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Mailboat Service
Out In Two Years
The Post Office Department is
planning to abandon mail boat
service in favor of airplanes for
first class mail deliveries out of
Anchorage and Fairbanks to the
northwest part of Alaska, includ
ing the Aleutians, within about
two years. * ■
This plan was on timed by Dep
uty* Pbstmaster General Edward
Sessions in a meeting with Sens.
Bartlett, Gruening and Rep. Riv
ers. The delegation vigorously pro
, tested Session’s plan for allowing
Seattle boat operators to bid on
a mail boat contract coming up
for renewal July 1 for service
from Seward to the Aleutians.
The contract at present is held
by the Seward based Aleutian
Transport Co., who ply the mail
fj&ute with the 'Expansion.
The contract goes for $2154)00.
Bridge Experts
Here For Evening
special guests of the Duplicate
Bridge Club on the Kodiak Naval
Station at their Wednesday even
ing session were Lt. Col. E. Dale
Bryson of Elmendorf Air Force
Base and Mr. and Mrs. Winslow
Randall of Redlands, California.
Mr. Randall is president of the
American Contract Bridge Associ
ation.
He and Mrs. Randall have visit
ed in Fairbanks prior to their ar
rival here, and will also visit in
Anchorage before returning to
their home. Winners of the
Wednesday evening play were Lt.
Commander and Mrs. H. A.
Behre, first; Ensign and Mrs. J.B.
Love joy, second; Miss Johnnie
Sue Melton and Lt. Cmdr. D. H.
Ellis, third and Mrs. Jack Hinckel
and Mrs. Merrill Coon who tied
for fourth place.
Dr. A. i. Porborski
Was House Guest
Dr. Anny I. Porborski, of Fair
banks, has been a house guest of
Mr. and Mrs. Emil Knudsen this
week.
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Mrs. Porborski has been invited
to attend the American /Associa
tion of University Wom^p 'Inter
national convention, to be held at
Helsinki, Finland, in August:* An
attendance of 20.000 delegates is
expected from all over the world.
She will be AAUW Chairman of
International' Relations.
The group, will; t^pr Finland
prior to the convention then tour
in Russia returning in September.
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Free Trash Haul
Today Is Final ,
Despite a shortage of volunteer
workers an estimated 60 loads of
trash were hauled to the dump
this week in the current Clean-up
Campaign, Mayor Merrill Coon an
nounced today.
“While 60 loads is a lot, “Mayor
Coon added, “there is probably
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still that much that could be
gotten rid of if we could get the
cooperation we need from every*
one.
Today should wind up the clean
up, he added, and trucks will be
available all day for anyone who
neeiji^ them. A call to the City
Hail will bring quick action.
Mecca Cab and Ace Cab have
offered their wreckers for hauling
Wrecks away,, and Mayor
Coon expressed his appreciation
for theiir assistance, as well sa
the following: Russell Wright,
who furnished two trucks, a driver
and himself; Harry Felton and
Alaska Transfer, both who fur
nished trucks; and Frank Mc
Conaghy, who hired a man.
Mayor Coon also expressed
thanks to the Kodiak Mirror and
the AFRS radio-TV stations for
publicity furnished.
Big Group Here
At Crab Festival
A plane load of members from
the Chamber of Commerce in An
chorage may be in attendance for
the two - day celebration of the
King Crab Festival, May 1-2.
The group contacted Ray Mar
tin, Agent here for PNA, on
accomodations, events, etc., and
indicated interest in coming over.
Martin also stated arrange
ments are going forward for the
large group of newsmen and PNA
officials to accompany the first
direct flight to Kodiak from Seat
tle, May 1. Plans now are for the
group to arrive early Friday and
depart at 6 p.m.
IT’S A GIRL
'Christened Cynthia Gail, a baby
girl was born to Patsy Jean and
Arlie T. Ward, at the Naval Sta
tion hospital, April 14.
Cynthia weighed five pounds,
one ounce at birth. Ward is AB1,
U.3. Navy, and is serving with
Naval Station Air Detachment.
TV SCHEDULE
Saturday
1:30—'Test Pattern Music
2:00—To Be Announced
4:00—Polka Parade
4:45—Tangent Film (Sahara)
5:00—Highroad To Danger
5:30—Traffic Cohrt ...
6:00—Robin Hood
6:30—People Are Funny
7:00—Sherwood Affair
7:30—Adventure Tomorrow
8:00—Saturday Night Cinema
“They Drive By Night”
9:30—Town Hall Party
Sunday
1:00—Music in' Stereo
2:00—To Be Announced
4:00—All Star Golf
5:00—Teeny’s Tots (Live)
,6:0Q—The Christophers
(ji^OfjMusic Is My Beat
7:00—Dermis Day
7:30—My Little Margie
8:00—Caesar’s Hour
9:00—Star Performance *
9:30—The Star And The Story
10:00—Club Checkerboard
10:45—Industry On Parade
Here, 1. r and Everywhere
■ •...••’.By SIG MGREe7 . ’•7.- ’ .7, •••
“Spon feeding” of children has
been blanmed for the high rate
of drop-outs from college.
Four out of 10 students in col
lege today will not stay long
enough to be graduated, according
to an, article in the April TO
DAY’S HEALTH* published by
the American Medical Association.
The (root of the high drop-out
rate lies in psychological troubles,
most educators think. The stu
dents simply are not mature
enough to cope with college and
its demands.
Many students soon to graduate
from high school are thinking
about continuing their studies at
some university or college. The
article offers some suggestions to
parents and students for hand
ling these college emotional prob
lems.
Parents can help their children
remain in college by leaving the
children alone; by seeing that
they have information about col
lege and career selections, but
letting them make their own
choice; by refraining from impos
ing their parental interests, on
the children; by seeing that child
ren have a previous living-away
from home experience; by not
overstressing the need for high
grades, and by letting children
earn part of their own expenses.
For students who want to avoid
“joining the army of droo-outs,”
the article offered the following
suggestions; Before going to col
lege, try to get a realistic picture
of what to expect; Recognize that
college will present stiff academ
ic competition; From the start,
budget study time; If you are shy,
get a roommate; Make yourself
available for social contacts, but
don’t overemphasize the social
side of college; Try to think
through what you want to get out
of college, then make sure your
work has a direct relationship to
your career; Get plenty of rest,
and realize that minds do not
work better when stimulated by
anything stronger than coffee or
“Coke”; Give the college a chance
to provide helpful guidance for
adjustment. Know what resources
the’ college offers and take advan
tage of them.
In conclusion, the article noted,
“The sound, sensible approach to
college life, by students as well
as their parents, can do much to
cut down drop-outs—the deplor
able waste of America’s most com
petent manpower.”
We know young people don’t
like to be preached to. We never
did either. But the thoughts ex
pressed by the writer of the above
article, is not preaching. Some
where along the line the author
picked up some knowledge not
found in books. The prospective
college student might do well to
clip out the above ar_d read it
again and again.
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Any baseball fan can tell you
the number of home runs Mickey
Mantle belted last year or the
salary of Ted Williams. But can
he tell you who wore the first
baseball glove? Or what player
was the first to catch a ball drop
ped from the Washington Monu
ment? •
Statistics will be flying thick
and fast now that the baseball
season is here. But for those who
really want to impress their wives
or girl friends, here are some
baseball firsts, compiled by the
research department of The
World Book Encyclopedia.
The first clash between a play
er and his archenemy—the umpire
—cccured June 19, 1846, when the
Knickerbocker Club of New York
played the New York Baseball
Club at Elysian Fields in Hobo
ken,- N» J. . A player named Davis
was fined six cents for cussing.
The umpire was Alexander Cart
wright, a leading player for the
Knicks, who had chosen to umpire
instead.
That game was also the ' first
instance of team baseball as we
know it. The New York Club,
formed in 1845, was the first
regular baseball organization. And
in their third season, the mem
bers donned blue and white uni
forms to become the first team
uniformly outfitted.
A breach of baseball etiquette
made A1 Reach the first paid ball
player. In 1864, it was considered
unethical for a player to “jump”
from one team to another. Reach,
however, deserted the Brooklyn
Atlantics when he was offered
money by the Philadelphia Ath
letics.
Five years later, the Cincinnati
Red Stockings turned professional
and. became the''first ’'salaried
team. ,
In those days, baseball was far
from the gentlemanly game the
Knickerbockers had played. A
player might leave the field bleed
ing or unconcious after stopping
a fast ball, but he refused to
baby himself by wearing protec
tive equipment.
In 1875, however, Charles
Waite, first baseman for Boston,
put on a glove—flesh-colored, so
the fans wouldn’t notice it. A. G.
Spalding finally wore a dark
brown glove, adding stuffing to it
a little at a time.
The first catcher’s mask was
developed in 1878 for a Harvard
player who preferred being called
a sissy to having his fine Barry
more profile smashed.
Still wondering about the Wash
ington Monument? Well, Billy
“Pop” Schriver of a Chicago bail
club caught a ball dropped from
the 500-foot level of the memorial
in 1892.
Just a grandstander, but—that’s
baseball.
When you contemplate the purchase of
f a home or business, frequently the first
question is: How much can you pay down?
Regular deposits in a Saving. Account
soon provide the down payment.
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