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Vol. IX, No. 10
SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1952
Price 10 Cents
Horry Hall To Be Buried In California;
Services Sunday For A. E. Wilson
Seward residents were shocked early in the morning of Labor
Day when word spread like wildliro that Harry 1). Hall, popular
young patrolman on the local police force, and A. Iv (.Joe) Wilson,
owner •of Wilson Electric and Refrigeration Company, had crashed
with Hall's plane on a mountainside in Snow River Canyon, a few
miles north of Seward.
All day anxious friends crowded the airport hoping to hear from
the Tenth Rescue Squadron searching party that one or both had
survived the-crash. The bodies of the two men were brought in by
helicopter about t> pan. Monday evening. Both men had apparently
died instantly.
MILITARY FUNERAL TO EE
HELD FOR HARRY HALL
IN CALIFORNIA
Harry D. Hall was born in
Oklahoma City. Oklahoma. Oc
tober 29. 1920. During his boy
hood the family moved to Dixon,
California, where Harry attend
ed school. He met his wife,
Royce, during their school days
and they were married June 14,
1942.
Hall saw service with the LhS.
Air Force in the European the
ater. in which he rose to the
rank of captain. He received the
Distinguished Flying Cross from
the British Government, four
Bronze Stars, and two air
medals. He had over two thou
sand hours flying time.
He moved to Seward in 1949,
where he became a member of
the police department and serv
ed as patrolman since them ex
cept for a short time during the
winter of 1951-1952. He returned
to the department recently.
He is a former commander of
the American Legion in Dixon,
where he will be buried witii full
military honors alongside his
father. His mother now lives in
Sacramento, California.
Besides his wife and mother,
he is survived by three children,
Diana, 8; Susan, 6. and Harry D.,
3 years old.
Captain Hall will lie in tin
Adkins Funeral Home Sunday
afternoon when the casket will
be draped by the American Le
gion, Seward Post No. 5. Flow
■rs can be sent to the funeral
home and friends may pay then*
respects.
On Thursday evening at 8:45
a memorial service was present
ed over Station KIBH, Dave Pas
senger officiating. During that
service the citation for bravery
given by the President of the
United States for service in the
European Air Lift, was read. It
is as follows:
“Ninth Air Force Service
Command Base,
Campiegne, France:
“In order to maintain by air
lift the constant flow of vital
equipment, fuel and personnel to
combat areas and combat organ
izations in the European Theater
of Operations, Captain Hall,
without regard for his personal
safety, often without navigation
al aids, and often under adverse
weather conditions, flew more
than 653 hours in 73 transport
missions in connection with mil
itary operations against the en
emy between 1 December 1944
and 1 June 1945.
"The intrepid skill, courage,
untiring efforts and devotion to
duty displayed by Captain Hall
reflect the highest credit upon
himself and the Armed Forces of
the United States."
Harry Hall will not be forgot
ten in Seward. He went about
his business quietly and impar
tially. His friends are numbered
not by the dozens, but by hun
dreds. What greater monument
can a man build?
SERVICES FOR A. E. WILSON
SUNDAY IN SEWARD
METHODIST CHURCH
Funeral services will be held
Sunday, Sept. 7, in Seward Me
morial Church for Austin Elmer
Wilson, who died Labor Day in
an airplane crash near Seward.
Mr. Wilson was born May 25,
1899 in Cheyenne, Wyoming,
during the last Indian uprising
in Wyoming Territory. His par
ents had 1'led to the tort lor pro
tection, and he was born during
the battle.
Wilson was a quiet man who
did not make acquaintances too
easily, and consequently was not
very well known in Seward. He
came to this city about one year
ago, after leaving the employ
ment of The Alaska Railroad. He
set up in business for himself as
Wilson Electric and Refrigera
tion Company.
After planning a hunting trip
to Johnson Lake where Harry
Hall was taking him early Labor
Dav morning, he seemed to have
a premonition, friends say, be
cause he made his will and had
it witnessed during the night.
Mr. Wilson will be buried in
the Seward Cemetery where it
is felt he would have wanted to
be. He was an ardent hunter and
fisherman and had adopted A1
aska as his home.
He is survived only by his
wife. Margaret.
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Mrs. F. C. Ferguson
Agnes Lorraine (Johnson* Fit
i- . is born Ja a: iry 6, 1 920,
at Lake Preston, S >uth Dakota,
daughter of Air. and Airs. Ben G
Johnson. There were six children
in the family, of whom five sur
vive. She received her education
at Arlington. South Dakota.
On August 15. 1042. she was
united in marriage to Fred Clark
Ferguson in Vancouver, Wash.,
after which the couple made
its home in Portland. Oregon for
five years. In 1947 they moved
to Kenai Lake near Seward,
where they were living at the
time of her death.
Airs. Ferguson died August 20,
1952, in Seward General Hos
pital, five days after the still
birth of her first child, a girl.
Funeral services were held from
the Seward Lutheran Church on
September 2. Interment was in
the Seward Cemetery.
OPTICAL OFFICE CLOSED
TEMPORARILY
Dr. and Mrs. R. F. Harlow are
going Outside this week for the
purpose of securing a license to
practice in the Territory. They
find that it will be quicker to
take the examination for license
Outside and then come back
here to practice by means of
reciprocity agreement than to
wait for the Territorial licensing
board.
They expect to return to Sew
ard to practice within the next
six months. Dr. Harlow said. In
the meantime the Seward Opti
cal office is closed.
Police Commissioner
Explains School
Zone Traffic Lights
In an effort to clear up the
confusion resulting from place
ment at reel blinker lights on all
four corners of the school block,
Police Commissioner .Johnson
"The speed lim.it has been
raised from 11! miles per hour to
15 past the school building.
Lights have been placed at the
corners ot Third and Fourth Ay
{■rules at Madison and Monroe
Streets. Traffic will come to a
full slop at each earner, then
proceed as usual (within the pre
scribed speed limits).
"The lights are to be equipped
with a switch or timer so that
they will be turned off out of
school hours. Until this arrange
ment is made, however, motor
ists had better obey them during
all hours, or detour to Second
or Fifth Avenues.”
Churc.i Street Closed
Church Street, which is only
one block long, between Third
and Fourth Avenues (the Metho
dist and Lutheran Church cor
ners), is closed to all traffic be
tween the hours of 8 a.m. and
5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
The churches are being used as
school class rooms and the end
dren have only the street for a
playground.
This arrangement will be ef
fective until and unless the Bay
view school is added to the Sew
ard school system, thus remov
ing at least part of the children
to safety.
Goat Hunters Asked
To Aid Research
Assistance of goat hunters in
the collection of mountain goat
st nnach samples and lower jaws
will aid materially in the re
serch study being conducted on
this game animal.
David It. Kle.n ot the Alaska
Cooperative Wildiile Research
Unit is studying the mountain
goat as an a.d in management,
and asks hunters to turn in to
the Fish & Wildlife Service
headquarters at Seward. Kenan
or Anchorage, the following: a
sample of tne stomach contents,
one lower jaw. and information
on the locality and date of kill,
length of horns and sex of the
goat.
From this material informa
tion on food habits relative to
range-carrying capacity, a n d
herd age and sex composition
can be determined.
HAVE YOU MADE YOUR
R.E.A. APPLICATION?
Notice is given to all people
owning property along the high
way who are interested in R.E.A.
service, that it is very imperative
that they get their applications
in without delay. Applications
will be taken by Mrs. Ray Gil
lespie, M’le 4, or Mrs. Mary Ann
Ealmat.
It is especially pointed out that
anyone owning property be
tween Soward and Cooper Land
ing should s;gn up for power,
even though they nave not yet
built houses,
WOMAN'S CLUB BEGINS
SEASON WITH RECEPTION
The Woman's Club of Seward
will begin its lull season with a
reception, Thursday, September
11, in the basement of the Meth
odist Church, at tl pan.
Teachers in the Seward school
will be honored guests. Ail
women of Seward an invited to
attend, meet the teachers, new
comers to the community and
renew old acquaintances.
School Term Starts With Five Classes
Quartered In Church Basements
Four Councilmen
To Co Ejected
Since the announcement of a
week ago, a more thorough
search of Territorial statutes has
been made, Mrs. Sigrid Stearns,
city clerk, reported today. It was
found, she said, that an appointee'
fills tile office of councilman un
til the expiration of term for the
original councilman or until the
next municipal election.
In view oi this finding, Seward
voters will be called upon to
elect four new councilman in
stead of three.
Eligible voters must register
or have registered since January
1, 1952. Have you registered this
year?
APW Director Here
To Inspect Sewer
Don Wilson, Juneau, director
•of Alaska Public Works, arrived
m Seward Tuesday to inspect
work on the sewer project. It
was approximately 60 per cent
completed at that time, he stated.
Mr. Wilson was a guest at the
Chamber of Commerce luncheon
where he told the members that
the work is completely satisfac
tory to date.
Later in the day Mr. Wilson
met with the City Council, Hos
pital Board and School Board in
the council room. lie advised at
that time that both propositions
be put on the October ballot as
well as the street paving project.
If the voters signify their ap
proval of a bond issue to cover
the projects, Seward stands a
good chance of getting at least
two or all of the projects in the
1953 appropriation, Mr. Wilson
stated.
local Girl To Attend
University of Hawaii
Gail Jacobs, daughter of Mr.
and Mi's. Harold Jacobs of this
city, will leave Wednesday on
the first lap of her trip to Hono
lulu where sine will attend the
Univt rsity of Hawaii.
Miss Jacobs was an honor stu
dent of Seward High School,
graduating last May. So far as
is known she will be the only
Alaska student to attend the
tropical school. She will major
in medical technology which is
a four and a half year course.
Although she expects to spend
most of the summer vacations at
home, her last year will be spent
in the University hospital in
Honolulu.
Seward can well be proud of
the fact that graduates of the
local high school can enter any
university without first attend
ing intermediate college. Gail's
friends will follow' her career
with great interest.
Derrick \\ illiams. son of Mrs.
Patricia Williams, will go as far
as Seattle with Miss Jacobs. Der
rick is going back for his sopho
more year at Webb's in Clare
mont, Wash.
FORMER SEWARD PILOT
RETURNS FOR VISIT
Forrest Wood, known to many
as "Woody." returned to Seward
Tuesday for a visit. Mr. Wood
was a pilot with Safeway Air
ways about five year ago.
II came hack to Alaska from
Ln. i Haven. Pa., flying as far
as 1J n\ . r, t olo. He and his wife
came the re. t of the way by high
way 7iie new Seward Anchor
age highway is by far the most
beautiful and scenic stretch they
covered, he said.
School Superintendent Carl R.
Carlson has stated several times
in recent weeks that he would
not hazard a guess as to the
probable school enrollment this
year.
On Friday, at'U r the first week
of s. h-nol, enrollment stood at
445. There are a number of chil
dren who have not enrolled yet
for oni reason or another—some
families have not returned from
summer trips, and a few boys
are still moose hunting. A great
er increase comes in the spring
of the year.
Present enrollment is 55 short
of that on the last day of school
last May. but that number will
probably be picked up before
next May. The greatest surprise
occurred in the sophomore class.
Instead of the 40 expected, only
25 students showed up on Tues
day. What has become of the
sophomores, no one seems to
kn ow.
Enrollment by classes is as fol
lows:
First grade 4(1. second grade
37, third grade 47. fourth grade
50. fifth grade 52. sixth grade 41,
seventh grade 38, and eighth
grade 29, making a total in ele
mentary grades 340.
High school: ninth grade 44,
tenth grade 23, eleventh grade
21, and twelfth grade 17, for a
total of 105 (15 less than was ex
pected), and a total for the en
tire school of 445. With annexa
tion of the Bayview school the
total number will increase.
At present one section of the
second grade is housed in the
Methodist Church basement, as
is also a section of the third
grade. Part at' the fifth grade h
m the Lutheran Church base
ment, but alter November 1. the
class will have to be moved as
the space is rented as of that
time. There is a section of V.v
sixth grade in the Episcopal
Church basement and room has
to be i iind for a section of the
louring rad e somew tore, in town
by Monday of next week.
Annexation of the Bayview
sehi oi will take care of three of
the five grades now outside the
school building. It is costing the
city S0OO0 per year to house
these outside classes.
First Winter Concert
To Be October 3
Lyman Graves was elected as
chairman of the Winter Concert
Committee at a meeting of the
group August 23. The committee
planned an immediate drive to
sell season tickets for the series
which will be four concerts in
stead of three. Season tickets
are on sale at S3 each.
The first concert of the season
is scheduled for October 3 in the
isoward Memorial Church, using
the Grand piano which is now
owned by the people of Seward.
A string trio will feature the
first of the series, with Maxim
Shapiro as a member of the trio.
Tickets can be obtained from
any member of the committee.
NOTICE
Many persons serin io feel
that the City Council had no au
thority to raise personal and real
property lax mill rates. They are
apparently nox aware that the
1351 Lcg’slature d:d give such
authority.
On Page 137, 1351 Session
Laws cf Alaska, ^t is clearly stat
ed that municipal tax rates can
be brought io 3 per cent (or 30
mills).