THE SEWARD POLARIS
Peninsula-Chain News
Dedicated to the Building
of the "Kenai Empire"
Independent
United Press Service
Published Semi-weekly
by
H. \V. and N. M. Hunt
Seward. Alaska
i nscription Kate $8.00 nor year
Every taxpayer should attend
the la. t council meeting.
COAST GUARD —1790
TO THE PRESENT TIME
i
(Continued from pace 1)
1898—Twenty cutters reported for
combat in the Spanish-Ameri
can War. The cutter McCUL
LOUGH fired first shot at
Manila Bay. McCULLOUGH
also carried the first news of
Dewey’s victory to Hongkong ^
for cabling to the United
States.
1904—Ship-to-shore radio commun
ication pioneered by Coast
Guani'.
1912—Following the sinking of
the T1TANTIC, the Interna
Standard Alaska Diesel Fuel
gives i nick starts,'even combus
tion, freedom from knocking.
Harr-, c’eanly and completely,
keeps cosdv, wasteful carbon
at a 1 .,! rock minimum.
Standard Diesel Fuel is free
from grit and dust that wreck
precision injectors.
TAILORED FOR
DIESEL ENGINES
J STANDARD
“ mmi mi
STANDARD of CALIFORNIA
IF IT'S BEER OR LIQUOR YOU WANT
TRY OUR
NORTHERN
COCKTAIL BAR OR LIQUOR STORE
THE YELLOW CAB THAT IS PARKED
AT OUR DOOR IS AT YOUR SERVICE
The Northern Bar
"A Gentlemans Place of Recreation”
Relax While You Travel
\v lien you go Ly steamer, you can relax in the luxuri
ous comfort of staterooms, lounges and deck* ... tit
back and enjoy the scenery as you sail.
v £at the Rest Food —Mo ExSra Charge
The Alaska Line is famed for the excellence of its
cuisine. You will marvel at the delic' t- p . nured
meals. The cost of all meals is iin hnl, ,| in t‘i .-e.
Yotir berth, too!
*' Sailings Are Frequent
SS ALEUTIAN
^Mnrch 25 th
SS BARANOF
April 2nd
SS DENALI
c: 11s at Value/., voraova, uuu
eaii. Wrangell Ketchikan and
Seattle.
Calls Juneau, Ketchikan, and
Seattle.
Due Seward westbound March
80th. then calls Seldovia. Kodi
ak, and Alaska Peninsula ports
returning direct Seattle from
Alaska Peninsula.
t HliBSHH STEHniSHIP compnna J
t ion a I Ice Patrol was under
taken by the Coast Guard to
halt the loss of life through
berg collisions in the North
Atlantic.
1915— Life Saving Service com
bined with Revenue Cutter
Service to form the Coast
Guard.
1916— jCoast Guard Aviation au
thorized by Congress.
1917— 1918 In World War I. Coast
Guard under Navy Depart
ment assigned patrol and
convoy o*uty. Cutter TAMPA
which convoyed 350 troop and
supply ships between Great
Britain and Gihralter. was
sunk resulting in the greatest
single naval loss of the war.
Sixty-three Coast Guard offi
cers held command duty with
the Navy aboard combat craft
ad transports, and at air sta
tions.
1919—Lieut. E. F. Stone, Coast
Guam* aviator, one of two NC
4 pilots in first flight across
Atlantic.
1919-1932—Coast Guard returned
to Treasury Department: en
forced Prohibition.
1939—Bur. of Lighthouses trans
ferred from the Department
of Commerce to the Coast
Guard.
1941-1945—In World War II. under
Navy Department. Ships and
planes assigned to convoy
duty. anti-submarine patrol.
Coast Guard personnel man
ned1 invasion barges, troop
and supply ships.
1942 -Bureau of Marine Inspec
tion transferred to the Coast
Guard jurisdiction. SPARS,
Women's Reserve of th Coast
Guard, established.
1945—Coast Guard undertook task
of preparing proposals for
submission as the United
States' proposals to post-war
1/foAH I
vv/fy c>id>ai r
they -tell , I
A1E TH'
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DEAI? NOAH= IS THE
OYSTER* THAT'(SETS UP
ON THE WeoMO SIDE
OP THE BED y the
OME THAT F/NPS
HIMSELF /Al THE SOUP?
j..i.cop©in Baltimore,
PEAR NOAH=AFTEB
ARREST DID THE
COR FEEL. BETTER?
MISS 8RENDA TODD
NORPOLK, V/A
DMtnbut»<f by Ktb* future Svn<flr*»* Inc
i./• g. ?/. ,-tnri:/■:r;sf.mr.vr
IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR
SEWARD PRECINCT
THIRD DIVISION AI .ASK A
In Hie Mailer of the Estate
of
ABRAHAM XOOVUIO
Deceased:
Probate N«. 430
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN:
To t h ere<,'itors and all j rsons
Inning claims against the Estate
■ c ABRAHAM XOOVUK, deceas
ed. to file their elain properly
verified, witlr'n sis months after
tic first publication of this NO
TICE. in 1 he office of the Pro
bate Judge for Seward Precinct,
at Seward Alaska: or to exhibit
the same, with the necessary
vouchers, to the undersigned Ad
ministrator at the office of Mr.
R. E. Baumgartner, attorney for
the undersign'd, which office lias
been sel cted as the place for
transacting all matters in connec
tion with said Estate.
Dated* at Seward, Alaska this
25th day of February 1948
CHAS. ADKINS
Administrator
Sat.. Feb. 28-Mar. 6, 13. 20,-’48
International Safety at Sea
Conference.
1946—Coast Guard returned* to
Treasury Department.
* •
She laughed when I sat o'own
to play-boy was she ticklish!
Every taxpayer should attend
the last council meeting.
•-:
City Registration Date Closing is
Set for April 3rd at 10 P.M.
•
Patronise those who Advertise
A Trip To Moose Pass!
And a Stop at the
Trait Lake Grocery
For an Order of Groceries
or
Trail Lake Garage
To arraiu/e for an overhaul on your Car
IF HA. FAY BIG DIVIDENDS
Estes Brothers
Proprietors
I
RAL-PD-9-48 I
LAND & BUILDINGS
SEALED BID SALE
PROPERTY LOCATION: Near Sand Point on Popof Island
in th? Shumagin Island Group approximately 360 miles
southeast ol Kodiak.__
FORMER CAA RADIO & RANGE STATION
200 ACRES OF LAND
10 BUILDINGS, wood construction (used as Quarters. Trans
mitter. Utility, Radio Range, Generator, and Control
Buildings.
7 QUONSET HUTS
5 SHEDS, wood construction (used for fuel, pump and stor
age houses)
The area also contains sewer lines, water supply lines,
electric distribution system, water system, network of
roads, and miscellaneous equipment and equipage.
PURCHASE INFORMATION: The above property will be
joid as ONE LOT on a WHERE-IS AS-IS basis. Orders will
be receivea from Federal Agencies, RFC. State and Local
Governments, and Non-profit Institutions until March 24.
1943. Bids from all other purchasers will be received until
April Hi. 1943 and publicly opened at the WAA Office.
Anchorage. Alaska, on April 19. 1948. Sales Lists are avail
able at the Customer Service Centers at Seattle. Washing
ton and Anchorage. Alaska. _
WAR ASSETS
AO fMM ST HAT i 0 N
B. x 24*;. Anchorage Main 766
Dress Up For Plaster
Tt» « II7
rermannet wave
MACHINE. WAVE. $iA 00 'i
NEW CREAM TYPE f ill«
SEWARD BEAUTY
SHOPPE
Tel. MADISON 188 Operator BERTHA FISHER
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