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EWARD
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rol. X, No. 47
SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1954
Price 10 Cents
SEWARD PUBLIC SCHOOL
YEAR END ACTIVITIES
From the Office at
Seward Public School
Two Forestry pictures entitled
It Can Happen Here” and “Out
f the Frying Pan.” were shown
o all grades and high school stu
lents on May 10. Mr. Sword, Re
gional Forester, talked to the
tudents, explaining the fire
lazard which is so prevalent
luring the present season. There
re many campers and picnicers
>ut-of-doors or along the high
vay and carelessness with camp
ires or live cigarettes are the
wo chief causes of forest fires.
All Seward grade school ehil
Iren received their group class
Pictures this week. The results
vere very good and Mr. Harrel
listributed prints to each room.
Each teacher received a free pic
ture of her group.
The “Marathon,” Seward High
School annual, was assembled at
a staff meeting on Tuesday. May
11. Many enthusiastic students
awaited the copies on “Marathon
Day,” Monday, May 17. The last
period class was mostly spent in
securing autographs and last re
membrances of classmates. The
book was dedicated to Mr. Carl
R. Carlson, superintendent. The
entire Marathon staff and Mrs.
Connelly, advisor, are to be con
gratulated on the beautiful work
and appropriate selectivity of
“Mr. Billiken” as the Alaskan
theme .which was carried out so
artistically throughout the vol
ume. Noteworthy praise is given
Mrs. Muir for her diligent work
in circulation and advertising.
a new ouzzer was installed
by Mr. J. B. Woods, electrician,
in the main building. The buzzer
is used for all passing classes.
The fire alarm signal will be
given on the regular gong. This
will eliminate confusion in the
future.
This week,. 7th grade, 8th
grade and high school teachers
were busy preparing book lists
for 1954 purchases for the junior
high and senior high libraries.
On Wednesday, Miss Lottie
Hirsch, public health nurse, re
tested the eyes of those children
showing special weaknesses.
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Monday. May 24, will be the
last day hot lunches are served
in the school cafeteria for this
school term.
Mrs. Kirkpatrick warns that
all boys must register with the
draft board within five days aft
er their 18th birthday. All boys
must comply with this law. She
states that boys whose birthdays
come during the summer some
times neglect to register and
warns that penalties can be ap
plied for failure to register with
in the time limit.
The junior-senior banquet and
the junior prom were held Fri
day, May 14. The dinner was a
delicious turkey dinner with all
the trimmings, and was greatly
enjoyed by all the juniors, se
niors and the faculty. Theme of
the dinner was Oriental, and lit
tle parasols were the favors
placed by the plates. The senior
class will and prophecy were
read, and the class presidents
gave short speeches.
For the prom the gym was
also decorated in an Oriental
theme and divided into two sec
tions, one for dancing and one
for tables, by hanging streamers
of crepe paper. Buster Clark and
his band provided music for the
prom, which was sponsored by
the Elks Lodge. Cookies and
punch were served later in the
evening, and the dancing con
tinued until 12 o’clock.
All high school students met
in the gymnasium on Wednes
day at 1:45 for “moving-up" as
sembly. A program was enjoyed
and the eighth grade pupils
(next year’s freshmen) were in
attendance. The following Royal
Knights were awarded their em
blems: Dick Erickson, Bert Var
nell, Ken Soper, Edgar Soper,
and Kirk Tousley.
Baccalaureate services for the
class of 1954 will be held in the
Methodist Church on Sunday
evening, May 23, at 8 o’clock.
Rev. Dwight Boe, pastor of Sew
ard Lutheran Church, will de
liver the sermon. Special music
is planned.
Graduation exercises will be
held on Wednesday, May 26, at
8 p.m., in the high school audi
torium. Valedictorian is Carol
Ann Trevethan. Leslie Brattain
is salutatorian. The benediction
will be offered by Rev. B. I.
Carpenter, pastor of Seward
Baptist Church. The program
will consist of speeches by the
members of the graduating class
as has been the practice in the
past.
The following are members of
this year's graduating class of
William H. Seward High School:
Gene Boe, Lois Bond, Arthur
Boshart, Leslie Brattain, Bar
bara Cobban. Doris Doshen. Pete
DuBeau, Don Ennis, Eugene
Fredericksen, Glen Gallaway,
Forrest Johnson, Mary Lou
Jones, Joanne Lotz.
Cherie Luben, Tommy McMil
lan, Jack Parrett, Deloyce
Smart, Ronald Smyth, Mary Lou
Sword, Laura Stainbrook, Lena
Titus, Carol Ann Trevethan, Bob
Turner. Lee Weber, and Derrick
Williams.
The Commercial Postal Con
test was won by Juneau, while
Seward was awarded second
place.
School will be dismissed on
Wednesday, May 26, for the
1953-54 term.
FOLLY-MARATHON
LUNCHEON
Combined staffs of the Seward
Folly and the Marathon, the
High School publications, had
a luncheon Thursday noon at
Dick’s Diner to wind up a very
successful year.
Following the luncheon of
hamburgers and french fries,
gifts were presented to Mrs.
Hazel Muir and Mrs. Ruth Con
nelly. . sponsors of the publica
tions. Mrs. Muir was presented
with stationery bearing the Mar
athon letterhead, and Mrs. Con
nelly was presented a Mr. Billi
ken by the staff members. The
names of those to receive awards
were read, although the awards
themselves have not yet arrived.
MILE 68 SKI AREA PERMIT
TO BE ISSUED BY
FOREST SERVICE
The Forest Service is inviting
applications for a permit to op
erate a ski area at approximately
Mile 68 on the Seward-Anchor
age Highway, according to Divi
sion Supervisor Wayne Sword
of Seward.
The installation will consist of
a lodge of rustic design and a
minimum of two rope tows. Fa
cilities in the lodge include
warming lounge for skiers, ham
burger hut and cafeteria, dormi
tory for skiers and sleeping
rooms, ski shop, room for ski
patrol, and sanitary facilities.
Two rope tows and an adequate
shelter house should be ready
for use during the winter of
1954-55.
The proposed area is known
locally as Taylor Creek. It is
approximately 68 miles from
Seward and 60 miles from An
chorage.
Interested applicants can ob
tain a prospectus of this proposal
from Division Supervisor Wayne
Sword, Box 123, Seward, Alaska.
The applicants, in order to quali
fy, will need to show that they
have sufficient financial re
sources plus the experience and
qualifications needed to conduct
such an enterprise. Applications
will be received through June
15, 1954.
READVERTISE DOCK BIDS
FOR PORT OF WHITTIER
Word has been received here
that there has been a readvertise
ment for construction of com
plete docking facilities at the
Army's Port of Whittier. Former
bids on this project, opened on
April 30, were rejected as exces
sive. All ran one or more mil
lion dollars over the govern
ment estimate for cost of the job.
The comlpete job is scheduled
for completion by December,
1955. Bids on the project will be
opened May 25 at the Seattle
branch office, Alaska District,
Corps of Engineers.
Wear A Buddy Poppy
Next Thursday, May 27, is of
ficially V.F.W. Buddy Poppy
Day in Seward.
While people today are literal
ly swamped with requests to
contribute to fund raising drives,
the Buddy Poppy campaign is
one that cannot be ignored. Buy
ing and wearing a Buddy Poppy
is your way of paying homage
to those who gave so much for
their country during times of
war.
Proceeds from the sale of
Buddy Poppies are used to aid
the needy and disabled veterans,
and the widows and orphans of
those men who gave their lives
in the defense of our country.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars
National Home for widows and
orphans at Eaton Rapids, Mich
igan, is largely dependent upon
the proceeds of this day for its
continued existence. The Buddy
Poppies are made by our dis
abled veterans in all parts of
the country, who receive a share
of your contribution.
In buying and wearing a Bud
dy Poppy you not only honor
the dead, but aid the living.
They gave so much—you are
asked for so little.
F.&W.S. REQUESTS REPORT
ON SEA OTTER
Frequent and * authentic re
ports of sea otter in the Resur
rection Bay and Day Harbor
areas, particularly around the
off-shore islands, have been re
ceived by the Fish and Wildlife
Service. Seal hunters and fisher
men are asked to use extreme
care to avoid damage to the
valuable sea otter.
There should be little diffi
culty distinguishing sea otter
from hair seals or other marine
mammals. The sea otter behaves
somewhat like the land otter
when diving and feeding. When
resting the sea otter usually
swims on his back, and from a
distance appears as a double
ended animal with the middle
under water, in other words,
the head is above water at one
end and the tail and flippers
at the other end, with the back
submerged and the belly fre
quently awash.
Sea otter are completely pro
tected as a fur animal under the
Alaska Game Law and also by
virtue of an international treaty
with Canada, and at the present
time may not be killed, captured
or possessed, except in connec
tion with certain scientific stu
dies now in progress in the Aleu
tian Islands.
Hunters and fishermen are
urged to report observations of
all sea otter to the Fish and
Wildlife Service. Several valu
able reports of this nature have
been received over the past few
years, and the Service is now
particularly interested in addi
tional information on the ap
pearance of sea otter along the
mainland coast. The sea otter
pods in Prince William Sound
and Lower Cook Inlet have been
known for many years, but in
formation is needed on sightings
along the Southwest coast of
the Kenai Peninsula.
MASONIC DELEGATE
MAKES ANNUAL VISIT
Mr. Grant McMurray, who is
the District Deputy to the Grand
Master of F&AM of the Grand
Lodge of the State of Washing
ton, made his annual visit at the
regular meeting of Seward
Lodge Tuesday night.
During the meeting the E.A.
degree was conferred on Mr.
LeoYi Lewis. A dinner honoring
Mr. McMurray was held pre
ceeding the meeting.
CITY MANAGER IN JUNEAU
Mr. Raymond O’Hara, city
manager, flew to Juneau Tues
day on city business. He is ex
pected home this weekend.
TO COPPER RIVER
Several local fishing boats
have headed for the Copper
River area to start the fishing
season.
A.R.R. WRITE-UP
Art Gray was the subject of
an article by Frank Roberts in
the current issue of the Railbelt
Reporter, the ARR publication.
Mr. Gray retired earlier this
year after 38 years of service.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Gray are
well known Sewqrd residents.
Fishing Areas On
Kenai Peninsula
Since many people have been
making Inquiries as to the open
ing date for trout fishing, C. M.
Carson, Fish and Wildlife Serv
ice agent, gives the following
information—“as so few seem to
read the game laws or to make
proper inquiry before fishing.”
The Kenai Peninsula is closed
to fishing for steelhead, rainbow,
dolly vardon, lake trout, etc.,
until June 1.
Exception: that the lower
Kenai River from the outlet of
Skilak Lake to a point 200 yards
below the outlet of Moose River
does not open until July 1.
Salmon may be taken at any
time in the lakes and streams on
Kenai Peninsula. Limit: 2 per
day per person.
All fishing is to be done with
hand rod, hook and line only,
and not with spear, gaff or by
snagging.
HOMER MAN APPOINTED TO
EMPLOYMENT SECURITY
COMMISSION VACANCY
Acting Governor Waino E.
Hendrickson has announced the
appointment of John H. Van
Heuse of Homer to the Employ
ment Security Commission of
Alaska to fill the vacancy creat
ed by the resignation of Fred
S. Williamson of Anchorage.
Van Heusen is a member of
the Painters Union, Local 1140,
and of the Bridge, Structural
and Ornamental Ironworkers
Union, Local 751. He is presently
working in Kenai.
Mr. and Mrs. Van Heusen
came to Alaska six years ago
and have lived at Homer, where
they have a homestead, for four
years. They have three children.
He served in the U.S. Marines
during World War II The ap
pointment is for the term end
ing February 1, 1957.
STANDARD OIL CO.
OFFICIALS INSPECT
ALASKAN FACILITIES
Standard Oil Company of Cal
ifornia officials, headed by P. L.
Fahrney, vice-president; C. R.
McMillin, general manager of
operations: and Larry M. Hagen,
assistant districa manager; are
visiting a number of Alaskan
cities this week on an inspection
trip of the company’s marketing
and distribution facilities in the
Territory. The officials were in
Seward today, Friday.
The itinerary includes visits
to Ketchikan, Juneau, Haines,
Skagway, Fairbanks, Kotzebue,
Nome, Seward and Anchorage.
Other points where the company
has marketing and distributing
facilities will also be visited.
Other officials making the
trip are E. C. Waterman, K. V.
King, H. A. McKim, and D. D.
Neilson.
ARTHUR KNIGHT IN PULPIT
Rev. and Mrs. Charles Malin
are due home from Juneau Mon
day. Mrs. George Green and
Mrs. Sexton are expected on the
same flight to Anchorage.
Arthur Knight is filling the
pulpit during Rev. Malin’s ab
sence.
HEDLEY DAVIS VISITS
Mr. Hcdley Davis, long-time
Seward resident and former
owner of the Seward Water
Company and Alaska Transfer,
returned to Seward this week on
the Baranof.
Mr. Davis brought his car and
plans to tour the territory be
fore returning to Seattle in
about a month.
ON SICK LIST
Tommy Roberts, highway pa
trolman, has been in the hos
pital for the last few days.
VIC MOE IMPROVING
Vic Moe’s condition is im
proving rapidly. Vic was severe
ly injured in an auto accident
on the Portage section of the
Seward Highway last week.
GOOD SAMARITAN
Residents along Third Avenue
are very grateful to Bill Lantz
of A&B Service, who has been
oiling the streets for the last
week. Mr. Lantz is doing this on
his own and it is doing much
to help the dust problem along
this street.
Sylvia Sexton Sees
50 Years In Seward
Miss Sylvia Sexton celebrated
her fiftieth year of residence in
Seward on Thursday, May 13.
It was the morning of May 13,
1904 that Miss Sexton and her
parents arrived in Seward. They
had come here from Sunrise,
where her father had been the
first Deputy U.S. Marshall on
the Kenai Peninsula. Her father
was transferred from Sunrise to
Seward, where the Commission
er’s and Marshall’s offices have
since been located.
The Sextons came to the Ter
ritory for the first time in 1898
when they went to Skagway. In
the fall of 1899, Sylvia and her
mother went to Seattle where
Sylvia attended school for four
years. In 1903 they joined Mr.
Sexton, then marshall at Sun
rise.
When they arrived in Seward,
the Sextons stayed at the Mc
Neilly Hotel (located at the site
of the old Overland Hotel) for
two weeks until land could be
cleared and lumber hauled to
the site where the Sexton house
was built.
When Mr. Sexton retired as
marshall, he purchased the Cole
man House and named it the
Sexton Hotel. In 1917 Sylvia
opened her gift and curio shop
in her father’s hotel.
Sylvia has visited Outside
many times in the last fifty
years, but she has never made
her residence in the-States or in
any other city in tne Territory
since she arrived here.
RETURNS FROM NURSES
CONVENTION IN CHICAGO
Mrs. Ruth Cooper, Alaskan
delegate to the convention of
the American Nurses Associa
tion in Chicago, returned to
Seward this week. Returning
from the convention, Mrs. Coop
er spent a week in Freemont,
Nebraska, the home of her fam
ily. There she picked up her
daughter Karen, whom she had
left with her mother while at
tending the convention.
Mrs. Cooper was accompanied
to the convention by another
Alaskan, a delegate from Ju
neau. Mrs. Cooper reports that
she and the other delegate were
haunted with questions from
everyone Outside concerning Al
aska statehood, the job situation
in Alaska, and weather and road
conditions.
MINNEAPOLIS LAKERS
BASKETBALL PICS
Attendance was not large at
the Minneapolis Lakers basket
ball films presented at the high
school auditorium Saturday. A
total of $10.50 was collected for
the Alaska Nebraska Fund, how
ever, which was good consider
ing the attendance. Coach Don
Dalberg said that it was unfor
tunate that more people did not
get out to see the movies, as
they *were excellent.
MOOSE PASS SCHOOL HOLDS
GRADUATION EXERCISES
The Moose Pass Grade School
had its first graduation exercises
Monday evening, May 18. The
eighth grade class had a regular
program of activities during the
year, including a sneak and
parties.
Larry Huff, Patricia Johnson,
Carolyn Wesley and Dick Cay
wood were the 1954 graduates.
BETA SIGMA PHI MEMBERS
RECEIVE DEGREE
Eight members of the Seward
Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi re
ceived the Exempler Degree
Saturday, May 15, in a ceremony
at the Fellowship Hall, First
Presbyterian Church, Anchor
age.
A formal dinner at the Elks
Club in Anchorage preceded the
ceremony and a brunch in honor
of the out-of-town guests was
held Sunday.
Members of the Xi Gamma
chapter conferred the degree,
with Mrs. C. C. Land, a member
of the sorority for 23 years, of
ficiating.
Seward members who receiv
ed the degree are Jean Bogan,
Ann Merle, Barbara Shea, Lillie
Stephens, Eleanor Painter, Ella
Hardy, Luella James, and Mar
jorie Painter. ,
The Seward chapter plans to
vacation for the summer and re
sume activities in the fall.
Mary Walker, Alaska-Nebraska
Basketball Queen
LEGION AUXILIARY
POPPY SALE
The American Legion Auxil
iary Poppy chairman, Mrs. Viola
Tau, today expressed thanks to
the townspeople for their sup
port in the Poppy drive, held
Thursday.
Wreaths will be on display
next week until Memorial Day,
when they will be placed on
graves in the annual ceremony.
A final tally on the Poppy
sale will not be available until
next week.
POPPY POSTER CONTEST
Poppy Posters made by pupils
in 4th to 8th grades, will be
judged Saturday afternoon at
the W. C. Erwin residence.
The poster contest is spon
sored by the American Legion
Auxiliary, which will award a
$25 bond to the winner.
The winning poster will be
sent to Palmer for judging with
posters from other cities in Alas
ka. The poster chosen there will
be sent to the national contest
in the States.
HIGH PRICED DUCK
Mr. Audry C. Crutchfield of
Eastchester, Anchorage, was ar
rested Wednesday by C. M. Car
son, enforcement agent for the
Fish and Wildlife Service, for
shooting a duck at Mile 13 last
Sunday and received a fine of
$150 and loss of his telescope
equipped rifle.
This makes o u t-o f-s e a s o n
ducks come pretty high!
BASKETBALL SATURDAY?
Coach Don Dalberg announces
tentative plaits are being made
for a basketball game this Satur
day night between the Sea
Hawks and the Army telephone
repair unit stationed here. The
game, if played, will be at 8:00
at the Civic Center. Proceeds
will go to the Alaska-Nebraska
Fund.
ALASKAN RETURNS
Miss Martha Ervin arrived in
Seward last week from Seattle.
Miss Ervin, sister of Win Ervin,
is a former Anchoarge resident.
She has visited in Seward in
previous years and expects to
make her home here.
HERE FROM SELDOVIA
Mrs. K. D. (Casey) Cobban and
sons Robbie and Craig, of Sel
dovia, are visiting Mrs. Clyde
Gordon. The Cobbans arrived
here Saturday and will be here
for graduation, leaving the first
of June. Casey and son Terry
were among those going fishing
at Copper River. The Cobbans
are former Seward residents.
A.B.S. CELEBRATES
30TH ANNIVERSARY
Thursday, May 27, marks the
30th year of operation of the
Alaska Broadcasting System. In
30 years A.B.S. has grown from
a struggling $2,000 business to a
four and a half million dollar
enterprise. Present facilities in
clude six radio stations in Al
aska, all affiliated with the Co
lumbia Broadcasting System, re
cording studios and general of
fices in Seattle, and a sales office
in New York City.
The first station of this chain
was station KFQD in Anchorage,
which went on the air May 27,
1924 with a power of 100 watts.
This station operated about two
hours each weekday and not at
all on Sundays. KFQD was the
95th commercial radio station
to be licensed by the Department
of Commerce. Now licensing is
done by the Federal Communi
cation Commission.
In 1947 KFQD was rebuilt for
the fourth time, when the power
was increased to 5000 watts and
Alaska’s tallest tower was erect
ed. Now KFQD has an applica
tion before the FCC for a further
increase of power to 10,000 watts
on the 730 k.c. clear channel.
In 1948 Wm. J. Wagner, presi
dent of A.B.S., saw many of his
long planned ideas for the de
velopment of ABS materialize—
KFRB, Fairbanks, was complet
ed and went on the air; KIBH.
Seward, was built and commenc
ed operations: the two stations in
Southeastern Alaska, KINY, Ju
neau, and KTKN, Ketchikan,
were purchased and added to the
ABS chain. The following year
Wagner completed the sixth sta
tion of the chain, KIFW, Sitka.
Mr. and Mrs. Wagner fre
quently fly to Alaska to keep
in contact with their stations
and the territory, but much of
their time is spent in the head
office in Seattle.
DORCAS CIRCLE MEETING
A meeting of the Dorcas Cir
cle of the Seward Lutheran
Church was held in the church
basement Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Marvin Viale was the host
ess and in charge of the meeting.
TEACHER TRANSFERS
Mrs. Julie E. Waugh, head
teacher at the Moose Pass Grade
School, is transferring to the
Kenny Lake School.
VACATION OUTSIDE
Mrs. Harry Southard left on
Thursday of this week for a va
cation with relatives in Oregon.
Mrs. Southard was to fly from
Anchorage, expecting to be gone
about a month. This is her first
trip out in a number of years.
Wear Proudly A BUDDY POPPY Thursday, May 27