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THE ONLY NEWSPAPER IN THE WORLD THAT GIVES A HOOT ABOUT SEWARD. ALASKA
Yol. IX. No. 11
SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, SEPT. 12, 1032
Price 10 Cents
Special Election
Celled To
Decide On Bonds
Special i lections will be called
by the City Council on the issues
of bonding tor hospital, school
and paving and sidewalk im
provements. Tiie election will
possibh be held October 14 with
the general election, but may not
be rcad\ until a later date.
Plans ot the Hospital Board
call for a $7 UMHH) building,
which, under Alaska Public
Works participation would c <st
the city approximately 8400.000.
The board anticipates a contribu
tion from tile Mission Board of
the Mi tiiodisi Church as well as
from the Territorial Department
of Health, which, if forthcoming
would decree- 1 the actual cost
to the city.
The Hospital Board proposes
that 50 per ce nt of the sales tax
be used to meet the bond issue
in payment of the city's share in
the project. This proposition met
with approval of the City Coun
cil and it u ill be presented' to
flic voters.
Sales Tax Could Be Used
liie‘ sales tax. as passed in
September. 1944, was designated
for school purposes and for re
tiring school indebtedness, pub
lic health, the city sanitation and
public welfare. It couid, there
fore, be used to retire indebted
ness on a hospital as well as a
school without changing the in
tent of the tax ordinance
It is pointed out by members
of the School Board that, to date,
almost the entire amount col
lected by sales tax has been used
annually for maintaining the
school system. The 1952-1953
school budget (Seward's share)
is slightly over $93,000. Accord
ing to the report given the
School Board, sales tax receipts
for 1951-1952 was approximately
$73,000. which leaves a deficit
to be made up from the* general
budget of the city.
Million Dollar School
Building of a high school is
also planned under Alaska Pub
lie Work participation plan,
which calls lor a million dollar
building, of which Seward would
be obligated for 50 per cent. This
is a self-liquidating project, since
the Seward school system re
ceives $30,000 annually from the
Territorial tobacco tax. The
School Board is assured that this
sum will safely cover indebted
ness up to StiUO.UOO. As the
school population increases, and
with addition of the Bayview
School to the St ward system, to
bacco tax returns to the school
will increase. Tobacco tax funds
cannot be used for maintenance
of schools, but is earmarked for
construction and repairs only.
Consequently, Supt. Carl Carl
son states, the money is accruing
without a way to use it until con
struction is approved.
Five Classes Outside
In the meantime, live classes
are being housed outside the
school building this year at a
cost of S6U00, with the predicted
increase another year of eight
classes outside the building and
a proportionate cost for rent.
Paving and sidewalk improve
ments can be done as APW ap
proves the applications at such
time as underground improve
ments (water and sewer) are
completed, if voters indicate
their desire for such improve
ments by passing the bond issue.
What is not generally under
stood by many voters, is the fact
1 iced ■ old, 1
in the case of the water distribu
tion project, before work pro
jects are undertaken.
CANDIDATES MUST FILE
BY SEPTEMBER 23
Filing of petitions for election
to municipal offices will close at
M p.m.. September 2h, according
to word from the City Hall.
One member each is to be
elected to the Utility Foard and
School Board. Four councilman
will be t looted, three for regu
lar terms, and one to fill the va
cancy h ft by K. D. Creone's res
ignation.
Petitions must be signed by
20 persons who are registered a.-,
vote rs in the City ot St ward.
They must have registered since
January 1, l!).~2.
Li order to vole in municipal
elect ons. ALL VOTERS MUST
HAVE REGISTERED DURING
'1 iiK CALENDAR YEAR.
Popeye is Found With
Crew Safe
The tug Fopeve 11. which has
been the object of a search since
la.-. S: .urday. was found late
1 sda beat i P el Bay
on Kenai Peninsula. The crew
The Popeye II. an Army type
motor lug. left Whittier Yv’cdncs
day of last week for Seward,
with Tom Eley. a Seward man,
as pilot. When the tug failed to
show up in Seward by Saturday'
a search was instituted by the
lt)th Rescue which sent out an
SB-17 Saturday evening. By
Sunday a 10th Rescue Albatross
was searching the area, also
without finding a trace of the
little boat.
The search was taken up by
Coast Guard planes and Thurs
day afternoo" a fishing boat was
contacted by radio from one of
the planes. The fisherman re
ported the Popeye 11 to be
beached in Puget Bay waiting
for parts which the fishing boat
was taking to the damaged tug.
No report was available as to
the reason for beaching or condi
tion of the boat, only that Eley
and his passenger or crew mem
ber were not injured.
Reporter's Notebook
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Kirch
left by plane Friday for Seal lie.
Mrs. Kirch' will have 'medical
ti atiiK.nl du re and they v-. ill
cnnlmne to Billings, Montana,
their iiiriiu n a
We begun to 1 ad worried at
about noon Friday, bt cause of
the large numb.-: of weird and
unnatural looking creatures
roaming the streets. Thought
maybe a flying saucer had land
ed and h i off its passengers. It
was discovered, however, that
44 freshmen were undergoing in
itiation by the rest of the snooty
upperclassmen. Snooty, because
they are putting on a •‘much bet
ter initiation than in previous
years.” and having a wonderful
time at it, too.
Teddy Gerwer is preparing to
join the Navy, it is said. At least
he has been making inquiries as
to the procedure. Good luck,
Teddy; hope you like it.
Mrs. Harry D. Hall and three
children, Diana, Susan and Har
ry D . left Wednesday morning
for Dixon, California, where
they expect to make their home.
EDUCATION SUPERVISOR
VISITS HERE
Mr. Robert P. Isaac, Super
visor of Education for the Terri
tory of Alaska, visited Seward
schools this week.
Mr. Isaac was recently ap
pointed to replace Mr. Clem,
who resigned to attend graduate
school i.i the States. Tiiis was
the fir ' visit to Territorial
schools since his appointment.
Alaska Visitors
Association
Week Named
Juneau. Alaska Alaska Visi
tor.', A.-s. >ei a t ion W■ k has lie i\
named by the Associat ion's
Board of Iir ‘dors as Septembf r
1.1 lo 21.
During this period local AYA
ehnptiTs A.ncli arc presently be
in,-; organized throughout the
Territor\ will he activate;! to
function in their first official ca
pacity, that of launching a mem
bership drive.
Synchronized so that it will
take plan simultaneously in all
communities, the campaign will
serve the dual purpose of adding
iie\v nit'inbi rs to the Ass<iciation,
as well as getting the general
public acquainted with what has
been accomplished this season.
Since its inception on a full
time basis a little more than six
months ago. tile Alaska Visitoi ;
As >ciat m ... 25.000 e :
omul, illustrated folders depict
mg various Alaskan vacation
possibilities to the general pub
lie and to the travel and trans
portation industry. Unique to
Alaska has been the compilation
of a travel agents' kit of all
available literature in the Terri
tory. Because of the popularity
of this innovation it will be re
pi ated in '53.
Advertisements, feature arti
cles and pictures have appeared
m national publications, travel
trade and education journals as
well as Sunday supplements and
the metropolitan press from
coast to coast.
Seward representative on the
Board of Directors of the Alaska
Visitors Association is J. Vic
Brown, Jr.
AVA Undertakes
A!l-Oiit Organization
Juneau, Alaska Territorial
wide organization of Alaska Vis
itors Association chapters in
each town from Ketchikan to
Barrow lias been undertaken this
week under the guidance of a
directive from the Association's
Board oi Directors.
At a meet ng in Juneau re
cently, it was decided by the
Board that in order for the As
sociation to take advantage of
the n maining Tt rritorial ap
propriations. a concerted mem
bership and fund raising cam
paign must be affected.
Ti rritorial appropriations are
restricted to the purchase of na
tional advertising space, and can
be obtained only when matched
on a dollar-i'or-dollar basis.
A direct appeal to get on the
bandwagon and put Alaska Vis
itors Association across was
made by letter tiiis week to each
of the members. They were
urged to form local units within
their respective towns. These
units are to function as AVA
chapters with the purpose of
conducting membership drives
and carrying out other Associa
tion work on the local level.
All chapters were instructed
to designate one member of their
group as chairman. lie would
serve as a liaison with headquar
ters.
In a statement to the member
ship, Jim Chadwick, executive
director of the Association, said:
“Action is imperative if AVA
is to take advantage of the ad
vertising opportunities available.
The success of our program will
depend largely on our individual
members and the efforts they
put forth. Everyone should or
ganize at once and lay the
groundwork for the launching
of a Territorial wide member
ship campaign."
DEMOCRATS TO HONOR
DEL. BARTLETT HERE
MONDAY NIGHT
Local Democrats will honor
Delegate E. L. (Bob) Bartlett at
dinner It* re Monday, September
15. The dinner will be held in
the Methodist Church basement
at (1:30 p.m.
For reservations call Mrs.
Kathoryn Bing at Black lad
through the day, or Lincoln 11
evenings.
Hua•< 1 isg Acsiden }
Victim Recovering
Richard Ilelgens, shot while
hunting Wednesday night, is im
proving in Seward General Hos
pital, according to reports today.
Ilelgens, an employee of The
Alaska Railroad at Lalieview
section station, about 20 miles
north ol Seward, was hunting
bear Wednesday evening.
Another party was also hunt
ing on tile mountain. Lewis M.
Falk and Jack Si'oson, Jr., both
ol Homer, stated that both were
shooting in the direction of Hel
gins, but had not seen him. It
has not been determined which
or if either of these two fired the
shot which struck Ilelgens.
The accident was seen by
someone watching Helgen's pro
gress and a party started to the
rescue immediately. William H.
Thompson, Joseph 11. Wesley
and George Ramos were among
those who helped Falk and
Sibson get the wounded man to
the highway and the waiting am
bulance, arriving at the road at
about 9 p.m.
The call for the Seward Police
Department ambulance was re
ceived at about 8 o’clock. Hel
gens was struck on the left side
of the neck, the bullet missing
an artery or vital spot.
OPEN INSTALLATION OF
RAIN BOV/ GIRLS
SATURDAY NIGHT
Doris Doshen will be installed
as \\ ortnv Advisor of Seward
Assembly. Rainbow for Girls,
Saturday evening in the Masonic
Temple. Miss Dosln n is tile
daughter oJ Mrs. Bi tty Rafferty,
Past Worthy Matron .if Eastern
Star.
Other officers to be installed
are Chi t ie Lunin. Associate
Worthy Advisor; Barbara Cob
ban. Chariyv; Ava Doyl . Hope.
Hazel Pro.. >.v. Faith; Linda
Norton. Ch plain: Darlene Shel
don. Love; Donna Manion. Reli
gion: Helen Dosium, NR.ture;
Sharon Stevens, Immortality;
Cynthia Coleman, Fidelity. De
Loyce Smart, Patriotism: Pat
Bates, Service; Marjorie Turn
bull. Drill Leader; Janice Framp
ton. Musician; Audney Horton,
Confidential Observer: Marie
Jordan, Outside Observer: Mary
Montgomery, Choir Director;
Darlene Swobocia, Keeper of
Jewels; and Lou Ann Maxwell.
Keeper of Paraphernalia.
Refreshments will be served
by Rainbow mothers. Parents
and guests are invited to attend
the open meeting.
MAN INJURED IN FIRE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Frank Dunn is in Seward Gen
eral Hospital suffering from se
vere burns and shock, sustained
in a fire Wednesday night. Sept.
10. His condition was reported
improved fc ridav.
The lire, which was in a Quon
set hut in the 400 block on
Fourth Avenue, is presum', d to
have started around a gasoline
stove. Dunn was said 1 > have
been asleep at the time. He was
found unconscious behind a
door. The building was gutted
by the fire.
Dedication Of
Airport Set
For Sunday
Cover mr Ernest Crooning,
Director of A!:isk;i Department
of Avialion Tony Schwamm, Al
aska Director of C'AA Mr. Walter
Pktt Mayor Euano N. Lanier,
and the mayors of s< voral other
cities are exneotcd i a assist in
the open inand dedication of
the Seward airport Sunday, Sep
tember 14, at 2 pan.
Six DC 3 s from Elmendorf
Air Foret I ase . 1 tak . t in
the cer mony, and, weather per
mitting, a demonstration flight
of gasoline molored aircraft has
been promised for the occasion.
The demonstrat : a is scheduled
for 2:30 over the airport.
Seward dedication ceremonies
are the finale of a round-robin
celebration including the begin
ning of the highway at Corc’ova
on Saturday, and the airport op
ening at Valdez at 11 a.rn. Sun
day morning.
Tom Bio. president of the Sew
ard Chamber of Commerce, will
head a d< legation from Seward
to attend festivities in the other
two cities, then accompany the
official party to Seward for the
dedication here.
The new Seward airport is
now ready l’or the landing of
aircraft of the DC-3 type. It is
approximately 3900 feet in
length. The old strip has been
extended 800 feet northward to
merge with the new strip, which
makes the entire field take the
form of a V with a taxi strip be
tween and connecting the two.
A moose barbecue with all the
trimmings is offered to all guests
by courtesy of local organ iza
t ions.
Automobile traffic will bo con
fined to single file along the west
side of the field. No cars will be
permitted on either .strip, and
motorists as well as pedestrians
are cautioned to be watchful of
aircraft landing or taking off.
Woman's C5ub Honors
Togshors At
Rocop u:cr Tbur5dciy
N v to i *h< rs in Seward p iblic
schools V.' re honored at a recep
tion hold hy Seward Woman’s
Club Thurs lay evening in the
Aleihodist Church parlors. Fifty
five guests were present at the
get -acquainted party.
Tills was also the first mooting
ol die fall season for the Club.
At the business meeting, the club
voted to sponsor the American
Cane r Society drive again tills
year. Mrs. Torn Howell, Mrs.
Robert Duffy, and Mrs. Goreson
volunteered to assist with mail
ing out of literature for the
Roberta Thornton, president,
introduced the new officers: Mrs.
Reba Rose vice president; Ruth
Mnlin, secretary; Cora Duffy,
treasurer, and Helen Case, cus
todian.
Airs. W. C. Erwin, who was
elected treasurer of the Alaska
Federation of Women's Clubs,
and who is a charter member of
the Seward club, was present
and introduced.
Entertainment was furnished
b> Harold Howell, Bernice Dev
lin. and Mr. Tom Howell who
played the piano. Airs. Donn Lee
and Airs. Elizabeth Mahan ren
dered a harp and violin duet.
Helen Case phiyed for the grand
march, after which refresh
ments were s; rved by the host
esses. Airs. Erwin and Airs. Wal
ter Blue poured tea.