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Face the Sales Tax Issue Squarely
Kodiak will go to the polls Tues
day and mark an “X” in the space
provided, signifying as to whether
they want a consumer’s sales tax
here or not. There has been con
siderable discussion of late as to
the pros and cons of the question.
The arguements against, to men
tion, a few, are as follows:
1. It will drive business outside.
2. Too many taxes already.
3. Too many reports already.
4. A nuisance tax.
The arguments for could be list
ed this way:
1. Tax will provide better roads
and a small boat harbor.
2. Better roads mean better mile
age on tires.
3. Better roads mean less wear and
tear on your car.
4. Cost of the tax saved each year
in repair bills on tires and the
car.
5. Cost of tax is extremly small—
estimated $20 to $40 per con
sumer per year.
6. Improved roads means less dust.
7. Improved roads aid walking.
8. Improved roads and sidewalks
makes it less hazardous for your
child to walk.
9. Will improve the appearance of
the City.
10. With funds, City could take ad
vantage of low cost road build
ing opportunities.
11. Fair to all—low cost to individ
ual and gradual payment.
12. A seaport town needs a small
boat harbor.
13. All users of the City’s facilities
help pay for them.
14. A progressive step forward.
There’s the arguments for and
against. Weigh them carefully.
Many more could be listed. Suffice
to say, the sales tax issue on the
election ballot offers the voter an
excellent opportunity to express
his confidence in the progress of
the City of Kodiak, and his willing
ness to assist in paying for it.
Vote “Yes” for the Consumer’s
Sales Tax.
Annexation Is The Answer
The second progressive step for is affected by the area and the
the City of Kodiak to take next residents in it. The residents need
week in the election is to vote in the City’s utilities and the use of
the Mission Road area as part of its equipment and facilities. The
the City, j City needs the revenue.
There is no better time than the It will be a happy merger for
present. The City’s progress, both parties concerned,
health, economics and well-being Vote “Yes” for Annexation.
Happy Birthday, Boy Scouts
We salute the Boy Scouts of Am
erica on its 46th birthday to be
observed during Boy Scout Week,
February 6 to 12.
Scouting is a program for all
boys everywhere. It is successful
in the widest rural areas and in
the most congested cities. It pos
sesses an inherent appeal for the
healthy, vigorous, normal Afri
can youth and also offers fields of
achievement for the handicapped.
It has often been said that a boy
can always find something to do.
It is when he finds something to
do that does not measure up to
reasonable standards that he may
get in trouble. Scouting offers a
steadying hand that often tips the
scales away from delinquency.
Scouting has three program
parts to meet the needs of boys of
different age levels.
Over one million families, to
gether with their eight-to-ten-year
old-sons participate in Cub Scout
ing, said to, be America’s largest
and most dynamic parent-and-boy
program. Today there are 1,430,000
Cub Scouts in 36,000 Cub packs.
Boy Scouting provides for elev
en-, twelve-, and thirteen-year-old
boys an outdoor program that
helps them grow in character and
citizenship. Today 1,160,000 Boy
Scouts are active in 54,000 troops.
-Exploring serves the boy of four
teen and over with a rich program
filled with high adventure and op
portunities to practice good citi
zenship. Today 440,000 Explorers
are members of 14,000 Explorer
Units or are Explorers in Boy
Scout troops.
Many hands join to bring Scout
ing to these 3,030,000 boys and
young men. In addition to the
1,070,000 adult volunteers who pro
vide the leadership for them there
are 68,000 sponsoring institutions
(hat actually operate the 104,000
Scounting Units. They represent
the religious, civic, educational,
and veterans organizations of the
nation.
Our readers will wish to join us
in saying, “Happy Birthday, Boy
Scouts!”
DON FENNER GAINS DEGREE
Don McKern Fenner, son of At
and Mabel Fenner, received his
Bachelor of Science degree, at a
ceremony held at Pacific Universi
ty.
Fenner is studying Optometry,
and will receive his doctor’s degree
next year.
Mrs. Marian Trent and Mrs. June
Burkhard were given a surprise
“Pink and Blue" shower Friday,
January 27, by the members of
the Base Sewing Club.
The two honored guests received
many lovely gifts, and the ladies
enjoyed the lunch served by the
hostess, Mrs. Ruth Breckberg.
I
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conuu .ity i
in which to live
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■ealthy
mmunity
It is, therefore,
. iee that
.ad to the
properly con
trolled.
In Kodiak, oi.o of the prime fac
tors which might be a threat to
our health is RATS.
RATS are ditry. They spread
many diseases.
RATS cost money. The annual
U. S. Rat bill is 2 billion dollars.
RATS waste food. Rats damage
over 200 million bushels of grain
each year in the U. S.
RATS can be controlled. Modern
poisons can kill 98 to 100 percent
of the rats in any city block. They
won’t come back—if buildings are
rat-proofed—if food is kept cover
ed—if hiding places are removed.
Rat killing takes organization and
time. It is a continuous job.
Trash is not only a fire hazard.
It is a splendid hiding and breed
ing place for rats. See that all
such hiding places are cleaned up
around your premises.
Rats can be controlled by the
constant use of “Warfarin.” This
rat poison is non-injurious to pets,
but is to date, the most effective
method yet found for the control
of rats and mice. The City of Ko
diak will supply this material
FREE OF CHARGE to any of the
residents of Kodiak and its en
virons, who wish to assist in the
control of this menace.
So long as there is a normal dis
tribution of freight, there is no
way to prevent new rats from ar
riving in our community. It is pos
sible, however, to keep them from
spreading, if we see that their food
supply around the waterfront is
eliminated. It is therefore, impor
tant that the beaches in and
around the City be kept free of
fish offal and garbage. So long as
this debris is allowed to accumu
late on our beaches, we will have
large numbers of rats. Every resi
dent and businessman should see
that they do their part in stopping
this threat to our community
health.
JUVENILE BOOKS
RECEIVED BY LIBRARY
A large shipment of juveniie
books has just been received by
the Kodiak Community Library.
These books, a gift of the Emblem
Club, are too numerous to list but
are all fine reading.
New adult fiction has been do
nated by Mr. and Mrs. Roy Lind
sley, Mr. and Mrs. Dick Tennyson,
Mr. and Mrs, Royal Munson, Mr.
and Mrs. Lorin Cope, Mr. and Mrs.
Pat Lynch and Mr. and Mrs. How
ard Sloniger. These include “Blind
Journey,” “Auntie Marne,” “The
View from Pompey’s Head,” “The
Four Winds,” “Band of Angels,”
..The Galiheans” and several mur
der mysteries. “Island in the Sun”
has just arrived and other adult
books are on order and will be on
the shelves soon.
Many readers are interested in
checking out “The Caine Mutiny”
by Herman Wouk, according io the
librarian. If you have a bound copy
of this book and would like to do
nate it to the library, you are ask
ed to let her know.
Library hours are 7 to 8:30 p. m.
Monday through Friday, and Wed
nesday afternoon, 2 to 4 o’clock.
P.T.A. TO MEET
There will be a meeting of the
P.T.A. Thursday, February 9, in
the kindergarten room at 8 p. m.
Miss Pat Gordon, French teacher,
will be in charge of the program
for the evening. v
I Couple Wed
red Friesen became the
t itev. W. John Stickwood
yestti\ ay, February 3, 1956 at 7:30
p. in. in a lovely candlelight cere
monj The double ring ceremony
was performed beneath an arch of
evergreens by Rev. Paul E. Schom
ing at the Kodiak Christian Cen
ter.
The bride was gowned in a beau
tiful ankle length dress of all-over
white lace, over a full double pleat
ed net skirt. She carried a white
Bible, with red roses and satin
streamers.
Mrs. Vern Helms, Matron of
Honor, wore a gown of deep sal
mon satin with white lace trim. Mr.
Vern Helms acted as best man, and
Jack Brenton and Ray Jennings of
the Naval Station were ushers.
Little Myra Schoming, attired in
an ankle length aquamarine dress,
was ring bearer. Candle lighters
were Sharon Schoming and Carol
Torsen.
Mrs. Morris Burnham sang “God
Leads Us Along” and “A Wedding
Prayer ” with Jim Burton of the
Naval Station as pianist.
Mrs. Joe McCormick and Mrs.
Mervin Chance were in charge of
the reception that followed im
mediately after the ceremony, with
Mr. Bill Jordan acting as Master
of Ceremonies.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Peter Friesen of Hep
burn. Sask., Canada. The groom is
from Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
and is a co-worker at the Kodiak
Christian Center.
Mrs. Vivian Panchot slipped on
the ice Wednesday morning as she
was entering the Supply Building
on the Naval Station. She was bad
ly bruised and was confined to her
home for a couple of days.
Property owners—You need help
in supporting your town. The gov
ernment won’t carry us forever.
Vote Yes for Consumers Sales Tax
Feb. 7.
IT PAYS TO SAVE
In 1955 this bank paid out as much
interest as would purchase for
cash one of the finest homes in
Kodiak.
This interest was earned by more
than 1200 Savings depositors.
SAFE WHILE YOU EARN
It is later than you think
SAVE AND HAVE
Rank of Kodiak
KODIAK, ALASKA
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