Seward
The Gateway City of Interior Alaska Since 1903.
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Seward's All-IPcalker Port is Alaska's Greatest Asset.
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SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, JUNE 12, 1951
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Aviation Safety
Discussions
D. M. Greizer
for
The Office of Aviation Safety
Radio
It seems odd that the impor
tance of aircraft radios to the
safety of pilots and their passen
gers should require discussion.
We believe many pilots do not
understand all the various kinds
of help which a radio can give.
Peep Peep
It must have been about fifteen
years ago, when a bush pilot,
who is now an airline owner,
reluctantly consented to the in
stallation of a little ten-watt
transmitter in his airplane.
Shortly after, he had a forced
landing on an ice floe out in
the open water.
He transmitted his position in
the blind until his battery ran
down, and then resigned him
self to floating around until the
ice floe melted away.
* No one in Alaska heard the
eall, but a “ham” operator in
San Francisco heard it, and re
layed the call to the Coast Guard.
About ten o'clock the following
morning, a Coast Guard boat
came alongside the ice floe and
picked up the astonished pilot
and his airplane.
CAA Flight Assistance Service
More recently, a pilot ad
vised CAA radio station “X"
that he could barely hear the
range signals, did not know his
position, and visability was low
because of snow and approaching
twilight. The communicator ask
ed the pilot to tune in station
“Y”, while holding his easterly
heading, and report the signals
heard.
The pilot advised an “N” sig
nal from both “X" and “Y" sta
tions, and was flying over flat
ground. He was then advised to
fly South until picking up the
On Course signal of *‘Y” range,
and then to head East on the On
Course to his destination at “Y”.
The pilot later reported on
course, but there was a hill in
his way which he could not get
over.
This pin-pointed position, and
the communicator advised him
to reverse his course, pick up
the On Course signal of “X"
station, and fly South to “X” as
an alternate airport, and over
flat ground all the way. The pilot
later advised that lie was land
ing on a lake. He also requested
gasoline in order to continue his
flight safely. The communicator
accurately id ntified the lake,
and the following morning,
another pilot flew directly to
the spot with the gasoline, after
which the trip was completed
as planned.
POLICE PATROLMAN
WANTED
The resignation of patrolman
Harry Hall leaves the job
open for application. Qualified
men may make application)
for the position, by letter, to
Chief Dale Greene.
Applications will be studied,
and the position filled upon
the recommendation of Chief
Greene, and the appointment
will be made by the city
council.
Woman To Jump From
Plane On 4th of July
A local woman, who prefers
to remain unamed for the pres
ent, came in today with the
offer to make a parachute
jump into town on the 4th of
July.
“Seward has been good to me
in the nine years I have lived
here,” she said, “and if a para
chute jump would add to the
interest in the celebration, I'm
willing to do it."
She really said “crazy" to
do it. When the news stall
agreed that she would be
“crazy" all right, the lady in
sisted that she did not mean
it that way. “It would be some
thing that no woman has ever
done before in Seward, and I
want to be the first," she said.
The lady is not a young wo
man, which caused friends to
try to dissuade her from her
plan—without success so far.
Flynn Awarded City
Garbage Contract
Charles Flynn, one of the four
bidders on the hauling of city
garbage, was awarded the three
year contract by special council
meeting Monday night. Flynn
agreed to carry the garbage 21 >
miles beyond the city limits
when and if the dump should
be moved that distance. He also
contracted to guarantee the city
SI75 per month during the term
of the contract.
The ordinance controlling size
and kind of garbage cans will
be strictly enforced. No oil drums
will be permitted to serve as
garbage containers. Mr. Flynn
will be ready to furnish regula
tion cans by the time he takes
over the contract, or by July 15.
Householders are warned to pro
vide covered cans in compliance
with the city health ordinance.
WATER COMPLAINTS
BROUGHT TO CITY COUNCIL
Although the meeting of the
city council Monday night was
a special session, several com
plaints were brought in on the
water condition in th2 city.
The water company was se
verely criticized for delay in
finishing lines, and disr garding
requests for improvement.
Spokesman for one group stated
that public opinion in the last
month has built up during th
past few months to the point
of contributing funds for the
building of city mains and water
works to by-pass the privately
owned company complet ly.
The city has completed its
part of a consumer’s survey.
This was requested by Felix
present installations. The com
pany's part of the survey has
"hot been turned in as yet. The
subject will be taken up again
next Monday night at the regu
lar session of the council.
OTTER IN LAGOON
Many motorists have stopped
to watch with keen interest the
antics of an otter swimming in
the lagoon this week. The little
animal must have gotten into
the sheltered waters from the
tide gates. It is not too wild to
come up in sight of spectators,
and seems to be feeding on gar
bage dumped into the lagoon.
Horse Population
Is Doubled
Seward's one horse, Nightcap,
lias a baby daughter, thereby in
creasing the e nine population
of this city by 100 per cent. The
colt was foaled during a cold
drzzle at 8:20 pan. Saturday,
Jun ■ 9, with Hank Pallage ren
dering m:d" if ■ curb service in
aiding Nightcap with the deliv
ery of her daughter.
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Nightcap
The pony created quite a stir
among oldsters and small fry
when she arrived by train a lit
tle over a month ago. She was a
gift to Bruce ‘‘Butch" Mann,
young son oT Ross and Sally
Mann of this city. She is the
first horse to become an inhabi
tant of tliis motorized communi
ty in many years. A surprising
number of little children had
never ev'-n seen a live horse,
much less ridden one. When
Nightcap takes a stroll through
town she is always accompanied
by an excited coterie of young
st. rs.
Nightcap grazed in a lot near
the Mann residence, under the
watchful eye of Hank Pallage,
Saturday evening. He, with a
midwife’s intuition, was keeping
a close watch from his cabin
■window nearby. He was alone
when the little mare made it
quite obvious that she wanted
attention. A hurry call to Ross
Mann at the Moose Bar brought
that gentleman on the run. ‘‘If
any of the cops had seen me tear
ing out to that pasture,” Ross
said, “it would have cost me no
less than 100 tickets to the Po
liceman’s Ball.”
Vic Murphy was called to be
on hand in the event of compli
cations. Vic has had consider
able experience with foaling. His
services were not needed, how
ever, as no trouble developed.
News of the baby’s arrival
spread over town in no time,
and the business of naming the
colt is being seriously discussed.
So many names have been sug
gested, none of which seem suit
able to Butch and his parents,
that they have hit upon a scheme
to give everybody a chance.
Ross will give a sizeable prize
in merchandise to the person
submitting the winning name.
Such names as Nightmare, Par
fly. Chaser. Hangover. B-Girh
and Honey Girl have been con
sidered and discarded. The pret
ty little bay colt m rits some
thing really good.
CATS. DOGS AND BABY
CHICKS FAIL TO MIX
Don Wilson, American Rail
way Express Agent, found him
self in the midst of a flood of
live stock Saturday.
A shipment of baby chicks for
Hope was not called for before
the place was overflowing with
baby geese for a Homer farmer.
Driven almost to distraction
already, the arrival of a Siamese
cat finished Don.
"My own dog chases the cat,
the cat chases the geese, and
I never did know how to spoon
feed baby chicks.” Don com
plained. •‘Between them all. and
my wife and I in the little apart
ment. I'm about to lose my
mind.”
V, h n asked what he was
going to do about his rapidly
growing collection of live ex
press, “I’m leaving the office in
the care of my wife and going
to Kodiak for ten days,” said
Don. That is one way of getting
out of a difficult situation!
14-YEAR OLD HUNTER
BAGS HIS BEAR
Pete, 14-year-old son of Fran
and Emclv DuBeau, killed a
yearling bear weighing about
200 pounds, last Friday.
Accompanied by George Dan
iels, former S wardite who is
living in Girdwood this summer,
Pete went after a h \ar—and got
it. The hunters came upon the
bear early in the evening on the
Winter Creek Trail eleven miles
north of Girdwood.
It is hard to say which is the
proudest, P te or his father. Pete
also wants to run in the Mt.
Marathon Race this year.
92 DONORS IN SEWARD
BLOOD BANK
Intensive publicity in Anchor
age heralding the Red Cross
blood donor program in that
city has prompted some ques
tions here. A group of techni
cians from the Seattle Red Cross
chapter blood bank arrived in
the Hub City yesterday to begin
the process of collecting 1000
pints of whole blood to be ship
ped to hospitals overseas.
The program will not be con
ducted in Seward, according to
information received here. In
the blood typing program com
pleted in Seward last month, 92
persons qualified as blood don
ors. The only source of whole
blood for tile hospital and the
Seward Sanatorium must come
from this local walking blood
bank. Being a small community,
the blood bank is also small, but
is available to every person on
the Kenai Peninsula, including
the military, civilan road work
ers, and the many patients in the
Sanatorium whose homes are in
all parts of the Territory.
Authorities here feel that “al
though there is neither fame nor
gloiy in it for the local donors,
this ar.a's blood supply must
not be diminished until such
time as the more heavily popu
lated areas of the Continental
U S. can no longer supply the
military needs.” *
DANCE AT REC CENTER
Seward young couples arc in
vited to attend the regular mid
week dance at the Army Recre
ation Center Wednesday night.
N. E. A. Members Get
Taste of Moose
At Gateway City
Moose meat sandwiches serv
ed to the visiting editors of the
National Editorial Association,
as th y boarded the train for
Anchorage, was the first taste
of moose meat for many of the
visitors.
Sandwiches were prepared by
Phil Harding, and presented
with cards bearing greetings
and complim nts of the Seward
Chamber of Commerce.
Many expressions of surprise
and gratitude were heard from
the visitors, both at the taste
of moose meat and at the ges
ture.
A colorful printed folder of
welcome to Seward was also pre
sented, along with literature
from the Jesse Lee Home.
Several of the visitors stayed
on the Kenai Peninsula for a
big bear hunt, others took the
bus for Homer and other points
on the Peninsula.
Plans are being formulated for
a farewell party aboard the
Aleutian on the night of the 15th,
after the train arrives from Mt.
McKinley and Anchorage. Every
body in town is invited to take
part in the farewell party. All
that is necessary is to get your
selves to the ship before sailing
time.
A liar's contest was instigated
among the visitors. It will be
completed, with entries to be
turn cl in Friday night as they
board shin. Entries will be judg
ed here and prizes sent to the
home town of the winner.
Many people expressed re
gret that plans made by the rail
road and Interior towns, did not
allow them more time in Sew
ard. j
Cops Decorating For
First Annuai Ball
Beginning tomorrow night,
the civic center will undergo a
beauty treatment. 180 yards of
bunting are on hand for the
decorating job which will be
done in the hall for the Police
man’s Ball Saturday night.
Tick ts are going well, accord
ing to the local law boys, who
are accused of handing out Ball
tickets instead of traffic tickets.
Several visitors from other
Alaska communities are expect
ed as guests. This is the first
Policeman's Ball to be given in
Seward, probably in Alaska, and
the boys are making big plans
for a bang-up show.
Proceeds are to be used for
purchase of police equipment,
such as two-way radio for the
patrol car, fingerprint equip
ment, etc.
MOVERS TEARING OUT
WALLS TO GET MACHINERY
Two pieces of heavy machin
ery, owned by the Army Engin
eers and housed in two buildings
at the Seward Fish and Cold
Storage plant are being removed
for use by the Alaska Railroad.
George Lesko, moving contract
or, has found it necessary to re
move the outside walls of the
buildings in order to move two
huge presses for use in the rail
road shops in Anchorage.
Don't forget!
POLICEMAN’S BALL
CIVIC CENTER
SATURDAY NIGHT
JUNE 16