Mayor- ro-at Hinckel States Pokey
ine ionowmg statement
was made by Jack Hinckel
prior to accepting the nomina
tion for mayor in the October
6, City Election. It was read
to the members of the Progres
sive Party Monday.
“A thoughtful leader will
serve his community with the
end in view of accomplishing
the greatest good for the
greatest possible number”.
(Paul P. Harris, founder of
Jiotary International)
"“Daringthe ‘‘pastand present
administrations” a great deal
has been accomplished. The
town as a whole has prospered
and grown and opportunities
hare been increased. Labor
has benefited by a policy that
las created jobs. Business
booses have benefited by the
increased payrolls and popula
non.
“No city in Alaska has been
mor.e successful in securing
their fair share of Federal al
located funds than has Kodiak.
These allocations are not
• “gifts” APYV enters into con
struction and sales agreements
with cities, school boards and
public bodies t«* construct
needed facilities with the defi
nite understanding that they
, will be paid back per agree
| ment, usually on a 50% of cost
basis. Lots of planning and
work goes into the prepara
tion and presentation of an ap
plication for a project if it is
to be successful. Proof must
be furnished that city plan
ning is such that the expendi
ture will be a safe investment.
Our success in obtaining this
aid has been due to the untir
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ing eftorts and able presenta
tion of Mayor Bettinger and
bscause Kodiak has had cicy
councils that have worked t<
assisthim; In most -cases-the
whole community has at least
offered moral support and the
lissenters have been unable to
damage‘.he effort because ol
having built up reputations
for being against everything.
“Everyone who is a citizen
of Kodiak should be proud of
the accomplishments of the
town and willing to give of
their own efforts to help it
continue to progress. We can
continue by pulling together
and in the same direction. We
still have lots of unrealized
ambitions for the city that will
not materialize if we start
pulling in different directions
and airing our petty dissatis
fications or annoyances pub
licly. No one with good sense
gets mixed in a family quar
rel. We cannot expect the con
tinued support of Territorial
and Federal agencies if wej
cannot settle our local prob-1
lems and program our activi- j
ties with the full support of j
the whole community.
“The income of the city does i
not permit the gratification of J
every desire for improve-1
ments. Many requests have to
be tabled in favor of others
that will benefit a greater
number of people. No council-!
man during any of my terms
j in office has ever been happy
to turn down a request for a
road, sewer or other develop-1
ment. We would have been
glad to please everyone but
that is impossible.
Of one thing I am sure.
There never has been favorit- j
ism or partisanship shown. |
Each council has done the best
it could.
1 believe tnat we nave i
parties in name only in local
politics. The reason for party
caucuses, in my opinion, is to
save the confusion that would
result by circulating petitions
in order to get the names of a /
sufficient number of candidates t
on the ballot. There should be
a choice of candidates from
which the public can select
those whom, in their opinion,
are best qualified. I agree that
there is not sufficient interest
usually shown but I disapprove
of trying to stimulate interest
by casting aspersions on the
efforts of those who have do
nated their time in the public
interest. I believe the present
practice of two separate cau
1 cuses filing candidates a good
lone.
[ “I have at different times
been nominated for office by
both parties. Sometimes I
| have been elected and some-1
time not. I nave always at-j
tended council meetings unless
I was ill, even if not a mem-,
ber of the council. I havehieveri
i found that the aims of either
party differed from the other.
There have been differences
of opinion on the approach but
w i at is good for one is good
for.the other and its been by
combining effort that the goal
has been realized.
“I will not concede that we
need either a change of policy
or a reform. Past administra
tions have been tolerant but
have riot relaxed their vigi- J
lance in protecting the people
and tneir interests. There has
been as little regulation as is ,
consistent with the expressed !
desires of the majority and all I
the freedom has been per
mitted that does not allow one'
person to create a hazard or
interfere with the rights of
another.
“As time goes on and con-!
ditions change a never ending1
chain of civic problems is cre
ated. Ordinances have to be
changed to take care of prob
lems not otherwise control
able. They are never changed
in an attempt to hurt anyone.
Ordinances can be changed j
■ i Lr.
anytime they are bad. it there
is one tnat is bad and the
council should enact a new
one, help by bringing the prob
lem to their attention but
don’t break the law.
I will accept the nomination
for the offiee of mayor with
the understanding that those
in attendance concur.”
[s] Jack Hinckel
Women’s Shop
To Open Here
A new women’s ready to
wear shop, Carol’s, will open
on Oct. 1 in the Blinn Build
ing.
Mrs. Felix Aubushon of
Anchorage, who owns Corol’s
in that city, is opening the
store here,
Mrs. Jean Siegel, formerly
of Long Beach, Calif., will be
manager of the local branch,
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