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
NEIGHBORHOOD BIRTHDAY
CLUB PARTY
The Neighborhood Birthday Club
honored Mrs. Fern Burke and Mrs.
Hazel Muir at a joint birthday
party held at the home of Mrs.
Tommy Blair Friday, August 5.
About 16 guests were present.
Mrs. Baird French entertained
at bridge Friday, Aug. 5, in honor
of Mr. Baird’s mother who^ is visit
ing in Seward.
VA OFFICIAL HEnt ntAi
WEEK TO HELP VETS
Philip M. Lynch, contact repre
sentative for the Veterans Admin
istration. will be in Seward on
August 17, 18 and 19 to assist vet
erans with any problems they may
have coming under the jurisdiction
of the Veterans Administration.
Lynch will be available at the
New Seward Hotel from 4:00 to
7:00 p.m. on Tuesday and from
8:00 a m. to 5:00 p.m. on Wednes
day.
1 to 5 Passengers
ONE WAY FARES
Wagon Wheel.$2.00
Green Lantern . 3.50
Gabe's . 1.50
Seward Sanatorium
Jesse Lee Home
Employes
$1.00
Employfes
• 1.00
Visitors
$1.50
Visitors
1.50
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announces
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ALASKA STEAMSHIP COMPANY
PASSENGER SAILING SCHEDULE
ALSO FREQUENT FREIGHTER SERVICE
W. W. Sipprell, Gen. Agt. • Phone Main 125
SS DENALI
Aug. 17 for
Seldovia
Homer
Kodiak
Sitka
Ketchikan
Seattle
SS ALEUTIAN
Aug. 18 for
Valdez
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Seattle
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Aug. 23 for
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Petersburg
Ketchikan
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The
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The Cradle Rocker is all burnt
up again, and as usual it is over a
statement made by some one else
that is derogatory lo Alaska.
W. O. Peterson, chairman of the
board of trustees of the Seattle
Sourdough Club, made this most
intelligent observation — “Alaska
won’t grow up until it reaches
statehood and quits hanging onto
its mother's apron strings.”
Mr. Peterson was born in Oregon,
and at the age of 17 went to the
Yukon for the gold rush jind re
mained in Alaska for six years.
This long residence, of course,
makes him eligible for the Sour
dough Club, altho it is doubtful
that the Alaska members would
recognize his eligibility.
Either Mr. Peterson does not
keep up with the news of the day,
which is proof enough of the frus
trated efforts of Alaska to become
a state, or he has not made a visit
to the Territory since he left
around the turn of the century and
is not aware of the change in the
country.
Goodness knows, every effort
that is possible is being made to
cut loose from "mother’s aprori
strings” but we seem to be so
firmly tied that "mother” has no
intentions of letting us go.
It is just such statements as this
by persons who have no actual
knowledge of what they are saying
that are a great stumbling block
to our cause. This man’s connec
tion wi|h the Sourdough Club and
his claim as an Alaskan lend some
credence and authority to his state
ments, because his hearers will not
consider that his observations are
of nearly a half century ago.
If the present residents in the
Territory should start a campaign
of publicity through letters to their
friends and relatives back home,
maintain a steady stream of letters
and clippings to their hometown
newspapers, and to the congress
men of their home states, these
silly statement of pseudo Alaskans
would not amount to anything.
Write to everyone you know, and
to some you don't know. Tell
everybody the rights of our case
and do not hesitate to tell of our
difficulties and faults as well. It
is wonderful that Territorial news
papers are trying to keep condi
tions before the people in the
States, but the added weight of
personal contact cannot be denied.
Ten thousand more letters a week
would no doubt cramp the post
office department but going as
they would be to all parts of the
U. S. they certainly would con
stitute a voice that would be heard
to high heaven—and eventually,
even Washington might hear that
there is a vast country to the
northward that is worth some
consideration.
TRUCKING
Heavy Diamond-T
AL CLAYTON
Box 404
SEWARD, ALASKA
The BLUE SHOP Carries
Minneapolis Knit
UNDIES for CHILDREN
and Is Featuring
5nap-On Style
VESTS and PANTS
• • •
The Mark of the Season is on the New
WOOL JERSEY and PLAID SKIRTS
at The Blue Shop
• • •
You'll find it PAYS to Shop at—
The BLUE SHOP
KENAI SCENIC
BUS LINES
ANNOUNCES
New Charter Service
To Any Place on the Kenai Peninsula
SEWARD
to
Lawing .
Moose Pass .
Soper's Lodge
Cooper's Landing
Henton's Lodge ...
Kertai .
Kasilof ..
One Way
$ 1.80
2.60
4.00
4.50
5.00
8.00
lo.do
Round Trip
$ 3.00
4.00
6.00
6.75
7.50
12.00
15.00
f
(Min. 5 Passengers)
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AIRPLANE CHARTER TRIPS
To Any Place on the Kenai Peninsula
WHEEL OR FLOAT EQUIPPED PLANES
Two Seword-Anchorage Planes Daily
FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION CALL AT
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or PHONE MAIN 99
INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL SERVICE AGENTS
AIRPLANE TICKETS TO ANY PLACE IN THE WORLD
CONTRACT WIRING
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Dodge Electric Co.
Phone Madison 151
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Telephone Adams 92
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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 jof 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
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tanned. Quick, efficient, reliable
workmanship. We return your
finished skins immediately.
Valcauda Fur Co.
National Bldg. — Seattle. Wash.