PALMER BOY RESPONDS TO
TREATMENT AFTER FALL
ON BOARD SS BARANOF
Seaitle (.?> — A four year old
Palmer, Alaska, boy was taken
unconscious to the childrens’
Orthopedic Hospital yesterday
after a two-deck tumble from
the rail of the SS Baranof.
The hospital listed Daniel
Hanks as in serious condition
with head injuries. However, his
doctor said, he seems to be re
sponding favorably to treatment.
The boy was sliding on the
rail or leaning against it when
he lost his footing and plummet
ed 30 feet to the floor of tlie sec
ond deck bel nv him. his father,
William D. Hanks, said. The ac
cident occurred only a few hours
before the Baranof docked here
Wednesday.
The Hanks were en route with
Daniel and two other children
from Palmer to Salt Lake City.
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Big Atomic Blast
At Las Vegas, Nev.,
Postponed by ALC
Las Vegas, Nev. (.•?)—The open
ing blast of the Atomic Energy
Commissions Exercise Desert
Rock was postponed this morn
ing because of a mechanical
failure.
The AEC issued this statement
in connection with the delay of
the blast which was originally
scheduled for any time after 5
a.m., PST.
“A nuclear detonation sched
uled for this morning was post
poned because of mechanical
fault in a key electrical test cir
cuit oetween the control point
and the tower.”
It was the first official con
firmation that the A w. apon
was being detonated from a tow
er. Estimates on the height of
tiie steel tower range upwards of
75 feet. But an AEC spokesman
declined to comment.
“Weather permitting, \v have
every confidence that the me
chanical fault can be fixed in
time to hold the test tomorrow,”
the spokesman said.
However, the official word on
resumption ot the test will not
be available until at lea t i a.m.
PST tomorrow rn.n'iung, at
which time u is Aid practice to
notky the Civil A .muties Ad
ministration to ciose oil t:u sur
rounding area to all planes.
!>• .ails of the start of . xorcise
Desert h »ck, the first atomic test
to utilise Army troops, had been
cloaked in secrecy.
The AEC did not indicate
wnether troops were to b< used
in the first test.
The little town of Indian
Springs, about da miles from
Yucca Flat, wit! out receiving
official notification, was pre
pared to ride cat the blast. Win
dows were opened and pictures
and brie a ! rac tak» n down in
an attempt to keep damage to a
minimum.
FIRST REGULAR BUS
TO BE MONDAY
The first regular bus load of
passengers is due to arrive Mon
day afternoon, after a trip over
the new'-y-opened highway, ac
cording to the M'itanus’i‘ a Yniiey
Lines. O her An horag passeii
i ers will be rout 'd dir ct to
Homer l \ another M-V bus. A
return t i',n Tin s tay will take
both Homer and Seward pass* o
gt-rs t: it' to An-her: , p aiding
the is>ua ee o: r* alar -h* si- s
fi;r the K >c: Y :: -n!a .i •
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MORE ABOUT . . .
Story of Seward
(Continued rrom Page 1)
vious that Frost and Osborn,
holders of most of the railroad
bonds and the controlling group
•in the project, were g 1tfng
themselves very much involved
indeed in Matanuska coal claims.
(To be continued.)
TO SHOW SLIDES AT
LIONS CLUB TONIGHT
Miss Bessie Estap, nurse at
Seward General Hospital, will
show paid of her colored slide
collection at the Lions Club
meeting tonight. Miss Estep has
a number of beautiful and un
usual color slides of the area
known as ‘‘the bowl,” the re
gion on the other side of Mara
thon Mountain, and she will also
show ini resting slides taken
during her recent trip out the
Aleutian Chain on the M.S. Gar
land.
As usual, the Lions will meet
at (> p.m. at Harding's Cafe.
SEWARD TO ATTEND
I AREWELL PARTY
Fined arrangements for a big
farewell part;. \v< re being com
pleted today by .'fie -rs and men
o ■’ pograph
ieal LaK.iiien Th affair, sched
uled for Saturday • veiling at the
Civic Center \\ ill feature a s--ven
piece baud .daily imported
ii'.mi Fhrii'euor: A.r F orce Ha
plus pii-ntv of .filer entertain
ment on.vi led by in Seward
isn't. lit .1 e.-hmerits, are on the
prom am too. and dancing will
continue until 1 a.m.
An invitation has been extend
ed to all the folks of Seward,
in anpreeiat on of the good times
enjoyed in this city by * he offi
cers and men of th battalion
during their off-duty hours of
the past summer. Admission is
absolutely free, and all civilian
guests w;ll tie welcome, accord
ing to Captain P. H Blunn*. spe
cial servict s officer of the or
ganization.
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V/. W. Sipprell, Gen. Agl.
BROWNS TO ANCHORAGE
.J. Vic Brown, Jr., better
known as “Bud,” is in Seward
briefly, arranging for the mov
ing of the personal effects of
the Brown family to Anchorage,
where new business interests
now require his residence. The
Browns have succeeded in find
ing suitable quarters in Anchor
age after a search of several
weeks. Bud now operates the
Anchorage jewelry est;
ment of J. Vie Brown and
in addition to the Alaska
in Seward.
BETA SIGMA PHI
MEETS TONIGHT
There will be a meeti
Beta Sigma Phi, tonight, O
at 8:30 o’clock in Harding’
banquet room.
All members of the or£
tion are urged to attend.
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