Seward Seaport Record
Published each Tuesday and Friday
Seward, Alaska
John M. Coleman.
Mildred Kirkpatrick ..
Editor and Publisher
.Managing Editor
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By Mildred Kirkpatrick
I was told that an officer on
the SS Aleutian is making liis
first return trip to Seward in 41
years. Also that he made the
statement that Seward has not
changed. “The buildings are dif
ferent downtown but the gen
eral appearances are the same
as they were 41 years ago,” the
gentleman is quoted as saying.
I wonder what lie meant.
Another person is supposed to
have remarked that a paint
salesman could get rich here.
Is it possible that we have
lived here so long that we have
become used to seeing unpaint
ed buildings and think nothing
of it? Fresh paint can cover a
multitude of sins, as 1 discovered
when 1 painted the window
boxes that I made myself—they
really looked reasonably good
(from a distance) after they were
well coated with thick paint!
We all know who lives where
in our town, and the absence of
“spit and polish” doesn't make
any difference to us. There
hasn’t been much time to sp:nd
at home fixing up this summer.
The few good days we’ve had
call out the Indian in us, so we
go fishing—or something. Be
sides—all kidding aside—many
people are. trying to get their
places cleaned up, painted, and
nice yards, before the Fourth of
July when we can expect an
other large number of visitors
from Anchorage and Fairbanks.
If we enjoy ours .Ives a little
more than other people, or work
harder to play longer—it’s a
good life, and we like it! I can
only afford one can of paint at
a time, and don't have time to
use it up any faster than that,
anyway, and that’s the way with
a goodly number of other Sew
ardites. We’ll get there eventu
ally. The Editors lik'd us just
the way we are.
As for the man who saw no
change in Seward in 41 years—
I think hti-’s all wet!
COMMUNITY LIBRARY
HAS NEW BOOKS
The tea that marked the open
ing of the library on June 4 was
a pronounced success, for both
the library and tHo public. The
Library Board wishes to express
its thanks to all those who
h lped make the tea a success
and to all those who donated
their work and material for the
fact lifting the library received.
Many new books have come
in which will be of interest lo
those who have not yet taken
advantage of their cards since
the reopening. It is with plea
sure that the board gives the
following description of some of
these books:
Washington Confidential by
Jack Lait and Lee Mortimer.
This is the lowdown on the big
town—probably the most influ
ential book of the year.
The Hinge of Fate by Church
ill, the story of World War II,
fourth volume.
Another Pamela by Upton
Sinclair, a story about a Seventh
Day Adventist who goes out to
work for a wealthy family.
Boswell's London Journal, his
diary from 1762-1763, published
from the original manuscript.
The Infinite Woman bv Edi
son Marshall, author of Yankee
Pasha, a story with a Victorian
background which takes its peo
ple from India to England.
Bennett’s Welcome by Inglis
Fletcher, a historical novel of
Colonial and Revolutionary pe
riod.
Madam Serpent by Jean
Plaidy, the love story of Cath
erine de Medici.
Foxfire by Anya Seton, author
of Draeonwyck. It is a love story
that takes nlace in the grim
town of Lodestone, Arizona, and
concerns Indians and their old
superstitions.
Personalized Stationery
Made to Order
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Fishing Season
Water repellent jackets.
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Phone '
or ADAMS 177
IF POLIO COMES
Alaska’s Health, a monthly*
publication of the Territorial De
partment of Health, was issued
as a set of “DO” and “DON'T”
precautionary pointers to be ob
served in case polio shows up
again in the Territory this year.
Polio cases from Ketchikan to
Point Barrow occurred last fall
in the first widespread outbreak
reported in Alaska. The first
cases were reported in July,
with the peak of the incidence
occurring in September and Oc
tober. There were seven deaths
resulting from the disease in
Alaska.
Three Alaska chapters of the
National Foundation for Infan
tile Paralysis were formed in
the, Territory last December,
with headquarters at Juneau,
Anchorage and Fairbanks. Prior
to this, during the polio out
break. the NFIP sponsored speci
al polio nursing institutes in
several cities, including Seward,
as well as furnishing iron lungs
and other aids.
Both to allay undue fear of
the diseas , and also as sensible
precautionary suggestions, IF
POLIO COMES, the NFIP offers
tiie following:
DO
DO
—allow Children to play with
friends they have been with
right along. Keep them away
from new people, especially in
the close daily living of a home.
—wash hands carefully before
eating and always after using
the toilet—especially important
when polio is around. Also keep
food clean ar.d covered.
—watch for signs of sickness,
such as headache, fever, sore
throat, upset s t o m a c h, sore
muscles, stiff neck or back, ex
treme tiredness or nervousness,
trouble in breathing or swallow
ing.
—put a sick person to bed at
once, away from others, and call
the doctor. Quick action may
lessen crippling.
—telephone your local chapter
of the National Foundation for
Infantile Paralysis, if you need
help. Locale through telephone
book or health department. No
patient need go without care for
lack of money. Your chapter will
pay what you cannot afford.
—remember—at least half of all
polio patients get well without
any crippling.
DON'T
—get over-tired by hard play,
exi rcize, work or travel. This
means men women, or children.
—get chilled. Don't bathe cr
5,vim long >r. tend water, or sit
around in wet clothes.
—have a mouth or thrr it opera
tion during a polio outbreak.
—use another person's towels,
d;shes, tableware or iho like.
—take children to places where
there is polio. Ask your health
department.
—take your child out of camp
or playground, where there is
good health supervision.
MISS McCANN TO VACATION
IN VIRGINIA
Miss Julia McCann will leave
this week to meet her sister in
Virginia. They will drive back
to the west coast from where
Miss McCann will return to Sew
ard in September.
A son was born to Mr.
Mrs. C. R. Hill in Seward C
eral Hospital June 12. The 1
boy weighed seven pounds
five ounces. His name is L
Rhodes.
CITY DRIVER'S LICENSES
AVAILABLE
The City Clerk announcer
day that new driver’s cards
city licenses are now avail
in the City Hall. Every dr
must have a new card by Jui
CITY BEAUTIFUL AWARD
GOES TO GILLILAND
C. P. Gilliland, 414 Sec
Avenue, receiv'd the $5 n
chanclise award from the L
Shop for the greatest imprt
ment in his grounds. i
A1 Torvanger at 234 See
Avenue, gained honorable rr
lion.
BAKER MUSIC SHOP
and STUDIO
—Exclusively Music—
Certified Teacher
425 FOURTH AVENUE
Telephone Black 85
"What's this ‘integration'
they're attacking you for?”
One of the complaints that a certain minority
in this country is now making about big companies
like Standard Oil Company of California is that
they practice “integration”. This word is made to
sound so evil that you may wonder what it means
as it's used in this case.
The fact is that integration is common in
American businesses both large and small.
They use it as a natural part of their system of
increasing efficiency, cutting costs and-improving
products. Integration doesn't make a good com
pany bad. To understand integration at a glance,
look at this parallel:
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A fisherman takes his boat onto the ocean and
makes his catch. Standard discovers oil and brings
it up out of the ground. It both then sell to some
body else—the fisherman to a buyer at wharfside,
and Standard to a buyer at the well—there’s no
integration. Suppose each takes the next step ...
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When the fisherman cleans his own fish, he
lias become an integrated business. So, too,
Standard. Like him, we work to put the product
into the form you want. We refine the crude oil
we produce — turn it into gasoline, luoricants,
chemicals. This is the practice ot integration.
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If the fisherman now carries his cleaned catch
to the market-place, he is further integrated, lor
he is now also in the transportation business...
as is Standard when we operate our own pipelines
and tankers to carry oil from well to refinery, or
refined products to areas where they’ll be used.
And if the fisherman then sells his product
through a store of his own, he completes his inte
gration. Standard does it, too, through Company
owned stations (about 1 in 7 stations where
Chevron gasolines are sold). Integration helps
companies do better for you and the nation.
Yd Like to Know . . . Many people write to Standard asking
pertinent questions about the Company. We answer all letters individually,
but some points seem of general interest. We take this way of discussing
them for everyone. If you have a question, we urge you to write in care of:
“I’d Like to Know,” 225 Bush Street, San Francisco 20.
STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA
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