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Teen-agers More Law Abiding Now
Titan 10 Years Ago—Poll Indicates
Despite a tendency among adults
'to think youngsters have “gone to
the dogs,” responses to a recent
poll of community leaders in
Alaska indicates a belief that
teen-agers are more law-abiding
now than 10 years ago.
' 'Of 75 questionnaires returned
'from *68 communities, 19 per cent
of those -replying fek law obser
vance among young persons now
is better than a decade ago, while
cent felt it was worse.
•-No difference was seen by Gi per
cent of those artswering, and 14
per c?nt had no opinion.’
'Ir e question oi juvenile delin
quency was one of 17 posed by the
Alaska Committee o" Children
and Youth named by Governor
William A. Egan to prepare for
the. State’s participation in the
White House Conference on Chil
dren and Youth to the held m the
nation’s capital next March.
<The committee, co-chairmanned
top Dr. R. Rolland Armstrong of
JS held on Jackson Junior College
and Commissioner Paul L. Winsor
of the State Department of Health
-and Welfare, filed its report with
fhe Governor earlier this month.
Other members of the com
unittee included Ivor A. Schott,
Kodiak school superintendent;
Steffen Anderson, Nome mayor;
Miss Marian Larson, University of
Alaska; Lorence Barrett, Juneau,
Alaska Boy Scout executive; and
O.M. Lien, U.S. Commissioner at
Ketchikan. Also assisting in com
pilation of the report were Mar
jorie Morris, Margaret Johnson
and George P. Spartz, all with the
State Department of Health and
Welfare.
In* summarizing its findings, the
Committee said:
‘‘The problems of children and
youth in Alaska’s mare populous
communities seem to parallel close
ly those of cities in any other
State—working parents* ‘unrealis
tic child labor laws,’ conditions
which cause idleness to lead to
delinquency, lack of trained
leadership, overcrowded in schools
in spite of the community’s efforts
to keep pace with the demand for
new facilities. Some of the gains
in the larger communities also re
flect the trends of the times—more
schools offering more varied cur
ricula, greater church activities
for families and young people,
mare varied recreational oppor
tunities under better supervision
and better medical and dental
care.”
Big H$ Carnival
At Gym On Friday
The annual high school carnival,
Ho be held in the school gym, will
3get under way next Friday, Novem
ber 6, at 7 p-m., and will continue
mntrt 11:30 p.m.
This event, eagerly looked for
ward to by the students, faculty*
and people of Kodiak, is staged for
the purpose of raising funds for
school '-classes, clubs,, and for the
high school basketball team.
Concessions v/iilbeset up *n the
'gjfn, including games %£
dsa^eball throw, fish pond, cork
£tm, cherry tree, a basketball toss,
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and many other games.
From 9 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., a
dance will be staged by the
Lettermen’s Club. This dance will
be open to the general public. Ad
mission is by donation of $1.00.
In connection with the carnival
the Lettermen’s Club is holding a
bean guessing contest. This is
similar to that staged by the Junior
Chamber of Commerce on the 4th
of July. The jar of beans can be
seen in the window of Sportland.
Some valuable prizes are being
offered for the one guessing the
rearest number of beans in the
jir. Award of the prizes and an
ttofancement of the winners will
be made at the carnival Friday
night at 11 p.m.
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Here, There and Everywhere
By SIG DIGREE'
So you can’t leave this Island
when ever you want? Fog, low vis
ability and high winds prevent
you at times. But like the rest of
us you take comfort in the thought
that when you do get going, you’ll
get there fast. A lot of people
everywhere seem to have the same
idea.
In 1960, passengers on dom&tic
airlines in the United States will
total 56.6 million, and 79.0 million
in 1965, according to forecasts by
the Federal Aviation Agency,
taken from a recent survey.
The FAA believes there will be
5.3 million international a-rd over
seas passengers on U S. lines in
1960 and 7.9 million in 1965, con
tinuing a growth that has been
steady and vigorous since 1950.
The report points out in its in
troduction that aviation is today
one of the nation’s major indus
tries.. Employment in aircraft and
parts manufacturing averaged
757,000 in 1958, making the indus
try the largest industrial employer,
ahead of motor vehicle and equip
ment industry with 627,300 employ
ed. There were 152,310 employed
m scheduled air transportation in
1958.
Domestic airline passengers have
increased at a steady rate since
1950 in this fashion: 1950, 17.3
million; 1955, 38.0 million; 1958,
48.7 million; and 1959, estimated,
50.8 million. A significant growth
of air travel over surface travel
has also been registered. In 1946
there were 5.9 million air passen
pers and 85.1 million bus and rail
passengers. This has changed to
25.3 for air and 33.0 for bus and
rail in 1958.
Jet planes now in use have won
instantaneous public approval, the
forecast points out and their im
proved quality of service will gen
erate new traffic.
A 12 per cent increase in Alaska
passengers—if the state goes along
with the national change—would
mean that 429,729 passengers will
be carried in 1960; and with 7 per
cent annual increase the number
would be 602,714 in 1965.
It took four years to complete
the study at a cost of $2% millions
but the conclusions reached from
a study of five million Americans,
brings out the fact that if you’re
15 to 20 pounds underweight, you
are likely to live longer than
people of average weight—and a
lot longer than people who are
overweight.
Compiled by the Society of
Actuaries, the survey also develop
ed new average weight charts to
replace those that have been used
in doctor’s offices and on weigh
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commercial fisheries, sport fish
ing and game in Alasak in the
Senate Chamber, Capitol Building,
Juneau, November 18th, 1959 at
9 a.m.
Any person interested may pre
sent statements or arguments in
writing relevant to the action
proposed, on or before this date.
Briefs will -be accepted in the of
fices of the Alaska Department of
Fish and Game, Juneau.
Copies of either the proposed
commercial fishing, sport fishing,
game regulatons or all three sets
of the reulgations may be obtained
upon request from thp Alaska
Department of Fish and Game,
Juneau, or from any of the field
offices of the Department.
Bl Y, RENT, SELL OR TRADE
PLACE A CLASSIFIED ADVER
TISEMENT IN THE KODIAK.
MIRROR
ing machines since 1929. The
charts indicate men are consider
ably beefier than used to be and
women more slender.
Other findings of the study:
Women ar» healthier than men.
They carry high blood pressure
and additional weight with less
risk. Their mortality rate has de
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drived much metre than for aaL
There is some advantage in slight
overweight for • teenagers
Soviet engineers claim they have
developed a new automobile com
fcuston engine that can give five
to seven times the power of a
similar sized gasoline motor even
era. lowest grades of fuel.
The motor can run on any kind
of fuel, it is said„ including oil
cracking wastes and natural gas.
Combustion is so complete there
is virtually no exhaust gases.
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