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BIGGER - - - And Better
In a few years I hope someting like this will happen to
me. I’ll be in the club car of a train heading for Florida. A
long, tali bowlegged fellow will come in and eit down by me.
‘•Pardner,” he’ll say, “where you from?”
“Kentucky,” I’ll say.
“Well, I’m from Texas,” he’ll say. “Greatest state in
the Union. You can put Kentucky and all of New England in
just'a little old corner of'Texas, you know it. Land area of
263,644 sq miles.’Greatest state in the Union!”
Then a man sitting on the other side'of me will pipe up.
“Pardon me, Pardner,” he’ll say to the Texan. I’m from
little old Alaska. Youngest state in the Union, 588,400 sq.
-"'leg. One-fifth the size of the whole United States, twice the
- Greatest state in the Union.”
’ link at him and turn back to me. “As
* - .v ou can’t mention a thing that
ain't „ ' ' ■ g t lies of sea coast, you know it,
anu. . . ,
“Pardon me, ’ Alaska will say, “we got 4,750
miles of coast line. Our shores are washed by two oceans, one
sea, straits, gulfs, and God knows how many bays, we got...”
“Now you take our mountains, Tex will say. “There’s
Capitan in the Guadelunes 9,020 feet high. That makes her
about, 5,000 feet higher than anything you got in Kentucky,
and.. . ."
“Why, son,” Alaska will say, “that’s just a little old
hill. If you want a he-mountain, whv don’t you take old Mc
Kinley, 20,300 feet high. That make her about 11,280 feet
higher than anything you got in - what’s the name of that
state again?”
“And,” Texas will say, “There’s the old Rio Grande.
What a river!”
“And,” Alaska will say, “there’s the Old Yukon, 2,000
mile3 long, and you’ll never see the day you can jump across
it like you can some river I can mention but won’t. . .”
By this time Texas will be foaming at the mouth and
he’ll turn his back on Alaska and say, “And we got oil and
gas, and gold, and silver, and mercury. . . .and lead, and. . .”
“And,” Alaska will say, “we got oil, gold, silver, cop
per, lead, tin, platinum, pellacium, antimony, tungsten, coal,
marble, glasum, sulphur, pitchblende, timber and fish and...”
“And,” Texas will say, “There ain’t anything we can’t
-grow. You ever see a Texas watermelon? Biggest thing you
ever saw.” .
“Yeah,” Alaska will say, “Bout half the size of a Mat
anuskaj Valley cabbage. Richest land in the-world thatMata
npskirVall^jf h«nf.dt*9,.
\ '•'•“But what we’re really noted for,” Texas will say, 77Is
out men. Takes real men to live in Texas. You ever heard of
them ‘blue northers’ that whip thru the Panhandle?”
“Yeah,” Alaska will butt in again. “They're just baby,
wiltiwaws we send down for seasoning. When they get where
they can break 100 miles an hour, they come hock to Alaska
to work out on some real men.” “““
After that, Alaska wifi leave. Then Texas will turn to
me and say: “Them Alaskans. If they ain’t the biggest
mouthed, loudest bunch of braggarts I ever heard. Why we
ever let 'em in the Union I don.t know!”
- From the Louisville Courier
The Kodiak Parent-Teachers
Association held their installa
tion of officers for the ensuing
year. Installed were: Presi
dent, Mrs. Benjamine Hall;
1st Vice President, Mrs. Robert
•Spencer; 2nd Vice President;
Mrs. Lloyd Cannon; Secretary,
Mrs. Danald Lawhead; and
Treasurer, Mrs. Thomas Frost.
Tickets were distributed to
the members of the Associa
' tion for the dance ending the
| current year of activities. This
, dance will be at the Elks Club
I on May the 22nd * and tickets
I may be purchased from mera
! bers of th i PTA.
Joseph Hester received word
Wednesday, May 20 that his
brother, B. G. Hester, had
been seriously injured in an
automobile accident at his
home in Hiram, Georgia.
trrtft T» toifd*
I)i ar Editor:
I know this is a Tree country
tnd people like to express
their opinion,, of others, but
before we do that why don’t
ve see first what we are about
to say. In your last issue of
rhe Mirror, 5-15-54 there was
d letter irt there in regards to
our city manager, about what
his salary could do for the city
This may seem like a lot of
money to many, but when
you just stop and think what
this man . has to do for his
money you will see that he is
worth while every cent he is
paid. Some people think that
a city manager can come into
a town and within a matter of
a few months have new
streets, sswer, floating docks
and other items, but how many
of us know wha^ problems this
man has, the letters he has to
write, the people he has'to see
and the-extra hours he works.
Our city manager is a family
man and he also likes to have
a few hours with his family,
the same as you and I do, but
since he has been here he has
devoted most of his time to
hard work by trying to help
the city out with a lot of tine
improvements, this cannot be
done overnight.
I do not think there is any
one more interested in seeing
this city become one of the
finest in Alaska any more than
our city manager, so therefore
if we only get in behind him
and help him instead of trying!
to tell others what we can do
with his salary, you will find
that you ha%e a man that can
do much for this city. For
I what is worth while having is
worth while waiting for and if
our city manager is given a
little more time, you will see
results from time to time,
after all this man is only hu
man and can do only so muchf
the rest is up to us as citizens
of Kodiak to stand behind him
and offer what help we can.
It is so easy for us to criti
cize the other fellow but let's
stop and think first what we
have to criticize about before
we do anything like trying to
have our city manager under
mined. After - aH he ie^-our
CITY MANAGER and NOT
GOD.
A friend:
i A Law Abiding Citizen
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The Kodiak Garden Club
held it’s regular meeting last
week" at the home ,®£* MrsJ
John 'Given. Plans of the
forthcoming African Violet
Exhibition, to be held at the
USO June 6th and 7th, werej
! discussed.
The Garden Club's nexcj
meeting will be held at the ,
home of Mrs. Carl Gillum, j
May 26th.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank the,
people of Kodiak for their ex
pression of kindness extended i
to us during our recent be-!
reavement.
Mrs. Evelyn Lee and family
SAFETY RULES FOR
CHILDREN & THEIR BIKES
School is j uaft about over and
summer almost here, and now
comes the-children with their
bikes. As Chief of Police, I
would like to ask all the child
ren to help out while riding
their bikes.
1. To keep off the Main
street (Alaska Way)
2. Too much traffic on A
laska Way.
3. Not to ride on the side
walks.
4. Not to block the side
walk by the theatre.
5. Motorists have a. hard
enough time now withoiit
having to worry about some
youngster on a bike.
6. Don’t ride two (2) on a
bike.
7. When you ride your bike
ride it hr the correct manner.
8. Do not ride your bike
after dark unless you have
proper lights on the front and
back.
9. Ride your bike the same
way the traffic is going, do not
ride it against the traffic.
10. Do not try any stunts
on your bike in traffic.
If you try to abide by the
above rules, I kno w you and
your bike will last a long time,
although I know you are only
young once that is why it pay
to be CARE FULL.
Very truly yours,
R. E. Vickery
Chief of Police
The Alaska Steam Ship Lu
cidor was a Kodiak visitoi
early this week.
PRGCLATION
Whereas: The annual sale of
Buddy Poppies by the Veto
rans of Foreign Wars of the
United States, has been of
fically recognized and endorsed
by the President of the United
States and Veterans Adminis
tration : and
Whereas: VFW Buddy Pop
pies are assembled by disabled
veterans, and the proceeds of
this worthy fund-raising cam
I paign are used exclusively for
I the benefit of disabled and
! needy veterans, and the
i widows and orphans of ae
! ceased veterans: and
i Whereas: The basic purpose
1 of the annual sale of Buddy
Poppies by the Veterans of
| Foreign Wars is eloquently re
flected in the desire to “Honor i
I the Dead by Helping the Liv
ing’'; Therefore,
| I, Jack Hinckel, Mayor of
the City of Kodiak, do hereby
urge the citizens of this com
munity to recognize the merits
; of this cause by contributing
generously to its support
through the purchase of Bud
’ dy Poppies, on May 29th, the
day set aside for the distribu
i tion of these » symbols of
loyalty. I urge all patriotic
citizens to wear a Buddy
| Poppy as mute evidence o; our
gratifude to the men of this
country who have risked their
lives in defense of the free
doms which we continue to
enjoy as American citizens.
[sj Jack Hinckel, Mayor
Elliott Hymans, former USO
Director at Kodiak was a
visitor in the City this week.
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