Seward Seaport Record
Postoi'fiee Box 204 - Telephone Main 168
Published on Friday of Each Week at
Seward, Alaska
John M. Coleman
Editor and Publisher
$5.00 p. r year by mail. 10 cents per copy
EDITORIAL
The three day holiday is ex
pected to bring heavy traffic
over the highway from Anchor
age this year if the weather re
mains good. Traffic safety men
predict that it will not be long
before Alaska will be making
estimates of traffic death tolls
on holidays as they do Stateside.
While highway traffic is rela
tively light is the time to begin
an educational program for safe
driving in Alaska. Most old -
timers in this country have re
spect for their cars and are
used to difficult road conditions.
Fatalities are more numerous
among drivers new to the coun
try and accustomed to paved
roads.
Unfortunately, it is t h e s e
people who often are responsible
for accidents along the road to
themselves and to other, more
careful drivers.
There is little excuse, xeept
the human equation, for the
numerous accidents and deaths
on the Seward-Anchorage high
way in recent months. Although
this highway is less dangerous
than in previous y.ars. it is still
a road that takes watchful ciriv -
ing. If people can be convinced
that Alaska driving and alcohol
do not mix well and that driving
courtesy is a safety measure,
accidents may be kept at a mini
mum on this new highway.
JUNIOR WOMEN FLAN
BANQUET FOR JUNE i5
The final me ting of the year
for the Junior Women's Club
was held Thursday evening.
May 27. at the home of Mrs.
James Kirkpatrick. Plans were
completed ior the annual ban
quet which will be held Sunday,
June 15, at the Legion Club.
Members who wish to attend
should pay cither Mrs. Joe Oli
verson or Mrs. Alan Inglis be
fore June 12. Tickets are $2.75
per person; husbands and guests
will be invited.
SEWARD TO ANCHORAGE
DAILY
Lv. Seward 2:30 P.M.
ANCHORAGE TO LEWARD
Round Trip Daily
Lv. Anchorage 8:00 A.M.
j Connec: i:u* with bus for
Homer ; l IV! ie on Mon., j
Wed., a ml i'ri.
SEWARD - HOMER
Lv. S. warct:
Mon... Wed., Fri. 10 A.M. j
Return trom Homer:
Tues., Thurs., Sat. 9 A.M.
MATANUSKA
VALLEY LINES
Seward Anchorage
Ph.: Main 103 4th & D
C. of C, Essay Contest
tVon By Senior
Pedro Denton
St ward Chamber of Com
merce lias established a $50
award essay contest for high
school graduating students, giv
en for the first time last Wedn s
day. It was won by Pedro Den
ton, ;m outstanding student and
athlete who will attend the
School of Mines at University
of Alaska next year.
The winning essay follows:
"My Future in Seward"
Not long ago I found myself
facing a problem common to
most seniors in high school.
What should I do after gradua
tion'.' First it looted to be a
difficult problem indeed for 1
wanted to find a suitable occu
pation in the country and close
to the town I love. 1 asked my
self, what is my future in Sew
ard-.' At first it seemed that it
would be confined to one of the
substantial but unsatisfactory in
dustries that are the livelihood
of Seward. I felt that my future
deserved some effort that would
n't be wasted. Before i invested
the time and money in further
ing my education I wanted to be
sure that my investment would
n't be wasted and that it would
be us 'ful to both me anil my
community.
After careful consideration i
have found the opportunity for
me m my community. My future
lies embedded in tn mountains
and hills that 1 have grown so
fond of.
Our natural resources of me
tals and minerals are among tin*
i idlest in the world. They are
also among the most undevel
cp d It is well known that there
are vast deposits of such critical
materials as copper, coal, oil,
uranium, iron and many others
in Alaska. Many of these lie in
virgin country that has never
been prospected. In the near
future the supplies of many of
these materials will be exhaust
ed in other sources and the great
industries of the States will turn
to Alaska. They will establish
industries here.
The demand for trained men
to mine these materials will be
great. I fed that in the near
future the lifting of the treasures
of the earth will be the deciding
factor in making Alaska a self
supporting state.
The opportunities for finan
cial gain in this field are too ob
vious to mention. 1 wonder how
many millions of dollars worth
of valuable ores have old pros
pectors stumbled over unrecog
nized in their frantic search for
gold. Also because of the famil
iarity with Alaska, gained in tins
profession, it is easy to branch
out into many other fields. Many
for m e r engineers have b en
known to become a successful
politician or business adminis
trator.
Next fall I will begin training
to become a mining engineer at
the University of Alaska. The
University gradu ites engine ts
that are equal in schooling to
those of the best schools in the
States. 1 feel that it is best to
get one's training vvh re he is
planning to work. I will work
in mining in the summer to give
me practical knowlcdg ol Al
askan muring. Since 1 plan 1o
make my career in the T< rri
tory tiiis will give me the 'jump'
oil engineers trai i 1 in other
places. Tiiis training will give
me a chance to capitalize o.r
what I believe to be Alaska's
coming great industry. Also this
is a pretty open field since most
young men are inter, sted in
other types of engineering and
there are very few' mining pro
jects going on in Alaska at this
time. But we must r member
Mr. and Mrs. Gme Skinner
are proud parents oi' a baby girl
born Thursday, May 2!), at Sew
ard General Hospital. Christie
Ann weighed 8 pounds, 5 ounces
on arrival.
Mr. Skinner is employed at
Standard Oil Go. Mrs. Skinner
is the former Rene Faulkn r.
that Alaska is a growing frontier
and its future lies not only in
the industries of today but also
in the industries of tomorrow.
I feel that my future is a
bright and worthwhile one. The
work that I have chosen will
ke, p me in the community that
1 prefer. It will help in the fur
ther development of my country
and my community. It is work
that will give me favorable fi
nancial returns and that is also
very interesting. It will give me
prestige in my community and
above all it will keep me in the
great outdoors of the country
that I love. That is my future in
Seward.
Dick Kirkpatrick and his
mother drove to Anchorage Fri
day to . pend the weekend with
his brother Gone.
LT. EASTON HEADS SEWARD
NAVAL CONTROL OF
SHIPPING OFFICE
LI. Glenn II. Easton, Jr.,
USNR, has received orders from
tiie' Navy Department in Wash
ington and the commander, Al
askan Sea Frontier in Kodiak,
designating him as the Naval
Control of Shipping Officer for
the Port •of Seward.
Mrs. Easton and their three
children have been living in
Seward for the past year. Their
home is in Philadelphia, Pa.
The Naval Control of Shipping
Office located on the Army
Dock is now staffed with new
personnel.
Lt. j.g. John D. St. George,
USNR, is the new communica
tion officer. He arrived here
early this month via Kodiak
from his home in Southport,
North Carolina. Mr. St. George
is married and has one child.
11 is family will arrive in Seward
shortly.
The new enlisted personnel
in tiie office are QM 2nd Class
Donald V. Buhl, USN, who is
from Honolulu, T.H., and Yeo
man 2nd Class Robert D. Grund
man, USN, who is from San
Diego, California. Both are mar
ried and have children. Their
families will arrive in Seward
during the summer.
All other personnel in* the
office have left Seward. Com
mander W. L. Keene, the pre
vious Offic' r-in-C h a r g e, was
transferred to Washington, D.C.;
Lt. S. F. Junemann was trans
ferred to Norfolk, Va.; Lt. j.g.
G. S. Sirianni was transferred
to Kodiak and all the former
enlisted personnel were releas d
to inactive duty by the Navy
and have returned to the ir homes
and civilian life .
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Service. Northern Cab
Phone Main 54 or Main 55
AL'S RADIO SERVICE
NSW LOCATION
113 First Avenue - Phone Lincoln 14
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PROMPT AND EFFICIENT REPAIR SERVICE
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basically brand-new one!
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means new value for every dollar you pay out
for purchase, upkeep, or operation.
It was built brand-new around a hemi
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better use of gasoline, and also permits
sounder all-round engine structure, than any
American motor car engine has had before.
It delivers 180 horsepower . . . without
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and less wear than previous designs can
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develops almost no carbon deposit at all.
It will last longer than any engine you’ve
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way. It will stay “young” in performance
thousands of miles past the point where an
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