THE CORDOVA DAILY TIMES
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MONDAY, APRIL 28, 1919.
MISSION OF W. C. C. S. INCREASED
One interesting fact in connection
with the work of War Camp Commun
ity Service which is perhaps not suffi
ciently recognized, is that the work
of this organization since the signing
of the armistice last November has
increased both in scope and intensity.
War Camp Community Service, as is
well known, is the agency de
signated by the war department and
navy department commissions on
training camp activities to look after
the leisure time of men in uniform
when in the communities surround
the war was still on, this work had its
the war was till on, this work had its
effect on the health and morale of
our figthing men prior to' the time
of their leaving for overseas. By pro
viding sane recreational facilities,
normal social relationships with the
citizens of the community, and genu
ine hospitality, it kept our men in uni
form from the lonesomeness and
homesickness which normally assail a
stranger in a strange town, ar.d by
that very fact saved them from being
driven to vice and drink.
With the signing of the armistice,
the phase of the work which dealt
largely with keeping the men “fit to
fight,” became a minor consideration,
but the responsibility which our com
munities have assumed toward the
men in uniform, and the spirit of de
mocracy which has been engendered
as a result of the activities co-or
dinated, stimulated and supplemented
by War Camp Community Service,
ccuhl not be allowed to cease. On the
contrary, so far as the man still in
the service was concerned, the need
for what War Camp Community Serv
ice stands for, and the obligation of
tho communities through which and
in which it ^works, was greatly in
creased.
i lit? naiunu reurtja-iiuu ui tueac
ir.cn, of course, was to wonder why,
if the war was over, they could not
immediately pack up and go home. As
d. ys, weeks and months wore on and
they found themselves still in the
fighting forces of the United States
with apparently no “man’s job” before
t! era, the reaction was tremendous.
The problem of the War Camp Com
munity Service and the communities
in which the man in uniform spends
his leisure time, became, therefore, of
in finitely greater difficulty and Im
portance with regard to these men
after November 11 than it had ever
been before.
But the man still in the service of
tie United States and awaiting dis
charge, proximate or remote, was not
tie only one whom the War Camp
Community Service was charged with
the duty of serving, a duty which was
both a great privilege and a great re
sponsibility.Immediately the process of
demobilization began, a new and
greater problem faced the organiza
tion in connection with the returned
soldier. If the problem of War Camp
Community Service was to assist in
the difficult process of taking a man.
from normal civilian life and fitting
him into the entirely different condi
tions of military and naval service,
then the reverse process of taking a
man out of military service and fit
ting him back into normal civilian
life, presented difficulties and prob
lems with which War Camp Commun
ity Service was also bound to deal.
This w6rk includes the greatest pos
sible co-operation with other agencies
in welcoming the returned man fit
tingly to his community, in helping
him to find a job, and in being of
material and moral assistance in the
trying period between his discharge
and the resumption of normal ac
tivities.
Today, therefore, we find through
out the United States, War Camp
Community Service not only looking
with greater care than ever after the
men still in the service, but also tak
ing active part in the task of looking
after the welfare of the returned men.
The result is that the resources of
War Camp Community Service are
taxed today more than ever before in
its great work. More men are needed,
more funds are required, and more
devotion is necessary on the part of
this organization today than would
have been the case if the armistice
had not yet been declared. This con
dition will continue during the entire
period of demobilization.
VOICE OF THE ALASKA PRESS.
On behalf of lot owners who made
payments on their lots last year, we
should like information as to whether
they shall be compelled to pay the
deferred payment this year. As the
case now stands, many of the lot
owners did not pay deferred payments
on lots last year, acting in harmony
with an express direction from the
land department which declared such
payment would be deferred a year—
that is, instead of making complete
payment in five years, as announced
when the lots were sold at public
auction, final payment could be made
in six years from date of purchase,
thus rendering the year 1918 immune
from payments. Before the public
gained knowledge of this order of im
munity, some of our lot owners sent
the payment to Juneau and it was ac
cepted. Now, what we wish to know
is, do the lot owners wno made me
payment last year, have to make a
payment this year, the same as those
who did not pay last year, or do they
“skip” a year, and thus be placed on
the same basis as those who did not
pay. We should suppose, as a matter
of strict equity and justice, that those
who paid last year, need not pay this
year. What the land department will
do about the matter, remains to be
seen. If anybody here knows any
thing about this question, we should
like to publish it as a matter of in
terts to the public.—Anchorage Times
When some of our tourists return
to town after their trips to San Fran
cisco and tell us of jazz music, steam
beer and the juice of grape, Alaskans’
feet get to itching. Second thought
usually quiets the ambitious ones
down, however, and they realize that
those things are not for them any
more and that the sooner such
thoughts are put out of their minds
the more contended they will bo in
the dry belt.—Douglas Nows.
If you really desire to hasten pros
perity have faith in your town. The
old saying that faith can move moun
tains is true. There is nothing that
so reacts upon the possessor of faith
in one’s home town. The man who
is willing to give the other fellows a
chance; who does not cry out when
he is being robbed every time his mer
chant is reluctantly forced to boost
his prices; who is always looking on
the bright side of the mirror; he is the
man to whom prosperity will first
make its appearance. The grouch ac
complishes nothing and is shutting
out his own light.—Valdez Miner.
HEALTH NOTICE.
The physicians of this vicinity are
co-operating and doing everything
within their power to protect Cordova
against possible epidemics. Now it is
up to you as a citizen to do your
part. When you know or have reason
to believe that there is sickness in a
hcuse, keep away. You can do no good
but a great amount of harm, should
the illnes be contagious. You are un
necesarily exposing yourself as well
as the rest of the community with
whom you might come in contact
later.
Where disease occurs the health of
ficers are in position to handle the
matter quickly and effectively when
notified. That is your imperitive duty
—Call a physician, follow his instruc
tions and the disease is held within
limits.
Have you cleaned up your premises
yet? Filth and accumulated waste
constitue an ideal field for the spread
of disease.
W. H. CHASE, Health Officer.
See Monday’s and Tuesday’s special
grocery sale in the ad space of the
Blum-ONelll Co.
Fresh Fleishman yeast, in any quan
tity, at American Bakery. 26-3t
Prices are coming down. So are
our ham and eggs. Now 50 cents at
the City Bakery. 2-6t
Special dinner served from 11:30
o'clock every day at the City Bakery.
2-6t
Best . coffee in town at the City
Bakery. 2-flt
Messenger service by Lamprey
boys before and- after school. Phone
172. tf
Tub and shower baths at the Holden
pool room barber shop. 9-tf
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No. C-151
In the District Court of the United
States, Territory of Alaska. In Ad
miralty. Nels Andersen, Libellant,
vs. the Ship Myrtle H.
Public notice is hereby given that
on the 7th day of March, 1919, a moni
tion and attachment issued out of the
clerk's office of the district court of
the United States, Third Division, ter
ritory of Alaska, in a cause civil and
martime wherein Nels Andersen is
libellant against the ship Myrtle H.,
her boats, tackle, apparel and furni
ture, for the sum of $1,731.90 claimed
by the said libellant Nels Andersen
under an express contract for labor
and services performed by him for re
pairs, care and towage of said ship.
And by order of said court the trial
upon said libel will be held at the court
room of said court at Valdez, Alaska,
at the hour of 10 o’clock in the fore
noon on the 30th day of April, 1919, or
if that date be not a day of jurisdic
tion of said court, then upon the first
day of jurisdiction of said court there
after.
And all persons interested in the
said ship Myrtle H„ her boats, tackle,
apparel and furniture, are required
upon the said date of trial to interpose
their claims, if any they have, other
wise the same wilil be pronounced
against for the said debt and costs as
prayed for in the libel. And pursuant
to said order of the court this notice
shall be published in the Cordova
Daily Times, appointed as the official
newspaper of said court in this cause,
for a period of fourteen days prior to
the date of said trial.
Dated April 12,' 1919.
F. R. BRENNEMAN,
United States Marshal for the Third
Division, Territory of Alaska.
FRANK H. FOSTER, Proctor.
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
FOR SALE—McCarthy Greenhouse.
Everything modern and up-to-date;
doing fine business; will sell oheap
If sold right away. Owner must
leave for states. Wire or write Mr.
Norman A. Erickson, Box 383, Mc
Carthy, Alaska.
FOR RENT—Furnished three-room
apartment See K. C. Robinson. 20-tf
L08T—A pocket book. Liberal re
ward for return of same to Times
office. 16-tf
WANTED — Woman for general
housework. Apply to Mrs. Geo.
Dooley. 16-tf
FOR 8ALE—Two 20-foot and 26-foot
boats, equipped with three, five and
six horse-power engines. WILL
CLAYSON. 4-tf
FOR RENT—Furnished cabins. 8ee
Dooley. 31-tf
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Residence Phone 101-3
Shop Phone 182
Machine Work of all Kinds,
Blacksmithing. General Repair
ing, Horse Shoeing, Oxy-Acety
lene Welding and Cutting.
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