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Seward seaport record., 1951-05-04

for settlement. As a solution to the problem of who will ride first and how long, Butch is forming corporation. Hence forth it will be ten cents a ride around the block Ia chip off the old b Q k?) and corporation members are obligated to serve as Watchnen over Nigntcap. Many of the young fry have never seen live horse before. The last ones in Seward were shipped out several years ago.
 A local laWman had the first ride, which was not too success ful, according to his own story. When making his early morning patrol he spotted a horse near the dock, being heckled by a pack of dogs Not having heard of Nightcaps arrival, he could
Seward seaport record., 1951-05-04
ALL PILOTS AND AIRCRAFT MUST BE REGISTERED WITHOUT DELAY

aircraft carrying more than 15 passengers.
 Radio Installation
 Section 3 of the amended law: Tt shall be unlawful to operate any commercial aircraft carry ing passengers for a distance greater than 25 miles from an airport, unless the aircraft be equipped with a tWo-Way radio installation capable of transmit ting and receiving for a dis tance of at least 50 miles under normal conditions.
 The registration act dwells at some length upon emergency equipment and inspection. It gives any Federal Territorial or Municipal law enforcement officer authority to enter any aircraft within the Territory at any reasonable time for the pur- pose of making an inspection of emergency equipment, and car ries a stiff penalty for violations of the law in any degree.
 Full details of the law and regulations, including a table of weights and caloric measure ments of various foods that can be easily carried can be ob- tained from Patrolman Kellogg.
Seward seaport record., 1951-05-04
B'ood Typing Program Ready To STarf

Beginning next Tuesday the general blood typing of all per sons living in the Seward area will get underway.
 Tuesday and Wednesday will be devoted to the typing of school children, at the school building. The program for pre- school children from the age of 3 years to school age and adults will be finished up in the last three days of the week, Thursday rough Saturday, probably in the Civic Center building. Hours for adults will be g am to 12 noon and 1 pm. to 4 pm. Another two hour ses- sion from 2 to 9 pm. on Friday and Saturday is expected to complete the work.
 Most other cities in the Ter ritory have done blood typing or are preparing for it, in line with Civil Defense recommends tions being followed in the States. It has been found a common sense method of self protection ci h T in war or peace times.
 Seward has had q rather pro- Ionged session of shots and im- munjzajloas in the past eight weeks, to which the entire pop ulation has responded in anaaz- ing numbers. This is 10 b. tae last of the Iong series. At least, no one has come forward with a suggestion of anything that i8 left to be shot for.
 Blood typing is a painless op- eration A drop of blood is squeezed from a pin prick in the flngertlo. From this drop. every persons type can be named and listed.
 Mir Frank Pauls. assistant director Alaska Public Health Laboratories in< Anchorage, will arrive Monday 10 direct the program. lie will be assisted by members of the Seward Reg istered Nurses Association, with the entire Commercial class of the high school and other vol unteers doing the clerical work.
 II is hoped that every resident of the city and area will sub init to the blood typing and carry the information on his person at all times.
 An alarm at 8:45 Thursday evening called the Fire Dept to the Bauer home at Third and B Street. A chimney fire burned itself out without damage to the house
Seward seaport record., 1951-05-04
ANCHORAGE FIRM SUBMITS LOW ED ON LOOP JOB

ThoJ. s. Ra1stad Company of Anchorage submitted the low bid on the re-routing of tracks at the Loop. Bids were opened in the office of F. A. Sharood, chief engineer, ARR. Contracts will not be awarded until care full study has been made of all bids submitted.
 Other bidders on the Loop job were M. ?. HT'mter Construc- ton Company, Seattle, with a bid of S637256.1O: Morrison KicWit-B Birch, Anchorage, $780, G56.58. Stock 65 Grove, Anchor agc. e328.756.10; William A. Smith Contracting Company, Kansas City, Mir, SLOTS, 8,693.35. The Bamstad bid was for $685. 069.32.
 Revision of the Loop will eliminate Ii miles of track, five bridges, one tunnel and a snow shed, which will necessitate 2.2 miles of new construction.
Seward seaport record., 1951-05-04
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Before starting the story of Seward proper, in the year 1902, this column would like to ask: does anyone have any definite information at all about the re- ported building of the ship Phoenix by Raranof's men, SUD- posed to take place in Resurrec- tion Bay? Hector Chevigny, in Lord of Alaska" speaks of this in a vague, semi-fictionalized way. Other Alaska history books mention this, too,
 Did anyone ever find rem nants of this rumored shipyard here in Resurrection Bay? Any old piling? Cleared spaces par tially grown over again? Bits of old rusty iron or other relics, which were believed to be trace able to the early Russian occu- patton?
 History is fairly definite about early Russian activities in other parts of the Kenai Peninsula, such as at Russian River, Kasilof, SeldoVia, and Katchcmak Bay. What we'd ike to pin down, is any factual Information about the sh;pbUlaia2 activities SUD- posed to baVa taken place on Resurrection Bay, our own har- bor How about fl, all you old timers, or you younger folks who may have heard oId-timars discussing this point? Or, does anyone know of 9 more detailed story in print, than that of Chevigny?
 Now. a second call for in- formation .. and this should be a little easier. We'd like to know (D something about the LoWells before the founding of Seward. and O. something about a cabin built by the Shacklcford mining interest," of California, on the Seward toWns.to prior to 1902. Our Information is that this cabin was built in connec- ton with the h'2o.ng in q great deal of iron pipe for a hydraulic gold operation at Cooper Creek. some time before the Alaska Central Railroad survey party arrived on the site of Seward.
 w. H Whittlesey, writing in the Pathfinder" May, 1920, tells of a cabin, built of redwood, being on the Seward toWnsite, in addition to the Lowell build ines. at the time of arrival of the survey party. Whittlesey him. self later occupied this cabin, and it served as the first office and headquarters for the first
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Seward seaport record., 1951-05-04
Explosives : D1a Sill S$ands

Information received at the city office Thur day from Dele gate to Congress Bob Bartlett states that the subcommittee of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee (of which he is a member1 tabled pro- posal for relaxation Of restric- tions by the Coast Gu2r5 on the unloading of explosives over the Seward dock.
 Mir Bartlett,s letter doe5 not mention the possibility Of. dock construction across the bay. Un- official sources state. however. that even this expcdiency has been abandoned upon a com plaint registered by an unnamed local businessman The trJ ! of this statement could not be verified. :::
 Relaxation of the restrictions had been requested to avoid the overland truck haul from Valdez to interior mining and construction sites.
Seward seaport record., 1951-05-04

r1lglWay PatrOl Tn seward for the registration of all pilots and aircraft, whether commercial or private. The notice to airmen, issued by the Director of Avia- tion, Territory of Alaska reads as follows:
 Each aircraft within the Ter ritory shall, within 15 days of his first flight within the Terri tory, register with the Depart ment of Aviation upon a form provided for that purpose and shall re-register each year there after betWen the first and 31 day of January"
 The registration fee shall be one dollar (S1.00) for each pi- lot, and this fee, together with the completed registration form, shall be mailed or otherwise delivered to the office of the Director of Aviation.
 Registration of Aircraft Every owner or operator of an airplane, helicopter or other type of aircraft shall register the aircraft with the Department of Aviation within 15 days after
 entering the Territory of Alas ka, providing the aircraft re- mains in the Territory longer than such period of 15 days, and shall re-register each year be- tween the first and thirty first days of January unless the first registration be less than 90 days prior to the month of January.
 The Department of Aviation, Territory of Alaska, will bud- get twice the amount received from pilot and aircraft regisfra- ton for search and rescue"
 Inspection of equipment
 The Department of Aviation shall furnish two types Of col ored adhesive labels or stickers, white and green, one oi which shall be placed on the left side of an aircraft so that it may be easily visible 10 any passengers about to enter, and will certify that such aircraft has been in spected as to it's emergency equipment, and that the ncces- sary equipment required by law was aboard when inspected
 Minimum Emergency Equipment
 According to the law pertain ing to aviation and the reguIa- ton thereof as amended by the last Legislature:
 NO airmen shall make a flight with any aircraft within the Territory unless emergency equipment is carried as herein after set forth:
 The minimum equipment to be carried during the summer months (April1 to October 15) is as follows:
 Food for each occupant suf- ficient to sustain life for two weeks; one axe or hatchet: one first aid kit; one pistol, revol- yer, shotgun or rifle. and anlmu- milton for same; one small gill net, and an assortment Of tackle, such as hooks, flies, lines, sink CTS, etc: one knife; two small boxes of matches; one mosqui- to headnet for each occupant; two small signalling devices such as colored smoke bombs, railroad fuses: or Very pistol shells, in sealed metal contain CTS.
 In addition to the above. the Following must be carried as |minimum equipment from Octo- Der 15 to April l of each year: One pair snoWshoes; one sleep ing bag: one wool blanket for each occupant over four Exceptions and further pro- visions are made in the law for
Seward seaport record., 1951-05-04

Mrs. Ralph Reed returned home on the SS Denali Wednes- day night. She has been Outside for the winter. Mrs. Reed is 1i- brarian of the Community Lii brary which will soon reopen after remodeling and enlarging of it's quarters.
Seward seaport record., 1951-05-04
ATH OF JULY COMMITTEE! ATTENTION!

A special meeting Of the Ain of July Committee is called for Sunday. May s. in inc council room al 8 pm. IMPORTANT!
Seward seaport record., 1951-05-04

An alarm at 8:45 Thursday evening called the Fire Dept to the Bauer home at Third and B Street. A chimney fire burned itself out without damage to the house.
Valley frontiersman., 1951-03-02

Harold, his father, three brothers and Col. o. F. Ohlson, then man. ager of the Alaska Railroad, formed the Cripple Creek Mining Company in the Onnoko district. Next came the Clara Creek prop erty, Goodnews Bay and Candle Creek, II miles southwest of Me Grath.
 During the war, Harold was in the Engineering Department of the CAA, and put in six months on Amchitka.
 After the war, the Strandberg family interests expanded to in- clude properties in the Koyukuk. Since the passing of the senior Standberg in 1949, Harold has been operating head of the fam fly.
 In 1889, Miss Barbara Carlquist of Anchorage became Mrs. liar old Strandberg. The Strandbergs have two potential University of Alaska students in their young
Valley frontiersman., 1951-03-02

berg is active in building up par ticipation and influence of alumni in the welfare of the university. One of the biggest factors in building permanent civilization in Alaska can be strong and in fluential University" he said. We of the alumni can do much to promote the growth and ac- ceptance of our territorial school of higher learning.
 Now that the University is en- terlng new era, with a new president, new school of mines building, and new objectives in bringing the University to the people - just watch the Alumni Association go to work"
Valley frontiersman., 1951-03-02
sons, David and Douglas.

sons, OaV1d and Douglas.
 Harold is a vice president of the Alaska Miners Association, and is unique" member of that organization. He maintains his year-round office in Alaska.
 The Strandbergs realized early that transportation was a major factor in the success or failure of gold mining in the Territory, and got into the aviation business via the back door Harold was presi- dent of the Star Airlines of An chorage before the company was sold in 1940 to a Minneapolis group.
 As president of the Anchorage chapter of the University of Alas ka Alumni Association, Strand
Valley frontiersman., 1951-03-02

fered its professional talents to the industry" Strandberg re- marked with feigned seriousness. Gold production went up imme- diately."
 Strandberg's first job was put ting in cyanide plant at the John Hershey Luck Strick Mine near Hope, on the Kenai Penin- sula. After this job was com pleted, Harold took his first trip Outside. To make "all this trav- ep worthwhile, he put in a quar- ter on postgraduate work at the University of Washington School of Mines.
 SucceSsively, Harold Strand berg went to work as an engi- neer on Eva Creek in the Bonni- field country, then joined his fa ther in mining at Flat. In 1883.
Valley frontiersman., 1951-03-02

took out a buck etfull of gold but this event was of second ary importance to the miner. Most exciting was the birth of of his first child Harold David Strand berg on Dis cOVery Claim.
Valley frontiersman., 1951-03-02
K|sou Ho<1n Nsiuen4tz1

Ten miles west of Fairbanks is the mining community of Ester. This village was an important gold camp along about 1909.
 David Standberg was mining on Ester Creek that year. He
Valley frontiersman., 1951-03-02

AI O19 E:2$$s8 r
 covery Claim, H.D. strandbere
 January 28, O9. -' MA oAs
 The mercury read 52 below that
 day.
 Harold was destined to become
 an important member of the min- Ing profession in Alaska, a grad
 uate of the Alaska College of Agriculture and School of Mines,
 and the fire-ball president of the Anchorage Chapter of the Uni Verslty of Alaska Alumni Asso
 ciation =
 Harold was two when the family moved to the Iditarod country. At the height of the boom, more than 10000 persons tlocked to this placer region to make their fortunes. The town ot Flat became the center of this gold area, and here Harold led hls three junior brothers and two sisters to school. .-... :7 @ .. Tt was lucky we had large family" Harold reminisced. "As the camp dwindIed in size, our school population decreased. But the six Standberg kids were enough to keep the school open"
 For high school, the Strand. bergs moved their. children to Anchorage. Harold was graduat- ed here in 1927. There were only nlne youngsters-all boys-in his graduating class, at the Anchorage high school e.~..>
 As the Strandberg family ex- banded its mining operations in the Kuskokwim and Yukon val leys, Harold spent his summers on the creeks. ''In those days be- fore the airplanes we had to take the Alaska Railroad to Fairbanks. then go by river boat to Holy 1 Cross, transfer to another stern 1 wheeler to ascend the Innoko. l After two weeks of travel, we ar rived at Flat" Harold said.
 When the airplane came into its own in the North, Harold re- duced the two weeks travel to four hours. T paid Russell Mer- Till $180 to fly me in a Travelair cabin plane from Flat to Anchor age. On the next trip out, with a load of machinery for Bear Creek, near Nyak on the Kusko- kwim, Merrill disappeared, and has not been found to this day. That was 20 years ago." Stand berg explained. Merrill Field in Anchorage is named to commer- ate this pioneer Alaskan airnan.
 After finishing high school. Harold wrote his friend, Dean Ernest Patty, about entering the School of Mines at College.
 Young Strandberg had heard many favorable comments on the character and quality of the school, so when Dean Patty wrote Come right ahead" he enrolled. That was in September of 1927.
 A basketball player, Harold won his Big "A" in l929-3O.
 The School of Mines had some 'utstanding students at that time. Among them were Jack Boswell. ed Foftus, Robert McCombe, Ben 'hallet and Harold Strandberg.
 Mining in Alaska took a biz
Valley frontiersman., 1951-03-02
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 Alaska Line meals are among the very best delightful, tempting dishes prepared with the finest of foods cooked with lov- ing care by outstanding chefs.
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Evening star., 1951-07-08
Going
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GONE!

Text and Photos by Harold J. Flecknoe
ssXV7HAT am bid?"
w The excitement of public auction the
age-old competition that has fascinated countless
millions of people, grips many Washingtonians.
Nearly every day hundreds of them gather at
auction houses to match their wits and money
amateur and expert bidders alike. Some old,
some are young and the rich rub shoulders with
the poor The one thing they all have in common
is the desire to win the item auctioned with the
lowest possible bid.
Once bitten by the auction bug, most return
again and again for the sheer thrill of the expert
ence or in the hope of purchasing something needed
for their household unusual antique that
catches their eyes These pictures made in one of
the local auction houses are typical of what goes
on In all of them.
Valley frontiersman., 1951-03-02
Annual Farm and Home institute 10 Offer Full Three Days of Activities

A full round of activities for the three days in which the an- nual Farm and Home Institute will be in progress next week was announced this week by Parker Lester, district agricul- tural agent, and Miss Marylou Lashbrook, home demonstration agent. The program has been planned as cooperative extension work in agriculture and Home Economics Extension Service by the University of Alaska and the United States Department of Ag- riculture. Among distinguished guests to be in attendance are Lynn O. Hollist, director of Ex- tension Service, University of Alaska; Mrs. Lydia Fohn-Hanson, of the Home Economics Exten- sion Service, both of Fairbanks, and I. M. C. Anderson, head of Farmers Home Administration, with offices at Anchorage.
 The Institute, to be held at Northland Pioneer Grange hall on March 6, 2 and 8, will start promptly next Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock with an appropriate movie. MT. Hollist will give the opening address and Mrs. Fohn- Hanson and MT. Anderson will also speak on the morning pro- gram. Following luncheon, a movie will again be shown. A re- view of recent development in the field of horticulture by rep resentatives of the Experiment Station will also be given.
 On Wednesday, at 9:45 a.m., a movie will be followed by a re- port from Mrs. Fohn-Hanson on the national White House confer ence which she attended last fall. The remainder of the morning will be given over to reviews and reports by the soil conservation service, the certified seed pro- gram and insect control.
Valley frontiersman., 1951-03-02

Wednesday afternoon will be a split session with the men to gather at the grange and the women at the extension craft room. The men folk will discuss recent development of cereal va- rieties, disease control and cer- tification, artificial curing of crops and harvesting, home grown rations and feed crops for Alaska. At the women's meeting the highlight of the afternoon will be rug making. The ladies planning to attend the meeting are requested to bring "an old tooth brush, rasp and a pocket knife which will be used to fash ion proper implements for rug making" Anyone wishing to start a rug is also requested to bring rags with them.
 On Thursday, the last day of the meeting in Palmer, the morn ing session will start with a movie which is to be followed by re- view of current and future plans in the field of research. Miss Mary Robinson, housing special ist, will show slides and explain the newest ideas in kitchen ar engagements. MT. Branton will give some recent developments in the field of housing.
 After luncheon, a movie en- titled "Tomorrow's Leaders" will provide an excellent opportunity to observe National All Week. Mrs. Fohn-Hanson will also dis cuss appropriate topics. James Hurley, Carl Rasmussen and Di- rector Hollist will conclude the afternoon as speakers on timely subjects.
 Highlights of the three day Palmer meeting will be presented to the Wasilla community on Fri day, March g, according to the announcement. Definite arrange ments will be announced later.
Valley frontiersman., 1951-03-02

in the Fur Rendezvous "B" You nament last week are: Wasill B, Nome 48; Wasilla 55, Vald- l8; Wasilla 40, Cordova 24; Wasil- la 42, Kodiak City A.
 Wasilla played a consolation game with Cordova but lost with distressing score of Cordova 9, Wasilla 28.
 A member of the basketball team, Rodney Cottle, was voted the captain of all the B" league and was awarded a separate bas- ketball pin.
 MT. and Mrs. Peter M. Poison reported a very nice drive on the Alaska Highway while on their honeymoon. They drove to Val dez and while there were the guests of MT. and Mrs. Fred Mas land. Then they drove up to Cop per Center where they took many pictures of the area. Mrs. Poison has now returned to work at the WaSilla Roadhouse.
Valley frontiersman., 1951-03-02
WASILLA PERSONALS

Mrs. Martin Olson and daugh- ter,. Edianne, returned to their home in Wasilla this week from Washington where Edianne re- ceived medical treatment.
 Mr. and Mrs. Pat Carter and family had a pleasant surprise last week when Mrs. Carter's brother, Pat Martin, drove up to see them. MT. Martin recently came from Montana and is now employed in Valdez.
 
 Mrs. Gene Coghlan was the guest of honor at stork shower on Saturday evening at the Wa silla Church of Christ. Many friends enjoyed an evening of games and the honored guest re- ceived many lovely gifts.
 The results of the Wasilla games