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Here There Everywhere
* * * BUDGET—That’s the little
gadget that governments and in
dividuals attempt to keep within.
It’s dictatorial—it’s a gadget with
a voice. It says “No! No!” when
you want to buy something that
looks good but isnT absolutely
necessary.
In the city’s new budget—desig
nated as a “controlled? budget"—
. the city manager has, presented a
very comprehensive putfirie of the
city’s activities and costs, its rev
enues and expenditures. A hypo
t’-.iical instrument such as this
p resents its problems despite the
fact that some costs are usually
! Tixed and follow a pattern. But
| an instance might be cited which
i can throw a “controlled” budget
out of control. A budget prepared
during a “recession” or slowdown
• af industry or construction has
to be revamped to meet changing
conditions should there be an up
swing. More services will be re
quired—the labor force augment
ed or given additional work in or
der to hold personnel v'.'> weather,
too, plays, an important part. A
so-called “hard winter” brings on
extra problems and expenditures
—cleaning streets, making storm
damage repairs, overtime, etc.
t Budgets are and should be dic
tatorial, a blueprint or pattern
for living within your means—
that makes for good government
and good living.
* POLICE CAR. A new patrol
car has been budgeted for. You
speeders, of course, wouldn’t
want *fto see the department get a
new :and faster paddy wagon_
that would hamper your style on
the roadway—But no self-respect
ing motorist would want to get
chased by one of those yellow
trucks of the city, whfle» th#jpatroi
car Is being repairedpfe% 'fre
querltly is; Let s go jifit
The .only weakness we£!c m se,? in
the amount budgeted ;|s o>;hut it’s
not dnbti^h. $2'4QG wqi# bay very
much these days. Two important
points to keep iii mind is that the
vehicle travels more thin 2,000
mile$ a month and is driven by
many different drivers. I .
'* : .* FIRE PROTECTION. One
of tfle best values gets in
services rendg^^^j^^ great
expenditure.;; fire
prot^ctioq.: is
$4,343 fcwbjreplace
meht |2,500.
Perhaps no where in Alaska can
it be said they get so much for so
little. The tact that we haven’t
had a fire lor many a long year
that got out of control speaks
highly for the fire chief and the
volunteer firemen, who man the
fire truck. Your; reporter--at one
time would jump into his -car and
chase down a fire-when the siren
blew, but so many of them proved
to .be mainly an overheated or
soot-filled heater. It’s no wonder
Fire Chief Magnuson-is continual
ly urging people to check their
fite-fightng equipment. The first
few minutes of a fire are the ones
tbit spell disaster. Those are the
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highest paid minutes in anybody’s
life.
Seeing a preview of the film on
an atomic attack of a city, which
shows at the Orpheum Sunday
and Monday, made an impact on
the mind of this writer that will
be hard to erase. In color and on
a wide screen, in it are scenes of
beauty and destruction; both
startling and breathtaking.
Mrs. B, Hartman
In Los Angeles
Due to a recent bereavement in
the family, Mrs. Beverly Hartman
left Tuesday for a two-month
long visit with her grandmother
and aunt in Los Angeles.
Her aunt is expected to accom
pany Mrs. Hartman when she re
turns to Kodiak.
MRS. SPRINGHILL ATTENDS
TERRITORIAL CURRICULUM
COMMITTEE MEETING
Betty Springhill, territorial cur
riculum committee member, re
turned last week from a meeting
of territorial educators in Anchor
age.
Curriculum requirements in the
elementary school were studied
during the week at Mount Spur
school, Elmendorf. Committee
members are teachers, admini
strators, and Dept, of Education
officials.
The territorial instruction pro
gram in reading is apparently
quite adequate as shown by .a
reading test survey of elementary
pupils in territorial schools. The
results showed that in some grade
levels Alaska pupils are a year
and a half ahead of the national
^average in reading.
Pictured above is Rear Admiral McKechnie and Ben Benson, on
the occasion of an Alaskan flag being presented to the Admiral by: *
Mayor Merrill Coon at the Rotary Club meeting held April 8.
Benson, designer of Alaska’s flag, autographed the flag, and
met the Admiral following the presentation ceremonies. Small
replicas of the flag, each autographed, are presented to all Rotary
members from other cities who attend here.
Benson is a resident of Kodiak and works at the Kodiak Air
ways as a mechanic. (U S. Navy Photo)
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Allis TV Schedule
SUNDAY
2:00—To be announced
5:30—Tenn. Ernie Ford
6:00—News
6:15—Lord’s Prayer
6:30—Highway Patrol
7:00—Bob Hope
8:00—Perry Como
9:00—Peoples Choice
9:30—Mike Wallace
10:00—Tic Tac Dough
10:30—Traffic Court #
11:00—Medical Horizons
MONDAY
5:30—Blondie
6:00—News
6:15—Bill & Danny Show
(studio)
6:30—December Bride
7:00—1 Love Lucy
7:30—Pat Boone
8:00—American Government
8:30—People Are Funny
9:00—Men of Annapolis
9:^0—Paragon Playhouse
10:00—To Tell the Truth
10:30—Climax
TUESDAY
5:30—Zane Gray
6:00—News
6:15—Dinah Shore
6:30—Burns & Allen
7:00—Social Security
8:00—Harbormaster
8:30—Telephone Time
9:00—West Point
9:30—Damon Runyan Theatre
10:00—What’s It For
10:30—You Are There
11:00—Inner Sanctum
5:30—Wanderlust
6:00—News
6:15—Harmonica Solo
6:30—His Honor Homer Bell
7:00—Amateur Hour
7:30—Cavalcade of America
8:00—Silent ^Service
8:30—Sports Time
9:00—Patrice Munsel
9:30—Four Star Playhouse
10:00—$64,000 Challenge
10:30—Kraft Theatre
THURSDAY
5:30—Mr. Wizard
6:00—News
6:15—Dinah Shore
6:30—Roy Rogers
7:00—Historical Society (Live)
7:30—Great GildersleeVe
8:00—Navy Log
8:30—Star Tonight
9:00—Danny Thomas
9:30—Crusader
10:00—I’ve Got a Secret
10:30—U. S. Steel
FRIDAY
5:30 Hopaiong Cassidy
6:00-—News
6:15—industry on Parade
6:30—-Joan Davis
7:00—-Jack Benny
7:30—Appointment with Adven
ture
8:00—Dennis Day ^
8:30—Stars of Jazz
9:00—Big Picture
9:30—Christophers
10:00—Schlitz Playhouse
10:30—Dumont Boxing
ANNOUNCEMENT
Dr. Paul Jaeger, Orthodentist,
will be in his Kodiak office May 2,
Wr
3 and 4. For appointments, call
Culver Realty office, Phone 2761
CLEAN UP - DON’T BURN UP -
Join the City in the Campaign
to make Kodiak a place of beauty.
City trucks will pick up your trash
today
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Kodiak Insurance & Bldg. Corp.
THOMPSON TRANSFER
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Furnace Oil and Standard Stove Oil
are super-refined to burn clean.
Call us today for prompt service
For your convenience we have
Automatic Keep-Filled Service
Home & Office
Phone 3131
Standard Plant
Phone 4303
Welcome,
Mr, Hochberger
We are pleased to announce that A1 Hoch
:er?®r h*s as?ociated himself with this bank
as^ Vice, President.
He comes highly recommended and
confident that our customers' will to
with this addition to odr staff:
FIank of Kodiak
KODIAK,ALASKA
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