Mabel Fenner
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with judge and officers came to
Kodiak in the Spring and fall to
try felony cases, these being out
side the jurisdiction of U. S. Com
missioners.
Mrs. Fenner continued, “It’s not
supposed to be a circuit court now
but the Superior Court judge from
Anchorage does still come over
to try civil cases. The only civil
actions I am authorized to handle
are cases in indebtedness not ex
ceeding $250. There are other dif
ferences too;- as U. S. Commis
sioner I handled juvenile and in
sanity cases whereas these are
now handled in Anchorage. In
criminal cases I handle only mis
demeanors, not felonies.” We said
we would like to clarify one point,
having heard several people spec
ulate on it, and to our question
Mrs. Fenner said with great emph
asis, “No, I have never received
any part of fines as salary. As U. S.
Commissioner this office kept what
it took in except for fines. Every
quarter I made a report covering
all fines and fees and sent a check
to Juneau with copies of the re
ceipts. I am now on salary and I
still send checks and complete
records; the difference is that I
send them to Anchorage.
“When Alaska became a state
the U. S. Commissioners in larger
cities became Magistrates and in
smaller areas they became Deputy
Magistrates. Besides the civil ac
tions I have mentioned I am auth
orized to pass on presumptive
death cases; there are many of
them in the Kodiak area. When
someone disappears the law re
quires that the family or benefic
iary wait for six years before in
surance is paid. The interested per
son petitions the court and where
there is evidence that the missing
person very probably fell over
board from a boat and was
drowned, the Deputy Magistrate
caoi declare him dead so the bene
fits can be paid right away.
“The probate work has been
turned over to a lawyer, appointed
by the court, but the presiding
Superior Judge has appointed me
Special Master to handle certain
probate work, including adoptions,
where they are not contested, to
save people the expense of going
to Anchorage. It might be interest
ing to know about another appoint
ment too; just recently I was made
a Deputy Clerk of the Superior
Court and this means I can handle
passport applications. People used
to have to go to Anchorage and
that is quite expensive so perhaps
they would like to know they can
apply in Kodiak now. No, I do not
issue passports, just the applica
tions. I send them to Anchorage
and they carry on from there.”
When Alaska became a state
the courts continued to operate
under the territorial laws of 1949,
but Mrs. Fenner said the legisla
ture does revise these from time
to time and has made some new
ones, though not a great many yet.
“Penalties have remained the same
in so far as this court is concerned
—as they were under the U. S.
Commissioner. There have been
changes, such as duties, and we
have to watch these to see that we
don’t exceed our authority.”
What happens, we wondered,
when one is arrested? Mrs. Fenner
told us the proceedure is that he is
charged and must then be ar
raigned within 24 hours. This
means that if someone is arrested
on Saturday night, he will be ar
raigned on Sunday, although the
hearing may be continued later at
a more convenient time. “One
thing I would like to impress on
young people is that whenever an
arrest is made, there is a perman
ent record against them. Their fin
gerprints and a copy of the court
record is filed with the FBI, and
at any time, in applying for a Civil
Service job, or in a court case in
any other state ,the agency or court
can request the complete record
from the FBI files. If there is a
record it follows them throughout
life and may affect their whole fu
ture. This is true in every state;
we have kickback sheets on people
arrested in every state in the
union.”
One point here seemed to us
overly severe: what about those
arrested on false evidence, or later
declared innocent in court, or ac
quitted? Mrs. Fenner said that of
course the outcome of their hear
ing was also a part of the record
and certainly would not be held
against them by anyone using such
a record as character reference.
We found, on further investigation,
that this is general practice
throughout the United States, and
that where it has been contested
as a violation of the 14th Amend
ment to the Constitution, the Su
preme Court has upheld decisions
of the lower courts in this matter,
the gist of the reason being that
records and fingerprints are mat
ters of public interest and are not,
under the circumstances, invasions
of privacy. The protection pro
vided the public under this system
has a firm basis in logic when one
2 Million Women to Join Mothers March
To Support March of Dimes Health Goals
The Golden Key of Hope
—a new symbol for a new
decade of medical progress
against crippling diseases—
is the badge some two mil
lion volunteers will proudly
wear in the 1961 Mothers’
March climaxing the New
March of Dimes.
Symbolizing the need for re
search to unlock the mysteries
of such major cripplers as birth
defects and arthritis, the Gold
en Key also represents the vac
cine “keys” to polio prevention
perfected through research
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by the March of
Dimes.
In most com
munities, the
Mothers’ March
will take place
the evening or
afternoon of
Tuesday, Jan.
31. Volunteers
identified by the
Golden Key
badge will call
on their neigh
bors for support
in the cam
paign against
.. , tragedies which
Mothers' Morch affect one in
Volunteer Bodge every four
American families.
Each of the estimated 40 mil
lion households visited in the
Mothers’ March will receive
valuable health information
cards including Do’s and Don’ts
for expectant mothers, Arthri
tis Warnings, and Vaccination
Alerts for the almost 85,000,000
Americans still not protected
against polio.
Beclouded by centuries of
superstition, birth defects are
considered by medical authori
ties to be the nation’s most
serious child health problem.
Yet the fields of cause and pre
vention were largely unex
plored until funds from the
March of Dimes began to make
intensive research possible.
Pointers derived from early re
search are included on the
cards to be distributed by
Mothers’ March volunteers.
The cards are also designed
to bring home the realization
that more than 11,000,000 Amer
Glimpsed through a keyhole, three small victims of dread crippling
diseases hold the Golden Key of Hope, 1961 Mothers' March symbol
of March of Dimes-supportod efforts to unlock the mysteries of
their afflictions. They are, left to right, Gail Berg, 3Mt years, arthritis
patient; Allen Markowitz, S, polio victim; and Rosalie Parrott©, 7,
born with a birth defect, all of New York City.
kans suffer from some form of
crippling arthritis. Many vic
tims, grasping at straws, pay
ont a total of more than $250,
000,000 annually on quack
“cures.” The fact is that the
causes of arthritis are largely
unknown. There is no known
cure, no known preventive. But
research to find the key is be
ing rapidly advanced through
March of Dimes support.
To improve treatment and
rehabilitation of those crippled
by birth defects and arthritis,
a network of clinical study
centers is being established by
means of March of Dimes
funds. Techniques developed
by The National Foundation in
aiding polio sufferers are ap
plied to children suffering from
birth defects and arthritis.
All of this research and pa
tient care would be impossible
without health manpower—and
womanpowes—to put it to use.
To help meet this drastic prob
lem, March of Dimes funds
support a health scholarship
program in every state each
year. Thus the Marching Moth
ers also seek support for an in
crease in the critical supply of
doctors, nurses, physical ther
apists and others dedicated to
the improvement and protec
tion of the nation’s health.
considers the numbers of known
cases in which evidence has been
destroyed, witnesses intimidated,
and the accused let go free, much
to the frustration of the court, and
often to the danger of law abiding
citizens.
As to hobbies and leisure, Mrs.
Fenner said she enjoys working
with flowers, “not that I am any
expert; I just like to dig. I like na
ture, though I haven’t made any
study of it. When my son was here
he tried to describe different kinds
of science to me, but it was all
above my head. He hasn’t lived in
Kodiak for some years; he is now a
Doctor of Optometry in the Air
Force, stationed at Richards Air
Force Base in Missouri.
“I like to read a great deal, but
many evenings I’m right here in
my office, working. There’s a lot
to do in this job and much to keep
up on so we can always be up to
date.”
We thanked Mrs. Fenner for her
time and went our way with a far
better understanding of the work
ings of the local court, and the
whys and wherefores.
Church of God
Fred Mamaloff, Pastor
Sunday School.10 a.m.
Morning Worship.11 a.m.
Evening Service_7:30 p.m.
Mid Week Service ... 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday
Youth Service .. 7 p.m. Friday
Located off Mission Rd.
near the hospital.
Frank Erbes
Goes To Everett
Frank Erbes of the Kodiak Of
fice Equipment Company, left for
Everett, Wash., Wednesday, where
he will make his home.
Mr. Len Johnson, partner in the
firm for more than a year, is now
the sole owner of the business.
Christian Science
Society
Sunday School.9:30 a. m.
Sunday Service .... 11:00 a. m.
Testimony Meeting .. 4th Wed.
8:00 p.m.
Reading Room.Wed.
7-8 p. m.
Located on Shelikoff
near Oope St
Kodiak Assembly
of God Church
Mission Road
Pastor Wm. L. Cummins
Phone 486—2491
"Not By Might, Nor By Power,
But By My Spirit, Saith the
Lord of Hosts."
SERVICE SCHEDULE
SUNDAY
Sunday School.10:00 a.m.
Morning Worship ... 11:00 a.m.
Christ’s Ambassadors 0:30 ?.m.
Evangelistic Service .. 7:30 p.m.
MONDAY
Missionettes.1:30 p.m.
TUESDAY
Women’s Prayer
Meeting.2:00 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
Prayer & Bible Study 7:30 p.m.
FRIDAY
Youth Meeting.7:00 p.m.
The Community Baptist Church
Rev. Lewis White
“The Big White Church on the Kill”
Sunday School—9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship—11:00 a.m.
Youth Fellowship Groups—6:30 p.m.
Evening Worship—7:30 p.m.
Mid Week Service—7:30 p.m. Wednesday
“HOLDING FORTH THE WORD OF LIFE”
KODIAK DIRECTORY
BARTENDERS LOCAL 875 A.F.L.
Meets on 2nd Sunday of every
month, 12 noon at Fishermen’s
Hall.
KODIAK
EMBLEM
CLUB
No. 187
Meets 1st & 3rd
Thursday at
8 p.m. at the
Elks Club.
KODIAK LODGE NO. 1772 BPOE
Meets every Friday
evening
at 8:30 p.m.
Visiting Memlieis Welcome
ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS
SYSTEM
Hours of Business
Monday thru Friday, 9 am to 6 pm
Saturday, 9 am to 12 noon
Sundays and Holidays, Closed
Emergency wires may be filed
during the closed office hours at
the message center.
KODIAK ISLAND JAYCEES
Meet the 1st. and 3rd.
Wednesday of each
month.
7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
In the Montmartre
Basement.
KODIAK
LODGE
F. & A. M.
No. 295
Meetings — Stated 3rd Monday,
8 p.m. at Kodiak Masonic Templg
BUSINESS ft PROFESSIONAL
WOMEN’S CLUB
Business Meeting—1st Monday at
7:30 p.m.
Dinner Meeting—3rd Monday at
7:00 p.m. at Island Fountain.
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS
Regular meetings 1st and 3rd
Tuesdays, 8 p.m.,
at the VFW Hall.
JACK ALLMAN POST NO. 17
AMERICAN LRGION
meets the 1st Thursday of every
month at 7:30 p.m. at the
American Legion Dug-Out
above city hall.
KODIAK ISLAND
TOASTMASTERS CLUB NO. 196S
Dinner meetings every Tues.
from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
In the Montmartre Basement.
Visitors are cordially invited