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Candidate Dimock
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For Seward Gains
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building of the new dock for this
port.
Despite this attitude of the in
terior department, efforts were
made t o secure the necessary
funds. In all fairness to the Dele
gate from Alaska, l will say that
he tried his best, but his best was
unavailing for he was unable to
persuade the interior Department
of his own political administration
that the policy was in error, and
without the- hacking of that depart
ment. it appeared impossible to ob
gress. That is understandable for
res. That is understandable for
the interior department operates
the railroad and if it felt that it
was unnecessary to ask for the
funds. Congress would hardly go
ahead on its own.
Even the efforts of the military
were of no avail in the face of
this attitude of the Interior Depart
ment. In 1952, during the Demo
cratic S2nd Congress under the
Truman Administration, the Army,
through the testimony of the then
under-secretary and then Comman
der-In-Chief of the Alaskan Com
mand. made a presentation before
the appropiations committees of
both house and the Army present
ed the Rehabilation program and
Dock Construction as matters of
urgent military necessity, aside
from civilian needs. Nothing hap
pened and no money was appro
priated. Seward appeared to be at
the end of her rope abandoned by
the policy of the Interior Depart
Then rame a change in the Ad
ministration and things began to
happen early in 1953. President
Eisenhower was inaugurated and
there was a new Congress. Repub
lican by slight majorities in both
houses. A new Secretary of Inter
ior was appointed and new faces
appeared in top spots in that de
partment. all with a changed atti
tude toward Alaska and a desire
to help with her problems.
In Congress itself, however,
things changed more slowly, and
it was difficult to make a right
about-face on some of the problems.
Two Alaska apropriations stirred
up controversy and opposition, ane
being the Eklutna Project which
had run way over the original cost
estimates. The other, and most
important to you. was for funds
for the Seward Dock and Railroad
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Rehabilitation. A request tor $16,
311,000 for rehabilitation, dock con
st ructiofi and new rolling stock
was whittled down to $2,715,000
for the purchase of six additional
diesel locomotives and two hun
dred coal cars. But there was no
hope for Seward in that.
Then some of the congressmen
appeared willing to appropriate
money for the dock and the rail
road work if a true necessity could
be proven, hut time was running
out and it was necesary to work
fast.
The New Interior Department
had by then become acquainted
with its job and with Alaska's
problems. Frank Heintzleman was
appointed Governor in April and
one of his first acts as Governor
I was to request Secretary Douglas
McKay to give his personal atten
tion to the problems of Seward.
Secretary McKay responded by
sending to Alaska, as his personal
representative. Ralph Tudor, Under
secretary of the Interior, who was
to get the facts on the two con
troversial appropriations. Mr. Tud
or. whom many of you met, has
had a distinguished career as a civil
engineer. A graduate of West
Point, he resigned from the Army
and engaged in private practice,
and among other large engineering
projects, he was the designer of the
San Francisco Bay Bridge.
Mr. Tudor came to Alaska in
May, 1953, and made a careful
study of both the Eklutna Project
and the Seward end of the Alaska
Railroad. I am sure that every
one who met and talked with him
could not help hut be impressed
with his capabilities and his desire
to help us with our problems.
When Mr. Tudor returned to
Washington on June 3rd he went
before the Senate Appropriations
Subcommittee and recommended
that the Seward-Portage section
of the Railroad be rebuilt and that
a large terminal dock be built here
at Seward. The Interior Depart
ment had changed its views as to
the value of Sewagd as a terminal
for the Railroad and Seward had
won a great battle.
But. only the battle had been
won. not the war itself, for still
it was necessary to win an approp
riation from Congress and that was
not easy. Mr. Tudor and the In
terior Department requested that
$6,592,000 be appropriated so that
the work could start immediately
on the Rehabilitation, with an ad
ditional appropriation for about
the same amount to complete the
work in the 1955 appropriations
hill.
In the meantime. Mr. Tudor was
not alone in carying the ball. Three
men from Seward went to Washing
ton to support the request for
funds. They were Mayor Russel
Painter. Tommy Bie, then president
of the Chamber of Commerce, and
Kenny Baker, representing the
Labor groups of Seward.
On Monday, May 11, 1953, these
men appeared before the Senate
Appropriations Subcommittee, and
each made a strong statement in
support of the appropriation. The
Senators were impressed for the
statements were made by sincere
men who knew what they were
talking about.
As a result of these presenta
tions and because of Mr. Tudor's
standing as an engineer and the
respect he enjoyed in the eyes of
the members of Congress, neces
sary funds for the completion of
the Eklutna Project were voted,
as well as $1,500,000 for the start
on the new dock for Seward.
It was but a small victory and
the big battle lay ahead. There
was now assurance that the rail
road would be maintained to Sew
ard, since the dock could be used
for truck freight.
The stumbling block seemed to be
that a numher of the Congressmen
were dissatisfied with the opera
tions of the railroad. They had
poured millions of dollars into it
and they felt that it should begin
to become self-sustaining — that
it should run In the black instead
of the red.
Apparently Secretary Douglas
McKay shared this dissatisfaction
and he had some ideas on how a
Government railroad should be run.
He felt that it should run, as nearly
as possible, like a privately owned
railroad — giving the maximum
service to the customers with econ
omy of operation wherever possible.
To deliver this kind of operation
he chose Frank Kallmugh from the
Southern Pacific, a man who had
been in railroading all his life.
A little over a year ago Frank
Kalbaugh arrived and in a few
short months he learned what had
to be done and started doing it in
a fashion which greatly impressed
Congress.
On February 2, Frank Kalbaugh
appeared before the Appropriations
Subcommittee of the House with
Mr. William Strand, Director of
the Office of Territories, who had
1 previously spent three years in Al
I aska and had a good deal more
! than an outstanding interest and
knowledge of the problems in the
rail belt area.
Mr. Strand presented to the
Subcommittee appropriation re
quests which included $14,994,000
I for the Alaska Railroad, of which
| $2,900,000 was for construction of
the Seward Dock, and $9,094,000 for
rehabilitation of the Seward-Port
age section of the railroad. He
urged that the funds be approp
riated and pointed out to the Sub
committee the importance of Sew
ard and the Seward end of the Rail
road, both for the Military program
| in Alaska and fbr a sound Civilian
economy.
On February 3. Mr. Kalbaugh
and Governor Heintzleman spoke
before the Subcommittee and the
Governor urged that work on the
Rehabilitation be started as soon
as possible. Mr. Kalbaugh des
cribed the present condition of the
railroad between Seward and Port
age and explained why it had been
both costly and hazardous to op
erate.
Congress seemed to have been
greatly Impressed by the work Mr.
Kalbaugh had done and they ap
propriated not only the balance of
the funds necessary to complete the
dock, $2,900,000, but also provided
approximately one half the amount
necessary for the Rehabilitation
work.
And of greatest importance, they
appropriated the rehabilitation
funds as a supplement to the
1954 appropriation instead of put
ting it in the 1955 bill. This meant
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ting the work done. The money
became available immediately, and
work could start with the opening
of the construction season this
year intead of having to wait un
til the season was half over.
So this is the situation as it
stands today with regard to Sew
ard and the Seward end of the
railroad. The Interior Department,
under the New Administration has
changed its tune and is now sup
porting the Seward projects and
the continued growth of Seward
and the Great Kenai Peninsula.
Thanks go to Secretary McKay,
Mr. Tudor, Governor Heintzlemen,
Mr. Strand, Mr. Kalbaugh and your
| own Seward men, who convinced
Congress that the Dock and Reha
bilitation Programs were desirable
both for the civilian economy and
necessary from a military stand
j point. All the money. $4,400,000
J has been appropriated for the new
dock, and since these people were
j able to secure $1,500,000 for this
I project last year, the planning has
been completed and a call for
bids for actual construction has
been made. Work should start
early next year.
In addition to that ,$4,594,000 has
actually been appropriated for the
Seward-Portage Rehabilitation and
work is progressing and will con
tinue. About four million dollars
more will be needed to finish it,
and I think it is safe to say that
we are assured of Interior Depart
ment support for this amount in
the next appropriations bill.
No longer does Seward live in
the shadow of a sword. The people
can feel free to go ahead with
building the community, attracting
new capital and industries to de
velop the> town and surrounding
area to its full potential.
That, ladiA and gentlemen, Is
the bright future of Seward, thanks
to the changed attitude of the In
terior Department under the Re
publican Administration, and
thanks to the untiring efforts of
Governor Heintzleman and Frank
Kalbaugh.
ELECT
J. H. * Jack’ W erner
Democratic Candidate
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ASSEMBLY OF GOD
207 Second Avenue
(Church with a Christian Welcome)
Sunday:
Sunday School . 10:00
A class for everyone.
Sunday Evening Service .... 7:30
Wednesday:
1’rayer Meeting . 7:30
Friday:
Christ Ambassadors . 7:30
(Young Peoples Services)
Saturday:
Pevival Time. KIBH . 9:30
SEWARD MEMORIAL
METHODIST CHURCH
Rev. Charles Malin
Sunday School . 9:45
Morning Service . 11:00
Evening Service . 8:00
SEWARD LUTHERN CHURCH
3rd Ave., and Church Streets
Rev. Dwight J. Boe
Sunday School for all ages .... 9:45
Morning Worship Service .... 11:00
Holy Communion Service, first
Sunday morning of each month.
Family Night Pot Luck Supper,
first Sunday evening of each
month at 5:30.
Church Council Meeting, first
Tuesday of eltrh month at 7:30.
Ladies Aid, second Monday of each
month at 8:00.
CHURCH OF THE NAZARINE
Rev. L. C. Hopkins
Sunday:
Sunday School . 10:00
Morning Worship . 11:00
Young People’s Service . 6:30
Evening Evangelistic Service .. 7:30
Wednesday:
Mid-week Prayer Service . 8:00
FAITH CHAPEL
Rev. J. Lloyd Dean
Sunday:
Sunday School . 10:45
Evening Service . 7:45
Wednesday:
Bible Study and Prayer . 7:45
Thursday:
Listen to “Truth and Life" ....9:15
over KtBH
ST. PETER’S EPISCOPAL
CHURCH
Rev. L. Russell Clapp
Sunday Services:
8:00 a.m. Holy Communion
9:45 a.m.. Church School
11:00 a.m. Service and Sermon
Naval Oil Records
Are Made Public
The office of Naval Petroleum
Reserves Department of the Navy,
announced recently that all well
records and geophysical data re
lating to oil explorations in Naval
Petroleum Reserve No. 4, located
in the vast sedimentary basin ly
ing north of the Brooks Range in
northern Alaska, will be available
for public inspection and study be
ginning September 20. 1954 in the
offices of the Geological Survey,
Washington. D. C., Room 2643, In
terior Building, and in the Office
of the Inspector. Naval Petroleum
Reserve No. 4 .Fairbanks, Alaska.
This notice supplements that of
the Department of the Interior on
May 10, 1954, setting up open
files in the above offices which
made available for public inspec
tion geologic reports, geologic maps,
and similar technical data compiled
by the Survey in connection with
the Navy’s exploration.
All the area In northern Alaska
north of the Brooks Range drainage
divide currently is withdrawn from
public entry by Public Land Order
82.
The task of publishing all infor
mation obtained b y the Navy
during the 10 years spent explor
ing for oil north of the Arctic
Circle in Alaska has been under
taken by the Geological Survey.
Initial publications describing some
phases of the work are expected
to be available In 1955.
The making available of addi
tional technical data on the ex
ploration at this time is in the pub
lic interest. EJements of the in
dustry and others have shown
interest in further exploratory work
in Alaska.
THE CHURCH
OF CHRIST
is interested in locating
any of her members or
interested persons living
in the Seward area,
write
Church of Christ
P. 0. Box 314
Anchorage Alaska
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IN THE CHURCHES
Rev. Charles Malin
Returning This Week
The Rev. Charles Malin, Pastor
of the Methodist Church, returns
from a three months furlough in
the states to begin a new three
year term as minister in Seward.
Rev. Malin was very active in the
Chamber of Commerce in Seward
before leaving on vacation. He"
was at one time secretary, now
resigned.
The Rev. Malin will be resuming
his duties as Chaplin of the General
Hospital, the Jesse Lee Home and
the Sanitarium. We welcome Rev.
and Mrs .Malin and family back
after their visit outside and wish
there a successful second term
at the Methodist Church.
Catholic Ladies
Set Activity Dates
The Catholic I.adies will hold
their regular meeting next Monday
evening, October 4th, starting at
8:00 in the Parish House.
The Ladies' monthly Bake Sale
well be held at Werner’s Market
starting at 10:00 a.m. on October
9th.
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ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH
October will be a special month
in Assembly of God Churches across
the nation. It will be a time of
special emphasis upon Sunday
School growth. This means that
programs of special interest to
visitors are planned. This month’s
campaign slogan is “Sunday School
is for You,” but it is more than
just a slogan, it is true! Visit
us this Sunday. :It is Family Day.
Let us prove that the Sunday
School is of great value to you
and your family. Our church is
located at 207 Second Avjenue.
Sunday School starts promptly at
10 a m.
* • * •
The Methodist Women’s Society
of Christian Service, with Mrs.
Lowell Lambert presiding, met on
September 23rd in the spacious
living room of the Nurse’s Resi
dence. In a devotional of music
and reading Miss Sarah May Gar
rett was assisted by Mrs. Nell
Schnecker and Mrs. Ray Masters.
The inspirational program which
followed was led by Miss Helen
Prube, asisted by Miss Helen Case
and Miss Ruth Knight. Hostesses
for the evening were Miss Delia
Gabriel and Miss Ruth Knight.
• * • *
The Harbor Homemakers Club
will have the regular meeting at
the home of Mrs. Melvin Deck, 209
Second Avenue on Wednesday,
October, 6th at 1:30 p.m. The
program will be Christmas Work
shop and the Making of Candles.
All interested ladies are cordially
Invited to attend.
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