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Constitution Week Sept. 17-23
September 17, wifi mark ,dhe
one hundred and seventy-first an
niversary of the adoption of the
Constitution of the United States
of America by the Constitutional
Convention.
The week of September 17
through 23 is designated as Con
stitution. Week by the President
of the United States, and in the
state of Alaska by Acting Gover
nor, Waino Hendrickson.
Hendrickson urges ail citizens
to pay special attention during the
week to ue Federal Constitution
and the advantages of American
citizenship.
We offer an “Amen” to Gov.
Hendrickson’s suggestion. In fact,,
it wouldn’t be amiss if all citizens
were to read that historic docu
ment. Many would be reading it
for the first time. The preamble
itself, should be imprinted indelib
ly on the minds of the citizens.
Here it is:
PREAMBLE
We, the people of the United
States, in order to form a more
perfect Union, establish justice,
insure domestic tranquility, pro
vide for the common defease,
promote the general welfare,
and secure the blessing of
liberty to ourselves and onr
posterity, do ordain and estab
lish this Constitution for the
United States of America.
Familarizing oneself with the
Constitution is an aid to better
understanding of everyday pro
blems, such as government con
trols in business, decisions handed
down by the Supreme Court on
the integration issue, Federal and
State powers, and many others.
Knowledge of the instrument,
th Constitution itself,, that guaran
tees every citizen that which he
holds dear, will affect your wel
fare and that of your children. You
will be the better citizen for it.
Proposed 23rd Amendment
Flexibility is given to the Con
stitution with the enactment of
amendments. There have been
relatively few m the 171 years
since it was adopted.
One being proposed now as
H.J. Res. 355. The majority of
people will no doubt be in sym
pathy with it. Its progress will be
interesting to follow. Author of
it is Willis E. Stone. It provides
that:
‘Sec. 1. The Government of the
U nited States shall not engage in
any business, professional, com
mercial. financial or industrial
enterprise except as specified in
the Constitution.
“Sec. 4i. Congress sha * not levy
taxes on personal incomes, inheri
tances wnWbtar gifts."
Research Reveals Violations
in the words of Stone: “Five
years of research from 1944 to
1949 disclosed a multitude of
violations df the Constitution and
the advantages which would be
attained by a return to constitu
tional principals. In 1949 the
American Progress Foundation
was formed to extend this re
search and disseminate the data
being compiled as an educational
ef 'ort to instruct the American
people in the merit of the Con
stitution and the method available
by which it can be given force and
effect. “The essential justice of the
proposal has had broad appeal.
More than 6000 organizations have
adopted resolutions in support of
it. The State of Illinois has official
ly approved the Amendment.
The compilation of data has re
vealed that, by getting government
out of direct competition with its
own citizens, the cost of govern
ment will be reduced by an amount
greater than the total volume of
income taxes collected every
year.
According to Stone, there are
two bills already introduced in
the House, the latest on May 5,
1953. to investigate “-the -activities
of the Government of the United
States that compete with economic
activities of private taxpaying
citizens,” and provide for a Com
mission on Government competi
tion^ with Private Enterprise,”
Every citizen should be informed
on an issue that affects him in
his everyday life, such as this. It
is an entirely new concept from
the present one of Government as
Big Business—it may be what we
need.
Here, There And Everywhere
THIS WEEK us particularly not
abfe for the peace and quiet from
politics, following the almost hec
tic weeks prior to the election. No
handshaking candidates, few pol
itical discussions. Politics is a
dormant dodo, at least on the local
front. The next two months, how
ever, will pass quickly, and we will
once a.jain oe in a political turmoil
than the last.
THE LAST ELECTION was not
able for its cleanliness,, and free
dom from accusations hurled at
other candidates. And the harmon
ious endeavor for statehood. The
next election will be quite a dif
ferent matter. You can expect any
thing. It will be party politics, on
a party and state election level.
The dirty linen of opposing candi
dates can be £kpected to be hung
on the lihe for all to see.
TWO CANDIDATES, both'Dem
ocrats'; are running a close ‘face;
the outcome of which is not deter
mined at this writing. In our earl
ier tabulations we had Hank Haag
high man on the totem poll in the
local race for a House seat. Our
unofficial scoring, from tabula
tions made from figures released
by the various polling places in
this area, and what we picked up
via ‘Ham’ radio from the island
villages* was 326. John Gibbons
total from these same sources was
316. We phoned over to the Clerk
of the District Court, and his
office came up with Gibbons, 316;
Haag, 282. The Clerk this week
came up with a different set of
figures. Gibbons, 314; Haag, 326.
THE SHRINERS OF FAIR
BANKS have a new bagpipe band,
which appeared in the organiza
tion’s parade held recently. It’s
hard to imagine bagpipes played
by kiltless men, but “due to a
sudden boom in the kilt business,
they were not finished in time”
for the parade, after they were
ordered. What a pity. Better to
have done without the bagpipes
than the kilts.
LUCKY CADILLAC WINNER,
P. G. Hottenstein, of Lebanon,
Pennsylvania, had to go to greater
lengths than usual to win. His tic
ket money was sent back to him,
along with many other participat
ing Elks members in various parts
of the country, due to a Lodge rul
ing on the drawing. He sent it
back here, and it came up the
winner.
EVERYTHING IS HAPPENING
to candidate Pete Deveau these
days. He polled a nice vote in the
primary for a House seat. The
other day, his car left his drive
way driverless, headed across the
road, over the bank and came to
rest against a stump. But not be
fore it careened and broke a win
dow in insurance man Art
Brooks’ house, (the latter didn’t
carry the insurance on the car).
Pete’s run of bad luck continued
early this week, when a visiting
mother’s child accidently fell into
his swimming pool. His wife Min
nie, who, it is said, is unable to
swim a stroke, jumped in and res
cued the girl.
TURNING TO INTERNATION
AL PROBLEMS, the Chinese
situation offers the biggest threal
to peace thus far. The Nationalists
as well as the Reds are working
up to a frame of thought that car
spell World War III. The formei
think the time is now to begin tc
"retake the mainland.’’ The Reds
are hammering away at Quemoy
and lesser islands in a softening
process, with Formosa as theii
ultimate object. . . The U.S., ol
course, has poured $2.5 billion into
Formosa, but wishes to keep the
relationship on a strictly defend
ing basis. The U.S. Seventh Fleel
lurks nearby with more than 7C
ships, including six carriers and
500 planes.
ON THE DOMESTIC FRONT
Postmaster-general Summerfielc
is now laying plans to hike postal
rates some more.... Postmen and
Civil service employees are build
ing up pressure for escalatoi
clauses in their pay scales . . .
Integration in Little Rock is like
ly to proceed with the consequen
ces unpredictable . . . Strangely
and happily, there is no sucl
segregation problem in the col
leges in most of the South.
LOCALLY, Manager John Flet
cher of Jhe Orpheum Theatre re
ceived a citation for showman
ship, from the Motion Pictun
Distributors, an honor, indeed
since its a nationwide contest . . .
Don Wolf received a letter from
his father, telling about seeing s
movie playing in a Portland
Theatre, a travel picture, entitled,
“Bold Journey.” In it he recogniz
ed Ray Martin, Frank McConaghy
and claims, Khris Helgason. It
was filmed here on the visit of
Roy Rogers some years ago.
About 20 local American Legion
aires voted to go out to Jim
Beaty’s ranch this weekend to help
him get in his winter’s supply of
hay, according to George Cornel
ius, Commander of the Post.
The fire at the Webber home
reported last week was a delayed
alarm fire. Fire Chief George
Magnuson was a little sensitive
about it when we stated the place
burned down despite the fact the
fire truck arrived soon after it
started. The fire wasn’t reported
until well underway.
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Rev. John Molletti, Pastor
Sunday School —8:45 a.m.
Morning Worship —11:00 ajn.
Youth Fellowship Groups —0:30 p.m.
Evening Worship —7:30 p.m.
Mid Week Service —7:30 p.m., Wednesday
“Holding Forth The Word Of Life"
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WANTED
Mothers and Dads willing to play
an important part in Cub Scouting
in Kodiak. No previous training
necessary. Cub Scouting is im
portant to boys of the ages 8-11.
Contact Emil Knudsen, Scout
Committeeman, any time day or
night.