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VOL. IX. No. 4
SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JULY 25, 1952
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Covered Bridges See
Last Days As New
Hiway Opened
Seward's well-known covered
bridges just north of town this
week started being a thing of
the past with the opening of the
new section of highway past the
Sanatorium, and use of the three
new concrete and steel bridges
reeenth completed by Stock and
Grove Construction Company of
Anchorage.
Openin' of this stretch of
highway completes another sec
tion oi the Se.varrf Anchorage
nvn \ nIn r i
the Alaska Hoad Commission is
that with continued good wea
ther thi hie tway from Milo 58
to Anchoru.,0 should be complet
ed the fust part of next month.
E. J. While of the ARC s. id tin
project has bn n going very weil
recently.
Seward motorists heading for
the Hub City find themselves
agreeably surprised to find blaek
top for a total of about ad miles
between Mile 58 and Anchorage.
Tins means oni\ about 15 miles
are yet to be black-toppecl in
that stretch.
Girl Scouts, Brownies
Prepare for Camp
The Girl Scouts and Brownies
are getting prepared lor a ses
sion of Day Camping and Troop
Camping during the next two
weeks. Camp will be held at the
Hawkins cabin at the end of
Nash Road.
Scouts are scheduled far Troop
Camping, which means staying
overnight, on July 31. August 1
and 2; then the following week
on August 7, 8 and 9. Brownies
are scheduled for Day Camp on
July 28. 29. 3U; then August 4,
5 and 6 the following week.
Brownies are in camp only from
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
All the girls have instructions
to wear camping clothes—jeans,
long sleeved blouses and com
fortable shoes—as well as being
prepared for rain. Brownies in
clude sleeping bag, blanket,
towel, toothbrush, soap, wash
cloth, and minimum table serv
ice in their equipment. Girl
Scouts add to that a couple more
blankets and pajamas for sleep
ing overnight.
Each day will be filled with
camp building, cooking out of
doors, nature trails, compass
work, unit activities, games, and
a rest hour in the middle of the
day. The girls will be super
vised by their leaders and there
will be on hand at all times a
registered nurse or qualified
first aid instructor.
BRING WOMEN'S PROGRAM
INTO CIVIL DEFENSE PLAN
Mrs. John L. (Betty) McCor
mick of Juneau, accepted the
appointment as Coordinator of
Women's Affairs on the stall' of
the Territorial Department of
Civil Defense, Bert Barrer, in
formation and education officer,
announced this week.
Mrs. McCormick has long been
a very prominent figure in civic
affairs. Presently, she is active
in the Business and Professional
Women’s Club, Alaska Crippled
Children's Association and the
Juneau-Douglas Concert Associa
tion, which sponsors the Alaska
Music Trails.
“It is necessary that all women
get firmly behind the Civil De
fense program in their commun
ity, for it is their children, their
homes and their security that is
at stake. The women must shake
loose the apathy surrounding the
Civil Defense program and set
it on a solid foundation,” Mrs.
McCormick said upon accepting
her new position.
BULLETIN—
SS BARANOF COLLIDES
WITH GREEK FREIGHTER
The SS Baranof of fhe Alaska
Steamship Company on its cur
rent trip north collided with a
Greek freighter, iho SS Triton,
just off the entrance to Nanaimo,
B.C., harbor, it was learned here
just before press time. The acci
dent occurred at about 1:30 Sat
urday morning.
'The freighter, it is reported,
has a gap in her side and is
pumping to keep afloat. The Bar
ano; had her bow smashed in
ana is proceeding to Vancouver,
B.C. Two engir.eroom men on
the Triton were killed, one seri
on,.y injured. No injuries v.ere
sustained on board tne Baranof.
Plans are being made by the
AI is :a Steamship Company io
irans er dry cargo to a freighter,
and co.d storage, cool room and
semi-perishable Cargo will be piu
aboard an early passenger ship.
Amend's fvis.k Delivery
Sports New Truck
Amend's Milk Delivery, owned
by Oliver Amend and delivering
milk tor the Seward Dairy, blos
somed onl with a new delivery
triune Monday. The new piece
ot equipment gives the enter
prise n real professional look,
li was built by Diveo, a concern
that manufactures milk delivery
l r u c k s exclusively, and was
chosen by Amend after shopping
around for more than a year.
The new rig is described as a
lUU-ease unit. It is probably the
most m o d e r n milk delivery
truck in the Territory, being the
only one of its kind in Alaska
and just off the assembly line.
Amend has found it a big time
s a v e r, eliminating numerous
trips back to the dairy, thereby
reaching the consumer at an
earlier hour.
Jesse Lee Garden
Shows Hrofii Hsway
That nice looking garden spot
west ol the highway between
the Seward Sanatorium and the
first bridge is the property of
the Jesse Lee Home arid ye edi
tor deems it propituous at this
time to inform the public of that,
especially in view of the fact
that aoout three years ago some
people got tiie idea the garden
was public property and helped
themselves to a considerable
amount or the pruuuce.
The children from the Home
put in a lot oi time and effort
on that garden ana the proper
thing for the citizenry to do is
to let them reap the harvest.
TERRY COBBAN AWARDED
SCHOLARSHIP AT O.S.C.
Terry Dean Cobban, a 1952
Seward High School graduate,
lias been awarded a tuition schol
arship to attend Oregon State
College during the 1952-53
school year, according to Dallas
W. Norton, chairman of the OSC
scholarship committee.
Nineteen Alaskan and Hawa
iian students were selected as
winners. Awarded on a compe
titive basis, these scholarships
are valued at $90, and will cover
tuition and partial fees.
A total of 173 scholarships
were granted. These included 92
high school seniors, 32 foreign
students, and 30 persons with
previous work at OSC.
Cobban, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Kendall D. Cobban of Seward,
has been active in high school
as vice president of the student
body, secretary of sophomore
and junior classes, assistant busi
ness manager of yearbook, staff
member on school paper, and
cheerleader.
Congress Lifts Ban On
Dynamite Shipment
Through Seward
A bill lifting restrictions on
the shipment of dynamite and
other explosives to the Territory
was passe d by Congress in tin
closing days of the session. De-le
gate E. Li. Bartlett announced
tiiis week.
Shipment of explosives thru
Seward would reduce costs to
the construction and mining in
dustries and n turn some
000 in freight revenues to fue
Alaska lia.iro.id.
Shipments had been limited
to nOu pounds iallowing a dis
astrous munition ship explosion
at South Amboy, A. a., over a
Under the present bill Regular
shipments may be made by
steanisoip companies and ilie
Alaska iv.uliaau provided Sev.
ard municipal auiiiorities allow
passage our tin- clocks and thru
the city, Bartlett stud.
Explosives have been trucked
into Anchorage from Valdez,
where they were delivered by
special barges under restrictions
maintained by the Coast Guard.
Transportation costs were more
than doubled and deliveries
w ere consuu rablj slowed down
by tiiat method, officials said.
It is understood mat the Sew
ard city administration has taken
action which will grant permis
sion for tiu- shipments to pass
through this pore
Stringer & Connolly
1 o Open Lew Office
Tile Anchorage law firm oi'
Stringer and Cunnohy announc
ed this week that a br.mcn oil ice
would be -opened in Seward
August 1. 'liu- office will be lo
cated in the Arcade Budding—
Earl Gregory will represent the
firm. Air. Stringer and Air. Greg
ory were in Seward today to
complete arrangements.
Air. Gregor\ lias been associat
ed with Stringer and Connolly
since his resignation as attorney
for the office of Commissioner
of Veterans Affairs in Juneau.
He is a graduate of the Universi
ty of .\urin Dakota Law School
and was admitted to the Alaska
Bar in October of Idol.
Air. Stringer stated that his
firm had contemplated this
move for the past year, and that
he has faith in the future oi
Seward and believes mat the
cd\ will continue to grow and
develop on a sound, permanent,
economic basis.
The city has been without
the services oi a lawyer since
the departure of R. E. Baum
gartner early Inis spring.
Temperedure Rises To
80 Wednesday
First Lake has been the most
popular spot wilmn the city
limits for the past week. Alust.
of live kids m town, their pets,
and adults wno were free to get
out, have been cooling off m
tlie cool water and breeze found
at the lake.
Airs, 'lorn Howell, weather re
corder, reports the highest for
the week was Wednesday when
it reached hU degrees at 3:0U
p.m. Thursday was plenty hot
lor most of us, but was one de
gree cooler with a stronger
wind. Even the nights have been
warm, with lows of 5U to 5(i
degrees.
Airs. Martine Johansen left
on the SS Aleutian for Seattle.
Airs. Johansen lias been a resi
dent of Seward for a good many
years, but plans to make her
home Outside now.
Water System Plans
At City Clerk's Office
Final plans and specifications
on the rehabilitation of Seward’s
water system have been received
and are in the office of the city
clerk.
Considerable interest is being
shown m the project, the city
clerk already having received
several inquiries from Outside
firm.-:. Bills are to be read on
August -+. and if the contract
can be In at that time the work
Will probaoiy be under v.-.iy in
short urea r, as cit\ ofiicmis nave
already ordered materials ior
Hie prujici. A!a'u rials will be
on the ground by the time the
contract is let and it is expected
that the renabilitation v. ill be
completed well before freeze up.
Notable feature of the plans
is tnai the Seward Public School
will be virtually surrounded by
lire hydrants, one being located
on each corner of the school
block.
Moose Pass Lbr. Co.
Has New Building
Ilcnry F. Wolll of the Moose
Pass Lumber Co. was in town
Thursday of this week and re
ports that the company's 72x80
loot office and warehouse build
ing id Moose Pass will be com
pleted and ready for occupancy
in a week or ten days. The
Moose Pass Lumber Co. is a sub
sidiary of Henry F. Wolff, Inc.,
of Anchorage.
Mr. Wollf lias been in busi
ness in Moose Pass over a year.
The firm furnishes pre-cut lum
her. if desired. The first pre-cut
house they furnished on the
Kenai Peninsula was for Harry
Johnson, materials for which had
to be carried up the mountain
to Harry’s place. Other supplies
iurnishc-d by the company are
listed in their advertisement in
tiie Record.
Eventually. Air. Wollf plans
to supply everything _a builder
could possibly need—including
plumbing supplies and furniture.
Air Maf sonaa Guard
Possibilities Good
Inlurmation release ci this week
by Col. L. L. Johnson, Adjutant
General of the Alaska National
Guard, gave an encouraging pic
lure regarding formation of an
Air National Guard in the Ter
ritory. Col. Johnson stated, "A
survey recently conducted by
Major General Earl T. Kicks,
eeputy chief of the National
Guard Bureau, and his staff has
been completed. A comprehen
sive study oi available man
power and facilities was com
pleted and the group has return
ed to Washington where final
decisions will be forthcoming.
"It is expected that definite
word will be received within
(id days regarding initial organi
zation. type of unit authorized,
and location and type of facili
ties deemed necessary. The type
unit presently being considered
is a fighter bomber squadron
which would initially bo equip
ped with conventional type air
craft and later with jets. A
squadron of this type would
have a full strength of approxi
mately b‘00 men. Facilities cap
able- of supporting a squadron of
this size will be acquired or con
structed after organization lias
been accomplished. Information
regarding initial organization
will be released upon receipt
from the National Guard Bu
reau."
Sid Uric has moved home to
Seward from Fairbanks. Sid
will help his dad in the store.
New Amendments to
Social Security Law
To Benefit Many
Many people in the Seward
area will receive higher social
security p a y m e n l s beginning
early in October as a result of
the social security amendments
which Presic!'mi Trunuyi signed
into law last Friday.
James (I. Brawn
the Jmeau social seen
emphasized that no
to imply for the i:>w
merits. "Tin .Social Sc
ministration is alrear.
tiie amounts:," lie pt
"We e xpect ! i get lh
: time tea hem
Octe ' - r it. the r. ■ i;
date, out ii in a ■
don't meet that sene
send the rentier chi cl;
Up tie' (i i i i •fence
check."
iritv olfice.
on nee ,
■ a "d pay
■curit.v Ad
\ changing
)iil. eel OUl.
m cl nnged
in the mail
o' dd, very
cases v.e
iule e. e ll
:n a later
Mr. Browne said that although
marly evei y family ret iving
payments would receive an in
crease, the* additional amount
would not always be divided
among all the members of the
family receiving monthly checks.
In some cases the entire increase
will go to the retired worker.
Amount of the increase for a
re tired worker will range from
85.00 to S3.00. with the average
about $0.00. Where several mem
bers of a family are receiving
payments, the total increase to
the family can be as much as
$18.90. A few benefits now
being paid, and most of those
payable in the future, ••‘•'ill bn
based on earnings after 1950 in
stead of after 1936. The amended
la \ provides a new formula for
determining the amount of the
payments in these eases. Under
il, a retired worker's monthly
benefit would be 55 per cent ol
tlu first SI00 of his average
monthly earnings plus 15 pet
eent of the remainder up IP -
Beginning September 1, the
new law increased to $75 a
month instead of $50 the amount
of money a beneficiary may earn
and still receive the monthly
benefits. Self-employed people
entitled to old-age and survivors
insurance may receive the pay
ments lor each month of the
year if their net earnings the
entire year are not over $900.
The amended law contains a
pi 'vision of special importance
to self-employed people who
have retired or plan to retire
during 1952. Before the passage
of the amendments their earn
ings for the year in which an
application was made could not
be used to figure their old-age
benefit payments. Now, those
seli-employed people who ori
ginally applied for benefits in.
1952 may re-apply at the close
of the taxable year and have
their 1952 earnings used in fig
uring their monthly benefit pay
ments. In general, this will in
crease the monthly benefit to
seli-t mployed persons.
A similar change in the law
now permits insured wage earn
ers who retire in 1952 to have
their wages for this year used
immediately in fig u ring the
amount of their benefit pay
ments. Heretofore, it was neces
saryfor them to come back after
the end of the year in order to
have all of their covered wages
for 1952 included in the compu
tation of the benefit amount.
Another amendment alio w s
beneficiaries aged 75 or over
already on the rolls to take ad
vantage of the higher benefit
payments provided under the
new formula, if they have had
at least a year and a half of
covered work after 1950.
The amended law allows so
cial security wage credits of
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