Seward Seaport Kccord — Fri., July 27, '51 - Seward, Ana.
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By Mildred Kirkpatrick
There is little that can not bo
accomplished by a determined
group ot people in community
efl'ci t, people who cling to a
determination to achieve a cer
tain goal. That we can stick to
gether in Seward, and that we
are determined to achieve the
goal oi modern living in our city
has been proven this week.
It has takai nearly two years
of plugging to get definite ac
tion 'on tne sewer system—it
has been approved and there
remains now only the actual
construction to become an ac
complished fact.
The many discouragements,
delays and postponements on
the project: the long hours of
discussion and p 1 a n n i n g, are
known only to the members of
the city council and the mayor.
They could have given it up
in despair—'but they did not.
Now it must go to a vote oi the
people in the- form of a bond
issue.
To secure Federal participa
tion through Alaska Public
Works Hinds, in any heavy fi
nancing. there must be an agree
ment on the part of tae pec pie
to bona the* city if n.ccssary to
meet the city s share of tne lull
amount, which is oi) per cent.
The bond issue n ea not be
sold unless the city defaults in
payment. It is simply a security
measure, proving the e. care Oi.
the taxpayers in the matter of
public improvement.
Several other issues will come
up in tne next few months. The
first will probably be an ade
quate water system, and paving,
/implication lias also Inca made
for additional school buildings
and a hospital. K v e—tae citi
zens ot oevvard—keep plugging,
and arc determined in our ^iforts
to improve and standardize liv
ing conditions in tins cay, a
can ail oe accomplished. Ail it
takes is some ci.ar thinking, a
lot ot planning, concerted ciiort
and a willingness to pay for
what we want.
AUTO STEEL CUT
TO 60 PE.rt CENT
WASHINGTON (AP) — The
government today ordered a
nothcr tive per cent cut in steel
for passenger car production,
effective Oct. 1.
Auto output in the Oeto'oer
through-December quarter will
be cut to 60 per cent of the
level of the six months pre
ceding the Korean invasion.
This will mean a production
or slightly over 1,100,000 cars.
If the auto makers need it,
they 11 be permitted to use some
foreign steel, too, so that they
can make the 1,100,000 quota,
Defense Production Adminis
trator Manly Fleischmann said.
1 ire announcement came as
DPA issued steel, copper and
aluminum allocations for the
final quarter of the year. Ex
cept for consumer goods, pro
duction levels will be about
the same as in this quarter,
it was stated.
Such consumer items as re
frigerators, washing machines
and household electrical appli
ances will get about 65 per
cent of their Pre-Korea tonnage.
They gtt 70 per cent now.
UNEQUAL COMPETITION
The trouble with grade cross
ing-automobile races is that the
competition is so terribly un
equal. Whoever heard of an auto
knocking a locomotive off the
track and dragging it down the
road?
EQUIPMENT DROPPED
FROM PLANE
OVER TAKU GLACIER
Elmcndorf Air Force Base,
Alaska, July 26 (AMNS) —
Eighteen thousand pounds ol
heavy equipment and supplies
were loss.d out ol a oith troop
earner C-82 "Flying Boxcar '
T u e s d a y over Taxu Giacier,
climaxing a paradrop operation
aiding the Juneau icefield re
scan a project.
Among tiie heavy equipment
eluded down were two Weasels,
cr oversnow vehicles, becoming
the second and third of their
kind to be dropped, according
to Dropmaster Captain M. K.
Downes of the 92atii Aviation
Engineering Battalion.
Maynard Miller of the De
partment of Exploration and
Field Research, American Gco
grafic Society of New York,
heading the ice-cap expedition,
stated that hte Weasels will be
invaluable to the scientists and
heir work in the field. Miller
and his party of twelve ascend
ed the Glacier for the first time
this season on July 7. Dr. Terris
Moore, President of the Uni
versity of Alaska, ilew the ex
pedition up to the ice-cap in
his Piper Super Cub. In the
days following, Dr. Moore made
a total of twenty-two flights to
tlu Glaciers in his ski-equ.pped
plane.
i he F!> lag Boxcar on the
mis an was piloted by Major
George P. Base!, squadron com
mand, r of the 54tli Troop Car
rier Squadron. The co phot was
Captaii Donald Mat! vson. The
C-82 flew to Juneau Tuesday,
July 17. for tho drop. But was
forced to delay the operation
because of fog and rain.
FINAL NOTE ON CONTROLS
i-ILL TODAY
WASHINGTON (AP — Sen
ate-House Conferees voted ten
tatively carry today to permit
price rollbacKs on non-farm
commodities to levels which
prevailed just before the Korean
War—provided certain cost in
creases arc taken into account.
The tentative decision came
near the end of an all-night
session of the Conference Com
mittee, which agreed to extend
economic controls legislations
through next June.
The extension measure cov
ers wage, price, rent and other
emergency curbs.
Senator Maybank (D-SC) the
joint committee chairman, told
reporters the group will meet
again later today to make a
final decision regarding the non
farm rollback provision. He
said a few other provisions also
will come up tor a final vote
then.
The legislation would keep
intact the ten per cant beet
price rollback already in effect,
but would bar additional price
cutbacks tor that commodity.
Tiie Price Administration plan
ned two more reductions, eucn
41c per cent.
Tne conferees also approved
more liberal eonsurn r credit
controls than the Federal Re
serve Board now has in effect,
covering the installment pur
chase of new and used auto
mobiles and such household
items as radios and television
sets.
The Administration won at
least on victory when the con
ferees agreed to permit rent
rollbacks to levels which pre
vailed just before tiie Korean
War, in i vb ;sign cd criti
cal defense areas.
The Conference Committee
is working under the gun. Con
trols legislation expires July 31
unless extended anew as is or
unless the enrpmvekips to
gether a bill which can got
two-1 ouse approval befc v mid
pi lit Tuesday.
Figures mov not lie, but gir
dles kee p a lot of them from tell
ing the truth.
Tin to motorists: It isn’t the
right-of-way that counts — it’s
the safe way.
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Cntnctors & Buim
Your Building Material Problems Ccn Be
Solved By The Farrell Lumber Company,
The Farrell Lumber Company has
enjoyed the trust and confidence of
Alaskans for thirty-three years.
A representative will be available a} the
Van Gilder Hotel on July 29 and 30
FARRELL LUMBER COMPANY
SEATTLE, WASH.
BASEBALL
RESULTS
(3y The Associated Press)
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland 9, New York 4.
Boston 13, Chicago 10.
Detroit 6. Washington 3.
St. Louis 6, Philadelphia 4 (nite).
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Brooklyn 9, Chicago 1.
Boston 6. Cincinnati 2.
Philadelphia 7, St. Louis 0 (nite).
(Only games scheduled.)
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
San Diego 15, Seattle 2.
Portland 10, Sacramento 5.
Oakland 6. Hollywood 4.
San Francisco 5, Los Angeles 3.
HARD WORK AHEAD FOR
ALASKANS, SAYS COLBY
SEATTLE (AP) — It’s time
for Alaska to quit booming and
settle down to a pioneer attitude
of toil and sweat.
This was the opinion of L. A.
Colby, president of the Pacific
Northwest Trade Association,
who stopped here yesterday af
ter a three-week visit to Alaska
Chambers of Commerce which
belong lo the Association.
Alaska’s gold and defense con
struction booms have been a
good tilings from the stand
point of populating the Terri
tory", Colby said, but Alaska
should think of more perman
ent things.
‘‘I was impressed by the vast
amount of apparently unusable
land in the Terr.tory.'’ ne sa d,
“but I believe Alaska couid- go
a long way toward self-suff,
ciency by adopting a program
of agriculture witii crops aaap
tod to local and climatic
ditions. !
“People going to Alask;
get what they can and then
out are not those who will
the Territory a permanent (
omy. It takes the pioneer q
ties of hard work and per;
erance to successfully pro
in Alaska. But experience
shown it can be done.
“Once Alaska is self-5
cient in certain aspects, e
dollars will be available foi
purchase outside of items w
are impossible to produce tin
Colby was accompanied
his tour by D. C. Knapp, c>
tive secretary of the Pa
North wt st Trade Assoeiat
Seattle office, and by his
Conrad,11. llis home of lie
in Missoula, Mont.
KENAI CAFE TO BE
AUCTIONED AUGUST 7
Stock and fixtures of the
nai Lounge, which was cl
yesterday by order of the
paitment of Internal Reve
will be sold at auction At
7.
The Kenai Lounge and
have been operated by Mai
Curry for the past year ai
half.
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