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Remember “Public Servants ”
Once upon a time an elected official or an employe whose
wages were paid by a taxpayer was called a “public servant.”
It indicated that his means of livelihood came from public funds,
and in turn he assumed the attitude that his job was to serve the
public. If you can remember that far back, he was courteous, help
ful in taking care of your governmental requests, locally or nation
ally.
Somewhere along the line the expression has been lost as well
as the attitude.
We have a hunch it all happened about the same time that
“bureaucrats” came into prominence. These were people hired by
governmental agents to “tell us what we should do”—not what they
could do for us. And ever since that time, that attitude has prevailed.
No longer do we go to the Internal Revenue Department, the
Agricultural Department or a maze of other departments for advice
or help, but rather to be told what to do—and generally in no un
certain terms.
A minor incident took place here in Kodiak this week. A young
police officer drove alongside a car and shouted out: “Park there
and you’ll get a ticket!” Not “You are not allowed to park there,
or we would appreciate your parking elsewhere,” and explaining
why.
It’s typical and it’s too bad.—B.M.
Slaughtering Elk
Bring Stiff Fines
Exceeding the legal bag limit on
elk resulted in maximum fines for
two hunters from the naval base,
according to the records of the
Magistrate’s office.
Richard B. McCoy and Donald
M. Flowers were each fined $500
by Judge Mabel M. Fenner after
they were convicted in court of
exceeding the legal bag limit of
Afognak elk earlier this month.
Judge Fenner also ordered the
confiscation by the Alaska Depart
ment of Fish and Game of the
hunters’ guns and the meat.
Approximately eight elk were
crippled or killed when the hunt
ers, observed from above by an
ADF&G protection plane piloted
by John Morton, opened fire on
a herd of approximately 100 elk.
The complaint was filed by ADF&G
protection agent Gene Tautfest.
Austerman Joins
Local Guard Unit
Richard G. Austerman, 18-year
old son of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley D.
Austerman, was sworn into the
Kodiak National Guard company
this week, the third Kodiak youth
to join the local company since
meetings started earlier this
month.
In record firing of the M-l rifle,
on Sunday of this week, Auster
man achieved a score of 188 out of
250 possible points, beating out
several guardsmen who have a
year or more of experience.
VISITS IN CALIFORNIA
Mrs. Frankie Bridges has re
turned to Kodiak after visiting for
a month with M/Sgt. and Mrs. Al
bert Garcia in Lakewood, Calif.
Sgt. Garcia served as security of
ficer for two years at the base be
fore going South. While in Cali
fornia, Mrs. Bridges also took a
one-day trip into Mexico.
New Store Hours
Effective Oct. 1
WEEKDAYS — 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
SUNDAYS — 10 a m. to 6 p.m.
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In the Bud
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medicants to relieve and break up the cold before it breaks
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WODLINGER DRUGS
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Chain Radar Bid
Awarded To G.E.
The Air Force is awarding to
General Electric Company of Syra
cuse a letter contract to proceed
with operation, maintenance and
logistic support service for radar
systems with an initial increment
of $1,450,000 for work at Shemya
Air Force Station in the Aleutian
Chain, it was learned this week.
Total amount of the contract
will not be known until the defin
itive contract is signed, according
to Sens. Ernest Gruening and Bob
Bartlett and Congressman Ralph
Rivers.
Come Down & See Paint—D & A
Large Stock Must Go — D & A
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Six Found Guilty
On Drunk Counts
An even half-dozen arrests stem
ming from intoxication and disor
derly conduct appeared on the po
lice blotter this past week with
two defendants, Sam Stepanoff and
Fred Coyle, Jr., forfeiting $50 bail
for being drunk and disorderly.
Three persons, Katherine Mel
ovedoff, Rena Chowak and Chris
tine Mute forfeited $25 bonds on
intoxication charges, while Stag
Thompson was handed a $25 fine
and given a 30 day suspended sen
tence for being a minor under the
influence, according to Chief R. £•
Vickery.
POLICE SLOGAN
Every child pedestrian is a HU
MAN CAUTION SIGN!
National Guard
Seeking Recruits
An intensive recruiting program
has begun to enlist members in
Company D of Kodiak’s National
Guard unit, according to Lt. Ron
ald M. Chase, executive officer.
“We are particularly interested
in young men from 17 to 26 years
of age," Lt. Chase says. “The Army
National Guard offers these nv?n
a chance to retire their military
obligation honorably while serving
in their home town unit with their
friends and neighbors.”
All interested men are asked to
contact either Lt. Ronald Chase or
S/Sgt. Robert Norman by calling
486—5245 or visiting the Armory,
located across from the high
school.
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