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Evening star., 1949-03-12
By Thomas R. Henry

stcr steff Correspondent
ABOARD U. s. S. EDISTO. OF
Greenland, Mar. 12.-One Of the
eeriest of Arctic experiences Il
immersion in white darkness.
For three hours Thursday this
Navy icebreaker crashed up along
Greenland in an all-enveloping
thick whiteness-a sort Of white
dusk in which visibility Is reduced
to a minimum.
In this dusk moved shadowy
figures of about 40 Eskimos who
were fishing through holes In the
ice and became wildly excited at
sight OF the ship.
Although a common phenome-
non in the Antarctic, this white
darkness is quite rare in Arctic
waters and had not been en-
countered before by the Edisto.
There is no entirely satisfactory
scientific explanation. 1t was
accentuated, but not caused. by a
light snowfall. The area was
covered with q leaden sky through
which the sun was barely visible
to the rear Of the moving ship.
The area was completely shad-
owed byiSmountains rising abruptly
from the shore. The result was
that it became a bowl Of white
ness. thicker IN some directions
than others, with the mountain
slopes barely discernible through
silver patches where their snow
covered slopes were touched by the
faint sun.
Far to the rear, beyond the
shadow Of the mountains. the sun
on the ice made a river of silver.
Evening star., 1949-03-12
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Incompatible basement with
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Evening star., 1949-03-12
Papers Must RetrencF
Or Face Depression,
ANPA Official Warns
By the Asseeiafsd Press

COLUMBUS. Ohio. Mar. 12.-
The Nations newspapers must
retrench or face another wave
Of newspaper suspensions, con-
solidations and mergers" an Of
ficial Of the American Newspaper
Publishers Association said yes
terday.
Chairman George N. Dale of the
ANPA Special Standing Commit
tee spoke at the annual conven-
ton OF the Ohio Newspaper
! Association.
! 1--WE stand at critical point
of economic readjustment," Mr.
Dale said. mo segment of the
economy is more profoundly in
volved in this readjustment than
newspapers and no balance in the
newspaper business is 50 critical as
that between prospective revenues
and labor costs.
Hourly rates in all the print
ing crafts have gone UP so and so
per cent since VI day and are
still rising, whereas the cost OF
living. as measured by the Bureau
of Labor Statistics. reached a
peak Of IS per cent above VI
day last August and September,
and has now been falling for four
straight months.
80 Perhaps even more dam
gerous." Mr.. Dale continued, ARE
the relatively inelastic factors in
troduced by successive reductions
in the work week. more paid
holidays, additional weeks vaca-
ton. severance pay and other So
called social benefits"
These are not merely 'fringes.
as they were sometimes referred
to in the War Labor Board days.
They are all Of . piece with the
basic wage rate and they must be
considered by management and
union alike In negotiating wages.
" - II all parties. manage
ment. labor and the public. are to
be spared another wave Of news
paper suspensions. consultations
and mergers such as plagued the
country in the 1920s and 30s.
then surely some retrenchment or.
at least. stabilization is required. "
Evening star., 1949-03-12
Home Builders to Hear
Talk by Dean Kuyser

DR.. Elmer Louis Kayser will
speak at a dinner meeting next
Wednesday Of membership Of the
Washington Home Builders Asso-
citation in the Mayflower Hotel
William s. Banks, association
president, said today.
DR.. Kayser Is professor of Eu-
ropean history and dean Of uni
versity students at George Wash
ington University.
Evening star., 1949-03-12

In the sky floated a vividly purple
cloud. The experience came after
a hard night Of ice fighting, in
which the Edisto made its way for
more than so miles around the
southern tip of Greenland through
an ice pack ranging from IS to 80
feet in thickness.
It was hard ice. the sort Of pack
which ordinarily would be en-
countered only far to the north
ward. but it was loosely consoli-
dated. so that passage could be
forced through it with relative
ease. Barely a week ago there
was just q beginning of this pack
off the coast.
Evening star., 1949-03-12
U.S.. Ship Off Greenland Steoms
THROUGH Rare White Darkness

fMr. Henry is aboard the
Navy icebreaker Edisto. noU
testing operational conditions
in the Arctic.)
Evening star., 1949-03-12

The turkey is the only native
American representative of the
pheasant family, and once roamed
wild over much Of North America.
Seward seaport record., 1949-09-09
Number of Pupils Again Shows
 Increase This Year

Seward Public School opened Tuesday at 100 pm. With one half of the second grade going to classes in the basement of the Episcopal Church and the other half having classes in the basement of the Methodist Church
 This is temporary measure, as the Sl25,000 fiVe-room addition to the present school will be conplet- ed in about a week, providing suf- ficient classroom space for all pupils.
 3ls Pupils Enrolled
 This years enrolment for both grade and high school is 319, an increase of 28 over last year and almost one hundred and fifty per cent over the 1883 total.
 Superintendent of Schools Carl R. Carlson reported earlier this week that he expects the total of 3l9 to increase slightly, since he knows number of students who have not yet entered school. Lower Grades Increase
 The most striking growth appears in the lower grades with the second grade showing an increase from 2l in l947 to AZ in l949. It appears that if the lower grades continue to in- crease in this manner the total en- rollment may more than double in less than five years. The new ad- dition is designed to be sufficient for five years.
 In the high school the senior class was the only one showing a de- crease, from 16 to 13. The first year class has increased to 25 students.
 Work on the schools heating sys- tenn is progressing rapidly. Even while the new system is being in- stalled all rooms are kept comfort able, with an apparent saving of at least 30 per cent in fuel.
Seward seaport record., 1949-09-09
Hunters Reminded of Regulations For Duck Season

Regulations governing the 1949 waterfowl season were released by the Fish and Wildlife Service in advance of the opening of the sea- son here Sept. 15. The season lasts until Nov. 3.
 Those dates apply to the Third Judicial Division with the excep- tion of the entire drainage of the Tenana River, which has been open since Sept. 1.
 A daily bag limit of five ducks has been established, of which only one may be a wood duck. In addition, hunters may bag 25 sin gly or in the aggregate of Ameri- can or ed-breasted mergansers. Canada Geese
 For geese, the limit is six in any combination not exceeding two of Canada geese or it's sub-species, white 'fronted geese or brant. Limit on coot is l5.
 Possession limits as set forth by the Fish and Wildlife are ten ducks of which only one may be wood duck There is no possession limit after the opening day of American and red breasted mergansers.
 For geese the possession limit is six in any combination not exceed ing two of Canada geese or it's sub- species, white fronted geese CT brant Possession limit on coot is 15.
Seward seaport record., 1949-09-09
First $17,000 Put In Special Sinking Fund

A new account was opened for the City of Seward Thursday morn ing at the Bank of Seward with a deposit of $l7,000 in surplus funds raised by the sales tax for the school fund.
 This amount will more than take care of the first payment of $15,000 on the bond issue for the SIPS, ,000 five-room addition to the Seward Public School Building.
 An additional collection of at least Sl0,000 is expected to flow into the city's purse after the first of October. This amount will prob ably be needed to pay current ex- penses in operating the school. Sinking Fund
 The $17,000 deposited Thursday, however, may not legally be with drawn from the bank for any pur- pose other than retiring the bond issue. The only party to which it may be paid is the National City Bank of New York.
 The reason for setting the account up in this manner, Mayor Eugene Lanier said, is that there can be absolutely no possibility that the money could be thrown into other channels. IL is especially necessary now, he said, since the Territory is deeply in the red and may be far behind in keeping up it's share ol the school budget.
 After sufficient money has been raised to insure proper operation of the school, any surplus will be de posted in a special sinking fund for health and sanitation.
Seward seaport record., 1949-09-09
GAIA RECEIVES AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT 1 DEBTS IN ALASKA

The Civil Aeronautics Admins tration will be able to incur cer- tain financial obligations for it's activities in Alaska prior to the time Congress appropriates neces- sary funds under the terms of a bill signed by President Truman last week.
 The law is designed to facilitate the purchase and transportation of supplies and materials to the Ter ritory during the relatively short season when it is possible to move such supplies to CAA interior sta tions. It will work this way: If Con- gress by March of a given year has not appropriated funds for the fol- lowing fiscal year for these CAA activities in the Territory, the CAA may go ahead and incur obliga- tions up to 75 per cent of the money appropriated the previous fiscal year for the purchase and transportation of supplies and ma teria1s to Alaska.
 Similar legislation has been in force for number of years in con- nection with Alaska Road Commis- sion activities in Alaska.
Seward seaport record., 1949-09-09
WHIPPLIES CELEBRATE SILVER WEDDING ANNIVERSARY WITH OPEN HOUSE

MT. and Mrs. Cliff Whipple are holding open house at their First Avenue home from 300 pm. until goo pm. Sunday. Sept. II. in cele- bration of their twenty-fifth we'd ding anniversary.
 Cliff and Ora Whipple were mar ried Sept. II, 1924, in Modesto, Cal. They moved to Seward in 1941, where they have been active in civic and social circles.
 Mrs. Whipple is president of the W.S.C.S. of the Seward Methodist Church, a member of the Seward Women's Club and an officer in the Eastern Star.
 MT. Whipple is known to every- body who has occasion to visit the Seward dock, since he is in charge of the hospital maintained there for the handling of damaged cargo He is a member of the Masonic Lodge, Methodist Church, and an active member of the recently in corporated 4th of July Committee.
 The Whipple's son Ward is stu dent at the University of Washing ton, where he was commissioned 2nd lieutenant, ROTC, early this year.
Seward seaport record., 1949-09-09
pUcKETT WARNS SPEED LIMIT REMAINS AT s MI. PER HOUR

Highway Patrolman Puckett is- sued a warning to motorists on the Kenai Peninsula Thursday that the speed limit is 35 miles per hour on all highways in the Territory.
 A proposal that the speed limit be raised to fifty miles per hour on paved or black topped highways was made recently and was widely pub1icized. The proposal, even if it had been adopted, would not affect Kenai Peninsula drivers, Puckett said.
 At any rate, he stated, the speed limit is still 35 miles per hour.
Seward seaport record., 1949-09-09
s-u*heran Reilly Day Sepfember n

Sunday, September II at 9:45 am is Rally Day at Seward Luth- eran Church. A new year of Sun day School will begin with classes for all ages, beginning with a nur- sery class for two and three-ye9r- olds. All children are invited 10 these classes. Adults are urged to attend the Bible class taught by Superintendent Carlson.
 Pastor A. O. Odegaard vii he here for 3 worship service Monday evening, September 12 at 800 The public is invited to attend.
 The Ladies Aid will meet Tues day evening at 700 for a potlucll dinner.
 Marion Johnson. parish worker of the Home Mission Department of the Lutheran Church. has complet- cd a program of visitation in Sew ard. Miss Johnson will be soing to Anchorage to carry on her work there.
Seward seaport record., 1949-09-09
$500 Fine for Killing Cow Moose

An Anchorage man, William E. Ogden, pied guilty 10 the charge of shooting Q COW moose at Cres- cent Lake in US. Commissioner $ court in Seward Wednesday and received a fine of $500, besides hay ing his rifle confiscated and hunt ing license revoked. And on top of that the moose was taken away from him.
 While waiting for his $500 to show up for the fine, Ogden was placed in the Federal jail here. Og- den, who is time checker for the engineers at Fort Richardson, can spend 250 days in jail if he wants to sit out the sentence at the rate of two dollars a day.
Seward seaport record., 1949-09-09
Al The Hotels

The New SewaTd-Rev. John E.. Fichy, Fort Richardson; Carl E. Johnson, Ft. Richardson; Baldwin P. Svendsen, Juneau; Frank Towle, Cooper's Landing; P. D. Treber, Canton, Ohio; Marvin S. Pickard, Anchorage; Lynn O. Hollist, Col lege; D. M. Ford, Madison, Wis; Farrell F. Barnes, San Francisco; MT. and Mrs. l.. c. Morkried, Ka- silof; R. E. Van Dyne, Harold B. Schultz, Juneau; G. w. Tapley, Juneau.
Seward seaport record., 1949-09-09
All Club Members Demonstrate Su+. Afternoon

Two All Club officials will be present at the home of Mrs. B. Davis at 3:30 o'clock Saturday aft ernoon. Plans will be formed for the coming year in club work.
 The two officials are Miss Mar jorie Sheridan, Home Demonstra- ton Agent from Anchorage, and MT. Parker Lester, Extension Agent from Palmer. There will be an election of officers for the All Council. Present officers are Mrs B. Davis, president; Mrs Dan Rose, vice president, and Dorothy Frost, secretary and treasurer.
 Achievement Day Sunday
 Sunday will be achievement Day, and there will be a demonstration by all club members of their work during the past year. All the mem bers worked on meal planning and preparation, which will be the sub- ject of the demonstration
 The demonstration will take place at eight o'clock Sunday eve ming at the home of Mrs. George Dangler. The public is invited, and any persons who are interested in youth leadership are especially re- quested to attend the affair.
Seward seaport record., 1949-09-09
New Power Equipment. S54.000


 The total of TO votes was espe- cially disappointing due to the fact that registrations prior to the elec- ton had been unusually high. In the voided special election last June the total was even less, but the reason given at that time was that many had forgotten to reg iSter.
 Sales Tax
 A total of 102 ballots were cast in favor of the two per cent sales tax, and 68 against it. The 1O2 votes gave a margin of eight above the 94 necessary, to make up the re- quired 5 per cent.
 The passage of the sales tax ordinance insures sufficient funds for operating the public schools of Seward, and should provide a sink ing fund for future expansion. It should also provide funds to sup plemen: the aid givan bE 2he Ter ritorial Department of Health. This is the first year Seward has fur nished any sum for maintaining an office for the public health nurse. Two-Year Term On October for the first time in the history of Seward voters will be called upon to elect mayor for a tWO-year term. The increase ln length of term from one to two years won approval of the voters by margin of 97 to Fl. Seward voters apparently agreed with the Territorial Legislature, which last spring passed law making it pos slble to increase the mayors term from one to two years.
 At the same time the voters turned thumbs down on a three year term for councilmen with a vote of 85 against compared with 69 in favor. As a result councilmen will be elected for two-year terms in the coming election.
 Third Time
 For the third time the people of Seward trudged to the polls to cast their ballots in favor of a bond is- sue to take Seward Electric Sys- tenn out of its precarious position.
 A total of Ill votes were needed for the 65 per cent majority neces- sary to carry the $104,000 bond is- sue. It was carried by a narrow margin of eight votes.
 Actually the question was split into two parts with $54,0O0 to pay off the REC loan and $5O,OOO to buy new generating and distributing equipment.
 $l04.000 In Bonds
 This is the $104,0O0 loan being negotiated by the city with Grande and Company of Seattle. Until the present time the city has been in default on it's bonds, and for this reason it will now be necessary to pay five per cent interest instead of the customary four and a half per cent.
 In the fall of 1947 Seward voters approved an issue of general obli- gation bonds to retire the revenue bonds held by the REC, which were then in default. The election was declared illegal, however, since it is not possible to replace revenue bonds with general obligation bonds.
 Again in June of this year Sew- ard voters cast a majority of bal lots in favor of bond issue for the same purpose, but that time the special election ordinance was not drawn up to suit the legal require
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Seward seaport record., 1949-09-09
OBSERVE SCHOOL ZONE SPEED LAWS,
 vxy yAnNc noY r~r ~r1vrr

Chief of Police Leonard J. Clark warns motorists that with the be- ginning of the school year there will be many children on the streets in the vicinity of the school. Traf- fife signs have been posted on Third and Fourth Avenues, and the ord finance which limits the speed to l2 miles per hour in the area will be strictly enforced.
Seward seaport record., 1949-09-09
RAINBOW TO INSTALL

The Order of Rainbow for Girls is extending a cordial invitation to attend the public installation at the Masonic Hall, Saturday, Sept. II, at 800 pm.
 Refreshments will be served aft- CT the ceremony.
Seward seaport record., 1949-09-09
Bartlett Talks
 On Pub. Works, Housing Laws

Delegate to Congress E. L. Bart lett reiterated his predictions that Seward is destined to become one of Alaska's major cities in years to come at the luncheon held in his honor Thursday in Seward.
 The delegate, who returned to the Territory a couple of weeks ago for statehood hearings in Juneau, ex plained to about 35 local business men and officials the benefits of the recently passed Public Works and Housing Acts.
 Presidential Sponsorship
 The Public Works Act was the first bill in history concerning Alaska which was enacted directly as a result of special message to Congress by the President.
 It is expected that Congress in the near future will be asked to authorize an appropriation of $2- million and about S8 million in con- tract authority so that teh public works projects will be initiated by next spring. Within a short time a committee on public works will be in the Territory to confer with of ficials on procedure. The work will be done under the supervision of General Services.
 One of the surprising features of the bill is it's quick passage, Bart lett stated. It is seldom that a ma jor bill is passed within year after being introduced into Congress.
 Bartlett gave a lot of credit to Senator Holland of Florida for giv- ing so freely and willingly of his time to the bill. Senators Magnus- sen and Caine were also staunch supporters, he said. Congressman Fred Crawford of Michigan was one of the strongest supporters in the House. Alaska Pays Part
 In regard to the financing of the Public Works program, Bartlett ex- plained that while the Federal Government finances the prOjcts, over a period of time it will be necessary for the local government to repay from 25 to 75 per cent, de pending on the financial status of the community.
 Housing .::
 He also spoke briefly on the sub- ject of the Alaska Housing Act. When such housing has been con- sidered in the past, it has always been found that the maximum cost of homes was set for outside prices This made it impossible for Alaska contractors to build within the lim- its set because of higher costs here. Now the government allows the maximum cost of a home in Alaska to be one third higher, and still be eligible for Federal aid.
 In addition, the government has now set up Federal mortgage as sociation which will buy mortgages from Alaska banks up to 100 per cent of their value. Prior to this there has been no market for such paper from the Territory, and Alaska banks have been unable to dispose of mortgages when they wanted to convert them.
 Public Land Sales
 Another subject on which Bart lett touched briefly was the sale of public lands for business sites.
 Until now the only way a man could acquire a site for business was to homestead the land, thus acquiring title to it. This Congress has authorized the Department of the Interior to sell land in plots up to 160 acres for business locations.
 Homesteading a site prior to gaining title for business location was too costly project. With the new system title may be acquired immediately and the business established without delay.
Seward seaport record., 1949-09-09
All Issues Win
 By Light Vote In Spec. Ballot

A disappointingly low number of ballots were cast in Thursdays spe- cial election in which all three ma jor propositions were carried. Only the three-year term for councilmen failed to win approval.
 Two Per Cent Sales Tax For Against 1O- Oo
 Two Years for Mayor ol
 Three Years for Councilmen
 Refund REC $50.000
 New Power Equipment. S54.000
Evening star., 1949-12-29

AS 1949 slides quietly toward OBJ
livion ahead of Saturday nights
i2 o'clock curfeW, leave us set 1t
down as a year Of progress. A man
out in Detroit has thought up a
new wrinkle In entertainment. A
night club out there Is planning to
set up q television Gamers In front
Of its show, to send pictures OF
same over . closed circuit to
screens In strategic locations
around the place.
Nobody's behind a post. Every
tables q ringside table. At first
glance 1t might seem that this
would stymie those boorish over
bearing clowns who demand the
ringside to impress their women
folk, but headwaiters know 1t
won't. They'll still demand those
front row tables 50 they can sneer
that they saw the real thing Ia
original form. not some simutan-
eous second run Of 1t telecast to
the back row peasants.
It might occur to you that this