i\ o!) IA K AI * SKA APRIL 1, I'.MI
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legislation Tops Last
fear; Statements Made
Registration of voters yester
,y went to 375, which is 17
ove last year’s registration,
d indicates the interest being
own in this year’s political
□test With 12 candidates for
uncil it is admitted to be any
dy’8 race but a close campaign
predicted by political wiseacres
the mayors’ race with three
ididates.
Voters have until today at 4
i at the city clerk’s office to
;ister
The election will be held next
esday at the city hall. Ballots
y be cast from 8 am until 7
L
Candidates for mayor and
mcil were asked for state
ots for this i»sue. Those for
yor appear on this page and
fements of council aspirants on
;e 4. Paid political advertise
rs ate carried elsewhere in
i issue.
nil Knudsen
unning for office ip about
same as courting your bride
e. That is, you always try
ut your best foot forward,
maybe throw a little mud
>e opposition.
>r me to say I’ll do this or
, not knowing for sure that
uld fulfill my promises,
Idn’t be quite fair,
le mayor is to a great degree
ure head. He has a vote only
« case of a tie. He should
e to bring about harmony
igst the city officials,
s receives no remuneration
should consider himself well
lensated if he can walk down
treet and look his constitu
in the eye, knowing that he
t betrayed their trust,
dll do all in my power to
Kodiak under a city man
system. Have a man who
sade a study of civic ad
tration operate Kodiak as
iness enterprise. Also try to
rage construction of a cold
;e plant for handling fish in
rea, and Kodiak needs a
chool and Federal building
>me paved streets,
se of these may be possible
near future, others will be
far projects; but we must
r plans now for a bigger
stter Kodiak.
E you want a mayor that
ies nothing except that he
i his best, that’s me.
• E. Falconer sold his pro
ocated on Lot 2, Block 19
*k to Walter Ullrich. The
a stucco building and two
ouses and JisJjlocated on
f road. ,
Firemen
Fire Chief Jack King an
nounces that there will be a fire
J drill next Tuesday evening at 9
o’clock. All members please be
present.
Major Robert W. MacCal
mont, doctor assigned to Kodiak
by the Territorial Public Health
Service, arrived here last Friday
to take up his new duties, which
he described as handling cases
of the legal beneficiaries of the
Health Service and acting as
liason officer between the mili-j
tary and city in matters of
health.
Earl D. McGinty, district en
gineer for the Federal Works
Agency, arrived last Friday and
left this week after making an
inspection tour of the water,
sewer and hospital projects.
W. F. Lewis
In making a statement to the
people and voters of Kodiak I
feel it only right and proper
that again I bring your attention
to the fact that I resigned from
the council some time ago,
knowing that in some peoples’
minds and thoughts there would
be a question as to why.
Again I say that there was no
support from the council in any
thing that would improve the
city and there was utter disre
gard for expenses It is very ob
vious that there has been no
improvements either (o the city
itself, its streets, or anything,
except a new dump road which
was built because theie was no
alternative.
In running for Mayor I ex
press one desire to be active in
improvements, both now and
post war, and of being of service
to the community as a whole
With full cooperation from the
people and the council many
things may be accomplished.
Without it nothing can be done,
as has been in the past.
If I am elected to be your
next mayor give me also a coun
cil all-out for cooperation and
improvements, such as have
been brought to your attention
by means known to all of you.
If 1 am not, then give the next
mayor your supDort, whoever
it is. He will need that same co
operation and support, not only
for the first few months of the
term but all the way.
Three uppermost thougnts,
three objectives, I have:
First: Full cooperation and
unity within the city and its
peoples, to bring about a better
understanding and relationships
OPA To Approve
Fish Differential
Washington (jP) — Senator
Walgren said he had been noti
fied by the OPA that it probab
ly will approve shortly a 2 and
one half cent pei pound increase
tin the ceiling price of halibut
landed in Seattle. Former prices
were 16 cents a pound for large
halibut and 17 and one half for
medium.
Walgren said that during the
last season fishermen were not
content with prices permitted j
by the OPA on fish landed at|
Prince Rupert. Dealers urged
the ceilmgs be increased to get
the catch landed in Seattle.
All taxis having black 1944
license plates must return them
to the U. S. Commissioner’s of
fice and receive orange 1944
plates. The orange tags are for
for-hire cars but were not receiv
ed here until now.
Charles Madsen
Fellow citizens: I have been
requested to run as your Indep
endent candidate for mayor of
Kodiak, and, although I am not
a politician, finally consented to
do so.
I have no political ambitions,
no axes to grind and no other
reason for entering the race for
mayor than my sincere willing
ness to do all in my power to
make Kodiak a still better plaee
to live with our families.
I fully realize that it will be
impossible to please everyone,
but with a council who will co
operate and work in harmony I
can assure you to do my best to
manage the affairs and business
of the city with the same integ
rity as I have operated my own.
for all.
Second: Full unity and co
operation between the Army
and Navy with the city, which
plays such a vital part in our
everyday activity.
Third: Full cooperation with
any plan or activity to further
the war effort, in any way which
may be set forth, either nation
ally or locally.
Let us by all means be a part
of our Army and Navy here in
Kodiak by joining with them
and sharing with them in every
way possible.
With these things in mind I
again say, put the right man at
the head of your city govern
ment, whoever he may be. Join
in the attempts and plans with
the mayor and council. Let them
know what you want, work with
them, get together, be of service
to one another.
It’s easy; it’s right; it’s the
American way of life. That’s
what we are fighting for.
Reduction Of Surcharge
Cuts Freight And Fares
Guards
Equipment of the Territorial
Guard must be turned in im
mediately at the city hall, R. E.
Dawson, captain of the Kodiak
unit, announced today.
When the weatherman said it
was Spring he must have oeen
talking through his (winter) hat.
If the same thermometer that re
ported a low of 6 degrees below
aero during our winter spell can
be trusted the temperatuie Wed
nesday night dropped to within
one degree of that mark Other
thermometers dipped to 12 be
low while some barely made aero.
Flurries of snow which started
Wednesday and were continuing
last night blanketed the city in a
very unspringlike garb.
Frozen oil and water lines were
the main complaint of the week
and at one time 3 cafes were
closed during thawing operations.
Railway express shipments
may now be shipped COD for
charges on the merchandise and
also COD for shipping charges
to Kodiak, Harold Siver, express
agent, announced today.
The lifting of the ban od such
shipments was made a short
time ago, coincident with his ap
pointment as agent for the local
office.
Reduction of surcharge rates
on freight and passenger tariffs,
effective today, will mean a
total reduction in cost of freight
of 12 per cent and a total re
duction of 4 per cent on pas
senger rates.
The war emergency surcharge;
which for this area was formerly
25 per cent, is now redueed to
16 per cent for all of Alaska.
This saving of 9 per cent, phis
the previously announced re
moval of the 3 per cent trans
portation tax on War Shipping
Administration vessels, maki s a
total reduction in freight rates
of 12 per cant.
The total reduction in pas
senger rates is not so large, how
ever, because of the 5 per cent
increase in the federal tax which
also goes into effect today. The
surcharge is reduced from 25 to
16 per cent, effecting a saving of
9 per cent, but with the 5 per
cent additional federal tax the
total reduction amounts to (•
per cent.
The Kodiak Bottling Works
is constructing a 30-foot wide
bulkhead on the beach in front
of the plant and will use the
space created by the fill as a
turn-around and parking place.
News Highlights
Pacific Front
Moscow—Jap government re
ceived a staggering blow from
the west when the Soviets an
nounced it had signed a protocol
under which Tokyo agreed to
surrender her oil & coal leases m
the northern Sakhalin island to
Russians who contracted to fur
nish Japs 50,000 tons oil a year
:or 5 years beginning after the
var. Russia is to pay Jap S950,
)00 for Jap equipment, material
md foods of Japs in northern
Sakhalin. Japan owns southern
half of Sakhalin. Surrender of
the concessions so far ahead of
schedule (were to run to 1950)
constituted strong evidence of
rokyo’s desire to remain at
peace with Russia. The island’s
soal & oil presumably contri
buted heavily to Jap war econ
omy. London interpreted pre
mature surrender as sacrifice to
avert a dispute with Russia.
Pearl Harbor—Strong Pacific
fleet forces started heavy attacks
on Jap-held Palau island, 1050
nautical miles west of Truk, 460
miles due east of Phillipines,
Wed. Nimitz said Jap ships were
observed fleeing Palau area be
fore our fleet units reached at
tack position. Our task force bad
been sighted b> enemy pJanes
searching from Carolines. Fact
that enemy ships fled is definite
indication that American task
forces probably came in over
whelming -trength. Commun
ique said ‘attack continues”.
Allied Hdqts SW Pacific—
Gen. MacArthur's heavy bom
bers smashed Jap bases at Truk
and Hollandia Wed. & destroyed
172 enemy planes in the first
bombing of Truk from the South
Pacific. Navy Catahnas stroek
Woleai in the Carolines where
Japs have a seaplane base, H80
miles from Guam.
New York—Renewal of Rns
sian-Jap fisheries agreement pro
viding Jap fishing privileges off
Siberian coast has been arranged
after 3 months negotiations.
Asia Front
New Delhi—Br. forces sur
rendered Tiddim, forward base
in Chin bills of Burma, 100 miles
below Imphal. Mountbatten
communique said Jap iungle
parties have spread over a front
of nearly 200 miles persistently
probing deeper into India’s de
fenses & penetrated to main
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