Eodiak iilirror
“Shfenvs of America's Last frontier
Published Every Saturday at Kodiak, Alaska
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Welcome Delegates
Kodiak is ho?t this weekend to the League of Alaskan 1
Cities, one of the most important groups in the territory. Aj
great amount of good is expected to come from the meeting
regarding- the handling of land problems and the rapid growth
of Alaskan cities.
Representatives from practically every town in Alaska
with the exception of Juneau, Ketchikan and Nome will at-'
tend the meetings. 1
Representatives from Anchorage have prepared 21 pro-j
posals for the league’s consideration. |
Kodiak residents should extend a firm hand of welcome i
to the distinguished visitors who are working in the best in-j
terest of all municipalities in the territory. The results of the|
meeting will be of great benefit to the economy of every resi
dent of the territory.
Ben Kraft returned to Ko
diak Thursday after spending
several weeks in the states.
He flew to New York to see
jsome baseball games and
later returned to Seattle.
While in Seattle he visited
Mr. and Mrs. Jess Blinn. I
LETTER TO EDITOR
October 22, 1951
Dear Editor:
S When read your article, “A
J F Continues Experiment,”
noticed you said, ‘‘Experi
ments os Afognak and Kodiak
Island in the fertilization of
lakes and salmon streams is
c mtinuing under the direction
of the Alaska Department of
Fisheries.”
You actually give us more
credit than what we deserve
as the lake fertilization ex
periment in this area is con
ducted by the Fish and Wild
life Service through the spon
sorship and financial assis
tance of the local fishermen’s
union (CJ. F. of A.). At the
recent fishermen’s convention,
another $1000 was voted for
further assistance in the ex
periment.
Fertilization of lakes is ai
different undertaking than j
fertilization of eggs. Fertili-1
zation of lakes is done to ere-1
ate plankton (minute a uatic j
life) as food for young sal
mon: while fertilization of'
egg is to mix milt extracted j
from ripe male salmon with;
eggs extracted from ripe fe
male salmon, which is pre-j
liminary procedure to eyeing
and stocking. The Washing
ton Fish and Oyster Company
at Port Williams constructed
the eyeing station and is also
donating the useage of a small
seine boat in connection with
the Paul’s Creek project. Such
generous cooperation is highly
appreciated.
The entire article was cor
rect except for this correction.
The Alaska Department of
Fisheries is trying to avoid
overlapping efforts with the
Fish and Wildlife Service; for
instance, this season the seal
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WELCOME
LEAGUE OF
ALASKAN CITIES
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Kodiak welcomes the first Annual Convention
of the League of Alaskan Cities. ft is an honor
and a privilege to talk with the mayors and
other distinguished guests. We hope that you
will be successful in working to improve Alaska
municipal government and will enjoy your
stay in Kodiak.
Closed Every Thursday
Banking service at U.S.N.S. Fridays, Old Administration Building
5:00 - 6:30 P. M.
MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
killing was conducted by the
Alaska Department of Fish
eries and the sea lion-killing,
by the Fish and Wildlife Ser
vice.
Sincerely,
Karl Brunstad
LITTER TO EDITOR
i
I October 22, 1951
' Dear Editor:
It is with appreciation I re
I spond to your request for pub
lic opinion about the present
Police Department and the
enforcement of law. Most of
us are grateful for the laws
when they protect our own
interests, but we complain
when they protect the in
terests of others and we be
come the offender.
Law sometimes becomes a
painful thing, and there are
so many.of them it is hard to
keep from breaking one.
Nevertheless, ignorance is no
excuse. We should keep our
selves informed about new ]
laws that are enacted.
Law is necessary in the
society in which we live.
Without laws of creation, the
laws of gravity, the laws
regulating the moon and the
sea and the seasons of the
year by the course of the sun,
life would not be possible
upon this planet. Life on
earth began with the age of ]
conscience, and our Creator |
found it necessary to give hu
man kind a law — the Ten
Commandments. Many of our
laws originated from the |
principles of these Ten Com
mandments.
We seek to build new schools
and hire teachers of high
standards in moral character
and integrity to teach our
children to be law-abiding
citizens. Our young men in
the Service are constantly re
minded over the Armed
Forces Radio Service that
what a nation thinks of De
mocracy depends on them and
how they conduct themselves
away from home.
There would be fewer
alcoholic and dope addicts
among our young people if
laws were enforced were they
should be. There would not'
be as many walking skid row
and depending on charitable
institutions for survival.
The laws of the City of Ko
diak have been enacted by the1
elected representatives for the I
welfare of the community.
The police are hired to see
that those laws are enforced.
I congratulate them on the
way they are carrying out
their responsibility. The so
called pleasure seekers and
those who profiteer from their
pleasure seeking should not
object to a Police Department
that is trying to establish for
the community a high moral
standard and a good reore
sentation of the Democratic
principles of government.
Very Sincerely,
De Witt Fields
Mr. and Mrs. Willard Hall
and children left via plane for
the states.
LETTER TO EDITOR
October 23 1951
Dear Editor:
In response to your request
! for an expression as to the
j attitude of some toward the
J present police program:
I honestly believe that the
j chief and his patrolmen are
doing an excellent job and
that they intend to continue
the good work they have
I started. Inasmuch as alcohol
I plays some part in over
of the arrests, and all of us
have seen numerous instances
of abuse both in the sale and
consumpt'on, I don’t feel any
thinking person should squawk
too loudly. Business may be a
little slow but evtry year,
particularly the time prior to
Christmas, we experience this
condition to some extent.
The real barometer for
judging the growth of a com
munity is in the bank de
posits, postal receipts, build
ing permits, freight move
ments and all of these show a
steady, healthy increase. You
cannot measure a communi
ties growth by the empty
whiskey bottles and beer cans
at the city dump! What pro
gress is reflected in the
bashed - in car radiators,
smashed fenders, malnutri
tion of some children, the
graveyard plots occupied by
those called long before their
time, broken lives and broken
families?
If the Police agencies do
anything to correct this situa
tion, I feel they are entitled to
yours and my support and
every taxpayer has an obliga
tion to aid and assist them in
their efforts.
It would seem that you can
steal a man’s wife, abuse his
family, clutter up his yard,
poorly house him, kick him
around without too much com
plaint but if you really want
to make him holler—hit him
in the pocket book!
If the prosperity of this
community and this nation is
dependant on what it’s
citizenery spends for a human
weakness then this prosperity
is not very well founded nor
can it long endure.
Sincerely yours,
Emil Knudsen
Hosoital news
BIRTHS: *
To Mr. and Mrs. Hugh G.
Brown, a son, Oct. 23, weight
7 lbs., 14 oz., named, James
Murdoch.
To Mr. and Mrs. Bill Poland,
a daughter, Oct. 24, weight 7
lbs., 14 oz., named Kathleen
Ann.
To Mr. and Mrs. Theodore
R. Wood, a daughter, Oct. 24,
weight 9 lbs., i oz., named
Diana Lee.
Minor surgery: Cheryl Fan
nin; Edna Anderson, Chignik.
V NOTICE
Thyfce will be a meeting of
the Koaiak volunteer fire de
; partment Nov. 5, in the fire
hall at 7 pm. All members are
urged to attend this import
ant meeting. 11-5.