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Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-07-19
Safety Rule To
Govern Fuel
Storage Here

A new ordinance is being drawn
up by city officials to safeguard
Seward business and residential
buildings against the chance of fire
caused by improper storage of fuel
OIL
The new regulation, if adopted
will call for burial of all fuel oil
tanks in the business district from
Third Avenue to Sixth between
Washington and Jefferson Streets.
In the residential districts it will
not be necessary to bury the tanks,
but they will have to be located at
least 10 feet from any building. All
stoves and furnaces supplied by
gravity oil lines must be set up so
that the line from the tank will
not be more than "a inches higher
than the carburetor on the heating
unit.
A proposal that all new fuel in
stallations must be underground is
now being studied
The new ordinance, if properly
enforced, should effect a consider
able saving resulting from lower
insurance rates, according to the
opinion of council members. The
fact that the salt water system for
firefighting is being brought into
efficient operation should also aid
in reducing rates.
Firemen have pointed out that
most of the fire calls they receive
result from flooded stoves and fur
naces caused by having the storage
tanks too high above the carbu-
rotor. The height increases pres
sure and prevents the automatic
valve from functioning properly, it
was said.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-07-19
City Payroll Is
- Days Late

Employees of the City of Seward
were to be paid Tuesday. The pay
roll, which should have been taken
care Of on the first day of July is
just 19 days late.
Even this payment would not
have been possible if the city had
not received a payment from clerk
of the District Court of $1,000 as a
business license refund.
City Clerk MARITIME Johansen re-
ceived her first paycheck since she
took office May 15 The mayor and
council are hopeful that the taxes
for the new year will start coming
in on time to meet the next pay
roll.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-07-19
OLD TIME MOOSE DIRECTOR
VISITS SEWARD

Sigurd Wallstedt of Seattle, dis
trict manager for the Garland Com
pany, is spending several days in
Seward on business He has been
coming to Alaska for 81 years and
is we'll known throughout the Ter
rltory.
For 16 years Walstedt was re-
gional director of he Moose
Lodges and had the nickname of
"The Big Moose
Born at sea on an old windjanl-
mer one week out of Pensacola,
Fla, Wallstedt has been travelling
all his life. His father died of yell
low fever at Colon. Panama, in the
days when the French We're trying
to build the canal.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-07-19
SeIective Service
Registrations
Decrease Here

Local registration of 18-year-olds
has fallen off to practically moth
ing, according to Mrs. Mildred
Kirkpatrick, Seward representative
of Local Board No. /. Because
there has been recess in the call
for men, people may have a mis-
taken idea that it is no longer
necessary to register.
Mrs. kirkpatrick reminds the
young men that it is still necessary
and required by law for young
men reaching the age of 18 to reg
lister within days after their
birthday or as soon thereafter as
possible.
1t is also required of men 26
years or under, who have recently
received discharge from military
service, to register within 80 days
after discharge
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-07-19
Shipping News
PORT ACTIVITY HEAVY

While only lumber barge and a
Standard Oil Tanker We're discharg-
ing cargo at the Port of Seward on
Monday, tn e freighter Coastal
Monarch locked shortly after eight
o'clock Tuesday morning. Three
other freighters and passenger
ship are expected to arrive during
the week and three other freigfiters
are leaving Seattle for this port.
The ships arriving this week, be-
sides the Coastal Monarch. are the
Harold Whitehead, the Victoria and
the Sailors Splice. The passenger
ship SIS Aleutian will dock here
Thursday. The freighter James w.
Cannon is scheduled to arrive at
Seward July 81.
Ships scheduled to leave Seattle
are the Square Knot on July 81,
the Flemish Knot on July 25, and
the Square Sinnet on July 81.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-07-19
Diesel Expert Here
To Repair
SIP. Power Unit

E. V. Parrett. engineer for the
Washington Iron Works, is in Sew
ard for the purpose of making
repairs on the large diesel gener-
ator of the Seward Light and
Power Company here.
In order to furnish uninterrupted
service during the winter, the COM
pany announced, it is necessary
that these repairs be made now.
With the diesel out of operation
for repairs, the Waterpower will
have to carry the entire load, and
company officials express the hope
that power consumers will not put
any unnecessary strain on the
system during the week.
Although the work will be done
at night as much as possible, it
is possible that the diesel will be
out of action over Saturday and
Sunday, July % and "a. This shut
down period was chosen because
the water power can carry the
light week end load without any
trouble.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-07-19
COUNCIL CONSIDERS
PETITIONS

Two petitions were presented to
the City Council Monday concern
ing the reinstatement of George
Turnbull to the police force All
persons except the council mem
bers, the mayor, clerk and city at
torney were barred from the coun-
Gil chamber during consideration of
the petitions for and against Turn
bull, In support of this action the
visitors were referred to Ordinance
Sc, Section 9.
When the discussion was over
visitors We're called back and told
that motion to reinstate Turnbull
had died for lack of a second.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-07-19
COLD STORAGE HAS BIG
HALIBUT SEASON -.

The Seward Fish & Cold Storage
plant reports that it has had a
highly successful halibut season
and the plant is full to capacity.
On Tuesday morning packing of
the seasons fish started and in the
near future it will be ready for
shipment to Stateside markets.
Shipment this year will be han
died by the Alaska Steamship
Company, and the cases will be
loaded from the Seward Fish &
Cold Storage Co. dock.
Only few salmon have been re-
ceived by the firm so far, but it is
believed that black cod will be
coming in very soon
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-07-19
FAMOUS WRITER'S SPEND
WEEKEND HERE

Bud and Connie Helmericks, who
have written four books of their
experiences in the Arctic, spent the
weekend in Seward as guests of
the Murl Trevethans.
They landed on Bear Lake Sat-
urday in the new float plane in
which they flew from the States,
and went Immediately to Treve-
than's home.
The four books which the Hell
mericks have written are "We Live
in Alaska I'VE Live in the Arc
tic" "Our Summer With the Eski-
mos and "Our Winter With the
Eskimos." They are especially ia
nous for their excellent photogra-
ply, and each winter they make a
lecture tour of the United States.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-07-19
Largest Budget
In History OF
Aaa. Approved

The Senate has received the In
terror Department appropriation
bill with it's appropriation COM
mittee's recommendation t h
$66715,95S in cash and $31 1897, 500
in contract authorization be al
lowed for the departments acti-
vities in Alaska for the 1850 fiscal
year, or a total of $685. 103,353
The allowance restores the major
cuts made by the House from the
Presidents budget estimates of
S1O4, 207, 1914 in cash and contract
authorization The House appro-
priation which applied large cuts
from requests for The Alaska Rail-
road, the Alaska Native Service
and the revolving fund for Indian
loans, among other items, totalled
S75,894,15 or approximately S22
million below the Senate COM
mittee figures.
Although the Senate committees
recommendation is Sc million be-
low the Presidents budget esti-
mates for the Territory it is about
S29 million greater than any pre-
vious fiscal year appropriation for
Interior Department functions in
the Territory.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-07-19
SEWARD DICTIONARIES
RECEIVE 30-YEAR CARDS

Two Seward Legionnaires were
included in long list of Alaskans
who received 30-year cards in the
American Legion this year. They
are Albert Baumberger and Grin
T. Brooks.
1t is reported that a very intense
membership campaign will take
place in the next few months.
Frank Blanchard, commander of
Seward Post No. 5, has been asked
to give an estimate of the number
of new members which will be
pledged during the period ending
next November.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-07-19
New City Hall
10 Be Located
In Fire Station

The City Council Monday voted
to make $4,000 available to the
Seward Volunteer Fire Department
to help build second story on the
new fire station for city offices.
The $4,000 will be paid back to
the city by the Fire Department.
and in the end both will benefit
from the arrangement.
With the City Hall installed
above the fire station, it will be
possible to effect a saving in heat
ing costs with central system to
take care of Police Department,
Fire Department and City Hall
The firemen and the City Council
can both make use of the same
meeting room.
Since Fire Chief Kielcheski also
takes care of the Street Depart
ment, the fact that the offices will
be together can make it unnecessary
to have an extra employe to take
fire calls.
The added second story will cost
considerably more than the $4,000
granted by the council, but it is
believed that by selling the old fire
hall and the present city hall
enough money will be realized to
make up the necessary sum. The
Fire Department has about $500
to add to the cause.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-07-19
New School For
Village Of Kenai

News has been received here that
the town of Kenai is to have a new
100000 school, and that there are
hopes it will be completed within
the year.
A survey of available skilled
labor is being made by the unions
at the present time with a view to
having sufficient help on hand
when building operations start.
Work on the new school is ex-
pected to begin this August and
continue through the winter.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-07-19
FAREWELL TEA PARTY
FOR MRS. LARRY SKATER

A tea was given by Mrs. Clark
Mccain and Mrs. T. J. Gerwer at
the Mccain home last Sunday in
honor of Mrs. Larry Shafter. The
tea took the form of a farewell
party for Mrs. Shafter, who expect
ed to leave by plane for Michigan
with her family on Tuesday.
The Skaters have lived in Sew
ard for many years. and Larry has
been dispatcher for the dockside
union. They expect to go into bust
ness with Mrs. Skaters relatives
in Michigan.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-07-19
ARR APPROPRIATIONS

BY giving The Alaska Railroad
So million more in cash and $40
million more in contract author
ization than approved by the House,
the Senate committee emphasized
it's disagreement with the House
committees conclusion that reha-
bili:ation of the system is net a
matter of first importance.
The House granted SIT million
cash and Sl2 million contract auth
orizatiOn for rehabilitation and con-
struction of the railroad. with the
Senate committee allowing S25-
million cash and s22 million con-.
tract authorization.
= The Alaska Road Commission
will have S26762, 600 in cash and
So million in contract authorization
for construction and maintenance
Of roads should the Senate COM
mittee's recommendation prevail.
The House allowed S25,692, 900
cash and 81 million contract auth
oriZation, the Senate difference to
be applied to continuation of con-
struction of the Turnagain Arm
road
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-07-19
MRS. KEIDSER ON TRIP
AROUND TERRITORY

1t. John Keidser, commanding
officer of the security detachment
at Seward, reports that Mrs. Keid-
ser has left for trip through the
Territory with friends of the fam
lily.
The group will visit Nome, Kot-
zebue, Circle, and many other parts
of Northern Alaska before return
ing via Fairbanks, Mckinley Park
and Anchorage.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-07-19
MARILYN ANN TOLOFF
CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY

On July Is Marilyn Ann Toloff,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Toloff, celebrated her first birth
day. Among the guests present
for an afternoon birthday party
were Mrs. Kenny Wilde and her
son Kenny; Mrs. Bill Saipdon and
her children Sandy, Billy and
Denny; the Rudolph chill dr. n,
Celia, Kenny and Fern; and Mrs.
Curtis with her daughter Christine.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-07-19
At The Hotels

The New Seward - Neil D. Bea-
ton, Anchorage; S. Wallstedt, Sc
attic; Christine Halversen, Los An
geles; E. v. Perret, Seattle; Mr..
and Mrs. T. A. McClindon, Anchor
age; Zelle Pelmicky, Perryville,
Alaska; Margaret Gum, Perryville;
Bishop and Mrs. Gerald Kennedy,
Portland; Mr.. and Mrs. j. Vic
Brown, Jr., and Mrs. J. E. Laurie,
Anchorage.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-07-19
PUBLIC SURVEY

Public survey work in Alaska
received large share of additional
Senate committee allowances for
the Bureau of Land Management
for such work in both the States
and the Territory.
An appropriation of 100000
above regular appropriations for
this work throughout the United
States, including Alaska, was ap-
proved, with $4,000 going to
Alaska. The allowance together
with public survey funds allowed
by the House total $16O,155. This
vance ups to S653,O95 the
amount of money approved for
Bureau of Land Management acti-
vities in Alaska as compared with
the House allowance of $578,095.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-07-19

Bud Johnson, well known as
former resident and engineer in
Seward, is back on the Kenai Pen
insula making survey of possible
sites for hydro-electric installa-
lions on the Peninsula. The survey
group has borrowed old maps of
such surveys made in the past for
the City of Seward.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-07-19
PIERcE-FoRSYTHE NUPT1ALS

Mrs. Betty Pierce and Bob For
sythe were married Sunday in the
chapel at Jesse Lee Home by Rev.
James Gaiser, president of the
Board of Missions of Erie Confer
ence.
The chapel was decorated with
native wild flowers, which added
to the attractive wedding.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-07-19

Edward M. Seidenverg of Seattle,
three times mayor of Nome, arrived
in Seward aboard the SIS Baranof
Thursday evening. Seidenverg, a
manufacturers agent, has travelled
through the Territory for many
years.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-07-19

Lewis A. Rodgers, prominent
businessman of Anchorage, is visit
ing with his family Yin Seward this
week. The Rodgers are guests of
the j. A. MacDonalds at their home
in the Infantry Area,
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-07-19

Glen Darlington, head of the Sc
attic company which bears his
name, was in Seward last Thurs
day with Col. John P. Johnson,
general manager Of The Alaska
Railroad.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-07-19

Mrs. Lou Skinner is patient in
Seward General Hospital to which
she was admitted Sunday.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-07-19

Logan Varnell returned to Kenai
Sunday evening after spending the
day in Seward with his family. Mr.
Varnell is fishing in Cook Inlet.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-07-19
BOLSTER NATIVE ECONOMY

Under the general appropriations
for the Office of Indian Affairs the
Interior Department sought total
of $2,400,000 for the revolving
credit fund for Indians; if allowed,
Alaska's portion was to be $500, 900
for establishment of industries to
bolster the economy of Alaska
natives. The House cut the entire
request to $5O0,0OO,. necessitating
the complete elimination of the
Alaska program. The Senate COM
mittee, however. restored the ORR
ginal figure of $2,400,OOO and added
S1,000,00O to bring the total to
S3.400,000, which would allow the
S500,000 credit fund for Alaska.
Delegate Bartlett has been in
formed that should the House
agree to the increase, figure in
excess of 100000 would be avail
able for application to Alaska.
The House and Senate committee
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The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-08-18

Hiram L. Andersenn

Services for Hiram L. Ander-
Sem, 78, were conducted at the
Gardner funeral home, Stafford,
Monday, at 200 p. m. Burial was
made in the Dudley cemetery.
Mr. Andersen was born March
13, 1871, at Curtis Ridge, a son
of William B. and Augusta Cur
tbs Anderson and was educated
in the public schools of Noble
county. He later attended Hough-
ton seminary, New York, and
then became associated with his
father in livestock and fruit
growing. For a number of years
he was affiliated with the Ohio
Fuel Gas Co.
; He was a member of the now
extinct Curtis Ridge Wesleyan
Methodist church, where he was
a teacher and trustee for many
years. His wife, Della Anna, died
November 19, 1888. A son. Glen,
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-08-18
Pleasant Grove
Has Homecoming

The annual Homecoming of the
Pleasant Grove Methodist church
was held Sunday, August IA. A
program was enjoyed as follows:
solo by Miss Grace Hopps; mus
ical selections by the Gregg Sis
ters, of Pleasant City; message
by the pastor, Rev. John Thomp-
son on "The Challenge to Serve;
and brief talks by Mrs. Eva Sc
crest, Mrs. c. Gregg, of Byes-
vile, and Mrs. Samuel Williams,
who have been members of the
church for sixty years. A basket
dinner was enjoyed in the grove
at noon.
During the service, the daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Dale Buck
ey was baptized by the pastor.
Former members of the church
from Massillon, Canton, Cam
bridge, Cumberland and Belle
Valley were present.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-08-18
Big Inch Employe
Falls, Breaks Back

Charles White, 81, of Idabel,
Okla, an employee on the Big
Inch" pipeline, remains in a
critical condition at st. Francis
hospital, Cambridge, suffering
from a broken back received in
an accident Thursday afternoon.
The accident occurred five
miles west of the Muskingum
rive, near Gaysport, where work.
men employed by Williams Bros,
were cutting timber on the pipe
line right of way.
White was assisting other
workers in cutting branches
from fallen trees when a partial
ly cleared trunk swing in an arc,
heavy limb striking him across
the back.
Mr.. White and his family are
residing in a housetrailer on the
Frank Larrick lot, Miller street.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-08-18

"By far the greatest factor in
soil erosion in Noble county and
southeastern Ohio is rain and
water run-off. Control of water
may be accomplished primarily
in four ways: first, check dams
can be built; in the second place
crop rotation should be follow
ed especially on sloping ground.
1t has been scientifically proven
that where corn is planted on a
twelve percent slope, year after
year, an average of Sc tons of
soil per acre will wash away. If
corn is planted on twelve per-
cent slope for % straight years,
seven inches of topsoil will wash
away. If a corn, wheat and grass
rotation is followed on the same
slope, it will require 189 years
to wash away the same amount
of soil. If the area is planted in
grass it will require $4,000 years
to do the damage in soil loss
that will be done in % years of
corn planting. The third method
of control for water run-off is
contour planting whereby each
furrow becomes a small dam
holding the water back until the
soil in it settles to the bottom.
The fourth method is strip crop
ping in which strips of grass or
other thick crops catch and hold
the soil that runs from strips in
which corn or other crops are
planted.
There was a time when we
considered land to be unlimited.
That day has passed. If We di-
vided the whole state of Ohio
and gave to each person an equal
share, each of us would own
bare three. and one-half acres. If
we divided the United States
among the population, each of
us would have thirteen acres,
most of it unfit for profitable
cultivation.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-08-18

friend to settler and Indian alike.
For it was Johnny Appleseed who
brought word of warning to the
garrison at the Mansfield block
house that the Indians were going
to attack the early settlement.
At the mouth of the Black River,
Lorain, the Moravian mission
aries from Detroit established a
settlement in 1882 as the earliest
white community in northern Ohio.
This river was also a favorite place
for the Wyandot and Seneca In
dians of the earlier days and the
Delaware tribe from downstate
also used the trails along the
Black and the Vermilion rivers in
their travels to the lake.
Two busy Indian trails crossed
at Wooster. One was from Della
ware to Akron where it joined the
Cuyahoga trail The other was the
trail from Fort Pitt to Sandus6y.
Today motorists can follow these
trails on main travelled highways.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-08-18

Route 3, the Three-C highway,
south of Wooster passes through
some of Ohio's most scenic coun-
try. Near Loudenville is the Mo-
hican State Forest Park which
provides picnic facilities for thou
sands of visitors each summer.
The Savannah Lakes north of Ash
land and the Charles Mill reser-
voir east of Mansfield are attrac-
tions for those seeking water rec
reation, as is the Pleasant Hill
reservoir near the Mohican State
Forest.
The Firelands' Museum at Nor
walk has a very valuable collec-
ton of books, manuscripts, maps
and relics of early pioneer days in
Ohio.
The quarries at Amherst, which
supplied the stone for many of the
buildings of the northern United
States and Canada as well, are of
interest to many motorists.
coUuEsY-IHE, STANDARD OH co ONO
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-08-18
Mrs. John I'll. Curtis

Mrs. Jessie Ona Curtis, so, wife
of John H. Curtis, died at the
family home in Marietta, Thurs
day afternoon, following illness.
Born at Stafford, Nov. 1T, 1898,
she was a daughter of the late
Oscar and Arrilla Curtis. She
married John H. Curtis, Jan. 22,
1941.
During the early years of her
life, Mrs. Curtis lived at Stat
ford. She was a member of the
Wesleyan Methodist church and
the Ladies Aid Society.
Surviving are her husband, five
brothers and six sisters. Funeral
services were held Sunday after
noon at 2:30 o'clock Nfrom the
Stafford Methodist church and
interment made in the Stafford
cemetery.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-08-18
Martin l.. Wells

Word has been received here
of the death of Martin Luther
Wells, 65, of GAINESVILLE. Mr.
Wells died Monday afternoon at
APO o'clock at the Wells rest
home, that city. Funeral services
are still incomplete.
A native of Caldwell, he was
the son of William and Abigail
Adkins Wells. A machine oper-
ator at the Timken Roller Bear
ing Co, Mr.. Wells had been in
failing health since April. He
was a member of the Clover
Street Free Methodist church.
Surviving are his widow, En-
ma Wheatley Wells, of the home
one son, John, of South Zanes-
vile: a daughter, Mrs. Sarah
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-08-18
Edwin L. Crun
District Manager

Edwin L. Crum, local grange
insurance agent has been named
district manager for the Grange
Mutual Casualty Co., Columbus,
according to an announcement
made by Clifford w. Parrish,
Noble countys grange deputy.
The appointment is for territory
eight which embraces the coun-
ties of Washington, Athens, Nor
gan, Monroe and Noble. Mr..
Crum was appointed to fill the