God offers to every mind Its
choice between truth and re
pose. ..Take which you please,
you can never have both.
Emerson
The Seward Seaport Record
is independent in every re
spect and none shall ever be
denied the right to use its col
umns for any legal purpose or
expression.
VOL. XI. NO. 2.
SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 11954
PRICE 10 CENTS
RUNWAY LIGHTS TO BE SOUGHT
FOR SEWARD CITY AIRPORT
At the September ISth and Oct-'
ober 5th sessions of the Chamber
of Commerce many interesting
item of business were taken up
by the group.
It was announced at the meeting
that progress was being made on
the plans and specifications for
the new dock and it was anticipat
ed that bids would be called for
shortly.
Announcement was made at the
September 28th session that the
Chamber and interested local per
sons would hold a going away
party for Mr. and Mrs. Leon Urbach
the following evening at the Elks
Club.
It was also reported that Life
and Look Magazines were consider
ing doing a feature on the arrival
of the last passenger ship from
Alaska, also the KTVA of Anchor
age and KING in Seattle would be
televising the departure of the
SS Denali.
Guests at the meeting, included
Fred Williamson, U. S. Marshal,
Mr. Tallman of the Department of
Justice, and Mr. M. J. Clark of the
Valle - Sommers Construction Co.
Valle-Sommers was welcomed into
the Chamber as a new member at
the meeting.
At the Chamber meeting this
week. Win Erwin, President, re
ported that he had been successful
in locating a representative to the
new Health Council and that U.S.
Commissioner Stanley Hall would
have a full report at the next ses
sion of the Chamber October 12th.
Membership Chairman. Tom Ous
dale reported that membership fees
were coming in and that two new
members, Dick’s Diner and the
Alaska Freight Lines, had joined
the group. It was also reported
that frames for the membership
certificates are now available at
The Alaska Shop.
Chamber President Ervin also
reported that he had been in An
chorage and while there had seen
the proper authorities about get
ting lights at the airport. He said
that he also had been advised that
there were no funds available this
year for the removal of snow at
the airfield. The Bureau of Pub
lic Roads has always done this in
the past.
It was decided that the Chamber
should get busy and see to it that
funds were made available to keep
the airfield clear and also to see
if the Territorial Department of
Aviation would provide lights for
the field and a beacon.
Two Area Men
Get Bachelor Degrees
Two Seward area men were
among those scholars recently re
ceiving degrees and teaching cer
tificates from the University of
Washington at the close of the
Summer quarter of studies at the
University.
Mr. John B. Neal received his
bachelor of arts degree. He had
majored in journalism and was
one of the 374 graduates receiving
bachelor degrees.
Mr. Leland K. Linn of Homer
was the other graduate from this
area and he received a bachelor
of science degree in aeronautical
engineering.
.
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DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY
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Jo Anne Dubeau
Receives Promotion
From District Judge
At the recent session of the
District Court here in Seward it
was announced by Judge J. L.
McCarrey.Jr. that he had appoint
ed Jo Ann Dubeau Administrative
Assistant to the U. S. Commission
er at Seward. Mr. Stanley Hall.
The promotion will allow Jo
Anne to accept papers for filing
and conduct many of the adminis
trative duties of the office in Mr.
Hall’s absence.
It is anticipated that this should
speed up the processing of papers
at the Commissioner's office.
An exception to this anticipated
speed up is in effect at this time.
The office is loaded with work re
sulting from the recent session of
the District Court here and the
coincident month-end period when
reports of the office must be pre
pared. Commissioner Hall stated.
A.C.C.A. to Meet j
In Anchorage on 12th
Tlie territorial convention of the
Alaska Crippled Children’s Assoc
iation to he held in Anchorage
on October 12, 13 and 14 will he
represented by Mrs. Emil V. Nel
son, newly elected president of
the Seward chapter of the assoc
iation. Mrs. Forest Kennedy, trea
surer, held one of a series of bridge
parties to raise funds for a dele
gate to attend the meeting.
At a recent meeting the Seward
chapter of the ACCA reluctantly
accepted the resignation of their
former president, Mrs. Bob Muller,
and extended their sincere appre
ciation and gratitude for the con
scientious work she has done for
this worthy cause. The recently
organized formal chapter of the
ACCA in Seward was accomplish
ed. mainly through the sincere
efforts of Mrs. Muller. Many plans
were made by her to further the
important work of this association
in providing aid for the needy
here in Seward and In other Alas
kan communities. Due to our re
cent severe polio epidemic the sign
ificance of this association to our
locality is more strongly felt than
ever before, and former president.
Mrs. Bob Muller, a polio victim ,
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MANY SEWARD FRIENDS JOIN
TO WISH LEON URBACH WELL
Members of the Chamber o f'
Commerce, their wives and friends
gathered at the Seward Elks Club
Wednesday, September 29, to pay
tribute to the long time Seward
businessman Leon Urbach and Mrs.
Urbach, who were going outside
on the last trip of the SS Denali
to make their home in California.
The television camera was on
hand to report the memorable oc
casion as Mater of Ceremonies
George Green paid tribute to the
long record of community service
chalked up by Mr. Urbach in his
nearly forty years in Seward.
1 Recalling some of the accom
plishments of Leon, he told of how
! he had filled the gap as newsman
in town during the war. copying
I news from the radio and pasting
up copies in his store window;
how he served on the volunteer
fire department and chalked up
an undisputed record as champion
bean eater, party crasher and Pres
ident of the Chamber of Com
merce.
During the IS years he served
as president of the Chamber of
Commerce. Green recalled, that
Urbach had sparked the fight for
the “missing link which connected
Seward with the Moose Pass-Hope
Cooper Landing roads. Saw the
fight for the first Airport for Sew
ard through to a successful con
clusion.
Leon was also on the job of
getting a project to divert the
creek from Lowell Canyon, which
for a number of years threatened
to sweep Seward into the bay each
year as it broke up. The result
was the construction of a tunnel
and spillway which discharges
near the railroad dock.
To brighten up the solemn occas
ion, the Chamber had provided en
tertainment in addition to the de
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Seward Sanatorium
Notes and Chatter
Mrs. Bertha Gardner, a Ions time
Seward resident and a long time
! Sanatorium employee returned to
the job this week after a three
month vacation in the States. Mrs.
Gardner visited with her daughters.
Dorothy Glenn and Marion Michell.
Both girls and their families are
well known in Seward, and their
friends .will he glad to know that
Mrs. Gardner found them all well
and happy in Seattle. Mrs. Gard
ner says that it's nice to be "Out
side" for a visit, but really good
to be back on the job at the San.
Mil. Wallace Crain anil Miss
Billee Poor, bookkeepers at the
Sanatorium have opened an office
down town in Seward to he open
evenings and Saturdays and offer
bookkeeping service to the public.
Their office is in the Zentmire
building, next door to the Beauty
Shop.
Mrs. Kathryn Hall R. N. has
recently joined the staff at the
San. Mrs. Hall was formerly a
Moose Pass resident where she
and her husband had a photography
business. Bob Hall is “Outside"
for medical attention at this time,
and Kathryn is living at the Sew
ard Nurses’ Residence.
Both patients and personnel at
the San shared the enthusiasm
and gave their best wishes to our
newest newly-weds. Miss Betty
Cooke became the bride of Mr.
Don Ennis at the Assembly of God
Chapel on September 28. Many
of the San folks were present for
the wedding and for the reception
which followed at the Methodist
church parlors. Gloria Schaefer
myer was Betty's maid of honor
and Jack Parret served as the
Best Man. The new Mrs. Ennis
is a nurses aide at the Sanatorium
where she works with Mrs. Ennis,
Senior, also a nurses aide.
Mr. Joe Delvin. a Ward Four pat
ient and his wife Bernice, who is
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Donald L. Lewis
Training for Officer
Mr. Roland L. Lewis, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Leon D. Lewis of Seward
has recently started classes in ad
vanced Reserve Officer Training
Corps. A student at the Colorado
School of Mines, Lewis is starting
his third year in Petroleum Pro
duction, a four-year course.
Upon successful completion of
the two year advanced R O T C
course Lewis will be eligible for a
commission as a second lieutenant
in the Army reserve.
High School Carnival
Dates Announced
A big mark was made on the
social calendar this week when it
was announced that October 22nd,
Friday, had been chosen as the
date for the annual High School
Carnival.
This is a red letter day on any
body’s calendar so keep watching i
lor further announcments.
REHAB MAN
LASHES LANNEN
By GEORGE KIMPTON
We here at the Itehab Center
were shocked by an article recent
ly printed in the Seward Seaport
Record. This particular item was
under the heading. "Democratic}
Candidates Speak Out at Friday
Dinner Rally.”
The item was:
"H. J . “Kinky” Lannen, the
Democratic candidate for the Com
missioner of Labor office, in dis
cussing the need for increased
police work by the Commisioner’s
office, Lannen apparently referred
to the Rehab Center at the San
atorium when he spoke of the nse
of “half sick people in competition
with legitimate businessmen and
workers."
Do we fully realize what that
statement means? Here is a state
ment by a man who evidently has
absolutely no conception of the
word "Rehabilitation.”
Here is a statement by a man
who surely has never had an assoc
iation with a handicapped person.
Has this man ever known the crav
ing of a blind man to find a means
to make his way in the world and
be self-sufficient? Has this man
ever known what it is to see a
cripple taking his place with other
workers? Has this man ever seen
a polio victim striving to learn a
job that was suitable to his hand
icap? Has this man ever seen an
ex-tubercular patient eager to take
his place among his fellow people?
The folks at Rehab do not con
demn such a man’s opinion. We do
forgive him. He is uninformed.
His scope of this great problem is
limited.
Does this man know that by re
storing the handicapped to self
supporting work, vocational re
habilitation helps all of us?
Does this man know that every
time a rehabilitated handicapped
person is hired to a job, it means
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Paul Nelson Rallies
Blossom Over Kenai
A large group of Seward folks
together with some visitors from
up the tracks gathered in the Jesse
Lee Recreational Hall on the ev
ening of September 25 to help
along the campaign fund for Paul
Nelson, candidate for the Alaska
legislature from Seward, and wit
ness a show the like of which has
seldom, if ever, been seen before.
The evening was opened with
a big wild game dinner served
cafeteria style. Guests were treat
ed to such delicacies as moose,
caribou, goat and bear as well as
generous portions of fresh v#ge
xanies ana ice cream.
The evenings entertainmeent was
started off with the group singing
"God Bless America" and this fol
lowed by a dinner time solo by
Miss Peg Poor singing “Alaska's
Flag".
A Sourdough quartet made up of
Dr. Phillips, Dr. Greenlee, Paul
Phillips and Frank Roberts, was
next in the evening's line up of
entertainment as they sang cam
paign songs for Paul Nelson, using
the tunes of such old familiar
favorites as ‘‘Springtime in the
Rockies”.
Music for the evening was furn
ished by an orchestra made up of
Bea Davis. Ray Doyle. Wally Crain,
Bill Woods and Ray Rogers.
Other entertainment for the ev
ening consisted of a duet by Peg
Poor and Dr. Greenlee, a solo by
Bea Troian. J
"Buckie” Nelson, accompanied at
the piano by Doris Smith, did a
song and dance number.
The celebration got "Bigger and
Better” as Bea Troian, Woody
Mahurin and Dr. Greenlee acted
DUt an editorial which first appear
ed in the Louisville Courier and
lias since been reproduced in al
mos most all Alaskan newspapers.
Reprints are available at the Se
ward Seaport Record office, free
if charge.
One of the biggest hits of the
evening was the line-up of Can-Can
3irls, Peggy Poor, Billie Poor, Ev
elyn O’Brien, Roberta Chase and
Lois Warden.
Saturday night, Oct. 2, festivities
it Moose Pass Community Hall
were highlighted by an unexpect
ed floorshow sponsored by the
Iriends of Paul Nelson, aspirant for
he Alaska Legislature in the com
ng election next week. -
Since the show haB proved to be
such a success, members of the
jroup have formed a Paul Nelson
Hoad Caravan which will bring the
ihow to other communities on the
tenai Peninsula this weekend.
Seward Girl Scouts
Plan New Troops
Approximately 70 girls and adults
gathered at the Episcopal church
last Saturday to get Troop organ
ization of the Seward Girl Scouts
underway. The girls were gen
uinely interested and anxious for
meetings to start. Due to split
shifts at school this year troops
have to be changed. As yet we
are not able to form a troop for
second and fifth grade girls who
attend school in the afternoons.
We hope to have a troop for each
of these grades that will meet in
the mornings once a week. Any
mother interested in either age
group, and able to meet with them
an hour in the morning, please
contact Mrs. Vic Witherup.
The following troops will be
gin to meet this week; girls 7
years old or in the second grade
will meet with Mrs. Clapp and
Mrs. Turner, Tuesday afternoons
at 1:30 at the Clapp residence.
Girls in 3rd and 4th grades will
meet Tuesdays, 4 p.m. at the Troop
House wtih Mrs. Lorissa Kramer.
All girls who have earned their
First Class badge will meet Wed
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PARENT-TEACHER PARTY NIGHT
ENJOYED BY LARGE GROUP
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Izaak Waltons Meet
On Wednesday Night
The Fall session of the Seward
Chapter of the Izaak Walton League
is about to start, it was announced
(his week.
The Ikes have rolled out the
welcome mat and will he most
happy to have all sportsmen, inter
ested in the year round job of
conservation, turn out for their
first fall meeting next Wednes
day, October 13th. The meeting
will he held in the basement of
the Episcopal Church starting at
S p.m.
Moose Pass News
And School Notes
School opened in Moose Pass
with an enrollment of 34 pupils.
There are 19 in the upper grades
under the direction of Fleming
Clemson, who has been upper grade
teacher for the past three years.
The primary grades, with an en
rollment of 13, are being taught
by Mrs. Theodore Brunner who
taught in Port Graham last year.
The Elementary School bus is
operated by Mr. and Mrs. Charles
O'Leary and brings 14 children
from Mile 20 and the Lawing area.
The High School bus, driven by
Harry Soper, again picks up high
school students from Moose Pass
to Lawing and transports them to
the Seward High School. Mrs.
Hal Waugh, former primary teach
er, is now at Kenny Lake, which
is located south of Copper Center.
Work was started September 6
on the Moose Pass Methodist
Church under the leadership of
Rev. Gene Elliott, and it is hoped
to get it under cover in time to
do the finishing work this winter.
Volunteer labor has been donated
by Harry Johnson, Lyman Graves,
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Garwood, Roy
Jones and Delbert and Thurman
Wolfe. Rev. Fred McGinnis, As
sistant Superintendent, met with
the congregation on Sunday even
ing September 26 and plans were
made to meet again October 10,
and perfect the church organiza
tion.
« * * *
Frank Heilo has left for the
States to bring back his wife, Inez,
who has been with a daughter In
Redwood City, California, for medi
cal treatment. Mrs. Heilo is much
improved but is not able to be up
and around. Frank will be glad
to welcome callers as soon as Inez
is rested up from the trip.
* * * *
Gardens were slow to grow in
Moose Pass this summer because
of the cloudy, cool weather but
“Grant Lake” Kelly brought some
beautiful vegetables down for sale.
His garden patch on the south side
of Case Mountain gets plenty of
sunshine and Kelly carried lots of
water so he had a fine garden.
;'V * * * *
The newest business in Moose
Pass' this summer was Victor Ro
ger’s Hot Dog House, built in the
ultra-modern style of architecture.
Vic ran it himself for a while, hut
then went to work in Seward and
the season was finished out by
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SEWER REPAYMENT PERIOD
SET FOR MAXIMUM LIMIT
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Naptowne No More;
Now it’s Sterling
In response to a petition of resi
dents, the Post Office Department
has officially changed the name of
Naptowne to Sterling, Alaska. The
change over occurred quietly on
October 1st with the only excite
ment taking place in the little
local post office which had not
received its new post marking
stamps and was swamped with
philatelist requests for first and
last-day cancellations showing the
name change.
Sterling is a homesteading com
munity located around the conflu
ence of the Moose and Kenai Riv
ers at Mile 85 on the Sterling High
way. Local industries here are
mainly tourist services catering
to the fishermen, hunters and va
cationers who find this spot a
sportsman’s paradise.
A memory too pleasant to be for
gotten is the way yau might
describe the “Get acquainted with
the Teachers Party” which was
held on September 25 in the Gym
nasium at the School. More than
a hundred parents turned out for
the gala evening of entertaisment.
The Hidden Talent” show was
especially successful, and due to
the large number of participants
the program of the evening had to
be cut short. Games whicr had
been planned have been held for
some future get together.
Participants in the talent show
included Mrs. Helen Lambert nad
Doris Doyle who sang a duet; Bar
bara Vaughn who danced; Linda
Norton and Charlotte Kramer in
a vocal duet; and Janis Jeffrey,
Sara Peck. Judi Jones.Gloria Huges,
Amelia Jensen and Laurel Lewis
of the Mixing Bowl 4-H groop giv
ing their interpretation of Drag
net, rechristened "Hairnet”. The
group is under the leadership of
Mrs. Vic Mahan.
There was a trio consisting of
Katherine and Peggy Werner and
itoberta Hendrickson. The team of
Mike and Arthur Shaeffermeir was
well received and Mike won first
prize by popular acclaim.
A clown tumbling act by three
Army men introduced PFC Johnny
Fortune, who outlined for* the
meeting a plan for an aerial Circus
especially adapted to the youth
of the community. Young folks
from the age 14 and up would
all find a spot suited to their
talents and abilities, in the Circus.
Members of the PTA were asked
to indicate if they wished the
matter to be looked into fifrther.
Equipment, they were told, could
be made locally and the cost of
such an undertaking would be
low. The plan has been very suc
cessful in a number of other com
munities. The group was well
pleased with the suggestion and
voted a unanimous “Yes” to fur
ther study the suggestion.
Since the formation of a cicrus
troupe would undoubtedly involve
use of the sqliool it was decided
that it would have to be investigate
ed by the Supt. of Schools and
approved as an extra-curricular
activity. •
A game of musical chairs was
played by the teachers and helped ;
everyone to get better acquainted.
Next on list of events of the
evening was a sock race between
the men. First man across the
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It has been my privilege
to serve the people of
Alaska in various public
positions for the past
fourteen years, including
that of U.S. ATTORNEY
and U.S. DISTRICT
• JUDGE. I would now
H welcome an opportunity
1 to serve you in the Legis
| lature.
I J. EARL COOPER
I DEMOCRATIC
I CANDIDATE
1 FOR SENATE
1 On hand Monday evening for the
regular session of the City Council
were Councilmen Stockton, Itose,
Anthony, Hodson and Johnson, to
gether with Mayor Painter, City
Clerk Sigrid Stearns and City
Manager Raymond O’Hara.
SEWER
One of the major items of busi
nes for the evening, concerned the
sewer assessments. A formal agr
eement was received from the Al
aska Railroad in which they agree
to participate in its proportionate
share of the cost of the new sewer
for up to $660.
It was also decided on recom
mendation of the City Manager
that in as much as it had been a
general belief that seA-er assess
ments would be spread over 20
years, that such should be the
case that 2% interest should be
charged on the assessments with
the exception of delinquent pay
ments which would be charged 12
per cent interest, as provided by
Territorial law, until paid.
TAXES
At the request of the City Aud
itor the Council also adopted a pol
icy on the order in which partial
payments of taxes should be made.
Penalty and interest must be paid
first, personal property taxes next,
and real estate taxes last, accord
ing to the new policy adopted at
the meeting. *
SNOW REMOVAL
In sharp contrast to the recent
sunny weather was the inquiry of
Mr. Elbe who wanted to know
what the city’s snow removal plans
were for the coming winter.
According to the City Manager
snow on the main treets will be
pushed to the center of the street
and hauled off. He explained that
that was the reason that the
streets were being widened.
Elbe also asked about the re
moval of large stones dug up by
the city grader, and was assured
that they would all be removed
before snowfall. > ' *>'
PERSONAL PROPERT TAXES
A list of delinquent personal pro
perty taxes was submitted by the
City Assessor who informed the
Council that he had done every
thing he could to collect the taxes
and deemed them to be uncollect
ible.
The Mayor and Council seemed
to recognize some of the names
and took no action on abating the
taxes until a thorough check could
he made to see why the taxes had
not been paid.
LETTERS
Among correspondence received
was a letter from Alaska Steam
ship Co. asking renewal of their
permit to move Class A explosives
over the dock in quanties not to
exceed 100 tons. The permit which
runs for a year was granted.
The A. S. C. had before the coun
cil a form of easment for their
radio antennas. The council vot
ed to grant the easment.
Two letters were received ask
ing transfer of Liquor Licenses.
One front Mac and Bill Jones for
the Palace Bar and Liquor Store
to E. W. Hull and the other from
H. J. Smith for the Yukon Liquor
Store transfering it to J. H. Wer
ner et al.
Both requests were granted pend
ing a check to see that all Person
al and Sales Taxes were paid up
by both establishments.
Following Council approval, ap
plication must also be made to
the District ' Court.
Other business of the evening
included the Public Health Nurses
report, transfer of title to the Pub
lic Health Nurses' car to the City
by the Alaska Dept, of Health
and approval of the City Attorney’s
bill for services.
A letter was also read cover
ing the installation of 25 new Mer
cury Vapor Lamps. According to
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