Seward Seaport Record
Postofficc Box 204 - Telephone Main'-168
Published on Friday of Each Week at
Seward, Alaska
John M. Coleman .Editor and Publisher
$5.00 per year by mail. 10 cents per copy.
Editorial
..- By MEK
WHAT GOOD IS A GOODWILL
TOUR? This question has been
asked many times by pessimists
who think such an undertaking
is a waste of time and money.
The visit of 21 high school
boys and their fathers, business
men' and farmers from Seward
and Lincoln, Nebraska, to Sew
ard, Alaska to play a scries of
basketball games, which ended
with their departure Friday
morning, was definitely not a
waste of either time or money.
These residents from the rich
state of Nebraska were interest
ed in our desire for statehood.
They went into the question
with the people of Seward at
every opportunity. Traveling as
they did by bus over the high
way, they had opportunity to
see much of the country, and
were slightly overwhelmed with
the immensity and potential of
the Territory. Their impressions
will not be wasted.
Feted and feasted, entertained
and instructed, they are return
ing home with a vastly differ
ent idea of the practicability of
statehood for Alaska. To them
it is no longer a frozen wilder
ness but a rich land of possi
bility inhabited by a cosmopoli
tan populationn as ambitious,
thoughtful and competent as
themselves.
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J. W. Jeffrey
Gen. Agt.
Dr. and Mrs. Jack Hittson
are parents of a daughter born
in Seward General Hospital May
29. Carol Elizabeth weighed tJ
pounds 4 ounces.
Dr. Ilittson is the dentist at
Seward Sanatorium.
Mr. and Mrs. Nick Leman of
Ninilchik became parents of a
son, Jeffrey Mark, at Seward
General Hospital on June 1. The
young man weighed 7 pounds
10 ounces.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Buntz wel
comed their second child Thurs
day, June 4. A little boy weigh
ing 6 pounds 4 ounces. He was
named David Carl. The baby
was born in Seward General
Hospital. The Buntzes are a
Seward family.
A little son was born to Mr.
and Mrs. Carl Clemson of Coop
er Landing, in Seward General
Hospital June 4. The little boy
weighed 0 pounds 1 ounce. He
was named Bruce Douglas. This
is the second child for the Clem
son family.
Lou Ann Maxwell is visiting
her friend Lura Peck this week.
Lou Ann used to live in Seward
before moving to Anchorage
early this year.
IS YOUR CAR
READY?
FOR ANOTHER YEAR OF
HARD TRAVEL?
Tires in good shape?
Carburetor adjusted properly?
Lubricated according to
factory specifications?
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ft
Hazel Erwin's Talk at
Woman's Club Dinner
To Miss Gabriel and her oo
workers for their splendid work
in bringing us the Alaska Music
Trail, to Areta Howell and Elsie
Blue for their outstanding co
operation and willingness to help
in all things of a civic nature, to
the members of the Business and
Professional Women's Club in
the recent March of Dimes drive,
to Mrs. Kirkpatrick for her work
in the new organization, League
of Cities, to our president, Ho
berta Thornton and her mother,
Mrs. Duffy, for the successful
Cancer drive, to Mrs. Cecil Hor
ton and Mrs. Mary Lee Phillips
for the hours of work dedicated
to the Girl Scouts of our city, to
all of these and to many others,
we should daily give a corsage
of thank yous.
In closing, I want to call at
tention to one in our midst who
is leaving, after having spent
many years in this community—
Stella Urbach—Claims to be just
a 'hausfrau.' I'm sure we will all
agree, there is no greater call
ing, but I would like to give to
you, Stella, along with your cor
sage, the little poem dedicated
for this particular occasion.
For You
I wish I could give you the sun
shine
Or our own bright Northern
Star,
Or a great big piece of' the
downy fleece
That clings to the clouds afar.
I wish I could give you the
essence
Of a million Alaskan flowers,
Or the roaring song, as it rushes
on
Of the creek in its snow decked
bowers.
I wish 1 could give you the
snowflakes
That glisten at break of day,
And then at night, the Northern
Lights
To guide you on your way.
I wish I could give you the
power
That none could overthrow,
The power to gain all things
worthwhile,
As ajourneying through life you
go.
But these are mere fanciful
wishes
So I'll just say ‘God Bless You'
instead.
When you clasp my hand you'll
understand
All the things I've left unsaid.
B&PW Club Hears
President's Report of
Alaska Convention
Juanita Everett, president of
the Business & Professional
Women’s Club, made an in
formal report of her attendance
at the Alaska convention of
B&PW held in Anchorage last
week, at the regular meeting
of the club Tuesday evening.
Since the meeting fell upon a
night when the Seward, Nebras
ka visitors were being enter
tained at the Episcopal Church,
not many members were present.
B'or this reason Mrs. Everett will
make her official report at the
next meeting.
The Program Coordinating
Chairman reported upon bring
ing Benny Benson and his
daughters from Homer to Sew
ard. The trio were sent at far
as Homer by courtesy of the Ko
diak B&PW where they live.
Plans were discussed for
mounting the “Seward cannon”
which was unearthed by the
Chamber of Commerce last year.
The ancient field piece will be
mouo'ed on the Federal lot with
the World War II memorial. The
club hopes to preserve other
relics of early Seward to start
a historical collection for the
city.
Mrs. C. W. Eubanks of An
chorage and Barbara Bedford
of Seward were guests at the
club dinner.
THANKS TO SEWARD
Mr. Benson asked us to con
vey his heartfelt thanks to the
people of Seward who included
him in the flag ceremony. He
and his daughters enjoyed every
minute of their stay here and the
warm treatment they received.
It was a memorable time in
their lives, he said.
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MORE ABOUT . . .
News-Letter
(Continued from Page 1)
American Continent and is con
nected by land with the United
States. The views of the com
mittee and the Congress will
prevail on the question of state
hood for the two Territories,
or self-government under a con
stitution of their own adoption.
But in fairness to both, I can see
no reason why one should have
priority over the other.”
The bill which Senator Ma
lone introduced this week would
provide in addition to an elect
ed Governor and Secretary of
Hawaii for the appointment by
the Governor of the justices and
judges of the courts of the Ter
ritory and for the formation of
a constitutional government by
the people.
VISITORS
Miss Helen D. Case, teacher
at Seward Sanatorium, is a
Washington visitor to attend the
convention of the General Fed
eration of Women’s Clubs. Miss
Case is Alaska’s delegate to
the convention and is scholar
ship chairman of the Alaska
Federation of Women's Clubs.
She will attend school in San
Francisco before returning to
Alaska in September.
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Public Notice
TELEPHONE RATE INCREASE WILL BE IN EFFECT
JUNE 1, 1953, AS SUBMITTED TO THE SEWARD CITY
COUNCIL.
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