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TERRITORIAL MUSEU^
The Seward Polaris &
KENAI ALEUTIAN
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VOLUME 4 ❖ INDEPENDENT ❖ SEWARD. ALASKA ❖ Saturday February 14. 1948 <♦ PRESS SERVICE * Price 10 cents No. 04
' D.C.Brownell Brings
Suit Against Polaris
D. C. BROWNELL HAS BROU
GHT SUIT AGAINST H. W.
AND NELLIE M. HUNT FOR
PUBLISHING CERTAIN ALLEG
ED LIBELOUS STATEMENTS IN
THE SEWARD POLARIS.
THE DATES OF MAY 7, 1947.
MAY 10, 1947, OCTOBER 14. 1947,
OCTOBER 1G, 1947. ART. GIVEN.
YOU READERS MAY LOOK UP
THE DIFFERENT DATES AND
READ AND BE INFORMED AS
TO WHY THE SUIT.
THE AMOUNT ASKED IS IN
EXCESS OF S30.000 00
THE MATTER WILL BE TOLD
IN COURT AND WE EXPECT TO
GIVE YOU THE “ROUND BY
ROUND" VERSION.
..(THE SUBSCRIPTION PRICE
TO THE POLARIS IS $8.00 PER
YEAR. WE INVITE OUR FRIENDS
TO GET THEIR NAMES ON THE
MAILING LIST.)
Uncle Sara Says
Hew would you like to write a
check for $2,498.94 to yourself dated
Nc.v Year's I)ay 1958? You can do
, exactly that by signing your name
' any time in January to an authoriza
tion form at your bank which will
p, . mli them to take SIS.75 a month
fr; m the funds you have on deposit
and buy one $25 Savings Bond for
you every month for the next 10
years. The Payroll Savings Plan—
l which is the partial payment way to
buy Savings Bonds where you work
—is equally powerful in producing a
sizable nestegg out of regular sav
in^S. (J, S. Treasury Department
, Subscribe to
The Seward Polaris
UNITED STATES OF AMERISA
TERRITORY OF ALASKA
Office Of Tthe Governor
The humanitarian work carried
on by tin' Alaska Cripplea* Child
ren's Association in aiding the less
fortunate is a most praise-worthy
undertaking. Under the able lead
ership of Mrs. Margot Hoppin, its
President, it has raised fund’s to
help in rehabilitating many hand
icapped persons and has given its
full support to the Orthopedic
Hospital at Sitka.
For the purpose of raising ad
ditional funds to carry on its
work, the Association is arranging
for an Easter Seal Sale from
February 28 to March 28 of this
year.
Therefore, iri support of this
worthy cause. I, ERNEST GRUEN
| ING, Governor of Alaska, urge
| upon the people of Alaska to
participate in this human welfare
I campaign by purchasing Easter
| Seals during the period from Feb
ruary 28 to March 28. 1948.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I
have hereunto set my hand
and Seal of the Territory of
Alaska, at Juneau, the Capital,
this 4th o'ay of February, 1948.
' (SEAL! ERNEST GRUENING
' ATEST: Goveror of Alaska
LEW M. WILLIAMS
Secretary of, Alaska
i SEWARD WOMENS CLUB
.HOLDS MEETING AT LIBRARY
The Seward Senior Womens Club
held a very enjoyable meeting at
the library Thursday evening. After
the business meeting Miss Naomi
Coger gave a sort talk on textile
painting and block printing.
She had with her some very in
teresting samples. Miss L. Watson
and Mrs. N. Wengert served hot
sweet rolls and coffee to the guests
The next meeting will bo in the
Methodist Church basement. Father
Turner will head the discussion
on March 11th. He will speak on
International Relations.
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WOODROW FREIGHT
J'OW ACCEPTABLE
$&
SPECIAL— Freight for the Alas
ka Railroad station of Woodrow,
which has been refused for the
past several months unless offered
at Seattle in carload lots, will a
gain be accepted in any quantity
offered, the Governor’s office was
notified tiiis week by the U. S.
Maritim<* Commission.
WooaYou is the first station on 1
the Alaska Railroad, located just
a few miles out of Seward. Mer .
chants at Seward*"have for many .
years been consigning bulky mer
chandise to themselves at Wood
row. Sinse freight to railroad
points all goes on a straight wei
1 ght basis, substantial transpor
tation savings could be realized on
^ many items as compared with the
| option of weight or measurement
charges applying to all ports, in
j eluding Seward.
] To end this practice, the Alaska
'Steamship Company several months
ago issued a new tariff specifying
that only carload lots would be
j accepted for the station of Woodrow
; Shippers at Seward protested and
the protests forwarded to Washing
; ton by the Governor's office re-'
I suited in word this week from
IF. H. Hallett, chief of the Division
I of Regulations of the Maritime
! Commission, that1 the steams hi})
| company, effective January 2ft, has
! reverted to the former practice of
1 handling anv freight offeree’ to
\
Woodrow.
SEWARD REGISTERED NURSES
MEETING FEBRUARY 17TH
Me
1 The Seward Registered Nurses
will meetTuesd.ay February 17th.
, at the home of Mrs. Gene Lanier.
I Miss Heizig is leaving on the 19th.
so we are asking her to meet with
us. There are many important issues
on hand so all members are asked
to be present for the discussion
of these.
i Any new nurses in town, please
contact Mrs. Howard at the
Cathryn Shop.
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JESSE LEE GIRL SCOUTS
ENTERTAINED TUESDAY EVE
Miss Delia Gabriel, assisted by
Miss Ruth Murrell, entertained the
Jesse Lee Girl scouts at a waffle
dinner at the nurses homo Tues
day evening at G:30.
After a delightful dinner the
girls were led in a game program
by Mrs. Thos. Ha well.
The latter part of the evening
was spent in picture taking after
which each scout was presented'
with an oversharp pencil sent by
a W.S.C.S. in North Carolina in
appreciation for favors made by
the Jesse Lee Girls for an Alaska
dinner in the slates.
Besides tin1 Scouts and their
leader. Miss Leichlitr, those
present were the troop committee
members, Mrs. Tom Howell, Mrs.
Ed. Knight and Mrs. Geo. Green.
B U L L E 7 I N! 11
Anyone having information con
cerning the following person is ask
ed to communicate with the Gov
ernor’s Office in Juneau:
CLARENCE G. RICHARDSON
Age 38, Height G feet. Weight 1.70
pounds. R°norted to have been in
Alaska in 1947.
SWIFTS MAN
CALLS HERE
E. A. Shaffer, who travels for
Swift ad Company out of Seattle
and Tocoma was in the city Friday
He is introducing a margarine
product which is called "Nut Sweet.’
He a’oes not look for a very great
change in meat and meat products
prices so long as the Government
is buying surplus feed.
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SHIPPING NEWS
MV Square knot is due Seward
about February 21, and after com
pleting her discharging in Seward,
will proceed to Kodiak Island and
Alaska Peninsula ports.
MV Ring Splice is scheduled to
sail from Seattle on February 19,
and will proceed direct to Seward.
Freight for this sailing will be ac
cepted on Pier 42 Seattle through
February 17th.
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NO MISTAKE THIS TIME IT IS
GEORGE LESKO
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Mr. and Mrs. George I.esko
are the parents of a seven pound
daughter born at the Seward
General Hospital February 13, 1948
Mrs. Lcsko and daughter are do
ing very well.
(Thanks For The Cigars George'
A.F.E.C. To Brfng in
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Increase to two sailings for
Seward each month beginning in
March was announced for the
Alaska Freight Express Corporation
today by T. A. Thronson, traffic
manager of the new barge lino
serving the Territory at reduced
freight rates.
"In stepping up our first winter
schedule of one sailing each for
December, January and February,
we move to sailing on March 3 and
March 24. Later this spring we sail
north with general freight every
10 clays," Thronson sain'.
Cargo acceptance deadlines for
the' March 3 sailing of a steel
freighterbarge are 3 p. m. Saturday
Fob. 28, at Shaffer Terminal No.l,
Tacoma, and 3 p. m. Monday,
March 1. at Pier JO. Seattle.
The new barge line operating
at a reduction in freight rates
sent its third sailing north Monday
Feb. 9. when Steel Freighter Barge
730 cast off with a deck cargo
of lumber in addition to gefiarel
freight in her holds. The sailing
was oifelayed from Friday at the
request of the Alaska Railroad in
order that the barge might dock
in Seward in early next week to
avoid week-end unloading delay.
The covered steel freighter is
under tow by the seagoing tug
Tefon with Caption Otto H.
Barkhousen. formerly of Everett,
as master.
Alaska Freight Express put its
third innovation in Alaskan water
transportation into operation on
this voyage by using stern-loading
and bt stowing cargo with move
able electric hoists. Fabricated by
Star Machinery Co. of Seattle to
Alaska Freight Express design,
the hoists give all-weather protec
tion to cargo by eliminating need
for hatch covers and dock cranes.
In good weather and when suf
ficient crews are avialable, both
stern and hatch loading may bo
psod with the new equipment,
which allows cargo to travel
palletized and ready for immediate
discharge.
According to Thronson. Alaska
Freight Express will continue to
develop innovations in the Alaskan
shipping trade “in order to meet
our goal of the lowest possible
water-freight rates to the Territory.”