Seward Seaport Record
Published each Tuesday and Friday
Seward. Alaska
John M. Coleman . Publisher
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The latest library meeting was
held at the home of Mrs. Ken
neth Condit. Several new books
were ordered.
The regular meeting of the
Sportsman's Club was held last
Tuesday evening. A special
meeting will be neia April -si
to discuss and purchase a music
box. A dance will be given April
15.
Mrs. Ed Estes and son Jeff are
home again after a stay in the
hospital.
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By Mildred Kirkpatrick
The story released in the
newspaper today from Henry A.
Harmon, Director of Public Wel
fare, is of the greatest import
ance to every resident in Alaska,
and especially so on the com
munity level. If you have not
read it, then please do. It might
pay you to read it again, be
cause of the hidden significance
to Seward.
Figures have not been re
leased yet by the local Commit
tee on Children and Youth, but
they will be a startling disclo
sure. Living quietly in Seward,
attending church and lodge, get
ting only the published and
radio news, people have no idea
of the exact situation.
Names of children who get
into trouble with authorities are
not published in this paper; in
fact, such incidents are ignored
whenever possible because of
the psychological effect upon
children involved and others.
We feel that publication would
do more harm than good, in spite
of the well known fact that head
lines sell papers.
Seward does not have a black
police record. Actually, the Ter
ritorial survey will prove that
this city rates high on the list
for clean living. This is chiefly
true because our enforcement of
ficers are reluctant to prosecute
any juvenile until after every
possible corrective measure has
been applied, and as a last re
sort. The attitude of the Chief
of Police and his understanding
of children’s problems is a sig
nificant factor in the number of
juvenile delinquency cases
brought to light in any town or
community.
The survey as completed to
date does list 127 children in
Seward alone who are either
now or should be receiving as
sistance from the Child Welfare
Service under the Dep’t of Pub
lic Welfare.
Women's clubs all over the
Territory worked hard during
the last Legislature to obtain
child welfare legislation Many
other lesser measures were
passed by that body, but the
children of Alaska were denied
funds for their protection and
care. Of the $160,000 appropri
ation that was made, the depart
ment is at present overspending
its monthly budget by $28,400.
The department is not permitted
by law to continue the over
spending of its budget. Conse
quently, from right now until
the next appropriation of the
next Legislature, there will be
NO new cases of dependent,
needy, neglected, or delinquent
children accepted or assisted by
the Dep't of Public Welfare.
Where does that leave us? It
throws the responsibility of
child welfare right smack into
the lap of Seward.
The Seward Chapter Red
Cross intends to throw the full
strength of its resources into the
cause, working with the Com
mittee on Children and Youth.
But that is not enough.
The American Legion and
Auxiliary is vitally interested in
the problem of youth. But that
is not enough.
Churches and civic organiza
tions must also become inter
ested.
We have no real juvenile prob
lem, but there is an incipient
one. We must not let it grow.
One of the answers (I’ll admit,
it is only one), is more and ade
quate recreation.
Think, Folks! This is our
problem.
“Temperamentality” in movie
actors and actresses can be cred
ited more to temper than to
mentality.
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.
Friday, April 14
SPRING MUSICALS, 8 pm.,
School Auditorium.
Monday, April 17
REBEKAH LODGE No. 6-A.
Tuesday. April 18
SEWARD REG. NURSES meet .
I Wednesday, April 19
AMERICAN LEGION and AUX-i
ILIARY meet at Club. 8 p.m. j
Thursday, April 20
RAINBOW GIRLS meet.
Friday, April 21
P-TA MEETING.
Saturday, April 22
EPISCOPAL GUILD.
Monday, April 24
EASTERN STAR meeting.
Tuesday, April 25
VFW and AUXILIARY meets.
JUNIOR WOMEN'S CLUB.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Saturday, April 29
BAKE SALE, Lutheran Ladies’
Aid, Watsjold’s Grocery, 1
p.m.
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