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Vol. IX. No. 44
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Mayor Painter To Represent
City At ARR, Dock Hearing
Mayor Russell Painter was
chosen as the man to represent
Seward at the hearings in Wash
ington later in the month on the
rehabilitation of The Alaska
Railroad and Seward docks.
The choice was made in a
special meeting of the Chamber
of Commerce Wednesday night
at which the public was invited
to express an opinion on the
proposition.
Another person, probably
from the longshore union, will
be chosen to accompany the
mayor. The name has not been
presented yet, but the subject
will be discussed along with
methods of financing the trip
at a meeting of the union on
Friday night. The sum of $2500
will be asked of townspeople to
finance the representatives to
Washington.
Vandalism Continues
In Post Office
Following is an excrpl from
the Post Office Manual:
"Tampering with letter boxes
—The willful injury or destruc
tion of any letter box or other
receptacle authorized by the
Postmaster General for the re
ceipt or delivery of mail is a
penal offense, for which the of
fender is liable to a fine of not
more than SI.000, or imprison
ment for not more than 3 years."
Last Monday night the latches
were broken off two boxes in
the post office. A week ago,
walls and floor were smeared
with ink. It would prove an in
convenience to townspeople if
the post office should be locked
at 5 p.m., but it will be necessary
if depradations of children is not
stopped, the postmaster warns.
Knickers Present Big
Problem in Class Play
“We Shook the Family Tree,”
three act comedy being present
ed by the Seward High School
junior class Friday and Satur
day nights, is a side splitter
for laughs.
The play is well presented
under the direction of Mrs.
Grace Campen with Robert On
stott as stage manager.
The scene is a present day
living room in the Dolson home
in the spring of the year. Mrs.
Dolson arranges a date for her
daughter Hildegarde, who is
tired of being a wallflower. The
trouble begins when Freddie,
the date who wears knickers,
becomes involved in the theft
of a watch while trying to ob
tain a pair of long trousers.
Everything comes out well in
the end, however, after a series
of amusing situations are
straightened out by the young
people.
The cast of 12 are:
Hildegarde, Carol Ann Treve
than; Mr. Dolson, Leslie Brat
tain; Mrs. Dolson, Ruth Hoog
land; Sally, Janice Frampton;
Bob, Dale Lindsey; Jimmy,
Tucker Jones; Paige, Patty
Muir: Ellie May, Lou Ann Dick;
Jill, Cindy Coleman; Freddie
Shermer, Gene Boe; Mr. Sher
mer, Glen Galloway: Mrs. Sher
mer, Doris Doshen.
"Holiday" Requests
Marathon Race Data
“Holiday” magazine has asked
for the history of the Mt. Mara
thon race in Seward. Informa
tion in detail was sent to the
editors as requested, but it is
not known whether the article
will be published.
"L i f e” magazine has also
made preparations for a story
and pictures of the race this
year.
The only hitch seems to be
that no one has made any plans,
publicly at least, on holding a
race this year. With the national
publicity it is receiving, public
opinion is that something must
be done about it very shortly.
$200 Offered For
Moose Killer
Carlos Carson, Fish and Wild
life Service agent, and Marshal
Irwin Metcalf have raised the
reward to $200 for information
leading to the arrest and convic
tion of the person who wantonly
killed a cow moose. The animal
had been shot twice with a high
powered rifle and left on the
side of the road at Mile 41,
Kenai road. She had an unborn
calf.
The name of anyone giving
information will not be divulged
by the enforcement agencies.
Reporter's NoTebcok
May Day already! It hardly
seems possible. The fact was em
phasized Thursday night when
many homemakers went to the
door upon hearing a fault knock,
to find a paoer basket of pussy
willows, and not a sign of the
giver. This ancient custom
brings a thrill of pleasure when
ever it is encountered Our
thanks to the gentle thoughts
and kindly givers of these May
Day greetings!
Cherie Luben. popular high
school girl and Worthy Advisor
of the Order of Rainbow for
Girls, is leaving next Friday.
Cherie is going to live with her
mother in Pueblo. Colorado. She
has lived with her aunt, Mrs.
Charles Chesnutt. for the past
few years in order to continue
in school here. By leaving at
this time, Cherie will not finish
her term as a Rainbow’ officer,
which is causing great unhappi
ness for her friends in the Order.
Lt. Sperry. U.S.C.G., has sent
word that he will arrive in Sew’
ard to process applications for
Coast Guard Port Security Cards
May 8. He will be in the Com
missioner's office. Hours and the
length of his stay will be given
later.
That “a miss is as good as a
mile” was demonstrated this
week when eight members of
the force at Northern Stevedor
ing office got excited over a
minute. They had guessed the
right time as 3:53, but the ice
made a mistake and delayed an
other minute. The folks were
sure that somebody had made
an error, and they were prac
tically spending the money—•
but alas!
Key to the City
Dainty Marlene Viale, four
year old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Marvin Viale, stole the
show when she presented Gov
ernor Heintzleman with the key
to the city upon his arrival at
the airport Saturday morning.
Mr. Viale is precinct committee
man.
Mayor Russell Painter, Tom
Die, president of the Chamber
of C nimcrcc: Tom Aldous. pres
ident Seward Republican Club:
Mrs. Cal Frosius and other
prominent citizens were in the
welcoming groun, as well as
Roy Scouts and Cub Scouts.
A motor convoy of 25 or 30 cars
was escorted into the city by the
chief of police
The governor was conducted
on a three-hour inspection trip
Alaska Nurses
Examining Board
In Session Here
The new board of examiners
for nurses in Alaska is meeting
this week in Seward for the first
time. This is the first session
of the newly appointed five
member board, although there
has been a board of three for
several years.
Members of the board by ap
pointment of the Governor are
Miss Helen Johnson of Juneau,
president; LaPreal Bie of Sew
ard, secretary-treasurer; Helen
Jefferson of Anchorage; Bernar
dine White, Fairbanks; and Miss
Vickars of Mt. Edgecumbc. They
are meeting in the nurses resi
dence on First Avenue.
The group was entertained at
lunch by Seward District No. 2,
Alaska Nurses Association, on
Thursday. Their menu was fried
chicken and all the trimmings.
Thursday evening they were
guests of the Sanatorium. On
Friday at noon Miss Ethel Lind
Icy entertained them, again a*
the nurses residence. Miss Lottie
Hirsch and Miss Ann Valdaris
were also guests.
The Fish & Wildlife Service
cutter “Kittiwick” docked in
Seward today (Friday) to un
load some supplies before con
tinuing her voyage to Kodiak.
The “Kittiwick" is an 80 foot
vessel, sailing out of Seattle.
of the city and Seward Sana
torium. The party visited the
city and Army dock facilities
and the Alaska Freight Lines
dock. They did not, howc vcr,
inspect the ci'.y-owned facilities
at San Juan clock, now under
lease to Seward Fish & Cold
Storage Company.
Luncheon was served in the
new nurses' residence on First
Avenue.
Members of the in pcct%in
party and luncheon were the
Mayor and Mr. Bie. Rev. Charles
Malin, Tom Aidous. John Cole
man. W. C Erwin. Ray Lee and
Delmar Zentrnire, the latter two
representatives of the ILWU.
Several businessmen visited
privately with the Governor at
the hotel during the afternoon.
Methodists Expect
Charter Group
During the Summer
Plans are being made here to
entertain a large group of Meth
odists from the States during
August. The guided tour will
start from Chicago under the
guidance of B i s h o p William
Martin of Dallas, Texas, and Dr.
Earl R. Brown, head of the
Board of National Missions of
the Methodist Church. They
have chartered the S3 Baranof
for the trip from Seattle. About
140 people have made reserva
tions for the tour.
New Public Health
Nurse Arrives
Miss Lottie Hirsch, the newly
appointed Public Health Nurse,
arrived in Seward this week and
went right to work. Miss Ilirsch
is giving typhoid booster shots
to school children Friday. They
will be continued for the next
two weeks.
An i Valdaris, District Super
visor of Public Health Nursing,
accompanied Miss Hirsch to get
her acquainted in Seward.
Regular hours at the health
ccatir will be published later.
Dick Major and Ed Mackenzie
returned Thursday of this week
after spending the winter in the
States.
Governor Promises
Support of Seward
Docks and Railroad
In his address before a large
crowd in Seward Civic Center
last Saturday night, Governor
B. Frank Heintzleman said that
he would go to Washington and
throw his full support into the
battle for rehabilitation of the
railroad and Seward docks.
Mr. Heintzleman is a quiet
and modest man, who said that
he is not used to making speech
es and appreciated the informal
ity of the Seward gathering.
Cookies and punch were served
by the women’s clubs of the
city, and the Governor talked
with everybody present after
the meeting broke up into in
formal groups.
The Kenai Peninsula received
high praise from the new leader
when he described it one of the
finest sections in Alaska. He
named three important reasons
for his choice, with the resort
area for tourists as one of its
greatest potentialities. Agricul
ture, mining and water power
were given as the others.
Tlie Governor reiterated the
statement, made at other meet
ings in the Territory, that the
Territory's present state of af
fairs is "pretty much of a hodge
podge" and, “It is my ambition
to see if we can improve the
quality of administration.” He
said he was chiefly interested
in honesty in the administration,
utmost value out of the tax dol
lar and better service from ter
ritorial and federal agencies.
“It is time we began to real
ize these potentialities, and it is
everyone’s concern regardless of
political party affiliations.1’ It
is time to stop talking about
the tremendous worth of Alas
ka and begin to do something
about it for ourselves, the Gov
ernor said and called upon indi
viduals to accept appointment
to important boards even at the
cost of personal sacrifice.
Governor Heintzleman was
presented a plaque making him
an honorary member of the Sew
ard Chamber of Commerce.
When asked if he had paid his
dues, the Governor replied, “No,
they are willing to trade me
that for a railroad and a dock."
Mayor Russell Painter intro
duced the Governor and Tom
Bie closed the meeting. “The
Alaskan Flag” was sung by Mr.
Arthur Knight. The program
was broadcast by station KIBII
for the benefit of those who
could not attend.
A.C.S. to Stay Open
One Hour Longer
Regular summer hours will
be resumed by the Alaska Com
munications System office ef
fective May 1. according to an
announcement by Sgt. Powers.
New hours are 8 a.m. to 6
p.m. week days; 9 to 10 a.m. and
4 to 5 p.m. on Sundays and
holidays.
P. Gordon Gou’d Here
For Conference
Rev. Peter Gordon Gould, su
perintendent of Methodist work
in Alaska, met with the local
Methodist congregation Friday
for the regular quarterly con
ference. He planned to go to
Anchorage on Saturday.
HIGH
SCHOOL
AUDITORIUM
SEWARD HIGH SCHOOL JUNIOR CLASS PLAY
MAY 1 end 2
8:00 O'CLOCK P,M
Admission: $1.00
"Wi SHOOK im FAMILY TREE"