Eodiak Hlirror
,,9{jixus of (America's Last 'frontier
Published Every Saturday at Kodiak, Alaska
Yearly Subscription Rate $5,00
Entered in the Postoffice at Kodiak, Alask^’as Second
Class matter under act of Congress of March 3, 1878.
MIRROR PUBLISHING COMPANY
Melton L. Crawford, Editor and Publisher
Jeanne R. Crawford, Associate Editor
" . . , that government of the people, by the people,
for the people shall not perish from the earth.'—Lincoln
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use
for reDublication of all news dispatches credited to it
or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the
local news published herein.
TENTH BIRTHDAY
4 With this issue the MIRROR celebrates its 10th anni
versary as a hand set, printed, newspaper. A mimeograph
sheet under the name of the Kodiak Mirror made its appear
rance on the streets of Kodiak in 1940 but soon gave way to
■Che printed paper.
Gene Dawson was founder of the MIRROR. He was
editor and publisher for leas than a year, selling to Mr. and
3Sr». William Lamms in December of 1941, a few days before
the Japanese hit Pearl Harbor. Mrs. Lamme was employed
by Dawson prior to becoming one of the owners and she ar
ranged, set up and was largely responsible for publication of
die first issue.
The Lammes owned the Mirror unt'l April 1, 1948, at
which time the paper was purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Melton
4>. Crawford, the present owners.
Although we pur based the prper on the traditional
day of “all fools” we 1 ve enjoyed the work, trials and
tribulations connected with the pubi shing of a weekly and
have never regretted our act.
The MIRR J t is an i iter.?i pirt if c ie life of Kodiak
Dike its counterpart, a mirr r, it reflects the events sorrows,
joys and aspirations of the community.
Every town should 1 ave a paper. It is one of the
greatest single so vices a town receives. To list the many
benefits and services a paper offers would be a great task.
The MIRROR has‘‘lived” for 10 years. Whether we
run it for 10 more or whether someo ie i se assumes the
duties of publisher will not matter; it m ist continue to “live”
and perform its many functions. It must e ever on the alert
and faithfully and impartially present it i readers with tne
news of the day.
Hospital News
Medical attention- Tristen
llfikelson, Betty Bt 11. June
Wilson, Eleanor Loan, Kd
(tetty, Helen Stoekard, Dora
Ozhuwan.
Betty Koch, seven year old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Koch, received treat
ment for a broken leg and
' was released to her home.
1 _
Corporal Walter Mangelson,
ACS. returned recently from
Seattle after attending Sig
nal Schools at Headquarters,
Alaska Communication Sys
tem. Mrs. Mangelson and
child will arrive here soon.
11 YfAXSAGO
On March 4, 1940 Bank of Kodiak
opened for business. Figures show progress
but behind these figures is the real story
11 years of constant effort to provide the
best banking service for Kodiak. Use our
complete banking service.
Deposits today are $500,000 larger
than one year ago and are $1,000,000 more
than five years ago.
Cloaad •very Thuraday
Banking Minw >1 N. O, B, Friday*. Old Adminiatralion Building, SiOO a su p. u
MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
Alma Nelson Wins
Essay Contest
Alma Nelson, high school j
senior, is the winner of this J
year’s annual American Le-|
Igion Auxiliary essay contest'
on Americanism.
Second place has been j
awarded to Molly Mahle and j
third place to Marie Cope. ■
Judges were Mrs. Helena Dib-j
brell, Mrs. Rosemary Butler i
and Mrs. Vic Ellis. '
Miss Nelson’s essay, en
titled Americanism, a Study
of Freedom, appears below:
Americanism is our devo
tion and loyalty to our coun
try, and since we have gained
democracy for a peace-loving
people, we intend to keep A
merica free from enemies who
might try to steel our treasure
of freedom from us. However,
we are wilting to share our
freedom with others. In order
for the United States to con
tinue building stronger pillars
of freedom that reach other
parts of tne world, we wil1
need the cooperation of all the
nations in the universe.
Our nation is rich not only
in material goods, but in A
merican ideals that are im
printed. Thus, we have be
come a nrosperous land where
we Americans enjoy a happy
and contented life. We lead a
democratic life that is guided
i by spiritual teachings in our
! churches. When the threat of
I Communism and bloodshed
darkened our future outlook,
; we turn ed to the church of
i our choice for guidance.
I Through religious freedoms of
worships we found comfort
and peace of mind.
Not every nation has relig
. ious toleration, however, yet,
j they must have this freedom
we possess in order to have a
peaceful world, as all people
|must be tolerant of thebe-!
; liefs of others. One way to
' learn toleration is through the
church where freedom exists.
| The freedoms of the individ
ual mind are at the very foun
ation of social welfare and so
cial progress. In their origin
they came to us from the long
conflicts in England resisting
an absolute monarchy. In our
own country we shared the
belief that these freedoms of
the individual mind had to be
protected at all cost. This gov
ernment that our forefathers
built will endure as it is guid
ed by freedoms of religion,
press, speech, and from want.
Whenever we look back to
the Declaration of Indepen
dence and the Constitution as
the anchors of our democracy
and welfare, we know that we
want ours a free nation forev
er, not a dictatorial regime.
For it is democracy that offers i
mankind a bright outlook for
the future free from hunger
and fear. It is our duty to
keep our democracy strong so
no political party or dictator
may disrupt our government
and take away our freedoms.
We believe that if our bro
thers are sppressed we are op
pressed. We believe that if
the freedom of others is taken
away ours is unsecure. We be
lieve that our democracy must
be cherished, protected, and
defended at all times so our
freedoms are not undermined.
It was said by Woodrow
Wilson: “America lives in the
heart of every man every
where who wished to find a
region where he will be free
to work out his destiny as he
chooses.” That is why the
people of foreign countries
come te the United States;
they long for the freedom we
possess, and they ccme to u*
to find this happiness. 1
ft is up to us Americans to
see that democracy survives
all trials, for we offer freedom j
to Americans ani to thei
world. Ours is a big job a* j
head. Ourfl forefathers con- ■
structed our Nation on Free-:
dom. We have grown steadily ‘
since‘our early days, but we
still have great work to do.
We must continue the strug
gle for freedom so the less
fortunate may someday know
the joy of living with freedom
and the world will be at peace.
Navy Seeks
Ham Operators
All ham operators living on
the Alaskan mainland are in
vited to become associate!
members of Volunteer Elect
ronics Platoon 17-1 at Kodiak. J
Regular operating schedules i
will be published at a later
date and associate members
may receive credit for drill
attendance by establishing
radio contact with the Kodiak j
unit on meeting nights.
Persons participating ini
this program muat become
members of the Naval Re- j
serve. All interested persons
please write the Assistant for
Naval Reserve, Seventeenth
Naval District, Kodiak, A
laska, for further information.
Kodiak Post 17, American
Legion, has received a trus
tees deed to the Legion Hall
property (Community Center)
in lot 2 block 3, and t has
been recorded.
School Notes
by Molly Mahle
Pictures for Channel Light,
high school annual, were
taken Tuesday, February 27,
by Mr. Norman, at the Elks
Hall. Classes and organiza
tions who had their pictures
taken were the Freshmen,
Sophomores, and Juniors,
class advisors; members of the
Band, G rls Chorus and Cheer
leaders.
PTA meeting for Thursday
March 1, was cancelled be
cause of the movie “Voice of
the Pribilofs” which was
shown at the Orpheusa
Theatre, part of the proceeds
of which go to the Alaska
Crippled Children Association.
Wanda Johnson, grade one.
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Johnson, Chief yeo
man USN entered school Mon
day. She comes from Drew
School, Ouachita Parish,
Louisiana.
Former Baae Worker
Killed In Accident
Thomas “Asby” Brawn,
former Navy civilian employee
at Kodiak Naval Station in
the supply department, was
killed in a motorcycle accident
in Los Angeles recently.
Information on the death of
Brown was received here bjr
Mrs. James Robinson, Navy
supply department, from Mrs.
Brown who worked in com
munications while in Kodiak.
Mr. and Mrs. James Hoop
ton of Seattle arrived here on
Tuesday’s plane on business
and to visit Mr. and Mm
Emil Knudsen.
Houston is a dealer in Ar
laskan ivory jewelry and hm
his headquarters in SeatHai
They were overnight guests of
the Knudsens and left on
Wednesday’s plane.
- Pobert Acheson, partner in
the firm of Donnelley aa4
Acheson, returned to Kodiak
ahier several weeks in Seattle
or business.
Alaska Crippled Children’s Association
ai: ii mi mats
T^afccd&x *&em€ittci
Casl.au uuiviHS
“The Voice of the Pribilofs”
& “The Breakup of Lake George”
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