(Special to The Gateway)
The little M.S. Eunice has again
made a record for herself. Strug
gling through storms of snow and
braving heavy gales, in one of the
worst months of the year, she final
ly reached Attu and returned to
Unalaska /seemingly j Inone the
worse for the sixteen hundred
miles travel at a time of year when
no other boat would venture upon
such a hazardous journey. But
Captain Andrew Nelson is a daunt
less navigator and always reaches
the place he sets out for. At many
of the places he visited en route it
was necessary to make several at
tempts before even a small boat
could be launched preparatory to
taing off the trappers who were so
anxiously waiting an opportunity
to return to their homes and fam
ilies, after spending the winter on
these isolated fox islands.
Not only did Captain Nelson
bring back a valuable cargo of fur
but he also performed a mission of
mercy by bringing a sick man from
Atka.
Among the other passengers on
the Eunice was Mrs. Harold E.
n Bowman and her little daughter.
Mrs. Bowman is bound for the
States after spending most of the
winter on the island of Kanaga
with her husband.
January 28 Mrs. John Fletcher
presented her young husband with
fine nine-pound baby girl. This
makes a son and daughter now in
the Fletcher family. Mr. Fletcher
has been clerk of the Unalaska
school board, a position he takes
seriously since he now has two po
tential pupils for that school.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Ramsey, who
have been teaching this winter in
the territorial school at Unalaska,
are fitting in nicely with the life of
* this community. Under their tute
age the forty pupils of the school
are progressing exceptionally well.
The school board therefore have
unanimously decided to retain the
Ramseys for the coming school
year 1932-33. This is more than
satisfactory with those most par
ticularly concerned.
Talking about dances, it is be.
lieved the Unalaska Sisterhood
may claim the honor of putting on
the most enjoyable dance of the
season March 7. Starting at 8
o’clock sharp, 1:30 a. m. found
things still going strong and every
one clamoring for more. The town
* orchestra is one we are all proud of
Several very fine instruments are
owned by the club, which should
be termed “The Willing Workers”
because they never have to be ask
ed twice to play for any entertain,
ment and can furnish music that
would make a dead man’s feet
tingle.
Mr. A. H. Proctor, agent for the
Alaska Commercial company, left
Step out of Winter into Spring
with a straight, well finished new
pair of rubber heels... The feel of
new heels is worth many times the
small price paid.
SEWARD LEATHER WORKS.
Seward Fralernai Orders
SEWARn CHAPTER NO. 10
ORDER OF EASTERN STAR
Meets the second and fourth
Monday’s of each montt
in McMullen’s Building, at
9 p. m. Visiting members
always welcome. Mrs. Hazel
Erwin, W. M.; Mrs. Miriam
Painter, Sec.
Seward Lodge No. M25
L. O. O. M.
Meets on every
first a^d third Fri
days of each month
at 8 p. m. at 1.
O. O. F. Hall. All
welcome. Peter N.
Anderson, Director,
M. A. Horner, Sec
retary.
SEWARD REBEKAH LODGE NO. 6-A
J. O. O. F.
Meets the first and third
Mondays of each month
in I. O. O. F. Hall at
8 p. m. Visiting mem'
bers are always welcome.
Sylvia Sexton, N. G.
_Ludvig Larsson, Sec’y.
RESURRECTION LODGE NO. A-7
I. O. O. F.
Meets every Thursday at 8 p.
n». in Odd Fellows' Hall. Visit
ing brothers welcome. Gustavo
B. Manthey, N. G.; Ludvig Larsson, Secretary.
THE AMERICAN LEGION
Seward Post No 6
Meets first and third Wed
nesday at 8 p. m. in the
Harriman Bank Building.
Post Commander, Dr. A. R.
Roberts; Adjutant, L. J.
Ckllberg.
A
SEWARD LODGE NO. 119
F. A A. M.
Stated communications first and
third Tuesdays of each month.
ILD B. SOGN. Sec’y.
on the Eunice March 9 for Atka.
Bishop Antonin also left for Atka
at the same time, accompanied by
Mike Tutlaokff, who will assist him
with the church services in the dif
ferent villages he visits. The bish
op plans to remain in Atka until
the first cutter comes along, when
he hopes to embark and continue
to Attu. returning here on the
sime cutter.
Makary Mercheenan, the young
man brought*in by Captain Nelson
a short time ago, failed to survive
the severe strain of the long, rough
trip from Atka, regardless of the
icare rendered by Dr. A. W. Wilson
jand the native men of the village
| who attended him night and day.
He passed away at noon March 10.
Makary’s nearest living relative is
his aged father, Mike Mercheenen, i
now at Atka. Burial services were j
held March 11 at Unalaeka ceme- j
tery. |
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Territorial school board election
was held March 12. There were
three candidates for two vacan
jcies to be filled: Mrs. Victoria Gard- ,
ner, John W. Fletcher and John
i Yatchmeneff. The successful can
didates were: Mrs. Victoria Gard-i
! ner for the three-year term and
| John Fletcher to fill out the bal
| ance of term left vacant by res.
! ignation of R. B. Patterson.
John Merculief and his two sons,
native hunters, had a very severe
experience at the end of their
hunting this winter. Having run
short of provisions they were at
tempting to return from their trap
ping grounds on Unalaska Island,
but being in a weakened condition
from lack of food were making ra
ither slow progress when overtaken
by a storm. The old father was
unable to keep up and suggested to
the boys that they push on and do
the best they could for themselves,
and if they were able to get help
to come back and search for him.
The boys finally arrived at the Ma
kushin cannery but were in such
a weakened condition they could <
not be left, by the cannery watch- :
man, the only person there at the
time. Through that mysterious
source, the moccasin telegraph,
word had reached Biorka, a small
island near Unalaska Island, that
three of their people were lost and
two men started out to search.
One persisted that he wanted to
take his bidarka and cruise along
the shore line, which was ridiculed
as a foolish proceeding by the oth_
er, as it was so far out of the beaten
path. However, the man followed;
his inclination and finally landed |
just about where old man Mercu
lief lay almost dead from exposure
and starvation. It seems, when
left alone the old man kept strug
gling along, but soon became con
fused and left the trail and crawl
ed to the beach, where he lay un
sheltered and starving for four
days. Although unconscious much
of the time he realized he could
not live much longer and had giv
en up all hope of being found. The
rescuer dragged hte sick man to
his bidarka, which was but a one.
hatch affair, and stowed him away,
then got in himself and paddled
back home. The old man’s feet
and hands were frozen and he was
so weak he could hardly walk, but
regardless of not having any med
ical assistance they kept him |
alive for a few days until weather j
permitted them to carry him home
to his family in Unalaska. He is
now back on his feet again and
does not appear much the worse
for his terrible experience. The
boys were cared for at the cannery
and returned home as soon as they
had gained sufficient strength for
the journey.
Doria Borennen and Mike Ka
shega were united in marriage at
the Greek Orthodox church at Un
alaska March 5- The two young
people are former pupils of Mr.
and Mrs. Henderson at Kashega,
who will feel more or less regret
at losing them from their accus
tomed places in their small group
of promising young students. Mike
is quite an artist and this year won
first place for this division in the
Forestry Essay contest, while Do
ria has shown considerable pro
gress in her English studies consid
ering the short time she has had
the advantages of school. We wish
these young people all happiness
and prosperity.
MC K1LEY PI1LETS
(Special to the Gateway)
M'KINLEY PARK—The moun
tain climbers from the States, who
have announced they will scale Mt.
McKinley, 26,000 feet, this season,
did not arrive on the last train
from the coast.
Word was received from Mr. Lin
dle that he would arrive in Seward
on the 25th with a large outfit of
about five tons of supplies, picture
making and other equipment; that
Mr. Case, the other member of the
party, would arrive in Seward
April Fool’s day with the rest of
the equipment and bandages.
Mr. Case is reported to have
never been in Alaska. Mr. Lindle
was a tourist in the Park last sum.
mer gathering notes on making the j
i ascent.
i One lone ranger with a dogteam
is struggling to break trail toward
jthe base of the mountain; is scat
Jtering dog fish and will, if he can
get thru, set up two shelter tents.
Snow this winter in the Park is
deeper than has ever been known
before. To make matters more dif
ficult during last December a hard
rain fell for two days in the Park,
icing down the trees and forming
a crust on the snow that would
bear up dogs and animals of lesser
size but not moose, caribou, sheep
and man without snow shoes.
Moose and caribou kept herded up
in large bands, but suffered severe
ly because of the crust tearing the
the skin ontheir legs to shreds,
leaving a bloody trail everywhere.
Mountain sheep had their hair and
SEX SHOWS IE LUST !
IN BIG MOVIE POLL |
HOLLYWOOD, Mar. 29. — Slap
stick comedy of the pie-slinging
variety is the type of motion pic- •
ture favored by the classes as well
as the masses.
Early returns on a poll conducted
by the Association of Motion Pic- j
ture Producers, headed by Will |
Hays, has revealed that as the
most surprising development of pic
ture preference in recent years. J
Slapstick comedy is the first j
choice of a majority of the voters; j
second choice goes to “thrill pic- \
tures,” based upon mystery plays,
and detective stories, and third j
choice is for adventure films and i
stirrilng yarns of the wide open j
spaces.
Western thrillers have lost little
of their popularity, being rated
ahead of sex triangle and prob- j
lem plays.
OFFICIALS MAY VISIT
Three officials of the United
States Department o f Interior—
Assistant Secretary Jonathan H. j
Edwards. Commissioner C. C. Moore ;
of the General Land Office, and
Frank M. Johnson. Supervisor of
Surveys, may visit Alaska this year
the skin on their legs to shreds
crust.
Prospectors ahd old-timers pre
dict grief for the expedition of
mountain climbers if by any chance
they reach the base of the big hill.
Snow slides have been coming
down daily since the big snow
storm. As soon as the weather
warms up, the weather oracles say
slides of thousands of tons of snow,
starting without noise or warning,
will carry everything before them.
Tree trunks have already been
broken and bent down with snow
slides, something never known
here before.
IVCirUIVl £fA.riA/UE<l/
Rumors that alfafa hay fed to
deer was causing some fatalities
among the herds, were exploded at
Juneau by the Game Commission.
Aviation service will be restored
to Juneau in April. The Alaska
Southern Airways has purchased
a seaplane. Pilot Anscel C. Eck
mann and Nick Bez are the organ
izers.
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF SALE
Public notice is hereby given that
pursuant to a final decree duly
made, rendered and entered by
and in the district court for the
Territory of Alaska, Third Division,
on the 18th day of March, 1932, in
that certain action In Admiralty
in said court wherein GILBERT M.
Chambers, doing business under
the name, style and designation of
CHAMBERS AND COLWELL, is li
bellant and The American Oil
Screw BLANCHE (224785) her en
gines, tackle, apparel and furniture
is respondent, FISHING VESSEL
OWNERS MARINE WAYS, INC., a
corporation is intervening libellant,
ATLAS ENGINE COMPANY, a cor
poration is intervening libellant
and claimant, MICHAEL HENNIG,
doing business under the name of
HENNIG MACHINE WORKS, is in
tervening libellant, and CARL EI
DEM is intervening libellant, the
same being cause No. S-312 of said
court, and pursuant to a writ of
Venditioni Exponas issued out of
said court in said action on the 25th
day of March, 1932. and to me di
rected and delivered, I shall on the
8th day of April, 1932, at the hour
of two o’clock in the afternoon of
said day at the front door of the
court house of said district court
at Valdez, Alaska, sell at public
auction to the highest and best
bidder for cash the said American
Oil Screw BLANCHE, together with
her engines, tackle, apparel and
furniture.
Dated this 25th day of March,
1932.
H. P. SULLIVAN,
United States Marshal
for the Territory of Al
aska, Third Division.
Publish Mar. 28-29-30-31, Apr. 1-2
4-5-6-7.
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0 "He says Chesterfields are
milder . . . and he’s right!
They’re so mild I can smoke
as many as I like without both
ering to keep track.
"And I find I never get tired
of the taste. Probably that’s
because they’re not really what
you would call sweet... Chest
erfields are just natural flavored
... if you know what I mean.
"And have you ever noticed the
paper?.. .Well, neither have I!
"That’s certainly a compli
ment ... to be able to say you
can’t taste or smell the ciga
rette paper.
"I think that’s about as good
a test for purity as anyone could
possibly ask for. Chesterfields
satisfy... that’s one thing my
husband and I agree on!”
New Radio Program
Mondays and Thursdays,
Boswell Sisters. Wednes
days and Saturdays,
Ruth Etting. Tuesdays
and Fridays, Alex Gray.
Shilkret’s Orchestra,
every night except Sun
day. Columbia Network.
7 p. m. P. T. Wednes
day and Saturday. Other
nights 7:30 P. T.
THEY’RE MILDER • • THEY TASTE BETTER • • THEY’RE PURE • •
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