Seward Seaport Record
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John M. Coleman
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Norman Parker Monday on busi
ness connected with construction
work at Kcnai.
Now, bright yellow No Park
ing signs are due to be painted
in front of the fire hall, accord
ing to Fred Kielcheski, fire
chief.
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By Mildred Kirkpatrick
If you have been wondering
where your 2 per cent sales tax
is going, just take a look at the
school budget for next year. The
city council protested it, but
Mr. Carlson insists that it is
necessary, every penny of it.
Certainly tiie high cost of living
is evident in the high cost of ed
ucation, in Alaska anyway, and
if it were not for the sales tax,
one wonders whether Mr. Carl
son and the school board would
have found it an impelling ne
cessity to engage two janitors,
two principals, clerical help, etc.
When you really ponder it, just
what would have happened to
the school program without the
tax?
Based upon the present school
population, and a community
population of an estimated 3000,
the figures show that it will cost
every man, woman and child in
Seward $34 each next year to
meet school expenses. That is
pretty steep.
All our dreams of a new high
school building, gymnasium or
swimming pool will have to be
stored in mothballs until some
future date when the city’s eco
nomic condition can stand for
the added expense.
One cannot blame the school
authorities for being ambitious
for their program. Seward
schools are known to be first
class, so much so that a number
of children from the islands are
sent here to take advantage of
the system.
There is such a thing as living
beyond one's means, however,
and we can only hope that the
next budget will be a little more
conservative.
A fellow who plays the ponies
doesn't profit from his mistakes.
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15 00 to 49.99 .25
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COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
Library Hours
Mon. and Wed.—3 to 5 p.m.
Tues. and Sat.—7 to 9 p.m.
Well Baby Conference
Thursdays — 2 to 4 p.m. in
City Council Chambers.
Tuesday, May 16
SEWARD REGISTERED NURS
ES Association
Wednesday, May 17
AMERICAN LEGION and AUX
ILIARY
IZAAK WALTON LEAGUE
Thursday, May 18
RAINBOW FOR GIRLS
Friday. May 19
BAKE SALE, V.F.W. Auxiliary.
Saturday, May 20
ARMED FORCES DAY — Na
tional Holiday
Sunny (?) California
May 2, 1950
Editor:
I received my copy of your April
18 paper today, and having more
than a casual interest in Seward
and some of the residents, I read
it from column 1, page 1, to column
5, page 4, as usual. April 14 issue
arrived yesterday.
Under' the heading “Round ’N
’Bout” it said, “The boss is laid up,
and the printers’ devils put out
the paper today." Well, I don’t
wish the “boss” any hard luck,
but, as I read on through the paper
I decided it was a darned good
issue! Maybe “the boss” should
“take five” more often!
Being somewhat of a newspaper
person myself, < I sometimes sweep
the floor in the office of one) I
was particularly interested in the
“Cradle Rocker’s" column of that
issue on the woes besetting those
attempting to complete a quota on
the Red Cross drive. It might be
most interesting to Mrs. Kirkpat
rick to know of some of the ex
periences our Red Cross chairman
has had this year, such as not find
ing anyone to consent to conduct
the drive until it should have been I
completed- But. in spite of all the 1
obstacles, the organization carries |
on through the support of those (
who, perhaps, have known of the;
good that has been accomplished! :
Maybe they themselves have bene
fitted at some time! Who knows
when it will be their turn?
Did you notice that my letter
was headed “Sunny (?)” Califor
nia? Don’t tell our Chamber of
Commerce that I told you—maybe
you should bar !this issue from
“Outside Mail”, but it snowed here
on Easter! And we are only a few
miles from the desert. For the past
two weeks it has been cold!
Cloudy! Gloomy! Fire in the fire
place, wearing a sweater—brrrrrr.
Say, can anybody tell us how far
it is to Sunny California? or is It
more pleasant in Seward?
A regular reader from
“Outside”
Just heard recently that a Sew
ard Sourdough miner is wintering
here. Haven’t met him yet, but one
of my sleuths is on his trail! I
shall let him catch up on the Sew
ard news. I have all the papers
since “way back when - -
Gabe Santo of the popular
Gabe's Place entered the hos
pital with an eye infection Sat
urday, May 13.
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