Seward Seaport Record
Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday of each week.
Seward, Alaska
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. Coleman. Editor and Publisher
Mildred Kirkpatrick . Managing Editor
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By Mildred Kirkpatrick
In less than a month the peo
ple of Seward must select a new
mayor, three councilmen, one
member to the Utility Board and
one for the School Board. There
is not too much time in which to
make their choice or to discuss
the persons w'ho will be capable
and willing to devote much of
their personal time to these po
sitions without pay of any kind,
except universal criticism of
every move they make.
All members of the present
City Council, and the mayor
also, are heartily hoping that the
people of Seward will agree to
the wisdom of the city manager
plan of government. They feel
that the burden of city business
has reached the point where a
competent business manager is
needed to supervise the $4,200,
000 corporation which is Sew
ard. A manager who can devote
his entire attention to city busi
ness without being distracted by
personal affairs.
There are several universities
in the United States graduating
men trained in engineering and
business management ever y
year. Such a man would be able
to save the city many dollars in
the course of a year above his
own salary.
A city manager does not re
lieve either the mayor or council
members of their responsibilities
to the people. It does, however,
offer some guarantee that city
funds will be spent to better ad
vantage. because of his trained
information on the handling of
bonds and his engineering know
how. He is directly responsible
to the council and can be held
accountable for his actions. He
can not order the payment of
bills nor the allocation of funds,
but he can control city employ
ees and supervise their work.
In ord:r to place the city man
agement plan before the people
on the genera1 October ballot, it
is first necessary that a petition
be placed with the Citv Council
requesting that tu plan be in
cluded on the ballot.
Such a petition is being cir
culated in Seward this week I.
requires 25 per cent of tVi'' num
ber of persons reg!ste"_d to vote
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in the last general election. If
you. the people of Seward, will
think seriously about trying a
city manager during the next
important years, and sign one of
the petitions, it can be placed on
the October ballot.
FIRST TWINS IN 12 YEARS
BORN SEPT. 1 IN
SEWARD HOSPITAL
The first twins in “10 or 12“
years, according to hospital au
thorities, were born to Mr. and
Mrs. Leroy Holman Saturday,
September 1, in Seward General
Hospital. •
A boy and a girl weighing six
and a half and five and a half,
respectively, the twins were
named Allan Roy and Alice Lou.
The family lives in Seward,
where Mr. Holman does long
shoring. They have five other
children.
Mrs. James Kirkpatrick and
two children, Jamie and Shelly
lei* Monday for a visit with her
moth r, Mrs. George Massoz, in
Brahm, Minnesota. Mrs. Massoz
lived in Seward until about two
years ago.
RAYON
Assorted Colo
Milk from Your Local Dairy—
REGULAR DELIVERIES or AT YOUR GROCER'S
SEWARD DAIRY
PHONE MONROE 4
or GARFIELD 50
C OF C COMMENDS
ALBIN PETERSON
A letter of commendation on
the work of A’bin L. Peterson
was sent to the Seattle office
of the Federal Mediation Service
by the Seward Chamb r of Com
merce yesterday.
“All of Seward is deeply
grateful to Mr. Peterson for his
speedy and efficient mediation
in the recent strike,” it stated.
Members expressed their feel
ing that Mr. Pet rson had done
Seward a great service.
Mr. Peterson himself stated^
to the press before leaving the
city that both parties in the ne
gotiations i ad maintain d a
“very friendly atmosphere” and
a sincere effort to attain a fair
agreement.
BPR MAN GETS
LEGION BOAT
The boat given away as part
of the American Legion Conven
tion week was awarded to H. T.
Connelly of Seward. Mr. Con
nelly is employed in the equip
ment depot of the Bureau of
Public Roads.
SEWARD ACS MAN GETS
PROMOTION
Enlisted men front Fairbanks
to Kdtcihkan were wearing hap
py smiles and new stripes this
week, as Colonel Fred P. An
drews, Commanding the Alaska
Communication System, made
announcement of a series of pro
motions.
Included among the corporals
promoted to sergeant was Fran
cis N. Markey, Seward.
Personalized Siaiionery
> Made io Order
d
LOCAL GI GETS PROMOTI'
AT WHITTIER
Pvt. Ralph G. Erickson, n
serving with the U.S. Army
Alaska, has been promoted
the grade of PFC, according
a recent announcement made
his commanding officer.
PFC Erickson has been in
Army since January 1951, :
is on duty in Whittier. He
tended Seward High School,
was employed for a time by
Northern Stevedoring Compa
He is the son of Mr. and R
Chester Erickson of this citj
I When in Seward It’s - -
The New Seward Hotel
Oscar Dahl, owner
no
guesswork
allowed
next spring... ^ ev«y
spring . . . the salmon industry tak. ■ a
careful look at samples of its previous
year’s pack. Several hundred cans of
salmon from Alaska and other distrVts
are selected at random, the labels removed
and a large group of experienced examiners
carefully judges the food product.
From these annual Salmon Cutting
Demonstrations, sponsored by the North
west Branch of the National Canners
Association, canners learn how to improve
their pack. This continuous desire for
improvement is especially important to
A1 ska because it is essential that the
Territory’s chief industry keep the quality of
its product high in a very competitive market.
In addition to these "Annual Salmon
Cuttings,” the industry carefully inspects its
product at many stages to be certain that high
standards of purity and quality are maintained.
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every Sunday over your favorite Alaska station
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