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Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1950-10-06
Cify of Seward Loses
First Round With
Wafer Company

The complaint of the City of
Seward against the Seward
Water Company owned by Jean
E. Thorne, was dismissed in
Third District Court Thursday
on a technicality.
Judge Anthony j. Dimond
granted the defense motion to
dismiss the case on the ground
that the city had no right under
existing Territorial law to con-
denim the privately owned utili-
ty company. According to Terri
torial statutes, condemnation
can only be achieved when a
property is to be converted from
one purpose to another purpose.
The fact that the city wishes
to obtain the property for the
purpose of rehabilitation, ex-
tension and continued use con-
flicts with the wording of the
existing statutes.
The action of the court being
so recent, it has not been dis
cussed by the Common Council.
1t is presumed, however, that
the subject will not be dropped
and that further action will be
taken.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1950-10-06
IN DINNER FOR
EASTERN STARS

Mrs. Helen Jordan, chairman,
announced plans for a carry-in
dinner for members of Seward
Chapter. Order of Eastern Star,
to be given next Monday eve
ming at $50 in the Masonic Tenn
pie.
Members are being contacted
by Mrs. Jordan and her COM
mittee, and any members who
do not expect to attend the
dinner are asked to notify Mrs.
Jordan at Monroe 1O6.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1950-10-06
NO POLIO IN SEWARD

Nc polio has been reported
here, according to Public Health
authorities. Every precaution is
being observed and reported
illnesses carefully watched.
Parents are still urged to call
in a physician whenever a child
shows symptoms of fever. In
this way, the city may avoid
the disease.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1950-10-06
REPUBLICANS MEET
TONIGHT

Seward r Republican Club
members will meet in special
session tonight at 800 pm. in
the social hall of the Lutheran
Church. All persons interested
in party doings are invited to
attend, whether they have club
membership or not. Marvin
Viale, president, will preside.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1950-10-06
M

The Record will resume the
Community Calendar as a free
service to the community if all
organizations interested will in
form the editor as to their regu-
lar meeting nights.
Special events must be called
in before the deadline on Tues
days and Fridays in order to be
placed on the calendar.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1950-10-06
Coast Guard Bans Unloading
Of Explosives In Cities

1t. Commander c. E. Hawley,
U. S. Coast Guard, 18th Coast
Guard District, in a whirlwind
visit to Seward yesterday, issued
instructions to Mayor Eugene
N. Lanier and to Alaska Rail
road officials, Northern Steve
doring and Alaska Steamship
Company officers that hence
forth no class A explosives will
be permitted to cross any dock
within the corporate limits of
the city.
According to Hawley, ships
will be required to anchor in
stream cross the Bay and light
er explosives to the end of the
Bay or to some point outside
of town, there to be transported
to railroad cars or to storage
points outside the city limits.
This regulation met concerted
opposition from all quarters in
the city and this morning a spe-
cial meeting of the City Council
was called for the purpose of
drafting and adopting an ordi-
nance controlling the handling,
transportation and storage of
class A explosives within the
incorporate limits of the city.
The ordinance requires that
all class A explosives will be
handled in accordance with the
precautions prescribed by I'm
derwriters Laboratories and
Standard Practices; that vehicles
hauling explosives will be mark
ed on all sides with large red
lettering EXPLOSIVES-DAN-
GEROUS) and by red lights at
night; that no vehicle carrying
explosives will exceed a speed
limit of more than ten miles per
hour through town; that they
will not carry a load in excess
of three tons; and that they will
use the streets which have the
least normal traffic. They are
prohibited from carrying deto-
majors on the same load as the
explosive itself.
No class A explosives are to
be stored within the city limits,
either powder, decorators or
fuses. Permits for handling of
such explosives must be obtained
from the City Clerk before they
can be handled.
This regulation by the Coast
Guard was issued a few days
ago. 1t concerns not only the
Port of Seward but every port
in Alaska receiving commercial
shipments of explosives. Any
port under the jurisdiction of
the military, may, of course,
unload explosives from strictly
military transport vessels across
a military dock, but commercial
shipments may not be received
under the same ruling.
Contractors on the highway
work are awaiting a shipment
which is aboard the SIS Chena
and due to arrive shortly. There
are no facilities in this port for
Tightening to points outside the
city limits, and authorities are
concerned about the stoppage of
highway work for lack of ex-
p%losives, caused by this unavoid-
able delay.
Information received here was
to the effect that shipments al
ready loaded in Seattle are
being removed from the ships
until the matter can be settled
between the Coast Guard, the
shippers and contractors.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1950-10-06
RED CROSS MEETING

The meeting of American Red
Cross announced previously for
Thursday, has been changed to
Wednesday, October II, SO as
not to conflict with the first
concert of the season.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1950-10-06
HOFFMAN-BLIDBERG
NUPTIALS

Arretta Hoffman and Johnny
Blidberg were married by Mrs.
Bonny Southland, U. S. Commits
sioner, in her home Wednesday
evening. Witnesses were Mr.
Lawrence Kirch and Mrs. Dean
Bedford.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1950-10-06
Alaska Steamship Company
Cancels baranof Reservations

LIN xAASaSNo oNNoiAASAAAR IVAN
pany this week was forced to
suspend passenger service be-
cause the Marine Cooks and
Stewards Union refused to abide
by the U. S. Coast Guard pro-
gram of screening all vessels
to Alaska for poor security
risks" and agree to replace
without delay any men who
have been SO screened.
For the past eight weeks the
MC&S have delayed signing on
vessels, have refused to report
for sign on when ordered, have
refused to complete signing on
when one of their members has
been screened, thus delaying
vessel sailings and many times
creating serious doubt as to
whether or not the vessels would
sail. This is unfair to the travel
ing public and costly to the
company, according to D. E.
Skinner, general manager.
The screening program has
been put into effect to protect
all U. S. ships carrying war
material or personnel to the
Orient or Alaska. All maritime
unions, with the exception of the
MC&S, have complied with the
program. The MC&S have at
tempted to cloud the issue by
claiming that this program has
been established for the sole
purpose of blacklisting their
members who are considered
undesirable by the company.
This could not be true as all
steamship companies involved
are merely complying with the
u. S. Coast Guard regulations,
Skinner explained.
The MC&S argue that they
are entitled to know why a
member has been classified as
a poor security risk. Yet they
refuse to comply with the appeal
procedure as laid down by the
Coast Guard. The MC&S are
demanding that the company
masters sign their men on ships
articles at sea in order to cir
cumvent screening. Other mari
time unions have advised the
company that their members
will not sail on a ship whose
crew has not been properly
screened.
In view of the Korean War.
Skinner continued, the company
recognizes it's obligation to COM
ply with the Coast Guard screen
ing procedure. Until the MC&S
agree to this and cease delaying
company vessels, the company
has no alternative but to with
draw from passenger service.
The SIS Baranof, scheduled to
sail at 5 pm. today with passen-
gers and cargo for Southeastern
and Southwestern Alaska, will
only carry cargo for these ports.
This means that instead of 81
in the stewards crew there will
be only 10. The Baranof will
make her regular ports OF call
northbound, but upon complet-
ing discharge of cargo at Sew
ard will proceed direct to Sc
attic.
"We recognize the hardship
suspension of passenger service
will impose upon the Alaskan
people," Mr.. Skinner said, "but
this decision has been reached
only after two months of turmoil
and confusion, vessel delays and
passenger inconvenience d
with no indication from the
MC&S that the situation can
do anything but deteriorate.'
Mr.. Charles Nichols, Seattle
agent of the MC&S, refused an
invitation to discuss this matter
with company officials on Octo-
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1950-10-06
B COMMISSIONER
SEWARD

Henry B n S n, Territorial
Commissioner of Labor, spent
two days in Seward this week,
leaving or the afternoon plane
Thursday. Mr.. Benson is candi-
date for reelection next week.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1950-10-06
Lest we forget :.

Registration is NOT
q prerequisite to vo+-
in next Tuesdays
General Election!
Right Of Franchise is
our privilege and our
duty.
Let's nor shirk.
Evening star., 1950-02-12

ons of Runnymede. The organiza-
ton had folded in the middle of the
fourteenth century.
The chairman of a Republican
club, evidently plotting some anti
Democrat strategy, asked for the
abbreviations of government agen-
cies abolished since 1888. Five hum
dred had closed, he was advised, but
many of them had been started dur
ing Republican administrations.
College Girls
lHE girls who ferret out the
answers to Americas hardest ques-
tions are all college graduates. Many
of them hold several degrees and are
specialists in such fields as mathe-
mates, science, art, music, litera-
ture, economics, industrial relations
and child guidance.
The girls home base is Chicago
despite it's name the Encyclopedia
has been an American publication for
years. But the researchers, workingin
teams of two or three, turn up at all
the nations leading reference librar-
les. They report on such diverse
subjects as the Tibetan concept of
morality, the mating habits of ana
condas or how to cure Junior of
swearing.
The questions comprise fairly
accurate picture of what is occupy
ing public interest at any given time.
Three days after the first atomic
bomb was exploded, the Service was
deluged with requests for informa-
ton about atomic energy.
When the Army's famed insecti-
eide, DDT, was announced, one
woman inquired II 1t would drlVe
family of skunks from her home. The
Service suggested the ASPCA
instead.
The Cold War has occupied the
No. 1position in the past fewmonths.
Queries run from, "Are the Russians
really Asiatics?" to "How do you
say Hands Up in Russian?" Others
ask about the relative strength of
the Russian and American armies
and wonder if we have ever been
friends with Russia.
Evening star., 1950-02-12

TIME Library of Congress authori-
l. ties were alarmed. For five con-
secutive days, an attractive and mys-
ferrous young woman had requested
manuscripts, folios, drawings, tech
nical books and magazines relating
to atomic energy. In quiet corner,
she pored over the material, taking
copious notes.
The Library Security officers were
alerted and swooped down to inves-
tigate, only to straggle back red
faced.
"It's just another encyclopedia
researcher" they reported. She's
compiling report for an Iowa house
wife who wants to explain atomic
bombs to her children"
The researcher was one of 80
girls employed by the Encyclopedia
Britannica's Research Service. I'm
1896 the Britannica realized even
its massive compilation of facts
could not answer all the ques-
.tions a set owner might dream
up. Since then, all purchasers re-
ceive a sheet of SO coupons. Each is
good for an answer to any one ques-
ton during the succeeding 10 years.
More than 200, 900 questions have
been answered since the Service was
started. They embrace every topic
imaginable - and some not so read
lily imaginable.
Love Calls
An EXCITED parent begged for an
explanation of a new malady: What
causes child psychiatry," she wrote,
and how is it cured?" She was
advised that child psychiatry was
not an affection, and was given a
detailed survey of this phase of child
study.
What is the love call of the CON-
mon American mosquito?" a scien-
tist asked. He received the love calls
not only of the common variety but
of few rarer mosquitoes, complete
with notes on musical scale.
Three days of digging through
English history were needed to
advise a questioner that he had bet
ter forget joining the Society of Bar
Evening star., 1950-12-11
Dispersal Hearing Set
For 10 AM. Wednesday

A Senate Public Works subcom-
mlttee today scheduled a public
hearing for 10 am. Wednesday on
pending legislation for dispersal Of
government agencies.
The subcommittee on public
buildings and grounds is headed
by Senator Holland, Democrat, Of
Florida, who will preside. Among
the first witnesses will be Jess
Larson, General Services Admin
istrator. who testified on identical
legislation before a House Public
Works Committee Friday.
Other witnesses are expected to
be w. E. Reynolds, head of the
Public Buildings Service of GSA,
and representatives from the De-
partment of Defense, National
Security Resources Board and the
National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission.
The measure provides for eStab-
lishment of the civil defense pro-
gram and authorizes an appro-
priation of $3.50 million.
Should the pending bill become
law further action by Congress
would be needed to provide the
funds by approximation.
Evening star., 1950-12-11
Burned by Boiling Tar,
Policeman Goes 10 Hospital

Burned by boiling tar while
working on his new Arlington
home, a Metropolitan policeman
was in Arlington Hospital today.
He is Pvt. Edward Lee Cave, 80,
of 1927 North Calvert street. He
is motorcycle man attached to
the traffic division. His condition
was reported at the hospital as
satisfactory.
Arlington police reported that
Pvt. Cave is building a house at
2401 North Nottingham street. He
was heating a bucket of tar inside
the house when it suddenly began
to boil over.
AS he grabbed the bucket to
carry it outside the liquid splashed
onto his face. right arm and leg,
Evening star., 1950-12-11

for both CPC and GS grades range
from $50 to $3.50, depending on
the grade.
3. How often do these step in
creases occur?"
For all grades of the CPC sched-
ule and for the first 10 grades of
the general schedule, the step in
creases occur every 50 calendar
weeks. For the grades GS-11
through GS-17, the increases oc-
cur every 78 calendar weeks.
JOBLESS BENEFITS-A House
Ways and Means Subcommittee
starts hearings tomorrow on legis-
lation to provide unemployment
compensation benefits for Federal
employees.
The measure is administration
supported and is sponsored by
Representative Mccormack, Dem
ocrat, of Massachusetts,, the House
Majority Leader. Chairman of the
subcommittee holding the hear.
ings is Representative Forand
Democrat, of Rhode Island.
(Be sure to listen at 6::15 pm.
euery Saturday oUer WMAL.
The Star station, to Joseph
Young's Federal Spotlight radio
broadcast featuring additional
7,e,Ds and Uie1Ds OF the GoUern-
ment Scene.J
Evening star., 1950-12-11
DR.. Reissig Advocates
Support for Chests
Telephone Campaign

Support for the Community
Chests new telephone campaign
was urged today by DR.. Frederick
Z. Reissig, executive secretary of
the Washington Federation of
Churches.
DR.. Reissig called the Chest
drive "one Of the musts in our
life"
His plea to area Protestants fol-
lowed an appeal in Catholic
churches yesterday by the Most
Rev. Patrick A. O'Boyle, Arch
bishop of Washington, and the
Most Rev. Peter L. Ireton, Bishop
OF Richmond Rabbi Norman
Gerstenfeld of the Washington
Hebrew Congregation also urged
aid to the drive
SSS0,o0O Is Needed.
All area churches have been
asked to carry the appeal to their
congregations again next week
end. The Chest is seeking tele-
phone pledges through Metropoli-
tan 1852 in a special campaign
that will continue throug gh next
Sunday night. More than $880,000
is needed.
DR.. Reissig's statement follows:
The one annual major COM
munity project in which every cit
tzen is expected to participate is
again short of being successful.
That is exceedingly unfortunate.
1t would seem that the tens of
thousands of people who have not
given as yet would not wish to
evade their opportunity in shar-
ing this great community respon-
sibility.
What a joy it would be for all
of us if those who have not given
would make their contribution at
once and perhaps many others
will send an additional gift so
that the minimum human needs
of our community will be met. We
in the Washington community
need the lift which successful
SIlSSG Sdll
give. Every successful endeavor
gives us confidence in tackling
other responsibilities and needs.
Confidence Needed Now.
1--WE need that confidence now
The Community Chest campaign
is one of those musts in our life.
Others will suffer if we fail to
give"
Archbishop O'Boyle in a state
ment yesterday declared that
Chest gifts may make the differ
ence between life and death, be-
tween health and sickness, be-
tween responsible citizenship and
crime, or between opportunity and
a closed door"
Rabbi Gerstenfeld said the
Chest expresses the collective
conscience of our community in
the sacred task of aiding our
neighbors in need"
Evening star., 1950-12-11
Att|ee Flying Home
After 'UsefuI' Talks
In u. ). and Canada
BY The Assoeioted Press

OTTAWA, Canada, Dec. Ii
Prime Minister Attlee flies back
to Britain today after what he
has termed thoroughly useful and
thoroughly harmonious" talks in
Ottawa and Washington on the
critical international situation.
Leaving here aboard a Royal
Canadian Air Force plane, he is
scheduled to transfer at Montreal
to the giant British Stratocruiser
which carried him to Washington
a week ago for discussions with
President Truman and his ad-
visers.
Has Busy 48 Hours.
Mr.. Attlee arrived here Satur-
day morning. He crammed into
his stay of less than 48 hours
meeting with the Canadian cab
met, several chats with Prime
Minister Louis st. Laurent, two
official dinners, a press conference
and a broadcast to the Canadian
people.
He told reporters yesterday
that general identity of views"
exists between the British and
Canadian governments, but re-
fused to comment further on the
talks here.
His comments to the press con-
ference were largely in the off,
the-record category, though he
did say in a brief opening state
ment that Britain and the United
States were very close" on OBJ
jectives and methods to meet the
threat of Communist imperialism.
Agreement on Common Objective.
Last night, in an address broad
cast over a Canadian network, he
said the world would have no need
to fear aggression if the United
Nations could be so strengthened
that its members would act with
the same remarkable co-opera-
ton" as did the members of the
British Commonwealth in times of
trouble.
OF his Washington talks, he re-
ported complete agreement" be-
tween Britons and Americans on
their common objective of peace
and freedom for all men, with the
opportunity to develop their lives
happily and in their own way.
Evening star., 1950-12-11

apartments here and I imagine
many of the tenants would give.
My wife has inquired of quite a
few and none had been solicited" !"
Children Ask for Santa.
Much the same story came from
others. including housewife in
the $500 block of Utah street,
South Arlington, who wanted to
be marked down for $40. Among
the others, however, were many
who had contributed already once,
twice or three times to the Red
Feather drive.
There were other calls during
the light first day-probably out
numbering the actual contribu-
ton pledges-Which strained the
patience of the volunteer opera
tors to near the breaking point.
Many children called to ask for
Santa Claus. Obviously, officials
said, they misinterpreted some
publicity of the campaign, which
linked Metropolitan 6262 with the
idea that Chest contributions will
mean happy Christmas for
many needy families.
Dozens of other inquiries came
in about the weather. officials
surmised these callers had mis-
interpreted appeals about the
Metropolitan 1862 Chest cam
paign, which all day followed the
recorded weather forecasts also
available by telephone.
Housewife Offers $50.
Then, too, there were a few
callers who persistently hung up
their receivers as soon as the
number was answered.
There was one other call-from
Spring Valley housewife who
apologized for the noise her chill
dren were making in the back
ground. She said she never has
been solicited for contribution
but that she wanted to send in
$50.
do you know" she was asked,
whether your husband was So
licited at his office?"
mo" she replied. Hes not
Working-here. He's in Korea"
Evening star., 1950-12-11

n + e n q joseph houhs'
been considerable confusion about
the right of these former en-
ployes to return to the retirement
system. At first, it was planned to
bring all of them under the social
security program. Then, a deci-
sion was reached to allow them to
come under civil service retire.
ment if they had not withdrawn
t h cir retirement contributions
when they had previously lost
their Government jobs.
Since most career employees, of
necessity. had to withdraw their
retirement contributions when
losing their jobs, this meant little
to them.
The commissions decision to-
day, however, will aid thousands of
career employees in building up
their annuities toward eventual
retirement at the age of so or g..
And if they wish they can make
Irepayments to the retirement fund
toward what they had withdrawn
previously.
Some returning career workers
who are near retirement age may
prefer to be placed under social
security, since this system provides
greater benefits than the Govern
ment's retirement system if an
employe is on the job only for a
few years.
CLARIFICATION - In question
and answer form, the commission
has also clarified some queries
about pay that some Federal
workers were puzzled about.
i. II now have permanent
status. If I accept an indefinite
appointment in a higher grade
position in a defense agency, will !
be entitled to all the within grade
pay benefits I now have?"
Yes. You may also receive a
larger amount of money for peri
odic step increases; for example,
a grade GS-4 step increase is $50
annually while GS-5 is s125 a
year.
2. How many step increases
may an employe receive in one
grade and what is the actual salary
increase?"
That depends on the grade you
hold. regardless of whether you
have a permanent or indefinite
appointment. General schedule
grades 2 through 10 all have six
step increases reaching to the top
of the grade; grades II to Is have
five step increases; and grades 16
and II have four. All CPC grades
(custodial, protective, crafts have
six step increases. The increases