GOLD SWITCH KEY GIVEN
ART GRAY FOR 35 YEARS
RAILROAD SERVICE
Arthur Gray, roundhouse fore
man in Seward, received a gold
switch key encrusted with nug
gets, as an award for 35 years of
uninterrupted service with The
Alaska Railroad. The presenta
tion was made by Col. J. P.
Johnson in a little ceremony
here Wednesday night. M. T.
Hughes, master mechanic. ARR,
and Mrs. Gray were present with
other railroad officials and Sew
ard guests.
Art .Gray is one of two em
ployes remaining on the railroad
who began v. irk even hefore it
became Tito Alaska Railroad.
Mr. Gray's father and lie started
with the old Alaska Central
Railroad when it was built in
Seward, and he remained to
work for the new ARR. He car
ries a brass switchkey that is
marked “property of the United
States Railroad." The gold key
is very beautiful. It was especial
ly made, regular size, but the
eye is encrusted on both sides
with gold nuggets. The shank
is engraved with his name, ARR
and dates.
Although he started in 1916
with the line here, Mr. Gray
served at Curry from 1926 to
1944. when he returned to Sew
ard and has been here ever
since. "He has an enviable rec
ord,” Col. Johnson said when
presenting the award.
B.P.R. SELLS EQUIPMENT
The Department of Commerce,
Bureau of Public Roads, is of
fering for sale the following
used equipment on an “as is"
and "where is" basis:
1 1948 Chevrolet Coupe; 1
4- ton Autocar dump truck; 2
5- ton F.W.D. dump trucks; 3
blade type snow plows; 2 road
maintainors; 1 steam boiler:
and 1 pull type grader; together
with one lot of Autocar dump
truck parts.
Bids will be opened in Sew
ard at 4:00 p.rn. March 20. 1953.
These items may be inspected
and bid forms may be secured
bv contacting the Bureau of
Public Roads District Office in
Seward.
Telephone Polk 166
McRae Concrete
Products
P.O. Box 621
SEWARD, ALASKA
DIRECTORY
Meets 2nd and 4th Mondays
I.O.O.F. Hall - Adams St.
N. G . Art McKeough
V. G., George Kipsgard
Sec., Tom Jones
SEWARD POST
No. 5
Meets
lst-3rd Wed. of Monti
Legion Log Cabin
SEWARD
B. P. O. ELKS
1773
Meet 2nd & 4th Wed of Monti
OPEN DAILY 5:00 P. M.
* United Biolherhood of
CARPENTERS and JOINERS
Seward Carpenters' Union 2304
Telephone: Black 216
Meetings at Lutheran Church
Affiliated With A. F. of L
Meeting 2nd Tuesday of Month
James L. Reed — President
R. M. Bevan - Fin -Sec. & Bus. Agt
BAY SERVICE
Main 171 228 4th Ave.
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Seward To Seward
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even use the name of Bluejays.
“We are having another pro
motion meeting today and will
keep you posted from time to
time on “what goes." There will
be several fathers besides a rep
resentative of the Chamber of
Commerce and possible members
of the press.
"Get us pictures of Seward,
the team, the coach, Chamber of
Commerce members, high school
shots, letters from the Mayor,
Chamber of Commerce, Chief of
K ice, etc., to use in the Sou
venir Program which we are us
ing to help defray expenses. See
you in June!
HAROLD DAVISSON,
Chairman"
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Mi^ary Visitors
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funds. The Seward Chamber of
Commerce has very active sup
port from the Chambers of Com
merce in Anchorage and Fair
banks, but in view of the Ad
ministration policy of curtail
ment, there is a definite possi
bility ‘-hat the proposed new rail
improvements and dock may be
bypassed by Congress again this
year.
Congressman Bon Jensen,
Chairman, House Sub-Commit
tee on Appropriations: Senator
Hugh Butler. Senator Guy Cor
don, Del .E. L. Bartlett, and
Douglas McKay, Secretary of the
Interior, are the men, among
others, wdio should be contacted
by wire and letter in support of
the rehabilitation of the railroad
on this end.
Let your children ride to
school in a warm Northern Cab.
Phone Main 54 or Main 55
TANNING
Send us your furs and skins to
be tanned. Quick, efficient, re
liable workmanship. We return
your finished skins immediately.
Valcauaa Fur Co.
National Blag. — Seattle, Wash.
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ARR Rehabilitation
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condition has not been rectified
owing to the fact it would be
necessary to dismantle the ware
house structures in order to re
place piling. Such an undertak
ing would be prohibitive in cost
as well as disrupt the dock oper
ation.
The dock is not adaptable to
modern cargo handling, nor is it
of sufficient size to handle the
volume of freight encountered
during the past ten years.
The warehouse area is ap
proximately one half the amount
■which would be required for ef
ficient operation. The maximum
tonnage which can be handled in
a 24-hour day from a five-hatch
ship is 700 tons; whereas if suf
ficient warehousing and dock
space existed. 1100 to 1200 tons
could be handled. Owing to the
limited space it is not possible
to use a pallet board operation,
which is one of the major factors
in reducing cargo handling.
Therefore, keeping in line
with long range planning in the
national defese program plus in
creased civilian iraffic and due
to the obsolescence of the present
dock at Seward which was built
originally in 1916, consideration
must be given to replacement.
Half of the piling under the pres
ent dock has now reached a stage
where it must be redriven, and
in order to do so, it will be neces
sary to remove the dock ware
house. The cost would be ex
tremely h'gh and the present
dock is in such a location that it
is d'fficult to keep boats tied to
it in any kind of rough weather.
Neither does it have the size nor
capacity required for increased
tonnage. A new dock in new lo
cation will provide facilities of
ample capacity for a modern op
eration, rap’d receipt, and more
efficient discharge of cargo.
Expert—
WATCH REPAIR
and
ENGRAVING
C. E. 0Hander
Jeweler
Established 1918
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SPECIALS AT ANDREWS' —
1
BOYS’ SWEATERS . ea. .95
CHILDREN S SHOE PACS pr. 4.75
Size 11-12-13-1-2-3. We purchased 350 pairs. Most
sold at 6.75. 50 pairs left at 4.75.
BOYS’. GIRLS HIP BOOTS, size 4-5-6-7 pr. 7.50
4-BUCKLE ARCTICS, size 11-12-13-1-2-3-4 pr. 5.50
BOYS’ JEANS, size 6 io 14 ea. 1.40
ANDREWS'
Equipment for Outdoorsmen
P.O. Box 381
Seward. Alaska
PRE-CUT
CABINS
4 by 6 Picture Window
Two Single and Tw'o Double Windows
Cedar Siding - Insulated
Siding and Trim Primed
F.O.B. ANCHORAGE
$1650
I. G. FULTON CO., Inc.
General Contractors
P.O. Box 835
Anchorage
DR. F. J. PHILLIPS RETURNS
FROM TRIP EAST
Dr. Francis J. Phillips, medi
cal director at Seward Sanatori
um, is probably the best ambas
sador that Alaska has. Ho spoke
brieliy at the Chamber of Com
merce meeting Tuesday of his
9000-mile trip to New York and
Washington.
Dr. Phillips attended 53 hours
of seminars and institutes on the
work of rehabilitation of handi
capped people and tuberculosis
victims.
Among institutions he visited
were the Howard Rusk Center
for Rehabilitation in New York,
the Woodrow Wilson Vocational
Rehabilitation School in Vir
ginia, and he stopped over in
Chicago to represent ACCA, and
took a three-day course in San
Francisco. Altogether he was
very busy, and still found time
to give five talks on Alaska. Dr.
Phillips is deeply interested in a
rehabilitation center in Seward
in connection with Sanatorium
patients.
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Fifths
SEAGRAMS $5.60
WALKER'S DELUXE 6.60
CABIN STILL 5.75
SUNNYBROOK 5.75
IMPERIAL 5.00
CARL'S CHOICE 6.35
OLD BUSHMILL 8.95
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