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Paved Streets in Kodiak
We want to go on record as favoring the idea advanced
by Councilman Carl Huer at the last Council meeting, when
he suggested the City make an effort to acquire a surplus
black top plant, and get some of Our streets paved.
? “It's the only vay .ve can lick the dust problem,” he
said. He's right about that. He also gave ss another reason
that we need to ourselves, if we are going to get any
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He's right on both counts. As was brought out in the
discussion, there have been many opportunities to acquire
pb£t*bte fcstch- plants adequate for the City's needs, in various
sales of surplus property offered on the mainland. Some of
the figures quoted are in the realm of the possible even for
% City's limited finance*.
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At the rate we're going today; waiting for government
action on road projects, and prior to that, the mountain cf
preliminary work that has to be done to get approval to begin
with actual construction of roads will be yea-s hence.^
Anyone who operates a business along a main thorough
fare, or who has a home .facing same, can testify tc the clouds
of dnst that seep into the smallest crevices, covering every
thing with a thick layer. Much of this can be eliminated by
black top roads.
Private capital would have considerable difficulty making the
purchase of such equipment pay, even at surplus property
prices and even if they could acquire it* The City on the other
hand would enjoy a priority claim on the equipment, and be
able to purchase at the best price.
It's easy to envision Kodiak as a far more attractive
place to live, with paved streets, and the dust problem mini
mi zed.
The suggestion is a constructive one that should be ex
plored to the full.
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You’ll be seeing a great deal of the family of friendly beavers
above. They’re being featured in a variety of school posters,
outdoor panels and leaflets as part of the new wildlife conserva
tion program sponsored as a public service by Standard Oil
Company of California. ObjpQtive of the program is to help
preserve America’s outdoor * heritage by promoting wildlife
appreciation and good conservation practices.
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Last week we published a
little article that went something
like this: A meeting was called
for Wednesday of the fishermen
.... The meeting wound up in
an uproar with very little accom
plished. Rep. Pete Deveau had
called the meeting, and members
wanted to know why he had call
ed it. An argument ensued and
the representative left the meet
ing.
We were called to task this
week by said representative, who
said we “goofed” in reporting the
meeting. We don’t know how ex
actly, and probably never will. We
omitted to state however, that one
of the arguments was over the
appointment of a representative
on the fisheries board from this
area without the fishermen hav
ing a word to say about the ap
pointment.
It would seem the legislator
“goofed” in more ways than one.
Tn this instance he “goofed” since
he wasn’t ableio justify his hand
in the appointment, and since he
wasn’t able to reason with the
men, and turn the meeting to his
ITS LUCKY
when you live
in America
The ball swings on the pen
dulum of your arm ... skims
down the alley and starts to
hook... smack into the pocket
...Strike! Pins explode in all
directions as you turn and
reach for the winner’s reward
... a cool refreshing bottle of
Lucky Lager beer. It’s just
what you need to quench a
bowler’s thirst.
LUCKY LAGER
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advantage. Fishermen as well as
other men will listen to reason.
The men, as we understand it, are
satisfied with the appointment
made. They also had a right to
blow off a little steam. That isn’t,
thank heaven, a right given ex
clusively to said representative.
It may be a lot of the fishermen
will resent his version of the affair
when he said he walked out be
cause he was dealing with a bunch
of drunken fishermen.
It is obvious he has “goofed”
all down the line since returning
—the argumentative attitude dis
played is a sure way to influence
people—but, unfortunately, not
for your cause, but against you.
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Boat enthusiasts looking for
chea n boats will no doubt be in
terested in the list of 18 offered
by the U.S. Naval -Supply Depot.
They consist of * quite - a few
LCMs, LCVPs and plane rearming
boats, steel and wooden construc
tion, with an£^'without engines.
Engines offered are mostly deisel.
The only catch to the sale is
that the boats are located at Point
Barrow.
According to Newsweek (issue
of June 8) Premier Castro of Cuba
has turned his guns on high
society. The government has draft
ed a law which would impose a
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51 tax on each name mentioned in
a newspaper society page. Descrip
tive adjectives would be taxed $1
each, and pictures $10 a column
inch. Each' mentfoii of 'a title of
nobility would cost $100.
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16 million bottles of champagne
were sold in the U.S. last year,
most of it domestic. American
gross sales is double that of 1950.
Americans have to go a long way
to beat the French as wine-bib
bers. They consume 72 million
bottles annually. The West Ger
mans consume a mere 48 million
bottles yearly.
Group of Pupils
In Piano Recital
A group of her pupils were pre
sented in recital by Mrs. De Witt
Fields, Monday evening, June 1,
at her home.
Pupils presenting piano selec
toris were Craig Johnson, John
Fletcher, Weston Fields* Jean
Hall, Alberta Mueller, Anne Hall
arid Tom McLellan.
A Son Is Born
A baby boy weighing six pounds,
six ounces was bom June 2 to Mrs.
Helen Nadine Bancroft, wife of
James Edwin Bancroft, AD2, USN,
at the Naval Station hospital.
The boy was christened Daniel
Patrick. The father is serving
with FASRON U4.
Welcome Doctor and
Mrs. Colford
We join many others in extending to Doctor
and Mrs. Thomas E. Colford a most cordial
welcome to Kodiak.