Seward! Sea port Record
Formerly Tltc Seward Polaris Sr Kenat Peninsularlleutian Chain News
Published each Wednesday and Saturday
Seward. Alaska
John M. Coleman . Publisher i
Frank DeLoughery . Editor
Subseription rates . 75c per month, $8 per year
GIVE THE KIDS A BREAK
Schooling, as any adult should know, is only a part of the
process of education. Many a fifth grade youngster who has
a difficult time in passing his simple arithmetic problems has
turned out to be a top-notch general, banker or business ex
ecutive. On the other hand many a bright “straight A” pupil
has never got beyond a junior clerkship in a mediocre organ
ization. There are many exceptions, of course.
The answer is simple enough. T. he poor student who suc
ceeds has acquired an education and the infant prodigy who
fails lacks an education.
It is difficult to find a successful newspaper owner or ex-;
ecutive who did not get his start in life by selling papers.
Read the biography of any outstanding man of the genera
tion, past or present, and the chances are better than even
that his first job was selling newspapers.
Aside from being one of the few juvenile occupations per
mitted under child labor laws, newspaper salesmanship ap-j
peals to wide-awake boys for the reason that it gives them an,
opportunity to meet people—all kinds of people. It is good
business training, teaches self-reliance and aggressiveness.
We have heard business men complain when breaking in
high school or university graduates that “they can t even
make change.” This complaint is never made about a former
newsboy. The first tiling he learns is to make change, and to
make it fast. The chances are that after a few months ot ped
dling papers he becomes pretty good in his arithmetic, too.
The average newsboy, also, is better informed than his
playmates. Not only does a smart boy read the paper he is
selling, but he frequently tips off the editor to something he
has seen or heard and thereby is preparing himself for an edi
torial career, or*perhaps for a detective or lawyer.
When the newsboy tinishes school and goes out to look for j
a job, he is pretty sure what he wants to do. Il he isn’t he j
knows a lot of business men, anyway, and won t have much
trouble in landing a job among his former customers.
Selling newspapers is one of the finest educations we know
as a supplement to schooling, and understanding teachers
know it. They encourage the boys and, if they do not always ;
get all their adding and subtracting home work done, the
teacher realizes they are learning it far more effectively h\ !
experience, and grades them accordingly.
Schooling is a MUST—and rightfully so. Selling news
papers is a privilege, and the boy who undertakes it is show
ing initiative and a desire to assume responsibility.
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Christmas Seals
On Sale Monday
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work of the Seward Committee of
the Alaska Tuberculosis Associa
tion. Quota for Seward, the mirfl
mum needed to carry out the as
sociation’s 1949 program, is set at
$1400.
“The nationwide fight against
tuberculosis today is just as im
portant as it was in 1907. the year
of the first Seal Sale in the United
States," Mrs. Carl M. Ling, Seward
Committee chairman, said yester
day. "Although tuberculosis has
dropped from first to seventh place
as the cause of deaths in America
since 1907, the disease still kills
nearly 50,000 Americans annually.
While no age is safe from tubercu-1
losls, the disease’today is taking
the lives of more Americans be
tween the years of 15 and 44 than
any other disease. We consider
these deaths unnecessary as well
as tragic, because we know that
tuberculosis can be prevented. We
also know that our tuberculosis
control program is as strong and
no stronger than the interest, co
operation and support of our com
munity.” 0
Mrs. Ling explained that of the
money raised in Seward, 20 per
cent remains in the community to 1
fight tuberculosis here and the re
mainder is forwarded to the Alas- i
ka Tuberculosis Association. The:
Alaska Association sends 5 per |
cent to the National Tuberculosis
Association to finance its work on
a national level. Of the total j
raised in the city's Seal Sale, there- j
fore, 95 per cent will be used with- j
in the Territory.
"It is an inspiring thought that 1
the American people themselves,
through their annual purchases of1
Christmas Seals, have contributed '
materially toward the conquest of !
tuberculosis,” said Mrs. Ling.
"But we cannot rest on our
laurels while there is still a single
case of tuberculosis in the coun
try. We have a long road to travel
before we eradicate tuberculosis
and we must continue to fight the ;
disease with every means at our
disposal. The American people j
make use of a powerful weapon
against tuberculosis every time
they purchase Christmas Seals.” j
COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
LIONS CLUB meets at Totem
Fountain for luncheon.
PARENT TEACHERS ASSOCIA
TION meets at Public School.
^November 23
SEWARD WOMAN’S CLUB, meets
at 8 p.m. at Service Club.
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS
meets at IOOF Hall.
November 25
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE meets
at 8 p.m. at Episcopal Church.
November 26
LIONS CLUB luncheon, 12:00 noon
PUBLIC ' HEALTH AND WEL
FARE COUNCIL meet at the
Medical Building.
at Totem r ountain.
WOMEN’S SOCIETY OF CHRIS
TIAN SERVICE meeting at 7:30
p.m. in Church Social Room.
November 27
WOMEN’S SOCIETY OF CHRIS
TIAN SERVICE bazaar, Metho
dist Church Social Room, 11 a.m.
SEWARD WOMEN’S CLUB meets
at Cafeteria at 11 a.m.
December 1
AMERICAN LEGION meets at
Club House.
ALTAR SOCIETY Sacred Heart
Catholic Church meets at rectory.
RIFLE CLUB meets at 8 p.m.
December 2
RAINBOW GIRLS meet at 7:30
p.m. at Masonic Temple.
December 8
VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT
meets at 8 p.m'.
Nurses Entertained
At Sanatorium
After the regular business meet
ing of the Seward Registered
Nurses Association at the Seward
Sanatorium last Tuesday eve
ning, Miss Clara Gaddie, nurse
of the motor ship North Star, en
tertained the group with an extra
ordinarily fine talk, supplemented
by colored slides.
Various native customs and their
modes of living were portrayed as
Miss Gaddie photographed them
on her many interesting coastal
and inter-island professional tours
with the ship.
Miss Gaddie is an authority on
native life in the isolated coastal
and island villages. One of her
duties is to perform dental work
for the natives.
After the meeting Miss Ruth
Murrell conducted the nurses
through the children’s and women’s
medical wards and a visit to the
X-ray and surgical departments of
the sanatorium.
JUNIOR WOMAN'S CLUB
HAS SOCIAL
The Seward Junior Woman’s
Club held a social in the Episco
pal Church basement Nov. 16.
Hostesses were Avon Coble, Geor
gia Gordon and Lucille Moore.
The first entertainment of the
evening was put on by Kathryn
Ling and Dorothy Stewart. They
had their clothes on backwards and
u rong-side-out. Each told a humor
ous story to the club.
Initiation of new members was
held and they gave an entertain
ing program, with songs and their
own accompaniment, including a
mouth harp, violin, banjo, mando
lin, piano aceordian, and two gui
tars. The ones initiated were Joan
Hoy, Avon Coble, Georgia Gordon,
Bertha Lewis, Lois’ Apted, Pat
Starr and Gwen Tressler.
Following initiation, bingo was
played. Small (very small) prizes
were given to winners.
Jeanette Suddath and Betty
Young were guests of the evening.
Next meeting of Junior Woman’s
Club will be a business meeting in
the home of Marge Murkowskl oh
Dec. 7.
SEWARD LODGE
No. 219
F. fc A. M.
Regular Meeting First and Third
Tuesdays of Each Month.
Visiting Brethren Welcome.
R. A. Baumgartner—W. M.
W. C. Erwin—Secretary
United Brotherhood of
CARPENTERS and JOINERS
Seward Carpenters' Union >304
Meetings in Local 82 Union Hall
Affiliated With A. F. of L.
Meetings 2nd ft 4th Tuesdays
Frank D. Gibbons — President
A. G. McRae—Fin. Sec. & Bus. Agt
International Longshoremen's
and Warehousemen's Union
Local 39
Meets First and Third Tuesdays of
Each Month at 7 p.m.—Union Hall
President — V. T. Barnett
Secretary — L. E. Dick
Charter
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Telephone Monroe 168
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tanned. Quick, efficient, reliable
workmanship. We return your
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First and Last Stop to the Dock
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IF YOUR DEALER CANT SUPPLY YOU.
LET GEORGE DO IT
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