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' &ie<ws »t tAmerica’s Last frontier
Easter A Joyous Occasion
The Resurrection of Christ, cele
brated by Christians in ages past,
and the world over at Easter time,
is a joyous occasion^ indeed.
Thereby is full-filled Christ’s
promise of redemption and life
everlasting, and Christiandom’S
hope for the future.
Death offers no fear to the be
liever. The minister of the gospel
can rise with confidence before
his parishioners, proclaim their
freedom from the shackles of
feqr, and offer life everlasting.
the joyous voices of earthly
Choirs blend with those in the
Heavenly Kingdom, the voices
from the pulpits tell of the event
4itd Christians everywhere offer
Prayprs. of thankfulness for the
joyous hope that is theirs in a res
urrected Christ.
A Strong and Representative Legislature
me first legistlature under the
slate constitution will be the first
. uly representative law-making
mdy in the history of Alaska. The
house of representatives is based
primarily on population, the senate
primarily on area. The twenty sen
ators are allocated among four
great natural geographic areas.
Each of these areas will elect two
senators at large and one addition
al senator for each pair of districts
from which members of the house
of representatives are elected. The
smaller representative and senate
districts within each large district
make it certain that the smaller
communities as well as the major
cities will be represented in each
house.
The twenty senators and forty
representatives are necessary in
order to give fair representation
tp all parts of the State. The legis
lature will be larger than the ter
ritorial legislature, but much
smaller than most state legisla
tures.
Representation will be kept up
tp date every ten years by an auto
matic reapportionment carried out
by the governor on the advice of a
board representing each of the
four major districts and subject by
review by the courts. Thus, the
eonstituation guards against what
has become a great evil in many
states; a legislature that becomes
piore and more unrepresentative
and loses public confidence be
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Many visitors indicated
BY HOTEL REGISTER LIST
v The following visitors were reg
Ftered at the Kodiak Hotel this
eek.
Robert L. Wood of Black Manu
ifacturing Co., Anchorage; R. L
Crawford, Seldovia; Alexander
Dvtracht, Hoonah, Alaska; Mr. and
Mrs. K. Helgason, Terror Bay;
Ralph S. Jones of Wakefield Fish
eries, Seattle: Edward Henry, Seat
tle; A.H. Shewe of Brown-Williams
{Tobacco Co., Anchorage; Wally
Nelson of Wally Nelson Assoc., An
chorage; Durell Adams of Taylor
Alaska Sales, Anchorage; Joe Ste
vens of PXA, Anchorage; Rex L.
Carpenter, Anchorage; Sgt. Don
Royce, Anchorage; W. W. Schu
macher, Seattle; Mr. and Mrs.
:Fletcher Cohn, Washington, D. C.;
' Marilyn Jean MacDonald, Washing
|ton, D. C.; J. Duane Vance, Seat
i tie; William L. Pack, Washington,
• D. C.: David Morris, Anchorage;
Irv Cunz of U. S. Rubber CoTSe
cause it refuses to reapportion
itself.
To enable the legislature to pay
close, continuing attention to the
affairs of a growing state, the con
stitution provides that it shall
meet in regular session for as long
as may be necessary every year
and that its members shall be paid
annual salaries. A legislative
council will make studies and pre
pare programs between sessions.
One of the most important legis
lative checks is the governor’s
veto, which may be overridden
only by a three-fourths or a two
thirds vote depending on the na
ture of the measure.
In addition, there are specific
limitations and standards that con
trol the action of the legislature
with respect to taxation and fin
ance, natural resources, the organ
ization of state administration and
the courts, local government, pub
lic officers and employees, and
property held by the United States
or by native Alaskans.
Finally, the people themselves
may, under a very deliberate pro
cedure, enact certain laws by the
initiative or reject acts of the legis
lature by the referendum.
In brief, the State of Alaska will
have a legislature with more power
to serve and less opportunity to
neglect or violate the vital inter
ests of the people of the State
than have many of the older states.
attle; William H. Walkley of the
Alaska Native Service, Juneau;
Walker Lowen, Seattle; N. H. Sun
dy, U.S. Engineers, Anchorage;
A- C Steinwandel, U. S. Engineers,
Anchorage; C. L. Anderson, Alas
ka Department of Fisheries, Ju
neau; Major J. W. Wessmiller,
Fort Richardson; R. R. Tarrant,
Fairbanks; Dave Fulton, Anchor
age; Tom Fink, Anchorage and
Werner Dietz of John A. Wholley
and Co., Seattle.
An Easter Sunday breakfast will
be served at the Elks Club tomor
row, beginning at 10 a. m.
George Kappos and Tim Gilmore,
Club Steward, are the chefs for
the occasion. Serving will continue
until 2 p. m. All Elks, Emblem
Club members and guests may at
tend.
A. S. Brown and Dan Moen of
Mullen Construction Co. were in
town this week.
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’d uctior is a* to 6 per
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uu ice under the contract. It
---> something lute this: Assum
ui<i >ou pay $254 (more than like
ly you’ll pay more) for the set,plus
$20 carrying charges with an initial
down payment of $50, and $14
monthly divided into 16 install
ments. Add the unpaid balance
from February 1 (date is purely
hypothetical) to December 1, di
vide the total of $1,694 by 12. This
will give you a total of $141.17,
which you multiply by 6 percent.
The result is the interest of $8.47
to be taken as a deduction on page
2 of form 1040. It’s true, because
that’s what the Department of It*
ternal Revenue says.
But, just a minute. If you are
still with us, to make sure you
don’t file a false report, there’s
something else you want to take in
to consideration. A new law states
that the portion of the carrying
charge deductable as interest can
not exceed the total carrying
charges allocable to the taxable
year. In order to see if this limita
tion would apply, take the total
carrying charges of $20 and divide
by 16. The result would be $1.25 per
month. Then take the total of the
months involved which are Feb
ruary through December, or 11
months and multiply by $1.25 per
month which results in $13.75, the
amount of carrying charges alloca
ble to the taxable year. Since the
regular computation (and we’re
quoting from the IRS bulletin)
results in a deduction of $8.47
which is less than the limitation
figure of $13.75, you may then de
duct the full $8.47.
Doesn’t that make you feel bet
ter? Of course,, don't start to fig
ure the man hours it took you to
save this amount. You would then
be working for peanuts.
An easier way to get that tele
vision set would be to forego that
planned trip to the States. Bring
the States to you, so to speak. Ac
cording to folklore, since Moham
med couldn’t go to the mountain,
he brought the mountain to him.
They must have had television
those days too.
KODIAK ISLANDERS _
IN AND OUT OF KODIAK
Many Kodiak Islanders visited
the City the past week, and others
returned to their homes. Kodiak
Airways reports poor flying con
ditions prevailing, but the follow
ing were able to make the trips:
Lefty and Mrs. Alho returned to
Raspberry Straits after attending
the Federal Trade Commission
hearing held here. So also Alfred
Nelson, Jr., who returned to Afog
nak. Barbara Melcolie and Emil
Ambrosia returned this week to
Karluk. Tim Panamaroff and Alex
Ambrosia were Ouzinkie commut
ers. Mrs. Naumoff and son Harry
returned to Afognak.
Father Sturmer of the Russian
Church here, left for Afognak. He
expects to return today. Phillip
Chokwak is here from Old Harbor
for a medical checkup. Jeannie Al
okli also came from the same vil
lage. Mrs. Alfred Nelson, Jr. re
turned to Afognak after an-extend
ed visit with her daughters here.
Lucy Pettikoff and Nels Lantz ar
rived from Port Williams. Chris
tine Pavaloff returned to Karluk.
Tim Tutiakoff and Paul Zaharoff
arrived here from West Point. Sam
Stout and Irene Squartsoff left this
we. juzinkie. Buddy
Pei. .nga and Mrs.
Ing. »r home in Old
Han . .. Si -er arrived from
Wak _ — ./Sheppard from
Vali , returned to his
hom jrs,'J. Panamar
off a ..... .rs. Torsen arriv
ed t. .1 O. ■ *.i._
Ri. ph Jon<.„, superintendent at
the wakefield cannery, returned
from a trip to the States, and con
tinue u on to Port Wakefield by
Kodiak Airways.
CLEAR SKIES ADMIT
PILOTS WITH PASSENGERS
PNA pilots found spots of clear
sky most of the week to bring in
the following visitors.
Alexander Outracht, Eldon Gal
leau, Koenig Krieg, N. G. Land,
Mrs. Donald Royce, R. Foster, Fan
nie Kelly, Betty Smith, Norma
Chichenoff, W. Schumacher, Wal
ly Nelson, Bryant Brady, Carl Hoy
er, A. H. Shewe, E. W. Hanson,
Clyde Cronce, Margaret Dobbe, R.
Williams, Mrs. Snyler, Virginia
Truitt, Maggie Dunn, Chuck Has
kins, Sol Fox, Joe Genielman, Wal
ter Erman, Ray Rush, John Wess
milier, W. B. Bruck, William Walk
ley, Donald Burrow, Henry Gron
nerud, Walter Lowen, R. R. Tar
rant, William and Betty Miller,
Marion Hiling and Marion Hoerl.
A long list of outgoing passen
gers left this week for Anchorage
and Seattle. Among those depart
ing were the following: William L.
Pack, Donald M. Royce, W. Schu
macher, Margaret Dobbe, John H.
Chernoff, Richard P. Hartman,
Duane Vance, Marlen J. McDonald,
Lurrene L. Waihoja and infant
Cathy, Florence Dysen, E. W.
Hansen, W. J. Evanich, Carl A.
Hoyer, Bryant Brady, Werner
Dietz, R. Williams, Nick Aloki.Jean
Aloki, Dave Fulton, Irv Cuntz, Leo
Braun, R. R. Tarrant, Bill Harvey,
Reginald Blakely, Chuck Haskins,
Norman Sundley, Augustus Stein
wandel, Frank R. Wesley, Norman
Hinneberg, Walter Lowen, Collenn
Riley and Vina Hall.
Claire Schricher won sixteen sil
ver dollars by guessing the right
date when the Bank of Kodiak
birthday candle would burn out.
She guessed 10:38 a. m., March
30. The candle burned out at 10:37
a. m. on that date.
Charles J. Ferrell was in town
earlier this week, enroute to Sit
kinak. He is Superintendent of the
construction job there.
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ed to tesify. The hearing closed
Wednesday afternoon.
The Commission's examiner,
liam Pack, stated in a telephone
conversation with the Mirror, that
it would take about 60 days for the
lawyers to prepare their findings
in the case, and an additional 30
days for him to review the evi
dence. Judgement could be expect
Judgement could be expected in
ed in about 90 days, he said.
“Regardless as to the decision,”
he said, “no one will be prosecut
ed.” If there is a ruling against the
respondents, the cease and desist
order will stand. The judgement
can be appealed. In that case it
will go to the circuit court of ap
peals.
In talking with Union officials,
both owners and cannery operators,
they voice the opinion that they
have done no wrong. As to future
course of action, in the event the,
judgement is against them, they
have adopted the policy of “wait
and see.”
SON BORN TO DE WITT FIELDS
DeWitt Fields, who recently re
turned from an extended trip to
California, reports the birth of a
son in the family. Little Duncan,
born March 28, weighed 7 pounds,
6 ozs. His birthplace was Long
Beach, California, where Mrs.
Fields is now staying. She is ex
pected to leave for Kodiak shortly.
NEW PACKER FOR
BIG GAME GUIDES
• Gary Brown arrived March 20 -
from McCammon, Idaho.
Brown will pack for Pinneil and
Tollifson, Big Games Guides from
Olga Bay. This is his first trip to
Kodiak. He will work for the Fish
and Wildlife Service during the
summer, and again pack during
the fall hunts.
Snow has hampered the Olga
Bay guides in the spring hunt, the
first of which is not expected to
take place until sometime in April.
Ralph Jones, Production Mana
ger for Wakefields Cannery was
in town the early part of the week.
He attended FTC hearings and al
so testified.
Mrs. Madeline Alvine left for
California where she will visit her
father. Her daughter Kathy ac
companied her on the trip.
DO YOU KNOW
that every insured bank pays the
premium on deposits up to $10,000
on each account?
Many people believe that the U.S.
Government pays this. It is not so.
During the past several years this
bank has paid to the Federal De
posit Insurance Corporation $15,
202.63 for your protection which
sum has been paid from the bank’s
earnings.
Bank of Kodiak
KODIAK,ALASKA