Seward Seaport Record
Published each Tuesday and Friday
. Seward, Alaska
John M. Coleman . Publisher
Frank* DeLoughery . Editor
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In discussing Seward, its pros
pects and potentialities recently
with friends from Outside, they
were amazed as Outsiders always
are at the high cost of living,
particularly heating, rent, taxes,
etc. and they especially commented
upon the lack of recreational facil
ities for young popple. Suggesting
that there should be a swimming
pool tennis courts, ice-skating rink
and other such things for children.
This leads me to reflect upon
barriers. The barriers that do exist
in the 9ity to prevent these and
many other improvements which
might otherwise be made possible.
When asked what it is that
prompts people to return to Alaska
or why they remain here year after
year, I have invariably been told
that it is “Freedom.”
If that is the case, we are cur
tailing our own freedom by build
ing up barriers between ourselves
that obstruct that very freedom we
prize so highly.
For instance, (and it is possible
that this condition has grown upon
us without our realizing its pres
ence): the three larger church con
gregations are more or less exclu
sive groups. Oh, yes, we speak,
are friends, intermingle socially,
but let some civic issue arise and
the groups immediately draw into
themselves. There are the Masonic
groups, and the Oddfellows, the
Legionaires and the VFW. then
the so-called liquor interests. Mer
chants, labor unions, clubs — just
think of the organized strength we
have in Seward, if it were all
pooled in the common interest.
Bring up the same question for
discussion in any three different
groups, and there will be three dif
ferent reactions. The coming elec
tion, vital to every adult in Sew
ard, is being discussed widely. Try
suggesting a name as candidate for
any office, and the group feeling
is instantly apparent.
We must get away from this at
titude, folks. We must abandon the
idea that a man from a labor union
if elected to the City Council,
would work against Business, or
that a businessman would oppose
legislation favoring the working
man. We are all in this together,
and we must learn to live together.
A man who can bow to the will of
A'
the majority, and not continue to
insist that his own way is the only
right one is the strong man, and
the strong man is the man of vi
sion, who can see ahead, plan
ahead for the future of his city. It
must not he every man for himself,
or every group for one of its own
members; only a concerted effort
of all groups, all creeds, all busi
ness, all unions, and all clubs, can
pull our city out of obscurity and
keep it a good place to live in. It is
an up-hill pull but it can be done,
if we break down the barriers of
personal and group feeling.
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
SUMMONS
IN THE UNITED STATES COM
MISSIONER’S COURT. SEWARD
PRECINCT, ALASKA
, J. S. DOYLE.
Plantiff
Vs.
CHARLES BARRETT,
Defendant
TERRITORY OF ALASKA:
TO:
CHARLES BARRETT
YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED
to appear before the undersigned.
United States Commissioner and
Ex-Officio Justice of the Peace in
the Seward Precinct, Third Divi
sion, Territory of Alaska, within
five days after the last date of pub
lication set forth in this summons
or to wit September 14, 1949. at 2
p.m. of the said day at the said
office of the United States Com
missioner in said Precinct, to an
swer the complaint of the Plaintiff
in the civil action for goods, wares,
and merchandise sold and delivered
to you by the Plaintiff in the sum
of S40.00, for court costs and at
torney’s fees, all of which is more
fully appears from the Plaintiff's
complaint, a copy of which is de
livered herewith to you by mailing
by order of this court.
And in ease you fail to appear
and answer the Plaintiffs com
plaint at the time and place afore
said. judgment will be entered
against you in the sum of $40.00 to
gether with court costs and accrued
costs in the sum of $39.00, and at
torney’s fees in the sum of $39.00.
a total aggregate sum of $118.00
and accrued costs added thereto.
Given under my hand and seal
this 9th day of August, 1949.
ANNA B. SOUTHARD.
U. S. Commissioner and
Ex-Officio J.P.
Aug. 12,19.26-Sept. 2’49
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City of Seward
Territory of Alaska
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
a special election will be held in
the City of Seward, Alaska, on the
8th day of September, 1949, for the
purpose of submitting to the quali
fied electors of the said City, the
following questions:
(1) Shall the City of Seward
levy a consumers or retail sales
tax, as provided for by Subsection
9 of Section 16-1-36 ACLA 1949, for
the purpose of providing additional
funds for the operation of present
facilities and for I lie construction
and operation of more adequate
educational and public health fa
cilities, and to provide for better
ment of the schools and to pay for
such school operation, public health
and sanitation, all as stated in
Ordinance 190-A, the 2% Sales Tax
Ordinance.
(2) Shall the City of Seward
establish a 2 ydaV term for future
City Mayors, and a method of pro
viding 3 year terms for future
Councilmen, in accordance with
Chap. 36, Amending Section 16-1 -
34, Session Laws of the Territory
of Alaska 1949.
(3) Shall the City of Sewrard in
cur a Bond indebtedness of $104,
000.00, $50,000.00 of this amount to
be used in obtaining a new gener
ating unit and to expand the dis
tribution system, and $54,000.00 to
be used to retire the RFC Bonds,
all of said bonds to be revenue
bonds and in a sum not exceeding
$104,000.00, and for the purpose of
expanding the Municipally Owned
Electric System and retiring its
present bonded indebtedness.
The polling place will be at the
City Hall in the City of Seward,
Alaska, and the polls will be open
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from 8:00 A. M. until 7:00 P. M. of
said day.
Every person who is twenty-one
years of age or over, who is a citi
zen of the United States, or who
has declared his intention to be
come a citizen of the United States
and who has resided in the Terri
tory of Alaska for one year preced
ing the election and within the
limits of the City of Seward for
thirty days next preceding the day
of the election, shall be qualified
to vote.
Ail qualified electors of the City
of Seward, who have been regis
tered, as in Ordinance provided,
will be entitled to vote at this
election.
The registration books provided
for herein shall be open every day
in the year, except Sundays, Holi
days and the day upon which the
election is held, and the two days
next preceding any general or spe
cial election.
This notice is given' pursuant to
an Act of Congress passed and ap
proved May 28, 1936, CH. 467, 49
Stat. 1338, as amended June 14,
1937, Ch. 337, 50 Stat. 258 and to
Ordinances 190-A, 196, and 197, of
the City of Seward, Alaska.
Dated at Seward, Alaska this 18th
day of August, 1949.'
APPROVED:
EUGENE N. LANIER
Attest: Mayor
Martine Johansen, City Clerk.
Aug. 19,26-Sept. 2’49
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CMtholic In formation
"Those worir-out dogmas!"
Via pulpit, platform, and loud
speaker, we hear it. In news
papers, magazines, and books, we
read it. “Those ' worn-out religious
dogmas no longer fit the modern
mind—no longer fill the needs of
humanity. Away with them!”
Well let’s- see about it. There is
an all-creative God. Nothing that
is, can be logically explained with
out that dogma. Better hold on to
that one anyhow.
The Bible. Do not all Christians
believe it to be a collection of in
spired writings? Hasn’t it proved
itself by withstanding the most
venomous' attacks for sixteen hun
dred years and by remaining today
the keystone of Christian beliefs?
Then let’s hold fast to the Bible,
despite all its dogmatic teachings.
In the Scriptures the prophets
foretold the coming of the Savior
and the prophecies were fulfilled
in Jesus Christ, the Divine Son of
God, who lived .to teach, who died
to expiate the sins of man. Old,
old dogmas, ,but can they ever
wear out?
The Catholic Church, because it
believes that Christ commissioned
it to “teach all things whatsoever
I have commanded you,” and be
cause it believes that God bestowed
upon it the guardianship and in
terpretation of all His revealed
truths, is richer in dogmatic teach
ings than all other churches.
But, after all, Mr. Non-Catholic
Neighbor, if you are a Christian
you too believe in many of the
Catholic dogmas. If you are an
Individualist, you believe in some
of the Catholic dogmas. If you are
just a Deist, you believe in one of
the Catholic dogmas.
Therefore, we are sure, you can
smile or weep with us at the ignor
ance of the “no-dogma” orator who
probably knows not the meaning of
the word “dogma”—who obviously
has created “the modern mind” in
the image and likeness of his own
—who certainly has no true con
ception of the needs of humanity,
else he would plainly see that to
get back to Christ and His dogmat
ic teachings is the sole hope of the
world today.
If it's anything Catholic, ask a
Catholicl
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