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ALASKA, FRIDAY. AUGUST », 19f>2
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Vo!. IX. No. 6
Supt, Reports On
Seward Schools
By CARL R. CARLSON
Superintendent of Schools
During the last five years the
people of Seward have from
time to time heard a little about
a proposal to build a new high
school for this city. At the pres
ent time the problem has become
one of great urgency. Increasing
enrollments have now reached
the point where something must
be done and soon.
This fall the elementary school
will employ 16 grade school
teachers—two for each grade.
They will' teach an estimated
total of 360 pupils. Our ele
mentary school, consequently, is
now large enough to occupy the
entire school building. The prob
lem is to make space for the 120
high school students we expect
next month. Since the high
school students must all be in the
same area, wo shall try to cover
this situation by renting space
for grade school pupils, if we
can locate suitable space. Last
year we had two grade school
units in school basements. This
fall—unless we get the Bayview
School before school opens—we
snail have to locate space for
five grade school units.
An alternative to the above
will be to place the grade school
on double shifts, and have one
section of each grade attend
school from 7 to 12 in the morn
ing. and the other section front
12 to 3 in the afternoon. This ar
rangement. unfortunately, would
be quite disruptive of family life.
The Seward School Board and
the Seward City Council have
tried on three occasions to get
federal aid in building. So far
we have nut succeeded in gtting
anything—the announced list of
approved fed ral work projects
lor tin carrot fiscal year provid
ed no : g for Seward. We are
now faced with two possible
solutions—try again to get fed
eral funds, or strike out on our
own and build what we can with
what funds we have and can get.
The building problem is urgent.
It must be solved by this com
munity—soon.
WORKERS FIND BUNDLE OF
DYNAMITE IN OLD FLUME
Work on the sewer system is
progressing rapidly. It is now
done i'rom Railroad and Fifth, up
Seventh, and past Fourth Ave
nue on Jefferson.
The diggers are uncovering
history of Jefferson, inasmuch as
it follows the oldtime flume that
diverted Lowell Creek through
the town during flood times be
fore the diversion dam and tun
nel were built in Lowell Canyon.
A mystery was uncovered
Wednesday when workers found
a bundle of 24 sticks of dyna
mite. The fuse had burned al
most to the point of explosion.
The corroded condition of the
primer showed the dynamite to
have been in the ground for
many years. It was found tucked
under the old flume, just south
of the Legion Club Building. No
one so far has been able to un
tangle the mystery. Did someone
in the past make an attempt to
destroy the flume through mal
ice. or perhaps to release a.stop
page caused by flood?
The flume has been disused
since 1937. and was gradually
filled in. Jefferson Street was
filled and opened two years ago
and is now an important cross
town thoroughfare. Bits of his
tory are to be found in the debris
uncovered by the steam shovel,
however—bits of automobiles,
kitchen utensils, and other ar
ticles.
SCHOOL BOARD MEETS
WITH ARCHITECT
IN SPECIAL SESSION
The Seward School Board met
in special session Thursday eve
ning to discuss plans which had
been submitted by Thos. B.
Bourne Associates. The archi
tect's representative was Carl
Caldwell of Anchorage, member
of the firm.
The board was informed that
Alaska Public Works refused to
act upon the application for par
ticipating funds until the city
has signified its good intentions
by passing a general oblgation
bond issue. Even this would not
guarantee approval of the appli
cation until the 11)53 appropria
tions are made, thus delaying the
possibility of beginning construc
tion before 11)54.
HEAVY RAIN STOPS WORK
ON DOCK FOR FIRST TIME
For the first time, it is said,
the rainfall was so heavy in Sew
ard that work was stopped on
the Army dock at midnight
Wednesday. August 6.
Official Weatln r Bureau re
ports give the precipitation as
1.inches in the 13-hour period
between 5 port, and t> a.m. Such
rainfall is most unusual for this
Because of the damage to
cargo being unloaded from the
Coastwise Line freighter John
W. Burgess at the Army dock,
work was stopped at midnight.
Unloading continued without in
ter option at the City dock, how
ever. where there is slightly
m rc protection from the ele
ments.
CANCER EDUCATIONAL
MATERIAL AVAILABLE
Mr:
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J. B. Deisher
ion and Inform
Seward Char,
Society, min
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uses and
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that it is
to put the
stores
their
Deishcr slat
the morchai
material in
and wishes to thank them pub
licly for the service.
A campaign for funds will be
conducted later in the year, but
the object of the Seward group
is to acquaint the public, par
ticularly women, with cancer
symptoms and dangers so that
they may be helped to recognize
it in time to obtain assistance in
Us cure.
ALASKA LINE DISTRIBUTES
MAGAZINE TO TOURISTS
A new publication. The Alaska
Lira Lag, is being distributed
during the tourist season to all
passengers traveling with the
Alaska Steamship Company, F.
A. Zeuslc-r, executive assistant
to the president of the company,
announced recently.
The magazine, a Cruikshank
Publications production, contains
interesting information about
Alaskan cities, tourist attrac
tions and historic anecdotes in
the northern edition and inform
ation about Seattle and the
Northwest in the edition distrib
uted the day before the vessels
dock in Seattle.
"DOC" STEWART TO SEATTLE
"Doc" Stewart, head mechanic
at Pat’s Garage, left this week
end for Seattle to attend a three
day concentrated study on the
latest methods of servicing, re
pairing and tuning of Chrysler,
Plymouth and Dodge automo
biles and trucks.
Council Rejects Ail
Bids On Water
Supply Rehabilitation
Four liids wore roooivod by
the City Council this week on
the water system rehabilitation
project, all of which were re
jected.
The lowest bid, that of Earl
Butcher of Fairbanks, in the
amount of $247,301, was still so
much in excess of the engineer's
estimate of $ 160,000 to $200,000
that all were rejected for the
alternate plan oi local construc
tion on a forced account basis.
Other bidders were Stock &
'Grove of Anchorage, $330,041;
Brady Construction Company,
$343,807.37, and Morrison-Knud
sen with the highest bid, S380,
323.
Bidding \vas on construction
work only, with the city furnish
ing pipe and fittings.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
SETS UP CONVENTION
COMMITTEE
After extending an invitation
to the League of Alaskan Cities
to hold their annual meeting in
beward this year. Tom Bio. pres
ident. appointed a standing com
mittee to promote Seward til the
Convention City for Alaska. The
action was taken at the regular
luncheon meeting Tuesday.
Mr. Bie was authorized to rep
resent Seward at the joint meet
ing of the Alaska Chambers of
Commerce. Alaska Development
Board and Alaska Visitors As
sociation at McKinley Park Ho
tel later in the month. I-Ie will
choose two other members to ac
company him.'
OPS PERMITS RAISE
IN' MEAL PRICES
BY RESTAURANTS
Junciia- A- -'.11:i':t; 11 operator'
in .vli.-'ka v.. 1 i in [>• nnitt..-ci t*»
: a their meal > )i
Ci-rtai-n inereas d fond and labor
c*> i>, r red A. Hanford. Terri
torial Direeloi" of tin* OR lee of
Price Stabilization. said this
week.
Restaurant prices have been
frozen since January. Since that
time. Hanford said, .f has been
shown that food and labor costs
have gone up to tin xt nt that
many of Alaska's restaurant op
erators arc suffering a hardship.
Action was delayed on the
many requests from restaurant
owners for relief. Hanford said,
so that studies could be made of
the actual amount of increases
in food and wages.
To take care of food cost in
creases, the restaurant owner
may use the following method:
lie may figure his food-eost-per
dollar of sales for the period
January February March, 1952.
If tiiis ratio is higher than the
ratio lu had during his original
base period under the old CPU
11. he may readjust his meal
prices to rest >re his normal food
cost ratio.
Hanford explained that the
tormer restaurant regulation,
CPR 11. required all restaurant
and bar owne rs t . compute their
food-eo sales, and
file a copy with the OPS. These
filings are still on file in the' Ju
neau office.
Operators using the above
method to adjust their prices
must correct their price posters
and report the changes to the
OPS. They need not. however,
await approved before putting
the prices into effect.
Those wishing to adjust prices
clue to increased labor costs must
apply to the OPS, giving neces
sary data, and obtain approval
first.
The amendment is
August 9.
effective
PROPERTY OWNERS MUST
CLEAR ALLEYS FOR
SEWER CONSTRUCTION
With progression on the sewer
project it has been noticed that
property owners have not in
some instances cleared encroach
merits on alleys. City officials
warn that all encroachments are
the responsibility of the property
owner.
In places, owners have not
bet n aware of encroachment, but
many garbage racks, oil barre l
stands, entryways to buildings,
and fences are bu'lt over prop
erty lines into alley rights ol’
wa\. Sewer construction cannot
wait upon removal of these en
croachments. Wherever they oc
cur the sewer will be laid re
gardless and the owner will in
cur the damages, according to
announcement made this week.
SNAGGING OI ANY Jr ISii
ILLEGAL ON PENINSULA
C. M. Carson, Enforcement
Agent for the Fish & Wildl iie
Service, reiterates that the snag
ging oi any kind of fish on the
Kiel a i Peninsula is illegal and
those caught in such an act will
be prosecuted.
Carson points out that the
dangling of a small spoon or two
above the snag hook when used
for snagging is also illegal. Fines
to $500 and six months in jail
may be imposed on each count.
The act of snagging is one count,
possession of illegally caught
fish is another count, and trans
portation a third count. Mr. Car
bon insists that it is much cheap
er and less embarrassing to fish
iii the regular way. and advises
people to read the game laws.
Carson also points out again
that tire lower. Russian River .
closed to all fishing.
F&WS AGENT REPORTS
GAME LAW VIOLATIONS
C M. Carson. Enforcement
Agent for the Fish fv Wildlife
Service, .('ports the followin',
convictions ior violations of thi
game laws recently:
Robert W. Snyder paid a fine
of SI00 for snagging fish. Ted K
Weir paid a fine on the same
charge.
George L. Stinger was con
victed of shooting a lynx along
side- tire road near Quartz Creek.
Joseph K. Harmon. John McDon
ald and Samuel Sullivan of Elm
endorf Air Force Base, paid
fines for fishing in lower Rus
sian River.
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR
MRS. PATTERSON
HELD IN MICHIGAN
Funeral services were held
Friday, August 8. in the Crystal
Valley Methodist Church. Cry
stal Valley. Michigan, for Mrs.
Joy Patterson, wife of Earl Pat*
ter. eri. who passed away in Sew
ard July 28. The body was re
turned to her former home for
funeral service and burial.
Mrs. Patterson was born De
cembi r 1. 1,983. in Grand Rapids,
Michigan. Sin1 married Earl Pat
terson one year and eight months
ago. The young couple came to
Seward last October with Earl's
father, Nick Patterson. The se
nior Mrs. Patterson followed at
a later date.
Joy Patterson is survived by
her husband; her parents, Air.
and Mrs. Alfred Cabana; three
brothers. Alfred Jr.. Roy and
Lloyd Cabana; and two sisti rs.
Elaine and Pat Cabana. The sis
ters live in Michigan, but the
brothers are Seward residents.
Mr. Patterson and the Cabana
brothers are expected to return
to Seward from Michigan in the
near future.
Gir! Scouts E;;d
Summer
Camping Program
The last .session ol' the summer
day camp season for Girl Scouts
in 3c ward ended Friday. Scout
ing executives expressed satis
faction over this first season.
“Eve rything is rough, and we
haven't had much to do with,"
Mrs. Maurice Curry stated at
the final sessi >n. "but it has bee n
a good year in spite of it all."
Mrs. Curry, the vital spark be
hind the renewed Girl Scout
program in Seward, conducted a
training class for leaders in
February ol this year. Since that
time the leaders formed a club
or troop ol the ir own, and con
tinued the ir training under Mrs.
C urry in a sort oi on-the-job
training program. These young
women, ail public spirited and
interested in child welfare, have
devoted many horns of their
time to the Girl Scout program
which has brought an influence
into the lives of these little girls
that they would never experi
ence in any other way.
The Erownic Troop of 21 to
24 little girls between the ages
ol o and 10. were the last group
to enjoy the day camp. They en
U Gained several visitors from
town on Wednesday for lunch,
this wa iter was among them.
The little girls were all
dressed up as gypsies, and put on
a skit with singing and dances.
The weather was bad. mosquito^
in abundance, but nothing de
terred the girls from their camp
fire and outdoor program during
which they seated their gypsy
i ing and queen upon moss- cov
iie-ri thrones. It was well dor.-,
and sweet. Mrs. Kenneth Shear
: r is tiie musical director. Her
1 uithfu 1, .energetic and happy in
ilucnce was apparent with all
the children.
('-her bus,, and cm rgetic adult
at camp this week were
Mr.-. Francis J. Phillips, Mrs.
\ Jo!( i Gureson, Mrs. Alice Chri.
u o n. Airs. Katherine Garrison,
airs. Charlotte Schomburg, and
Airs. Itutli Cooper. The last two
wore cooks on Wednesday. They
had prepared quantities of won
derful chicken spaghetti with
fruit gelatine salad.
Lunch was served by Girl
Scouts selected as servers for the
day. It was served on long tables
in the cabin by candlelight. The
cabin is decorated with hand
craft articles.
Other leaders in the Girl Scout
movement are Miss Peggy Dnl
liver, Mrs. Vie Wonthrop, and
Mrs. Carl Ling, who work with
intermediate and older Girl
Scout troops. Mrs. Clyde King
is chairman of the Adult Associ
ation.
The camp is held in the cabin
known as the Girl Scout Cabin
tit the head of the bay. It was re
habilitated this year with a new
roof, floors and windows, work
done by volunteers. Materials
were furnished by local business
firms. Fathers of Girl Scouts did
the work, putting in many hours
each during the month of July.
MCOSE ENJOYS SEWARD
EACKYARD GARDENS
A very large moose wandered
into town Wednesday .sampling
foliage in various gardens in the
north end of town.
The animal left its trail in Lu
ther Jones' yard, jumped the
fence into the Dick Myers place,
then tracked leisurely back to
Marathon Mountain where it
browsed throughout the day.
Several people watched its pro
gress along the mountain most
of the day.
Even the moose like Seward!