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“3(e<ws of cAmerica 's Last frontier
Published Every Saturday at Kodiak, Alaska
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Entered in the Postoffice at Kodiak, Alaska as Second
Class matter under act of Congress of March 3, 1878.
MIRROR PUBLISHING COMPANY
Melton L. Crawford, Editor and Publisher
Jeanne R. Crawford, Associate Editor
Candace Crawford, Executive Editor
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for the people shall not perish from the earth.'—Lincoln
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The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use
for remiblication of all news dispatches credited to it
■or not otherwise credited in this paper and also, the
local news published herein.
Protect It - You Can't Buy It
The city council should pass an ordinance providing for
the hiring of a city sanitarian or health inspector. The crea"
tion of such a position on a permanent basis would be a tre
mendous step in the campaign to eradicate the rats and stop
the spread of Weils disease.
The person employed should have a full time job. The
salary should be of such an amount that the job would attract
a capable and efficient person.
The sanitarian should be invested with police powers
to the extent that he could enter and inspect any building in
the city. He should be required to continue the replenishing of
the rat “baiting stations”, check the outside of buildings for
possible rat havens and require every resident in town to
have a rat proof garbage can.
In addition to the above duties the sanitarian could be
placed in charge of the program to control dogs, thereby giv
ing the police department some relief and permitting it to
concentrate on its own problems.
It has been pointed out that the city is desperately short
of cash at this time and cannot afford to hire any more em
ployees. We believe that the city cannot afford to be without
the services of a sanitarian. I
We can suggest one source for the salary which would
be required for the proposed job. We suggest that the city
council “trim” some of the expensive help from the police
payroll. For the past two weeks Acting Chief Ovid McKinley;
has been sole city policeman on duty. During that period the;
police needs for the city have been adequately filled. We fur
ther suggest that McKinley be named chief of police and
be given one (1) patrolman. That should provide enough city j
police protection and with the other salary, which is marked |
for the police payroll, make possible a city sanitarian. (
The health and well being of every person in the city
should be the first consideration of the council. The council
can do its part toward this end by continuing the rat eradica
tion program and by hiring a competent person to supervise
the program. j
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tories of:
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Tacoma Los Angeles
Portland Long Beach
Oakland San Diego
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ASC Protests
OPS Figures
F. A. Zeusler. assistant to
the [resident of the Alaska
Steamship Company, has writ
ten Fred Hanfor, OPS direc
tor, that the company finds
the OPS’ press account of the
raise in steamship freight
rates confusing.
Last week the MIRROR ran
a story in which Hanford said
the “proposed 20% freight in
crease asked by the ACS
would result in more than that
by the time it reaches the con
i sumer.”
Zeusler’s letter to Hanford
said, “We are net quite sure
of your objective, but it ap-|
i pears that it may have been
to appraise the individual con j
sumer of the effect of the rate J
increase upon his economy. j
“By simple arithmetic you
showed that if the carrier re-!
ceives a 20% increase and the
merchant’s practice is to make1
ia30% markup, the result is a,
26 % increase, since 30 % of
20% is 6%. ”
The letter said that Han-1
ford did not carry his projec- j
tion far enough and caused
'a misunderstanding be- i
tween the true relationship,
between freight rates and re-'
tail prices. j
‘ What was not shown was
the effect of the 20 percent in
crease in freight rates on in
dividual commodities,” Zeus
ler said in the letter.
He added that the freight I
rate increase granted was 15!
[percent and not 20 percent
' and that consquently the ef
fect of the new rates on com
, modifies is one-quarter less
j than Hanford figured.
Non-Resident License
Held Invalid
j Washington (A*)—The sup
; reme court held this week that
1 Alaska may not charge non
I residents $50 for a commercial
i fishing license when resident
j fishermen pay only $5.
Justice Frankfurter deliver
ed the 6 to 3 decision. Chief
Justice Vinson and Justices
Clark and Minton dissented,
i J. Gerald Williams, attorney
general for Alaska, appealed
to the supreme court to up
hold the higher fee on non
residents.
PTA Views Film
The members of the PTA
saw a film on fire prevention
Thursday evening during the
regular meeting. Fire Marshal
T. W. MacArthur of Kodiak
Naval Station showed the
film. The next meeting of the
PTA will be held April 3.
Rotary Host
To Boars
Members of the Kodiak
basketball squad were guests
of the Rotary Club Tuesday at
the regular luncheon at the
Montmartre Inn.
Coach Howard Carpenter,
Manager Douglas Dawson and
each member of the team
were introduced by Ivor
Schott, school superintendent
and member of the club.
A brief history of each
player was given by Schott.
Those present were Alfred
Anderson, Gene Sundberg, j
Dick Skinner, Billy Frost,
Wayne Morrison, Jimmy An
derson, Lexie Fadaoff, Alfred
Torgramson and Fob Norton. |
The Bears won their third
championship in the class B
in■ mm i m b avia
division in four years of tour
nament play. Dick Skinner
was placed on the all-star
team for the fourth consecu
tive time, a feat never before
accomplished by a player. Al
I fred Anderson was chosen for
the all-star team for the
second time.
Hospital News
BIRTHS:
To Mr. and Mrs. Carl J.
Erickson, a son, March 3,
weight, 7 lbs., 7 oz. name,
Dale Leroy.
To Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
McCormick, a son, March 3,
weight, 9 lbs., 9 oz. name,
Stephen Lynn.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Hall left
via PNA for Seattle Tuesday.
Clean Heat
MORE. HEAT PER DOLLAR
use: union heating oil
I Call Kodiak Oil Sales
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Are your children
going to college?
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Can you be sure they will have the money when the
time comes?
The Equitable Society with 3 Vi billion dollars In assets
will guarantee that your boy or girl will receive the
full amount of the education fund you provide, even
In the event of your death.
Without obligation, consult
V. G. ELLIS
Insurance Department - Bank of Kodiak
Phone 2233
REPRESENTINO
THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY
OF THE UNITED STATES
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March 15 is the day we discover who pays for all
those bills Congress passes.
ELKS CALENDER
March 9 Two of Kodiak’s most renowned Swedes
(Kimball and Giavonni) are Hosts to a Smorgasbord &
Dancing party. 2:00 to 6:00 Sunday afternoon.
March 10-Regular Officer’s Meeting.
March 14 Regular Elk’s meeting. Nomination &
initiations.
March 15 St. Patricks Day Dance. Income Tax
deadline.
March 16-Breakfast—Boggs & Sorrell
March 28 Regular Elks meeting. Election.
March 29—Purple Bubble Ball.
WAPITI WISDOM.
„ . Jhank Heaven this is still a FREE country where
3. MAN can do as his WIFE wishes.
WILBUR the WISTFUL WAPITI