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Reflections
(continued from page 1)
“Seeming none the worse from
his attempted trip “Whiskers” met
the next plane.”
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There’re a lot of ideas sent in to
us from time to time which we are
asked to subscribe to. One such
called “Wit of the Week” offers
the following which the author
says is a “way of washing the bad
taste of the majority of today’s
news from the mouths of your sub
scribers”:
Bless all the brides who are
pleasingly plump,
For the journey across the new
threshold
Is not such a strenuous trip for
the groom
If the poor guy can get a good
flesh hold.
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More important than teaching a
child not to talk with his mouth
full, is teaching him not to talk
with his head empty.
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Experience is what makes pessi
mists out of optimists.
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Warp Brothers of Chicago sent
a little booklet to their dealers
and in it was the following little
gem:
THE MONKEY’S VIEWPOINT
Three monkeys sat In a cocoanut
tree
Discussing things as they’re said
to be
Said one to the other, “Now lis
ten, you two,
There’s a certain rumor that
can’t be true,
That man descends from our
noble race—
The very idea is a disgrace.
No monkey ever deserted his
wife,
Starved her babies, and ruined
her life,
And you’ve never known a
mother monk
To leave her babies with others
to bunk,
Or pass them on from one to
another
‘Til they scarcely know who is
their mother.
And another thing you’ll never
see—
A monk built a fence ‘round a
cocoanut tree
And let the cocoanuts go to
waste,
Forbidding all other monks a
taste,
Why, if I’d put a fence around a
DOGHOUSE
Is under new management
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Since February 1,1962
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tree,
Starvation would force you to
steal from me.
Here’s another thing a monk
won’t do—
Go out at night and get on a stew,
Or use a gun or a club or knife
To take some other monkey’s
life,
Yes, Man descended—the ornery
cuss—
But brother, he didn’t descend
from us!”
Sgt. John Boucher
Begins 10th Year
Sgt. John Boucher of the city po
lice department began his tenth
year with the force this week, set
ting a record for employment in
that department, according to Po
lice Chief R. E. Vickery, who high
ly lauded Boucher’s years of serv
ice.
“Kodiak is fortunate in having
a man of the high calibre of John
Boucher,” said Vickery, adding,
“His personal integrity as an indi
vidual, his loyalty and devotion to
duty as an officer, have contrib
uted greatly to the effectiveness
and efficiency of the department.”
Boucher first came to Kodiak in
1949 while he was still on duty
with the Marine Corps. In 1950 he
married the daughter of a local pio
neer family and he and his wife
Sylvia now have six children: John
Richard, Christine, Patricia, Kath
erine, and Elizabeth.
At the time he joined the city
police force on February 7, 1953,
there were only three men in the
department. At the age of 22,
Boucher was the youngest.
Today at 32, Boucher is a youth
ful looking but seasoned veteran of
police work who is especially noted
for his effectiveness in dealing
with youthful offenders.
His keen interest in keeping a
watchful eye on sometimes errant
local youths has resulted in keep
ing many a young offender out of
serious trouble with the law.
3 Girls Place
In AJBC
National Tourney
Three girls, members of the
Teen-age Bowling League on the
naval station, brought honors to
Kodiak, placing in the American
Junior Bowling Congress’ national
competition.
Teri Wells placed ninth in the
senior girls singles; and Sandi Bi
ter and Linda Mayes placed
twenty-seventh in the junior girls
doubles. 206,000 bowled in the na
tional competition. The girls
racked ud their scores during the
annual Christmas tournament held
at the Elks Bowling Lanes in De
cember.
Teri is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. T. A. Wells, while Sandi and
Linda are the daughters of Mr. and
Mrs. W. D. Biter, and Mr. and Mrs.
L. G. Mayes, respectively.
The Teen-age Bowling League
is sponsored by the commanding
officer of the naval station, and is
coached by Mr. and Mrs. A1 Stew
art.
Griffin Memorial
Births
A daughter, Renee Rose, weigh
ing 7 lbs. % oz., was born on Feb
ruary 2 to Haroldine and Lawrence
Anderson.
A son, Thomas Richard, weigh
ing 6 lbs. 8 ozs., was born on Feb
ruary 3 to Julia and Thomas
Clampffer.
A daughter, Noreen Lucille,
weighing 8 lbs. 7 ozs., was born on
February 5 to Nora and Moses Mal
utin of Karluk.
Stock Market Headlines
By Barbara M. Dugan
The construction forecast for
1962 is that it will surpass the $60
billion market, 4.8% above the
1960 record. January construction
figures were 2% above Decem
ber’s and 7% ahead of January of
last year. The construction boom
which has been a mainstay of busi
ness in the past decade is still un
der way. There is a rapid rise of
office buildings, hospitals and in
stitutions, apartment buildings,
and hotel, motel, and dormitory
construction.
In the defense field, advisory
services have recommended Avco
and Aerojet-General. Aerojet re
ported higher earnings for the fis
cal year ending November 30, and
it received three missile contracts
totaling $15,857,000.
The Dow-Jones Industrial aver
age has advanced this week and
has averaged 710, up about 15
points from last week.
Annual Meeting
Of KEA March S
The annual meeting of the mem
bers of the Kodiak Electric Asso
ciation has been announced for
Monday, March 5.
The meeting will be held at the
Elks hall.
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