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Seward
The Gateway City of Interior Alaska Since 1903.
RECORD
Seward's All-Weather Port is Alaska's Greatest Asset.
Only newspaper in the
world that gives a hoot
about Seward, Alaska.
Vol. X, No. 20
SEWARD, ALASKA FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 13, 1953
Price 10 Cents
Seward Mayor Elected V.P.
League of Alaskan Cities
Mayor Russell Painter was
elected vice-president of the
League of Alaskan Cities at the
annual convention held in Cor
dova last week. Unable to attend
the meeting himself, he depu
tized Mildred Kirkpatrick to
represent the city at the meet
ing.
Other officers elected were
Mayor Ralph Rivers of Fair
banks, president: and a five
member board of directors: May
or Maynard Taylor of Anchor
age, Mayor Don McKechnie of
Palmer, Mayor Jack Hinckel of
Kodiak, Mayor Will H. Chase of
Cordova, and Councilman Rich
ard Drew of Fairbanks.
A number of delegates from
member cities were present, as
well as representatives of the
Alaskan Command and Waino
Hendrickson, secretary of Alas
ka.
Highlights of the convention
came out of the resolutions com
mittee when the 14 important
resolutions were presented on
the floor. Great interest was
shown in a resolution to extend
Alaska Public Works to July 1,
1957, and the appropriation of
all of the $28 million still avail
able to APW. The original mea
sure will end July 1, 1955, but
not all of the first appropriation
set up with the bill in 1950.
The bill will come up for ex
tension at the next session of
Congress, and it was suggested
that the League sponsor a march
on Washington at that time. The
suggestion was not approved,
however, when it was learned
that the League has already ar
ranged to have a registered lob
byist in Washington when that
and other Alaskan bills come up.
Gasoline Tax
A resolution which was passed
in former League conventions
came up for renewal. It was pro
posed that the motor fuels tax
in Alaska be raised two cents
and that one cent be refunded to
the place of origin of the sale.
In this way, it was argued, cities
would have funds for street,
road and harbor construction or
maintenance in addition to the
local tax, a much needed fund
in all cities.
Irving Reed, territorial high
way engineer, reported on the
present distribution of the motor
fuels tax, showing that the high
way department will be short of
funds on the present rate.
The proposal was referred to
the League's legislative commit
tee for further study and pre
sentation at the next regular
meeting to be held before the
Territorial legislative session in
1955.
Other resolutions called for
passage of a port bill which
would give port towns control of
their facilities. The League also
requested a special session of the
Legislature to handle urgent
business now pending.
Meetings were held in the
Elks lodge rooms at Cordova.
The people there went all out in
their usual way-to entertain the
30 or more delegates to the con
vention. A crab feed and ban
quet were highlights of the en
tertainment. in addition to which
several men went on a deer hunt
after adjournment. Others were
treated to a motor tour around
the town and beautiful Lake
Eyak and out the 27 miles of the
new highway that is completed
at this time.
ONE ENTRY IN FOR
ART CONTEST
One entry has been submitted
in the children’s art contest
being sponsored by the Business
& Professional Women’s Club of
Seward, November 27.
Young people are invited to
get entries in early. They can
be left at the Record office any
time before 6 p.m. November 23.
Each entry must carry the name
of the artist and his age, as the
contest will be judged according
to age of the entrant.
Thirteen prizes and 26 honor
able mentions will be awarded
in the contest which is open to
young people between the ages
of 6 and 18 years. The work
must be original, not done in
school art classes and done in
any one of ten mediums, includ
ing posters. They may be pencil,
charcoal, pen and ink, water
color, tempera or showcard, pas
tel, crayon, fingerprint, block
print or oil paint.
Work will be judged and dis
played in an art show held at
the Community Library the day
after Thanksgiving.
Folta To Preside At
Telephone Rate Case
At Later Date
Contrary to expectations ex
pressed last week, the case of
Seward against Alaska Tele
phone Corporation will not be
heard by Judge J. L. McCarrey
here next Monday.
Because Judge McCarrey one
time acted as attorney for the
corporation, prior to his appoint
ment as District Judge, the jur
ist is disqualified to act in this
case.
A letter from Hellenthal, Hel
lenthal and Cottis, attorneys of
Anchorage who are acting for
the City of Seward, states, "We
are trying to have the issues
raised by the motion brought up
for hearing early in December
when Judge Folta will be here
(Anchorage), as Judge McCarrey
is disqualified to act in this
matter.”
The action is in regard to the
increase in telephone rates im
posed by ATC in June, which
is being collected despite refusal
of the City Council to permit
such increase. In the meantime,
a further increase of SI.75 per
phone was announced last week
to become effective December 1.
Fairbanks Woman
Wants Referendum On
Alaska Statehood
Alice Stuart, Fairbanks busi
nesswoman, is circulating a pe
tition in the Territory requesting
a referendum on the question of
immediate statehood for Alaska.
• “The seven years since the
last referendum has seen a great
change in Alaska,” Miss Stuart
argues. “At that time the popu
lation was small.” (1950 census
gives population at 128.643: re
cent estimates name 182,000).
“More businesses have been es
tablished in recent times, and I
feel that the people who live
and have property in Alaska
now should be given the oppor
tunity to speak out on state
hood,” the Fairbanks woman in
sists.
Results of the 1946 referen
dum were 9,630 or 59 per cent
for, and 6,822 or 41 per cent of
the vote at that time against.
Miss Stuart also recalls that
the Congressional hearings held
during the past summer reached
only a small segment of popula
tion in proximity to the larger
cities, thus excluding the small
communities, coastal and rural
areas. A new general referen
dum held at a general election
would give the present Alaskans
a chance to express their views,
particularly if the referendum
were more explicitly worded
than before.
The petition, which now car
ries more than 700 names, is as
follows: “Let the people of Alas
ka be heard. We, the undersign
ed, citizens of the United Slates
•of America, and legal residents
of the Territory of Alaska,
respectfully request another
ALASKAN REFERENDUM ON
STATEHOOD.
“We further request that the
question be worded very clearly
and definitely, in an -unbiased
manner, such as: ‘Are you in
favor or against IMMEDIATE
statehood for Alaska?’ . . . and
that it be placed on the ballots
for the 1954 Alaska general elec
tion.”
SEWARD WOMAN'S CLUB
SEES CANCER FILM
A film on cancer and its de
tection was seen by Seward
Woman’s Club members at their
meeting Thursday night. The
club met in the Nurses’ Resi
dence on First Avenue.
Hoping to get the subject
before as many women as pos
sible, the Junior Women's Club
was invited to attend. There
were about 40 women present.
After the film a very lively
discussion period with questions
on cancer was conducted by
Lottie Hirsch, public health
nurse. Miss Hirsch is well in
formed on the subject and was
able to give information that
the women wanted.
Hilda Moore reviewed a very
old book on Alaska, “Rocking
Moon” by Barrett Willoughby,
which is out of print and a rare
book.
Helen Case gave a report on
her trip to the National conven
tion at Washington last May, and
the group was addressed by
George Green on the rehabilita
tion project at the Sanatorium.
Secretary McKay
Prompts Study Of
A.R.R. Operations
Two members of a survey
team representing Secretary of
Interior Douglas McKay are
meeting with officials of The
Alaska Railroad to study .prob
lems pertinent to the operation
of the government-owned rail
road, it was revealed this week.
The men are Henry K. Dou
gan, a St. Paul consulting en
gineer and a former Great
Northern Railway auditor, and
D. H. Miller, assistant director
of the Interior Department's di
vision of property management.
Both of the survey men, ex
perts in their particular field,
arrived in Anchorage Tuesday
and opened talks with F. E.
Kalbaugh, general manager of
the railroad. The chairman of
the group, Thomas Balmer, vice
president and general counsel
for the Great Northern Railway,
and Harry Munson, operating
vice president of the Western
Pacific Railway, are scheduled
to arrive in Alaska at a later
date.
Dougan and Miller are as
signed to assembling the pri
mary data for the team report,
which will be turned over to
Secretary McKay.
The purpose of the survey is
to make recommendations for
the continued operation of the
railroad in the most efficient
manner possible, according to
Ormc Lewis. Assistant Secretary
of Interior.
The team plans to investigate,
analyze and present recom
mendations concerning the or
ganization, operation and main
tenance program of The Alaska
Railroad, Lewis declared. They
will look into all phases of the
railroad that might be consid
ered essential to the most effi
cient operating and maintenance
procedure possible.
Indications are that Dougan
and Miller will devote about two
weeks to the study prior to the
arrival of Balmer and Munson.
The survey is expected to be
complete by December 1.
The Secretary of Interior has
instructed the men to consider
the climate, topography, and em
ployment problems relative to
Alaska in making their final
recommendations.
The program is part of a co
ordinated effort among all gov
ernmental agencies to improve
efficiency and service and re
duce costs wherever it is deemed
feasible.
Chinese Selections
Included In Concert
Next Week
For the second concert in the
1953-54 concert series of the
Alaska Music Trail, the famous
bass-baritone, Yi-Kwei Sze, ac
companied by his wife, Nancy
Lee Sze, a concert pianist in her
own right, will be presented
here next Tuesday, November
18 at 8 p.m. in the Methodist
Church.
Widely known for his singing
in opera, concert and oratorio,
Mr. Sze has sung with Dorothy
Kirsten, Eugene Conley and
other great stars.
His orchestral and oratorio
repertoire covers the great com
positions -of Haydn, Handel,
Bach, Verdi, Mendelssohn and
Beethoven. Charming Chinese
songs have been arranged as a
group on his program here to be
sung at the close of the concert
after the melodious and beauti
ful numbers by Schubert, Verdi,
Rossini, Poulenc and Rachmani
noff.
Besides being a devoted father
to his little son, Alexander Kip
nis, Mr. Sze has a hobby which
he considers most demanding.
It began again in the United
States when, arriving in San
Francisco from the Orient, he
visited the celebrated aquarium
there. In Hongkong, before the
war, he had 26 tanks of rare
tropical fish and he hopes some
day to duplicate this collection.
He says, "Many fish are very
delicate. They require expert
feeding and handling.” The
other hobby, that of taking pic
tures with his camera, can be
easily practiced on this North
ern tour where many rolls of
film Will be used to take home
memories of the gorgeous scen
ery so new to both Nancy Lee
and Yi-Kwei Sze.
A reception will be held for
the artists after the concert in
the church basement. The Beta
Sigma Phi sorority will hostess
the reception. Concert goers are
invited to meet Yi-Kwei Sze and
his wife Nancy Lee at the re
ception.
BARTLETT TO SEEK
RE-ELECTION
Bob Bartlett this week an
nounced his intention to seek re
election as Delegate in Congress.
Bartlett, a Democrat, now is
serving his fifth term. He was
first elected in 1944.
Reporter's
Notebook
Lucille Smith is a patient in
Seward General Hospital. Re
ports from the hospital Friday
were that her condition is im
proving.
Agnes Sainson is recuperating
at her brother in law's home in
Washington after undergoing
surgery in Seattle.
Dick and Eda Myers are out
of the hospital in Portland and
now visiting in Colorado before
coming home.
Dorothy Tyner and Benjamin
Walters were married by U.S.
Commissioner Anna B. Southard
last Friday night in the Southard
home. Their attendants were Mr.
and Mrs. Mike Dotson. Mr. Wal
ters' mother attended the wed
ding from Homer.
Andy Anderson, formerly
with the Seward police farce,
died in Providence Hospital, An
chorage, last week.
Two new school buses arrived
here last week from Lima. Ohio.
They can be seen on the lot
across from Win Ervin’s garage.
They must be inspected and
passed by the Territorial Police
before acceptance by the school
board here.
Seward is really getting into
the big lime, as witness the elab
orate new “Liberty Theater"
sign atop the movie house mar
que!
Work on the new Baptist
church building at Fourth and
Jefferson is going on at top
speed. B. I. Carpenter hopes to
be in the building by Christmas,
and if the weatherman stays
with him, he may have a good
chance at that.
We hear that there were real
high jinks at the Legion Reverse
Party Tuesday night. Men who
were women and ladies who
were gentlemen danced together
but no one knew which should
lead. Several prizes were won
for costumes.
Bob Trotter vyent home with
the electric mixer from Werner's
“Car Load” sale this week and
Bill ThomDson gets a trip to
McKinley Park. It appears that
there are two Bill Thompson’s
in town, so we don't know which
was the lucky man this time.
Harold Davisson reports that
he is still showing the Alaska
pictures he took on the trip from
Seward. Nebraska with the bas
ketball team last year. He' is
raising money that way to en
tertain our crowd on the return
visit next spring.
Mrs. Elizabeth Diesher enter
tained the executive commit'ce
and committee chairmen of the
Adult Girl Scout Association at
a luncheon in her home Tuesday
afternoon. Following lunch, the
new constitution and by-laws
were discussed. These will be
presented for consideration and
voting at the next regular meet
ing of the Association on Mon
day evening, November lfi, at 8
o'clock at the Scout House. All
members are urged to attend.
LOU ANN DICK STATIONED
AT TEXAS BASE
Lou Ann Dick. 18, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Louis E. Dick of
Seward, is completing her AF
basic airmen indoctrination
course at Lackland Air Force
Base, the “Gateway to the Air
Force.”
Lackland, situated near San
Antonio, is the world’s largest
air force base, site of Air Force
basic training, for men and
women, headquarters of the
Human Resource Research Cen
ter, and home of AF’s Officer
Candidate School.
Her basic training is prepar
ing her for entrance into Air
Force technical training and for
assignment in specialized work.
The course includes a scientific
evaluation of her aptitude and
inclination for following a par
ticular vocation and career.
Lou Ann graduated from Sew
ard High School last May. She
was editor of Seward’s Folly,
the school paper, and assistant
editor in her Junior year.
A.R.R. To Run Special
Weekend Train
Anchorage-Fairbanks
A special Alaska Railroad
train is scheduled to depart An
chorage for Fairbanks on Satur
day, it was announced today.
The train is slated to leave the
Anchorage depot at 8:30 a.m.,
the regular AuRoRa time, and
will operate on the same sched
ule as the streamliner. Railroad
officials said the train is being
sent to Fairbanks to pick up
members of the Elks lodge and
return them to Anchorage on
Sunday.
Both the Saturday and Sunday
trains are being opened to the
general public, however, the
railroad announced.
The current Alaska Railroad
passenger schedule calls for
three trains a week to Fairbanks
on Monday, Wednesday and Fri
day with return trips on Tues
day, Thursday and Saturday.
Jr. Women Call For
New Dental Code
A revamping of the dental ex
amining code for Alaska was
the subject of discussion by the
Junior Women’s Club of Seward
Tuesday nigh't.
They met at the home of Mrs.
Wilma Kirkpatrick, with 22
members present. Secretary
Ruth Brown read a letter sent
to the Governor and other Terri
torial offices regarding the con
cern of young mothers at the
lack of dentists in Alaska, men
tioning failure of the examining
board to license Dr. Jack Hitt
son of Seward Sanatorium.
Other business transacted in
cluded plans for a winter fund
raising campaign, the annual
tuberculosis Christmas Seal sale,
which the club sponsors in
Seward, and contribution of $25
to the Volunteer Ambulance
Corps.
'ALASKA CALENDAR' TO BE
LATE IN SEWARD
Alice Stuart’s “Alaska Calen
dar for Engagements” which
usually goes on sale at about this
time, may be delayed a few
days. “Unfortunately, Miss Stu
art says, “the carton for Seward
was shipped back on the same
day I arrived here to make dis
tribution.” She will send some
from,the Anchorage shipmnet,
however, to fill the orders for
this popular Christmas item.
The 1954 calendar has one
picture of Fourth of July glacier,
which is entitled “An Alpine
Glacier." The picture was made
by J. Malcolm Greanv. The
cover photo is the “Wickersham
Cache and Mt. McKinley." This
is the original cache set up by
Judge Wickersham in 1903 when
he climbed Mt. McKinley.
BOOK REFORTS THE
EASY WAY AT THE
LIBERTY THIS WEEK
One of the authentically aus
picious treats of the movie sea
son will be shown at the Liberty
next Tuesday and Wednesday.
“O. Henry’s Full House” with a
dozen top stars is made from
five of the immortal stories by
O. Henry which are required
reading for all high schools. O.
Henry was the American master
of the short story and the sur
prise ending.
Fred Allen, Anne Baxter,
Jeanne Crain, Farley Granger,
Charles Laughton. Marilyn Mon
roe, Oscar Levant, Richard Wid
mark and other favorite stars
portray five of the famous short
stories, drawn together and co
ordinated into a delightful
whole by the great Steinbeck.
This looks like an ideal way
to learn the classics and should
be very popular with both chil
dren and adults.
_ Another American classic to
be shown at the Liberty next
Friday and Saturday is Bret
Harte’s famous "Outcasts of
Poker Flats" with Anne Baxter,
Dale Robertson and Miriam Hop
kins.
Moviegoers will be particu
larly attracted to this picture
because the immortal Bret Harte
short story is widely read in
schools and recommended by li
brarians; it is known to students
of all ages as the first great
western story, and 20th Century
Fox’s director Joseph Newman
has turned it into a vividly
colorful movie.
The combination of Lana,
Lanms. Lehar have made a won
derfully entertaining version of
Franz Lehar’s operetta. “The
Merry Widow” which will show
here Sunday and Monday. Lana
Turner and the Argentinean,
Fernando Lamas, seem particu
larly suited as a team for this
colorful musical.
Ambulance Fund Total
Reaches One-Third
Department of Labor
Stresses Provisions
Of Child Labor Laws
Children employed in estab
lishments in the Territory sub
ject to the Fair Labor Standards
Act (Federal wage-hour law)
must be paid at least 75 cents
an hour and at least time and
one-half for all hours worked
over 40 in any work week.
This advice was given this
week by L. E. Evans, Territorial
Representative of the U.S. De
partment of Labor, at his head
quarters in Juneau. Evans also
cautioned employers that viola
tions of the child labor provis
ions of the Act, and any of the
hazardous occupations orders is
sued under the Act, could result
in heavy penalties.
“There are two child labor
sections in the Act,” he said.
“One prohibits jiny employer
from employing oppressive child
labor in interstate or foreign
commerce or in the production
of goods for such commerce. The
other section provides that no
producer, manufacturer or deal
er shall ship or deliver for ship
ment in interstate or foreign
commerce any goods produced in
an establishment in or about
which oppressive child labor
was employed within 30 days
before removal of the goods.
“Under the law, children must
be at least 16 years old to work
in manufacturing or processing
occupations, in public messenger
service and in occupations in
rooms or work-places where
goods are manufactured or
otherwise processed.
“Children 14 and 15 years old
can do office and sales work,
except on trains, motor vehicles,
aircraft, vessels or other means
of transportation, and can work
only 8 hours a day or 40 hours
a week when school is not in
session, and not more than 3
hours a day or 18 hours a week
when school is in session and
can work only between 7 a.m.
and 7 p.m. in any day.
“Children under 18 can not
work in occupations covered by
hazardous occupations orders is
sued under the Act. These or
ders cover such occupations as
driver or helper on motor ve
hicle, certain jobs in logging,
sawmills, mines, plants making
or storing explosives; slaughter
ing, meat-packing or rendering
plants; jobs involving exposure
to radio-active substances, and
jobs operating power-driven
wood-working, metal forming,
punching or shearing machines,
elevators, hoisting apparatus,
cranes, derricks and bakery
machines.
“Specific exemptions from the
child labor requirements of the
Act are provided for employ
ment of children (1) in agricul
ture outside of school hours for
the district where they live, (2)
for delivery of newspapers to
the consumer, (3) as actors or
performers in motion pictures
or in theatrical, radio or tele
vision productions, and (4) by
a parent or guardian of his child
under 16 in any occupation
other than manufacturing or
mining, or in any hazardous oc
cupation.
"Employers desiring more in
formation about the child labor
provisions of the Fair Labor
Standards Act (Federal wage
and hour law) are urged to con
tact me at P.O. Box 1030, Ju
neau.”
FIRST VACATION IN
TWELVE YEARS FOR
THE DEANS
Rev. and Mrs. J. L. Dean
with son Philip will leave Sun
day for the States. They expect
to go first to Philadelphia, then
spend six months in that and
other parts of the country. This
will be the first trip Outside of
Alaska since the Deans came to
Seward twelve years ago. In all
that time, they have missed only
two Sundays from the Seward
church.
Rev. Dean Thimsen, his wife
and baby Jean will serve the
church in Rev. Dean’s absence.
The Thimsens are both gradu
ates of Northwestern Schools in
Mineapolis. They came to Alas
ka in June and have been in
Tyonek since that time. Both
pastors are associated with Al
aska Missions, Incorporated.
Last week’s weather report ap
pears on page 4 of this issue of
the Record.
Money is still coming in to the
new ambulance fund, according
to acting secretary Maxine
Kelly. Because it is growing
daily, an exact figure cannot be
given, but to date the total
amount stands as $1600.
Ticket money from the Hallo
we’en dance is not all in yet.
There is now a clear amount of
$832.59 from that event, how
ever. Donations received on the
street amount to $67.00; from
Seward Hardware card, $314.00;
and $386.00 from the Elks drive
which is still in progress.
Information is being gathered
by local auto dealers on require
ments and equipment for an am
bulance, which will apparently
run in the neighborhood of from
$4000 to $5000 for a vehicle in
the lighter class; thus about
one-third of the cost has been
raised.
Sewardites Asked To
Participate In
Fund Raising Drive
By Charles Malin
Many folks have been asking
us if it is possible for them to
go with us on the trip back to
Nebraska. Our answer is, “It
sure is. If enough folks are in
terested in paying their own
way we will charter a DC-4
which holds 65 people.” Right
now we are planning on about
fifteen from the High School
which includes approximately
the following people: ten play
ers, a coach, a manager, two
cheer leaders, and of course,
our queen (to be elected by the
whole town in January). We will
need a few seats for reporters
and photographers and there is
an outside chance that the Gov
ernor might accept our invita
tion, so you see we will have
room for about 45 more. So far
about twenty-six inquiries are
in our files and the time will
soon be upon us when we have
to decide.
We hope to be able to take
folks for about $150.00 round
trip. Of Course this is only plane
fare and will have to be cash
in advance. Talk it up—get the
little woman to give her consent
—(don’t you do it ladies unless
he agrees to take you along)—
and let us know that you are
planning to go along. First come
—first served.
Starting next week we hope
to publish a thermometer show
ing the cash -on hand as it comes
in. Right now I understand that
they are playing '‘baseball” at
Solly’s. How I haven’t the least
idea. The dock fellows are try
ing to give away some Thanks
giving Turkeys and Jack Werner
has a Christmas dinner in the
rough that someone will enjoy.
Tickets will be on sale next
week for the Bowling Match to
be held some time between
Christmas and New Year’s.
There will be prizes for three
classes. The Men’s Handicap
League, a woman’s prize and
an open prize for anyone wno
doesn’t bowl regularly.
We will all have an opportun
ity to see Mr. Pennington s pic
tures shortly after Thanksgiving
and the pictures that Mr. Davis
son took of the boys’ trip up
here last spring will be shown
in January. Other ideas for rais
ing funds are coming in which
include a half day s take from
the taxicab fellows, a smoker,
cake bakes, etc. Keep us in
mind and remember tiiat each
and every one of you is on the
committee to really put this
over.
We will leave here on Me
morial Day or the night before,
depending on flying conditions,
and will be in Seward, Nebraska
three nights. Plan to go with us
for the “time of your life.”
LOTTIE HIRSCH TO BE
GUEST SPEAKER FOR B&PW
Miss Lottie Hirsch will be
guest speaker at the Business &
Professional Women's Club
meeting next Tuesday night.
Miss Hirsch has an interesting
background of nursing in Eng
land and Germany. She came to
Alaska and Seward recently to
take over the duties of public
health nurse.
Miss Hirsch is very interested
in reorganizing a health council
here, and may have something to
say on the subject, but her talk
will probably include some of
her experiences in “Europe.