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Vol. VI, No. 98
SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIdAV, JUNE 9, 1950
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Marathon Race
Record, 1928
52 Min 35 Sec
Most of the records of the
runners and "the time they made
in the Mount Marathon race for
the past 35 years have been
lost. There is a definite account
of the 1928 race, however, in
which Epheam Kalmakoff made
a record which has never been
equalled.
The starting time that year
was 6:34 p.m. from “Brownell’s
corner,” which, we have been
told, is now the corner of Fourth
Avenue and Washington Street.
Just what route was taken
through town is not indicated.
There were seven men in the
line-up that year with time as
follows:
Andy Peterson, 60:35; Epheam
Kalmakoff, 52:35; Sid Hendrick
son, 57:06; Max Shellabarger,
54:25; Howard Hayes, 57:20;
Rudolph Petaja, 68:10; Eric Eck
man, 68:10.
The total receipts in 1928
were $725.00, expenses $628.00.
Total budgeted expenses this
year. 1950, $5,000.00
Of the 1928 runners, the win
ner set an all time record for
the climbing of the 3022 foot
peak, in 52 minutes, 35 seconds.
It was discovered after the race
that Kalmakoff, who was only
16 years old, was suffering from
tuberculosis. He died a few
months later from the disease.
His brother “Inky-dink” won
the same race in 1944 with no
thing like Epheam’s record.
Of the 1928 line-up, Andy
Peterson is still in town, some
have left for other points in
Alaska, and two have left the
Territory.
Other winners whose names
will be remembered are Alex
Bolam and Benny Benson, the
designer of the Alaska Flag,
who grew up in Jesse Lee Home.
Any residents who may have
anything to contribute to the
history of the race in past years,
is asked to get in touch with
the Committee or this news
paper. Photographs, newspaper
clippings, magazine stories, any
thing that will help fill in the
blanks in the record that have
been lost is urgently needed.
CITY EMPLOYEES
VACATIONING
City employees are up for
vacations this year. In the past
several departmental employees
accepted vacation pay but stayed
on the job. Now it is necessary
to find substitutes for Fire Chief
Fred Kielcheski, who will be
Outside for several weeks; Pa
trolman Anderson, two weeks;
Henry Horton, two weeks; and
others as their leaves come up.
Ray Lee will substitute for
Mr. Kielcheski in the fire hall,
but Murl Trevethan is Acting
Fire Chief. Max Eads is sub
stituting as patrolman.
The Kielcheskis left by train
this morning to pick up their
car in Anchorage and proceed
to the States down the highway.
As travelling companions they
took Mrs. Edith Richey and
children.
U5S Mahopae May
Return For The
Fourth of July
A telephone conversation be
tween A1 Noyes, Fourth of July
Committee, and Lt. Rogers at
Fort Richardson, brought out
the news that the Navy Band,
as requested by Seward for the
July celebration, will not be
available due to a previous en
gagement at Kodiak.
Lt. Rogers did, however, ask
whether the city would like to
have the USS Mahopac return
for the day, and promised to
work to that effect.
He also inquired about sailors
running in the Marathon Moun
tain race, how many could enter
and the date of registration.
The Committee hereby in
forms all persons interested
that the race is open to all
comers. Registration is open up
to two hours before the race,
the only stipulation being a
physical examination. Local as
pirants are requested to register
their intentions with the Com
mittee, so as to form some es
timate as to the possible number
of runners to expect.
Cabins Burglarized
On Highway
Two cabins on the highway,
one belonging to Lillie James
Plasterer, the other to John
Paulsteiner, have been reported
as broken into and burglarized
some time between Wednesday
evening at 5 p.m. and Thursday
morning this week.
Law enforcement officers
have not apprehended the thief
as yet, but feel that he may
still be in the neighborhood.
Owners of cabins are urged
to leave no personal effects of
value in cabins that are un
attended until the housebreaker
is caught.
Residents are requested to
report to Patrolman George
Puckett or the U. S. Marshall
any suspicious characters or
, unusual activities they may see
j along the highway.
!SNUG HARBOR CANNERY
OPERATORS VISIT SEWARD
Mr. Eric Fribrock of Seattle,
I one of the operators of the Snug
Harbor Packing Company, and
his wife arrived in Seward via
SS Aleutian today enroute to
Snug Harbor. This is the 41st
year that Mr. Fribrock has been
in the salmon fisheries in Alas
ka.
The Fribrocks will go to Kenai
by bus where they will meet
the boat from the cannery for
the rest of the trip. Mr. Fribrock
is ready and willing to present I
the argument on fishtraps to
anyone who will discuss the
question. He found willing custo
mers in Seward.
DEATH OF DR. WILLIAMS
REPORTED HERE
Word has been received here
of the death of Dr. Lowell E.
Williams on June 4 in Seattle.
Dr. Williams, formerly a resi
dent of Alaska, passed away qui
etly but unexpectedly in his
sleep. He is survived by a son,
Derek, 13, and a daughter, Pat-,
sy, 9, who live in Seward. 1
Legion Makes
Gift To Fire
Department
The new E & J Resuscitator
which arrived Tuesday, is a gift
of the American Legion Post
No. 5 to the people of Seward.
It will be left in the custody of
the Volunteer Fire Department,
and will probably be standard
equipment on the fire truck.
An emergency team under
Van Nyman is to be instructed
in the use of the resuscitator.
Dr. Crabill and Dr. Shelton will
train the men who will be de
tailed to handle it. The team
will give a demonstration at the
Legion banquet next month.
The E & J Resuscitator is a
combination of three instru
ments, each of which serves a
distinctly important part in
emergency life saving. C. N.
Erickson and Dr. George A.
Johnstone, co-inventors of the
instrument, put it on the market
in 1927. Since that time it has
become standard equipment in
virtually all parts of the world.
It is used in hospitals, industrial
plants, fire and police rescue
squads, beaches, pools and am
bulance service. It is accepted
by the Council on Physical
Medicine of the American Medi
cal Association and is considered
“fool proof.”
The mechanism consists of
two tanks of oxygen, rubber
mask, and inhalators. all com
pactly packed into a case no
larger than an ordinary suit
case or tool box. It delivers a
flow of oxygen to a breathing
patient who needs a higher con
centration than is available in
atmospheric air. The inhalator
may also be used to provide
oxygen or carbon-dioxide and
oxygen in conjunction with man
ual artificial respiration.
The aspirator removes fluid
obstruction from the upper air
passages and allows oxygen to
enter the patient’s lungs .
Dr. Crabill stated that he
had experience just before he
came to Alaska in which just
such a machine saved the life
of an infant.
Acting Fire Chief Murl Tre
vethan stated that the training
of this emergency squad will
lead to a greater and more de
tailed study of first aid methods
in the Fire Department.
“The resuscitator is one of the
greatest gifts, with the greatest
potential for safety the city has
received in recent years, and on
the part of the Seward Volun
teer Fire Department and the
people of Seward, I wish to
extend thanks to the members
of the American Legion Post
No. 5. It is something we have
wanted for a long time, but
could not see our way clear to
purchase this expensive equip
ment. Our thanks to the Ameri
can Legion.”
BOY FOR INGLIS'
Mr. and Mrs. Alan Inglis are
parents of a son born Tuesday,
June 6, in Seward General Hos
pital. The little boy weighed
7 pounds, 4 ounces. He has been
named Robert Bryan.
Dynamite Dropped
By Parachute
To East Point Mine
Mr. John H. Dryer arrived in
town Tuesday of this week and
is planning to work his East
Point Mine on Falls Creek this
summer. He will have three men
on the job and expects to do con
siderable development work. No
milling is planned for this sea
son.
Mr. Dryer took his supplies,
foodstuffs and dynamite, in Tues
day afternoon by plane and par
achuted them to the property
from an altitude of about 6500
feet. The mine is about eight
miles by trail from the highway.
Dryer is a long-time resident
of Seward, having come here in
1924. For the past few years he
has been employed by the Army
at Fort Richardson.
The East Point Mine has not
been worked for several years
and as assessment work must be
done by July 1 of this year, Mr
Dryer decided to go ahead with
development work on the prop
erty.
Mrs. Jurgeleit Leaves
For Anchorage Post
Mrs. Gertrude Jurgeleit, Pub
lic Health Nurse since January
1, left Seward today to take
up her duties in her new post
at Anchorage.
In the last clinic held yes
terday there were 20 babies.
Mrs. Jurgeleit stated that her
work in Seward had been ex
tremely satisfactory to her. She
found the people cooperative
and friendly.
There has been no appoint
ment made for a successor to
Mrs. Jurgeleit. It is hoped that
there will be another nurse in
the near future, but there is
none available at the present
time.
The office of the nurse will
be closed as of today, although
the room itself is occupied by
Wm. Deering, Sanitation Officer.
Moose Pass News
Quite a group of Moose Pass
people went on a clam digging
trip last Saturday. Everyone
was all packed and ready to
leave at 5:30 a m. in order to
get to Clam Gulch when the
tide was best.
Mrs. Milton Howe was the
only member of the group who
had been clam digging before,
but after hurried instructions
everyone was on his own. They
all did a little too well, as every
one on the trip had more than
enough to give away to those
who weren’t able to go.
After a picnic lunch the cars
started homeward in time to
do some fishing on the return
trip.
Those enjoying the day were
Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Saxton and
sons Kent and Larsen, Mr. and
Mrs. Max Foster and sons Larry
and Billy, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth
Condit and son Bob, Mr. and
Mrs. Milton Howe, Mr. and Mrs.
Glenn Miller. Mr. and Mrs. A1
Brattain and children Sonja and
Bruce from Mile 57 joined the
group at Mile 38. Mr. and Mrs.
Wes Laubscher flew down from
Seward.
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Bureau of Land
Management
Survey Report
The Progress Report of Com
mittee on Group Settlement in
Alaska issued by the United
States Department of the Inte
rior, Bureau of Land Manage
ment, contains the following in
formation which should be of in
terest to residents of the Kenai
Peninsula.
Ninilchik Area
The land capability survey of
this area (13,754 acres) was com
pleted, so far as field work was
concerned, last autumn. The re
sults are now being transposed
from the field sheets to a land
capability map, which presently
will be available. This area may
well prove one of the better lo
cations for later group settle
ment, although nearly one-third
of it is reserved, entered, or in
private ownership. No definite
action with respect to the area
is called for at this time. The
withdrawal should remain in
force.
Homer (Fritz Creek) Area
The land capability survey of
this area of 17,270 acres also was
finished by Soil Conservation
Service last autumn, so far as
field work is concerned. Rough
ly a third of the land surveyed
is too wet for cultivation with
out drainage. The practicability
of drainage is uncertain. An
other third, roughly, of the area
is permanently unfit for cultiva
tion because of steep slopes, dis
section, or the threat of erosion.
Perhaps some 6,000 acres, lying
chiefly in dispersed tracts, may
be found suitable for general
cropping when the current stu
dies are completed. But much
of the better land is reserved,
entered, or privately owned. The
outlook here seems less promis
ing than hoped. No new action
at this time is needed. The with
drawal should remain in force,
at least for the present.
Markets, Marketing Problems
These subjects and all they
imply are vital factors in plan
ning for group settlement. Here
again the Department of Agri
culture undertook to assemble
and interpret the facts involved.
The work was done by Hugh A.
Johnson, of the Alaska Agricul
tural Experiment Station, and
Wendell Calhoun, of the Bureau
of Agricultural Economics. A
preliminary draft of their re
port, entitled “Markets for the
Products of Alaska Cropland,”
is in the hands of the Commit
tee. It has not yet been approved
as an official publication. Like
the report on Farm Manage
ment, it represents a pioneering
effort of much significance.
The summary to the report
includes these statements: “The
market for the agricultural pro
ducts of Central Alaska is the
population, civilian and mili
tary, on the mainland of Alaska,
excluding the southeastern ‘Pan
handle.’ The native Eskimos,
Aleuts and Indians are for the
most part widely scattered over
the Territory, and they will
make little use of the products
of Alaska cropland in the fore
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