Seward Daily Gateway
OF SEWARD. ALASKA — Established Aujrust 19, 1904
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PROFESSOR ALBERT A. MICHELSON
The world lost one of its greatest, if not the great- j
est scientist Saturday when Albert A. Michelson passed
away at Pasadena, Calif.
Once Professor Halleck, of Columbia, said of him: j
“If we are ever to have interplanetary communication,
it will be by means of Michelson's discovery of light
waves. He obtained the one unit of measurement that
we know to be the same on Mars and on the earth.”
When asked some years ago what he considered his
most significant achievement, Professor Michelson
said: “I think most people would say that it was the
experiment which started the Einstein theory of rela
tivity. But I should think of it as only one of the dozen
of my experiments in theinterference of light waves.”
Among his many honors, Professor Michelson re
ceived the Copley medal of the Royal Society of England
and also a member of that society and the French Acad
emy. In 1923, he was elected president of the National
Academy of Sciences.
During his long and active career as a scientist, Dr.
Michelson, German born December 19, 1852, held pro
fessorships in nine universities in the United States and
Europe; was a member of a score of scientific societies,
and received honors and degrees from the foremost
institutions of learning in the wolrd.
SEWARD, INTERNATIONAL AIR BASE
They speak of the great circle air route across the
globe with a portion of the route traversing the air
lanes of Interior Alaska yet it cannot help but be
noticed that whenever a flight is planned across the Pa
cific Ocean the fliers choose a path along the Aleutian
Islands, to Seward, thence down the coast to Cordova,
Juneau and so on.
Another aviator from across the seas, Seiji Yoshi
hara, Japanese ace, is now enrcute here.
It is said the speediest steamer requires 10 days to
carry mail across the Pacific. This, in itself, is suffi
cient reason why some day, and in the near future, Alas
ka and undoubtedly Seward, will be one of the great
airplane bases for globe-encircling airplanes.
Black nuggets from Alaska! Alaska coal! A car
load of hand-picked coal was shipped Westward from
Seward last week and without question it was the fin
est coal, bar none, ever to have passed over the local
dock. Such coalt coupled with intelligent loading facili
ties, will soon create a demand.
Seward is truly becoming known as the Rochester
of Alaska through the "amazingly successful skill of
Dr. A. D. Haverstock of the Seward General Hospital,
and the efficient and kindly care of patients by the hos
pital staff. In proof of this we want the many visitors
here this week in attendance upon the term of court,
to take cognizance of patients entering the Seward Gen
eral Hospital from every point of the Territory.
Sourdough Bill, local exponent of Isaak Walton,
reports the mosquitos are biting fine.
If you failed to clean up that back yard or lot yes
terday, do it now and get it over with. The sushine and
tourists will be here soon and the old home town must
present a better appearance than all other towns in the
Northland. That’s our reputation; lets retain that 'rep.’
National Editorial Association
BACGAliUREJITE SERVICE !
FOR 1900-31 CHUTES i
Honoring the Seward High j
} School graduating class of 1930- j
131, Baccalaureate service was held'
Sunday evening in the Community j
Church- The church was practi- j
cally filled by an attendance twice |
that of last year. Thursday eve-!
ning, in the school building audi- j
torium, commencement exercises |
will be held.
All graduates, Katherine Horton, i
valedictorian; Thoburn Hatten,;
salutatorian; Ella Johnston, Mary^
Harris, Mary Ella Larson, Jack
Rosness, Donald Shellhorn and
Reginald Beaudreau, were pres
ent, as were all members of the
high school faculty, some members
of the lower grade faculty and all
members of the school board.
Rev. C. T. Hatten preached a
splendid service emphasizing spirit- j
ual value and mental development j
and Mr. George James rendered
an appropriate vocal solo.
IMPROVEMENT 1SPIM
GROUNDS PROGRESSING
The work sponsored by the local
post of the American Legion in
preparing the hospital grounds
and planting a lawn is progress
ing nicely.
A retaining wall was built Sat
urday in front of the grounds
which was to be extended today
along the south side had it not
rained. The work of grading and
leveling also was to be done today
under the direction of John Helm
with the assistance of members
of the Legion, Fire Department
and other citizens. Gerhard John
son is on the job putting in a
concrete walk and steps to the
street, cement being furnished by
Mr. Storey.
It is sincerely hoped that all
those who pledged their services
today and were “rained out" will
be there early Tuesday morning
with all other strong armed, pub
lic spirited citizens who can get
away, to carry the work through
to completion.
BOTH JAWS BROKEN
With both jaws broken when
struck by a heaving- lead line,
Everett Alkiry, member of the
Coast Guard Cutter Talapoosa,
was brought to Seward today
from the Westward and is now
under the care of Dr. A. D. Hav
erstock, Seward General Hospital.
Pilot Alonzo Cope, of the In
ternational Airways of Alaska,
set his plane down on the bay a
couple of times yesterday, having
flown over from Anchorage.
R. A. Molitor underwent an
appendicitis operation today at
the Seward General Hospital and
was resting as well as could be
expected.
The MS Discoverer, Capt. Heinie
Berger, arrived in poort from the,
Westward just before noon today.
The Rolph II, Capt. Hans
Schubert, is in port with 7,000
pounds of halibut.
LADIES AID TO MEET
The Ladies Aid of the Com
munity Church will meet Tuesday
(tomorrow) at 2 o’clock at the
home of Mrs. Wiliam Abbott.
Ultraviolet radiation has been
found to help preserve foods, en
hance the bone-building vitamin
content and enable fresh products
to retain their fresh flavors and
odors for longer periods.
C. L. E. Svendsen, fisherman of
Port Williams, accompanied by
Mrs. Svendsen, were among the i
passengers on the SS Admiral I
Evans. They are enroute to the
Valdez term of court as witnesses.
3-ROOM apartment lor rent at
J. L. Graef.
LIBERTY THEATER
8 O’CLOCK — ONE SHOW — 8 O’CLOCK
We have again the charming
BUDDY ROGERS
supported by Jean Arthur and a special cast in a
stirring drama titled
“HALF WAY TO HEAVEN"
A fine picture of the great American play business, a
traveling circus.
— COMEDY — DRAMA — PATHOS —
Sure-fire entertainment
And we will show with it our old friend Jimmie Adams
in a two-reel comedy
“LOVE SHY”
Also a Krazy Kat fable and a News Reel
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VAN GILDER HOTEL
Hot and Cold Water in Every Hoorn
Steam Heat
J. S. BADGER Prop.
ALASKAN AIRWAYS* INC.
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It is to your advantage to make arrangements lor trip
after seeing our pilots:
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NOEL WEIN
Anchorage> Alaska
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JACK SHEA — ROBERT MANTHEY
PHONE MADISON 65 — P. 0. BOX 65
(OLD P06T0FF1CE LOCATION)
Fear that Bob Serafino may
have met with an accident was
expressedexpressed in the Fair
banks News Miner last week when
it was learned he had left Harry
Martin’s on the Tolovana River
a week previous and had not
reached Johnny Campbell’s. A
search party was sent out from
Nenana.
Hare yon heard the new "OKKH” re
cords at Sylvia’s. They are wonderful.
HAD NO LICENSE
Paul James was brought to Ko
kiak a few days ago, The Gate
way is “advised, by Game War
den Homer Jewell who charged
him with trapping without a non
resident trapping license. H e
pleaded guilty and was fined $75;
rather, he was fined $25 plus the
cost of a non-resident trapping li
cence which was $50.