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We Heed A Healthy State Goveraneat
MB 114 Wont Provide It!
The State Organisation Act of 1959, which is the House Bill 114,
has already passed the House of Representatives of the State Govern
Fieat Before you read this it may have already been passed on by
the Senate. *. - : ,
However, we wish to voice on opinion on its merits. Broadly, speak
ing, the < faatf merit, with the exception V- of several important
ietiets. One ia particular is Sec. 13. This section calls for vesting
broad powers in a ao-called Department of Labor amd Economics,
^hiah-Wdb3d be headed by a Commissioner.
To Itfodp iabor-Wnd ecop^rr.ics, two totally divergent fields under
me head, ‘would seem illogical. Though suggested by P.A.S., we
haven't heard a valid reason for combining the two. P.A.S.’s claim
that combining administrative offices makes them more functional,
r>ir overhead expense, makes for versatility in the top esche
kx- is carrying versatility too far. Alaska even, in this age of
tneciaiists cannot afford complete specialization, but when dealing
m twp ^ucii important fields ?s labor and economics, she can hardly
atfori not to.
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We strongly endorse the stand taken by the Chamber of Commerce
ttkt these two fields be kept separate. We also endorse their stand
a^d that of (tie educators in divorcing any possibility of politics
entering into the selection of a Commissioner or director of Educa
tion.
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The wortt received after writing this is that the Senate passed
fire measure, separating the two departments, but allowing the
stipulation that the Director of Education be appointed by the
Governor.
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Voice of Democracy
Motry of the 48th state into
out Union was, and is, the voice
of democracy speaking. . . It was,
a*vl is, the application of the ab
stract principle proclaimed in our
Declaration of Independence that
governments derive their just
powers from the consent of the
governed . . . -Democracy is not
stiiic; it is not and never will
be a finished product. It is a
great legacy handed to us, a trust
for us to keep and cherish—also
to validate . . .
.. For every right which is ours
under democracy, we have a duty
th fjfcrftsrm. For every benefit we
enjoy, we owe a corresponding
obligation for every privilege
which our freedom confers* we
should render a corresponding
service . . .
“Thus, and thus only, can we
make the voice of democracy
ring true and enable it to carry
its message to the farthest cor
ners of the earth, penetrating
even iron curtains and bearing
beyond them its message of good
will, peace and freedom.”
—Excerpt from a speech by
Sen Ernest Gruening at the
awards luncheon in Washington
for the 50 state and District of
Columbia winners Voice t>f De
mocracy contest.
Honor Soil
H igh School
SENIORS
Janet Zieba, 4.00; Barbara
Ooioper, 3.77; Dorothy Broman,
3.70; Jill Acheson, 3.62; Nancy
Jeurnnsgs, 3.50; Richard Frost,
3.46; Elsa Starbird, 3.33; Elaine
Bromley, 3.22; Elizabeth Foster,
3.01; Sam Molletti, 3.00.
JUNIORS
Milton Sou ter, 4.00; Norman
Smith, 3.71; Pat Littlejohn, 3.36;
TV>m Shugak, 3.30; Wayne Kraft,
3/24; Phyllis Burura, 3.12; Norman
Sa&ton, 3.10.
SOPHOMORES
Terilyn Smith, 3.92; Richard
Garrett, 3.36; Gail Zieba, 3.70;
Joann Taylor, 3.67; Dolly Pullo,
3.59?* Kathleen Rotertsbn, 3.35:
Christy Boxwell, 3.19;. Courtney
Starbird, 3.17; Cassandra Nylund,
3.04; Sue Foster, 3.03; Denton
Andrews, 3.01.
FRESHMEN
. Ksrry Horn* 3.87; ^Gary Olson,
3.8*’; Janies RtOOd, 3.82;' James
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Bridges, Jr., 3.71; Roy Gunsolus,
3.64; Karen Rextrew, 3.64; James
Hamill, 3.50; Chris Vollmer, 3.14;
Evona Modletti, 3.02.
Girl Scouts
Honored At
PTA Meeting
The -birthday of the Girl Scouts
was honored at the meeting of
the PTA held Thursday evening
at the high school auditorium.
Following presentation of the
colors by the Girl Scouts, the girls
gave a short skit with songs. The
fourth grade pupils also took
part in the program by presenting
a play, “Jack and the Beanstalk.”
Mr. Gaylord was elected as
chairman of the nominating com
mittee with Mrs. Edith Wiley and
Mrs. Ruth Breckberg as members.
They will present a list of nomi
nees at the April meeting of the
PTA. The April program will be
under the direction. of Robert
Boko, music department.
Here, There end Everywhere
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CHICKENS CONE HOME TO KOOST
Life for the chicken farmer
never was a picnic The cfetmb
birds wilt stand and drown* in the
rain if you don’t fetch them in,
they come down with the limber
neck, and the hens get broody and
won’t lay. Hide their nests, too,
and the weasels get the young’uns.
Now, you’d thinfc a great big
good-hearted government such as
ours would fall ail over itself to
be helpful to a man like Stanley
Yankus, who is trying • to raise
5,000 of the troublesome birds
near Dowagiac* Michigan. Instead,
the government is running Yank
us out of the business and may yet
run him out of the couuntry.
How this happened is a fine
commentary on bureaucracy, wel
fare statism and the mess we’re
in. Yankus’ toubles with chickens
includes the fact that they eat
their fool heads off. To feed them,
he grew more than the 15 acres
of wheat a man can grow without
coming under this nation’s multi
billion dollar farm program.
Now, what Yankus should have
done to stay in th$ government’s
good graces was to sign up with
the farm subsidy program and
accept the free checks that would
result. But Yankus believes a
farmer should make his own liv
ing,: ;and not live , off the tax
payers. He refused.
Will, you’d have thought Y»n'k
us Was plotting to overthrow the
government . the way the Feds
camj* flocking around. They toted
up fines of $4,500, closed out fti$;
$1,700 bank account as quick as
a wife with a joint checking ac
count and billed.him for the rest
of the money. Yankus raised it
by selling off his capital assets,
and iat least won’t be cooped up
in jail He’s now plaintively talk
ing of settling in Australia.
Yankus’ churlish refusal to ac
cept the taxpayer’s hard-earned
money has just about wrecked his
life and his business, amd he’s
far from the first to have such an
experience.
He raises the question: Is a
man’s land his property? If it is
his property, what moral right
does a government have to tell
him that he cannot raise a whole
some crop to feed his hungry
chicks? He wasn’t even eligible
to vote in the farmers referendum
which put wheat under acreage
control.
We talk a -great deal about free
dom in this country on the Fourth
of July and other occasions, and
we’re all for it—normaly. But
all this talk means nothing when
a man can be hounded and fined
out of business for doing some
thing he has every human right
to do.
A nation is dangerously near
to losing all sense of values when
it penalises those who refuse to
accept unr.eeded charity, and hon
ors those who live by hand-out.
Perhaps the Yankus case will
teach us a lesson we should have
learned long ago. It is that the
government subsidy always car
ries with it police power, and in
time that power pervades every
aspect of the lives of those sub
sidized.
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BILLION DOLLAR PAYCHECK
If all the people now on the
Federal civilian payroll lived with
their families in one new city, it
would be the second largest city
in the United States.
Sen. Harry F. Byrd has announ
ced that 2,361,000 people now
collect their pay from Uncle Sam.
And their paychecks now total
more than a billion dollars every,
month.
EXPORTING MISTAKES
♦ We taxpayers are often told that
the foreign aid program is sacred,
and that not a greenback can be
spared from the $4 billion a year
we’re shelling out. It’s for peace,
we’re told, and as we’re all in
favor of peace we sigh and pay
up, surrendering money that
would have bought a new set of
tires for the old car.
Now, we find we’ve bought tires
anyway—42 per truck for one
foreign motor pool.
This is one example of waste
in the foreign aid program turned
up by a House subcommittee
headed by Rep. Thomas E. Morgan
(D.-Pa.).
Other examples:
Using military aid funds to
build private planes for officials.
Using American military aid
materials to build apart meat
buildings for foreign civilians.
Records show an inventory of
so many cases or “This Side Up”
resulting from letting non-Eng
lish hired hands keep the books.
Enough ammunition to la3t 185
years stocked at a single Ameri
can aided foreign base.
It’s h$rd to see how wasting
our resources like this can make
peace any more likely. Waste
doesn’t arm our allies. And R
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decreases their confidence in 'us.
We can’t afford to export mis
takes.
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We owe an apology to Coach
Joe Floyd his stalwart hoop
men. In our eagerness to give
you the results of the basketball
tourney, in Fairbanks, we pub
lished information we received
which proved to . be erronequs.
The Bears did not lose to Ithe
strong Palmer team, but tfcok
their measure handily.
The Kodiak hoys'-'showed con
siderable, power ^ ift ’their game
with the Bast Anchorage quintet,
which they lost by the tight
score of 61-60. In that game they
had the Fairbanks fans cheering
wildly for them. They went on to
beat Seward and Palmer.
The Bears proved themselves
capable, aggressive and spirited
foall-tossers. They acquitted them
selves in a manner of which Ko
diak can be proud. With little
experience in high school team
play, they matched the big school
teams point for point. Congratu
lations go to Coach Joe Floyd
and his stalwart ball tossers.
TV SCHEDULE
Today
1:30—Test Pattern & Music
2:00—To Be Announced
5:00—Parole
6:00—Gale Storm
6:30—Gunsmoke
7:00—Perry Mason
8:00—Feature Film (The Spider
Woman)
9:15—Adventure Tomorrow
9:30—Town Hall Party
Sunday
1:30—Test Pattern & Music
2:00—To Be Announced
5:00—Omnibus
6:30—The Christophers
7:00—Dennis Day
7:30—To Tell The Truth
8:00—Caesar's Hour
9:00—Climax
10:00—Club Checkerboard
10:45—Industry On Parade
Monday
5:30—Test Pattern & Music
6:00—Fury
6:30—Bob Cummings
7:00—Masquerade Party
7:30-T-Victpry At Sea !
8:00—It Could Be You
8:30—This Is Your Life
9:00—Kraft Theatre
10:00—You Are There * .
10:30—See It Now
Tuesday
c&jdfe—1Test Patt^nvdc Music ^ '
6:00—Steve Canyon
6:30—Adventure At Scott Island
7:00—Navy Log .«*
7:30—Highroad To Danger
8:00—It Could Be You
8:30—The Sherwood Affair
9:00—Goodyear Playhouse
10:00—Wrestling
10:30—The Big Picture
Wednesday
5:30—Test Pattern & Music
6:00—Boots & Saddles
6:30—You Bet Your Life
7:00—Ozzie & Harriet
7:30—Decoy
8:00—Country America
8:45—The Air Force Story
9:00—Just For Fun
10:00—Wednesday Night Fights
Thursday
5:30—Test Pattern 4c Musk
6:00—Roy Rogers
6:30—The Ruggles
7:00—Treasure
7:30—Schlitz Playhouse
8:00—Queen For A Day
8:30—Tic Tac Dough
9:00—Polka Parade
9:45—Industry On Parade
10:00—Voice Of Firestone
10:30—Stars Of Jazz
Friday
5:30—Teat Pattern & Music
6:00—Mr. Wizard
6:30—Highway Patrol
7:00—Traffic Court
7:30—I*ve Got A Secret
8:00—Art Laboe
8:30—The Price is Right
9:00—Juke Box Jury *
9:45—Coronet Film
10:00—-Mike Wallace
10:30—Air Force Training Film
THIS SCHEDULE SUBJECT
TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.
School Menu .
MARCH 16, 17 and 16
MONDAY—Spanish rice with
ham, buttered peas, carrot stick*,
pear halves, bread, butter and
milk.
TUESDAY—Baked turkey pie,
buttered beans, chocolate pud
ding, bread, butter and milk.
WEDNESDAY—Peanut butter
and jelly sandwich, buttered
corn, cherry cobbler, milk, cheee
late.
The schools will be closed
March 19 and 20.
POLICE SLOGAN
The person who drives his ve
hicle wide open isn’t driving—he
is just hoping.
State
your insurance problem and
the Kodiak Insurance & Bldg
Corporation agency will start
solving it. It doesn’t take an
act of the
Legislature
to solve an insurance problem
if you know how to do it. Lack
of space
Prohibits
our telling you how we do
these things but we’ll be glad
to tell you over a cup of
Coffee!
Art Brooks
Kodiak Insurance
& Bldg. Corp.
3401 2561
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