Seward Seaport Record
formerly The Sew'd Talaris <5r Kenai Peninsula Aleutian Chain News
Published each Tuesday and Frida\*
Seward, Alaska
John M. Coleman
Frank DeLouRhery
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Reserve Officers To
Inactive Status
FotI Richardson. Alaska—Re
serve officers of the Army who are
not. currently engaged in Reserve
activities will have until January
1, 1949 before being automatically
transferred to the Inactive Reserve,
it has been announced by the De
partment of the Army.
Last spring, Gen. N. Bradley, the
Chief of Staff, dispatched a ques
tionnaire to all Army Reserve Of
ficers. About forty percent of the
officers receiving this failed to
answer or otherwise indicate a pre
ference for transfer to the Inactive
Reserve, where they would have
no military duties or responsibili
ties, except in time of war.
To protect their active Reserve
status the many Reserve Officers
in* Alaska should contact Head
quarters. United States Army, Al
aska. Officers of the Inactive Re
serve are subject to call to active
duty in a national emergency dur
ing the life of their commission,
but are not eligible for promotion,
drill pay or retirement benefits.
All Reserve Officers must now
indicate their desire to participate
in the ORC program and express ,
their availability for assignment j
to an active reserve unit or revert |
to inactive status-.
COLD WEATHER
NEEDS
No need to freeze when you
can get reasonably priced cold
weather gear.
MUKLUKS
16-in. Canvas Tops
Leather Bottoms
1000 Pairs inr Stock
$1.00 per pair
•
PARKAS — $12.00
ANDREW'S
Surplus Store
Reynoldson-Sweatt
Nuptials
Mary Lois Reynoldson and Gor
don Sweatt were united in mar
riage Sunday at five p.m., Mrs.
Vivien Malconi officiating at the
ceremony in the Assembly of God
Chapel.
The bridal pair was attended by
Mrs. Ida Garnviek, matron of hon
or, and Mr. T. D. Smylie, best man.
The bride wore a pastel blue aft
ernoon dress with black accessor
ies and wore a corsage of sweet
heart roses. The matron of honor
wore a contrasting coral dress with
a gardenia corsage.
Following the ceremony a re
ception was given in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Bunt Weber for the
bridal party and friends of the
bride and groom.
Seward motorists are warned to
be on the lookout lor children
coasting on the streets in town. It
is believed police will allow coast- j
ing on specified streets.
STOP TB
Tuberculosis, which causes the j
deaths of more people betwccen
15 and 44 than any other disease, !
can be pre
vented. A
cornmunica
ble disease, <
j it is spread 5
by persons 5
wun open ^rqjg—
TB. Unfor-L^^,
Lunately,
tuberculosis nas no symptoms in
its early stage, when it is easiest
to cure. But, fortunately, it can
be detected early by means of a
chest X-ray.
The 3,000 associations affiliated
with the National Tuberculosis
Association, which are engaged
in a year-round campaign against
tuberculosis, urge every adult to
have a chest X-ray at least once
a year. If this were done, the
estimated 250,000 cases of tuber
culosis unknown tohealth author
ities could be found. When all
cases are found and treatment
provided for the individuals, the
danger of the spread of this dis
ease will be prevented.
Christmas Seal funds help sup
port X-ray services to And un
known cases of tuberculosis.
Buy and Usa Christmas Seals
SCHEDULED SAILINGS
FREIGHT AND PASSENGER
Seattle for Seward
SS Baranof— December 24
MS Coastal Monarch— December 30
SS Alaska— December 31
Scheduled Seward Arrivals
Southbound
Westbound
Alaska— Dec. 23 Terminal Knot, Dec. 30
Denali— Dec. 25
Victoria— Dec. 27
Chief Washakie, Dec. 30
Coastal Monarch, Jan. 10
WALTER W. SIPPRELL
General Agent
Phone Main 125
ALASKA STEAMSHIP
COMPANY
Serving /fit /Uadlea
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One reads of the full and busy ]
life of our great-grandmothers who j
worked from dawn until after dark I
keeping their families fed, clothed
and healthy. Their work carried on
in calm, orderly routine, always
firm in their decisions and dis
cipline, always right!
From what I can gather from
history and from my own great
grandmother who died at the ripe
age of 98 when I was ten years old,
they were too concerned with the
morals and religious training of
their offspring to pay much at ten- ;
.lion to the. happiness of their ehil- i
dren—taking it for granted.
But be that as it may; 1 seem
to read into all such nostalgic
stories an implied reproach to the I
present generation for our failings :
and our modern lack of prescience. '
As 1 mingle with our small town
groups 1 resent that implied re
proach. Surely there never was a .
busier, more active generation j
than the one represented by the
teachers, mothers and housewives
of our day. It's true that we have
more gadgets and mechanical con
trivances with which to make our
housework easy. It's also true that
most of us are not the near fanatic1
slaves to our houses that our for-1
bears were. But, Gals, we do get
around! Every woman rushing like
mad this last week before Christ
mas. doing the work of three, and
still making parties, plus rehear
sals, plus last minute shopping,
and sewing or knitting.
How much easier it would be if
all our Christmas gifts were fin- |
ished and wrapped by December 1. ]
Greeting cards ready for mailing. ;
etc. But where's the fun in such
forehandedness?
Ah, no! The last breathless week
when there is no time to sleep, I
when one must tear from one :
thing to another, finish the paint- ,
ing, hang fresh curtains, entertain
this bunch and that, make another
i
fruit cake because the first one is .
already gone, make cookies and i
candy, get another card because I !
received one from So-and-So, pre- j
pare and attend church and school ■
programs, lodge and social parties ,
—a thousand and one errands and
jobs to be done. Time growing
short minute by breathless minute. [
All this makes the culminating I
week for which we live a whole j
year.
By next week we will all be
promising ourselves, “Never again.
Next year I will have everything
ready early." But we won’t! Why?
Because we love it this way. Ah!
We women. We American women!
I love us!
But, Ladies, altho we pride our
selves on our ability to get it all
done, not to neglect a single duty,
there was one job that a great
number of people in Seward for
got this week.
On Monday there was an elec
tion. We were to decide whether or
not we were to tax ourselves with
me obligation to pay off a bond
with which to enlarge our school
building. We forgot!
According to tne record only 139
persons out of all the taxpayers in
town, personal and real taxpayers,
appeared at the polls to have their
say on this important question.
We either forgot it, misunder
stood our rights, or neglected to
vote. The decision was made. The
school addition will be built and
those of us w'ho did not or couid
not vote are bound to abide by the
decision. Those who w'ould have
voted “yes” artyh£*K*can sigh with
relief that their neglect will go un
noticed this time.
“Next time,” we say. “Next time
it will be different. 1 will get down
to vote—EARLY.” But we won’t.
Why? Because that’s our way.
Ah! We Women. We American
Women! We like it. this way. Nuff
said!
—Buy and Us* Christina*
COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
PUBLIC LIBRARY HOURS: Mon
day and Wednesday, 3 to 5 p.m.;
Tuesday and Saturday, 7 to 9
p.m.
December 21
JUNIOR WOMEN’S CLUB meets.
SEWARD REGISTERED NURSES
Association has regular meeting.
December 23
W.S.C.S. meets at Sewarrl Memor
ial Church at 8 p.m.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE meets
at 8 p.m., Episcopal Church base
ment.
December 24
LIONS CLUB meets at Totem
Fountain for noon luncheon.
December 27
ORDER OF EASTERN STAR meet ;
at Masonic Temple. Dinner for j
members and immediate families |
at fi:30 p.m. Regular meeting al :
8 p.m.
December 28
VFW and AUXILIARY meet at j
I.O.O.F. Hall.
SEWARD WOMEN'S CLUB meets
;it 8 p.m. fit Seward Memorial
Church.
December 29
ORDER OF EASTERN STAR In
stallation. 8 p.m.
December 31
VOLUNTEER FIREMEN'S NEW
Year’s Eve Costume Dance.
TWO GET JAJL AND FINE
FOR DRUNKEN DRIVING
On December 18. George Lindsey
of Moose Pass pled guilty to a
charge of driving while under the
influence and affected by intoxi
cating liquor. He was fined $50 in
Commissioner's Court and had his ^
license suspended for six months, j
On December 20. George Hughes j
pled guilty to a charge of driving j
on the sidewalks of the city while j
under the influence of intoxicating j
liquor. He was fined $100. given 30 j
days in .jail and driver's license i
suspended for 30 days.
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ST. PETER'S AUXILIARY
SOCIAL MEETING DEC. 30
The social meeting of St. Peter’s
Auxiliary will be held at 1:30 p.m.
December 30. in the basement of
St. Peter's Church. Hostesses will
be Mrs. Reed, Mrs. Campen.' Mrs.
Miller and Miss Sexton. Members
planning to attend are asked to
notify the hostesses.
—Buy and Use Christmas Seals—
Many Sewardites will be pleased
to hear that Mrs. Margery Neil,
the former Margery Godding, who
taught school in Seward some
years ago, was married yesterday,
according to Mr. Urbach. The name
of the groom was not learned, but
it is known that he is a newspaper
man. It will be remembered that
the former Mrs. Neil was secretary
to Judge Dimond when he was
delegate to Congress, and per
formed the same duties for Dele
gate E. L. Bartlett.
—Buy and Use Christmas Seals—
SEWARD LODGE
No. 219
F. & A. M.
Regular Meeting First and Third
Tuesdays of Each Month.
Visiting Brethren Welcome.
R. A. Baumgartner—W. M.
W. C. Erwin—Secretary
United Brotherhood of
CARPENTERS and JOINERS
Seward Carpenters' Union 2304
Meetings in Local 82 Union Hall
Affiliated With A. F. of L
Meetings 2nd & 4th Tuesdays
Frank D. Gibbons — President
A. G. McRae—Fin. Sec. & Bus. Agt
International Longshoremen s
and Warehousemen's Union
Local 39
Meets First and Third Tuesdays of
Each Month at 7 p.m.—Union Hall
President — V. T. Barnett
Secretary — L. E. Dick
Charter
local and highway
FREIGHT SERVICE
Heavy Truck
Telephone Monroe 166
Post Office Box 716
—Buy and Use Christmas Seal*—
Tanning
Send us your furs and skins to bo
tanned. Quick, efficient, reliable
workmanship. We return you*
finished skins immediately.
Valcauda Fur Co.
National Bldg. — Seattle. Wash.
—Buy and Use Christmas Seals—
IF YOUR DEALER CANT SUPPLY YOU.
LET GEORGE DO IT
G. H. Everitt
Merchandising Service
Seward
Bex 416
Madison St
The Seward
Light & Power
Light - Power - Telephone
SERVING SEWARD SINCE 1905
Telephone Main 0
O. T. WELCH
General Mgr.