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■ Vol. X, No. 31
SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 1954
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As closing date for filing of
candidates approaches four local
men have filed for the Terri
torial House of Representatives.
Win Ervin and Paul Nelson filed
this week as Republicans and
Jim McCracken and Earl Greg
ory are trying for the Democrat
vote. This is the first time in
many years that the Seward
area has brough out such a field.
Win Ervin, owner of Win
Ervin Motors, has been a resi
dent of Seward for the past two
years. He is president of the
Chamber of Commerce and ac
tive in other civic affairs. Paul
Nelson is administrator of Sew
ard Sanatorium. He has lived in
Seward for past several years.
He is active in the Lions Club.
Red Cross and all civic better
ment affairs. He was expected
to file Thursday afternoon.
Over the Territory Republi
can news of interest shows Doris
Barnes filing for the Senate in
the First Division; Dan Llahmon
of Fairbanks filing for National
Committeeman and another
Fairbanks candidate. Sylvia
Ringstad for National Commit
teewoman. They will run in op
position to Albert White of Ju
neau and his wife Margaret.
Another Kenai peninsula can
didate for the House is James E.
Hawkins, former school princi
pal at Ninilchik. All Kenai can
didates are filing for the first
time.
Jim McCracken, on the Demo
cratic ticket, is a long time Sew
ard resident. Earl Gregory is
in the law practice here.
Late Friday afternoon it was
learned that Russell Painter has
also filed for the primary as
candidate for the house on the
Democrat ticket. Mr. Painter is
Mayor of Seward and vice- pres
ident of League of Alaska Cities.
He is a native Sewardite and
business man. owner of City Ex
press
NATIONAL CHILDREN'S
DENTAL HEALTH DAY
Few people are strangers to
dental disease. The dental pro
fession believes that the most
effective approach to the na
tion’s dental health problem lies
in educating parents and teach
ers to instill the right kind of
dental health habits in children
early in life. Monday, February
1, is the sixth annual National
Children’s Dental Health Day
designed to place the spotlight
on the need for more dental
health education for children.
Today the Record, in coopera
tion with the Alaska Dental
Society, presents the first in a
series of articles on dental health
for children.
Tooth decay is probably the
most common of all diseases.
Few people have escaped. Some
thing like 95 per cent of the
nation’s population has been af
flicted by what the dental pro
fession calls dental caries.
From the beginning, dental
caries has annoyed, pained and
disfigured the human race. Loss
of teeth, difficulty in eating,
teeth shifted into ugly positions,
even facial deformities are but
a few of the ravages that may
begin with an ignored pin-point
cavity.
Research has given dental sci
entists several powerful preven
tive weapons in the age-old fight
against the disease. As these
weapons are put into action,
there will be little excuse for the
appalling statistics that reflect
the seriousness of the dental
problem in the best fed nation
on earth.
Now, no child need face the
usual prospect of losing nearly
five teeth from decay by the
time he is 21, nor a mouth badly
crippled with dental disease by
the time he reaches middle age.
The preventive weapons arc
simple. In brief, they are as fol
lows:
1. Proper use of the tooth
brush immediately after eating.
2. A nourishing balanced diet
low in sweets.
3. Early detection and treat
ment of dental disease to prevent
more serious ills later.
4. The fluoridation of com
munity water supplies as a den
tal decay preventive or, in areas
without a common water supply,
the application of sodium fludr
ide periodically to the child’s
teeth.
It is the care that teeth re
ceive during childhood that de
termines to a large degree an
individual’s dental health
throughout his life. Prevention
is the key to sound and healthy
teeth.
"Major" Sheffield’s
Amateur Show Feb. 6
Seward's amateur performers
will have a chance to show their
stuff next Saturday night, Feb
ruary 6 at 8 p.m. in the High
School gym. To date 15 seperate
numbers are scheduled, but
“Major” Bob Sheffield says that
any individual or group who
wished to enter the contest may
contact him at the bank, or
show up at the school next
Wednesday night at 7:30 for a
tryout.
A number of specialty dances,
skits, quartets (including one
from the Chamber of Commerce
which is a dead secret) are al
ready on the program. High
school students will present a
one act play “The Lamp Went
Out."
Popular Arlie Hayne will sing
and Grace Firth's dancers will
have a number. The show will
last at least an hour and a half,
which is considered good return
for the admission price of $1.50
for adults and 75 cents for kids.
Three prizes will be awarded
to school performers: $25 first,
$15 second, and $10 third. But
only one prize to organizations
having entries, $25. Audience
applause will decide the winners.
Proceeds of the amateur show
and contest will go toward the
Seward, Nebraska basketball
trip.
PRESIDENT'S BALL AFTER
AMATEUR SHOW
After “Major" Sheffield's am
ateur show the March of Dimes
President's Ball will begin at the
Civic Center.
Good, live music will feature
the dance which is semi-formal.
Ladies who want to wear formal
dress arc invited to do so, but
the word is “come as you please
—but COME."
The dance is the windup of
the March of Dimes in Seward,
and the last opportunity to con
tribute to the most important
fund drive of he year. It is being
sponsored by the Seward Vol
unteer Ambulance Corps at the
request of the March of Dimes
chairman.
Seahawks Lose To
Malemutes, Hope To
Beat Ecgies Here
The Seahawks lost two games
last week end in Fairbanks. The
first game, close all the way
until the last four minutes, was
won by the Malemutes 55-39.
This was a rather loosely played
game with both teams missing
a lot of shots and losing the ball
a number of times. However.
Fairbanks found its shooting
eye in the last four minutes to
win by 16 points after leading
by only two to four points most
of the way.
The second game was entirely
different, with both teams play
ing much better ball The shoot
ing and passing was much sharp
er, but even then the Seahawks
were unable to hit too high a
percentage and as it turned out
that meant the difference be
tween victory and defeat. The
Seahawks actually outplayed the
Malemutes but their inability
to hit good shots cost them a
well-earned victory. The game
ended 44-42 with the Malemutes
desperately protecting their two
point lead. Boe led Seward with
14 points, followed by Wagner
with 11 and Dave Hughes with
10. Kenny Bahr and Don Ennis
played good floor games.
ANCHORAGE EAGLES
ARRIVE BY TRAIN
Members of the team, pep
squad and basketball fans met
the train Thursday night to wel
come the Anchorage Eagles to
Seward.
The Seahawks stand a good
chance of winning this week
end if the three on the sick list
are able to play. Either way the
games go, the kids are deter
mined to give Anchorage a good
time while they are here.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
TO VISIT HOMER
Monday, February 8, has been
set for a visit of Seward Cham
ber of Commerce to the Hamer
Chamber.
Reservations must be made for
the trip as it is to be made by
charter plane which carries only
28 passengers. Fare is $10 round
trip.
This is a good will visit which
is open to anyone who wishes to
go.
Headquarters CD
Staff Named
For Seward Area
Col. C. E. Johnson, area direc
tor for civil defense named his
headquarters staff in a meeting
last Monday night.
Perry Stockton was named as
sistant director; James Kirk
patrick, area police director;
Margaret Hafemeister, welfare;
John Coleman, rescue (ambu
lance service); Jack Werner,
supply; Jack Hull, transporta
tion; Bill Muir, engineering; Sgt.
Hughes and Agnes Kerka, com
munications; Gil Anthony, civil
air patrol; Miss Murrell, Miss
Stewart and Mrs. Bie, health
and medical service. Chief ward
en has yet to be named.
Each of the persons named
agreed to form his own staff,
set up an organization and re
port for the next meeting. Every
effort is being made to coordin
ate departments and set up an
eficient program to be ready for
the general maneuvers to be
held sometime in March.
Col. Johnson was a guest of
Seward Chamber of Commerce
Tuesday where he explained the
setup for Seward area civil de
fense.
Heinie Berger Dead
In Seattle
Captain Heinie Berger, vice
president of Berger Transporta
tion Company, died in Seattle
January 24 at the age of 65.
The company operates the
motor vessel Garland, carrying
mail and supplies out of Seward
to the Aleutian chain.
Mr. Berger pioneered the first
barge haul from Seattle using
his vessel the Discoverer as tow
boat for barges. As a pioneer in
Alaskan business, he was a hard
and sturdy fighter, coming to
grips even with the U S. govern
ment and winning his fight. His
first ship was purchased with
money from a lucky guess in the
Nenana ice pool years ago, and
this set him up in the transpor
tation business. He was also
owner of the Berger Distribut
ing Company in Anchorage, the
Ambassador Club in that city
being his headquarters.
Alaska-Nebraska
Fund Progress
QUEEN CONTEST. Jan. 25. '54
9644 votes counted
39 girls received votes
Order of standing:
1. Murlcne Trevethan
2. Mary - Walker
3. Bonnie Lou Douglas
4 Cindy Coleman
5. Ava Jo Doyle
6. Hazel Brossow
7. Lura Peck
8. Carol Ann Trevethan
9. Dodie Doslien
10. Barbara Cobban
The fund has passed the $1900
mark with the showing of the
Nebraska films and the Queen
contest. The contest will end
on Saturday night, February 13
and the results will be made
known at a Queen dance at the
Civic Center at a date to be an
nounced in February.
Tickets ^ire now available for
the “Major" Bob Sheffield show
on Saturday night. February 6,
at tile High School Auditorium.
The show is shaping up into a
real hum dinger. It is not too
late to still enter your act but
you better get your entry in
right away. This is one night
that really promises to give you
more than your money’s worth.
B&PW HEARS WEATHER
AND TRAVEL TALK
Guest SDeakers at the Busi
ness & Professional Women’s
Club meeting Tuesday night
were Mrs. Arreta Howell and
Miss Maurine Maurer.
Mrs. Howell, Seward weather
station observer, explained the
method of taking weather obser
vations and was swamped with
questions from the interested
listeners—all of which she could
answer.
Miss Maurer is a new member
of the staff at Seward Sanator
ium. She has worked in many
far places in the world and has
an extensive movie library of all
the interesting places. Miss
Maurer showed films of her
travels in Australia, New. Zea
land. Singapore and South Af
rica. She described her journeys
so fluently as the film ran that
it created a fasoinating travel
ogue.
Seward nurses were guests of
the club. They were each pre
sented with a corsage of carna
tions.
Polio Fund Drive Tops
$700; More To Come
To date the total amount con
tributed in Seward to the March
of Dimes has reached a total of
$734.05, the goal being set at
$3,000. Organizations and club
groups are still to be heard from
as well as the dance next Sat
urday, and collections from the
tubes placed about town.
Collections this year are under
the auspices of American Legion
Child Welfare Committee. Wom
en of the Legirn have been con
ducting a strenuous campaign
and have done most of the work.
Other groups will no doubt make
contributions before closing of
the campaign books early in
February.
Other money making drives
in the town during the past two
months have cut heavily into
the ability of Seward workers
to keep up with the demand,
Mrs. Mary Stoekle, chairman,
commented today. Considering
these demands, she feels that
the townspeople are doing a re
markable job of contribution.
HOMER BOE TURNS DOWN
GOVERNORS APPOINTMENT
Homer Boe of Seward has re
fused appointment by Governor
Heintzleman to the Employment
Security Commission this week.
No reason was given for Mr.
Boo’s action except that he
“found it impossible” to accept
the appointment.
Mental Health Team
Here Next Week
The second visit of a mental
health team under the Territor
ial Department of Health will
arrive in Seward Tuesday for a
two-day clinic.
Dr. Charles Anderson, psychi
atrist, Mr. James Parsons, psy
chologist and Mary Lou Prawl,
social worker, comprise the
team. They will hold a clinic at
Seward General Hospital.
Although the doctors will be
available for consultation by
appointment, their aim is also
to inform the public of the needs
of a community for such service
and to make a survey of the
city in the same manner as was
done by a similar group at Sew
ard Sanatorium last year.
Anyone wishing to consult the
psychiatrist should make an ap
pointment through the public
health nurse at Main 238.
Seward Hospital
Boasts Full House
Seward General Hospital re
ports a full house today. Only
two babies were born this week,
the rest of the patients were ad
mitted for other reasons. Almost
30 percent of the patients are
from outside the immediate area,
with Mr. John Welgan being
from Seattle.
Others are from Kenai, Ka
silof, Clam Gulch and Anchor
age. Demands on the facilities of
this busy little hospital are grow
ing each year, and it is expected
to carry a big responsibility
under civil defense.
Motorists Continue
To Violate Laws By
Passing Stopped Bus
Mr. Paul Lee, one of the
drivers of the Seward School
buses, wants to inform all driv
ers that to pass a school bus
while it is receiving or discharg
ing any passenger is breaking
a Territorial traffic law.
There are flashing yellow
lights on the front of the bus
and flashing red lights on the
rear of our new school buses
to warn drivers that a bus has
stopped to discharge or load
school children.
Extreme caution must be used
to safeguard our children and
especially while the roads are
icy.
Article No. 11, page 13 of your
1953 traffic laws handbook reads
as follows:
“The driver of any vehicle
upon any public highway or city
street upon meeting or overtak
ing from either direction any
school bus which has stopped
on the street or highway for the
purpose of receiving or discharg
ing any passengers shall, bring
the vehicle to a complete stop
not less than 20 feet from such
bus and remain stopped while
such bus is receiving or discharg
ing passengers, or such passen
gers are being aided, cross the
street in connection therewith.”
Development Board
Mgr. Encourages
Seward People
Dr. Alexander Baird, general
manager Alaska Development
Board, was a visitor in Seward
for three days this week. This
was the first trip to Seward
for Dr. Baird who came to get
acquainted and, in his own
words, ‘‘enjoyed himself so much
that he stayed an extra day over
schedule."
He addressed the Chamber of
Commerce at noon Tuesday. He
was most encouraging in his pre
dictions for the future develop
ment of the city and compli
mented the town on the attitude
of its people.
Tuesday evening, the board of
directors of the Chamber of
Commerce entertained Dr. Baird
at dinner at Gabe’s, to hear more
of the fascinating experiences
of the well traveled philosopher
who was born in Europe and be
came an American citizen a few
years ago.
Seward Guardsmen
Gain Promotions
Four units of the Seward
Unit, Alaska National Guard
will be made corporals pending
final authorization of the com
manding officer.
Edward Robinson, Herman
Nelson, Wilber Simard, and Fos
ter Riker, having completed the
school for non-commissioned of
ficers at Fort Richardson this
month are now up for promo
tion.
Captain Art Duncan and Sgt.
John Disney spent three days in
Anchorage this week at A.N.G.
headquarters. They returned to
Seward with a large amount of
equipment and supplies for the
local unit. This unit is now un
dergoing extensive training in
preparation for civil defense
maneuvers. They meet twice
each week, Tuesday and Friday
nights. Interested persons are
invited to attend the meetings
and observe training activities.
E. L. Graves Heads
Grant Lake Project
E. Lyman Graves of Seward
and Moose Pass is named as
president of the Grant Lake
Electric Power Company, Inc.,
of Anchorage. E. L. Arnell, sec
retary and Raymond E. Plum
mer, both of Anchorage and the
firm of Plummer & Arnell, at
torneys, are listed in the articles
of incorporation as officers of
the company. It was incorporat
ed under the laws of Alaska on
March 23, 1953. .
A preliminary permit has been
issued by the Federal Power
Commission to the company for
a two year period during which
time the company makes all the
examinations, studies and test
borings, prepares all maps and
plans which would be necessary
to be included should an appli
cation for a license be desired.
The proposed project would
consist of a concrete dam at the
outlet of Grant Lake to provide
electric energy for market in the
areas of Moose Pass, Seward
and the railbelt south of An
chorage and Kenai.
In addition to the dam at the
outlet of Grant Lake, the pro
posed project includes a conduit
about 5,000 feet to a powerhouse
on Grant Creek near its conflu
ence with Trail River; a power
house with initial installation
of 2,000 horsepower and an ul
timate installed capacity of 4.000
horsepower.
HOMEMAKERS CLUB TO
HEAR AUDREY M. DAVIES
Audrey M. Davies, District
Home Demonstration agent from
Anchorage, will discuss “Syn
thetic Fabrics" at the regular
meeting of the Harbor Home
makers Club at 1:30 Wednesday,
Feb. 3. This meeting wall be held
at the home of Mrs. Ruth Brown.
327 Sixth Ave. All women inter
ested are invited to attend.
Hostesses for the afternoon will
be Mrs. Orpha Tressler and Mrs.
Ruth Baumgartner.
Harbor Homemakers Club is
under the supervision of the
U.S. Dept, of Agriculture and
the University of Alaska Exten
sion Services. It offers home
makers an opportunity to study
homemaking problems and tech
niques under trained leadership
and meets in the afternoon of
the first and third Wednesdays
of each month.
Audrey Davies may be heard
Monday, February 1, at 5:45 p.m.
over radio station KIBH, spon
sored by the Kenai Co-op.
Seward Docks Included
In Eisenhower Budget
Reporter's
Notebook
The Junior Women's Club
met at the home of Corda Ruth
Stubblefield Tuesday evening.
Shirley Wells and Mildred Do
lan were co hostesses. The club
has planned to present a skit in
the amateur contest next Sat.
Mrs. Florence Harding is
still a patient in Seward Gen
eral Hospital, as is also Mrs.
Katheryn Galen. Both have been
there for several days.
Donna Martin and Martin
Kowalski were married by Com
missioner Anna B. Southard last
Sunday at 11:00 a.m. They were
married in the Southard home
with Mr. and Mrs. Dan Southard
as attendants.
Dale Lindsey was fined $60
in Commissioner’s Court Thurs
day on charges of disorderly
conduct and failure to exhibit
an operator’s license. A 90 day
jail sentence was suspended.
Rev. C. Kennedy and Florence
Jones, both of Anchorage, were
married by Commissioner Anna
B. Southard last Saturday. Their
attendants were Bernice and
Harry T. Miller, also of An
chorage.
Archie B e r c k e, Anchorage
truck driver who was hurt when
his truck went over the bridge
at Mile 18, is still a patient at
Seward General Hospital.
Logan Varnell and Thurman
Eddy are back from a fishing
trip in Prince William Sound.
The story has it that they made
a good haul of clams.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray James have
returned to Seward after several
weeks Outside.
The Seward Concert Associa
tion presents Frances Magnes,
gifted American violinist, here
on February 4th at the Seward
Memorial Church. Save the date
for this Alaska Music Trail con
cert.
The S.S. Nadina docked Fri
day with 40 tons of emergency
supplies for needy families in
the Bristol Bay area. These sup
plies will be taken to Anchorage
by ARR and relayed by Air
Force planes to Naknek, Dil
lingham, Iliamna and Bethel
for distribution.
Sanatorium Staff To
Study First Aid
At the request of Paul Nelson,
first aid classes for Sanatorium
employees will begin at 1 p.m.
Monday. Another class will start
at 7 pjn.. both at the Sanator
ium.
Mr. Nelson reported results
of a meeting of employees held
this week showed a 100 per cent
volunteer agreement for the
study. Classes will be instructed
by Mildred and James Kirk
patrick, continuing daily until
the 18 hour course is completed.
House mothers at Jesse Lee
Home completed the standard
first aid course this week. An
other will be started for town
as soon as possible if enough
people indicate their desire for
one. Call the newspaper office,
leaving name and address or
telephone number to enroll in
first aid.
VILLAGE OF KENAI
ASKS CITY STATUS
Residents of the village of
Kenai have petitioned District
Judge J. L. McCarrey to hold
an election for the incorporation
of the district as a city of the
first class.
Population in the area has
reached between 1500 and 2000
people, states T. Stanton Wil
liams, attorney for the residents,
and witnesses who appeared at
the hearing in district court state
that lack of police and fire pro
tection as well as the need for
an adequate water supply and
sewer system have prompted
the group to apply for incorpora
tion.
The petition for incorporation
was not unanimous as a counter
petition of protest is signed by
72 persons. Request for election
was granted, however, and will
be held in Kenai March 9.
President Eisenhower’s budget
as presented this week includes
$2,900,000 for continued con
struction of Seward docks. The
sum of $4,094,000 is also sought
for rehabilitation of the Seward
Portage section of The Alaska
Railroad. This information was
received from Delegate Rob
Bartlett in his Washington News
Letter.
The President's budget re
vealed that as of July 8, 1953,
the government’s investment in
the railroad was $128,145,927, of
which $19,312,408 was donated
from other agencies. It is ex
pected that the 1955 fiscal year
freight and passenger operations
will amount to $17,647,070, the
same as the current year, costs
of which are covered by receipts
of the railroad and are not ap
propriated. The railroad item is
the largest fund requested in the
Alaska activities outside the mil
itary.
Nine Alaska Public Works
projects were cut from the bud
get as originally requested in
the $10 million sought by the
Interior Department. Eleven pro
jects remain in the $5 million
budget for APW. Of this, $4,430,
000 goes to construction and
$570,000 for administration.
SEWARD WOULD LOSE
PAVING, HOSPITAL
The cut in budget appropria
tions for APW from $12 million
to $5 million will eliminate
school facilities at Anvik, Ju
neau, Seldovia and Nenana; a
water, street and sewer project
at Petersburg; an addition to the
Pioneers’ Home at Sitka; hos
pital facilities at Valdez; street
improvements in Anchorage; and
extensions to the water system
at Anchorage. The budget as
submitted would also eliminate
paving and hospital projects in
Seward. The high school project
here is assured under last year’s
appropriation.
Since inauguration of the au
thorized $70 million in Alaska
Public Works program, $41,208,
200 has been appropriated and
allocated. The authority for the
program is due to expire on
June 30, 1955, and Delegate
Bartlett has sponsored legisla
tion to continue the program
until June 30, 1959.
HOADS
Road construction under the
President’s budget of $9,940,000
eliminated $3 million requested
by the Interior Department to
continue construction on the
Copper River Highway out of
Cordova and $100,000 to begin
construction on the Fairbanks
Nenana road. The $8,840,000
figure does include $3Vfe million
for maintenance of roads, and
resurfacing of Richardson High
way, asphalting of Alaska High
way, and continued construction
of the Mt. McKinley Park
Richardson road known as De
nali 'Highway, as well as the
Anchorage-Elmendorf alternate
route.
The budget still has to pass
Congress. It represents a 12 per
cent cut over the 1954 budget
appropriation for Alaska.
TEEN TOPICS
By Cindy
Sylvia Olsen had an appen
dectomy yesterday. Sylvia
shouldn't get lonesome while
she’s at the hospital because she
is in the room Kitty Galen oc
cupies.
The Anchorage team got here
by train last night. They came
to school Friday morning to
look things over. One of the
team had the satisfaction of tak
ing a biology test.
There wdl be a victory dance
after the game tomorrow night,
sponsored by the Pep Club, as
usual.
Tom Sawyer, although he just
left, came back to Seward for a
visit. We were all read glad to
see him.
Helen Carpenter went to An
chorage this morning with her
father.
The Seahawks were sure im
pressed by the wonderful re
ception they had on arrival in
Fairbanks. Things like that build
good will.
A small party will be held
Saturday evening to celebrate
Judy Gerwer’s birthday. Judy
will be—well, a year older.
Don’t forget to listen to Teen
age request every Saturday at
5:00. Maybe they will have an
other Nebraska tape.
So long everybody. Look for
me next week.