LETTER
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could be used for mail and per
ishable haulage, leaving here as
quickly as possible after the boat
arrived, and making a NON
STOP RUN THROUGH TO FAIR
BANKS during the open season.
It is to be expected that Fair
banks will vigorously protest a
gainst any curtailment of trans
portation service, but there is no
VALID REASON why the Gov
ernment should spend AN ENOR
MOUS SUM OF MONEY just to
provide them with fresh fruits
and vegetables, and a quicker
mail service, by keeping trains
running in the winter. Before
they had this service, the town
was larger and more prosperou
and no real hurt would come to
the community if it was months.
Tire only commercial change it
might make would be the closing
of the little cash and carry stores
but as these are not an asset to
the community their loss could
not be felt.
If frequent train service, and
close connections at Seward, was
as they claim, WHY IS THE
TOWN, AT THE PRESENT TIME
AT IT’S LOWEST EBB. both pop
ulation and commercially, after
having the fast schedule for a
long time?
AIRPLANE SERVICE
If the railroad were not operat
ing during the winter, or is chan
ging to a highway which might
be blocked with snow, there
■would be regular travel by dog
team and stage-line. But I believe
all mail and express and some
passengers would be handled by
airplane from the end of the open
road to Fairbanks, by the present
interior airplane service compan
ies.
LUXURIES
Fancy and luxurious rolling
stock, all steel trains, etc., are
not needed, and it is a waste of
money to provide them. Tens of
thousands of dollars have been
expended the last year on unne
cessary equipment. The luxurious
new observation car elicits much
surprise and praise, but was drain
UNJUSTIFIED. The great, power
ful snow plow, purchased lately,
will break through the snow
drifts and slides quicker than the
ones we had. and so will, no
doubt, save a few days delay, for
a dozen or so travelers, who had
to spend a few more dollars in A
laska while waiting for our old.
ordinary plows to do the work in
the past. It will take more en
gines to pust this plow, and so
will add a few names to Anchor
age’s payroll. BUT JUST WHAT
BENEFIT will it bring to Alaska.
MILES AND FREIGHT RATES
There should be an immediate
raise of the PASSENGER RATE
FROM SIX TO TEN CENTS PER
MILE. The resulting loss of traf
fic would not be more than 21
percent of the gain in revenue.
Such advance would bring a pro
test but would be beneficial in
general, both to the railroad and
the people. In the old Alaska
Northern days a charge of 20
cents per mile for open gas car
travel was cheerfully paid, and
half that amount, now would also
be cheerfully paid if the altern
ative were given of shutting the
railroad down. The raise inv rate
would also have an influence in
keeping interior people from run
ning outside to spend thei rmon
ey.
FREIGHT RATES ON ALL IM
PORTED PRODUCE SHOULD BE
RAISED, so as to stimulate home
consumption of home grown food.
This applies to lumber, coal and
meat also.
(Continued in next issue)
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MOTHER-DAUGHTER BANQUET
May is surely the month for
mother! Her special day-Mother's
Day, falls on May 9 this year, and
preeceding that by two days, there
will be the Mother and Daughter
Banquet. The dinner will be held
Friday evening. May 7. in the ban
quet room of the Seward Memor
ial Church under the auspices of
the Woman's Society of Christian
Service.
i So. Daughter bring your Mother
and come assured of having an
enjoyable evening. There will be
good food, choice entertainment
rnd lots of fun. Be on hand to
congratulate the oldest mother,
also the youngest mother there!
All you young mothers, leave
' your sons at home with Dad.
! bonnet on her adorable head, and
| bring her to the banguet with
• you.
Suggestion for those who have
neither daughter nor mother
here. Adopt one for the evening!
It wil be fun for both of you!
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Advice: That which the wist,
don’t, need and fools won’t take.
f nitcd Brotherhood of
t’nrpenters and Joiners
1 Seward Carpenter’s Union 2344
Affiliated With A F d L
Meetings 2nd anr 4th Tuesdays
— OLD USO BUILDING -
Jas. McCracken, President
I A. G. McRae. Financial Secretary
I Minnesota’s per capita incoiw
in 1947 was $1,090.
MOVIE AT COOPER LANDING
The first public movie ever
shown at Cooper Landing, Alaska
was sponsored by Hazel A.
Towele for benefit of Cooper :
Landing-Community Club.
The whole community of Coop
er Landing and Vicinity turn
ed out to view I he excellent
movies of Alaskan big game and
scenes throughout Alaska.
The movies in Kodachrome and
some of black and white showed
very interesting pictures of Alas
kan sheep and moose Koda- i
chrome movies taken by guid'
Frank E. Towele, These movies
were taken within a few miles
of Cooper Landing.
Salmon spawning in Alaskan
streams, jumping salmon flying
through the air like birds, black
and brown bear fishing the!
streams for salmon were some !
of the interesting sights shown.
Also a Travel-log of Alaska
showing points of interest
througout Alaska. Another into- !
resting sight was the break-up,
of the mighty Yukon River. I
' Esimos and their childern with |
their cliff homes on Point Bar
row were other interesting sights. |
i Arthur Young, world famous I
i arcner, was shown taking brown ]
bear, sheep, and hfLs with the bow ,
and arrow.
' Twenty-eight dollars was taken
in, which was turned over to
i Mrs. Coursen the See, of the Com- j
• muity Club at Cooper Landing.
1 From time to time there will
: he movies shown at Cooper Land
1 ing for the benefit of the Com
munity Club. The public is cor
dially invited to help this worthy
cause.
Those enjoying the movies
were the following persons:
Martin Soper. Mr. and Mrs.
: Johnson. Mr. and Mrs. Harris
! Mr. McGee. Mr. H. Johnson. Mr.
Dunmiro. Mr. and Mrs.Guinn, Mr.
mid Mrs. Coursen, Mr. Runkle
I Mr. and Mrs. Sunby, Mr. and
Mrs. Bowers. Mr. Willis. Mr. Nel
son, Mr. and Mrs. Moore, Mr. and
Waits. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson
and June, Mr. Trigstad. Mr. and
Mrs. Gleason. Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Towele, Mr. Gilliland. Mr. and
Mrs. McCann. Mr. and Mrs. Bor
gi r. Mr. Soper, Skipper Soper,
and Louise Soper.
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OHIOAN PULLS UP STAKES
TO PIONEER IN ALASKA
TOLEDO, O. (UP»—A 20th cen
tury pioneer throw aside his prof
itable business and comfortable
living here and set out to estab
lish what he calls a new and
better life in Alaska.
Two months and 5.000 miles
away, Lawrence H. Lancashire,
Jr., who already has crammed a
lifetime of excitement into 29
years, will stake down his tent
some 60 miles south of Anchorage
on the Kenai Peninsula. There
he’ll set up a sawmill he is tak
ing along and start cutting lum
Rpw‘i rrl
Kj %j v V i hJ.
SERVING SEWARD SINCE 1905
I
I
Telephone Main 0
o. T. WELCH
General Mgr.
ber as a business.
Lancashire is making the entire
trip by jeep—with a trailer load
ed with four tons of equipment.
The 29-year-old former air force
pilot, who was shot down during
the famous Ploesti oil field raid
in Romania, also plans to develop
a year-round resort for vacation
ing hunters and fishermen. |
His wife, Lorraine, and three
children will fly to Alaska next 1
summer to join him. I
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FOREST TO COMMEMORATE
SLAIN JEWISH CHILDREN
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BOSTON (UP)—Despite Arab
Jewish conflict in the hills of Gal
ilee, the American Christian Pal
estine Committee has begun the
planting of a memorial forest
near Nazareth honoring \250,000
Jewish children killed by the Na
zis.
Dean Howard M. LeSourd of
Boston University, director of the
committee, said donations for
4,000 trees have been received
"We hope to memorialize the
tragic deaths of the European
youngsters by beautifying the
hills where Jesus played as a
child,” Dean LeSourd said.
"We have no specific goal for
the project, though we would
like to have a tree for every child
who was killed.”
Dean LeSourd said the idea or
iginated with Mrs. Ruth Aberna
thy of St. Paul, Minnesota, who
came forward with the plan when
the Christian Palestine Committee
began searching for a “concrete
and specific project which would
show America’s feeling over the
death of the children.”
Cedar, cypress, fig and carob
trees are being planted, as well
as other trees mentioned in the
Bible.
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TELEPHONE WAS GADGET
IN GOOD OLD DAYS
•
MILWAUKEE <UP--01d Mil
waukeeans still recall the time in
1877 when the late Valentine
Blatz, beer magnate, finally con
sented to have a telephone in
stalled in his office.
When the phone rang a few
minutes later, Blatz answered and
talked for a while. Then he turn
ed to the telephone man.
"Very interesting," he said. “But
it really is no help to me. Most
of my friends and busines asso
ciates speak German. And this
thing speaks English."
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Popcorn from hybrid varieties
expands about 25 per cent more
than ordinary corn popping.
•
The largest cattle market east
of Chicago is the Lancaster. Pa.,
stockyards.
International F.onpsliorenien's
mu! Warehousemen's Union
l.mnl :i!>
Meets First and Third Tuesday a:
■ l' 1,1 Union Hal
F’i esident — I,. Ropers
Secret a rv - L. Dirk
i ■' u ' i;(’i .\ i i’:; l vhno
^•'e "'f. "Uni, \ RIS"
LUNCH AND BOWL
AT
ITS NECESSARY
HEALTHY
FUN
OPEN 1 TO 1
See
Joe Lanier
SHOE REPAIRING op
FURNITURE REPAIRING
May 1 1948 — Seward, Alaska
CLASSIFIED ADS.
WANTED—Man of all work—
country job, board and room
furnished. See Polaris or write
Bx 204, Seward. 86tfc
FOR SALE—Double bed. coil
spring, innerspring mattress; 3
boys bicycles in good shape;
complete set of drums for sale
or trade for like value in mov
ie camera or typewriter. Call
Black 113. 83-4-5
PA. DUTCH WOMAN (real dutch
cleanser will give days house
cleaning service with helper)
for $6 and 1 meal. Call Main
168. 82-3-4p
FOR SALE—Mason Hamlin Plano,
$300. Call Mad. 184. 68tfc
Wanted — Experienced all-round
Pressor. Seward Cleaners
For Sale—20 ft. Boat 45 H. P.
gasoline motor—12 X 12 Prop.
20 inch Helmswheel
Garfield 151 79-80-1-29
FOR SALE—2 lots In Cliff Add.
Block 7. Make offer. H. E. Par
ker, 3040 So. 158, Seattle, 88,
Wash. 63tfc
• GARBAGE HAULED •
VETS TRANSFER
Call
Monroe 109 S8tfc
CHILDREN CARED FOR by hour
or day. Call Madison 138.
82-3-4-5p
FOR SALE—One Everhot Electric
Roaster complete with cords and
racks, $35.00. See Mrs. Pierce at
Jesse Lee Home. 67tfc
FOR RENT— Light housekeep
ing rooms. Inquire Mad. 13 99tfc
Painting and paperhanging. J.B.
Coble. PHONE Garfield 5
82tfc
FOR SALE: Nw 3-room house
with shower on lot 50 x 100. Call
Madison 13. 75tfc
MRS. OVERTURF of, 3rd Ave.
will take in laundry work. 76tfc
MARINE ENGINES
IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE
FROM SEATTLE STOCK
From 1 H P. to 220 H.P.
For prices and information
Call
G. H. EVERITT
Madison 58
82 to 90 tfc
WANTED —Lady to share Apart
ment with employed young lady.
References required. Call at the
Polaris Office. 84-5c
FOR SALE— 18-ft. Motor Speed
boat, new Murcury 110 HP motor,
trailer—in perfect condition. In
formation at Polari Office. 83tfc
FOR SALE—1938 Chrysler Imper
ial Coupe. Dan Southard. Gar
field 85 after 5 P.M. 85tfc
FOR SALE—Buick 8—1937. Good
condition. S800.00. Davis. Polk
113. 84tfc
CABBAGE—Several verities
GREEN SPROUTING BROCCOLI
KOHL RABI
CAULIFLOWER
RHUBARB CHARD
LETTUCE
BRUSSELLS SPROUTS
PANSYS
ASTERS
MARIGOLDS
SNAP DRAGONS
SWEET PEAS
SCHIZANTHUS or BUTTERFLY
FLOWERS
NASTURTIUMS
CALENDULA
PLANTS will be AVAILABLE
MAY 10th
Mrs. Gibbons
TELEPHONE ADAMS 1S1