Seward Seaport Record
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Published each Wednesday and Saturday
Seward. Alaska
John M. Coleman . .. . Publisher
Subscription rates 75c per month. $8 per year
WHAT IS NEWS?
Webster says it is “Information about something not
known before”.
It is the duty, therefore, of a newspaper or any other pub
lication claiming to be a newspaper to give its readers the
latest avaibablc news—especially about and concerning their
immediate neighborhood.
Seward is well supplied with news sources. There are the
Anchorage daily papers, and three radio stations in addition
to local sources, all of them striving to keep the readers of
the community up to date.
Yet, by actual count, for the past month the Sen-uni Sea
port Record has published over TEN TIMES more local
news items than all other sources combined.
As a typical example of how news can be handled or even
ignored was the story of the wreck of Earl Moore’s, Donna
M. on Montague Island.
A week ago today the Record in its regular edition carried
the news that the boat was missing and search had been in
stituted for its three passengers.
When it became known that the passengers were sale, the
Record got out an extra edition giving the news. I he Anchor
age papers ignored the story and nothing further was heard
until Saterdav when the Record gave a more complete story
of the rescue and told of salvage attempts being undertaken
for the boat.
Then on Sunday another paper came out with a blaring
top headline heralding the “rescue ' as “news . It was played
up as the best store of the week, and Sen aid Seaport Record
feels quite flattered that its judgement was so thoroughly con
firmed.
The Record beat all others with election returns and on
every other important local story during the month. It shall
continue to do so while “news is news”—not a few days or a
week later.
You’ve no doubt heard the story “I never have to tell Wilbur I’ll
of finrierplla and her slimier: but so home to mother. I just threaten
you’d have heard a whole lot to have her come and Ike with
more if she had lost her zipper. us.”
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MONDAY. WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY.
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Anchorage
Miss Hussy To Be
Therapist at San.
Miss Alice M. Hussy, the only
registered occupational therapist
in the Territory, is now in Juneau
undergoing an orientation in
Health Department activities be
fore leaving for her station at Sew
ard Sanatorium.
Occupational therapy is one of
the newer forms of hospital treat- i
ment and has enjoyed outstanding
success where it has been used.
Miss Hussy’s program at Seward
Sanatorium will be jointly spon
sored by the Alaska Tuberculosis
Association and the Alaska De
partment of Health.
Miss Hussy said occupational
therapy is first concerned with
building the patient’s morals and
1 getting him adjusted to hospital
life; he is then assisted in an occu
pation of interest such as wood
! carving, weaving, leather craft,
jewelry making or education lor
future work.
Miss Hussy was formerly direc
tor of the Tacoma Therapy Work
Shop and in the Navy held a simi
lar position at the Seattle Naval
Hospital and the Springfield Con
valescent and Orthopedic Hospital.
She is a graduate of Tufts Col
' lege and the Boston School of Oc
cupational Therapy. Her plans in
clude visiting Edgeeumbe Hospital
at Sitka on Monday and Tuesday
and leaving Friday to institute her
program at Seward Sanatorium.
COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
'The following “Community Cal
endar'' is to he a regular feature of
| this publication and is published
! free of charge for the benefit of
jour readers. We ask the coopera
tion of all Seward organizations in
making this service complete and
keeping it up to date. Call Main
168 and give us the necessary in
formation. please. Thank you the
editor.)
October 20
ALTAR SOCIETY of Sacred Heart j
Catholic Church, card party at
the church.
AMERICAN LEGION meets at the
Dugout. i
October 21
RAINBOW GIRLS meet at Ma
sonic Temple at 7:30 p.m.
October 22
LIONS CLUB meets at the Totem
Fountain 12 o’clock Luncheon.
October 23
EASTERN STAR card party. :
October 29
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE meets
at the Episcopal Church 8, p.m.
WOMENS SOCIETY OF CHRIS
TA IN SERVICE meets at Jesse
Lee Home at 8 p.m.
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS
meets at Seward Light & Power,
8 p.m.
PUBLIC HEALTH & WELFARE
Council meets at Medical Build
ing.
October 30
EPISCOPAL GUILD bridge lunch
eon at home of Mrs. W. C. Erwin,
1 p.m.
November 6
LUTHERAN LADIES AID bazaar
will be held 2 p.m. to 8 p.m.
November 11
LUTHERAN LADIES AID meet
ing at 2:30 p.m.
November 13
EPISCOPAL Guild business meet
ing, 2 p.m., at Episcopal Church.
BAZAAR and card party of Episco
pal Guild, 8 p.m., at the church.
November 27
WOMENS SOCIETY OF CHRIS
TIAN SERVICE bazaar.
November 28
EPISCOPAL GUILD dinner at the
church, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Some people are like a bass
drum. The tighter they get the
more noise they make.
USS Tigrone to
Be Recommissioned
The first of two Navy submar
ines to be converted for picket '
service, the USS TIGRONE, will !
be placed in commission from the '
reserve fleet November 1, 1948. The
second submarine has not been de
signated.
The refitting of the TIGRONE,
part of the Navy’s postwar ship
building and conversion program,
was accomplished at the Ports-1
mouth Naval Shipyard, Ports- [
mouth, New Hampshire. The TIG
RONE has been designated as the
SSR (radar picket) 419.
The TIGRONE as the SS 419
served on three war patrols during
the last war. By bringing back a
total of 52 downed aviators on one '
patrol the submarine won distinc- j
tion as a lifeguard. During anoth- I
er. while surfaced she conducted!
shore bombardments on Pratas I
Reef and Batan Island in South !
China Sea. Crew members of the |
TIGRONE claim that the subma- j
rine fired the last bombardment |
of the Japanese homeland on the |
evening of August 13, 1945. The
Commanding Officer cited this as
"the clinching argument for sur
render." •;
TIGRONE returned to the East
Coast after participating in the
Japanese surrender ceremonies.
Prior' to thp conversion, the TIG
RONE was laid up in the New
London group of the Atlantic Re
serve Fleet.
The TIGRONE will be com- 1
mnnded by Commander Charles E.
Gordon. USN. of 5273 Cole Street, ;
Oakland, California.
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EPISCOPAL GUILD PLANS
BRIDGE PARTY
Th Women’s Episcopal Guild has
announced a bridge luncheon to
take place at the home of Mrs. W.
C. Erwin on October 30, at 1 p.m.
On November 13, at 2 p.m., there
will be a business meeting, and in
the evening there will be a bazaar
and card party at the church. The
Guild dinner originally planned for
November 7 has been set up to No
vember 28.
Daytime noise on the average
busy American street is loud
enough to impair a person’s hear
ing by 25 to 33 per cent, according
to Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Carvings on stone found in ruins
in Iraq indicate that the Sulaki, ^
popular in the Near East more than
5,000 years ago, may be the oldest
breed of dog.
FOR SALE
The House and three lots of the
late ALFRED E. BRYANT, across
from the Federal Building, Seward,
will be sold to the best bidder. This
excellent dwelling is completely
furnished, and will be open for in
spection on Wednesdays between
the hours of 3 and 5 p.m. or by
special appointment.
Sealed bids will be received by
the undersigned Executor of the
Estate, until the 15th day of No
vember, 1948, reserving the right
to reject any or all.
CARL E. ORLANDER
Seward, Alaska
Seward
Seaport
Record...
—is increasing its circulation with every issue.
—is increasing its display advertising because it is
o j
bringing results.
—is carrying more classified advertising than ever
before. ,
—is the only legal publication in this vicinity—
permitted by statute to carry legal advertising.
Commercial Printing
■ —The plant of the Seward Seaport Record is
equipped to do any printing job that can be
done in Alaska—especially equipped for long
and difficult runs.
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