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“Do Not Be Afraid”
BY REY. JOHN MOLLETTI
{Editor’s Note: The following message was written especially for
the Kodiak Mirror and reflects the spirit and significance of Easter.
The writer is pastor of the Community Baptist Church.)
The message of Easter is especi
ally appropriate for people living
la 1959. The words of the angel
the. tomb to those who came.
Hmre m?e words we need to hear
iog.ay:
Vt0T BE AFRAID.”
a£gel assured the women
3&'*bkte^t6mb that^ there was no
meed to fear the things they did
Opt understand. In these days of
TJtte^t *nd distrust, we i\eed to
at the message again and
3gain. There is much we do not
cmderskmd in nature, in man,
and of the things of God. His
message to us is to believe that
he can- control the elements that
cause tis to fear.
<fYOU SEEK JESUS.”
The angel saw the reason for
tho trip to the tomb. God sees
lie:'today- in our walk through life
as we move from experience to
experience—always seeking. Too
often we look for the good in
the midst of evil or we bring the
rich gifts of our living to the
tombs of dead ideas. More times
than not, we search for truth
apart from God. not recognizing
that all truth is of God, and that
whatever truth is revealed to us
brings us greater knowledge ox
him The ■world is seeking truth,
but in «ome peculiar places. The
angel of the tomb reminds us
that in our frantic search for the
truth we are really seeking the
ulrmiate revelation of God: Jesus.
The search for truth begins with
the one who said, “I am the
Truth.”
“HE fS NOT HERE.”
In our efforts to arrive at the
beisih ahd. a happy way of life
we oer> often are sidetracked by
the forces around us and we be
gin to look for God in the empty
tombs of easy-living, security and
pleasure. Truly God has given us
a measure of these things, but they
are not the end of living. The
life that is given over to such
ends comes finally to the place
where the angel’s message is
borne out: God simply is not in
such living. HE IS NOT HERE.
“HE HAS RISEN ”
God has demonstrated his power
to take back to himself that which
he laid aside. He has shown to
men of all ages and nations that
he is in control and that he alone
is able to fulfill the promise of
ABUNDANT LIFE and ETER
NAL LIFE. Here is the promise
of victory over our ultimate ene
my: Death: Through living with
Christ and for Christ, we find vic
tory over sin. By trusting him in
all things, we have victory over
death, and will live eternally with
him.
“GO . . . TELL.”
The angel sent the women to
bear this message to the disciples.
Jesus sends us into the world as
messengers of this truth, to tell
it everywhere. The message is to
be lived out. It is more than a
word of mouth communication. It
is the Way of Life. All the prom
ises of God in Christ are validated
at the empty tomb. The promise
of peace, joy, abundance, comfort
and i worthwhile living become
real to us as we share his love
with the world.
Fear, hatred, greed and other
self-seeking will die as the Christ
comes to life in the lives of men.
May the Resurrection be real to
you in the days ahead.
Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor,' '
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i write y,6q this letter.in. answ
er to the letter you. entered in the
Mirror same weehs .ago, an the
dances given at the Labor Temple.
I feel that only’ the people who
attend these dances _. have any
right to say anything ‘^tfajl about
them. I may be .exaggerating a
little but most of the teen:agers
and the servicemen resent any
thing spiteful being said about
the only place besides the U.S.O.
where they can go and enjoy
themselves a little. Can you name
anyone you know that likes danc
ing with lights glaring at them
throughout the dance? • I really
can’t think of anyone and I feel
l know quite a few people. The
lighting at the dances is not
bright but then it isn*t so dim
that you can’t make out anyone
you see. ....... ;
[ really can’t say we aren’t
noisy because we probably are,
but then we have to let off steam
somewhere and why not at a
dance? Would the Kodiak towns
peep’s rather have us all running
around drunk, breaking into
stores and people’s homes to let
o>£f steam? What, other. ways can
you think of that give. us a little
enjoyment and keep us’happy and
thankful to be living "in at clean,
wholesome town where, the grown
ups do*$ ail . have their' ipjnds. in
the. gutter ready to . Relieve even
the wo nit about their .pwnV.chtf
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Yes, what right has anyone to
say we are running loose getting
int{> oil'; kinds of trouble? Aren’t
weialioMred to have any fun at in?
Are We supposed to go around
begging, to have a little .fun once
in awhile to try and >jkeep our
selVes: htappy? • • \ i
I am only a sophmore in high
school, but I think I can pretty
well express my own and the rest
of the teens that frequent the
dances opinions.
v We pretty well resent the many
filthy things being said about the
dances and if more people trusted
us and believed in us like the
Jacksons and the Fosters,- just
think what a wonderful town this
would be. If all the people of this
town would trust in us we would
Payrscale for "City employees
came in for review by the City
Council at the meeting Thursday
evening.
This on the face of it is a fairly
routine matter that has to be re
viewed eViery year. But a discus
sion arose in the course of its
consideration as to just how
necessary is a police force in
Kodiak—and could .a town such
as ours—get along with less po
lice protection than we now have.
The City Fathers came to the
conclusion that it is necessary
for adequate protection that we
keep the force up to its present
strength. “If the people want 24
hours protection—and most of
them do—then we can’t operate
with less than four patrolmen and
a chief,” was the way one Council
man put it.
That sounded like a sage re
mark—^capsule summing up of
the situation that made sense in
our • estimation.
It was also brought out that
some towns of this size in other
states get by with one policeman.
But the situation there is differ
ent, too—no bars, many churches,,
no military base nearby, not a
waterfront town—it could easily
be seen where one policeman
would be adequate. In fact we
venture to say he had time on his
hands. On the other hand, there
is a town about two-thirds the
size of Kodiak that has double
the police force here.
Kodiak could without much
strain have a situation that could
easily get out of hand. But it is
to the credit of our police force
that we have as low a percentage
of criminal arrests and general
law breaking as any town in Alas
ka. Crimes committed here are
of a minor nature. That fact
shouldn’t lull us into a feeling of
complacency and false security.
It doesn’t mean we don’t need a
police force. It is largely through
the ever-watehfulness of the po
lice force that we have less
crimes, less accidents—even less
fires.
Starting the first of April, the
police department will take over
the job of dog-catcher. They will
tackle the problem of curbing
activities of dogs running loose
in the city.
Boiled down, it adds up to this:
For 24 hour service, it takes
three policemen'—one for each
shift One acts as a jailer during
the day shift. He also acts as
relief patrolman to round out
seven days protection.
Someone is needed to direct
the activities of these four men—
.someone with authority and know
how. Questions have to be answer
ed, policies laid down, ;reports
made and many other duties that
call for . specialized handling—
hence th$ Chief.
Without analysing the functions
of the police department '.further
—good policing-—adequate pro
tection—costs money. But in the
overall picture, that and the fire
department is the best investment
we have. They are the two func
tions that give us the most for
our dollars. We don’t spend an
adequate amount for fire protec
tion under our voluntary fireman
■
try our best to please more people
rather than to try and get even
with the people that aren’t willing
to trust us.
Thank you for listening to me
and would you please print this
in one of your issues to show the
townspeople just how most of us
feel.
Yours truly,
' A Teen-ager
system,, but the police dep$f$anent
helps us get by by. their constant
vigilance. . . . . ,.4< :
We could write about the open
doors spotted by a policeman; a
chimney smoking that may mean
trouble; running down distur
bances; family quarrels; helping
a child lost or in trouble; appre
hending reckless drivers—and
many other services of great
benefit to the community that he
does as a matter of routine.'
It is because he performs so
many of these services as part of
his job, that the end result is a
quietness 01V the police front and
his critics arrive at the conclusion
he is not needed.
You have but to give your en
tire police force a week off at
the same time and then you will
see how much they are needed.
Plan -Duplicate
Services Easter
Duplicate services will be held
at the community B-aptist Church
tomorrow.
There will be an extra service
on Easter beginning at 9:00 am.
The regular 11:00 service will in
clude baptism of converts. Sunday
School will be shortened and will
begin at 10:00. Everyone is wel
come to the services and to the
Bible Classes in the Sunday
School where there are class
groups for all ages. .
The Choir will present the mu
sic of Easter at 7:30 pm., and
there will also be baptism at this
service..
On April 12 there will be a
special meeting of young people
in the church. Theme will be the
challenge of the future to the
youth of today. Special speakers
from several groups will partici
pate and all young people of the
city are invited to attend. Further
announcement will be made later.
Mrs. Pettersson
Back From Trip
Mrs. Alice Pettersson, who left
a month ago to attend the funeral
of her brother in Seattle, returned
home last Monday. While Outside
she visited relatives in Eastern
Washington and Oregon, in com
pany with her sister, Mrs. Nina
Gillum, former resident of Kodiak
who is now living in Yakima,
Washington:
“We saw Val and Virginia
Stella in Bothell and Jennie
Heintz in Everett,” she said. They
are also former Kodiak residents.
Six Ctpifwlpted; jjv?
By Local Police
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A . total of six were arrested
during the past week, one of which
was arraigned, before the U. S.
Commissioner.
Cecil E. Moncrief was booked
on a charge of drunkeness. He
is a minor and was fined $25.
Charles Rush, arrested on a
charge of reckless driving. Hi*
case was turned over to the U. S
Commissioner. Arrested on a
drunk charge, Frank McKinney
was fined $100 and given a 15
day sentence.
Herman Anderson, Jr. was giv
en a $25 fine which was suspended.
Charge was a minor drunk. Ted
Panamarioff was booked on a
charge of a minor operating a
motor vehicle while intoxicated
and was fined $50. His license
was suspended for four months.
Ray Martin Goes
South Next Week
Ray Martin, traffic manager of
the local Pacific Nothern Airway*
office,, will leave Wednesday.
April 1, for Los Angeles to at
tend the wedding of his daughter.
Grace Marilyn.
Miss Martin will be married to
Mr. Lorey Frank Me Glinsky at
the Mother of Good Counsel
Church in Hollywood on Saturday.
April 4. Mr. Me Glinsky is a civil
engineer.
Martin plans to return to Seat
tle April 5 where he will spend
a few days before returning to
Kodiak.
Ho
one in their right mind would
drive a car without an
Engine
;ny more than they would *
think of driving a car without
insurance.
In
Kodiak you can be certain of
the right protection through
Kodiak Insurance & Building
Corporation whether you drive
U.S. made or
Foreign Cars
See your local agent
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