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"cAfeaw of cAmerica’s Last ‘frontier
Published Every Saturday at Kodiak, Alaska
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Entered :rf the Postoffice at Kodiak, Alaska as Second
'Class matter under act of Congress of March 3, 1878.
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.Melton L. Crawford, Editor and Publisher
Jeanne R. Crawford, Associate Editor
Candace Crawford, Executive Editor
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local news published herein.
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Slugged Again
Kodiak merchants and residents, reeling from a pro
longed shortage of boats, were slugged again this week with
the announcement of a jurisdictional dispute between two
longshore foremen’s unions in Seattle.
Unless the differences are settled soon over 130,000
Alaskans will pay the fiddler while a few hundred longshore
foremen dance with little placards pinned to some sticks.
Years of shipping strikes, plus the resultant shortage of
-every day necessities to conduct business and even sustain
life, have given Alaskans a dim view of the so called troubles
»f West Coast sailors, longshoremen and warehousemen.
The old cliches, such as, “give the workingmen a
break” and “more power to the little fellows” may sound
fine in theory or if you are running for political office. But
when merchants in small towns must bear up under shortages
of supplies due to jurisdictional labor disDUtes, as well as ever
increasing government taxes and restrictions, the “fine old
rallying cries” of the West Coast unions falls on deaf and un
aympa^etic Alaskan ears.
Is ^democratic for thousands to lose business and suf
fer so that a few hundred may benefit?
Business houses, organizations, and persons
are notified that all display advertising must be in
the office of the MIRROR by 6 pm Tuesday to ap
pear in the following Saturday’s paper.
Classified advertisements will be received at
the office or by phone until Friday noon but must
be paid for by 6 pm to appear in Saturday’s paper.
Seattle (^P)-Notice of inten
tion to wed was filed here
Monday by Emil Norton, 29,
and Frieda R. Lorenson, 29,
both of Kodiak.
Mission Road was formerly
known as Community Garden
Road and so appears in the re
cords of the Alaska Road Com
mission.
Triplets Born
At Unga
1 A Coast Guard PBY became
the “stork express’’ Saturday
as a Navy doctor was flown to
Unga to give medical attention
to a mother who gave birth to
triplets.
Two girls and a boy were
born early on the morning of
November 8. There is no do.' •
tor on the lonely Aleutian Is
land. Medical attention was
required so a radio message
was sent to the Coast Guard
Detachment at Kodiak Naval
Station. The CG, as usual, took
off immediately to give aid.
ADCAP Donald Fraser and
Lt. William Wallace were
pilots of the plane which left
the Naval Station around 4:30
am. The flyers fought 50 knot
winds and soupy weather to
take the Navy doctor and a
{hospital corpsman to the Is
I land.
j Mrs. Alma Rudolph, mother
1 of the babies, was in shock
when the doctor arrived and
plasma was given her. When
he left she was resting com
fortably and the babies were
doing well.
j Crewmen aboard the plane
were R. Joy, R. Allen. T. Rags
dale, M. Jones and R. Fisher.
The hospital corpsman was D.
F. Ensman.
City Cooperates
With Warmwind
The complete cooperation of
local residents and merchants
has been requested during the
military maneuver Warm
{Wind, by George Sonntag,
j Civil Defense Director for
»Kodiak.
I The maneuver will be held
Monday and Tuesday.
| If the city fire siren blows
l at night it is a signal to ex
tinguish all lights. The terri
j torial wide alert for an airraid
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FOUR YEARS OF INSURED DEPOSITS
Wednesday marked four full years of insured deposits in the Bank of
Kodiak.
Four years ago deposits were $2,150,000. Now they are $4,500,000.
Insurance has been good for our depositors and good for'us.
Every depositor is insured to $10,000 including checking and savings
accounts. But for more than eight years no depositor in any insured bank
has lost even a penny whether his deposit was $1 or $50,000.
Bank with Kodiak’s independent, locally owned bank.
Rank of Kodiak
Closed Every Thursday
Banking service at U.S.N.S. Fridays, Old Administration Building
5:00 -6:30 P. M.
MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
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is a three minute wailing
siren.
At the sound of the siren
persons are asked to get off.
the streets and remain quiet, j
All auxiliary police and fire- j
men will enforce the blackout
in their assigned areas, Sonn
tag said. )
Merchants are asked to have
a person available or makei
preparations for some me to 1
extinguish night lights during
the blackout. The city has an
ordinance cove.’ing violations
of regulations and it providesj
a $100 fine or 30 days in jail
for offenders.
The a:l clear signal is three
one minute blasts of the siren
During the blackout residents
should keep their radios tuned
to WVCQ. Navy radio station,
for instructions.
Muriel Vallen was elected
second assistant marshal anu
Sally Ramaglia was voted in
as second guard of the Emblem
Club during the last meeting.
The installation and initia
tion will be included in the
next regular meeting Novem
ber 20.
TWO VOTES FOR IKE
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Mamie Eisenhower grins broadly as the favorite candi
date, Dwight D. Eisenhower, leans from voting booth at their
polling place near Columbia University, New York City. The
GOP presidential candidate and wife cast their vote after ar
rival from Boston, where he closed his campaign.
(A3 WIREPHOTO)
The fallowing message was sent to
Giu'urnur Gruelling by D. E. SKiimer of the
Alaska Steamship 1,‘u in pa up
A jurisditional dispute threatens all shipping
in the port of Seattle including Alaska. It has al
ready halted cargo work on two Coastwise steam
ers, the North Beacon and the James D. Lick.
Involved are the AFL ILA Longshore foremen
and a group of ILA foremen alleged to have formed
a new union known as the Ship and Dock Fore
men’s Union,
The ILA foremen’s have served notice upon
employees of foremen that certain restrictions with
respect to the employment of their foremen not
heretofore in effect will be imposed upon the em
ployer by the ILA.
Such restriction if put into effect by the em
ployer would result in the discharge or denial of
future employment to certain foremen regularly
emyloyed on the Seattle waterfront.
Employers have been informed by the ILA
that unless compliance can be fully effected pickets
will be posted against all ships and terminals as
evidenced by the picketing and stopping of work
on the Ames Terminal as well as on the steamers
James Lick and North Beacon.
Alaska Steamship Company has been advised
by the president of the ILA foremen’s union that
pickets will be placed at the gate on Pier 42 by
noon Thursday, November 13.
If other than currently cleared ILA foreman
are employed by the company the ILA is supported
by the AFL and the Ship and Dock Foremen’s
Union is supported by the ILWU. Future sailings
are indefinite. Appeals have been made to local
civic groups and unions. We urgently request your
immediate and active assistance in resolving this
problem.
[s] D. E. Skinner