The Hospital Poll
Published every Satur day at Kodiak, Alaska
Yearly Subscription Rate $6.00
Entered in the Postoffice at Kodiak, Alaska as Second
Class matter under act of Congress of March 3, 1878
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per and also the local news published herein.
me Hospital question furnishes
an opportunity for Public op
inion to cast a verdict at the polls
Tuesday, on an issue of great
importance to Kodiak.
.W.Ovfefil qsite certain jthe Grey
Nuns^will continue to furnish* the
arae Jhigh qu^itybThospital ser
vice as to how you, the
pubhc^vj&ae*y our opinion. Admin
isteriag to the sick is. J "vocation
'that demands devotion to service.
‘Transferring of title, however,
wTr'ch is the question asked in the
"o51, will gre-tly facilitate furnisft
„ _ i s' /ice.
It duw not seem to us of great
Importance, as we stated before,
-whether ownership is vested in one
group or another, so long as the
same high quality of service is
PROCLAMATION
NEWSPAPERBOY DAY—October
5.1957.
WHEREAS, the freedom of the
Press is of great importance to the
well-being and security of the na
titra; and
WHEREAS, over 57 millior
newspapers are delivered everj
«fay by more than 700,000 carrier
fecys, indicating the trust news
papers .place in the boys is not
* poorly founded; and
WHEREAS, the newspaper car
riers m the Territory of Alaska
t are faced with unusual problems
ef dimate and terrain peculiar to
this part of the world;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, MIKE
STEPOVICH, Governor of the
Territory of Alaska, DO HEREBY
■ PROCLAIM, Saturday, October 5,
IS57, as NEWSPAPERBOY DAY
' in the Territory of Alaska; and
' r FURTHER ;CALL UPON THE
CITIZENS of this va^* ‘"ferdtory;
i upon that date.‘to bestc-' the hoo
* «rs and recognition so r ciily earn
ed and deserved, by these enter
prising young men throughout the
• Territory, who serve you daily
throughout the year, keeping you
an alert and informed citizen.
IN WITNESS HEREOF, I have
hereunto set my hand and caused
j the seal of the Territory of Alaska
to be affixed. Done at Juneau, the
Capitol this twenty-third 'day of
• September in the year of our Lord
; aieeieen hundred and fifty-seven.
Mike Stepovich
i Governor of Alaska
Twain Philosophy
At Rotary Meeting
At the Rotary Club meeting
Tuesday, Scout Stanley Thorsheim
gave members an account of his
recent trip to Valley Forge Boy
Scouts Encampment and following
trip to Europe.
, Jle stated . that. the trip was
highly educational and told M his
aRiptessions gained of tfee many
Stanley coochaded his remarks
Maffc»;3?«r»£cu
maintained. If the Griffin Memor
ial Hospital was now administered
by any other group or denomina
tion, such as the Methodists,
Bapt&ts, Lutheran, Seventh Day
A<fwf^tist$, or any of the other fine
religious groups, the answer, in
our opinion; would be the same
Anyone of them coutdi be com
mended,'highly and should be en
cbtiraged in a tangible w,2jyr.to ex
pahd such facilities at hand_def
initely Kodiak needs more ade
quate hospital service_and we
say this with no reflection on the
Grey Nuns.
If ownership will aid in expand
ing the services__it then is not a
religious question, nor can it be
narrowed down to a denomina
tional level—it falls in the cate
gory of public service.
ious parts of the world, I realized
Kodiak and my friends here are
pretty good after all.”
Later in the program Aft.
Brooks gave a short occupational
talk. !
Visitors were Archie Zehe, R$v.
Talbott, Chuck Johnson, George
Jelen, Carl Coon and Bob Reth^r
ford.
List Tire Numbers
Warns Vickery
Chief of Police Vickery said this
week that during the past few
months the Police Department has
received a few reports of tires and
batteries being stolen.
He stated ‘that nothing muqh
could be done in these cases be
cause the Owners did not know the
serial, number of the tires nor was
the battery marked in any way.
“I want to ask the people to
write down their tires’ serial num
bers and mark their battery in
some way so that if these things
are stolen we can help them,”
said the Chief.
Welcome Club
To Hold Dinner
The Kodiak Welcome Club are
holding a no host dinner at the
Montmartre Inn next Wednesday
October 2„ at 7:30 p.m.
All members, prospective mem
bers and husbands are invited to
attend. For reservations call Doris
Simons on the Naval Station .at
360.
Referees Clinic
A basketball referees clinic un
der the direction of Naval Station
personnel will be held at the new
High School gym on Monday Sep
tember 30 and Friday October 4.
Both clinics will start at 7:30 p.m.
The clinics were announced
Thursday by Johk Floyd of Kodiak
High School who invited anybne
riotoeosted in basketball ofietefeag
Here There
Voters in the Municipal elec
tions Tuesday are faced with a
choice—there are two candidates
for Mayor—quite a different story
from last year. We like a race
much better than the inadequacy
of no candidate at all—even if we
did fare well with our write-in
Mayor, Ole Johnson.
*****
We should probably come right
out and advocate for one candidate
or the other. We can’t. We can’t
say much against either one of
them. We can say a great deal for
both of them. Its up to you, Mr.
and Mrs. Voter to decide. Both
men have lived for the past many
years in small towns, and are ac
quainted with the small town’s
problems. Merrill Coon, a resi
dent of Kodiak for these past
years, watched this town grow
from a volcano ash laden village
to its present size. He has pushed
civic advancements at every op
portunity—aqd aided some' of
them greatly. His interest in Ko
diak is evident- every day.
Jan Brightman,/ on the City
Council for the past year, too is
from small towns, such as .Sitka
and Pelican. His residence in Ko
diak is short compared to Coon's,
but he has shown a keen interest
in the town’s advancement. '
The race may turn out so close,
that the issue will be whether the
feminine voter wants Mr. Whiskers
or Mr. Non-Whiskers. Judging by
the sentiments expressed by the
ladies, hirsute adornment of the
face on the male animal doesn’t
send them. But don’t forget, ladies,
CITY COUNCIL BRIEFS
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and estimate the cost to the city.
This was passed unanimously.
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‘ Ordinance 218 providing that
motor vehicles should be included
in city property tax assessment
instead of being taxed separately
was read to council and was tabled
until the next regular meeting.
The ordinance calls for the change
to come into effect December 31,
1957.
To honor the man who designed
the Alaska Flag, council agreed
that Brooklyn Avenue should be
renamed Benson Avenue. Pete De
veau pointed out that there were
other streets for which requests
for renaming had been submitted
and all the name changing should
be done under one ordinance. A
motion to this effect was passed
unanimously.
The Kodiak Library Association
were given permission to use the
unused portion of their grant from
the city for installing a new radia
tor, new door and changing the
present lighting arrangements.
A lease between King Crab Co.
and the city was authorized for the
company’s renting of City Dock
space on which they have erected
a bunk house. Rent was fixed at
$30 per month.
Ordinance 217, coverin ginfrac
tions of reckless and negligent
driving while under the influence
of alcohol was passed for the first
reading.
# -1L
Ordinance 219, setting the li
cense fee for drive-yourself car
hire vehicles at $25 each vehicle
rather than $200*. was passed at
its first reading.
NOTICE
I will not be responsible for any
debts other than those incurred by
myself/ ; V
1 <*> Emery Fi'BUis
Eyeryw here
under that shaggy mane there may
be a rough diamond, as regards
the mayor’s office.
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A woman scientist is advocating
a 27 hour day—that’s probably
what we need—designed for
people who can’t get their work
done in 24.
*****
Death came to King Haakon VII
the other day. Even as a boy* this
6 foot 2” monarch, who died at 85,
fired the imagination. Not wanting
kingship, he moved quietly in the
background, with a deep love for
the sea and ships. One of his recre
ational pursuits was tennis, which
he played even in his advanced
years. In Norwegian history, Quis
ling and Haakon VII will always
be there—but there is no doubt
which will command the greatest
respect 1
*****
; New industries established in
‘Alaska have been promised liberal
tax benefits by the board of ad
ministration, under grants by the
1957 Territorial legislature.
The Governor, during his visit
here, said taxes were dangerously
high.An Alaska Citizens for
Commonwealth Committee are
seeking a form of tax relief for
Alaska. Maybe we will get some
action on this problem yet
John E. Manders, Anchorage at
torney, stated before this group
that as a result of the decline in
federal spending that is being ex
perienced in Alaska, many of
Alaska’s business firms are being
hurt. His statement that some of
them might be in serious trouble
because of excessively high Alas
kan taxes, is right, but it goes even
further than that. The Federal tax
structure as regards Alaska ham
pers small business, in that they
take away any reserve that might
be built up—and this reserve is
the difference between failure and
survival, in many cases.
A "live" match Is all it take*
so start a fire that co«l4
» easily ruin you. Avoid 6
» aartcial loss should lira
strike your home or busi
ness by insuring to value
mow.
High replacement costs
today make complete fire
insurance coverage abso
lutely essenfialMay we
help protect your property
investments? Weseli prop
erty insurance but our
service is given free.
Art Brooks
Kodiak Insurance &
Building Corp.
Phone 3401
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