"News of oAmericas Last Frontier”
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KODIAK, ALASKA,
AUGUST 14 1954
PRICE 101CENTS ^
Deer Hunt
August 20
The deer season on the Ko
diak-Afognak Island group
will commence August 29 and
will end August 29. The limit
per hunter is 1 buck with 8
inch antlers or larger.
The methods and means of
taking deer are the same as
last year except that bow and
arrow (no cross bows allowed)
may be used. Deer may also
be taken by non-residents
without the services of a big
game guide provided they
have the non-resident big
game license.
Section 46.58 of the Game
Regulations require that each
hunter taking big game south
of the Alaska Range and Ah
klun Mountains shall report
the taking of such animals
within ten days of such kill.
Post cards have been provided
for this report, however those
reporting a kill verbally need
not send in a card. A check
ing Btation will be set up at
the rear gate of the U. S.
Naval Station for purposes of
gathering data relative to the
deer take. The lower jaws
from as many deer as possible
will be collected by local PWS
Agents lor scientific purposes.
Very good cooperation was re
ceived from the public during
last years hunt and it is re
quested that all those lucky
hunterR who are not contacted
n the field by a FW3 agent
please call or stop in at the
local FWS office.
Nat. Guardsman
Status Clarified
A letter has just been re
ceived at National Guard
Headquarters in Juneau giv
ing information on the induc
tion status of National Guards
men who enlist before reach
ing the age of 18 and a half
and are deferred under the
terms of Governor Heintzle
man’s Proclamation of May 27
1954. The letter was received
from Major General Edgar C.
Erickson, Chief of the Na
tional Guard Bureau in Wash
ington. The Governor’s pro
clamation was designed to
build up the strength of the
National Guard in Alaska as
permitted by Federal law.
A conflict exists between
the position of the Depart
ment of Defense, agreed to by
the National Guard Bureau,
and the Selective Service Sys
tem”, states General Noyes,
the Adjutant General of the
Alaska National Guard. ‘‘The
view of the Department of De.
Continued on page 2
JUL
This is a general view at Hiroshima’s Peace Memorial Park (Aug. 6) as a crowd gat
eredfer ceremon »i marking the ninth anniversary of the first atomic bomb used in war
fare. A crescent-shaped cenotaph, right, was the focal point for the observance, which was
participated in by Prince and Princess Takamatsu. In the background rises the steel and
masonary framework of Memorial Hall, which has been left unrepaired as a reminder of
the blast. (A»wirephoto)
300 Youngsters Attend Elks Kid’s Annual Picnic Sun.
The Elks Kid’s picnic, which
was held at the Spruce Street
playground last Sunday was a
huge success. Three hundred
of Kodiak’s kids raced, hop
ped, tugged and cavorted over
a four hour period and then in
between races and hops found j
time to consume 500 hot dogs,.
1440 bottles of pop and four I
cases of ice cream bars and j
popcicles. ‘
The .littlekids, under nine!
held their races first and each
entrant was given a dime for
running. Then all winners
were given a dollar and a half
for their effort. Second place
finishers received a dollar anc
third place, fifty cents.
One of the highlights ol
the afternoon was a tug-of
war between 12 boys and Johr
Gibbons’ horse, “Joe”. The
horse beat the boys team, bul
12 girl tugists out-smartee3
poor old Joe by tying the enej
of the tug-of-war rope to a
metal standard and Joe was
no match for the added anchor
on the girl’s team. However,
Joe didn’t mind as he ate al
most as much ice cream as
any single picnic member.
All the usual picnic contest
were held, such as the bubble
gum chewing contest, the bal
' loon breaking contest, much
to the enjoyment of all those
present. Horse back riding
i was enjoyed by nearly every
kid present. When five o’clock
rolled around a happy and
thoroughly tired group of
youngsters were ready to call
it a day.
The council recorded a bond
and Oath of Office for the
new city clerk, Richard Berg,
amounting to $45,000.
Members of the Dionne family follow the casket containing the remains of Emiue from
the Saered Heart of Jesus Church at Gallander, Ont-, Aug. 9, following a requiem mass. Mrs.
Oliva Dionne, mother of the quintuplets is third from left with Fapa Dionne at extreme
right (A’wirephoto)
ELECTION •
August 24 |
A special election will be
held on Tuesday, August 24th,
at the City Hall in Kodiak be
tween the hours of 8 am and
7pm,(for the purpose of ratify
ing a proposition which will
determine the length of office
for the City Mayor and six
Councilmen. Many questions
have arisen about this special
election as to its purpose; will
the election have anything to
do with those already in office,
what is Ordinance 189, and bo
forth.
The proposition to be voted
on which was passed by the
City Council and put before
the people for ratification is
this:
“Shall Ordinance No. 189 of
the City of Kodiak, passed and
approved on July 26th 1954.be
ratified?” Ratification is a
confirmation or verifying the
| willingness of the people of
the City of Kodiak to have a
Mayor and a Common Co upci
sit in office for a period of two
years. Ordinance No. 189 i*
printed in full in this issue of
the KODIAK MIRROR for
your study on page 11.
The present Mayor and the
Council are actually serving 1
year terms which will be end
ed this October because thw
proposition the people are now
called upon to ratify has never
been presented to the voters
for approval, which is a man;
datory piece of legislation.
Three of the Councilmen elect
ed to Office at the general
election will have a one year
term specified and the other
three will be elected to a tw*
year term. Every suceeding
election after this one in 1964
will have three Councilmen on
tne Dauot ior a iwu ycai
The present Mayor and
Council’s terms of office ter
minate in Ootoberand for any
of them to get back into office
the voters of Kodiak will have
to vote them back in at the
general election.
The usual qualifications for
the electors apply to this spec
ial election as regards age.
length of residence etc.
Registration to vote, in the
past has always been a point
for argument for the voters.
Those voters that registered
and voted in the last election
(the SalesTax proposition) are
not required to register for
this election. If you registered
and did not vote, YOU MUST
REGISTER. If there is any
doubt in your mind as to your
status as a voter, you had bet
ter check with the City Clerk
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