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SKWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1953
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Vol. IX, No. 47
Emissaries Report
On Recent
Washington Hearing
Following is a report to the
people ot Seward train the com
mittee who went to vvasmngton
on uehait ot tne Sewaru enu ot
t he Alaska Kanroad and recon
struction ot tne Seward docks.
Citizens of Seward, Alaska—
This is your vvasmngton Dele
gation reporting to you on our
activities and nndings in tne
..Nation s Capitol in connection
wan our mission tnere to nave
tunas appropriateu tor tne re
habilitation ot the sewaru-Fort
age section oi tne Alaska ttau
roao and the construction 01 a
new dock.
tne lust phase of our work
was stalled on May a, Friday
atternoon, upon our arrival m
Ancnoiage. mr. uarry Moore,
Alaskan Divisional Manager ior
Associated General contractors,
provided us wan letters ot in
troduction to vvm. strand, Di
rector oi tne (Jilice 01 territor
ies, and burl rvnowi, iNational
Alanager lor Associated General
Contractors. VVe visaed at lengta
with Air. Hinman, Assistant to
the General Manager oi the
Alaska naiiroao, anu reviewed
with hint matters pertaining to
our grievance. Here we procured
detailed pnotograpns oi me Sew
ard dock aim tne rauraod to
present as pictorial evidence of
tneir obsolescence and deterior
ation. Along witn otner perti
nent statistical uata Mr. t,rwin
, Cook, Clliei engineer oi tne
' Alaska Hauroaa, gave us tne
Iigures resulting uom tne oper
1 ry car test, tnese tigures were
i subsequently used in our testi
mony oeiore tne Senate i^ppro
pnations Committee and were
beard with interest.
Mr. Tom bie, our Chamber
of Commerce president, arrived
in Anchorage iront Seward on
the late Cordova Airline flight
and alter consulting with us
i conceded to the advisibility ot
his presence and testimony be
fore tne Senate Committee. That
evening Mr. Hinman made his
« office and its facilities available
to us, we employed a public
stenographer and .compiled a
formal narrative lor Mayor
Painter to submit to the Senate
Committee.
This completed our work in
Anchorage and we lett for Wash
ington tne following morning.
We arrived in Washington
late Sunday evening ot May 1(1.
The following morning we went
to the oltices of Delegate Boo
Bartldit and were given the
•opportunity to peruse the 1952
House and Senate Appropria
tions Committee's hearings on
the rehabilitation program. The
testimonies given therein by Mr.
Roy Hinman and Mr. John Man
ley accentuated the need of the
aforementioned improvements.
Stronger testimony was given
to both the Senate and House
Committees by General Wm.
Kepner and Undersecretary of
the Army Bendetsen. These men
went on record stating the pro
ject as a necessity to the defense
and maintenance of Alaska.
That afternoon we went to
the Department of Interior
building and, in the absence of
Mr. Strand who is Director of
Territories, talked with Mr.
D. H. Nucker who was acting
in his capacity. Mr. Nucker re
lated the probable train of rea
son Interior Secretary McKay
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Lions Scholarship
Goes To Dale Lindsey
Seventeen young people grad
uated from Seward High School
in Commencement exercises last
Wednesday night.
Lou Ann Dick, editor of Sew
ard's Folly, the school news
paper, was valedictorian. Robert
Condit, from Moose Pass, was
salutatorian.
The coveted Lions Scholarship
went to Dale Lindsey, with
Gloria Schaefermeyer named as
alternate.
Leslie Brattain was awarded
the Citizenship Cup, which is
given by the American Legion,
the cup is a permanent fixture
of the school trophy room and
is engraved each year with the
name of the student adjudged
the best citizen of the school
year.
The Athletic Award, a gold
cup presented for the lirst time
in 1952 by Rev. Charles Malin,
Jr., of the Seward Methodist
Church, was awarded to Billy
Evins tor his prowess in basket
ball.
Harper's Has Article
On Statehood
Former Governor Ernest
Gruening of Alaska argues the
case for Alaskan statehood in
the May issue of Harper's Maga
zine.
Calling attention to the Re
publican Administration's move
to grant Hawaii statehood. Gov
ernor Gruening says: “What the
Administration has clearly in
mind is the election of two Re
publican Senators in 1954 to in
crease the slender majority of
one which it now holds in the
Senate of the United States.”
Hawaii generally is Republi
can in its politics.
Governor Gruening also
writes: “What puzzlies and dis
tresses Alaskans is that no word
of encouragement was given to
the Alaskan statehood cause by
the President, who, when Presi
dent of Columbia University, in
September 1950, spontaneously
espoused statehood for Alaska
and Hawaii, saying in a Denver
address: Quick Admission of Al
aska and Hawaii to statehood
will show the world that “Am
erica Practices What It Preach
es." ’ ”
The former governor calls on
Congress to show that its ac
tions are not based "predomin
antly on partisan considerations”
by granting statehood to Alaska
as well as Hawaii.
Mountain Climber
Visitor Here
Cornelius Molenaar, a famous
mountain climber, who with his
brother Don has formed the well
known rescue team in the Pa
cific Northwest, was a guest of
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wilmans on
Monday. Mr. Molenaar and Mrs.
Wilman’s brother, Tom Reilly,
who is also well known in the
States as a mountain climber,
are friends of long standing. Mr.
Molenaar was also one of the
party who conquered Mt. St.
Elias last year.
He is on his wav with Don
Gillespie, a geologist for Shell
Oil Company, to the King Sal
mon area to prospect for oil. Mr.
Gillespie came with him to Sew
ard and was also a guest of the
Wilmans.
Post Office Loaded
With Headaches From
City Tax Assessor
Tax assessment forms are now
in the mail. This is the cause of
a thousand headaches to Scward
ites. But tlie tax assessor re
quests your cooperation, and
prompt reply will be appreciat
ed, Mr. Southard states.
Some of the forms are dated
1952; these were left over from
last year. Ignore the date and
use 1953 figures in making your
assessment.
If you do not live in Seward,
please advise; also if you do not
have taxable property, but re
ceive an assessment blank, a
reply should be made stating
the facts.
Property in process of trans
fer on contract of sale should
be recorded. Otherwise, the sell
er may ignore tax notices, and
the new owner or buyer fail to
receive a notice, thus allowing
the property to become delin
quent. Real property lax is held
against the property, not the
owner, and a piece of land with
or without improvements can
become delinquent without the
knowledge of the person buying
it. unless he checks the record.
Clarence King Named
A.S.C. Seward Agent
Clarence R. King, assistant
Alaska Line agent at Seward,
has beeh named agent there, ef
fective May 15, H. N. Peterson,
company general traffic manag
er, announced. .
King joined the Alaska Steam
ship Company in June, 1945,
was advanced to the post of as
sistant freight cashier, Seattle in
August, 1947 and appointed as
sistant agent, Seward in May,
1951.
A native of Seattle, King at
tended Ballard High School. He
has had previous experience in
the warehousing business and
served two years in the Navy
during World War II.
2nd First Aid Class
Started Thursday
The second class in First Aid
got under way Thursday eve
ning in the city council room
at 7 o'clock. Only ten persons
were present, but others are
expected by next week.
Tlie first class is easy to make
up, so anybody who wishes to
take the first aid standard course
or a refresher is invited to at
tend next Thursday.
Mrs. Reba Rose, instructor, is
a qualified and certificated in
structor. Others will be avail
able in four or five weeks to in
struct more classes if enough
people register for tlie work and
feel the need of first aid in
struction.
Although the present course
is basically the same as that
given during World War II.
there have been some radical
changes in treatments of certain
conditions, and artificial respir
ation is entirely different.
With the possibility of in
creased accidents on the high
way both Red Cross and Civil
Defense urge that as many noo
ple as possible take training in
correct first aid.
Rene Skinner is back in Sew
ard for a visit with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Mitch Faulkner.
Basketball Tickets
Now or Never
Tickets for the Seward, Ne
braska vs. Seward, Alaska bas
befball games will be on sale
for next week only. No tickets
will be said at the door!
The sale of tickets is also the
only way in which the public
will be asked at present to assist
in the big gala week and help
pay expenses of the Seahawks
on the return visit next year.
Many people are buying tickets
who do not intend to go to the
games, but are taking this way
to help the cause.
Presentation of the Nebraska
flag to Seward High School and
of the Alaska flag to the Ne
braska school will be made dur
ing one of the game sessions.
The civic center gym now
seats 600 people, so there will
be room for everybody in town
to see one or more of the games.
Let’s get on the ball, Seward,
and hold up our end!
Marilyn Monroe?
In Seward?
Marilyn Monroe will spend
the week in Seward with the
Bluebirds, from Seward, Ne
braska—at least by proxy. When
the Bluebirds were asked to
choose the girl that they would
most like to take with them on
the long trip, did they elect
their own schoolmates? Not on
your life. Marilyn Monroe was
their choice.
The movie star has been noti
fied of the selection, but Alaska
has not heard of her reaction.
Twenty one boys, their dads
and Coach Ralph Bowmaster
will pull into town about June
1, if not earlier. A program has
been arranged here that will fill
their every waking moment.
They will probably be glad to
start the four thousand mile
trip back home just to get rested
after sampling the fast life in
Seward.
Among plans for their enter
tainment—-and ours—is a bowl
ing match between local girls
and the Nebraska Dads.
On Tuesday, May 2, all the
folks from Nebraska living here
in Seward will have a reunion.
Mrs. Frances J Phillips will
serve tea and cookies.
The Army Rec Center is to
take the visitors on a fishing
trip down the Bay on Wednes
day—weather permitting. Lunch
will he furnished by the Busi
ness & Professional Women’s
Club.
A big oublic dance is sched
uled for Thursday night. These
and other activities are sand
wiched in "between basketball,
bowling and soft ball games.
Seward, Nebraska will never
forget Seward, Alaska!
A complete program of events
will be published next week.
Scout Cabin Violated
Some time during the past
week the Scout cabin at the bar
ricade'on Jann Creek Road, was
evidently the scene of a wild
party, the outcome of which
resulted in much damage to win
dows and the small amount of
furnishings the Scouts have been
able to afford.
The cabin is being repaired
and furnished by local Boy
Scouts, and it is the hope of the
Elks Lodge, sponsors of the
troop, that there will be no
recurrence of last weeks esca
pade.
Under Sec'y Tudor
Inspects Docks
And Alaska Railroad
Tuesday, May 19, Seward
Chamber of Commerce enter
tained a distinguished visitor.
Undersecretary of Interior Ralph
A. Tudor made a whirlwind in
spection tour of the railroad fa
cilities and city dock,
Tudor was accompanied by
Col. J. P. Johnson and other
railroad officials, and A. F.
Ghiglione, from Alaska Public
Roads. They were guests of the
Chamber of Commerce at lunch
eon, at which Mr. Tudor remark
ed briefly upon his reason for
being in Alaska at this time.
Because of the situation that
has developed over appropria
tions, the House Interior and In
sular Affairs Committee decided
not to proceed further with hear
ings on legislation to authorize
an increase in appropriations
until problems involved were re
viewed by the Interior Depart
ment and the committee sup
plied with certain additional in
formation requested.
An inspection of the Portage
Seward section of the Alaska
Railroad and the Seward dock
were included on Mr. Tudor's
itinerary after the Seward dele
gation had arrived in Washing
ton May 11.
Mr. McKay intends to work
closely with the Governor's of
fice in the future, Mr. Tudor
stated, and mentioned a consoli
dation of federal bureaus in Al
aska.
“As for the condition of the
track from Portage.” he com
..mcnlcd, “I believe that tfoiiriann
(Col. J. P.) hit every bump on
the line." The party made the
trip in the railroad manager's
rail speeder.
No hint was given here as to
the nature of the report Mr.
Tudor will make in Washington.
Arrangements have been made,
however, to forward anything
that may be made public.
For the return trip to Anchor
age. the Undersecretary traveled
by highway with Road Com
mission officers and Mr. Ghig
lione, to include as much as pos
sible in his inspection visit.
Girl
Scout
News
Beta Sigma Phi in Seward
recently sponsored a contest for
Brownie Scouts to stimulate in
terest in and study of the 10
rules for Brownies. The contest
took the form of an essay or
story to illustrate each rule. As
prize the sorority gave a day
in camp this summer, with some
thing a little more special for
first prize. This is to take the
form of an article used in Scout
ing.
The following four stories
were prize winners. They are
given as written without any
corrections. It is to be remem
bered that these Brownies are
in the third and fourth grades,
aged 10 and 11 years.
A Girl Scout—Is Cheerful
Patty Burg is a girlscout. She
lives on 240 Maple street. Patty
is an only child. The time is
March 22, 1953.
“Patty Dear”
“Yes mother”
I want you to run an errand
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CIVIC CENTER
May 30 - 8 P.M.
Dancing - Games
DAYS of ’98
Sponsored by
Seward Lions and
Volunteer Ambulance Corps