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(The following tribute to Sam Campbell
was written by R. C. Morris, a friend for
more than 40 years. Mr. Campbell was
born at Little Bay Islands, Notre Dame
Bay, Newfoundland on March 12, 1878 and
died at Seldovia hospital on Oct. 25,
1946).
I>knew Sam Campbell for 40 years and I
never saw an ugly trait in his make-upi
He was a true friend to man or beast. He
loved flowers, and as a student of nature
he was always happiest when nature was at
its best..
He cherished the glory of the morning
sun and he idolized the pleasant laughter
of-happy children. He lived alone, never
showing his inner thoughts to Others, but
he loved all mankind.
No one ever heard him speak of '-his
fellow man except with respect. He w.ould
rather do a kind dee'd -for someone else
than earn a day’s wages. Independent and
self-willed always, he could not.be swer
ved from a goal he had set for himself.
Like most of Alaska’s old-timers, Sam
loved the territory -- the rugged hills
and lonely creeks,. Sam was present on
many a stampede, and he had worked at al
most every placer mining camp in the In
terior .
Those of us he left behind sympathize
with his brother John * and his sister in
Oregon, who with us mourn his loss. Al
askans and Seldovians in particular have
lost a true friend.
For what is it to die but to stand
naked, in the wind and to melt into the
sun ?
And what is it to cease breathing but
to free the breath from its restless
tides, that it may rise and. expand and
seek God unencumbered?
--Kahlil Glbi>ar*
POSTOffICE HAS
CHRI STM A b SEALS
C A KDS FOR SALE
Christmas seals,
sold annually to build
a fund for use in the
fight against tubercu
losis, are now on sale
in the Seldovia post
office, it was announ
ced this week by Mrs,
Susan English.
Mrs. English also
has a stock of Christ
mas cards distributed
by the Alaska Crippled
Children’s association
which is headquartered
in Anchorage. ■ This
year’s cards were de
signed by James Taps
cott, Anchorage ar
tist, and are colorful
and tasteful in de
s ign.
A door .to door sale
of these cards soon
will be . undertaken by
Four-H club members,
Mrs. English said. All
proceeds from the sale
of the cards is turned
over to the Associa
tion, which now is
sponsoring a plan to
establish an ortho
pedic hospital in the
territory.
f O U R -H iV E M 8 t R S
M EE T TU ESQ A Y
Tbs Four-H club
will hold its regular
meeting next Tuesday
evening at 7:30 in
the library, Mrs,
Ruby Alexander, club
leader, announced to
day.