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Vol. VII1, No. 72
SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 1952
Price 10 Cents
Eighth Graders Take
Over City; Make
Reccramendatiofis
Twenty-fiv sharp eyed slu
dents of Mrs. Edna Younker's
eighth grade class have been
studying city government for the
oast six weeks. As a culmination
of the course, and by special ar
rangement with Mayor Lanier
and the city council, the students
“took ov r" all city offices for
a half day last Tuesday.
Mike YYnrriner, duly elected
mayor, was elected in truly legal
form after the circling of peti
tions naming three candidates
for that office. Voting booths
were set up in the school room
and regular cLction procedures
were followed. Other officers
were selected in order of their
grade standing in the class.
"Mayor" Warriner and “Po
lice Commissioner" B o n n i e
Douglas wer. guests of the
Chamber of Commerce, escorted
by acting mayor Col. J. C. John
son. After the luncheon they
were sworn into office by City*
Clerk, Mrs. Sigrid Stearns, along
with the other officers pro tern
and took over their duties.
Mike Warriner, mayor; Shar
on Stevens, city clerk; Lou Ann
Maxwell, f i r e commissioner;
Linda Norton, magistrate; Helen
Doshen, w a t e r commissioner;
Bruce Lewis, finance commis
sioner; Cindy Coleman, chief of
police; Sandra Dangler, patrol
man; Judy Gerwer, patrolman;
Dick Erickson, lugnway patrol
man; Kirk iousley, police cap
lain; Bernard HouenbecK, fire
chLf; Guy Galloway, fish and
wildlife; Betty Woo 1, assistant
fire chief; Patsy Framoton, street
commissioner; Donna Owr.an.
sanitation o l 1 i c >. r; Chrishne
Blatchford. supv. small boats;
Jue Stanton, city engineer and
lax assessor; Lois Horton, c\iy
beautification and planning com
mission; Jerry Zentmirc, city
garage; Dick Paulsteiner, healtn
department and pound master;
Sylvia Olson, city and Army
dock inspector; Pat Bundy, com
missioner oi’ small boat harbor
and airport. Audney Horton was
selected for the ortice of city
eierk. but du. to illness was un
able to participate.
These youngsters held a coun
cil meeting, sat in on a real trial
at Commissioners court, and
scoured the town in search of
information. Police Captain
Kirkpatrick si-.owed them the art
oi fingerprinting, explained po
lice procedures, demonstrated
police photography, etc. Tncy
“arrested their teach r for il
legal parking, and when she
“resisted arrest' she was taken
to the jail for booking. While
ther., their prisoner attempted
to escape, but was caught. In
the' a 11 e m p t, however, Mrs.
Younkcr inadvertantly released
several stray dogs that “pound
master’ Dick Paulsteiner had
spent the afternoon painfully
gathering up.
Mrs. Younkcr w'as profuse in
her gratitude to city officials
(especially Col. Johnson) for
their assistance in the project.
“They were all just wonderful
to us,” she exclaimed. “Much
more than could have been ex
pected.” She said the children
got so much from the experience
that they will never forget.
After reading the following
recommendations made for city
improvement by the youngsters,
they were asked where they
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VIC RIVERS GUEST SPEAKER
A f CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Victor C. Riv;rs, Democratic
candidate for Territorial Senate,
was guest speaker at the Sew
ard Chamber of C o m m e r c c
luncheon meeting this week.
Mr. Rivers stated that about
four years ago he pr. dieted a
population for Seward of 8000
within ten years time, and he
sees no reason to change his
prediction now. "You have not
felt the full impact of the open
ing of the highway to Anchor
age. Mr. Rivers said. "When
you do. you will see an increase
in building and progress that, you
never dreamed of."
He has always been an advo
cate of trunk highways, airfields
and communications for Alaska
communities, Mr. Rivers said,
ami he expects to continue pull
ing for these necessary adjuncts
to dev. L . pment as long as he
has a voice.
Work on the new airport will
begin. Rivers stated, as soon as
the contracts are signed, which
is exp cted to be completed ia
about ten bays.
Lap or Commissioner
Cos?ve^tion Speaker
Henry Benson, Territorial
Commissioner of Labor, is ex
pt cted to be one of the principal
speakers at the Third D.visional
R publican Convention lure Sat
urday.
Mr. Benson is known as a
forceful sneaker. He was one of
three chcsen from all over the
United States to sneak at the
conference in Washington, D.C..
last summer for the labor com
missioners in the Unit d States.
The construction safety code
drawn up for Alaska by Benson
is hailed as the best in the coun
try b\ Washington authorities,
and is now a model far safety
codes in the labor field.
In event of tine absence of Bob
Reeves, Bcrson will d 'iver the
principal address to the conven
tion here,
Lions To S?*£w Fa'm
"Cfecrc Wafers"
April 25
A film entitled ‘Clean Wat. rs"
is expected to be shown after
the regular meeting ox Seward
Lions Club at f>:15 p.m. in Hard
ing's Cafe on Friday. Aoril 25.
“Clean Waters” is a 20-minute
color film, named by th World
Festival in Chicago as the “best
commercially soonsored film in
the world." It dramatically por
trays the importance of our na
tural waters. It was prepared
with the cooperation of the U S.
Public Health Service.
Beautifully photographed, the
film tells a forceful story of the
$100,000,000 annual loss in the
United States due to water pol
lution to our fish and wild life,
city water supply systems, recre
ational facilities and public
health.
Proper sewage treatment—the
method of preventing this pollu
tion—is emphasized. The picture
has a wide range of appeal from
junior high school students to
any civic minded group. It will
be of particular interest to con
servation and other outdoor
groups.
All interested people will be
welcome to attend the showing
of "Clean Waters.”
Junior Class PSay
Scheduled For
April 2d and 26
On the 25th and 26th of April
tin.' Junior Class will present
Glenn Hughes' thrilling comedy
myst. ry entitled “Midnight.” It
is a play of thrills, chills, ro
mance and laughter, and the
suspense of not knowing just
what is going to happen next
will keep you on the edge of
your seat during the greater
part of the evening.
Creepy nois.s, eerie lights
and women's screams are only
a few of the thrills you will ex
pcrience when you see “Mid
night." Of course you will be
excited—but when you expect
the worst you will start laughing
at some of the rib tickling com
edy, which conies along just at
the right moment. Thrills one
moment, com the next, ro
mance the nexi, all leads to an
unexpected conclusion.
Much time, work and careful
planning have r suite -.1 in what
is hoped to be one of the best
plays ever produced In r . The
play itself needed many rehears
als, as the action is rapid, char
acter .zat.ans all vastly different.
The Juniors positively guar
antce that all trios, who see
“Midnight” will feel better for
an evening well spent amidst
thrills, chills, shudders, laugh
ter, and love.
BCG Vescctacrticns
To Be Given
Here Next Week
DCG vaccination against tu
berculosis will be given here
agam n.xl week. 11 is hoped that
all persons who miss, d tne pro
gram last year will take advan
tage of the opportunity to be
come p a r t 1 y immune to the
dread disease during the pro
giam next week.
The Alaska Department of
Health is again making it possi
ble for the people of S.wurd to
avail themselves of a chance to
help avoid getting tuberculosis.
Th. LCG vaccination is one of
the many ways oacn of us can
use to cut down our chances of
gt iting iaberculosis.
Aoi one of us can remember
it, but the b. ginning of the use
Ox smallpox vaccinations did not
always keep the vaccinated per
son from having smallpox. Even
yet, occasionally, someone who
has had vaccinations against
any contagious diseas, may still
get the disease in a mu.i form
it he* comes in contact w.ui me
particular disease agent in gr at
numbers. This is cal’ a mass
exposure. Duct, rs k ,ow th
things about vaccinations, but
seldom mention it because the
vaccinations do so much good in
so many cases.
There are still contagious dis
ease hospitals in the large cities
where the more devastating dis
eases are hospitalized botii for
proper care and for isolation.
As with the other innoculations
and vaccinations, so it is with
BCG.
When the dread disease, tu
berculosis, has been controlled
as well as has smallpox, typhoid
and diphtheria, it may even b
that BCG will then prove as
effective as smallpox vaccina
tion.
Just now we have tuberculosis
in our midst. We must use every
agent offered to help us avoid
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IOWA CONGRESSMAN
VISITOR THIS WEEK
Robert Dollivcr, Congressman
from Iowa, visited in Seward
for a short time during the week.
Although Mr. Dolliver mad a
number of acquaintances during
his short visit, he was not on
official business. He came to
visit his daughter. Miss Peggy
Dollivei, who joined the staff
of Jesse Lee Home about six
months ago.
Mr. Dolliver is a mernb r of
t lie Committee on I .nit estate and
Foreign Commerce of the House
of Representatives in Washing
ton, D.C. He was interested in
civil aviation, weather reporting
and r lated subjects. He regret
ted, the Republican Congress
man said, that he was not able
to attend tiie Third Divisional
Convention here over the week
end, but he had to be back in
Washington by Monday.
Open House May 10
At SchooS Cufeteria
The Seward school and P.-T.A.
are jointly sponsoring a school
wiue "open house to be held on
Saturday evening, May 10.
A cafeteria-styL dinner will
be served in the same manner as
the children are fed in the daily
school lunch program. The eve
ning dinner will be prepared by
the school cafeteria staff, led by
Mrs. Mab!; Lewis. All parents
and towns.Dppnle are invited and
urged to attend.
During the dinner hour school
rooms in both the elementary
and high school will be open to
visitors and teachers will be
present to greet parents and
1 riends.
Following this portion of the
ev .ling a local orchestra will
provide music for dancing in the
school gym. All proceeds of the
evening will go toward the
P.-T.A. project—-the building of
tennis courts.
'De?ys of ’98' To
Return May 31
A rip roarin' "Days of '93"
carnival is scheduled lor tir*
Seward Civic Center on Satur
day, May 31. The last affair o~
this kind was given in 1945 and
is run inhere d a.^ a huge ^success.
Old costumes, old games, bo
gus money, and an olcidasliioncd
good time are predicted for tiro
affair. It is under the joint . pou
soiMnp of the Seward Lions Club
and the Parent-Teaeher Associa
t'ion.
Kemcmb r tire date — Satur
day. May 31.
Trucking Service To
Use Sail Juan Docks
A statement given by Tom
Reilly, general manager of Sew
ard Fish & Cold Storage Com
pany lure, corrects a somewhat
misleading statement given in
an Anchorage paper earlier this
week.
The new trucking service be
ing inaugurated by the North
west Freight Lin s and Dock
Company of Anchorage, while
it will make use of tire ware
house and dock facilities of the
San Juan Dock of the local fish
and cold storage company, will
in no way rfiterfere with the
sharp freezing and storage of
fish brought in to the local dock.
Cold storage rooms will remain
under management and control
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The Third Divisional Repub
lican Convention b ing held in
Seward April If) and 20 is the
first of its kind to be held in
Alaska. It is the center of inter
est for Republicans all over the
Territory.
The keynote sp.ech by John
Gorsueh will be broadcast over
station KIB11 at 4:00 o’clock Sat
urday afternoon, and the ban
c|iiet speaker, Bob Reeves, will
b. heard at 9:30 p.m. over tin
same station.
Station KENI in Anchorage
will rebroadcast both speeches
Sunday afternoon, time to be
announced.
During the convention, three
divisional delegates and possibly
thre alternates will be chosen
to represent the division at tin
national convention in Chicago.
Two oth. r delegates were chosen
by the Republican Central Com
mittee held last week in Juneau.
This is to be an open conven
tion. Any Republican may at
tend. Th right to vote is given,
however, only upon the signed
statement of belief in the Repub
lican party and payment of the
registration fe of $2.50.
Convention Agenda
Saturday, April 19
9:30 a.m.—Registration at Odd
9:30 a.m.—-Registration at Odd
Fellows Hall.
10:00 a.m.—-Convention call to
order.
Invocation by R. v
Kent E. Spaulding.
Address of welcome
by Thorwald Osbo.
12:00 no-on — Keynote address
John F. Goi'such.
Rc cess.
2:00 p.m.—Convention call to
order.
Invocation by Father
Martin Borbeck. S.J
7:00 p.m.—Banquet at Seward
■M e m or i a 1 Church.
Leon Urbach, toast
mast r.
Invocation by Rev.
Charles Malin.
Speaker of Evening.
Robert C. Reeves.
Sunday, April 20
1:00 p.m.—Convention call to
order (Seward Me
morial Church base
ment.)
Invocation by Rev.
L. Russell Clapp.
L'xpeci Se^. Garnlck
L'<W-‘ 7wts J iC'N
Another Territorial candidat.
expected to visit the Third Di
vision Convention, or immedi
ately alter the convention, is
Senator Anita Garniek, Repub
lican candidate from Juneau for
the office of Territorial Auditor.
Senator Garniek is the first
and only woman to hav: been
elected to the Alaska Senate,
in which capacity she served
two years. During her time in
the Legislature, Anita Garniek
introduced 12 bills which were
enacted into law.
Among the most far reaching
of these bills was an act to cre
ate a Public Employes Retire
ment System in Alaska; an act
pertaining to equal pay for fe
male employes; an act providing
assistance for an or furnishing
equipment for community oper
ated non-profit hospitals; an act
imposing a lie. use tax on freezer
ships and other cold storages;
etc.
It is not definitely known
whether Senator Garniek will
be able to visit during the con
vention, but she is expected
around that time or the first of
next w.ek.