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Kodiak mirror., 1961-10-07
One Cent Sales Tax Increase Voted In Merrill Coon Reelected Mayor

Kodiak voters in an almost three to-one decision added another one cent to the sales tax now paid.
 They also voted in present Mayor Merrill Coon for another term of two years, and chose two new members to sit on the Council. The two are Morris Burnham and Eldon Lester.
 The one cent sales tax increase was given the affirmative nod by 223 voters with 84 registering op- position. Ratification of the ordin- ance, No. 245 eliminates the pres ent personal property tax. The new levy does not go into effect until the first of the year, however.
 Voters also ratified Ordinance No. 246, which gave K.E.A. a twen- ty-year franchise in providing cleo trical services for Kodiak. Vote was 268 for, and 34 against.
 Remaining council members are Bill Criss, Bill Worth, Nick Frost and Wilton White. Retiring Coun-
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University Study Group Here Monday
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These recommendations may lead to significant changes in the adult education services provided for Alaskans by their state university"
 The men making the trip include Dr. J. Roby Kidd, secretary-treas- urer of the Social Science Research Council of Canada and former ex- ecutive director of the Canadian Adult Education Association; Dr. Julius M. Nolte, dean of the Uni versity Extension of the University of Minnesota; and pr. Lloyd Drury, dean of statewide service at the University of Nevada.
 University of Alaska officials making the trip include pr. George Worthington A d a m s, academic vice-president; pr. Arthur Buswell, dean of statewide services and head of the Cooperative Extension Serv- ice; and John Niemi, assistant to the president.
Kodiak mirror., 1961-10-07

Kodiak will be the first stop for a group of educators from the Uni versity of Alaska touring the state, who will arrive here Monday morn ing. A no4host luncheon is planned for them at the Town Club.
 The study is being conducted in relation to the University of Alas ka Division of Statewide Services program and is being financed by a grant of $15,OO0 from the Fund for the Advancement of Education of the Ford Foundation
 President of the University, Dr. William R, Wood, commenting on the visit of the group, stated:
 Using their observations on the trip and the advice of community leaders in the locales they visit, the members of the study group will present recommendations to the state university and administrative personnel of the Board of Regents.
Kodiak mirror., 1961-10-07
Music Trails
 Concert Oct. 16

The Alaska Music Trail, spon- sored by the Kodiak Business & Professional Women, will open the season of fine music on Monday, Oct. Is at 8:15 in the Kodiak High School Auditorium with a gala and unique concert, the four brilliant hands of Milton and Peggy Salkind, at one piano.
 Both members of this lively and gifted young husband and wife team are graduates of the Juilliard School in New York. They have been acclaimed on both East and West coasts for their special cate gory of musical performance, the presentation of original four-hand works.
 They also appear on occasion as duo-pianists, at two pianos, es- pecially with orchestra. They have appeared at two pianos with the Boston Pops Orchestra, the San Francisco Symphony, and with the New York Chamber Symphony.
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Visitor Here
 From EIIensburg

A visitor from Ellensburg, Wash ington, Mrs. Virginia Driver, ar rived here Tuesday to spend a week or ten days.
 Mrs. Driver is a cousin of Del Valley, and is visiting her husband, Herb, who is working on the con struction of the Cold Storage plant. She is staff member of the Ellens- burg daily newspaper.
Kodiak mirror., 1961-10-07
Mrs. Acheson On School Board

Mrs. Betty Acheson was elected to the Kodiak Independent District School Board, in the election Tues day.
 Mrs. Acheson was the lone candi- date. She tallied 298 votes out of a possible 322. Several write-in can didates received vote each.
 Mrs. Acheson is the wife of Rob- ert Acheson, of the firm of Donnel- ley and AcheSon.
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cilmen are John Patterson and Fred Brechan, each of whom have served four and three years re- spectively.
 Morris Red" Burnham is the owner of the Kodiak Welding and long time resident of Kodiak. Eldon Lester is partner in the firm of Island Electronics and the Kodiak Amusement Company.
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 On returning home, Realtor con. vention delegates from Fairbanks raved over the wonderful hospi- tality and beautiful scenery of Ko- diak," according to an article in Jessen's Weekly, Fairbanks news paper.
 They expressed their apprecia- tion for the excellent entertain ment here, and cited "Dr. Bob Johnson's hometown show, The Milikens.'
 Other comments about Kodiak included this one from Judge Forbes: We were greatly i'm pressed with the apparent eco homie wealth of Kodiak, it's great ranching industry, the building of a new cold storage plant and the year-round crab industry here"
 Miss Gradelle Leigh, who won the Realtor of the Year award, stated also that Kodiak was a beau tiful city and had great real estate and industrial possibilities.
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Local Guard
 Unit Inspected

A former commander of the Ko- diak National Guard unit inspected troops of the local organization at the regular meeting on Wednesday evening.
 Capt. Edward Pagano, now a resident of Juneau, spoke to local guardsmen on command inspection activities and plans for the coming National Guard encampment, ten tatively scheduled for the period 18 March to l April 1862. Capt. Pagano is the son of Mrs. August Heitman, local resident.
 Capt. Pagano also informed local guardsmen on developments con corning activation of National Guard units in the United States in the present international crisis. Capt. Pagano's present assignment is Operations & Training Officer for the Alaska National Guard.
 Promotion of It. Arnold Bier ken, company commander, to Cap tain was also announced at the meeting. Three other men were re- gently promoted to grade of Pri- vate First Class. They are Mitchell J. Chya, James Loe, and Preston Shively.
 Neil Berestoff also recently en- listed in the local unit.
 On Sunday, October l, members of the unit trained in the Bells Flats area with the units heavy weapons, two 81MM mortars and 106MM rifle.
 In addition to other activities the unit is preparing for participation in military maneuver scheduled for mid-November.
Kodiak mirror., 1961-10-07
S1OO,OOO Fire
 At Teller, Alaska

NOME (P) = A fire which be- gan Wednesday afternoon des- troyed the Teller Commercial Co. building at Teller with the loss estimated at $1O0,OO0. The owner is Rep. Bob Blodgett.
 The fire destroyed the winter food and oil supply which had just been stocked
Kodiak mirror., 1961-10-07
JobIess Rate Up

JUNEAU (H) = Alaska's insured unemployment rate moved up to 5.4 percent during the week ended Sept. 30. This compared with 50 percent during the previous week and 3.5 percent for the same week in 1860.
 Officials attributed the rise to unemployment in fishing and con- Struction industries.
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ANCHORAGE-George Shamrock elected mayor of Anchorage, with George Eyer a close runner-up as write-in. Sales tax ordinance was defeated. John Hughes, former Ko- diak lawyer elected to three-year term on the school board.
Kodiak mirror., 1961-10-07
Mirrored Reflections
By SIG DECREE

In our opinion the people of Ko- diak are to be congratulated on passage of the one-cent raise in sales tax to replace the personal property tax levy.
 We say congratulated" because we feel this eliminates one of the most objectionable taxes on the books. Second, we think the people of Kodiak will derive more funds from the sales tax, in a painless sort of way, which will in turn be reflected in greater benefits to the greatest number-for it must be remembered these taxes are solely for municipal use-the bene- fits show up in improved city utili- ties and services.
 We are not one to advocate in crease in taxes-in fact we think on the whole they are too high al ready. We are opposed to any in- crease in federal taxes-pouring money into federal coffers can be an endless proposition-there's a hole in the bottom that will never be plugged. But for municipal taxes you get something tangible something for your money. If you don't you can do something about it.
 Just word in passing about an- other civic improvement h t should be occupying the thinking of everybody-that is the City i- brary-museum building. 1t takes long years to acquire something like that-long years of dreaming, talking, planning, constructing. And yet such project is an abso- lute necessity--as necessary almost as food and drink-and especially for a city such as Kodiak, where children and adults are miles away from such cultural centers. Where would a Lincoln have been without books-or other great men of the past? Kodiak's historical heritage must be preserved in fit and pro- per museum. An estimate of $15O,- GOO has been suggested as the prob able cost of such a building. That should come close. The emphasis should be on good and proper structure, fireproof and adequate. Thus we will in future years point
Kodiak mirror., 1961-10-07
Election News Around The State

SITKA R = Voters named R. J. Cushing and Gene Prewitt to three year terms on the City Council. M. S. Mitrovitch elected to two-year term and Don E. McGraw to one year term.
Kodiak mirror., 1961-10-07
on the waterfront Howard Wakefield Placed In Charge Of Cold Storage

Howard Wakefield has been ap- pointed manager of the Kodiak Cold Storage plant now under con- struction here, according to Flu gene F. Craig, a member of the firm.
 Craig and Dick Sweezey, part ners in the cold storage venture, were in town this week, checking on the construction now going on.
 Wakefield was formerly with Wakefield Fisheries at Port Wake field. He is native Alaskan, hav- ing been born in Wrangell. At pres ent he is in the lower 48.
 Cold storage officials are very optimistic as to outlook here. There is a possibility of several other plants adjacent to Alaskan waters that may close down on the open ing of the plant here, which would mean most of the halibut would be funnelled through Kodiak.
 t
 An Alaskan salmon that was ca vorting around in the cold waters of Icy Strait a couple of months ago made fast trip deep in the heart of Texas-in can, of course and since salmon don't have any private life anymore, just about everything that happened to him since July 12 is known.
 The Texans who opened can of 1861 Alaskan salmon found a salmon tag, number c 1902. He re- turned the tag to the fish company whose label was on the can. The company in turn forwarded the tag to the Fish and Game Department at Juneau. The records showed the pink was caught, canned, la- beled, wholesaled and then retailed by food store in Texas, all in the space of two months.
 It was believed the reason why this tag escaped unnoticed was partly because it was white. The yellow and red ones are easier to spot. The Texan got his dollar.
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 JUNEAU (E) = The 40-foot fish, ing boat Bertha R., owned and op- erated by Barton Sollars of Sitka, went aground and sank near the mouth of the Sitak River Wednes- day. Sollars, six others aboard, reached shore safely.
 t
 Ole Sedenius of Kodiak, skipper of the freezer ship "Michelle Eve," and his wife donated two Alaska to Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo.
 The birds were doing a little aerlal hltch-h1klng aboard the 137- foot ship, as it operated off the Kuskokwin River. It's the first time the ZOO has been able to get ptar- migan, it was said.
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 An interesting development in the shrimp industry that may have it's. effect in Kodiak some day, was reported in an Anchorage paper re- gently.
 A Louisiana firm, Goldhill Food Corporation, announced it will pur- chase Alaska shrimp and process and freeze it for commercial mar
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HAYNES tP) r Leo Osterman elected mayor and John Fox and L. E. Wyrick named to three-year council terms. Marty Tangs elected to two-year council terms and Helen Fenn to school board. Haines voters also approved proposal that council consider consolidation with neighboring Chilkoot. At Chilkoot voters approved similar proposal to consider consolidation.
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CORONA (4) = John Lefevre elected mayor in Tuesday voting. Voters also approved boost in the City sales tax from 2 to percent and okayed $1 million sewer bond issue. William Sherman and Will liam Reid elected to three-year city council terms. La Vern Johnson and Charles Nestor elected to two year terms.
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In opinion the people of Ko with pride dk be congratulated well enjoy adequate
The Sidney herald., 1961-04-26
VIEW STUDY GROUP
HOLDS MEETING

The regular meeting of the VIEW
Study Group held April 18th was
opened with the Pledge of Alleg-
lance to the Flag.
Math Dasinger presided over
the meeting, which was conducted
as an open forum.
Russell Mercer presented an in
formative, explanation of the func-
tons of the World Court and the
Importance of the Connally re
%servation.
Vic Overcast, director Of Mon
tanans For Better Citizenship,
gave a short and interesting talk
and answered questions from the
floor. Among other things, ne ex-
planned the strategy used in the
attacks against patriotic organiza-
tons.
In the course of the open forum
discussion Dasinger explained that
the John Birch Society Blue Book
and all other material of the
organization is available.
Copies of the newspaper IN
DEPENDENT AMERICAN were
distributed. The next meeting was
set for May 1st., which is Loyalty
day.
Rev. McNutt offered the closing
.raVPr
The Sidney herald., 1961-04-26
Hardy 0yrd
RsdgegGsCzs

Fourteen little folks gathered at
the VIM. Fink home Thursday af-
ternoon to help Debby Fink cele-
brate her sixth birthday. She re-
ceived many lovely birthday gifts.
MIR and Mrs. Nels Frandsen
and Mrs. Johanna Hansen spent
Sunday afternoon visiting at the
john Hundtoft home.
Mrs. Chris Iversen entered the
local hospital Tuesday where she
is expected home Wednesday.
Bobbie Iversen, Tom Hundtoft
and Milo Lamphier were three
of the boys of Ridgelawn school
entering the spelling contest held
in Sidney Saturday. Milo Lamph-
Ter was the winner of the contest
for first graders.
Russell Dige was honored on
Monday evening, the occasion be-
ing his 18th birthday. Guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Frandsen an6
The Sidney herald., 1961-04-26
COUPLES ATTEND
EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE

o of Government, Harvard Uni
versity "The Soviet Cultural
Offensive Against Freedom;" The
Honorable Walter H. Judd, Mem
Der, House of Representatives,
United States Congress "The
theological Struggle" DR.. Ken
meth D. Wells, President, Freedoms
Foundation at Valley Forge =
Freedom from Terror: A Basic
Right of Man," Charles Vetter,
US. Information Agency = "What
US. Officials Need to Know
About Foreign Duty" Admiral
Arleigh Burke, Chief of Naval
Operations = Education for Re
sponsibility = The answer to the
Communist Challenge"
The Conference ended with the
showing of the motion picture
1.-The Spy Next Door" - a doc
umentary presentation of the
ramifications of the communist
international espionage organiza-
ton.
The Sidney herald., 1961-04-26
National Retail
Credit Week Set
For April 1879

All phases of the American GUS
tom of buying on credit will be
publicly discussed and examined
during National Retail Credit
Week to be observed nationally
from April % through April 20,
1861.
The purpose of National Retail
Credit Week, which is sponsored
jointly by the National Retail
Credit Association and the Credit
Bureau OF Sidney, is to encourage
sound credit sales and to impress
upon credit customers the impor-
lance of meeting all obligations.
Every community, where Ma
tiOnal Retail Credit Week will be
observed, will benefit by the
high-lighting of the important role
of consumer credit in national and
local economies.
Earle A. Nirmaier, president of
the National Retail Credit Associ-
alton, stated recently that the
merit of personal credit cannot
really be eValuated.
1t is more than a temporary
substitute for cash. 1t is a prac-
tical convenience which, when
used intelligently and properly,
serves as a symbol of integrity and
a source of personal prestige.
The detectives of National Re
tail Credit Week are to "encour-
age the broadest use of consumer
credit consistent with sound bust
ness principles and the welfare
Of the community and to coun-
sci and protect the consumers
against the tragedy of going into
debt beyond their ability to pay
"The intelligent use of credit, ,
Nirmaier pointed out, "bringS
many of the good things of life
within reach of those who migh-
never enjoy them if they had tt
defer each purchase until they
saved the necessary cash."
Nirmaier urged consumers t
guard their credit as a sacred
trust because 81 will serve you
during your entire lifetime as thu
means for obtaining the many
goods and services you consider
necessary for a wholesome, heal.
thy and comfortable life"
The Sidney herald., 1961-04-26

evening at her home. There were
about IA ladies present.
Mrs. Ray Smart recently enter
tanned at a Topper Ware party.
There were several ladies pres
ent from town besides quite a
number of ladies from the neigh
,borhood.
Wilmer Rau went on a business
trip to Williston on Monday. He
was accompanied by Douglas Rau
and Jerald Kukus.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Lorenz and
daughter Debbie of Ocean Side,
California, visited last Tuesday
evening at the Victor A. Lorenz
nome. They were Friday evening
dinner guests at the Ruben Ham
burg home. Other guests were Mr..
and Mrs. Alex Scheetz.
The Sidney herald., 1961-04-26

DR.. and Mrs. c. o. Watkins and
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Page motored
to Chicago where they attended
the seventh annual National-In-
dustrial an Educational Confer
ence April 10, IL, IL. The theme
of the Conference was Education
and Freedom in a World of Con-
flict." The three-day session was
recognized by President Kennedy
and ]. Edgar Hoover through tele-
grams sent by them to the dele
gates and personnel in attendance.
This is a project of the Institute
for American Strategy in coopera-
ton with the us. Department of
Health, Education and Welfare
and other organizations represent
ing industry, the military, educ
alton, and government.
Detectives of the Conference
The challenge is to the best
brains in America from our
schools and government, from in
dustry and research, from the mil
itary and communications:
How can we provide the citizens
and statesmen of 1875 - now in
our schools - with an accurate
and meaningful understanding of
the nature of Communism and its
challenge to America and free
| dom?
How can we emphasize and
revivify for them the fundamen-
tails of our own political, social and
economic order and the democratic
values inherent therein?
How can we inStill in our youth
the qualities of dynamic leader
ship which will enable them tc
demonstrate to the peoples of the
world the efficacy of the values Of
the free society?
How can we find effective anc
efficient ways and means of in
Producing into our high school:
and colleges training to develop
in our youth such understanding
and aWareneSS.
Sixty outstanding authorize.
in the fields of government, edu.
cation, industry, and the military
Il1lOuSll dQOl CoSCS, CO14ICl Cl4CSH
and discussions attempted to aler
those in attendance to one of thu
prob1ems in GA World of Con
~flict," the problem of our citizens
education about Communism.
eff the educational, business
governmental and communit,
leaders of America cannot NEE
this challenge, then humanity TO
a thousand years may be tn
loser" With this challenge in minI
men like Charles H. Percy, Pres
ident of Bell & Howell Co. spok
on Democratic Versus Communis
tic Values: The Challenge t
American Educators" Russell ,
Humbert, President, De Pau1
University = freedom throug
Education;;" William c. Sullivan
Chief of Research, Federal Burea.
of Investigation = Communists
and Education in the Unite
States;" DR.. w. Y. Elliott, Profes
The Sidney herald., 1961-04-26
FARMERS


The TANNERS Mercantile Eleva-
tor Co. of Sidney, has begun work
on the remodelling of the cover
ed driveway at the elevator, and
enlargement of the doors, to ac-
commodate larger trucks. Work
started this week with the Tbber-
son Co. of Minneapolis in charge
of the construction. There will
also be some repair work done on
variuS parts of the building, ac-
cording to Philip Peterson, ele-
vator manager. Work is expected
to be completed in late April. No
estimate of costs was available,
pending the extent of the repai
program.
The Sidney herald., 1961-04-26
Power City

Mrs. Philip Scheetz called re-
Gently in her neighbOrhoOd on a
cancer drive.
Oscar Smith is recovering nicely
at his home after being in the
hospital for a couple weeks, with
a stroke. His brother has been
carrying the mail on Skaar Rt.
during his illness. Oscar expects
to be back on the job about May
J..
Mrs. Andrew Petersen Jr. and
daughter Barbara hope to be back
from Rochester this week, where
Barbara had been in the hospital
about five weeks.
Mrs. Wilmer Lorenz entertained
at a Stanley party last Wednesday
The Sidney herald., 1961-04-26

son Timothy, Mr.. and Mrs. Enoch
Iverson and daughter Peggy, his
grandmother, Mrs. Johanna Han
sen and Marcella Hansen who is
visiting here from California.
MIR. and Mrs. Nels Baadsgaard
and Sharon spent Sunday after
noon visiting at the VIM. Fink
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Putnam
spent Monday evening visiting at
the Ejnar Rasmussens.
The Sidney herald., 1961-04-26
MRS. ALBERT SOBOLIK SR..
BIRTHDAY DINNER GUEST

Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Sobolik
Tr entertained at a family dinner
at their home Sunday honoring
Mrs. Sobolik ST., on her birthday
an-niversary. Guests included Mr..
and Mrs. Eston Sobolik and family
and Mrs. Sobolik Sr.'s., brother
Frank Kelly. Dinner wa served
at 2 o'clock at an attractively, APP
pointed dinner table, after which
; social hour was enjoyed.
Evening star., 1961-04-11
D. C. SECURITIES

Sales-Pot Elec Pwr com-5O at 43s4,
5 at 43s4, 100 at 43l2, 50 at 4394,
tsntt 80 4. ts,e.qeb5 r. iqs at 44N 4 a., "a at 4S
etaoinss shrdlu cmfvyp moi ESHI
Evening star., 1961-04-11
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO. April IL (APD Soy
bean futures raced ahead today with
old-crop months holding gains Of
around cents a bushel most of the
time on the Board Of Trade. The new
crop months advanced about half that
range while grains continued their
downward trend.
The Government report after the
close Of trading yesterday Of stocks
of soybeans on farms as of April l
was the bullish factor in the pit
"a. At noon; :Sysesps were were 3asSSSss. sSs..
wheat ls-lh lower, May ,s47s; corn
unchanged to "a lower, May 1.09ss
oats h-ss lower, May so cents, rye
la-3 cents. lower. May 1.14h.
ChlcaEO Cash Markets
No wheat or soybean sales. Corn
No. . yellow l .0634 4-07Ia: No. 3 yell
low l 1.03s4-05a4; No. 4 yellow. %: No.
5 yellow 95h-9994; sample Grade yell
white 81. Barley: Mating choice i 10
20 nominalF@ feed 93-l 90 nominal
Evening star., 1961-04-11
Steel Output
Rises 3.o%
DurinqWeek

NEW YORK, April IL (AP).
Steel production continued
upward last week with the
second best week-to-week gain
of 1861. -
The rise was the fourth in
a row but leaves the industry
still operating at under 60 per
cent of estimated capacity.
Output totaled 1885, 900 net
tons 70 ra 3.9 per cent increase
over the previous, weeks l.
633, 900. The only greater in
crease was during the second
week of the year, when there
was an 8.9 per cent rise over
the previous holiday week. The
latest gain was three times
the rise of the week before.
Weekly statistics of the
American Iron g. Steel Insti-
tute showed production for
the year to date was 81, ,654, 900
tons or 41.6 per cent under the
37,067.000 tons of the similar
year-ago period.
Evening star., 1961-04-11
COTTON

NEW YORK, April IL (APl.-Cot-
ton futures were irregular today.
Hedging and liquidation caused nearby
months to sag. Distant months were
support.
Southern advices reported generally
clear weather over much of the cotton
belt which vas favorable for field
preparation.
Late afternoon prices were IS cents
bale lower to 10 cents higher than
the previous close. May 33lS, July
1896 and October 34.40.