Seward
The Gateway City of Interior Alaska Since 1903.
Seaport
Record
Seward’s All-IVcalker Port is Alaska’s Greatest Asset.
I Vol. VII, No. 91
SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, MAY 15, 1951
Price 10 cents
Honorable Mention
Won By Lura Peck
In Poster Contest
Lura Peck, seventh grader in
the Seward school won an hon
orable mention in the Territory
wide Alaska Education Associa
tion’s “Vacation in Alaska" pos
ter contest this month.
First and second prizes, as
well as 6 honorable mentions
went to Fairbanks school child
ren.
The contest was sponsored by
the Alaska Visitors Association,
and it is the secret hope of each
contestant that his entry may
be used at some future date in
the AVA's advertising—that
is just what probably will hap
pen.
The four prize winning en
tries along with the honorable
mentions will compose the Alas
ka Education Association’s ex
hibit at the convention of the
NEA in San Francisco in July,
where about 3000 visiting teach
ers are expected to see the dis
play.
Lura Peck is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Mahan of
this city. Her artistic ability is
increasingly evident. This week
Lura dressed the north window
in McMullen’s store. It is a gar
den scene, lushly green and in
viting.
More?!: Don’t Steal
From Ti e Jail
Some misguided person stole'
the garden tools from the fed
eral jail last week—which was
a definite mistake.
Marshall Irwin Metcalf re
turned from a trip Outside this
week, changed into work clothes
and went to the garden to set
the plants he had bought home
with him. No tools!
Upon investigation, Mr. Met
calf discovered that they were
not misplaced but had really
been stolen, and sold to the se
cond hand store.
Joy Scouts Will Haul
Your Trash
Seward Boy Scouts are busy
is bees every evening, gather
ing up trash, cleaning off va
cant corners, and otherwise do
ing a good job of cleaning up
;he town.
Stan Niegemann. Scoutmast
?r, is proudly displaying a 25
sound bag of nails that the boys
lave gathered up, one at a time,
iff the streets.
If you have gathered up a
lile of trash that can't be put
n your containers, call the Bov
Scouts, and they will take it
iway for you. This is one way
n which they can earn a little
;ash toward uniforms. There is
10 charge for the work, but
louseholders are making dona
ions to the Troop fund, for
heir admirable efforts in the
rlean-up drive.
Mother and Daughter
Banquet Friday
The annual Mother and
Daughter Banquet sponsored by
the Woman’s Society of Chris
tian Service will be held at 6:30
Friday evening. May 18, in the
M.thodist church social room.
Norman Wengert has planned
a menu unsurpassed in ex
cellence and local Boy Scouts
will be waiters for the occasion.
Dainty placecards and favors
have been made by the ladies of
the church for each mother and
daughter in attendance. At this
dinner the oldest as well as the
youngest mother will be intro
duced. An interesting program
appropriately honoring mothers
will be presented.
As place settings are limited
due to lack of space, reserva
tions should be made promptly
at the Blue Shop or with Mrs.
Thomas Howell. The charge for
the dinner will be $1.50 for
adults witli small children being
admitted for $1.00
HIGHWAY TO INSTALL
RADIO IN C A.RS
All Alaska Highway Patrol
cars on the Kenai P< nmsula will
be eauipped with two way radio
service as soon as the trans
mitter can be installed in Sew
ard, according to information
received here today.
The transmitter and equip
ment is on the dock, and it re
mains only to settle upon a
suitable location for installation.
With the installation, the city
patrol car will also be radio
equipped, thus eliminating the
time lost in locat ng the patrol
man when the car is away from
the station.
At present the police c,.ll is
ree ived at tin extension phone
in the federal jail, and the lo
cal officers summoned by the
red light atop the city building.
Much time is lost getting to the
scene of trouble because of this
roundabout channel of commun
ication, and the police depart
ment expects a great improve
ment of their service with the
installation of radio facilities.
PATROLMEN RETURN FROM
ANCHORAGE DAY EARLY
Chief Greene and patrolman
Hall returned Saturday evening
from Anchorage, where the
Peace Officers Conference was
held. They were the only rep
resentatives from other cities,
Greene stated. Anchorage. Elm
endorf, and the Highway Patrol
sent representatives, but no
cities other than Seward.
The local boys invited mem
bers of the conference to the
Policeman’s Ball here June 16,
and came back with the prom
ise that about 50 visitors will
arrive by special train for the
occasion. “I love a Policeman's
Ball,-’ said Chief Miller (Anch
orage) “Especially when it’s in
the other fellow's town.”
ARMED FORCES DAY
PROCLAMATION SIGNED
BY PRESIDENT TRUMAN
In a White House ceremony,
President Truman proclaimed
May 19, 1951 Armed Forces Day
—a day devoted to honoring the
members of the Armed Forces
who h.v.T ded^fod themselves
unselfishly as “the defenders of
our people, our Nation, and our
democratic way of life.”
Pointing out that the Armed
Forces “are now fighting and
dying on foreign soil in defense
of the principles of freedom
which this Nation has cherished
since its birth,” the President in
vited State and Territorial Gov
ernors to provide for the cele
bration of Armed Forces Day on
May 19 in a manner which will
honor the members of the
Armed Forces.
He requested citizens io dis
play the flag on Armed Forces
Day “and by fitting exercises to
demonstrate their recognition of
the gallantry, sacrifice, and de
votion to duty of the men atad
women of the Armed Forces.”
The President, as Commander
in Chief of the Armed Forces,
directed the Secretary of D -
fense, and the throe military de
partmental secretaries “to mark
the design: ted day with appro
priate ceremonies and to cooper
ate with civil authorities in suit
able observance of th :* day."
Steps already taken in that di
rection include the division of
tlie United States into seven geo
graphical areas, with one of the
military departments charged
with primary responsibility for
celebrations in each area.
The two-fold purpose of the
day is described by the Public
Informa ti Of if 1 Alas
kan Command as "a tribute to
the Armed Forces as an integral
part of the material and spir
itual power of America, now be
ing mobilized, and to renew the
faith in our country's sacred
heritage, which our power is
dedicated to preserve.”
The intensive training pro
gram in effect in this Command
will limit the participation of
troops and equipment to areas
immediately adjacent to military
installations. It is urged, how
ever, that the flag be displayed
and every effort be made to
bring to the minds of all Alas
kans the significance of this ob
servance.
locc.l Man's Brother
Dies If! Anchorage
Fred Seatcr died in Pro
vidence Hospital. Anchorage,
yesterday at the age of 03. He
was the brother of Perry W.
Seater of this city.
Mr. Seater was born in Sid
ney. Iowa. He came to Alaska
in a sailing vessel in 1904. land
ing at Nome. He moved his fam
ily to Anchorage in 1938 where
they have lived ever since.
He owned and operated the
cannery at Boulder Point on
Cook Inlet, which was estab
lished in 1943.
Johnson Takes Over
Civil Defense Work
Col. Clarence E. Johnson,
USA, Retired, accepted appoint
ment as Civil Defense Director
in Seward last week, and called
a meeting Monday night. He ap
pointed several sub-committee
h~ads to carry on the work at
his direction, which will be an
nounced later.
The Board adopted the uni
form U. S. air raid signal sys
tem to be put into effect hero.
A uniform system of air raid
signals for use throughout the
United States has been an
nounced by Millard Caldwell,
Federal Civil Detense Director.
Two types of warnings will
be used, a “red aUrt” when
there is danger of imminent
attack, and the “all clear.” The
red alert will last for thr e min
utes and will be warbling or
fluctuating signals of varying
pitch from sirens, or a series
of short blasts by horns or
whistles. The all clear signal
will be a series of three steady
one-minute blasts by horns, si
rens, or whistles with two-min
ute intervals of silence in be
tween.
Cities will sound the red alert
after key-point warning stations
have received word that enemy
attack is emminent. When the
alert is sounded all persons at
work in business and industry
should take cover or go to shel
ters previously designated by
civil df r rise authorities locally.
All people in schools, homes or
other d .veilings should take im
mediate shelter as suggested in
official civil defense publica
tions or by civil defense auth
orities.
A bill ac :ntroduc°d in the
Senate Arm d Services Commit
tee last week deleted the match
ing requirements for Alaska but
the legislation as reported was
amended so that the require
ments “may be varied for the
Territory of Alaska.”
“It appears that it is entirely
r asonable to consider Alaska
as a special problem in the field
of civil defense.” stated the
Senate Armed Services Com
mittee in reporting legislation
to the Senate which seeks to
relieve the Territory from pres
ent law requiring matching
funds from the States for or
ganizational equipment, certain
types of stockpiling and shel
ters.
“By direct taxation,” the com
mittee report pointed out, “the
Territory is contributing a sub
stantially larger amount on a
per capita basis than any other
state or territory for civil de
fense purposes. However, addi
tional funds must be made avail
able if an adequate system of
civil defense is to be provided.
It is the intention of the com
mittee that the Territory con
inue to contribute to its civil de
fense program, but that the
CDA be relieved of the limita
tions contained in the present
law.
“The Federal Government
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SHS Seniors Prepare
For Graduation
Wednesday Night
Seward senior class gradua
tion exercises will take place
Wednesday evening in the high
school gymnasium at 8:00.
Miss Lurline Wilkins and the
high school chorus will provide
the music for the evening. The
Reverend Martin Borbeck, S.J.,
will pronounce the Invocation
and Benediction. Mrs. Beryl
Wagner will present diplomas,
and Carl R. Carlson, Superin
tendent of schools, will make
the awards
Class Historian is Marilyn
Ratehford, Valedictorian, Jack
Rafter; “At the Crossroads” is
to be given bv Helen Varnell
and Margaret Lindsey will pre
sent the Class Memorial.
“New Careers With the Old,”
by William Erwin and “We In
herit a Greater Demand,” by
Phyllis Baker, complete the pro
gram.
Winners of the Lions Club
scholarship will be announced,
as well as the Citizenship and
oth-r awards, given annually to
graduates. Names of winners are
not available until after Wed
nesday night.
A’'"i<r.Aske-’-! To
Serve As Advisors
The Office of Price Stabili
7 ‘ion’s national office in Wash
invit sev eral Wash
nd Ala-k salmon
n tv men to serve on advisory
committees.
Industry advisory committees
are set up preliminary to the
drafting of new regulations to
obtain opinions and technical
assistance.
Included on the canned sal
mon advisory group are: How
ard L. Scott, Pacific American
Fisheries; Frank Wright, Pyra
mid Fisheries: H. A. Fleager,
Alaska Pacific Salmon Co.; H.
B. Fr;elo. Nakat Packing Corp.;
Vane" F Sutter, Fidalgo Island
Packing Co.; Charles D. Alha
deff. Whiz Fish Product Co.;
Oscar Bergcsth, New England
Fish Company; Guy V. Graham,
Libby, McNeill and Libby; E.
O. Paup, P E. Harris and Com
pany, and C. F. Johnson, Port
Ashton Packing Corporation.
Ccsmpen Makes
Stanford Crew
Harold Campen pulled the
number five oar in the Stan
ford Shell at the Regatta held
last Saturday at Lake Washing
ton.
The University of Washington
took first place, California se
cond, and Stanford, third. How
ever, there were only 12 se
conds difference between Stan
ford and the winning first place
team in the 21 mile race.
Stanford will meet California
again next week.
ere it is! ARMED FORGES DAY DANCE
Sponsored by S. F. J. C*
at May 19
KICKOFF for MARATHON QUEEN CONTEST
Buck - a - Head
Civic Center