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Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1950-06-23
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BY Mildred Kirkpatrick

had occasion last night to stand
looking over beautiful, beautiful,
EMPTY Resurrection Bay. The
dock was idle, not ship in sight,
not even fishing boat. 1t gave
one a queer feeling Of dropping
back into history, when there was
nothing to interrupt the quiet Oh
the bay and surrounding country.
Why should this harbor be empty
in the height of the construction
and shipping season? We were
told to prepare for very heavy
summer. Arrangements were made
to use the army dock facilities be-
cause of the expected shipping rush.
AS it is, our docks are bare as
often as during the winter months
Why?
Do not blame the freight lines,
the railroad nor the contractors
Preparations and well made plans
were laid. Contracts were awarded,
Workmen are on the scene, but
everything is at a practical stand
still because of the paralyZing
strike of two relatively sma! |
unions.
Why, at the most critical time
in the defense construction of the
country and the development of
the Territory should everything be
halted by strike? One wonders
what percentage of the member
ship in those unions is held by
Alaska residents and how many of
them are recent arrivals. Could it
be possible that the thinking OF
union men has been deliberately
twisted by the insinuating propa-
ganda Of communism?
Labor unions and the protection
they give the laboring man is I'M
disputed. A fact equally undisput-
able however is becC@ning more
and more evident, and that is that
union men are no longer doing
their own thinking. If they were
lHey WOulu IlOl allow tHolilSSlN eS
to be so completely dominated by
the pink tinged stateside leaders.
Alaskans have been working for
years to bring about the kind or
development that was to start this
summer. How many Of those strik-
ers spent last winter in Alaska?
How many expect to stay through
next winter?
The contractors what do they
care about the good of the coun-
try? It's defense, development?
Money is a cold proposition ana
the business is a greedy one. We
have few philantropists in Ameri-
can business or that of any coun-
try. There must be right and
wrong on both sides, but why can
they not make serious effort to
get together before it's too late?
l don't know the answers to the
questions in my mind, but it GER
tainly makes one shudder to see
an empty bay and the short con-
struction season rapidly drawing to
a close, with Alaskan defenses
postponed another year.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1950-06-23

Helen and Mary Owens, at
tractive young school teachers
from Detroit, Michigan, have
been touring Alaska and voted
Seward and area the most at
tractive part of an exceedingly
lovely territory. They flew in a
chartered plane out to Column
bia Glacier to take pictures to-
day and also got look at some
of the wildlife, such as noun
tain goats, seals, and bear.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1950-06-23

Mrs. Kendall Cobban and
their five children will be leav-
ing next week by plane for
Tacoma, Washington, for two
months visit with her relatives.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1950-06-23

1st Sgt. Monroe VIM, who
was in Seward for about two
weeks on replacement basis,
left Tuesday to return to his
base at Whittier.
Seward seaport record., 1950-07-25
NV Coastal Monarch Held At Standpoint After Fire

The Alaska Steamship Com pany reported this morning that the fire in number two hatch on the motor ship Coastal Mon arch was eXtinguished with water off Sand Point.
 When first discovered, the fire was fought with COZ ex- tinguishers aboard ship, but it flared up again and it was necessary to pump water into the hold to kill the blaze. The ship put in at Sand Point until an investigation could be made of the condition of the cargo. A Coast Guard cutter is stand ing by.
 The Coastal Monarch is the only commercial ship to sail north of the Arctic Circle this year. Its cargo includes Christ mas gifts and merchandise for persons living in the Far North, and no other merchant ship will get beyond Nome. It is not known to what extent the nor therners will be deprived of their Christmas because of the fire, as a survey of the damage has not been made yet.
 The first stop of the Coastal Monarch is at Un3laska and Dutch Harbor. Then Teller and Nome, after which she will call at Wales, some 20 miles from the coast of Russia. Shishmaref and the KotZebue Sound villages are the ships last ports of call before returning to Seattle.
 The motor ship Square Knot had been scheduled for the northern trip, but the Coastal Monarch was substituted when the Square Knot did not return in time to leave Seattle by July 15. The Susitna will replace the Coastal Monarch on her regularly scheduled run to Sew ard which left Seattle July 20.
Seward seaport record., 1950-07-25
Business Houses
 Get New Look"

Seward has picked up con- siderably from its doWnat-the heel look during the past month. Seven new buildings and inn proVements in the business dis trict have frightened the picture for the tourist and ca sual visitor
 A final coat of plaster on the new Kenai Coop building establishes it as one of the finest store buildings in the Ter ritory. Modern in every way with it's inside finished in peach with dutch blue fittings, it is a building that any city could be proud of.
 The drab exterior of the Lib erty Theater is lost forever un- der the light green stucco GOV ering that is so easy on the eye. D. C. ProWnell's home has also received the same treatment which improves that corner inn measurably.
 Extensive additions to the Bank of Seward building ale viate the need for office space and confirm the new prosperity of the city.
 Gilfilen's new building will soon be ready to open. This modern front does lot for the yawning gap left in Fourth Avenue by the fire eight years ago.
 The plaster finish on the new Fire Hall and City office build ing seals the walls against moisture and puts the exterior on par with the beautiful interior fittings.
 A coat of paint on the Amer ican Legion Club and the lobby of the Van Glider Hotel all i'm prove the looks of the down town district as a whole.
Seward seaport record., 1950-07-25
Drivers Pay S450 Fines Ir kenci Court

Fines totalling S45O were or dered in U. s. Commissioner s Court at Kenai yesterday, July 24, as penalties for traffic viola tions.
 Delta C. Walker was found guilty on a charge of operating 8 vehicle while under the influ- ence of intoxicating liquor. He was fined S2OO and his operators s license suspended for six months.
 Stanley Van Ormen pleaded guilty to a charge of reckless driving and had his operators license suspended for 90 days, besides paying a fine of $50.
 Donald Fredrickson was fined $50 for operating a vehicle with out valid license plates, and All fred Wik, guilty of operating a vehicle without a valid oper- ator's license, was also fined $50
Seward seaport record., 1950-07-25
Pack" Olsen Suffers Stroke: In Hospital

Pack" Olsen, one of Stewards s favorite oldtimers, is in Seward General Hospital suffering from a stroke of paralysis.
 He was discovered lying in the yard near his cabin at Mile IT about 10 pm. Sunday by MT. and Mrs. Charles Gilliland of Seward. The Gillilands, return ing from Moose Pass, stopped in for a minute as is their habit, and when he stopped the car MT, Gilliland heard the old gentle man calling for help. He had been in apparently good health the day before when visited by other Seward friends.
 MT. Olsen is about 33 years of age and one of the real old timers in this area.
Seward seaport record., 1950-07-25
Beta sigma Phi To Receive Charter

A charter chapter of Beta Sigma Phi will be formally in stalled Thursday evening, July 27, in the parlor of the Metho- dist Church. Mrs. Elsie Guen- ther, executive staff member from the International Offices of the sorority at Kansas City, Missouri, is forming the chapter, and she will read the impressive service that confers the pledge upon the young women who have accepted the invitation.
 Six months later members of the Anchorage chapters who are sponsoring the Seward chapter, will confer the full membership degree concluding the pledge period. The chapter will receive it's official name from the h. ternational Office in about 10 days.
 Alaska has IA chapters of Beta Sigma Phi and has more than doubled the original num- Der formed seven years ago with the addition of it's two new est groups in P Inner and Seward.
 The Sorority is international in scope and is the largest in the world by point of chapters. Its $500 chapters are in all the states, all provinces of Canada, the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii, the countries of Eng land, Scotland, Germany and Japan, the islands of Guam and
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Seward seaport record., 1950-07-25
Speeding Serious At Moose Pass

It has been called 10 the at tention of Highway Patrolman Puckett that motorists are con- stituting serious hazard for children in Moose Pass by ex- ceeding the indicated speed limit while travelling through there. It has been reported that several of the small children there have narrowly escaped being hit by cars.
 People are urged not to exceed the indicated 20 miles-per-hour limit as the children there, as is already known, have no place to travel while going from one point to another, except the pub lie highway.
 Patrolman Puckett warns that speeders through Moose Pass will be prosecuted to the full ex- tent of the law.
Seward seaport record., 1950-07-25
LUTEERANS TO INSTALL NEW PASTOR JULY 30

Installation services will be conducted at the Seward Luth. eran Church on Sunday, July 30 at II am, at which time Rever- end Kent Spaulding will be in stalled as pastor of the Seward church by Reverend A. O. Ode gaard. Mrs. Odegaard will also be in Seward and will speak at Sunday School at 9:45.
 In the afternoon, reception will be held in the church base ment from 3 to ) o'clock.
 Everyone is cordially invited to attend.
Seward seaport record., 1950-07-25
4TH OF JULY COMMITTEE REPORTS DEFICIT

A financial report from the secretary-treasurer of Seward $ 4th of July Committee last Sun- day night shows all prize money has been paid, but there is still a deficit of S1607.68.
 The success of the celebration is undisputed and underwriters are expected to keep faith with the committee, as we'll as other individuals who always contri- bute to public welfare
Seward seaport record., 1950-07-25
-COASTWISE FREIGHTER
 DUE JULY 27

CoastWise Lines SS Pacificus is scheduled to arrive at Seward Thursday noon, July 27, direct from Seattle.
 The Lines SS Strathmore is presently loading a full cargo of scrap rail at Anchorage for shipment to the East Coast, and the SS King s. Woolsey is in the Cook Inlet area unloading 1900 tons of cargo at Fire Island.
Seward seaport record., 1950-07-25

MT. and Mrs. Al Cereda of Fairfield, California, are visiting their daughter. Mrs. Bob Free man, for an indefinite stay. This is the first trip the Ceredas have made to Alaska.
Seward seaport record., 1950-07-25
Boy Scouts Return From National J amboree

David Gray and Dick Brown, Seward Boy Scouts, arrived home this morning aboard the SS Alaska, tired, happy and eager to get their feet on the ground of home.
 The saga of their wanderings as related by David Gray begins with, II was seasick until we got to Juneau" From there the trip was nothing but pleasant. The itinerary as described by the two boys, is very interesting.
 They toured Seattle by bus, had a swim in the YMCA pool and inspected the University of Washington campus. They were joined by the 300 Seattle Scouts and entrained for the East.
 A five hour bus trip through Glacier National Park showed scenery not too different from that at home for the Alaska boys, but tribal dance by the Blackfeet Indians in costume was treat for the boys.
 At St. Paul, everybody had another swim in a fresh water lake. In Chicago, a sightseeing tour ended at the ball park for some. They were rained out, however, and did not see the end of the game. Others visited the Industrial Museum where they saw teleVision for the first time. Strangely enough, the two Sew ard boys were not impressed by | television.
 At Columbus, Ohio, another sightseeing tour showed the boys , the university and the state peni- tentiary, which they remember in detail They also attended
 church in Columbus.
 While in Washington, DC,
 they visited the Capitol and the
 White House. Lincoln and Jef- ferson Memorials, Washington
 Monument, Library of Congress,
 Smithsonian Institution and the Treasury Building where they l watched the printing of paper
 money, were all on the agenda. The tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington impressed
 Dick Brown by it's quiet, and he 1 was delighted with Mt Vernon Another swim, this time in the l YMCA pool in Washington, was mentioned.
 They travelled directly from Washington to Valley Forge, where i've had to walk two and a half miles to the encampment. The Alaska and Seattle boys were there two days ahead of the rest of the other delegations. They set up a lively trade in souvenirs and autographs.
 On July 4th, a speech by Gen. eral Eisenhower made much greater impression than did one by President Truman on June 30. "I have never been one for flowery speeches, said Dick, land General Ike talked to us as if we had just been standing around him. l sure liked his talk"
 During the encampment, the Alaska boys paid a visit to Philadelphia, where they saw the Liberty Bell, Betsy Ross house, Independence Hall and the tomb of Benjamin Franklin. They left Philadelphia on the
Seward seaport record., 1950-07-25
GENERAL CUNNINGHAM HERE FOR VACATION

Brig. General Julian w. Gun ningham and family will be guests of the Seward Recreation Center this week.
 The General expects to fish. rest and enjoy himself generally away from all military duties.
Seward seaport record., 1950-07-25
AGED SEWARD RESIDENT DIES IN HOSPITAL

MT. Ernest Robbins, for many years a resident in the Arcade Building, died at about 2:30 this afternoon in Seward Gener- al Hospital. No funeral arrange ments had been made at press time.
Seward seaport record., 1950-07-25
LOCAL BOYS TO JOIN NAVY

Jack Hoogland and Terry Fill lingim left Friday for Seattle to "join up" with the U. S. Navy. Several other local boys are toying with the same idea but none have gone Outside to carry through.
Seward seaport record., 1950-07-25

(Signed)
 Ernest Gruening Governor of Alaska (S;gned)
 Lew M. Williams Secretary of Alaska
Seward seaport record., 1950-07-25
Governor Issues CiviIiun Defense Proclamation
United States of America
 Territory of Alaska Office of the Governor

Ol1lCe Ol tllS LOVCl liOl WHEREAS, American tr oop s are now engaged in hostilities in Asia; and
 WHEREAS, war or the threat of general war is of direct concern to Alaska as it is to every other part of the United States; and
 WHEREAS, Alaska's vulnerable position, geographically and To- gistically, suggests the possibill- ty of it's direct involvement in any major -toreSeeaDle war; and WHEREAS, Alaskans generally, mindful of such circumstances and alert to such possibilities, and conscious of their responsi- biIities as citizens of a free na- tion, should, for their mutual protection and well-being, or ganize themselves against any threat to their security, health or welfare:
 NOW THEREFORE, 1, ERNEST GRUENING, Governor of Alas ka, do, pursuant to national pol icy, and in the discharge of my official responsibilities, hereby direct that the Director of Ci william Defense for Alaska, es tablish and organize Civilian Defense facilities on a Territor ial wide basis; and that he co operate with the various com munities in Alaska promoting similar preparedness and organ ization within their boundaries And hereby commend to the several communities the desir ability of preparedness for any eventuality and urge that they ] avail themselves of whatever facilities may be procurable. IN WITNESS WHEREOF. I have hereunto subscribed my hanc and caused the Seal of the Ter ritory of Alaska to be affixed Done at Juneau, the Capital this 20th day of July in the year of our Lord nineteen hun dred and fifty.
 (SigneO
 Ernest Gruening
 Governor of Alaska
 (S;gneO
 Lew M. Williams Secretary of Alaska
Evening star., 1950-02-05

sense of brotherhood vanished. He had re-
membered something.
At Wilmington he had telephoned Sally and
in voice ringing with pride had cried, Sally!
- I've almost made it. = I'm at Whining
TONI And she'd said, "Oh, Harold! How
wonderful
Harold Jones blushed crimson now as he
realized how this must have sounded to girl
whose late husband, when he phoned to tell of
a triumph could have said, well, Babe, got
damn near to sonic barrier" or, Tried to
tear the wings off that X-3N today, but she
took all could give her"
I1E MUST have sounded like two-year-old
who says, Watch me, Mummy and then
performs such feat of daring as leaping from
a footstool to the floor, and Mummy, like
Sally, says, How wonderful"
How can you fight ghost?" cried Harold
Jones' He beat fist against the back of the
front seat. "A laughing ghost with wingsp'
I'm making fool of myself, that's what
I'm doingr he thought. II saw Hank Barnes
laughing at me this morning when was being
so careful with my cockpit check. Crane
laughs at me out of that picture every time
I'm at the house. She must be laughing at me.
too. Why did ever start this pilots license
business?"
But he knew why. 1t was because lovely,
blue-eyed Sally Crane and her little GIRL Lola,
had moved to Westown and he had found
house for her He had known, too, that not
only because she came from another part of
the country but because she was young and
very, very pretty, the entrenched leaders of
that theoretically gracious and old world
community were going to make it tough for her.
From the first, he took her under his wing,
escorting her to cocktail parties he saw to it
that she was invited to, dropping in at the
neat Cape Cod cottage when his days work
was over to see how things were going for her.
Sometimes he brought her fun-presents, like
a can of special sardines, or toy for little
Lola, or box of candy He was widower
himself, and he understood the loneliness of
evening, tried to tighten it for her.
As through the winter their friendship
grew. he often stayed at the cottage for din
Evening star., 1950-02-05
A SHORT STORY

TINE FIRST two nervous landings and take
Il offs of the solo cross-country flight the
pilot license requirements demanded were be-
hind him. Above and around him as he left
Wilmington the sky alternated between bright
blue and steel gray as the southeast wind that
had been rising all morning shifted cloud
masses, blew them to tattered shreds and then
to other masses.
Two thousand feet below him the rolling
hills of Delaware and Maryland farm land lay
green and brown and blush under the chang
ing lights and shadows of the day.
The beauty around and beneath him, the
realization of having completed two-thirds OF
a task that for young men was pleasure but
that for him, in his cautious midforties, was
long dreaded ordeal gave him confidence.
1t made him forget why he had forced him
self to fight down his fears and keep on with
grim determination to the goal - his pilots
license. 1t made him forget that he was doing
it not because he wanted to but because OF
Sally Crane and her sweet beauty and her
youth. 1t made him forget the rising wind
gathering the clouds together that could mean
trouble - real trouble.
Up HERE at two thousand feet it was easy to
forget the wind. Lower down, where its pas
sage would have been affected by forests and
hills, the air would have been bumpy and the
little plane would have rocked and swayed
and bucked, but UP here there was no feeling
of wind.
There was no feeling of speed. There was
no feeling of turmoil - just stiffness and the
steady, rather soothing beat of the engine and
propeller.
Beneath him lay the natural beauty of the
earth slowly rotating so he seemed to be mo-
tionless in his own little spot of sky, while far
below houses and barns and lakes and towns
and villages came toward him. passed and fell
astern.
The world did the moving. He stayed mo-
tionless. He knew that in the tiny doll houses
down there men and women were laughing,
quarreling, worrying, dreading, hoping, living
out their day. They seemed as far away and
as insignificant as ants scurrying and toiling
in their hills.
Evening star., 1950-02-05
BY ERIC HATCH
illustrated by Hy Rubin

Here in the sky, remote, he no longer felt
part of them - no longer part of the world
at all. He had his own world. The planes
little, narrow, plexiglass cabin, the back of the
empty seat in front of him, the instrument
panel, the engine cowl, the blurred circle
made by the whirling propeller, the yellow
wings stretching out on each side of him -
these were his world.
The earth was merely an adjacent planet.
In his world there was neither toll nor care,
but simply great sense of eternal peace and
beauty and power
II think said Harold Jones aloud, ''for
the very first time, know why some men like
to fly"
Automatically, he glanced down to see if
the blue serpent that was the Delaware River
was still where it belonged - just over his
left shoulder 1t was. He glanced at his COM
pass, at the simple instruments. All the dials
pointed to the proper figures. He looked for
ward. Far ahead he could just make out the
dark smoke -smudge on the horizon that would
be Centerville Along with the sense of peace,
feeling of elation came over him that aston
ished him because he was timid man, and
had forced himself through his flying course =
for reason.
why" he cried in an astonished voice.
II like to fly"
The realization so increased his elation that
he showed the stick forward to get speed, drew
it back sharply, pressing left rudder. and exc
cuted sort of climbing turn maneuver that
he honestly believed to be a Chandelle. Then,
satisfied, he headed back on course.
81 SUPPOSE" he thought, this feeling of
peace - of power = must have been why her
husband loved to fly and did the things he
did. He must have known it, too"
He thought for little while about the fair
haired young man whose photograph in its
silver frame dominated Sally Cranes living
room from a place on the piano. In the pic
ture he had on an Air Force uniform covered
with four rows of ribbons and he was laughing.
In the picture he looked like young Morse
god. Now, for a few seconds, Harold Jones,
the middle-aged real-estate man, felt strange
sense of brotherhood with him. Suddenly the