Seward Daily Gateway
OF SEWARD. ALASKA — Establlsh-H Aujruat 19. 1904
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THE MECHANIC ALSO
Although it is a very natural failing on the part
of newspaper men to give the airplane pilot the great
er part of the credit in reporting some thrilling air
voyage, it is no more than fair to remember the mech
anic who nearly always goes along and shares in the
skill of navigation and dangers attendant thereto.
We are reminded of this in several accounts read
lately of particularly dangerous voyages of Frank
Dorbandt and Alonzo Cope of the International Air
ways of Alaska. And we recall at once that Dorbandt;
the pilot always takes his hat off to his partner and j
mechanic. Cope, himself, is a blushing violet, and
has little to say about the extraordinary stunts these
two are continually pulling off.
Their recent trip out across Bering Sea to Cape
Serge on the Siberia side to bring a sick captain to
Nome from the ice-locked fur ship, the Karise, was a j
humdinger for thrills.
More recently down in British Columbia while
searching for Captain Burke, lost pilot, and two com
panions, these two had a heart-breaking battle
for seven hours trying to get to Atlin thru storm, fog
and ultimate darkness. Their gas gave out and they
had to come down. It seems only a miraculous inter
vention of Providence that they happened to land near
the only white man and Indian in a radius of 50 miles
who could go for assistance and more gas.
Dorbandt didn't fail to give his partner full credit
in these hair-raising exploits.
SMALL TOWN INDUSTRY
Whether or not it means anything to Alaska at
this particular time or even in the distant future, the
fact remains that instead of further concentrating in
the larger cities of these glorious United States, the
present tendency of industrial plants is toward smaller
towns.
By such a move factories are brought closer to the
source of raw material and the ultimate consumer;
lower living costs and better living conditions for em
ployees, and in most cases, a more intelligent, depen
dable labor supply.
Who knows but some day Alaska may have a
silk hat factory?
OLD MILL MAY GRIND
Law-making is the popular pastime in America.
Every senator and representative sent to legislative
halls figures he must sponsor some new measure or his
constituents will figure he is laying down on the job.
He must do something to earn his salary.
We figure we are out just so much money anyway,
but we respectfully suggest a way for our solons to
earn their stipend. If they will just get out their snick
ersnees and snick off some of the laws their predecessors
put on the books, all will be forgiven. It will be a big
saving in paper, at least.
Most people are eager to learn about business, es
pecially other peopled. #
“Steel Head Forecasts Prosperity”—Birmingham
New’s headline. Glad it wasn't a bone head.
Members of a recently discovered savage tribe are
so heathenish that they never try to reform their neigh
bors.
To be able to speak several languages is desirable,
but not so important as being able to think clearly in
one.
[
Following is a table of percent
ages of the 1930 membership cards
received todate at Department
Headquarters of the American
Legion compared with the
average number of members in
each Post as shown by the Depart
ment records for the years 1926-7
-8-9. each as of December 31st
representing 100 per cent:
Preced
ing 4-year
Av.
Sewn rd
Cordova
Wrangell
Anchorage
Ketchikan
Juneau
Fairbanks
Petersburg
Sitka
.29
...74
30
30
105
139
91
29
30
No. 1930
Mbrs. %
on 10-30
54 186.2
134
49
134
142
182
114
33
25
181 1
163.3
159.5
135 2
130.9
125.2
113.7
83.3
635
893
GOING BACK TO WORK
DETROIT, Nov., 18, (/P)—'The
automobile business is resuming
operations on a broader scale
and about 3,000 men have been
called back to work in the plants
of the Oakland Company and
the Fisher Body plant.
APPRECIATION
The Chemawa American, printed
at the U. S. Indian School at Che
mawa, Oregon, picked up an ed
itorial from the Seward Gateway
not ldng ago in which wo said
that we had heard much of low
morals, drunkeness, simmers and
ignorance among natives to the
Westward, but upon personal in
vestigaticin found none of these
things. The American says, in ap
preciation; “It is always refresh
ing to us to read an article where
is is evident that, Poor Lo, if he
is the subject, is getting a square
deal.”
KNOWN IN NORTH
Samuel J. Clerf, who was on the j
airplane with Pilot Robin Rena *
, han and Frank Hatcher, missing
! for two weeks, bound from Se*t
j tie to the North in search for F1
i lot E- Burke and his two compan
ions missing since October 11 in
| the Laird River District of the
northern British Columbia, was an
expe rienced prospector of the
northern country, says the Jun
eau Empire. Sam Clerf was in the
country back of Haines five years
| ago with John Stenbraten, be“er
known as "Stampede John ” The
two spent much time there both
summer and winter.
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