EWARD
The Gatezeay City of Interior Alaska Since 1903.
Seaport
Record
Seward's All-JV ealher Pori is Alaska's Greatest Asset.
rol. VII. No. P>5
SEWARD. ALASKA, TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 1951
Prior* 10 cents
Dperafing Unions
(eject ARR Interim
iVcige Proposal
A proposed interim wage in
rease for operating Alaska
lailroad personnel, r a n g i n g
rom 1 ii to 201A cents an hour,
yas rejected by two representa
ives of two operating unions
luring wage negotiations eon
ucted last week.
The unions involved were the
Jrothcrhood of Railroad Train
len -and the Brotherhood of
locomotive Firemen and Engin
len, who countered with a pro
•osal asking $1 an hour increase.
A formal letter to The Alaska
tailroad wage board said the
1 increase would bring wages
ip to where they reasonably
ompare with local prevailing
irage rates and living costs.
The meeting between the rail
oad management and operat
ag unions was held in accord
nce with an agreement reached
n Washington, D. C. on April
. The earlier parley was held
•ctween the office of the Scc
etary of Interior and national
nd international representa
ives of the unions.
Since complete information as
o this adjustment is not avail
ble at this time to enable a
inal settlement, management
-ffered. subject to secretarial
pproval, local union representa
ives an interim settlement of 18
ents per hour to roadmen, and
n increase of- 201j cents per
our to yardmen, pending rc
eipt of additional and necessary
reformation required to effect
inal settlement.
This offer was made with the
nderstanding that it was an in
erim agreement only and as
oon as the required and neces
arv information was available,
onferences would be resumed
o effect a final settlement.
Local union representatives
ejected this offer and have re
uested temporary postpone
lent of further conferences un
it such time as information is
vailable to effect a full and
inal settlement.
Xt^rsi^c Bias! Might
:Rdcr?ger Salmon
lareful consideration should be
iven to the possible effect an
tom blast would have on Alas
a's salmon runs before any de
ision is made to have a test ex
losion on the Aleutian Island
lhain.
Such was the statement of the
Llaska Salmon Institute follow
ig Sam Hayes’ broadcast of his
Weekly Spectator’’ over all
adio stations in the Territory
ecently.
In his broadcast, Hayes, noted
ews commentator, said the
domic Energy Commission, in
earch of a locale for further
tomic tests might well pick the
Lleutians because of climatic
onditions there. Hayes said the
Lleutians would be ideal for
ub-surface explosion tests.
A spokesman for the Institute
ointed out today that, although
is group sponsors Hayes’ week
V broadcasts, it attempts to ex
rcise no editorial control over
le content.
“All of us connected with the
almon industry and, in fact,
veryone in the Territory would
rant to be certain these tests
ould in no way have an un
avorable effect on salmon
tins,” the spokesman continued.
Wo feel careful study should be
iade of this possibility if the
ay comes when the Aleutians
re being considered seriously.”
AST P-TA MEETING
Last Parent-Teacher meeting
f the school year will be held
n April 25 at 8:00 p.m. at the
igh school building.
BCG Schedules
Changed
Due to the late arrival oi' the
BCG crew, schedules posted in
town will be slightly changed.
Tests of infants and adults are
being taken today, April 24,
from 11 a.m. to 12 noon; 1 p.m.
to 5 p.m.; 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.; and
Wednesday from 10:30 a.m. to
12 noon; and 7 p.m to 9 p.m.
R e a ding and vaccinations
will be Thursday from 11 a.m.
to 12 noon; 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.;
arid 7 p.m. to 9 p.m : and Friday
from 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon; and
7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
All the testing and vaccinat
ing is being done in the Metho
dist Church basement by the
Alaska Department of Health.
The special crew consists of Dr.
Wendell Matthews. T.B. Con
sultant from Anchorage, and
BCG Clinic Nurses. Mrs. Ruth
Hudson and Miss Shirley Cole.
They are being assisted bv Mrs.
LaPreal Bio, P u b 1 i c Health
Nurse, and Seward Registered
Nurses.
School children will be tested
on Wednesday from 1 p.m. to
4 p.m. and vaccinated on Friday
during the same hours.
U S, Wants Antimony
From Alaska
With defense production ma
chinery moving into high gear,
acute shortages of antimony are
being experienced by U S. in
dustry which is looking to Alas
ka as a potential source of sup
ply of the metal, it is reported
by the Alaska Development
Board.
A number erf large antimony
users have written the Develop
ment Board during recent week?
regarding the availability o. an
timony ore in the Territory De
mand and current premium
prices should stimulate anti
mony production in the Terri
tory. the Board believes.
One large mining and sm lt
ing company is interested in ob
taining an antimoy property in,
Alaska which it can develop for
its own use.
Antimony is one of the stra
tegic and critical minerals for a
supply of which the U.S. must
depend upon foreign countries
in large measure. Imports pro
vide 92 per cent of current an
nual needs.
Operators interested in'dispos
ing of their properties or in fur
nishing antimony ore, should
forward details to the Alaska
Development Board, Box 50. Ju
near. The Board will arrange to
have claim holders contacted di
rect by interested parties.
ZENTMIRES AND PAINTERS
HOME AGAIN
Mr. and Mrs. Del Zentmire
and Mr. and Mrs. Russell Painter
returned Monday on th~ train
from a long trip Outside. The
two couples drove out. making
stops to visit in Nebraska, Cali
fornia and Seattle.
They encontered 55 below
zero temperatures in Canada, to
the warmer temperatures in
Southern California. Their pet
peeve is the number of blow
outs coming home. The road is
getting quite rough at this time
of year and is just a bit hard on
tires.
The Painters and Zentmires
had a nice vacation, but are very
glad to be home with their chil
dren once more.
RECKLESS DRIVING
BRINGS $150 FINE
Monday morning in Commis
sioner’s Court in Seward. Ver
non C. Hurley plead guilty to
a charge of reckless driving and
was fined $150 and privilege to
operate vehicles suspended for
one year.
Branch Offices For
Of of Price
Stabilization
Juneau—Branch offices of Ihe
Office of Price Stabilization will
be opened in Anchorage during
the week of April‘30, Fred G.
Hanford, Territorial Director,
said this week. Hanford will go
to Anchorage April 29 to or
ganize the new branch office. He
will be accompanied by Stanley
J. Friese, business analyst for
the O.P.S. They plan to hold
meetings in Anchorage to ex
plain regulations to the mer
chants.
The Anchorage office will be
the third to be established in the
Territory, the second one having
been opened in Ketchikan early
this month. The fourth and last
office will be opened in Fair
banks about May 10th. Hanford
and Friese will go to Fairbanks
from Anchorage.
Neil S. Miller will be in
charge of the Anchorag office.
Miller has been wit!) the Veter
ans Administration in Anchor
age for the last five years.
Harry J. McGill, formerly
manufacturers representative for
several lines of goods, will be
investigator for the Anchorage
office.
Fool’s Go!:3 Sought By
Big Industry
In years past many a pros
pector's heart momentarily has
beaten faster at the appearance
of outcrops of yellow metal,
only to discover on closer in
vestigation it was comparatively
worthless fool's gold. Today,
however, large deposits of this
mineral may bring real gold into
the pockets of the Territory’s
prospectors, it is reported by the
Alaska Development Board.
A large industrial firm in the
eastern United States has writ
ten the Development Board ask
ing for information about de
posits of iron pyrite and other
sulphidt s in the more accessible
regions of Alaska. If sufficiently
large deposits are found the
company will have an engineer
examine them with the view to
ward establishment of an im
portant new industry in the Ter
ritory.
The potential value of this
mineral recently was described
to the Seattle Chamber of Com
merce by Ernest N.. Patty, form
er dean of the University of
Alaska’s School of Mines, who
told the group that Alaska’s de
posits may be of high strategic
importance.
Prospectors knowing of iron
nyrife or other sulphide deposits
in the Territory are asked to
write the Alaska Development
Board, Box 50, Juneau.
|r5rjH.
He Observed
The Chief of Police announced
today that starting immediately
speed limits and safety regula
tions will be strictly enforced
in the city limits.
The action has become neces
sary with the advent of spring
weather and the great increase
in pedestrian population and
the large number of cars and
trucks which are making their
appearance on the city streets
with the arrival of the 30th
Topographical Engineers and the
construction equipment arriving
for the summer’s work on the
highway.
Four traffic tickets were hand
ed out for violations from Mon
day morning until noon Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Osbo are
expected home on the Baranof
Thursday.
AvScsvion Safety
Discussions
D. M. Grelzer „
for
The Office of Aviation Safety
TIE-DOWNS IN
STRONG WIND
We left off last week by say
ing that a “Cub” could be se
cured safely in a CO mph wind,
for the simple reason that it was
designed to fly that fast.
If an airplane is placed in an
attitude of zero left, no tie-downs
are necessary, except to stabilize
against gusts.
Drag
The drag will be about one
hundred pounds. That figure is
close enough for our purposes,
and is on the high side. It takes
about that much thrust to pull
the “Cub" through the air at 90
mph. The drag is exactly equal
to the thrust.
Theory
Let’s sav. using very round
numbers, an empty “Cub”
weighs 1,000 pounds: sits on the
ground at its angle of maximum
left; and has a landing speed of
30 mph. Tiiis also means the
wings have a lift of 1,000 pounds
at 30 moh at the angle of maxi
mum lift.
In a 00 mph wind, tied down
in a three point attitude, the
wings would have 4,000 pounds
of lift, and 9.000 pounds of lift
at 90 mph, since the lift in
creases approximately as the
square of the speed.
It is obviously impossible to
tie down against such forces. If
the lines hold, the airplane
structure will not.
Practice
This method may not be the
most convenient, bid it is the
onlv one (with variations) which
will work when the wind is too
strong for all other ipethods.
1. Head the airplane into the
wind.
2. Secure the elevators in
down position (stick forward).
3. If possible, secure wings to
tie-downs.
4. Secure tail to tie-downs.
line
so that the tail is free to rise a
few degrees beyond the zero left
angle of attack of the wings.
5. Place chocks behind the
wheels.
If caught short, sit in the air
plane and “fly” it at a negative
lift angle until help arrives, or
the pilot poops out.
U.5, Ar«w Transport
Ar~* ;ed Tuesday P.M.
The military transport Fred
erick Funston. the* largest ship
to tie lip at a Seward dock in
many a day. arrived at the Army
Dock this morning at approxi
mately 8:15, and soon afterward
started the discharge of its con
tingent of men and supplies of
the 80th Topographical Engin
eers that will be based at Sew
ard for 1110 summer while work
is in progress on mapping and
photographing the Kenai Penin
sula.
Construction of a camp is un
derway on the Leirer property
in the old Fort Raymond area.
Lt. Col. Free is in charge of
the program. He was here April
10 making arrangements for
basing the men here for the
summer.
FIND HERRING IN
OWN "BACK YARD"
Casey Cobban, Bill Burns and
A1 Raffenstcrger of Cordova,
went to Prince William Sound
Friday morning prospecting for
herring. They were unsuccessful
until returning to Resurrection
Bay, where they took in 63 bar
rels.
Mr. Raffenstcrger is working
with Mr. Cobban until the first
of the month.
Seward E!ks Return
From Convention
At Kodi&k
Seward Lodge No. 1773 was
well represented at the Terri
torial Elks Association Conven
tion in Kodiak this past week,
April 18 to 22.
Accompanying Exalted Ruler
Hal Gilfilen were PER A1 Tor
vanger, PER Walter Sipprell,
and Esteemed Leading Knight
Robert Freeman as delegates
and officers of the Association.
Those who made the trip from
Seward across the Peninsula by
automobile to Kenai and flew to
Kodiak to join in all other fes
tivities were Mr. and Mrs. Don
ny McDonald, Mr. and Mrs.
Christianson, Mr. and Mrs. Pat.
Hodgkinson. Pat is a newly
elected officer of the Elks of
Seward and was anxious to see
how his lodge was tied in with
the others of Alaska West;
Flavia Kimball made the trip
with the Seward group and vis
ited an officer of the Kodiak
Lodge who is the agent over
there for Alaska Steamship Com
pany and also happens to be her
husband. You all know Orrin.
Exalted Ruler Gilfilen reports
that much was accomplished at
the Kodiak convention this year
that be of great future value to
the Seward Lodge. Members will
learn of this at the regular meet
ing Wednesday night, April 25.
The next big Territorial con
vention will be in Anchorage
next November 1. 2 and 3. It is
hoped that the road will be fin
ished by then so all Seward Elks
can drive to the affair.
VOTJNO ^tvy-rcTc noFTRAY
HOMELAND IMPRESSIONS
Young artists from Nome to
Ketchikan have been busy for
weeks transferring impressions
of their scenic homeland to
paner for the student poster con
tent sponsored by the Alaska
Education Association. “Vaca
tion In. is the theme
tv r ode year's contest,
which ends May 8.
The cn*->f‘-'"1 js divided into two
el ■ s: m-i- ■ i rrr high school
: Cl - 2 for 5th to
8<h graders Posters will be
judged on +Lelr appeal original
jtv art’'stir ouab'tv and neatness.
Either water colors or India ink
may be used.
After local eliminations, best
entries from each school will be
sent to the AEA headquarters in
Juneau, where a committee will
arrange for competent judges to
pick the winners in both ele
mentary ai d high school divi
sions.
The twenty posters selected
will form an Alaska exhibit at
flic Julv convention of the Na
t’ona1 Education Association in
San Francisco.
Prizes are being furnished by
the Alaska Visitors Association.
MEN JUST EDGE WOMEN
IN TOP FRESHMAN ROLL
Intellectual cream of the
freshman class at Washington
State College are cited for dis
tinction in a list of the top ten
per cent scholastically compiled
by the office of Registrar Harry
Chambers.
Men just edged women in
numbers on the list, there being
67 men and 66 co-eds. The group
of 133 represent 53 Washington
towns, 11 other states and terri
tories. plus frosh from Canada
and Germany.
The list includes Jeanette
Lind, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Swan Lind of Seward, who
graduated from Seward High
School in the class of 1950.