past six years.
Gw- Johnson came to Seward
in 1940 from Washington. In
1946 he started in business as
Seward Hardware Company on
Fourth avenue, of which he is
still owner and operator. He
is married and has one child,
little Louella, 6 years old. Mr.
Johnson was appointed to the
Cut*- Council 1 his year to finish
the unexpired term of council
man Dale Greene. He is a mem
ber for many years of Seward
Volunteer Fire Department, be
longs to the Elks Lodge, and is
an enthusiastic sportsman. Tiny
past few months as councilman
are his first experience in city
government, and this is the first
time he has run for office.
Russell Painter is the only
candidate who Is a real Sewawtf
ite. having lived here all his
bit1. He is a graduate of Sew
ard schools, a World War II
veteran. Alaska service, member
of- Seward Volunteer Fire De
partment and Elks Lodge.
Mr. P.‘.inter has a home on
Third avenue, is married and
has 3 children. He has served
two full terms on the City
Council and is ending part of the
third term to which he was ap;
pointed, by Mayor Eugene N.
Lanier and the City Council lin
en the lvsheiation of Lawrence
Wild more in February. He has
owned and operated the City Ex
press business since 1942. which
he took over at the death of his
father Harold Painter. He shows
enthusiastic interest and gives
conscientious attention to any
project he undertakes.
Other offices on the ballot.
Dick Mono rs. Utility Board and
Mildred Kirkpatrick. School
Board are uncontested.
CANCER DRIVE STARTED
OCTOBER 1
Seward Woman's Club of
ficially opened the annual Can
cer drive October 1. The Amer
ican Cancer Society says the
number of Americans cured of
cancer last year could have
been doubled through early de
tection and prompt treatment.
A film on cancer detection is
now available to all women’s or
ganizations. It is a HI mm film
with sound track and can be had
by contacting Roberta Thornton,
at home or at the Mart Variety
store.
Contributions can be mailed
to "cancer,” Box 494 Seward.
"Your dollar fights for YOU.”
OCTOBER 17 - SCHOOL CARNIVAL
SAVE THE PATE!