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Here There Everywhere
With “Husky” poking his snoot
into the harbor bottom on a round
the dock operation, and the break
water along the reef gaining in
length daily, the small h*r
fcor is destined to be a reality be
fore too long, fife-good to see the
Council m giving thought to
fraattern pertaining to its -inner
p( Jtarine Way,
it *j bulkhead for same, the opera
tion of tiie Harbor, etc.
\ good suggestion was offered
tu~*. Council by Council member
Bill Worth, who advocated using
jnnk for the fill. This is an excel
lent idea. There is no better fill
than that of old cars, and parts,
teetal of all kinds, even old wood,
this would make ah excellent base
/or rock and gravel—and as tq
eost, would be less'expensive than
the hauling of rock and gravol
^nly. j • • ;
The result would be two-fold—
the job of filling wouM be accom
plished and it would serve tx* clean
ip the town of jugk tH&t fras be^o
laying around these many yeaps..
The old junk man’s dry: “Akf old'
junk?”, would be the clarion call
to beautify Kodiak. Residents; |of
Kodiak could be invited to dtiflip
jofik—a campaign *ri; VHis' b&llMf
could be conducted and would as
suredly bring results. ....... .
* * * * *
Tjais idea, is not new. It has been
tried' successfully in many cittes
4nd countries. Notable examples
ape Seattle and cities in California.
Los Angeles County jias a landfill
pro^ict! in the San Pedro tfllls,
whicl) also serves as a refuse dis
posal’. Despite the fact it is ndxt to
the ..exclusive- con^rounity of Roll
ing :Kills.rt in no- way has'in ad
rer $ effect on % for m<M&
advanced engineering ‘ practices
Proclamato
WHEREAS, it has long bben a
national custom to commemorate
November 11, the anniversary of
the; ending of World War I, by
paying tribute to the heroes of that
tragfc struggle and hy ^©dedicat
ing ourselves to the causes of
and j
WHEREAS, m the intervening
years the United States has-been!
involved in two other great
military conflicts, which have add
ed millions of veterans living and
dead; to the honor rolls of this
Nation; and
WHEREAS, the Congress pass
ed a concurrent resolution on June
4, 1926 (44 Stat. 1982), calling for
the observance of November 11
frith appropriate ceremonies, and
later provided an Act approved
May 13, 1938 ( 52 Stat. 351), that
the eleventh of November should
be a legal holiday and should be
inown as Armistice Day; and
WHEREAS, in order to expand
the significance of that oommem-.
•ration and in; prder that a grata
are employed. As the refuse,
which includes all types of gar
bage, is brought in, layers of earth
are dumped, so that the refuse is
at no time left expos->d—thus pre
v-.nt'ng a breeding place for rats,
Hies, what have you. By this means,
waste land is transformed into us
able housing areas.
We publish this week a procla
mation by the Governor establishi
ng Novemtor 10-16 as American
Education week. We do so in the
hope that the value of education
will once more be reaffirmed. It’s
shocking to learn that four out of
ten high school students don’t
graduate. Forty percent of Ameri
can students drop out of high
school before finishing the 12th
grade. The result will be we will
develop a nation of unskilled and
santi-skUlod workers.
***•.*
A lecture series is being spon
sored by the PTA and Adult Edu
cation, for the purpose of improv
ing the understanding of school
policies philosophy of education,
parent-teacher cooperation, etc.
The public is invited to participate
in theio discussions. No date has
been announced as yet
*****
| t '
Life’s golcon age is when the
children are too old for baby sit
tors and too young to borrow the
family car- Another observa
tion we read somewhere: It’s a
curious thing but it seems the
harder you work the luckier you
become.
‘
t A quotable quote: British Field
Marshal, Bernard Montgomery
said: “The quality of American
-'- wardship—and not the quantity
.if its dollars—will be the crucial
; :tor in world leadership.”
till Nation might pay appropriate
homage to the veterans of all its
wars who have contributed so
much to the preservation of this
Nation, the Congress, by an Act
approved June 1, 1954 (68 Stat.
168), changed the name of the
holiday to Veterans Day.
NOW, THEREFORE I, MIKE
STEPOVICH, Governor of the
Territory of Alaska, do hereby call
union all of our citizens to observe
Monday, November 11, 1957, as
Veterans Day. On that day let
us solemnly remember the sacri
fices of all those who fought so
valiantly, on the seas, in the air,
and on foreign shores, to preserve
our heritage of freedom, and let
us reconsecrate ourselves to the
task of promoting an enduring
peace so that their efforts shall
not have been in vain.
In order to insure proper and
widespread observance of this an
niversary, the entire citizenry will
wish to join hands in the common
purpose of acknowledging the
valiant service of living veterans
under the theme, PEACE WITH
HONOR.
I am requesting all ciiiizens of
the Territory, all business enter
prises, all veterans’ organizations,
state, city and county officials to
assist that Territorial Committee
in every way possible toward cele
brating November 11, 1957, in an
appropriate manner.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, I
have hereunto set my hand and
caused the Great Seal of the Ter
ritory of Alaska to be affixed.
Done at the City of Juneau this
twenty-fourth day of October in
the year of our Lord nineteen
hundred and fifty-seven.
/s/ Mike Stepovich
Governor of Alaska
ATTEST:
/s/ Waino E. Hendrickson
Secretary of Alaska
Proclamation
WHEREAS, the schools of
Alaska, open to every child, are
the very lifeblood of free govern
ment and the cornerstone on
which we build for the future.
WHEREAS, sound education is
essential to the continuing pro
gress and development of our Ter
ri toiy and the prosperity of our
people;
WHEREAS, true faith in educa
tion must be shown by work on
its behalf in every community;
NOW, THEREFORE, I MIKE
STEPOVICH, Governor of the
Territory of Alaska do proclaim
the week of November 10-16,
1957 as
AMERICAN EDUCATION WEEK
and do urge all cit izens and organi
zations to acquaint themselves
with the achievements and pro
blems of their own schools, and to
encourage their neighbors to do
likewise, tpward the end that the
schools will receive the support
and cooperation they require.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I
have hereunto set my hand and
caused the great Seal of the Ter
ritory pf Alaska to be affixed.;,
DONE at the City of Juneau
this 30th day of October in the
year of our Lord nineteen hundred
and fifty-seven, and of the Inde
pendence of the United States of
America the one hundred and
eighty first.
/s/ Mike Stepovich
Governor of Alaska
ATTEST: ...
/s/ Waino E. Hendrickson
Secretary' of Alaska
OPEN HOUSE
AT PARSONAGE
So that any residents interested
in seeing the new Baptist parson
age on Mill Bay Road may do so,
Rev. and Mrs. John MoLetti are
holding open house there on Sun
day, November 10, between 3 and
5 p.m.
A cordial invitation is; extended
to everyone.
Poland Reports On
Cities Convention
Most impressive idea discuss®*
at the recent League of Alaskai
Cities convention in Anchorage
according to Bill Poland, Cit?
Manager who attended for th<
first time, was that of home ruh
for individual cities in Alaska.
Poland served on the Legtisla
live Committee of the Conventior
which decided that the quostioi
of Home Rule would be the spear
head bill presented to the 19oJ
session of the Territorial Leglis
lature.
Municpal home rule, explain®*
Poland, would enable cities t<
have their own laws. ’‘Now the}
are bound by Territorial law!
which may not apply to their con
ditions,” said Poland.
Another important item th<
Loglislative committee discussed
said Poland, was the possibility o:
raising the amount of raw fisl
tax paid back to cities involved ii
the fishing industry.
At the moment tl® percentage
of the Territorial tax which u
channelled back to cities is onlj
10 per cent The committee *dt
said Poland, that at least 60’ pei
cent should be returned. This maj
be put to tl ® Legislature as i
bill.
Of the Alaska Workshop perioc
of the convention, Poland com
menied on the fact disclosed tha
most cities in Alaska are using th<
sanitary fill method of disposing
garbage.
“I feel we should work alon;
those lines and look for a suitable
site,” said Poland.
Poland noted that almost iden*
tical problems confront all cities
t in Alaska. “They don't vary much
t at all—and the main one appeared
, to be, like ours, lack of money,”
r he said.
‘ In his report on progress of pro
! jects and industry m Kodiak, given
to the convention at an informal
' dinner session on Thursday, Po
1 land told them of the broad plan
1 of the Small Boat Harbor. He said
’ that the realization of a thirty
* years old dream has been fulfilled
' with the beginning of construction
of a boat harbor. Dimensions, he
1 said, are approximately 800 feet
( square and the inner facilities
would include a pier 600 feet long
’ with finger piers branching on
to give berths for 300 vessels.
, He stated in his report that
protection derived from the boat
- harbor is exjpected to increase the
' size of the fleet substantially with
( in a few years and that it was
anticipated that hull insurance will
be issued at a more £avo*«abk;
. rate.
r He also mentioned the king crab
, industry, the new city hall, * the
■ raising of the dams in water res
r ervoirs and the shrimp research
i row fc-Mng carried out.
The convention opened Thurs
day, October 31, when Governor
’ Stepovich gave the keynote add
) -3ss. It closed Saturday, Novem
ber 2 with a banquet. Poland
returned from Anchorage on
s Monday.
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