Seward Seaport Record
Published each Tuesday and Friday
Seward. Alaska
John M. Coleman . Publisher
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Editorial . . .
ARE WE GOING TO PASS
UP AN OPPORTUNITY to pro
mote the tourist business in
Seward? The people of this com
munity have been told many
times by “Outsiders" that this
is an ideal tourist country. Sew
ard and the Xenai Peninsula are
blessed with scenery unsurpass
ed by any other part of the
world. It is the starting point
for travel in the Territory.
Hunting, fishing, sightseeing,
camping and photography in the
summertime, sleighing, skiing,
and skating, also photography
in the winter. Time and again
we have been told that the tour
ist trade should be our biggest
business, but we have done
little or nothing about it except
wish and talk.
A conference of Western Al
aska communities will be held
in Anchorage Nov. 6. a one day
conference. It is being coordinat
ed and promoted by the Alaska
Development Board, but an asso
ciation, if organized, will be
entirely independent of the
Board. Who knows what may
be the result of such a con
James Construction
Company
Genera! Contracting
Ray F. James - R. A. Beissner
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ference—such an association?
The least Seward can do is send
a representative to the con
ference. This city should be
among the LEADERS of such a
program. Wo cannot afford to
lag behind, qor to ignore the
progi am.
The logical place for such dis
cussion is in the Chamber of
Commerce. The Seward C of C
has a regular meeting Nov. 1, so
we can hope that Seward busi
nessmen will show enough in
terest to attend. One enterpris
ing business woman has offered
to raise the money to send a
delegate, if one can be selected.
Let's get on the ball, Seward!
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Gordon
arc parents of a daughter born
October 27 in Seward General
Hospital. The little girl was
named Kathryn Gale. She tipped
the scales at 7 pounds, 11 ounces.
A daughter was born to Mr.
and Mrs. Bob Forsyth, Sunday,
October 29th, in Seward General
Hospital. The baby weighed 9
pounds, 8 ounces. Her name is
Madelainc Ann.
THE KATHRYN JOHNSON
School of the dance
Instructions in—
Ballet, Tap, Acrobatic and Ball
room Dancing for Girls and
Boys—Age 3 years and up.
Studio in Odd Fellows Hall
For Information—
Phone Adams 115
Expert—
WATCH REPAIR
and
ENGRAVING
C. E. 0 dander
Jeweler
Established 1916
The Inlet Inn
in Homer
NEW AND MODERN
ACCOMMODATIONS
Carl F. Gulley, Owner
P.O. Box 8 Ilomer, Alaska
When in Seward It's - -
The New Seward Hotel
Oscar Dahl, owner
ALASKA STEAMSHIP COMPANY
SCHEDULED SAILINGS
Freighter Service
SCHEDULED SAILINGS FROM SEATTLE
BARANOF.Nov. 3
VICTORIA.Nov. 6
CHEN A. Nov. 9
SUSITNA.Nov. 16
Walter W. Sipprell. Gen. Agt. - Phone Main 125
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By Mildred Kirkpatrick
An editorial in the “Polar
Star,” student newspaper at the
University of Alaska, mentions
that Holdren and Hatch are pre
paring the hockey and skating
rink, and have been waiting
only for freezing weather to
complete the project. The edi
torial mentions the “meager
school and athletic opportuni
ties” at the university.
Although the heading carries
the name of Hatch, he is not
mentioned in the story, but we
assume that it is our own Jesse
Hatch who has been active in
school athletics ever since he
entered there.
This calls to mind, however,
my annual plea for more winter
sports here. It seems ridiculous
that in the North Country, there
is no ice skating rink in town.
Let’s look into it seriously this
winter.
I have been told time and
again that we do too much for
the kids, they won’t do anything
for themselves. There may be a,
lot of truth in that. But whose!
fault is that? How many adults
w'ill do for themselves what they
can get someone else to do for!
them? How much encourage
ment do the kids get to do things!
for themselves? How many1
adults will volunteer to get out
and show them?
A group of youngsters drove
as far as Moose Pass Sunday to
ice skate. Of course, there was
no ice near town and it was a
good excuse to have a trip, but
as winter progresses, w’c don’t
want our youngsters driving un
safe roads to such a distance on
the- excuse that there is no place
near town to skate.
After the initial freeze-up last
year there w'ere a few days of
good skating at Grouse Lake,
on the Lagoon and at the First
Lake swimming pool. But THEN
IT SNOWED, and skating w'as
finished! “Too much snow on
the ice," they told me. Either it
never occurred to the kids that
the snow' could be cleaned off
the ice with the use of a little
labor, or no one was willing to
exert himself to do it. If a few
adults had started the job,
wouldn’t the youngsters carry
on? After the removal of snow,
a coating of fresh water from
the fire hydrant would soon put
the pond in shape again, and the
kids would have a place to skate,!
AT HOME.
We should and could have
hockey games here, and it is not
impossible, if a fewr heads get
KENAI WOMAN BECOMES
CITIZEN
Mrs. Charles E. Archer, mana
ger of General Mercantile Com
pany, Inc., in Kcnai became an
American citizen at the Seward
term of District Court, held un
der Judge Anthony Dimond,
October 17th.
Mrs. Archer states, “I am
English born and bred, and I
might add very proud of the
fact. I married Lt. Charles E.
Archer, USN in St. Martins-in
the-Field, Trafalgar Square, Lon-1
don, England.” She has lived j
in Alaska just over two years.
This paper erroneously re
ported in the Oct. 20 issue that
Mrs. Archer had come to the
United States from Czechosla
vakia and Germany. We regret
the error. The editor does, how
ever wish to remind the public
that the act of becoming a citi
zen is an important event, not
only in the life of that person 1
but also to the community. It i
becomes news, and like any
other piece of news, is certain
to be picked up.
It is always well, therefore, j
to make sure that the news is'
given correctly, either in per-J
son, or in writing. Our reporter,
was unable to contact Mrs. |
Archer and obtained the infor
mation from an acquaintance.
We congratulate the communi
ty upon gaining a new voter, an
active citizen, and congratulate
Mrs. Archer for having accepted
our loved country as her own.
together to start the ball rolling.
A swimming pool in summer is
wonderful, and fast becoming
an essential, but ice skating and
hockey in the long winter sea
son is just as essential.
Probably two out of five of
our youngsters and young adults I
own skiis, and enjoy the sport, i
I'm about the last person in the
world to risk my neck on those
slippery boards, but I've been
told by a number of persons that
a ski run is entirely feasible, not
only right in town, but in the
nearby surrounding area. For
several years there has been an
attempt to form a ski club, to
provide instruction, shelter and j
a ski tow, but the response has!
been feeble, and the move died
aborning.
If Seward is ever to gain j
prominence as a winter tourist i
haven, we must begin soon. It1
seems entirely possible to build
up a ski marathon that would in
a few years compare with the
Marathon Race. For the good of
our children and the future of j
our city, let's think about this |
seriously, then get together and ,
DO something about it. Even a
small beginning is worth while.
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Automatic Washers
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