— Kodiak K apsuies —
(By Bill Mason)
(continued from page 1)
Wonder why. Is somebody going
to put a 10-story apartment build
ing in front of it?
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Information volunteered to us
by a former member of the Ko
diak City Council was that be
tween the needs of the school
and administrative salaries there
is nothing left from the budget
to make street, sidewalk, or any
other improvements.
This man chooses to remain
unidentified but comments that
we employ a large enough city
staff of officials at excellent sal
aries which would suffice for a
community of 15,000 to 20,000.
Those are his words—not ours.
* * * *
Today’s Kapsules will be the last
to appear in the Kodiak Mirror as
we are heading southward for the
Lower 48 which should be pleasant
news indeed to some people on
the Island.
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We could have been wrong on
many of our stands, but there was
never a question about how we
stood on an issue. Nor at any time
3id we deny anyone the privilege
:>f answering us in the press.
• • • *
We have never met a finer
group of people than in Kodiak,
and it is difficult to say goodbye
to a lot of people who have stood
by the paper and encouraged us
in our efforts.
♦ ♦ ♦
Such as the businessmen and
businesswomen, Walter and Emil
Kraft, Emil Knudsen, Glenn Banks.
Larry Wodlinger, Art Brooks, A1
Hochberger, Jim Eggemeyer, Wil
ton White, Dorothy Spencer, Ann
Souter, Beulah Short, Bob Acheson.
George Cornelius, Basil Clark, Mrs.
John Fletcher, Vic Marconi, Pete
Deveau, Carl Rodli, and numerous
others including Dark Star.
• • * *
We admire a majority of the
City Council, although at times
it might not sound like we do.
But there isn’t a one we can’t
say hello to, and at the best
their’s is a thankless job.
* * * *
There are others who helped and
lent words of encouragement in
cluding our Postmaster Bill Lamme
and his wife Lillian, Ray Shannon,
Marian Marconi, Tom Frost and
Lorren Chester of Kraft’s enter
prises, Norm Sutliff, and Mrs. Carl
son and Mrs. Chaffin over at
Woody Island and Lola Harvey at
Harvey Flying Service.
• • • •
Nor will we forget those in the
utility field and how helpful
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they have been including a trio
of friendly personalities in Ole
Johnson, Gordie Jensen and
Archie Zehe. Let us not forget
Nick Kauch of RCA for his pic
ture help when it was desperate
ly needed. And the help from
the Commissar and Russ about
the Elks doings.
♦ ♦ • •
The fellows in the cannery and
fishery business have worked along
with us and for this we thank Emil
Norton, Vern Hilliker and Ralph
Jones, Bob Springhill and Bix Bon
ney as well as some of the fisher
men themselves such as Oscar Dy
son, Lloyd Cannon and others. Re
member, it was the Mirror that
broke the news of the Russians
dragging our crab gear?
* * * *
There are others who have
gone out of their way to aid us,
such as the Rev. Don Bullock of
St. James the Fisherman, Leslie
Selig of Naughton’s Bakery,
Coaches Joe Floyd and Terry Mc
Mullen at the high school.
* * * *
We have even made some good
friends in the Church world in
cluding Pastor Fred Mamaloff.
Rev. John Marx, Rev. Cletis Lev
erett, Rev. Lewis White whom we
hate to see leave the Island and
Woodrow Phillips, pastor of the
Kodiak Bible Chapel.
* * * *
Then there are those fellows
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such as Gil Jarvela, Bob Hall,
Chuck Weir, Bill Harvey and
others who dare the elements to
save lives and are entirely too
modest about it all. Nor do we
want to forget how cooperative
Bill Dammery has been during
the past nine months whenever
there was trouble on the high
seas. Nor Alf Madsen with his
pictures and information.
* * * *
Undoubtedly we have overlooked
someone and if we have we are
truly sorry. Probably one memory
will stand out above all others—
that is the way the people of Ko
diak rallied to Benny Benson’s
cause. It could only happen in such
a place as Kodiak.
* * * *
We predict that 10 years from
now you won’t recognize this
community it will have grown
so much, and at this juncture it
undoubtedly has the brightest fu
ture of any town in Alaska—only
lack of foresight will hinder that
outlook.
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