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Vol. VII, No. 67
SEWARD, ALASKA. TUESDAY. FEB. 20, 1951
Price 10 cents
Wage Freeze
Information
Is Available
Juneau—The office of the
U. S. Department of Labor’s
Wage and Hour Public Contracts
Divisions at Juneau has been
designated by Cyrus S. Ching,
national wage stabilization
board chairman, as the central
wage stabilization informational
point for Alaska. The Juneau
office will answer questions re
garding the national wage sta
bilization program as they apply
to the Territory.
Leonard E. Evaas, territorial
repri sentative of the Depart
ment. said here that he has a
supply of wage stabilization
orders already issued by the
national board.
Officials of companies and
unions in the territory are urged
by Evans to send their inquiries
to the Wage and Hour and
Public Contracts Division, U. S.
Department of Labor, Box 1030,
Juneau, Alaska.
“This office is prepared to
supply answers to inquiries
dealing with all the wage sta
bilization regulations issued
since the ‘freeze’ became effec
tive January 25,’’ Evans said.
“As fast as additional policies,
regulations and procedures are
worked out in Washington, the
information will be passed on
immediately to my office in
Juneau.”
FIRST AID CLASSES TO
BEGIN THURSDAY
First aid classes will begin
Thursday night at 8:00 o'clock
in the city council room, under
the instruction of James E.
Kirkpatrick, who has been cer
tificated to instruct in standard
and advanced first aid by Paci
fic Area Office, American Red
Cross.
Another class will begin Fri
day afternoon at 1:30 in the
Lutheran Church under the in
struction of Mrs. W. E. Love,
who has also been authorized
to teach. Mrs. Love is a regis
tered nurse, as well, and has
been assisting Mrs. LaPreal Bie,
public health nurse in Seward.
Instruction will begin with
the regular standard course,
continuing on to the advanced
course. Moving picture, sound
film has been secured for use
in instruction, as well as actual
practical work.
Persons who have not reg
istered for classes will still have
the opportunity to enter either
class, or possibly alternate after
noon and evening, so as to get
a complete course.
HOSPITAL NOTES
Seven people from Kenai Pen
insula have entered Seward
General Hospital this week.
Mrs. Margaret Woods is in
from Moose Pass.
Willian Edens, Mrs. Margaret
King and Mrs. Mabel Nielsen,
all from Homer, are patients.
Thomas Foster, who lives in
Kenai and Joseph Ferry and
D. D. Rucker from Hope are
in for treatment.
Of the local residents who
are in the hospital, Hank Abra
hamson is recovering rapidly
and Grover Matney is improv
ing more slowly. Mr. Berry re
turned to his home today.
Little Sandra and Josie, chil
dren of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Keating, went in today for ton
sil operations.
Upon inquiring whether any
of the severe strep throat con
ditions reported in and around
Anchorage had shown up here,
the reply was a definite “no.”
Warns Against i
Strewing Refuse
On Highway
Duo to the increase in the past
several weeks of refuse being I
thrown upon the highway the
Highway Patrol wishes once j
again to call to the attention |
of the motoring public the fol
lowing section of the Alaska
Traffic Law:
Sec. 54—
(a; it shall be unlawful for
any person to obc*ruct any road
or highway or to divert or drain
any water to or upon such high
way. No person shall throw, de
i posit, or drop upon any road or
| highway any bottles, glass, nails,
tacks, hoops, wires, cans, boxes,
lumber, rocks, garbage, or other
matter which might cause injury
or damage to any person, ani
mal or vehicle; the unintentional
dropping of the above mentioned
I matter through carelessness
i shall be deemed a violation of
| these regulations. Nor shall any
I person throw upon any road or
I highway, ignited cigars, cigar
1 ettes, matches, fire crackers, or
other lighted articles.
(b) Garbage, trash, putrid,
nauseous or other offensive mat
ter or substance may be dis
posed of along the highways and
I roads in Alaska only in accord
I ance with the Alaska Health and
j Safety Code and the Alaska De
■ partment of Health regulations.
Any person, firm or corpora
; tion violating any part of this
j act shall be guilty of a misde
I meanor and upon conviction
j thereof shall be punished by a
i fine of not more than two hun
' dred dollars or imprisonment
; for not more than ninety days
] or both.
Let's keep our highways
| clean!
DR. PHILLIPS ATTENDS
| A.T.A. MEETING, JUNEAU
Dr. Francis J. Phillips, thora
cic surgeon at the Sew’ard Sana
torium, left by plane Feb. 17
for Juneau, via Anchorage.
Dr. Phillips was asked to be
the speaker of the evening at
the annual directors meeting of
the Alaska Tuberculosis Asso
ciation on Monday night. He
also planned to visit the various
health and governmental agen
cies at Juneau while there.
Dr. Hindes, recently arrived
tuberculosis specialist, and Dr.
Keyes are keeping the work
going at the Sanatorium while
Dr. Phillips is boosting the San
atorium at Juneau.
REV. ODEGAARD TO LEAVE
ALASKA
Rev. A. O. Odegaard, pastor
of Anchorage Lutheran Church,
' has accepted a call to Spring
| field, Oregon.
Rev. Odegaard founded the
I Seward Lutheran Church and
! served as its temportary pastor
for two years previous to the
installation of Rev. Kent Spaul
ding in 1950.
OLIVERSON ARRIVES
AFTER DIFFICULTIES
Joe Oliverson arrived in Sew
ard at the home of his wife’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Sea
ter, last Friday, after consider
able travel difficulty.
He left Seattle to drive up
the highway, but encountered
such flood conditions all the
way from Washington to Idaho
that he was forced to turn back
to Seattle and come by plane.
His wife, the former Beverly
Seater, a Seward girl, and
little Joe, their year old son,
remained in Seattle but will
arrive at a later date.
Bud Brown is back from Ha
waii with tales of big fish and
a tan to match his name.
Last Concert
Qt Series
Is Scheduled
Seward Concert Association
announces Virginia Davis, so
prano, in her “Portraits of
Song” with Gwendolyn Wil
liams, pianist, as accompanist
for the next attraction of The
Alaska Music Trail. They will
be heard here on March 8 at 8
n m. in the Seward Memorial
Church. This concert will com
Virginia Davis
plete the 1950-51 series and art
ists are already being inter
viewed in New York by Maxim
Schapiro for next season's Alas
ka Music Trail concerts.
A member of a distinguished
musical family, Virginia Davis
has crown up in music. As a
child of seven she was called on
to entertain family guests, Paul
Muni. Vladimir Horowitz, Nel
son Eddy, Stokowski (the fa
mous conductor for whom she
wrote, “Beat it out, Stoki!’),
with her musical stories. When
fourteen, the late George Gersh
win accompanied her in “The
Man I Love.” Her mother is Hil
da Emery Davis, composer,
known for her delightful ar
rangements of children’s songs.
Meyer Davis, famous band maes
tro, who has played for every
president since Woodrow Wil
son, is her father. World Citizen
‘No. 1, Garry Davis, a brother
and her aunt and close friend is
Mrs. Pierre Monteux, wife of
I San Francisco’s beloved sym
| phony orchestra conductor.
I The unique quality and or
i iginal character of the Virginia
Davis programs, due to her keen
sense of the dramatic and fine
: flair for comedy, have made
i critics praise this young singer
| actress.
JIMMIE WEBB IM NEXT
DRAFT CALL
Jimmie Webb received his
billie-doux from Uncle Sam
last week. He will report for
induction March 6. He is the
last of the 20 year old group
who have been called for physi
cals from Sew'ard.
LECHNER SENIOR DUE
ON DENALI
Mr. Charles Lechner will ar
rive home on the SS Denali
Thursday, according to a mes
! sage received by his family.
Mr. Lechner has been Outside
since Nov. 10.
Mr. Ward Willians of the For
] est Service at Lawing is con
ducting skiing classes twice a
week for all the children who
have skiis.
Market V/eek P!eirs
Completed
For March 4C 5, 6
i
Alaska Market Week, slated
| for Anchorage March 4. 5 and 6
at the American Legion Log
Cabin, will come off as sched
uled, according to Ernie Garcia,
executive secretary of the show, J
! With more than a hundred lines
in dry goods, wearing apparel,
' office supplies, hardware and
food specialties to be on exhibit, j
Because building in Alaska,
is definitely of major import
une., every effort has been
made to feature builders and
; contractors supplies ct the An- j
I chorage show. This effort, Gar-!
cia indicates, h_s born fruit,
and displays Oj. udders sup-1
plies wili oe among the most1
complete at the’ entire three-day :
event.
In conjunction with feature I
displays of products of vital
interest to contractors will be
an impressive showing of busi
ness and office supplies and
equipment. A display of creative
printing, showing a piece of
advertising literature from birth !
of the idea through the various ;
stages of development, will fas
cinate promotion conscious busi- j
ness men.
Every effort will be made by
1 exhibitors to make the first Al
aska Market Week as relaxed:
and friendly as possible. One
manufacturer will give a rose
i to each buyer. Another plans
I to serve coffee.
Buyers in the Territory have
been mailed this week a direc
tory listing manufacturers and
distributors who will be ex
j hibiting merchandise at the
j show.
LOCAL GIRL IN OREGON
AUTO ACCIDENT
Jeanne Reed, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Jim Reed of Seward,,
j was slightly injured in an auto-!
mobile accident in Oregon on
! Feb. 10.
The young girl lives with her j
aunt in Drain, Oregon, where
j she attends school. Driving in
heavy smog or smoke, the car
j in which she was a passenger j
' stopped suddenly for a stalled1
; car ahead and was struck from j
' the rear by the driver following
them.
Miss Reed, the only one in
jured in the accident, was
| thrown into the windshield,1
suffering cuts and bruises, which i
; her mother reports as “slight.”
STORES TO CLOSE
WEDNESDAY
i Seward stores wrill be closed
Wednesday in observance of j
i Washington's birthday, although
j it is a day ahead of time. Thurs
; day. February 22, being passen- j
j ger boat day, will bring the
' cold storage foods into town
1 and they must be taken care
! of immediately. The Post Office
, will also be closed Wednesday
instead of Thursday.
! So, don’t forget folks. Wednes
1 day is the holiday in Seward.
WSCS MEETS AT HOWELL'S
Women’s Society of Christian
Service will meet at the home |
of Mrs. Tom Howell Thursday!
evening, Feb. 22, at 8:00 p.m.
Program chairman for the so
cial evening is Miss Goldie
Busko.
Mrs. Gordon Inglis and Mrs.
Jack Jordan are co-hostesses
with Mrs. Howell for the eve
ning.
Friends report hearing that
John Kohler, who left Sewrard
two months ago, is out of the
hospital. He has started driving i
east for a visit, but has not
said whether he intends to re
turn to Alaska.
Comil Med
For Permanent
Health Center
Mrs. LaPrcal Bio, public
health nurse, told the city coun
cil in regular session last night,
that “the time lias come when
Seward must begin to think in
terms of a permanent health
center.”
The immunization clinic is
serving 36 infants this month,
according to Mrs. 3io. “If moth
ers had to pay the cert of $16
per ciulu iar nn.auiuzution,
many babies would not be pro
tected from communicable dis
ease, simply because the family
budget would not stand the
added strain.” The service is
growing steadily, and it is neces
sary to provide permanent quar
ters lor the well baby confer
ence, mothers’ classes and im
munization clinic, as well as the
many onice iiles that are ac
cumulating.
Mrs. Lie is making temporary
arrangements to noiu the twice
monthly clinic in the Lutheran
Church, but the council agreed
to muKe every euort to find a
permanent location for the
health center.
Harding Keporfs for Rifle Club
Phii Harding, president of the
Seward futie club, told coun
ciirnen that the ciub has ar
ranged a five-year lease on the
basement of the Civic Center,
which has been bullet proofed
tor a firing range. About $20u0
worth of equipment has been in
stalled, according to Mr. Hard
ing. Tiie range is to be used on
a cooperative basis by the Na
tional Guard.
The Rifle Club is also negoti
ating for an outdoor range out
side the city limits, and hopes
to be able to enter into compe
titive matches with other rifle
teams. They have been chal
lenged by the Anchorage Rifle
Club, Mr. Harding stated. A
woman’s team is contemplated.
Contour Map and Survey
A contour map and survey
was received from Felix Toner,
for the proposed new nurses’
home on First Avenue at Madi
son. Mr. Toner made the survey
for the architect firm, Foss, Mal
colm and Olsen of Juneau, last
September.
During his visit here a week
ago, Mr. Toner learned that the
council was not aware that the
survey had been made, and
promised at that time to send
the map. The property is 200
by 100 feet, on the recently pur
chased Brownell homestead plot
Councilman A. G. McRae pre
sided at the council meeting
in the absence of and at the
request of Mayor Lanier.
CELEBRATE OPENING OF
COMMUNITY HALL
Cooper Landing had their
grand opening of their com
munity hall Saturday night.
The hall was beautifully dec
orated in a St. Valentine theme
complete with hearts and
cupids.
Refreshments consisted of an
abundance of everything that
could be desired in the line of
cookies, cake, sandwiches, sal
ads and relishes and even
smoked turkey. Everyone who
was able to attend had a won
derful time.
Jack Jordan returned Monday
from a business trip to Seattle.
Mr. Jordan delivered the $200,
000 in power bonds to the bank
in the Stateside city.