NORTHBOUND PASSENGERS
The following Seward passen
gers were booked northbound on
tho SS Alaska, voyage 32, sail
ing from Pier 42, Seattle, at 4:00
p.m. June 13:
L. W. Baker, Miss Effie Olson,
Miss Mayme Holdren, Mrs. C. B.
Courtwright, Mrs. Ivan Thomas,
Judith Wood, Mrs. Anita Col
lingwood, Annette Presse, Mrs.
Anna Bea Presse, Dr. Earl Wil
son and wife, Miss Frances
Drange, Jot Nelson, Mrs. Carmel
Walter, Joyce Walter, Julia Wal
ter, Robert Shoemaker, Pete
Brown, Dr. R. K. Weserman and
wife, Fern Weserman.
Ida Scott, Barbara Lynch,
Mrs. Mabel Hamburg, Leslie
Frye, Mrs. Geo. Frye, A. W.
Reynolds and wife, Thelma L.
Gerik, Mrs. Ellen Hickman, Mrs.
Walter Fuhrer. Nancy Fuhrer,
Peter Fuhrer, Mrs. E. C. Haley,
Gloria Soriano, Bruce Walter,
Curt Walter, Dale Walter, Mrs.
Ada Stevenson, Mrs. H. P. Sved
lund, Josephine Srneija. Mrs. Na
omi Johnston, Mrs. R. C. Acton,
Albert II. Morris and wife.
Mrs. Bertha L. Brown, Ruth
Edwards, Art T. Blanchard, Don
ald Randall, Charles Randall,
Mrs. Mary Schaefermeyer, Bill
Schaefermeyer, David Schaefer
meyer, Michael Schaefermeyer,
Miss Ida Zeibell, Myrtle O.
Wood, Miss Loine Floyd, Ronnie
Peck, Jenne Bonk, Grace Quad
land, Harris Alexander and wife.
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PASSENGER SERVICE
from Seward
SS ALASKA
Monday
June 18
Valdez
Cordova
Sitka
Ketchikan
Seattle
SS BARANOF
Thursday
June 21
Valdez
Juneau
Ketchikan
Seattle
FREIGHTER SERVICE
from Seattle
SS VICTORIA
June 23
Seward
MV SQUARE SINNET
June 24
Seward, Valdez, Cordova
MV SUSITNA
June 28
Sitka, Valdez, Seward
For Information
PHONE MAIN 125
W. W. Sipprell, Gen. Agt.
Aviation Safety
Discussions
D. M. Grelzer
for
The Office of Aviation Safety
MORE ABOUT RADIO
We have noticed a tendency in
these papers to discuss things
pilots have done wrong. It should
be at least equally helpful to
discuss things done right. It is
right for a pilot to get his mon
ey’s worth out of his radio. It
may be embarrassing for a pilot
to admit on the air, for every
body and all his relatives to
hear, tHat. he is confused, but it
is still more embarrassing to ex
plain running out of gas while
lost.
More About CAA Fdghi
Assistance Service
The pilot in the following in
cident obtained assistance as a
matter of course, before emer
gency existed, and as an aid to
clearing up some confusion. The
radio dialogue went about like
this:
Airplane: This is N50, we got in
low stuff and are lost at the
moment. We crossed Riv
er and are heading about
North East.
CAA Station: Advise signal re
ceived from this station.
Airplane: A strong “N”, we
crossed the On Course 20 min
utes ago, and flying East by
our compass. Should we turn
left?
CAA Station: Tune in Station
.... and report signals received.
Airplane: We get a strong “N”,
we are over flat country with
a very crooked river below.
CAA Station: From your infor
mation, you should be over
the — River flats, and your
position is North of this sta
tion. Make a 90 degree turn
to the right, and advise if sig
nals build or fade. You should
be able to follow the river tu
the airport.
Airplane: (few minutes later) We
are breaking out of the weath
er now and have your airport
in sight, ahead of us.
Accident, Well Done
A pilot had just taken off
from a large airport. Beyond the
boundary of the field, the engine
quit. Although there were noth
ing but houses and “back yards"
ahead of him, he did not try to
turn back, but made an inten
tional controlled crash landing
on a small plot of ground. The
controlled landing resulted in
absorption of the impact by the
wing and landing gear, with no
injury to the pilot or his passen
ger.
CAMERA FANS TAKE NOTE
Any persons who have small
movie cameras, and who will be
available for the Mt. Marathon
Race, are asked to contact Mrs.
Kirkpatrick at the newspaper
office.
The Fourth of July Commit
tee wishes to line up enough
cameras to cover the mountain
climb in its entirety. By taking
several portions of the race sep
arately, it is hoped to compile a
complete picture story of the
climb and descent by splicing
several reels to form one.
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MORE ABOUT . . .
Story of Seward
(Continued from Page 1)
there were numerous Alaska
railroad projects filed, most of
which proposed routes from Val
dez, Cordova or Katalla, to Eagle
via the Copper River Valley. If
any of these projects got under
way before Ballaine’s, it would
mean total disaster for his plans.
The other thing Mr. Ballainc
wanted was the name of Seward
for his new town. So, on October
9, 1903, at 10 a.m. sharp, he kept
an appointment at Teddy Roose
velt’s office, turning all his pow
ers of persuasion on the Presi
dent.
As Ballaine later wrote: “I
stated the situation to the Presi
dent, both as to the approval *of
lie railroad survey and the nam
ing of the new town. He listened
closely, and then, looking me
straight in the eye with his
characteristic squint through his
double lens glasses, he said: ‘Mr.
Ballaine, you write me two let
ters on these subjects, covering
each subject in a separate letter
in just about the language you
have used here, and bring them
to me tomorrow morning at 10
o’clock. If it is proper for me to
indorse them, I will do so’.”
Ballaine continues with the ac
count: “Promptly at 10 o’clock
the. next morning, October 10,
President Roosevelt came to the
door of the ante-room of his of
fice and announced: ‘Mr. Bal
laine, good morning; come right
in.’ Without another word he
read the two letters. He first in
dorsed the one concerning action
on the Alaska Central survey,
then intently read the one about
the establishment of a post of
fice under the name of Seward.
As he indorsed it on the mar
gin, he commented to me: ‘I en
tirely agree with you, Mr. Bal
laine’.”
Armed with these two indorse
ments by the President, John
Ballaine successfully concluded
His business in Washington, D C.
the next day. and hurried off to
Chicago to see the Shedd Broth
ers about a big loan for the con
struction of the Alaska Central
Railroad. His little group of fol
lowers back in Seward, Alaska,
could breathe more easily. Bal
laine has ‘‘brought home the
bacon,” and the existence of the
new town was assured.
In a later issue, the Seward
Record will publish a photostat
of the letter bearing the indorse
ment of President T. R. Roose
velt to the name Ballaine had
chosen for the town.
(Next week: More About the
First Permanent Settlers.)
No man likes to he beaten to the
punch—especially if it’s spiked.
Moose Pass News
Several Moose Pass people are
taking advantage of their vacation
time. Among those who left on the
train June 11 were Mr. and Mrs.
Kenneth CondLt and son Bob. They
plan to fly to Seattle and then to
their old stamping ground in Wy
oming. Mr. and Mrs. Max Foster
and sons Larry and Billy are going
to visit the Clarence Bell family in
Palmer.
The regular meeting of the Moose
Pass Sportsman’s Club was held
Friday, June 18. It was decided to
discontinue (he meetings until Sep
tember.
Mrs. R. G. Woods and Skip Soper,
son of Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Soper,
are each spending a few days in
the Seward General Hospital. Both
are reported to be getting along
fine.
KasSSof Sterns
Mrs. Striker has spent a few
weeks in Kenai t>ut recently return
ed to the A. P. McLain place In
help out through potato planting.
Verne Savague received some
freight Sunday and went to Sew
ard on business Monday inprepara
tion of the cannery for operation.
Mr. E. Shadora is expected to ar
rive soon.
Nancy Savague spent several
days at the Walter Franklin home
last week visiting with Judy,
Jewel, and John Paul.
Stanley McClain arrived in Ka
silof Friady and went to work for
Libby’s again this year.
Mr. and Mrs. Art Grover, Na
nette, Jimmie and Davie arrived
in Kasilof Saturday night and will
make their home at Wayne Fellers
until September.
Wayne and Janette Fellers took
a hike to Tustamina Lake bear
hunting this week but returned
without a bear. A friendly bear has
been browsing around the school
house lately.
A merchandise party is being
held Saturday night to raise funds
for a piano and for playground
equipment.
Dixie Overturf returned to C. A.
Pollards on Friday of last week.
She made her home near Ninilchik
while Mrs. Pollard was Outside.
The surest way to stop believing
in dreams is to marry one.
More people die by the spoon and
fork than by the gun and sword.
A man of few words doesn't have
so many to take back.
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Anchorage - Seward
SUMMER TRAIN SCHEDULE
THE ALASKA RAILROAD
Effective June 22
EACH FRIDAY
Depart Seward for Anchorage . 8:30
EACH SATURDAY
Depart Anchorage for Seward
1:30 P.M.
Effective June 15
EACH MONDAY
Depart Seward for Anchorage
Depart Anchorage for Seward
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"
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Meets 2nd and 4th Mondays
I.O.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 ot
CARPENTERS and JOINERS
Seward Carpenters' Union 2304
Meetings at Lutheran Church
Affiliated With A F. of L
Meeting 2nd Tuesday of Montr;
W. (». Knaak — President
R. M. Bevan - Fin.-Sec. & Bus. A^t,
International Longshoremen's
and Warehousemen's Union
Local 39
Meets First Tuesday of Each Month
7 p.m. — Union Hall
President — John Rose
Telephone Polk 166
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