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Boy — New Flight Hazard
“Slug,” a 12-ye§UM*lti living in
Menard, has a|ert&l the flying
fraternity in Alaska to a new orob
iem which has potential costly re
sults. “Slug” could be fined $10.
OOO for his discovery, or spend a
j aar ki jail.
“Slug” broadcast' “false signals
of distress” from a plane sitting
on Hewitt Lake June 3, and stdft
•t'i a rescue operation that could
Tvave resulted m danger to those
participating, aiid heavy expense.
First reception of the signals
fro|i the plane, owned by a neigh
bor and friend of “Slug’s” par
ents, were received at the CAA
station at Skwentrta. They heard
“I am down and cannot walk out.
About 25 miles north of Anchor
age." He played with the micro
phone for two hours. The signals
were weak, but enough like real
emergency calls to Remand atten
tion.
The- plane* had landed to wait
for better > weather, and "Slug”
had been asleep In the piano,
while the others went to shore.
Boy or Girl — New Fire Hazard
The above story has a corollary
•*n the ground here at Kodiak.
Fire Chief Magnuson reports
that soifee not-so-bright youngsters
have chen calling the Fire Depart
ment’s number, normally used
*ply in case of fire. Upon it being
answered, their only reply is
.small talk ancf gibberish—in other
•words they don’t make much
sense.
In the meantime, the phone is
being used, making it impossible
to call in case of a fine.
This is a ■thoughtessway of hav
ing “fun.** It could result in a cost
ly fire, because it is the first few
minutes, and the speed with which
the fire department can get to the
scene of a fire, that means getting
it under control.
These nuisance calls have been
coming in for the past few weeks,
according to Magnuson. He urges
parents to see that their young
sters don’t indulge in this sort of
practice. Children, too, should see
the danger of tying up the fire
phone. There ought to be some
less costly pastime for them than
endangering lives and property oi
others.
Here There Everywhere
THE BRACrGING TEXANS.
This species j Of Americans have
been with us a long time, but it
appears as if they are to be sup
planted by another species, though
not as plentiful, still just as loud
T?nd vociferous. We refer, oi
course, to the bragging Alaskan
His or tv iustification is that he
has a lot *o brag about. So did
Texas. The idea seems
pant that Texas res®?'* ' > v
becommc a State Acco • ing tc
some Texans, this is far from the
truth. They say: “Texas welcomes
Alaska as a state. It will be nice
to associate with somebody out
own size for a change.”.The
comment of one Texan smatters j
little of sour grapes, however. He
said: “Alaska runs to foolish ex
agger at ion in a lot of things. Take
bears, for instance, Alaska pro
duces 1 ton bears, which is useless
and silly practice. A 500-pound
bear is enough. (Ed. comment:
Can’t figure why Texans come up
to hunt the critters, then.) The
same writer says: “Alaska has
mountains you can’t climb, so
that's the point of them?" (Ed
comment: This writer has appar
ently reached the age when im
possible endeavors offer him no
more challenge. Or has he never
gazed or. the beauty of snow
capped Mi. McKinnley in the sun
light? )
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POETIC ALASKAN. An Alas
fcan, J. Ellsworth McCarthy, prin
cipal oi Lathrop High School in
Fairbanks, has much to say about
Alaska, but he says it in verse
Here are a few samples'
The parks in Colorado
Have bears that won’t stay back
But they’ll just seem like minia
tures
When you see our Kodiak.
Mt. McKinley’s real Majestic
You’ll see it in your roaming
It far exceeds those little mound:
Of wonderful Wyoming.
All of California’s
Fruits and Juices
Could all be toted off
By one of our mooses.
Washington’s apples
All they can sell
Won’t bring the price
Of our snowballs in Hell.
Utah claims the gull
It saved their lives we’ve heard
But with those long cold wintei
nights
The stork’s our bird
You’d think that in the frigic
weather
Even he’d be late
But Governor and Mrs. Stepoviel
Just chalked up number eight
Where salaries are high,
And we break our backs
To pay it to you in
Income tax.
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AMERICA
Yes, the U. S. is in bad shape
worse off than any other country
in the world—in some respects.
No other country is suffering po
litical and economic troubles be
cause of a surplus of food. No
other country has traffic conges
c tioh because so many people owe
automobiles.
In no other country does every
one make so much money, aaid
help so hard to find and harder tc
keep. In no other country do peo
ple take so many holidays, and
work, so few hottfs, so they will
have time to spend the money
that keeps piling up on them. Ir
no other country is obesity, caus
ed by plenty of everything and
high living, one of the chief medi
cal problems. Yes, it’s a sad situ
ation.—Pike’s Peaker.
Take California’s
Advice, Alaska;
You Can’t Miss
It is to be expected that the
Territory of Alaska, having been
tapped for admission to the Union,
should be a little nervous about
the initiation ceremonies and what
com°s afterward- as residents of
a State that has been kicking
around the club for more than a
century and knows a little about
the house rules, we propose to
dron a few friendly suggestions
to the flew member toward the
-easing of doubts and apprehen
sion.
Just be yourself, Alaska, and
you’ll get along fine. As the big
gest, longest State of them all,
you need not assume the manner
isms of the State you succeed in
that department, not even if oil
wells do come gushing in all over
yoyr 586,400 square miles.
quiring a big, fat State deficit.
This will came naturally we think;
but if revenues continue to equal
appropriations a query addressed
to Sacramento will bring a prompt
reply with simple instructions for
remedying this defect and acting
like a veteran State.
Cobble up a State song, prefer
ably in three-four time, full of
saccharine and ungrammatical
references to the aurora borealis,
Mt. McKinley, the nugget-studded
Yukon and sockeye salmon, suit
able for playing at national con
ventions and for singing at bibu
lous reunions anywhere in the
other 48.
Get in there and boost. We re
commend the establishment of an
All Year Club of Southern Alaska
to think up slogans and finance
advertising campaigns that an
nounce badly and in four colors
that only Alaska has everything
and non-Alaskans (not to be con
fused with Unalaskans) are pa
thetic.
Keep reminding Texas aboui
your acreage.
Look out for cross-filing anc
flying ham-’n’-eggers. Stay awaj
from loyalty oaths, but set up ar:
un-Alaskan activities committee
Establish a multi-campus State
university, with football coaches
from Oklahoma and players frorr
Pennsylvania and West Virginia
Promote an Arctic Disneyland
with totem poles. Keep your head
cool and your feet warm and your
• Senators’ eyes on the rivers and
harbors bill as you don the man
tie of Statehood—and wear it in
health.—Reprinted from the San
Francisco Chronicle
SHARK BOUNTY APPROVED
BY SENATE COMMITTEE
WASHINGTON UPl — A bill to
place a bounty on dog fish sharks
in salmon and halibut fishing wa
ters of the Alaska and Pacific
coast was approved by the Senate
commerce committee.
The bill authorizes bounty pay
ments of $10 a ton for dog fish
shark’s livers. The committee also
approved a bill to authorize the
Interior Department to establish
a fisheries extension service to
conduct cooperative fishery work
in the states and territories.
Rights of datives f rotected by
Constitution
Excerpts from Sec. 4. of Con
stitution: As a compact with the
United States said State and its
people do agree and declare that
they forever disclaim all right and
title to any lands or other prop
erty not granted or confirmed to
the State or its political subdivi
sions by or under the authority of
this Act, the right or title to which
is held by the United States or is
subject to disposition by the Unit
ed States, and to any land or oth
er property (including fishing
rights), the right or title to which
may be held by any Indians, Eski
mos, or Aleuts (hereinafter called
natives) or is held by the United
States in trust for said natives:
that all such lands or other prop
erty, belonging to the United
States or which may belong to
said natives, shall be and remain
under the absolute jurisdiction
and controi of the United States
ALONG THE WATERFRONT
(Continued from page 1)
Sundays He is chief of the depart
ment of Fisheries of the Univer
sity of Michigan. He will go to
Karluk for fisheries -research
work.
Dr. Johnson’s WINDBIRD is in
for a paint job at A1 vine’s Marine
Repair. Pete Deveau of Deveau’s
Electronics is installing a Ray
theon depth indicator in the sail
boat.That’s to communicate
with all the democratic fish in the
bottom of the ocean... Whoops!
. .«that’s* a slip of the typewriter.
Pete, as you probably know is
running for the state legislature,
on the Demo ticket.
until disposed of under'its author
ity, except to such extent as the
Congress has prescribed or may
hereafter prescribe, and except
when held by individual natives
in fee without restrictions on
alienation... .And provid
ed further, that no taxes shall
be imposed by said State upon
any lands or other property now
owned or hereafter acquired by
the United States or which, as
hereinabove set forth, may belong
to said natives, except to such ex
tent as the Congress has prescrib
ed or may hereafter prescribe, and
except when held by individual
natives in fee without restrictions
or alienation.
Declare your intentions. The
Outdoorsmen’s Halibut Derby will
soon be on. Entrants must, reg
istered by August 14.
Insurance?'
All Kinds!
Service?-1'
24 Hours!
W ho?
Why, Art Brooks!
Kodiak Insurance
& Bldg. Corp.
3401 2561
ENTRY BLANK FOR HALIBUT DERBY
Kodiak Outdoorsmen ' •••
Box 37, Kodiak, Alaska >: .
Register me for first day of Halibut Fishing Derby August 15, 1958
□ ^ $3.00
Register me for three days of Halibut Fishing Derby August 15, 16
and 17, 1958 ; Q>, $7.00
Register me for membership m Kodiak Outdoorsmen Q $3.00
I promise to abide by and adhere to all the rules, governing the
Halibut Fishing Derby. I expect no liability or compensation in case
of accident.
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