The Seward Polaris & |
PKENAI ALEUTIAN
eninsula-Chain News
VOLUME 4 •> INDEPENDENT ❖ REWARD. ALASKA ♦> JUNE 30. 1948 Seward. Alaska * UNITED PRESS SERVICE ❖ PRICE 10 CENTS ;;0. 103
Mr. Kelthahm, Curator
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2% SALES TAX STARTS
MID-NIGHT OF JULY 1
1943 TAX ORDINANCE No. 190 — 2<’( SALES TAX 1948
AN ORDINANCE LEVYING A CONSUMERS OK SALE TAX IN
THE 0:1 Y OF SEWARD. ALASKA. AND PROVIDING FOR AD
MINISTRATION. METHODS OF COLLECTION AND PENALTIES.
WHEREAS, an unprecedented increase in enrollment in the city
school s be ng perienccd wthoat a corresponding 'increase in
General Revenue funds, and.
WHEREAS, the C.ty o. Seward does not have sufficient funds to
-.•peiate its school system thru the current year, and,
WHEREAS. Subsection 17 of Section 2383. Compiled Laws of Alaska
-LS3. aulnonres the City Council "To tak" such other action by
:dim.nee, resolution or otherwise as may be neoossa.y to protect
r.nd pro -.-•rve the lives, the health, the safety and the we. -being
of the pcopie cf the C.ty”. and.
•VHERiiAS. the Council of tho C ty o Seward hereby dec lares
rat an e.nerency exists and that actio.1 is necessary by the Ordin
ance to ct ,he health and well-being of the people of Seward
•••y provide; additional funds for the operat on of present facilities
end for : he com’ruction and operation of mure adequate educational
and public health facilities, and to prov.de for betterment of the
schools an,., to pay lor such school operations.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUN
CiL OF THE CTIY OF SEWARD. ALASKA:
aEC ; id- .. i a.s i ate -— ,>u.es subject to tux Ct rtnm suit's de
clared sales to consumers or" users — Declaring a two per cent
i2r; 1 tax upon alcoholic beverages and a two per cent <2 •
tax unon all other sales as herein designated, subsequent to July
1, 1941) until the sum of $50,000 is collected for said school pur
poses and for retiring school indebtedness.
iA* Two per cent <2cj.) of the gross revenue derived from retail
sales of all alcoholic heve.ages osld or dispensed for consumption
■n or off th p:etn:ses.
■B> Two per cent <2 i of the gross revenue derived from all
•ther ret a 1 sales made in the City, said revenue being computd in
dollars and the tax payable b;- the retailer, and or two per cent
2%) of the gross rev nue c'u.inuted in dollars, derived from ser
■ricse performed, payable by the person receiving such remuneration:
p'ov'ding sc':. s..les an i o rev’-nue for services exceeds on hundred
collars tSIOO.Oti) in any calendar year: save and excepting “remun
c - ’ion si •• ci ' snail :v.t l.e construed to include salaries and
wages received by an employee from an employer but shall in
< iuue the gross 11 .m.iteration iteehed lor furnishing labor and rnat
::ais for accomplishing a specified result.
(C All tangible personal property.
(D1 Natuu.l or artllieiai gas, e!ectr;city., ice. steam or any public
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^ OffioM V. S. Coart Guard photo.
■P* STATUE ON THE WATERS «*
MiHUortlme in the North hewa icebergs into such fantastic shapes as
W this imitation of the Statue of liberty off Greenland. Coast Guards
snen stationed in the area have taken the day off for sightseeing among
Mfte strange freaks conjured un by Mother Nature. The natural art
yynoseum is spread throughout tno Arctic.
THE BIG
RA CE!
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There are three who are train
ing for the 3,000-foot grind up
Mt. Marathon at 2 p.m. Sunday.]
July 4th. Hatch who won last year
is one of the contenders and is
getting in shape.
Ben Sudduth. veteran, is going1
to undertake the tough trip. He
is in good shape.too.
Lahti, the ex-Yank ball player,
is toying with the idea of scratch
ing gravel with the rest of the
buys to .see who gets that 500
simoleons. i
Joe Doyle was asked if he was I
planing to run the Marathon with
the rest of the fellows but he did
not seem in the least interested. j
he said no.
Oscar Stcinwall. well known
athlete and Basketball player
will take off with the others at
2 p m. on the 4th.
★ FLASH •
Miss Stolph. who prefers to be !
known as "Red" Stolp, will race
to the top of Mt. Marathon and i
agansti time as well as some fast
It is a hard trip and believe me!
she's really a right brave "gal” to j
try such a hard trip. At the same
time we need a couple more girls1
m the race to make the boys get i
down and really dig. If you want ;
to report for the race see Gene i
Lanier of thte Legion or James
MacDonald of he V F.W.
YOU can guess your time as bet-1
ween the fastest time recorded. !
(52 min. & 45 sec.) or the slow
est, (72 min. & 25 sec.) and be rea
sonably sure of guessing sensibly
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U.S..S YUMA TO VISIT CORDO
VA AND SEWARD
The U.S.S Yuma, a U.S. Navy
fleet tug, will arrive in Corova
July 2nd for a three-day visit,
during which time it will partici
pate in local Independence Day
celebrations, the Commandant,
Seventeenth Naval District an
nounces.
The U.S.S. Yuma will sponsor
an “open house” from 9:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m., July 3rd. 4th. and 5th, at
whch tiime all visitors will be in
vited aboard to inspect the ship
and all departments. The ship will
be in full dress on July 4th The
Yuma, a 240-foot ocean -going tug
has a crew of four officers and
fifty-five enlisted men. and is
commanded by Lieutenant R. C.
Zint. The crew will be given lib
erty in port during the celebra
tions.
On July 6th, the Yuma will de- !
part for Seward, proceeding first
by the Columbia Glacier.
Upsons, Found By
Shuster, Are Safe
Mr. and Mrs. W.S. Upson were (
sighted and spoken to on Monday
bv Gentry Shuster of the Safe
way Airway in his Widgeon in
Nuka Bay.
Shuster was accompanied by
Miss Renee Faulkner, Father
Turner and Bob Lewis when they
si.iited the 2ti-foot steel construct
ed boat in Nuka Bay. One of the
first question was to ask for cig
a ret is for they were completely
out
Mr. Upson is dispatcher for the |
Alaska Airlines and had his erui.s j
er brought up on the barge and
look delivery here 2 or 3 weeks !
ago. They had decided to make
the sea trip around the peninsula
and in 1o Anchorage ns a vacation
trip and to try out the qualities
fo the boat. When things got too
rough, they went inside and an
chored.
'I he 10th Rescue Squadron and
the Coast Guard were informed
that they were overdue and start
ed the search. They had been out
of touch with friends foi about
a week.
They expected to continue on
and will probably arrive in An
chorage in two or three days.
The boat is very complete and
is powered by a 125-H.P, Chrys
ler.
Shuster reported to I.liddleston
Island by Radio and also the 10th
Rescue Squadron at once
BASEBALL!
BALL GAME SERIES
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Baseball series will begin the
1st of July. Whittier vs Seward
•Army Teams) will be the first
games and will play at the Fort
Raymond grounds, July 1st. 2nd
and 3rd. The games will be call
ed at 2 p.m. and a large crowd
is welcome.
These games should bo worth
seeing as both teams heve been
doing quite a bit of practicing. ■
Make the visiting team feel
welcome by attending and let i
the Seward Army boys know |
we're back of them
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Lohti has agreed to play hall
on the team if we can get a
group of players together as has
Larry Ground. j
Ed Renwald and G.L. Wells
will also be on deck.
Four other men have signified
their intention of ‘'joining up'' if
enough players can be gotten to
gether and they promised to be j
at the first meeting to help or .
ganize.
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The back stop at the Fort
Raymond ballpark is very /small 1
and inadequate.
The local civilian team will
wish to use this park for prac- '
tree and games. So long as there ■
is an Army team here to play,
Seward should have no trouble
raising an opposition team and
a back-stop is very necelssary.
The Polaris would like to head
the list for a small amount as
a staid for placing a back-stop
at the Fort Raymond Ball Park.
We would like to have you tele
phone in your name and the a
mount you wish to give. Any- 1
thing over will be held in trust
for a Seward civilian null team
and used for balls, bat.s and par
aphernalia, bv Mayor Gene La
nier.
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Don Balmat has “signed up” to
catch for the Seward team. He
is the sixth man to fall in line
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We need just one more man to
play right field and we have two
first basemen—therefore S men
are signed up
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After a conversation with
Mayor Lanier, it. was decided to
hold the first meeting to organ
ize the club Thursday evening at
7:30 p.m. in the basement of the
Episcopal Church.
It is understood at this
meeting if the organization is
completed a challenge - -1 be is
sued to the winning Army team
of the series which will be played
at Fort Raymond grounds
It is hoped the game may be
played July 5th and further an
nouncement will be made in the
next issue on the subject.
It is sincerely hoped that the
Seward Army team wins the ser
ies a's very possibly tne Whitter
team will return to W l itter on
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Sunday. This would set up the
game for the 5th to the 3rd and
call for a double header for Sat.
afternoon if Whitter wins.
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Write your own Ticket!
Past records show the fastest
time to be 52 minutes^ and 45 se
conds; the slowest time to win
in former years is 72 minutes and
25 seconds.
Vote BABY CONTEST JULY 4th Vote
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