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Vol. IX. No. 3
SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JULY 18, 1952
Price 10 Cents
Seward's Favorite,
USS Mahopac, S5-ilS
Aground Off Kodiak
The 143-foot seagoing tug
USS Mahopac is still aground
off Pasagshak Point. Kodiak
Islam), after four days of rescue
operations by Naval and Coast
Guard operations.
The Mahopac was declared
Seward's favorite Navy ship and
its personnel made honorary
members of the Seward city
government by proclamation
July 4. Ph'O. There is a warm
spot in the hearts of Sewardites
for the friendly little vessel.
That she is now in s rious trou
ble is of interest to all here win
remember her historic visit to
tit is port.
The USS Mahopac, hero of
resc
v dim ' • hoa\y seas and a dif
: . selvag< job last Su iday
afternoon and on July 15 wa.
repurted broached broadside in
•he pounding sum' near Pasa.g
slmk Point. 34 miles southwest
>1 the Kodiak Naval Statioii.
Her low wires became entangled
in her propellers while attempt
ng la salvage the two masted
lushing schooner Whizard. live
Whizard had been beached since
tier engines failed and stormy
seas wrecked the swen man
vessel June 30.
Latest reports received Friday
on the Mahopac showed a 15
yard gain by Navy rescue ships
:n their light to save the tug.
The mobile land unit directing
tiie three-vessel sea and air sal
vage job reported towing at
tempts halted Thursday night
after tlu tide went out. The
jow had been freed and swung
00 degrees to seaward while the
entire ship, had moved 15 yards
away fr< -: a eh. Plans
were to resume operations at
.nigh tide in the morning.
The Coast Guard cutter. Yard
Tug, coastal cargo vessel and
500 ton barge are trying to free
the Mahopac from the beach.
Thirty of the 47-man Mahopac
crew were returned to tiie Ko
. < Naval Statioi y 1
rerday after leaving the si'.ip
:n the hands of a s'erh ' ■ > . cre w.
No or e \vas injur*_*d.
JAY
OUgn local
i fill the s'
They wtr
1 Two To
for mixed
Lop Sided
ijuxom lass;es
wvho.se rumored
they were
• were,
r i v a 1
brought many visitors in to see
the spirited scries oi games.
The .story grows sad, how
ever, when v. c; arc forced to
report that later in the evening,
in. various night spots where the
“ladies and their escorts were
dancing, they were attacked by
ungentlemanly male creatures,
armed with sharp pins, bent,
they said, upon establishing the
authenticity of the “ladies' ana
tomy.
Oddly enough, Gene Thorn
: • k K rkp itrick ar goi
about today vainly trying to
erase the stains of indelible lip
stick from their unaccustomed
mouths.
It is unanimously agreed, how
ever, that the two young men
added greatly to the fun of the
mixed doubles bowling matches,
and they hope that it will not
be necessary again to urge the
real girls to turn out for the
Thursday games.
Mrs. Jean Statler. from the
Ranger Station area, left Seward
General Hospital this week after
medical treatment.
Gir! Scouf Camp
Rehabilitated
Fathers anil members of llie
Seward Girl Scout Council have
nearly completed the r< habilita
lion of the Girl Scout Camp on
Nash Hoad. The big cabin con
structed by the U.S. Army dur
ing the occupation of Ft. Ray
mond. was given to the Girl
Scouts alter the Army lcit the
area .
Through the years, the cabin
has fallen into disrepair. In the
last lew days, volunteers put on
a new roof, repaired the inferior
and built a fireplace, i'ney ex
pi t tlie entire project to lie
n . dy for use by July 29. Ma
ten: Is for the repairs wen do
nat'd b\ Seward businesses.
Outdoor activities have always
had a major place in the Girl
Scout program. Girls of all ages
are eager lor tne itm am! ' ait
Vi ofure found m tile out of
doors, whet iter it is on a nature
hint . a eooK out or a walking
tnp. Because ol tins appeal,
i\ eiy camp contains sum. tiling
oi fun m the out of doors, in
tin city or in tee country, no
matter what season i the year.
Those woo place great value
on out ol ctoor living know 'mat
the advantages are better real
ized in extended days in the
...pen, and so camping lias come
to be the means oi extending
out door troop programs in town
to longer periods oi living out
side. This has been a part of
the Girl Scout program since
1921.
In a country where the wea
ther is uncertain as it is in this
area, a permanent and safe shel
ter must be provided to give the
little girls any benefit of the
camping program. S u e h has
been provided in Sewa: d by the
interest and assistance given in
the rehabilitation project on the
Girl Scout Camp.
FIRST MODERN FURNITURE
STORE OPEN FOR BUSINESS
Seward's first up-to-date and
ival turn it ufe .-v .re op-., ned its
moors last wcik' when Hum
Werner op 1 the W rner i ur
liluri and A m . . - »i
Y. - : -R i d IS. ■ /Pel u m ,C:
winch u my d tne np.-nm., oi
t he stor • •• Tie . ■ - i ow, ho w ever
the first all modern and all fur
niture and ; .ppiiance store io
S( ,Vc rd It adds < • new look
of lite towns main street.
GRAVESIDE SERVICES FOR
JOHNSON INFANT
Graveside services will be
held at 4 p.m. Saturday. July 1!).
for the infant daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Floyd Johnson of this
city.
The baby girl. Linda Gail, was
born in Seward General llos
pita 1 June 2(> awd lived only lb
days.
Father Martin Borbeck. S.J..
will officiate at the service.
PORT SECURITY CARD
PUBLIC REARING TUESDAY
The public and interested par
ties are invited to attend the
Coast Guard hearing in the City
Council Chambers Tuesday, July
22 at 7:30 pan.
The Commander, 17th Coast
Guard District has scheduled the
hearing to discuss issuance of
Coast Guard Port Security Cards
in Seward. These cards have
been issued to all major ports
in the continental United States.
The program is now proposed
for Alaskan ports.
Rcni Director
Clarifies "Critical"
Designation
To eliminate what appears to
be a widespread misinterpreta
tion ol' the word "critical in
regard to the designation of a
defense housing area, Michael
,J. Ihu. a the Alaska .Area Kent
Director, has issued a stateni ’ul
which, Ik said, he hoped would
chub's the position of the Pcd
( ml Rent Stabilisation Program
in that respect.
"The \von! v r i t i cal. M r.
Haas stated, "is used only in
conjunct .on wIf; cities or areas
that qualify l'or that designation
by m.etin.g four definite sta.u
dax'ds or conditions. These con
ditions tin non-legal lan fuago)
are: fl) Th.cre must be deiense
weak go'n,g on in that locality;
i,2) lit r. mi. t be a substantial
inmieral on of del", use workeiv
into that locality: (?>) there must
be a lion, nig shortage: and (4)
rents must have risen excessive
lv or are threatening to rise
e\r. ss .•< ly A iy city, area or
locality liiat o. • not nit et all
t.air of these ee.niiiions cannot
be designated a> a critical de
fi-u.-e housing area.'
In comparison Air. Haas paint
ed cut -hat any city could con
cievably conform to any three
of the lour conditions, but still
would not be able to qualify as
a "critical defense housing area"
and therefore would have to
remain in trie "rot certified"
(non-critical) category.
To elaborate the Rent Direc
tor explained that a city could
< 1 ) have a definite housing short
age. and (2) rents could have
risen excessively in the past few
months, but regardless of these
facts that city could not be cer
tified as a "critical" area because
only two of the four conditions
had bet u met. By the same token
a c.ty with a defense plant, a
substantial inmigration of de
li . workers and a definite
hens; .g shortage still would not
!h qualified for a "critical des
ig i •. .a imho, rents had in
ci : '. ively. er tin re was
. iv
a t: ; e. ■ t . ot i xt\ .- ve rent in
ert v
•,;.. . .'euc i■; :h u . ■ .ibilii'ibion
lal all ols
'n ■ , : 'iai dei .. io.i ef
■ :r i aft «* h :■
1 , r :ji>. lo.iti in be • h :ds o..
: focal go> r.bociit
Under the provi i ns I Pub
lit Law 129 of 82nd Cbn
cii .-■> ail Red sal - ml. controls
will t< rminate on that date in
tiie not certified < aon-critical)
areas unless a contii nance is re
quested by res billion ol its gov
erning body or by popular ref
erendum.
BARTLETT CONTINUES
EFFORTS FOP. A.R.R.
REHABILITATION
Under Seeretary of the Army
Karl PL Bundetsen and Director
James P. Davis of the Interior
Department a s s u r e cl Delegate
Bob Bartlett this week that
efforts will be continued to ob
tain funds for rehabilitation of
the' Se'A ardPortage section of
The Alaska Railroad. They an
nounce that there is no basis in
fact that plans are now under
way to abandon this portion of
the railroad.
The President had asked for
$t),094,000 for reconstruction of
this part of the railroad, which
was denied by both House and
Senate. Both Under Secretary
Bundetsen and General Kepner
testified in strong support of the
appropriation as necessary to
military undertakings in the
Territory.
Legion Arks Aiert On
Communist Sncreasc
THE AMERICAN LEGION
Department of Alaska
33rd Annual Convention
RESOLUTION NO. 10
WHEREAS The trend of Com
mini ism, according to the reports
of tin Federal bureau of Invest i
gal ion as recorded in the April
!!. 1952, issue of the United
States News a id V/orld Report,
is that within the past year the
number of known Communists
in the forty-eight suites has
dr": ped fl am t'J.UOh to 3 1 .Oh !.
or a de<Teas1 of thirty per cent
(30' ), and
WHEREAS Darin;
period the number
Conn .in i ii.-. ■■ in A;
fiv
cn
oi
cent (150
cidin
tary and
tivities. i
an tin <10
oi number
one hundr
t!i ti
otic,
ow
tiiat sam '
of known
.a has in
to twenty
or an rn
! fifty pat
ch increase eo o
sa pped-up miii
insl -uct ion ac
erefo:e
Iiid Id RLSOL\ED I hat al
though this increase in numbers
is not alarmin • as yet. the per
centage increase is. and we wish
to .derl Alaskans everywhere to
tins growing trend, and
BE IT IT ilTHEU RESOLVED
That copies of this resolution be
sent to the various posts and to
the several papers throughout
Alaska, and that a copy be sent
to the I'm Am rican Activities
Committee'.
s Commander
(Seal) Department of Alaska
Attest:
Adjutant-Finance Officer
Department of Alaska.
SEAPORT AUTO SUPPLY
BEGINS CONSTRUCTION
Construction was begun this
week on a building to house the
new Seaport Auto Supply, the
Willys Jeep Agency. It will be
a 40 by (JO foot structure on
Third Avenue extended, next
to Dale's Cabins just outside the
city limits.
yea
n t >.
1
ms inckicl
a Iso.,tap.
an addition next
1 eive the busi
Vt'.n t:1" highway.
.1. service station
Iarg< apartne, s'
ioor.
t\ mu in
•iiai, which
wit’ Mr. T
to Seward a
as the Sea pi
lower Third
months ago.
id H'gan <)]i Tatii
r: Auio Supply <
Avneue about s
SEWARD DISTRICT COURT
HELD THIS WEEK
Si card term o! District Court
at which Judge An bony J. Di
mo id presided, ended Friday
alter the hearing on the appli
cation of Hayes and Perlman for
;i liquor dispensing license. The
license was for the business of
a planned supner club to be
known as The Plantation on the
outskirts of town.
The application was with
drawn by the owners and the
hearing closed. Judge Dimond
and .utin i; members of the court
returned to Anchorage Friday
afternoon.
Mr William O'Brien's family
arrived last Friday from Calif
ornia. His wife and three chil
dren drove up. and appeared to
be in good condition upon ar
rival. They will live in the
former house of Mrs. Ralph
Reed on Fourth Avenue. Mr.
O'Brien is an electrician who
came here recently from Scl
dovia.
Lsroasne Committee
Urges "Ho Letdown"
In Strike Settlement
With the break in the shipping
tieup which has hit, hard biows
at tiie economy of the Territory,
the Seattle Alaska Lifeline Com
mittee urges that “no letdown”
result in the drive to acuieve
the long range project of insur
ing continued shipping to the
Territory.
i nomas
aimption
■ss of till
objective
eti i i,.; ear
short sit
season,
if! and rn
ii
iVI. Polly
shipping
rst, a net
’h:eii is
:S to Al
opping and
a.’, or phase,
H need for
a will not
ii'eat of dis
i'his is a
that means
slug con tin
water eom
Chairman
said 1 hat i < .
means sum
immediate,
the job o i g
aska in tie
construed ion
rliie sere;
lie saiei, is the 1 iy,>
insuring that AJasb
suffer the coo.-i -mt tl
ruptie.n of up; ■
tin ee-'.v ay objective
maintenance- lor Ala
nance of important
merce arid jobs in Seattle, and
probably most important, the
defense status ol Alaska as a
national insurance policy.
'Our objective is to tiring
recommendation on the part of
the labor and management alike
that not only their own interest
but the public interest will best
be served by incorporating in
contracts a provision that ships
will continue to operate during
any disputes.
"We understand from mem
bership of the unions concerned,
representing about 70 per cent
oi the mm ii.u.e h.b >r p. • ■ jxiiiel
have gone on record in favor of
such a policy.
“Our commit tee hopes to have
the continued support of labor,
government, and the d’vjl auth
orities in trying to work out
this latter phase. The object;
are these: uninterrupted service
to Alaska, uniform anniversary
dates on long term contracts,
and continued operation during
discussion and disputes."
Insofar as the Alaska Lifeline
Committee is concerned, said
Felly, there
in tiie vigo
agn emeni a
. ili be
us off.
no sloe.
)i'i tO b 1
ee
oipp:
f uni
lllU.-l
Seat 11
id tiie
LEON LEWIS APPOINTED
GOP FINANCE CHAIRMAN
Leon Lewis, manager of the
Kenai ( >p i i sior< in 3 w
;.ri!. was apyoi; I; d Republican
Preeine; fAm.:.ce Chairman this
\vi“'k. The appointment was
made by -Marvin Yiale, Precinct
Committeeman.
Lewis has 1 h
the’ Republican movement in Al
aska for several years. He is a
member of the local Republican
Club.
ELECTRICIAN STOPS
RUNAWAY TRUCK
That a big man can move
fast when necessity arises, was
proven Friday afternoon.
Mr. Wilson of Wilson El ctric
is a six-footer, and would be
considered a big man. While
driving north on Third Avenue
with another man. they noticed
a pickup truck drifting rapidly
down the street without a driver.
Wilson stopped the truck he
was driving, sprang out and ran
down the runaway, jumped in
side and stopped the vehicle be
fore it could crash into a parked
car.
"He sure moved fast.’’ de
clared his companion admir
ingly.