WARD
The (inie^uy City of Interior Alaska Since 1903.
Sctcard’s A HAPeather Port is Alaska*s Greatest Assct.
ol. VIII, No. 52
THE ONLY NEWSPAPER IN THE WORLD THAT GIVES A HOOT ABOUT SEWARD. ALASKA
SEWARD ALASKA, FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 30, 1951
Price 10 Cents
he Story of
SEWARD
By Jay Slauler
| XXVI
IE LATE DR. ROMIG AND
IE TOWN OF SEWARD
The passing last week of Dr.
soph H. Romig recalls the
ys wlu*ii ho was Seward's load
i citi/.cn, i xerting profound
'luence upon the young town
t only in matters m dical, but
civic and business affairs as
11. Altliough he arrived when
ward was passing through a
bod u precarious existence
iov. , tile failure of tier Ala.-,
Central Railroad, ii not only
ispered personally, but also
roared tile imp >rtancc and
sti^e of Cm young town
oug licc.it Southwestern Alas
Seward owi s Dr. Itomig a
at debt of gratitude for his
clership during a critical peri
in its history.
)octor Romig, widely but ir.
quatcly known as the “dog
in doctor," arrived on the
yard scene in 1909, after serv
three years as physician and
IT. S. Commissioner in the'
hagak area, following his
■h-publicized activities in the
kokwim country as a medi
missionarv for th? Moravian
rcn. During this time he was
only physician between St.
hael and Kodiak, covering
region from Bristol Bay to
Yukon for seven years. It
he who personally carried
d to the outside world of the
overy of gold at Nome.
ecause of his wide experi
> and vast knowledge of this
ion of Alaska, it was natural
he should be called upon to
e the United States govern
t in many and varied capaci
At the time ox his arrival
eward. he' was Supermtenu
Df Schools 'anu Pay’s.cian i;
ureau of Education for tht
c Southwestern District,
a strong advocate of manual
training ior the nat.ve. a=
)sed to purely acadcnnc cdu
ll.
rchased lots 5, 6. 7, and
block 25 from Ida Hale in
. fur the sum of S2;iU-). tslao
tt a nome nere in Sewaro,
immediately engaged in
jetic private practice. Since
| w is la king in hospital
itics, lie set aside one room
\s home ior infirmary pur
and used the office at his
Avenue house for buth
|r and minor operations. The
incidentally, is still one
Rewards more substantial
Is, located just north of the
Ird residence.
In € fall >f 1909, Dr. Romig
bed an additional duty, as
?h he hadn't enough to k.ep
(busy already. He was ap
•d to direct the U. S. Cen
lor the entire cond Dis
[Here are his appointments,
nounced November 13th in
jward Gateway (full names
not given in some cases):
he Kenai area, George Sex
|f Seward; Susitna, H. E.
jrth of Seward; Valdez,
Brown; Copper River, W.
littlesey of Seward; Prince
|m Sound. J. J. Hamilton;
Mr. Bayliss; Kodiak, L.
|pe; Iliamna, J. Bergland;
|l Bay, Hockmeyer, French
joeckert. Notice the num
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A!! Motor Vehicles
Must Be Registered
To Obtain Licenses
Under the new Alaska Motor
Vehicle Act registration is re
quired. This means that license
piates must be secured to operate
any and all motor vehicles in
cluding trailers, etc., on the pub
lic highways. At the time the
license plates arc obtained a
Certificate of Registration will
be issued which must be carried
on the vehicle or on the person
of the driver at all times. The
fee required J >r passenger cars
is $10.00. motorcyci.s $i>,00,
taxicabs $20.00. All other ve
hicles are licensed according to
unladen weight, the scale being
as follows:
2.500 pounds or less. $15.00;
3,501 pounds and not over 12,
000 pounds. $25.00; 12,U0i
pounds and over 18.000 pounds,
$50.00; 18,001 pounds and over,
$75.00.
The name ox the lien holder,
the date and amount of lien are
required by law to appear oil
the Certificate of Registration.
Before registration can be
completed on a used car, regis
tering for the first time in Alas
ka, the vehicle must be inspect
ed by the Highway Patrol.
Deputy Marshal or other peace
officer who snail complete an
Affidavit of Physical inspection
(Deptax MV 160). This form may
be obtained from any of the De
partment Deputies or Agents.
This affidavit (MV 160) must ac
eorr.pur.\ the application for reg
istration. The out-of-state regis
tration certificate must also be
sui rendered.
wncnever a previously regis
iered vehicle is sold a new regis
fraiion certificate must be ob
tained by the new owner, even
though the plates remain with
the car. There is no additional
fee for obtaining .-.uch new reg
istration certificate, however,
iaere is a title fee o. $2.00 whicu
must be paid v.’hen making ap
plication for a new title. The
title will be mailed to the legal
owner or lien holder.
Applicant):, lor certificate of
title may be made with any ox
the divisional offices or oth r
deputy coliccn : . ] >catc t thru
out tnc Term: ry. AH riifi
caU s of Title 1 Oe i -su. d o\
the headquarter.' o.fice at du
neau. provide . ..aid applicaLo i
is in order am the con et docu
ments have b: n surreiu: red.
Section 7 of Chapter 124, SLA
1951. requin s that documents
evidencing liens or encum
brances upon registered vehicles
be filed with the Department of
Taxation. A copy o* the docu
ment evidencing the lien must
be surrendered with the applica
tion for title. When a lien is
placed on a vehicle upon which
there was no previous lien, the
previous title must be surren
dered and a new title will be is
sued showing the lien holder,
etc.
All Alaska Certificates of
ownership, which were previous
ly issued at no charge, will re
main in effect. However, if and
when the vehicle is sold a new
Certificate of Title must be ob
tained and a title fee of $2.00
will be charged.
All motor vehicle dealers are
required to complete a Report of
Sale or Transfer of New or Un
registered Vehicles for all new
ear sales. In the event all docu
ments are not available for issu
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Sewer Bond Issue
Carries by Big
Majority, 113 to 6
Seward voters passed the sew
er bond issue in special election
Monday with a count oi lid lor
to six against.
Voting was very light, with a,
total oi only lid ballots cast,
although the registered voters
are over 4ut). Tins being a tax
payers election, however, cut
the numuer oi eligible voters
considerably.
It was observed that several
would-oe voters were denied the
privilege, either because they
had tailed to register tor Idol or
because community property
was not listed as such on the tax
roll. Judges suggested mat wo
men wno are co-owners oi prop
erty should niciKe a special point
ol making sure that the tax roil
includes their names along witn
that oi their husbands.
The sewer system for the
north end oi town is now as
sured tor 1952 construction.
ASC Cch vies "Coals
*i © Newc&^t.s"
H. N. Peterson, general traf
fic manager, amt <J. b. Duryea,
u eigiit and pa^...cjr
agetit for Alaska bieamship
e.aiiijjaii>, visited Sc ..ami Ims
week.
Mr. Peterson related the story
of "carrying coals to Newcastle,
which has always been thougnt
the utmost in the r. kculous, and
improbable.
'Hie Alaska Line's ship Daniel
G. Reid, alter discharging a car
go 01 wheat in India tms month,
moved to Calcutta where it took
oa a load oi coal consigned to
Newcastle, thus bringing about
the fulfillment oi the olu adage.
Peterson and Duryea will
leave Seward via the bS Alaska
today for Cordova amt Veid-'z
ii:.\ plan to drive over the
Kienardson Highway to Anchor
age and Fairbanks, thence b\
air to Seattle.
K £ N A1 1 U W11 o I £ L O i S O cl
SALE. DtlCLMELh 7
Auction of Keaai Townsit
lots has been s t lor Friday, Do
amber 7. in tin* Keaai sc hoc
bll lh li. ig.
i >' announcement was maw
by wo well M. PucKett, Lureae
ox Lund Mamigemi .it, las', vvtek
i w public auction m tj i' lots wii
be con due tea by V.etor Fischer
llL.u U-w nsite manager. These
lots are unoccupied and in tin
vicinity of the school. A sale o.
..coupled lots will ue held at r
later date, to be announced.
Starting bids on lots wil
range iro.n $40 to $2(jU. Ful.
payment may be made at tin
time oi sale or purchasers maj
pay oi.e-tiurd down anu the bah
ance within ten days.
DON WILSON LEAVER FOR
VACATION O
Don and Trix v, lison left Sew
ard Tiiursday, Nov. 2J, lor a L v\
weeks vacation at Vallejo, Calif
Mr. Wilson is being relievec
as agent at the Railway Expres:
office by Mr. Tom Watkins oj
Eugene, Ore. Mr. Watson was ir
Alaska during the war in tlu
Ranger Service on the Aleutiai
Chain.
Mr. Wilson was a member oJ
the city council from 1949 Ic
1951. He served the city as po
lice commissioner during thal
period.
Rifle Club Preares
For Shoof Dec. 16
Mrs. Bill Younker will bo a
formidable contender in the next
rifle shoot of the Seward Rifle
and Sportsman's Club. The date
has been tentatively set for De
cember Id.
Tile first shoot of the season
was held iNovember 18 and Mrs.
Younker held thud place at the
end oi tile day after holding first
place most < i the afternoon and
evening. Her score was 27 out of
a possible 20.
Top scorel’ was oes Gossage
with 20. Martin Gores n to ok
second with his score m 20.
Experience proved that a re
airangemciit and reclassification
will be necessary lor me next
match. Thirly-iour squads of
tight shooters each shot in the
November 18 meet. Other at
tractions will be added at the
next shoot to make tiie affair
more lively.
The survey has been complet
ed on the ground wanted by the
club for an outdoor range, and
a claim for it is being filed with
the Land Office.
Jr. Women To Sponsor
Girl Scout Troop
Tin ieg alar business meeting
of th° JuMor Women's Club was
held on the evening of Nov. 27
at the home of Mrs. Frank Perry.
It was decided to sponsor one
of the local Girl Scout troops
for the coming year, although
details have not as yet been ar
ranged. Also under discussion
was the matter of bringing the
school health records up to date.
Members who wish to help with
this will meet at the home of
Mrs. Joe Doyle, armed with
typewriters and lots of ambition,
as soon as a satisfactory day can
be arranged.
Die Takes Manager
«or NS&H
Captain Tor mod Bie lias been
appointed as district manager at
Seward for Northern Stevedor
ing & Handling Corporation
commencing December 1.
liie announcement was made
by Frak Settersten. president ->i
U. company, this week,
"We are very happy to have
Mr. Bie join our organization
and f el that through his undei
standing the operation, as well
as the port, will be greatly bone
fitted.” Mr. Settersten stated.
Captain Bie has been associat
ed with Coastwise Lines as Sew
arcl agent for the past two years.
CHILD WELFARE SERVICE
SUPERVISOR HERE
Miss Edith Monroe, supervisor
of Guild Welfare Service, Alas
ka Depaitmont of Public Wel
fare, junoau, arrived in Seward
last Saturday to confer with
Mrs. Margaret Hafemeister, dis
trict worker for the department
in the Kcnai Peninsula area. An
effort is being made to find ways
of meeting some of the problems
faced by children in tlie com
munity.
All persons in the Seward area
who are caring for children not
related to them, and have not
received a Temporary Permit for
Child Care, are requested to im
mediately call or write to Mrs.
Margaret Hafemeister, Box 955,
Seward, or write to Alaska Dept,
of Public Welfare, Juneau.
C. of C. Supports
Local Civil
Defense Pregram
Al the luncheon meeting of
Seward Chamber of Commerce
Tuesday of last week, the mem
bership voted to give its support
to Col. C. E. Johnson, Civil De
fense Director, in a move to put
cards of air raid instructions in
every home and business house
in the city. It will bo clone by a
signature system of advertising
to pay for the printing u the
Cards.
Membership Drive
An all out mernb rship drive
will get under way next w ek
for the Chamber oi ( o
Dew membership cards for 1052
are ready for distribution. It is
the aim of the organization to
obtain a 1UU r cent member
ship in business and as many in
dividual members as possible.
“This is the only way to be ip
business help itseli, President
Keating stated.
Individual membership, open
to any and all persons interested
in the welfare and promotion of
the city, sell for So.00 each.
Plans shaping up for the 50th
anniversary year celebration will
require the support of the entire
city, and the gain to be had from
such a celebration justifies the
effort, in the opinion of the
membership.
Local Elks Visited By
District Deputy
During a memorable week for
Seward Elks, their lodge had
an oiiieiai visitation by Max C.
LaLande, DDGER Alaska West,
whose home lodge is Hodiak No.
1772. accompanied by Dan Lha
mon, i'Ert, oi tne rairoanks
lodge, and president oi the Al
aska Elks Association. A class
•oi six new members was also
initiated in observance oi Grand
Exalted Ruler Eoward R. Davis
birtnday.
Mr. LaLande, Mrs. LaLande,
and Mr. Lnamon arrived Mon
day. i\ov. 2(i. via Christensen
Airlines, and atL tided a special
meeting oi tin lodge on lues
day. ihe year-y inspection oi
lodge acuvitijs and business
m tL : s was an > attend :d to,
at id a sp 1 - ■ i eia m i stated,
New m. . . ai -others V\
ren G. Toole, William F. Owens,
Robert R. Lew.s, Vv i 1-lia in W.
ilale, Don Bairnat, and Jake
Humphries.
Many special events were held
during the week, including a
dinner for Elks and their ladies
at Hardings’ Cafe.
Hal Giliilcn. Exalted Ruler
•of the Seward lodge, also an
nounced that two Seward mem
bers have been appointed to the
Co-ordinating Committee oi Al
aska Lodges. They are Hal Gil
filen, chairman, and Bob Lewis.
The visiting lodge officials
expressed themselves as well
pleased with Hie progress oi tne
Seward lodge.
SCHOOL TAX DUE
The Alaska School Tax is due
and will be delinquent after De
cember 1, Mrs. Sigrid Stearns,
city clerk, warned today.
Every person 21 years of age
and over who is employed in the
Territory is subject to the school
tax of $5.00 annually. Some
employers withhold the tax, but
employees are urged to check
for themselves to find whether
or not the tax has been paid.
iarw^ttMlii - •-^TfTrwKswnii^w
Member; Seward Chamber of C
ommerce