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SEWARD. ALASKA, FRIDAY. MARCH 23, 1951
Price 10 cents
Vol. VII. No. 70
Al Anderson
Found Dead In
CabinAtMi.lt
I
Albert Anderson, aged 53, i
was found dead in his cabin at
Mile 18, March 20, by his friend,
who is cook at the highway en
gineer's camp on the banks of
Kenai Lake. A coroner’s inquest,
held yesterday afternoon, pro
nounced death from natural
causes,
Mr. Anderson was born in
Sweden, January 2. 1893. Little
is known of his early life, but
upon arriving in Soward 25
years ago, he took a cabin site
at Mile 18 and has lived there
ever since. He worked part time
for the Forest Service, but has
spent most of his summers fish
ing.
No record was found of his
having a family, except for a
former wife now living in Sew
ard.
The elderly man was in the
habit of visiting the cook shack
of the newly activated construc
tion camp every morning for
coffee. On Tuesday morning,
when he did not appear, the
cook looked out. and seeing
smoke coming from the cabin
chimney, he did not go to in
vestigate, but when Anderson
failed to visit during the day,
his friend went to the cabin,
and found him dead on his bunk.
Local authorities were notified
and the body removed to Sew
ard. The coroner's jury was
told that Anderson had appeared
to be in good health on Monday
night. He had stayed in the cook
shack until 0 o'clock playing
pinochle, and it was a shock to
find him dead.
Funeral arrangements have
not been announced, but it is
expected that burial will be in
Seward cemetary.
Most Social Activities
Cancelled for Week
Because of Influenza
With nearly all social activi
ty cancelled this week because
of the spreading epidemic of
virus influenza, the city has
been very quiet. Although the
illness does not seem to last
more than two or three days,
new' cases appear as fast as for
mer patients return to work.
The schools, closed last Mon
day, will reopen next Monday,
unless further word is given.
Children have been excluded
from the theater all week, which
has called forth growns of an
guish from the young-fry.
American Legion and Aux
iliary meetings scheduled for
this week were postponed, as
was a public dinner and several
regular organizational meetings.
Two councilmen were absent
from the regular city council
meeting Monday night, but the
First A.id Instructor Training
Class has not been affected so
far.
BILL BERN IMPROVING
Bill Bern, of the Seward
Steam Laundry and Dry Clean
er firm, left last week for medi
cal treatment in Portland. He
has been ill for some time, and
left now only at his wife’s insis
tence. His many friends are
wishing Bill a speedy recovery.
Mrs. Bern received word to
day that Bill underwent surgery
which he stood very well, and is
getting along on the road to
health.
Tl1 ext v/e may understand the working
c-I God's mighty power to bring eternal
light out oi toe darkness is our rer /ent pra^~
er this Easier Season.
City Heaifh Officer
Reports On Epidemic
Dr. ID O. Sellers, City Health
Officer stated today that the
epidemic of influenza that closed
the school last Monday seems to
be under control among the
children of school age. No new
cases have been reported in two
days.
Among infants and children
under three years, and in adults,
however, the disease is on the
up-trend. It also seems to be of
a more severe nature than that
suffered by children last week.
When asked for a possible!
reason for the acutness of the
present form of the disease, Dr.
Sellers stated th .' it may be
that many adults h ive had mild
cases in the past two weeks, and
that they did not stay indoors
until completely well, or became
chilled again before building up
sufficient body resistance. In
that case a relapse or recurrence
of influenza is far more severe,
and the acute stage may last a
week or more.
Influenza is an air carried vi-i
rus. The best way to avoid it is!
to stay away from crowds, do j
not allow yourself to be chilled!
in any way, either by getting!
real cold or wet. And ABOVE j
ALL get to bed immediately
upon the first signs of illness. ,
It may start with a cold, or j
strike suddenly without showing i
symptons of a cold at all. “If j
you feel sick, go to bed," the j
Doctor says, and you may pre
vent a' longer spell of really j
severe flu.”
ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH
SPECIAL EASTER SERVICES!
Tonight at 7:30 p.m. there will
be a special service to remem-!
her anew the death of the Lord 1
on the Friday before His Resur-;
rection. A film depicting the life j
of Jesus as He lived upon the
earth will be shown. All are" in-,
vited to attend this service.
Sunday morning at the regu
lar morning service, a special
Easter service will be conducted.
The message for Sunday evening
will be “The Risen Christ.”
From The Report Of
The Alaska
Development Board
The Biennial report of Alaska
Development Board consists of
a 58 page booklet, recently re
leased, in which the accomplish
ments and aims of the organiza
tion arc outlined and described
\\ ith considerable detail.
"The A l aska Development
Board asserts, with confidence
in the correctness of the state
ment. that few agencies of the
Territorial or Federal govern
ments have been able to con
duct so many activities on so'
small a budget.”
With a staff totalling only
four persons, the Board has
handled a total of 18,358 pieces
of correspondence. The cor-res
pondence can be divided intu
seven main categories as follows:1
miscellaneous requests 4,872, re-:
quests for publications, 1,116, j
miscellaneous business assist-1
ance 779, tourist 5,273, home
steading and farming 8(57, and
employment 835. The balance o:
4,816 dealt with major industrial i
promotion and similar activities. .
2,559 letters were referred to
the Board by chambers of com-1
merce, which were not equipped
to give the necessary follow up
attention.
Interviews were held at the:
Juneau office with 792 callers'
in person to the Board for as-1
sistance on industrial, business:
and related problems.
'The Alaska Development
Board is proud to have played
a part in many of these develop
ments,” the report asserts.
“The greatest strides in the.
Territory’s history, both econ
omically and in terms of new
population, have been made dur
ing this period. Hundreds of!
new small businesses have been
established. Considerable new |
land has been opened to settle
ment. New buildings of perman
ent fireproof construction have
sprung up in almost all of our
cities.
‘‘A law governing terms on
which multiple unit housing
loans may be extended in Alas
ka is changed and $30 million
worth of new apartment houses
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ACS Man Completes
Schooling In Seattle
Cpl. Merril O. Lear, famniar
to all Sewardites who do busi
ness with the ACS office, was
one of ID enlisted men who have
been attending the System’s
technical schools in Seattle. The
10 men received certificates of
eompk tion of technical courses
Friday, March 9, at the Federal
Building in Seattle.
The certificates were present
ed by Lt. Col. R. J. Palilc, Cheif
of the Personell and Training
Division of Alaska Communica
tion System.
Cpl. Lear is now a qualified
receiver and transmitter attend
ant. The men receiving certifi
cates had previously completed
the basic electronics course.
'They will return to their Alaska
stations immediately.
VISITOR MISSED STORES
Mrs. Tom Jasklin, of Ophir,
Alaska, a mining community
on the Innoko River, about 20
minutes flying time from Mc
Grath, stopped briefly in Sew
ard Thursday on her way home.
She has been outside for sever
al months visiting.
The Jacklins went to Bell
Ingham, Washington in October
to attend their son's wedding.
They have been in Alaska since
1938. Mr. Jacklin returned to
Ophir last week by plane, while
she came by ship, arriving on
the Denali.
Mrs. Jacklin walked up Fif
th Avenue to the postoffice,
then across to Fourth, turning
nortlv on that street. She stop
ped in at the Seaport Record
office to chat a moment, and
incidcntly, asked where the
stores were. She had missed
the shopping district by stroll
ing up the wrong street.
DANIELS MOVE
Mr. and Mrs. George Daniels
moved to Girdwood today, bag
and baggage, cats, dogs and
paraquect. It was a week earlier
than they had expected to go,
but George was called to his
new job with Bureau of Public
Roads and they decided to get
settled in before the rush.
Mrs. Daniels is the former
Jacquelin Reed, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Jim Reed of this city.
W. P. Plett, regional adminis
trator, Territorial Division of
Aeronautics, notified the City to
day that “after considerable de
lay, approval has been obtained
for the improvement of airport
facilities in Seward.
The fund does not provide
for lighting however, and the
portable B2 type runway mark
er lighting system nov stored
here will hav^ to br> used The
equipment license no v in effect
between the Aeronautics Divi
sion and the City of Seward will
be continued until arrangements
can be made for a permanent
lighting system.
No date was given for the be
ginning of work on the airport,
but it is expected to be com
pleted this year, according to
plans and surveys already made
Sunrise Service and
Breakfast Easter
Sunday By Methodists
Easter Sunrise Service will be
celebrated at 7 o'clock in the
Methodist Church, Sunday, with
l the third annual Easter break
j fast to follow at 8 a. m.
! Special music for the service
! will be provided by the junior
I choir*, Rev. Paul Irwin in the
j pulpit.
I Men of the church will pre
i pare the breakfast as usual.
: This is the third year for the
i event which has become very
I popular and the menfolks in
tend it to become traditional.
Authentic Alaska sourdough
: pancakes with bacon and eggs
I top the menu, with fruit juice,
toast and other breakfast foods
j for those who don’t go for sour
i dough. There is no charge for
breakfast, but contributions will
be received from anyone who
cares to make them. The child
ren are especially invited to the
i service and breakfast, and the
invitation is extended to every
body .
Sun lay School will continue
i at 9:4-5, the usual hour, and
! Easter worship service at 11:00.
First Alt) Trc
Cciu ’so We!!
Hing
Attended
i Mr. Ralph Cwolsman, First
j Aid Training director, expressed
I himself as well satisfied with
| tiie nu Tiber of persons who have
i registered and are attending the
i concentrated 30 hour class for
instructors now in progress in
the city hall.
Foui teen persons, five of
them women, are taking the
course, which is the American
Red Cross and Civil Defense
prescribed first aid training for
instructors. This will provide
enough certified instructors to
train the rest of the area in
| safety service for the next five
! years.
Several of the group are re
newing instructor certificates
and everyone has had advanced
first aid instruction.
Need Shelter Cabins
While solving a hypothetical
problem posed by Mr. Cwols
man, a student brought out
need for emergency shelter ca
i bins along uninhabited stretches
j of the Sterling and Portage
, highways. Emphasis was also
laid upon the need to educate
motorists to carry emergency
supplies in the wintertime.