S'nm^ithallm- Curator,
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The Seward Polaris
PKENAl 4^ ALEUTIAN
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VOLUME 4 ❖ INDEPENDENT ❖ SEWARD. ALASKA *> SATURDAY JAN. 10 194S * UNITED PRESS SERVICE «Priee 10 cents No. 5 1
SLIDES IN WHITTIER AREA HEAVY!
SNOWS - MAY FORCE CLOSING
Ships which have been unload
ing at Whittier are being forced
to come to Seward tine to ex
tremely heavy snow and the re
c.en, slides which stopped trans
portation to the Interior for a
time.
Due ship, tlip Sailor's Splice,
is due ltcie in a day or two ac
cording to the Northern Slev
idoring and Handling Dorp, and
another, the Hastings Victory is
due from the Philippine Islands
and will arrive about the middle,
of the month.
All indications point to a re
sumption of tht> full work-a-day
hours which started to lessen
about early December.
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NAVY M USKS Ol I KUKD
rfiUMANKXT ( OMMISSIo.N
Members of the Navy Nurse
Corps Reserve and former mem
bers of the Nurse Corps and
Nur so Corps Reserve, who atv
single, may now submit applica
tion for appointment in the Reg
ular Navy. Members of the-,
units, upon reporting for active
duty, will he given such rank ns
they would have obtained had
they remained on active duty,
however, no of.’i ■■y will he ad
'. anced high- r tlent the rank of
1 .ieu: etm . Pri.aiotion above th •
rank of lieutenant will h{» made
fancy occurs in such it' ?her rank
Meuthors of the Nurse Cora
it; servo and former members of
the Xurse Corps and Xurse Corps
Reserve must have f ••ir creden
tials cleared and oath of office
taken prior to their doth birth
day. Educational rc-quirements
are the same as original appoint
ment to the Regular Corps.
The applications from Reserve
Xurse Corps officers on inactive
duty and former members of
the Nurse Corps and Nurse
Corps Reserve must be submitted
via the Commandant of the near
est Naval District. The applica
tion with a report of the requir
ed physical examination will he
forwarded to the Bureau of Med
icine and Surgery.- Applicants
STALIN’ J>KAI>?
No official verification lias
been received of the death of
Stalin of Russia.
Rumors concerning his demise
were rife in the city early this
week which were the result, no
doubt, of the journey of a Swed
ish cancer specialist’s call to the
Russ Capitol. He refused to
state whom he was to call upon,
however.
The dispatch was said to em
manate from Switzerland
In event of his passing it is
not. altogether improbable that
the fact will ho kept secret for
sometime.
Very probably his successor
will he kept in the background
until such time as deemed nec
essary for official action.
I
from tht> Kesorve Nurse Corps,
now on active duty, who desire
to transfer to the C. S. Navy
must submit their requests thr
omrh the Commanding Officer
or reporting senior.
Individual applicants will b
informed by personal letter of
their selection or nonselection
and will also be announced in a
series of circular loiters as soon
as practicable after the appoint
ments hint' been made by the
President.
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v\\^ u w i:s <H i i:i:i:n
I* Ml {MAX MXT CtlMh ISS !<»\
Navy \\ AVK officers on active
or inactive duty. or former
WAYK officers who have resinr.
ml, rna> now apply for transfer
to permanent commissioned si; t
us in the Ketiular Navy
i’roinot ion of i a ese off lb, s in
the remilar Navy will be similar
to tin procedure now authorized
ft r t he prohiot ioa of rua b ■ offi
cers. ■ \u opt that \v mien commis
siom-d in tlm P-aular N.-.\y un
der tlio provisions of the prop,.-.
> d iea;sia . it i a .-ha ,1 not bn ,•
P< n..aii• nt commi- sjone,) a.:•.111 • -
ell the : ripe list of the Regular
sxa \ y - !,■.\ i <,; ('ore. ::,atn;e.
\\ V K ttffii . < i i her mi j.. -
■ ’1 tin i* Wmi i.bVi■ resign
( d shot; Id sn bp; i; an applie ■ i io ,
to t-.e Clii.-f .11 Naval Person;; i
VP a-' ' ( m.. .inpf tin'
11 * t i .*•'< von ••nih N..v.il |»I: ■ ri, !.
k. Alt ka) i1 which j ■
i ii'.;' located. The Commandant
"til forward fh" application and
■ ; report oi Mi. required physical
examination to tho Iluivaii of
Naval Personnel All applications
must be postmarked not later
than midnight of t>s February
i ;»4 s.
omen reserve officers on ac
tive duty who wish to apply for
transfer must submit an applica
tion to their Commanding Of
ficer.
Individual applicants will be
informed by personal letter of
their selection or nonselection, i
Subject, to enabling legislation,
the appointment of women offi
cers in the Regular Navy will be
announced officially as soon as
practicable after appointments
have been made by the President.
For further information con
tact or write the District Person
nel Officer, Seventeenth Naval
District, Kodiak, Alaska.
< HICAGO FKIEXM.Y CITY
TO Ml LI.OXS IX SKIIVU 10
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CHICAGO (U.P.)—The Chi
cago Service Men’s Centers ex
pect their registration hooks to '
show 1 9,000,600 names very
soon.
Since they opened in August,
1941, the Centers have provided
1 1.10 5,490 pieces of cake to men
and women in the armed forces
of the United States and those
of the other allied nations.
Records show that the Centers
have served more than ] s.ooo,
90 0 sandwiches and hot dogs,
and more than 9,000,000 cups of
coffee.
More than 1.000,000 packages
ot .cigaretes were? distributed
and moi> than G,000,000* tickets
to top-flight shows and other
forms of entertainment.
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PROCLAMATION
For 172 yours. the United
States .Marine Corps has stood
as a fortress of American free
dom ami a symbol of American
courage throughout the world
On land, at sea and in the air,
th(> Marini's have fought vaiiant
tliat their nation might, live. Th
ose who have served and s!:ll
serve with the Marine Corps anil
Ala rim Corps it- s> rve are some
of our finest young folk- our
sens, daughters, friends,, neigh
bor- wile are p rood to be liv
ing guardians of the great tradi
t ions of t heir t 'orps.
Tile new Civilian Marine Corps
Reserve, dedicated to the build
ing of better citizens and the
protection of this nation's costly
investment in world peace- is a
definite instrument for the good
oi ail- it offers training ami edu
cational opportunities to out
young people, in addition to the
voluntary role tin y assume in
tile peacetime .Marine Corps,
'file \v< ek .la nary 12th to ! -
'll. ' I • . lt'.i rk s i lie cn I in i 11a • i;.n
pi a it! i1 mu 1 r ' ii a :11 fur e:v
ill'll! ill lit!* * - i1 v i i i ,\! a i' i!. i ■ (’ f r: ■ 11 -,
ilia I’ni'< ii St .:i - Mavii- <' • .
lb S' i v,' i.-li v. .• know tn I -
1111 i 1111H 11 ‘ i 1. i r i *' i p C111M11 ill
' i .'ii.:’< sir, : : t Ii in nin \ in -
a • • - ,:i 'a.'tli'y Thai niiiy a: t ■
Thi'i'i-fo: I-, realizi:,'.' this. I <!•>
• -I.iim tli'' ,1a it nary 1 2 th
H> Mb. ! : ' . ;; s Marini- ' '■
lb i'll" W ;r i' iin urge i .
I : ..■•! tu (l th" fail
( ■' i \ r- 1'- .. :• • V.
tb witxr;- ' wniTtr-.’iit. i
x . "I. •••into .' •• lay ha ••! . a '
afl ix d ii ivto th ■ S. a! <> i i
T' rritory of Ala lea, a' .1 t.n« all
ii"- t’aiiital. this 2nd day n
January, 10 lS'_
Eniesi Cruening.
Governor ef Alaska.
IiY tile Go’, ernor:
Kevv Williams.
Seer* dry of Alaska.
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4-Year Daughter !
Passes Away Fri.;
All of Seward was shocked
Friday morning by the news of
the death of four-year-old Pam-'
el a Eileen Painter, tiny golden- .
haired daughter of Mr. and Mrs
Russel Painter. l.ittle Eileen,
who was horn August 10th HIT!
j
has been ill with a lung ailment
since the ninth of December.
She underwent, surgery at the
lionie-in-t lie-Woods Sa natoriu in
l'liursday morning and died in
tile early morning hours of Fri-!
day.
Eileen is survived by her par-,
eiits and her little sister Patricia!
Anntalso by grandparents, Mr. !
and Mrs. E. D. Webb, grand-)
mother, Airs. Miriam Painter,
and her great-grandnnJMier. Airs.
Annie ( larkston She also leaves
behind two aunts, three uncles
and seven little eou-i is.
Finn ral services will lie con
duct* d by Father Edward Turner J
a' the Episcopal Church, Tues
day ,1aunary 12th at 2 P.AI
The deepest sympathy of :
everyone goes out to the grief
stricken young parents.
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SIIIPHVfJ MOWS
Alaska Steamship Company fr
•’i 'liter M\r. Jumper Hitch is
due to arrive at Seward 1:00P.M.
Saturday January llfh and will
discharge her cargo of freight
for local and interior rail points- I
F. A. Zeusler of A. S. Co.
Visits Seward On Friday
PICK PWCPKII IN I II STOliV
IN (Ol \TIIV (il.MLKM.U
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iao I nalak loot 1 - i I ('l n l> is
i
I- Mu d in an article in the
.)a:iuar\ C.s.ue of Country «; > ■ n i 1 •
man. national farm magazine
whirl, lia a circulation of I’.kno,
eon. |
I lie art iclc poi ir s out that im
member in this unique dub has
■ ver seen a horse, a cow, or a
pig, yet its aims, projects, and
memberships are the same as
those of 1-H culbs all over lim
nolds, a yovernmeiit worker in
I'nited States. i
Wri.ten by Pauline K. iCy
Koi t Richardson, the article is
illustrated with a photograph of
Hyatt Sandvik, l-ll'er who grew
•>.:.0nu worth AT vegetables in
*eti yenr-. and got .In potatoes
per hill in hi-- Alaska garden.
'“Idver;-. hoy and girl in tin
school is a (Pub mem her
and Mr. and 1 flrm-st ilerrv.
th-. i• o. rn.a. , > (e;,! ],evs, are
'• 1!i !■ aders, ” i i art r le p, jin:.
cut.
i'hi • are bail !)): !), Il- VS ill
\. "diis • projects ra.nge
P1 i ' ; \ e, ■ - Vi ’ , i Se VV i' ■:
'■ . -v ' hui! tiny
r ; : C■ i s.-yr This
• -■ ■ ■ • t ’ . >i. "** from Ala 'pi
' ■ C. he ■ l• !< to ('h i "a '■
d the X. ; tonal I -1! t hub Con -
i't '- X *
The a rl ide !i lis o ' I lie ’O O
.- of l.v it, Sandvik of th<.
Uactauska Valiev-. 1 b-v ear-old
IFaliard Danyler of Seward, anti
. lt> Alice Dinkel. of Wasilla.
Ruoaking of Kiclitird Dangler,
the author says “He had to clear
some land and level it before lie
could blind a chicken house and
tence off a yard for his first
poultry project. Does and disease!
gave him trouble and he had to i
buy eggs and setting hens in I
town to get started at all. But
he finally completed the project
with a total of 32 pullets anil
cockerels. Dick has won prizes
in camp cookery, photography,
radio and woodcraft, as well as
poultry." i
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DIUGGIKTS TO IfU K
IW IK TK.UtKS ItATTI.K
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t lilt AGO. Dec.- -A national I
Fain Trade policy and planning
committee is being set up by the ,
National Association of Retail
Druggists to assist in defense of
the Miller-Tydings act, and the |
Fair Trade laws of 45 states.
The action was ordered at the j
tttth annual convention recently
in this city. Speaker after speak
er sounded the call-to-arnis be
fore more than 3,000 druggists
from all parts of the country.
Forces in government and busi
ness, including giant monopolis
tic retailers, are out to “get”
Fair Trade, they warned.
RACCOON 15RATS RAX
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BOSTON (1UM— Here is a
way to get around the “no dogs”
.‘■lgns in many apartment houses
these days:
Mrs. Sally Stearns of Boston
has a pet raccoon which lives in
her apartment. She picked up
the animal several years ago on
a Rhode Island highway. She
says he lias been the perfect pet
ever since.
TTTjr nm \ ?>ic vm\
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Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Zeusler
were visitors at the Seward Pol
aris office yesterday. While Mrs.
Zeusler will return to Seattle on
the Denali upon which they
came, Mr. Zeu. ier will continue
on into the interior on company
Ini si m ss
lie is Executive assistant to
i lie President of the Alaska St~
enicdiip Co., Mr. G. W. Skinner.
Among other things he stated
i here was a possibility of the
company, now that the consoli
dation of Skinner and Eddy has
been atomplislied with the trans
portation company, that larger
and more modern ships could be
Obtained for the run between
Seward and Seattle. He stated
that it is much better for Amer
ican seamen to matt American
ships which can be done so long
ns the Jones Act is in force. It
is true that a lower rate of pay
for foreign seamen would result
should American ships ho forced
to change to another registry
bin i’ should he remembered
the pari the Alaska Steamship
Pool played in this war
i • work of forti: ication wa-r
ad\ik< I some 1 ! months i»v
the tC-'i that American ships
■ nd A'-,. Hr:. •, rn.-n were r.j,
I*attd Hi- time the Gov -rnmeut
f alb d fo" ii.. forCfire.tion ol
i! I muds a'd the m-:- ity for
■ • r supplier : a ; h-• inf < rior.
Comimrdm Z- osier. since the
war. Ik- ti •--,} C om active ser
vice in i ho Navy, served, on the
cutter Gear, so he is no stranger
to Alaska and the Far North.
Mrs. Zeusler was a resident, of
Ketchikan for some~years so she
too. may he counted an Alaskan.
C1IIGACII SKI CLUB
IS W'KLL I’.ATROXIZED
$g
Sundays the ski tow at Mile
12 is put to heavy service. The
snow is in excellent condition
and finite a number of persons
were skiing Sunday last—and a
larger crowd is expected this
coming Sunday.
Tiie slope or tht> Ski-tow is
not limited to the membership
only. Anyone who skis is wel
come for the small fee charged
it) all
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Snow at mile 7 is nearly •} feet
deep while at the ski run at
Mile 12 snow is nearing the fUi
foot mark.
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MISSING
Anyone having information
concerning the following missing
person is asked to communicate
with the Governor’s Office in
Juneau:
CARL GUSTAV OLSON, age GO,
Height r>'8'’
GHKKTIXGS
•JAMESTOWN1. N. Y. (U.P.) —
A new telephone directory er
roneously lists the same number
for Mr. and Mrs. Gerald McIn
tyre as it does for Draft Boards
052 ad 050.
Although the draft. hoards
have been out of existence for
six months, the McIntyres still
receive ml's for the selective
service centers.
The Melntvres now answer all
telenhone cal's at their home by
saying: “Greetings”