Seward Seaport Record
Published each Tuesday and Friday
Seward, Alaska
John M. Coleman
Subscription rates
. Publisher
75c per month, $8 per year
Mrs. Ed Schnoekcr and in
fant daughter returned Sunday
from a 3 month stay with her
mother in Pennsylvania. She
visited in Philadelphia and call
ed on Rev. Gould and Rev. Pat
terson while there. She also
visited Mr. Schnoeker’s relatives
at New York City before board
ing the plane at LaGuardia
Field for the trip home.
Christmas cards are being
received this week from Lt.
John Keidser and family who
are enjoying the mild weather
at Camp Gordon, Georgia. They
say that they miss Seward and
the boys long to go skiing. The
family expects to return here to
live sometime.
A community that is worth living
in is worth doing something for.
FOR—
CHRISTMAS
GIFTS
for the Kiddies
or Grown-Ups
THE MART
VARIETY
Expert—
WATCH REPAIR
and
ENGRAVING
C. E. Or kinder
Jeweler
Established 1916
On Dec. 17. John Elimore
Bert Severns III was born to Mr.
and Mrs. Bert Severns. The
young man weighed 7 pounds,
I 13 ounces.
—
Mr. and ]VIrs. Ben Suddath
are parents of a son, Joseph M.J
born Dec. 18, weighing 7 pounds
i 14 ounfces.
CABINET MAKER
General Carpentering
Furniture Crating
See H. J. WINANS
Mi. 2 Warehouse
Holiday Specials . . .
FRESH CRISP HOLLY - WREATHS - MISTLETOE
POINSETTIAS - ASSORTED POT PLANTS
CHRISTMAS CANDLES - ORNAMENTS
POTTERY
Complete Line of Cut Flowers
Christmas Corsages
SID the Florist
When In Seward
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The New Seward Hotel
Oscar Dahl, owner
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ALASKA STEAMSHIP COMPANY
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REDUCED WINTER FARES AND IOW AUTO BAGGAGE RATES
SCHEDULED SAILINGS
FROM SEWARD
SS DENALI
Dec. 23 for
I Sitka
Juneau
Petersburg
Ketchikan
Seattle
SS BARANOF
Dec. 30 for
I Juneau
Wrangell
Ketchikan
Seattle
SS DENALI
Jan. 6 for
Sitka
j Juneau
i Petersburg
Ketchikan
Seattle
SS BARANOF
Jan. 13 for
Juneau
Wrangell
Ketchikan
Seattle
Freighter Sailings from Seattle
Square Knot Dec. 23
WALTER W. SIPPRELL. Gen. Agent - Phone Main 125
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The Cradle Rocker knows of
a number of things she could
quarrel about this week, but
the approaching holiday season
tends to put one into a mellow
mood with nothing but pleasant
thoughts.
At just about this point in
the column a copy of the “Rail
belt Reporter,” the newspaper
published by Alaska Railroad
publicity department for its
employees, came to hand. This
is a very attractive and newsy
little paper, of interest mainly
to ARR people.
In this edition, however, Col.
J. P. Johnson makes a report
that is of interest to all Alas
kans. He says: *
“The ARR moved 763,267*
tons of revenue freight more
than 132 million miles. It trans
ported 95,772 revenue passen
gers. For the fiscal year a profit
of $310,825 was registered.”
He also reports that the $75
million rehabilitation program
is approximately half com
pleted. <
Sewardites certainly would
like to see a few dollars of that
fund spent around here before
it’s all gone. j
One other item caught my
jealous eye. In an unsigned ar
ticle, presumably by the editor,
one paragraph reads:
“The railroad brought in set
tlers. It provided them with the
tools to sustain life in a land
of wilderness. Along the new
‘mainline,’ communities like
SEWARD, Ship Creek Landing,
Curry and Healy came into be
ing. The new railroad did that.”
Brother, someone has his
dates mixed! In an earlier para
graph you say that the railroad
came to Alaska in 1914. Please
be advised that Seward was
founded in 1903 for the purpose
of promoting a railroad, which
was not the present ARR. Your
only error is that the railroad
did not start Seward but that
Seward fathered the railroad.
Just a slight case of getting the
cart before the horse, or the
car before the engine, or some
such thing.
Now, that's off my mind. I
can return to my mellow mood
and look forward to cleaning
up and cooking that Christmas
dinner for the kids!
COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
Tuesday, Dec. 20
REGISTERED NURSES meet.
Wednesday, Dec. 21
AMERICAN LEGION and Aux
iliary meeting.
IZAAK WALTON LEAGUE.
Thursday, Dec. 22
WSCS Christmas Party in Meth
odist Church Parlor.
Friday, Dec. 23
LION’S CLUB luncheon.
Saturday, Dec. 24
EPISCOPAL GUILD meets.
Sunday. Dec. 25
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Do you know your house number?
HOLIDAY WEEK ACTIVITIES
AT ST. PETER'S CHURCH
Following is the schedule for
Holiday Week activities of St.
Peter’s Episcopal Church:
Christmas Eve, Dec. 24—11:30
p.m. Carols and Choral Euchar
ist.
Christmas Day, Sunday—11:00
a.m., Holy Eucharist.
Monday—Feast of St. Stephen,
Holy Communion, 9:30 a.m.
Tuesday—Feast of St. John,
Holy Communion at Sanatorium.
Wednesday—Holy Innocents’
Day, Holy Communion, 9:30 a.m.
Church Schol Pageant and
Party—7:00 p.m. Don’t miss this.
Thursday — Woman’s Auxil
iary Christmas Party, 1:30 p.m.
Sunday after Christmas —
Feast of the Circumciosion, New
Year’s Day.
Year's Day:
8:00 a.m.—Holy Communion
9:45 a.m.—Church School
11:00 a.m.—Choral Eucharist.
Fr. and Mrs. Clapp will be at
home New Year’s afternoon, 4 to
6 o’clock, to members and
friends of the parish.
Communications were inter
rupted in Alaska this past week
because of a blizzard in Phila
delphia! Imagine that!
"THE ALASKAN
AGRICULTURIST"
Published Monthly for and
by Alaskans.
Two Years for $1.00
Box-25 Anchorage
James Construction
Company
General Contracting
Ray F. James - R. A. Beissner
SEWARD. ALASKA
CONTRACT WIRING
TROUBLE SHOOTING
Dodge Electric Co.
Phone Madison 151
Telephone Polk 166
McRae Concrete
Products
Box 621
SEWARD. ALASKA
Local and Long-Distance
Hauling
Werner's Transfer
Ph.: Mad. 93 P.O. Box 893
Anchorage Horn
Dave Patterson. Mgr.
Extends a
HEARTY WELCOME
TO SEWARDITES
YM Mt. McKinley
Park Hotel
In the Heart of Scenic Alaska
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CONNECTIONS FOR FAIRBANKS FROM ANCHORAGE ON
MONDAY. WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY.
For Reservations at McKINLEY:
Phone Seward Agent — Main 153
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TANNING
Send us your furs and sldns to bo
tanned. Quick, efficient, reliable
workmanship. We return your
finished skins immediately.
Valcauaa Fur Co.
National Bldg. — Seattle, Wash.
PIC&
PAH
Telephone Adame 92
Pickup & Delivery
Cleoning Pressing
Alterations Hat blocking
is produced by
Tuberculin and
Bangs-Free
Cattle—
*
Sold at . . .
Your Grocer's
*
1009r Health Record for
25 Consecutive Years.
Sew arc) Sj)ain/
SEWARD POST
No. 5
Meets
lst-3rd Wed. of Month
Legion Log Cabin
SEWARD
B. P. O. ELKS
Meet 2nd & 4th Thursday of Month
OPEN DAILY 8:00 P. M.
Except Sunday
SEWARD LODGE
No. 219
F. ft A.M.
Regular Meeting First and Third
Tuesdays of Each Month.
Visiting Brethren Welcome.
R. E. Baumgartner—W. M.
W. C. Erwin—Secretary
United Brotherhood of
CARPENTERS and JOINERS
Seward Carpenters' Union 2304
Meetings at Medical Building
Affiliated With A. F. of L.
Meeting 2nd Tuesday of Month
Frank D. Gibbons — President
A. G. McRae—Fin. Sec. & Bus. Agt
International Longshoremen*!
and Warehousemen's Union
Local 39
Meets First and Third Tuesdays of
Each Month at 7 p.m.—Union Hall
President — Harold Davis