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po*e. ..Take which you pleaae,
you can never have both.
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SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1954
PRICE 10 CENTS
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEET
SUPPORTS N. W. A. AIR ROUTE
Attendance at the Tuesday noon i
session of the Chamber of Com
merce was again at a record level
with about 30 members and four
guests present.
BOAT STRIKE
Chamber President Ervin report
ed that he had sent a wire for
the Chamber asking that the Sus
itina and Coastal Monarch be re
leased to sail for Alaska with
Christmas cargo. It has since been
reported that the strike of radio
operators has been settled and all
ships are sailing again on schedule.
SEA TRAINS
The Chamber's President also
reported that he had talked with
Orme Lewis. Assistant to Secretary
of the Interior Douglas McKay and
endeavored to get an appointment
with the Secretary of Interior for
City Manager Ray O’Hara. The
problem of the possibility of sea
train service and its resulting ef
tect on the community is to be
taken up by O'Hara with McKay.
Also O’Hara will try to get some
assurance of the sea train terminal
being located at Seward rather
than at Whittier.
TOURISTS
The local Chamber was asked
to support the drive of the Alaska
Visitors Association for member
ships. The A.V.A. is the Terri
torial agency which carries on the
program of national advertising to
promote tourism in Alaska.
Supporting memberships c o s t j
$10 and voting memberships are
$100 with each dollar raised by
membership being matched with
two dollars of Territorial funds.
It was reported that a drive in
Homer had raised $300 for AVA.
AIR SERVICE
It was decided by the member
ship to get into the battle of trying
to keep the Northwest Airlines
flying into Anchorage front Seat
tle and maintain the high level of
air transportation now enjoyed by
the Territory.
It was pointed out that we had
lost the passenger boats and the
only other route by which the [
Territory could hope to maintain 1
its Tourist business was by air I
service.
HEALTH COUNCIL
Stan Hall. Chamber representa
tive to the Health Council report
ed that the Council was currently j
engaged in surveying the . City |
Health Ordinance and would likely j
come up with some recommenda
tions for changes.
The problem of obtaining a Heal
th or Sanitation Officer is the main
item under consideration at pres
ent. Hall reported.
VISITORS
Guests at the Tuesday meeting
included Hans Autor of ?he Kenai
Company; Dr. Robert Staff, who
is taking over the practice of. Dr.
Hall temporarily: John King of
the Kwik-Log Company of Homer
and Jack Shanstrom, an engineer
for Standard Oil of California.
It was also reported that Mr.
Frank Kalbaugh, General Manager
of the Alaska Railroad, might be
in Seward this week on Friday.
No confirmation of this report was
available up until press time this
week.
Kalbaugh was invited to come to
Seward and discuss the possibility
of seatrains and get them to come i
Olga Coelho Delights
Seward Audience
An evening of rare entertain
ment was afforded Seward resi
dents on Tuesday evening when
Miss Olga Coelho was on stage
for the second concert of the cur
rent season in Seward.
Miss Coelho's rich and beautiful
soprano would have been enough j
in itself to comprise a concert,
however, everything about the ev
ening was unusual as Coelho ac
companied herself on the guitar,
singing such mystic melodies as
De aquel cerro verde an ancient
Inca song, and Xango, a strange
Negro prayer song front South
America.
The program was wide and vari
ed. presenting something for every
taste; however, the Bachiana Bras
ileira number, by the dean of Bra
silian composers Villa-Lobos, was
this reporter's choice as the mas
terpiece of the evening.
The audience was most appreci
ative of the performance and cal
led the talented Miss Coelho hack
to the stage for three encores, in
eluding a Mauri song, “Po Kare
Ana " "Dem Bou,” a Brazilian non
sense song without words, and an
Argentine folk song.
An unexpected turn of events
came about when Dr. Walter Bu
hler who is presently working at
the San. made a special request
iuiivc ui
iv/ aval a i |/v i mi ill
"The Little Lemon Tree" by Car
doza de Menzes. Dr. Buhler is a
native Brazilian and greeted and
thanked Miss Coelho for the Se
ward audience.
Following the concert the audi
ence was invited to adjourn to the
basement from the main auditorium
of the Methodist Church where the
concert was held, and meet Miss
Coelho in person, and also her
traveling companion, Mrs. Maxim
Sehapiro. Mrs. Schapiro is the
wife of the founder and manager
of the Alaska Music Trail concerts.
The next concert in the series
is to be given in the spring. Watch
the paper for further announce
ments.
Dorothy Tyner
Opens Homer Office
According to an article appear
ing in a recent issue of the Homer
News, Dorothy Tyner, local at
torney. has recently opened a
branch office in Homer.
The Homer office will be operat
ed by Jim Childers, a law clerk,
under the supervision of Dorothy
Tyner.
Harbor Homemakers
Meet December 15th
The Harbor Homemakers Club
will have a Christmas party at
the home of Mrs. John Offield,
212 Fifth Avenue on Wednesday.
December 15th at 2 p.nt. There
will be an exchange of handmade
gifts also a display of candles made
by members.
to Seward in the event that such
service is initiated.
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Funds Available
For Rehab Work
By Paul Nelson
A fund of $50,000 a year for the
next three years has been allocated
to Alaska by the Federal Govern
ment for rehabilitation facilities.
These funds, earmarked for rehab
ilitation facilities, have no rever
sion of unused funds and must be
used for this purpose or they will
be lost to the Territory. This
money must be matched to be avail
able. The Territory will determine
the amount of participation for
each project within certain limits.
In the past, participation in the
hospital construction program has
been on a 50-50 matching basis.
Although the law authorizes
$50,000 a year for construction of
these facilities, Congress did not
appropriate this amount for the
present fiscal year. Believing it
was too late in the fiscal -.year for
the States and Territories to make
surveys and plans for construction
in time to use all of the construc
tion money, the Congress appro
priated only one/third of the money
requested.
Although rehabilitation facilities
were not specifically authorized
under the origional Hospital Con
struction program, the new law
has included these types of facil
ities to provide a greater stimulus
for their construction by specifi
cally earmarking funds for this
class of facility. The law provides
for interchangeability of funds for
three categories of hospital facil
ities. but funds earmarked for re
habilitation can be used for that
purpose only.
In order to come within the det
tnition of "Rehabilitation Center"
a facility must be operated "in
connection with a hospital".
This additional assistance dear
i ly indicates the intent of Congress
to provide for expansion of this
program.
j U. of Washington
'Freshmen Entertained
Almost 40rt freshmen who enter-1
ed the University of Washington i
this fall with outstanding high !
school scholastic records were in- '
vited to attend the annual Presi- I
dent's Reception at the home of |
University President and Mrs.
Henry Schmitz, November 30.
The students met Dr. and Mrs.
Schmitz, and many of the Univer
sity deans, directors and academic
advisers informally. Hosts and
hostesses for the reception includ
ed members of the University ser
vice honoraries. Students invited
to the reception attained at least
an A-minus average in their high
j school careers.
i One of the guests at the recep
tion was Leslie L. Brattain from
Seward. A total of nine Alaskans
were present, inculding students
from Juneau, Ketchikan, Kodiak
and Palmer.
Whittier Boy Scouts
Visit Seward Friends
^ A group of 8 Boy Scouts from
j Whittier were recent visitors to
J Seward on November 26. 27. and 28
i visiting here with fellow scouts of
i the Seward area,
j The first day, Friday, was spent
[getting acquainted with their hosts.
Saturday afternoon the boys all
went out .to the old rifle range
and played Scout games and enjoy
| ed an outdoor meal.
| On Sunday the boys were treated
to a special sermon by the Rev.
Dwight Boe at the Recreation Cen
ter. He sp^ke on the topic of
the Scout Laws. Sunday evening
the scouts were driven to Portage
in cars and took the train back
to Whittier. The trip to Whittier
had been'made on the train and
by bus.
Local Scouts are now looking for
ward to the possibility that they
may get a chance to return the
visit sometime in the future. No
definitt blans for the trip have
been made.
Governor Proclaims
Safe Driving Day
In support of President Eisen
hower’s call for a Safe Driving
Day Governor B. Frank Helntzle
man this week issued a proclama
tion designating December 15th
as the day in Alaska.
The Governor cites in his pro
clamation the annual traffic toll
of 38,300 traffic deaths and the
actual cash loss of over $4 million
dollars annually due to traffic ac
cidents.
t The proclamation calls upon all
people of the territory to observe
this day by observing the letter
and the intent of all traffic regu
lations and laws.
’ More than halt of those wb^o
die of TB are men over 40.
Parent-T eachers
Hold Meeting
The regular meeting of the Sew
ard PTA was held Tuesday, Nov
ember 30, at the high school with
57 in attendance.
Mrs. Dangler, member of the
Health Committee stated that the
Health Committee with the help
of the room mothers had examin
ed the eyes of about 450 school
students.
Mr. Frampton reported that the
Christmas party committee had
decided to have a primary school
Santa treat around the Christmas
tree in town if weather permitted.
It was the general consent that
the children up to and including
the 3rd grade be able to participate
in the program. The president re
ported that so far the PTA had
received donations from only 2
of the organizations of the city
towards the financing of the Christ
mas party for the children.
An ammendment was made to
the by laws of the organization
allowing for a 2nd vice-president.
The president was given the power
to appoint a 2nd vice-president
due to the fact that immediate
help is needed to carry on the fun
ctions of the organization.
Discussion was held on the poss
ibility of the PTA project. Mr.
Frampton advised that he school
was in need of film strips and
that it was their desire to have
a movie film library of their own.
He stated that in the past, they
have rented film from various
groups, but this has proved un
satisfactory due to not being able
to secure them when needed. He
said that so far this year, no film
had been received that they had
ordered.
Mrs. Lee. chairman of the mem
bership drive, reborted 29 mem
bers so far this year. She said
that new memberships were always
welcome.
It was announced that Mrs.
Phillis Lowell had consented to di
rect a play for the organization to
help raise funds.
Mr. Midby introduced the PTA
magazine. He stated that the art
icles in the magazine will challenge
the thinking of all who read it,
and he welcomed subscriptions.
After the business meeting, the
time was turned over to Mrs.
Phillips who introduced the speak
er of the evening, Mr. James Par
sons. clinical psychologist of the
Alaska Department of Health.
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in the Home and School.
After the interesting lecture, re- |
freshments were served.
The next meeting will be held
late in January.
TB Seals Will Help
Our Detection Plan
There's concentration at this |
time of the year on generous plans
to make others happy. That's
why Christmas seals have taken
their place as part of the Christ
mas tradition. Through buying
and using Christmas seals, we j
help to give our neighbors as well
as our own families the gift of j
health — freedom from tubercul
osis. Christmas seals belong with ;
Christmas. j
Thi is the theme the Seward i
Tuberculosis Association is keep- I
ing in mind this year as they open
their annual drive for funds to
carry on the campaign against TB. |
The Junior Women’s Club sponsor |
the drive each year. Marilyn-Ed
wards is the chairman of the
Chris-mas seal sale this vear with
Audrey Anthony assisting with
nnhltcitv. With .the help of many
volunteers about 850 Christmas
seal letters were sent out this
year. In these letters the Tuber
culosis Association describes in
detail its campaign against TB. We
want the people of the community
to know what this disease is cost
ing, how widespread it is. and
how tragically It affects many fam
ilies. We want to tell them frank
ly what their TB Association is
doing about these problems. We
want folks to know what thev are
paying Tor when they buy Christ
mas seals.
We feel confident that Seward
citizens will give careful consid
eration to the facts in their Christ
mas seal letters and by generous
purchase of Christmas seals dur
ing the campaign that started on
November 22 and goes through
December will give their mandate
for a much more intensive effort
aimed at defeating Tuberculosis.
Mail your checks to Box 678, Sew
ard Tuberculosis Association, City.
If you have not received your
Christmas seals mail your con
tribution and they will gladly send
them; remember, your contribu
tion is the imhortant one.
One year from now, about 110,000
people are healthy today will
have tuDerculo8l8.
LEGION NEWS
By ETHEL LINDLEY
Chairman Rehabilitation Commit
tee, Department of Alaska
The American Legion in Seward
has gone along nicely this year as
a post under our Commander Crump
and I am sure he will wind up his
year with flying colors. His in
fluence and loyalty to the Ameri
can Legion has been felt by spread
ing this over a larger area than
just the home post. At his own
expense he carried the Legion's
good wishes to Seward, Nebraska,
presenting them with our good
wishes, and made many friends of
their post. He also has carried
comradship to some of the posts
in their beginning, offering guid
ance, which every post needs, and
many other cooperative and helpful
things that help over many rough
places. At the end of his duty as
commander, we all can say, “Well
Done!”
While our Rehabilitation Center
has not set the world afire, still
we can say that the Amarican
Legion has proven the worth-while*
ness of the Center. There have
been many patients rendered phys
ically able, and well trained, to
leave the hospital, ready to take
up life with their feet planted on
solid ground in a job they are able
to carry on as real citizens of our
great America, along side of those
of their fellow men. That is an
accomplishment to make us proud.
The patients taking the rehab
ilitation training have been most
ly the citizens of Alaska, but in
that we have proven our real spirit
of helpfulness to the entire group
who need us. Most of our veter
ans are in the states already tak
ing the training, and we are always
doing our part by them.
Christmas will be remembered
by the Alaska Legionnaires and
Auxiliary members. And don't you
forget those in our hospitals in
Alaska will also be remembered.
As we eat our Christmas dinner
this year, let us remember those
who gave us A Free America to
live in, and allowed us to live
through another Christmas free
from the fears that face so many
of the other countries.
In the name of veterans and
their families, regardless of whe
ther they go by the name of Am
erican Legion, Veterans of Foreign
Wars, or Disabled War Veterans,
we wish you each and all, a most
bright and Merry Christmas.
Corns of Engineers
Calls For Bids
Advance notice or a new project ]
at Kenai, Alaska, which will run
into 1956. has been sent to con
tractors under Invitation 55-30 by
the Alaska District Corps of En
gineers.
Open for competitive bidding is
construction of one 2-bedroom and
fohr 3-bedroom S-family quarters:
one dispatch office building; and
outside utilities.
The family quarters are to be
frame structures with reinforced
concrete basement, cement asbes
tos shingle siding and built-up
roof. The dispatch office building
will be of slmiliar construction
with concrete floor slab. The con
tract is to be completed by Feb
ruary 1, 1956.
Plans and specifications may be
obtained upon deposit of $25 with
the Anchorage office of the Alaska
District Corps of Engineers or
the Seattle branch office, 4735 E.
Marginal Way.
Bids will be obened December
29, at 11 a.m. in the Anchorage
office of the Alaska District En
gineer.
Saturday Smorgasbord
Planned by Emblems
The Seward Emblem Club No.
250 held a regular meeting Friday
December 3rd. There was a gen
eral discussion on several ways of
obtaining a better attendance of
the members. It was decided that
an Emblem Club pin will be award
ed to the member or members with
the best atendance record begin
ning December 17 and lasting until
the installation of new officers in
March.
The ladies also plan to serve a
large smorgasbord dinner Decem
ber 11th for Elks, their ladies and
guests.
A Christmas party will be held
by the Emblem Club on the 16th,
with everyone bringing a toy to be
sent to the Crippled Children's As
sociation, along with a ten cent
gift for exchange among the
members.
The death rate from pplmonary
tuberculosis is less than one-fif
teenth of what it v;«tt 60 years ago,
yet approximately 26,000 people
He of tjte disease every, year In
the United States.
RECREATION COUNCIL WORK
GIVEN CITY RECOGNITION
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Dr. Parran Reports
On Alaska Health
Secretary of the interior, Doug
las McKay, has advised Governor
B. Frank Heintzleman that the
Department of the Interior is now
studying a report on Alaska health
conditions recently submitted by
a team of specialists under the
chairmanship of Dr. Thomas Parran
former Surgeon General of the U.S.
Public Health Service. The find
ings and recommendations of the j
report will be given consideration
by the Department in cooperation
with other federal and territorial
agencies in developing a specific
program of action to meet the ser
ious problems existing in Alaska.
The report is based on intensive
studies made in the territory during
the summers of 1953 and 1954. Dr.
Parran headed the team on both
of its field trips and supervised
preparation of the report.
Six Board recommendations of
special importance are the follow
ing:
1. That resources of the Alaska
[Native Service and the Territorial
Department of Health be pooled
and placed under a single admin
istration.
2. That “Native” Alaska be sub
divided into six Health districts
with headquarters at Barrow, Kotz
ebue, Bethel, Kanakanak, Tanana
and Nome. ,
3. That responsibility for the ex
ecution of a contract for the care
of the mentally ill be transferred
from the Department of the Interior
I to the Public Health Service and
i that the territory of Alaska assume
| increasing responsibility for the
cost of the program.
4. That federal agencies concern
ed initiate at the earliest possible
moment an emergency program
of “food and health” utilizing sur
plus foods being stored by the
federal government.
5. That Congress enact a law
providing for modern commitment
proceedings for the mentally ill.
6. That the present program for
training Native health worlfers be
expanded and that training pro
grams for natives be introduced
in the new program areas. *
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Bake bale Keturns
To Buy Instruments
Friday, December 10, at 1 p.m.
a Bake and Apron Sale was held
at McMullen’s. Sbonsored by the
Church of Jesus Christ of the Lat
ter-day Saints Primary Organiza
tion, its purpose was to raise
money for the purchase of rhythm
band instruments.
The Primary Orgnization is an
auxiliary of the church concerned
with hte children between "four and
twelve. Its function is to give
the children a solid foundation in
religion, social life, tlffe world of
nature and the art of living gener
ally.
Some of hte activities of the
Primary carried on this year were
a Halloween party for the children
and their friends and the prepara
tion of a Thanksgiving basket'for
a needy family. To do this each
child brought a dime and a can of
food. The week of Thanksgiving
the money was used to buy a tur
key and three dozen eggs for the
family and the box was given
to them the day before Thanks
giving.
The filial activity of the year is
the annual Christmas party. .This
year a play concerning the origin
of Christmas carols will be pre
sented. Santa Claus will be on
hand afterwards to distribute fav
ors to the children.
Statehood Cards
For Christmas
Mrs. Helen Fischer. Chairman of
the Operation Statehood Christ
mas Card Drive, advised this week
that a special Statehood Christmas
Card is available this year for the
use of supporters of the Statehood
movement.
The cards feature an Alaskan
scene, by Raleigh Butterfield, with
a cache, landscape and northern
lights in the background of two
bells with the inscription, “State
hood . . . Alaska" and Ring in the
new.
The cards are available from
Mrs. Fischer at Anchorage.
Tuberculosis is not hereditary.
It is caused by a germ, the tubercle
bacillus. It can be prevented and:
can be cure^.
At a recent special session of
the City Council held on Novem
ber 29th, a representative for the
Seward Recreation Council met
with the City^dads to discuss the
program of the Council and ask
City support.
E. V. “Gene” Breitenbach, Com
missioner for the Council, gave
an explanation of the goals of the
group which has recently started
having weekly dances at the Rec
reation Center following Saturday
night Basketball games.
The Council is made up of a
Commissioner, Breitenbach; As
sistant Commissioner, John For
tune; and eight activities Chair
men and assistants. The eight
activities being organized at this
time include Dancing with Tom
Bilyeu and Mrs. John Fortune;
Weight Lifting and Body Building,
Bob Keefe, Ed Robinson, Ray Stan
ley and Gene Breitenbach; Arch
ery, Dick Kirkpatrick, John Walsh
and Gar Smith; Boxing, Clarence
Byrne, Bill Griffith, Merle Treve
Ihan, Dave Lefton and Bob Jack
son.
The organization is growing so
fast that this list of Committee
men may be outdated by the time
it appears in print, and new act
ivities are being added all the
time. This week, a new activity
started by the group was a dance
band made up of Seward musicians.
They held their first meeting on
Wednesday evening and further
news of their activities will be pas
sed along in the future.
Winter Sports will be under the
direction of Jack Jeffrey who will
be assisted by Jesse Hatch, Bill
Ryan, Oscar Watsjold, Mel Dec
and Bob Stanton. Basketball and
Floor Sports, Gene Thorne and
Ray Stanley assisted by Bill Ev
ans.
The ladiee haven’t been left out
of the picture as Women’s Sports
will be arranged by Mary Jane
Delaney, assisted by Beryl Wag
ner. Billie Lee Poor, Peggy Poor
'and Roberta Chase.
Aim of the body, according to
Commissioner Breitenbach, is to
provide some wholesome activities
here in town to assure recreation
for people of all ages. The plans
of the group are not aimed at pro
viding activities for only the young
er set, it embraces all groups.
from teenagers on up to Grandpa
and his chess or checker club.
Soon to he undertaken by the
f'ouncil is a Community Survey for
Recreation programing. A mem
ber of the Recreation Council will
likely call on you and ask you to
fill out a questionaire.
The questionaire seeks sitch in
formation as names of your child
ren and their ages; preference of
several named activities and sug
gestions for new areas of develop
ment for the recreation program;
where you spend your vacation
in town or out; when you take your
vacation and whether or not both
parents work; also what time you
eat your evening meal.
After his presentation of the
program of the Council to the
City Manager, Mayor and City
Councilmen, Breitenbach asked for
an Ordinance establishing the Re
creation Council and also asked
for appropriation of a sum not to
evceed $1200 to get some of the
necessary equipment to make the
recreation program a going con
cern.
The Council and Mayor were
greatly impressed by the work al
ready done by the grouty of volun
teers who got the recreation pro
gram rolling and backed them up
by appropriating $1200 and calling
for an Ordinance to be drawn es
tablishing the Recreation Council
as an agency of the City Govern
ment.
Hr. Hall’s Practice
Taken Over By Staff
Word was received in the Record
office this week that Dr. R. N.
Hall is recovering nicely from his
recent Illness.
At the same time w-e were also
informed that Dr. Robert Staff,
formerly of Valdez, is taking over
Dr. Hall’s practice while he com
pletes his recovery, and will be
available at Dr. Hall’s office to
see patients.
In the first Christmas Seal Sale
in the United States In 1907, $3,000
was raised to aid a few needy
tuberculosis patients. In 1953, the
Ctyristmgs Seal Sale raised nearly
24 million dollars to fight TB
through health education, medical
research, case finding, and re
habilitation.