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Promise and Fulfilment
The election is over. Voters have made their decision.
It remains now for the successful candidates, the new governor,
Secretary of State, the legislators, to follow through on election
promises; to get at the business at hand.
The men whom we have selected to guide the destinies of our
new state will have a profound effect upon our daily lives for-the
years, to come. They will decide hmy best to set up the executive and
legislative structure of our state government within the framework
oi the constitution. They will decide the type and quality of our
schools, of our roads and transportation facilities; they will deter
dSiod'how best' to Exploit our natural resources for the best develop
ment of this great land.
They will have to determine how best to furnish the essential
m i vices required of a state government, and yet keep the tax load
down—for taxes can stifle our very existence. We would like to
admonish our legislators to look with a jaundiced eye at many of the
bills submitted as “necessary." The tax rate must be kept down con
detent with good government.
f Low-cost power development is of paramount importance in the
development of Alaska. Low cost utilities are the big factors in
attracting industries and people. New industries, in turn, will affect
transportation costs—for a south-bound payload will lower freight
costs. It may, in time, bring passenger service to Alaska again.
The men we choose will have to grapple with these problems. It
is evident that they have been entrusted with great responsibilities.
May they measure up to them.
U. S. Stands Firm
On Berlin Crisis
WASHINGTON —The United
States Thursday night barrd any
agreement with Russia on the
.status of West Berlin which would
ibandon the city's more than two
million people to Communist con
tra!.
{ejection of Russia’s proposal
to convert West Berlin into a
f ee city” was clearly foreshad
>wed by a statement issued by
be State Department. The United
States declared it would not agree
o Russia's singlehanded repudi
ii'on ot' i:.,j past agreement to eo
operate in the occupation of Ber
lin
The statement said the United
States, Britain and France are
“strongly committed to the secur
ity of the Western sectors of Ber
lin.” The Russian proposal to
make Berlin a neutralized free
city was submitted by Soviet
Premier Nikita Khruschev Thurs
day in notes to the Western Big
Three.
NOTICE
I wish to thank Tiny Cichoski
for the vigorous campaign conduct
ed by him in my behalf.
Pete Deveau
Here, There and Everywhere
Alaska Follows a Trend
By SIG DIGREE
Now that Alaskans have spoken
and have decided that the Demo
crats can do the country more
good than the Republican party,
just as voters across the nation a
short time ago apparently voiced
the same sentiments, the Demo
crats now have a clear mandate
in both Washington and Juneau
to prove themselves.
Politically, as otherwise, we are
architects of our own fortune. It
remains to be seen if we have
made a wise choice.
Voting in Alaska went pretty
much like a popularity contest.
For the office of governor we
were fortunate in having two ex
cellent men. The choice was made
for the better known of the two.
Butrovich, the losing candidate,
has an excellent record of accomp
lishment and experience as a leg
islator. His platform of “lowest
possible taxes consistent with
good government” appealed to this
writer. His record in the legisla
ture makes it apparent that these
were no idle promises.
Egan, four years younger, is the
type of man that inspires confi
dence. Yet he was strangely silent
during the campagin. But from
some of the statements he did
makQ, we learned he was cogni
zant of his great responsibility in
his appointive powers, to set up a
strong judiciary; m his other ap
pointments; and the revamping of
the land and fisheries depart
ments.
We feel that Egan will travel
the road, and act in the best inter
ests of Alaska, as his conscience
will dictate, and to the best of his
ability.
The voters recognized dedicated
leadership and voiced approval
overwhelmingly in changing the
status of E. L. (Bob) Bartlett
from a voiceless delegate to that
of senator.
Age, experience, a forceful pen
and effective speech—any one or
all—appealed to the voters when
they gave Ernest Gruening a clear
majority, a seat in the senate.
There, again Alaska was for
tunate. We couldn't miss with
either Gruening or Mike Stepo
vich in Washington. The one a
member of the majority party, a
former governor, an astute poli
tician, a life-long student of gov
ernment, an authority on Alaska,
SUPREME COURT POSES—Justices of the U.S.
Supreme Court pose for a formal portrait at the
court building in Washington, D. C., Nov. 24.
Seated, left to right: William O. Douglas, Hugo L.
Black, Chief Justice Earl Warren, Felix Frank
furter and Tom C. Clark. Standing, from left:
Charles Evans Whittaker, John Marshall Harlan,
William J. Brennan, Jr., and Potter Stewart
—AP Photo
and with political know-how.
Stepovich, too, would have filled
the bill, if not with distinction,
adequately. Youth, earnestness,
sincerity, a native born back
ground and an “in” with the ad
ministration—all would have been
of benefit to Alaska
Rivers or Benson—this was a
toss-up.
As stated at the outset, we have
been architects of our fortune.
The workmen we have selected to
do the job have their great task
before them. There is no doubt
they sense their great responsibil
ities.
We have only one regret. In lis
tening to the counting of ballot,
we noticed again and again, vot
ing the straight ticket was com
mon. This brings to mind a con
viction of ours of long standing:
No party has a monopoly on
brains, integrity, ability or earn
estness of purpose.
Our regret is that able candi*.
dates who were defeated, not
carrying the right party label, will
have no place in governing Alas
ka in these first important years.
This is regrettable indeed.
Griffin Memorial
Hospital Notes
—ADMISSIONS—
Patients admitted to Griffin
Memorial hospital the past week
were Fred Rave, Clem Pilip and
Clayton Copsey.
—DISCHARGED—
Those discharged were Fred
Rave, Mrs. Grace Kerr, Howard
D’Spain, Clayton Copsey. Theo
dosia Haakensen and infant, and
Clem Pilip.
—BIRTHS—
Robert, weighing 9 lbs. 4 ozs.,
was born on November 28 to May
and Floyd Tacke.
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FAVOR SANITARY FILL
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Mowry, stated: “I see nothing
wrong with the present method. It
is being done in a very efficient
manner.”
The questions of the garbage
dump being unsightly, and not a
pleasant thing to look at, brought
considerable testimony to the
contrary. Many said their dining
areas overlooked the fill, but said
members of their families enjoy
ed looking at the seagulls. Rev.
Molletti, who lives on the Mill
Bay Road, injected a little humor
into the proceedings by stating*
‘‘Our dining room overlooks it.
but I haven’t noticed any decrease
in appetites around our house.
Our grocery bills are just as high
as ever.” He said the Health and
Welfare Council were for the fill
100 percent.
Mrs. "Red” Burnham, who lives
nearby, stated she thought prop
erty values would increase in the
area due to improving the prop
erty by filling.
Dr. Bob Johnson stated in his
remarks that one of the big prob
lems in the area at his home at
Sprucehaven was rats. “Since the
program of rat extermination we
have not seen a rat in ten days."
Policy Pointers
ART BROOKS
The Pacific Fire Rating Bureau
has announced that items which
are easily damaged by windstorm
will no longer be covered by ex
tended coverage portions of fire
insurance policies issued m
Alaska.
In addition, the insurance com
panies will not pay the first $90
of damage from windstorm and
hail. This $50 deductible clause
applies to each building, personal
property in the open and to trees,
plants and shrubs. It does not
apply to household contents.
The new rules and rates became
effective on October 1 for all new
policies and will become effective
on December 1 for all policy re
newals.
No longer to be covered by
these policies will be radio aa4
television antennas, cloth awnings,
signs and metal smokestacks.
Kodiak Insurance
& Bldg. Corp.
3401 Phone 2561
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THRIFTY j ]McBEAR
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pay yourself first?
( ome in and let us explain how yoi
get on the road to financial security bj
ing yourself first.