Seward Seaport Record
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Seward, Alaska
John M. Coleman
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Editorial . . .
THIS NEWSPAPER has been
severely criticized this week be
cause of failure to publish the
names of a few minor individu
als who last weekend perpetrat
ed a depredation which the criti
cal wish to have known as a
crime against society.
We have yet to have anyone
convince us that any good would
come of dragging these minor
individuals’ names through the
mud of even a very small scan
dal. Our policy is such that we
cannot conscientiously publish
anything that might in any man
ner harm an individual, the
community, or any greater seg
ment of our so-called society.
ANY INDIVIDUAL, is a pro
duct of his environment. That is
a scientific fact, unquestioned.
Environment is the surroundings
in which we live. No minor indi
vidual is to blame for the en
vironment in which he exists,
whether it be the home, the com
munity, or a larger segment of
our so-called society.
This newspaper refuses to be
come a medium through whose
efforts (or lack of effort) the
young people, the minor indi
viduals, of the community shall
be pitched to the wolves, to sub
ject them to the embarrassment
of public criticism which could
'•cry easily affect their reputa
tions and cause further embar
rassment in years to come.
Until such time as the proper
environment is created in the
community, we can expect re
peat after repeat of last week
end's caper.
Are we going to do something
about it? Or are we going to in
sist on kicking the minor indi
vidual members of our so-called
society in the faces every time
they fall by the wayside and do
our utmost to keep them from
ever getting on the right track?
That’s the 64 dollar question.
And as long as we have the kind
of critics who had their say
this past week there can be
only one answer!
Nothing will be done about it!
Ever notice how many people
start giving youngsters good ad
vice as soon as they get too old
to set a bad example themselves?
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By Mildred Kirkpatrick
Businessmen, householders and
parents are dreading Hallowe’en
and the usual pranks that have
marked the night in the past.
A friend reminded me of two
cities, and I now can recall some
others in which I have lived that
have solved the problem in
great measure.
A combination of civic and
social organizations in these
communities make Hallowe’en
night a festive occasion. A big
torchlight parade up and down
all the streets, with prizes for
every category or costume starts
the fun. The parade ends in a
party, dance, games, eats that
appeal to kids and entertainment
that keeps them all so busy and
tired that by the end of the
evening everybody is glad to
go home and to bed.
There is still a week to make
preparation for such an affair
in Seward if some energetic or- j
ganization will step up and take!
the lead. I have little doubt that
all others in town would follow j
a leader in such a plan. Let’s I
give the kids something to do'
on Hallowe’en and make it
worth their while to “dress up.” j
Depredations on other nights
are unlawful and the police will
be on close watch to prevent
any damage by hoodlums and to
punish anyone caught doing1
damage to property.
Hallowe’en itself is the tra-1
ditional night for pranks. “Trick
or treat,” is the watchword.
Nothing very serious has come
out of recent years, in fact
nothing to compare with stories
of earlier days as recounted by
the fathers and grandfathers in
most homes.
Why can't we give the kids
(and grownups, too) a real old
fashioned party. Ghosts, witches,
dragons and all that goes with
the tradition. Let’s see if it won’t'
work here!
This is an idea, now won’t
somebody take it up?
The only way we can expect
to get better legislation is to
elect better legislators — which
places the responsibility square
ly in the hands of the nation’s
voters.
James Construction
Company
General Contracting
1 Ray F. James - R. A. Beissner
i SEWARD, ALASKA
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COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
Saturday. Oct. 21
EASTERN STAR CARD PARTY
and Dance.
Tuesday. Oct. 24
WOMAN’S CLUB, Methodist
Church basement, 8:00 p.m.
Saturday. Oct. 28
LEGION AUXILIARY HALLO
WE’EN PARTY
RAINBOW GIRLS HALLO
WE’EN PARTY
Sunday. Oct. 29
EPISCOPAL CHURCH DINNER
Friday, Nov. 3
ANNUAL SCHOOL CARNIVAL
Saturday, Nov. 4
BAZAAR, Lutheran Ladies Aid.
Saturday, Nov. 25
BAZAAR, Methodist Church.
MORE ABOUT . . .
Seward Women Assist
(Continued from Page 1)
nearly everyone in Seward. The
sixth grade pupils have made
collecting magazines for the san
atorium their project for this
year. This effort on the part of
the “Seward Social Workers”
has gone a long way toward
making the Seward Sanatorium
more than just a Territorial or
government hospital. It is fast
becoming one more of Seward’s
progressive civic institutions.
Under Miss Brittain's direction
it is expected more specialized
help will be recruited.
The local chapter of the
Alaska Tuberculosis Association
members, Mrs. Katheryn Ling,
chairman, Mrs. Renee Skinner
and Mrs. Claire Rose, have vol
unteered their services as in
structors. They are helping with
the educational program in cer
tain fields of specialized educa
tion which otherwise cannot be
made readily available to inter
ested patients.
Occupational therapy is nei
ther making doilies with tatting
needles, nor constructing leather
pocket books. Occupational ther
apy has grown up to become an
important phase of vocational
education. Vocational education
is more than entertainment to
the tuberculosis patient.
Vocational education is plan
ned to fill the gap in the pa
tients’ daily routine not taken
up with medical nursing and
pesonal care. It is designed to be
a suitable means toward a livli-j
hood for the patient after leav-l
ing the sanatorium as an arrest
ed case.
These volunteer workers are
really practical morale builders
since they are helping the pa-,
tient use his spare “curing time”
objectively in furtherance of his 1
own future self preservation. !
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