' Eotiiak JUirror
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Published Every Saturday at Kodiak, Alaska
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Class matter under act of Congress of March 3, 1878.
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Candace Crawford, Executive Editor
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Voice 0/ Th: People
Politics is a strange thing. A Republican president is
elected to lead our country and a year later tne political ed
dies backwater into a small town like Kodiak.
Politics decrees that even minor political jobs be filled
by persons of the right party. So in Kodiak, a group of 26
persons, registered Republicans, select candidates to fill the
commissioner’s position.
Two hundrc d and fifty other persons however, realizing
that such a job is presently filled properly, have signed a
petition asking that Mrs. Anna May "Vokacek be retained in
the job she has filled so capably for the past five years.
Surely, of these 250, there must be more than 26 who
aie Republicans. And surely, we hope, the word of 250 per
so:; will carry more weight with the Hon. M. L- McCarrey
than tha: o the registered Republicans who number so few.
Mrs Vokacek has been with the district court since
September, 1929, when she was hired, under a Republican ad
ministration. as deputy clerk in Anchorage. Two years later
sh ■ became chief deputy clerk, and held that job until 1946
wh m she came to Kodiak. In 1948 she wras named commis.
sioner here.
Mrs. Vokacek’s qualifications for the job are well
enumerated in the letter in an adjoining column, and the rea
sons for keeping her in it are well listed in the petition,
which is quoted on page 1 of this week’s Mirror.
We can only add our voice to the many and ask Judge
McCarrey to heed the request that the present commissioner
be retained, regardless of her politics or his. J. C.
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LIT US GIVE THANKS
As Americans, we sometimes need to be reminded
that freedom of worship is not universal; some parts
of the world are still struggling to gain the freedoms
we take for granted. At this Thanksgiving time,
especially, let us all give thanks . . . each in the
church of his choice . . . for the privilege to worship
openly and without fear.
•Rank of Kodiak
Closed every Thursday
Ban kmc service ai U F* N 3. Fridays, Old Administration Building, 3;00 •:*) F.
PHONES 2233 2222 4691
Letter to the Editor ,
Box 751 |
November 17, 1953
Kodiak
Dear Editor:
This 1 etter has to do with,
your report of the latest politi-i
cal gymnastics of the local re
publican party featured on the,
front page of last Saturday’s
MIRROR !
The local republicans wish!
for some unknown reason to
appoint a new commissioner.
Why?
We have in the present com
missioner a person who has*
lent great dignity to that of
fice. We have in the pesent
' commissioner a person with a
great deal of legal experience
and possessing an envious
knowledge of the law. And we
have one who has been the
personification of judicial de
corum. Surely all those things
! place her among the highest,
if not the highest, among the
most capable commissioners
throughout the territory,
j The administration of jus
' tice carries with it great re
sponsibility. The commission
er’s duties daily take her into
the very homes of many Ko- j
diak citizens Her conduct and
dispatch and judicial fairness
in handling all of these prob
lems in all of their ramifica-,
tions has been a great source
of pride to all of us. Why then
suggest taking it out of her
known capable hands and
' give it to someone who will
initially be absolutely unac
quainted with the thousand
and one details synonymous
I with that office?
J As brief as its political con-'
| trol may be the local republi-1
| can party has great responsi
bility of its own. Mr. and Mrs.
John Q. Public are going to
judge it by its initial machina
tions. If this is an expression
of their ideas of improvement
in the commissioner’s office
then the result of their de
, liberations is something that a
; lot of us aren’t going to swal
! low easuv ana witnout
| squawking to high heaven.
' I wish to make no comment
'on the qualifications of the
suggested nominee for that
office. He is, and has been, my
friend. My disappointment
with him lies in the fact he
did not take his own ego in
hand at the time of his nomi
nation and back away from it
in the face of a predecessor
who was meeting all of the
qualifications, and more, of
tnat office.
Uh-uh, Mr. and Mrs. Re
publican who endorsed this
proposed change, you’re not
going to get away with this
one without a battle. You’ve1
got a tiger by the tail.
Very sincerely yours,1
Buck Hoylman
NOTICE
Evangelistic services will be
held at the Church of God
from Nov. 22 to 29. with the
Rev. George Gerwitz as guest'
speaker. There will be special
music, gospel singing, and
Bible preaching. Everyone is
valcome.
Hosmtcd fieu)* <■
BIRTHS;
To Mr. and Mrs. H. H.
Leite, a son Kristian Harold,
Nov. 20. 8 lbs 9 oz.
Boy Injured
Dee Duke 5 year old kinder
garten student suffered a
broken leg yesterday just be
fore 9 am when he was struck
by a piece of heavy • road
equipment, near the school.
He is the son of Delbert
Duke of the Navy.
A warranty deed for lots 17,
18, 21, 22, and 23 of block 3,
Allman addition, from Charles
E. Bryan to Mathey D. Fitz
gerald has been recorded.
co/w/r & goinj
Mrs. Gladys Aubushon of
Anchorage, owner of Carol’s
Shop, was a weekend visitor
in town. She returned to An
chorage Monday evening.
Wavre Waldrip was an in
' comim? PNA passenger early
this week. _
Patrick Lynch, who has
been outside for special medi
| cal attention, returned home
1 early this week.
Mrs. Catherine Blanken
burg is due home this week
end after a short visit in Se
J attle.
Chris Poulsen, of Anchor
’ age, arrived in town this week.
NOTICE
As provided by Section 8, Ordinance Number 174, a
public hearing on applications for city and territorial intoxi
cating liquor licenses will be held at the City Hall, Novem
ber 23. 1953, at 7:30 P. M. The following applications will be
considered:
Jorgen Fredrickson — Belmont Bar
Jorgen Fredrickson — Log Cabin Liquor Store
Lila Bowman — Tony’s Place
Lila M. Bowman — Tony’s Liquor Store
Roy F. Snyder — Mecca Bar
Roy F. Snyder — Mecca Liquor Store
W. A. Cannon & Harold Jonas — Ace Liquor Store
Harry & Eleanor Gottschalk — Ship’s Tavern
Harry & Eleanor Gottschalk — Idle Hour Bar
Herbert R. Norris & Catherine Blankenburg — Town Club
Elwood Watstn — Veterans of Foreign Wars Club
Morris Gunderoi — Elk’s Club
Jess & Frieda Blinn & Stanley Nelson — Retail Liquor Store
Jess & Frieda Blinn & Stanley Nelson — B & B Bar
Jess & Frieda Blinn & Stanley Nelson — B & B Liquor Store
Albert J. Collins & Diana Brinson — The Casino
D. F. & Yule Chaffin — Club Unique
John Springhill — Dad’s Liquor Store
City of Kodiak
__Robert A. HedlofF Clerk-Treasurer
BARN DANCE & BAZAAR
Sat. Nov- 28
at the VFW Club
9 pm til— $1.00
sponsored by VFW auxiliary
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Grace’s Home
Barber Shop
children 75c adults $1.25
Shop complies with all Alaska laws relative
to barbers
MISSION RD. near Leo Sears
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EMBLEM CLUB
Tonight, ' at. Nov. 21
ORCHESTRA INTERTAINMf NT
Elks & wives Emblem Club members
& escorts Guests
For table reservati on* calk 2C44
before 9 pm