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VOTE
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On Tuesday, May 18th, Kodiak citizens go to the polls
t » /ote onV;hree propositions for the betterment bf Kodiak.
Namely: To give the City Council permission to vote on ami
jf*ass>. an pcdinaoce- to:
i 1 1 lA 'Levy^a 22- re
wiees and rente.
K >' '2. Issue General-Obligation Bonds for specified
[*'oprovements.
L- 3. Issue General Obligf ition Bonds to purchase the
»ue and Tolbert Building and remodel it to meet the Sneeds
aCifcy Hall, a City Garage, a General Work Shop and to in
*Uil a badly needed Fire Hall. v,
The Sales Tax Levy will be dividedjjinto seperate funds;
v 1- Special Tax Harbor Facilities Fund, total to be collected
^411,130; and 2. Special Sales Tax; Street Improvement
;Fund, 'total to be collected $1,138,404.
When these two amounts have been reached the]£Sales
'.Tax ceases to exsist!
j Most people shudder at the mention of the word TAX.
;/Everyone has heard the joker make the wisecrack, “There
are two things that are inevitable, death and taxes.” And
•Mr. Joker hit the nail on the head with that wisecrack. Taxes
•viJI always be the price that you and I must pay for this
•LI3SRTY we enjoy everyday we live in this Land of Plenty.
One could write volumes on the subject of The Ameri
can Way of Life, but the effort would be useless. We all
♦know about the freedoms enjoyed by the American People.
Personally it has been my privelege to have witnessed the
wav of life in China, Burma, India, Egypt, and most of the
-European countries, especially those bordering on the Mediter
ranean Sea. The absolute subjugation and degradation im
oosed on the native subjects by the so called government of
•fi dais is aDpalling.
ror instance, m Karachi, India, I have witnessed a na
■live Hindu get off his bicycle and stand on the shoulder of
the road with his head bowed as a British Official drove by in
his “garry”. If this native had not done so, he would be sub
ject to arrest and possible penal confinement in such a place
as “The Black Hole of Calcutta." And believe me, they come
«o worse.
Tradition - -1 Can you imagine the rank and file that
, -make the citizenry of Kodiak standing on the curb with bowed
head while Jack Hinckle or Bob Bartlett drove by? If I were
in Russia could 1 make a statement about our Mayor or Dele
gate to Congress such as I just did? The answer is obvious.
Our Heritage of Liberty is a Wonderful Thing. A won
derful way of life. We love it.
This Liberty is expensive, but would you want it any
different? Isn’t it worth every dime we pay for it? In England
the British subjects pay 35% of his earnings for taxes. In
; Russia about 55% goes to the state. In America 18% of our
earnings go toward the Better Way of Life, Liberty and the
Pursuit of Happiness. Would 20% of your earnings impover
;■* ffi you and rob you of 2% of that glorious freedom you now
•enjoy?
v, Kodiak has growing pains today. In the past eight
■years, the population has almost doubled. Citizens are de
r manding improvements, better streets, better utilities, side
f'walks, harbors and many more improvements that tend to
; ward the Better Life.
Lets continue to live the full enjoyable life.
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Business houses, organizations, and persons
are notified that all display advertising must be in
the office of the MIRROR by 6 pm Tuesday to ap
pear in the followin' Saturday’s paper.
Classified advertisements will be received at
the office or by phone until Friday noon but must
be paid for by 6 pm to appear in Saturday’s paper.
LtiTCft To fOlfOR
It has come to my attention
that reports are being circu
; lated in the City that there is
no assurance that the proceeds
or collections from the pro
posed Sales Tax will be used
for Harbor and Street Im
provements The Laws of the
Territory of Alaska require
that the purpose for which
Sales Tax funds will be used
be specifically stated in the
proposition to ■ be voted Upon
by electorate. The City Coun
cil has specified in the Sales
Tax proposition that 25 per
cent of the proceeds will be
used for Harbor ImprQvements
and 75 per cent for Street Im
provements. Sales Tax funds
■ can be used only for these sta
ted purposes and for no other
purposes.
VI would also like to state
that all the accounts of the
City *lre audited each year hy
a certified public accountant
and & Report of the audit pub
lished. The last such report
Was made by 0. K. Kincaid,
Certified Pubiic Accountant,
Anchorage and a copy, of this,
report is available in my office
for public inspection. A copy
has been furnished to the Ko
diak Mirror for publication of
all such portions as the Editor
may deem appropriate. In ad
dition, the City publishes
monthly and quarterly finan
cial statements covering all
City collections and expendi
tures. These statements cover
all the various funds of the
City and are distributed to the
Mayor and members of the
City Council at public meet
ings: and, also, these reports
are available at City Hall for
public inspection by the resi
dents of the City of Kodiak at
any time they may want to in
spect the same.
It has also come to my atten
tion that there are reports be
ing circulated that once en
acted the Sales Tax would con
tinue indefinitely states that
the tax will automatically
cease when the sum on the
ballot specified for Harbor and
Street Improvements has been
collected. The City would have
no authority to collect a Sales
Tax after the amount specified
has been collected.
The people can be assured
that financial reports will be
published monthly and quart
erly and that proper safe
guards have been taken to
specify the purpose for which
Sales Tax funds will be used
and that such funds will be
used only for Harbor and
Street Improvements.
[s] Robert E. Sharp
City Manager
CHILDREN RETURN
The Kodiak children attend
ing Mt. Edgecombe school at
Wrangle arrived in Kodiak
Thursday, May 13th via
special flight on PNA.
Graduation exercises were
held last Friday ending the
current school year. Twenty
Kodiak youngsters attended
the school at Mt. Edgecombe
this past year.
Serviceman’s Planning Group
Makes Plans For USO Show
The Servicemen’s Program
Planning Committee met at
the USO Tuesday night, May
11, at 7:30. Representatives
from all of the different Mili
tary units were present, in
aedition to members of the
Service Wives Club, Junior
Hostess organization, and the
Director, Mr. Sypers. ■ •
Final plans for the variety
Show were made. The show
will be held Saturday evening
May 22. Talent will be fur
nished by the different units
here in Kodiak, service wives
and junior-hostesses. Master
of Ceremonies will ^be Andy
Andrews from radio station
WVCQ.
An all hands picnic is sche
duled for Saturday, May 29,
] at Larson’s Bay. ~A social
evening will follow at the Ski
Chalet, with ■ dancing and
games. All service families are
urged to attend! Tickets will
go on sale Monday, May 17.
All interested servicemen get
in touch with Mr. Sypers at
the USO for further infornaa
; tion.
The Service Wives Club
met at the USO club Wednes
day afternoon at 1:30 pm. The
following officers were elected
for a period of four months:
Carolyn Mealman, president:
Sue Price, vice president: Sue
Phillips, secretary:and Shirley
Cary, Treasurer.
Mr. John Gibbons gave a
talk on Kodiak and surround
ing islands. Refreshments
were furnished by the pro
gram committee. The next
meeting will be held May 26,
at which time all service wives
residing in Kediak are urged
to attend.
Miss Marie Chichenoff,
president of the junior hostes
ses' group will call their rsgii
lar^meeting for May, on Mon
day might at 8 pm. All hostes
ses are asked to attend this
meeting.
Cecil Sholl was arrested or
Wednesday and charged with
operating a motor vehicle
while under the influence of
intoxicants. Patrolman . Mc
Kinley was the arresting of
ficer. a
The local police received I
call that a man nearly cause!
a bad accident in the vicinity
of the Beachcombers. The caij
was identified by residents oh
Mission road as belonging to
Sholl and the city squad car
1 picked Sholl up on the Base
road in front of Sutliffs.
He was incarcerated in the
city jail and appeared before
City Magistrate Hedloff
Thursday morning, fined $51*
and his drivers license re
voked for 30 days. Sholl was
released on the payment of the
fine.
I mark of distinction . . .
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Graduation Day is
Closed every "Thursday. Banking Service at U. S.N. S. Friday^,
Old Administration Building, 5:00 to 6:30 P. M.
Phones 2233, 2222, 4691
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