, Kocjiak Mikror
“S^ews of {America's Last frontier
Published Every Saturday at Kodiak, Alaska
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Class matter under act of Congress of March 3, 1878.
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local news published herein.
Put Pennies Back In Circulation
Tuesday the voters of the Independent School District
will go to the polls to ballot on a sales tax which will provide j
a swimming pool and playground for the new Kodiak school, j
There is only one point to consider in this election: do!
the children of Kodiak need this equipment? \
The answer is yes. And there is no other way to raise
or obtain the money other than the sales tax.
Discount the fact that you don’tlike to handle pennies;'
discount the fact that the merchants don’t want to bother
with the reports; discount, the fact that we “need roads” (thisj
sales tax has nothing to do with the City of Kodiak finances.)!
Remember only that this is something for the children
of Kodiak, who in the words of one teenager, “have no recre
ation here at all”, and mark your ballot YES on Tuesday.
'Commercial salmon fishing
at Karluk and Red River was
described as “poor” th:s week
by Roy Lindsley, FWS fish
eries representative in Ko
diak.
The season opened at 6 am
June 16. As of June 18 the
escapement count at the Kar
i«k weir was 115 396 salmon.
No figures on the salmon
eaught were released this
week. A tabulation will be
published each week by the
MIRROR until the season
doses.
The Garland was in port
Sunday night on its return
trip from out the Alrutiai
Chain. It left Ko- iak after a
short stop for Seward.
Mr. and Mrs. James Lock
hart left Tuesday by PNA for
Anchorage and Seattle. They
| have lived in Kodiak for seve
r 1 ye; r .
I
John Vokacek, brother of
Mill Vokacek, arrived here
recently by plane from Seattle.
He is a former resident of
Ketchikan.
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PAY BSL15 ONLY ONCE
WITH A CHECKING ACCOUNT
Your check stub serves as a reminder to you of
bills paid —and a cancelled check is proof of
payment. It’s convenient to pay by check—no
i standing in line —no special trips to make. Pay
by check— the convenient —safe - and economical
way.
Re.nk of Kodiak
Cl ted every Thuruday
banking nervir* ai N. O. B., Fridays. OM Building, 3;00 0:30 P. M
PHONES 2233 2222 4691
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I'mington Arms
o Give Exhibition
A free shooting exhibition
and firearms demonstration
ill be presented June 28, by
-Ir. and Mrs. Ken Beegle.
i T le exhibition is sponsored
">y local representatives of the
Remington Arms Company,
Inc. and Peters Cartridge
Division Beegle gives a
demonstration of shooting
with rifle, shotgun and pistol
Mrs. Beegle also does some
shooting during the demonsta
tion.
The exact location of the e
vent will be decided upon this
week and the place will be
given in next week’s MIRROR.
COMIN’&GOIN’
John Vokacek, Bill Shimmel,
Cecil Brown and Henry
Neseth flew to Homer Monday
aboard the PNA plane.
The Margaret No. 1, Cana
dian halibut schooner, was in
port this week. It stopped at
the Standard Oil Company
float for fuel.
The Liberty, a Seattle regis
tered halibut schooner, was
at the Donnelley and Acheson
dock this week.
A Petersburg fishing boat,
the Corinne, was at the D &
A dock this week.
letter To The Editor
Dear Editor:
Because of the great amount
of publicity given to the forth
coming sales tax election, I
feel it necessary, as a member
of the Board of Directors of
the Kodiak independent
School District, to explain why
my vote was cast in favor of
the resolution calling for the
election.
The Board, since its incep
tion, constantly strives to give
the citizens of Kodiak all that
a good educational system can
present. Our teaching staff is
amongst the finest. Our curri
cula is modern and approved.
Our facilities are constantly
, being improved, and, I hope,
i will continue to improve. In
door swimming facilities will
offer a year-round recreational
| opportunity to our students
j and to the townspeople.
. It is true that Kodiak needs
■ streets and other improve
jments. It is further true that
jit is not within the power of
j the Board to give Kodiak these
improvements. We are attemp
, ting to give the citizens all
that is in our power to give.
[Speaking individually, I feel
that the Board would be per
j fectly willing to lower the rale
'of tax if the City of Kodiak
I wishes to institute a sales tox
of its own tor p b ic improve
We need a swimming pool.
Under the proposed tax, and
according to the best figures
I available, a pool can be paid
; for in less than three years.
Sales taxes are a nuisance,
all taxes are a nuisance, but
this appears to be one which
in a short period of time will
I show tangible and enjoyable
| results and then die while
j these tangible results remain,
j It should be pointed out that
I it is not within the power of
the Board to extend the tax
after the required sums are
received.
One obvious result of a sales
tax, it should be noted, is
that a great many persons liv
ing' in or around Kodiak, and
enjoying the school district,
facilities, make no financial
j contribution to these facilities.
1 Many of these persons have
earnestly requested that they
be allowed to contribute their
fair share to partially pay their
own way. It is only morally
proper that these persons
; should contribute, and a sales
| tax will afford such an oppor
tunity of contribution.
I The Board has not passed a
'sales tax. The Board has sim
ply parsed a resolution asking
j the voter to decide whether or
not they want further and
better educational and recrea
tional facilities for the entire
town, and whether they are
willing to painlessly pay for
such facilities in a period of
about three years. The Board
does not ask that you vote
“yes” in the election. The
Board simply requests that
yor evaluate the opportunities
and advantages of such a tax
against the disadvantages,
and then vote according to
your discretion and with the
interests of a finer community
in mind.
Very truly yours,
Paul A. DupKr
Hospital News
i BIRTHS:
To Mr. and Mrs. Bernie
Lindsley. a daughter, June 18.
weight, 6 lbs., 13 oz. nam.e,
Rebecca.
To Mr. and Mrs. Lee F.
Bettinger. a daughter, June
18. weight, 6 lbs., 6 oz. name,
Le mne.
Page Dies
Commissioner Vokacek wired
one of Page’s daughters of his
death.
Funeral services were con
ducted yesterday morning at
St. Mary’s Catholic Church.
Page will be buried on Popoff
! Island where he made his
home for many years.
Edward J. Stanton of the
j office of rent stablization will
be in Kodiak June 22 and 23.
Anyone desiring information
i in regard to rent stablization
matters may see him at the
Kodiak Hotel.
j TheSS North Beacon, Coast
wise freighter, will leave Se
attle June 25 stopping at Val
dez, Seward and Kodiak. The
vessel will carry general cargo.
R. 0. Urdahl left Wednes
day via PNA for Anchorage.
Miss Marjorie Griggs of El
Paso, Texas arrived via PNA
Airlines June 8 to spend her
vacation in Kediak with her
brother Chief and Mrs. Ralph
H. Griggs. Miss Griggs teaches
music in the Ysleta High
School in El Paso.
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EXCURSIONS TO
CAPE CHINIAK & LONG ISLAND
SEA LION ROOKERIES
For a real interesting morning or afternoon out
ing, visit the Cape Chiniak or Long Island Rookeries.
You’ll see these monster mammels at close range and
thrill to their leaps from high pinnacles into the sea.
A wonderful opportunity for movies and still pic
tures.
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Trips will he made daily at 9 am and 2 pm from the
Standard t'il Float, l) & A Dock, weather permitting.
gain'd trip takes about four hours. Refreshments
, served aboard. Parties of six or ei: h preferred.
Excursions wiil be made to the Whale Pass Kitty
wince Rookeries art! visits t.o ancient native village
sites where you can dig for spear heads, stondamps,
etc. Information furnished upon request from inter
ested parties.
For further information on these excursions call:
ALF MADSEN 3272