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Vol. VII, No. 63
SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, FEB. 6, 1951
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First-born Bay
Resident
Died Tue. Night
BULLETIN
Word was received just before I
press lime lhal Mrs. Simons1
died early Wednesday morning, |
February 7. i
Mrs. Andy Simons, wife of:
U.S. Commissioner of Lawing,
has been seriously ill in Seward j
General Hospital for several \
days.
Mrs. Simons is a historical j
figure in Seward, and her hus
band is famous as a big game
guide, holding the No. 1 license'
in the Territory, according to
reports.
Born Eva Lowell, Sept. 12,
1884. Mrs. Simons was the first,
white child born in Seward. Her
father, historically prominent
as an explorer of Alaskan water
ways and shores, was Captain
Lowell, and her brother was
equally famous as a guide.
The Lowell family had the
first homestead on Resurrection
Bay. A. A. Peel’s house stands
on the site of the original home-,
stead.
Mount Eva, the first peak
south of Mount Alice, was;
named for Mrs. Simons. Lowell
mountain, the south shoulder of
which is now called Mount
Marathon, and Lowell Canyon
also are memorials to the j
family.
See? Hawks Beat
Eagles 39-34
Seward Sea Hawks played a
fast and furious game Monday
night to beat the Anchorage
High School Eagles by a score
of 39 to 34.
Anchorage was leading at the1
half. 16-12, but Denton provided
the spark in the third quarter
that was necessary to reverse
the lead and end the quarter 28
25, taking the last quarter to
win the game.
Brown, Fultz and Leonard,
high scorers for Anchorage
were stopped cold, but Kohler
(the big boy) just couldn’t be
held. He scored a personal total
of 20. Next high for Anchorage
was Carmen for six points.
Anderson scored high for the
Sea Hawks with 12, followed by
Denton with 10.
Lina Up and Points:
Seward—Erwin 0, Sanders 5,
Anderson 12, Deigh 8, Lewis 4,
Denton 10. and Evins 0. Seven
fouls.
Anchorage — Brown 3, Car
men 6. Fultz 2, Leonard 3, Koh
ler 20, Smith 0. and Foster 0.
Eleven fouls.
Anchorage won the Saturday
scramble by five points, making
a total score of 27 to Seward’s
22.
The conference score now
stands Anchorage 9 wins, 3
losses; Seward 5 and 5.
Preliminary games both Sat
urday and Monday were good.
Saturday, Bear Lake took the
Nobby Club 40 to 32. Monday
night’s prelim was between
freshman and eighth grade
teams in which the freshmen
made 29 to the graders’ 15.
The same four teams will play
the preliminaries this weekend
when the Palmer High School
team arrives for return games
here. I
Rendezvous Playoff
To Determine
Basketball Champs
Definite agreement has been
arrived at on the Fur Rendez-j
vous basketball tournament,!
which will start Feb. 16 and!
close Feb. 21 or 22. It will be1
to determine the Western Alaska
Championship.
School teams will be divided
into Class A and Class B groups.
The winner of the Class B divi- j
s;on will have the privilege of i
challenging the Class A winner j
to determine Western Alaska’s1
representative for the all Alas-;
ka Championship. If the Class B
winner does not choose to chal
lenge, the winner of the Class A
division will be WTestern Alaska
champions.
“If Seward High School is to'
enter this tournament it will1
be necessary to raise additional
money to defray expenses,”
C o a c h Dalberg stated today.
“The two trips already made j
this year were quite costly and
the net gate receipts from home
games played and anticipated
from the Palmer game this week
will just about take care of the ■
expenses incurred so far. We
do appreciate the splendid sup
port Seward has given the Sea
Hawks in turning out for home
games, which has helped con
siderably in getting us out of
the red.”
Coach Dalberg explained that
the Rendezvous committee will1
furnish only transportation to,
Anchorage and back, and possi
bly not all of that. They have
made arrangements for teams j
to stay at Fort Richardson free!
of charge and lunches can be j
provided at the high school
cafeteria at a reasonable rate. \
Dalberg feels, however, that
he would rather not have the'
boys quartered at the Fort if
they can find another place, as
last year’s experience proved j
the measure to be unfavorable.
THREE LOCAL NAMES
DRAWN FOR GRAND JURY
Three Seward names were:
drawn and people summoned to
report for Grand Jury duty at
Anchorage on Feb. 14, at 1U a.m.
Those named are Mrs. Roba
Rose, Mrs. Helen E. Jordan and
Lee Roy Frost.
MERCHANTS REPORT WAVE
Or SHOPLIFTING
Merchants have been com
plaining of a wave of shoplifting
by juveniles. Three high school
children have been definitely
identified by police officers who
think that others may possibly
be implicated.
No arrests have been made,
but drastic steps will be taken
immediately if the pilfering is
not stopped, according to the,
law-men.
FOLLY STAFF RAISING
MONEY FOR ANNUAL
The staff of the Seward’s
Folly, high school newspaper
are planning a money raising
scheme to help finance the first
real Annual, which will be pub
lished this year.
An Underwood typewriter
will be sold early in March.
Tickets will be on sale by Fri
day, by all members of the
Folly staff.
Seniors will begin next week
to have photographs made for
the annual, and the staff plans
to include snapshots of outstand
ing events in the four years of
class life as well as this years’
activities.
Memorial Asks
Action On
Seward Airport
In the House by Mr. Conright
HOUSE MEMORIAL NO. 12
In the Legislature of the
Territory of Alaska
Twentieth Session
TO THE HONORABLE ERNEST
GRUENING, GOVERNOR OF
ALASKA; TO THE ALASKA
AERONAUTICS AND COM
MUNICATIONS COMMISSION;
TO THE* DEPARTMENT OF
AVIATION FOR THE TERRI
TORY OF ALASKA:
Your Memorialist, the House
of Representatives of the Terri
tory of Alaska, in Twentieth
Session assembled, respectfully
represents:
WHEREAS, the airfield locat
ed at Seward, Alaska, is not ade
quate to permit the landing of
aircraft of the DC-3 and C-47
class; and
W HEREAS, the transportation
of materials and supplies be
tween Seward and the Interior
is over a single-track railroad,
which in the wintertime is sub
ject to blocking by snowslides
and in the spring is often threat
ened by floods and washouts;
and
WHEREAS, it is to the best
interests of the entire rail belt
area that adequate air transpor
tation be available between said
rail belt area and the coast; and
WHEREAS, the said Seward
airfield is now located in the
wrong direction because of
winds which strike it from Res
urrection Pass; and
WHEREAS, the said Seward
airfield could be relocated on
adjacent ground to overcome
the aforesaid difficulties; and
WHEREAS, it is the declared
purpose of the Alaska Aero
nautics Act, as expressed in
Section 2 of Ch. 123 S.L.A. 1949,
to establish and operate a terri
torial system of airports; and
WHEREAS, it is possible un
der the Federal Airport Act to
obtain matching money for the
construction of airports.
NOW THEREFORE, y our
Memorialist, the House of Rep
resentatives, in Twentieth Ses
sion assembled, respectfully re
quests that immediate action be
taken toward construction of a
new airfield at Seward, Alaska.
AND YOUR MEMORIALIST
WILL EVER PRAY.
City Council Holes
Among other items of business
cleared away by the city coun
cil was the purchase oi' two lots
adjoining the city garage, and
the sale of a lot adjoining the
Legion Club. This lot is one on
which the Legion plans to con
struct a large convention hall.
Police Chief Dale Green was
given authority to employ an
other patrolman in the police
department immediately.
Don Wilson, police commis
sioner, was instructed to order
all sidewalks in the business
district cleared of ice. Property
owners are to be given 24 hours
in which to clean the sidewalks, i
after which time the street de
partment will do the work and
bill owners for it.
Ordinance number 211 was;
passed authorizing signing of
$200,000 in revenue bonds for
the power utility. •
Seward Asked to
Enter Float in
Rendezvous Parade
Seward’s Chamber of Com
merce met at noon Tuesday foi
the second regular luncheor
assembly, president Clarenci
Keating presiding.
Mr. Keating displayed the
speaker’s des* which was pre
seated to the Seward group bj
Col. J. P. Johnson. It was the
last item turned out of the car
penter shop beiore tne fire.
Upon the motion of Leon Ur
bach, Col. J. P. Johnson was un
animously elected as honorary
member of the Se.vard Chambei
of Commerce.
Miss Phyllis Baker was intro
duced by Mrs. Kathryn Johnsor
as Seward’s Queen to represen
the city in the Pur Rendezvoux
Mrs. Johnson asked for a floa
to be entered in the parade, anc
requested that it be connectec
with the war effort rather thai
any “frivolous'’ subject.
Jay Stauter and John Colemar
were appointed as a committee
to start promotion work ir
preparation lor the visit of the
-\ational Editorial AssociaLor
in June.
Sam Komach brought the mat
ter of the narrow width 01 the
new Third Avenue approach u
the dock. Witn the eiiminatioi
oi the Fourth Avenue approach
foot passengers will be com
pelleu to share tiie narrow ap
proach with motor traffic, whici
may prove hazardous. The
Chamber of Commerce will cai
this situation to the attention oj
Railroad authorities.
Clarence Larson, who receiv
ed ins appointment as Sewarc
Postmaster from President Tru
man this week, spoke on his trip
East and his need for addec
postal facilities here.
Mayor Proclaims
World Day of Prayer
WHEREAS, it is the convic
tion of the United Council oi
Church Women, in fellowship
with all those who seek the
divine guidance of our Creator
that the many problems con
fronting us today can be solved
only with the help of Almighty
God; and
WHEREAS, World Day oi
Prayer has been designated on
an international, interdenomina
tional, interracial basis to jon
the peoples of the world to
gether in furtherance of the doc
trine “The Lord is Thy Keeper;’
and
WHEREAS, in order for tin
church to fulfill its important
role in exerting practical wit
ness to the fact of God’s pur
pose in human affairs, thereby
advancing the international
cause of peace on earth, it is
necessary that we be ever mind
ful of the vast power of prayer
in furthering Ilis word and His
work and in combating the
forces of evil that surround us:
NOW THEREFORE, I, Eu
gene N. Lanier, Mayor of the
City of Seward, do hereby pro
claim Friday, February 9, 1951
as “World Day of Prayer” in the
City of Seward, and call upon
the people of Seward to observe
this day as an individual invita
tion to attend a specific World
Day of Prayer service to be
held this year at St. Peter’s Epis
copal Church.
Witness my hand this 6th
day of February, 1951.
(Signed)
Eugene N. Lanier
Council Agrees
:! To Drop Case
Against Lanier
‘! Seward’s City Council reached
‘ a compromise with Mayor La
nier Monday night after hearing
. John Ilellenthal, Anchorage at
i torney, on the Mayor’s behalf.
■ A unanimous motion was passed,
however, expressing the coun
, cil’s dissatisfaction with the
! mayor.
.1 At the suggestion of the at
torney, the ’vo.'cL malfeasance
• and misfeasance were struck
out of the long list of charges
brought by the council, and the
L “dissatisfaction” paragraph sub
stituted.
j Lanier signed the minutes of
the previous meeting which
stated that the mayor agreed
to submit his resignation by the
Feb. 5 regular meeting upon
request of the council, but sub
mitted a letter in which he re
fused the resignation.
Mr. Ilellenthal made it plain
that the common council has no
recourse after asking for a res
ignation. “Only a recall petition
' j by the people, or a taxpayer’s
suit can oust a mayor from
office in the Territory,” the at
torney stated.
Evidence of disharmony in
! the city government could mate
rially affect the sale of power
i bonds, was another argument
submitted by Mr. Hellenthal
1 and Mr. Baumgartner. Council
men agreed to drop the charges
upon the admission of the mayor
and his attorney that he had
been “errant,” in Hellenthal's
words.
Whether the old harmony can
j be re-established remains to be
seen, according to private inter
views with councilmen.
Hospital Ins and Outs
Harry Jenkins, the pilot who
| was seriously injured in a plane
; crash at Mile 20 on New Year’s
1 Day, left with his brother to re
jtmn to his home in Minnesota
where he will begin a long re
cuperation from his injuries.
Fred Henton of Henton’s
Kenai Lodges has been in the
hospital since last Sunday.
Walter* Brian is recovering
from surgery performed on Mon
day of this week.
Abrahamson Injured on Dock
| Henry (Hank) Abrahamson
! suffered compound fracture of
the arm in an accident on Sew
ard dock this morning. Mr.
Abrahamson was working on
j the unloading of plate glass. He
will be in the hospital for sev
! oral days.
RAMPANT FREIGHT CAR
ROMPS OVER SMOKE HOUSE
Occupants of the “s moke
house” on city dock were rudely
interrupted Monday night when
a loaded freight car overran the
block at the end of the track in
a dock warehouse and nudged
the building several feet off
base.
“They tumbled out of that
shack like beans out of a bag,”
• a delighted witness commented.
PALMER’S MOOSE vs. SEWARD SEA HAWKS
Games—Feb. 10-12 8 p.m.—Prelim. 7 p.m.
CIVIC CENTER (Plenty of Seats!)
Adults 51.03 School $.50