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Published Every Saturday at Kodiak, Alaska
Yearly Subscription Rate $5,00
Entered in the Postoffice at Kodiak, Alaska as Second
Class matter under act of Congress of March 3, 1878.
MIRROR PUBLISHING COMPANY
Melton L. Crawford, Editor and Publisher
Jeanne R. Crawford, Associate Editor
Candace Crawford, Executive Editor
• • . that ifO'verninent of the peoole, kv the people,
for the people shall not perish from the earth.'—Lincoln
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use
for eemiblication of all news dispatches credited to it
or not otherwise credited in this paper and also, the
local news published herein.
Thanks To The Firemen
Members of the Kodiak Volunteer Fire Department are!
deserving of praise from every resident of Kodiak for their
efforts to save property and lives and minimize loss.
Their work is hazardous and there is no monetary re
muneration. During the past month they have fought two
large fires and have answered several calls for assistance in
combating lesser ones.
Regardless of the hour the members of the department
will stop whatever they are doing and rush to a fire. Fighting
the fire is only part os their job. When the fire is out they
spend several hours rewinding and loading the heavy hose
and getting the truck ready for the next run.
These men are our friends and neighbors. We see them
evervday yet few of us ever give them any praise or offer
our thanks for their unselfish efforts to save our property.
The firemen receive no reward for their work except
the satisfaction of knowing they have done their job well
and have performed a service to the community.
Hightower Thrown
From Horse
Bob Hightower suffered a
broken pelvic bone and Harry
Wallace received bruises when
the two were thrown from a
horse Thursday.
Wallace flew with Bob Hall
to Hightower’s ranch in the
Pasagshak area to bring High
tower to town for the funeral
of Tom Nelson.
When both men attempted
to ride the horse from the
house to the plane the horse
threw them. Hightower was
brought to Griffin Memorial
Hospital in Hall’s plane for
medical attention. He may be
in the hospital for several
I weeks.
i
A short course of study for
all persons interested in serv
ing as librarians will be con
ducted this afternoon at 2:30,
Mrs- Marshall Crutcher an
nounced Thursday.
' Sister St. Hilary of Griffin
: Memorial Hospital will con
- duct the class. Considerable
work must be done before the
Kodiak Public Library can be
reopened.
Persons willing to help with
the work are asked to call
Mrs. Crutcher at phone 2252.
SAFETY
$
t
is worth what it costs.
Freedom from worry about fires,
thefts, misplacements and forgetfulness
is yours for the rental of
a safe deposit box.
Most people use the size at
$G.OO per annum, plus tax.
Cloeed every Thursday
Hanking serrio* at N. O. H.. Fridays. Old Administration Building, 5:00 B.HO P. M
MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
LETTER TO EDITOR
Dear Editor:
I should address this in
j luiry to the mayor but I don’t
Know where he is . . perhaps
! o.e is on ciio ousiutss. . • uovv
much traveling expenses were
paid by the City of Kodiak in
the last five years? What have
they accomplished and toward
j vhat?
| Perhaps he can explain why
j each year he or his Progres
1 sive Party form a slate assur
! ing the voters all will attend
| council meetings and immedi
ately so absent themselves as
; i ) make a temporary appoint
'■ ment necessary to conduct
| city affairs.
: What has slowed the flow of
i federal funds to Kodiak? As
j this is written, many fail to
j appreciate the new water
' system. Kow much to date of
! city funds has been spent to
ward this new system?
Why was the shortage in
city funds undisclosed by the
mayor and other holdover
council members for almost a
! year? Didn’t he know about
it? Why wasn’t it made pub
lic by him or other council
members. . .? Is this all or
| may we brace ourselves for
I more disclosures?
Can it be true that the city
! clerk instructed the acting
chief of police to hire a new
patrolman to patrol the park
ing meters. Did he instruct
the city engineer to put all
men on a 40-hour basis for
some reason? If he did, by
whose orders?
Why does navy personnel
and women drive the city
patrol car, and does it cost
! $200 per month to operate,
j and is a portion of this ex
i pense caused by such things
as bringing the patrol car
from town to base for chief
of police and family and
friends, arriving on PNA
plane? Is the shore patrol
chief on city payroll, and if
not, how come he has city
1 vouchers? Who hired whom,
for WiiaC 1
Can it be that the parking
meters are installed back
; wards so the user has to stand
in the gutter to operate them?
Who did it?
| Many other questions are
now in the taxpayers’ minds
! and I feel sure that were the
! mayor here he could answer
. the questions. . .from all re
! cent reports city matters need
attention here.
[s] John S. MacLaughlir
Hospital News
' BIRTHS:
To Mr. and Mrs. Edward E.
i Bcrress, a son, Jan. 5, weight
j 7 lbs.. 7 oz.; name, Michae
i Rowland.
Major surgery: Mrs. Marj
Robinson, Mrs. Don Hutch,
ings.
The following Kodiak mer
have reported to Fort Richard
son for induction, according tc
! the Anchorage Times,
j Richard Juleson, Donald
IWittwer, Nick Naumoff,
I Charles Morris, James Calla
Ihan and Johnny Olsen.
Miss Mildred Crowell, mem
ber of the Kodiak Baptist Mis
sion staff at Oukinkie, return
ed to Baker Cottage this week
after spending a furlough in
Nova Scotia.
i She is (jcgiiiiiiiig iici second
term at the Mission at Ouzin
kie.
The O’Hara, MSTS vessel,
was at Kodiak Naval Station
this week. It arrived here
from Seattle.
KOBIAK
EMBLEM CLUB 187
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and
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‘j January 19
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AND
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Insurance Department - Bank of Kodiak
Phone 2233
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JANUARY 12TH — THEY’RE OFF — IN THE
j FIRST AT KODIAK.
GOOD TIME-GOOD FOOD — GOOD MUSIC
GOOD FLOOR SHOW—A DAY AT THE RACES—TO
NIGHT-NOTHING BUT GOOD!
. - BIG BOY in the first—and SEALED BEAM’S in
; AMERIKA CUSHINGS wires are crossed—and ALLS
1 WELL.
, ? JANUARY 17TH—EMBLEM CLUB regular meet
’ ing. -
WAPITI WISDOM.
CRESCIT EUNDO which translated means
IT GROWS AS IT GOES.
WHICH APPLIES TO YOUR ELKS CLUB
(This also is the State motto of NEW MEXICO)
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