Seward Seaport Record
Published eaeh Tuesday and Friday
Seward, Alaska
John M. Coleman Editor and Publisher
Mildred Kirkpatrick Managing Editor
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By Mildred Kirkpatrick
A welter of proclamations setting
aside May If). 20 and 21 as special
“Days” this year, obscures a very
prominent one, or in newspaper
parlance, it is “buried.”
May 20 was proclaimed by the
Pros'd mt as “i am an American
l \w
Quo tin/ ‘r. m die proclamation
. 1 ;v : ncr Ernest Gru<ui
the United States
bui': by millions of
t d. f.ui.ki'ul. and vigilant men
’cn. i . many i\ . cs and
; ' e high t he Torch of
e to gu'.d 1 our own
’ ' v dsn to li gilt the way
• ether freedom-loving people's:
‘‘Whereas, in this tense period or
world history our Nation must
strong hen its unity of purpose
th ough increased devotion to thc
fundamental principles of individu
al liberty, equal opportunity, and
justice for all ... it is especially
fitting at this time that each and
every citizen of the United States,
whether native or naturalized,
should renew hi< faith in the idea’s
that for'.i E ■» inundation upon
which ear c ur'i v : s been built
into a w.ipV- E i;( • r the ad
vance .rent o' : - ■■•m . cause.”
I e 1 . n Airo-i ”• ad that is
not ir. • * 1 t E statement,
whici I ■ i • be able to
make. 'and. i : . m. may be a
little snol ab<>ut. Do c 1 .
from a long line of Sargents and
Griffins names of no historical
• • ainenoo. hut to be found < a me
list of sturdy pioneers of the Mas
1 'uo ” C i, nv; ei" t't same
Mr a. .Ehnothan Edwards, thc
- ’. |{ -h hunter- of M:u
•C-r 1 r. • !s( r “hell and brim
1 prone her and colonizer
r ’ - " Mr Ohio Trail in the days of
E f ibuh us Johnny Applerced. my
'f "rehorvs fought mid bled, prayed.
’ v d. Ev-d and died alongside my
*' s’ ,and' ye .pie. They drifted to
a”. ‘s of th° on. and were
reuivtod n my own children in
this present generation.
The same i; wuo of m: r>v rail*
lions i f preser day Americans,
but we were oil “foreigners” once.
We are now Americans, and proud
of tiie name, just as so many newer
fronds arc now American, wheth
er in the lost year or within their
present lifetime.
Americans a*-0 a proud penile.
lw* a generous people. Because we
love cur va.v nf life, we are ove~
cnx'ot«s *. ■> s'':w<- :t wi*h rthe"s. rn
pear:ng at times to for ^ our gen
erosity upon others whom we con
sider less favored, which does not
always create friendship. It does.
* in fact, often create a bitterness of
feeling, which we find hard to un
der hand.
In these days, Americans are
, ga'n faced with extinction of our
identity as a freedom loving peo
ple The creeping red menace of
C ommunism would absorb our Na
tional and individual ideals as it
has the individual!!\ of so many
other nations. .
1: is indeed fitting, as the Gov
ernor states, that we. each and
every American, “renew his faith
in the ideals that form the founda
tion upon which our country has
been huilt into a mighty force fot
ihe advancement of freedom's
e ause."
Our forefathers shed their blood
far freedom. W13 are doing the
same by sending the flower of our
manhood into uniform into Korea.
Is this enough? Or must we not
build up a bulwark of determina
tion to \vin*and faith in our ideals
t » hack up those boys of ours who
are living and dying miserably for
the freedom of a weaker nation?
If you are an American, be an
American, and do not allow any
thing to disrupt the defense lines
on the home front.
NAVY MAN TEACHING
FIRST AID CLASS
Lt. Junemann, USN. announc
ed the second meeting of the
first aid class for longshoremen
in the Dockside Union Ilall to
night at 7:30.
The 13 hour course is being
1: Id Monday and Friday nights.
Two weekly sessions will accel
erate the studies, so as to finish
before the fishing season opens,
thus rrL asing the e ager angler,
for their favorite sport, the
Lieutenant states.
There is still an opportunity’
for men to enter this class and
catch up on the preliminary
lesson which was given on Mon
day night.
LEWARD FIRMS GET
EKLUTNA CONTRACTS
each Dodge, of Dodge Elec
tric Company announced today
that Dodge El ctric was award
ed the contract for electric wir
ing on the Bureau of Reclama
tion Building at the Eklutna
government plant.
The general contract on this
project. Dodge stated, was given
jointly to James Construction
Company, of Seward and Sand
vik and Ruark of Palmer, who
also have the general contract
for a warehouse at Ihe same lo
cation.
OASTUUlSt Lint
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OFFERING FREQUENT FREIGHT SERVICE BETWEEN
C ALITOR’'I A—OF.EGON—WASHINGTON —A'-ASK A
Lv. Seattle*
Ar. Seward
S3 JOHN W. BURGESS
S3 LEAF AIR
SS TARLETON BROWN
Lv. Portland
Lv. Seattle .
Ar. Seward
I.OS ANGELES
LONG BEACH
P er A
ANCHORAGE
223 Central Bldg.
P.O. Box 592
Ph. 3-4401
George Hutton
District Mgr.
May 21
May 26
FATT r PANCISCO *
150 Sfrsoms St
Pier 40
SEATTLE 6
Pier, Ames Ter.
3200 26th Ave.. S.W.
FAIRBANKS
M. J. (Bill) Wilcox
Dist. Freight Agt
Jameson Eng. Bldg.
May 26
May 31
June 5
PORTLAND 5
Pier. C'lumb a
Basin Terminal*
Broadway-Oak Bldg.
Beacon 7301
SEWARD
trin Freight Depot
Main 164
Captain T. Pie
Operating Mgr
Straw'hip Tran.<pnrtatinn
Modern Coatlzvisr
SANATORIUM PERSONNEL
EXPRESSES THANKS
Seward Sanatorium personnel
wishes to express its apprecia
tion of the interest evidenced by
the Seward townspeople in their
attendance at the open house
held at the Sanatorium on May
13th in commemoration of Hos
pital Day.
The guests gathered in the
hospital dining room where they
enjoyed a welcoming address by
Dr. Francis J. Phillips, medical
director, and where they were
served before starting on their
tour of the hospital. The tea
table was attractively appointed
with a center piece of assorted
tinners, candelabra and lovely
silver service. It was presided
over in turn by Mrs. Ray James,
Mrs. G. C. Inglis, Mrs. R K. Os
bon, Mrs. Georgia Todd, and
Mrs. Victor Mahan, who wer
invited to pour in recognition of
the invaluable contribution they
have made in their volunteer
work with the patients. Consid
erable interest was shown in the
display of patient handiwork
and especially in the pen anu
ink drawings:, and oil paintings
Dr. Hubert J. Ilindes, who has
been at 1he Sanatorium since
February as a tuberculosis spe
cialist. arranged a very educa
tional display of x-ray studies
which he discussed untiringly
with the visitors.
The patients had looked for
ward to Hospital Day with an
ticipation and had donned their
best pajamas and bedjackets for
the occasion. It is a real treat to
the patient population to see v:s
itors in attractive street attire
which is a welcome contrast to
the uniformed personnel tinw
are accustomed to The chil
dren’s ward seemed to have a
special appeal to the visitors.
whose attention delighted the
little ones. /
The hospital guest book re
vealed a registration of 135 per
sons and it is estimated that
there were many more'who at
tended and failed to sign their
names.
Seward Sanatorium belongs to
the people of Alaska and it is
most gratifying to see the inter
est evidenced by the Seward
townspeople in one of its ov/n
institutions.
ALASKA SHOP CLOSED FOR
FUNERAL
The Alaska Shop is closed all
day today in memory of J. Vic
Brown Sr., whose funeral serv
ices were held in Seattle this
afternoon.
Mr. Brown was an Alaskan
for many years. He moved here
in 1 f)l 5, settled in Anchorage
and operated the jewelry busi
ness known as J. Vic Brown,
Jeweler.
His youngest son, J. Vic
Brown, Junior, opened a jewelry
store in Seward in 1D48 in the
Arcade Building. Upon purchase
of 1 He Alaska Shop building, the
business was expanded to cover
the entire operations of the Alas
ka Shop.
The death of Mr. Brown has
deprived Alaska of the experi
ence, loyally and business acu
men of another of its Oldtimcrs,
whose faith in the Territory
meant so much to its develoo
ment.
A maiden aunt, asked to ad
vise her niece as to whether or
not she should marry her soldier
fiance about to go overseas, re
plied: “Well. dear, if I had my
time all over again, I’d get
married before I was old enough
to have sense enough not to."
SEVENTH GRADE GIRLS
GOING AWAY PARTY
The seventh grade girls held
a “going away” party Thursday
afternoon. It honored Judy Ger
wer and Donna Johnson, who arc
leaving towm in the near future.
Judy and her mother, Mrs.
Ted Gerwer, will leave in a few
days to spend the summer visit
ing relatives in the States. Mr.
Gerwer and son Ted will go Out
side later in the year.
Donna Johnson, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Johnson,
will be moving Outside some
time this summer with the fam
ily. j
Weather Complicates
Choosing Winner
A Beta Sigma Phi committee
spokesman reported today that
lain and generally bad weather
this week made the task of
choosing a winner for the City
Beautiful award a very difficult
task.
The committee settled, how
ever. upon the Lawrence Whit
more place at 306 First Avenue
as the winner of this week’s
award. j
Honorable mention was given
to Swan Lind at 424 Third. I
The $5.00 merchandise prize
for this week was given by
Osbo's Supply.
CITY BEAUTIFUL AWARD
WINNERS
Lawrence Whitmore,
306 First Avenue.
Ted Bristow,
404 Sixth Avenue.
Honorable Mention
Swan Lind,
424 Third Avenue.
Pi. L. Baumgartner.
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