Seward Seaport Record
Published each Tuesday and Friday
Seward, Alaska
John M. Coleman
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Kasilof News Items
George Pollard, son of Dr.
and Mrs. Pollard, is at home
after six years of service with
the Merchant Marines. We are
all glad to have this young lad
in our midst. He is helping with
the mail carrying. Dr. and Mrs.
Pollard have our grocery store
here at Kasilof and have a few
acres under cultivation besides
their live stock, so it won’t be
hard for George to find some
thing to do.
Mrs. Will Kroskie and Sharon
made a trip to Anchor Point
Sunday to visit friends. (We
are grateful for the roads so
we can visit our neighborhood
friends and change ideas.) They
returned Monday.
Our school here at Kasilof
opened Tuesday with 13 pupils.
This is an increase over last
year’s attendance.
Mr. and Mrs. Bur1 ton and
sons are still at their fishing
site on the beach here, but
will soon be at their home across
the river.
Mr. and Mrs. Vern Savage
drove to Seward Tuesday and
will be there a few days. Nancy
will visit Sharon Kroskie.
Carl Crocker is at home after
several months’ work for the
Libby cannery. Neighbors are
glad to see the light in his win
dows and to know he is home
again.
Mr. and Mrs. Williams have
moved into the Peterkins' house.
Rev. and Mrs. Glispie have
been visiting at the Art Grover
homo. Rev. Glispic got his moose
and returned to Anchorage on
Wednesday. Janet Teller ac
companied them and will stay
in their home and attend high
j school there this term. Janet’s
[ previous years of high school
I have been Outside.
Archie McClain and Walter
Franklin went to Anchorage
| on Thursday.
Walter Pollard spent 1he holi
[ day with his son in Anchorage.
Carl Spaatz, Charlie Heckel,
Morris Coursen and Harry Heck
el arc out on a hunting trip. We
j hope the four men bring in i
their winter supply of meat, j
Harry Heckel is from Anch- ]
orage.
Bertha Whitesal and Mrs. Will
Kroskic visited at Clam Gulch
and had lunch at the Gurburg
home across the river.
Mrs. Archie McClain and
most, of our pupils attended
the opening of the road cere
mony which was held by the
road commission. Mrs. Burton,
Mrs. Kroskie and Mrs. Heckel
furnished transportation. The
school was kept in a unit and
from all reports their time was
well spent. Of course the chil
dren enjoyed the hot dors as
well as the trip and speeches, j
. Our thanks extend to Ralph j
I Soberg for his kind thought j
I in inviting our school. It is the!
! youth of our community who:
| will get the good of oim roads, j
j Needless to say the older settlers j
! have seen a great change and
I we know the days of pioneering
! arc close to an end.
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By Mildred Kirkpatrick
A note of discouragement, of
stalemate was brought into the
meeting of the Civil Defense
Committee Sunday night by Col.
Alexander, Chief of Civil De
fense for the Territory.
In the States, funds are pro
vided by each state for carrying
out the work of preparing and
rehabilitating communities in
case of attack by an armed ag
gressor. In Alaska, NO FUNDS
have been provided, either by
the Congress, Territory or any
Federal agency. No assistance
can be expected from the mili
tary, as all forces would be occu
pied in defending the Territory
and the homeland against ag
gression.
It remains then, for each indi
vidual community to do what it
can for itself. On second thought,
that may be best anyhow. Alas
ka and Alaskans have always
been left to look out for them
selves. We are a hardy and re
sourceful people, each feeling
entirely capable of taking care
of his own. Probably this is no
time to let down our guard and
admit our weakness by crying
for help.
I here is no use kidding our
selves. We are faced with the
greatest danger that has ever
confronted us. We cannot afford
to hide behind the security im
plied in the small word “if.”
IF we are attacked, it will be
too late to learn, too late to
practice, too late to prepare.
The ugly truth is that the
very name “Civil Defense” is
erroneous. We cannot defend
ourselves. That must be left
to the military whose business
it is to defend the Territory.
All we can do is prepare in
some measure to alleviate suf
fering. We must be prepared to
take care of the sick and in
jured, to feed ourselves, to fight
fires—possibly to accept bare
existence until we can once
again get back on our feet.
We are deliberately deceiving
ourselves, and blinding one an
other to the ugly possibility of
attack by our talk of business
as usual, politics as usual. It
is too late for politics as usual.
Partisan politics must be set
aside by the thinking man and
only those whose integrity and
sound judgment are positive
qualities put in office to see
us through the coming difficulty.
We must prepare for the
worst in the paradoxical hope
that by preparation and condi
tioning the worst will not
happen.
I would not for the world
attempt to excite or unduly
alarm the people of Seward, but
we must not sit behind a false
barrier of “IF”, assuming that
we will never be called upon
to resist aggression. We must
accept the knowledge of war
as a continuing condition and
adjust our minds and lives ac
cordingly.
This is a serious matter and
deserves your serious attention.
When the Defense Committee
publishes plans and instructions,
it will be after long and detailed
30TH ANNIVERSARY
OBSERVED BY O. E. S.
Seward Chapter Order of
Eastern Star celebrated the 30th
anniversary of its founding Mon.
day night at the first fall meet
ing of the Order.
Past Matrons and Past Patrons
were honored at the party as
well as Robert Morris, founder
of the Order.
The chapter room and social
hall were well filled with mem
bers and guests. Because it was
thought that most everybody
in Alaska at the time of the
founding of the Chapter must
have arrived in the Territory
either by ship or by plane, those
were the motif of the decora
tions. Two members, however,
objected on the grounds that
the planners had left out one
mode of travel that applied to
them—the stork! Mrs. Sigrid
Stearns and Mrs. Vernon Moore
were Alaska born.
Six past matrons were present
and nine past patrons. Mrs.
Elwyn Swetmann was the oldest
past matron in point of service.
An interesting bit was brought
to light when it was discovered
that Mrs. Beryl Wagner’s grand
mother was initiated personally
by Robert Morris, founder of
Eastern Star, when she was 16.
study. Accept their advise, work
with them for the safety and
happiness of your family. Some
of the directions may not meet
with the approval of the entire
populace, but they will be for
the good of the whole, by the
possible inconvenience of the
few. I do not know what will
come out of the deliberations of
the Defense Committee, but it
is not likely that 2000 people
can be satisfied at the same
time. Occasionally a seemingly
ruthless measure will be enact
ed. But we are not faced with
the movie type invasion. When
it comes to Alaska it will be real
and we must face it now in order
to endure it then.
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