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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-01-27
Amendment Would Provide
For Appointment of County
SuneFintendents

Should constitutional amendment
Glib 154) by four House members
be placed on the ballot and given vot.
er approval, county superintendent
would no longer be elected. Under
the bill by Aasheim, Sheldon, Kola1
and Haines, they would be appointed
by the county commissioners.
In introducing the bill, Aasheim
contends "the plan would make avail
able more candidates for the position
since there are many educators who
are reluctant to enter politics. 1t
would also lay the groundwork for
any future reorganization of school
districts; changing the administra-
tive unit in county could conceiv-
ably result in conflict of authority
and duplication of services" under
the present system.
Another constitutional amendment
Glib 147) would make the term of
all county, township, precinct and
municipal officers, four years. AL
though most county officers are now
elected for four to six year terms,
county attorneys, city and town may
ors, among others, have only two
year terms. Sponsors of HB lat are
Abel, Nelstead, Lucas and Schwin-
den.
A similar bill, SB 165, calling for
a constitutional amendment to set
certain qualifications and permit the
legislature to enact additional stand
ards for the State SUPPLEMENTARY,
mas been introduced in the Senate.
Sponsors of SB 165 are six Demo-
,rats and two Republicans. They are,
Democrats: Cumming, Schoonover,
0ussault, James, Rieder and Thies-
zen; Republicans: Shaw and Thomas.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-01-27
Back To The Old Stone Ace

| For some years small group of political
economic mastadons (Old Stone Age Repub-
LEANS that isl have been trying to build
case for what is popularity known as the 23rd
amendment to the U. S. Constitution
The proposal has been dropped in the Mon
tana legislative hopper as House Joint Reso-
luton TO- 1t is point 13 of the Montana Cote
better business climate" platform. 1t is spon-
sored by: Crum, Beam, Cerovski, Anderson
of Yellowstone, Resell, Goan, Schye, Lucas,
Haines, Johnson, Mathers, Regain, Killing,
Sullivan of Silver Bow, Stranahan and
StearnS
HJR 10 requests the Congress to propose
an amendment to the Constitution for ratifi-
cation by the so states Here are the four
sections OF the proposed amendment:
Section L. The Government of the United
States shall not engage in any business profess
sional, commercial, financial or industrial enter
prise except specified in the Constitution
Section 2. The Constitution or laws of any
State, or the laws of the United States shall not
be subject to the terms of any foreign domestic
agreement which would abrogate this amendment
SO. The activities of the United States Gov
eminent which violate the intent and purposes of
this amendment shall, within period of three (3)
years from the date of ratification of this amend
ment, be iquidated and the properties and facili-
ties affected shall be sold
Section A. Three 90 years after the ratfica-
ton of this amendment the Sixteenth Article of
amendments to the Constitution of the United
States shall stand repealed and thereafter Con-
gress shall not levy taxes personal incomes
estates, and/or gifts"
In addition to some of the more obvious
'amificatiOns including repeal of the income
ak, sewing up the private power monopoly
md turning over the post office for private
exploitation, this amendment would adverse
y affect the economic lives of practically
very American.
Farm-wise, the government would have
0 dispose of: REA administration, Produc-
ion Credit, Farmers Home Administration.
commodity Credit, the Bureau of Reclama-
on to name a few
Among other agencies which would no
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-01-27
DEMAND THE UNION LABEL

longer provide service to the people, but
would be turned over for private profit in
stead, would be: Social Security, Home Own
ers Loan Corp, the Forest Service, Postal
Savings, IVA, Bureau of Credit Unions, etc.
Altogether there are approximately 700
governmental agencies designed to provide
services to the American people, which would
have to be sold Cat probably five cents on
the dollar) to private profit-making corpora
TONS
What would happen to the price of grain
on both the domestic and international grain
markets if the Commodity Credit Corporation
was done away with? Would we not have a
return to the "good old (stone age) days.
when the farmer was at the complete mercy
of the grain commission men?
How many Americans could afford to build
a minimum protection for their later years
via private insurance, if Social Security was
abolished?
How much freedom of access would YOU
hunters and fishermen have to the forests
IT the government should be compelled to sell
the national forests to private operators?
CThose OF you who are acquainted with the
lack OF access to many Montana streams
including long sections of the Madison-aI-
ready know the answer)
Or, what about Hungry Horse. Fort Peck
~ OAoiiu ooulCS, uHuoT pTIVdCo utility own
ership? Could any locally-owned rural cleo
trc coop remain solvent and pay off their
indebtedness if they had to pay the substan-
tlal "middleman's take" for all of their DOW
er? How many such peoples organizations
would have to sell out at a fraction of their
worth, with private power in complete con-
troll of all power supply?
The proposed amendment would most GER
talnly take us back to the good old days..
out who, except the most crackpot among us.
would like to return to the period in history
when no brakes whatsoever were applied to
save corporate enterprise from it's own selfish
greed; when "the devil take the hindmost''
was the creed, and when the aim house was
the ultimate home of the more unfortunate
amongst us?-HLB
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-01-27
FIRST MAIL BY TRAIN

The first known instance of United
States mail being transported by rail
road was from Charleston, S. c., in
November, 1881.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1961-01-27

Some things are of that nature as
to make ones fancy chuckle, while
his heart doth ache.-Milton.
Kodiak mirror., 1961-05-05
Ben Benson, Designer of AIaska's Flag Tells of Early Life In The A|eutians

southernmost boundary of the pan handle to the northernmost limits of the Arctic lands. The flag itself was not new, the design having been adopted in 1927 by the old Territorial Legislature after an Alaska-wide contest, sponsored by the American Legion, turned up the now familiar gold stars on blue field.
 Ben Benson of Kodiak, who made the original design at the Methodist Mission school in Sew ard, now lives in Kodiak, and we have had the pleasure and honor of meeting and talking to him. In recounting the exciting day 34 years ago, Benny remembered that the telegram came and the teacher gasped and couldn't read it out loud. Her husband took it from her and read it to us." According to news stories at the time, the boy turned pale and Speechless, and could not respond to demands for speech from the other boys in class. q guess I was pale: l couldn't move in my seat. They closed the school that day and af- terward I got a lot of publicity and mail. It was funny-people would come to the mission and I'd go hide in the woods. And the let ters-I found lot of relatives 1 didn't know I had; everybody named Benson wanted to know if my dad was this or that"
 Much more publicity has since followed Ben Benson, but little mention has been made of his fam fly, and of how he grew up. He was
Kodiak mirror., 1961-05-05

went in with the surf. They would roll all the way over on the way in"
 In 1925 the Mission moved to Seward, perhaps to partially solve the supply problem-Ben doesn't remember. The Bear took all the boys, the Haida, the girls, and the Mission resettled, this time with a dairy herd and their first fresh milk. Two years later, at 13, Benny Benson's drawing became Alaska'S flag, and his words of description, inspiration for poem. Now set to music, it is Alaska's state song. He wrote, 'eThe blue field is for the Alaskan sky and the for-get-me-not, an Alaskan flower. The North Star is for the future state of Alas ka, the most Northerly of the Union. The Dipper is for the Great Bear, symbolizing strength" He was given an inscribed watch and $1,000 scholarship to the school of his choice, but he did not use the latter until 1888.
 In the meantime the senior Ben son had bought Ugaiushak Island and his son joined him in trapping blue fox there and on the mainland. It was profitable until the price dropped around 1884, likely com bination of the tickle tastes of the English women who were the iarg- est market for them, and the de- pression. By that time too, mink
 Continued on Page 14)
Kodiak mirror., 1961-05-05

were two ships in, they played each other. We had a pretty good ball field.
 "I remember around 1923 Jap anese ship came in sometimes. The Japanese wore long knives, like the Turkish ones, and they gave us candy to show them the island. They always had papers and were drawing (maps) until the Coast Guard came in one time and scared us and told us, No more of that And I was in Unalaska when the Round the World flyers came through. There were three planes, but one got wrecked at Port Hei- den. The other two landed on pon- toons and came right up to the beach. Ships had brought gas ahead and they fuelled up there. They let us out of school to see them and the pilots showed us all their gear.
 T remember when the Coast Guard ships would race the bidar- kas; they didn't have chance with the bidarkas. Three men could really make those things sing, go- ing through the water. "One of the last bidarkas Ben Benson recalls seeing was at Kanadak, sometime in the 192OS. "A man named Maxie, and his wife took tourists out in a 3-man bidarka. They all wore the kaminka, bearskin raincoat; they tied the pucker string of the bidar- ka tight around the waist, and the drawstrings of the kamink a around the wrists and face, and
Kodiak mirror., 1961-05-05
By MIRIAM J. ANGELL

When, on July 4th., 1859, Alaska celebrated its newly won statehood, ceremonies all over the state marked the great day, and the flag of Alaska flew in new splendor over cities and villages from the
Kodiak mirror., 1961-05-05

born in Chignik in 1913; his mother was of Aleut Russian descent, his father, a Swedish fisherman who came to the Territory in 1904. Mrs. Benson died of pneumonia when Ben was barely three, his brother and sister even younger. q knew Mrs. Eli Metrokin's mother in Chignik; she took care of us before we went to the Mission. My mother died in the fall and we went to the Mission the following fall. The boat we went on was the old Dora, the mail boat that went between Sew ard and Unalasha. My dad was mate on her for a while. She was the one that hit reef and carried a rock in her hull all the way to Seattle. It's in a park there"
 At the time, in 1916, the Mis- sion was located at Unalaska. In her book, Where The Wind Blows Free" Mary E. WincheH who taught there for number of years, describes life on that far away, -storm-lashed island. A Bostonian, Dr. A. w. Newhall, and his wife, several teachers and helpers, pro- vided warm, happy home for chill dren from the Aleutians and the Bristol Bay area, and a few from farther north, brought down on whaling ships. Some had only one parent; others had both parents but no schools in their home viii lages. They ranged in age from juSt-past-babyhood to the late teens, and depending on age and size, were expected to help with the work of keeping the large fam lily clean, fed, and clothed. They picked berries in season, and fished, gathered putschi stalks which are somewhat like celery, and the leaves of that plant for sea- soning-anything fresh and usable to supplement the staples that came but once year from Seattle
 A gift of boleek, (smoked sal mon), brought to some lucky child by the mailboat, or fresh orange from the expensive company store were treasured treats. Driftwoot that occasionally washed up on the barren island was valuable find and ship in port, a red letter day, But for all the austerity of their lives, there was the wonderful freedom of the windswept beach, love-that every child needs from grown-ups- the companion ship of many children.
 They really taught US to work at the Mission, MT. Benson re- membered, "They taught US how to make bread, sew, everything, but we had good times too. A lot of Coast Guard ships used to come in there, the old Unalga, Haida, Mojave Bear, Rush, and Thetis. The men played ball with us kids, and on the 4th of July when there
Kodiak mirror., 1961-03-31
These Pioneers Have Birthdays

The Pioneer Women of Alaska list of pioneers in the Home at Sitka lists the following with birth days in April: (Town given is place from which entered the Home.)
 M. M. (Jack) Higgins, April 5, 1877, Juneau; Joseph Bartline, April ?, 1888, Ketchikan; Jense Ol- sen, April 8, 1878, Juneau; Victor Haino, April 8 1888, Sitka; Fred McQuire, April 9, 1871, Fairbanks Herbert Cameron, April 10, 1868, Fairbanks; John Reinkin, April 15, 1883, Unalaska; Cyril J. DeWeilde, April Is, 1882, Berry; John Craw- ford, April 19, 1879, Anchorage; Christian Christensen, April p, 1885, Tenakee; Edna H. Sadler, April g, 1881, Wrangell; Albert J. Carlson, April 24, 1883, Ketchikan; Cyrias St Amand, April 24, 1882, Fairbanks; Casimir Naudts, April 26, 1882, Ophir; Mrs. Nellie Gas well, April 27, 1882, Anchorage; and Adolph Olson, April 30, 1875, Fairbanks.
 Any of the above can be con tacted by writing GO the Alaska Pioneers Home, Box 198, Sitka, Alaska.
Kodiak mirror., 1961-03-31

CHURCH OF CHRIST Sunday School 1000 A. M. Worship Service 10:45 A. M. Meeting Each Sunday Morning
 Tn The Old City Hall Bldg. For Information Call 486-2473
Kodiak mirror., 1961-03-31
POLICE SLOGAN

It's as easy to commit suicide by stepping on the gas as by turning on the gas.
Kodiak mirror., 1961-03-31

Another King Crab Festival Queen Zehe TyearOd Junior in the Kodiak of blue Miss Zehe is the daughter
 She holds the distinction of Naval Station hospital hobbies ing She is sponsored by Knudsens. Photo By Ameigh
Kodiak mirror., 1961-03-31
KODIAK DIRECTORY

BARTENDERS LOCAL 875 A.F.L. Meets on 2nd Sunday of every month, 12 noon al Fishermen's
 Hall.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1961-12-01

Miss Ruth Jones became the
bride of Carl M. Carlson in a eere-
mony performed by FIR. C. R: King.
ut was a rather ironical circum-
stance that preceded the marriage,
inasmuch as many rumors were
current that the groom, big Carl,
had been accidently killed a day or
so ago. And the manner OF MS
death was reported in ten differ
ent ways. However, the ghost
seems to have arisen from his
grave and is now securely locked
in the embrace of happy welded
bliss" ed. note: That's just what
the man wroteD
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1961-12-01

tresses in the Federal Jail in re-
prisal. Happily for the safety of
all concerned, assistant deputy
marshall Beanie" Summerlin dis
covered the blaze before it got un-
derway and extinguished it, put
ting Fanny in solitary confinement.
Serving a 90-day sentence i'm
posed on her by Commissioner
Naughton, she also has another 90
day suspended sentence which the
Commissioner will revoke should
she show any further display of
mis-conducts.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1961-12-01

Kodiak Community Baptist
Cuhrch was presented with a Ma
son Hamlin organ by the American
Baptist Mission and Coe Hayne and
his son, John. cd. note: The news
item ended thusly, "The Rev. Nor
ony extends hearty invitation to
everyone to attend a service and
hear it's meow and dulcet tones
We presume Rev. Morony meant
mellow tones typographical err
ror, we hope!)
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1961-12-01

Miss Dorothy McGinnis of Sc
attic became the bride of Harry J..
Whitaker last Saturday. FIR. C. r.
King officiated, with Miss V. Amel-
ing and William Hardin as wit
nesses. The groom operates the
newly opened Ford Garage.
Ray Martin threw open the doors
of his remodeled and enlarged
Club Liquor Store.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1961-12-01

The Rowley Photo Company was
purchased by Mrs. Cecil (Pat) Hell
sci from Verne Rowley In addition
to Photographic department, Hell
sells carried complete line of Ell
gin and Hamilton watches as well
as jewelry. Eric Blankenburg was
furnishing watch and jewelry re-
pair service.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1961-12-01

"Cold snaps followed by rains
make the street more than little
treacherous. Why not eliminate the
danger of bad spills by sprinkling
a little gravel along the icy spots?
This is especially needed on the
main street as the traffic tends to
make it particularly icy".
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1961-12-01
Week of April IL, 1871

Stanley Nelson, manager of o.
Kraft & Son grocery department,
received a certified check from the
Ice Carnival Committee in Fair
banks for $3.50 as a prize IN the
recent Dog Derby held there. Mr..
Nelson. a newcomer to the Terri
tory. will frame the check as a
souvenir, rather than cash it.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1961-12-01
Week of April S, 1941

I'm the same manner, as many
other rumors start, absolutely with
out any vestiage of truth, the Mir
rOr hears that the Kodiak Publish
ing Company is CONTROLLED by GER
tain lacal business.
We wish to vehemently beny any
such association and state that
there is no such person, other than
the publisher, who holds any finan-
cial interest in this newspaper and
publishing business" ed. note
We have quoted the above editorial
written by the then-publisher, Gene
Dawson, exactly as printed. The
typographical errors are not ours. }
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1961-12-01

Joining the Kodiak Mirror staff
is j. r. Jones, veteran printer, who
will be assistant to Mrs. Lillian
Lamme, plant foreman. Other staff
members are Victor Malutin, type
setter, and Sam Morrison, print
er's devil. A job printing depart
ment will be opened shortly.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1961-12-01
Here Is A Chronology Of Events
As They Happened In The Year 1941

wire from Mr.. Dawson last week
stated he had purchased equipment
for real honest-to-goodness
printed newspaper, which he will
install upon his return here.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1961-12-01

Jack Benson, who represents the
Alaska Game Commission, and Mrs.
Benson returned from Seward on
the Brown Bear. With them were
their new baby daughter, born in
Seward just before Christmas, and
their ether young daughter.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1961-12-01

A fully equipped bassinet and
baby clothing has been donated
to Griffin Memorial Hospital by
the Girl Scouts. The girls sold
candy for funds with which to pur-
chase the bassinet, mattress and
blankets, and made the clothing.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1961-12-01

The Senior Ball, an annual affair
honoring the graduating members
of the Kodiak High School, was
held last Tuesday night.
Those students graduating who
were present were Roy Madsen,
class president, Norrine Johnson,
Irene King, Theo Malutin, Phyllis
Sholl and Lars Larsen.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1961-12-01
Week of April 26, 194I

Week of April 26, 1871
FIR. Alexander Zolotavski, rector
of the RuSsianlGreek Orthodox
Church, was recently appointed
Marriage Commissioner of Kodiak
Island and villages on the Alaska
Peninsula b or d er n g Shelikoff
Straits, Chignik and Perryville.
The appointment was made by
Judge Hellenthal, Third Division.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1961-12-01

The Griffin Memorial Hospital
Guild held it's regular meeting on
January 7. Mrs. Leo Sears and Mrs.
Sutliff were named on the commit
tee to make plans for benefit ba-
zaar to be held in the Spring.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1961-12-01

Miss Beatrice Malutin celebrated
her birthday with party at her
home on March 30. Guests present
included Topsy Jerling, Betty Cher
noff, Zoe Sholl, Donna Frost, Ma
RE Christoffersen, Dolly Olsen,
Lorraine Magnuson, Anne Chichen-
off, Raphaella and Mickie Bitoni,
Cherry Mae Morrison, Cecilia
King, lone Norton, Rondena Loe.
Elizabeth Panamaroff, Margery
Derenoff and Harriet Olsen.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1961-12-01

Roy Madsen saves the lives of
two men, Capt. Snapper" Larsen,
,awner of the Elmer Boyer, and a
friend when the two men had been
overcome by carbon monoxide
poisoning while repairing the mo-
tor in the engine room of the boat.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1961-12-01

The Kodiak Girl Scouts, under
the leadership of Scoutmistress
Margaret Sutliff, are making plans
to hold benefit dance at Blinn's
Hall on April Is.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1961-12-01
Week of February 7, 1941

Fresh orchids, carnations and
gardenias were brought into Ko-
diak for the wedding of Clara
Chase and Clayton De Land, who
were married at the Baptist Church
Saturday.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1961-12-01

Clark Andersen, representing
Zellerbach Paper Company, Mottet
Hardware and other national con-
Germs, arrived on his initial trip of
1941. ED note: Mr.. Andersen is
still making trips to Kodiak.)
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1961-12-01

o. Kraft and Son advertised their
special blend of coffee at 80 cents
per pound-ladies sweaters, $3.50
to $3.50-gowns and slips, $1.15 to
1878.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1961-12-01
Week of January 10, 1941

A midnight New Years service
will be held at the Russian Church
on January 81.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1961-12-01
Week of March I, 1941

week OF March Z, l94l
The first issue of the Kodiak Mir
ror printed mechanically rolled off
the press-a great improvement
over the mimeographed sheets of
previous issues.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1961-12-01

A public reading and recreation
room is to be opened next week in
the Community Baptist Church.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1961-12-01
Week of March 20, I941

w. J. Erskine Co. advertised
Wonderful assortment of house
dresses at ST. .95 each and Holeproof
Hosiery at 8 pair for SIPS. (Wish
we could find those prices now.)
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1961-12-01

sWhile the cows are still seen
on the streets of Kodiak, the public
is assured they are being gradually
driven from the streets"
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1961-12-01

From the classified section:
FOR SALE-One Wilkie Button,
style 1910. Good as new, no use to
owner. Apply office of Mirror.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1961-12-01

The Totem Igloo Curio and Gift
Shop, open about four months, adj
ded 800 square feet of space to the
store.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1961-12-01

Miss Helen Geldard and Carl
Metzgar were married last Tuesday
by Rev. Morony. Mr.. and Mrs. Err
win attended the couple. The
groom is employed at Helscl Photo
Shop.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1961-12-01

Leroy Munson and Ruby Jewett,
both of Kodiak, were married by
Commissioner Naughton on Janu-
airy IL.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1961-12-01

Father A. Zolotavski of Juneau
arrived on the Cordova and is ex-
pected to remain here for some
time.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1961-12-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Chya an
nounce the birth of son, Paul
Wayne, at Griffin Memorial Hos
pital on January 81.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1961-12-01
Week of January IL, 1941

A daughter, Sharon Elaine, was
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Van
Meter on January IA at Griffin Me-
mortal Hospital
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1961-12-01
Week of May "a, 1871

Week of May "a, 1871
Headline:
OF. FANNY FIRES
FEDERAL FORTRESS FRIDAY
Having been incarcerated in the
local bastile for being drunk and
disorderly," Mrs. Fanny Brinner
attempted to set fire to some mat