Seward Seaport Record
Published each Tuesday and Friday
Seward, Alaska
John M. Coleman . Publisher
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CITY TO RENOVATE LEGION
HONOR ROLL
The Honor Roll of World War
II which stands on Adams Street
back of the post office, is to
be renovated and repainted.
Seward Post American Le
gion erected the tablet and dedi
cated it to the city with the
provision that it was to be main
tained and a light kept burning
over the roll.
Present members of the Coun
cil were unaware of the dedi
cation, but expressed intention I
to recondition the honor roll
immediately, as soon as inform
ed of their responsibility.
Patronize Home Industry
Helena Ruhenstein
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By Mildred Kirkpatrick
We have been reminded sev
eral times since noon today that
if we, the people of Seward had
persevered in our hopes for a
swimming pool, today’s tragedy
might have been avoided.
It is hard to refrain from say
ing, “I told you so,” and re
minding people that this paper,
this column, and many others,
including the members of the
Common Council, plead with the
townspeople for a swimming
pool last winter. One of the ar
guments most often offered
against it besides the expense
was that no one had ever
drowned here, and was not like
ly to. ,
ioday there are many people
furious over this needless sacri
fice. Our predictions and fears
have been verified. It HAS hap
pened.
I still believe that we are not
too poverty stricken to contrive
a sale place for our kids to play
and swim.
Little children are fishing off
the docks. Little children are
playing around the small boat
harbor. Little children are pad
cilmg in First Lake, the quarry,
and Bear Lake without guards.
It eight out of ten children in
Seward at the age of twelve can
really swim, it is only because
they have learned by paddling
around, and from other children,
not through intelligent instruc
tion.
To me, it is gross neglect on
the part of the community to fail
to provide swimming and life
saving instruction tor both chil
dren and adults, in an area
where we are practically sur
rounded by water.
Once again, I raise the old cry
for a swimming pool. The par
ents of David Shea are receiving
wholehearted sympathy from ail
the parents and child lovers in
town. But sympathy is pretty
cold comfort when it is too late.
Bill Muir offered more than
once to excavate any spot that
could be found for a pool. There
is not the slightest doubt that all
the unions in town would par
ticipate in a building program if
one were started. Many individu
als would donate labor and
money for such a project. Mayor
James Construction
Company
General Contracting
Ray F. James - R. A. Beissner
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Lanier and the City Council |
were ready to push the project
to the last ditch a few months
ago, and their enthusiasm has
not cooled.
NOW, let’s give the kids a J
safe place to swim, either by
building a pool in town or by
making the outlying spots safe.
There were at least two per
sons at Little Bear Lake today
who are good swimmers and
with life saving certificates, but
tiiey were not able to rescue a
boy. He was drowned before
they knew of his danger. Only a
constant guard can prevent such j
tragedies. A guard who is re
sponsible for watching and noth
ing else. Parents can not impose
on possible passers-by to be re
sponsible for the safety of their
children.
Once again — let's build that
pool and call it the David Shea
Pool, thus commemorating the
memory of a cheerful, likeable
little chap and keeping his play
mates safe from the same tragic
death.
What this country needs is
more politicians who love the
people between political cam
paigns.
Seeing a horse on the high
ways is a rare sight nowadays—
very little horse-sense is seen,
either.
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