SEWARD’S
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SEAPORT
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Greatest Asset
Vol. V. No. 104
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ADMISSION: Adults $1 OWj School Age 50 Cents
QUEEN CONTEST: VFwH&ncft Le
MASTER OF CEREMQNI
MUSIC: Organized by Ch
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DOOR PRIZES: $25 ft Merc
REFRESHMENT:
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SUNDAY AFtERN
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Bring your own pieiyd luffch
Hot Dogs availab 1 tNl or.tto o sdl ^vho d
Transportation available by Kenai
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Cofft%l furnished.
not bring lunch.
Pfhinsula Bus Lines.
Hourly trips .1 to 5 p^m. $1.00 round trip.
FREE HQT DOGS TO KIDS: Courtesy of Dockside Local.
Trap Shooting, Fly and Batjt Casting
Crash Survivor Makes
Way To Hope
The search for Tom Malone and
a previously unidentified passenger
of the Waco biplane which crashed
into a boat at Kenai and dis
appeared Monday, came to an end
Thursday.
The passenger, E. Hanson of
Boulder Point, walked into Hope
after a desperate swim of one mile,
during which Malone was drowned,
and a 12-mile hike, barefoot, thru
the brush to Hope.
Crash in Arm
Hanson reported that the plane
had crashed into Turnagain Arm
n mile from shore, and, although
he gave Malone both life jackets,
the pilot had been unable to sur
vive the desperate swim for life
in the treacherous waters.
On his arrival at Hope Hanspn
went to the store of Doc Near
house, who immediately sent a
radio message to the 10th Rescue
Squadron and other search parties.
Hits Boat
The plane is reported to have
been damaged when it struck a
boat in the Kenai River. A dory
belonging to a Seward man, Logan
Varnell, who is fishing with Louis
Wiegand in the Inlet, was demol
ished when the plane swooped so
low it struck the small boat on
the beach.
Varnell and Wiegand had been
working on the dory a moment
before the plane swooped down.
It went on to strike the end of
a barge nearby, leaving wheels,
undercarriage, and wing parts
scattered over the beach. The plane
disappeared over the timber.
Although rescue parties had
searched continuously during the
long hours of Alaska daylight, no
further word of the plane and its
passengers was heard until Hanson
walked into Hope Thursday.
Hanson reported that after the
long swim in the icy waters he
had collapsed on the shore and
wos asleep or unconscious for a
long period.
Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Breeden of
Willow, Alaska, employes of the
A. R. R., were vacationing in Sew
ard the past week. The Breedens
said they enjoyed themselves
greatly and consider Seward one
of the really nice cities of Alaska.
Local Police Force Cut
To Two Men
• In accordance with an order from
the City Council the Seward police
force has been cut to two men.
They are Chief of Police Leonard
J. Clark and Patrolman Ande An
derson.
Clark recently was named the
i best police chief in Alaska and
[ Anderson has had many years of
j police experience. He served as
! assistant chief of the Anchorage
force from 1943 to 1945 under Leo
Hall, who is known as one of the
finest police chiefs Anchorage has
ever had. In 1947 he returned to
act as police captain.
In 1946 Anderson served with
the highway patrol and the U. S.
Guards, Before joining the Anchor
age force he served as special
agent for the Alaska Railroad
under George Johnson.
Taylor-Hoy Nuptials
Mary Rad Taylor of Seattle,
Washington, and H. Everett Hoy
of Seward, were married at a noon
ceremony Wednesday, June 29, in
the chapel of the Seward Memorial
Church. Nuptial services were read
by the Rev. Paul I. Irwin with Mr.
and Mrs. Victor Murphy serving as
best man and bridesmaid.
After the wedding a reception
took place at the home of Misses |
Marjorie Young and Peggy Good- ]
rich. Among the guests were Mrs.
Earl Knight, Mr. and Mrs. W.
Novick, Mr. and Mrs. Lep Douglas,
Mr. and Mrs. George Giardina,
Sidney Urie, Jean Germain, Mar
jorie Sheridan, Grover Matney and
Walter Holben.
BOB STACEY VISITS HERE
ON WAY TO COOK INLET
Bob Stacey put in at the Port of
Seward Thursday with his fishing
boat. The Kingfish. With him was
John Muttart, who is going with
him to Cook Inlet for the fishing
season.
Stacey came here the first time
in 1929. He said that many of the
people he knew in those days are
now gone from Seward but he can
still name a large number of his i
friends here.
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While the Mara
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Lloyd Calvert has been apporWi
marshal I and he has an
nounced the .iu*e of march
will he from Fourth Avenue and
Adams Street to Second Avenue
then south towasTn?Sg¥wQb|||jp
east to Fourth Avenue and up the
hill.
The colors 'will be carried by
troops of the Security Detachment
under the command of Lt. John
Keidser. Standard bearers for the
Veterans of Foreign Wars and the
American Legiorf will accompany
the color guard.
All those in charge of the var
ious detachments of the parade
are asked to report their units
ready at 10:00 on the morning of
the Fourth.
The lot on the corner of Fourth
and Adams has been leveled and it
is here that the special events of
the celebration will take place and
refreshment stands have been
erected there.
Marathon Race
Ralph Hatch is still the favorite
to cop the $500 first prize in the
annual race up the 3020 foot Mt.
Marathon. Hatch, however, says
lie does not believe he'll make the
good time lie has in the past years.
The report that rock slides have
ruined the old familiar course has
thrown the contest wide open, and
any stout-hearted runner has a
good chance now.
Another factor to be considered
is the weather. While most people
hope for a fine day, there are a
few mountain climbers who are
a little more handy on wet rocks
than others.
Hal Gilfilen will be chief an
nouncer for the race which will
begin on the city hall corner at
Fourth and Adams.
The Alaska Railroad is running a
Fourth of July special to Seward
to be here before the race starts at
three o’clock.
World's Oldest Ship
Mow In Port Here
The SS Victoria, oldest ship in
the world still operating under its
own power, is at the City dock at
Seward and judging by her cur
rent performance she has many a
year of service left in her.
Built in 1870 and christened the
SS Patria in the Firth of Clyde
she operated for many years as
a passenger liner in the Atlantic
run. In those days it wasn't a fore
gone conclusion that the steamship
was here to stay and the ship was
rigged with a full set of square
sails.
Rebuilt for Freight
The ship was brought to the
Pacific and placed in service to
the Orient for a long period, and!
finally worked the sea lanes to ]
Alaska. In 1918, by this time re-:
named Victoria, the ship made the !
last call at Nome, taking on 900
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MONDAY, JULY 4
Elks Club.
Legion
Third Prize—S10.
Jo Anne \lilroy, Gail Jacobs,
Shirley (Swan. 1G Cash'Prizes.
DOLL BUGGY PARADE?* $35 in Cash’ Prizes furnished by
Orthman. *
10-vd. Dash
by IR. D. Muller Co.
'»Boys Under 5
Girls Under 5
Boys 5-7
. Girls 5-7
Boys 8-10
Girls 8-10
Boys 11-15
Girls 11-15
Boys 16-20
Girls 16-20
Free for All
Boys 11-13
Girls 11-13
Boys 10-16
.(Girls 10-16
BICYC
To Seaport In
To Methodist
Return
Boys to 13
S Girls to 13
To Seward School, Return Girls 14 thru School Age
Ail Bicycle Races <via Fourth Avenue. Street
to he closed to traffic during laces.
PRIZES FOR ALL FOOT AND BICYCLE RACE WINNERS
GREASED POLE CLIMB: Furnished by Carpenters’ Local.
Five-Dollar bill at top of pole.
GREASED PIG: Furnished by Pat Bogan. Pig must be
captured with bare hands. Winner takes pig home.
FIREMEN'S SHOW: Seward Volunteer Fire Department.
3:00 P.M.—MARATHON RACE. Feature Event.
Announcer: Hal Gilfilen
11:00 P.M.—FIREWORKS DISPLAY. Seward VFW
STREET’ CONCESSIONS* Organized by Chamber of Commerce.
All construction work furnished by Carpenter’s Local.
Street decoration by Seward Volunteer Fire Department. >
1:00 P.M.
Largest Display in Seward’s History.
City Beautiful Award
To Mr. and Mrs. Englis
This week's prize in the city
beautiful campaign wais awarded
to Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Englis for
outstanding improvement and re
modeling on their house and
grounds. They will receive five
dollars in merchandise at the Mart
Variety Store.
Last week’s prize of five dollars
in trade at the Seward Hardware
Store went to Mr. and Mrs. W. C.
Erwin.
The city beautiful campaign will
last for two more months, and a
prize will be given each week.
FENCES, MAP, IMPROVE
LOCAL STREET SCENE
Neatly painted rail fences have
Been placed along the sidewalks
on vacant lots along Fourth Ave..
and a large display sign carrying
a map of the Kenai Peninsula has
been ejected on the corner of
Fourth and Washington Street.
The map was erected by Kenai
Bus Linos with the approval of the
police "‘department at no expense
to the city. Although Kenai Bus
Lines Erected it, it carries no ad
vertising whatever. The large, gay
colored map, with natural log sup
ports, along with the new fence
and the fact that the vacant lot
on the corner has been graded
and cleaned up, adds greatly to the
appearance of Seward’s main drag.
Kodiak Bear II Call
At Port of Seward
Jack Evans brought the motor
yacht, Kodiak Bear II, to Seward
last week to repair a broken pro
peller shaft after a tough trip from
Kodiak. They were 40 miles out of
Kodiak when a wave came through
a porthole, shorting out a control
switch and causing a fire.
Evans said he was much im
pressed with the friendliness and
helpfulness of Seward townspeople
and hopes to return soon.
On the yacht with him were
Russell Spoor of Menasha. Wis
consin, Verrl Swarts. Gulf Pilot
from Tacoma, and Dave Phillips,
also of Tacoma.
SUMMER RELIGION SCHOOL
AT SACRED HEART CHURCH
Starting Monday. July 11, there
will be summer religion classes for
children of school age at the Sacred
Heart Catholic Church. The Rev.
Martin F. Borbeck, S. J„ pastor,
announced that there will be two
Sisters of Providence from Fair
banks to conduct the classes here.
The schedule for classes will be
announced in the next few days.
CATHOLIC LADIES SPONSOR
BAKE SALE SATURDAY
There will be a bake sale on
Saturday, July 2 (tomorrow), at
Werner's Market, sponsored by the
ladies of the Sacred Heart Parish.
It will'begin about 10:00 a.m.