Seward Seaport Record
Published each Tuesday and Friday
Seward, Alasku
John M. Coleman ....
Mildred Kirkpatrick
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VA ADVISORS TO STRESS
MANPOWER NEEDS
Veterans who undergo advise
ment and guidance at Veterans
Administration offices are given
up-to-date information on em
ployment prospects in the light
of the nation’s manpower needs,
based on a checklist recently
distributed to VA field offices.
The list includes nearly 100
essential occupational fields. In
case America launches a full
scale mobilization of manpower,
these fields either would need
large numbers of new workers
or additional trained personnel
just to maintain effective em
ployment levels.
The list is of greatest value,
the VA said, in helping a vet
eran choose between an objec
tive that best serves the nation
al defense interests and one that
does not—when his capabilities
would be suitable to both.
The VA cautioned its voca
EPISCOPAL CHURCH TO
HAVE SPECIAL SERVICE
Father Russell Clapp an
nounces a special service at St.
Peter’s Episcopal Church, Sun
day at 7:30 p.m. Seward Chap
ter of Eastern Star will attend
1 his service, the Feast of the
Epiphany being especially ap
propriate for the Order.
The service is not exclusively
for Eastern Star,' Father Clapp
states, and everyone is invited
to attend.
tional advisers not to rely solely
on the list in advising veterans,
but to use it together with other
job outlook information.
Dr. Donald H. Davenport,
well-known economist and con
sultant to the Administrator of
Veterans Affairs, and officials
of the U.S. Labor Department’s
Bureau of Labor Statistics co
operated in preparing the check
list for the VA.
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HOMER. ALASKA
Lv. Horaer: Mon., Wed., Fri., —
ARRIVE SEWARD — 4:30 P.M.
Lv. Sffward: Tues., Thurs., Sat..
ARRIVE HOMER — 4:30 P.M.
9 A.M.
BUS STOPS: Inlet Inn, Homer - Terminal Cale, Kenai
Van Giidor Hotel, Seward, and all way points.
SOURDOUGH
TRANSFER
Day or Night Service
For Service Call
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405 Wash. St.
MADISON 93
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Authorized
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O H. C. LITTLE BURNERS
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223 4th Ave.
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When in Seward Ids
The New Seward Hotel
FROM SEWARD
SS DENALI
Jan. 11 for
Valdez Wrangell
Juneau Ketchikan
Petersburg Seattle
SS BARANOF
Jan. 18 for
Sitka Ketchikan
Juneau Seattle
55 UENAL1
Jan. 25 for
Cordova Wrangell
Juneau Ketchikan
Petersburg Seattle
SS BARANOF
Feb. 1 for
Sitka Ketchikan
Juneau Seattle
Freighter Sailings from Seattle
Chena .Jan. 4 Flemish Knot .Jan. 11
Susitna .Jan. 18 A Vessel.Jan. 25
WALTER W. SIPPRELL. Gen. Agent - Phone Main 125
The
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By Mildred Kirkpatrick
Many questions have been
asked recently concerning Civil
Defense, and what Seward is
doing toward it.
As I see it. the whole question
while vital to Seward and its
people, is one which is being de
bated. but with little conclusive
results in all parts of the coun
try.
Quoting from “Civil Defense
police statement of the Ameri
Municipal Association,” as read
in its entirety to the Senate Sub
committee on Civil Defense:
“We accept the declaration of
the National Security Resources
Board that an effective civil de
fense is a vital element in our
system of national security.
“There can be no effective
civil defense organization in the
U.S. until all the people are
made aware of its importance to
the security of their communi
ties. the people must be made to
understand that civil defense
ranks with the Army, Navy, Air
Force and the productive ca
pacity of the nation as an es
sential part of the national se
curity program.
“The only way to convince
the American people that this is
necessary and requires their
personal participation and sup
port is to give them the import
ant facts about the real, funda
mental character of the national
! emergency in terms they can
i understand and accept.
Then they will do whatever is
necessary not only for survival
! but for victory.
i “Knowledge of t h e facts
which the people must have is
the EXCLUSIVE property of the
j federal government. Only the
: highest level of federal author
j ity lias the facts, and it is only
! from this same level of federal
j authority that the people will
{ accept the facts and act on them
No amount of salesmanship by
- governors, and mayors can com
mand he support of the people
j of this country for civil defense
i Given the necessary degree oi
j public understanding and sup
! port, we can and will proceed
, with the organization of oui
! local programs much more rap
idly than has been possible up tc
this time.”
Bringing this down to the
i local picture, it seems that we
are' in exactly the same positior
as all cities Outside. Federal aic
is proposed on the State level
but absolutely no assistance h
offered for cities of all sizes
which leaves them in all circum
stances dependent upon theii
State governments for the trans
mission of information from fed
eral sources and for all contact::
with the Civil Defense Admin
istration. The policy is carriec
so far that the legislation recom
mended to Congress would liter
ally make it impossible for the
federal CDA to deal directly
with any city, even a critical
target city.
In the Territory, there bein£
fewer communities, the situatior
should be easier to control fron'
Juneau. It is, however, being lef:
ALASKA CENSUS
Final figures for the popula-;
tion of Alaska as of April 1 of
this year reveal_ an increase1
greater than any state in the J
Union for the 1940-1950 period.
California with a 53.3 per
i cent increase is the closest to
! Alaska but even then is 24.1 per
cent below Alaska’s growth of
j 77.4 per cent from 72.524 to
! 128.643. Arizona, Florida and
Nevada ranked below California
i with 50.1 per cent, 46.1 per cent
1 and 45.2 per cent increases re
spectively.
The increase for Seward is
about 54 per cent for the 10
year period.
_
! up to the individual community
I as to just how much it can do for
i itself. We have been assured
that there will be no protection !
i from the military, except that j
I offered to the Territory as a |
; whole. In Korea, the policy j
: seems to be the withdrawal of
troops from areas which cannot j
, be defended. If that should be i
j the military policy for Alaska, i
j then what sort of “Civil De-j
j fense” can the city offer its peo
ple except personal survival? {
; Recommendations made by!
j Col. Alexander, Territorial Chief i
of Civil Defense, have been car-!
ried out, but no further com- j
I mimical ions have been received,
as to added programs. According
to the Colonel. The Alaska Rail
road lias been given the respon
sibility of providing food and
. medicines in case of emergency
! —therefore it was unwise and
unnecessary for communities to
attempt such a problem.
Evacuation was also frowned
upon, yet, plans are in progress
i for the evacuation of women and
! children from the Anchorage j
area. One doesn’t know what to
think, or what to do. Until some
better coordination of the pro-!
gram is made on a higher level, j
it looks as though it is every
community for itself.
Responsible citizens here are
! becoming restive and within the i
! next ten days, more definite j
word may be available on a j
, definite program. The existing
committee under Pat Bogan has j
not been idle, however. The air j
raid and fire siren has been in
stalled, synchronized with the
fire siren. Auxiliary water sup- J
ply is now available by means ,
of a special valve' installed in j
the Lowell Creek line, which
will throw that water into the
city lines in case of fire.
The city has been laid off in
blocks with wardens ready to be j
notified of appointment, after,
; screening by security agents.
Red Cross classes are being ar
ranged in first aid and homg 1
nursing. But there is much yet
to be done.
We are not the only city that
finds itself behind in prepara
tion. It is the general cry
throughout the nation. Such pre
paration costs money, and if
none is to be forthcoming by fed
eral assistance, Seward citizens
may be called upon to foot the
bill for our own protection—
and, after all, why not? It's your
safety and mine at stake. If we
cannot wait for Washington, let s
do it ourselves. Alaskans always
have; we can now.
Alaska Railroad
Winter Train Service
NOW IN EFFECT
Seward - Anchorage
TUESDAY - SATURDAY MONDAY - FRIDAY
Lv. Seward .8:30 A.M. Lv. Anchorage —1:30 P.M.
Ar. Anchorage -—1:00 P.M. Ar. Seward .6:00 P.M.
A Boat Train is arranged on Thursday in accordance
with the arrival of the passenger vessel.
Service Daily except Sunday from Anchorage to
Jonesville and Whittier.
For Information Phone Seward Agent
MAIN 153
TANNING
Send us your furs and skins to be
tanned. Quick, efficient, reliable
workmanship. We return your
finished skins immediately.
Valcauaa Fur Co.
National Bldg. Seattle. Wash.
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Telephone Adarr.i 92
Pickup & Delivery
Cleaning
Pressing
Alteration!
Hat blocking
Meets 2nd and 4th Mondays
I.O.O.F. Hall.- Adams St.
N. G.. Art McKeough
V. G., George Kipsgard
Sec., Tom Jones
SEWARD POST
No. 5
Meets
lst-3rd Wed. of Month
Legion Log Cabin
SEWARD
B. P. O. ELKS
4th Wed. of Month
OPEN DAILY 5:00 P.M.
United Brotherhood of
CARPENTERS and JOINERS
Seward Carpenters' Union 2304
Meetings at Medical Building
Affiliated With A. F. of L.
Meeting 2nd Tuesday of Month
W. C. Knaak — President
Keith Cobban - Fin.-Sec. & Bus. Agt.
International Longshoremen's
and Warehousemen's Union
Local 39
Meets First Tuesday of Each Month
7 p.m. — Union Hall
President — John Rose