rip
ffyfledintj the otiua of. &ftaah& oM&t tfkistofic d&Uand
Published every Saturday at Kodiak, Alaska
Yearly Subscription Rate $5.00
Entered in the Postoffice at Kodiak, Alaska as Second
Class matter under act of Congress of March 3, 187P
THE ISLAND PUBLISHING COMPANY
Sig J. Digree, Editor and Publisher
Betha Digree, Associate Editor
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Associated Press Is exclusively entitled to the use or republica
tion of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in
this paper and also the local news published herein.
Scouts At\fi Citizenship
it is a tine tiling the Boy scouts
(We doing!
It is estimated the Boy Scouts
in the United States are calling on
35,000.000 hpmes across the nation
today. They will hang door
knobs a Liberty Bell placard bear
ing the message, “Heed youth’s
call. Vote as. you think, but vote
November 6, 1056. Use yeui' free
dom to vote.’’
Scouting has long had participat
ing citizenship based on good char
ter as one of its principal goals.
, ■ are certain that this organized
and patriotic group, qualified as
they are to render effective ser
vice, will roll up another mighty
good turn to the nation.
The job needs to be done.
Should the time ever come when
Americans lose their interest in
the right to vote, and neglect to
make the small effort voting re
quires, the right to vote would
gradually disappear. Self govern
ment endures only when the peo
ple support it vigorously. The act
of voting is in itself an expression
of good citizenship and apprecia
tion of democratic privileges. Who
can remain sensibly indifferent to
election that is choosing the?
meh. and women whose acts and
decisions effect the lives of all of
us? 5. • *,
■ Th 1952 Scouts .distributed .more
than one -mittum posters and thirty
million dooflatob hangers to the
homes of Americans, which neip d
to tfr i*trg a record turnouc of
61,300,000 vdters. It is estimated
over 4,175,000 Cub Scouts, Boy
Scouts, Explorers and adult lead
ers will take part in the 1956 Get
Out-the-Vote compaign.
Besides making parents and citi
zens conscious of their responsibili
ties of citizenship, the scout, too,
will better understand his respon
sibilities as a citizen.
We in Alaska, will not, of course,
be urged to vote, for the simple
reason we cannot. Achieving of
Statehood for Alaska will give us
the right to excercise the fran
chise. When we achieve it, let us
hope it won’t be necessary for the
Boy Scouts, or any other group, to
make us conscious of the privi
lege.
Take Heed
S The City has issued a wai n in,:
to water users to conserve where
$ver possible the supply of water
The warning was not too soon
Though there is no occasion as yd
tor alarm, the prevailing cole
tveather and the snow point to ;
possible long seige of wintrj
weather. Under these condition
the supply of water in the reser
voir will not prove adequat ?.
i By a few simple precautions
-Such as the wrapping of expose',
tripes, fixing of dripping vratei
faucets, boarding up under houses
i
these and other like precautions
will be a great help in maintaining
a water supply.
Running faucets are of course
taboo.
One running faucet doesn’t seen
like much, but when hundreds ol
them are running at the same
time, thousands of gallons of watei
are being wasted. The reservoii
will soon be depleted.
There is always the danger oi
fire lurking in the background
Let’s provide for fighting them.
Advertising
Kodiak’s history has to be utiliz
ed! This, you will agree, consists
of finding the records and artifacts
which represent that history, of
displaying this material when
found, and of advertising.
Today let’s talk about advertis
ing. It has already been stated
that we must find and display this
history before we may effectively
advertise it. This, to a certain ex
tent is true. Let me point out, how
ever, that already much of the ma
terial has been found and is ready
for display. Such display awaits
only the location of a museum
which is assured within a few
months, and the completion and
placing of signs on historic sites.
Therefore why not start advertis
ing now?
Progressive, quantity ad\ertising
is out of our class .... that is, IF
we have to foot .the whole bill.
There is a way we can get around
this, a way which will give Alaska
and Kodiak quantity advertising . .
. . . . indeed, has already done so.
The way is AVA.
The Alaska Visitors Association
in operation for only a short time
is responsible for bringing over
$15,000,000 worth of tourist busi
ness to Alaska in the past season
AVA advertises Alaska in news
papers, magazines, on TV and radic
throughout the U. S. Admittedlj
we have not seen much of thi
tourist business, but what have v:f
bad to offer? There has been his
tory here, but not visible to the
casual visitor.
So let’s advertise now! And let’s
get our quantity advertising
through AVA. The money contrib
uted by Alaska cities to AVA is
matched on a two-to-one basis b>
the Alaska Legislature, and 25%
is returned to the community for
use in the local development oi
the tourist industry.
Next week our local AVA drive
begins under the chairmanship oi
Merrill Coon. Let’s invest in Alas,
ka, Kodiak and our own pride. I
will.
—Dr. Bob Johnson
Hert V: ,-re Everywhere
Airmail has become one of the
few profitable government opera
tions. The Post Office Department,
a heavy loser in most of its opera
tions, received airmail revenue of
over $142 million in fiscal 1955
but allocated only $122 million, in
cluding payments to air carriers.
Profit was therefore $20 million.
One of the new jet transport
planes now under construction will
be able to carry almost as many
passengers across the Atlantic in
one year as the new passenger
liner, the SS United States. Milton
W. Arnold, of ATA, is responsible
for the observation. He pointed out
that if one of the new jet airliners
were used for 450 transatlantic
crossings, they would be transport
ing 60,000 passengers per year,
just a bit less than the SS t/nited
States in 1955. The ATA official
indicated that U. S. airlines have
placed orders for $2 billion worth
of jet and turboprop transports.
Then there was the case of the
Oil Company agent with literally
thousands of gallons of iyel almo.-t
n his back yard, who ran out of
fuel on, of all nights, l'huisday.
• * • * •
Osky Weeda visiting Distiict
Deputy from Anchorage travelled
from that City to here without ar.y
strain, but it took him four hours
Thursday to drive 6-7 miles from
the Naval Station to Kodiak. His
wife was* to meet him here, but
was forced to'remain overnight in
Homer. Long distances or short, it
all depends on the weather when
you get there.
* * * * *
A little sidelight on the political
situation, and more especially on
the inaninities of the so-called
minor candidates running for pres
ident: One of them has adopted
the pig as his symbol. Slogan: “No
Piggy Deals in Washington.” Kra
jewski, standard-bearer for the so
called American Third Party, ask
ed for equal seating space with
the major candidates during the
World Series, wound up in the
bleachers.The same man
pledges, that, if he is elected,
“everybody in America will be hap
py” .another seeks liqui
dation of the national debt by giv
ing everybody plenty of green
backs—wonder why somebody like
that is never elected.Holt
wick of the Prohibition Party cam
paigned in 6 cities for a total ex
pense of $35—a remarkable
achievement. His biggest crowd
numbered only 80. He has tasted
alcohol only once in his life—at
the age of ten. He is also campaign
ing on a anti-militarism, :.nti-gam
bling, anti-narcotics and anti corn
mercialized vice platform.
The Socialist Labor Party candV
date, Eric Hass, had a quick an
swer for the lack of audience.
When only nine showed up for a
rlecent rally, he. said, “I speak for
the working men and they are ail
at work."
GRIFFIN MEMORIAL NOTES
Admitted to Griffin Memorial
Hospital during the past week
were Orville Cash, Daniel W. Moen,
Charles Skinner, Alvin Nelson ana
Nina Zeedar age 9 months.
Discharged were Mrs. Oleta An
drews and infant, Mrs. Doris Sim
on and infant, Einar Pederson,
Charles Skinner and Nina Zeedar.
BIRTHS
Duane Thomas weighing 9 lbs.,
was born on October 28 to Mr. and
Mrs. Nicholas Frost. Mr. Frost is
City Clerk of Kodiak.
BASE BIRTHS
Doreen Gay, weighing 7 lbs. 7Vz
ozs., was born on October 25 to
Betty Joy and Jack Arlen Wallace,
TE3, USN. Doreen is the second
child for the Wallace’s!
8S88SSSf8888SSf88^SRS88SBSS9fiiS8S888fiI888
Blinns Return
From States
Mr. and Mrs. Jess Blinn return
ed last Saturday from a two
months vacation in the States.
They spent six weeks in Chester,
Illinois visiting their son-in-law
and daughter, Jim and Marlyss
Eggmeyer. They were in Chester
when Tenley Rae Eggmeyer, their
new grandaughter, was born on
August 13 to Jim and Marlyss.
They spent a few days in Chicago
on their return trip, and were in
Seattle two weeks before leaving
for Kodiak. 1
Club’s Delegate
Returns From Trip
Mrs. Antjie Huer, president o.
the Emblem Club here, attended
the convention of thJ national
group held in San Diego, Cali
fornia. She returned to- Kodia'i
Saturday.
On her return trip, Mrs. Huer
visited relatives and frjends in
Chicb, California and Yakima.
Washington.
The ignition temperatures of
ordinary combustible materials
lies between 300 degrees F. and
1000 degrees F. The ordinary
match develops a temperature of
approximately 1000 degrees F.
We Are Pleased
to-announce that Arthur F. Brooks has associ
ated himself with this bank as Manager of the
Insurance Department.
He comes to us thoroughly experienced in all
matters pertaining to insurance.
We are fortunate in having Mr. Brooks and his
fine family come here and be a part of this
community. We know you will enjoy knowing
them.
KODIAK, ALASKA