Seward
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SEWARD, ALASKA. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1952
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Vol. IX, No. 20
James P. Davis To Be
Featured Speaker At
Dedication Program
James P. Davis, director of the
Department of Interior’s office
of territories, will represent Sec
retary Oscar Chapman at The
Alaska Railroad monument dedi
cation ceremonies next Monday.
Davis was named as “special
envoy” of the Interior chief upon
the illness of Vernon D. North
rop. under secretary, who was
originally slated to participate
in the nrogram. The Interior
official planned to fly to An
chorage. arriving Friday.
He is to deliver the featured
address on the dedication pro
gram that marks the completion
of The Alaska Railroad rehabili
tation program.
Many Alaskans are already
acquainted with Davis as a re
sult of other visits he has made
to Alaska.
C. of C. Writes
Letter to the Editor
To the People of Sowar !. Alaska
Dear Friends:
We have received the follow
ing invitation from The Alaska
Railroad, which we w >uld like
to pass on to you.
“Th'‘. AipcV' tj-invites
You to Attend Dcdieat.on Cere
monies Marking the* Completion
of The Alaska Railroad Rehabil
itation Program, Anchorage. Al
aska. Nov. 17. 1 no A A ceremony
commemoratin': the completion
of The Alaska Railroad rehabil
itation program, which was
started in 11)47. is being held at
Anchorage on November 17.
1952. Attending will be high In
terior Department officials.' pro
minent Alaskan military, civic,
and governmental leaders, and
representatives of various rail
road and civic organizations in
the States. A program cr dieating
a monument, constructed with
the cooperation of the Alaska
Chapter of the Associated Gen
eral Contractors, is planned as
one of the highlights of the
ceremonies.
J P. JOHNSON,
General Manager
The Alaska Railroad
It is our plan to attend this
ceremony in a body from Sew
ard in order to make very clear
to the "high Interior Department
officials" that in our humble
opinion, the rehabilitation pro
gram musi be continued to in
clude the Portage to Seward
portion of the railroad and the
erection of new docks in Sew
ard, or be considered a farce.
The expenditure of the vast
sum of money appropriated by
Congress for the rehabilitation
program thus far has been very
favorably looked upon by Sew
ardites who realize the neces
sity of The program. This same
group, h iwever. also knows the
situation well enough to realize
that without the continuation of
the program, the original grant
is all but wasted. There is a very
famous image in The Bible, de
scribed by Daniel as having a
head of gold, breast and arms
of silver, thighs of brass, and
feet of part iron and clay. This
is quite descriptive of The Al
aska Railroad today. It is a fine
road, but unless the feet of "part
iron and clay” are made to
match the rest of the system,
its days are numbered.
We in Seward realize this.
The Armed Services realize this.
The Alaska Railroad realizes
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Owners of Rental
Property Must
Register This Week
Michael J. Haas, Area Rent
Director for Alaska, announced
Hint the Seward Critical I)e
tense Housing Area will become
eli 'Ctive November 17. All pro
pane built since February 1,
19 47. property that lias been
convened into dwelling units
since that date, and all hotels,
motor courts and tourist accom
modations not previously under
control will have to be register
id within 30 days of t.u Novem
her 17 date.
Mr. Earnest G. Clay. Acting
As.- ic.nle Art a Rent Director for
Am.u rag. . visited the mayor
; : t v*; iic r city officials and niem
1. ;- of uie bus.mss community
Yvcuiuscay tor t.u purpose of
(•massing tne forthcoming ex
pansion of the rent stabilization
pm lain in Si ward. Mr. U lay
stated that after he completes
iuiormal discuss,ons of the pro
gram with city leaders, he will
make himself available f >r a
meeting with anyone in the area
for the purpose of explaining
and discussing tne new rent pro
gram.
Seward was declared a critical
defense housing area on Septem
ber 29 by a joint action of the
ecivLary of Defense and the
Director of Defense Mobiliza
tion. Under the expanded rent
program, existing ceilings on
controlled rental units will be
retained and ceilings will be
placed on units presently noi
under control. In Seward, units
not now under control arc those
constructed since Februar\ 1947.
hotels, and other dwellings for
transients, including t r a i 1 e r
spaces. Commercial units such
as stores and garages are not
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AMERICAN LEGION
CONDUCTS
GERMAIN FUNERAL
American Legion Post No. 5
conducted graveside se rvices tor
Albeit Germain last Sunday at
2 p.m. Color bearers and color
guard were front' the Seward
Post. The AlasKa Department
was represent! d by Ed Manthey.
John Rafferty represented the
Forty & Eight. The last salute
was fired by the local Army
group and National Guardsmen.
Officers of the American Le
gion Post wish to express appre
ciation to the Army group and
National Guard unit for then
part in the service.
VIALE CHILD HURT IN
FALL AT HOME
Li.tie Janet Viale, almost 2.
fell from the davenport while
playing last Friday. November 7.
Becauo; she screamed and cried
unusually long she was taken to
the Hospital.
It was discovered Saturday
that she had a broken collar
bone. The tiny girl will be strap
ped up about a month, but is
at home and is quickly learning
to play quietly.
MRS. DEAN HANSON
GOING TO COLORADO
Mrs. Dean Hanson is leaving
Seward with her two children
next Tuesday to be with her
mother in Pueblo, Colorado, for
about a year. Mrs. Hanson's
mother is ill and needs her.
Hubby will stay home and
work on The Alaska Railroad.
Jailed Man Tries To
Amputate Arm
T. G. Swansby. of Tacoma.
Washington, be ing hold in city
jail, and in a state of alcoholic
delirium, slashed his arm Thors
day, severing the biceps muscles.
Swansby had been taken into
custody after escaping attendants
at Seward General Hospital
where he was being treat ‘d for
a broke n arm and delirium tre
mens. His forearm was in a cast,
and somehow in his demented
condition he decided to cut it
off. How lu* obtained the razor
blade with which he slashed
himself is not known.
lie was returned to the hos
pital where he was kept under
guard. Physicians say it may
become necessary to amputate
the arm.
Rural Residents
Ready for R.E.A.
The Kenai Lake Electric Asso
ciation, EEA. will make appli
cation lor its first loan this
month. The announcement was
made after a board meet in?' No
vember 11 at tlie home of Mrs.
V. C. Yvitherup. 1101 Second
Avenue.
There is still time, however.
Mrs. Witlnrup . ates, for pro
perty owners between the city
limits and Henton’s Lodge to
submit applications it' they are
received by Xov.-mbcr 22. The
application dopos t is So.00 and
checks should be made to Kenai
Lake Electric Association.
Earl Smith, RE \ loan special
ist. and John Ilardcasile, De
partment of Agriculture, Homer,
were present at the meeting.
The first loan, if approved,
will provide for the purchase of
power from the Seward Electric
System and for the installation
of service lines out the highway.
This will give electric power to
all outlying property near Sew
ard.
Fire inspection
Underway
Several members of the fire
department and city council
began the fire inspection of bus
iness houses and homes Thurs
day. They will inspect all build
ings for hazardous fire condi
tions.
DISTRICT GOVERNOR VISITS
SEWARD LIONS CLUB
All those present at the reg
ular meeting of the Lions Club
Friday night greatly enjoyed the
visitation by Dr. Dorsey. Lion
District Governor. Dr. Dorsey
spoke on Li on ism and presented
the color motion picture taken at
the 1052 International Lions
Convention held in Mexico City,
which he attended.
All members are urged to at
tend this Friday’s meeting and
bring a guest. There will be a
showing of the famed Army
Navy football games of 1944
and 1945, plus special features.
GILBERT KINDERCARTEN
HAS FULL HOUSE
Mrs. O. L. Gilbert, who has
conducted a private kindergar
ten in the Lutheran Church base
ment for the past two years, re
ports a full house in this, tIn*
second week of school. She has
47 pre-school children in two
sessions.
No Word Received
On Mai! Shipments,
Says Postmaster
Seward Post Master Clarence
Larsen reports that he has had
no word on what action is being
taken with regular mail and par
cel post for the duration of the
strike. Sneaking on his own. he
said it is possible1 that the mail
will be sent by barge, but that
is just a guess. Anchorage post
office has had no word on the
situation, either.
Seattle Worried
About Tie-Up, Too
Reactivation ol the Alaska
Lifeline Committee is urged as
an immediate result oi me be
altle w idem out strove. The piea
lor reiieival oi me commutec s
activities came lrom At one.nan.
enairman oi the Seattle Cnamoer
ui Commerce Alaska Division,
lie called on toe committee lo
"lake whatever steps will help
in bringing about resumption ol
snipping io Alaska wiloout cu
Tile Lifeline Committee was
iouned last June when tne strike
oi the bailors Union of the Pa
cific halted most oi the shipping
lo Alaska. Tne Chamber presi
dent said in a statement tnat
"tne Cnamoer is not commenting
on, or taking a position regard
ing the issues and objectives in
the present tie-up. We are seri
ously alarmed by the threat it
brings to snipping, maritime up
eralions and waterfront employ
ment in Seattle.
"Public attention must be fo
cussed on the iuct that this tie-up
imolves opera,.tins ol all slop
ping lines, including A la s k a
Steamship t ninuany, Coastv.
Lines. Alaska Freight Lines an l
Ocean Van Lines, shopping >
Alaska. Th re cver\ reas m
to expect that in the face of slum
a situation, pressures both from
Alaska and from suppliers and
distributors in the stales will be
brought to bear on carriers i >
move their terminal opera: o;.s
from Seattle to ports not having
the continued record of disrup
tion that has existed here.
Frankly, ports such as Tacoma
and Portland can take our ship
Ping."
Cancer Fund &rive
Goes Over Bsg
The Seward Woman’s Club,
meeting Thursday night, Novem
ber Id, reported the most suc
cessful Cane r Drive ever held
in Seward. At the time of meet
mg. S480 \'.-a> in the fund, witn
the possibility ol more coming
in before the drive is completed.
A new plan was u-ed ties year
in Seward. Lett rs and a return,
self address d, stamped envoi
ope were e. chi. • d with every
electric bill for the month of
October. A resolution of thanks
was drawn by the club to the
Seward Electric System for a!
lowing them to use the plan, ami
Mrs. Rex Chaney received spe
cial thanks for folding and en
closing all the 800 appeals.
Just such contributions as
those made by the people of
Seward are making it possible
for the Alaska Chapter. Ameri
can Cancer Society to give aid
to individuals in the Territory
in need of assistance to combat
the disease, hospitalization and
transportation.
Following is text ol a telegram
received by the Seward olf ce of
the Alaska Steamship Company
from D. E. Skinner, vice presi
dent and general manager:
‘•The Alaska Steamship Co.
attempted to sail the steamer
Denali with passengers, mail and
cargo in accordance with pub
lished schedule last week. By
reason of the action taken by the
Sailors Union of the Pacific
against the Wage Stabilization
Board, the company was forced
to cancel the sailing of the vessel
after all passengers and cargo
were aboard, when the sailors
refused to sail the ship.
“The Denali cargo has since
been removed from'the ship and
the vessel laid up in the face
of the Puget Sound Stevedore
Foreman Union jurisdictional
dispute now in existence. The
Alaska Steamship Company is
compelled to announce the can
cellation of the sailing of the
steamer Baranof scheduled to
depai t from Seattle for Alaska
at 3 p.rn. Friday. Nov. 14. with
a load oi passengers, mail and
cargo.
“Direct ultimatums received
by the company from union rep
lesentatives involved in the
present dispute forced the com
pany to take this action in an
effort to protect the interests
of passengers and s h i p p e r s
against a recurrence of their
previous experience on the De
nali."
Oregon Bonus Has
December 1 Deadline
Oregon veterans or tlveir next
©1' kin have only about one
month in which to apply lor tine
Oivvon bonus. The deadline is
December 1. Service officers and
oth rs coming into contact with
\( It nans or 1.unilies of deceased
\'eterans are urged to publicize
this fact as much as possible.
Any applications filed after
December 1 will be invalid. The
constitutional amendment auth
orizing payment of the bonus is
inflexible in this respect. The
state legislature cannot extend
the deadline; it can be done only
by vote of the people, amending
the present constitutional act.
Applications filed by mail
must be postmarked on or before
midnight, Dei mber 1. and ap
plications filed in person must
be received in the Salem or the
Portland office of the Depart
ment of Veterans Aidairs before
closing time December f.
Families of deceased Oregon
veterans also should be remind
ed of their possible entitlement
to the Oregon bonus. The veter
an's widow is entitled if she has
nm remarried. 11 is children are
entitled if the widow has re
married. or is dect used. His par
ents are entitled if he was not
married, or if he left no widow
remaining unmarried, and no
children. The parents need not
have been dependent on the de
ceased, to be entitled. No sur
vivors otner than those named
above are entitled.
The Department of Veterans'
Affairs has received about 114.
U00 applications, against 140.000
potentially entitled to apply.
Which means that an estimated
26,000 applications have yet to
be filed. Currently veterans arc
applying at a rate of less than
200 a day.
For further information write
Department Service# Office, Al
fred L. Zenger, Sr., Box 3051,
Juneau, Alaska.