Seward Seaport Record
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Seward, Alaska
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John M. Coleman.. .Editor and Publisher
Mildred Kirkpatrick .. .Managing Editor
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By Mildred Kirkpatrick
It is good news indeed today
to know that the proposed
freight rate increase on The Al
aska Railroad has been cancell
ed. Whether the cancellation in
cludes the increased terminal
charges on the Seward dock
could not be determined, but
in all probability this will also
be cancelled.
The many objections voiced
by railbelt merchants and Gov
ernor Gruening and the Seward
Chamber of Commerce must be
heard in Washington as well as
in Anchorage. The voice of one
crying in a wilderness is often
lost but the voices of many act
ing in concert become a mighty
weapon.
If all of Alaska will stand
together to back Col. Johnson
in his move to obtain more ship
ping by government agencies,
much of which is now going
over the Alaska Highway, and
in his plan for shipping coal to
Japan, it will tend greatly to
the decrease of shipping by rail
road in the Territory.
Col. Johnson must not be left
to carry the ball alone. Let's
give him the support of Alaska
business from Seward to Fair
banks.
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"RESTING COMFORTABLY"
John Mullally, young brake
man on The Alaska Railroad
who was injured Tuesday night
is ‘‘resting more comfortably,”
according to reports from Sew
ard General Hospital today.
Mullally fell between the en
gines of a freight train early
Tuesday night on the siding at
Divide. He was given first aid
at the station and a call put in
to Seward for an ambulance.
Mullally lost one hand and
suffered a severe injury to one
leg. The leg can be saved, ac
cording to report, but not the
hand.
The only ambulance in town
had been damaged on a run the
night before and was in the
garage for repairs. Werner's de
livery truck was used as an am
bulance, driven by a local police
officer, who was accompanied
by a brother officer and a rail
road special agent.
Dr. J. H. Shelton drove his
own car to the scene ahead of
the ambulance, and returned
with the injured man in the
truck.
USS TILLAMOOK CREW
CATCH GIANT RAY FISH
Word from the Kodiak Bear,
newspaper on the Kodiak Naval
Base, reports that while return
ing from a goodwill visit to
Seward, Labor Day, crewmen of
the USS Tillamook, ocean-going
tug, caught a huge skate near
Montague Island. The bat-shaped
fish was landed after an hour's
struggle. It weighed 60 pounds.
BIRTHDAY PARTY
Little Karen Cooper, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cooper,
celebrated her second birthday
yesterday bv having a party.
Twelve other little 2-year-olds
and eight mothers had ice cream
and cake, with balloons and
paper hats for the kiddies.
Clam Gulch
Hunting season was welt ob
served in these parts this year.
Half the people of Seward came
out and waddled through the
rain and mud in search of their
winter supply of meat. The
moose certainly had the weather
in their favor this time, although
a few were taken out in spite of
all the handicaps. Some of the
folks from this area decided the
hunting looked better across the
Inlet and took off in Howard
McLaughlin's boat to the Kusko
tan River section. The party in
cluded Howard, Richard, Floyd
and Mr. W. E. McLaughlin, Ray
Tarnowski, Vernon Haik, and
Wilbur Ferg. They counted the
trip a flop as a hunting expedi
tion although the bag included
two blackies and a few ducks.
They also exchanged glances
with a big brownie, they say.
Miss Jane Perkins, sister of
Mrs. Harold Pederson, was here
from the States for a visit of a
few weeks at the home of the
Pedersons. Mrs. Pederson and
son Lee accomanied her as far
as Anchorage on her return Out
side. Mrs. Pederson and Lee are
living in Anchorage at present,
waiting for Harold to join them,
which he exepets to do shortly.
They inten> to spend the winter
months in Anchorage and return
to their homestead next spring.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Forstner
held a welcoming party in their
new home ih honor of Mr. and
Mrs. Lee Ricketts, newcomers to
Clam Gulch. Other guests in
cluded Mr. and Mrs. Emil Bar
tolowits and daughter Tessa,
Mrs. Jane Vecrhusen and chil
dren Sharon and Danny, Mr. and
Mrs. William Reeder and chil
dren Shirley and Billy, Mr. How
ard McLaughlin, and Mr. “Red"
Hammersley. A variety of games
was played, including the ine
vitable canasta, and everyone re
ported having a good time.
Mr. Burns Pederson arrived
from Fairbanks this week to
visit brother Harold and spend
some time relaxing before leav
ing for the States for the winter.
Mr. Earl McClure has return
ed from his work at Bethel in
time to get in a little hunting. He
brought several friends with
him. They have covered lots of
territory and have seen lots of
scenery, if not too much game.
Mr. and Mrs. Wade Thebaut
arrived from California a few
weeks ago to make their home
i
here. They have three chile
Jo Ann, Jimmy, and Shirley
hope they can continue to e
the place as much as the]
now, and extend a sincere
come to all of them.
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