Ivodiak iTlirror
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Safety Measures Missing
Despite repeated warnings by the U. S. Coast Guard
many vessels sailing in Alaskan waters continue to disregard
the basic life saving measures necessary to prevent the loss
of life.
Friday, the Coast Guard Air Detachment received a
radio message for assistance from the Alasco, described as a
50-foot fishing vessel, which was approximately five miles
from Egg Island, located southeast of Hinchinbrook Island.
The message said there were three persons aboard the vessel
which was breaking up and that “THERE WAS NO LIFE i
SAVING EQUIPMENT ABOARD”!
Fortunately there was no loss of life. The three got,
ashore and were later picked up and taken by boat to Cor
dova.
Through the carelessness of the Alasco skipper the
Coast Guard, CAA, Comsar 2 and other government depart
ments spent hundreds of dollars and risked the life of their
personnel.
Such thoughtless and unsafe practices as displayed by
the Alasco skipper is inexcusable.
Michael J. Haas, area rent
director of the Territory of A
laska with headquarters in
Juneau, was in town this
week.
The Alaskan agency of Rent
Stabilization recently won an
award for the best public re- j
lations for the year, Mrs. Ron-'
nie Nelson, local renresenta-i
tive, said yesterday.
The Elk’s baseball team willl
play the Civil Service team
Sunday on the main field at
Kodiak Naval Station. The
Elk’s team has won three out
of four games played. The
game will start at 3 pm.
A special council meeting
will be held at the city hall 1
Monday at 7:30 pm. j
LETTER TO cOlTOti
Dear Editor:
Relative to the letter pub
lished June 11th in response
to Mr. Worth’s it is believed
that most of the mis-informa
tion regarding Mr. Seymour's
salary, his contract, and the
city attorney would have been
eliminated if the correspon
rient had exercised his privi
lege and made even a cursory
check with the city hall re
cords.
The intent of this letter,
however, is to review the in
formation we have gleaned
from myriad sources on the
sales tax issue.
rnor to even entertaining
thoughts of a program which
will cost the general public
money, a definite need must
ae established. The needs of
this community can be easily
ascertained by even the most
casual observer: city sani
tarian services; street, water
and sewer extensions and im
arovements; public buildings
and recreational facilities to
■ist a few. Some of these are
aot only desirous but essential
;o the general health and
welfare of any city.
There are 3 methods by
which a city such as Kodiak
may finance these improve
ments and maintain its nor
mal operation. (1) Sale of
services and licenses (2)
General property taxes (3)
Sales tax. The first two
revenue means are employed
by the city with inadequate
results even for normal opera
tion, as the frequent city
loans from the bank will
testify.
This already off-balance in
come-expense structure will
be further aggravated with
the steadily increasing cost
of local government, which is
currently reflected in the re
cent salary raises granted city
BEGINNING JULY 1
FASTER WINDOW SERVICE
by the new Receipt for Deposit. The
change is for checking deposits only;
saving deposits will be received as before.
r
Here’i the machine-printed receipt
that doet it i
DEPOSITED WITH
Bank of kddiak
KODIAK. ALASKA
All deposits mode by or for the occounl o( o depositor ore accepted by the bonk subject to Rules and
Regulations Governing Checking Accounts.
THIS IS YOUR RECEIPT
ALWAYS OBTAIN A REGISTERED RECEIPT WHEN MAKING A DEPOSIT
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THE BANK SYMBOL, TRANSACTION NUMBER, DATE AND AMOUNT OF YOUR DEPOSIT ARE SHOWN ABOVE
BANK OF KODIAK YEAR TRANSACTION DAY
NUMBER
AMOUNT TELLER’S
IDENTIFICATION
employees.
To counteract this inflation
ary trend it is obvious that
additional revenue must be
obtained. Unless utility rates
are drastically increased, the
sale of services must be dis
counted as a scource of added
income. In addition, any sur
plus appreciated from this
means must be applied to the
amortization of the local
j water and sewer systems, not
| yet city owned.
There being no sales tax in
! effect, we can see no alter
native for the city but to
| raise assessments or the mill
• age rate or both, a position
i the City of Anchorage has
1 now been placed due to the
sales tax failure.
The Territorial Legislature
' was aware of the cities’ criti
■ cal financial conditions when
it authorized community
governing bodies to impose a
30-mill levy if necessary. It
is inconceivable that the pro
perty owner should be sub
jected to this incredible tax.
However, that proposition is
not entirely beyond the realm
of possibility if the remaining
income - producing potential
isn’t employed—the sales tax.
Pne cannot say that a sales ■
tax is painless; no tax is. ^
However, there are those, like
the sales tax, which are more
equitable primarily because'
community improvements are
a concern of everyone who
'will benefit from them, and
the financing of such should
not be the exclusive function
of property owners. A sales
tax is a cooperative measure '
whereby everyone puts his
shoulder to the wheel and aids
in a program of mutual bene-,
j fit. One segment of the popu- j
I lation should not be expected 1
to carry the entire burden. !!
If the property owner ever(
expects to gain relief from the. '
prospects of increasing assess-1
ments and - or millage rates, i'
and if the permanent citizens i
ever hope to raise Kodiak to j
the health and comfort stand-,
ards enjoyed by most Ameri
can cities, they should not
only advocate but insist that
the sales tax proposal be
j adopted and submitted to re
ferendum at the next city,
election. j
Name withheld by request)
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Parade Entrants
Must Register
All organizations and per
sons planning to participate
n the annual Fourth of July
jarade must be in the road in
rront of Knudsen’s or Kraft’s
store at 9:30 am.
* The parade will start mov
ng promptly at 10 am. The
lalf hour is necessary to ar
ange the various floats,
narching units and clubs in
he procession.
Jules Radinsky, manager
f the Civil Service Club at
tNS, ha? charge of arrange
nents for the parade.
lealth Clinic
lefd Wednesday
Around 40 persons attended
he orthopedic and crippled
hildren’s clinic at the Kodiak
iealth Center Wednesday.
)r. Phillip H. Moore, ortho
>edic surgeon for the Terri
ory of Alaska and consultant
or the Alaska Native Service,
onducted the clinic.
Several Navy doctors were
n attendance and volunteers
issisted the regular health
mrse.
Dr. Moore is at Kodiak
vfaval Station on a two week
our of active duty with the
'Javy.
Hosoital News
Major surgery: Mrs. Glen
?anks.
Minor surgery: Mrs. Sarah
3andy.
Medical attention: Ralph
Shupp, Mrs. L. K. Wodlinger,
William Ramonoff, Leon
David, Miss Dorothy Pestri
coff.
The fire alarm blew Wed
iesdayat2:2I pm. The fire
trucks made a run out Mission
•oad but did not unlimber the
lose or extinguish any fires.
resident of Mission road
lad reported seeing smoke on
;he hill at the site of the pro
iosed new school building and
turned in the alarm.
Workmen were burning
irush that had been cleared
from the school site.
Mrs. Albert Morris was
honored at a surprise stork
shower Wednesday evening
at the base. Mrs. Tony Clubb
tvas hostess.
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I We offer some fine used cars for your selection
50 Mercury
49 Studebaker
149 Chevrolet FJeetline
50 Willys Station Wagon
42 Packard sedan
42 Chevrolet Coupe
These cars can be seen on Mission Rd. Lot
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