MT. MARATHON RACE
CREATING STIR OUTSIDE
Several inquiries have been
received from Outside concern
ing competition in the Mt. Mara
thon race. Letters from New
Mexico, Washington, Wisconsin,
Maryland and Pennsylvania
have asked for particulars. For
the benefit of those and other in
quirers, a brief resume of re
quirements will be printed in
this newspaper from time to
time.
This year will mark the 36th
running of the Mt. Marathon
climbing race. The starting
point is at Washington and
Fourth Avenues, a line approxi
mately one quarter mile from
the base of the mountain trail.
Competitors may choose their
own trail, but must round the
judge's stand at the peak, a
height of 3022 feet, and return
to the starting point. Runners
must be back at the starting tape
within 90 minutes to be eligible
for any of the three cash prizes
given.
First prize is $1000. Second,
$500, Third, $250. No artificial
aids, such as ropes or hooks are
allowed; the climb must be
made entirely unaided.
Any person who can qualify
physically may enter. No wo
man has ever completed the
race, although one entered the
race in 1949 and dropped out
at the half way point.
Every contestant must have
passed a physical examination
by a reputable physician within
three days of the date of the
race.
Entries are open until two
hours before the race, which is
run in the late afternoon on the
4th of July. All contestants are
invited to train on the course,
to map out a plan of climb and
the descent.
Prospective contestants are
warned that the trail is precipi
tous, with grass and alder brush
above timberlinc. that sheer
cliffs and glacial shale banks
are encountered near the top.
Persons not acquainted with
such formations are encouraged
to practice the run several times
before entering the competition.
Record time for the race is
disputed between two men, with
a difference of 19 seconds. It
stands at either 52:16 or 52:35.
The face of the mountain is
said to have changed since that
time however, and the record of
the last five years is 57 minutes
13 seconds, which is held by a
Seward boy who will defend
his five year championship again
this year. His time last year was
58:10. Second time last year was
60 minutes, and third place time
was 64:35. The men winning
the second and third places were
running the race for the first
time.
HEALTH DEPT. OFFICIALS
VISIT.
Dr. C. Earl Albrecht, Super
intendent of Territorial Depart
ment of Health, Juneau, and Dr.
Robert L. Smith, Assistant Sup
erintendent, Anchorage, visited
in Seward yesterday. They spent
most of their time at the Sew
ard Sanatorium, and left on the
late afternoon plane.
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Jets to Salute
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and the Commander-in-Chief of
the Alaskan Command is an Air
Force officer. However, the
staff of the Alaskan Command
consists of members of all serv
ices, and the Commander-in
Chief's function is the over-all
direction of Alaska’s defense
role.
Under the Alaskan Command
come the three organizations
which work inter-dcpendcntly
for the protection of this vast
Territory. U. S. Army, Alaska,
is headed by Maj. Gen. Julian
Cunningham. The Alaskan Sea
Frontier, with headquarters at
Kodiak, operates under the Com
mand of Rear Admiral Clifton
A. F. Sprague. Commanding
General of the Alaskan Air Com
mand is Maj. Gen. William D.
Old. If an aggressor should strike
at Alaska, the three services
would be ready to spring into
concerted action under the lead
ership of General Kepncr.
It is the function of the U. S.
Army, Alaska, to provide the
ground defenses for the Terri
tory, and to lend logistical sup
port to both the Army and the
Air Force. Protection of the
land lines of communication is
also the Army’s job, as is the
operation of the ports of Whit
tier and Anchorage. The Army’s
indoctrination school at Big Del
ta hardens men to the rigors
of Arctic living, and trains them
in the use of equipment and
supplies in extreme weather.
The Alaskan Sea Frontier’s
assignment is the protection of
Alaska’s Sea-lanes and its 7,
000 miles of coastline, from the
tip of the Aleutian Chain to the
farthest reaches of the northern
mainland. Sea search and rescue
operations, and the support of
all the military with seaborne
supplies and equipment, are
other missions of this organiza
tion.
To the Alaskan Air Command
falls the job of warding off any
air aggression against Alaskan
military installations. In addi
tion, the Air Command provid
tion. the Air Command pro
vides weather reconnaissance
and air rescue.
These are the elements design
ed to protect the Territory of
Alaska, and to prevent its being
used as a jumping-off point to
the Continental United States.
They are just elements of the
Alaskan Command—a practical
working example of the unifica
tion which will be discussed
from many rostrums through
out the land, during the coun
try's observance of Armed For
try’s observance of Armed
Forces Day.
STORES CLOSED SATURDAY
All grocery stores, meat mar
kets, bank and postoffice will be
closed Saturday in observance
of Armed Forces Day.
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THROUGH SATURDAY
MAY 19
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Graduation
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“Seward’s Folly,” through a
very successful year. As editor
she spent many hours correcting
and writing copy, and, working
part time in the printing office,
actually set the copy into type
on the linotype machine.
This hard work and experi
ence, instead of dimming her
determination to study journal
ism, has, as she says, strength
ened it. She will enter the Uni
versity of Oregon at Eugene in
the fall to major in journalism,
with a course in art as a comple
ment to her career.
Citizenship Award
The Citizenship cup went to
Jo Ann Milroy, a junior, for her
splendid service during the
year.
Eleven Graduates
Only eleven young people
graduated from Seward High
School this year. Several of the
senior class members dropped
out or moved away, leaving a
small class of five boys and six
girls. Of the five boys, four were
basketball stars, whose absence
will be felt next year.
BOB FORSYTHE BEGINS
LONG TREK
Bob Forsythe, former owner
and operator of Dreamland
Bowl, began his long trek over
the Alaska Highway Thursday
morning. He will meet his wife
Betty and two babies in St. Paul,
Minn., from where they may
travel on as far as So. America.
Bob had the reputation in
Seward of being a hard working
man. He spent many hours out
side of the bowling alley with
pick and shovel digging out the
basement of his building. The
alleys were kept in tiptop condi
tion and Val Mikicl, Interna
tional Woman Bowling Cham
pion, pronounced them “the
best she had seen in Alaska.”
The Forsythes leave many
friends and well wishers in Sew
ard.
SMITH DEMANDS TRIAL
BY JURY
Howard Smith, who was in
dicted with other Sew’ard liquor
dealers for violation of the Sher
man Anti-trust Act, refused to
alter his plea to “nolo-conten
dere” this week and demanded
a separate jury trial.
Smith and his wife Doris took
over the ownership of the
Wagon Wheel roadhouse about
a mile beyond city limits on the
Airport Road, in August 1948.
He always charted more than
local dealers according to his
statement.
“I never attended any meeting
concerning price fixing,” he said
today, “I never belonged to any
association, didn't even know
there was an association in Sew
ard. Where they got my name
in connection with it, I don't
know.”
“I will not plead nolo-conten
dere and pay a fine, when I am
absolutely not guilty,” Smith
said.
Charles Whittinghill, govern
ment attorney who has been
prosecuting the anti-trust cases,
returned to Seattle last Satur
day. There is no indication now
as to disposition of the charge
against Smith. But according to
District Attorney Earl Cooper,
Smith’s insisting upon a "not
guilty” plea will require a jury
trial for him alone unless the
government agrees to dismiss
the case.
In a criminal case a plea of
“nolo-contendere” without ad
mitting guilt subjects the defen
dant to a judgment of convic
tion as if he had pleaded
“guilty.”
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Story of Seward
(Continued from Pago 1)
many hardships, succeeded
reaching Broad Pass, the rendc
vous point. Shortly thereafter,
second party under F. G. Blec
ley proceeded to Resurrectk
Bay, latar joined by a larg
group under John G. Scurry,
railroad engineer. This ba
party arrived on the steam*
Bertha, landing at a point ne;
the location of the present doc
Mr. Whittlesey was a member
this group, in the combined c
pacity of attorney and chi
clerk. It was he who made tl
initial arrangements with tl
Lowell family for the divisic
of the townsite.
An interesting sidelight on tl
trip of this second party in
Resurrection Bay was the fai
that General A. W. Greenle
and Professor Edmond S. Mean
of the University of Washingto
were also aboard the Berth;
Professor Meany later becam
an outstanding authority on P;
cific Northwest history and w;
the author of a number of refe
ence and text books on this sul
ject. Professor Meany starte
the famous Alaska Historic^
collection at the University c
Washington library, a colleetio
which is especially rich in orif
inal Russian document of th
time of Shelikov and Baranof.
(Next week: How the Towj
site was Laid Out With a Tailor'
Tape Measure.) 1
Shipping News
Eight ships are scheduled
arrive in Seward from May 21
June 5:
Freighter Chena. May 21.
Freighter Sq. Sinnctt, May 2
Passenger Baranof, May 24.
Freighter Seafair, May 2G.
Freighter Susitna, May 30.
Passenger Denali, May 31.
Freighter T. Brown. June 5.
PASSENGER SERVICE
from Seward
SS BARANOF
Thursday
May 24
Sitka
Juneau
Ketchikan
Seattle
SS DENALI
Thursday
May 31
Valdez
Juneau
Petersburg
Wrangell
Ketchikan
Seattle
FREIGHTER SERVICE
from Seattle
MV SQUARE SINNET
May 23
Seward, Seldovia, Homer
MV SUSITNA
May 30
Sitka, Seward
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