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OF SEWARD. ALASKA — Established August 19, 1904
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WHERE ARE THE COAL BUNKERS?
There are some ancient platitudes that in spite of
worn and threadbare use are none the less true. One of
them is, “Hope springs eternal in the human breast.”
Seward has been waiting patiently for some years |
for the long promised coal bunkers during which time
our famous “rival” city has been trying to steal Sew
ard's thunder, yet the well known and primitive “clam
shell' loading device—one of the most laughable meth
ods ever witnessed anywhere, is still picking up fine
lumps of Alaska coal and breaking them just as small
as of yore.
This method can be compared with trying to build
a breakwater with a teaspoon. As has been stated* the
only worthy point about the present loading facilities,
is the hearty, healthful laugh by the onlooker.
A YOUNG HERO DIES
That was a pathetic story from New Jersey pub
lished the other day, telling of the death of John P.
Schley, aged 12. He refused to accept a proffered rescue
from his burning home in order to remain with his
mother, who, he thought- was in the burning building.
The father, his wife, and two children, aroused by
servants in the early hours of the morning fled to
safety as the fire threatened to get them. In the dark
ness the youngster was missed, and a volunteer fireman
rushed a" ladder against the boy's bedroom window,
shouting for him to come out. ;
From the smoke-filled room came the reply: “Never j
mind me. I'm going with mother.”
Now’, there may have been a finer heroism some
where, sometime, but we do not recall it at this time.
Here was a lad too young as the world would say to
understand, but he believed that his mother was in the
burning house, and without a thought of self, took the
chance with death to be “with mother.”
He died like men are supposed to die in epics. He
was a man!
BUY A POPPY FRIDAY
Red Poppies will bloom again on Seward streets on
Friday reminding us that, for scores of “our boys” the
war is not yet over—never will be.
Friday the Poppies will be sold and the money thus j
raised used to make life a little more bearable for sick
and wounded ex-soldiers.
For most of us the great conflict of 1914-1918 is
history; to men, lying crippled and broken in hospital
beds, it is as poignantly present as it was 13 years ago—;
long weary years of pain and hopelessness.
A red Poppy in your buttonhole Friday will show
that you care, that you haven't forgotten Hie sacrifice
these lads made on what we called ‘The Alter of Their
Country.”
Buy Poppies Friday.
“KFQD,” Anchorage broadcasting station, sends
The Gateway telegram of thanks and appreciation for
its booster editorial of May 14. Sew ard had the oppor
tunity to have that station here but let it go by the
boards. Though far removed Seward radio owners and
others throughout the area, appreciate the programs.
Wonder what has become of the local effort
which was to be made in assisting Babcock & Downey
at Nuka Bay on that short stretch of road from the
beach to their bonanza? Was it in earnest or just
National Editorial Association
DISTINGUISHED MEN j
IRE VISITORS SEWARD j
RElliER OF WEEK
With six splendid specimens of
Alaska brown bear in their packs
and three live little cubs in their
possession, three distinguished gen
tlemen from Eastern continental
United States, are in Seward from
; the Westward, Senator Hale of
'Maine, Assistant Attorney General
j Richadson, and Samuel Stern of
! Fargo, N. D. The hunt was made
under the auspices of the Kodiak
Guides Association.
The big game hunters arrived
from Kodiak on the U. S. Bureau
of Fisheries vessel Teal, Capt. M.
B. Scott, and expect to depart for
Seattle Friday on the SS Alaska.
The party, who are guests at
the Van Gilder Hotel, visited the
Jesse Lee Home this morning; at
noon they were luncheon guestst of
the Seward Chamber of Commerce,
and are spending a few hours this
[afternoon on the golf links.
The visitors are just a month
j too early for a whack at Alaska’s
famous Rainbow trout stream,
Russian River.
NEED NEW SCHOOL
The Seldoyia Herald says that
jit is considered probable that a j
| new schoolhouse will be provided
! for Port Graham. The present
schoolhouse quarters are inade
quate and it is certain that next
year will see a further increase in
the number of pupil? who will at
tend that school.
WATERFRONT HANGAR
With P. N. Paulson of Valdez,
outside foreman for the P, A. F.
cannery in charge of construction,
work was started by the Pacific
International Airways on the con
srtuction of a waterfront hangar
and float to house the planes of
the corporation stationed here,
reports the Valdez Miner.
BRADFORD CANNERY
WILL OPERATE AGAIN
—
Following the receipt of instruc
tions recently frSm A. H. Bradford,
head of the Associated Fisheries
of Alaska, Ed Anderson of Homer :
| left for Squaw Harbor to assist j
in making preparations for the j
coming season’s operations of the ;
company’s floating cannery. An- I
derson is a stockholder and worked
for the concern last season, in
the capacity of fish boss, says
the Anchorage Times.
Mr. Bradford, formerly a high
executive with the Pacific Amer
ican Fisheries, was located for a
number of years at Squaw Har
bor, and it is thought still holds
some of his interests in the can
nery there.
The Associated Fisheries is made
up entirely of resident fishermen
in Alaska?* and operates altogether
with Alaska capital.. As last year,
operations will be: conducted solely
as a floating plant, but a site
has been selected on Andrews
creek, flowing into the Nushagak
river, and the work of building a
shore station, there will be begun
this year. Piling and foundation
timbers are to be shipped north
on the floating plant Santa Flavia
which is now enroute from Seattle.
Nels Weding, of Ketchikan, is an
inmate of the Sward General Hos
pital reciving medical attention.
LEGAL NOTICE
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE
INTERIOR
GENERAL LAND OFFICE
U. S. Land Office, Anchorage, Alaska, May
12, 1931.
Notice is hereby given that Harry V.
Henrikson, entryman together with his
■witnesses Joseph B. Stanton and Almar F.
Davis, all of Seward, Alaska, has submitted
final proof on his homestead entry serial
06249 for the E^E^SE^SE^ section 11, T.
1 N. R. 1 W. S. M. and it is now in the files
of the U. S. Land Office. Anchorage, Alaska,
and if no protest is filed in the local land
office at Anchorage, Alaska, within the per
iod of publication or thirty days thereafter
said final proof will be accepted and final
certificate issued.
J. Lindley Green
Register.
Date first publication May 18. 1931.
Date Last Publication June 16, 1931.
Pub: May 18, 25, June 1, 8, 15, 1931.
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INCREASE SHOWN
April earnings of the Alaska
Juneau were almost 100 per cent
greater than in April, 1930, ac
cording to the Juneau Empire.
The gross returns from its opera
tions were $335,000 and its op
erating surplus was $140,000 before
depreciation and taxes. *
Boats in port Tuesday were the
Marian, B. F. M., Bavaria, Bill, Roy,
Democrat, and the Teal.
The SS Admiral Watson, of the
P. S. S. Co., left Juneau at 2
a. m. today bound for Seward.
INVITATION FOR BIDS ON
COMPLETING DORMITORY
AT EKLUTNA, ALASKA
Sealed bids will be received at
the office of the Bureau of In
dian Affairs, Anchorage, Alaska,
until 2 o'clock p. m. Saturday
May 23, 1931, and then publicly
opened, for completion of con
struction of Girls' Dormitory at
Eklutna, Alaska requiring con
crete work, erection of brick
chimney, painting, plumbing,
heating plant and laundry boilers.
The entire work will be in
cluded in one contract. Bids on
items only will not be accepted.
Copies of specifications and
prescribed form of contract may
be obtained and plans of the
building may be inspected on
application to the undersigned.
Bids should be forwarded in
sealed envelope addressed to the
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Anchor
age, Alaska, and marked “Bid on
Completing Dormitory, Eklutna.”
The right is reserved, as the
the interest of the government
all bids and to waive any infor
mality in the bids received.
Arthur H. Miller, Acting Dis
trict Sup’t. of Schools.