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Reflections
(continued from page 1)
This is one field in which com
munity effort provides the answer,
and community cooperation gives
each resident of the area an even
break. The sewer system as out
lined should go in to insure every
family in the area a healthy en
viornment. Individual cesspools, or
what have you, are antiquated, act
ually costly, a nuisance and inad
equate. Installation and proper up
keep of any system that will meet
State health inspections will cost
more than the $35 a year the mun
icipal system will cost.
Lets hope sufficient of the resi
dents can get together to defeat
the petition now being circulated.
A little thought should convince
those who have already signed to
have their names stricken from the
petition.
The State legislators are again
in session and the hopper is being
filled with good and sometimes
not-so-good bills. Both the Senate
and House opened pretty much as
predicted with Gov. Egan asking
for a hike in unemployment taxes,
an extension of time that benefits
should be paid unemployed; the
Republican members asking for a
cut in taxes; and generally, politics
entering the picture even at this
early date in an election year.
A good first move was the sett
ing up of a committee to investi
gate the workings of the highway
department — a department we
have had misgivings about for
some time.
A bill that provides for Kodiak
and other municipalities to get a
share of the aviation fuel tax—
which Kodiak does not get at the
present time because of a clause
in the existing law stipulating a
dispensing agent at the airport—
'fas introduced by Sen. A1 Owen.
TJhis is just and all to the good.
Another bill introduced by the
senator from Uganik we cannot
see. The measure. SB 180, prohibits
taxpayers from deducting expendi
tures for the advertising or sales
promotion of intoxicating bever
ages in computing income tax lia
bility. We hold no brief for the
liquor industry or any other, but
this seems discriminatory. That
business is legal just as the tobacco
industry is legal, or the soft drink
industry is legal. Object seems to
be to discourage consumption of
liquor. Another group wanting to
control use of tobacco could come
up with a bill to get the same ac
tion, or even soft drinks, some of
which are said to be harmful to
teeth.
We’d suggest our worthy senator
from Uganik reconsider that one.
* * *
The Kodiak Mirror unintent
ianally made an error in a figure
quoted in the Dec. 15, 1961 issue.
The article in question stated the
City Engineer stated the sewer
utilities was running a deficit of
$75,000 yearly, when actually it
was being subsidized by the water
system utility to the extent of $7,
500—quite a different story.
The article and figure was quot
ed in various publications through
out Alaska, and we mention it just
to keep the records straight.
It would seem we were trying
to get the City into the big leagues
as regards deficits—nothing to be
ashamed of in this day and age
with the federal government sett
ing the pace in terms of billions.
Education Bill
Juneau W). Sen. Peratrovich
Thursday appointed Sen. McNealy
(D-Fairbanks) Chairman of the
special committee assigned to in
vestigate the state highway pro
gram.
The Senate authorized the com
mittee Tuesday, and ordered it to
delve into the operations and fiscal
policies of the State Division of
Highways and related divisions.
Stock Market Headlines
By Barbara M. Dugan
A slow but continuous drop in
the stock market averages over the
phst week can be attributed to a
number of causes. Investors seem
to be taking the outlook that after
•the middle of the year the pros
pect is too cloudy to warrent buy
ing equities. There is still profit
taking in effect, and selling, though
not heavy, has been persistent. In
stitutional investors are thought
to be waiting until they can pur
chase their choice of invesment
stocks at a lower price.
This suggests that a marked de
cline is unlikely unless the
economy itself is unable to con
tinue its uptrend.
The Dow-Jones Industrial aver
age has fluctuated around 700 re
cently. Volume on the New York
Stock Exchange has averaged 3,
500.000 shares traded daily.
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Along The
Waterfront
King Crab’s Yukon is having a
new rudder and a piece of her shoe
made at Red Burnham’s Welding
Works this week. Now docked at
the Fisheries dock, it was while she
was docked in front of the cannery
that it was found she was missing
her rudder.
Burnham’s Welding shop also
worked on the boat Neptune which
suffered split seams in her live
tank during heavy weather.
&
The 90-foot Nautilus, enroute to
Adak to join Resoff’s crabbing
operation in that area, also under
went work at Kodiak Welding the
past week. In order to allow Carl
Huer to get a defective winch for
repairs, Burnham had to remove
sections of her live tank and re
place them after the winch repair
was completed.
Alvine’s report that the boat
Lucky Starr is still undergoing re
pairs to her bow stem.
&
Canneryworkers look tired but
happy this week as they’ve been
racking up the hours. The recent
spell of clear weather has resulted
in plenty of crab being brought in
at King Crab. The plant has also
been processing shrimp, the boys
tell us.
PERMIT GRANTED
The City Council Tnursday grant
ed the Ladies Auxiliary for the
VFW a permit for games of chance
at the Post. This is in connection
with their weekly bingo.
Council also voted approval of
a transfer of license for Tony’s
Bar from Lila and Archie Lewis
to Millie Markham and Von Straut.
Rainbow Girls
Install Offbers
Order of Rainbow officers were
installed by Past Worthy Advisor
Polly Perry in a cermony held at
the Masonic Temple on January
14.
Those taking office were Mrs.
Ballweber, Mother Advisor; Char
lene Frost, Worthy Advisor; Caro
lyn Roekstad, Worthy Associate
Advisor; Elana Ross, Charity; Can
dy Wilson, Hope; Jan Hall, Faith;
Chris Newman, Recorder; Mary
Houston, Treasurer and Virginia
Valley, Drill Leader.
Also Gail Rosculp, Chaplain;
Pat Henly, Love; Tanya Kraft, Re
ligion; Marya Springhill, Nature;
Anne Hall, Immortality; Andrea
Jarvela, Fidelity; Linda Kee, Pa
triotism; Jean Brunstad, Service,
Cynthia Thompson, Confidential
Observer; Kathy Vosgien, Outer
Observer; Judy Acheson, Bible
Bearer; Frank Heglin, Dream Man.
Refreshments were served to
guests following installation.
Codification of
Ordinances Soon
The codification Of the City’s
ordinances are now in process of
being done, according to John
Mansuy, City Attorney.
In reporting that the job will be
completed in March of this year,
Mansuy stated that the codification
involved considerable more work
than originally foreseen.
The City Attorney recently re
turned from vacationing in South
ern California, principally in Pasa
dena.
Character built on a weak foun
dation is likely to topple over at
the first sign of adversity.
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