SEWARD
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Vol. IX. No. 12
SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, SEPT, I<), 1!>52
Price 10 Cents
Estimated Thousand
People Attend
Airport Dedication
One Anchorage man estimated
the crowd at Seward Airport
dedication ceremonies last Sun
day to be about 1200 people.
However near he was to the ac
tual number there were a lot
oi' people.
Preparations tor the ceremony
was a cooperative effort with
the City Council. Chamber of
Commerce, The Alaska Railroad,
Northern Stevedoring, the Elks
Lodge and American Legion all
working toward a perfect pro
gram, with the assistance of sev
eral individuals as well.
The speakers stand was equip
ped with a public address sys
tem. with generator supplied by
The Alaska Railroad, so that
every person in the crowd stand
ing under the wings of five large
airplanes could hear every word
spoken.
Governor Ernest Gruening, Lt.
Gen. Win. E. Kopner and Tony
Schwamm were principle speak
ers. Several other prominent Al
askans also addressed the as
sembly, including Col. J. P.
Johnson, manager of The Alaska
Railroad: Cecil Wells, mayor of
Cordova; Richard Davis, mayor
of Valdez, and the mayor of An
chorage.
Col. Johnson stated that Sew
ard now has every means of
transportation, and that speaking
for the railroad, he is making
every effort toward tlw rehabili
tation of the Portage-Seward
end.
“The dedication of airfields,"
Governor Gruening said, “is rap
idly becoming a thing of the
past, now almost every com
munity of any size has a good
airport."
General Kepner urged the
people of Seward and the area to
use the airport and be prepared
to defend it through the Civil
Defense program.
Three Dedications
The Seward dedication was
the last of three over the week
end. On Saturday, a party of six
from Seward and several from
Anchorage and Fairbanks made
the trip from Anchorage in a
plane chartered by the Cordova
Airlines, arriving in Cordova
Saturday afternoon in time for
the dedication of the beginning
of a road from Cordova to tin*
R ic'nardson Highway.
The party was entertained at
a crab feed in the Elks Club fol
lowed by a dance. Music was fur
nished by the Elmendorf Air
Force Base band.
Early Sunday morning the en
tire party, including some added
at Cordova, went on by air to
Valdez where the Valdez airport
was dedicated. The party was
again entertained, at breakfast
this time. Huge platters of
scrambled eggs, tiny sausages,
and hot biscuits were served to
over 200 people.
From Valdez, the planes took
off for Seward. Approaching the
field from Resurrection Bay, it
was a beautiful sight to see. The
new strip joins the old one at its
northern end, with a taxi strip
between the two, forming a huge
v which is quite impressive from
the air.
Numerous Planes
Five large DC3 type planes
sat on the field. PNA, Alaska
Airlines, Northern Consolidated,
and two CAA planes were there
besides Chris’ little private job,
the General's plane, the 10th
Rescue Albatros and the Grum
man belonging to Cordova Air
lines. These were the first large
planes to set down on the new
field.
The Seward party included
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TAX DEADLINE OCTOBER 1
The city assessor warns Sew
arci taxpayers that the deadline
for 1952 personal and real prop
erty taxes is October 1. Up to
that date there is a discount of 2
per cent on tax payments. After
they become delinquent, how
ever. there is a penalty of 1 per
cent per month.
A court order is expected
shortly, the tax assessor states,
permitting the sale of 1050-51
tax delinquent property in Sew
ard.
Search Continues For
Tug Popeye H
The Army type power tug
Popeye 11, Tom Kiev skipper, is
still missing according to reports
Friday.
The Popeye II was the object
of a search by 10th Rescue and
U.S. Coast Guard from Sept. 3
to September 10. ’1 he little tug
had bee n beached in Puget Bay
with the help of people from
Point Ashton when it developed
trouble after a fishing net fouled
the propeller. Eley spent 19
hours rowing a so.all boat to
Point Ashton lor help.
After repairing the Popeye
and refueling with gas brought
from Point Ashton, Eley started
again for Seward but has tailed
to show up. A second search is
now underway by the Coast
Guard.
Mr. Eley was on his way from
Pirate's Cove near Whittier to
Homer with a stopover at Sew
ard, where his nephew, Ray Sef
erovich, lives. Contrary to pre
vious reports, Mr. Eley's only
companion on leaving Whittier
was his dog.
Mr. Seferovieh, Gentry Shus
ter, and Casey Cobban have been
conducting a private search for
the tug since its second disap
pearance.
Opening Concert Set
For Saturday, Oct. 4
With plans for the third season
of the Alaska Music Trail under
way as announced by the com
mittee of the Seward Winter
Concert Association, with the
first concert Scheduled for Sat..
Oct. 4. as an opening event, it
gives great satisfaction to offer
to this community a list of artists
known in all parts of the world
for their great art. tic ability,
unprecedented success with au
diences and personal charm and
friendliness.
A trio composed of Bela Ur
ban, violinist; Luigi Silva, cel
list:. and Maxim Sciiapiro, pian
ist. will come first on the Alaska
Music Trail for 1952-53.
Born in Budapest, Hungary,
Bela Urban has inherited the
great national talent attributed
to so many of the virtuosi of to
day. Hailed as “astonishingly
gifted," he studied under the
guidance ol the great master,
Ysaye, in Belgium, developing
the superb technique and color
ful interpretation which have
won him the plaudits of world
wide audiences. He served in the
U S. Army as soldier-musician,
playing under Andre Kostelanetz
and with the Army Air Force
orchestra. His Carnegie Hall con
certs have met with unanimous
praise from critics and audi
ences.
Luigi Silva, often called “the
Paganini of the cello,” already
has many friends in Alaska and
the North. He ranks with Casals
and Piatigorsky as one of the
few great cellists. Maxim Scha
piro at the piano assures a re
markable concert by this trio.
The other artists to come are
Greta Mcnzel, soprano, prima
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Juneau Newspaper
Says AVA
"Worthy of Support"
Eel Col'fcy of Anchorage, presi
deni of the Alaska Visitors As
sociation, aiul Mr. James Chad
wick, executive director, were
Seward visitors on Friday of this
week in the interests ol getting
a local chapter of the organi/.a
lion started here.
The two men met with a group
of 2o Sewardiles at lunch Friday
noon and explained the aims of
the organization.
The following reprint from the
Juneau Empire expresses the
sentiments of all those who are
interested in the organization
and believe in tile future of
tourism in the Territory.
Juneau -The following edilo
rial which appeared in the Sep
tember la, ldo2, issue of the
Daily Alaska Empire of Juneau
is brought to jour attention.
Pi rmission is granted by the
publisher for reprint of the ma
terial.
"Worthy of Support.
“One of the most worthwhile
organizations recently farmed in
the Territory is the Alaska Visi
tors Association which opened
its membership drive throughout
Alaska this week.
"Sole aim of the Association
is to promote tourist travel to
the Territory, and in doing this
it is performing a service of un
told value to Alaskans. As prov
en in Hawaii, tourist dollars
show' their effect on every seg
ment of the economy.
•‘The AYA has undertaken
one of the'largest selling jobs
in history. It does not plug just
the scenic wonders or the sports
opportunities here—it peddles
information on e v e r y t h i n g
everywhere from Ketchikan to
Point Barrow and from Jack
Wade to Nome.
“Benefits from the Associa
tion's work will not accrue to
its members alone, since it does
not promote specific firms. Tour
ists are urged to come to Alaska
but are not barraged by adver
tising for airlines, steamship
companies, hotels or business
concerns.
“Furthermore, the Association
is operated by private business
men. not politicians. It has no
political tie-ups and does not
s«ik to advance an\ political
philosophy.
"Thus the organization de
serves encouragement and sup
port. Its success will affect each
of us."
Supt. iteporis On
Seward ^choois
By Carl R. Carlson
THE HIGH SCHOOL COURSE
OF STUDY AT SEWARD
Last week I gave a summary
of courses required for high
school graduation in Alaska. Al
though this list is long, there is
still an opportunity for high
school students to take some
courses that they choose because
the courses interest them, or be
cause they feel that the courses
will be of value to them iti later
life. Since 16 credits are requir
ed for graduation, and 10 of
these must be in certain speci
fied courses, the High school stu
dent may choose six elective
courses from the general offer
ings of the high school during
la is four years in school. These
elective courses may be academic
or vocational.
High schools the size of ours
do not have the teaching staff or
the student body necessary to of
fer a wide variety of elective
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CALL FOR EIDS ON HARBOR
FLOAT NEXT WEEK
Plans and specifications and
an official invitation to bidders
will be advertised next week on
the bidding of another float in
the small boat harbor.
’1 he float will be constructed
by funds from the Territorial
Engineer’s office, but tlie* bids
will be let in Seward, it was re
ported this week. Any persons
or contractor interested or an
ticipating submitting bids may
watch for the official call.
REA Committee To
Meet Next Week
The REA committee will meet
some time next week for the pur
pose of completing organization
of the project. A board of trus
tees will be selected at this meet
ing, and an attorney will be
chosen.
Mr. Earl J. Smith. REA loan
specialist, will be here about Oct.
1 to meet with the local organ
ization.
It is pointed out that every
resident along the highway or
those who own property along
the highway and expect to build
later must get their application
in immediately or count on being
by-passed when the high line
comes through. The project is
set up on the basis of applica
tions and service will be avail
able only to those who have sig
nified their desire in advance by
making application now.
MAN INJURED IN HIGHWAY
ACCIDENT THURSDAY
Carl Davis, Mile 25. near Law
ing, was severely injured Thurs
day evening when his car left
the road at about Mile 22.
Mr. Davis, a carpenter, had
been working on the Wolf Trail
Lodge buildings and was driving
home when his car left the road.
An ambulance was summoned
from Seward which took him to
the Seward General Hospital, ar
riving at about 7:30.
Reporter's Notebook
MrS. Frank Shepard and chil
dren left last week for Seattle.
Mr. Shepard will leave in a few
days to join them. The Shepards
have been in Seward for about
six months. Frank has been man
ager lor the Coastwise Lines lo
cal office.
Frank Perry got home this
week after a summer in South
eastern waters with the Alaska
Fisheries Commission. Mrs. Per
ry moved into a new house last
week, so she had to meet Frank
to be sure he got into the right
place.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Keating
returned a week ago from Cali
fornia. The Keatings were at
tending a convention of the
insurance company represented
here by Air. Keating, at Cor
onado, near San Diego. The chil
dren stayed with grandparents
while their parents were on
business. Mr. Keating was hon
ored by his company as among
the top three in point of sales.
Some excitement was caused
Monday when a mother black
bear decided to show her two
cubs about town on a conducted
tour. They came down off Bear
Mountain (their home address)
near the waterfall and started
down toward Railroad Street.
Quickly becoming disgusted with
their role of tourists—Mama did
not like to be stared at—-they re
tired to their mountain home
and have not been seen since.
Mrs. Eunice Rogers left on the
Aleutian Thursday night. Mrs.
Rogers was formerly employed
in the Alaska Steamship Com
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Local Demos Honor
Bartlett At Dinner
Monday Evening
Delegate to Congress E. L.
(Bob) Bartlett was guest of
honor at a dinner held by the
local Democrat organization in
the Methodist Church basement
last Monday night.
The dinner was also attended
by several local Republicans
who have long been personal
friends oi the delegate.
Bartlett branded Bob Reeve's
claims that the Japanese were
fishing in Alaskan waters as “po
litical statements.”
‘‘Under the Japanese treaty
Japan relinquished her sovereign
rights as a nation," he stated.
“As of January i, 1952, Japan's
fishing fleet has been limited to
the 177th parallel (west of St.
Lawrence and the Pribilofsj.
There has been no violation of
this treaty agreement.”
At the Chamber of Commerce
noon meeting the following day,
Bartlett stated in response to a
question from the floor, “If I
were as sure of everything else
as I am of the continuation of
the railroad into the port of Sew
ard. there would be nothing to
worry about. It's a cinch!”
Bartlett was joined in Seward
by several other Democratic
candidates running in the Third
Division. Z. J. Loussac, Mrs.
Irene Ryan, Pearl Gibson, Steve
McCutcheon, A1 Owen, Pete
Kalamarides, and Russell Young
all attended the Monday night
dinner, and several were at the
Chamber of Commerce luncheon
Tuesday, which was the regular
meeting of that group.
Seafoods Recipe For
The Asking
The revised edition of ‘ Alaska
Seafood Recipes” from the Fish
ery Products Laboratory, Ketchi
kan. is now available for all Al
askans who like new ideas for
their fish cookery. After being
out of print for several years,
the new edition of this popular
booklet is back with all the old
favorite recipes and many added
new ones. An attractive color
cover, information on purchasing
fish, and notes on the various
species of fish have been added
to make the booklet a handy ad
dition to the homemaker's cook
book file. Ail recipes have been
tested by the home economist at
the Ketchikan Laboratory. In
cluded in the 80-page1 booklet
are over 100 recipes lor fish and
sneiifish, outdoor fish cookery,
sauces and stuffings, and kelp
pickles.
The booklet has been pub
lished jointly by the Fisheries
Experimental Commission, the
Agricultural Extension Service,
and the Alaska Development
Board. Copies may be obtained
free of charge on request to the
Fishery Products Laboratory,
022 Mission Street, Ketchikan,
Alaska; the Agricultural Exten
sion Service, College, Alaska;
the Alaska Development Board.
Box 50. Juneau. Alaska. The
Laboratory is mailing copies to
all people who have requested
the cookbook during the time it
has been out of print; however,
if your copy is not received in
the near future a postcard re
quest should be sent to one of
the above agencies.
(Editor’s note: The Record has
received a copy of the book. The
111) recipes contained therein
have proved to be a thrill to the
cooks who have not experiment
ed with seafood cookery. It is
well worth the trouble of send
ing for.)