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Seward. Alaska
John M. Coleman Editor and Publisher
Mildred Kirkpatrick Managing Editor
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By Mildred Kirkpatrick
House cleaning lime, an age
old custom, at least in America,
comes right smack in the middle
of Spring Fever time, which
has always been a mystery to
me. What energetic group of
women could have started the
whole idea in the first place'.'
As a consequence, my house
gets its annual going over at
odd seasons such as the 4th ot
July or Christmas.
Of course, after the snow is
gone and the sun shining thru
shows up all the dirty windows,
dingy curtains, smoke grimed
paint, etc., that can be reached
oy sunshine, you just can't
stand it any longer, so the job
that has been put off till the
last minute, reaches its last
limit of procrastination—and
you get to work.
The same thing goes for the
yard. After your own yard is
cleaned of all the accumulation
of winter—windblown paper,
scraps of wood that come from
goodness knows where, tin cans,
(must be from the neighbor’s
yard), and just plain rubbish.
—after it is cleaned up, then
you see that the house needs
painting, and the spots for im
provement seem int rminab’ .
That is Spring—and we wouldn't
change it.
The month of May has for sev
eral years been Clean Up Month
in Seward and many other
places. Il each householder,
whether tennant or owner, will
clean up and plant a fkn er h re
and there t hou' his own dwell
ing, the idea ill take hold and
spread like an epidemic.
First impressions of a com
munity are la 'mg or"' , espe
cially to the visiter or tourist
who may not see it again for
many years. Fresh paint! clean,
neat yards and streets, signs
of being "spruced up." arc
usually taken as indications of
a prosperous community. We
all know how hard it is to keep
paint looking fresli in our dusty
town, and how difficult it is to
grow flowers in glacial gravel
without hauling topsoil.
In years to come we may have
reached the point where our
id tie Gat way City will be as
neat ns those of Finland whose
climate and soil are very simi
lar. But it will never come until
every resident takes an interest
in his own surroundings, and
civic pride in the looks of the
entire city.
The last two years showed
good results after the clean-up*
drive. Let's do it again!
TREASURER TO FE ELECTED
FOR ELD CROSS CHAPTER
With the resignation of Ehvyn
Rwetrnnnn as treasure r of S w
ard Chapter, American Red
Cross, the business of electing a
mi w treasurer is to be brought
before the Chapter in a special
meeting called for Monday, May
7, at 7:30 in the basement of
the Lutheran Church. This was
noif red today by Rev. Kent
Spaulding, chairman.
Mr. s'.vetmann resigned by
letter, because, as he states, he
will be away from town so much
('< the time that he feels the po
sition should be filled immedi
ately by some person who can
give it more att.ntion.
The treasurer is bonded by
the Chapter which gives full
protection.
STERLING HIGHWAY IS
OPEN TO KASILOF
Recent information from the
hiehway department is that the
Sterling Highway is now open
to all traffic without restriction
as i ir Kasilcj. Bet we n Ka
silof and Homer the 75 per cent
(if maximum load limit on trucks
and pickups renv i in; cl*act.
VISITING ENGINEER TO
I-IOLD BAPTIST SERVICES
v. Hi ust m II. Bradford, ci
vilian technician with tb' 30th
Lncinecr Base Topograph: cal
Battalion, is taking over Galen
Hunt's pastorate in the Rcsitr
.rection Baptist Church for the
summer. Mr. Hunt is leaving
next week to spend the summ r
Outside.
Mr. and Mrs. Urban Tetter
son ar, parents of a son born in
Seward General Hospital on
Wednesday. May 2. The young
fellow weighed eight pounds,
5 ounces. 11 is name is Ronald.
Ronald and his mother will
soon go home to Kenai where
his dad is a fisherman.
HOM"R FOE QUITS
SEWARD EAKERY
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Tic:’, who
assumed management of the
Seward Bakery last November,
are retiring from the business.
New restrictions and the long
PASSENGER SERVICE
from Seward
SS 3ARAN0F ,
Thursday
May 10
Sitka
Juneau
Ketchikan
Seattle
S3 DENALI
Thursday
May 17
Cordova
Juneau
Petersburg
Wrangell
Ketchikan
Seattle
FREIGHTER SERVICE
from Seaftle
SS DIAMOND CEMENT
May 8
Sitka, Seward
CHE M A
May 9
Cordova, Valdez, Seward
COASTAL MONARCH
May IB
Orca, Valdez, Seward
For Infor mation
vY. 'vV. .fc-ipyreii. Gen. Aqt.
OPS ORDERS COMPLIANCE
WITH REGULATIONS
A check on compliance by
operators of restaurants and
other eating places with the re
quirement that they file basic
reports with OPS district offic
es by April 30 was ordered this
week from Washington head
quarters of the Office of Price
Stabilization.
Edward P. Morgan, national
head of enforcement for OPS,
instructed districl enforcement
officers throughout the United
States and territories to give
hours they have spent in the
bakery have convinced the Boes
that there must be an easier way
to make a living.
In the six months of their
handling, Mr. and Mrs. Boc have
built up the business and gained
the respect and friendship of
everyone.
The head never swells until
the brain stops growing.
warnings to all restaurant and
other operators who are covered
by Regulation 11 who have fail
ed to file their reports. Morgan
said that unless reports are re
ceived by district offices within
five days after the warning,
action will be started against
violators.
Those covered by Regulation
11, which includes bars and
taverns as well as restaurants,
must file a statement as to the
selection of a base period for
computing the ratio of their
food cost per dollar of gross
sales, a statement of their gross
sales for the base period, a
statement of food costs during
the base period, and a statement
of special charges such as mini
mum, service, cover, et cetera.
Deadline for filing this infor
mation was April ,'iO, and Mor
gan said this regulation must
be enforced if the OPS is to
do any effective price stabiliza
tion job in the important food
and beverage field.
Anchorage - Sewcjrd
SUMMER TRAIN SERVICE*
THE ALASKA RAILROAD
EACH THURSDAY
(MAY 3 THROUGH JUNE 14)
Depart Anchorage for Seward 3:30 A
Depart Seward 2 hours after passenger boat docks
.M.
EACH THURSDAY
(STARTING JUNE 21)
Depart Seward 2 hours after passenger boat docks
Depart Anchorage for Seward .3:30 P,
EACH MONDAY
(MAY 23 THROUGH JUNE 11)
Depart Anchorage for Seward
Depart Seward for Anchorage
EACH MONDAY
(STARTING JUNE 18)
Train Leaves Anchorage for Seward
Train Leaves Seward for Anchorage
The present ARR train schedule is annulled May 28.
8:30 A,
2:00 P.
3:30 P,
3:00 P.
M.
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THE ALASKA RA’LRSAI
"Mt. McKinley Park R
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I’d Like
to Know...
You may have heard that
n suit has been filed by
the Antitrust Division in
Washington to break up
Standard ofCalifornia as
well as six other West
Coast oil companies.
Many people have writ
ten us protesting this
action. Many have asked
pertinent questions. We
believewe should answer
these quest ions for every
one. We do so this way.
If you have a question,
we urge you to write:
“I’d Like to Know”
225 Kush Street,
San Francisco 20
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“How much competition is there among major oil companies?”
Harry F. Weed, attorney f Olympia, Washington, writes: “Whai cyp,< of competition
docs actually exist among the major oil companies? Price? Service: Research? If it?a
research, we should find one oil company's brand of £
oil, for example, gives better engine protection
Tile answer to this question is much the same for the oil industry as for most others. Com
petition is intense in all operations. In oil, operations group under four broad headings . . .
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C.mipt"**?on st irts with crude. Oil com
] .im ■ ■> j. ore. hid lor rights to Lind where
oil p \ v t. Th m they must produce at
costs low enough to meet market prices.
Competition continues in refining. Again
each company must make the operat ion pay.
1 f products are either not good enough or too
expensive, we can’t keep customers.
P*l m Kai mfrt
Competition in research exists indeed.
A company must keep pace or lose out. Cur
rent pace-setter is our new motor oil. With
tests using atomic energy, our scientists
reveal it reduces engine wear as much as
one-half, compared with conventional oils.
And competition shows up clearly where
our products are sold. This is partly compe
tition in sendee. (“We take better care of
your car.’’) But it’s competition in price,
too. To get and hold business, every seller
has to hold his prices down to meet others.
STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA
• plans ahead to serve you better