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" Strews of America's Last frontier
Published Every Saturday at Kodiak, Alaska
Yearly Subscription Rate $5,00
Entered in the Postoffice at Kodiak, Alaska 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
Candace Crawford, Executive 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 vepublication of all news dispatches credited to it
or noc otherwise credited in this paper and also the
local news published herein.
Alaskan Money To States Again
The Kodiak MIRROR lost $1,200 worth of local business
to a stateside firm this week. Money that should be spent in
Kodiak will now be spent in Southern California.
For the past three years the Kodiak MIRROR has pub
lished the local telephone book twice a year. Tuesday we were
informed by the Kodiak Telephone Company that hereafter
the local phone book would be published by the General Tele
phone Directory Company of Long Beach, California. The
new book will include every telephone number from every
city within the territory and wili be about the size of the pres
ent San Francisco directory.
Therefore when you wish to look up the number of your
friend here you will thumb past every number in Anchorage,
Fairbanks, Juneau, Ketchikan, etc., to finally find your Kodi
ak number.
Some will see this as progress and claim that the terri
tory is being recognized by the states and stateside firms. We
fail to see what advantage such a directory would be to Kodi
ak or to any city within the territory. What we do see is a
considerable sum of money going outside the territory that
could well be spent here to thu benefit of all Kodiak residents.
The Kodiak Telephone Company is controlled by Mrs.
Martha Cushing, of Sitka. She also controls the Sitka Tele
phone Company.
The Kodiak Telephone Company is supported solely by
residents and businessmen of Kodiak. These supporters, or
customers, pay municipal and territorial taxes and spend their
money to support local businesses.
$1,200 isn’t a lot of money and by losing that amount
we do not believe we will go broke. We object to the principle
of the thing. Why should one firm that is entirely dependent
on Kodiak customers send its business outside?
The $1,200 received by the MIRROR for publishing the
two phone books was spent here. We did not pocket the entire
amount. We spent part for n.r.t rial, part for labor, part for
utilities, part for taxes ar.d the remaining amount with loca]
merchants for food, clothing and other commodities.
This particular instance of giving business to a state
side firm that rightfully belongs in Kodiak is only one of many
that has occured here during the Dast ten years.
If you make your living here you should spend some of
your money here.
If everyone sent their business outside many locally
supported businesses would soon close their doors
Keglers Corner j
Charles Christofferson wins
tournament with 1068 pins
which entitles him to a 21
[ pound turkey.
i Stall tdrvCS ScColia |
place to win the ham.
The ladies league had plenty j
of action this week. The police
congregation hit the Tortoises1
for three games. The Tortoises
limping with two players miss-1
ing were still trying for a-1
nother victory.
| The girls of the BPW beat j
| the unstrung Oilers for three1
grmes. Hil’s mighty conten
ders beat the Bankers two out *
of three games to maintain
their lead in the league with a
[standing of 14 wins and 4
j losses.
i Shirley Wallace and Lor.
raine Magnusen had high
three games scores with 604
and 603.
Alaska Tranfer was idle but
held to first place. Kodiak Air
ways flew to beat the new
team in the Mixed league, A
laska Airlines, which places
them in second place.
The Firemen are still pour
ing it on as they won by a
forfeit. Kraft’s took the ACS
for three games to hold second
place.
The Bowl edged Mecca Cab
for two games to step up aj
notch on the ladder. . .
NOTICE
j Tt is planned to have a big
Christmas party for all child- [
i ren under 13 years of age of
• military and civilian personnel
serving ot the Naval Reser
vation and Fort Greely, Child
: ren from the Kodiak Baptist
Mission will be invited to at
. tend.
The party will be held at
the Naval Station gymnasium
at 1:30 pm on Dec. 21.
NON-STOP BOB
With many hands gripping
and pushing Bob Mathias
Stanford fullback, goes over
the line for his team’s third
touchdown against Oregon St-1
ate. Stanford is virtually I
assured of a trip to the Rose j
Bowl.
Donald Clark, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Basil Clark, has
been named circulation man •
ager of the Polar Star, as
sociated publication of the stu
dents of the University of A
laska.
TERRITORY OF ALASKA
Office of the Auditor
Juneau
CERTIFICATE OF DISSOLUTION
I, NEIL F. Moore, Auditor of the Territory of
Alaska, and custodian of corporation records for said
Territory, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that there has been
filed in this office on the 5t,h day of November, 1951, the
written consent of all the stockholders of the W. J.
ERSKINE COMPANY, a corporation organized and
existing under and by virtue of the laws of the Territory
of Alaska, to the dissolution of said corporation.
THEREFORE, in view of the above premises. I
DO FURTHER CERTIFY that the W. J. ERSKINE
COMPANY, a corporation, is dissolved, pursuant to
Title 36, Chapter 1, Section 143, Alaska Compiled Laws
Annotated, 1949, upon the filing in this office of the pro
per proof of publication of this certificate.
(Official Seal of the IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF
Auditor of the Ter- I have hereunto set my hand
ritory of Alaska.) and affixed my official seal, at
Juneau, the Capital, this 5th
day of November,, A. D., 1951.
NEIL F. MOORE,
Auditor of Alaska
£
if THE AMERICAN WAY if
The Raising
The “raising” of early Colonial
times is a perfect example of
the American way. Men and
women from far and near were
glad to join together to help
build a home for a newcomer or _
a young couple getting married.
This sturdy spirit of self help
and mutual assistance paid divi
dends.
The operation of this bank is also the
American way. Your money, in an in
terest or checking account, plus the
money of others helps make possible
the financing of industry, commerce,
farms and homes.
To protect the public’s money the
transaction has to be business-like;
yet the bank must take a sympathetic
interest in the desires and problems of
the borrower.
The entire community benefits from
this working of private enterprise.
Depositors’ money is safe and always
available. Borrowers have a source of
credit, convenient repayment terms,
expert financial counsel, and personal,
friendly service.
Banking semo* at N. O. B.. Friday*. Old Administration Building, VOO 0:30 F. M
MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
Closed every Thursday