Seward Seaport Record
Postoffice 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
A perfect example of unscru
pulous and unfair journalism,
such as was mentioned in our
editorial of two weeks ago, was
seen this week when Mr. Homer
Boe of Seward was made the
innocent victim.
A United Press dispatch from
Washington states, "A represen
tative from a labor organization
whose leadership is notorious for
its Communistic sympathies can
not truly represent loyal Am
erican workers, the AFL said.
The appointment of an official
of such a union constitutes a
threat to American security in
the strategic Alsaka territory.”
Mr. Boe is not an official of
the union, of which he is only
a probationary member.
Since the economic security
of Seward is based upon long
shore labor and every home is
effected one way or another by
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ALASKA LINE
SAILINGS
PASSENGER SERVICE
FROM SEWARD
SS BARANOF. Thurs.. Feb. 11
Juneau. Petersburg, Ketchikan,
Seattle
FROM SEATTLE
LUCIDOR, Feb. 12
Valdez, Seward
ILIAMNA. Feb. 18
Valdez, Seward
PALISANA, Feb. 26
Valdez. Seward. Seldovia,
Homer
A little daughter was born to
Mr. and Mrs. John Niesen, of
Seward in Seward General Hos
pital February 1. Her weight
was 7 pounds 15 ounces. She
was named Laurie Ellen. This
is the second child for Niesens.
this business, the entire town
and its citizens are put under the
shadow by this charge of Com
munism. The people are proper
ly indignant and feel generally
insulted. It goes even further
than Seward. The majority of
Alaskan ports including the
Southeastern ports, are ILWU
union ports. (It is our belief that
only Anchorage and Valdez have
AFL longshore unions.)
It is general belief that the
original protest to the Boe ap
pointment to the Employment
Security Commission, came from
Anchorage. That an Anchorage
newspaper printed the dispatch
without investigation or exten
uating comment has aroused
Sevvm d residents to the boiling
iipoint. It cannot be doubted that
I the action of a minoriy in An
chorage has further stained re
lations between the two cities
and dealt a blow' to efforts of
Chambers of Commerce to main
tain friendly relations between
the two communities. This is in
addition to the political impli
cations in the Third Division. It
is not a “tempest in a teapot"
which has been stirred up. but
can very easily become a ser
ious situation.
It is to be hoped that Sew'ard
people will remember that the
great bulk of Anchorage people
are probably unaware that a sit
uation is developing, and con
fine their anger to the minority
group which has engineered the
charge against Mr. Boe and
Seward.
What hurts most is the casti
gation of a fine, loyal American,
who by reason of his association
with a Seward union is labelled
as unfit to represent “loyal Am
ericans." This is pretty harsh
language, and deserves an apo
logy from the people who have
crucified a fellow man for their
own selfish ends. Seward knows
who these men are and discern
ing Anchorage citizens can dis
cover their names with little
effort.
ALASKA RAILROAD TRAIN SCHEDULE
Northbound
Read Down
7:30 a m.
12:01 p.m.
SEWARD AND ANCHORAGE
Each Thursday
Southbound
Read Up
8:05 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
8:30 a m.
12:50 p.m.
4:36 p.m.
8:30 p.m.
Monday
3:00 p.m.
5:05 p.m.
Lv. Seward Ar.
Ar. Anchorage Lv.
ANCHORAGE. McKINLEY & FAIRBANKS
Mon.. Wed., Fri., Northbound
Tues., Thurs., Sat., Southbound
Lv. Anchorage Ar. 8:15 p.m.
Lv. Curry Lv. 4:10 p.m.
Lv. McKinley Lv. 12:26 p.m.
Ar. Fairbanks Lv. 8:30 a.m.
ANCHORAGE AND WHITTIER
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday
Lv. Whittier Ar. 11:45 a.m.
Ar. Anchorage Lv. 9:30 a.m.
THE ALASKA RAILROAD SERVES
MT. McKINLEY PARK
Call Main 153 for Information
Mi'k from Your Local Dairy
REGULAR DELIVERIES or AT YOUR GROCER'S
SEWARD DAIRY
PHONE MONROE 4
or GARFIELD SO
FIRST LOVE
It ended like the others
Just like I thought it would.
He loved me with a tenderness
I should have understood.
His burning passion for me
Was like a candle flame;—
But it was like the ones before,
Too numerous to name.
They tried In every way they
knew
By poetry and prayer,
By pretty gifts and flowers,
All to make me care.
So now I know how they must
feel
Who strived to make me theirs;
Never did my heart feel warmed
In all of my affairs.
But now I’ve dreams I never had
And love I never knew.—
And all the verse I ever write
Is because I’m missing you.
—Virginia Decker
THE ANSWER
I wondered, one time, I was
young—
What I would do if you should
die.,
I wondered—would I faint or
cry?
Would I stand with muted
tongue?
That was oh! so long ago—
And what arc wond’rings now
to me?
Words are f u t i 1 e—tears are
free—
For now I know! My dear.—I
know!
—Mary Ellen White
4-H
CLUB
NEWS
The regular weekly meeting
of the Never-Idle 4-H Sewing
Club was held January 30 at
the home of Mrs. George Dang
ler. Business included election
of officers with Sandra Dangler,
President; Lura Peck, Vice
President; Patsy Frampton, Sec
retary-Treasurer.
Guest speaker was Mrs. Aud
rey Davies, Home Demonstra
tion Agent, from Anchorage Ex
tension Office, who gave the
girls a very interesting talk on
synthetic fibers, showing them
samples of each and answering
questions.
This was followed by a demon
stration on making bound button
holes by Sandra Dangler.
' Guests at the meeting besides
Mrs. Davies were Mrs. Dorothy
Frost, Mrs. Ben Frampton and
Miss Adele Peters.
Tea and cookies were served
by the hostess, Sandra Dangler.
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HOMEMAKERS HEAR ABOUT
NEW SYNTHETIC FABRICS
The Marathon Homemakers’
Club held its regular meeting
January 28, at which time the
members and guests met Mrs.
Audrey Davies, District Home
Demonstration Agent from An
chorage.
At a special meeting Monday
night, February 1, Mrs. Davies
gave a very interesting talk and
demonstration on synthetic fab
rics.
Garments and materials of
rayon, acetate, nylon, orlon, da
cron, dynel, vicara, acrilan, fi
berglass and saran were dis
cussed and examined by the
group.
Eight points were brought out
relative to each fabric. Namely,
what it is, durability, moisture
absorption, moth and mildew ef
fect, reaction to flame, appear
ance, ease of care, and apparel
application.
Rayon and acetate were the
first man made fibers and are
weak.
Nylon is still our strongest
fiber. It's mothproof and mildew
resistant but it will pick up "dye
from other materials and should
be washed only with white
goods. Nylon is the first syn
thetic made from something that
doesn’t grow—it is purely or
ganic.
Orion is similar to nylon and
very strong.
Dacron is wool like—new and
expensive.
Dynel is spun and is used
mostly for sweaters, blankets
and underwear.
Acrilan is the lightest of our
synthetic'fibers per square yard.
Nylon, orlon, acrilan and their
combinations are available in
yard goods. Vicara, made from
the zein of corn, is similar to
wool and comparable in warmth.
Our newest synthetic is saran,
which is at present used only in
carpeting and upholstering. It
looks and feels like wool.
Hostesses at the Monday night
meeting were Mrs. Jackie Dan
iels and Mrs. Lillian Dangler.
An executive meeting was
held Tuesday with Mrs. Davies
present, at the home of Mrs.
Wilma Tisch.
DIRECTORY
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 Mont.
Legion Log Cabin
Meet 2nd &
SEWARD
B. P. O. ELKS
1773
4th Wed. of Monti
OPEN DAILY 5:00 P. M.
International Longshoremen's
and Warehousemen's Union
Local 1-39
Meetings—
First Tuesday Each Month
7:30 p.m. Union Hall
President — A1 Moser
Secretary — Ralph Ryder
United Brotherhood of
CARPENTERS and JOINERS
Seward Carpenters' Union 2304
Telephone: Black 216
Meetings at Lutheran Church
Affiliated With A. F. of L.
Meeting 2nd Tuesday of Month
Wm. C. Knaack — President
R. M. Bevan - Fln.-Sec. & Bus. Agt
PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE
Mondays 10 A.M. - 12 Noon
Wednesdays . 1 P.M. - 4 P.M.
Thursdays—
Well Baby Conference
and Immunization
Clinics . 1:30 - 4:30 P.M.
Other times by appointment.
Call Main 238
Monday thru Friday
8:00 - 8:30 A.M.
EVANGELISTIC CAMPAIGN
Feb. 14 to Feb. 21
Seward Memorial Methodist Church
HEAR:
DR. GEORGE "Billy" POMEROY
Ruston, Louisiana
REV. CLARENCE M. BALL
Wewoka, Oklahoma
Each Night at 7:30 o'Clock
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CRATIC CLUB would surely like to know
you. Please drop a card to Harry West,
Acting Chairman, or to Katheryn Ling,
Secretary, and you will be contacted
immediately. Membership dues are $5.00
per person for 1954.
Phone or Write
SEWARD DEMOCRATIC CLUB
P.O. Box 234
for full particulars.
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