Seward Seaport Record
Published each Tuesday and Friday
Seward, Alaska
John M. Coleman .-. Publisher
Frank DeLoughery . Editor
Subscription rates . 75c per month, $8 per year
oil boy! A nice day! And this
summer a nice day is really news.
The BIG weatherman seems to
have had a plan to discourage us
here in Alaska by a whole season
of bad weather, with just a day
now and then of sunshine to make
us remember what it looks like.
According to the weather bureau
we can expect more rain and
clouds during August and Septem
ber than sunshine. So we should
be prepared to take advantage of
the good days, while we keep the
old rubbers and raincoat handy,
if out of sight. At least we can
really say that summer, which
came on the 4th of July, 'was won
derful—both days of it.
The number of World War II vet
erans training on-the-job under the
<5.1. Bill and Public Law 16
dropped to 403,135 on June 1—a
45 percent decrease from the 720,
510 peak reached in January, 1947.
Expert—
WATCH REPAIR
and
ENGRAVING
C. 5. 0Hander
Jeweler
Established 1916
The
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The Cradle Rocker pleads once
more for the people of Seward to
take time and thought for the fu
ture, to prepare in some way for
what it may bring, either in re
cession or for a mushroom expan
sion which can he equally diffi
cult, wasteful and confusing.
This is not a plea for controls.
In my opinion there are so many
devious factors in our business and
politics that no human agency can
make changes accurately enough
and fast enough to balance the
multitudinous forces of demand in
the rapid expansion of an area.
There are those who will say
that there is no evidence of rapid
growth in Seward, no new indus
try, no reason to believe that this
city will ever be faced with the
necessity of coping with a sudden
increase of population.
On the surface that argument
might carry some weight, but ac
cording to the figures of the city
assessor the increase in the number
of taxpayers (which means perma
nent residents) is 253 per cent since
1947. Black and white figures estab
lish a fact which cannot be ig
nored. Seward is growing.
With the completion of the high
way to Anchorage we must expect
an influx of population, at least
40 per cent of which will be perma
nent. The attention of the whole
ALASKA STEAMSHIP COMPANY
FREIGHTER SAILING SCHEDULE
W. W. Sipprell, Gert. Agt. - Phone Main 125
From SEATTLE
MS COASTAL MONARCH August 6
Freight received Seattle Terminal through Aug. 4.
MS SQUARE KNOT August 20
Freight received Seattle Terminal Aug. 15 through 18.
SS VICTORIA August 22
Freight received Seattled Terminal Aug. 17 through 20.
SS CHIEF WASHAKIE August 25
Freight received Seattle Terminal Aug. 20 through 25.
MS FLEMISH KNOT August 27
Freight received Seattle Termnial Aug. 22 through 25.
When In Seward
ITS
The New Seward Hotel
%
Oscar Dahl, owner
ALASKA STEAMSHIP COMPANY
PASSENGER SAILING SCHEDULE
ALSO FREQUENT FREIGHTER SERVICE
W. W. Sipprell, Gen. Agt. - Phone Main 125
SS ALEUTIAN
Aug. 4 for
Valdez
Cordova
Juneau
Wrangell
Ketchikan
Seattle
SS ALASKA
Aug. 9 for
Sitka
Petersburg
Ketchikan
Seattle
SS BARANOF
Aug. 12 for
Juneau
Ketchikan
Seattle
nation is being steadily drawn to
Alaska, and it is inevitable that
many misfits as well as substantial
families will migrate to the last
"land of opportunity.” Some will
stop along the way in Fairbanks
and Anchorage, but many will drift
down to Seward, whether we like
it or not.
In spite of the ballyhoo of some
experts who have all the answers
to any situation, there are still so
many uncontrollable forces that we
need and will continue to need
periodic adjustments in our econ
| omy, our local government, and in
jour vision of the future.
This is not a plea for controls of
| any kind. It is rather a plea for the
j citizens to open their eyes to the
| possibility of a situation such as
| exists in other cities of the Ter
ritory. It may not be antirely pos
| sible to avoid unhappy overcrowd
! ing. but it certainly seems wise
| to anticipate confusion by setting
I up some sort of planning board.
I have suggested before this in
I a general way. Now I am asking
: the thinking people of Seward to
consider the question seriously.
i Why would it not be feasible to
j form a group, probably within the
Chamber of Commerce, represent
i ing business, professional men and
I labor? To examine the experiences
I or other nties and pront ny them,
i Such a group or hoard could do
i nothing without a means of impli
| mentation, hut it would, at least he
. a first step toward establishing a
policy of controlled expansion.
In order to ho effective, the City
! Council would have to put itself
' into a frame of mind to consult
with the planning board and to
consider it not as an obstruction
to the activities of the council but
as an advisory body whose sole aim
| would be to assist in wise and or
i dered government.
Such a planning body would
never be possible unless we can
put aside our private differences
'and work together for the ultimate
I good of the whole. We are living
rapidly and avidly in and for the
present. But we must not forget
that the present is tomorrow’s past.
We must think, live and plan for
the Seward that will he for our
children and our children’s chil
dren. To make Seward great or
mediocre is in our hands now.
James Construction
Company
General Contracting
Ray F. James - R. A. Beissner
SEWARD, ALASKA
World War II veterans between
25 and 34 years of age had a
median income of $2,401 in 1947,
compared with $2,585 for non-vets
in the same, age group, according
to a Census Bureau study.
Anchorage Horn
Dave Patterson, Mgr.
Extends a
HEARTY WELCOME
TO SEWARDITES
Telephone Polk 166
McRae Concrete
Products
Box 621
SEWARD, ALASKA
is produced by
Tuberculin and
Bangs-Free
Cattle—
Sold at .. .
Your Grocer's
❖
100% Health Record for
2 5 Consecutive Years.
Seward ^T)airij
Reliable Cab
MAIN 99
ANNOUNCES
24-Hour Taxi Service
Dispatcher On Duty 'Round-the-Clock
Carl & Don Will Appreciate Your Patronage
MAIN 99 MAIN 99
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Telephone Adam. «
Pickup & DeUveryl
Cleaning
Alterations
pressing
Hat blocking!
Kenai Electric
tor
• electrical
0 refrigeration
m OIL BURNERS
Sales & Service
ADAMS 137
MAGAZINES
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arrive or each
SHIP
the mart
variety
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Dodge Electric Co.
phone Madison
SEWARD POST
No. 5
Meets
1st Wed. of Month
Legion Log Cabin
SEWARD
B. P. O. ELKS
Meet 2nd & 4th Thursday of Month
OPEN DAILY 8:00 P. M.
Except Sunday
SEWARD LODGE
No. 219
F. & A. M.
Regular Meeting First and Third
Tuesdays of Each Month.
Visiting Brethren Welcome.
R. E. Baumgartner—W. M.
W. C. Erwin—Secretary
United Brotherhood of
CARPENTERS and JOINERS
Seward Carpenters' Union 2304
Meetings at Medical Building
Affiliated With A. F. of L.
Meeting 2nd Tuesday of Month
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 — Harold Davis
TANNING
Send us your furs and skins to be
tanned. Quick, efficient, reliable
workmanship. We return your
finished skins immediately.
Valcauaa Fur Co.
National Bldg. — Seattle. Wash.
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