Seward Seaport Record
Published Monday, Wednesday and Friday of each week.
Seward, Alaska
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John M. Coleman .Editor and Publisher
Mildred Kirkpatrick .Managing Editor
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By Mildred Kirkpatrick
News dispatches coming over
the teletype this morning em
phasized the fact that tms was
indeed “blue Holiday.” Nothing
but disaster, murder and sudden
death. It was so bad that we de
leted several items as being
just too much. Strangely enough
there are some days like that.
Then suddenly, the mood chang
es, and we can find something
to restore our good humor: and
a more cheerful outlook.
Just one cheerful little eye
ful named the date that the rail
roaders will get a big paycheck.
September 11» will find a lot of
hot pockets in Seward when
those big checks aiu handed
out. Probably most wives have
it pretty well spent, or planned,
getting the kids ready for school
—something nice to look for
ward to at any rate.
One luars some complaint a
bout the curfew. It must be
something of a nuisance or
nerve strain to parents of teen
age youngsters, r.t, u. one re
gards it in the right li 't. th->
curfew is actur' " a .'.a'- ty men
sure for the children, especially
little girls. Our town is not
what it used to be even a year
ago. Children are safer at home
after a reasonable hour. Some
parents watch their children,
carefully,- know their compan
ions and their whereabouts.
Others arc careless of hte little
ones, consequently, the curfew
which restricts them all, regard
less, has become the best mea
sure of protection known to the
police.
Our officers have no inten
tion to bully the children. If
they are on a legitimate errand,
surely they have only to ex
plain themselves, and possibly
have it verified. Let’s not go
off the deep end in anticipating
arguments with the police de
partment over the curfew. It
has worked before, there seems
r.o reason why it should not
work again, although the de
partment does promise more rig
id enforcement than in the past.
Give them a chance, and they
will protect out youngsters to
he best of their ability—but,
parents must cooperate by ac
knowledging the curfew, and
having the children off the
streets by 10 o'clock.
com fellow., pev v leave the
primrose path -n'P th y h-. ee
•• .. their .. ’n
A daughter was born to Mr,
and Mrs. Eugene Mulherne Sat
urday, August 4 in Seward Gen
eral Hospital. The little girl
weighed 6 pounds 3 ounces. She
was named Kathleen Barbara.
Mrs. Mulherne is Erlene, the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Art
Brooks of Seward This is the
Mulh.erne's second child. They
have a small son.
Diary—Seward Girl
Scouts—-Aug. 3-S
Friday: The Seward Girl Scouts
and Brownies wore guests of Mr.
and Mrs. P. C. Brownell at the
three o'clock matinee. The Liberty
Theat e showed “Women of To
morrow,” a film on Girl Scouts, in
addition to the regular program.
Friday evening at 7 o’clock nine
girls of Troop 1. Girl Scouts, left
the Methodist Church for a week
end camp-out. Besides our leader’s
car, Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Terry fur
nished transportation. We sr>t uo
camp and discovered one of the
girls had forgotten the bacon, so
we had to go bark to town to get
it. Mr. and Mrs. Gilliland helped
with the transportation that time.
At 9 o’clock wc were fin llv set
tled down. Wp had a before-bed
snack of hot chocolate and cookies
that Edna and Winona Terry’s
mo’h r had baked Pr re occas’on.
Saturday morning our leader.
Mrs. Ling, got tire fire built and
then Patrol 1 • eo ked hreakrwt of
F c . ‘ . ... and bacon
’ h- • pj: rol '-ook ' ’. served. >nd no*
n.orn
After breakfast there was practice
at fire building, then Patrol II got
lunch—bean soup, cold cuts and
lettuce sandwiches, orange-carrot
salad, and Kool-ade. Patrol II had
to cook, serve, and clean up, too.
Lunch over, we went for a hike.
Patrol I prepared dinner of baked
pork chops, mashed potatoes,
creamed corn, and lettuce salad.
After the work was done we had
bunk inspection and cabin inspec
tion, brought in a fresh supply of
water and wood and settled dow'n
for a two-hour discussion and in
struction period in first aid by Mrs.
Ling. Before bed snack of sand
wiches and hot chocolate. When
everybody was in bed we had
group singing, duets and solos, and
then to sleep.
' Sunday morning, breakfast by
Patrol II—bacon, fried eggs and
fried potatoes. After breakfast we
built pit fires and played. Lunch
u'as fixed by Patrol I. We had
It dian spaghetti. The troop packed
and cleaned th.■ cabin after lunch
and air. Terry and Mr. Gilliland
came out to take us ail home.
Our nex‘ meeting is on Thursday,
Aug. 0 at 2 o'clock p.m. in the
Methodist Church basement.
PHYLLIS BAKER LEAVES
FOR EASTERN SCHOOL
Miss Phyllis Baker, Seward
graduate, and candidate for the
Anchorage Fur Rendezvous
queen this year, left Saturday
for school at Carnegie Tech in
Pittsburg, Pennsylvania.
Miss Eakcr ha-s conducted her
own radio program for several
months in Seward, and is a pop
ular entertainer at social func
tions. She is the firs* of the
flock to leave for school Out
side, and, as f.-r as is known,
the only one going East. Phyllis
is* the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Kenneth D. Baker.
A woman's fc iciest wish is to
be weighed and found wanting.
"CONDUCT HONORABLE'
BOYLE SAYS
WASHINGTON (AP) —
liarn M. Boyle, Jr., confi
with President Truman 1
and said afterward he ha
intention of resigning as C
man of the Democratic Nat
Committee.
Boyle told reporters: “I
always conducted myself h
ably.” Boyle’s name has
brought into published acci
of a $556,000 government
to a St. Louis Printing firm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch san
loan was turned down
times but was granted afte
firfti retained Boyle.
Boyle has denied he had
connection with the loan,
there have been demand
Congress for an investigate
it.
Senator Eyrd (D-Va) has
dared that if Boyle used hi
fluence to get the loan for
firm, then Boyle should
fired or should resign frorr
party post.
BoyB spent 30 minutes
President Truman, his first
at tiie White House since
Post-Dispatch published its
ies that he received fees :
the American Lithofold Coi
ation, the RFC borrower.
Boyle told reporters he
discussed the matter with
Truman.
As to what he intends to
Eoyle said:
“My intention is to serve
my full term, which lasts i
the convention in July, 1952
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A yellow object in the w
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urday to the missing airli
The Coast Guard reported it
a yellow crate, not a ye]
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