The Seward Polaris &
VOLUME 4 ❖ INDEPENDENT ❖ SEWARD. ALASKA ❖ SATURDAY MARCH 20. 1948 *' UNITED PRESS SERVICE ❖ PRICE TEN CENTS No. 74
Mr. Koithahm, Curator,
TERRITORIAL MUSEUM
No Vote Unless You.Register; Books Close Sat. Apr.3
Progress Made in AirPort Situation
H. V. Hoben Last
Rites Thur. 1:30
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The places of business in Sew
ard closed on Thursday, March
38, at 1:30 P.M. enabling employ
er and employee to attend the
last rites for Harry V, Hoben.
The funeral was held from t lie
Masonic Hall by the members of
his lodge ana' he was laid to rest
by his friends and neighbors in
the cemetary here in Seward.
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SHIPPING NEWS
A
MV Square knot is scheduled
to sail from Seattle on March
27th. and will call at Ketchikan
Whittier and Seward. .
SS Denali due Seward March
30th, will call at Seldovia, Kodiak
ana' Alaska Peninsula ports. Any
one interested in passage or ship
ping freight to these ports, or the
Shumagin Island, please inquire
of the local Alaska Steamship
office for additional information.
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SS BARANOF PASSENCERS
FOR SEWARD
Donald Lawrence, Harry Kwiat
kowski. Jim Northcutt, Ronald j
Heathman. Walter O'Neill. Walter
Johnson. Laura Carr. Dorothy Ry
an. Eo'ward Molley. Mrs. Edward
Molley. Alb rt Patnode. Mrs. Al
bert Patnode, Glen M. Paradis.
Mrs. T. Hill, Jack Hill. Edward
Hagmann. R. G. Grant. Walter
Geuther. William Davis, Mrs. K.
O'Donnell. J. R Harris. O. H.
Kretzer. Richard Walter. Wm J.
Kerttula, Robert Loerzel. J. C.
Bingham. Hazel Pilkington. Rob
ert Sullivan. Richard Brennan.
Glenys Kapper, Edward P. Banks.
Mrs. Edward P. Banks, Spence
Bare, Mrs. Spence Bare.
C. Mattson, R. Rossi, G. H.
Hickerson, Zena Louise Feltrin.
Mark D. Lindeman, Mrs Mark D.
Lino'eman, J. Moline, Mrs. J. Mo
line, Orville Sinor, Mrs Orville
Sinor, L. R. Whitaker, Mrs. L. R.
Whitaker, Robert Caseman, O
Singleton. Mrs. C. Mattson, Mabel
Duckworth, Hester Federolf. Mrs.
L. J. W^bb and infant, Michael
James Webb, O. Parker, W. P.
Dempsey, Ivan Williams, Willis
R. Bethel, D. E. Becker, C. I.
Block, H. Taylor, C. R. Kinglie.
John Cox, Harry Olson, William j
Kohler, Freda Swagger. I
LeRoy Todd, R. Ellsworth, Du
ane Peterson, C. W. Hayne, E. C.
Simpson, John Salo, F. Hoi?, C.
J. Kass, R, Frodermann, Norman
Essex, B. Phillips, J. R. LaLrson,
D. Schulz, A. Salerno, Harry Mil
ler, Earl Stevens, William Ford.
W. T. Sabin, A. Muskavga, War
ren Denny, Isaac lAmada, Dale
Claybaugh, Thomas Broadhead. J.
Ferko, J. Stevens Andrew Fedja,
Louis Matusavage, Matt Trimble.
Jack Manick, David’ Bass, John
Irwin, D. Branch, Bryant Barry,
Mrs. O. G. Singleton.
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Every taxpayer should attend
the last council meeting.
SfHSCRIISE TO THE I'OI.AHN NOW !
$5 00 OFFERED FOR PRIZE SLOGAN
A $5.00 prize is being offered for a slogan which may be used
by the new Chamber of Commerc . The time is limited and the
cent(>st w ill be open for but one week. We understand* jars or
boxes will be placed in several of the stores within which the
participants may surrender their proposals. They may also be
mail d to Father Turner, the Secretary.
THREE YEARS AFTER IWO JIMA—
PORTRAIT OF A HERO AND FAMILY
Manchester, N. H.—Here is Ex-Marine Rene Gagnon, one of the three sur
vivors of the memorable flag raising episode on Mt. Suribachi on Feb. 23, 1943, and
his wife, Pauline, and baby son, Rene, Jr. Gagnon today is a textile worker
with an ambition for a new home and a West Point education for his boy. To
achieve both ambitions he is accumulating a nestegg of United States Savings
Honds through the Pavroll Savines Plan where he works.
1 <90 The L.S. Revenue Marine—
forerunner of the Coast Guard
—founded by Alexander Ham
ilton under the Treasury De
partmen. Second Act of first
Congress provided appropria
tion for 10 cutters to customs
laws.
1797-1801—Cutters operated with
the Navy in the undeclared
war against France. Cutters
captured 18 of 22 vessels
seized and assisted in the
capture of two others
1312-1814—Participated in the War
of 1812. Cutter JEFFERSON
made first capture of the war
(British brig PATRIOT). Cut
ter LOUISIANA fireo* the last
naval shot at New Orleans.
1814-1819—Cutters chased down
pirate ships in the Caribbean
and Gulf of Mexico. Cutters
ALABAMA and LOUISIANA
destroyed* the Breton’s Island
pirate stronghold. Piracy sup
pressed.
1836-1839—In war against Semi
nole Indians, cutters guarded
forts and crews pursued sav
ages through everglades and
swamps of Florida.
1848—During hostilities with Mex
ico, seven cutters aided the
Navy in blockading the Mexi
can coast.
; 1861-1865—Forty-six cutters saw
service during the War be
tween the States. First naval
shot was fired by cutter.HAR
RIET LANE, returning fire on
Fort Sumter. Cutter MIAMI
served as President Lincoln’s
personal transport on several
occasions.
1867—Alaska purchased. Cutter
LINCOLN first U. S. ship in
Alaskan waters. Cutters plac
ed on patrol for inspection,
survey and provision of med
ical, dental and judicial aid
to isolated communities.
1876—Coast Guard Academy was
founded to train officers a
board the barkentine DOBBIN.
Later established ashore at
New London. Conn.
1897—Whaling fleet ice-bound in
the Arctic. Cutter BEAR ar
rived in 103 days for daring
rescue.
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CITY ELECTION
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You cannot sign a petition un
less you have registered—Regis
tration Closing Date April 3rd at
10 P.M.
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Hi-Way News
Courtesy of Mrs. Harold Maxwell
The last two Saturdays Bea
Davis has been out during the af
ternoon to see me, the first time
with Lois Davis and the second
with Helen Gerwer.
Judy Gerwer spent last week
end with the Gillespies, coming
out Friday evening and returning
Monu'ay morning on the school
bus.
Kay McCann and Maxine Kelly
visited our clearing last Saturday.
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We have three newly built bunk
| beds in our house now, which Ray
made this last week. There is one
more yet to be built and then
drawers for all of them. Then 1
can get rid of the big, rough
temporary shelves and the cartons
upon them in which much of our
currently used clothing, linens,
etc., are now held. Harold* has
1 not yet remedied his error in
| building the closet. He regards it
| as a sort of hazard. 1 think—like
| shooting a golf ball across a
stream.
Bob Stanton flew over the
clearing again the other Sunday
! morning and wc wish. after
! reading that we wish the fliers
■ could wave to us. I guess he
buzzea' us. Harold ran out of the
house to wave, but I doubt Bob
saw him.
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Today it is simply lovely out
There, is the fresh fallen snow
and the clear, blue sky with an
occasional wisp of white cloud.
The little Pine Siskins and their
fellow small birds are around ev
erywhere. and our squirrel friends
are chattering more than usual.
Ray came jubilantly home from
work just after noon ana* he and
Annetta agree that is too beauti
ful to stay indoors, so they are
planning a walk. Harold* was
moved to throw the' storm porch
door open wide and let the warm
sun flood the porch while he fin
ished laying the top floor and
putting panels in the wall.
I understand that at Mile 3,
along the old road, the following
people are now living: Guy Ter
rill. Slim Weeding. Mr. and Mrs.
Marvin Viale. Mr. and Mrs. Ford
and Mr. and Mrs. Woodruff. Far
ther toward town, just a little
way this side of the turnoff to
the airport, lives Oto Bonde. in a
cabin on Lierer’s land. I’m told
he has lived there twenty years.
The d'ay of Seward's Tidal Wave
scare, someone asked me to noti
fy the residents along the high
way of the impending catastro
phe. When I stopped and notified
Otto he told me to “Let it come!
I’m not going to move. Why
should I ?”
The reports of two committees
were heard at last Thursday eve
ning’s session of the Chamber of
Commerce which met in the base
ment fo the Episcopal Church.
The first committee heard re
ported on the Airport and was
well received. The report has to
do with the cost of lengthening
il to 4500 or 5000 feet and a later
cost of surfacing it.
The Small Boat Harbor is a
smaller job but is just as import
ant to the city because of the
number of potentian users of the
ouck and the very limited possi
bilities as well as insecure moor*
lings now in use there,
i I he first thing which is neces
. sarv is to reinforce or lengthen
the present Breakwater to the
immediate south after which the
installations may be put in perm
! anenlly.
I An estimate will probably be
made by government men.
These recommendations were
requested with also the icier of
priority by Highway Engineer
.Metcalf but they first have to be
j officially recommended or "OK’d”
j by the city council before oeing
submitted.
Efforts will be made to obtain
the permanent location of a Coast
Guard Cutter here.
Methods of procerfure in this
action were outlined and the ad.
(dress is given as Coast Guard
; Commandant at Washington. D.
C.
All civic and other organiza*
ti°ns are urged to forward their
requests as well as individuals
j also to the address.
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SEWARD FIRE DEPARTMENT
CALLED OUT 12:50 A M FRIDAY
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A stove blew up and blew the
top of the stove off. shortly after
mid-night Thursday, at the home
of Mis. Minnie Barnes. Her house
was barfly smoked up but there
was no damage caused by fire.
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Only enlisted personel in the
armed services are eligible to re
ceive the Good Conduct Medal.
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South Carolina is the only
state in the Union in which di
vorces are not granted.
Mrs. Nettie Bird, Lyle Douglas's
mother, has moved from town
back here onto the highway a
gain.
Mf
Slim Rolph. my husband’s che
chako brother-in-law is out here
now. He is improving. He put on
some snowshoes last night and?
had more fun. Harold walked
him up to the water hole and, on
the way. he leaped down from a
five-foot bank and landed ele
gantly on the shoes. He came
back just glowing.
Dick and Imogene Steinbarger
drove farther out the highway
yesterday ana' saw a moose at
Mile 16, lying practically in some,
body’s front yard. Their first trip
out the highway and they see a
moose, and I’ve been around this
country for three years and have
n't seen one yet. Occasionally we
see their tracks around here, but
that’s all.