THE SEWARD POLARIS
Peninsula-Chain News
Dedicated to the Building
of the “Kenai Empire"
Independent
Putted Press Service
Published Semi-weekly
by
H W. and N. M. Hunt
Sewanl, Alaska
cinn Knfo $8 00 nor vonr
EDITORIAL *
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D. C. Brownell, at the city
ci uncil lust Monday night, in
ferred that the Polaris did not
speak the truth. He has done so
many times.
Why should Mr. Brownell who
was so well defeated at the last
election choose to force his ideas
upon the city council who have
started a difficult task?
Why not, Mr. Brownell, call on
the editor or send us a signed
letter, keeping a copy yourself,
so that after printing you may
compare the printed copy with
that you hold? The space is yours
for the asking.
Certainly there might be a mis
take of $1000.00 in the figures;
we are not infallible and what's
i; ore do not claim to be.
We tin not believe there is a
man in town who gives a red
cent whether the figures were off
SlOOO.tX) or not and since the fig
ures were printed on April 28.
1048. Mr. Brownell is the first to
mention anything about them,
and what is more, it should be
taken into consideration that since
undergoing the previous adminis
tration, no one is going to pay
much attention as to whether the
present council is off $1000.00 or
over that amount.
Mr. Brownell, at Mondays mtet
ing advocated that the tax limit
of 20 mills be placed in effect on
real properly, (and thus the bur
den of lhe entire tax should go
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on the shoulders of the property
owners.)
In order to bring this before the
public he would hold a taxpay
ers meeting, he said.
This was done in previous years
and no satisfactory conclusion
was ever secured, although many
meetings and much work was
done.
The tax situation is a "touchy
question” at best in practically ev
ery city in the Territory and the
various city councils are anxious
to handle the situation with as
much caution as possible. This
situation is true in Seward.
The present city council has
undertaken the job of justifying
as far as possible, the cost of the
city government and the city's in
come. Let them do it and let oth
er candidates and their followers
who were defeated and who now
choose to throw “monkey-wrench
es", know that, it was because of
these same ideaologies, schemes,
plans, practices, etc., that they
were defeated.
We now quote from a former
issue of Saturday, April 5, 1947,
in which we wrote the following:
"People of Seward evidently
like things as they are or as they
were or they would have voted
differently. So be it.
"The members of the 1947-48
council have a heavy job ahead
of them * * * * *
"We do not envy Mayor Keat
ing his job but if private quar
rels can be forgotten for the good
of all now is the time they should
be."
In this quotation we would call
to attention to the fact that as
good losers and Americans we
were ready to submit to the will
of the voters who wore in the
majority.
We fiid not care to harangue
the multitude as to what WE
thought best: we were content to
-see if the council “had what it
takes." We resent the fact that
a citizen would strike at us
through the council.
We have held ourselves rigidly
to the process of giving EXACT
news to our readers: the mistake
of a $1000.00 can either be an er
ror in the figures on the black
hoard which we copied in the
city hall or an error in sotting
them down or an error in lino
type composition or a proofread
ers error. Could bo that the ac
countant made a mistake al
though that is doubtful. Just
where was the mistake Mr.
Brownell?
To make ourselves as plain as
possible we want it understood
that today we are working with
Seward's City council. We want
to feel we are helping them in
a difficult job. Wc are not editor
ializing. in the news column. Wo
want whole-hearted support of
the public and the taxpayers for
the City Council and we don’t
want a contamination of old ideas
thrust into these meetings—they
stop progress and are out of date.
The only thing is to pay off the
indebtedness and get the city out
of debt and with the least pos
sible embarassment to the prop
erty owner.
In addition to the proposed 1
percent Sales Tax why not elim
inate the 3 mill raise on real prop
erty and put a 5 percent tax on
all amusements at no advance in
cost to the consumer. In this way
a 2 percent sales tax would be
unnecessa ry.
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The railroads of Croat Britain
include 52.000 miles of track. 000.
000 wo! leers. 20,000 locomotives.
1.200.000 freight cars. 41,000 pns
<• tiger cars 7.000 passenger sta
tions. 51,000 houses and 53 hotels.
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WOMEN
Women arc- wonderful.
Women are necessary.
Women are what you have to
have one of if you want to
marry.
t Nevertheless,
Women are something of a mess.
Women want equality.
Now that would he all right if
they knew what to do with
i'quality.
; The trouble is, they don't know
how to use it.
Instead they abuse it.
If a man is sitting down in a bus
or a subway they trample all
over his feet,
And hats!
(Most of which are designed by
I people who are definitely bats).
You go to the show
! And find yourself sitting directly
i behind a woman who is wcar
| ing a monstrosity that com
; pletely obscures the screen. Will
she take it off? No!
So you sit there and wonder what
I the picture is all about, when
if the matter was brought up
I to a vote.
You'd like to take the damned
thing off and shove it down her
throat.
: women cion t taKe oil their hats
in elevators or at the table.
Why, aren't they able?
Women carry their dressing-table
! activities right out into society,
j But if a man shaves in public
lie's offending propriety.
Women wear the weirdest things
just because somebody else says
! it's the thing to do
It's the “New
| Look.”
Straight out of Godey's Ladies'
Book!
Women wear things because
someone else has one, and then
they are upset if another wom
an is wearing one too.
1 don't get it. do you?
Another thing that's funny:
A woman works and gets paid
in regular money,
But does she take you out and
buy you a dinner?
No. it isn't in'er
Nature. If you don't go into rap
times over everything about her
she's hurt.
But if you look at another wom
an you're a flirt.
While she ignores your brandnew
suit.
And if you object to the way
That she makes a play
| For that lounge-lizard over there
at the bar. who never made an
honest dollar in his life, why
she calls you a brute.
Science has proven that women
i are. on (lie whole, physically
i superior to the masculine gen
der:
So—a woman insists that a man
defend ’er.
But when somebody says that a
man is a bum.
Does 1 hr* woman speak up for
him? Don't bo dumb!
Women are entering the picture
national.
Although their thinking is too
hazy and emotional to be ra
tion;,'.
Th y'l! swoon and go into rap
tures over Perry Como,
But the\ can't balance their
household accounts without
needing a Rromo.
V. i•men are fine at dances, and
they're a necessity for roman
cos.
But they at\ n't any good at all
at finance'-;.
Furthermore.
i.eok at what v, amen in politics
have done to war.
In the good old days wars were
. a sort of game.
if isn’t the same
1 Now.
i
■Uv sainted cow!
Poison gas, atomic bombs, and
such weren’t thought of then,
j When the ones that had the say
about warfare were men.
Which just goes to show that
woman suffrage
Is the thing responsible for this
present tougher age.
| I repeat, women are wonderful,
i (I’ll bet you thought I wouldn’t
Statement
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of Finances
CITY OF SEWARD
Territory of Alaska
i Statement or receipts and expen
ditures—General Fund for the fis
cal year ended March 31, 1948
Operating Revenues
V
Taxes:
Real property taxes $36,578.67
Personal property taxes 13,376.88
! Delinquent tax penalties
and interest 590.59
TOTAL $50,546.14
Licenses and Permits
(Mercantile Licenses 5,418.42
Liquor licenses 15,775.00
Game device licenses 845.00
City driver licenses 2.782.50
Miscellaneous permits 214.80
TOTAL 25,035.72
Commissions earned:
School tax 247.25
Driver licenses 114.50
License plates 295.10
TOTAL 656.85
Police magistrate fines and
forfeitures 3,057.00
Miscellaneous:
Tax title real estate
I sales 2,866.50
Rents 789.50
Equipment rentals 317.25
Police car sold 550.00
Sewer assessments 195.00
Garbage hauling 62.15
Other 190.28
TOTAL 5,520.68
Total operating
revenues 84,816.39
Other Receipts
Sale of capital asset 6.000.00
Total Receipts 90,816.39
Operating Expenses
Police and magistrate 14.312.11
Fire department 4,251.8
Street department 13,856.36
City clerk's office 5,377.96
U. S. O. gymnasium 2,188.12
Public service and
administrative 36,942.34
Total operating
expenses 76,928.72
Other Expenitures:
Bond retirements $3,500.00
Additions to capital
assets 12,580.21
TOTAL 16,080.21
Total expenditures 93.008.93
Deficit for the year 2.192.54
get that rhyme in)
But they have no business trying
to climb in
To the river's seat.
It's much mori; meet
For them to stick to the business
at hand,
Of ruling the home and
Decorating the scene.
And let the men handle the more
serious affairs.
There'll be fewer gray hairs.
If you get what I mean.
Women are of incalculable impor
tance to the race.
But they should stay in their
plac -.
They were made to be mothers,
And should leave other things to
ot hers.
Coelebs
From Polar Star
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BULLDOZER STRIKES
OIL
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PULO. Neb. i UP)—Clarence
diamonds. Jr. struck oil with a
b Uclo/.cr. Simmonds accidentally
severed a gasoline line of the
Great Lake; Pipeline Co. About
7a0 barrels of oil shot into tire
air before th.: break was fixe.
NOTICE
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The undersigned will not be res
uonsible for any debts contracted
by other than myself, dated RL.v
1. 1848.
CS-8-90 4 Lee Hollman
Statement of Operating Expenses
for the fiscal year ended March
31. 1948
Police and Magistrate:
Salaries and wages $11,581.41
Supplies 335.07
Meals for prisoners 593.64
Utilities 256.75
Gas, oil and repairs—
vehicles 989.3.5
Meat 545.69
Repairs and maintenance 20.20
Miscellaneous 10.00
TOTAL 14,312.11.
Fire Deparment
Salaries and wages 1,615.00
Supplies 53.57
Utilities 1,951.47
Gas, oil and repairs
vehicles 63.32
Heat 499.88
Repairs and maintenance 68.59
TOTAL 4,251.83
Street Department:
Salaries and wages 10.359.00
Supplies 318.20
Gas, oil and repairs—
vehicles 1,245.29
Heat 230.19
Repairs and maintenance 68.68
Surveying 1.635.00
TOTAL 13.856.38
City Clerk's Office:
Salaries and wages 4.500.00
Supplies 425.00
Utilities 204.92
Heat 248.04
TOTAL 5,377.96
U. .S O. Gymnasium:
Supplies 172.72
Utilities 926.55
Heat 1,01925
Repairs and maintenance 69.60
TOTAL 2,188.12
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Street lighting 5,527.30
Health officer 300.00
Health nurse office rent 711.00
City dump—salaries and
wacres 940 nr»
Cemetery-—salaries and
wages 126.00
City Engineer 2,100.00
City attorney 1.100.00
City treasurer 100.00
Election expense 628.39
Audit expense 450.00
Assessor 500.00
Tuerculosis rX-ay expense 88.50
Travel expense 241.10
Fares for undesirables 143.96
Lawsuit costs 350.00
Interest expense—loans 622.18
Insurance 3.011.50
Bond interest—School
building bonds 437.50
Bond interest—Gymnasium
bonds 341.67
Bank and exchange
charges 132.90
School budget tCity of
Seward share) 19,080.00
Miscellaneous 710.34
TOTAL $76,928.72
MOTHER-DAUGHTER
BANQUET MAY 7
The Mother-Daughter Banquet
committee has announced that ev
erything is in readiness for the
dinner to take place at 6:30 Fri
day evening. May 7. in the ban
quet room of the Seward Mem
orial Church. Special program
features will enliven the dinner
and provide a background of en
tertainment. A delicious menu has
been prepared to please the pal
ate of the most jaded appetite,
and pleasing table arrangements
for the enjoyment of the eye as
well, will be in evidence. Tickets
are being sold by girls of the
Sunday School classes of the
Church and they report they are
rapidly ebing taken. If you do
not already have tickets, tele
phone Mrs. I. L. Metcalf, who
can give you information on them.
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Cabinet work you have promised
your self, put in. Call us.
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