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Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-07-15
NAVY COMMAND AT
ADAK CHANGES

Captain George H. Hamilton,
USN, reported at Adak July 6 for
duty as Commander Of the Naval
Operating Base. He relieves Com
mander Thomas O. Murray who has
orders to report to the Bureau of
Aeronautics, Washington. DC.
Captain Hamilton, whose last
duty was in the Office of the Chief
of Naval Operations, will also as
sumo duty as Commanding Officer
of the Naval Communication Sta
ton and the Naval Station.
AS Commander. Naval Operating
Base. Captain Hamilton is also as
signed duty as Commander Search
and Rescue fer the Adak Zone.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-07-15
City Beautiful Award
To Father Borbeck

The Rev Martin F. Borbeck, pas
tor of sacred Heart Catholic
Church, was awarded the City
Beautiful award this week. which
consists of five dollars in trade at
Werner's Market.
The award was given on the
basis of the greatly improved ap-
pearance of the church property.
A new coat of paint and general
repair work on the quonset, which
is used for the parish hall, and the
greatly improved appearance of the
adjoining church property on Sixth
Avenue are real asset to the
appearance.
The new home of Art Brooks on
Seventh Avenue was considered as
another of the most improved
places in town. Brooks has added
a new porch to the house and put
in large picture windows. This, to-
gether with a new paint job, has
made the old army building one
of the incest looking houses in
town.
The union hall of the dockside
union and carpenters union is re-
ceiving a new coat of paint which
tends to brighten up the entire
neighborhood.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-07-15
SoIons Express
Great Interest
In Local Works

Four senators of the Committee
on Public Works have written let
tiers to the City of Seward to thank
officials for their cooperation and
interest in the Public Works pro-
gram currently before Congress.
The letters are from Senators
Dennis Chavez, chairman. New
Mexico, John Sparkman, Alabama,
Arthur w. Watkins, Utah, and
Harry p. Cain of Washington.
The bill before the senate COM
mittee S.855, is entitled "A bill to
authorize program of useful pub
lie works for the development of
the Territory of Alaska" In the
hearings a number of statements
from Territorial and Interior de-
partment officials were submitted
The committee report carries a
financial report of the City of
Seward for the previous year. AL
though the city had remained
pretty we'll within it's budget, the
report shows that the city has
grown so fast that ordinary reve-
nue. from taxes will be insufficient
to provide sufficient utilities and
public services for the rapidly
mounting population for a very
long time.
Public works of permanent
nature oro prOpoSa6 in tho hill
now before congressional commit
tees and would provide water sup
ply, power. hospitals, schools, har-
Dor facilities, paving and side
walks, roads, telephone services
and projects of a like nature.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-07-15
HOPE FAVORABLE REPORT
ON PUBLIC WORKS BILL

Strong efforts are being made to
have the Senate Public Works
Committee report favorably the
Alaska public works bill. Testi-
mony in behalf Of the measure
was given some weeks ago by
many Alaska officials, including
several mayors, who came to Wash
ington especially to present COM
munity needs. There is some talk
that special subcommittee might
be named to travel to Alaska to
look into the situation, which means
there would be no action at this
session. 1t is known, however, that
some senators on the committee
would prefer to act on the bill now
on the basis of the testimony
which has been presented
Early in the winter the Budget
Bureau sent request to Congress
for 100000 for the first years OPP
erations of the bill. Of course, no
action will be taken on the ap-
preparation request until the au-
thoriZation bill becomes law.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-07-15
Commissioner Finds
Old Record Books

In going through old records in
the Commissioners office, acting
Commissioner Mrs. Anna B. South
ard brought to light number of
old record books of the Sunrise
and Cleveland mining districts.
Some of the records go back as
far as 1886 and show that at one
time the town of Sunrise was the
recording district of the kenai
Peninsula. The ghost town of Sun
rise once had a population of 5000
and now has not an inhabitant
The record books show a great
deal of the history Of this area.
One entry concerns that of water
rights to D. c. BroWnelll.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-07-15
homesites On
Highway To Be
Available Soon

Anthony Dean, chief of the en-
gineering division of the Forest
Service in Washington, d. c., is
in Seward this week with Charles
G.. Burdick, of Juneau, assistant
regional forester, and John Brill
hart, regional lands officer.
A survey is being made for the
purpose OF setting aside a large
number of lots for business and
homesites. Practically all of them
will be less than five acres. The
lots are to be in the vicinity of
Girdwood, Indian and Bird The
policy is to make the lots smaller
so that more people may take ad-
vantage of the land available.
About four weeks will be neces-
sary for the survey.
Max Roger, forester at the sta
ton at LaWing, said this. is the
last leg of Deans visit through
the Territory before he returns to
Washington. D. c.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-07-15
MABEL WERNER HOME
AFTER STATESIDE TRIP

Mrs. Mabel Werner returned to
Seward this week after an ex-
tended visit with relatives in the
States.
Mrs Werner flew to Kansas City
to visit her daughter, the former
Barbara Werner and now Mrs.
Milton H. Luce, Jr.
She visited second daughter, Mrs
Jack Downey of Sacramento, Calf
Mrs. Downey, who is known to
Sewardites as Betty Werner, now
has four children. Her father-in-
law is Senator Downey of Calf.
Mrs. Werner also visited two
sisters in Seattle and found time
to renew acquaintance in Everett,
where the Werners lived for many
years before coming to Alaska.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-07-15
SALMON TRAP ABOLITION

There has been no further report
on plans announced earlier for a
trip to Alaska by the Merchant
Marine and Fisheries subcommit-
tee which conducted hearings on
the proposal to eliminate salmon
traps in Alaska. Despite Delegate
Bartlett's strong objections against
further delay after the referendum
vote last fall against the trap, the
committee failed to act on the
referendum bill. The chairman an
nounced action would be taken
next winter either to report the bill
out or kill it, but only after fur
tber hearings had been held in
Alaska.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-07-15
BAKER. OREGON MAYOR
VISITS IN SEWARD

Mr.. and Mrs. M. McKin of Baker,
Oregon, were in Seward this week
as guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Southland. They arrived on the SIS
Alaska and after leaving Seward
proceeded to Anchorage and Port
Nellie Juan. They will return to
Seward to board ship July 81.
Mr.. McKin is mayor of Baker,
the home town of Mr.. and Mrs.
c. ] .Grabb. who were here a short
time ago. Mrs. Grabb is the sister
of Mrs. Southland.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-07-15
1900 DPS Due To
Arrive in u. s.

Washington Thirteen IRO-
chartered United States Army
transports will leave Bremerhaven,
Germany, during July to carry a
total of 11,547 DPS to the United
States, the u. N. International Re-
fugee Organization IRO an
nounced here.
The new monthly record coin
cideS with the start of the second
year of shipping operations under
the U. S. Displaced Persons Act of
1948. Individual immigration plus
mass airliets brought the grand
total leaving for the United States
during the first year of the Acts
effectiveness to 44,549.
Of the vessels sailing from Bre-
merhaven in July and due to ar
rive in United States ports be-
tween July Is and August ID.
eight are bound for New York, four
for Boston and one for New
Orleans.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-07-15
Lutheran Ladies' Plan
Future Program

At its first evening meeting the
Lutheran Ladies Aid Society made
plans for bake sale to be held
July 80 at Osbo's Electrical Supply
and an annual bazaar for early
November. On the afternoon of
July 81 there will be a sewing bee
for all members in the church
parlors to further the work for
the bazaar.
At the business meeting it was
disclosed that new pastel pottery
dishes had been purchased. as we'll
as glassware, flatware. and three
dozen folding chairs.
The devotional session used the
theme Battles to be Fought in
Christian Life" with Mrs. Robert
Elhard. Mrs. Gus Johnson and Mrs.
Clarence Larsen having parts and
Mrs. Marvin Viale singing a solo.
Hostesses for the evening were
Mrs. Albert Baumberger and Mrs.
Clarence L arsen. Refreshments
were served buffet style from
lace covered table centered with
crystal vases of shasta daisies and
lighted candles. The rooms were
decorated with native lupin, col
umbine and ivy vines.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-07-15
Farewell Party and
Reception at Church

The Rev G. Edward Knight of
Seward. superintendent of Meth
odist Missions in Alaska. will give
his report to the mission confer
ence in Anchorage, and on Tuesday
will attend a farewell party in his
honor here.
There will be a potluck dinner
and reception at which many dis
tinguished guests will be present.
Among them will be Bishop Gerald
Kennedy, DR.. Earl Brown, exec
utive secretary of the Division of
Home Missions, and Mrs. Brown,
DR.. Ezra Cox. associate to DR..
Brown, and Mrs. Cox, the Rev.
James Geiser. president of the
Board of Missions of the Erie Con-
ference, Dr. John o. Cross, execu-
tive secretary of the Board of Fdu-
cation, and the Rev. P. Gordon
Gould. director of Methodist work
in Alaska
All friends and interested persons
who wish to attend the potluck
dinner are asked to contact either
Mrs. Arreta Howell or Mrs. Irwin
Metcalf to make reservations. The
reception will follow the dinner
and the public is invited
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-07-15
VA Attorney Visits
Gateway CRY

Harold F. Dawes, chief attorney
for the Veterans Administration in
Juneau, arrived in Seward aboard
the SIS Baranof and expects to be
in Seward for several days on bust
ness for the Veterans Administra-
ton.
Dawes, who at one time pub
lished the Wrangell Sentinel, is a
veteran of the first World War.
He is a thirty-year member of the
American Legion and in 1921 was
department commander.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-07-15
HEALTH & WELFARE WORKERS
ROUTINE VISIT TO HOPE

Mrs. Tom Bic, Public Health
Nurse, and Mrs Eugene Lanier,
Welfare agent in Seward, went
to Hope on routine visit for
their departments this week.
They were accompanied by Miss
Alice Hussey, Occupational Thera-
pist at the Seward Sanatorium.
Quite a number of houses are now
vacant in Hope, they reported.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-07-15
NAVY ANNUAL EXPEDITION
TO POINT BARROW

Eleven Navy ships are scheduled
to leave Seattle during the latter
part OF July on the sixth and larg-
est annual Navy expedition -
known officially as BAREX -
to deliver supplies to- the Navy
Petroleum Reserve No. at Point
Barrow and Barter Island on the
Arctic coast. A total of approx
mately $4,000 tons of cargo will be
delivered to these points as we'll
as to Air Force, Coast and Geodetic
Survey, Civil Aeronautics, Weather
Bureau, and Indian Service organi-
cations in that area.
The expedition sailed from San
Diego for loading operations at
Port Hueneme, Point Violate (San
Francisco and Seattle in June and
is due at Point Barrow August 8
where unloading operations will be
accomplished on an "around-the-
clock" basis. In addition to the ac-
companying ice-breaker the USS
Burton Island. the ships include
the USS George Clymer, attack
transport and flagship Of the ex-
petition commander; USS Union,
USS Seminole and USS Oberon,
attack cargo ships; USS Achenar
attack transport; the LISTS 1923,
lilo, 1926, 1146 and the fleet oiler
USS Neches.
The l949 expedition is under the
command Of Captain R. M Scruggs,
USN.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-07-15
McNUTTS MAKE FLYING
VISIT HERE

w. L. McNutt of the Anchorage
Fire Department and his son Ray
mon flew into Seward from An
chorage Thursday morning. They
remained overnight with friends
and departed for Anchorage in
their two-place plane Friday morn
ing.
The younger McNutt arriv d
in Anchorage last week from San
Antonio, Texas, making the trip
in AZ hours flying time.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-07-15
HELP!

HELP!
Due to the unprecedented de-
nand for the July edition of the
Seaport Record all copies except
file copies were completely sold
out. Some contestants in the races
and many visitors are still asking
for that paper. The Record would
be very grateful to any one who
would turn in copies they no
longer need so that we may accom-
modate our customers.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-07-15
Seward Makes
Strong Bid For
New College

Seward businessmen, together
with the board of the Seward Me-
mortal Church, are making strong
bid to have the new Methodist
college located here. In joint
resolution by the Chamber of Com
merce and the church board, the
most telling arguments in favor
of Seward have been listed.
The resolution, which is to be
presented to the Conference of
Methodist Missions in Anchorage,
states frankly that Seward wants
the college here because it would
be great asset to the community.
Among advantages listed were
Stewards accessibility by sea, air,
and highway Ito be completed in
1851 to all parts of the Territory.
The fact that the Methodist
Church conducts the Jesse Lee
Home. the Seward General Hos
pital and the Seward Sanatorium,
would provide an excellent nu-
cleus for expansion. Another ar
gument incorporated in the resolu-
ton is that the Jesse Lee Home
has 100 acres north of the town
Of Seward, and the belief that the
additional land in the vicinity
could be acquired.
A good, pure water supply exists
here and the weather is compare
n ~
world. Native timber is available
and transportation of supplies and
building materials would be cut to
minimum at this seaport location.
The fact that Seward is small
stable community would be con-
cusive to better supervision of stu
, cents in personal activities, and
there would be employment oppor-
tunities for students. Adequate
m e d c al and surgical facilities
would be available through the
church.
The kenai Peninsula offers the
greatest opportunity for fine recre-
alton, and within a short distance
from Seward such sports as fish
ing, hunting, boating, skiing, pros
pecting, hiking, photography and
mountain climbing can be enjoyed.
Seward is famous for it's natural
scenery and it is strategically To-
Gated since it is about midway be-
tween the University of Alaska at
Fairbanks and Southeastern Alas
ka, where students often migrate
to stateside colleges.
The joint resolution stated that
both organizations will stand ready
TO assist in any way possible in
achievement Of success for the
college.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-07-15

When the conversation got to
trout fishing aboard the Baranof
Thursday evening, a remark was
made that the largest trout caught
around here this year was % inches
long. Captain Joseph Ramsauer of
the Baranof took exception to this
statement. He has caught a 2412
inch trout.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-07-15

Leroy Borders of Mullen, Nebras-
ka, is visiting his relatives, the
Delmar Zentmire family. Borders
graduated from high school this
year. He plans to rem3in here and
work for a year before going to
college.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-07-15
LAND FOR BOY SCOUTS

Under the provisions of another
of Delegate Bartlett's bills which
has been signed into law by Presi-
dent Truman, title to 240 acres of
land between Anchorage and Pal
mer' is transferred to the Alaska
Council of Boy Scouts. The land
will be put to use for recreational
purposes.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-07-15

Dr. and Mrs. Horace Pope of
Juneau, are registered at the New
Seward Hotel. DR.. Pope was at the
Seward Sanatorium for several
months last winter doing dental
work for the patients there. He
is member of the staff of the
Alaska Department of Health.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-07-15

Art McKeough reports that the
past week has been the busiest
one for the Seward Cleaners in all
the time he has been in Seward.
Art says they've been working
harder than ever before and still
cannot catch up with the work
being brought in.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-07-15

J. r. Agee, Judge of the Superior
Court in Los Angeles, and Mrs.
Agee arrived in Seward Thursday
on the SIS Baranof. Mrs. Agee is
a fishing enthusiast and they are
going out on the Russian River
for week or two.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1949-07-15

Carl R. Carlson, superintendent
of schools in Seward, has returned
from visit in the States.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-06-30

Humphrey closes the series with
the following:
iva has done a terrific job in
large segment of the South, a
job that cried to be done. IT'S
engineering is beyond criticism. It's
agricultural fertility program, built
around great phosphate plants, and
its tree planting program are chang
ing the face of the land, bending
farm practices away from soil
eroding row-crops toward soil
building cover crops and livestock.
It's coordinated program for control
ling a rampaging river and making
it navigsble has also permitted de-
velopment of 2lz million kiloWatts
Of cheap power. power that has at
tracted light metal and heavy chem
zeal industries It's spending pro-
gram has been beneficial to bust
ness, particularly in Tennessee.
Think of this when you think of
the proposed Columbia valley ad
ministration.
Now the drab side, and this too
must be evaluated in considering
eva.
TWAS tri-headed administrative
set-up has spelled trouble. It's per-
sonnet policy gives no protection
to workers. It's fertilizer program
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-06-30

One Of the great problems of the
Christian life in our times is the
feeling of helplessness over against
the vast forces which seem to be
loose in the world. Wars and ru-
mors of war, the terrifying impact
of one event after another, the dis
covery of the secrets of the uni
Verse-all these often made US feel
small and weak. We may well ask:
What can / do to ease a little of
the endless heartache in the world?
Alone we can do nothing. But
across the years there comes the
voice of man who found the secret
Of limitless power: i can do all
things through Christ" BY faith in
his Savior he was able to stand
before kinds and shake the world
of his day. His questions was not
What can do?" but What can
Christ, living in me, do?"
The answer to that question is
Everything" He can take our life,
often so small and weak and lowly,
and lift it up until it is transformed
into a thing of beauty and power
forever.
This is Gods way of doing things. |
He uses bombs and guns and wars
in judgment over the world for its
sins. He Yields the hammers of
pain to break down the walls Of
mans pride. But in the building
Of His kingdom which endures for
ever He uses the quiet shadow of
the Cross of Christ, carried by low
Iy men and women who have be-
come His royal sons and daughters.
They open the gates of mercy on
So the very best thing
We can do for the world is TO LET
Christ live very really within u.s.
ST JOHN LUTHERAN CHURCH.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-06-30
More About The
Controversial eva
Proposal
BY Charles D. Rowe

This is a continuation of my
column of last week giving excerpts
from a l2-article series written by
Tom Humphrey, associate editor Of
the Portland (Ore.) Journal, after a
personal visit 10 and study of the
iva. Other excerpts follow:
Humphrey says that the Bonnie
vile power administration has paid
back 10 the federal treasury $l22.7
million in nine years. To date BPA
has paid S36 million in interest,
plus So million net, over and above
operation expenses and depreciation,
for amortization purposes. IVA has
paid back into the federal treasury
only S30.97O,333. II still has S54
million worth of bonds outstanding.
The only interest iva pays is l
per cent on those bonds.
Power users of the Northwest are
paying for Bonneville and Grand
Coulee installations. Power users
Of the Tennessee valley do nothing
Of the kind They've got them
selves a deal Power is thus the
big show in TVA-land. Flood con-
troll, navigation and free fertilizer
are window dressing.
IVA, Humphrey says, is land
Of displaced persons and displaced
agencies.
Fourteen thousand families, at
least IS, 900 persons, were forced to
leave their homes, farms and bust
nesses to make room for IVA This
does not include the thousands of
people who lived on higher ground
and worked on the land to be
flooded.
When this moving of persons
started there was hell to pay, says
Humphrey. But iva didn't bag
gle over prices. though it had to
take some cases 70 court.
iva engineers said the high land
TO which people were 20 be moved,
could be made as productive as the
bottom land by using enough free
fertilizer Others have denied that.
There are no labor union con-
tracts under iva. There is no social
security. Neither has iva any
civil service. A labor leader at
Knoxville told Humphrey that iva
officials and labor representatives
talk over wage matters once a year.
That understanding runs a year,
seems to work quite well. iva has
the authority to fix both wages and |
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-06-30
MOUNTAIN VIEW r. n. A.
LODGE AND SEWING
CIRCLE MEETS

Mountain View r. n. a lodge
held its regular meeting June p,
with Vice Oracle Florence Ga
mache presiding. Twenty-one mem
bers were present A delicious
lunch was served by the following
Ethel Pitcher, Geneva
Kemp, Pat Thorn and Margaret
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-06-30

Those who are planning iva,
eva and other authorities" really
expect to cover the entire nation
with these super-state set-ups, says
Humphrey There Is much evidence
to that effect. We quote again.
The proposed eva would affect
more than four million people,
eight states and some Of Canada
Its tentative boundaries would en-
brace all Of Oregon, Washington
and Idaho, western Montana, and
parts of Wyoming, Utah, Nevada,
and California-287, 900 square miles
in the United States, $4,000 square
miles in Canada.
In short, the proposed Missouri
valley authority would rule over
an area equivalent to IS Twas. a
Columbia valley authority over
eight Twas.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-06-30

Mountain View R. n A. sewing
circle met June IS at the home of
Florence Gamache with Mrs. Roy
Ijvengood assistant hostess. Mrs.
Martha Ellen Pike was guest and
13 members were present. A deli
cjous lunch was served
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1949-06-30

Humphrey quotes rate figures 20
show that the Pacific Northwest
under Bonneville and Grand Coulee
is getting cheaper power rates than
under iva. There are still floods
in the Tennessee valley; IVA dams
have flooded permanently more
land than was formerly ravaged
by flood waters. And Humphrey
says Pacific Northwest states have
come further faster in the past IS
years than have Tennessee valley
states.