EWARD
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. VIII. No. 17
SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, AUG. 10, 1051
Price 10 cents
)e Story of
EWARD
By Jay Siauter
T. SEWARD AS A DOG
\M TRANSPORTATION
MTER
'or sentimental reasons, if
no other, any story of the
days in Alaska must include
lething about dog teams and
-time mushers. Indeed, the
sky, the Siberian, and the
ious cross breeds of sled dog,
e come to be powerful sym
5 of America's last frontier,
i it must be conceded, des
> all the rubbish published
Outside magazines and news
ers, that the dog sled was
of Alaska's foremost means
practical transportation, as
king something of the role
t the burro and the prairie
□oner had in the develop
'd of the Western United
tes.
rom the nineties right up to
ent years, dog teams pro
ed the normal winter trans
lation throughout interior
ska, supplemented by r.vei
ls, horse-drawn sleds and
jons, and pack trains, de
ding on the season and the
ain.
'p around Fairbanks and
rtc, and to some extent in
Copper River country, dog
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i Slick On Yakuts*
y investigated
By The Associated Press
[rapplixlg operations were to
undertaken by the Coast
ird today at an oil slick in
Lutat Bay. Alaska—the area
?re two planes with 5 pcr
5 aboard disappeared late
month.
he slick was spotted just be
? dusk Wednesday by a Fish
Wildlife plane among reefs
shoals two miles from Yak
iil on the water was the lat
clue to the possible fate of
Korean Airlift DC-4 which
ished July 21 with a crew
seven and 31 passengers, or
mall Norseman plane which
been missing since July 27
i a bush pilot and the wife
daughter of a wealthy New
;ey scientist.
leanwhile, the aerial search
the two lost aircraft was
>ped up in clearing weather,
iteen planes took to the air
:erday to scan five glaciers
three mountains,
falter A. Wood, whose wife,
esta, and 18-year-old daught
Valerie, were in the lost
seman, continued steadfast
is belief they would be found
: with Pilot Maurice King,
food has been at Yakutat
e he and three others were
md off a Mt. Hubbard gla
by a 10th Air Rescue Squad
C-47 several days ago. He
engaged in ice research work
the Arctic institute,
urther south, heavy fog ham
gd a search for a Queen Char
e Airlines float plane which
ippeared six days ago on a
mile flight to the fishing vil
i of Tofino, on Vancouver
nd, B. C. six loggers and the
t were aboard
Troops-To-Europe
Fight Revived
in House
WASHINGTON (AP) — A
warning by Senator Conally
(D-Tex) that the U. S. may have
to send more than six divisions
to the Atlantic Pact Army has
intensified the bitter troops-to
Europe battle.
The issue which had Congress
tied in knots earlier this year
under-went a strong revival yes
terday on both sides oi the cap
itol.
In passing a $56,062,405,390
money bill to finance the mili
tary establishment for the fiscal
year, the House declined by a
vote of 131 to 34 to put a six
division lid on U. S. contribu
tions to the European Defense
Army.
Conally's remarks, made at a
news conference, indicated that
he may be concerned over the
possibilty of a similar S.nate
test. His warning Drought crit
ical response from several Re
publican Senators.
The Senate checked its ear
leir controversy over troops for
Europe in a resolution which
said “it is the sense” of the
Senate that only tour U. S. di
visions—in addition to the two
already there—should be sent
to Europe.
However, this is not legally
binding on the President as
Commander-in-Chi ci.
Conally, chairman of the Sen
ate Foreign Relations Commit
tee. spoke out shortly after his
group ana me senate rtrraea
Services Committee wound up
joint hearings on the adminis
tration’s S38.50U.UOU.OOJ for
eign aid bill.
A similar bill—but cut to
$37,848,750,000—c 1 e a r e d the
Hous; Foreign Affairs Commit
tee last night by a 20 to 0 vote.
It is slated for Rules Committee
clearance next Monday, House
debate starting Wednesday and
House action by the end of the
week.
£1 ADDITIONAL PHONE
LINES TO PE AVAILABLE
BY MONDAY
The telephone company will
cut cable Saturday night, which
will make the installation of 51
additional service lines available,
the Company is working as ra
pidly as possible to upgrade
service all over the city and add
new service, according to a
statement by Douglas S. Starr,
general manager, today.
There are plenty of instru
ments on hand, Mr. Starr said,
but the necessary cable is a
restricted item on priority. He
has hopes of obtaining some
cable during a trip to Seattle
next week, but has no absolute
assurance of it.
A new sound-proof booth is
being installed in the business
office on Fourth Avenue. It will
be ready for use by Monday.
The Fourth Avenue business
office will also be opened Mon
day, for payment of bills and
consultation with the manager.
JET BOMBER BREAKS
RECORD AT 886 MPH
SHREVEPORT. LA. (AP) —
Barksdale Air Force Base re
ports that an RB-45 pet bomb
er has averaged a speed of
886 miles per hour—believed
to be a record for that type of
plane.
Local Musicians To
Give Concert
Ladies of the sorority Eeta
Sigma Phi and the Winter Con
cert Committee will give a con
cert next Wednesday night,
August 15,' in the Methodist
Church. Th: aim is to purchase
a concert grand piano to be used
in the community. It will be
kept in the Methodist church
until a concert hall or commu
nity auditorium is provided in
the city.
Paul McMullen, son of Mr.
Mrs. Ray James will be the
feature vocalist on the program.
Mrs. Bonn Lee, very popular
harpist, and Mrs. Mary Clem
ents, who is a professional pian
ist, will round out the program
as soloists and accompanying
Mr. McMullen.
Paul McMullen's baritone
voice has been in demand at
musical affairs since his high
school days began in Seward,
lie now attends Whitman Con
servatory of Music. Walla Walla,
Washington, where he has com
pleted his second year of study.
The need of a good, concert
grand piano became very evi
dent during last year's concert
season. It was necessary to bor
row an instrument for every
session. The Concur* Committee
hopes to see a public auditorium
in Seward in the not too dis
tant future—perhaps In a new
school bunding. The piano would
then become a feature of the
auditor.um. In the meantime,
officials of the Methodist church
have consented to make room
ior an instrument in uie uumi
building, il one is obtained. An
imposing group of resident mus
ic lovers, who sponsor the con
cert season, are working with
the Beta Sigma Phi girls to
further the fund, with the possi
bility that it can be enjoyed in
the coming season.
Coffee will be served in the
church parlor during intermis
sion at the concert.
DEATH TOLL UNCERTAIN IN
LOUISIANA TRAIN WRECK
SIMME3POKT. LA. (AP) — A
head-on crash oi a 300-Mariim
troop train and a Louisiana and
Arkansas passenger train killed
at least five persons today,
State police reported irom the
scene.
In Washington, a Marine Corps
spokesman said one Marine was
killed and five others injured.
The first report oi State police
placed the number to five with
the reported death of an uniden
tified child bystander.
Other unofficial and uncon
firmed reports placed the diath
toll at a much higher figure.
Communications were limited to
death messages from the scene.
Details on the number of casu
alties fluctuated wildly except
for the State police report.
The trains crashed together
about 7 a. m. (CST) today in a
desolate swampland about 60
miles northwest of Baton Rouge.
LOCAL GIRL MAKES
HONOR ROLL AT WSC
Miss Jeanette A. Lind, Sew
ard graduate, is listed among
the students at Washington State
College to earn 50 or more grade
points and be cited for scholas
tic excellence by Registrar Harry
Chambers.
This is the second time Miss
Lind has been named by college
authorities for the honor roll.
Alaskci-U.S. Phone
Link Announced
By A.C.S.
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.
Expansion of long-distance tele
phone facilities in the Territory
of Alaska will be completed in
1952, and a full operational
peak will be reached in 1953,
Col. Fred P. Andrews, Com
manding officer of the Alaska
Communication System announc
ed here today.
A long line project, which
will cost about $5,000,000 for
wire and plant installations, in
cludes the construction of new
long-distance circuits between
Anchorage and Tok Junction,
which will tie into existing lines
along the Alaska Highway. Com
pleton of this project will mean
quicker and better quality
service between Anchorage and
Fairbanks, and between Anch
orage and the Continental U
nited States. At present, most
telephone calls from Anchorage
to tiie States are transmitted by
radio-telephone rather than
land-line telephone.
When traffic is light over land
lmes, some of these calls are
carried that way, but must be
routed via Fairbanks. The pro
jected tic-in with the Alaska
Highway Telephone System will
eliminate tnis circuitous rout
ing .
The new land line may also
provide limited telephone facili
ties to homesteaders and small
communities along the Glenn
Highway now have no means of
icpuuiie uummumcauun.
Bi .^s have been asked for
major toil buildings at Fair
banks and Anchorage for com
pletion by the fail of 1952. These
buildings will contain the latest
earner and switching equip
ment.
These faclities are being de
signed to become part of the
toll dialing system for Contin
ental North America.
Land line construction is be
ing handled primarily by the
Western Electric Company, un
d.r contract to the Signal Corps,
U. S. Army, of which the Alas
ka Communication System is a
unit. Building construction is
beng done by the Alaska Dis
trict, Corps of Engineers, U. S.
Army.
WIFE OF MARATHON RACER
VISITS THE MOUNTAIN
Mrs. Harold Walker, Mullins
ville, Kansas, arrived last week
to visit Seward for the first time.
She is the guest of Mrs. Harold
Davis.
Mrs. Walker climbed part
way up Mt. Marathon with her
race running husband, but did
not go to the top. Mr. Walker
made third place in the race
this year with the time of 64
minutes, 33 seconds. He is a
teacher and athletic coach in the
Mullinsville school. The couple
will stay another two weeks,
touring the Peninsula.
SPAULDING ANNOUNCES
IMPORTANT MEETING
There will be a congregation
al meeting of the Seward Luth
eran Church immediately after
the service Sunday morning.
This meeting will only last
a few minutes, but it is most
important that everyone be
present, Rev. Kent Spaulding,
pastor, announced today.
U. N. Advance Headquarters.
Korea (AP) — Deadlocked Uni
ted Nations and Communist
truce negotiating delegations
sat for two hours and 11 min
utes in dead silence today, each
waiting for the other to change
his position.
The unprecedented silence was
precipitated, the United Nations
Command said, when the Com
munist refused to talk about
anything except a buffer zone
located where they want it.
Vice Adm. C. Turner Joy,
Chief U. N. Delegate, proposed
several alternatives to break
the deadlock. Then he wailed
for North Korean Ll. Gen Nam
II. head of the Red delegation,
to reply.
Nam II said nothing.
For 131 minutes, nobody
spoke.
“The air was full of electri
city,” said Brig. Gen. William
P. Nuckols, official U. N. Com
mand spokesman .
He said General Nam figeted
in nervous embarrassment,
smoked cigarets incessantly,
drummed on tne gr. en-topped
conference table with his fing
ers or his cigarct lighter, and
glanced repeatedly at his wrist
watch.
Occasionally he received notes
from stall officers behind him.
But he said nothing
1 • • other lour Communist
Generals held occasional whis
pered conferences. Most of the
time, Nuckols said, they re
mained impassive.
Admiral Joy sat calmly, Nuck
ols said, “writing notes in a
detached sort of fashion."
Joy appeared patient: some
times bored, Nuckols said.
Joy finally broke the silence.
When negotiations resumed
after a five day break, U. N.
delegates offered a series of al
ternatives intended to break the
disagreement over where to end
the shooting war.
The Communists turned all
U. A. proposals down.
The five Red generals refused
to consider anything except a
buffer zone back along the 33th
Parallel.
The armistice talks appeared
to be at their most critical point
since they began a month ago
today. The U. N. communique
indicated the tension ridden con
ference might be nearing a
breaking point.
The Allies described the posi
tion of the Communists as "a
damant."
For ten consecutive sessions
delegates have been stuck on the
question of where to create a
buffer zone.
Admiral Joy tried to break the
deadlock by proposing that ne
gotiations temporarily pass over
this question and go on to the
next point.
That deals with “concrete ar
rangements for the realization
of military armistice and the
resultant cease-fire.’’
But Nam II refused.
LUTHERAN SUNDAY SCHOOL
PICNIC WILL EE SUNDAY
The Seward Lutheran Sunday
School, Church and Ladies Aid
are holding their annual picnic
at First Lake Sunday, August
12, after the morning church
service.
Members and friends will at
tend. Each family is expected
to bring food sufficient for their
own group to this community
picnic. Coffee and ice cream will
be furnished on the grounds.