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
Bob Atwood’s editorial in the
Wednesday Times is particular
ly apropo at the end of this
tourist season. “What should a
visitor see?” he says.
Tourists ask passers by what
there is of interest in the vari
ous towns they visit—and most
of the answers are vague or in
accurate. He advocates an "i&du
cational program for the resi
dents of Anchorage, Fairbanks,
Parmer and Seward, which
sounds like an excellent idea to
us. The Seward Chamber of
Commerce has been discussing
such a program in pamphlet
form, but has not singled out
the local points of interest for
emphasis.
Many of the visitors have
gone away, dissatisfied or un
impressed with everything but
the scenery this summer. We
want tourists to remember Sew
ard as something more than the
place where they left the ship.
The questions asked here are
simple, and seem so unimpor
tant to us they are often passed
over lightly, but if people ask
they must want to know such
things.
For example, I have been
asked this: How high are the
tides? Does the Bay freeze?
How did Resurrection Bay get
its name? Which is Resurrection
Mountain? Is it true that there
is a huge cross appearing on the
mountain at Easter?
Do the seagulls stay all win
ter? How cold does it get, and
how much snow? What is tiie
rainfall? What is tile popula
tion?
How many business houses?
Many remark about the large
number of big and high class
ears, even asking how many
there are. They want to know
about churches and recreation.
Do bears ever come into town,
was a question put this week.
They wonder it we have to fight
off wolves. Some are interested
in the police department and
fire fighting equipment, tele
phone services and utilities.
An increasing number of visi
tors are curious about the his
tory of Seward and Alaska.
Everybody is interested in our
fierce love for Alaska and about
statehood.
It would not be much of a
job for all of us to inform our
selves on such things through
out the winter—either by form
ing a class, or through some
means of public information.
This paper is running The Story
of Seward by Mr. Jay Stauter
as a serial. He is having diffi
culty in running down actual
facts. Although there are many
factual accounts of the Territory
as a whole and of individual
sections, the records of Seward
have been lost. As he is told of
specific instances and persons
who took part in the early de
velopment of the community,
Mr. Stauter is interviewing peo
ple, but the printed or written
records are gone.
Answers to the questions men
tioned today are easily avail
able to anyone who will seek
them out. From time to time,
we will run a series of questions
and answers for public informa
tion. Let’s prepare for next
year’s tourists, so that they will
return to the States with the
impression of a well informed
public in Seward.
Down through the ages man
kind has had more trouble from
strong wont’s than from strong
wills.
GIRL SCOUT ASS'N
ELECTS OFFICERS
The community association of
the Seward Girl Scouts met
Monday night for the election of
officers and the appointment of
committees in the further pro
motion of the Seward Girl
Scout orgnization.
The meeting was called to or
der by Mrs. Victor Mahan, and
the following reports were giv
en, and committees appointed.
Mrs. F. J. Phillips of Bartlett
gave a report on the meeting
she attended May 18 in Anchor
age with Miss Dorothy Petron,
national field leader, and Mrs.
Helen Sheean, regional commit
tee member for the district. At
this meeting in Anchorage, Mrs.
Phillips, along with other Lone
Troop leaders in Alaska, learned
of the long range plans for the
future of Girl Scouts in Alaska
and communities like Seward.
It was recommended that such
communities as Seward form a
central group representing the
community as a whole which
would be willing to accept the
responsibility of the continued
assistance of Girl Scouts in its
community.
Mrs. Carl Ling reported on the
present status ef the Girl Scouts
in Seward and discussed the
immediate needs of her troop
and other troops in Seward.
The following officers were
elected: Mrs. F. J. Phillips, chair
man, Mrs. Norman Wengert,
vice chairman, and Mrs. Paul
Nelson, secretary-treasurer.
Jane McMullen, chairman,
Mrs. Victor Mahan, and Mrs.
George Cooper, were appointed
by the chairman as the commit
tee finding leaders for troops.
Many leaders are needed, as well
as troop committee members.
Any adult who is interested in
helping in any way, especially
anyone having any experience in
Girl Scouting, please contact
one of the members of this com
mitte as soon as possible, in or
der that the program can begin
with the beginning of school.
Dr. F. J. Phillips, chairman,
Mr. Walter Blue, Mr. Elwin
Matthews, and Mrs. Grace Mur
rell were appointed as a com
bined public relations and ways
and means committee.
The girl scout organization at
present has no funds in its treas
ury. An opportunity will be giv
en.to organizations to contribute
to this fund. If any individuals
desire to make contributions,
they may do so to Mrs. Paul
Nelson, Bartlett, Alaska. Re
member that this is a non-pro
fit organization whose aim is to
help your girl got a start in par
ticipating in a program which
provides creative activities, good
times, and the right communi
ty life.
WEEKLY PRIZE TO MERRILL
O. A. Merrill, 338 Fifth Ave
nue was winner of the weekly
prize for home improvement this
week. The prize is $5.00 in trade
from Watsjold’s.
Honorable mention went to
H. J. Amend, 420 Third Ave
nue.
A university is an institution
which has room for 2,000 in the
classroom and 50,000 in the
stadium.
A fanatic has been defined
a fellow who can’t change 1
mind and won’t change the su
ject.
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