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SEWARD, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, January 30, 1929.
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PRICE i EN CENTS
Aviation Field on
Lowell Point is
Proposed Ideal Site
ENTHUSIASM MARKS DISCUSSION OF PROPOSED
AIRPLANE LANDING FIELD SHORT DIS
TANCE DOWN RESURRECTION BAY ON LOW
Y ELL POINT WHICH IS DESCRIBED AS IDEAL
LOCATION AND WITH ADVANTAGEOUS NAT
URAL SURROUNDINGS BOTH FOR LAND AND
SEA: COMMITTEES APPOINTED: LEGISLA
TURE WILL BE PETITIONED FOR APPRO
PRIATION AT THIS COMING SESSION.
IS MOST IDEAL SITE WITHIN
RADIUS OF MANY MILES
OF THE CITY
Various members of the Seward
Chamber or uurj' .1
the Aviation Field Committee,
nave b.
posed sites for a local aviation
field, for months past giving each
suggestion for a possible location
their personal consideration. And
yesterday, at the regular meeting,
their findings were presented for
action.
Plenty of action was forthcom
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ration field on Lowell Point, met
with spontaneous approval from
everyone. Never had such a unan
imous chorus of assent and enthus
iasm over a local project been met
with. The only question raised was
why the suggestion had not been
thought of before.
The present field at the radio
station is frowned upon by the
Territorial Road Board, it was said,
due to only one reason and that
is on account of the high tides
which completely flood me field.
For this reason the expenditure of
any portion of the Territory funds,
for aviation fields, has never been
considered good business.
WONDTRFUL SITE
Cut Lowell Point, with its nat
ural protection and proximity to
both land and water landings, is
the most ideal site which could be
tound anywhere. Its very nearness
to the business section of the city,
and easy approach, both in winter
and summer, is another asset in
its favor.
The distance from the city lim
its is placed at slightly under one
and one-half miles but with the
completion of the splendid road
way around and down to the Sew
ard Fisheries plant, it is thought
the distance will be shortened just
that much.
\ NEED FOPi HOAD
/ j The matter of egress and ingress
I -being of primary importance a
'committee of three were appoint
ed to discuss with members of the
.Alaska Legislature, either by letter
or as they pass thru the city, urg
ing them to make a recommenda
tion to the Legislative body for an
appropriation of $10,000 for con
struction of an airplane landing
field on Lowell Point and for the
I construction of a road to it. The
M committe- if t ,
- chairman; Capt. O. A. Johansen,
and Wayne Blue.
It was stated if this apropria
tion would be forthcoming to the
Town of Seward, the city would
thereby be in a position to carry
out the improvement, both on the
road building and the aviation
field.
IS
VILLAGE BARNETT SERIOUSLY
INJURED; OWN TRUCK RAN
OVER HIM
FAIRBANKS, Jan., 30, Special
to the Gateway— Fire broke out
in the Columbia hocei Here uns
morning at 5 30 o’clock and the en
tire building is still in flames.
The loss has not yet been de
termined. The hotel was devoid
of occupants and had been closed
recently by the marshal.
Wallace Barnett, 24, a truck
driver for the Alaska Express,
was seriously injured when his
own truck, which he was cranking,
ran over him. The car was in
gear. Doctor Romig is attending
him.
MOTION WOULD PREVENT A
VOTE ON THE SPECIAL
DRY APPROPRIATION
WASHINGTON, Jan., 30, (fP)—
For the second time in two days
the House cut short the session to
solve the problem of parliamentary
procedure when troubde developed
over how to consider the prohibi
tion and tax refund items in the
deficiency appropriations bill.
The Trouble began when Senator
Wood of Indiana, in charge of the
measure, ca'led the Bill up and
asked that it be sent to conference
with the Senate.
The adoption of this motion
would have prevented a vote on
the $24,000,000 increase in dry
funds for the President’s use.
Senator Garner of Texas, one of
the proponents of this item, coun
tered with the suggestion for a
debate on the proposal. After
further wrangling Senator Tilson
of Connecticutt, Republican lead
er, moved for adjournment. The
motion was carried by a vote of
195 to 93.
Most of the Democrats opposed
the motion with Republicans fav
oring it. The Rules Committee will
decide the method of procedure.
F'WORFD FFF \0\ \^-ES
WASHINGTON. J.xn., 29. (JP)—
Ten thousand per ons Ax the D:s
trict of Columbia may transport
liquor unmolested, the Treasury
Department reported in its appro
priation Bill. The 10.090 have a
•‘certain c’oplomatic status” and
hence may not bo interfered witn.
HURLEY CONFIRMED
WASHINGTON, Jan., 30, OP)—
The Senate confirmed the nom
ination of Julian A. Hurley to be
United States Attorney for the 4tlr
Division in Alaska.
WASHINGTON, Jan., 30, (£>)—
The enlisted perssonel of the Navy,
outside of the aviation branch,
nas neon reduced to a point wheie
it is seriously affecting the efficien
cy of the United States fleet, in
the opinion of Admiral Charles
Hughes, chief of naval operations.
He described the present sit
uation as acute and declared an
increase to 88,500 men will be nec
essary from the existing author
ized strength of 84,000 men, to
meet the requirements during the
next fiscal year.
He said the non-aviation per
sonnel had ben reduced by 7,000
men since 1923 through curtail
ment of 2,000 of the total strength
and increase of 5,000 men assigned
to aviation.
WASHINGTON, Jan., 30, (/P)—
Twenty marines have been killed
in a Nicaragua battle; eight died
of wounds received in action and
51 were wounded.
Major General Lejune revealed
this information before a hear
ing of the House Appropriations
subcommittee, uu the Navy De
partment. appropriation Eill.
KING GASPARILLA’S PIRATE CREW
PREPARING TO CAPTURE PORT OF TAMPA
in a secret harbor of Tampa bay, a modem edition
of the pirate king, Gasparilla, is rigging his Spanish gal
leon to open the midwinter carnival season at Tampa.
Above is shown the pirate crew aboard the craft and the
reigning king and queen of the carnival, L. G. de la Verg
ne and Miss Emala Parkhill, who must abdicate their
thrones in accordance with the carnival custom.
TELLS OF VALUABLE ASSIS
TANCE SEATTLE GIVEN TO
THE TERRITORY
SEATTLE, Jan., 30, (£>)—Gov.
George A. Parks of Alaska was the
principal speaker at the banquet
and smoker last night by the Arc
tic Club, given in his honor. He
said:
'■There is sufficient standing
timber in Alaska to put out 1,300,
000,000 pounds of newsprint paper
per year, according to engineers
sent into the country to make sur
veys for those interested in the
industry.
"For the development of this
industry there is enough undevel
oped water power to generate 600,
000 horsepower. We hope, within
the next few years, to establish
closer relationship between the
Pacific Northwest and Alaska
through the pulp industry.”
He spoke of the valuable assis
tance Seattle has given Alaska in
securing legislative measures for
the advancement of the country
and for cooperation established in
commercial enterprises.
Other speakers included Mayor
Edwards and Ralph Lomen .
PREVENTS ARMY FROM ACT
ING ON RESOLUTION DE
POSING GENERAL
LONDON, Jan., 30, (£>)—An in
junction against the high coun
cil of the Salvation Army was
granted in the Chancery Court by
Justice Eve preventing it from
acting on the resolution deposing
General Booth and electing a suc
cessor until after a further meet
ing of the council at which Gener
al Booth will have the opportunity
of being heard.
88TEGE OP SETUP
LOS ANGELES, Jan., 30, (IP)—
Harold “Ruddv” D^vir,. protege and
former District Attorney of Los
Angeles under Asa Keyes, was such
a reluctant witness in the Keves
bribery conspiracy trial that the
prosecution attempted to impeach
his testimony.
Keyes is charged with accepting
bribes while in the office to bring
about the acquittal of men con
cerned in the Julian Oil stock scan
dal that cost investors millions of
dollars.
FAMILY OF MAIL CARRIERS
YATES CENTER, Kas., Jan., 30,
,ZP)—“Carry on!” well may be the
motto of the Van Wyes, for they
are a family of rural mail carriers.
T. P. Van Wye carried the mail 14
o ears; his son, Frank, did it 23
,,-cars, and now his grandson, Earl,
:s doing it.