Seward Seaport Record
Published each Tuesday and Friday
Seward, Alaska
John M. Coleman . Publisher
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WHEREAS, the men and
women of the United States
Marine Corps have served their
country and their
Corps well and faith
* fully throughout their ]
long history from the
American Revolution j
in i / to xo inc snores
and fields of Korea in 1950; and!
WHEREAS, on November!
tenth of this year, the United
States Marine Corps shall celt*-!
brate its 175th Anniversary as
a fighting force for liberty and
justice under our American
Government;
NOW, THEREFORE. I, Ernest
Gruening, Governor of the Ter
ritory of Alaska, do hereby call
upon the people of the Territory
of Alaska, to observe November
10, 1950, as the 175th Anniver
sary of the United States Marine
Corps in an appropriate manner,
whether publicly or privately, j
and ask that all citizens call to
mind the motto of the Corps!
“Semper Fidelis.” Always Faith-1
ful, as we remember the heroes!
of the past and present and,
James Construction
Company
General Contracting
Ray F. James - R. A. Beissner 1
SEWARD, ALASKA
particularly, ask God’s blessing
upon those Marines, both living
and dead, who have fought for
us in Korea against naked ag
gression and Godless tyranny.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I
have hereunto set my hand and
caused the Seal of the Territory
of Alaska to be affixed. Done
at Juneau, the Capital, this 31st
day of October in the year of
our Lord nineteen hundred and
fifty.
(Seal) Ernest Gruening
Governor of Alaska
Mr. and Mrs. Bon Bellamy of
Homer are parents of a daugh
ter, born in Seward General
Hospital on Hallowe’en, Oct. 31.
The little girl weighed 8 pounds
and 15 ounces. Her name is
Linda Ann. Mrs. Bellamy is the
daughter of Oscar Woodman,
former Sewarditc, now farming
I at Homer.
i Money doesn’t necessarily
■ bring happiness, but if you have
i plenty of it you can always
choose the misery you enjoy
most.
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THE KATHRYN JOHNSON
School of the Vance
i
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. 0Hander \
Jeweler
Established 1910
The Inlet Inn
in Homer
NEW AND MODERN
ACCOMMODATIONS
Carl F. Gulley, Owner
P.O. Box 8 Homer, Alaska
When in Seward It’s
The New Seward Hotel
Oscar Dahl, owner
ALASKA STEAMSHIP COMPANY
SCHEDULED SAILINGS
Freighter Service
SCHEDULED SAILINGS FROM SEATTLE
VICTORIA.Not. 6
CHENA.Nov. 9
SUSITNA.Nov. 16
BARANOF.Nov. 17
NADINA.* Nov. 23
Waller W. Sipprell, Gen. Agt. - Phone Main 125
The
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By Mildred Kirkpatrick
For many years, Seward has
been crying crocodile tears about
being neglected by all the pow
ers that be. No roads, no tourists,
1 no business, no harbors, no rail
road, and no everything. “Poor
Seward,” we said, “the world
neglects us.”
So we sat down to be discov
ered. The railroad is to remain
as our mainstay. Bridges and
docks are to be rebuilt. The high
way is to be finished in a year
to Anchorage and the rest of
the continent. Besides which the
old section through the forest is
to be improved, and blacktopped!
The Navy has at last recognized
the value of Resurrection Bay
and the harbor. The Army pro
claims this as a recreation area.
The rest is up to us! What are
we going to do about it?
Today, Herb Hilscher, the not
ed Alaskan author and progres
sive Alaska booster, visited Sew
ard with Larry Moore, manager
of Associated General Contract
ors in Alaska, to interest busi
ness men of Seward in the Good
Roads Association. This move
ment has done more than any
other one organization in the
country to bring good roads into
the United States. It can do the
same for Alaska. Are we con
tent with the number and kind
of roads we have around Sew
ard? We CAN do something
about it.
Next week an attempt will be
made in Anchorage to form an
Alaska Tourist Association. Will
WE do anything about it? Walt
Sipprell will attend the confer
ence. When he returns with in
formation, will we sit back and
say, “Well THEY should do
something about it.” I'm willing
to wager that it will go no fur
ther than just that.
The League of Alaska Cities,
proposed last August, has not
been ratified by Seward.
All these things are opportuni
ties just dropped in our lap, if
we do not take advantage of
every move that offers itself we
will very soon become a third
rate city instead of the third
largest city in Western Alaska
as we should be.
What can we do? Let George
do it? “Who is “George”? Who
are “THEY”?
The obvious leader in all these
movements is the Chamber of
Commerce. Who is the Chamber
of Commerce? Right now, it is
composed of a half dozen public
spirited citizens who refuse to
COMMUNITY
CALENDAR
Well Baby Conference and Im
munization Clinic, 1st and 3rd.
Thursday of month. 1 to 4:30
p.m. Building next to Moody’s
Lunch.
Friday, Nov. 3
ANNUAL SCHOOL CARNIVAL
Saturday, Nov. 4
BAZAAR, Lutheran Ladies Aid.
Monday. Nov. 6
I.L.W.U., Local 39.
CITY COUNCIL.
Thursday, Nov. 9
INSTITUTE ON POLIO NURS
ING, City Council Chambers.
Friday, Nov. 10
'INSTITUTE ON POLIO NURS
ING, City Council Chambers.
Saturday, Nov. 25
BAZAAR, Methodist Church.
let the flame die. They are not
supported by the men and wom
en of Seward. EVERY business,
EVERY civic organization and
EVERY interested citizen ^iould
be in there pushing with their
personal attendance, their ideas,
ther work, and their MONEY.
Someone said recently, “If you
think you are going to be happy
and prosperous by sitting back
and letting the government take
care of you, take a good look at
the American Indian.”
The same thing applies to us
in Seward. The government has
done all that could be expected
of it, and more than we ever
dreamed of, now the rest is up
to us. Many people refuse to co
operate with the C of C, the City
Council, the Lions, and other or
ganizations because they “don’t
like,” the fellow at the head, or
because “so-and-so” runs the
outfit. Well, there is one good
way to change that sort of ar
rangement, and that is to get in
there YOURSELF, and have it
“run” the right way!
It’s high time for Seward to
cast off its three-cornered pants
and grow up. Let's get on the
BAND WAGON or fall by the
wayside!
Pclronize Home Industry
FRIED CHICKEN
DINNERS
One-Half Chicken
$2.50 per plate
EVERY SUNDAY - 2 to 6 p.m.
Moose Pass Inn
Osbo’s Electrical Supply
Authorized
O GENERAL ELECTRIC DEALER
• KOHLER LIGHT PLANTS
• H. C. LITTLE BURNERS
Phone Adams 82
223 4th Ave.
Going North?
TRAVEL VIA THE
Scenic Alaska Railroad
See:
• SPENCER and PORTAGE GLACIERS
• KENAI LAKE
• THE FAMED "LOOP"
• "ALASKA NELLIE"
• TURNAGAIN ARM
TRAINS LEAVE SEWARD:
8:30 A.M. on Tuesday
2:00 P.M. on Thursday
CONNECTIONS FOR FAIRBANKS FROM ANCHORAGE
ON MONDAY. WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY
THE ALASKA RAILROAD
For Information Call Main 153
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Westinghouse
SALES & SERVICE
Ranges - Refrigerators
Automatic Washers
Driers - Water Heaters
Home Freezers
Dodge Electric Co.
Phone Adams 137
Telephone Polk 166
McRae Concrete
Products
Box 621
SEWARD, ALASKA
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United Brotherhood of
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Meetings at Medical Building
Affiliated With A. F. of L.
Meeting 2nd Tuesday of Month
Frank D. Gibbons — President
A. G. McRae—Fin. Sec. Sc Bus. Agt
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and Warehousemen's Union
Local 39
Meets First Tuesday of Each Month
7 p.m. — Union Hall
President — Harold Davis