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Vol. VIII. No. 57
SEWARD, ALASKA. FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 1952
Price 10 Cents
Aviation Safety
Discussions
D. M. Greizcr
for
The Office of Aviation Safety
Arctic Survival and Precautions
(Continued)
The winter of 1947-48 was an
unusually severe one all over
Alaska. During this period, the
frosty finger of fate pointed out
not less than five peopl. for the
Reaper Harvest. None of these
was involved in airplanes.
One man left his camp for a
few feet in blowing snow, and
could not find it again. Another
man got his Jeep stuck in a
snow-drift on an airport. He was
lightly dress d and never made
the hali-m'.le to his quarters; he
froze to death about half-way
there.
A woman, living in a fair
sized town, took a snort cut
through the woods and got lost
in a sudden snow squall. Her
body was found a few feet from
the highway.
A trapper's cabin caught fire
while he was asleep. He escaped
with nothing but his underwear.
The nearest help was seven miles
away. He managed to walk half
a mile before he succumbed to
seventy below zero.
Proper Dress Essential
Incidents such as these lore;
attention to the fact that what a
person wears is a matter of life
and death; and that what is satis
factory for the moment may well
be fatally unsatisfactory a few
minuUiS later, even when nor
mally within sight of shelter.
For this reason, occupants of
any aircraft, and most particu
larly of single-engine airplanes,
must have proper clothing for
the most severe conditions to be
expected. Pilots must be person
ally responsible for the adequa
cy of their passengers' equip
ment. The necessity for proper
equipment applies to any flight
extending tardier than. gliding
distance from the take off point.
D-d You K&ive a Dute
Jeir. 15 With You '
Federal Income Tax?
Jan. 15 is the deadline for
Farmers to file and pay esti
mated tax (Form 1040-ES) lor
1951.
Business and professional per
sons, investors, landlords, etc.,
(wage earners excused if sub
stantially paid up by withhold
ing) to amend 1951 estimate d
tax if undert.-timated by over
20 per cent, and to pay any bal
ance due.
Final 1951 incom tax returns
are due by March 15 from all
taxpayers, but if filed by Janu
ary 15 will serve as both return
and estimate for 1951, except in
the case of farmers, who have
until January 31 to file their
final return where it is also to
serve as their estimate.
NEW SEWARD HOTEL OWNER
TO ARRIVE TODAY
Major Neville Ilodson and his
wife, Fra trees, expected to ar
rive in Seward Friday, January
4. to take possession and man
agement of the New Seward
Hotel which they purchased
from Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Dahl
late in 1951.
They have made several trips
via highway from Anchorage,
their former horn?, bringing fur
niture and personal effects each
time.
Mr. and Mrs. Dahl will leave
soon for a vacation in the States,
to return in the spring. They ex
pect to make their home at Sum
mit Lake where they have a
beautiful cabin.
C. of C. Holds First
[.'eel-tag of Yecr
To mod Bit\ now president of
t!u* Seward Chamber of Com
merce, presided at the first
meeting of the year Thursday
noon at Harding ;• Cafe. T enty
ninc members wer present. Two
guests introduced were Com
mander Keene, USN. and Juanita
Undei wood, manage r of the
Seward radio station.
Mr. Don Carlos Brownell ex
pressed pleasure of the “old
timers" at having “young blood"
showing an interest in civic af
fairs and pledged his support of
Chamber of Commerce activities
for the year.
Mr. Bie announced his com
mittee appointments. A member
ship committe. of three are Hal
Giifilen, Rev. Kent Spaulding
and Mary Ann Balmat. Jay
Stauter, Mildred Kirkpatrick
and Juanita Underwood were ap
pointed as publicity committee
which will also compile a folder
lor distribution before the next
tourist season.
Woman's Club to Meet
At Sanatorium
The Seward Woman’s, Club
will hold its regular January
me ting Thursday, January 1U,
in the dining room of tne bt .vara
Sanatorium at 8 o’clock p.m.
Miss Goldie Busko is program
chairman for the evening.
A panel discussion on Public
Health in Alaska, under the di
rection of Dr. Francis J. Phil
lips will be the subject of this
month's meeting. Dr. Hittson
ar.d Dr. Deisher are xpeeted to
participate in the discussion.
Special music is also planned for
the occasion.
Hostesses lor the evening are
M sdames Phillips, Schnoeker,
and Chipman, and Miss Bursiek,
Lepuc, and Jannsen.
All women of Sc'vard are in
vited to hear the interesting dis
cussion on Public Hd alth in
Alaska. For these wishing trans
portation. call Mrs. Tom Howell,
Maoison 109, before tin: veiling
of January 10.
CIGARETTE VENDORS
cautio :ed by g.
Cigarette venders wtre again
caution (i by ti» • Oh ice >i Pine
Stabilization not to raise dec
price of cigarettes more than the
actual amount m the iner t s io
Hum when making adjustm .Wit.
for the now federal t-xeisi tax.
Complaints ha\e been made i )
the Office of Price Stabilization
that some s Hers have raise i
prices of cigarettes in excess of
the amount of the excise tax
passed by Congress this fall. This
is contrary to OPS regulations
and \ iolators are subject to
prosecution wherever found.
Wholesale cost increases other
than the new excise tax may,
however, 1, reflected in the sell
ing price according to regular
percentage computations, the
O.P.S. said. Any other increases
taken arbitrarily and not au
thorized are prohibited.
PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE TO
LEAVE AT END Of MONTH
Mrs. LaPreal Bie, Public
Health Nurse in Seward, has re
signed as of January 31.
No appointment has been
made to date for the S ward
post, Mrs. Bie said today. Nurses,
especially those trained for pub
lic health work, are scarce in
Alaska, and as there are sev ral
other communities ahead of
Seward on the list, the city may
have to wait for a replacement.
Mrs. Bie plans to go Outside
for a vacation after her resigna
tion becomes effective.
Seward Bank Becomes
Branch of Anchorage
Hrst National
Aniiounct mcnt was made on
January 3 in Seward and An
chorage that eElective inn.i ji
aiely, tin* ' anlc ol Seward be
enm s known as Seward Branch
Fust National Oank of Ancii >r
age, of which D. 11. Cuddy is
president.
ri he merger is expected to give
fast r, more efficient and more
economical se rvice.. Deposits up
to S 10.000 are insured under
FD1C (Federal Deposit Insur
ance Corporation). The personn d
at S. ward Brancn will re
main the same, according to
Air. Jacque Roth, manager.
The Bank of Seward was
started January 16, 1905, by F.
G. Hale and W. W. Ballaine in
the present building. The bunk
changed hands several times Ire
tween its beginning and May of
1946 when it was sold by H. S.
Bald.rston to Elwyn Swetmann,
who was succeeded as president
by his wife, Viola T. Swetmann,
upon his death ear y in 1951.
Liabilities of the Bank of
Seward were ujsumed on Janu
ary 1, 1952. by the First National
Bank of Anchorage under the
National Bank Act. The First
N^c.onui bank c f Anchora^ Is
the largest banking institution in
the territory.
MiRicn Reasons for
Safe and Carefu!
Aufemcbtle Driving
Every motorist has a real rea
son for careful arid safe driving
right now—-for during the last
week in December the one-mil
lionth traffic fatality occurr d.
“Tire majority of traffic ac
cidents." the National Automo
bile Dealers Association points
c. ■ore tire result of an error
coi.unit'e l by one or more of
tne drivers involved. These er
rors ^re usually the product of
carclessn* ss and ignorance.”
“This t n poi t program,” says
X.A D A ' • T .ved by every
motorist, wiii at least push back
the date when this millionth vic
tim will make headlines.'
1. Don’t dr'vc so fast lit. t your
stopping di.-nmee exceccis your
i distance, or that you risk
■ losing control of your car.,
1. Use y. ur r. ar-view mirror
u!K.i s.gnal your intentions, b.
for,1 ii ox ing out of the lane in
v. ;i;c!i . ou are driving.
Pass only <>o the left side of
• ■’it r vehicles when overtaking
tnem.
4. Give the pedestrian the
right-of-way.
5. Make it a point to turn
your head before backing up.
ti. Ili'ii I follow t ■ tiriX1
ahead too closely. You mu d a
low a distance of at least one
car-length between you f<v 'very
t n mihs per I our of peed.
7. Drive on . ight of
the road.
8. Slow down and look bot’n
ways at traffic lights — even
green ones.
9. Be careful that no train is
coming when crossing railroad
tracks.
10. Keep your car in the best
operating condition at all times.
Take it to your dealer for peri
odic inspections.
LUTHERAN CONGREGATION
MEETING JANUARY 15
Rev. Kept E. Span-ding mad
announcement today of the an
nual meeting of the Seward
Lutheran Congregation.
The meeting xvill be held Tues
day, January 15, at 8 pm., in
t h church auditorium. All
members are urged to attend.
Smith-McEnfyre
Wedding First in '52
The first Seward wedding of
1952 was that of Doris Smith
and Russ, il McIntyre. They
were married by Commissioner
Southard in her home at (i p.m.
'lhursday, January 3.
Mrs. Jean Ryan was matron of
honoi ; rui Ed Ravnik best man.
Tin' briiie wore a gray ^.uit
without flowers. Mrs. Ryans
costume was also a suit, wine
color No flowers were available
in town as no planes hav cat
ten through from Anchorage for
several days.
About 100 guests attended the
reception held at the apartment
and beauty shop on Fourth
Avenue after tho wedding. A
bountiful buffet supper, pre
pared by Glenn Ryan, was
served to the many guests.
Both Mr. and Mrs. McIntyre
are well known to Seward, Doris
as a popular musician for several
years.
Tricky Weather Keeps
Seward Guessing
Since the warm chinook last
Friday which ran the thermome
ter up to 45 degrees, the weather
man in Seward has gone wild
and gray haired attempting to
predict what will come next.
A warm rain during the last
days of 1951 melted snow to
slush which froze up for New
Year’s Day, putting a glare of
ice over every street in town.
This in turn was covered by ap
proximately a foot of fresh snow
Wednesday night and Thursday
in a beautiful, quiet blanket.
By Friday morning strong
winds had caused weird and un
ixpcctcd drifts, stranding cars
and pedestrians in spots adjoin
ing absolutely bare spaces on
Ihe streets Ileus- s facing south
found front porch s drifted head
high while •*< n libers' porches
acr >xs the street w re swept
cl1 01. High winds and falling
t< inner a lures made sourdoughs
of many die shakos.
Plain . have been undo! to
uty for several
hnui'. When "Chris'’ could not
get in to !av. he ordered his pn
sr v.wr.- iaken to Anchorage. b\
linwasine.
Truly, this first wc ■ of 1 ■)“2
has run' the gamut of ■ .eather.
SEAHAWKj MEET EAGLES
IN ANCHORAGE
Steward's Seahawks l* ft T uuv
dny by car for their first out-of
town interscholast.e basketball
game o; the year.
The Seahawks v\ ill play both
Pahner and Anchorage liigh
schools before their return. They
wi re accompanied by Coach
Pnlberg. and Supt. Carlson left
for the Hub City Friday aft r
r.t or ,o be with them.
Mi''T PF.EPARE SUPPER
AT ST. FETER'S EPISCOPAL
The men of St. Peter’s Episco
pal Church ar • not afraid of the
13th of the month, esp dally
when it happens to fall on Sun
day. They have scheduled a sup
per in the church for the night
of January 13.
Tiiis is the annual men’s sup
per. prepared and served by the
menfolk for the people of Sew
ard.
JUNIOR WOMEN'S CLUB
TC MEET TUESDAY
The Seward Junior Woman’s
Club will hold the first regular
meeting of the year on Tuesday.
January 8, at the horn of Mrs.
John Coleman at 8 pan.
Hostesses are Mrs. Coleman
and Mrs. Gene Skinner.
Council Postpones
Decision On
Water Bond Issue
At a special meeting of the
city council last Friday called
lor discussion of the advisability
of calling for a special bond is
sue to finance immediate reha
bilitation of the water system,
the decision was postponed until
further consultation with Felix
Toner, engine r.
The system, acquired from the
private owner, Seward Water
Company, is now operating un
der the street departm Tit. A pro
gram of private financing by
means of a bond issue could pos
sibly speed up the project
enough so that the work could
be done during the same season
as the sewer project which is ex
pected to start in the spring, it
would, however, according to
council members, mean that the
water system would of necessity
be placed under the control of
the utility board, which action
has been opposed by many
townspeople.
Mr. Toner, who conducted the
survey of the water system re
sulting in the purchase by the
city, is expected to arrive in
town some time Saturday. It was
not known today whether there
would be a special council meet
ing Saturday night, -or whether
the matter would wait until the
regular meeting Monday night.
January 7.
Kenaf Missionary
Fellowship To
Meet Here Tuesday
An all-day conference will be
held at Faith Chapel by the
Kenai Missionary Fellowship on
Tuesday, January 8. The visiting
officers to bo in Seward for this
quarterly business conference
are Rev. Dale Davis, president,
from Ilomer: Rev. Arthur Gro
v.r. vice-president, Kasilof; Rev.
Austin Meekins. Ninilchik: and
Mrs. Walter Covich, Kenai.
At 4:80 pan. Tuesday the
Kenai Missionary Fellowship
will have a special broadcast
over die local radio station.
These people will be given an
opportunity to explain the pur
pose of the Fellowship and tell
what is being accomplished
through it.
Interi. sled p rsons will have
the opportunity or hearing these
ministers at the Odd Fellows
Hall ( a Tti isday at 8:00 p.m.
Rev. Walter Covich is a trom
bone soloist and will play over
the radio and at the hall meet
ing. Rev. Arthur Grover, direc
tor of the childrens home at Ka
silof. will b<_ the speaker of the
evening. Rev. Grover has gained
many friends in Seward from
his previous visits here and some
have expressed their desire to
hear him again.
All are welcome to attend this
meeting on Tuesday evening.
Heart Attack Fata!
To Seward Man
Waldo Vernon M.ves, aged
about 47, died of a heart attack
early in the morning of Thurs
day, January 3.
Mr. Moves is the father of
Juanita Amidon, wife of How
ard Amiuun of this city. He
is survived by his wife and sev
eral children. Mrs. Moves is
en route to Seward from Cali
fornia. and until her arrival no
information is available concern
ing his birth place and early life.
Funeral arrangements a r e
pending, but services will prob
ably be held Monday with burial
in the Seward Cemetery.