Seward Seaport Record
Published each Tuesday and Friday
Seward, Alaska
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Editorial . . .
Tony Schwamm failed last
flight to explain away his failure
to comply with the promises
of his office and that of the
Governor's to construct the Sew
ard airport during the present
building season. His excuses, al
though plausible to some extent
were nothing more than excuses
and some of them seemed very
weak. The fact that although
at the beginning of the year
Seward was well to the top of
the list of priorities, nothing has
been done, and apparently no
notice taken of the situation
here until his hand was forced
by the people going over his
head to the Governor's office,
was not explained to the satis
faction of those present.
HE HAS BEEN BUSY, which
is commendable. That he was
not too busy, however, to pro
ceed with the business in hand
for every other location in the
Territory except Seward did
not appeal to the sympathies of
Sewardites.
Another point he brought out,
namely that the plans and appli
cations have to be certified and
passed upon by the CAB and
other federal planning and aid
agencies, all of which are time
consuming, sounded all right,
because we are used to the de
lays pursuant to such applica
tions. He laid himself open, how
ever, to criticism when he made
the statement that he has pro
ceeded with the work on the
other projects without waiting
for federal aid. but on the sup
position that it will be forth
coming. Seward, however, can
not be constructed under any
such plan, but must go through
the mill.
Of course, no one in Seward,
Mr. Schwamm implied, could
be so selfish as to deny the emer
gency needs of Ninilchik, where
two planes a day land on the
beach to carry mail and succor
to the many people there, and
to .the vast populace of Dilling
ham where there are 42 home
based planes and no airport.
And he is quite right! Seward
would not deny those rights to
any community.
THE UNDENIED FACT that
an airport in Seward, the port
of entry to the Interior, and a
runway large enough to accom
modate the DC-3 planes, permit
ting the transportation of perish
able goods, thousands of tour
ists per year, a lowering of the
cost and time of transportation
of airfreight to the cities of the
Interior, must not be allowed to
interfere with the construction
of fields inland, and the opening
up of those lands to develop
ment. It should not interfere,
but on the other hand, it should
not have been delayed either.
WE ALSO FAIL to see how
the legal entanglement, that is,
the easements issued upon the
same land, by the same people,
for the same reason, should
prove to be the insurmountable
obstacle that it appears to Mr.
Schwamm who admits that he
has no legal knowledge, is only
an “airplane driver," in his own
words.
WE WILL HAVE THE AIR
PORT “next year," according
to Mr. Schwamm. The "next
year.” is our own interpretation
of the promise as given last
night, and we hope that we are
right.
Be understanding and sympa
thetic of the viewpoint of the
oiher fellow. His convictions
probably are sincere even if he
doesn't agree with you.
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By Mildred Kirkpatrick
It is very seldom, if ever,
that the governor of any state
takes the trouble to visit all
the small communities under
his governing hand. It is true
that Alaska, although larger
than any state, has fewer in
corporated communities, but
they are widely scattered.
Seward is off the main line
of travel, costing five or six
hours of tedious travel to reach.
The Governor has not been in
Seward for several years now,
but when we called upon him
for assistance in our problem,
he did take the time to pay us
a real visit, and it is greatly
appreciated here.
The words of encouragement
from the Governor last night
i and today, the commendation
for past industry and the cour
! age of the people during the
! growth under strain for ten
j years, go a long way toward
I making up for any feeling of
1 neglect.
That he is not in a position
! to categorically order the im
! provements we want or the as
! sistancc we desire, does not de
tract from the cheer and the
encouragement he leaves with
us.
; He has put an end to the
i delay on the airport, and al
1 though it is too late for this
! season, it seems a sure thing for
| next year, on the word of Gover
nor Gruening. And taking his
word for it, we will wait and
control our patience on the mat
ter.
He could make no other prom
ises; lacking statehood, our Gov
ernor also lacks authority. His
opinion on the disposition of the
railroad, was to the effect that
closing of the Seward link
| would not bo militarily sensible
i nor economically sound, and
I that he will continue to main
tain la is already stated support
i along that line.
The feeling as expressed by
, those present at the public mect
j ing is that the Governor has not
| forgotten Seward, but is and
1 will remain an impartial friend
to Seward and all the rest of
l Alaskan communities,
i We thank the Governor and
| his Lady for their visit, and
I hope that they will return
! again and often in the future.
Patronize Home Industry
Wednesday about noon Frank
De Loughery stopped in the
print shop looking for his two
small children, Lenore and Tom.
They had been gone from home
about two hours and local police
had been called to aid in the
search. Later in the day Frank
said he looked from the school
playground to the dock and all
along the railroad yards, and no
children. Finally they were
found. Where? Visiting with
Father Borbeck and a little girl
who was calling? Father Borbeck
promised the De Loughery's that
after this he would send the
children home immediately—no
more two-hour calls.
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Catholic Information
Extra! movie actress gets Papal dispensation!
“Extra! Read all about wealth
and position obtaining Miss Holly
wood's papal dispensation to marry
a divorced man! Extra!”
Shocking! Yes, just as shocking
as the story of a few years ago
that money and influence obtained
an annulment for the Duke and
Duchess of Gotrox.
To the informed Catholic such ac
counts are rediculously false, for
well he knows that the Pope can
no more annul God's law on mar
riage than a scientist can annul
the natural law on gravitation.
Let us explain. There are cer
tain laws enacted for the spiritual
benefit of the Faithful. For in
stance. the law of abstaining from
meat on Fridays. The Church
made this law. It can, for cause,
dispense anyone from its observ
ance.
There are other laws which God
made for all men for all ages. For
example (and we quote here the
words of Jesus Christ, who is God):
“What therefore God has joined
together, let no man put asunder"
(Matt. 19:6). According to Cath
olic belief neither Church nor
Pope has right or power to dis
pense anyone from the observance
of this law, or to change it, or to
nullify it. In fact, the Church has
the duty to guard and enforce this
law at any cost.
So when you hear that an annul
ment (properly called “a decree of
| nullity") has been granted, it
[means simply this: that after ex-<
. haustive trials, first before the lo
cal diocesan marriage court, and
I then before a court of -appeal; aacT
> ■■ in —
then possibly before the Sacred
Roman Rota <the highest tribunal
for such cases*, conclusive evidence
has been brought forth that there
were one or more impediments to
—or defects in— the marriage,"
and that therefore there had been
no marriage from the beginning.
The fact that for many years the
couple though themselves married,
the fact that there was a “ mar
riage" ceremony, the fact —even—
that there were children, lias noth
ing to do with the case.
For no ceremony can make a
man the husband of his own sister.
No ceremony can be aught but a
mockery if a pre-nuptial agreement
had been made which conflicted
with the essence of the wedding
vows. No ceremony can be a valid
marriage if either party was com
pelled to swear allegiance and
fidelity when neither was in the
mind or the heart. As to position,
money, and power, it might be
fitting to mention here that the
Colonel’s Lady and Judy O'Grady
receive the exact same treatment
from the Catholic marriage courts:
but, alas! not from the newspaper
which gives front-page space to
the Colonel's Lady if she so much
as “pours" at a neighborhood tea;
but which gives no notice at all to
Judy O’Grady unless she presents
to the world quintuplets—at least.
If U'l anything Catholic, ask a
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