Sat Jan. 31, '48 Seward Alaska
THE SEWARD POLARIS
Peninsula-Chain News
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MRS. STILWELL'S VISIT TO
FREEDOM'S TRAIN
(Continued ‘‘tom page 1)
delight in the effusion of human
blood," lie wrote, "but if this
war continues I wish to have an
active part* in it." History, of
course, records the extent of his
uitivity. often with the use of
his own funds. And finally the
war was won. Cornwallis surrend
ered at Yorktown and the little
nation began the job of putting
the truths and ideals for which
its sons had fought and died. 1
Finally, in 1789, the Congress of
the United States met in New
York and inscribed on parchment j
the 12 articles which were to
guarantee to Americans their
Heritage of Freedom. The piece I
of parchment-yellow now but no
less sacred is one of Freedom
Trains most prized exhibits. 1
There are odd little bits of
paper, too. which Help to fill in
the flow of history. There’s Dr.
Ben Franklin’s own epitaph, for
nstance.writ ten in his own hand
in 1790: “The body of B. Franklin.
Printer, like the cover of an old
hook, its contents torn out, and
stripped of its lettering and gild
ing.lies here, food for worms. Bui
the work shall not be lost: for
it will, as he believed, appear
once more in a new and more
elegant edition, corrected and
improved by its Author."
The ghosts of these great Am
ericans, flowing from the 127 ba
sic documents of American Lib
erty. continue to carry its ob
servers on down through the
years. Ii is 1812 now and the
British, having burned Washing
tun. are bombarding Baltimore
from the sea. A lawyer named
Frauds Scott Key, on board otic
of the ships, under a flag of
truce, waits fearfully through
the night of roaring guns. Then
comes the morning, the breath,
taking morning for Key and an
inspiring morning for all Ameri
cans in the years that have fol
lowed. "O say! Can you see by
the dawn’s early light—’’ ho st
arted writing. And there under
its protective covering on Free
dom Train lies the original manu
script of "The Star-Spangled Ban
ner."
Nearly 50 years later, when
America grew bigger and then
fought against itself, a lean, gaunt
man stood on the hills of Gettys
burg and simply proclaimed:
"Four score and seven years
ago—” The simple speech, which
since has been heard around the
world and in every classroom,
was read from a manusript which
is carefully guarded aboard this
I rain.
I watched an elderly negro
man as he read aloud slowly, to
a small negro boy: "As I would
not lie a slave, so I would not
be a master this expresses my
idea of democracy—” Jn a rev
erent. voice the old man said,
“That is what Mr. Abe Lincoln
said, son, see. his name is signed
to it." And there before me was
tht' Emancipation Proclamation
written in 1863.
One hundred years ago this
year, a group of women at Sen
eca Falls, New York, formed an
organization to plead for their
rights. They formed groups to
speak and write for the cause of
woman sufferage. In 1878, an or
ganization of women asked that
an amendment to the Constitu
tion be passed which would give
women the right to vote. Should
Women vote? The qusetinn br
ought rage or laughter from men.
Women, men admitted, were com
panions of the fireside, gems in
the kitchen, but voting were bet
ter left in men's hands. Every
year from 1878 to 1910 this same
amendment was proposed. By
that time, full woman sufferage
had been granted in fifteen states.
Finally in August. 1020 the Nine
teenth Amendment to the Con
stitution was passed, giving wom
en the right they had fought so
long to gain. Men passed this
window with a glance but manv
women stopped to read: “The
right of citizens of the United
States to vote shall not be de
nied or abridged by the United
States or by any Stale on nr
count of sex." Tims Civil Rights
for Women became a law.
And there was the original
draft of a covenant for the Lea
gue of Nations, personally typed
out by Woodrow Wilson follow
ing the first World War. This, an
effort to insure the peace. Ttiat
original draft, too has been care
fully preserved and is on display.
Finally came history's greatest
linear to America s Heritage ot j
Freedom. The threat broke into
flames on the morning of Decem
ber 7. 1941. This was the battle
for survival. Freedom Train is
in memorabilia of this great war. !
There was the final bitter dis
patch of General Wainwright
from Corregidor. a penciled mem
orandum from President Roose
velt to Marshal Stalin, Admiral
Nimitz' official report on the vic
tory at Midway, the surrender
documents of Germany and Ja
pan and a page from the log of
rhe mighty USS Missouri on the
day the formal surrender docu
ment was signed in 1945. A fam
fCnntinued on page 3)
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IKAN and SEATTLE. j
Next sailing of the SS BARANOF FEB. fitli
This ship makes a special call at PETERSBURG
southbound only, this trip
Sailings alternate THURSDAYS for VALDEZ. COR
DOVA. JUNEAU, KETCHIKAN and SEATTLE.
Next sailing of the SS ALEUTIAN FEB. 12th. I
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fj and southbound at WRA NGELL.
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Washington NEiw
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION
IN ALASKA
O
'I’he Senate has approved the
authorization of. close to $75,000,
000 for construct ion of army and
navy facilities in Alaska.
The army bill authorizes I tie
expenditure of $47,239,170 as fol
lows: development of port facil
ities, $5,332,277: family quarters,
barracks, utilities at Mile 20 near
Fairbanks, $2,021,118: family quar
ters. barracks, operational facil
ities, hospitals. communication
facilities. $20,094,850; family quar
ters, barracks at Adak Army Base
and Airfield, $4,334,000; establish
ment of a fighter field with nec
essary operational facilities, bach
elor quarters, barracks at army
airfield at Fort Yukon. $4,160,950.
An additional $5,000,000 author
ization is carried in the bill for
"classified installation for the
army.”
Alaska Communication System
stations would be established or
implemented by authorized appro
priations for family quarters, op
erational buildings, etc., in the
total amount of $2,272,264. broken
down as follows: Adak, $950,050:
Anchorage, $514,280: Big Delta.
$57,410: Ketchikan. $114,160: Cath
edral Bluff. $56,160: Fort Randall
•Cold Bay). $57,410; Juneau. S56.
160: Northway. $56,160: Naknek.
879,760: Skagwav. $107,750: Lena
Point. $46,000: a station to be lo
cated between Haines and Jun
eau, $46,000: Bethel, $30,000: Ko
diak. $14,420: Nome. $77,944; and
Sitka. S8.600.
The bill endorsing expenditure
for the navy totalling $18,432,500
calls for $11,296,000 for the oper
atingbase at Adak: $2,500,000 for
radio activity at Adak: $2,395,000
for radio station at Adak: $16,500
for naval air station at Kodiak:
and $2,225,000 for radio station
at Kodiak.
The House has not ye), acted on
the two authorization measures.
Funds to carry out the authoriza
tions would be sought in appro
priation bills.
VISITORS
R. R. (Bud) Warren of Anchor
age is in Washington to testify
against, the 15-year salmon trap
site leasing bill. Mr. Warren, rep
resentative of the Seafarers Inter
national Union, is representing
the Cook Inlet fishermen.
C. Chester (Red) Carlson of
Cordova is also in Washington
as the CIO representative of the
Copper River and Prince William
Sound fishermen to testify against
the fish trap leasing bill.
A. A. Owen. Jr.. President of
the Kodiak Central Labor Coun
cil, has arrived in Washington to
lie a witness against the fish trap
leasing bill. Mr. Owen is also
representing the United Fisher
men of Kodiak.
A. L. Engebreth, businessman
of Anchorage, called on Delegate
Bartlett on his way back to Al
aska from a short trip to Swe
den, Norway and England. Mr.
Engebreth will go to Florida.
Wisconsin and California before
returning to the Territory,
j Colonel L. B. (Slim' DeLong,
William Becks and T. A. (Tiny)
Thronson of the Alaska Freight
Express Corporation are in Wash
ington in connection with their
I barge operations from Tacoma
to Seward.
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Tommy Bie received word from
his wife Jan. 28th that their son
had arrived prematurely and was
to be an incubator baby “for
some time.” Mr. Bie flew out to
Portland to see his “family”
Jan. 29th.
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DATES ON WHICH ICE MOVED
ON TAVVNA RIVER
IN PREVIOUS 1 EARS!
m
19IS. May 11, 9:33 a.m. $1,500
1919. May.'!. 2:33 p.m. 3,500
I 92o, May II, 10:48 a.m. 5.900
1921, May II. 8:24 a.m. 9,900
1 922. May 12. 1:20 p.m. 20,400
1 923. May 9, 2:00 p.m. 34,600
i 1 924. May II. 3:10 p.m. 40.900
1 925, May 7. 6:*32 p.m. 45,750;
] 1 928. Apr. 26, 4:03 p.m. 51.680 j
1927. May 15. 5:42 a.m. 57.500 j
1928. May 6. 4:25 p.m. 59,000
1 929. May 5. 5:4 1 p.m. 62.000
1931, May 10. 9:23 a.m. 60.000
j 193 2 May 1. 10:15 a.m. 59.000
1955. May 8. 7:20 p.m. 56.000
' 1 95 4, Apr. 3o. 2:07 p.m. 56.000
1 935, May 15, 1:32 p.m. 61.11)0
1936. Apr. 5o. 12:58 p.m. 70.000
I 1 957. May 12. 8:04 p.m. 75,000!
; 1938. May 6. 8:14 p.m. 90,000
19!!9. Apr. 29. 1:26 p.m. 100,000
I 1940. Apr. 20. 3:27 p.m. 80.000
j 1941, May 3. 1:50 a.m. 95,000
! 19 12, Apr. 30, 1:28 p.m.
i 1 943. Apr. 28. 7:22 p.m. 80.000
j 1 944. May 1. 2:08 p.m. 1 25,000 |
; 1 94 5, May 16, 9:41 a.m. $105,000
J 1 946. May 5. 4:40 p.m. $130,000
‘1947. May 6—9:41 A.M. $120,000
j 1948 ? ? ? ? j
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