few officers were elected
ursday afternoon of last week
[he regular monthly meeting
ihe Women’s Society of the
[jimunity Baptist Church.
eyare: Mrs. Royal E. Mun
president.; Mrs. John S. Win
s’ vice-president; Mrs. Harold
icDonald, secretary-treasurer;
s, William Steele, hostess
jrman. These officers will be
pally installed at the next
eting.*
[jr. Charles Melton, of the
,erican Red Cross at Fort
jely, gave a mo^t interesting
1 illuminating address upon
the work of the field directors at
the Army Red Cross stations.
A semi-annual Gift Box offer
ing of $17.20 was received for
World Missions.
Miss Estelle Marlin was host
ess for the afternoon and served
delicious refreshments from a
table decorated with an Alaska
spring motif.
The local Office of Price Ad
ministration made the following
announcement this week:
“The Local OPA office is glad
to announce to the people of
Kodiak that the O. Kraft & Son
Worthy Suggestion
\re note as worthy of more than passing consideration the
Dd on statehood for Alaska as expressed the other day by one
;he candidates for Delegate to Congress from Alaska—A. H.
gler of Ketchikan.
jooking at the question from the point of view of a jurist of long
leriencein determining the right or wrong of any question, Zieg
offers this suggestion:
,et’s find out just what we’re calking about. Then let’s ask the
iple what they think about it.
['o date no group or individual has been able to put forth any
(seven close to satisfying the ordinary Alaskan’s mind on how
position in life may, or may not be chanced under statehood,
d, of course, it may very well be that no individual or group is
able of assembling these facts on a question like this.
Jut certainly it should be up to the decision of the people of
ska, themselves, the miners, fishermen, loggers, housewives,
all and large businessmen—all Alaskans. It should be up to the
ipleto decide because that is the American way of doing things.
low any candidate for the important position of Delegate to
ogress can forget this important doctrine of Americanism for
iminute, and express himself before the people have shown him
tbeir will the path they have decided to follow, is certainly
nething to be considered right here and now.
rhe people, up to this time, know very little about statehood,
ost interested persons, even those who have already made up
eir minds as being in favor of statehood, will agree that it is very
likely we will have it before the end of the war.
So we do, as Ziegler points out, have this breathing spell in
licb to more fully acquaint ourselves with all of thefactsavail
le. And with these facts at hand, plus the expression of the
Me, certainly any demands in Congress for statehood for Alas
will carry much more weight.
Ziegler suggests one way of assembling the facts—to have the
Mature appoint an individual or a group to make the study
1 submit a report as soon as possible. We believe a referendum
Md follow.
^8 far as the benefits Alaska would derive under statehood are
icerned. the ills that would be wiped out, the extension of home
8and other rights and privileges which statehood could bestow
rho in Alaska can speak out against, it?
tot we wish to impress again the practical and American way
Rested by Ziegler—let’s look at the question from all angles
*. And then, by all means, let’s ask the people what they want,
toe candidate, E. L. Bartlett, already has come out publicly in
°r of statehood—at once—no wai ting. And yet the people of
ska haven't even been sampled on the question.
ilaskans aren’t such simple fools as to be led by the nose in this
®y other matter. And the delegate they send to Washington
be a man who understands how a democracy works and acts
°f(lingly.
krtlett says “we cannot forestall history or urge it to visit us
So«ve distant tomorrow when we shall be better prepared to
it.. .” in speaking of statehood.
fe’s forgotten an important thing—the people make history,
tothing is inevitable but death and taxes, and that doesn’t
tote statehood.
be people of Alaska ought to be able to control their own des
' to the extent of deciding for themselves what they want, and
1 putting a man in Congress who listens to the will of the
&te before acting.—Editorial from the -Daily Alaska Empire
tinted here as a paid political advertisement.
grocery and meat market are
100 per cent in compliance with
OPA prices and regulations.”
The amount of increase in:
price allowable on drinks be-,
cause of the floor stock tax is as
follows, according to the OPA:,
increase costs on one ounce;
drink of 10(> proof whiskey—less j
than two and one half cents; 86 '
proof whiskey—two cents; wines j
—less than one cent per ounce.
The increase equals $3 per
hundred proof gallon, or pro
portionately 52.58 per 86 proof
gallon.
According to word received
here this week Miss Nettie Sar
gent, youngest daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Sargent of this
city, and Joe Menchaca, of
Austin, Texas, were married at
the latter’s home on April 1.
The bridegroom, who is a
member of the Armed Forces,
was previously stationed at
Kodiak and to the Westward
and was married during his first
furlough in 3 years.
The bride was born in Kodiak
and went to school here until
last year when she left to make
her home in San Francisco,
where she was completing her
education.
Ed Pearson, former council
member, returned to Kodiak Fri
day after spending the past two
months in Seattle and Oregon.
His 13-year-old son returned
with him and has entered the
local school.
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