EWARD
The Gateway City of Interior Alaska Since 1903.
Seaport
Record
Seward*s AUAVeather Port is Alaska*s Greatest Asset.
VII. No. 95
SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, MAY 29, 1951
Price 10 cents
iation Safety
jcussions
D. M. Grefzer
for
|e Office of Avialion Safely
lPLANES
lomes the Break-up, and al
ft ten percent of alt the sca
les registered in the U.S.A.
be parked on the shores of
^e Hood. Anchorage,
reeding
Phis concentration of a par
tial* kind of activity lias the
fantages and disadvantages of
reeding. The best techniques
|ome uniformly distributed,
alas, the worst techniques
become uniformly distri
led, with but small variations.
cnng
hitch Horsepower Hank with
'ine wide open, stick firmly
:k, nose high. Why? Trying
get on the step? Nope, just
ding. Sure, the prop is out
the spray, but the engine is
?rheating badly. Come on,
Ink, allow it to rise on the
ip and ease back the power,
(e faster air stream will give
tter cooling.
le thought it was on the step?
?11 look, if wide open throttle
needed to plow through the
iter, it's not on the step. He
[d better get a few check rides
>m an experienced hand,
iggesiions
[Either taxi very slowly, or
Ixi on the step with the mini
lum power required to stay on
le step. Saves prop blades and
igine.
lieniional Porpoising
Experienced s. up'me pilots
In obtain t > e n e £ i t s from a
idicial form of intentional p<>r
pising. They delicately sense
langes in speed, planing sup
|ort and bow wave effect. On
le other hand, most imitators
this finest of seaplane tech
|iques delay or prevent the
ike-off. Their gestures are
lechanical and just create drag.
|uggesled Check
When a pilot thinks his por
Joising is helping him, and is
lertain his normanl technique
perfect, let him try the lowest
tPM at which he can take off
lormally. Then let him try his
(anev porpoising at the same
tPM.
If it works, he is faced with
Ihe choice that his normal take
off is lousy, or his porpoising is
luper-duper. Since he is preju
diced, he should have a referee
Idong.
JURPRISE PARTY FOR
'ILMA KIRKPATRICK
Members of the Junior Wom
an's Club were guests at a real
urprise party for Wilma Kirk
atrick, vice president of the
!lub Saturday night.
Mrs. Mildred Kirkpatrick,
hostess, had asked her daughter
lin-law to come to lier home to
elp serve refreshments for a
ard party, and it was not until
he 12 guests were assembled
hat the young woman realized
Jit was really a party for her
Jself on her 21st birthday.
Several of the young matrons
present at the 3 tables of canas
ta had been school mates with
Wilma in Seward High School,
all graduating about the same
time, all now married and living
in town. The guest of honor is
the wife of city patrolman James
Kirkpatrick.
REPUBLICAN CLUB TO
MEET FRIDAY
The Seward Republican Club
will meet in the Lutheran
Church basement Friday, June
1, at 8:00 p. m.
All members and interested
Republicans are urged to be
present to discuss plans for the
1952 convention.
Lest We Forget^
Memorial
Memorial Day services will
be held al 10:30 Wednesday
morning ai lhe cemelary by
American Legion Posi No. 5
Insurance Firm Makes
Headquarters Here
The headquarters office of the
Alaska Division, West Coast
Life Insurance Company was
established in Seward last week,
under Clarence Keating as Alas
ka Manager.
Located in the front of the
Kenai Cafe building, the office
is centrally placed in the busi
ness district, and lias a bright,
cheerful appearance.
This is the first Stateside busi
ness firm of a large scale to set
up Alaska headquarters in Sew
ard.
Mr. Keating has been a resi
dent of Seward for several years.
He is a former Mayor of the
city, and is now President of
the C h a m b e r of Commerce,
which has now experienced re
newed activity under Ins leader
ship. He is well known through
out the Territory as a memb r
of the Alaska Legislature in the
biennium just previous to the
one rece ntly adjourned. He was
also Director of the Census for
Alaska in 1950. ilis business
acumen is acknowledged by this
well known firm by his appoint
ment to the position of Manager
of Alaska.
Fine Weather Greets
Rec Center Visitors
Seward did all it could for the
Recreation Center personnel
and Captain Samuel J. Bistany,
Commanding Officer of the Cen
ter, this past weekend, by turn
ing on some fine weather for
its visitors.
The Center is in full swing
now, with movies, card tourna
ments, dancing, pleasure and
fishing trips on Resurrection
Bay as feature entertainment.
They even provide baby sitters
for parents with small children.
Captain Bistany conducted an
interview over station KIBH
Sunday evening with one of his
guests, in which Seward re
ceived a wonderful boo.-d. These
interviews will continue thru
the entire season.
VISITOR FINDS LOCAL JAIL
"VERY COMFORTABLE"
A visitor from Anchorage, who
is the owner of a well known
old night club there, spent a
night in the Seward jail this
week. He found it "very com
fortable," he said. "I had two
rooms and a good bed, but
could only get one room in the
hotel."
What seemed to surprise the
gentleman more than anything
else, was that the large amount
of money he carried was un
touched when he was released
in the morning. "I was probably
safer in jail than anywhere
else,” he said. "You sure have
honest cops."
The Anchorage man is still
friends with the honest Seward
police force, and in no wise
angered by his incarceration.
JUNIOR WOMEN'S CLUB
MEET TONIGHT
Mrs. Ginger Kane will be
hostess to the Junior Women’s
Club at her home tonight. Mrs.
Kane lives in the Swetmann
apartments.
Lt. Paul Irwin. USNR will
preside, with an Army firing
squad from the 30th Topo
graphical Engineers. The cere
Eliminafiora of Spares
Must Be Reflected
In Automobile Prices
The Office of Price Stabiliza
tion announced last week that
retail ceiling prices on passen
ger automobiles must be reduc
ed to compensate for the recent
elmination of spare tires and
tubes.
The National Production
Authority ordered the elmina
tion of the fifth tire and tube
to conserve rubber. O. P. S.
pointed out that many dealers
have voluntarily lowered their
sales prices to varying extents
since NPA's action.
The order provides that deal
ers now must reduce the selling
price of automobiles by an equal
amount to the manut'actur. r's
charge to them of the eliminated
equipment, plus tin* amount of
the dealer's own markup on the
tire. For example, if the ex!ra
tire and tube previously cost the
dealer $10.00 and the selling
price of the car reflected a $2.00
profit on the tire and tube, he
must reduce the price of the
automobile $12.00 if the tire and
tube are eliminated.
O. P. S. reminded that re
quiring a customer to purchase
additional equipment, services
or repairs as a condition of the
sale of a new automobile is pro
hibited. Likewise, requiring a
purchaser to trade in a car or
commodity as a condition of
sal? is illegal.
SOCIAL SECURITY ADM.
MAN HERE MAY 29-30
Joseph W. Finell. field repre
sentative of the Social Security
Administration in Anchorage
will be at the New Seward Ho
tel May 29 and 30.
P.'-cent amendments to the
Social Security Act have resum
ed in important changes to the
federal program of old-age and
survivors insurance. A worker
may now earn as much as $50
in a month in covered employ
ment and still be eligible for
his monthly social security bene
fits.
Those who are over 65 and
not earning more than $50 a
month in covered employment
should contact Mr. Finell re
garding their rights under the
new social security law.
NEW MERCHANTS MUST
CONTACT O.P.S.
Persons contemplating open
ing new retail stores in Alaska
should contact their nearest
Office of Price Stabilization
Office before doing so. the terri
torial O. P. S. advised today.
Regulations require that new
sellers of goods at retail submit
the following information to
O. P. S. before making sales:
1—Nature of the business: 2—
your proposed ceiling prices:
3— the method used to deter
mine proposed ceiling prices;
4— the reason why you believe
the proposed ceiling- prices are
in line with the level of other
established prices.
This information is not re
quired from stores already es
tablished and which are merely
changing ownership, but only
from new stores.
O. P. S. offices are located in
Fairbanks, Anchorage, and Ju
neau.
mony will end with taps play
ed by John Blidburg.
A*1 residents and visitors in
Seward are invited to attend
this Memorial Day service
Polise Search For
Dangerous Dogs
An epidemic of dog bites last
week, caused Dr. R. O. Sellers,
city Health Officer, to order all
dogs to be kept off the streets,
or destroyed in an effort to lo
cate the dangerous animals. Sev
en persons were treated in a
week for dog bites. Although
no rabies has been found to
date, it was thought wise to take
ail possible precautions.
Policemen were ordered to
impound all dogs found on the
streets, and to destroy those not
claimed within 24 hours. Pets
must be kept on leash, or in
fenced yards until the epidemic
is over.
Highway Changes
Interest Motorists
After a fow days without rain,
the Highway was in fairly good
condition last Sunday. Workmen
had left the various spots under
construction between Seward
and Moose Pass in very passable
condition, and many motorists
took the opportunity to see what
is being done.
Blind curves near Grouse
Lake are being blasted away,
and the road widened consid
erably. The cliff from Mil? 18
to Victory Creek is also being
pushed back, so that the old,
breath taking danger spots will
be eliminated.
It has been reported that some
cars have managed to get thru
the Turnagain Arm stretch. This
was not verified here, but if
true, the going must be pretty
rough.
The road is still closed from
10 p. m. to G a. m. week nights
to allow for blasting without
traffic interruptions.
SCIENTIST MAY EE GUEST
AT C OF C LUNCHEON
It is hoped that Dr. Edward
M. Little, assistant director of
the new Geophysics Laboratory,
University of Alaska, will arrive
in time to speak at the Chamber
of Commerce luncheon next
Tu sday.
Dr. and Mrs. Little are book
ed to leave on the SS Baranof
May 7. to attend a conference
in Canada, and are expected in
Seward by the Monday train,
but their schedule is tentative.
The menu for next Tuesday’s
luncheon meeting is roast tur
key with all the trimmings, to
be served in the Kenui Lounge
at 12:00 noon.
POLICE CAR BACK ON DUTY
The familiar black patrol car
is back on the streets after the
absence of a week for repairs.
A new engine and general
overhaul was necessary to put
the machine back in service. It
was repaired in the city garage.
ROAD WORK PROGRESSING
Fred Kielcheski and the big
cat-grader are making short
work of grading the new block
of street on 6th Avenue this
week.
The street will be open to
traffic with the removal of
stumps and brush, and the shap
ing of the traffic lane. It should
be ready for use very soon.
Seward Girl Scouts
Have Visit
From Field Leader
Miss Dorothy Petron, of Se
attle, Washington, national field
leader of Girl Scouts, was in
Seward a short time Thursday,
May 24, until the Baranof sailed
She had been holding a series
of meetings in Anchorage, which
ended May 18.
Thursday evening, she was
entertained at dinner at the Pal
ace Cafe by a group of leaders,
committee members, and inter
ested guests. Miss Petron dis
cussed with these leaders and
committee members of Girl
Scouts and Brownie troops of
Seward the status of Girl Scout
ing in Seward, and gave them
recommendations for the future
planning of the Girl Scout pro
gram.
Miss Petron stated that Alas
ka now has 2000 Girl Scouts,
including 300 adults. Anchorage
has 800. Seward has approxi
mately 50. Community associa
tions, made up of people who
represent the community as a
whole, are largely responsible
for the success and growth of
the Girl Scouts in the comma i
ity. It works with the leaders
and committee members of the
various troops to provide such
privileges as creative activities,
good times, and the right com
munity life for young people.
In addition to the community
associat'on, the troops are spon
sored by other organisations.
The Women’s Society of Christ
ian Service of the Method st
church and the Women's clubs
have done this in the past in
cv„-ard.
It is hoped that Seward will
be able to give more of the
above privileges to all girls of
Seward, by having a strong
community association, good
leaders, and parents who are
interested in the Girl Scout pro
gram.
Cemetery Dressed Up
For Memorial Day
Members of American Legion
Post No. 5, under the direction
of Ted Lcsko, spent all day
Sunday cleaning up the cemc
tary in preparation for Memoria,
Day services.
Fifteen G. I.’s from the 30th
Topographical Engineers group
and Seward Recreation Center
turned out with a helping hand
on the project. Fire Chief Fred
Kielcheski ran the caterpillar
buldozer, and between them all
a beautiful cleanup job was fin
ished by the end of the day.
Legion Auxiliary ladies serv
ed sandwiches and refreshing
drinks at 5 o’clock to the hungry
workmen.
KINDERGARTEN TOTS
"GRADUATE"
‘‘Graduation’’ exercises were
held Friday afternoon by Mrs.
Mary Gilbert’s private kinder
garten class. The little fellows,
dressed in the traditional cap
and gown put on a short pro
gram for their parents and
friends.
"The Little Red Hen”, in song
and words, and other recitations,
gave each child a part in the ex
ercises.
As they marched up to get
their diplomas they had an un
mistakable collegiate look, and
carried themselves proudly. Af
ter singing “America the Beau
tiful" as their closing number,
they marched back to fond par
ents where congratulations’were
in order.
Paul McMullen is home from
Washington State College for
the summer. He has a friend
with him for a visit.