liile ? — i 10 strike-bound
oi Seward. Alaska, has
dropped as a port of call
ic Alaska Steamship Co.,
ivo imnii diatclv, i). E.
or. vice president and gen
nanager. said yesterday,
nner said the strike, now
fifth day. has made it im
>le to discharge cargo at
Seward, the southern terminus
of The Alaska Railroad.
The dispute is between the
independent Longshoremen's
and Warehousemen's Union and
the Northern Stevedoring Co.
Skinner said Alaska Steam
sailing to Seward would be halt
ed until “the situation is re
lieved.”
"The nation; ] cit tense pro
t ram of Alaska is seriously ai'
footed by this strike which is
interrupting the movement of
cargo for Army and Air Force
installations,” he added.
Alaska Line and Coastwise
Line ships are all being diverted
to Whittier and Anchorage, ac
cording to announcement J'rom
the oil ices here. The SS Susitna
and John Quick, which have
been standing by at the Seward
dock, left for Whittier in tin*
night.
L o n g s h o r e equipment and
dock workmen employed by the
railroad —checkers, tim keepers,
billing clerks, etc., -were trans
ferred to Whittier today to ex
pedite the work of unloading
the ships that were diverted to
that port.
Several foremen from Seward
also accompanied the equipment,
and, it is presumed, will take
over the management of the
work there.
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THr ONLY NEWSPAPER IN THE WORLD THAT GIVES A HOOT ABOUT SEWARD. ALASKA
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SEWARD, ALASKA. WEDNESDAY, OCT. 17. E)51
Price 10 Cents
igineerslo Hold Farewell Dance
ble Looms for
sin css Violence
5S In Egypt
0 • V — Isniailia n the
’anal nr. a was an armed
brii* ing with nn.ohinc
md tanks t A, both
and Egypt at > ru> wd rt -
Bril fa
'ouu.t Cm Angio-Egyp
udam
leader o' >. * powerful
ypt'.an SucI:«:k> AAiigga
called upon the people of
ior a c:;mpa:gn of dis
ncc to British authorities
in the campaign to dr;..
i'ons out of the land over
Egypt now has proclaimed
rarouk *....• sole monarch,
he Suez Canal r-:vn. the
rep . ■ Lanca
’us.!: .-. .. ,ry and KAF
and t:;n Egyptian awe
n control a: tan s tuat.on
the city of 5o.w > v.us
by violent rieti; g \vs
sh parachute troop - 3,500
were taking on trum
i. C\ prus. only til*) mi;
to reinforce the British
Canal zone, where at least
and posAbiy Ilf pe r-i.es
dried in y*.<tf may s
»tian ofiic.als .•! six
army tr w v. t r . .arm '
trwise lo str . y :i by mob.,
violence ym.mmay. Ot a r
1 said at least IT tracks
timed.
ilnglon 1* — Secretary
e Achcson said today the‘
States support tfn Aanci
British in upholding their
i in the Suez Canal area
Egyptian press are.
son also told a. news eon
that the United States
ment regards as “without
r” the action of the Egyp
jvernment in cancelling
6 Anglo-Egyptian defense
.1 WILL DOCK AT
IER
passenger ship Denali
ck at Whittier Thursday
%. A train will leave Sew
3:30 to make connections
tage for the "Whittier
ning passengers will
e regular boat train into
, also at Portage.
Capl. P. II. Blum. Special
Service.-; Officer of tae 30th K 1
gineer Topographical Battalion,
has a: ued a pubi c . ’vkation to
evtiyoociy in S.ward to attend
thi y and lan * Saturday
cv g at the Civic Center.
A . -. vcm-piece Panel from Fi
nn. A Air Fey ■ Base will
pr.-Y.e music :. r tip- dan.--.
I m p r o m p t u entertainment i
promt :. the nature of which
was Pat diwlo-wci. a fn-shmonts
will be served to all gu -ts at
II o clack and , e dance wnh
be in i dl swing fr a a ..1 1 a.m.
the Engineers uiw gi» ing the
dance in appreciation for the
cooperation and friendship of
the people of Se ward through
on t their stay a. re. “We nave
i E enjoyt thi mmer
and wa.a to snow tin. people
how wj feel."
- a- rt v. ill bf .. soIutel\
ad. Ussion to tan fane - or tine
party Ev ryboi . s inv i!
Ly r rank Lockerby
Lagos l laid, Azores > -
u
\
volu.it: er s
se starch it:
n the in
li
a b oar c;.
Visibility was g .cl as I
tic lor a distant- .j. obo nub ~
west of here.
But no sign has beer, found
so far of the Military Air Trans
port Service (MATS; plane re
ported missing on a routine
llignt from here to Westovt r
Air Force Base in Massachu
setts Monday.
a ho rescue plan- , re con
«ducting ‘route and area search."
flying at an elevation ot approx
imate] y 500 feet a bo v( sea 1 eel
At tnis altitud. visibility over
the search area is good, accord
ing to rescue control officers at
Flight B, Seventh .Air Rescue
Squadron here_
The search plane crews are
augments by the volunteer scan
ners, working in shifts of two
hours.
STORES CLOSED THURSDAY
ALASKA DAY
All grocery stores and the
bank will be closed Thursday,
October 18, in observance of
Alaska Day.
This is in compliance with the
listed holidays proclaimed by
Mayor Lanier in March. 1951.
planes combed :
mint
•• At!
Reds Withdrawing
From S ow Advance
Of U.N. Infantrymen
U.S. Eighth Army Headquar
ters, Korea ?' — Allied infantry -
■ n rove to w thin rifle
of Kum.-ong on tin.- central front
C ;ijiiQae d. fenders retreated
iy oeiort the advancing
l .S. 24th Division and the South
Korean Sixth Division.
Tite Allies gained 1.500 to
2.000 y. rcis in the fifth day of
their drive toward the feeds'
Central Korean bastion.
The R ds were described offi
cially as ‘"slowly withdrawing."
vV he t her tins was general
• • ’ ' ntire 22-hiile sector
rcrna.ned to be seen. It was still
possible for the Reds t > make a
stand south of Kumsong.
Allied infantrymen trapped a
pocket of Chim so on the 'highest
peak guarding the southern an
proar i 1 Kumso .. First esti
•; - ■ ■- P d t. number of
trapped Reps at about 800. But
a briefing officer said slacken
ing resi ‘ance r American and
C oiombian -troops attacked the
crests indie ’ed the n umbel may
haw dwindled.
i in 24th Division moved 1.000
yard 1 t ' the last
in< the Reds.
T.h ‘r< s ;in" in and clean
Col \
L Tnornton of Birmingham.
Ala.
'o the east, the Republic of
K; (i.'OK Euglidu Division
drov- a a :: st 2.0'’ i pi 3.000 foot,
ridges j . an effort to
with the central pusii
■op p:iCi
LETTER
TO
__SAKTA CLAUS
Dear Santa:
I am a little town, just over
4H years oitl. and my name is
Seward. I am trying hard to be
a good little town, but, Air.
Santa Claus, it always seems
like I'm getting spanked for the
tilings that others do.
So her \s what I'd like for
Christmas. Air. Santa Claus. I'd
like to have a chance to do my
chores in peace for a whole year
I'd like to have all these water
front disputes settled for a long
time to come, in a way that's
fair to everybody. I'd like to
b able to move all the freight
possible, and by every possible
way—by. rail AND by truck,
Now I realize, Air. Santa, that
this is a pretty large order fo
a little town like me Usually
I have to leave these things no
to people like the railroads and
the steamship companies and
stevedoring corporations and in
t rnational unions. But every
time they have a squabble. T
go hungry. Not only that, but
sometimes I get spanked, besides
going to bad without any simper.
Alaybe what I am really risk
ing for. ATr. Santa. I? a ATTJNICB
P \L PORI—one that I erm ope
rate i\ elf < u that " >n't 1
closed down < very month < r
two. I'll promise to take goo !
care of it. and share it with
everybody.
And ATr. Santa—if I can't have
it this year—could you just nut
it on your list for some time in
th future?
(Signed)
A patient Little Town.
Seward, Alaska
Mayor Eocene Lanier opened
4 he r prior city council meeting
Monday night to finish up all
busuu-s:- ponding, including the
payment of bills.
As part of the old business the
mayor accepted with regret the
decision of Richard Myers to
refuse the position of superinten
dent of the wat r company, upon
acquisition of the facilities by
the city.
Mr. Lanier thanked the re
tiring councilmen for their sup
port and hard work during their
two years in offic In outlining
the forward steps mode by the
municipal government during
that time, he named the new
ore hall and city offices, pur
chase of several pieces of heavy
ciuipment, all of which is debt
ree. The purchase of the Brow
icll Homestead property, com
pint ion of the high school build
ing. expansion of the power
plant and the beginning of a
new hospital system occurred
under this council. They laid
the groundwork for the purchase
of the water facilities and com
pleted negotiations for a sewer
system, except for the passing
of a bond issue which cannot
be done without another spccia’
election.
Council then adjourned.
The new council opened with
the swearing in of Mr. Lanier
as mayor and the oath of office
of three new councilmen, K.
Dale Greene, Col. C. E. John
son and Max Hamilton.
Mr. Lanier announced his ap
pointments as follows: Fire Com
missioner, A. G. McRae; Police
Commissioner, Col. Johnson;
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Th ■ Seward-A.nchorage high
way will bo officially dedicated
ia Gird wood Friday at 2 p.m.
E. L. Bartlett, Congressional
delegate from Alaska. Governor
Omening and Dak E. Dolv, as
si ' mt - cn tary of the Interior,
will participate in the program
which will b: attended bv high
military offk ails and represent
atives from Anchorage and Sew
ard.
\ public . \ di
dance, sponsored jointly by the
Chambers of Com ner e of both
cities, is scheduled * vr Thurs
day night at 7 o'clock in the
Al-utian Gardens.. Anchorage.
Ciarenc P. Keating and other
members of the Seward Cham
C ■■ p r . e E ig( m
Lanier and others from Seward
will attend both ceremonies.
A caravan oi ears is being ar
ranged to leave Seward Thurs
day morning and another Friday
morning. Cars v. ill leave from
the newspaper office between
8:30 and 9 a m. Persons wishing
transportation are asked to con
tact the newspaper before that
time to arrange for a ride
"Seward” lab: Is for cars can
be obtained at the of fie n
SPECIAL BUS
Fares w re announced today
by the Matanuska Valley Bus
Lines for tue special trip to Gird
wood, lea\ :ng Seward Friday
morning. One-way .fare. Seward
to G.irdwood', will be So. 12. in
. R Seward
to Girdv nod and return, $9.26,
including tax. Passengers from
Seward desiring to mak the trip
on through to Anchorage follow
ing the dedication ceremonies at
Gird wool, may do so at the fol
lowing rates: Seward to Anchor
age, one way. $7.43. round trip,
s warn to Anchorage and return,
$13.46.
Buses will leave the Seward
bus dept* at 8:30 Friday morn
ing. October 19. for the cere
monies. arriving at approximate
ly 12:30 p.m.. th bus line an
nounced.
A special be will leave Sew
ard at 8.80 Thursday for tho
round trip to Anchorage.
I WVU bA VLO
BY HELICOPTER
South San Francisco i.P) — A
Coast Guard helicopter last
night used its rotor blades to
blow to safety two children
stranded on a raft in San Fran
cisco Bay.
On the raft were 13-year-old
Sharon Lee Bicrke and 9-year
old David Priellip.
A Coast Guard boat could not
come close enough to the raft
because of shallow water. And
the helicopter pilot was afraid
to descend and pick up the chil
dren for fear of upsetting the
raft.
So the pilot approached the
raft from the open bay side,
using tiie air push from its rotor
to blow the raft a quarter-mile
and onto mud flats.