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Reflections
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of budget for research and de
velopment.
Little thought seems to have
been given to modernization and
greater efficiency, with horse and
buggy methods used throughout
the service. Yet, the Postmaster
general seeks more money which
he proposes to get by raising the
postal rates—first class, and also
for newspapers. In spite of the
fact that many publications are
just about breaking even, the post
office insists that they can take
a sizeable increase—54 per cent
rise on present rate—in postal
rates without being hurt. Pub
lishers already have had to take
an 89 per cent increase in postal
rates since 1951.
Newspapers, from weeklies to
big dailies, are folding these days
because of the descrepancy be
tween income and spiraling costs.
Everyone, including the reader,
has a stake in the postal bill, H.R.
7927. because it can mean the end
of at least part of America’s free
press.
• • •
Weekly and small publishers
also contribute to the economy.
A nation-wide survey by National
Publisher shows this group ex
pects to spend $12,000,000 this
year on plant and equipment.
Maybe this is just hay compared
to the $4.5 billion the Postmaster
General is asking for in his bud
get!
• • •
Businessmen. Navajo Style
For years they lived on Federal
handouts. For longer than they
like to remember, for almost a
century, the Navajo Indians lived
a marginal existence on their huge
reservation in the Great West.
Then they went to work on their
own. Today, the 86-thousand Nav
ajos. largest tribe in the nation,
are fast becoming prosperous bus
inessmen. though they still reside
on the reservation.
At the high corner of four
states—Arizona. Utah, Colorado
and New Mexico—Navajos are
building motels and craftshops
and operating supermarkets, oil
rigs and lumber mills.
The Navajos took advantage ox
a break from Nature. Less than
10 years ago, desert land was
found to be rich in minerals
Coal was mined...and uranium
bearing ore was discovered.
More than SI.000,000 have
poured into the treasury of the
Navajo Tribal Council. Today
the Navajos work in coal mines,
run model farms and operate a
flourishing arts and crafts guild.
The Navajos' reservation is no
longer forsaken. The reason is
pretty obvious. They decided io
pass up government handouts and
put their own enterprise to work.
It worked. And HOW!
Letter to the Editor
Pear Editor:
There has been a lot of hard
work done by Mr. Paul Stover and
others into trying to make the
Boy Scout area out at Island Lake
look nice and clean, but it seems
like we still have a few people
who do not care about other prop
erty but their own. I am speak
ing about the Boy Scout Camp
area.
It does seem a shame that when
you have drinking parties in this
area, and to those of you who do
not know you are breaking a law
by doing so. for no one drinks
outside in a public place, that you
have to use this area to throw
away your empty bottles and
cans.
I wonder how you would feel
if you went to a lot of trouble to
clean up your yard and when you
woke up the next morning found
your yard full of bottles and cans,
just winder what reaction you
would take, knowing a lot of you
I have a very good idea what you
would do.
This Boy Scout area at Island
Senior Class
PRESENTS
“You Can’t Take It With You”
APRIL 14 8:00 P.M.
SCHOOL Al'DITORIl'x
Admission — Adults $1.00 — Children $.54
BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW — EARLY SELLOUT EXPECTED
Lake is for a very good purpose,
and I feel like if you have any
forethought or care you would
take a lot of pride in seeing to it
that a place like this would be
kept neat and clean at all times.
Maybe you do not have a son
who is a Boy Scout, but if you
did I know you would do all you
could to see this place was kept
neat and clean, knowing Mr. Stov
as I do I know how he must feel
when he goes out there and sees
this area looking like a dumping
grounds instead of a clean Scout
area.
Just a little memo to all of you
who use this area for such enjoy
ment if you call this enjoyment:
Trooper Hussey has been notified
about this disgraceful matter and
1 can assure you if he ever finds
out who is doing this you will
find yourself in court, so in the
future if you do drink out there
and not get caught how about
taking your bottles and cans home
and throwing them in your own
garbage can and not in the Boy
Scout Camp area.
Very truly yours,
R. E. Vickery
Chief of Police
Navy Wives Club
Installs Officers
The Kodiak Island Navy Wives
Club No. 126 recently held its
Installation Dinner-Dance at the
Chief Petty Officers' Club on the
Naval Station. In a traditional
candlelight ceremony, Commander
Kemper. U S. Naval Communica
tion Station. Kodiak, officiated as
Installing Officer, administering
the oath of office to the following
incoming officers: President, Shir
ley Dumas. Vice President, Rose
marie Kennedy: Treasurer, Bar
bara Lewis; Corresponding Secre
tary, Arlene Wertz; Recording
Secretary. Donna Heikes: Chap
lain. Jeaneene Smith: Parliamen
tarian. Rosalie Palmer; Board
Members, Helen Sampson and
Susan Pehrson.
The monthly meeting of the
Navy Wives Club will be held on
Monday, April 9, at 7:30 p.m.. in
the Chapel Annex on the Naval
Station. All members are urged
to attend, and all enlisted wives
who are interested in becoming
members are cordially invited to
attend this meeting.
The Kodiak Island Navy Wives
Club is ordering additional plates
known as the ‘ Margaret Drane’’
plates. The plates were designed
by Mrs. Drane. now deceased, the
wife of Captain William Drane,
former Commanding Officer at
Kodiak Naval Station. They are
typically Alaskan and were well
received when first put on sale.
A large percent of the proceeds
from the sales will be turned over
to the Navy Wives National Foun
dation for Scholarships, an organ
ization that provides scholarships
for the children of Navy enlisted
men. Those interested in obtain
ing the plates, please contact
Louise Stute, at 487-3381.
SCIENCE FAIR EXHIBITS
AT BASE SCHOOL APRIL 1112
The Kodiak On Base School
Science Fair exhibits will be on
display in the Multi-purpose room
of the Elementary School April
11 and 12.
Three winners will be selected
from grades 7 and 8 and three
from grades 5 and 6.
Exhibits will be open for public
viewing from 7 to 10 p.m. on April
11th. On April 12. public view
ing is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
BACKTRACK
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entering the Home is also given:
Joseph Bartline, April 7, 1883,
Ketchikan; Herbert Cameron, Ap
ril 10 1868, Fairbanks; Albert
Carlson, April 24, 1883, Ketchikan;
Nellie Caswell, April 27, 1882, An
chorage; Christian Christiansen,
April 22, 1885, Tenakee; John
Crawford, April 19, 1879, Anchor
age; Cyril DeWilde, April 16,
1882, Berry; Victor Haino, April
8,1888, Sitka; M. M. Jack Higgins,
April 5, 1877, Juneau; Loys Low
ther, April 26, 1897, Knudson
Cove; Fred McGuire, April 9, 1871,
Fairbanks; Adolph Olson, April
30, 1875, Fairbanks; Tom Rostad,
April 18, 1889, Fairbanks; Cyriss
St. Amand, April 24, 1882, Fair
banks; Marsa Voorhies, April 21,
1875. Wrangell.
It is suggested cards, letters or
small gifts be sent to these guests
honoring them on their birthdays.
Civil Air Patrol
Activities
The L-5 plane that was wind
damaged last fall is now in the
last stages of preparation for re
licensing. It will be flown to An
chorage in the near future for
this.
Barbara Martin has been added
as a new member.
The Squadron has received of
fice equipment and the members
have been busy setting up the
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Waterfront
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netting the fisherman $100. Also
worthwhile cash prizes will be
given to the winners of the crab
shaking contest.
If you have any question on
these events contact John War
ren at 486-5117.
&
The Quadra owned by Oscar
Bailey and mentioned earlier in
this column, is now off the grid.
She was floated off Tuesday with
a favorable high tide.
NAVE
WILL SELL
During Lent, Have a Crab
CALL
MARTIN’S FRESH KING CRAB
Box 513
Phone 486-2377 or 486-5566
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