God offer* to every mind it*
choice between truth and re
pose. ..Take which you please,
you can never have both.
Emerson
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VOL. X, NO. 50.
SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1954
PRICE 10 CENTS
NEED FOR HEALTH COUNCIL
OUTLINED AT RECENT MEETING
A four-member Health Team met1
with a group of interested Seward
citizens on September 1st to dis
cuss the problems of establishing
a health council in Seward. On
the team from the Alaska Depart
ment of Health were: Dr. Jack
Eason, Health Officer for the
South Central region of Alaska:
Andy Zeberl. Health Educator for
the South Central Region: Miss
Geneva Hubbard, Supervis i n g
Nurse for the Southern Section.
South Central Region, and Mr. Cal
vin Winey, Sanitary Engineer.
Fourteen local people were pre
sent at the meeting, which was
held in the City Council Cham
bers, as representatives of local
oranizations. The group spent the
evening exploring the need for
a Health Council and heard the
health team from the Alaska De
partment explain what a health
council could do for the commun
ity.
As a result of the meeting it
was decided to proceed with the
formation of a Council in Seward
with the assistance of all inter
ested local individuals and organ
izations.
Discussion at the meeting
brought out six general objectives
which the formation of a Coun
cil in Seward might expect to at
tain.
They were:
1. Coordinate interest in health
and sanitation problems. Consol
idate views and arrive at priority
program.
2. Act in advisory capacity to
City Council on health and san
itation matters.
S. Assist in carrying out of
health and sanitation program as
inspired by City Council and Pub
lic Health Organization. Dissem
inate information. Carry infor
mation back to the different or
ganisations represented on the
Health Council. Sounding board
— both for City Council and Gov
ernment Health Agencies, aid from
them to the public.
4. To enhance its value, it should
be an official agent of the city —
should have an official standing
and its observation should carry
weight.
5. It should be organized on a
sound basis by careful and wise
selection of active personnel who
are civic minded and who are will
ing, anxious to serve the commun
ity unselfishly.
6. Health Council should be alive
to Health and Sanitation needs of
city and the relationship of these
needs to available aids as offer
ed by Territorial and Government
Health Departments — their pro
grams and facilities.
At tne conclusion of the meet
ing it was decided that a five
member committee should meet
the next evening to prepare the
ground work for an organizational
meeting to be held at sometime in
the near future.
The outcome of this planning
committee’s discussion the next
evening was to set the date of
September 15 as the time for the
$82,000 will be paid at the time
the school is completed and the
balance is to be paid out of To
bacco Tax Funds; the unpaid bal
ance to bear interest at 2 per cent.
COMMUNICATIONS
A letter was received from the
League of Alaskan Cities inviting
all City officials to attend their
next meeting which will be held in
Fairbanks on November 4, 5 and
6th. A canvas of the Council In
dicated that they were all planning
. to make every effort to attend.
The Mayor and City Manager also
plan to be at the meeting, it was
indicated.
A letter from the Juneau Cham
ber of Commerce reviewed the
need for work to get river and har
bor appropriations for Alaska. It
outlined the history of appropria
tions, and called for an immediate
drive for additional funds so that
approved projects could be con
structed.
The Hospital Board sent a letter
to the Council asking that four
additional members be appointed
to the Board. The Council approv
ed the request.
ELECTION BOARD
The final item of business was
the appointment of an election
board to serve at the Municipal
and Territorial Elections.
Judges appointed were: L. Rus
sell Clapp, Inspector; Mildred
Kirkpatrick, and Eda Myers. Clerks
named were: Lenore Robbins and
Wilma Lind.
The above named board will
serve at both the elections.
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Record Baby Crop
Brought By Stork
The stork has been a busy man
this summer we found when we
cheeked with the U. S. Commis
sioner to see how the new arrival
department was functioning. Well,
we had to ask and this is what
Mr. Hall had to show us:
Starting in June, on the second
Jean Fellen Herman was born to
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Herman.
On the fourth Susan Denise Hill,
Carol Janet Jones and Margaret
Bean were born to Mr. and Mrs.
Denton Hill. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
R Jones and Mr. and Mrs. William
H Bean respectively.
On the sixth Melody Lynn Smith
was born to Mr. and Mrs. Clyde
G. Smith of Seward. The twelfth
of June. Don Paul Balmat was
born to the Don Balmats.
A new citizen for Hope was horn
on June 15, Clair Eugene Crosb,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Clair E.
Crosby. On the 19th. Kenai's
population was increased by one
when Miss Priscilla Susan Parsons
was born to Mr. and Mrs. Hedley
V. Parsons
Patrick Joseph Myrick was born
on June 25th to Mr. and Mrs.
| Harold Myrick of Seward, followed
; on the 26th by Mart Scott McLane,
son of Mr and Mrs. Stanley S.
McLane of Kenai.
Brenda Lorraine Parret born on
the twenty-eighth and Michel Ver
non Coumbe born the thirtieth,
rounded out the month when they
i joined their respective parents, Mr.
and Mrs Burl Parret and Mr. and
Mrs Vernon T. Coumbe. Both
families live in Seward.
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Mrs. James Leaves;
Driving Outside
Mrs. Ray Janies left Seward last
week on Saturday to join hei
daughter. Mrs. Charles Behlke
| formerly Jane McMullen, and her
husband who are driving to Sea
| ttle enroute to Palo Alto, Calif
j ornia.
Mr. Behlke has obtained a teach
ing fellowship there and will stud>
for his Doctorate in Engineering
Mr. Behlke has been the acting
j head of the University of Alaska
Civil Engineering Department and
I Mrs. Behlke has been Registrar
at the University for the past two
j years.
B. P. W. Club Starts
Fall Sessions
Mrs. Mildred Kirkpatrick, pres
ident of the Seward Business and
Professional Women's Club told
the Record this week that the Club
would start its fall season next
week.
The first meeting of the new
year will be held at Dick’s Diner,
at 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, September
14. All members are urged to
start off the new year with a
bang by attending this opening
session, Mrs. Kirkpatrick said.
Petitions Available
For City Elections
City Clerk Sigrid Stearns an
nounced this week that petitions
are now available at her office
for filing for City offices.
There is a three-year seat on the
City Council: five, four, and two
year terms on the Utility Board:
and a five year term on the School
Board.
The City Elections will be held
on Tuesday, October 5. Persons
interested in filing should see the
City Clerk for the closing date
for filing.
Margaret Delaney
Weds Kenny Masters
The U. S. Commissioner’s home
was the scene of a wedding this
past weekend when Miss Margaret
Delaney, formerly of Seldovia, and
Mr. Kenneth Masters, of Homer,
exchanged vows before the Com
missioner.
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Losey were
the couple’s attendants, acting as
best man and matron of honor.
Mrs. Masters was formerly em
ployed at the Alaska Shop, and
Mr. Masters has been working
on the Hinkle Homes project.
The couple took a brief wedding
trip to Kenai and Homer, but will
make their home in Seward for
the time being.
Hidden Talent Sought
To Amaze Teachers
If you are interested in contrib
uting to the amusement of others
and having a good time yourself,
then the Parent Teachers Associa
tion invites you to participate in
the program for the teacher’s
“Welcome Night”, which will be
held September 25th at the High
School.
Even if you can’t act or sing,
you are urged to join the search
for “Hidden Talent” by urging a
friend or relative with talent to
sign up for the big show. Per
formers will be presented in sil
houette. and prizes will be award
ed to the first person in the aud
ience to identify the actor or
actress. Audience applause will
determine the prize winner among
the performers.
The party won’t he over then.
The best is yet to come. After
the show everyone is invited to
stay and enter the fun, foolish
ness and games. Then eat some
of the delicious refreshments which
will be part of the evening's good
times and get acquainted goings
on.
| If you are a teacher you are in
vited to come and be the honored
guest- If you are a parent of a
: school child, you are the host or
hostess for the evening. Let
your presence insure the success
of the party.
Persons wishing to enter the
"Hidden Talent” contest should
telephone Ruth Brooking at Lin
coln 102, on or before September
18.
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Sidewalk Fngrineers
Have Big Week
Seward Sidewalk Engineers had
a full week this week as City
crews and the Alaska Railroad
carried on various projects re
quiring adequate sideline super
vision.
Starting last Saturday we not
iced that the new Coop-Bessmer
Diesel generator had arrived and
was being unloaded at the foot
of Fourth Ave. We seriously
doubt if the crew would have ever
got it off there without the watch
ful sideline engineering knowhow.
Then on Tuesday the City start
ed tearing up the street in front
of the Alaska Steamship Co office.
We never did check upon that
one or the one they dug up in
front of the Seward Bakery. Of
course we wouldn’t want to cast
a doubt on abilities of the various
crews but, we'll never know if
the jobs were properly supervised
and adequate advice Offered on the
mothed of remodeling whatever
may have been wrong.
Alaska Research Book
Published by College
Would you like to know some
thing about Bering Sea salmon,
air pollution studies, or tin invest
igations in central Alaska? Per
haps you are interested in other
research projects in the Territory.
To meet the growing demand for
information concerning research
underway in Alaska, the Scientific
Research Information Center at the
University of Alaska this week
published a 100-page book titled
"Research Projects Current In the
Territory of Alaska 1954.”
Prof Richard H. Burns from the
university’s arts and letters de
partment is director of the center.
This year's publication contains
the first comprehensive presenta
tion of research information on
more than 400 subjects
The publication will be kept cur
rent from year to year.
Prof Byrns requests interested
specialists to send reprints of their
projects to the center. The address
| is Bax 93S, College, Alaska.
Dozen Couples Marry
During Past Summer
Though cupid had doubtless
been working on the couples for
sometime, the fruit of his labors
was born this summer when 12
local couples took their vows.
In June 5 couples were married
and the procession was led by
Donald Smith and Shirley Horton
and William G. Kilsgaard and
Alene Bolles who were maried on
June 11. Next in line were Car
rie E. Luben and James E. Webb,
Arthur Lee Bunnell and Blanche
Beissner and Ann Marie Stone
berg and Donald O. John.
In August Dale R. Lindsey and
Carol Ann Trevethan exchanged
vows followed by Freda Franks
and Joe W. Inderbitzen. Russell
E. Arnett and Betty Jean Epps,
Joanne C. Lotz and Fran Pete
DuBeau, Charles J. Kuenster and
Aurbra A. Scott, and John Hoog
land and Mary E. Thomas finished
out the summer's marriages here
in Seward.
Newspaper Phone
Still at Home
The Seaport Record wishes to
apologise to all the folks who have
tried to call us in the past week.
As our telephone is at home and
we are at the office you could
not ^reach us. We hope by the
time you read this item that we
will have a phone in our office
which is in the old location of
the Alaska Steamship Co. office in
the Arcade Building.
Alaska Farmers Get
Conservation Funds
Alaska's agricultural conserva
tion program (ACP) will have $6.
000 more in funds for its 1955 work
than in the past year, Alaska Chair
man Philip R. Johnson said today.
The increase to $27,000 was re
vealed when national ACP funds
of $200 million were distributed
among the states according to
their conservation needs. The Al
aska Agricultural Stabilization and
Conservation Committee will divide
the funds. Each of the three prin
ciple farming areas will receive
its share on the basis of farm
units.
Fairbanks county which includes
the second and fourth judicial dis
tricts will receive $9.9392.88. Hom
er county’s share will be $6,548.68.
The area that sum will cover in
cludes the Kenal Peninsula and
Kodiak Island. Palmer county will
recieve $10,318.44. All of the first
and third judicicial districts except
that in Homer county make up
Palmer county. An additional $200
will be reserved at present, John
son said.
“In Alaska the purpose of the
program is to help develop agri
culture as well as conserve land
now in production.” Johnson ex
plained. “This is in direct con
trast to the states where the ag
riculture conservation program no
longer gives help to increase pro
duction or bring more land into
production.”
Farmers participating in ACP
practices are electing new county
committees to administer the 1955
program. These committees use
office space and clerical help pro
vided by the Extension Service.
Bail Jumper
Apprehended Here'
The Seward Police Department
picked up Elwood "Tip” Jones
this week in Seward "Tip” is
wanted outside in connection with
a burglary at the Anglewood Coun
try Club over a year ago.
Jones had been arrested by Wash
ington police and jumped bail of
$10,000. He had been at large
for over a year. He has been
charged with "unlawful flight to
avoid prosecution."
King county police officials were
due to arrive here shortly to re
turn him to the states for trial.
New Alaska Chairman
For Seattle Chamber
Appointment of C. M. “Chet”
Latimer, Vice President of the Se
attle First National Bank, as Chair
man of the Alaska Division of the
Seattle Chamber of Commerce has
been announced by Stanley E.
Stretton, President of the Cham
ber.
Latimer succeeds A1 Shyman,
Chairman of the Division for the
past two years.
Latimer, who directs the Alaska
and Public Relations Departments
of the Seatle First National Bank,
was cited by Stretton as particul
arly well qualified for the post of
Alaska Division Chairman by vir
tue of his thorough knowledge of
the problems of the Territory, and
his membership in many Alaska
organizations.
The new Chairman is a Trustee
and Secretary of the Arctic Club,
Secretary-Treasurer of the Alaska
Salesmen’s Society, member of the
Pacific Northwest Trade Associa
tion, Trustee of the Alaska Miners’
Association, and a member of num
erous civic and philanthropic or
ganizations in Seattle.
He is a graduate of Yale Uni
versity and a member of Phi Gam
ma Delta Fraternity.
He has seen service as a mem
ber of the Chamber’s Alaska Div
ision which seeks to foster co-op
eration between Seattle and Alas
ka, with particular reference to
advancing tourist trade and pro
moting industrial relations.
Recent winner of the Bayslde
Sporting Goods salmon derby was
Lee Nelson. His fish tipped the
scales at 18 pounds 3 ounces to
take the top honors.
• • • •
Mr. and Mrs. David Robinson of
Spenard were weekend visitors
to Seward and while here visited
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Brown.
Fund Drive On
For Band Uniforms
How would you like to own a
beautiful oil painting by Jim Jen
sen? If the answer is yes, then
the Seward School Bamd mothers
are looking for you. They are
currently accepting contributions
to help pay for new band costumes
lor the local band and in turn you
will be eligible for an award of
a large painting of an Eskimo girl.
“Nyla" is currently being display
ed in downtown store windows
along with one of the band uni
forms. Who the lucky owner of
“Nyla” will be is to be announced
September 17.
The uniform which is currently
displayed in McMullen's window
is made in the school colors of
green and gold. It is conserva
tively styled for the use of either
boys or girls and should see many
years of service. ,
All uniforms will be the property
of the school and will be passed
on from year to year. They aye
made so that they can be altered
easily.
So far contributions have been
received from business houses
and service organizations and suf
ficient funds are on hand to pur
chase 13 uniforms and it is ex
pected that several other organ
izations will help out.
Mr. Berg, school music director,
reports that many new students are
showing interest in joining the
band With a snappy uniform to
encourage them it is thought that
Seward can look forward to hav
ing one of the finest school bands
in the Territory.
No date for an appearance of
the uniformed band has been set,
but it can be looked forward to
as a memorable occasion.
Seward Republicans
Meet Next Monday
The Seward Republican Club will
hold a meeting next Monday even
ing, September 13, at 8 p.m., in
the Elks Haft, it was announced
this week.
Republican candidates for the
Legislature will be in Seward for
the meeting, and all local Repub
licans are urged to be in attend
ance
other business of the evening
will be the election of officers of
the Club for the next vear.
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Two Fire Calls
Answered by Firemen
The Seward Volunteer Fire De
partment and the Alaska Kailoanl
Fire Department made two calls
about a week ago.
One of the calls was to the Alley
B residence of Barbara Rogers.
It was thought that spontaneous
combustion started the fire for
which the local volunteers were
called at 11:45 pm.
Damage to the structure was
estimated at about $500. Some
personal property was also des
troyed. No one was at home at
the time of the fire.
The second call was to mile 17*4
where a. truck, driven by Harvey
Bernard, crashed off the road into
a creek bed, burst into flames, and
set fire to a bridge. Bernard was
brought to the Seward Hospital
with burns and leg injury.
The truck was a total loss, but
Bureau of Public Roads officials
credited the Seward firemen with
saving the bridge.
Ed Dolan Will Be
New Deputy Marshal
Seward Police Chief Bob Jack
son reported this week that Ed
Dolan, formerly Captain of Police
here, had resigned his job on the
force to work for the U S. Mar
shall.
Donlan has gone to Anchorage
to receive instruction in the duties
of U. S. Deputy Marshalls and will
be gone about 4 or 5 weeks, it
was reported. • Upon completion of
the indoctrination period, he will
probably be assigned to Seward
as a U- S. Deputy Marshall.
Sunday School Rally
Day For Lutherans
The Seward Lutheran Sunday
school will celebrate “Rally Day”
next Sunday. September 12, at 9:45.
This is the beginning of a new
year of Sunday school work. It
will be a year spent in learning
Interesting things about God. about
Jesus Christ, about the Bible, and
about the church. Will you be
a part of this new vear of Sunday
School and bring your children to
church next Sunday at 9:45? Make
“Rally Day’’ a real important day
In your children's lives, you par-1
ents come toe.
TUESDAY COUNCIL SESSION
SOLVES SOME SEWER WOES
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Chief of Police
Aids Jail Break
If perhaps* you passed the city
jail last week you would have
witnessed a sight seldom to be
seen here or elsewhere, prisoners
breaking jail.
While your Record reporter was
up at the jail house getting ac
quainted he heard pounding going
on, but it didn’t seem to bother
anyone else for Chief Jackson
went right on explaining how folks
who get in the toils of the law
are handled He explained how
everyone who comes in, other than
visitors, is photographed, finger
printed and checked against the
FBI masterfile maintained by the
Department.
Next we saw the radio room
where a man is on duty through
out the night in constant radio
contact with the squad car which
is cruising the town while the town
sleeps
As we got back to the cellblock
the pounding got louder and loud
er, but still not a sign of concern
was shown by the chief. I was
somewhat encouraged when we
moved out of the cell area and
we heard the noise getting louder
as we walked toward the back
of the building. We saw the kitch
en and dining area and then the
chief opened another door and we
had them red handed, three city
prisoners chipping away at the
back wall. They had a hole big
enough to put your hand through.
The chief told me it was a put
up job, he was having the men
chisel a new window for the new
policeman's instruction room
Seward Bakery
Openhouse Success
The Seward Bakery's open house
was a big success we were told
this week. Mrs. Bob Sims. It is
true too. if you can judge by the
quantity of food and coffee that
the open house visitors consumed.
Mrs. Sims said they lost count
of the cookies and cup cakes, but
knew for sure that their visitors
ate seventy dozen donuts, a sheet
cake and five 8-inch round cakes.
They also drank a goodly amount
of coffee. Four pounds of dry
coffee was used in making some
thing to soak down all those do
nuts and cookies.
Lions Club to Have
White Elephant Sale
The Seward Lion’s Club will
hold a "white elephant” sale some
time later this month (date to be
announced next week) • to raise
funds for their civic projects. It
is requested that anyone who wish
es to donate “white elephants"
for this sale call Win Erwin at
Main 266 and somebody will come
to pick up the item or items.
In conjunction with the White
Elephant Sale the Lions will also
sell brooms that have been made
by the blind in Portland. Lions
Clubs throughout the West pur
chase these brooms from the blind
to aid them and then sell to the
general public to raise funds for
their Sight Conservation program
and other projects of a civic na
ture.
The Lions also announce that
Ladies Night will be held Friday
evening. September 17 at 7 p.m. at
Dick's Diner. Lien Don Dalberg
in an charge of the arrangements
for the dinner.
'1 he Lions is a service organiza
tion and is primarily interested in
the service it can give to the
community which will help to
make Seward a better place in
which to live and promote better
relations among its citizens.
Sallows-Simmons
Nuptials Celebrated
Sunday evening at the Seward
Luthern Church, Miss Charlotte
Sallows and Charlie Simmons were
united in marriage before a small
group of their friends by the Rev.
Dwight Boe.
Matron of honor, Mrs. Chester
G. Brown, is a sister of the bride.
The best man was Grant Fritz.
Miss Sallows was given in mar
riage by her father Phil Durant.
Miss Sallows is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Phil Durant of Sew
ard, and Mr. Simmons is the son
of Mr. and Mrs- Charles Simmons,
Sr., of Anchorage.
The newly weds will make their
home in Spenard.
> Nearly three dozen citizens were
on hand Tuesday evening when
the City Council took up the mat
ter of sewer assessments.
The major problem laid before
the Council seemed to be that of
residents of the lower end of
2nd street. There, several home
owners reported that the level of
the City sewer was above that
of their own sewers, which ex
isted prior to the installation of
the new sewer lines, and conse
quently they could not connect
or make use of the new facility.
After considerable discussion, at
the suggestion of the City Mana
ger, the City Council decided that
where faulty engineering had fail
ed to provide for the existing fac
ility in an area, the City would
absorb the cost of the sewer. How
ever, on unimproved lots the ass
essment would stand, regardless of
the fact that the lots had been
built on since the sewer was con
structed. The sewer assesment is
$2.64 per front foot.
It was also pointed out to the
Council that in some cases ass
essments had been made where
no sewer was constructed, though
it was shown on the plan of the
sewer project. The Council agreed
that in such cases no charge
should be made. Also if a prop
erty owner had to build his own
sewer for some distance down a
street no assessment would be
made for the use of the sewer.
Another sewer problem was the
time of payment According to
several persons present, the gen
eral impression was that up to
20 years would be allowed to pay
sewer assessments. The Council
acknowledged it was possible to
stretch payments out that long,
but said it would be good business
for the City and citizens to pay
off the bonds in as short a time
as possible.
Resolution 66, setting up the
methods of payment and interest
rates- was read- No action was
taken since there is still some
feeling that a longer period than
the suggested 5 year should be
given for payment of the assess
ments. The resolution called for
semi-annual payments bearing in
terest at 5 percent. Delinquent
payments would bear interest at
12 percent. The Council will prob
ably take final action on the Res
olution at their next meeting, Sept
ember 20.
GARBAGE CONTRACT
Only one bid was received by
the City on the garbage contract,
and Mayor Painter, at the sugges
tion of the City Manager, delayed
final action pending a special
meeting to discuss the bid.
SCHOOL
The City Manager reported that
he had been in touch with Alaska
Public Works, and they were go
ing ahead and let the bid on the
new High School Friday, Septem
ber 10th, even though title to the
school site was not completely
clear. •
The Mayor and Council then
read and approved a Project Con
struction and Sales Agreement
from the APW, and voted to accept
the agreement which had to be
signed and returned to Juneau by
Friday of this week. The City’s
share of the cost of the new school
is not to exceed $330,000 of which
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Welfare Director Here
Friday, Saturday
Mrs. Margaret Hafemeister an
nounced this week that she had
received word from Mr. Henry A.
Harmon, Director of the Depart
ment of Public Welfare from Ju
neau that he was planning to be
in Seward September 10 and 11.
Mrs. Hafemeister is District Re
presentative of Department o f
Public Welfare and said that Mr.
Harmon's visit was routine. While
here he plans to meet with City
officials and representatives o f
other agencies.
If there is anyone who wishes
to see Mr. Harmon, he may be
contacted through Mrs. Hafemeis
ter. For persons who may have
contacted Mrs. Hafemeister earlier
this week in connection with Mr.
Harmon’s visit, your attention is
called to tlie fact that he will be
here Friday and Saturday of this
week instead of next Monday and
Tuesday, as was originally an
nounced.
Mrs. Hafemeister also told us
that she will be leaving next week
on Thursday, September 16th for
a tour of the Kenai. She plans
to spend a few days in Kenai, Ho
mer and Seldovia, returning to
Seward the last of the month.