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Weigh Your Candidates’ Qualifications
Alaska’s first state election
uesday has generated consider
able interest.
When the returns are in and
the tumult and the shouting dies
ilown, it will be a happy day for
*11. On the whole, the candidates
'finking the higher offices are
nen of sufficient calibre that Alas
Vans can be proud to have them
represent them. Each has qualifi
cations peculiar to the job at
l and, a talent for government,
and experience.
The mud-slinging afwf cotmfer*
charges that besmirches the air
i t the closing days of the eam
raig'n smacks of county polities in
ifie other states. We have had
little of that before. Maybe it’s
a sign of growing up- We doubt
that, however.
Deep down underneath the
s neap an<1 verbiage you will find
f*»e answer on how to vote on
Tuesday. You may lean towards
a particular party. The winding
m its platform may appeal to you
more than the other. However,
c tch platform is sufficiently simi
lar that this is not the question.
The question is: How are the
planks they stand for going to be
pelt into effect.
There is the answer to the vo
ter’s problem. The men who rep
resent us are the voice of the
people. They should be measured
on the grounds of ability, experi
e ice, integrity, sincerity, and with
a background of achievement m
governmental affairs, in business
a*id their personal lives gener
ally.
Have we confused the i.a>ue,
r; ’her than made it clear?
Though these claims and coun
ter-claims become boring with
the continued repetition, they
should nevertheless be studied.
The answer to a charge should be
studied as well as the charge it
self.
Then the decision should be
made.
A Clean Record
Local candidates have acquitted
themselves well in this campaign,
and to date have offered nothing
that even remotely “smells” of re
criminating charges or smears.
We have oar own ideas as to
whom we think is the best quali
fied and even who we think is go
ing to be elected. If we thought
we had the wisdom of Solomon,
we would impart this bit of infor
mation to you.
The voter, as we said in the
above editorial, will have to de
cide for himself. Much of the
same list of qualifications as men
tioned for the higher of fees, apply
in the local elections. It then be
comes quite obvious as to how to
vote.
A close race is expected between
Jack Hinckel and A1 Owen for the
state senate seat. Just what effect
the entry of Jack McCord as an
Independent candidate, in the race
is not known. The latter is ex
pected to draw his main support
from Island villages and the
Chain. Kodiak is not expected to
adhere closely to party lines, but
will vote the man, rather than the
party.
That is as it should be.
Here, There and Everywhere
A Little Act of Kindness
By SIG DEGREE
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Great men are usually judged
by the great deeds they do, and
their accomplishments in a chosen
field or office they hold.
A man’s place in history if he
occupies a position of public trust,
will be evaluated by the manner in
which he occupies his high office
—what he says, and in particular
what he does.
Secretary of the Interior Fred
Seaton, who visited Kodiak over
the weekend, will undoubtedly go
down in history as having assisted
in achieving statehood for Alaska.
This in itself was a tremendous
accomplishment.
Those who talked to the Secre
tary, if even for a brief moment,
at the reception tendered him
Sunday, must have been impressed
by his sincerity and genuine in
terest in the individual. Seaton’s
interest in Alaska was apparent.
We could go on extolling the
virtues of this man—for it is a
matter of public record. But one
little act speaks volumes.
History was made in the Kodiak
Mirror plant when the Secretary
walked in following the Republi
can breakfast on Monday in-be
tween time of plane departure.
He came to look at a printing
press that we have been in the
process of erecting for some
time.
His visit came about when this
‘'little pond” publisher spoke to
the big-time publisher, and told
him his troubles. Seaton is pub
lisher of several newspapers, with
a printers background, and natur
ally a knowledge of presses. He be
came interested when a chance re
mark was made about our diffi
culties, and said he would like to
check the press. That was Sun
day. Despite a heavy schedule and
a plane appointment, he came as
promised. 1 have no doubt if he
had had the time he would have
donned a pair of overalls and
gone to work. But that is not the
point. The important thing is that
he kept his promise.
It is the little things that great
men do,, such as this, that give
a clearer insight into what makes
a man tick.
Are Texas Women Sheltered?
“Alaska is a big, beautiful state
where men are men and women
are workhorses.”
That’s the opening paragraph of
an article appearing in the Dallas
Times Herald recently, and was
written by the woman’s page edi
tor of that paper. She pulls, no
punches as the Editor’s note eac
plains. Her observations were the
result of an 8,000-mile trip which
took her around Alaska.
The writer must have heard
from a few Alaskan women by
now, for some of her statements
should make them explode. “The
only thing for a woman to do is
get drunk or pregnant,” is a quote
from an Alaskan woman. Only
comment on that: It takes all
kinds.
Olga Curtis, the writer of the
column, goes on to say: "Alaskan
women are doing both at record
rates; it’s about the only relief
from constant toil in a country
where “do it yourself” isn’t a
hobby, but a necessity.”
CONCRliSSMAN — The Honorable Robert C.
Wilson of the House of Representatives is wel
comed by Rear Admiral A. W. MeKechnie, USN,
Commander Alaskan Sea Frontier and Comman
dant 11th Naval District, upon his arrival at the
L. S. Naval Station, Kodiak, Friday, Nov. 14. At
right is Captain It B Jacoby, USN, Command
»’ne> Office r of the Naval Station. Mr. Wilson is
on an inspec tion tour of Alaskan military instal
lations in connection with his duties in the
Armed Services Committee. He arrived at Kod
iak from Anchorage in a P2V Neptune patrol
plane and received military honors ineluding
side boys and a 17-gun salute.
—Official U.S. Navy Photo
You want a little more eye
wash? “Take a look at Alaska on
the map. It’s a lot of territory,
most of it frozen land, occupied
by moose, bears and bearded pros
pectors. (Prospectors?)
“There are cities, of course,
very civilized cities, where one can
find everything from symphony
orchestras to supermarkets, beau
ty parlors to bars. But no reduc
ng salons, yet. (Get this:) Nobody
in Alaska sits around long enough
to pick up any fat. (Ed. note: Ap
parently she didn’t sit around
long enough to pick up any facts).
She must have traveled into the
hinterland, (or did she) for she
says: “In the bush country, life
is pretty much the way you see
it in a TV western. The women
chop wood, bake their own bread
and occasionally shoo a moose
away from the door.
The author winds up this glib
estimate of Alaska with the ob
servation that if you are a tee
totaler, even, and spend all your
energies working, you’re still not
apt to get rich (Ed. note: Discour
aging, isn’t it?) “A bank official
estimates thqt the gvqrqge, Alto
kan man’s bank aocount totals
$400; the average woman’s ac
count, $250. * • •
She concludes the,, article by
answering the question:/’Why da
people keep pouring into Alaska?
“The men come for the opper
tunities. The women come for the
men. (Ed. note: Nice to know why
we are here.)
DON’T MAKE A
MISTAKE!
[xj Clark, Kim
for the House
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