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Seward
Record
The Gateway City of Interior Alaska Since 1903.
Seward’s All-IPeather Port is Alaska’s Greatest Asset.
Only newspaper in the
world that gives a hoot
about Seward, Alaska.
'ol. X, No. 29
SEWARD, ALASKA, . RIDAY, JANUARY 15, 1954
Price 10 Cents
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ruard Unit Stages
loch Battle
Explosions anti bright flashes
In the Bartlett area last Tuesday
night were explained today by
pn ofieer of the Seward Unit,
daska National Guard.
Non-commissioned officers ar
ranged a simulated battle for a
supposedly downed enemy plane
in the old firing range back of
the Sanatroium. They moved a
Liscarded plane into the area,
luardsmen were called out on
[20 minutes notice in full equip
Iment to "capture’’ the plane and
its crew. It was a complete sur
prise for the men, and when
[they approached the plane they
were met with sharp "resist
lance" supplied by the officers.
The maneuver was surprising
ly well done, according to offi
cers. Their aim was to test the
unit under fire, as most of the
men arc very young and without
experience in combat. Special
thanks are offered George Les
ko. Joe Hughes and Sgt. Reed
of ACS for assistance in setting
up the mock battle.
Seward Unit now has 32 mem
bers and their own armory,
.which is a quonset south of the
Rehabilitation Center. Officers
are working hard to raise the
complement to 50 by June, so as
to keep tiie command in Seward.
Men who enlist in the Guard be
fore reaching the age of 18 are
exempt from induction in the
regular Army until the age of
.25. In this way, they receive
their military training at home
and without having to give up
their jobs.
At present, four of the Guards
men. George Galloway. Bill Si
mard. John Williams and Her
man Nelson are attending school
for non commissioned officers at
Fort Richardson for two weeks.
Jesse Lee News
By Tommy Dillard
To be fitting, if trite, “when
it rains, it pours!" Within a week
or two Jesse Lee has been sub
ject to three eases of measles,
several more cases of “semi
measles" (if there is such a
thing), one eye operation, six
ear examinations, and a pending
adenoid operation. This is in ad
dition to the still-mending brok
en collar bone and mole re
moval. It is giving the rest of us
quite a variety of “sympathy
pains!"
The six having ear examina
tions spent Thursday, Jan. 14.
in Anchorage. Mr. Lee drove
them up. and the “outing" prov
ed to be fun in spite of the rea
son!
The Jesse Lee basketball team
has been practicing hard with
Coach Malin, getting ready for
its second game with downtown
teams. They play the Seward
freshmen this month, and hopes
are high at the Home for a vic
tory. Mr. Malin reports that he
was proud of the showing the
team made against the junior
high in their first game, even
though they lost by one point.
He points out that now, with a
little experience in playing be
fore a crowd, the boys will be
able to concentrate on the game
more completely.
Miss Lillie Stevens, home eco
nomics teacher, spoke to the
group at chapel service Wednes
day night. Jan. 13. She told of
conditions in China where she
worked as a missionary for sev
eral years. The contrast in cus
toms, attitudes and opportunities
was a very interesting and
thought - provoking discussion;
both for the children and for the
staff members.
REPUBLICANS TO MEET
MONDAY NIGHT
Announcement is made of a
Club meeting of Seward Re
publicans Monday. January 18
at 8 p.m. in the Methodist
Church basement.
Club members are urged to
attend this important meeting to
decide upon certain appoint
ments of office in Seward.
MEASLES LESSENING IN
SEWARD SCHOOLS
Absences in grade schools this
week have dropped off. Chil
dren out with measles are begin
ning to get back to school, and
hopes are that the epidemic is
broken.
Many cases are still reported
among pre-school children and
in kindergarten, but none in
adult ages or high school stu
dents.
Nurses Plan For
Civil Defense
Members of District No. 2,
Alaska Nurses' Association, and
of the Ambulance Corps met
with Col. C. E. Johnson, direc
tor of Civil Defense, Greater
Seward area, last Monday night
at the Nurses’ Residence.
Col. Johnson explained the
plan set up for treatment and
handling of sick and injured in
case of disaster or war emergen
cy. Civil Defense will soon be
prepared to handle a situation
in this area in case of disastrous
fire, earthquake, tidal wave or
flood, as well as -in the case of
a bombing attack. Large quan
tities of medical supplies are
coming in. Nurses are being as
signed to strategic centers. The
jeep pumper fire truck is al
ready here and arrangements
are made for its use. Auxiliary
ambulances, two-way radios, gas
oline field kitchens and other
equipment are assigned to this
area and will arrive in a short
time.
Col. Johnson plans to have
the whole setup ready for a
whole scale tryout at the time
of the combined Army, Navy.
Airforce and National Guard
maneuver in Resurrection Bay
and Seward in March.
Ambulance Corps
Needs Recruits
Among other items of business
taken up by the Ambulance
Corps at the regular meeting
Tuesday was a membership
drive. Civil Defense Director
Col. C. E. Johnson informed the
group that its responsibility in
case of disaster or war emer
gency is a big one. More men
are needed as drivers and first
aid workers in any case, but
with added responsibilities the
need is great.
Any man who has a first aid
card, or who is willing to get
one. and who is not already ob
ligated to the fire department,
police. National Guard or power
plant, is urgently asked to con
tact Ambulance Corps members
and consider joining the group.
SVAC Decides On
New Ambulance
A Ford ambulance with the
body by Siebert has been decid
ed upon by the Seward Volun
teer Ambulance Corps, as the
vehicle most nearly suited to the
kind of emergencies encountered
here and within a price range
the town can afford.
The ambulance chosen can
carry four stretcher patients.
The Corps has $3600 on hand,
including contributions from
townspeople made through the
Elks Lodge campaign. Indica
tions are that the City Council
will make up the balance of
$2000 which will make it pos
sible to order the vehicle im
mediately.
After studying all Aodels of
ambulances and figures supplied
by dealers. Ambulance Corps
members unanimously chose the
Ford as the best all-round buy.
The car will be colored red and
white like the present ambu
lance. It will have a siren, red
blinker lights, and a well for
carrying the large amount of
line used in many rescue runs.
These are modifications that in
crease the cost slightly over the
basic charge.
SEWARD, NEBRASKA FILM
SHOWING
Great approval of the films
from Seward, Nebraska, is heard
on all sides. The film has had
several showings at private or
ganizations. Fearing that some
of the general public may have
missed the opportunity to see it,
the film will be shown again on
Tuesday, January 19, in the
Methodist Church at 8 p.m.
No admission, although they
will pass the hat, at the request
of Mr. Davission of Seward,
Nebraska, who made the film
and sent it here. This will also
be added to the travel fund.
Toin The
MARCH OF DIMES
Januar y ? fo 31
Seahawks Keep Busy
Playing Cordova,
Fairbanks, Anchorage
CORDOVA PLAYS SEWARD
FIRST TIME
Another “first” will be chalk
ed up tonight and Saturday
when the Cordova school basket
ball team plays the Seahawks
at the Civic Center.
Arriving by Cordova Airlines
Friday afternoon, the visiting
players were met by a delega
tion from Seward High School
and taken to quarters. This is
not a conference game, but it is
a symbol of good will between
the two towns.
Seward will play in Cordova
February 12 and 13.
CORDOVA TEAM ARRIVES
DESPITE WEATHER
For a while Friday it was
feared that the Cordova basket
ball team would not get out of
Anohorage. Planes were ground
ed until 3 p.m. by heavy ground
fog.
Despite all fears, however, the
team arrived at about 3:40 and
the first game was expected to
be called as scheduled.
As preliminary to the main
games, on Friday at 7 p.m., Sew
ard freshmen and the Jesse Lee
five will give the usual good
competition. Jesse Lee has had
no wins and one loss. The fresh
men hold top place in the little
league with one and one. Satur
day night the freshmen will play
the 7th and 8th grade team
which has a record of one loss,
no wins.
Holders of season tickets will
pay only half-fare for admission
to the Cordova games. Otherwise
the charge is $1.00 each.
SEAHAWKS TO FAIRBANKS
BY PLANE NEXT WEEK
Seward Seahawks will leave
next Thursday for two games
in Fairbanks. By special arrange
ment they will travel by Cor
dova Airlines plane. This is the
first time the team has taken to
the air. It will eliminate the
usual expensive layover in An
chorage, and cut two days from
the trip, according to Coach Don
Dalberg. Altogether the saving
will amount to over $200 for the
two games.
At least nine seats will be
available on the plane for any
one who wants to see the games,
or do business in Fairbanks.
Round trip fares of $25 can be
had by contacting the Coach.
SEAHAWKS HAD
ROUGH WEEKEND
Last weekend, during which
Seward’s Seahawks met with de
feat in two games in Anchorage,
was a rough time all around.
To begin with, the boys sat
on the highway for seven hours
waiting for the highway to be
cleared of a slide which blocked
traffic. In fact, it is said, that
if Coach Dalberg, who was in
the lead car. had been one min
ute earlier, he would have been
caught in the avalanche. This
was on Thursday of last week.
On Friday, a bus loaded with
Pep Club girls and boys left
here at 4 p.m. for the games in
Anchorage. They too, met with
snow slides and arrived in the
big city at midnight after miss
ing the game.
Gene Boe, captain, who plays
forward, was not able to go be
cause of illness. He was sadly
missed by the team. The fellows
all looked good, Coach Dalberg
says, through the first half of the
Friday game, but they seemed to
lose heart the second night. They
lost 48 to 37 both nights.
TO AWARD PRIZES IN
MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
The regular monthly meeting
of the P-TA was held Saturday
night. The membership drive
was launched with a prize .of $10
to be awarded the room gettipg
the most members within the
next month. A monthly prize of
$2 will be given for the room
having the largest attendance
at the P-TA meeting. This mon
ey is to be used for records or
applied to purchase of a book
as decided by the room.
An executive meeting is
scheduled for the latter part of
the month at the home of Leon
Lewis. The date will be an
nounced later.
The Mental Health team will
be guests at the next meeting
of the P-TA on Monday evening.
February 1, at the school audi
torium. The business meeting
will be brief in order to give
the time to the speakers and
discussion.
C of C Hears
Anchorage Truckers
At Tuesday Meeting
Representatives of the newly
formed Alaska Transportation
Association with headquarters
in Anchorage, met with the
Seward Chamber of Commerce
last Tuesday. Tex Williams, pres
ident of the new organization,
spoke Seward business men
and women, telling of the aims
of the association. He stated that
the group is seeking equal facili
ties with the railroad on the new
dock.
Mr. Williams also stated that
the truckers are in favor of an
increase in motor fuels tax for
Territorial users.
Others with the delegation
were Herb Hilcher, who spoke
shortly on the general subject of
public relations, and Paul Gag
non. It was understood that oth
ers of the association had ex
pected to be in Seward, but
planes were unable to get out of
Anchorage that morning, despite
the beautiful weather here.
Other business of the Cham
ber of Commerce meeting was a
report that the Chamber has
asked for transportation of air
mail when planes are grounded,
and a letter requesting the In
ternational Halibut Commission
for a quota for Seward. Mr. Bob
Hazeltine, owner of the new
Gateway Drug Store, which is
to be opened next month, was
introduced. Mr. Van Avery of
Northwest Freight" and Dock
Company was introduced as a
new member.
FORMER SEWARDITE DIED
IN WASHINGTON
W. W. Flynn, former Seward
resident, died January 8 in
Sumner General Hospital, Sum
ner, Washington.
Word was received here by
Thomas Howell, secretary of the
Seward Masonic Lodge. Mr. and
Mrs. Flynn were well known
here a few years ago before
they moved to South Prairie,
Washington.
Mr. Flynn wafc'-born in Fort
Worth. Texas in 1877, and took
his Masonic degrees in Seward
during 1921 and 1922.
SVAC TO SPONSOR
PRESIDENT'S BALL
The annual March of Dimes
President s Ball will be under
the auspices of the Seward Vol
unteer Ambulance Corps this
year.
No date for the affair has been
set, as there is some difficulty in
finding a Saturday which is not
booked at the Civic Center. The
President's Ball is usually the
winding up event for the polio
fund campaign, which would
mean January 30. This night,
however, is already taken for the
Anchorage basketball game. As
the big gym is booked solid for
February, it may be necessary to
held the dance elsewhere.
ANY SCHOOL GIRL MAY
BE ELECTED QUEEN
Any girl from Seward schools
may be chosen basketball queen
in the contest now underway for
the Seward, Nebraska, trip.
No nomination is to be made.
Purchasers of each SI.00 worth
of merchandise in the stores co
operating in the drive may enter
the name of any school girl.
The contest is not limited to
high school girls.
Two more prizes have been
added to the list for the queen.
She will get a beautiful sweater
from the Blue Shop and a dozen
pairs of nylons front Bob Lewis
of Anchorage.
NEW ALASKA POPULATION
RELEASE
Since the rapid growth of
Alaska presents an urgent need
for population figures more real
istic at the present time than
those of the 1950 census, a re
cent bulletin has been released
cooperatively by the Office of
the Governor, Alaska Develop
ment Board, antTthe Territorial
Bureau of Vital Statistics. This
publication, Estimates of Alas
ka's Population, April 1, 1950
July I, 1952, charts population
month by month for this period.
During the period July 1950
to July 1952, the military pop
ulation in Alaska shows a 48
per cent increase while the ci
vilian population for the same
period indicates an 11 per cent
increase.
In cooperation with the Ter
ritorial Department of Health,
the March of Dimes has assisted
in financing Follow-up and Di
agnostic Clinics and physical
therapy services for polio pa
tients. Alaska is batter prepared
to fight polio because YOU give
to the March of Dimes.
TELEPHONE CASE
DENIED BY COURT
Judge J. L. McCarrey denied
the city's request for an injunc
tion against the Alaska Tele
phone Corporation in a hearing
last Monday in Third District
Court at Anchorage.
Further action is contemplat
ed by the City, Mayor Painter
reported, but no date has been
set for continuance of the case.
Reporter's
Notebook
The games part of the Legion
Club Thursday night netted $315
for the March of Dimes. This is
pretty good for a beginning.
Mr. and Mrs. Hinie Werner
have left for a vacation Outside.
A hundred friends met at the
Elks Club Saturday night to
give a going away party for
Glen and Jeanne Easton who left
on the Baranof Thursday.
We understand that parking
meters will be placed on Fourth
Avenue and at a few other spots
about the down town area with
in a few months. Then we can
join our friends in the other big
cities in griping about parking
meters, fines, and so forth.
Mrs. Kathryn Galen is a pa
tient at Seward General Hos
pital from injuries sustained in
a fall.
James Haines of Anchorage,
employee of Alaska Freight
Lines, was taken to Seward Gen
eral Hospital Friday morning
with a severely injured finger.
Darryl Schaefermcyer was a
patient at the hospital this week
when his tonsils were removed.
Archie JflcLain of Kasilof is
a patient at Seward General Hos
pital, which he entered for sur
gery.
Mrs. Per Osmar of Clam Gulch
also underwent surgery at Sew
ard General Hospital this week.
Archie Berck, driver of the
freight truck that went through
the bridge at Mile 18, is improv
ing rapidly, according to reports
from the hospital here.
Mrs. Katheryn Baker and
young son Frankie will leave
next Tuesday for Pennsylvania.
Mrs. Baker’s father is ill and she
will spend several weeks with
him.
Nellie E. Brown of Anchorage
lias been visiting friends in Sew
ard.
James P. Bogan is leaving
Sunday for San Francisco. He
will make the trip from Anchor
age by strato-cruiser. He has
been visiting his sons. Pat. Jim
and Ernie here since last June.
Several local cars tangled
with larger vehicles last week
during the icy spell. Hal Gilfilen
had a remarkable escape from
injury when his car was struck
by a snow plow or grader during
the heavy snow. He and his pas
sengers were not injured.
Dr. and Mrs. Wagner and Mrs.
Grace Campen escaped injury
when they were 9ideswiped by a
freight truck near Anchorage on
their way to the Seward-Anchor
age basketball game. The car, a
new one, was badly damaged,
however. Dr. Wagner remarked
later that he had just discovered
that the truck which was in the
collision was loaded with incen
diary bombs.
Bud .and Ann Merrill have
gone Outside for two or three
weeks. They probably will spend
most of the time in California.
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Tressler
celebrated their 10 th wedding
anniversary Tuesday night. They
had a party at Wolf Trail Lodge,
which was a surprise for Mrs.
Tressler.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray James are
expected back some time next
week. Word was received here
that they are to be in Seattle
Sunday, and after some business
they will be back home.
Seward Woman’s Club met at
the home of Mrs. W. C. Erwin
Thursday night.
Legion Cob has announced
that they will donate free rides
t n anyone who wants to go to the
March of Dimes Ham Dinner at
the Legion Club Sunday between
5:00 and 8:00 o’clock p,m.
Henry (Hank) Frost,
Seward Old Timer,
Taken By Death
Henry (Hank) Frost, well
known in Alaska for 40 years,
and a resident of Seward for
most of that time, died quietly
and alone at his home on Second
Avenue some time during the
night of January 13.
Postmaster Clarence Larson,
B'rost's next door neighbor, vis
ited him at about 6 o'clock
Wednesday evening, and found
him feeling as well as usual, al
though he had been ailing for
several months from an old in
jury. During the morning of
Thursday, telephone calls by
friends went unanswered, and
his door was found locked. At
noon, Mr. Larson and several
other friends went into the house
to find Mr. Frost sitting in his
chair with the coffee pot boiled
dry on the still lighted electric
stove, radio turned on and the
lights burning. It was assumed
from this that their friend had
passed away while preparing his
evening meal.
Henry Frost was born in
Oceana County, Michigan, in
1884. He is thought to have
come to Alaska in 1914 where
he did some freighting in Broad
Pass. He worked for Hoben and
Davis here in 1916 and for the
Alaska Railroad, then for the
Bureau of Public Roads for
many years. He was a member
of the Masonic Lodge in Reward,
and of the Order of Eastern Star.
He took the degrees in Masonry
in November. 1921.
Services will be held at 2 p.m.
Sunday, January 17. in the Ma
sonic Temple. Interment will be
in Seattle.
Letter to the Editor
I am quoting some of the high
lights of Warren Kingsbury’s
address given at Portland at
the Area E. Child Welfare Con
ference. last November.
Under grants from the Na
tional Foundation several lab
oratories are busily engaged in
the preparation of possible polio
vaccines. Typical of these is the
laboratory at the University of
Pittsburgh under the direction
of Jonas E. Salk M.D., who was
also prominent in the task of
identifying the virus types.
In the laboratory. Dr. Salk
and his associates first success
fully administered experimental
vaccines to monkeys and chim
panzees. then to about 100 chil
dren and adults. The results in
dicated that the preparation
caused no undesirable s i d e
effects and that within a short
time after adminsitration there
occurred a significant increase
in the amount of protective anti
bodies. In a more recent report
presented at the annual meeting
of the American Academy of
Pediatrics this fall, Dr. Salk
revealed that he had extended
his studies to include more than
700 children and adults, with
continued excellent results.
Oq the basis of these latest
findings, the National Founda
tion is now formulating defin
itive plans for a scientifically
controlled human study to eval
uate the effectiveness of the vac
cine in protecting children
against the naturally occurring
disease.
Others of you, however, may
have the opportunity of helping
with a phase of our prevention
program that will be almost
equally dramatic and that may
be the means of enabling hun
dreds, perhaps thousands, of
children to escape polio next
summer. Earlier I mentioned
gamma globulin which it has
been found provides temporary
immunity when administered
before the virus gets into the
blood stream, because it is a
human blood derivative it will
always be in short supply. In
order that the maximum amount
,may be available next year, the
National Foundation has obli
gated 19 million dollars of funds
to be raised in the coming
March of Dimes for the pur
chase of Gamma Globulin. As
a result there should be avail
able enough to innoculate some
two million children in com
munities where the number of
cases indicates a probable epi
demic. This will be determined
by public health authorities.
When they decide upon a mass
innoculation. there is no time to
lose. The community must be
mobilized quickly. Clinics mus'
be organized and staffed, pre
cious gamma globulin and es
sential supplies flown in.
MARY H. STOECKLE
Chairman Child Welfare
Department of Alaska
Review Brings Back
Forgotten Items of
Past Year
JULY 31
Wagon Wheel nightclub de
stroyed by fire.
Stan and “Babe” Kerka lost
everything but typewriter and
pet skunk “Tabu” in apartment
fire.
AUGUST 7
Seward High School building
approved by APW for $951,000.
Construction promised for next
spring.
Most Worthy Grand Matron,
Eastern Star, Mrs. Ruth A.
Jones, visited for week.
Ambulance Corps commended
by City Council and given prom
ise of free gas.
AUGUST 14
J. R. Stoltzfus evicted from
cannery tender Grebe after three
hour battle with police who used
tear gas to smoke man out.
Audit showed city operating
in black.
AUGUST 21
Don Balmat appointed police
chief upon resignation of Kirk
patrick.
School Board ordered two 35
passenger buses.
AUGUST 28
Golden Anniversary of Sew
ard. Ship Anna landed first set
tlers and construction crew to
build town and railroad August
28. 1903.
Business & Professional Wom
en's Club was to receive charter
in big dinner meeting at Legion
Club with anniversary colors as
theme.
Methodists from States ar
rived on charter voyage to tour
Alaska.
Funeral services held for H. H.
Leonard, old time resident.
Mrs. Jean A. Barrett died sud
denly of heart failure.
New Nurses' Residence dedi
cated.
SEPTEMBER 4
Fire caused $25,000 damage
to trawler Winabob in Resurrec
tion Bay.
Delegate E. L. Bartlett spent
weekend here.
SEPTEMBER 11
Overwhelming registration
strained school facilities.
Two airmen seriously injured
in highway accident.
SEPTEMBER 18
Seattle Shriners initiated class
of 12.
Fire destroyed Frank Stradley
home in Forest Acres.
SEPTEMBER 25
First Territorial Vocational
Rehabilitation Center opened
here near Seward Sanatorium.
Fir?t thunder storm in gen
eration rolls over town.
OCTOBER 2
Mrs .Carol Breitenbach and
18 month old son Michael lost
when car overturned in Lagoon.
OCTOBER 9
Big majority voted for city
manager form of government.
Russell Painter elected mayor.
OCTOBER 16
Seward Elks volunteered to
snonsor ambulance fund drive.
OCTOBER 23
New councilmen took seats.
Seahawks announced winter
basketball schedule.
OCTOBER ?0
Marcus Cook killed in fall
into Box Canyon while hunting.
Seward Baptist Church orfi
cia’lv organized.
NOVEMBER 6
Walter Sipprell transferred to
Kodiak Alaska Lines office.
Funeral service held bv Am
erican Legion for A.rt'.iur Carter.
NOVEMBER 13
Mayor Painter elected vi no
nresident League of Alaska
Cities.
NOVEMBER 20
Three seriously hurt in La
goon Road accident.
Charles Malin. chairman of
Seward. Nebraska basketball
trio, opens drive for funds.
NOVEMBER 27
Funeral services for H. H.
Malcolm, manager Alarka
Coachways bus line.
Smvll boat owners form asso
ciation.
DECEMBER 4
Services for Mrs. I.aila Mor- •
risen and infant daughter Shr:la
who died uvhcn their car went
off the road into Trail Lake
Nov. 27.
Win Ervin elected president
Chamber of Commerce.
DECEMBER 11
Seahawks lost one and took
one game from Fairbanks trim
here.
Two ice skating rinks in prep
aration. waiting for weather to
freeze.
DECEMBER 18
. Chamber of Commerce pro
tested call for special session of
Legislature.
Schools presented Yule pro
gram.