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Mirrsred Reflections
By Sir. DIGREE
It seems a long time since I sat
at this typewriter to bring you
Mirrored Reflections. Your editor's
column seems to get crowded out
when happenings take up the
space. However, we’re back with
just a hodge-podge of observations
and some little-known facts.
* * *
Did you ever see a million dol
lars?
You will, if you go to this year’s
Seattle World’s Fair. A million sil
ver dollars—weighing 30 tons—is
on display.
It’s a sure bet that most viewers
will be thinking, “Boy, if I only
had that pile of dough!” Who
wouldn’t? But the sad truth is
that if you earned a million in the
course of a year, and if you head
an average American family of
four people, you’d have to pay out
$856,910 in federal income taxes—
plus whatever state and local taxes
you are liable for.
Moreover, that million dollars,
big as it looks to the vast majority
of us, is a tiny drop in a huge
bucket when it comes to govern
ment spending. It would, for in
stance, meet the interest costs on
the national debt for just one hour
and three minutes—or pay the sal
aries of federal civilian employes
for a mere hour and 27 minutes.
So, the question becomes:
“Where is a million dollars check
en feed?” Answer: “In Washing
ton, DC.”
• • •
Back to the World’s Fair. We’ll
pass on a tip we received from
Julie White, who recently re
turned from Seattle. It seems you
can get a ticket in the lobby of the
Olympic Hotel for $6 which will
get you into the Fair grounds, atop
the Space Needle and takes care of
your lunch there—without having
to join the waiting line which is
always there. Miss White returned
to Seattle Tuesday, where she is
an entertainer in a night bistro.
* * *
Kodiak Schools Praised. In a re
cent letter to Sen. Gruening, Navy
Captain J. D. Fulp, Jr., new chief
of staff for Adm. Bakutis, Com
mandant, Alaskan Sea Frontier,
highly praised the Kodiak school
system Noting he has five chil
dren in the Kodiak schools, the
captain wrote it is his family’s
“sound evaluation that Kodiak’s
schools excel over any public
school that our children have ever
attended.”
* * a,
Since it appears we are going
into another summer without any
action on the road paving by either
State or City, it might be well to
turn to some other solution to com
bat the dust, which is seen daily
during this period of sunshine.
A product named “Orzan” was
successfully tried in Sheridan, Wy
oming, to combat dust, and if it can
do the job for Wyoming dust, it
might be a solution for Kodiak. In
a recent issue of “Western City”
the city manager of that city tells
about this soil binder. He says in
part: “Results from three years of
testing and use show that the chem
ical offers economy and simplicity
as a dust palliative, and shows
promise as a partial replacement
for gravel in street stabilization.”
They found that streets treated
with this material pack under traf
REAR ADMIRAL F. E. BAKUTIS, USN, Commandant of the Seven
teenth Naval District, (left) administers the oath of office to Lieu
tenant Charles J. Gibowicz, CEC, USN, upon his transfer from the
Naval Reserve to the regular Navy. Lt. Gibowicz is assistant manager
of the Kodiak Branch, Northwest Division, Bureau of Yards and
Docks. Commander Robert E. Stalter is the manager. Lt. Gibowicz
and his wife, Patricia, had a three-way celebration: his USN com
mission, his. promotion to Lieutenant, and the birth of their first
child, a baby daughter. All arrived within a period of 30 days. Lt.
Gibowicz has a degree in civil engineering from the University of
Massachusetts. He is a native of Greenfield, Massachusetts, where
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Gibowicz, still reside.
—U.S. Navy Photo
fic, forming a dense, hard road
surface. They found that the ma
terial does not track like oil and
that traffic on a treated street
could be resumed in a matter of
minutes.
The “Orzan” solution, prepared
in a tank truck (a mixture of the
concentrate and water) and ap
plied with a sprinkling bar, is
sprayed over the road which has
first been scarified, in four appli
cations applied 10 to 20 minutes
apart. Dusting under traffic is thus
reduced below the nuisance level.
(Pardpn me while I wheeze) but
this might be the next best thing
to paving.
/
Festival Photos
Now Available
Excellent photos of parade en
trants, marching units, Festival
events are available for purchase
and may be seen at the Kodiak
Island Chamber of Commerce of
fice.
The pictures were taken during
the King Crab Festival. Mrs. Doris
Simon, secretary of the Chamber
of Commerce, is taking orders.
Court Cases
A $100 fine was imposed by the
City Magistrate’s Court this week
on a person driving without a per
mit and operating a car he had
taken without the owner’s consent.
John Adams also had his driver’s
license suspended for six months
and was required to pay for dam
ages to two vehicles involved in an
accident. A 30 day sentence was
suspended.
Other arrests and convictions
were as follows: A $100 fine to
Richard Lee for operating a motor
vehicle while under the influence
of liquor. His drivers license was
suspended for 30 days; Emil Olsen,
on a drunk charge, forfeited bail
of $25; Julia Charliga, on the same
charge, was fined $50 and sen
tenced to 30 days, both suspended;
Charged with disorderly conduct,
James Lose was sentenced to 30
days; David Kawagley, 10 days;
Stella Agnot forfeited bail of $50
on the same charge; and Walter
Soehner’s case was transferred
over to the state. A fine of $50 was
meted out to Kenneth Nekeferoff
when he appeared on a similar
charge.
Waterfront
(continued from page 1)
State as they lay off shore in the
Shelikof Straits, is returning to
Japan.
The skipper’s request to Gov.
Egan to grant special dispensation
to fish in Alaska waters was turned
down. Gov. Egan said:
“The requested dispensation can
not be granted. The Shelikoff case
is pending before the State Su
perior Court, and even if this were
not true, I have no authority to
grant special permission for un
licensed fishermen with unlicensed
gear to fish in Alaska waters.”
“The Shelikoff waters are inland
waters of the United States and
Alaska,” he continued. “The his
toric use and the historic regula
tory records speak for themselves.
No matter how much anyone at
tempts to distort the facts, or for
whatever reason, justice over
whelmingly supports the position
taken in this matter by the State
of Alaska.”
•i
This is an alert clams diggers
and those who seek the elusive
crab. There are some fine low tides
prevailing over the weekend. To
morrow morning at 6:47 a -1.9 ft.
tide in this vicinity should bring
out the clam and crab diggers.
Sunday morning there is even a
lower one—a -2.0 ft. tide at 7:31.
Happy digging!
The modern home is little more
than a family filling station.
Representatives of most of the organizations from town and the
naval station, including all service groups, as well as Boy and Girl
Scout troops attended and participated in the Memorial Day services
held at the Small Boat Harbor Wednesday when a wreath was
dropped into the water in commemoration of the veterans who died
in battle.
Naughton’s Taking Over Operation
Of LogsE Creamery On Trial Basis
Operation of the local creamery
on a one-month trial basis by the
Naughton’s Bakery firm was an
nounced today by Haro’d Naugh
ton.
“We have assumed operation of
the creamery on a one-month trial
basis on the premise that this com
munity can support a business of
this vital and necessary type. We
believe that with the institution of
strict sanitation milk handling and
proper daily processing and distri
bution of fresh whole milk that
the increased consumption of milk
in this size community will make
possible the continued operation of
this relatively small but important
business,” Naughton advised.
“We do not wish to see this com
munity without a source of whole
some daily fresh milk. This is pos
sible only through the continued
operation of the creamery,” he
said, adding, “fresh whole milk will
be pastuerized and homogenized
every day of the week and will be
picked up and delivered seven days
a week through the local retail out
lets to positively insure that the
purchaser gets fresh milk.”
Gerald Gundlach, who has had
over a year’s training in sanitation
milk handling, will be in charge of
technical processing of milk at the
r*reani3rv. He will be assisted by
Alien Abslon who has also had ex
perience in sanitation milk han
dling. Naughton said. Both Gund
lach and Abston have been em
ployed by Naughton’s in their bak
ery operation the past several
years.
“We hone that our strict com
pliance with the rules and regula
tions of the state pertaining to san
itary milk handling and our pro
gram of processing and delivering
mi'k on each and every day of the
week, will result in an increased
daily consumption of milk which
would justify the continued opera
tion of the creamery as a local
business enterprise,” Naughton
said.
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