Elk’s Purple Bubble Ball
I- O. O. F. Hall
FRIDAY, MARCH 20th, 1931
auspices
Seward Bills’ Club—B. P. O. E.
Ladies free Gentlemen $1.00
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NEW YORKER IMBUED
! WITH PIONEER SPIRIT
“The Patsy”
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A very interesting communica- |
tion has been received from
Thomas M. Grilling of Oneida, j
IN. Y., brother of Charles, the ;
J efficient radio operator on the
SS Starr.
| Mr- Griffing was especially in
! terested, through copies of The
Gateway, in the various accounts
j relative to the Alaska Railroad,
for he is himself a railroad man. j
According to his own state
: ment, he has “just enough of the
pioneer” left in him to feel the
urge for Alaska, and hopes to
! visit the country sometime. Folks
Outside to whom Mr. Griffing
was kind enough to loan his
! Gateways, say that “It’s just like
i reading out of Alice in Wonder
land,” not because the stories j
■ are far-fetched but because those !
, things which are common-places ;
to Alaskans are rather wonderful
' and almost unreal to Outsiders.
| Pioneers who are so readily
| and thoroughly interested in
Alaska will be welcome in this
great Territory so long as pro
gression is possible.
Tom Murray, a prominent re
1 sident of Hoonah, died recently
in Juneau, reports the Juneau
Empire.
Chicago consumes 35,000,000 tons
of coal a year.
“Betty Co-ed” Is now on sale
!at the Alaska Shop. A splendid
record!
Did you ever stop to think? ***"**—*»**••*»• ■«<»««■■■■*
W. P. WILLIAMS, PUBLISHER OF THE PARIS
(Tennessee) Post Intelligencer, says:
“Newspaper advertising has undergone an ‘acid
test’ during the past 16 months of depression. It has
proven its economic value as never before.
“When merchants were faced with the necessity
of keeping up volumne, reducing expenses or going out
of business early in 1930, newspaper advertising offer
ed them practically their only hope.
“Certain items of expense classified as ‘overhead'
could not be reduced and they found it imperative to
keep up volume. This was difficult in the face of unem
ployment, slackened demand and less money in circu
lation.
“Comparatively few had courage to increase ad
vertising appropriations, but those who did have
weathered the storm and are ‘sitting pretty' as 1931
begins with its promise of returning prosperity. Nat
urally business has been scarce, hit a satisfactory
volume has been kept up by coaxing business away
from non-advertisers.
“If there was ever a time for large concerns,
Chambers of Commerce, civic clubs and similar organ
izations to go strong on so-called institutional or boost'
er advertising, that time is NOW.
“This is a time that demands the very best
thought and effort in advertising and the newspapers
are capable of delivering the message where it is need
ed—in the homes of people with the greatest buying
power on earth.”
^Patronize Gateway Advertisers
To be presented at the Liberty theater on the
evening of April 9 under the auspices of the
Little Theater Club of Seward
AN EXHILARATING 3-ACT COMEDY
(Home talent)
Mrs. P. C. McMullen, Director
E. Reisner, Stage Manager
E. L. S week. Business Manager