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Here, There And Everywhere
HOW TO WIN ELECTIONS
Today is the last day for filing
as candidate for office in the
coming municipal election. The
tu o vacancies are not being hotly
contested at. this writing, but if
they were—what kind of a cam
paign would ensure success?
' The old tried and true prom
ises of economy in government
are always good. In the r-°xt
breath, promise many civic im
provements—how you are going
to reconcile the two is beside the
point. Don’t, hesitate to advocate
t) tier roads, hette” <"'hools, bet
ter playgrounds, a better lighted
city, a balanced budget, by all
means, cleaner streets, better fire
and police protection, good sew
ers, adequate water—pick ’em out
of the hat—there are a hundred
others, all sure vote getters.
CHOWDER WINNER
Or maybe you could take your
cue from James E. Coffin, known
as the “Chowder Winner.” A state
senate candidate in Maine, he
based his campaign largely on his
special recipe for clam chowder
ani won—in a district that had
been Republican for 44 years!
This opens un great poSsibilr
ties for a candidate. The chowder
angle would be appropriate in
Kodiak. You could promise bigger
and better bowls of clam chowder
if elected. Just think how far
George (Belmont Cafe) Kappos
co aid go on a platform like that.
Or if you could just stick to the re
cipe angle.
The only drawback would be
that the two candidates — each
with a different recipe--one the
Coney Island variety, with toma
toes. and the other an advocate
for the New England or r* 'k ver
sion. would split the v.r:
down the middie.
Then, of course, another caxun
date could come up with a king
crab recipe, resulting in the votes
be ng split three ways. He could
daazle the voters with Crab Louie,
Crab Fouie, Crab Sewage, crab
ad infinetum, even crab tails. His
mouth-watering admirers couldn’t
help themselves — their votes
would be assured.
There’s something to be said
about this brand of politicking —
yo'i get right down to the funda
mentals—your appeal is right
where people are, after all, the
most sensitive—their stomachs.
By the time the campaign was
over, it would be well-seaso-ned
and peppered up. It probably
would make a tastier dish than
the prospects hold forth at this
writing.
5 SERVICE STATIONS FOR
5 MILLION
Moscow, Russia is one of the
world’s largest cities, with a popu
lation of more than 5 million, and
yet it has only 5 gasoline service
stations
A TIP FROM MARK TWAIN
Mark Twain’s lovable Pudd’n
head wrote in his diary: "October.
This is a peculiarly dangerous
month to speculate in. The others
are July, January, September,
April. November. May, March,
June, December, August and Jan
uary.
Tr* October, though, the electors
of Kodiak will have to do some
speculating on who is to fill the
councilman vacancy. So far candi
dacy is in the talking stage, and
only two to our knowledge have
expressed the intention to run.
CODFISH WAR
Fortunately the codfish war be
tween the Iceland and British
fishermen hasn’t resulted in bul
lets flying, mainly because resort
to arms is out of character writh
these peace-loving people. Norm
ally,. hospitality is of the deep
South variety. It’s a land of good
food, excellent cooks, cultured
cooks, cultured people, and a un
ique system of peoples’ names.
Less than 100 families have fam
ily monikers. The rest of the peo
ple are known by their fathers'
first names.
A recent traveler to Iceland
stated: “It can be startling to
have your host say “I’m Magnus
Jonsson. This is my wife, Helga
Olafsdottir. “How do you do,
Mrs. Jonsson ” “Fine. But I‘m
not Mrs. Jonsson. I’m Helga
Olafsdottir.”
“But Mr. Jonsson is your hus
band?”
“He’s my husband, but he’s real
ly not Mr. Jonsson. He’s Magnus,
the son of Jon, or Magnus Jons
son.”
“But why aren’t you Helga Jons
son?”
“Because my father was Olaf.
i’:n Helga, the daughter of Olaf,
or Helga Olafsdottir.”
“And your son What’s his
name?”
“He's Benedikt Magnuson.”
“Not Benedikt Jonsson?”
“Of course not. His father, my
husband, is Jon’s son, or Jonsson.
He’s our boy—he’s Magnus’ son,
which makes him Benedikt Mag
nuson.”
“And your daughter ”
She’s Inga Magnusdottir. It‘s all
so simple.”
LIKE A GAME OF CHECKERS
Three moves in location are be
ing made by as many business
firms this week.
The Insurance department of
the Bank of Kodiak will move to
the old ACS location this week
end. The office of John Mansuy,
lawyer, is being transferred to a
downstairs location, and will now
be in the old TV building next
to PNA.
0. K. Kincaid, CPA, will occupy
the office vacated by the insur
ance company.
W. Stone Family
Return to Kodiak
After a four-months trip that
took them through 19 states, Mr.
and Mrs. William Stone returned
last Saturday. Stone is superin
tendent of the Kodiak Baptist Mis
sion.
With them came Max and Mary
Lou Fairchild and their son, Rob
bie. The Fairchilds have joined
the staff at the mission. They are
from Leota, Kansas.
On the same plane were Rev.
and Mrs. J. H. McQuery, who ar
rived here for a return visit to
Kodiak. Rev. McQuery will con
duct an extended preaching mis
sion at the Community Bapist
church.
Car Plunges over
Dead Man’s Curve
A car plunged over the cliff at
Dea^man’s Curve earlv Monday
corning, w’th five passengers.
The passengers- escaped deat^
Men in the car were B. Bell,
W. Williams, W. Hurst. G. Gan
non, McKinnon and W. Hamilton.
The car was enroute to the naval
station. It plunged through the
barrier, carrying several concrete
posts and landed below the road
facing up.
Brooks to Go
To Anchorage
Arthur and Maxine Brooks will
leave Tuesday afternoon for An
chorage where Brooks will attend
the State Insurance Agents Con
vention. He is the manager of the
Kodiak Insurance and Building,
Inc., Bank of Kodiak.
Brooks, who is Civil Defense
Director for the Kodiak and Aleu
tian Islands area, will also confer
with Civil Defense officials in
Anchorage.
They expect to return to Kodiak
Sunday, October 5.
Dr. E. J. Sullivan
Returns with Bride
Dr. Eugne Sullivan and his
bride, Marion, arrived in Kodiak
Monday after a short honeymoon
in California.
Dr. and Mrs. Sullivan, the form
er Marion Hoag of Hermosa
Beach, California, were married
on September 6 at La Venta Inn,
Palo Verdes, California. A recep
tion was held immediately follow
ing the ceremony.
Miss Joanne Hoag, daughter of
the bride, attended her mother.
Mr. Russell Richardson attended
Dr. Sullivan, while a few close
friends witnessed the ceremony.
Mrs. Sullivan, who managed a
dress shop in Hermosa Beach,
stated that she likes what she has
seen of Kodiak since arrival and
is certain she will be very happy
here.
The Sullivans are living in Dr.
Sullivan’s home on Brooklyn Ave.
4 Men Convicted
Four men were arraigned be
fore the City Magistrate on
charges of reckless driving.
William Harrington, was fined
$300 and 10 days suspended on
charges of reckless and drunk driv
ing. He lost his license for 1 year.
Raymond Shively was fined $50 and
lost his license for four months,
convicted on a charge of reckless
driving. James Wheeler, charged
with driving under the influence
of liquor, was fined $75. His li
cense was suspended for 4 months.
James M. Brown was fined $25 on
a charge of reckless driving and
lost his license for 30 days.
Alaska School Boards Association
Seeks State Board of Education
At its meeting held in Ketchi
kan September 15-19, the Alaska
School Boards Association set
down a group of recommendations
which would affect the organiza
tion of the educational system in
Alaska under the new state gov
ernment.
The association recommended
that the state department of edu
cation be organized as one single
major department of the execu
tive branch of the government in
accordance with Article 3, section
26 of the constitution. It is pro
posed that this major department
be headed by a lay board which
shall have the power to appoint
the principal executive officers of
that department with the approv
al of the governor, to fix stand
ards and to promulgate rules and
regulations not inconsistent with
law for the government of the
schools of the state.
They give as their reasons the
following:
1. The historical development
of each of the 48 state departments
of education shows that these de
partments function best under a
state board of education.
2. A state board of education
guarantees continuity of policy
and function.
3. A state board of education in
sures stability of operation.
4. A state board of education
guarantees freedom from partisan
politics.
5. A state board of education
represents all the people and not
the majority alone.
6. The non-partisan nature and
universal influence of public edu
cation for all children of the state
requires a guarantee of freedom
from party influence that only a
non-partisan state board of educa
tion can provide.
7. A state board of education
is more widely informed on public
opinion through a, broader ac
quaintance of the needs and de
sire of the people it represents.
OLAF HALVERSON TO NOME
Olaf Halverson, former school
teacher and one-time principal
here, sends a card from Point
Barrow, where he is visiting. He
says its 36 degrees there. He is
heading back to Nome, where he
says he will teach again this year,
the 12th for him in Nome.
With regard to the local organi
zation of public schools, the as
sociation recommended that the
legislature defer any treatment of
this subject at the first session.
The School Boards Association
felt the problems incident to bor
ough organization are so little
understood and apparently so
complex that further study and
research is necessary before cry
stalizing the matter into law.
The members affirmed their
strong adherence to the principal
of the separation of church and
state.
BENTON W
DESTRUCTION
A “live’' match is all it takes
to start a fire that could
easily ruin you. Avoid fi
nancial loss should fire
strike your home or busi
ness by insuring to value
now.
High replacement costs
today make complete fire
insurance coverage abso
lutely essential. May we
help protect your property
investments? We sell prop
erty insurance but our
service is given free.
The Insurance Department will
be moved from its present loca
tion to the old ACS office in the
same building.
ART BROOKS
Kodiak Insurance
& Bldg. Corp.
3401 2561
Goodbye, Mr. Torgerson
We wish to extend our very best wishes
to Mr. O. A. Torgerson and Mrs. Torgerson
on their journey to the South, and hope
for them happiness and relaxation which
they so justly deserve.
I
Rank of Kodiak
KODIAK, ALASKA