Seward Seaport Record
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Seward, Alaska
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Mildred Kirkpatrick
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By Mildred Kirkpatrick
The most important issue
facing Seward today is the
strike. It effects not only the ap
proximately 200 longshorcm.n
but every man, woman and
child in the city.
The action of the unions puts
us somewhat in the position of
a parent with an erring son. He
loves the boy but is worried
occasionally by a fear that the
young fellow has been showing
poor judgment.
The docks and waterfront are
quiet, when they should be
bustling with activity. The life
line of Seward economy has
been cut at the heart. One feels
that perhaps the longshoremen
were hasty in their action and
have thereby jeopardized the
welfare of the rest of the city
and Territory as well as their
own.
Their willingness to negotiate
their differences is very much
in their favor, however, and the
rest of Seward must stand with,
the men in any grievance. They
are not strangers, but true blue
Alaskans. That they have a
grievance is very evident. If
those who criticize the union
will take time and make an
effort to understand the reasons
for striking at this time, there
will be less cause for criticism.
It is to be hoped however,
that this afternoon’s meeting
will result in, at l^ast, an agree
ment to return to work, and to
allow their officers and the me
diator to negotiate a contract
that will be satisfactory to all
parties.
Our full sympathy is with
the longshoremen, but we must
reserve the right to hope that
they can settle their problems
without further risking the safe
ty and economy of the city, as
well as its future. This can be
done, by slow and careful, pa
tici t ami fair reasoning around
the conference table.
CONVENTION COMMITTEE
DE SPERATE FOR HOUSING
The Convention Committee
for the American Legion De
partment Convention which con
venes here on Friday, is des
perate for quarters for visiting
delegates.
Once again they plead with
Seward residents to rent rooms
or beds for the thr:e nights,
Au 'ust 31 to September 3. Call
O. A Merrill. Adams 162, or
Mrs. Ted Lesko, Monroe 67, if
you can spare a bed or even a
couch.
METHODISTS SPONSOR
HARVEST DINNER
The Woman's Society of
Christian Service of th: Metho
dist Church plan the annual
Harvest Dinner to be held in
the church basement from 6 to
8 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 13.
Mrs. Mae Metcalf, general
chairman for the occasion, will
be assisted by ten other ladies
of W.S.C.S
The committee invites the en
tire community to attend the
dinner and participate in the
good fellowship of the season.
Mrs. Rill Everitt and daughter
Pegsy expect to leave Tuesday
for their home in Seattle. Mr.
Everitt is stay.ng in Seward
until the close of the fishing
season. He is co-owr.er oi Res
urrection Bay Company. The
Everitts have been spending
their summers n Seward fo-r
several years.
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ILL,l. AUTI7CKITY
O LECTURE HERE
Rev. E. V. Slime, Dean of
the Lutheran Bible Institute,
Seattle, will lecture at the Sew
ard Lutheran Church Thursday
through Sunday of this week
Hours for the Bible Confer
ence here will be each evening
from 7:30 to 3:30 and Rev. Stime
will conduct the Sunday morn
ing services as well.
Rev. Stime is known as ap
outstanding Bible teacher. He
taught at the King’s Lake Bible
Camp. Rev. Kent 3paulcV:n
was dean of the camp at th
Same time.
Some people spend half of
their lives ge ing rut of jams
they never c ‘oul l have gotten
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WINTER MAINTENANCE
FUNDS NOT AVAILABLE F
RICHARDSON HIGHWAY
Valdez (AP) — This comm
jty at the south terminus of
Richardson Highway was r;
this weekend by a report t
the Department of Interior
no funds for winter maintena
of the key highway to the
terior.
Word was received that
military had been informed t
funds were not available
keep the highway open.
Rep. William Egan, spea
of the Alaska House of Ret
sentatives and a Valdez n
chant, asserted:
“It is inconceivable that
this time of national peail, C
gross did not make funds av
able to keep the shortest rc
to interior bases open
winter. It is not merely a 1<
issue. The bogey that this rc
would be hard to maintain
the winter was knocked int
cocked hat two years ago w
the Alaska Freight Lines,
trucking firm aided by contr
tions of several thousand dol
by Valdez merchants easily 1<
Thomas Pass open almost <
tinuously without a terrific
penditure of funds.
“Last year the Dcpartmen
Interior kept the highway o
much more easily benefiting
th: previous year’s experiei
Ten thousand tons of supp
were speeded to the inte
over this route in the past
winters without a mishap.”
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