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The Alaska Safety Responsibility Act
Questions Frequently Asked by the Public Relative to the
Administration of this Law
Alaska’s Safety Responsibility
Act has been in effect for a period
of two years, and during this time
more than 4,000 Accident Cases
have been processed by the Safety
Responsibility Bureau of the De
partment of Public Safety.
A number of question have been
raised by motorists relative to
their responsibility under the Law.
The following information will
serve to answer some of the ques
tions which most frequently occur.
If you are involved in an accident
as an uninsured driver—you must
meet the requirements of the Saf
ety Responsibility Act, or suffer
the loss of your driving privileges.
Purchasing insurance AFTER the
accident has occurred does not re
lieve you of the requirement to es
tablish your financial responsibil
ity for the accident in which you
are involved. You must, of course,
secure insurance in order to re
tain your driving privileges for the
future, but it is necessary that the
jminsured motorist either secure
a waiver of liability from the other
party involved in the accident, ex
ecute an agreement to pay for the
other driver’s damages by install
ments, or post a cash bond with the
State in the amount of the injuries
to the other parties involved. Once
again, securing insurance after the
accident is not enough to prevent
the loss of your driving privileges.
Responsibility of the driver and
owner to provide information
Whenever a motor vehicle is in
volved in an accident, it is the re
sponsibility of the driver and the
owner to file the required accident
Report. If there are personal in
juries of any nature, or property
damages in an aggregate of $200.00
or more, then it is necessary that
the Safety Responsibility Accident
keport be prepared and sent direct
to the Safety Responsibility Bureau
in Juneau. This report requires
that the driver record the full de
tails of his insurance policy, as this
information is needed to verify
fcoverage with the Insurance Com
pany that issues the policy. The
Department of Public Safety does
not contact each insurance com
"V
pany or agent to determine what
policies have been issued. It is the
responsibility of the driver and
owner to provide the required in
formation upon which the determi
nation of his financial responsibil
ity can be made.
(To Be Continued)
Reflections
(Continued from Page 1)
the trees. One said: “Progress is
progress, you know.” One said a
question like that is up to the city,
meaning, I assume, the Council
through the Planning Commission.
A driver of a truck considers the
trees a hazard. He said also the
road would be hazardous paved at
;ts present width. Proponents of
doing away with the trees envision
a broad thoroughfare. They say a
road so close to town should not
be so narrow. Others say if the
trees are left, let’s make it a one
way street.
Putting ourself "out on a limb,”
figuratively, of course, we are in
clined to believe the trees have
it. We don’t think its necessary for
all of Kodiak to be laid out in a
pattern of wide boulevards and
roads. If Mission Road, Benson
Ave., Rezonof, and the other streets
linking these streets with subur
ban Kodiak are broadened and
naved to handle the bulk of the
heavy traffic, this should take care
of that problem for years to come.
And as to trees, we like to see
more of them planted along ‘the
streets of Kodiak.
* * *
Speaking of trees nearly always
reminds me of the lines from Ibid:
Poems are made by fools like me,
But only God can make a tree.
• * •
Death of Miss Marlin proved a
'’reat shock to many here. Many
stories are told about her life here,
some humorous, most eulogistic.
THE DRIVER OF THIS ONE walked away as you can see. He is
John Thevik, whose car went out of control on the road toward Chin
iak Sunday. A tire blowout is said to have caused the accident. Thevik
works in the D & A hardware department. Photo by H. L. Vest
i
In the days when cows used city
streets more than cars, as she
walked from town to the Mission,
since there was no transportation
available, she often directed the
wandering Mission cows home from
the city streets by giving them en
couragement with her brief case.
Rev| Lewis White stated: “Al
though our hearts are filled with
sadness because of her sudden de
parture from us, there is consola
tion and gratitude for the twenty
years of service that she gave so
unselfishly to this community.”
Miss Marlin
(Continued from Page One)
When the USO closed its door
here in 1960, the former parsonage
of the Kodiak Community Baptist
Church was turned into a hospital
ity house for the young men and
couples stationed at the naval sta
tion. Miss Marlin was put in charge
of this hospitality program.
Miss Marlin served the children
of the community as an instructor
of piano. She is said to have en
couraged and inspired many be
cause of her own love for music.
She was an ardent supporter of the
Alaska Music Trails. She was a
long-time member of the Kodiak
Business and Professional Women’s
ness and Professional Women’s
Club.
Miss Marlin was due for furlough
the early part of this year, and was
called out because of the death of
her father. She spent some time
with her mother in Philadelphia,
who was very ill. She had begun
deputation work and had accom
plished many speaking engage
ments before the fatal accident.
She was on her way to Alderson
Broaddus College in Philippi, W.
Virginia, to speak to a large group
of women when the accident hap
pened.
It was in Miss Marlin’s plans to
return to Kodiak in August to be
gin her last term of service before
retirement.
The funeral services for Miss
Marlin were held today at 11 a. m.
at the Wyoming Avenue Baptist
Church, in Philadelphia.
A memorial service will be held
for her this Sunday afternoon at
3 o’clock at the Community Baptist
Church.
A memorial fund is being estab
lished to perpetuate the memory
and work of Estelle Marlin in this
community. A set of Carolonic bells
has been chosen by a committee as
a memorial.
Those wishing to contribute to
the Fund may do so during the me
morial services or by sending a gift
to Box 887, Kodiak.
Miss Marlin is survived by her
mother, Mrs. Ella Marlin; and two
sisters, Miss Alice Marlin, who
lives with' their mother at 4518
Howell St., Philadelphia, Penna;
and Mrs. Ralph Abott of Warring
ton, Pa.
Jr. Youth Camp
Begins On Monday
Thirty Junior High age young
people have been attending the
Community Baptist Church Camp
on Woody Island, according to
Rev. Lewis White, pastor of the
church. Ten Counsellors have been
in attendance.
The Junior camp will begin July
24, he said, and continue through
July 29. Children entering 5th and
6th grades are eligible to attend.
The fee is $1.50. This includes
books, crafts and canteen.
Any child wishing to attend the
camp is asked to call 486—2372 or
486—5184.
NOTICE
Attention Bootleggers: You are
challenged to a match by Ness, Les
ter and his Revenuers on July 27th
at 7:30 P. M. Your choice of alleys.
21-ly
Seeks Equitable
Japan-Alaska
Freight Rates
WASHINGTON (/P)—Sen. Ear
nest Gruening told Congress that
further discrimination against
trade between Japan and Alaska
“would be intolerable.”
Appearing before the Senate
Commerce subcommittee consider
ing shipping legislation, Gruening
proposed an amendment to give
the governors of Alaska and other
states the right to suspend adverse
shipping rates for 90 days pending
review by the Federal Maritime
Board.
The subcommittee also heard tes
timony from the International
Chamber of Shipping, composed of
national shipowners and organiza
tions in 18 countries, strongly ob
jecting to proposed changes in
American shipping regulations that
would affect all shipping lines op
erating in U. S. ports.
Gruening’s statement said that
last April Trans-Pacific Confer
ence of Japan “arbitrarily added
30 per cent surcharge to freight
rates between Alaska and Japan.
Alaska has had a small but growing
trade with Japan. We had hoped
that that trade, in view of the ar
tificially high water freight rates
already in effect between Seattle
and Alaska, offered a source of re
lief for Alaska. With the arbitrary
30 per cent surcharge, whatever
relief could have been afforded us
is effectively stifled.”
The committee was also told that
Gruening would strongly oppose
any move to continue exemption
of U. S. shipping industry from
U. S. Antitrust laws after Sept. 15.
McClains Were
Visitors Here
Visiting in Kodiak this week
were Sam and Christine McClain
from Anchorage.
Mr. McClain is an engineer with
the U. S. Army Engineers, and
Christine is with ACS in the main
land city. The latter is a free lance
writer, and spent some time here
gathering material on forthcoming
articles on Kodiak.
The McClains left Thursday.
Iowa Couple
Visiting City
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Daubendiek, of
Jefferson, Iowa, are visitors in the
city.
The Daubendieks are making a
tour of Alaska. They shipped their
car to Haines and drove the high
way from there to Homer.
Mr. Daubendiek has operated a
telephone business in the Iowa city
for the past 63 years.
The couple plan to return to the
mainland soon, where they will
continue touring Alaska most of
the remaining summer.
IN THERE PITCHIN’. These are just a few of the boats that you
see every weekend of fishermen wetting their lines in the Halibut
Fishing Derby now in progress. The big concentration seems to be
around Buoy 4, where the biggest one entered in the derby was
caught. Staff Photographer George Ameigh snapped this one in that
area last Sunday.
The only big one entered last weekend was a 90-lb. halibut
caught by Bob Dinwiddie (see picture Page 2) and entered in the
children’s division. The 182-pounder entered the first day by Robert
Bardsley as yet hasn’t been topped.
Public Dance Public Dance
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
Public Dance
IN AID OF THE CANCER FUND DRIVE
ELKS CLUB
Saturday, July 29
Dancing from 9 p. m. — Live Music
Donation $1.00
This Dance Winds Up The Cancer Fund Drive Campaign
Public Dance Public Dance