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Vol. VIII. No. 80
SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 1952
Price 10 Cents
Liberty Theater Sold To Anchorage Firm
Christensen Air
Service Sold To
Cordova Firm
Word is out here of the sale
of substantially all the proper
ties ot Christensen Air Service,
and tiie merger of the properties
ci < .leu thereby, to Merle Smith,
doing business as Cordova Air
Service This supposedly in
cludes the mail service between
Anchorage and Seward.
Is either parly to the trans
action could be contacted but
it is on the May 31 docket of
the Civil Aero antics Board.
Accord mg to unofficial re
ports. the .Norseman plant' is
included in the salt' but not the
others. Smith and the Christen
sen pilot have been making local
flights since June 1. It is also
said that the new company plans
to use the Ce.-sna 170 craft on
the Seward flignt. and that one
plane will be based in Seward.
WAREHOUSE PARTIALLY
DESTROYED BY FIRE
Fire of unknown origin de
stroyed the roof and second lioor
of a warehouse at Sixiii and
Jefferson Streets Saturday. June
7. Damage is estimated at ap
proximately S-U.oou. partially
covered by insurance, according
to Marvin Vial . owner.
Tne building was unoccupied,
but used as storage for fishing
gear and nets for Resurrection
Bay Company cannery, of won. a
Viale is part owner. All gear
on the first floor was removed
to safety, but that on the second
floor was a total loss.
Flames burst through the roof
on the south sid . which is ob
scured from the street, before
the fire was noticed. An alarm
brought out all the fire fighting
equipment in the city, including
the Army truck. Dense black
smoke, rolling in the brisk north
wind attracted a big crowd of
Saturday afternoon shoppers,
which was orderly' and stayed
well out of the way of fire
fighters.
TURNERS RETURN FOR
SUMMER WORK IN ALASKA
Friends of the Reverend Ed
ward 'Ai. Turner are happy to
know that he is returning to
Alaska lor the summer. Former
ly rector of St. Peter s Episcopal
Church in Seward, Father Tur
ner is now an assistant in the
Overseas Department of the Na
tional Council of the Protestant
Episcopal Church, with head
quarters in New York City.
Father Turner is to supervise
the summer work of several
seminary students assigned to
various Alaskan missions. rl his
will keep him ‘‘on the go" but
Seward will be his home base.
Airs. Turner, Neddy and Susan
will occupy the rectory here.
Father Turner’s mother, Mrs.
William O'Brien, and Mr. O'
Brien drove to Anchorage Thurs
day to meet the Turners. They
are expected to arrive in Seward
on Saturday, and on Sunday
Father Turner will hold services
at St. Peter's. There will be a
service of Holy Communion at
a a.m. and Holy Communion
and sermon at 11 a.m.
A reception for Father and
Airs. Turner will be held in the
Parish Hall at the close of the
11 o'clock service. Cake and
coffee will be served.
Father and Mrs. Russell Clapp
and children are vacationing
Outside and will return in time
for school.
DRAFT STATUS FOR
HIGH SCHOOL GRADS
GOING TO COLLEGE
In order to clarify the draft
status of graduating high .school
seniors, the University of Alaska
recently mailed to all territorial
high schools a bulletin pres nl
ing t!ie lat.st information, help
ful to men students who are
tiling to decide whether or not
tin y should enter college in the
tali'.
it is pointed out that, after
registering with his local board
as is now prescribed by law,
a student who desires to be
considered lor deferment in
order to attend coil, go must
make a written reguest to his
local board (.for Seward boys
t.n local board is iu Anchorage),
secur, from the registrar a
statement clarilymg his student
st tins, and take tne Selective
■S> in c t ollege Qualification
Te>t. Deferment will largely
depend on ins scholastic ability
a- in wealed by tii test and by
ins academic work.
SUiuents who are enrolled in
an ItOiC program and have
>.gned a valid agreement can
ee.’iiidently expect to be de
i'erred. The University of Aiasxa
on rs such a pr )gram.
it; 1 school graduat s who
are blinking of entering college*
in fall and are undecided
because of uncertainty about
their eiruft status are urged to
consult with their local hign
school principal who, with the
as.dstance* oi tins bulletin, should
be able to answer their ques
tions.
A.A.C.C. APPLIES FOR
SITE AT AIRPORT
Notice is being published: that
the Alaska Aeronautics Com
munications Commission h a s
made application tor conv yauce
oi approximately 1.73 acres, or
Lot 14. section 35 of the official
plat oi survey oi April 3. 1952,
tor tile development, operation
and maintenance oi the Seward
wlunicipal Airport.
Work on construct'ion of the
airport has been underway for
several days and will be com
pi led this summer.
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Carl R. Carlson
The school year 1951-1952 is
over. The children have been on
vacation for a few weeks, the
teaching staff has dispersed, and
the reports have been made and
filed. The year is now a mass
of memories to the teachers and
pupils and a mass of reports and
records in the superintendent's
office.
As far as the reports are con
cerned, 1951-1952 was a record
year. After a slow start (the
Seward schools reported 403
pupils as of Sept. 7, 1951), en
rollments climbed steadily dur
ing the year. The final report
lists 508 pupils enrolled in the
local schools. However, drop
outs were also numerous, total
ing 71. This left 437 in attend
ance at the end of the schooL
year.
In the past, increased enroll
ments in the Seward schools
had been largely due to picking
up from 40 to 45 new first
graders in September to replace
the small high school graduating
classes. With graduating Seniors
numbering from 11 to 19, normal
increases in Seward would run
about 30. However, in 1951-1952
(Turn to Pa'£e 4)
MV Si? sit Ha Offered
As Relief Sh’p
No inrtlioi' word on the strike
situation has been received li re
directly since a statement from
the Seattle office oi Alaska
Steamship Company that their
motor vessel Susitna has ben
offered to any firm who will
operate it as a relief ship to
Sou tit eastern ports.
A statement from D. E. Skin
ner slates that ihp company
offers the vess 1 to the Lifeline
Committee on a bareboat char
ter basis with the Alaska Line
assuming all insurance cover
age. At present this vessel has
a partial load of canned fish
products auoard which will take
about three days to discharge.
Notwithstanding this fact, Mr.
Skinner states, delivery of the
ship to the operator to be select
ed can be made much quicker
than one of the snips the com
pany has on charter from the
Maritime Adminis;.ration, which
according to the Administra
tion s Washington office would
require at least ten days to
ell ct a transfer.
The Seward Longshore Union
Local i .id has served notice
ol strove June Id. which is ex
pected to add to t!u> contus: >n
occasioned by the Pacific CW.sst
s*rh-e of sailors, ft ward local
has ask, d for Conciliation serv
ice, according to unofficial re
port.
STRIKE MUST NOT EFFECT
MEAUHANDI3E FAICES
Juneau—A!. rchants were cau
tioned this, weeK by Charles L.
Heckler, Enforcement Director
for the Alaska Office of Price
Stabilization, not to take ad
vantage of the current mari
t-imi strike b\ raisi ig pri :es.
Heckler said some reports had
already reached the O.P.S. office
indicating some merchants were
charging over the ceiling prices
on source items. Overcharges
subject the viola: >r to penalties,
he said.
Customers who have b on
ovt rcharged may collect up to
three times the amount of the
overcharge, or, a minimum of
S25.Uu plus attorney's fees and
costs.
Reminding mtrehants of the
requirements of Ceiling Price
Regulation Beckler said re
tailer may not exceed the high
est percentage of markup he
took during the base period,
December li), 1950 January 20,
1951.
S50 PASSENGERS TURNED
AWAY liY ALASKA LINES
With word of the cancellation
of the Alaska Line passenger
ship BaranoFs June 13 sailing
from Seattle, officials of the
line state that to date 950 per
sons have been turned away
who had reservations for the
Alaska tour.
FIRST SUMMER BOvVLING
UNDER WAY THIS YEAR
For the first time Seward
keglers are * continuing their
favorite sport through the sum
mer months.
A series of mixed doubles is
under way with two games each
week, giving the girls a chance
to show up the guys. Consider
able interest is shown in the
weekly contests, by players and
observers.
REC CENTER GI'S TREAT
JESSE LEE HOME CHILDREN
TO BAY EXCURSION
Forty children from the Jesse
L e Home had a big day last
Wednesday, when Ll. Robert F.
Farrell and the crew of the Sgl.
At Ihur 1). Webbe r took them
for an all day excursion and
fishing trip down Resurrection
Lav.
The GFs furnished tackle and
bait, probably also baiting all
hooks. They served lunch and
all the apples, oranges and ice
cream the kids could eat. Great
exeit meut ensued when some
one caught a fish.
There is a soft spot in the
heart 01 Reward lor these home
less children and the action of
busy officers and men at the
Army R e c r e a t i o n C. nter is
warmly appreciated.
'The Sgl. Arthur D. Webber
is one of three boats operated
by tiie Seward Army Recreation.
Center for deep sea fishing and
Bay excursions as part of th
entertainment program for Al
askan Command personnel on
vacation here. Although the Gen
ii r is well inside tlie city limits,
it operates so quietly that towns
people arc hardly aware of the
large number of visitors in town
each week. Lt. Farrell expects
a capacity crowd over the week
end, which will b the largest
group of the season to date.
WHALES PERFORM IN
RESURRECTION BAY
The annual show put on by
whales in the Bay has been pai
ticularly interesting this ween.
Especially when tile dock is
empty of shipping, the huge
animals appear to see how cioso
they can earn, to shore.
Eaiiy morning and late after
noon Lney can be seen cavorting
around close to shore. People
can be seen at most any time
on the dock and around the
shore watching the pertormnne. .
The sight never loses interest
for old timers and cheechakos
alike.
Mcsif Ccir.'ocdl Of Mail
Arrives By Akft
The tables are turned on the
mail situation ior Seward. It is
coming through Anchorage now,
a rovers, process irom the usual
procedure.
Two barges each week are
now arriving in Alaska. One un
loads at Valdez irom which
point mail is carried by truck
into Anchorage, thence to Sew
ard. Another barge will put into
Anchorage each week, which
will give Seward the advantage
of mail twice each week, al
though it may be delayed sev
eral days in each instance.
Local postal authorities report
a half carl o a d arrived here
Thursday. This includes books
and magazines as well as parcel
post and other straight matter.
MRS. DIE3HER HOSTESS TO
CANCER COMMITTEE
Mrs. Joseph Diesh r, chairman
of the local Cancer Committee,
was hostess at luncheon Friday
to the local committee, whose
guest was Mrs. Mildred Her
mann of Juneau. Mrs. Hermann
is chairman of the Alaska Can
cer Society.
Plans were discussed for the
educational program in Seward,
and a campaign for funds some
time in the fall.
Other guests were Mrs. Helen
Sellers and Mildred Kirkpatrick.
D„ C. Browned 27
Veers In Business
Mr. and Mrs. Don Carlos
Brownell today announce sale of
the Liberty Theater here to
Poulsen and Sehock Theaters,
Inc*., of Ancle, mage. owners of
the Denali TiieaLr in the Ilub
City.
Poulsen and Sehock recently
purchased the Kodiak theater
and with acquisition of the
Liberty have established a cir
cuit, which will enable them to
obtain better films than are or
dinary available to small in
dependent thentei s.
Tlu new owners plan to finish
the front part of the tncater
building at once, and the mana
ger of the Denali Theater is
leaving immediateh lor Outside
to arrange film contracts and
purchase equipment for lobby
concessions. The firm plans to
continue expansion as mcessary
in order to present the highest
class entertainment possible to
obtain.
Mr. Brownell expressed re
gret for the necessity of his step
ping out of fit business which
he has , operated for the past 27
years. lie took over ownership
of the theater Jan. 1. l'J2o, and
before that had been projection
ist for the previous owners. Ill
health and the difficulty cn
countered by independent thea
ters in obtaining good duality
Dims and competent ic'hnicai
help brought about the Brown
ies decision to sell. Mr. Brown
ell expressed his deep appr.cia
tion lor the privilege of his
theater having been a member
of the Lothrop Empress Circuit
lor tne past 27 years, and for
the consideration accorded him
by tne late Capt. Austin E. La
tin op and his successors, which
has made possible the Seward
tncater showing the best run oi
pictures of any small theater in
:uie Terri lory.
\\ lln the exception oi one
man, Mr. Brownell is the long
est time resident of Seward and
lor the entire half century of
his residence here has been an
•active and prominent figure in
local and territorial political
circles, having served the city
several terms as mayor. He
states that he is stili politically
minded and had hoped to again
serve his city as he has in the
past and is very sorry that cir
cumstances do not permit his
doing so.
Mr. and Mrs. Brownell expect
to go Outside to take advantage
of a milder climate, and for a
m u c h-n e e d e d rest for Mrs.
Brownell, who lias carried the
burden of the theater's manage
ment for the past two years
without relief.
TAXICAB RATES GO UP
Taxi rates go up Sunday all
over the city by joint agreement
of the four companies operating
in Seward.
Stating. "We regret that due
to additional operating expenses
we are forced to take the first
fare increase in three years,”
the Northern, Farnorth. City
and Legion Cab companies an
nounce the increase simultane
ously.
The taxi business in Seward
is operated under a series of
strict city ordinances, which do
not. however, control prices as
some cities do. Visitors have
repeatedly praised the quality
of service given here, and own
ers feel that the rising cost of
maintenance entitles them to the
increase.