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Vol. VIII, No.64
SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1952
Price 10 Cents
By Ray Doyle
Today we observe the birth
day of the founder of our coun
try, George Washington. To
school children he has become a
source of inspiration in their
quest toward truthfulness. To
politicians, his acts as the first
President of the United Stat s,
then consisting of 13 colonies,
have been construed to fit what
ever ideas they are fostering. 11 is
farewell address lias b en a capi
tal subject for the man political
parties.
Of all the traits whicn charac
terized George Washington, this
column considers his burning
zeal for liberty his finest. Wash
ington. as everyone knows, was
not a poor man. II was a land
owner and a member of the aris
tocratic gentry. lie could have
remained at home and enjoyed
the many comforts available to
him. Instead, he chose to make
the sacrifices necessary to lead
a poorly clad and armed group
of patriots to ultimate victory
against an overwhelming and
w 11 equipped enemy. No doubt
during the cold winter campaign
privations and hardships must
have tempted those hardy patri
ots to give up the struggle. How
ever. the desire for freedom and
self government overcame all
obstacls and eventually led to
victory. Who of all others was
more capable of leading the peo
ple in peace than George Wash
ington who led so magnificently
in war?
Today in an era of atomic
bombs, subsidies and monu
mental budgets we are prone to
lose sight of the original aims as
set forth in the Constitution so
well devised by Thomas Jeffer
son and capably administered by
Washington.
We have seemingly lost that
vigilance which is the keystone
of our liberty. We haw become
too matter of fact in our interest
in government. Yet we, who are
not interested when the oppor
tunity is presented, ai the very
first to make our complaints
heard, after it is too late. It is of
little consequence whether we
live in a large city or in a small
community, responsibilities have
been hand d down to us as a
precious heritage. It is vigilance
which will prevent those repre
senting us from committing er
rors which can prove to be both
costly and embarrassing. The
ballot box was established as a
medium whereby we as citizens
can vote for whomever or what
ever we please in absolute secre
cy and freedom.
While our great country has
grown in strength and territory,
the problems pr sented are not
too large for you and I to take
an aetive interest in every pro
posal presented by those in the
Houses of Congress or at the
City Hall in Seward. True, some
of us will be dislik.d for our
vigilance, but over a period of
time fewer errors will be made
by those entrusted to represent
us. Interest in our government
does not imply distrust. It indi
cates willingness to become a
part in the development of the
community for the benefit of all
concerned. It further indicates
our willingnrSs or refusal to pro
vide a wholesome government
for those who will surely follow
us in our respective communi
ties.
This column wishes to remind
everyone eligible to vote that it
is a sacred duty to do so Tues
day, Feb. 26, on the water bond
issue. Regardless of how you
vote, it is your inalienable right.
G t out, be vigilant, VOTE!
Girl Scouts Plan Role
In World Wide
Celebration
"A Friend to All,” a national
Girl Scout slogan which reflects
the Fourth law of Girl Scouting,
will highlight the month-long
celebration within the Seward
Girl Scout Council of World
Friendship. Yearly, the Interna
tional Committee labors to em
phasize world friendliness, with
special emphasis on the month
of Juliette Low's birth. Miss
Low's devotion to world friend
ship is t h u s commemorated
through th girl movement which
she founded.
Mrs. Frank Cooper, leader of
Brownie Troop No. 2, announces
plans have been completed to
d splay the International Dolls
which the troop has been work
ing on. They will be on display
in th window of O'Brien's with
a poster featuring all interna
tional flags. Other Brownie
Troops and Girl Scout Troops
are planning skits, parties, pro
grams and folk song dramatizing
emphasizing international friend
ship.
At the Community Associa
tion of Adult Girl Scouts meet
ing Monday, Feb. 18, Mrs. Man
rice Curry was presented with a
gift in appreciation of th 1 excel
lent leadership training course
she gave with the able assistance
of Mrs. ,T. B. Deisher, Miss Mar
tine Rurdisk. Miss Helen Preib \
Mrs. Kenneth Shearer and Mrs.
Willkins. The assistants were al
so presented with small tokens
of appreciation.
*P2ay or Pcsy' of Legion
Reverse Party
“You must play or pay,” is the
word for the “Reverse Party" at
the Legion Club Saturday night,
February 23.
A reverse party is one in
which men and women reverse
roles, as far as costume is con
cerned, men dress as women, and
vice versa.
Ten big acts are scheduled for
entertainment. Tondalaya 2nd,
Conchita, the rhumba queen di
rect from Cuba: Lou-Lnni from
Hawaii and three beautiful can
can girls will present special fea
tures. Sounds like lots of fun
with plenty of laughs.
Everyone w;ll have to enter
into the fun—play or pay a fine.
The party is open to all Le
gion and Auxiliary members
with their guests.
25-inch Snowfall
Smothers City
Twenty-five inches of snow
fell in Seward between Tuesday
night and Friday morning. The
weather station had a measure
ment of 19 inches at 5 p.m. on
Thursday, and the unofficial
measurement by Friday morning
was an added 7 inches through
the night.
All available str et equipment
was at work early Friday to
clear main streets for holiday
traffic.
The city’s new’ sidewalf snow
plow created quite a sensation
when it was initiated Thursday
on the downtown sidewalks. It
arrived at a most opportune
time.
Snow continued to fall heavily
throughout the morning Friday,
but a change of wind to the north
about noon brought clearing
skies before night.
Snow removal continued with
street crews still trying to clear
Fourth Avenue of the old fall
while n w snow piled up to the
25-inch depth on the level.
Sanatorium Patient
Wins Lions Trip
I. Knlmikoff, a patient for sev
eral years at Seward Sanatori,
uni, won the choice between a
trip to Hawaii or a $500 defense
bond in the Lions Club scholar
.ship fund drive last Saturday.
The award was made at half-time
of the Anchorage-Seward basket
game. Kalmikoff was winner of
the Marathon race several years
ago.
The exact status of this year’s
scholarship fund has not be n re
ported to dale. A meeting of the
club is scheduled for this ev
ning and it is expected that an
nouncement of the total sum will
be made at that tim .
Miss Beverly Abrahamsen,
winner of the 1951 scholarship,
repaid the used portion of the
$500 scholarship when she left
the University of Oregon to b.
married. Club officials state that
she is the first scholarship win
ner not completing a college edu
cation to return the entire
amount of the scholarship.
Miss Abraham-cn married
Willard Dunham, also of Seward,
during Christmas vacation. Dun
ham is in the U.S. Army, station
ed at Eielson Field at Fairbanks.
Hr *d hw"
Bobby Kramer
Funeral services were held a*
2 n.m. Thursday in Seward Me
morial Church for 11 year-old
Bobby Kramer, who met his
death on Marathon Mountain
Sunday, February 17.
Robert John Kramer was born
September 4. 1940, at Compton,
Calif. II was the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Herman J. Kramer. They
moved to Seward from Belling
ham, Wash., about three months
ago. Besides his parents lie is
survived by two sisters, Char
lotte and Carol Ann.
The boy met his death late
Sunday afternoon from shock
and exposure alter a fall down
the ste?p mountainside. The body
was brought down the mountain
after dark by a group of volun
teers alter a spectacular search
on the mountainside aided by
a searchlight beam played on
the mountain from a tanker at
the Standard Oil Co. dock.
Flowers were r ceived from
the boy’s former class of the Bel
lingham school and from his
classmates in the Seward school.
Interment was in the Seward
cemetery.
REEVES TO SPEAK TO LOCAL
REPUBLICANS MONDAY
Bob Reeves, Republican can
didate for Delegate to Congress,
will be the principle speaker at
the Lincoln Day dinner here
Monday night.
The dinner will be held at
Harding's Cafe at 7 pan., Mon
day. February 25. Other guests
expeted from Third Division
Republican slat nr- John Oor
such, Barbara Dimock, Herald
Stringer, and Bailey Bell.
The dinner is open to all Re
publicans and others in the area.
Tickets are now on sale at Hard
ing's or by Republican Club
members in the city.
HIGHWAY ENGINEER VISITS
HERE THIS WEEK
Territorial Highway Engineer
Frank Metcalf, accompanied by
Lt. Wes Gilman, Highway Pa
try, Third Division, were visitors
in Seward early this week.
They conferred with Police
Commissioner Johnson, Chief of
Police Evans and their staff on
local and highway problems and
cooperation. The Highway Pa
trol is working with the city on
installation of a cooperative
radio station to be used jointly.
Seward As Critical
Defense Area
Not Likely
Councilman Col. C. E. John
son returned Thursday night
after an interview with General
Wm. E. Kenner, with word that
there is little hope at this time
of Seward being declared in the
critical defense area.
Cal. Johnson was sent by tli
City Council and with a unani
mous resolution of the Chamber
of Commerce to consult with the
Chief of Command of the U. S.
Army Alaska. Johnson was also
interested in obtaining equip
ment for civil defense here, of
which ho is chi f in Seward.
General Kepner is in complete
sympathy with Seward’s attitude
and fully aware of the situation
here, Mr. Johnson said. Jlo has
no voice in the plan of defense
which is entirely controlled by
the National Department of De
fense. Th Alaskan Command
has recommended additional ex
penditures for The Alaska Hail
road improvement south of
Portage as a ■'must” in the over
all picture of defense.
Until such time as there
should be a concentration of
troops or a d fense plant of some
size in this area, there is little
hope of its becoming a critical
an'-*, in snte of the importance
of commercial shipping through
tli is port. This is the summation
of Col. Johnson's interview.
Seahawk Basketbalier
Hospitalized
The absence of Ronnie Lewis
from the Seahawks' first tourna
ment gam in Fairbanks Thurs
day night was a sad blow to the
team. They did. however, put up
a commendable fight before los
ing the game to Fairbanks by 10
points.
Lewis was hospitalized short
ly after arriving in the northern
city Wednesday with an attack
of flu, and running a tempera
ture. He was expected to be able
to return to the team by Friday
aftc 1 noon.
The Seahawks put up a sur
prising defense where Fairbanks
was slated for a walkaway.
Chuck Barr played real basket
ball and Don Sanders was all
over the court, . merging as high
point man.
MRS. DICK MYERS SUFFERS
BACK INJURY IN FALL
Mrs. Richard O. Myers suffer
ed back injuries and severe
bruises from a fall in the Mata
nuska Valley Lins bus depot
her: Tuesday. She is in Seward
General Hospital.
Her husband is just recover
ing from back injuries sustain, d
in an auto accident early in No
vember.
O.E.S. ANNOUNCES CARD
PARTY FOR MARCH 1
Members of Seward Chapter,
Order of Eastern Star announce
a public card party for the eve
ning of March 1.
The party will begin at 8:00
o’clock, featuring bridge, canas
ta and pinochle. Refreshments
will be served.
HEART ATTACK FATAL TO
A.R.R. MAN HERE
Mr. James Pond died suddenly
in his apartment in the Arcade
Building shortly after noon to
day (Friday). Mr. Pond was
.about 60 years of age, an em
ployee of The Alaska Railroad.
Funeral arrangements are
pending.
Airport Co!! for Bids
Be Opened March 24
Tony Sell warn m, Director of
the T rritorial Department ol'
Aviation, informed this news
paper by telephone Wednesday
that Notice for Bids for construc
tion of Seward’s airport landing
strip had been made ready and
w;re in the mail.
Mr. Schwamm and his assist
ants and the Department of Avi
ation are to be commended for
the hard work and patience put
forth on behalf of a new and
adequate airport landing strip
for Seward.
All property settlements have
been made final and the green
light has been given for immedi
ate construction, as the following
legal notic, will testify.
LEGAL NOTICE
Department of Aviation
Airport Construction
SEALED BIDS, in singL copy
subject to the conditions con
tained herein will be received
until March 24. 1:152, and then
publicly opened, i'or furnishing
all labor and materials and per
torming all work for the con
struction of an Airport Landing'
Strip in the vicinity of Seward,
Alaska, in accordance with plans
and specifications prepared by
Victor C. Rivers, Registered En
gineer, Anchorage, Alaska.
Bids will be publicly opened
in the office of the Director of
Aviation, Room 202, Glover
Building, Anchorag , Alaska at
10:00 A.M. on March 24. 1952.
Bid Bond guarantee will be
required with each bid as fol
lows: Five (5%) percent of the
total bid.
Plans, Specifications and Pro
ject Documents may be obtained
from the Director of Aviation*
Alaska Aeronautics and Com-'
munications Commission. Room
202. Glover Building or from the
Superintendent of Public Works
for the Territory of Alaska. Ju
neau, Alaska, upon deposit of
Thirty (S30.00) dollars per set.
The Bids shall be under seal,
and shall be publicly opened at
the time and place specifLd in
the call for bids, and in the pres
ence of any bidders desiring to
be present or in the presence of
any two other persons and the
contract shall be awarded to the
lo\v:st responsible bidder.
Performance bond will be re
quired for an amount not less
than Fifty (50 L ) percent of the
contract to protect the Territory
against liens and claims arising
from the construction and to in
sure performance of the con
tract in accordance with the
Plans, Specifiactions and Con
tract Documents.
Payment Bond will be re
quired for an amount of not less
than Fifty (50 ‘T ) percent of the
amount of the contract.
Liquidated Damages for de
lays will b; as stipulated in the
General Provisions for Airport
Construction included in the
Contract Documents.
Wage rates applicable to this
construction shall be as listed in
the Special Contract Provisions
of the Contract Documents.
Bids must be submitted on the
Proposal Form and the success
ful bidder will be required to
execute the Standard Form of
Contract for Construction.
The Director of Aviation, Al
aska Aeronautics and Communi
cations Commission reserves the
right to reject any or all bids
and to waive any or all informal
ities.
FOR THE TERRITORY
OF ALASKA
By: G. S. SCHWAMM
Director of Aviation
P.O. Box 2215, Room 202,
Glover Bldg.,
Anchorage, Alaska.