davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1950-06-16
To S+or+ Survey On
Seward Airport
Early Next Week

Word was received today by
Mayor Lanier that Mr.. Don
Iyinck, engineer from Tony
Schwamm's office, will arrive
in Seward Saturday by plane to
begin the survey work on the
Seward Municipal Airport. He
will be joined Monday by an
other engineer from the office
of Victor Rivers.
The survey will begin immedi-
ately, after which the attorney
for the Territorial Department
of Aviation will make the land
procurements necessary for the
extension of the airport.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1950-06-16
Cleanup Party Works
At First Lake Reserve

A cleanup party scheduled for
Thursday evening worked in
spite of the rain, to bulldoze, cut
brush and build the barbecue pit
at First Lake in preparation for
the Fourth of July picnic.
The picnic, under the aus
pices of the Izaak Walton League
and the Fourth of July Com
mittee, will be held on Sunday,
July 2 this year, and being in
town it is expected to draw
big crowd.
Skeet shooting, races, casting
contests and a barbecue will fea-
ture the day with a dance at
night.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1950-06-16
Agent Finds TroPs.
Shares, Still Set

Reports on snares and traps
that are out and that are catch
ing fur, game and dogs have
reached such proportions that
it is very apparent that such
wanton use of trapping devices
cannot be condoned by the Fish
and Wildlife Service on the
Kenai Peninsula stated Carlos
Carson, enforcement agent, to-
day, following the finding of
many more set traps and snares
than those issued in the last
issue of this paper.
Fur and game which have
been long decayed, some as
much as two and three months
old, have been found in some OF
the traps and snares.
Leaving "a trap line INTENDED
and leaving traps set past the
end of the trapping season con-
stitute serious violations of the
game laws and if the violators
are caught they will be prose.
cuted to the full extent of the
law.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1950-06-16
BILL YOUNKER TAKES
4O-MILE HIKE

Bill Younker and his German
shepherd dog, Monk, went by
bus from Seward to Cooper
Landing last Saturday morning
and walked back to Seward via
Russian and Resurrection Rivers,
taking four days to make the
40-odd mile hike.
Bill reports seeing II moose,
five black bears, a bunch of
about 20 sheep, lots of beaver,
and two coyotes during the trip.
He shot a big black bear along
upper Resurrection and added
the hide to his pack. The dog
Monk got into a fight to the fin
ish battle with a large otter.
Monk also got snoot full Of
porcupine quilts. He carried
about 20 pounds of duffle in his
own pack over the route. The
mixers came into Seward early
Wednesday morning, foot sore
and minus about 10 pounds in
weight. However, Bill thinks the
trip was we'll worth the effort.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1950-06-16
Mahopac & Army Detachment
Confirmed For 4th Of July

The USS MahOpac under the
command of Lieutenant Howard
Jones will be in Seward again
over the Fourth of July, accord
ing to telegram from Admiral
Sprague, Commandant Of the
18th Naval District Headquar-
tiers, Kodiak.
The communication expressed
qualification that the people of
Seward were requesting ship
by name. The officers and men
of the Mahopac made such a
good impression when they were
here for the Armed Forces Day
celebration that permission was
asked for their return.
Following is a letter received
by Mayor Lanier just before
press time today:
Dear Mayor Lanier:
In the temporary absence of
General TWining, I should like
to acknowledge receipt of your
letter of May Is, 1850 with re-
spect to your request for mill
tary participation in the 4th of
July celebration at Seward.
The military is always anxious
to take part in patriotic observ-
ances, such as you propose, and
we are delighted to accept your
invitation to be guests of the
City on the 4th of July.
We can send Navy tug, sim.
liar to the one sent on Armed
Forces Day, with 2 officers ana
80 enlisted men; an Army de-
tachment consisting of l officer
and approximately rs enlisted
men from Fort Richardson.
Because of prior commit
ments, however, a military band
will not be available, nor can we
guarantee that the same 1nd1-
viduals will comprise the pro-
posed units as did those sent on
Armed Forces Day. Col. Willard
Perry, for instance, is on leave
in the States and not expected
(Turn to Page ~
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1950-06-16
GAME LICENSES ISSUED
BEGINNING JUNE 81

The new licenses for hunting,
fishing and trapping will be
issued beginning June q, ac-
cording to the Fish and Wildlife
Service. The licenses may be
obtained from acting U. S. Com
missioner Anna B. Southland,
newly appointed licensing of
ficer.
1t should be remembered that
every application for license is
in affidavit form and questions
must be answered properly
Otherwise prosecution may fol-
low.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1950-06-16
SEWARD BUSINESSMEN ON
TRIP TO STATES

Leon Urbach and Charles
Lechner, Sr.. left this morning
by train to make plane connec-
tons in Anchorage for Seattle.
Mr.. Lechner will attend the
meets in Tacoma of the Grand
Lodge of Washington, AF&AM,
as Deputy of the Grand Master.
Mr.. Urbach will attend the
Shriners' convention in Los An
geles and then the wedding of
his son, Larry Urbach, on June
25 before returning to Seward.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1950-06-16
TRESSLER FAMILY RETURNS
FROM STATES

Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Tressler
and children returned from a
15,OOO-mile trip last Tuesday.
Mrs. Tressler and the children
flew Outside early in the spring
and Mr.. Tressler drove over the
highway, leaving here in April.
They visited in Tennessee,
then drove to Maryland, West
Virginia and various places on
the East Coast, visiting Mr..
Tressler's home in Baltimore.
From there they drove to To
ledo, Detroit and Chicago, then
back to Tennessee. They rested
there about a week then started
the homeward journey.
Mr.. Tressler reported having
four bloWouts, and considerable
trouble with a leak in the gas
tank. Once he managed to get
to a service station before los
ing all the gas, but the other
time he had to be towed to a
station. He laughed about it,
though, and said they really had
a lot of fun.
Mrs. Tressler and children
came down from Anchorage on
the train Tuesday and Glen
came Wednesday by plane.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1950-06-16
Equipment Arrives
For Playground

Eight pieces of sturdy play
ground equipment ordered by
the City Council has arrived and
will be set up on the school
ground when weather permits.
Two sets of swings, two sliding
boards, four see-saWs, a merry
go-round, and a monkey maze
will keep the kids occupied
throughout the summer. Bicycle
racks are also to be put up.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1950-06-16
HALIBUT FISHING TO CLOSE
MIDNIGHT, JULY 5

The following wire was re-
ceived today by Carlos Carson,
Seward Fish and Wildlife Agent,
from the International Fisheries
Commission:
international Fisheries Com
mission today announced mid
night, July S, as closing date for
halibut fishing in Area Three
and Four and One A."
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1950-06-16
Seward Voters To Decide The
Taxi Franchise Monday

AS Mayor of Seward, and as
Owner of the Legion Cab Com
pany, l have talked with many
people about this Ordinance
which grants to Northern Cabs
a franchise to use the streets of
Seward under certain specified
conditions. A lot of questions
have been put to me- ] am asked
if this is a move to force the
other cab companies out of bust
ness. l am asked if the Ordi-
nance is a device to gain control
of the cab situation simply for
personal, private gain. To all of
these questions, l can give posi-
tive assurance that this Ordi-
nance, which the voters are
asked to ratify at the Monday
election, is genuine benefit to
the people of Seward. l am sell
ing out my Legion Cab business
to Northern Cabs, willingly and
voluntarily. Northern Cabs will
then operate, under the fran
chise, not as an individual, but
as a corporation. 1t will not be
one-man affair, but lawful
business corporation, in the
activities of which any person
will be eligible to participate.
To the question: can this new
organization, after the approval
and ratification of the Ordi
nance, raise its rates whenever
it sees fit-my reply is mo-
not any more than any other
public utility company can in
crease it's rates. Under the for
mer Ordinance pertaining to
taxicabS, any operator can
charge whatever fare he pleases.
If one Individual got control of
all the cab businesses in Seward
right now, WITHOUT THIS
NEW ORDINANCE, he could
then control the taxicab business
and charge whatever fares he
wished. THEN HE WOULD
REALLY HAVE A MONOPOLY!
But we do not wish to foster
and encourage monopolles. The
Common Council has therefore
granted this franchise subject
TO certain conditions: those con-
ditions have been enumerated
many times, but the most I'M
portant is the express condition
that the fare within the city
limits shall not exceed So cents.
AS Owner of cab business, l
have discussed this Ordinance
with other cab-oWners. We all
feel about the same. We like our
businesses, and we value our
businesses. But we all have
agreed to sell our businesses to
NORTHERN CABS, and we are
doing this of our own free will
and accord We believe it to be
step forward. We know that
under the franchise, NORTHERN
CABS will be able to give better
service, because it will have
greater volume of business. The
people of Seward will be get
ting better service, and the
guarantee of continued, depend
able, and safe cab transpOrta-
ion at fixed rate of fifty cents
anywhere within the city limits
EUGENE N. LANIER,
Legion Cab Co.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1950-06-16
GRAVESIDE SERVICES
FOR OLAF HULT

A graVeside service conducted
by Rev. Paul Irwin will be held
for Olaf A. Hult at 2 pm. Mon
day, June 10. .
Mr.. Hult, resident of Seward
since 1926, died at Ocean View
June IL.
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1950-06-16

I am voluntarily selling my
lab business, known as RELI-
ABLE CAB COMPANY, to Mr..
(iiardina, of the Northern Cabs,
because | believe that the peo-
! lie of Seward should have a
( oice in service of this kind.
The Ordinance that is coming
p for the vote of the people of
eward on Monday is one of the
host beneficial Ordinances that
Re have ever had. 1t really guar
ntees better cab service to the
eople of Seward. If / were not
favor of it, 1 would not have
greed to sell my taxi business,
|hich is good business, to
orthern Cabs.
c. E. GAGE,
Reliable Cab Co.
(Turn to Page ~
Seward seaport record. (Seward, Alaska) 1948-195?, 1950-06-16
LUTHERAN LADIES AID
PLANS BAKE SALE

The Ladies Aid of the Seward
Lutheran Church has scheduled
bake sale to be held on Satur-
day, June "a. Location will be
announced later.
Evening star., 1950-05-18

There are - separate vertebras
In the human spine.
Evening star., 1950-05-18
ZAP Wirephoto.

ened. approval was given to an
agreement which ended the strike
last Tuesday of $4,000 locomotive
f1remen against five lines.
The railroads and the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen and
Enginemen, meeting with the
Mediation Board. agreed to select
two six-man arbitration boards to
hear two issues which had been
left unsettled.
The issues are in connection
with the employment of firemen
on the multiple unit diesel loco
motives and on some 200 small
teapot" diesels in switching
service.
The boards will meet next Oc-
tober and next January, each to
hear a single issue. The struck
roads were parts of the New York
Central. Pennsylvania and the
Union Pacific and the Santa Fe
and the Southern Railway.
Evening star., 1950-05-18
nousekeeper Files Claim
AGAINST 0'connor Estate
0, the As,ee;e,ea p,,.,

LOS ANGELES. May 1s.--A
claim for sl2.s75 against the $780,
600 estate of the late United
States Judge j. r. T. O'Connor.
former comptroller of the Cur
rency. was filed in Probate Court
yesterday by Mrs. Frances Hole.
She stated that she served the
bachelor jurist as nurse, cook.
housekeeper and companion. out
side the regular scope of her
duties as his secretary. Judge
O'Connor died last September at
the age of So.
Mrs. Hole also contends that
the jurist promised to educate her
daughter. and she estimates
$500 as the cost of the last two
years in high school and four
years in college.
Judge O'Connor's will, admitted
to probate last November, left his
estate in trust for his sister, two
brothers and several educational
institutions.
Evening star., 1950-05-18
Vinson Cites Courts
As Democratic Symbol
Before Law Institute

Chief Justice Vinson said today
that our courts symbolic the tri-
umph of reason over force.
Addressing the American Law
Institute he pointed to the Ameri-
can ideal Of impartial justice and
asked:
rs not this the essence of the
democratic faith? Is there any
better test of the difference we
see between ourselves and those
we call undemocratic than the
contrasting judicial systems?
Contrasts Cited.
"The contrast is between de-
cisions rendered automatically ac-
cording to the authority of a sim
gle individual or group, without
possibility of an appeal addressed
to reason, and those sought to be
based on the intelligent applica-
ton of principles of law which
can justifiably be called objec-
tive" ss'
The law institute. which today
opened a three-day meeting at
the Mayf1ower Hotel. is an Or
ganization of lawyers. judges and
law teachers set up in 1923 "for
the improvement of the law and
the administration of justice"
More than TOO are attending.
Chief Justice Vinson said he Is
confident the present term of the
Supreme Court will end before
June 81. the closing date last year.
Today. he said, there are 20 cases
which have been heard by the
court but not decided. compared
with so such cases at this time
last year.
He called attention to the in
crease in civil litigation in the
Federal Courts. The suits filed in
District Courts this year are ahead
Of last year and about so per cent
greater in number than in pre-
war years. he said.
Despite the increase in the
volume of work, the Chief Justice
said. the Federal judiciary docket
Is in far better condition than
last year. He said that in part
this is due to six new judgeships
in Courts Of Appeals and 21 in
District Courts provided last year
by Congress.
Meeting with the institute is the
National Conference of Commits
sioners on Uniform State Laws.
Evening star., 1950-05-18
reputed gambling kingpin, Frank

reputed gambling kingpin, Frank
Costello.
Senator Tobey told reporters
that the question of perjury
hinges on what Erickson had to
say about his relations with Co.'S
tello while testifying before the
Senate Commerce Subcommittee,
of which Senator Tobey also is a
member.
Senators checking this testi-
mony are proceeding on the as
sumption the Costello mentioned
in New York is the one about
whom Erickson was questioned
here. Costello himself testified
before the same committee and
his testimony has been sent to
United States Attorney George
Morris Fay to determine if he
committed perjury.
Erickson told Senators last
month that his only business con-
nection with Costello was the joint
purchase of some oil leases in
Texas.
Senator Capehart, Republican
OF Indiana asked: But you have
never done any business with
Costello?"
Erickson: mo. When you say
do business with him what do you
mean by do business with him?'
Capehart: well. whatever your
business is?"
Erickson: He don't do business
with me-"
Evening star., 1950-05-18

At least 1000 covered bridges
are still in use today, most of
them east of the Mississippi river.
Evening star., 1950-05-18
Romania Tells u. ).
To Cut Bucharest
Legation Staff 10 10
sy the Asses'sssd Press

Communist Romania today de-
manded that the United States
reduce the staff of the American
legation at Bucharest by approx
mately half.
A note to the State Department
called for trimming the stan OF
10 persons to 10 and renewed
charges that some Americans have
taken part In spying against the
Communist regime.
1t was q new blow in the run
ming dispute between the United
States and other Western powers
on one hand and the Soviet bloc
Eastern European countries on
the other.
The United States only last
month required Romania to close
an Office of its commercial at
tache in New York City. Earlier.
Romania had forced suspension
of operations by the United States
Information Service in Bucharest.
OficialS said the latest request
is under consideration and indi-
Gated that further retaliation
against the latest Romanian ac-
ton might follow. In this case,
however. the United States is at
a disadvantage because Romania
now has only three official rep
resentatives in this country-Min-
lister Mihai Magheru. a legation
Official and a clerk.
In Bucharest there are cur
rently Is State Department rep
resentatives and six military,
naval and air attaches. The mis-
sion is headed by Minister Rudolf
&. Shoenfeld.
Evening star., 1950-05-18
Rail Strike
Continued From First Page.)

said, and the union was free to
call q strike. ... 49,
However. a presidential fact
finding board in report to Presi-
dent Truman on April 10 had
suggested the switchmen's case
would be passed upon after hear
ing similar cases by two other
operating unions, the trainmen
and the Order of Railway Con-
ductors.
Wanted Separate Hearing.
The board has been holding
hearings here for two months and
its report is due June /. The
switchmen contended it's case de-
served a separate board.
I'VE refuse to wait" Mr. Glover
said in announcing the strike ac-
ton. "We have waited long
enough. We followed the law and
we expect to be treated as law
abiding citizens and as q law
abiding union"
MIR. Glover said that most OF
American industry has had a basic
40-hour work week for years
That's all we want"
He added that more than a mil.
lion rail workers have been on q
basic 40-hour work week since
September, 1949.
"The railroads have stalled us
long enough" he added.
A spokesman for the Rock Is.
land, one of the lines the strike il
directed against, said it was diff.
f1cult to forecast the exact effecI
OF such a walkout.
Will Slow Terminal Service.
1T won't stop operations to =
point of complete paralysis but II
will retard service, especially al
the terminals" he said.
! AS the new rail strike threat.
Evening star., 1950-05-18
Crime
Continued From First Page.)

quantity of information available
to the Senate investigators.
That would be linked with the
material seized May in a raid
on Erickson's Park avenue Offices
in New York.
Since New York authorities are
powerless to cope with out-of-
State angles-and the same goes
for the Florida authorities-the
committee finds itself in the per-
feet spot to put the pieces to-
gether, it was pointed out.
Erickson Admitted Operations.
Erickson. admitted operator of
a $12,500, ,000-a-year bookmaking
business, appeared recently before
the Senate Commerce subcommit-
tee studying legislation to bar in
terstate passage OF gambling in
formation.
After that appearance there
were two developments. Senator
Kefauver. Democrat, of Tennessee
said If he ever got his special
crime committee authorized, he
would get some undercover staff
work done before he summoned
people Ike Erickson before his
committee. Since then the spe-
cial committee has been approved
with Senator Kefauver as its
chairman.
The other development grow
ing out OF Erickson's appearance
here Was the raid On his New
York off1ce.a A grand jury in New
York has been Investigating Erick-
sons gambling 3activities ever
since. ss WIas
Reeordszs Seizure Upheld.
In General Sessions Court in
New York yesterday. the Associ-
ated Press reported. Judge John
A. Mullen ruled that records
seized in the raid may be held for
scrutiny by the District Attorneys
office. Certain personal papers
were ordered returned to Erick-
son.
Mr.. Scotti said the records on
the Florida inn showed the profits
were split among owners in Miami,
Hallandale and Hollywood, Fla,
and a group believed to be mem
bers of the "Pureple Gang" in
Detroit.
The Detroit owners of the CO.
lonial Inn were listed as "Mert
Wertheimer and Ruben Matthews,
ct al" Among the Florida owners
listed was Joseph Dode of Hal
landale, whom Mr.. Scott described
as really being Joe Adonis, Brook
lyn and New Jersey underworld
figure.
Boca Ration Activity Revealed.
Mr.. Scotti said another batch of
records disclosed gambling activi-
ties at Boca Ration, Fla. He said
Erickson had netted $4,012 in
profits from that operation for the
period ended October 81, 1949."
Cited among the seized records
were two promissory notes for
$25,0 900 signed by a Frank Co.'S
tello. 1t was not indicated whether
reference was being made to the
Evening star., 1950-05-18
Gone With The Wind
Finally Opening In Paris
0, ~. AI.essa,sS Pres.

PARIS, May is.-"Gone With
the Wind" is opening in Paris
Saturday-"at last" say the ad-
vertisements,
The film first YVES sent here IN
1899 The German invasion came
before II could open, The Naxis
took away the film.
After the war Metro Goldwyr-
Mayer sent over another copy.
French authorities decided after
a private showing that q picture
of civil war in the United States
would not be in the public in
tereSt" at time when political
tempers were high in France.
When that ban was lifted the
distributors discovered there was
a French law putting a Ct ling
on movie ticket prices. They re-
fused to show the 32-hour film
without premium prices. Price
control was lifted only last ricnth.
The picture opens Saturday at
$50 ticket and up-if moth.
ing else happens.
Evening star., 1950-05-18
Duchin Better at Hospitol

NEW YORK, May 18 (P.-Eddy
Duchin. band leader and pianist,
was reported in good condition
last night at Memorial Hospital
for Cancer and Allied Diseases,
where he has been under treat
ment for two weeks. Nature of
his ailment was not disclosed.
He can leave the hospital every
day or so."