Sawaril Seaport Record
Published each Tuesday and Friday
Seward, Alaska
John M. Coleman Editor and Publisher
Mildred Kirkpatrick •» Managing Editor
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Bv Mildred Kirkpatrick
At <S o'clock last evening' a
huge flock of birds flew in a
northerly direction from town.
I thought them to be wild geese,
but was told they were sand hill
cranes. It makes no difference,
the beauty of their flight was
an inspiration. The fluidity of
their line changed with the rap
idity of a cloud, or a brush
stroke in the sky.
Then. I came down to earth,
to the rough and dirty street,
unpainted houses, and the four
hour job ahead of me—and for
a moment I was sick of it all.
But somehow, that moment of
beauty staid with me. it occured
and reocurred throughout the
evening, and all through today,
coloring and lightening the day’s
work.
I wonder—if we all took time
enough to dream for just a min
ute each day, to lose ourselves
in the beauty around us, would
not life be just a little easier'.’
Moonlight on the Bay, sunset on
the mountains, flash of a mag
pie's wing, the miracle of a
flower hidden in the grass, flam
boyant. awesome flare of the
Borealis, the mountain that lives
beside my house and thrusts a
protective should e r to the
wind—.
A beautiful baby, a puppy, a
silky cat. the greeting of a
friend, a loving gesture from a
loved one—all these things, but
a moment in duration, counter
balance the irritating minute of
daily living, if we can iust train
ourselves to see them.
So often ->nc refuses to see
the forest for the trees, fails
to see the pattern for peaceful
1 ”irg bccaus' of the irritation
of daily contact." Here we jive
amid the most beautiful • natu
ral surroundin s. What would
happen if we should allow beau
ty to sink in to the soul? Would
we stop quarelling? Would we
fail to find fault with one anoth
er? I wonder.
REV. IRWIN TO ADDRESS
KENAI GRADUATES
Rev. Paul Irwin, of Seward
Methodist Church, will deliver
the address at the class gradua
tion exercises of Kenai School
Friday night, May 11. His sub
ject will be ‘‘Living by Compass
or by Speedometer."
This will be the first class to
graduate from the new Kenai
school.
YOU HAD AN AD IN
THIS SPACE
PEOPLE WOULD READ IT
JUST LIKE
YOU ARE READING THIS
BUT YOU HAVEN'T AN
AD HERE. CONSEQUENTLY
HUNDREDS OF READERS
ARE MISSING OUT ON
WHAT YOU HAVE TO
OFFER THEM.
Price Stabilization
Now m Effect
All retailors and others cover
ed by ceiling regulations are
now in violation of the regula
tions if they have not prepared
required base period records,
Fred G. Hanford, Territorial Di
rector of the Office of Price
Stabilization, warned this week.
The deadline for retailers and
wholesalers was April 30, at
which time anyone selling ar
ticles at retail or wholesale was
supposed to have completed his
base period records in compli
ance with Regulation 9. No fil
ing by these merchants in the
Op S. office is required. How
ever restaurants and taverns
must also prepare r cords to
establish their food cost-per-ciol
jar of gross sales and file this in
formation with their closest
branch office of the OPS. to
comply with Regulation Eleven.
There are O.P.S. offices in Ket
chikan, .Juneau, Anchorage, and
Fairbanks.
Enforcement officers are eur
rently chicking restaurants and
taverns to ascertain the degree
of compliance.
All sellers of services, such as
laundries, dry cleaners, dravage
companies, repair services and
similar establishments m u s t
have a ceiling price list showing
the highest prices they charged
during the base period (Decem
ber 19-January 2d, 1951). This
list must show the type of serv
ice and the extent of the service
rendered during the base period
for the price which was charged.
The list was supposed to have
been prepared by March 1.
Checking will be done soon to
see that operators of these types
of services have complied. These
lists nc.d not be fMi-d with the
O.P.S. office but must be pre
served for inspection.
All services ary still under
the General Coiling Price Ro< u
lation, Hanford reminded, and
no price increases since January
25 are allowable.
Mrs. Dave Hassinger. wife of
the iv w announcer at KIBH will
arrive by plane tomorrow. The
Massingers will live in the trans
mitter cottage.
In entertainment circles, says
a columnist, TV is regarded as
something of a juvenile delin
quent.
RAINBOW GIRLS WELCOME
GRAND OFFICERS
The Seward Rainbow Girls
arc looking forward to the visit
of the Grand Wothy Advisor,
Shan Shawgo, who will arrive
here along wiflh thro > other
girls on the Baranof tomorrow
night.
Shan is a member of Walla
Walla Assembly No. 58. She is
visiting along with Irene Bur
roughs, Grand Charity, of West
Seattle Assembly No. 18 and
Margaret Teller, Grand Nature
of Bellingham Assembly No. 17.
Miss Elizabeth Braden, Worthy
Advisor of Seattle Assembly No.
23 is also on the trip which
takes the Gr id Worthy Advisor
to all of tiie six Alaska assem
bly's.
A luncheon is planned for
Thursday at 12:00 for the Grand
Officers and line-up officers and
Past Worthy Advisors of Sew
ard Assembly. The luncheon is
to be at the home of Mrs. Tom
Howell.
Initiation ceremonies will be
held 8:00 Thursday evening at
the Masonic Temple. On Friday
evening at 6:00 there will be a
formal banquet followed by the
Grand Cross of Color Ceremon
ies to which the public is in
vited. After the Grand Cross
service the installation of new
officers is planned. A dance and
party will be held after the In
stallation service.
MICHIGAN MEN TAKE OVER
NORTHERN CAFE
Jack Robinson and Cliff Gaul
don. from Flint, Michigan, arri
ved this week to take over the
sublease of the Cafe in the
Northern Bar.
The two men, having come
directly from Michigan, are
somewhat startled by Alaska
food prices, but are undaunted
in their determination to enter
into tile highly competitive res
taurant business. They call them
selves ‘ Slow Jack", and "Lazy
Cliff." This may be the name of
the new business.
SOLDIERS FINED BY U. S.
COMMISSIONER
Lloyd A. Barber and Delbert
F. Seagcr, members of 537th
Engineers topopographical group
were found guilty as charged
this afternoon in U. S. Commis
sioner’s court.
Charges, were placed against
them of taking a vehicle with
out tiie owner’s permission. A
fine of $25.00 each was paid by
the men.
Pvt. Jimmie Webb returned to
duty at Big Delta Sunday after
a few days leave at home.
SCENIC TRAVEL
equal to
SWITZERLAND!
BETWEEN SEWARD AND PORTAGE 3Y BUS
EACH WEDNESDAY
One Way S4.05 plu, lax
Round Trip S3.08 plus iax
To HOMER $8.70 pi 13 lax
Round Trip S13.05 plus lax
Mondays and Thursdays
MATANUSKA VALLEY BUS LINES
Information: Van Gilder Hotel
Milk from Your Loza! Dairy—
SEWARD DAIRY
Phone GARFIELD 50
REGULAR DELIVERIES or AT YOUR GROCER'S
MISSION CONFERENCE OF
METHODIST CHURCH
TO BE IN SEWARD
The Alaska Mission Conference
of the Methodist Church will be
held in the Seward Methodist
Church June 2f> to July 3.
Besides Territorial churches
to be represented, a number of
visitors to the conference will
come from Outside. They include
Bishop Gerald Kennedy, Bishop
of Portland area; Bishop Frank
Smith, Houston area and presi
dent of Division of Home Mis
sions and Church Extension.
Rev. and Mrs. Gordon Gould
and son Robert; Dr. Elliot Fish
er, executive-secretary Board of
Home Missions; Mr. Conwall
Snoke, treasurer of Board of
Home Missions; Mr. Percy Trev
ethan. executive-secretary Good
w i 1 1 Industries; Dr. James
Chubb, pastor Grand Island, Ne
braska. and Dr. Ezra Cox, assoc.
secretary Board of Home Mis
sions.
BLOOD TYPING
STARTED TODAY
Blood typing of school chil
dren started at the school Tues
day morning and is to continue
through Wednesday.
Thursday, Friday and Satur
day the general public will be
typed in the Civic Center build
ing. Hours are from 9 a m. to 12
noon, 1 to 4 p.m. all three days,
with the additional period from
7 to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday
nights.
Mrs. LaPreal Bie states that
volunteer workers are still need
ed for the daytime sessions.
Any person who can spare time
for any one of the sessions is
requested to contact Mrs. Elsie
Blue. The high school commer
cial class will do the clerical
work, but help is needed with
other phases.
It is not necessary that one
have nurses training to assist
in this work, according to Mrs.
Bie. “Anyone who can take
orders, can do the work,” she
stated.
How far a fisherman will
stretch the truth depends on
the length of his arms.
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SCHOOL PLAY PRAISED BY
ENTHUSIASTIC AUDIENCE
High school juniors and sen-I
iors put on their usual good per-l
formance, in “Junior Miss” last!
Friday and Saturday nights fori
a near capacity crowd bothf
nights.
Oddly enough, general opini
ons overheard afterward, gavel
the honors to a boy or at least!
an equal sly re with the twq
leading girls. Bill Erwin, senior]
as the irracible and harrasserl
father outdid himself in a j [
fectly natural interpretation!
and his stage presence was perl
feet.
Jo Ann Milroy, adorable a.[
a bubbling-over adolescent hand|
led her role beautifully and will]
consumate skill, and Phyllis Bal
ker in the lead, showed near|
professional status.
A good supporting cast kep|
the entire evening at a goor
pace, lo lag, and no evidenj
prompting. The play was prej
sented under the direction ol
Mrs. Grace Campen, high school
principal, whose skill in drarnal
ics is very plainly demonstr^
ted to the observer with anj
dramatic experience.
The stage setting was verj
effective in its simplicity, suj
gesting an air of austere riel]
ness. It was done in tones c|
gray, with a painted back dro|
of a large window with ven<
tian blinds, and deep ros|
drapes. The scenery set the ton<
and placed the family in th|
social scale without any helf
at all from the play itself.
Pvt. Earl Moore is in town LI
the summer with the Army Re{
reation Camp. He will probabl|
be on one of the camp's pleasui
boats.
Getting nowhere should mal
some people get sick of lettin|
well-enough alone.
Pvt. Don Smith spent tl
weekend at home on leave froil
Fort Richardson. Pvt. Lowef
Soderstrom was his guest. Soq
erstrom was a buddy of Ger
Kirkpatrick before t lie latte
went East for training.
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4-WHEEL DRIVE WILLY5 VEHICLES
• GET YOU THERE WHEN NOTHING ELSE CAN”
oovordl 1-ion pickups and one siai'on v/agcn are available
for immediate Seattle delivery, at a substantial saving, or
available in Seward early in May. See or write
Hal Thornton
KSMAi TERMINAL GARAGE
oenai, Alaska
Anchorage - Seward
SUMMER TRAIN SERVICE*
TKE
EACH THURSDAY
(MAY 3 THROUGH JUNE 14)
Depart Anchorage for Seward . 8:30 A M.
Depart Seward 2 hours after passenger boat docks
EACH THURSDAY
(STARTING JUNE 21)
Depart Seward 2 hours after passenger boat docks
Depart Anchorage for Seward 3:30 P.M,
EACH MONDAY
(MAY 28 THROUGH JUNE II)
Depart Anchorage for Seward
Depart Seward for Anchorage
8:30 A.M.
2:00 P.M.
EACH MONDAY
(STARTING JUNE 18)
Train Leaves Anchorage for Seward . 3:30 P.M.
Train Leaves Seward for Anchorage . 3:00 P.M.
‘The present ARR train schedule is annulled May 28.
THE ALASKA RAILROAD
"Mf. McKinley Park Route"