Seward Seaport Record
Published each Tuesday and Friday
Sevvurd. Alaska
John M. Coleman
Mildred Kirkpatrick
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Editorial—
Don’t read this, either. It isn't
any more interesting than the
last editorial was. It is about
the same topic. I know you
won’t enjoy reading this, but if
you don’t have anything better
to do, see how many mistakes
in English you can find in this
article.
While browsing through some
old papers published in Seward
in tiie early part of the cen
tury, I noticed that at that time
Seward had a great future.
People were all looking ahead
to the time when Seward would
be one of the largest and most
thriving communities in Alaska.
What ever happened to that
dream of the first citizens of
Seward? Could it be that they
expected to find old pioneering
spirit to carry on when new
people came into the Territory?
Was that too much to expect?
I wonder. I don't believe it
was. I believe that the people
here can still make Seward a
place for pleasant living and
pleasant entertainment.
The Fourth of July presents
the biggest opportunity for Sew
ard to take her place among
the recreational centers of the
Territory. Seward has the na
tural facilities for a resort town.
It is beautiful, the fishing and
hunting are good and the people
pleasant. Then why hasn’t Sew
ard made a showing long before
this?
I think I can tell you why.
The people in Seward are too
much interested in their own
personal problems to bother
with building a firmer founda
tion for the entire town. Think
about this for a while. Then
do the thing your conscience
tells you to do. See someone on
the Fourth of July Committee
and find out what you can do
to help with the celebration
that can make Seward the place
that early Sewardites dreamed
of.
Editor's note: The above edi
torial and one appearing in the
last issue, were written by a
high school student. We are
glad to publish them as evidence
of the interest being shown by
the younger generation. That
the youth are becoming actively
interested in the development
of their home town is one of the
most encouraging signs of the
times.
When in Seward It’s
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WALTER W. SIPPRELL. Gen. Agent - Phone Main 125
The
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By Mildred Kirkpatrick
We, the people of the Third
Division, were rather severely
criticized by Judge George W.
Folta and the Grand Jury, in
two separate instances this;
week. Tiie Judge probably spoke i
out of understandable anger at'
the district attorney and the way :
local newspapers handled the'
ease of a juvenile delinquent.
Criticism by the Grand Jury,
however, seems to go much
deeper, and should prompt us
all to a little serious thinking.
It states that in many instances
crimes that have been com
mitted could have been prevent
ed, and that likewise, many
crimes committed could be more j
successfully prosecuted if the!
citizens would concern them- ■
selves more with law enforce- ■
ment. i
These criticisms lead us to;
wonder. Do we really want im
partial law enforcement? Or are
we satisfied to enforce the law
against certain parties and types ]
or people? Are all communities
inclined to be lenient with the
families of older residents and
prominent personages?
Although totally in the dark 1
as to the identity of the Id year
old boy sentenced by Judge
Folta, one wonders why repeat
ed attempts were made to save
him, when other boys have not
received the same attention, llis
extreme youth may be the rea
son, or it may be something else.
In the same case, and in a i
case from Seward, people are j
inclined to minimize the mea- j
gerness of the.offense. One was
a case of a pocketknife, the
otiier a “measly $2UU.’’
It may be that in this coun
try of exaggerated values, where
ali living is clone on tiie grand
scale, that small thefts, minor
infractions, petty crime, should
be ignored. How about raising
the minimum for grand larceny
to—say. $1U00. That would save
a great deal of expenditure for
law enforcement, and increase I
the population of the Territory 1
overnight!
Seriously though, in this, the
largest judicial district, it is evi
dent that something is lacking.
It may be that the Highway Pa
trol must be increased in size,
growing communities must in
crease their police force, more
and more money must be spent'
on law enforcement. That may j
be the solution. But to my mind, |
an overlarge police force could ■
soon become the tail that wags'
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NEW AND MODERN
ACCOMMODATIONS
Carl F. Gulley, Owner
j
P.O. Box 8 Homer, Alaska
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Murphy
are parents of a daughter born
in Seward General Hospital
Tuesday, March 6. The little
girl weighed 6 pounds, 14 oun
ces. She was named Nancy
Patricia.
Mr. Murphy works for the
Alaska Railroad on the Seward
dock.
A daughter was born to Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Nestor in Seward
General Hospital Monday, Mur.
5. This little girl was named
Shirley Jane. She weighed 7
pounds, 4 ounces.
Mr. and Mrs. Nestor and Shir
ley live in Kenai. Mr. Nestor
is employed by Bureau of Pub
lic Roads in Kenai.
the dog. V/e do not want to be
ruled by any police force. What
we need is an adequate code of
laws, which if honestly and im
partially enforced, will maintain
an orderly balance in comrnun- j
ity living.
To all appearances ou,r Legis
lature, which has been in ses
sion a month, has been very
busy doing little. Certainly our
members have given serious con
sideration to raising living stan- j
dards, and in guaranteeing ade
quate funds for the operation of 1
the Territory for the next two i
years. Let s see if they can be
persuaded to spare a moment to
consider some form of juvenile j
consulting or corrective agency.,
I have the firm belief that li- J
quor, traffic, prostitution, and !
gambling, should be controlled
by the municipality, each ac-|
cording to its individual needs, i
but certainly some uniformity
in law must be provided before I
enforcement agencies can begin
to become adequate, however
large the personnel may be.
The whole question returns to j
the people. Are we interested in I
good, clean law enforcement, or
are we content to carry on in the J
haphazard way which has i
brought about the criticism of,
the Grand Jury and Judge,
Folta?
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Seward, Alaska
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Dr. Galen Hunt (Dean)
Box 946. Seward, Alaska
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