God offer* to every mind it*
choice between truth and re
pose. ..Take which you please,
you can never have both.
Emerson
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COUNCIL-SCHOOL BOARD SEAT
CONTESTS IN CITY ELECTION
Only mild interest was shown'
in the City Election this week as
the time for filing of petitions for
candidacy drew to a close on Mon
day afternoon. The only contests
will be in the race for three Coun
cil seats and one School Board
vacancy.
The Utility Board election will
he a cinch for there are three vac
ancies and three candidates. Of
course there could be a write in
vote to upset the applecart, but
that appears to he unlikely.
Candidates for the Utility Board
include Phil Durant. Hardware
Store owner and at present a mem
ber of the Board by appointment
to fill a vacancy. He seeks the 5
year term of office. Clarence
T. Larsen, Seward Postmaster, is
a candidate for the 4 year term
and Robert A. Stearns, who works
for Northern Stevedoring Co as
a checker, is a candidate for the
2 year term on the Board.
On the City Council there are
three vacancies to be filled as
Councilmen John Rose, O. T. Blair
and Gus Johnson have completed
their terms in office. Johnson,
apparently has had enough, but
Rose and Blair have thrown their
hats in the ring and will seek new
terms on the Council for two years.
Other contenders for the three
seats on the Council include, Ray
mond Lee. longshoreman: John
Mattson, longshoreman: Alex Pet
rovich, Alaska Metal Building sales
man: and Harry L. Wes^ long
shoreman.
Appearing on the ballot next
Tuesday for the single 5 year seat
on the School Board will be Dr.
.1. B. Deisher and Thomas E.
Howell, a clerk in the Post Office.
Persons wishing to vote in the
election should be sure and reg
ister by 10 p.nf. Saturday when the
registration hooks will close. They
will be open Saturday from 10 a.m.
to 3 p.m. and again from 7 p.m.
to 10 p.m. in the evening.
Sheppard Elected
New A.D.B. Chairman
Ken Sheppard, Anchorage build
ing products manufacturer, was
elected Chairman of the Alaska
Development Board at its recent
meeting in Nome. Alaska and \V.
A. Bates. Ketchikan banker was
re-elected Vice Chairman. The!
Nome meeting of the Alaska De- i
velopment Board was the first
held by that Organization on the
Seward Peninsula.
Besides its regular agenda the
Development Board expressed par
ticular concern over specfic pro
blems of the Seward Peninsula and
heard representatives of the Cham
ber of Commerce relate in detail
many of the problems confronting
the Seward Peninsula. These pro
blems are focused around a revival
of the mining industry in the area
and the need for access roads so
that the mineral potential of the
Nome area could be developed.
Emphasis was placed on the im
portance of a connecting link be
tween Nome and Alaska's highway
system.
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Library Much Used
During August
A recent visit to the Seward
Public Library revealed to your
reporter that the community is
well equipped to meet the needs
of folks wanting good books to read.
In discussion with the Librarian
it was - revealed that many new
books have been added In the past
few weeks in the adult bracket,
Rebel Yell, by Smith; Story of
my Life, by Helen Keller; Captain
Llghtfoot, by Burnett; Love is
Eternal, by Stone; and Goodbye
my Lady, by James Street.
One of the most interesting ad
ditions to the Library this summer
were the books on Minerology. On
this subject the library has avail
able Systems of MJnerology. by
Dana; Textbook of Minerology. hy
Dana; Getting vAcquainted with
Minerals, by English; Field Book
of Common Rocks and Minerals,
by Lommis; and A Field Guide to
Rocks and Minerals, by Pough.
In reviewing the use made of
the library facilities during Aug
ust. it was noted that over 600
hooks were checked out. An all
time record.
REPUBLICAN DELEGATE CANDIDATE
MARKS GAINS FOR SEWARD AREA
UNDER REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP
<
Sanatorium School
Has 57 Pupils
School bells have rung at the
Sanitarium and two Territorial
school teachers. Miss Helen Case
and Mrs. Myra McDonald, are busy
dispensing the three R's.
There are 20 school age child
ren ranging in age from 6 through
16 and 37 adults taking the school i
work. Th6 ' adults range in age
from 17 to 64 and several of them
cannot read or write English and
some of these speak only Eskimo.
English and arithmetic are the
most popular subjects.
Mr. John Hardcastle. of the Re
habilitation Center, is assisting
with the school work being done
by the two Territorial teachers,
by working on the adult education
program.
Square Knot on Last
Annual Bering Trip
The last supplies of the year for
Bering Sea sailed north from Pier
42 last week on the Alaska Steam
ship Company's motorship Square
Knot under command of Captain
Charles Goodwin. Scheduled ports
of call were Larson Bay on Kodiak
Island, Chignik on the Alaska Pen
insula, and St. Michael, Nome aud
Teller in the Bering Sea area.
Soon after the Square Knot de
parts from the area, ice will close
the Bering Sea to all water trans
portation until late next spring.
However, as usual, The Alaska Line
will continue to provide regular,
frequent service to ice-free areas
of alaska during the winter.
Girl Scout Rally
Saturday Afternoon
Regular meeting of the Seward
Community Committee of Adult
Girl Scouts was held in the Girl
Scout House Monday, September
20.
Mrs. Vic Witherup, president
told of the great shortage of lead- j
ers. It was pointed out that if
each mother of a Girl or Brownie
Scout would he a leader for one
season we would never have the
problem of finding leaders for the
troops. We all know how im
portant it is to help these young
sters grow up and be able and re
sponsible leaders: In our commun- !
ity in years to come. If you are
interested at all In helping with
Girl Scouting please contact Mrs.
Vic Witherup, 1101 Second Ave
nue or call Mrs. Lorissa Kramer,
Polk 38, and see in what capacity
you can serve.
Plans were made for the fourth
coming Girl Scout Rally which will
be from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday,
October 2 in the Episcopal Church
basement.
All girls from the ages of 7 thru
14 who wish to become Brownies
or Girl Scouts are invited to come
to the rally. Also interested adults
are Invited to attend.
Mrs. Ruth Cooper will represent !
the Girl Scouts Committee on the !
Seward Health Council.
Regular meetings of the Adult
Girl Scout Committee will contin
ue to be held the third Monday
of each month.
1 in mid-September, the Seward ’
Republican Club was host to a ■
gathering of Territorial candidates
at the Elks Hall. At that time
Mrs. Barbara Dimock spoke to the
group on the importance of the ac
complishments of the Administra
tion since it took office.
The text of the speech was as
follows, and was heard later over
Radio Station K1BH. For the con
venience of those who may not
have heard the speech we print it
below as a pnbllc service.
For a number o f years past
the people of Seward have had
the unhappy experience of living
under the shadow of a sword,
which suspended by a hair, threat
ened to fall and cut Seward off
troni one of her principal means of
existence, The Alaska Railroad.
Portage-Seward section of the rail
road was to be abandoned, leaving
the city connected with the rest
of Alaska by only a slender high
way. Only .too well do all of you
business people and laboring
people alike, know what this would
have done to you and the future
of Seward.
This sword was hung over
Seward, in a large part at least,
by the Department of Interior —
not by the present department, but
under former secretaries and pre
vious administrations.
The Department of Interior was
anxious for a highway connection
to Seward, as indeed were all of
us and today we are happy that
the highway has become a reality.
But, The Department, in going to
Congress for Appropriations to
build the highway, promised the
Appropriations Committee of Con
gress that never would come back
gress that never would it come
back to seek additional funds for
the Seward end of the railroad.
This meant that, in the long run.
whether it realizd it or not, that
The Interior Department was
writing off Seward. A highway
alone could not support the town
at its present level of prosperity,
and the railroad could not b e
maintained without an appropria
tion for rebuilding.
I do not know who it was in the
Interior Department under the
former administration who dec
ided that Seward should b e writ
ten off. Whether it was the Sec
retary of Interior himself or one
of the under-secretaries, I do not
know, but whoever it was could not
have been very well informed on
the problems of this area, nor the
desires of the people of Seward
and the surrounding country. It
was an exceedingly short sighted
policy.
Once having committed itself to
abandoning Seward, the depart
ment apparently felt it necessary
t o stand e n that decision and
would not seek funds for the re
habilitation of the Seward-Portage
section of the railroad, nor for the
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Nurses’ Association
Resumes Activities
After a long summer vaeatton
District 2 of the Alaska Nurse’s
Association has resumed Its reg
ular monthly meetlugs. The Sept
ember meeting was held last Tues
day evening in the Nurses Resi
dence.
Due to the absense of Mrs. La
Peral Bie, president, the business
meeting was conducted by Mrs.
Melba Torvanger, first vice-presi
dent.
Mrs. Torvanger told the group
of the aims and plans of the newly
formed Polio Coordinating Com
mittee.
Miss Else Norden Bartlett was
named to represent the district on
the City of Seward Health Council.
At the close of the meeting us
|ual and delicioi^s refreshments
were served by Mrs. Betty Palmer
and Miss Delia Gabriel.
Family Living Expert
Here To Speak
Mrs. Lynde of the National Ex
tension Service in Washington, D.
C., will be In Seward this week on
Friday. October 1st. While in Se
ward, she will meet with the Har
bor and Marathon Homem a k e r
Clubs and at 8:00 Friday evening
will be the speaker at a public
meeting Ja the School.
Mrs. Lynde specializes in teach
ing subjects related to "Family
Living” and will speak on four
basic subjects in this connection:
Helping, families solve problems.
Need for love and acceptance, A
guide for working with children,
and youth and family goals and
planning.
Later this month Mrs. Lynde
will be a guest speaker at the Uni
versity of Alaska.
KNOW YOUR CANDIDATES
REPUBLICANS
BARBARA DIMOCK
DELEGATE TO CONGRESS
Thirty-nine years of age—mar
ried—2_£ years owner-operator of
Bethel Roadhouse Hotel, Bethel,
Alaska Graduate Southwestern
University School of Law; former
Administrative Assistant in charge
of Anchorage Field Office of Re
construction Finance Corporation
—seven years General office man
ager for Ryan Aeronautical Com
pany, San Diego, Calif. Served as
member of 1953 Territorial House
of Representatives. Pledges sup
port toward passage of present
Statehood Bill—representation of
people of Alaska with particular
attention to economic development
of Territory; tax incentive meas
ures to attract investment in in
dustry; Alaskan control of fisher
ies; improved land laws and re
lease of withdrawn lands; improv
ed social and educational services
with special reference to Alaskan
natives.
EARLE HUNTER
TERRITORIAL ThEASURER
Born in Juneau. Alaska 47 years
ago: is married and father of one
child. Graduated from Juneau
High School and atended Oregon
State College. Active in civic or
ganizations; is vice-president of
the First National Bank of Juneau,
where he started as bookkeeper
27 years ago. His banking ex
perience well qualifies him to serve
the Territory in this important
office.
HENRY A. BENSON
COMMISSIONER OF LABOR
Has served as Alaska Labor Com
missioner for eight years, during
which time working people in the
Territory have made substantial
progress in the way of wages, im
proved working conditions and the
enactment of protective legislation.
Mr. Benson is 44 years of age.
married, and father of two child
ren. He has been a resident of
Alaska for 21 years and is a vet
eran of World War II. His slogan:
“The greatest Good for the Great
est Number” projects his aims to
continue his program for all our
people to the end that all may
share in the abundance of oppor
tunity which Alaska can offer.
GERRIT “HEINIE” SNIDER
SENATE—Four Year Term
Pioneer Alaskan, resident o f
Wasilla, 68 year of age, married,
has three children and twelve
grandchilren. Road builder, rail
roader, retired land and fur farm
er. Served in 1947 Territorial
House of Representatives and as
Senator in 1951 and 1953 Legisla
ture. Prominent in public affairs
—Grand President, Pioneers o f
Alaska. Sponsors honesty and
efficiency in government and all
legislation to “Make Alaska a Bet
ter Land to Live in.”
lee L. McKinley
SENATE—Four Year Term
Born in Arkansas in 1906; re
ceived Dental Degree from Univer
sity of Kansas City; resident of
Alaska eight years; lives on farm
near Palmer with wife and seven
children; practices dentistry in
Anchorage. Recognizing need for
dentistry in outlying areas, he
travels many air miles monthly
serving other communities. Mem
ber 1953 Territorial Legislature.
Favors legislation benefitting all
Alaskans—not for small selfish in
terests or groups.
SALLY GORSUCH
SENATE—Two Year Term
Unanimously elected at Repub
lican Convention to complete term
sf late John F. Gorsuch; 44 years
3t age, mother of one son; former
tgent Berger ocean transportation
system; instrumental in organiz
ktion of Girl Scouts in Third Dlv
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DEMOCRATS
BOB BARTLETT
DELEGATE TO CONGRESS
Came to Alaska at one year of
age and Alaska has been his home
ever since. Graduated from the
Fairbanks High School; attended
the University of Alaska and grad
uated from the University of
Washington. Engaged in the min
ing business; a member of the
staff of the Fairbanks News Miner;
secretary to the late Judge Anth
ony J. Dimond when he was Del
egate to Congress; appointed Sec
retary of Alaska; has been dele
gate to Congress from Alaska since
1945. Member of Pioneers of Al
aska. Married, father of two child
ren.
HUGH J. WADE
TREASURER OF ALASKA
Resident of Juneau; married;
father of three children, all born
in Alaska. Wife, the former Madge
Case, an Alaska girl whose family
came to Skagway in 1897. Born
in Iowa, lived there until graduated
from University of Iowa, college
of Law in 1924. Admitted to'prac
tice of law in Iowa, Nebraska and
Alaska. Came to Alaska in 1926
as F.B.I. agent. Returned to Ter
ritory in 1934 as Administrator for
National Recovery Act, and con
tinuously a resident of Alaska
since that time, during which time
administered Social Security Act
for 13 years; was area director
for ANS for three and one half
years.
H. J. “KINKY” LANNEN
COMMISSIONER OF LABOR
Arrived in Alaska July 4, 1925, '
as naval radio operator; originally
intended to remain only 2 years,
but still living in the territory.
Worked tour years for Chilkat Oil
Company at Katalla as radio op
erator, bookkeeper and refinery
operator. Served three years as
executive secretary of Cordova
District Fisheries Union. Operated
two fishing vessels during salmon
Beason; fished during summer
since 1934. During fall and spring
seasons worked at various trades,
including boat carpentry, plumb
ing, pipe building and longshoring.
Member of Teamsters Union 1LA,
Anchorage Local and Laborers
Local Union. Member continuously
since 1934 of CDFU. Well acquaint
ed with problems of the working
people in Alaska. Assisted i n
formulating Alaska Safety Code;
instrumental in removal of sail
boats from Bristol Bay through
Safety Code. Experienced in con
tract negotiation and labor law
application. •
J. EARL COOPER
FOR TERRITORIAL SENATE
Born in Oklahoma; came to Al
aska in 1939. Graduated from Pa
cific Coast University; Los Ange
les, California, with LL.B. degree.
Admitted to practice law in Alaska
in 1940. Served with Bureau of
Indian Affairs in Bristol Bay; Per
sonnel Director, Corps of Engin
eers; Area Director War Man
Power Commission for Western
Alaska during World War II; As
sistant U.S. Attorney; U.S. Attor
ney, and U.S. District Judge for
the Second Division. Now engag
ed in private practice of law in
Anchorage. Married; father of two
children.
AL OWEN
FOR TERRITORIAL SENATE
Resident of Anchorage; resid
ent of Alaska since 1939; lived in
Ketchikan, Kodiak, Fairbanks;
married and has family. Born in
Seattle, Washington; graduated
from University of Washington
pith a degree of Business Admin
istration. Member of House of
Representatives during 1949 spec
ial and regular sessions; wrote
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DEMO. CANDIDATES SPEAK OUT
AT FRIDAY DINNER RALLY
New Drug Counters
Morning Sickness
Morning sicknes, or pregnancy
nausea, which doctors estimate
afflicts more than half of all their
pregnant patients, is now being
countered with a specific drug
formula by researchers of J. B.
Roerig and Co., a Chicago phar
maceutical firm.
Since the number of births in
the United States is nearly 4 mil
lian a year, this means, a Roerig
spokesman said, that some 2 mil
lion women may now be fairly
certain of relief from morning sick
ness. The new drug, a tablet to
be taken by mouth, is described
as a combination of pyridoxine and
meclizine and called Bonadbxin.
Both drugs in the tablet are re
latively new. Pyridoxine, also
known as vitamin B-6, was discov
ered in 1938. Meclizine, which is
prescribed as a motion sicness
remedy under the name, Bonamine,
was introduced in the U. S. within
the year. Both of them counter
act. though at different stages,
the activities in the body of two
substances — acetylocholine and
histamine.
"The B-ti is like fire prevention,”
said Dr. Peterman, "while mecli
zine extinguishes whatever fire
occurs. Each of them has been
used seperately in recently months,
and both have been moderately
successful. Our combined form
ula has proved better than 97
percent successful, with 75 per
cent of our patients experiencing
complete elimination of symptoms.
We are convinced that science
now is able — after countless
generations — to free many wo
men fro man ailment that is as
old as Eve.”
Whittier Army Post
Contracts Awarded
Ten different contracts totalling
close to $3V2 million for construc
tion needed at Army posts and Air
Force bases in Alaska were award
ed during September by the Alaska
District. Corps of Engineers, who
will supervise the construction un
til it is turned over to the Armed
Forces ready for use.
At the Army Post of Whittier,
contracts awarded during the month
totalled $1,236,727. Largest was
$696,519.04 to Pacific Alaska Con
tractors Inc. of Portland for grad
ing and paving of roads, streets
and sidewalks and for utilities to
serve family quarters. The same
(,’irm. Pacifiq Alaska, also was
awarded a contract for $487,317.50
for construction of a station stor
age warehouse and utility yard
shed. Patti-McDonald Construction
Co. got the contract for $52,690.70
for building the railroad spur on
this project.
Sell that Surplus Item
with a
Classified Ad
A large group of Seward Demo
crats gathered in the basement, of
the Methodist Church last Friday
night to hear what their candid
ates had to say about the issues of
the day and what they intended
to do about them if they were
placed in office.
Jack Werner, candidate of Sew
ard for a seat in the Senate,
acted as the master of ceremonies
and led off the discussion of what
needed to be done to bring back
happy days or hang onto what
was left of them.
Werner told the gathering that
he saw the need for continued
school building, additionl hospital
space and other public improve
ments as well as need for district
representation so that the personal
touch with the people would not
be lost when considering legis
lation.
Werner was followed on the floor
by Ray Plummer and Wendall
Kay who echoed Werner’s state
ments about the need for a dis
tricting bill to assure representa
tion from all sections of the Terri
tory. Kay warned the gathering
against “me-tooing” on the Dis
tricting bill, from the Republicans,
saying that such a bill had been
introduced but not acted upon
favorably at the last legislature.
Ken Johnson was next on the
list of speakers and lambasted the
Property Registration Act claim
ing it was a burden to the City
dweller and a blessing to the min
ing and canning operations out
side incorporated areas.
E. G. Bailey, Stan McCutcheon
and Russell K. Young were heard
next and spoke on the desirability
of voting the straight ticket for
education. Statehood and the good
of all the people. Young also
spoke on the need for repeal of
the Land Registration act and
reworking of the Employment Sec
urity Commission to make it work
able.
Irene Ryan, Peter Kalamurides.
Judge Earl Cooper and A1 Owen
each spoke briefly on the need for
the return to government under
the Democratic party guidance.
H. J. “Kinky” Lannenftthe Dem
ocratic Candidate for Commission
er of Labor was next to address
Ihe group and told them of his
observation- that things moved
pretty slow in the Commissioner
of Labor's office under the pre
sent Commissioner.
In discussing the need for in
creased police work by the Com
missioners office, Lannen apparent
ly made reference to the Rehab
Center at the Sanitorium when he
spoke of the use of “half sick
people in competition with legiti
mate businessmen and workers".
Hugh Wade, candidate for the
Territorial Treasure’s job spoke
briefly telling the group that he
stood on his record of 20 years
service for the government and his
general qualifications for the job.
Only two of the Democratic can
didates for office were not present
at the meeting. Harry Palmer,
was on a high priority Army con
struction job and had to work
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