THE SEWARD POLARIS
Peninsula-Chain News
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of the “Kenai Empire’’
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aeyanl. \laska
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CHANGE IN ARR
TRAIN SCHEDULE MAY 16
Tii -,a\e passengers' time when
May want to go from Seward di
rectly to Whittier, the Alaska
Railroad today announced a sche
dule change.
Starting May 16, the train from
Anchorage daily for Whittier will
leave at 8:20 am. instead of at
8. Tim train from Seward to An
i lnu age will leave the coast town
.-■I 7:30 a.m. instead of 8:30. This
wi'l enable passengers from Sew
ard to slop at Portage and catch
the Whittier-bound train from An
chorage.
The train leaving Anchorage for
Seward will go at 1:30 p.m. in
stead of 2:30 on Wednesday.
Thursday .and Friday. Northbound
trains will leave Seward Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday.
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"FISHERMEN'S SPECIAL" TO
START MAY 15
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The "fishermen's special"—a
weekend Alaska Railroad service
taking anglers to their choice
fishing streams up tire line—will
start operating again May 15.
The special will leave Anchor- :
age at 2:3b p.m. Saturday and ar
rive at Curry at 7. Fishermen
can stop at any point along the
way to fish in their favorite creek
such as Goose Creek. Montana
Creek and Willow Creek.
To {'lose who don't want to go
fishing. Curry offers the same
attractive atmosphere, good food,
and restful surroundings. There's
pleasant Inking country for the
ambitious and comfortable chairs
for those who don't want to over
exert themselves.
The train leaves Curry at 3:30
p.m. Sunday and will pick up the
fishermen (and their catch) for'
the trip home.
By catching the special Satur- I
day afternoon train .Baranof pas
ongers can save two days' stop
over in Anchorage on their trip |
north.
COOPER GRANTED
DIVORCE
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Mrs. Harriet Cooper was grant
- d a divorce from Frank Cooper.
Wednesday, May 12. 1948. Grounds
for divorce were cruel and inhum - \
an treatment and incompatability.
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AFTER LONG
THOUGHT
figured Charles G. Mullings, 04.
ATLANTA. C.a. iUP> Police
thought a long time before go
ing through with it. They found
his body slumped under his steer
ing whr d. Alongside lay a pistol i
and a farewell note, dated 9 days '
before I
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TRAVEL
i FUNDS
j PROTECTED |
AGAINST LOSS !
OR THEFT
! 5a feiiarding money against |
In - when one travels is as §
1 important as protecting it by |
| deposit when at home—and f
I is just as easy. You merely | j
1 convert your travel funds Ij
§ here, before you start, into |j
: American express Travelers | ;
r rie . j nos. They are readily ||
| spendable a- cash, and <f lost = i
1 or stolen, the amount in- f
5 volved i“ refunded to you. 1
j The cost of the protection |
t Is but 7,"ic on each ?100 |
1 Miuimum 4 he. There is no 1
til ie limit on use. ’’’houa- |
■j ands of people carry these I
j protective Cheques when =
; av-av from home, ami find I
C
\ rn invaluable. This Is \
j .me of the bank’s services
5 »o the traveling public.
Bank of
i Seward
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Hi-Way Mews
Within this last week, 'Esther
Ronne gave birth to a seven-lb.
baby hoy at the Seward General
Hospital, and she and the boy are
doing fine. He is named after his
daddy. Marshall.
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While Esther is in the hospital
Marshall is having two pieces of
his laifl plowed up by the Jesse
Lee Home’s tractor for vegetable
and flower garden space. 1 be
lieve he is going to plant a lawn
around the house, too.
The Marshalls raise mink, and
they are just about to have their
young now. If any plane flies too
low over tin' farm, the mink are
liable in fright, to kill their
\ oung.
The Lyle Douglases are having
an additional bedroom built onto
their house. They are also plant
ing potatoes and nursing along
celery seedlings, etc.
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There are seven of us in the
clearing now. Annetta came home
with her son this last Wednes
day afternoon, and he is cjuite an
addition to the place. You should
see Ray sitting on the front steps
of an evening washing and rins
ing baby diapers, happily hum
ming all he while.
Some time ago Harold bought
several buildings at Arnst's aban
doned mill site; and yesterday af
ternoon he was on the roof of one
when he somehow fell, pitching
headfirst between two rungs of
the ladder alongside. He grabbed
the sides of the ladder and, as
it swung in an arc through the
air, he turned a complete somer
sault and then landed, with the
ladder, on a board underneath
which was about a foot of saw
dust. The board bounced and he!
bounced. He rose to his feet and
stared at the board which he'd {
seen with horror on his way down ,
wsi studded with upturned nails. j
all of which he’d miraculously ;
missed. All he has from his acro
batics is a little twinge in his 1
back. :
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Yesterday afternoon Mabel Lew
is, Maxine Kelly and Kay McCann
came out to see Annetta and her
baby.
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Wednesday, after supper. Harold j
Ray and our boy. Lee went fish- j
ing in Bear Creek. They came |
hottic with a nice big string of
fish, three of which Lee caught. I
Yesterday we had fillet for break- |
fast and for dinner and it was
really good. These were Dolly !
Vardens. j
The other evening, after supper ;
a plane came over the place and ■
circled low several tims. flew'
away and came back again, tip- >
ping so that wo could see the
pilot. However, we do not know
for sure who it was; but it was
very interesting and we got a big
kick out of it. Since then several
planes have flown low over the
place. I wish we could identify
them.
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BARGE NO. 730
LEAVES MAY 24
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Alaskan shippers were remind
ed of cargo deadlines for Steel
Barge 730 departing from Seattle
for Seward May 24, in an an
nouncement this week by T. A.
Thronson. traffic manager of
Alaska Freight Express, barge
line serving the Territory as a
common carrier.
The May 24th sailing of Steel
Barge 730 will permit Alaskan
shippers to interior points served
by the Alaska Railroad and to
Tanana and Yukon River points
served by the Railroad’s naviga
tion system to take advantage
of the new Alaska Railroad rate
reductions. Alaska Freight Ex
press will accept cargo at Tacoma
for Steel Barge 730 until 3 p.m.
next Wednesday, May 19, at Shaf
fer Terminal No. 1. The Seattle
cargo deadline is 3 p.m. Friday,
May 21, at Pier 50.
The Alaska Freight Express
trip of Steel Barge 897 arrived in
Seward at 1 a.m. May 7 after a
record voyage of 6 days, 6 hours,
and 25 minutes. The seagoing tug
Macloufay, skippered by Capt.
Earl McWhinney. made the tow
for the 7th northbound barge trip
of Alaska Freight Express.
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CROP DISEASE FORECAST
PROMISED FARMERS
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LINCOLN. Neb. I UP)—Farmers
some day may be supplied with
the same warning service against
erop damage from disease as
they now enjoy from weather
forecasting.
The national disease forecast
will not become an immediate
fact. But the idea is on the pro
gram of the research and market
ing act administered by the United
States agriculture department.
The system will be tried first
on three crops on a regional bas
is.
State and federal agricultural
ists will work together in compil
ing reports on tire appearance and
prevalence of late blight of po
tatoes and tomatoes, blue mold
of tobacco and downy mildew
of cucumbers, canteloupe and oili
er crops.
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The population of Europe more
than doubled between 1800 and
1900. increasing from 187 million
to 4))0 million.
Church of Christ!
Seward, Alaska
“BLESSINGS IN CHRIST”
Lurry O. Grounds
••Blessed bo the God and Father,
nf our Lord Jesus Christ, who
hath blessed us with every Spir- ;
itual blessing in the heavenly,
places IN Christ." (Ephesian 1:3)
Paul speaking of the privileges!
::nd blessings that Christians on- :
joy, stated that EVERY SPIRIT-j
UAL BLESSING that can be be- !
stowed on man is IN Christ Jes- ,
us. There are no spiritual bless-|
mgs out (>f Christ! Paul, writing
to Timothy said, “Therefore 1 en
dure all tilings for the elect's
sake, that they also may obtain
the SALVATION which is IN !
Christ Jesus with eternal glory." ;
■ 2’Iii:i. 2:10) The salvation from]
past and future sins depends up- j
i n whether one is in Christ Jes- j
us
The lile which is eternal can j
only be obtained IN Christ the
ol God : ■ 1 n states in I
Jr.o. 5:11. “The witness is this,
tli- ' God gave unto* us eternal
lit -, and this life is IN Ins Soil."
The remission of our sins which
is necessary to our becoming
children of God, depends upon
our being IN Christ. (Col. 1:14:
Eph. 1:7).
When we have finished our so
journ here, and have been laid
to rest. Christ states. “Blessed
are the dead who die IN the Lord
from henceforth: yea, saith the
spirit, that they may rest from
their labors: for their works fol
low with them.” Rev. 14:13>
May I emphasize that to men
living under the New Testament,
not one spiritual blessing has
been promised OUT of Christ. Ev
cry spiritual blessing is IN Christ.
Since all blessings are in Christ
it is extremely important that we
know how to get INTO Christ.
Paul says, ‘ For as many of you
as were baptized INTO Christ
did put on Christ." 'Gal.3:27). A
gain. "Or are ye ignorant, that
;• 11 we who were baptized INTO
Christ Jesus were baptized ntio
his death." tom. 6:3) No won
der our Lord commissioned his
postles to "Go ye into all the
world, and nrench the gospel to
the whole creation. He that be
Uevoth and is baptized shall bo
SAVED: but he that disbelievcth
shall be condemned." tMark 16:
,13 16).
Is it not n tural then that we
find one of Ills Apostles on Ihz
first Pentecost after His Ascen
-inn into Heaven stating. "Repent
ye. and he baptized every one of
you in the name of Jesus Christ
un:o (for) the rcnvssion of your
ins;" Acts 2:311) This same Apos
tle says,"Wherein few, that is,
eight souls, were saved through
water: which also after a true
likeness riotli now save you, even
baptism, tl Pet. 3.21).
Despite the statements of our
Lord and His inspired Apostles,
false teachers are so bold to state
that baptism does not save and
that one may enjoy Salvation, E
ternal Life, and Forgiveness of
sins, which are spiritual blessings
without being baptized. Remem
ber BAPTISM is the final step
that puts you TN Christ where
every spiritual blessing i».
Around Hollywood
FOR THE NOT-SO-OLD TIM
I
ERS 1940—8 years ago—Ironical
ly, Dick Powell and Joan Blon
dell arc appearing together in
“I Want a Divorce." . . . they’re '
getting one in real life. John
Barrymore scores his biggest hit !
in "The Great Profile" . . . story j
is a part of Barrymore’s life at
thi' time he apeared in Nw York!
and Chicago in a play called “My
Dear Children." Simone Simon,
the temperamental French girl, is
back in town . . . may try a,
comeback if a good offer conies
her way. Gin rummy is now
sweeping Hollywood. It seems
that Franchot Tone has had e
nough of the stage . . . he’s com
ing back to work at Universal.
Broderick Crawford's favorite top
ic is football ... he played with
the professional Green Bay Pack
ers. Darryl Zanuck is hailing Gene
Tierney as his most promising
discovery. After appearing in the
West Coast company of “Oscar
Wilde," Laird Cregar is now
swamped with studio offers . . .
a short time ago he did his sleep
ing on the back seat of his old
ca r.
ODDS AND ENDS—Sabu has
the lead role in "Song of India'
which will cost amillion dollars
to shoot. Hal Willis has signed
Barbara Stanwyck on a one pic
ture a year deal for seven years.
Billy Gilbert will appear in the
musical version of "My Sister
Eileen." Sue Daly. Maureen O'
Hara's stand-in has opened a
dress shop in the valley . . . Miss
O'Hara is a trpaner. Estelle Tay
lor. Jack Dempey's ex. doing tel
evision films for Larry Finley.
Kay Francis having a cheek-up
in a New York hospital. Ronald
Column's "Lost Horizon” is hav
ing a return showing at four
first-run theatres. Marion Hutton
Betty's sister, made her local de
but as a cabaret entertainer at
Slapsie Maxie's. Frank Borzage
would be a very happy man if
he could borrow Valli from Selz
nick for his independent movie.
"Those Golden Days."
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.Just saw a picture of a 110
pound Chicago model balancing
a new light weight bath tub. It
also featured a safety bottom—
the tub that is.
SEWARD
Lot \Ti:i> ON It .ILltOAO AVK |
(formerly in Old I'.S.O. Jlldg.;
MAIN 7
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Now is the time to have the
Cabinet work you have promised
your self, put in. Call us.
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AL-AY-ESKA
(Continued from page 1)
in mind of a story, a true story,
and a costly one. Some years
ago. back in the Nebraska potato
country a certain railroad was
The tinhorns got together arid
hauling liie spuds for 37 cents,
called in a truck line and the
truck line started hauling the
spuds for sixty cents. In a matter
of two years the railroad aban
doned the branch and thus gave
the truck line the deal. The fol
lowing season tne truck line up
ped their tariffs to 1.02 on the
spuds. The farmers even tried to
have the branch line rebuilt but
with no success.
Lei us suppose the barge lines
are placed in the truckers cate
gory and the steamship compan
ies the railroad. Suppose the
steamships give up and run to
some other part of the globe.
What assurance do we have that
the barge line will not add up
their tariffs to more than the
steamships are charging today or
even more. Think it over .good
people.
If these dairy men claim they
can haul their feed via barge so
much cheaper, why is it they
have upped the price of their
milk 5 cents. The greatest trouble
is right in the laps of the mer
chants. I notice a Westinghouse
Electric Roaster in a certain store
window and the price mark is
44.50. This same roaster retails
for 36.95 in Seattle. A difference
of 7.55. This roaster weighs about *
25 pounds packed for shipping
is approximately 1.50 per cwt.
and the steamship companies rate
There, good people, is one of
your troubles. That roaster under
the fair trade act should retail
for not over forty dollars in Sew
ard. Chances are he shipped it
via barge and if so divide the 35
cents by four and you have the
freight on the roaster from Seat
tle to Seward. The same princi
pal can Pc applied to practically
everything sold in Alaska. The
good people that come up to de
velop Alaska are the suckers in
the deal and it makes no differ
ence to the merchant, who hauls
his freight, as the saving will
never be passed on to the consum
er. You people who foot the bill
better start some serious thinking
and start asking a few pertinent
questions of your local merchants.
If the steamship companies
were furnished the cranes and
heavy lift equipment free gratis,
if the freight were dumped into
their laps and if every thing else
was given them free, they, too,
could haul the freight to Alaska
lor 35 cents. A change of admin
istration. a few new faces on the
scene, then watch the barge line
disappear into the mist along
with a few of the smart boys.
P S. Here's the rest of that Ne
braska story. Tire railroad bought
out t he truck line.
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WHO'S A CROOK ,
YOU CROOK
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\ ORK, Neb. (UP)—Two boys—
Butler Ivory, 14, and Frank Rig
ins, 13—robbed a filling station
of .$25.57 in pennies, nickels, and
dimes and quarters.Thev quarrel
ed over the division of the loot.
Ivory called Riggins a crook and
the battle was on. They wound
up in jail.
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Weight can he measured so
closely that the mark of a pencil
on a piece of paper is easily
weighed.
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