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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-11-02
SCHOOL DAY PICTURES

On Monday, November 6, a
photographer from National Pic
lures, Jackson, will be at Durant
to make individual pictures of the
pupils and teachers. Some of the
pictures will be used in the year
book.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-11-02

(Which candidate is your wife
voting for?"
1.-The one l vote for"
who are you voting for?"
my wife hasn't decided yet"
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-11-02
Mack Unger Writes
About Cotton Problem

Dear Ed: I am one of these
here cotton farmers, / amt got no
sense amt never had none an
them fellers up in Washington d.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-11-02

Try The Classified Ads-It Puys.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-11-02
Life is a Fight

Life is a Fight
THE TRUTH OF the business is
that life, when a man takes It
seriously, is fight. It is q war
between your best and your worst
self. Your two other-selves are there
every moment. like ghosts. or rath-
er like a bright angel and a dark
one.
It il always possible 10 BE-
come . better man than you
are; also, alas, Il II possible to
become far worse than you are.
No man stays the same through
life. He Is continually pressing
upward, or plunging downward.
or varying between the two.
There has been only one person,
Christians believe, who actual
~ fulfilled an the good that was
possible for him. The possibih-
ties for evil In his life remained
only possibilities-he never let
them come to pass.
The possibilities for good, on the
other hand. became real. His dark
angel remained only a ghost: his
good angel was simply his real
self. At no point in his life was he
forced to say to himself, II wish
had s. I wish I had not" And
yet, even for him life was a strug.
gle. We do not believe he sinned.
We do believe he was tempted; and
If the temptation was real, then he
could have sinned. No man can be
veally tempted to do what he can
lot do. Yes, the Master had his
light. But til point is: he won.
The Way to Win
CHRISTIANS are not exempt in
~ this war of good against evil.
We are not carried to the skies on
flowery beds of ease any more
than Jesus was. We do not drift into
the Promised Land. We have to
fight our way uphill.
Yet Christians are expected to
win. That is, God stands beside
each Christian in his fight. and
Gods power is for the Chris
tian's use. As Saint Paul says,
with each temptation God pro-
vides way Of escape" Our
prayer LEAD us not into temp
tation" can always be answered.
Sometimes 1t can be answered
by ourselves. That is, we can
not leave the fight to God.
But we can win as Jesus won:
sometimes by standing and doing
battle where we are, sometimes
simply by leaving temptation be-
hind. For often the best thing to
be done is to retreat. Get as far as
you can fr o m whatever tempts
your worse self. Don't stand debat.
ing between right and wrong when
you know which is which. Turn your
back on the wrong run, don't
' " wv Dearest exit!
Is Alcoholism . Disease?
|0NE OF the common temptations
- Of millions at all times is al
coholism. It is popular to sneak Of
tb;c &c =. =,
'.AS 90 oioedse, ana yet II Is
the ONLY disease ~ which y;ct;r,.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1950-11-02

my everyday personality. He too
surprises me by acts or thoughts
10 dreadful l am afraid of him and
shamed too. Yet both these 'other
relves" are me" too.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1950-03-11
Water Bill
Paid In Full

A bill for 81, 1913. 80 was paid
yesterday by the Mission Road
Pumping Service for city
water used since April / Of
1949.
City councilmen agreed unan-
imously Thursday evening to
charge the private water sys-'
TEN $3.50 per month per unit
for the eleven months that
city water has been used in
the Pumping Service lines.
Residents of Kodiak pay
So. so per month for water in
their homes. A total of 81
homes are subscribers to the
privately owned line.
AT the same time the council
instructed Mill Vokacek, city
water superintendent, to cut
the private water line yester-
day at the last house within
the city limits.
Six families on the private
line but within the city limits
will receive applications from
the city which they may fill
out, requesting city water ser
vice.
Councilmen were against
giving any notice of cutoff to
water users outside the city.
They have never asked to do
business with the city, nor
have they wanted to. Their
complaint should be with the
Mission Road Pumping Serv-
ice," Mayor Lee Bettinger
stated.
The pumping service is own
ed by John Gibbons and John
Hughes.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1950-03-11
Shupp, Chase ToIbert, Jennings
Form New Construction Company

Chase and Tolbert. Ralph
Shupp Construction Co. and
Emmett Jennings have COM
bined their interests and have
formed the Shupp, Chase and
Tolbert Construction Company.
The merger was completed
and is effective as of March l.
The company is general
contractor for all types of con-
struction and moving.
The newly formed company
plans to erect a new building
on Brooklyn avenue which will
feature a complete lumber
yard, an electrical and plumb
ing shop and all relative SER
vices to building and construc-
ton.
The company will have COM
plete mill working facilities
and paint products. and will
offer the services of licensed
trucks for hire and transfer
work.
"The consolidation will en-
able us to extend our services
and concentrate our efforts, "
Jay Tolbert said.
Business of the new COM
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1950-03-11
Legion To Fete
Basketball Team

The American Legion and
Auxiliary will hold their
annual dinner honoring the
Kodiak High School basket
hall team, Class B champions
at the Fur Rendezvous. on
Tuesday evening, March %.
Tickets for the dinner, $500
per person, will go on sale
shortly at the Legion Club.
Only 100 tickets are available.
Members of the team and
others will be invited to attend
the dinner as guests of the
sponsoring groups.
Herbert Spiegel is chairman
of the affair.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1950-03-11
No Funds Yet For
School, City

Applications to the General
Services Administration in
Juneau for funds for a new
school and a new water and
sewer system in Kodiak have
again been returned to the
City and the Independent
School District, Mayor Lee C.
Bettinger told a joint meeting
of the city council and school
board Thursday evening.
The application for a water
system has been refused be-
cause the city does not have
title to the land in which the
reservoir would be built. The
property lies in the public do
main, and, Bettinger said, the
District Land Office in Anchor
age says there is absolutely no
way in which it can be obtain
e ! by the city.
Only an appeal to higher
authorities in Washington, D.
c., can probably get the land
for the city, Bettinger said.
Otherwise, another site must
be found.
He told school board men,
bers that plans for the school
were not entirely approved by
the GSA Office in Juneau, but
suggested the school board
insist on the plans which are
for the type of school the
board wants.
Ivor Schott, superintendent,
told the group he had recently
heard from Education Com
missioner James Ryan, and
that he approved of every
thing in the proposed plans
except the swimming pool
which was included at the
suggestion Of Governor
Ernest Gruening.
Gruening, Bettinger said, is
doing all he can to aid the city
and school board in obtaining
funds from the $40, 900, 600
allotment to the GSA for con-
struction in Alaska.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1950-03-11
Elks To Hold
TWo.Day Carnival

In an effort to bolster the
,oca. B. P. O. E. Charity Fund
the chapter will stage a two
day carnival and celebration
March 81 and April 1.
Plans for the event were
being formed this week and
committee chairmen Of the
various planned events will be
anr ounced soon.
The local Elk's Club has
been active in various charity
enterprises this year, notably
the sponsoring of the town
base Boy Scout Troops.
The carnival will be held in
the club rooms on Brooklyn
avenue.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1950-03-11
Season Not
Shortened

The opening and closing
dates for commercial salmon
fishing in the Kodiak area for
1850 remain almost the same
as for 1949, Roy Lindsey, local
fisheries agent, said yesterday.
A uniform closure will apply
10 the entire Kodiak area from
July Is to 81, with the limited
exception of certain recognized
red salmon localities.
Commercial fishing in the
Karluk and Red River districts
IS open from 6 am, June 6 to
6 pm Aug. Is, and from Sept.
10 to 80.
The Alitak district is open
from July 5 to Is and from
July 81 to Aug. IA. Gill nets
may operate for the same
periods as last year, provided
the escapement Of salmon is
Sufficient.
The rules for the General
district remain the same as for
the Karluk district.
The 1850 rules are based in
part upon public hearing held
IN Kodiak, Seattle and nine
sther Alaska localities last
year.
The herring quota for Ko-
diak has been set at 275, 600
barrels for the years 1850
through 1852. The quota sea-
son has been shortened and
will end in Kodiak on Sept. 80.
Herring may be caught after
Sept. 80 without regard to
quota limit because 1.-THE fall
runs are believed sufficient
and not in need Of protection, "
according to a release from
the Fish and Wildlife Service
in Washington, D. c.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1950-03-11

Judgment has not yet been
handed down by Commissioner
A. M. Vokacek, in the case of
Alfred Christofferson and
Tecon Shuravloff, Kodiak
youths. Christofferson was re-
leased from jail this week on
500 bail, but Shuravloff was
unable to raise the bond.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1950-03-11
DreWeS Commander
OfVFW Post

John Drewes was elected
commander of the Katmai
Post 7O56, VFW, at it's meet
ing Tuesday evening.
Other officers, named for
one year, are E. E. Foster,
senior vice-commander; Tom
Frost, Jr., junior vice-com-
mander; Anthony Perez,
quartermaster; Alvin Pickett,
Judge advocate; Leroy Wenzel,
chaplain; Tom Larson. sur
geon, and William G. Wood
ward, trustee for three years.
Bob Showalter of Edmonds,
WASH, left Wednesday for
his home, after a weeks visit
here with Ben Benson. Ben
son, designer of Alaska's flag,
and Showalter used to raise
mink together.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1950-03-11

pany will be handled through
the temporary Office of the
former Ralph Shupp Construc-
ton Company, on the corner
of Mill Bay Road and Alaska
Way, until the new building
is built.
"This partnership will help
us facilitate the new FILA
housing program for Kodiak
and will be to the advantage
of all prospective home build
ers. We will offer a complete
line of materials for house
construction" Shupp said.
Prior to the formation of
the new company, John Chase
and Jay Tolbert had their
offices on Mission Road.
Emmett Jennings was owner
and proprietor of the Kodiak
Cleaners for several years.
The company's new building
will be erected on the land re-
Gently purchased from the w.
j. Erskine estate and located
near the intersection of Brook
lyn avenue and the present
road that runs to Carlson Hill,
Shupp said.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1950-03-11
Seattle Chamber
To Come Here

The Seattle Chamber Of
Commerce will tour Alaska
via the airlanes this summer
and will be in Kodiak for ap-
proximately IL hours on June
/.
Ray Martin, local PIMA ag-
ent, received a letter from the
Seattle office telling of the
tour. The letter was read by
the Chamber of CONNER ce
secretary at the regular meet
ing Thursday.
Lee G. Bettinger reported
on his trip to Juneau regard
ing an advance of General Ser
vice Administration funds.
He said he would make a full
report at the council-school
board meeting scheduled for
Thursday night.
In view of the anticipated
poor salmon season in Bristol
Bay the Alaska Salmon In
dustry cannot at this time
make any comments regarding
the number of men that will
be hired for the fishing there,
w. C. Arnold, president of the
ASH, wrote the local C of G.
Earlier, the secretary of the
local group wrote the ASH urg-
ing the hiring of Alaska fish
ermen- in place of stateside
fishermen.
The secretary also revealed
that the paid up membership
of the group is now 45 mem
bers.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1950-03-11
White Named
kEA President

Wilton White was elected
president of the Kodiak Elec-
trio Association at a meeting
of the new board Thursday
evening.
Leo Sears was named vice
president and Morris Burnham
secretary-treasurer. Commit
tee chairmen will be appointed
at the next regular board meet
ing. March 20.
Attending the meeting was
Bernard Kirk, newly appoint
ed field representative for the
REA in Alaska. Kirk told the
board that the REA will have
four such representatives in
Alaska, with, headquarters in
AHCIlOTdSe.
Kirk represents the manage
ment division of the REA, and
Donald T. Lowery the engin-
eering division. Two others,
to represent other operating
divisions of the federal agency,
are yet to be named. Kirk ex-
planned that the position held
by Herbert Bryan, former A.
laska representative of the
REA who is now in Washing
ton, has been abolished.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1950-03-11
Generals Watch
Boxing Matches

Lieut.. Gen. N. F. Twining
and Maj. Gen. Stanley Scott
of Fort Richardson and Capt.
G. H. Hamilton of MOB, Adak,
flew to Kodiak MOB yesterday
to watch the finals of the All
Alaska Armed Forces Boxing
Tournament last night.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1950-03-11

The Garland, mailboat from
Seward to the westward, stop
ped in port Sunday.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1950-03-11

A broken piston in an en-
CINE at the KEA plant caused
a power outage in part Of
town for about an hour Thurs
uay evening.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1950-03-11

O. A. Torgerson, founder Of
the Bank of Kodiak and now
president of the Desert Bank
in Cathedral City, Calf, is
planning to open a bank In
Palm Springs. Calf, he has
written friends here.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-09-22
50L0N5 PASS
SIT BILLION
DEFENSE BILL

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22-R-
The Senate today passed and sent
to the White House the $17,000,-
100000 emergency defense bill.
Senate approval by voice vote
came after it scuttled a ban pro-
posed by Senator Wherry (R-Neb)
to stop U. S. economic aid to coun-
tries which ship war-potential goods
to Communist nations.
Instead, the Senate adopted a
House provision giving the National
Secruity Council-headed by Presi-
dent discretionary author
ity to half American dollar-help to
any country whose trade with Rus
STA was found to be contrary to the
security interests of the United
States
The action was victory for Mr.
Truman, who had protested that
the more stringent ban approved
by the Senate last week would
weaken the free nations more than
it would weaken the Soviet bloc. ="
The Senate adopted the House
provision by voice vote after reject
ing 80 to %, proposal by Senator
Wherry to modify the Senate
amendment, which he also had
sponsored.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-09-22
Army Lieutenant aces
Death; Wife Takes Her
Her Appeal 10 President

YORK. Pa, Sept. 20 - R = An
Army Lieutenant's wife said today
she has petitioned President Tru-
man to set aside a court martial
death sentence imposed on her hus-
band for. disobeying battle orders
in Korea.
The nature of the orders was not
disclosed.
Mrs. Kay Gilbert, mother of two
and expecting a third child, turned
her appeal over to Rep. James F.
Lind D-Pa). The Gilberts are
Negroes. Mrs. Gilbert returned from
Japan after the start of the Korean
war.
She quoted an August letter
from her husband, First Lieutenant
Leon A. Gilbert, 80, attached to the
25th Division, as saying:
II am now under arrest for not
carrying out an order which would
have led me and IL other men to
certain death.
Il am in the most serious trouble
that man in Korea or any place
for that matter may be in. i.
IF it would not have been for
you and the children, would have
gone willingly but man seems to
place his family above all in these
matters.
II was wondering how you would
do without me and how you would
support the kids and knowing you
are with child the situation became
out of control and l made the de-
cision that may cost me my freedom
for years"
In a later letter, Lieut.. Gilbert
told his wife he had been sentenced
TO death Sept. and would be
executed within month.
GO to the President himself"
Gilbert urged his wife. adding:
This is really the worst that
could happen, SO please do every
thing in any ones power to at
least get my sentence cut down."
Mrs. Gilbert contacted two York
attorneys. They appealed to Rep.
Lind.
Lind went to the White House.
He also consulted with Defense De-
partment officials at the Pentagon.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-09-22
MARINES ARE BATTLING With bAY0MET:
TAx-B005TING.
BILL PASSES.
HOUSE 1881.

WASHINGTON. Sept % = tR =
The House shouted overwhelming
approval today of a first install
ment" tax-boosting bill to help pay
for the costs of arming against
Communist aggression. Quick SEN
ate passage was expected to put
it on President Truman's desk by
nightfall
A roll call vote of 1928 to Z sped
the bill through the House.
Mr.. Truman already has expressed
himself as well pleased with the
measure, and is expected to sign 1t
Immediately, even though it's esti-
mated annual revenue of $4,700,-
100000 falls short of the $5,O00,-
100000 he asked two months ago.
Shortly before the vote was
taken, it was announced in the
House that Chairman Dought0n
DINO has called the Ways and
Means Committee to meet tomorrow.
The plan is to map out procedure
for bringing out multi-billion dol
lar excess profits tax on which
Congress can vote when it comes
back in November.
Democrats and Republicans alike
went on record, in closing debate,
as favoring passage of such a tax
then.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-09-22
JUNEAU BADMINT0N
CLUB SEASON GETS
START; IS ARE OUT

The Juneau Badminton Club held
their first meeting of the 195O-51
season last Monday night. The turn
out of members, both old and new.
totaled about IS in all. A good night
of exercise was had by everyone. A
few aches and pains, along with
sore muscles and stiff joints will be
worked out at the next regular
session.
The clubs next regular meeting
will be held Monday night, Septem-
Der 25, at 7 o'clock in the Juneau
High School Gym. Anyone wishing
to join the club is cordially invited
to attend. Each member is required
to have their own badminton racket.
No member will be permitted to
play unless wearing tennis shoes on
the floor.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-09-22
L0TTIE 5pI(kETT
dies SUDDENLY,
St. AIMS HOSPITAL
Illness Ends Career OF
Prominent Pioneer
Woman Of This City

Juneau was saddened and shock
ed today to learn of the death of
Mrs. Josephine C. Spickett, prom
inent and beloved pioneer resident,
at 800 o'clock last night, following
an emergency appendectomy at 4
o'clock that same afternoon in st.
AIMS hospital Cause of her death
was given as a pulmonary embolus
following post operative blood
TRANSMISSION.
Mrs. Spickett had felt in good
health until she was taken sudden
ly ill Wednesday morning. She was
taken to the hospital and an OPP
Grafton deemed advisable on dag
nosis Of ruptured, gangrous
appendix. Her physician, DR.. j. O..
Rude, said she rallied splendidly
from the operation.
SO Years Tomorrow
Born in Santa Clara, California,
September %, 1867, Josephine Carl
lotta Clark Spickett would have
been SO years of age tomorrow. She
was a member of a pioneer Calf
ornia family, her father having
come from New York to the west
ern state in the gold rush of 1849.
Her mother, who was native of
England, joined her husband in
California in 1852.
Mrs. Spickett was reared on her
fathers ranch in Yuba County,
California, and following her formal
education in a private school she
went to Stockton where she at
tended business college. On her
graduation from this school she
was employed in business office in
Sacramento.
To Alaska in 1897
It was in Sacramento she was
married to John T. Spickett, Dec
ember "a, 1896 Mr.. Spickett, who
was in the theatre business, was
engaged to bring troupe OF per-
formers to Alaska and Mrs. Splck-
EFT came with him to Juneau in the
fall of 1897.
Here Mr.. Spicketts troupe per-
formed at the famous Louvre thea
ire and on completion OF the en-
gagement the Spicketts found they
had grown to love Alaska and de-
cided to make their home here.
During the time Mr.. Spickett had
his troupe at the Louvre, Mrs.
Spickett had held the position OF
office manager for the S. Blum
store.
1t was at this time the Spicketts
were joined in Juneau by Mrs.
Spickett's mother, and her two
sisters, Lily, now Mrs. Charles
Hooker, and Laura, now Mrs. ].
Whitnack and the latter's infant
daughter, Georgia The family were
residents here for many years.
The Spicketts purchased the old
Franklin Hotel at the corner OF
Front and Main Streets and while
Mr.. Spickett managed the hotel,
Mrs. Spickett was member OF the
office staff of the B. M. Behrends
store, a position she held for ten
years.
Owned Theatres
49,
In 1918 Mr.. Spickett was appoint
IHantar,1,ad ON paQa TWQl
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-09-22
WORK
GOING FORWARD
EklUTNA PROJECT

Action is being rushed on the
$40 1885, Eklutna project, Joseph
Morgan, Chief of the investigation
Division of the Bureau of Recla-
nation, said today upon his return
from Today trip to Anchorage and
Palmer.
-Four drilling crews have moved
in, equipment and additional crews
are being moved in over the Alaska
Highway right now, all rolling
equipment has been purchased both
in Alaska and in the States" he
said. The crews are coming from
all parts of the West, wherever
available.
Photogramatry pictures are now
being flown by the Ryall Engineer
ing Company of Little Rock, ARK
These aerial reconnaissance survey
pictures are accurate within 20 feet
when flown at 10000 feet altitude
Morgan explained, and save much
time and money in survey work.
A nine-foot diameter tunnel Is
to be opened through Goat Noun
tain from Eklutna Lake to the KniK
River. Drilling crews are getting
data on the nature of the rock
through which the tunnel will go
Specifications on the project will ot
made up as soon as possible.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1950-09-22
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Sept. % = Closing
quotation of Alaska Juneau mine
stock today is Us, American Can
$685., Anaconda 357s, Curtiss-
Wright 9ss, International Harvester
81, Kennecott 65H2, New York Cen
trail 16M, Northern Pacific 24B,
US. Steel 1914, Pound $2.80s.
Sales today were 100000 shares.
Averages today are as follows; in
dustrials 22664. rails 67.90, utilities
1896.