Eodiak iUirror
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Published Every Saturday at Kodiak, Alaska
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Entered in the Postoffice at Kodiak, Alaska as Second
Class matter under act of Congress of March 3, 1878.
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Melton L. Crawford, Editor and Publisher
Jeanne R. Crawford, Associate Editor
Candace Crawford, Executive Editor
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Too Many Tickets
The overwhelming number of traffic tickets for minor
violations, issued by the city police department for the past
few weeks; has resulted in an indignant voice of protest from
businessmen, private citizens and naval station employees.
Citizens have NOT protested the arrests for careless,
drunken, or fast driving. Their protest is directed at tickets
issued for petty, hard-to-discern violations.
The City of Kodiak provides few places for parking for
the ever increasing number of vehicles travelling Kodiak
streets. Businessmen are naturally interested in increasing
their sales, and feel that some measure of consideration
should be given by the police before they -issue tickets for
every little violation.
Mission Road residents who work at the base trequ
ently refuse to shop in town because of the inability to find a
place to park and the chance they run of getting a ticket for
a few minutes illegal, but unharmful, parking. Their buying
is done at the base, instead.
One recent incident which is another unfavorable as
pect of the department’s campaign occured lately: a mechanic
was changing a battery in a car. The mechanic went into the
garage to get a new battery and while he was gone the
vehicle was pushed onto city property. The police department
put a ticket on the car.
The mechanic called the police and asked why. He was
told that-, owner of the car, had committed
several violations and that they were waiting for him.
Is the police department waging a campaign of vin
dictiveness against some citizens? Are the young policemen
just over-enthusiastic? Or is the police chief, fresh from the
states, trying to use big city methods in this small community
where they are not needed?
Whatever the motives; the members of the city council
should thoroughly thrash out the problem and find a way tc
halt the flow of traffic tickets.
Kodiak boasts of being a friendly and progressive city.
The reputation for prrgre ssiveness is indisputable but if the
traffic tickets continue in ever increasing numbers, the city
will soon lose its reputation for friendliness.
Let’s call a halt! Immediately!
MO VS YOUR BANK
ACCOUNT TO KODIAK
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Some people working in Kodiak have
left their funds in other towns.
Kodiak savings deposits earn 2X in
terest and are F. D. I. C. insured. Deposits
made before January 11 earn interest from
January 1.
It is more convenient to do business
locally. Plan today to transfer your money
to Kodiak after New Years. If we can help
you with the details, feel free to ask us.
Closed every Thursday
Bunking service at N. O. B., Fri«iaya, Old Administration Building, fl:00 8:30 P.
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Hospital Newt
BIRTHS:
To Mr. and Mrs. Alfred
Roderick, a son, Dec. 10;
William John; weight, 7 lbs.,
j 12 oz.
! To Mr. and Mrs. Maurice
, Gunderson, a son, Dec. 10;
! name, Maurice Edward,
I weight, 7 lbs., 4 oz.
1 Medical attention: Ronnie
| Miller, Mrs. Sybil Boggs, Mrs.
j Natalie Mahle.
School Notes
Grade 2
The second graders compos
I o-i the best song in the contest
I held between the second,
i i bird, and f#urth grades. They
I are now preparing it to be
•sung at the Christmas pro
I gram Thursday, December
j 20.
| In their room you will find
\ paper snowflakes hanging
! from the lights. Tnese are part
! of the Christmas decorations
\ being made for their party.
They are making Christmas
presents for their mothers and
• fathers.
Sally Heitman
Grade 3
Mrs. Metzgar’s third graders
have a display of Christmas
cards and paper wreaths on
their walls. They also have a
silhouette of the Bethlehem
scene above their blackboard.
A contest to see which pupil
can add and subtract the fast
est is being held.
Sally Heitman
Grade 5
New officers were elected to
head the fifth grade for the
month of December. Sharon
Van Buren was elected presi
dent, Barbara Hill, secretary,
and June Magnusen, trea
surer.
Two new pupils who enrol
led in the fifth grade are
Donald Darrow, Glendale,
California, and Joe Zejre,
Norfolk, Virginia.
Nancy Norman
Grade 6
Carolyn Scott is a new
pupil in the sixth grade. She
recently moved here from Na
tional City, California, with
her family.
lhe sixth graders have
decorted their windows with
white silhouettes of carolers
singing with Christmas joy.
They made all the figures
themselves.
Nancy Norman
Grade 7
The seventh graders are
planning a Christmas party
and a visit to the KEA electric
plant. Miss Beam, the fifth
grade teacher, is teaching
them folk songs.
Grade 8
The eight graders contribut
ed $109.00 to the PTA from
their Hotdog stand at the car
nival.
Gertrude Selig won the Al
aska Crippled Children’s j
Chritmas card contest. She]
will be awarded a painting by
Paul Bond. |
The class is painting Christ
nas cards for decorations.
Eddie May
LETTER TO EDITOR
(Editors note:) The following
letters were submitted last
w'eek by Melvin Rockstad
j along with his letter regard
ing lorgshoring in Kodiak.
| Oct. 17, 1951
To whom it may concern:
I The undersigned has found
the Kodiak longshoremen to
be one of the most efficient
and cooperative locals in A
laska. It is a pleasure to work
I with them.
James R. Dean
Ch. Mate
MS Square Sinnet
1 Oct. 25, 1931
To whom it may concern:
The longshoremen (total 18
men) employed by me at Ko
diak to discharge general car
go and lumber, I found to be
very capable and willing and
hard working men. I also ap_
predate the foremen, the
dockside personnel for their
quick and helpful cooperation
in the discharge of the Susitna
while in Kodiak.
0. M. Sumstad
chief officer
MV Susitna
April 10, 1951
1 To whom it May concern:
. Over a ijeriod of 20 years in
Alaska line vessels I have
been in Kodiak many times
and have always tound much
more than average cooperation
between ships and men here
than anywhere else in Alaska,
j The longshoremen in the
| this port cannot be blamed be
: cause cargo has to be trucked
from the ships gear to the
other end of the warehouse
before they unload it.
! Also I may add that after
200 tons of general cargo is
piled in the city dock at Ko
i diak there is not enough room
for a jitney to get in with a
full truck and get out with an
empty truck.
J. E. Clark
mate
Flemish Knot
July 25, 1951
To whom it may concern:
j As mate on the S. S. Denali I
have been canine at ine port
of Kodiak for the past five
I
t
years.
During all this time I have
received the most excellent
cooperation from the long
shoremen and other dock
workers.
I wish to express my thanks
and gratitude to them for
their willingness and industry.
Chris Nilsen
Chief Officer
S. S. Denali
To Leave On Trip
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Cardi
nal of Kodiak Naval Station
plan to leave Monday for a
three month vacation in the
states.
They plan to spend Christ
mas with her parents in Van
couver, British Columbia, and
later go to California.
NOTICE
Extract from Ordinance
No. 104.
SECTION 27. BRAKES. It
shall be unlawful for any
person to drive a motor vehi
cle without a brake or brakes
sufficient to bring, and cap
able of bringing such vehicle,
to a complete stop within
fifteen (15) feet when the
same is traveling at the rate
of twenty (20) miles an hour.
SECTION 28 Horns and
Warning Devices, fa) Every
motor vehicle when operated
upon a highway shall be
equipped with a horn in good
working order, capable of
emitting sound audible under
normal conditions from a dis
tance of two hundred (200)
feet or more, and it shall be
unlawful except as otherwise
provided in this section for
any vehicle to be equipped
with, or for any person to use
upon a vehicle, any siren, or
any compression or spark
plug whistle or any exhaust
horn or whistle which does not
produce a harmonious sound,
or for any person at any time
to use a horn otherwise than
as a reasonable warning, or to
make any unnecessary or un
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APOLOGIES are in order—it wasn’t BENNETT
and BOGGS behind the BUFFET SUPPER, but some
people thought they were! KIMBALL wants a pair of
fire-proof DRAWERS to keep his records in! It was an
ELK for the GUNDERSONS. 7-4.
Numba foah unda B! B-4. You guessed it—the
ELKS FALL CARNIVAL is in full swing. Many, many
prizes—so don’t get shut out! Last night tonight.
EMBLEM CLUB regular meeting on Thursday
December 20th.
Annual joint CHRISTMAS PARTY. Saturday
December 22nd. To be admitted you must bring a gift,
not to exceed a buck.
THEY’RE OFF and RUNNING in the FIRST at
KODIAK! One of the years biggest and best parties. ‘A
DAY AT THE RACES! Horses, music, good food, pari
mutuels, entertainment and SINGING WAITERS. Grab
a bit o’ life on January 12th.
ELKS next lodge meeting night Friday, December
28th.
WAPITI WISDOM
QUI S’EXCUSE S’ACCUSE” translated
WHO EXCUSES HIMSELF, ACCUSES HImSELF.
WILBUR the WISTFUL WAPITI