EWARD
Gateway City of Interior Alaska Since 1903.
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1. VIII, No. 4
SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 1950
Price 10 cents
Ihool Board Lets
►ntracfs for Repairs
Lt a meeting' of the Seward
[ool Board held the evening
(uly 9, 1951, bids were open
land contracts let for the foi
ling work on the Seward
>ol building:
lemodeling of and repairs to
1 basement corridor—awarded
)lson and Graves—contract
|e $830.00.
lemodeling of and repairs to
science room—awarded to
m and Graves—c o n t r a c t
|c S7T0.00.
hterior and Exterior repaint
land refinishing—awarded to
Kae Concrete Products—con
1; price $ 1,934.00
|ids for the repairing of the
nnasium roof and the flood
ting of other roof areas were
(cted. Nt s for this work
being asked for.
|st Report Prom
itirsg Editors
he first copy of a Stateside
|spaper containing the story
pie Editor who made the trip
daska with the National Ed
tal Association in May, was
jived here today.
nearly full-page account of
|trip is complimentary to the
lie Territory, It is one of the
1 accounts by Passers-through
ph is not highly colored or
irtcd for the benefit of the
at home. One paragraph
cause some disappointment
he home-towners wiio want
?ar that Alaska is all ice and
|v. The paragraph states:
daska is referred to as our
frontier, which is true in
ways, but people there
|far from living the life of
we think of frontiersmen.
|r have everything, hospitals,
Ics, theaters, night spots, ra
1 stations and stores of all
|s. The facilities offered re
surprise people from the
?s who read about ‘Alaska
ir last frontier’."
Ialization board
TNG ALL WEEK
yo more nights and one day
kin of the time in which to
the Equalization Board to
jss the tax assessment on
(and personal property.
Southard, tax assessor,
that he has made serious
It to put all town property
|'i equal valuation this year.
pieces have been increas
Lthers of like construction
I location have been raised
tly to reach an equal basis.
|e Board meets in the city
tonight, Thursday afternoon
Friday night. After this
the assessments will stand.
IMUNICATIONS OUT
"H OF PORTAGE
imunication lines were
most of the day today, so
| all phone calls and ACS
iges coming from Anchor
|were out of the question,
included the Associated
wire news for the Wednes
fdition of the Record.
WARM WEATHER MEANS
BRIGHT SKIES I'OR
CRIPPLED CHILDREN
Old Sol. shining steadily for
19 hours a day, is rapidly molt
ing the glacier ice in the famous
self-dumping Lake George, sit
uated just 50 air miles from An
chorage.
On July 9, Mr. Kenneth West
enbarger flew the first ol his
check flights, union will be
made uany from now until the
lake dumps, and reported tnai
the water is rapichy growing
higher in the dammed-up lake.
He states "that if tne weather
continues warm, it would ap
pear Lake George would go out
m July." The earliest date
recorded in tne past six years
was July 27.
DEWEY TOURING FRONT
LINES IN KOREA
A Frontline Command Post.
Korea (AP;—'Thomas E. Dewey
toured the frontlines of Korea
Monday.
Wearing Army khaki, combat
boots and green field cap, tne
New York Governor hopped be
tween command posts and ad
vance position on the west, cen
tral and east-central fronts.
At some points Dewey was
north of the ddth Parallel, old
political boundary between
i\orth and South Kor a.
On the western and east-cen
tral fronts he flew over Red
territory. Allied artillery was
firing when he arrived on the
western front.
AMBITIOUS GOBS TO
PRODUCE MUSICAL
U.S. Naval Station, Kodiak—
The first ri^nts ever granted to
a military group to produce the*
famous Broadway musical com
edy, “South Pacific,' have been
received by Navy Chief C. J.
Pobojcski of Headquarters, 17tu
Naval District, Kodiak.
. Iu addition to granting rights
to produce the show, its writers,
Rogers and Harnmerstein, have
sent their Chicago company
stage manager, Mr. Ross P. Bow
man. to Kodiak as technical ad
visor. He will work with the
military company until they are
ready to open the show in
August.
The musical comedy will be
produced by military personnel
and government employes on
duty in the Alaskan Theater,
and will be presented at the U.
S. Naval Station, Kodiak; the
U.S. Naval Station, Adak; El
mendorf Air Force Base and
Ladd Air Force Base.
AUSTRALIA H\3 COLDEST
DAY OF WINTER
SYDNEY (AP)—Southeastern
Australia had its coldest day of
the winter Monday. Snow fell in
the highlands and icy winds
swept Sydney. Temperature in
the snow country fell to 25 de
grees. It was 45 in Sydney.
Specie! Election
Monday, July 15
Seward taxpayers will go to
the polls Monday, July 16, in a
special election on the proposi
tion to exclude the northeast
section of the city Arom tne pres
ent city limits.
The section in question con
tains only two pieces of acreage
which is needed lor the new
highway, which is to be relo
cated. This move will bring tiie
city limits to th: road now lead
ing from the lagoon up to the
dairy. I he Army now occupies
the section in question.
By excluding this small sec
tion of land from the city, the
highway will be paved clear in
to the city limits.
Registration books are now
open for the regstration of tax
payers, and tiiose eligible to
vote—if registered. Residents
are reminded that registration is
rep- ated every calender year and
tiiose who have not register d
since January 1. 1931, must do
so in order to vote.
MASONS TO ENTERTAIN
GRAND MASTER
Grand Master Harold N. Nel
son, ot Prosser. Washington, will
visit Seward Masonic Lodge 21.),
on the evening of July 19, ac
cording to is present tentative
schedule of Alaska visitations.
He will be accompanied by Mr.
McClure, a Grand Lodge officer.
All Masons and their wives
are invited to a ban.uet to b
served at 6:30 p.rn. at the Mason
ic Temple, Thursday evening,
July 19.
Those expecting to attend are
asked to contact Don Wilson at
Main 180 or Charles Lrchner,
Jr., at Madison 98 to make res
ervations.
CP.E3CE IT SHOW carnival
PROMISED FOR FALL
Advance man for the Crescent
Shows, . the Canadian carnival
troop which was billed for a
Seward showing in June, advises
that the show will stop here
on the way Outside.
The show was scheduled for
arrival in Seward June 27, but
Ihe shipping tie-up prevented
their arrival. It will set up hero
probably on or near Labor Day,
if there is no more difficulty
encountered.
SEATTLE PAINTER INJURED
IN FALL AT JUNEAU
JUNEAU (AP) — A Seattle
painter was critically injured
and partially paralyzed Friday
in a freak fall from the Douglas
Juneau bridge on which he was
working.
Tiie victim, D E. Ashley, suf
fered a broken back in the 20
foot fall caused when a passing
truck caught the paint spray gun
he was using. Ashley was paint
ing the bridge girders when he
was flipped loose. He is an em
ploye of the Anderson-Runnels
Company, Seattle contracting
firm.
Ashley’s wife and small
daughter have been living in Ju
neau with him while he worked
on the bridge painting job.
Johnston Claims Stiff
Controls Needed
WASHINGTON (AP) — Eric
Johnston toid trie nation Mon
day to look tor “a muen cheaper
dollar —worth perhaps 3U to 40
cents in lu33 terms—it economic
controls are scrapped.
Declaring tnat the dollar is
now worth about 53 to a4 cents
m load value, aoimsion said,
“My guess is that it might ue
worth octween 30 and 4u cents
m i joi) purcausnig power, m ten
>ears, it you don t uo something
,ibout inflation.’’
Jonnslon, m a copyrighted in
terview witn the magazine U.e>.
5ews and World Ueport, pre
dicted a government uencit tins
year or rrorn bo,oou,tiuu,u00, to
C). ,uU0,0UO,UU0.
And under the present de
fense program, he estimated
ine casii deticir in tne budget
wcum be "up to 20 or 23 m_
iion." lor the nexi tiscui year
beginning JUiy 1, Ise2,
Ui ine aelrcit ne predicted
fer uscal 1331, Johnston
added:
"now that isn't too great*
ProbaDiy we can live waa it,
provided Congress gives us
adsquaie comro.s — stronger,
r.ot weaker controls.”
Publication or tire interview
coincided witii me beginning oi
tentative voting m the liouse on
amendments to a bill whicn
would extend me present wage,
price and other economic con
trols.
Controversy over the controls
program has flared into a na
tionw.de political light. The ad
ministration is bringing us
hnavigst artillery to bear on an
oppositon drive to cut controls
snaipiy ur do away with them
altogether.
President Truman has asked
for increased powers over tne
nation's economy to speed the
defense effort and check infla
tion.
HIGHWAY ENGINEER
IN SEWARD
Frank Metcalf, Territorial
Highway Engineer and head of
the Highway Patrol service, is
in S ward today, according to
reports received here. It is not
known how long Mr. Metcalf
intends to remain in the city.
Several items of business have
been brought to his attention by
the* City Council and Chamber
of Commerce recently. The con
dition of the small boat harbor
and plans for a new float after
the harbqr is dredged, is one
item.
The Chamber of Commerce
has asked that immediate steps
be taken to add another officer
to the highway force in this
area.
TERRITORIAL NURSES
SEC.-TREA5. VISITS
Mrs. Richard Bruce and chil
dren, Susan and John, of An
chorage, are visiting the Walter
Blms for several weeks.
Mrs. Bruce is Secretary-Treas
urer of the Territorial Nurses’
Examining Board.
By Jim Becker
MUNSAN. KOREA (AP) —
Cease-Fire talks are progressing
in “cold military formality” with
every reason to be optimistic, a
United Nations briefing officer
said tonight.
"The talks now are on the
tracks," said the spokesman. Col.
George Ruhlen of Los Cruces, N.
M. "An armistice is much nearer
tonight than it was 24 hours
ago."
An official communique was
less enthusiastic, but hopeful.
11 said “a better understanding
between negotiating parties”
developed Wednesday. It credit
ed a change of altitude by the
five Communist generals.
The communique said the Red
negotiators showed "less stiff
ness ar.d less formality."
Ke-t-icr the communique nor
the brieiii.g oil ce-r mentioned
three Communisi demands re
ported by Red radios.
But Allied delegates, return
ing Wednesday afternoon trorn.
the second day of talks in Kae
song, made it clear they would
n’t talk about one of the three
points—a demand that foreign
troops get out of Korea immedi
ately.
near Acnn. Arteign a. ijiuke,
a member oi’ the live man U.N.
team, said it was a political
Question. Allied negotiators,
won’t discuss political issues.
The briering officer smu nego
tiators "may not get down to
brass iacKs" in Thursday ses
sions. They still are discussing
what times are to go on the agen
da and in what order inoy will
be taken up.
Ruhlen said there was much
1-ss tension at Wednesday’s meet
ing. Tilings went forward in a
“business like manner.”
He said he could not disclose
just what lias been accomplish
ed.
Conferees are operating with
out a Chairman. Vice Adm. C.
Turner Joy leads Allied discus
sions as U.N. spokesman. North
Korean Gen. Nam II, Chief Com
munist delegate, is the ‘‘domin
ant force on their side.” Ruhlen
described him as “dynamic and
a man with strong character.”
He said neitner dominates
the sessions—heid around a long
table in a room decorated only
by the U.N. banner and the Nor in
Korean flag.
Improvement in the atmos
phere of negotiations was reflect
ed in a communique announcc
ment that 20 Allied news repre
sentatives would be authorized
to go to Kaesong for Thursday's
negotiations.
Previously they had been ban
ned on Communist insistance.
Five Allied photographers went
to the Red-guarded city Wednes
day after the U. N. delegation
had left.
They traveled along roads
guarded by a motley assortment
of Chinese, armed with Ameri
can, British and Russian-type
weapons. The Reds stood with
their backs to the road. They said
they were protecting the peace
delegates against “guerrillas.”
The language barrier has slow
ed negotiations considerably. In
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