Shipping News
The SS Victoria is due in* Sew
ard Saturday—the freighter
Diamond Cement will dock Sun
day.
The passenger ship Denali will
make port a day earlier than
usual, arriving Wednesday, June
13.
Another freighter, the Susitna,
will dock Thursday, June 14.
The Alaska Steamship Com
pany has put two vessels on
freighter service. The Cynthia
Olson left Seattle June 9, and
the Susitna will be in Seward
June 14.
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL
Monday morning, June 11, at
8:45 a.m., the doors of the
Assembly of God Chapel will
swing open to welcome all who
plan to attend the Vacation Bible
School. Sessions will last until
noon. All children between the
ages of three and fourteen years
of age are invited.
Many interesting p r o j e c ts
have been planned and each
child will have completed some
project of his own by the end
of the school.
Margaret Lindsey, who grad
uated from high school this year,
is leaving Monday, May 7, for
Westward. She plans to work in
a cannery for the summer. She
will be home in August, only to
leave again in a few weeks to
attend college.
I THE ALASKA LINE
SEATTLE
PASSENGER SERVICE
from Seward
SS DENALI
Wednesday
June 13
Juneau
Wrangell
Ketchikan
Seattle
SS ALASKA
Monday
June 18
Valdez
Cordova
Sitka
Ketchikan
Seattle
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FREIGHTER SERVICE
from Seaiile
CYNTHIA OLSON
June 9
Ketchikan, Juneau, Seward
CHENA
June 10
Cordova. Valdez, Seward
GEORGE OLSON
June 13
Valdez, Seward
For Information
PHONE MAIN 125
W. W. Sipprell. Gen. Agt.
Aviation Safety
Discussions
D. M. Grelzer
for
The Office of Aviation Safety
SIGNAL FIRES
Most pilots are aware of the value
of a large fire in attracting the at
tention of searching airplanes. But
many people overlook the value of
a signal fire to attract the atten
tion of passing airplanes which are
not looking for them.
The setting of three distinct fires,
far enough apart to be distinguish
ed separately at a distance, is a
very effective means of attracting
attention. This is true even if the
observer does not immediately
recognize the significance of what
he sees. Such fires are particularly
valuable' at night.
THE ART OF GETTING LOST
If a pilot gets lost in poor visi
bility, he can blame that on his
flying into conditions beyond his
experience level. But strangely, the
ones who get good and lost are the
ones who fly in good weather.
Several pilots-have wound up on
the upper Yukon River loop head
ing for Tanana from Fairbanks.
One pilot heading for Talkectna
from Anchorage ran out of gas near
Skwentna.
And then another, heading for
Venetie out of Fort Yukon, got
more than half way to Mackenzie
Bay before he ran out of gas.
These are all about ninety degree
errors. Something's wrong.
SUGGESTIONS:
1. Don’t cross mountains if there
are none on the original planned
course.
2. Don’t cross large rivers unless
they can be identified. If they can’t
be identified, that’s a good time to
come back home by retracing the
course out.
3. If the sun is to the left at the
start of the flight, it should still be
on the lett at any time during the
flight along a single leg. (The guy
with nine hours of gas had better
stick to a good compass.)
4. Never over-run a major check
point. If it does not show up short
ly after the estimate, the airplane
is probably off course. Go back
home.
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CATHOLIC BISHOP OF ALASKA
DENIES ALLEGED CHARGES
AGAINST GOV'T TEACHERS
Juneau—The Most Rev. Francis
D. Gleeson, S.J., Catholic Bishop
of Alaska, has issued the following
statement relative to an article, re
ported to have appeared in Rome,
which accused teachers in govern
ment schools in Alaska of unfriend
liness toward the Catholic Church:
“I am utterly at a loss to know
the source of the information con
tained in the recent article report
ed as having appeared in the Ro
man publication Faith which al
leges an unfriendly attitude on the
part of the Alaska Native Service
and its teachers towards the work
of Catholic Missionaries in the Ter
ritory of Alaska. I do know for cer
tain that no such information was
issued from my office and that the
situation described in the article
does not exist at the present time
and has not existed for a number
of years.”
DO YOU KNOW
ROBERT EARL TIDRICK?
The following is self-explanatory.
It is the reproduction of a letter
from a lady who needs help:
"Larrv Moore. Associated General
Contractors, Anchorage, Alaska.
"Dear Sir: Please forgive me for
taking the liberty of writing you,
but I have been trying to locate a
lost brother and I have reason to
believe he is somewhere in Alaska.
“His name is Robert Earl Tidrick,
light brown hair, blue eyes, 5 ft.
4 in., age 39, wears glasses. He is a
skilled mason by trade, does car
pentry, pipe fitting work. He serv
ed four years in India during World
War II. I have not seen him for
four years as he just dropped out
of sight.
"We have an aged mother who
is on her deathbed and is just hang
ing on thinking and praying he
will come home. Would it be pos
sible for you to check the unions
or toll me where to write so I
might locate him?
“Mrs. Jesse Roberts
2722 Upshur Drive,
San Diego, California.”
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Story of Seward
(Continued from Page 1)
present townsite, and constitut
ed the first problem to be sur
mounted by the settlers. It was
so thick that one could walk for
hundreds of feet, and never see
the sky or any direct sunlight
from the ground. Trees would
not fall after they were cut.
Later when the Brownells tried
to clear a lot, they had to call
upon an expert logger to cut a
pattern of six trees leaning very
slightly against a seventh; then
when the final tree was cut, the
entire seven came to the ground.
Mr. Brownell expressed deep
regret over the fact that this
beautiful stand of timber was
completely stripped off by the
later settlers of Seward. Only
one tree of the original stand
remains—and that is the one in
His yard, just south of his house.
It has been his intention to pre
serve more of these original
trees, but the others had to be
sacrificed to save the town at
the time Lowell Creek flooded.
They were felled to make an
emergency dam, to prevent
Lowell Creek from flowing
over the south bank and damag
ing the town. But that’s a story
to be told later.
Next Week: The First Sales of
Lots; And the First Stores.
Jack Evans, 15 year old broth
er of patrolman Floyd Evans,
arrived by plane yesterday to
live here. He came from Nettle
ton, near Kansas City, Mo. He
will live with his brother and
attend school here next year.
Bob Biggs, recently discharged
from the Army, arrived home
Wednesday. Bob received a
Medical Discharge a month ago
and has had a chance to see his
relatives Outside before return
ing to Seward.
Th Casey Cobbans were seen
in town this week. They have
been running tender service for
fish boats in Prince William
Sound and Copper River. Their
boat is the Polaris.
When in Seuard It’s - -
The New Seward Hofei
Oscar Dahl, owner
Anchorage - Seward
SUMMER TRAIN SCHEDULE
THE ALASKA RAILROAD
Effective Jane 15
EACH FRIDAY
Depart Seward for Anchorage .
EACH SATURDAY
Depart Anchorage for Seward .
EACH MONDAY
Depart Seward for Anchorage
Depart Anchorage for Seward
8:30 A.M.
1:30 P.M.
3:00 P.M.
3:30 P.M.
EACH THURSDAY
Depart Seward 2 hours after passenger boat docks
Depart Anchorage for Seward .3:30 P.M.
For Passenger Train Service Prior to June 15.
Telephone ARR Agent at Main 153
THE ALASKA RAILROAD
"Mf. McKinley Park Route"
Meets 2nd and 4th Mondays
I.O.©.F. Hall - Adams St.
N. G.. Art McKeough
V. G., George Kipsgard *
Sec., Tom Jones
SEWARD POST
No. 5
Meets
lst-3rd Wed. of Month
Legion Log Cabin
. SEWARD
B. P. O. ELKS
Meet 2nd & 4th Wed. of Month
OPEN DAILY 5:00 P. M.
United Brotherhood ol
CARPENTERS and JOINERS
Seward Carpenters' Union 2304
Meetings at Lutheran Church
Affiliated With A F. of L.
Meeting 2nd Tuesday of Month
W. (?. Knaak — President
R. M. Bevan - Fin.-Sec. & Bus. A.gf„
International Longshoremen's
and Warehousemen's Union
Local 39
Meets First Tuesday of Each Month
7 p.m. — Union Hall
President — John Rose
Westinghouse
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