MORE ABOUT . . .
Story of Seward
(Continued from Page 1)
over to dances winch miaul last
til 11 or I.!. One of tiie mail
boats used to come m aooul 1
a.m., and when that, happened,
it meant working ail night to
get out the mail. Desides keeping
their regular seheduU lor tue
public the next day. She also
related a joke told around Sew
ard in those days, "It seems that
a man woo had been a ftvqU, id
Seward visitor finally passed
away, and stood at the Pearly
Gates awaiting permission to
enter. Alter a preliminary cneck,
St. Peter informed him that tin.
Seward quota for that month
was all used up, that the sec-boa
set aside for Seward folks was
completely full up. and that
there was no chance of his en
tering. ‘Never mind,' said the
man to St. Peter, 'I 11 1'ix that
in a hurry.' He called, as loud
as lie could shout, the single'
word ‘Steamboat' whereupon all
the Seward folks rushed out the
gates, and he entered forthwith."
Not only men. women, chil
dren and dogs used to meet the
boat, but a half-grown bear also,
named Carrie Nation. Carrie
Nation was perhaps Seward's
most famous pet of all time. As
a tiny cub, she was raised by
a young railroad employee, and
after she could get about, Carrie
had the run of the whole town,
waddling in and out of stores,
saloons, and private homes prac
tically at will. She got along all
right with the dogs, and even
formed the habit of picking up
puppies and cuddling them, but
she was deathly afraid of cats.
Hanging around the saloons. Hi.
acquired a taste for beer, and
used to lie set i ear i iriorum ,
licking up the drippiu's from
the empty beer kegs that w.rc
customarily stacked in front of
each establishment, ready to b«
hauled back i > the dock U •
her celebrated nanusa,. . she
would take a dr/.k ..'unost any
time, even m tem point of a t
ting visibly tipsy on occasion,
Carrie Nation was I'n • favorite
pet of the town, but as site
neared full growt’.i. siu. began
to bite and scratch at times, and
after a hilarious incident during
which she cleaned out a saloon
full of tough men. lit r owner
thought it best to send b.r to
the Woodland Park Zoo at Se
attle. It was a sad day for Sew
ard when Carrie Nation depart
ed on one of the steamers she
had so often gone to meet. She
spent many peaceful years in
the Woodland Park Zoo. where
her antics continued to delight
children and grown-ups alike.
Most Alaska towns have had pet
bears, and Seward has certainly
had more than its share from
time to time, but none were
quite like Carrie Nation: and
she lives on in many an anec
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Radio and heater.
1943 Plymouth 4-Door Sedan.fi
Radio and heater.
1949 Chevrolet Coupe. R&1I.1
1949 Chevrolet Suburban. ;
Radio and heater.
1947 Ford Coupe. R&II.
1941 Chevrolet 4-Door Sedan.
1946 Ford l1 2-ton Dump Tr.
These Cars are in
A-l CONDITION
Priced right for quick sale.
One-third down and
monthly paymenis.
Pat's Garage
3rd & D
Seward
(lot , more like a person than a
beast.
Not the least of the pleasures
connected with the arrival of
, earners in Seward, was the fact
that volu ei nusieians, and
even at times complete orches
; i e or bands, would Ire avail
able for a change in dance mu
i ■. Piano and drums were at
■and always, but it was a real
; brill when the local musicians
i u!d he joined by accordians,
;: umpets. clarinets or violins
from visiting steamers.
Nias .uerade trails were even
more populai- th n than now.
and there appears to have been
intense eompetition far the
honor of the prize for the best
costume, the funniest outfit, and
ihe best waltz. Here is the press
account of one ol those 1 arly
mas :uerade balls. Irotn a group
(,f clippings supplied by Mrs.
Plash n r of Seattle, who was
then Lillie Gordon, the post
mistress:
•A delightful time was en
joyed by those wno attended
me masque 1 ado bail in Brown
and La w kins hall Wednesday
night, under the auspice s of tin
be ward Commercial Club. For
the success of the affair much
credit is due the committee in
emerge—Vv liliam Garsler and
C. b. Martin. Officers Brown
and Harris and James R. Hay
den composed the committee on
awarding the prizes. The follow
mg participants arc the winners:
B, st dressed lady—first prize,
Miss Lillie Gordon; second, Mrs.
Kivard. Most original costume,
lady —first prize, Mrs. Havana;
second prize. Miss Morlord. Le.-e
sustained character—lady. Miss
Matihison; gent. Robert Mattie
son. C o m i c a 1 costume- lady,
l.i s', prize. Mi -. C Martm:
.- re id prl/.o. L. W ..it a. 1 -etft
|,n
pri;
girl u:e! r i. ■ *. ■ u -hr
1.E* Is worth; s ce.
■s. Daggett. Lest dre
st prize. ->li'
end
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: Nwl iexton, 'I
Gu-. n and A1 Wo'1'. Pr;/.. wall/
.... ! ' ! ■ '■ ' '■ 1 ' ; ' ‘ ' ~ ‘ 1 ' ‘
second pi -Mrs. Cava a First
prize. g< nt. Win. Gat .war. second
pnze. harry Ellsworth."
The reader should notice that
this complicated affair was held
on a Wednesday, and was very
likely only one of many social
events of the week. It is a little'
hard to imagine how folks who
were working feverishly to build
the town, or putting in far more
than the present eight hours at
regular jobs, could ever manage
to find tlie time to doll them
selves up like famous fictional
or historical characters, and
then waltz the soles off their
shoes, but they didl
P r e s e n t-day Seward must
seem pretty tame to the pioneers
who somehow managed to crowd
more work—and more fun—into
a few years, than most of us
experience in an entire modern
lifetime.
(Next week: More about social
life and sports of the e arly days.)
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D. M. Grefzer
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Ground Conirol in Strong
"Winds (Continued)
It is relatively easy to control
an airplane on the ground so
long as it is lacing inla the wind.
Taxiing ciosswmd, in a sense,
is a problem easily solved, be
cause in a strong wind it can t
be done other man a miid quar
tering away from the wind.
Turning io a Down-Wind
Heading
Even though the wind is so
strong the airplane cannot be
taxied ei oss wind, it can be
turned easily irom an upwind
heading to a down-wind heading
by a sKiiliul balancing of forces.
One force is me airplane s
gi ountiiooping force, the oilier
is ils opposite weedier cock mg'
force.
Airplanes with conventional
landing gears are dnxctionaliy
unstable on the ground. D a turn
starts, the airplane tends to turn
i.iore and more rapidly. A point
is quickly reached when brakes,
tail wheel and rudder combined
lack enough force to smp the
turn. This is the groundloop.
On the other hand, a strong
wind applies another and oppo
site force upon the airplane
which Causes it always to turn
toward an upwind heading. This
is the weatnercockmg force.
Balance of Forces
The airplane's natural ground
looping lore, is used to onset
the vveathercocKing force, 'ine
airplane should be taxied into
the wind to gain momentum, and
Incn it ucnniie nun started wan
ine x uovter on.y. 10 gain more
lto ui.ig iuiiuK.i., which reqinres
it i:’s iur a :ti ct spv.'c.‘(i, Li
1 luiii may ot* nuuL pi\v r
. . * a v
ing tiie turn under ue.... t..e
I'.iut can l.i.u *. enrol in lain
in turn so t.'.at tilt grounddoop
ing force exactly e-pta!.- ine on
1. i. ite v. eaincrcoe.nns force.
When this is accomplished,
tht pilot has rudder control
letougnoin the turn, as the ruti
d. r is in neutral when the forces
balance, and from such a posi
tion. the pilot is able to make
fine adjustments with his ruddi r
to the rate of turn, cancelling
the turn out gradually as it pro
gresses to a full down-wind po
sition.
If everything balances out
right, brakes will not even be
necessary to stop the turn on
tht' down-wind heading. Usually,
however, such a finely balanced
turn cannot be made, but brakes
should not be necessary at all
except to stop the turn.
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anytime. Northern Cab. Phono
Main 54 or Main 55.
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PHIL HARDING BAGS
NEAR-RECORD EAGLE
The civic shot by Phil Hard
ing last Sunday at Mile 1U,
proved to have a wing spread
of 7 feet, 7 inches, and a dead
weight of 15 pounds. Mr. Hard
ing picked the bird ■out, of the
air in full flight, an unusual
feat, according to local hunt' rs.
Remains of the bird were
given to young Danny Rose, who
is building up some sort of busi
ness enterprise in eagle feathers,
Mr. Harding said.
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WINTER TRAIN SCHEDULE
THE ALASKA RAILROAD
EACH MONDAY and FRIDAY
Depart Seward for Anchorage 8:30 a.
EACH TUESDAY and
Droari Anchorage lor Seward
SATURDAY
1:30 p.
r * I! T ” 1 ?! ^ ft v
L i i ' j.* a a 8 * .1 hJWn *
A bo i connection will bo operated from Anchorage
o'" cl return ; ach Thursday. Time of deparii
v. ill depend on arrival oi vessels at Seward.
The passenger trail Aurora leaves Anchorage f
Fairbanks c^rh Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 8:
a.m. prhr September 24. It departs Fairbanks t
Anchorage on Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday at 8:
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way this winter—
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