Seward Seaport Record
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Seward, Alaska
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Mildred Kirkpatrick -- .Managing Editor
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By Mildred Kirkpatrick
Seward is at the beginning of a
new era. When the town was estab
lished in 1902 great things were ex
pected for it. The place did not
boom for many years, and indeed,
we neither look for nor want a
boom now. But as tlie city nears
its half century mark, it is facing
a change.
It took 15 years to make contact
by rail with the Interior. It has
taken nearly 50 years to obtain a
highway. Everybody in Alaska has
heard about Seward for many
years, but few have actually seen
Outside travel bureaus, cham
bers of commerce and civic organ
izations are to be represented here
during the summer. News of the
Mt. Marathon Race has penetrated
to all parts of the States, and in
c.uiries are pouring in concerning
the famous event.
Now is the time for the people of
Seward to realize the advantage to
themselves of the tourists who are
being steered this way; of the Na
tional Editorial Association, Seat
tle Chamber of Commerce visit,
and other groups which will pass
NOTICE OF HEARING
r: THE DISTRICT COURT FOR
THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA,
THIRD DIVISION
In the Matter ox the PETITION of
E e CITY OF SEWARD. ALASKA.
>. Municipal Corporation, for the
EXCLUSION of Certain Land
T herefrom
No. S6895
Notice is hereby given that the
Lth day of June 1951. at the hour of
E) o'clock in the foreno. n of the
. erne day in the Courtroom of the
; ■ vc enti: h'ri Court at Anchorage.
A asl. i. h: • been fixed by order of
the Court • s the tune and place
f r the Hearing of the Petition of
' e City of Sewar l, Alaska, for the
t x ’usion of certain territory from
the incor;>oi atod limits of the City
of Seward. Alaska, and that tne
t n Tory or area of land so sought
to be excluded from tiie incorpor
ated limits of said City is that cer
i r. tract described as follows:
Commencing at the extreme
Southwest comer of U. S. Survey
No. 241 t which is designated
Corner No. 3 of said U. S. Survey
No 241 and also Cor. 1 of U. S.
Survey 931 > thence East 434.94 ft.;
thence North 31 deg. 27 min. East
2112 feet: thence North 71 deg.
50 min. East 193 feet to the true
point of beginning: thence Nortn
2.503.1 feet to the North corporate
limit of the City of Seward;
thence East 2.651.48 feet to the
extreme Northeast Corner of the
corporate area of the City of
Seward; thence Sauth 29 deg. 08
min West 1,118.93 feet to the in
tersection of the corporate limit
with the Eastern boundary of
sMd U. S. Survey 241; thence con
tinuing in approximately the
same direction in a curve contin
uously equidistant 1.000 ft. from
the main line of the Alaska Rail
road. approximately 925 ft. across
the Southeastern corner of salct
Survey No. 241 to the boundary
line of said Survey No. 241 run
ning South 78 deg. 00 min. West;
♦ hence continuing South 78 deg.
00 min. West 1.065.46 ft. to the
point where the .Southern boun
dary of Survey 241 swings South
52 deg. 15 min. West; thence con
tinuing South 52 deg. 15 min.
West 660 feet to the place of true
beginning, and
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN
that all persons interested may at
said tune end place appear before
said Court and present such proof
as may be decided as to the reason
ableness and justice of the Petition
of said Municipality for the exclu
sion of said area of land.
M. E. S. BRUNELLE,
Clerk of the District Court
Territory of Alaska
Third Division.
May 8.15,22,29-Jn. 5’51
through the port in the next few
mont hs.
These people must he made wel
come for the few hours they spend
in town. The fact that they are
passing through to larger fields of
interest is largely due to the ef
forts of more enthusiastic com
munities. which have more money
to spend and better facilities for
entertainment of large groups.
This need not be true forever.
Seward must wake up to what it is
losing. A nuniDer of people do re
alize the situation, and are moving
heaven and earth to center interest
in Seward. To move heaven and
earth, however, is somewhat less
difficult than to move or to interest
most of tiie people here.
Tlie 4th of July Committee, a
small group of people who financed
and operated the best celebration
the city has ever had. and the best
attended, last year, are so discour
aged this month that it is an effort
to even try the formulation of
plans.
The Chamber of Commerce is
struggling against odds to focus at
tention upon Seward. Until we can
be big enough to set aside our per
sonal prejudices against individual
members of various organizations,
and all work together for the good
of Seward, absolutely nothing will
be accomplished.
“I dislike So-and-So; or tie's only
a bartender; or, his family never
amounted to anything; he don't pay
h;s bills.” All this one hears as rea
sons for not helping in programs
to boost Seward What difference
does it make if that same Air. So
and-So is an enthusiastic worker
for our good? Let's stop making
excuses and all jump into the
game!
O.P.S. EXPECTS CHANGE IN
TERRITORIAL STATUS
Alaska merchants, along with
the merchants of the other terri
tories. will soon have the bene
fit of a realistic approach to the
price control s tup as applying
to territories. Fred G. Hanford,
Territcr al Director of the Office
of Price Stabilization, announc
ed.
Ilanfoi d s statement came af
ter conferences with Edwar ' J.
Fri tilander of Washington, D C.,
Price Executive for Region 14
of the O.P.S., which embraces
all the territories. Friedlander
is in Alaska on an 11-day visit
during which time he will meet
with merchants in Fairbanks
and Anchorage. H? met with
Juneau merchants last week.
According to Hanford, the
O.P.S. Washington office expects
to allow the territories' district
offices to make recommenda
tions for regulations for their
own areas. Thus, future regula
tions may incorporate many of
the ideas suggested by Alaska
business men themselves. He
made it clear, however, that
this would not necessarily mean
that merchants would be given
everything they want in the way
of a regulation but will mean
that their views and suggestions
would be given fullest consid
eration.
Friedlander, who was with
the O.P.A. during World War II,
spoke at a meeting of merchants
in Juneau last Tuesday. He said
he was aware of the fact that
many Alaskan merchants have
expressed a desire to be allow
ed to operate under stateside
Regulations 7 and 14, 15 and
16. Regulation 7 applies to a
large segment of soft and dura
ble goods and Regulations 14,
15 and 16 apply to food stores.
Both are in effect only in the
states. At present Alaska Regu
lation 9 covers all the commodi
ties covered by the above-named
regulations.
Friedlander said he doubted if
those who express a preference
for the stateside regulations
realize fully what inclusion in
their coverage would mean. He
said that although some state
side regulations, notably those
above named, do allow a per
centage system of marking up
prices, these regulations also re
quire a ponderous amount of
record keeping. He also pointed
out that the percentage multi
pliers permitted are specified by
O.P.S. and do not necessarily
provide a return as large as
1hat derived from the mer
chant’s pre-Korean percentage
margins.
Friedlander acknowledged that
Alaska's Regulation t) squeezes
down percentages in cases where
invoice costs go up, but said
there should be little fluctua
tions in these cosls once the
current phase of “leveling off”
is over. He made special note
of the fact that retailers’ custo
mary percentages may be
squeezed r. 1:ttle in all regula
tions—whether in the states or
in the territories—since it is
the announced policy of O.P.S.,
in accord with the Defense Pro
duction Act of 1050, to stabil
ize prices at a 1 vel in line with
pre-Korean profit margins.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Harris,
of Cooper Landing, are parents
of a daughter born in Seward
General Hospital, Friday, June
1. The little girl weighed 7
pounds, 5 ounces. Her name is
Becky Rae.
Robert Earl McManus was
born in Seward General Hospit
al on June 4. His parents are
Mr. and Mrs. M. I. McManus of
Seward. Robert w e i g h e d 8
pounds,, 4 ounces.
A daughter was born to Mr.
and Mrs. Raymond Juliussen.
of Kenai, in Seward General
Hospital, today, June 5. The
little girl weighed 5 pounds,
13 ounces. She was named Bar
bara Kay.
PORT COMMANDER LEAVING
SEWARD THIS WEEK
Captain and Mrs. John H.
Burke plan to sail Saturday by
Army transport from Whittier.
Captain Burke has been com
mander of the Port of Seward
for the past two years.
During their stay here, the
Burkes have entered into com
munity life, taking their part in
civic and social programs in a
whole-hearted way. The first
season of the Seward Recreation
Center was under Capt. Burke’s
direction last year. The season
was so successful and popular
that it was resumed this year
with added impetus, and under
l lie full command of a special
services officer.
METHODISTS HONOR
IRWINS
A carry-in-dinner in the Meth
odist Church dining room will
honor Mr. and Mrs. Paul Irwin.
The Irwin’s are leaving for a
new pastorate in Indiana.
Rev. Irwin, popular with the
townspeople of all denomina
tions, came to the Seward
Church about two and a half
years ago. lie is a reserve officer
in the Chaplain’s Corps, U. S.
Navy. With the coming of the
30th Topographical Engineers,
and creation of the National
Guard unit here, he has served
as Chaplain to the military
groups.
His successor in the Sewar
Church has not been announcec
FLORIDA COUPLE ARRIVE
TO HOMESTEAD
Mr. and Mrs. Lamuel W. L?
Prell, left Jacksonville, Florid
in a new Dodge povverwagor
February 28. They traveled ove
the Alaska highway, via Ca
ifornia and Oregon, finally ai
riving in Seward a few day
ago.
The LaPrells made the tri
with their three small childrer
the baby is just 10 months ole
and none seem the worse fo
the long trip.
The LaPrells lost $2700 i
Traveler’s checks somewhere i
Canada, and are compelled t
find work immediately whil
waiting for a refund on the los
checks.
Donna Douglas is in Sewar
General Hospital today for a
appendectomy. Donna is th
youngest daughter of Mrs. Bot
bie Douglas.
The little three-pound giri
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Pet
Kesselring, is doing well, “grov
ing like a weed,’’ according t
delighted attendants.
Publicity is something you hav
to pay for when you want it, bu
step out of line once and you’
get plenty ctf it when you don
want it.
ANNOUNCING —
THE NEW
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Les and Jean Fink, Owners
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