SEWARD
The (iutrzcrfy City of Interior Alaska Since 1903.
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Vol. IX. No. 7
SEWARD, ALASKA, Fri., Aug. 15, ’52 - Sewrad, Aaa.
Price 10 Cents
FW&S Announces
Waterfowl Regs
For Current Season
Hunting regulations which
will apply during the 1952-53
season for the shooting ol' doves,
band-tailed pigeons, rails gal
linules, eider, and old-sqaw
ducks, and waterfowl in Alaska,
were announced recently by Sec
retary of tht' Interior, Oscar L.
Chapman.
The detailed regulations for
migratory waterfowl and wood
cock hunting in the United
States, however. will not be is
sued until the later part of Au
gust. the Secretary stated.
Regulations lor Alaska
In Alaska the seasons and bag
limits for hunting ducks, geese,
brant, and coot are as follows:
In the First Judicial Division
and the Kodiak-Afognak Island
group, September/ 20 to Novem
ber 13. In the second (except
Kodiak-Afognak Island group)
and Fourth Judicial Divisions,
September 1 to October 25; pro
vided that scoter, eider and mer
ganser ducks also may be taken
in the Third Judicial Division
west of 152 west longitude from
September 7 to December 21.
and in the Second and Fourth
Judicial Divisions from Septem
ber 1 to December 15.
The daily bag limit for scoters
and eiders is 10 singly or in the
aggregate of all kinds and the
possession limit is not more than
20 singly or in the aggregate.
The daily bag limit for Ameri
can and red-breasted mergan
sers is 25 singly or in the aggre
gate of both kinds with no pos
session limit after the first day
•of the season. Limits for other
ducks not over 5 a day with 10
in possession. Other limits: coot,
15 daily and 15 in possession;
brant. 3 daily and 3 in posses
sion; geese. 3 daily and 0 in pos
session of one kind or in the ag
gregate of all kinds.
Shooting hours will be the
same as last year, one-half hour
before sunrise to one hour before
sunset, except on the opening
day when shooting begins at 12
n oon.
DEATH TAKES FORMER
SEWARD WOMAN
Word was received here this
week of the death of Mrs. Lura
Olsen. July 10. at Sunnyvale,
California. She was buried at
Santa Clara. California.
Mrs. Olsen lived for many
years in Seward and will be re
membered by a great many of
the older residents. She was a
member of the staff ot Jesse Lee
Home when the establishment
was at Unalaska, and came to
Seward when the Home was
transferred to this city.
Mrs. Olsen left Alaska a few
years ago to live with her
brother in Sunnyvale.
PAMPHLET MATERIAL
AVAILABLE AT
WELFARE OFFICE
A great many persons have
inquired about material on aid
to the blind, hard of hearing,
and so forth, at the local Welfare
office, and Mrs. Hafemeister an
nounces that packets of pam
phlets containing information
•on the following is now avail
able: Blind, Hard of Hearing,
National Mental Health, Civil
Defense, Federal Security Agen
cy, Child Study, Crippled Chil
dren, Big Brother, The Cradle,
and other miscellaneous mate
rial.
Anyone interested may bor
row the pamphlet packets from
Mrs. Hafemeister at the Welfare
office in the Ray Building.
OLDTIMER NEEDS A HOME
An Oldtimer in Seward needs
a home where lie can have board
and some care. It could be just
a room or even a cabin close to
some family who can look after
him. He is too frail to manage
for himself without help.
The Department of Public
Welfare will pay a reasonable
rate for board and room for this
old gentleman. Anyone interest
ed can contact Mrs. Ilafemeister
at Main 289.
Local Grocery Store
fobbed Thursday P.M.
Thieves broke into the store
of the Seward Trading Company
sometime Thursday morning,
forced a cash register and made
away with about $t>7 in cash.
They had apparently made an
unsuccessful attempt to open
the office safe, then left after
looting the cash register.
Entrance was gained through
the freight chute. Police fix the
time as sometime after the regu
lar midnight cheek by the pa
trolman leaving duty at that
time.
Police report progress on the
case but have not revealed the
nature of their suspicions.
NINILCHIK P-TA PUBLISHING
HOMESTEADER'S HANDBOOK
‘Homesteading America's last
Iron tier lias proven to be a very
self - satisfying adventure to
many," is the introductory state
ment for the Ainilcnik Parent
Teacher Association in the cook
book being prepared for publica
tion by that group.
The cook book contains favor
ite recipes, many developed by
homesteaders using Alaska fruits
with which they were totally un
familiar upon arriving in the
Tci ritory.
This group of active and inter
ested homesteaders has compiled
an 80-page book of recipes and
experiences in Alaska that is a
gold mine of information to new
eo.urs and oldtimer- alike. The
book will be on sale some time
in September.
Each family has increased its
knowledge by past experiences
of ithers "living in tile woods"
from books and the many pam
phlets published by government
agencies, but most!;* by its own
trials and errors.
"This we know." the book ex
plains, "each must be a jack -oi
all-trades, a sourdough cook, and
a saver with the instincts of a
pack rat.”
The very interesting book is
being printed in Seward. It is
unique in composition and con
tents.
ALL KIDS ENJOYING
CARNIVAL
All the kids in town the age
of II to 83 are enjoying the car
nival on the Park Reserve at
First Lake.
The carnival is tile second out
fit of its kind to come to Seward.
The first was last year at about
this time. The current show is
being sponsored by the Lions
Club as part of their fund rais
ing campaign.
Although one truck load of
equipment was lost in an acci
dent and fire on the Seward
Anchorage highway, the loss is
not apparent to local visitors.
Many Seward children, and
some adults, had never seen a
carnival or had a ride on a mer
ry-go-round until last year, and
they are joyfully renewing their
thrilling experience this week.
The carnival is expected to
operate through August 24.
ASC Announces Fall
And Winter
Passenger Schedule
The Alaska Steamship Com
pany fall and winter passenger
vessel schedule was announced
last week by II. N. Peterson,
general traffic manager. The
steamers Bara not' and Denali
are assigned to provide sailings
from Seattle each Friday at 3
p.m., the vessels alternating
from week to week.
The first sailing under the
new schedule is the steamer
Denali set for September 26, one
week after the last summer sail
ing. Her ports of call on this
voyage are Ketchikan, Wrangell,
Juneau, Sitka, Seward. Valdez,
Juneau Petersburg, Ketchikan
and Seattle. During the balance
of the season the Denali itiner
ary is Ketchikan. Juneau. Sitka.
Seward, Valdez. Juneau, Peters
burg, Wrangell. Ketchikan and
Seattle, with Cordova replacing
Valdez on alternate voyages. The
first departure of the Baranof
under the schedule is set for
October 3. Her ports of call for
the season will be Ketchikan,
Wrangell, Petersburg, Juneau,
Seward, Sitka. Juneau, Ketchi
kan and Seattle.
The 3 p.m. sailing time from
Seattle is one hour earlier than
sailings during the past winter
season. This will provide con
tinuity with present passenger
vessel departures at 3 pan., Se
attle time.
In addition 'o these sailings,
each of which handles about
1200 tons of cargo, the company
will continue to offer frequent
freighter schedules to all ports
of the territory.
Reporter's Notebook
Mr. ancl Mrs. Jackin Webb
with their young son have re
turned to Seward for tin winter.
They are staying'with the elder
Webbs at present. Their summer
was spent wi'h Mrs. Webb's par
ents. Rev. and Mrs. Claude Mal
colm. in Aniak.
Mrs. Mildred Long ol An
chorage was a weekend visitor
in Seward.
Mrs. Barbara Dlmoek spent a
few days last week in Seward.
She is a candidate for the Legis
lature on the Republican ticket.
Clark Andresen of Anchorage
spent some time here lately.
Many years ago Mr. Andresen
was an employee of Brown &
Hawkins here.
It is rumored that the Munter
Construction people are leaving.
Several of the construction peo
ple lived in trailers in Forest
Acres during the summer. They
are now trekking Stateward.
Coach Don Dalberg was seen
in town. Getting ready for the
fall term of school —the kids will
be glad It) see the popular coach.
Ronald Lewis, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Leon Lewis returned from
Colorado last Thursday. He will
stay home until school opens
there. Ronnie, Seward's star ath
lete, will attend the Colorado
School of Mines this year.
Ed Coffey, Anchorage insur
ance man, visited Seward over
the weekend.
The Roger Painters are leav
ing Seward for good, so we are
told. Mrs. Painter, who lias been
living in Kenai this summer, is
leaving with the children to put
them in school. Roger will fol
low later.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Jacobs and
daughter of Kenai are in town
on a business trip.
Mr. and Mrs. Sid Ilovey and
little son are planning to take a
cottage at Silver Tito next month.
Sid works for the Bureau of
Public Roads.
4TH OF JULY COMMITTEE
STARTS DANCE SERIES
The first of a series of dances
sponsored by the Seward 4th of
July Committee was held Sat
urday night in the Civic Center.
The dance was pronounced a
success and the series can be ex
pected to continue throughout
the year. Proceeds will go to
defray expenses of the Inde
pendence Day celebration and
Mt. Marathon Race.
Port Security Cards
Being Processed Here
Port security cards are being
processed this week by a U.S.
Coast Guard officer in Seward.
Every person who has business
on the Seward docks will be re
quired to obtain and carry a
card before being allowed on
the docks.
This includes longshoremen
and truckers. Cards will bear a
photograph of the owner as well
as pertinent information for
identification.
ALASKA CANCER DIVISION
HONORED BY
NATIONAL SOCIETY
The Alaska Division of the
American Cancer Society was
honored July 23 when Dr.
George A. Sharp, o fPasadena,
Calif., representing the Ameri
can Cancer Society, presented
to the Division one of the cita
tions awarded annually by the
ACS to six of its til divisions.
The Alaska Division won the
award for •‘having established
a functioning, educational pro
gram in an area one-fifth the
size of the continental U.S."
In presenting tin1 plaque. Dr.
Sharpe recited briefly the ac
complishments of the Alaska Di
vision in the field of public and
professional education and the
annual Cancer Crusade.
Dr. Sharpe prefaced his r -
marks with a brief summary of
the history'arid objectives of the
Ann rican Cancer Society. Tim
award was presented to Mrs.
Mildred R. Hermann as Com
mander of the Alaska Division.
"This is the first time in the his
toiy ol tlie ACS," he pointed out,
"that a division so recently or
ganized has been so honored."
The Alaska Division was in its
third year when it achieved ties
distinction.
In accepting the award for the
Alaska Division, Mrs. Hermann
gave credit to the voluntary
workers throughout Alaska,
who, she said, 'really won the
award for the Division."
POLICE AMBULANCE MAKES
RUN TO MOOSE PASS
The Seward Police Depart
ment ambulance was called to
Mile 25 on an emergency Mon
day afternoon. The ambulance,
driven by by Police Captain Jim
Kirkpatrick, and accompanied
by Police Commissioner Col. C.
E. Johnson, made the round trip
in 56 minutes.
The injured man. Olfsick
Lantto, was employed by Man
son, Osberg and Halvorson. He
was admitted to Seward General
Hospital at about 2 p.m. Extent
of his injuries could not be as
certained at press time.
SALVATION ARMY MAKES
ANNUAL DRIVE HERE
Fred Van Horst and Virgil
Chancelor will be in Seward
Monday through Thursday mak
ing the annual drive for tunds
here.
They are staying at the Hotel
Renwald and can be contacted
there by anyone who wishes to
contribute to their worthy cause.
Two From Seward
Attend League
Qf Cities Meeting
Mildren Kirkpatrick and Col.
C. E. Johnson n turned Saturday
from an executive meeting of
the League of Alaska Cities, held
in Fairbanks August 15. Mrs.
Kirkpatrick is vice president of
the organization, and Col. John
son is a member of the Board
of Trustees.
The meeting, called by presi
dent Lee Hettinger, mayor of
Kodiak, was to formulate the
legislative program which will
be presented to the annual con
vention of the League, which has
been set for October 30 in Sew
ard.
The Executive Committee,
finding scope of work involved
too great lor one person in the
office of Executive Secretary,
decided to divide the office. The
new setup will be handled by
three persons. A legislative pro
moter and coordinator, an at
torney. and a secretary to cor
relate the work of tiie League,
acquire and disseminate data
and perform research on muni
cipal aids and problems. The lat
ter two offices will be set up in
Seward, appointments to be an
nounced later.
Kodiak was represented at the
meeting by Mayor Bettinger and
Paul Dupler, city attorney: An
chorage by Mayor Maynard Tay
lor; Fairbanks by Louis A. Wein
berg: and Seward by Mrs. Kirk
patrick and Col. Johnson.
FAIRBANKS HAS HOUSING
BUREAU FOR VISITORS
Tourists and prospective resi
dents in the city of Fairbanks
are finding the. housing problem
so acute that the Chamber of
Commerce has set up a Housng
Bureau in the lobby of the Nor
daie Hotel.
The bureau, under the dircc
tir i of Mrs. Eva Gowan. is doing
an inestimable service for the
city. W .t:i tiie loss of the Pioneer
Hut 1 transient housing is at a
pr. maim. Mrs. Gowan makes
dozens of calls an hour some
tini s before she succeeds in
placing visitors for overnight.
The people of Fairbanks co
operate by opening their homes
to visitors who are glad to sleep
on cots or couches when they
cannot gel into a hotel. Prob
ably no other city in the Terri
tory iias a more nccute shortage
of transient housing as Fair
banks Hi is season. Plans are un
der way for one or possibly two
new hotels in the city in the near
future. In the meantime resi
dents are taking care of their
visitors through the Housing Bu
rea u.
FIRST ROAD TRIP FOR NEW
WELFARE DEP'T CAR
Mrs. Margaret Hafemeister,
Kenai Peninsula District Agent
for ilu' Department of Public
Welfare, is taking a trip to
Kenai. Kasilof and probably
Ninilchik this week. It is the
first trip for her in the new De
partment automobile.
With the new car Mrs. Hafe
meister will be able to make
stops along the road which have
not been possible heretofore
when she was having to travel
by commercial transportation.
Mrs. Hafemeister's district in
cludes the entire peninsula.
NOTE:
The Record is late in publica
tion this week owing to an un
avoidable series of circumstances
—the editor was out of town, the
publisher has been ill, and a
breakdown in the Linotype ma
chine. We humbly apologise to
our subscribers and hope that it
will not happen again.