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Vol. VIII, No. 69
SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 1952
Price 10 Cents
Highway Engineer
Releases 1951
Financial Report
Funds expended by the Terri
torial Office of the Highway En
gineer are obtained from th ■
gasoline tax paid in the four ju
dicial divisions.
Total receipts for the Terri
tory are given according to the
amount collected in the individu
al divisions. Fifty-three per cent
ol' total collection were made in
the Third Division, with 42 per
cent of the total expenditures
being made in this division. The
Territorial Highway Patrol is
maintained by the Office of
Highway Engineer as well as the
Alaska Aeronautics Commission.
The following summary shows
expenditures and receipts by di
visions:
Firs! Division
Total receipts. $307,766.89:
less Alaska Aeronautics Comm
share. S64.489.51—21 pet.; net
receipts. S243.277.38 — pet. net
receipts. 26 net.: expenditures.
$243,645.38: pet. expenditur s.
22 pet.
Second Division
Total receipts, 39.921.86; less
Aeronautics Comm, share, $9,
232.74—3 pet.; net receipts, $30.
689.12; pet. not receipts, 3 pet.;
expenditures, $97,228 23: pet.
expenditures, 9 pet.
Third Division
Total receipts $641,884.53:
less Aeronautics C >mm share,
$159,456.25 — 52 pet.; net re
ceipts, $482,428.28; pet. net re
ceipts. 53 pet.; expenditures,
$473,571.80; pet. expenditures,
42 pA.
Fourth Division
Total receipts, $237,129.64:
less Aeronautics Comm, share.
$75.927.27—24 pet.: net receipts.
$161,202.37: pet. net receipts, la
pet.: expenditures. $298,504.11:
pet. net expenditures, 27 pet.
Totals
Total receipts. $1,226,702.92;
less Aeronautics Comm, share,
$309,105.77 — 100 pet.; net re
ceipts. S917.597.15; pet. net re
ceipts, 100 pet.; expenditures.
$1,112,949.52; per cent expendi
tures. 100 pet.
Total receipts does not include
r. funds and repayments. It rep
resents the total receipts collect
ed by the Department of Taxa
tion for the office.
The Alaska Aeronautics Com
mission's share of the receipts
as indicated here do not corre
spond with the actual transfer
of funds as the transf rs are
made on the basis of an estimate
by the Department of Taxation
and the adjusting debit or credit
is made in January of the fol
lowing year.
ARR Appropriation
Request Cut
By Committee
The sum of $9,094,000 sought
for reconstruction of the Seward
Portage portion of Th Alaska
Railroad was denied by the ap
propriations committee in allow
ing $3,906,000 of the requested
SI6 million for Alaska Railroad
activities. In addition, a cut of
S3 million was made from the
requested S6,906,000 for freight
equipment and facilities.
The rehabilitation funds for
the Seward-Portage program
were strongly recommended to
the committee by the Depart
ment of Defense through repre
sentations made by Lt. Gen. Wil
liam E. Kepner, Commander-in
Chief of the Alaskan Command,
and Assistant Secretary of the
Army Karl R. Bendetsen.
The importance of the main
tenance of the Seward-Portage
section of The Alaska Railroad
to the Department of Defense
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AHA To Take Over
Housing Area
Win, Gagnan, Alaska Housing
Authority representative, as
sured city officials Thursday that
he will recommend that the Sew
ard Housing Area be managed
by the AHA under an ultimate
rehabilitation program. Control
of the area is expected to begin
about May 1.
Although the project will be
maintained and managed by the
Alaska Housing Authority, with
ownership to continue in the
hands of the City of Seward, Mr.
Gagnan stated. An income of
6.25 per cent per unit per month
will return to the city under the
new management. Eventual re
building of the project is planned
to begin as funds accrue from
present rentals.
Mayor Eugene Lanier stated
that it is hoped the project will
be entirely managed by AHA by
May 1, and that preliminary ar
rangements will be in progress
early in April.
P-TA TENNIS COURTS TO
SERVE DOUELE PURPOSE
Plans dear to the hearts of
Seward’s Parent-Teacher Associ
ation depend largely upon the
success of Saturday’s card party.
The Association is planning two
tennis courts which will be con
strueted in such a wav as to
double for a skating rink as well
as for tennis.
To persons unfamiliar with
Seward summer weather, one
might wonder how children can
play tennis and skate at the
same time. Sewardites, however,
will sec the value of the dual
courts. Summer winds might
often prevent the playing of
tennis.
It is estimated mat wm
be needed to complete the pro
ject.
Proceeds of the Saturday night
card party will go toward the
tennis court-skating rink project.
APW Program Suffers
Reduction From
$20 To $7 Million
The budget estimate of S2t>
million tor 11»o Alaska Public
Y.'.rks program was reduced to
sT million bv the committee.
•Jne ((.mmikee." tee i port
\ is < mad i oil fu
requested foi r uirmg
authorizing elections by the resi
dents of the local commumti.s
where the same have lot been
held. In addition, the committee
has eliminated funds for other
projects for which the final plans
and specifications are net either
in the final stages of dev lop
ment or completed."
In allowing the same amount
appropriated during the 1952
fiscal year, the committee report
concluded, “The committee re
ceived testimony during the
hearings which would indicate
that very little effort has been
made by the Alaska Public
Works Office or by the munici
palities benefiting from this pro
gram to raise their half of the
cost of the desired project or
even to prepare final plans and
specifications on which solid
estimates could be based, before
seeking federal fund from Con
gress. It is not the committee's
intention to appropriate in a
vacuum. Definite evidence to the
effect that the municipalities
seeking benefits from this pro
gram have made positive efforts
to assume their share of respon
sibility will be required for all
projects hereafter.”
“I am concerned,” Delegate
Bartlett informed the members
•of the House, “because appropri
ations for Alaska public works
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Seahawks Honored
By Townspeople
At Dinner Thursday
A dinner sponsored by the
Seward Chamber of Commerce
in Harding’s Cafe Thursday ow -
ning honored the high school
basketball team, the Seahawks,
and their coach, Don Dalberg.
The Seahawks this year an*
Railbelt interscholastic basket
ball champions for the s.cond
time in three years. They lost
the title last year to Anchorage
but regained it during the sea
son just completed. The Railbelt
title is separate from the West
ern Alaska title won at the tour
nament in Fairbanks by the An
chorage Eagles.
Miniature gold basketballs
were awarded to Pedro Denton
and Donnie Sanders as members
of the Alaska All-Star team
chosen at Fairbanks. Ronnie
L wis, team captain, received a
citation in recognition of honors
he would undoubtedly have won
if he had been able to parlici
pate in tournament games. Lewis
was too ill to play after reaching
Fairbanks.
Each member of the team and
the two managers was presented
with a bronze belt buckle bear
ing a basketball and the word
“Champion” bv the Chamber of
Comm. rce.
Coach Don Dalberg was also
honored and presented with a
gilt from the Chamber of Com
merce. Dalberg will coach the
Seahawks again next year.
All the Seahawks were pres
ent. This year's team included
several seniors. Rennie Lewis,
Chuck Van Slyke. Donnie San
ders. Billy Evins, Philip Faulk
ner, Pedro Denton, Leonard Gil
liland, Gene Bo . Chuck Barr,
Mike Stradley, and Dale Lind
sry iiiciutf up nit oCiiiiav\i\d lint
up. with Billy Anrig and Bob Er
win as managers.
P>i'i Would Ei'mincte
Fish Traps B/ 1953
Fish traps in Alaska vvat rs
would bo olhninat' J by January
1. 1958, ii a bill r introduced by
Delegate Bartlett this week is
enacted.
The measure contains a for
mula for gradual withdraws' of
traps owr a tie year period
v ' by in 1 )53. ) per cent of
catchi s by traps based on aver
age eatehinr r y : r for the pe
riod betw< Jam ry ?. 1949.
and D wmbtr 31, 1951. would
be inutted. GO per cent in
1954, 40 per cent in 1955, and 20
per cent in 1950. All traps would
be closed by January 1, 1958.
The bill furtlv, r provides that
after th: enactment of tire bill it
would be unlawful for anyone to
fish for, take or kill any salmon
by means of a trap other than an
established trap or t > operat -
any trap other than an estab
lished trap.
The people o' Alaska in 1948
voted 9 to 1 f(. ■ "O'- l.shire ! of
fish traps, and the legislation
dropped in the hopper this week
by Delegate Bartlett is similar
to a bill proposed by him during
the 81st Congress.
R. L. FISHER APPOINTED
COASTWISE ALASKA MGR.
George E. Grant, president.
Coastwise Line, this week an
nounced appointment of R. L.
Fisher as district operating man
ager in Alaska, with headquar
ters in Anchorage. He will leave
San Francisco April 1 to take
up his new duties.
Previously Fisher had been
assistant to the general superin
tendent in the operating depart
ment in San Francisco. He has
be? with Coastwise Line for
more than ten years.
I.D. Tags Ready For
Distribution
Identification tags bearing the
names and blood type of all per
sons who were typed in the pro
gram held here under auspices
of the Red Cross, Seward Sana
torium, and Civil Defense last
April are now ready for distri
but ion.
Every person who was typed
may pick up his tag at McMul
len's without charge.
The “dog tags” were made
possible by cooperation of the
City of Anchorage which fur
nished the metal, and the Sew
ard Red Cross which paid for
the stamping.
Although each person typed
received a card with all p rti
nent information, if was feared
that many cards would be lost
or never carried on the person,
especially among school children.
The tags can be worn around the
neck under the clothing just as
servicemen wear their tags.
Civilian Defense authorities
request and recommend that the
tags be worn at all times to aid
in immediate identification in
case of emergency.
Remember—pick up your tags
at McMullen’s—no charge.
SEWARD TO OBSERVE FOLLY
OF ITS NAMESAKE
Seward, founded August 28.
1003, and the only city in the
Ti rritory bearing the name, will
observe the birthday of its illus
trious namesake next Monday,
March 31. All stores will be
closed and a general holiday air
will prevail.
Other Alaska cities will honor
William II. beware! Monday, too.
but Seward feels a special rea
son for celebrating. The name
was made oiliciai by president,
Theodore Roosevelt upon the re
quest of John Ballaine. founder
of the city. This settled a con
troversy between the present
city and another community on
Seward Peninsula which were
both claiming the name in the
early days.
Tire Record has a copy of an
early newspaper with a front
page cut of the original letter by
Ballaine, bearing the scrawled
signature of approval of tie
President on the margin.
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W iid* ire i.n CoScr
This month Walt Disn y pro
ductions commences color film
ing Alaska wildlife for another
movie in the “True-Life Adven
ture” series for release through
out the United States and in for
eign countries.
Herb and Lois Crisler, photo
graphers of Disney’s production
“The Olympic Elk" and a pic
ture on Rocky Mountain big
horn sheep soon to be released,
have been selected to do the job.
Kodiak hear, moose, mountain
sheep, wolves and p ilar bear are
among the species of Alaska ani
mals to be filmed, unposed and
undisturbed in their natural sur
roundings.
The Crislers arrived in Sew
ard on March 27 aboard the
Alaska Line Baranof and were
to begin their filming project im
mediately. The project is ex
pect -d to take from six to eight
months.
For transportation in Alaska
the Crislers have a panel truck
with them. Although Mrs. Cris
ler has never flown before, they
expect to count heavily on bush
pilots to carry them to remote
areas and they are prepared to
hike into otherwise inaccessible
places in search of their subjects.
Report Shows Double
In Local Shipping
Volume In Five Years
A report recently received
from the Board of Engineers
for Rivers and Harbors, Depart
ment of the Army, reveals that
water borne commerce into the
port of Seward was more than
two and one-half firms as great
in 1950 as in 1945.
The peak years of the war,
1942 and 1943, records show a
high of 324.409 tons decreasing
steadily as the war moved into
the South Pacific and until 1940
when the figures took a sudden
jump. The increase has con
tinu.'d from the low in 1945 to
250 per cent more in 1951. It is
known that the 1951 totals will
he even greater but the exact
figures are not available as yet.
Total tonnage of vat r borne
freight into Seward for ten years
is given:
Year
1940
194!
1942
1943
1944
Tons
1.'52.87 1
267.200
322,717
324.400
178.126
Year
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
i) ns
160,170
191,879
225.626
265.486
108,368
128.953
Dancing Pupi's To
Appear In Recital
Kathryn Johnson will present
her pupils in a dance recital Fri
day night, April 4, at 8 p.m., in
the Seward Civic Center. There
will be many outstanding dance
numbers among which will be
the Baby Flower Ballet with the
little girls representing various
spring flowers and Chris Deis
eher who will be the bumblebee
who gathers the pollen from the
flowers. Sharon Stanton. Lor
raine Stanton. Kana Belehrad.,
Luella Johnson. Pamala Sellers.
Michael Archibald, Leilani Ar
chibald. Cheryl Guthrj?, PacKB
Linn, and Robin Shingleton will
be the lovely flowers.
Another outstanding group
will be Seward's first toe ballet.
The unusual lighting in this
number will present a beautiful
effect. This beautiful toe ballet
will be presented by Donna
Douglas, Beverly Sellers. Vir
ginia Blue, Barbara McDonald,
Barbara Bedford. Jackie Stew
art. and Gay Carroll. There will
be many specialties by these
dnne rs including Spanish. Ori
ental, acrobatic, tap. and comedy.
Denny Hilt. Donna Manion,
i u' i (' i i tucney. a no luaryarex
Bern will also present dances.
Everyone will enjoy the Ha
waiian number featuring all the
babies, and one of the surprises
of the ev.ning will be an out
standing authentic Hawaiian
dance by Mary Ann Black who
will also render a number of
songs. Mary Ann is a music pupil
of Kathryn Baker. Mrs. Baker
will present her accordion band
as well as other musical num
bers. Marie Jordan will also
sing.
The recital will be presented
once only. Tickets are now on
sale.
C. OF C. TO STUDY CRITICAL
DEFENSE HOUSING
REPORT TUESDAY
Next Tuesday, April 1. at the
Chamber of Commerce noon
meeting, the membership will
hear and act upon the commit
tee report of critical defense
housing in Seward.
The committee was appointed
under the chairmanship of Jay
Stauter to make a study of the
possibility of having the Seward
district declared in the critical
defense housing area. The report
is now ready for action by the
Chamber of Comm. ice.