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k LINK TO THE MAINLAND FEASIBLE
The report of Felix Toner on
^ the proposed ferry sendee between
Kodiak and the mainland has shed
a new light cn -the possibility of
such a service.
(Shrugged off as something of a
dream by some people, and a
wished-for reality by others, the
ferry sendee now looms as a real
possibility. The inclusion of An
chorage as a port of call makes
ibe service feasible.
" From Kodiak’s point of vi-ow,
we had nothing to lose and much
to gain. But we could hardly
justify the cost of instituting such
a <: .l.e ever though it is quite
seen we would benefit and
would be ab:e :o offer considerable
traffic.
But there were so many factors
that entered the picture—cost of
Jtbe ferry, operating expenses, all
which come high.
Mow, -however, with the service
extended -to Anchorage, and the
traffic possibilities increased 10
fold, it is no longer localized.
With an estimated 100,000 to draw
from, and tourist business as add
ed potential traffic, operation of
the ferry is thereby made feasible.
Tourism in Alasaka is big business,
and will increase. Tourists have
money to spend, otherwise they
would stay home. Use of the ferry
by tourists is one factor alone that
will assist in meeting the cost of
operation in the first year.
But in the years to come, and in
the not too distant future, with
this type of sendee offered, new
settlers will be atUu&ed 10 Lie
Island, and new industries slant
ed. Kodiak can well look forward
to an increase in population,
mainly because a lick has been
formed wirth the mainland.
It is our belief that traffic will'
thereby increase rather -than dim
inish on the 'airlines here. Loop
trips wli be the order of the day.
There will always be people who
want to get somewhere in a hurry.
Alaska Steamship, too, wild not be
hurt, but stands to benefit by the
increased activity.
This ferry servicce might well
be the shot-in the-arm needed for
Kodiak—it could well determine
it’s future.
Griffin Memorial
Hospital Notes
ADMISSIONS
Patients 'admitted to Griffin
Memorial Hospital the past week
were Mrs. Grace Miller; Frances
Burke; Chyleen Parker; Bill Beri
atoff; Jeannie Peterson; Jacob
Lukin: Virginia Floyd; Rachael
Rogers; Herman Kahotak; Mrs.
Jetraie fiundberg; Jeannie Erick
son; Susan Valeri and Mrs. Marian
Marconi. ^
DISCHARGED
Patients discharged were Aharon
Strof>e; Mrs. Grace Miller; Frances
Burke: Virginia Floyd and Mrs.
Jeannie Sundberg.
POLICE SLOGAN
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not driving your car. You are
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Here, There and Everywhere
By SIG DIGREE
Death has come to another one
of our good friends.
Pat Lynch, well-known in these
parts since 1941, has passed on.
With his passing we are deprived
of talking to an observer of the
passing scene, a Kodiak and
Alaska booster, a man of keen in
terests with a fine outlook on life.
Pat was confined to his home
the past many years, which must
have been hard for such an active
man. Due to an ailment, he suffer
ed the loss of a 'leg. Confined as
he was, he still maintained a keen
interest in political and civic
development.
His later years were ones of
frustration and dreams and plans
unfulfilled. But through it all he
remained cheerful. Despite his
handicap, he knew what was going
osii'. It was always a pleasure to
visit him.
We mourn his passing, but are
happy that his suffering is at an
end.
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The Editors and Publisher of
the Fairbanks NcwsriMincr are to
be congratulated on their tenth
annual Progress Edition which we
have perused with a great deal of
interest. It is particularly note
worthy in the first year of Alaska
as a State.
Errors can creep in to an edition
of this kind, and we regret two of
them affecting Kodiak.
An event that has not as yet
taken place is described as having
happened. Under the heading
“Father Herman Named Saint By
Orthodox Faith,” the article goes
on to say that Father Herman,
who died 118 years ago, was canon
ized, and was honored by a pil
grimage led by Rev. Father
Sturmer, priest of the Holy Resur
rection Ohurch of Kodiak, to
Spruce Island.
Incidentally, plans are in the
making for 'the event, and when it
happens it will be a great event,
celebrated by the entire Russian
Greek Orthodox Catholic Church
of North America.
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The second error was one quite
common in these editions. We’ve
seen it before. This one concerns
Bemny Benson, designer of the
Alaska flag. According to the
article, which described 'how Ben
designed the flag, he is now a
garage owner in Ketchikan. Bep
is far from that He lives in Kodiak
and works on a speedier mode of
travel than automobiles—air
planes. He is with the Kodiak Air
ways, and has been for some time.
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Aside from these two errors, the
Progress Edition is full of facts
and some fancies as to th£ future
of Alaska. Here are some of them
gleaned from its pages: Alaska is
due for the greatest construction
boom in its peacetime history. In
1960, $23 million in planned con
struction will take place; $41 mil
lion in a highway program; a
military (building budget of $113
million is authorized, of which $90
million is new construction.
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Two types of people are attract
ed to Alaska according to the
News-Miner—the capable, adven
turesome# seeking to put down
roots and build a new life—and
the misfits who 'believe a change
of scene will bring a change of
fortune.
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Six of the 10 'books on Alaska
last year made the best seller list.
One of them was made into a
movie.
For those interested in agricul
ture, an experts opinion was given
on farmlands. He said: Practically
all valleys and piedmont areas
south of the 68th parallel and east
of the lateral tree line have soil
and climate favorable to crop pro
duction.
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A definition: Skagway blend—a
strange mixture of historical flavor
and a persistent, incurable op
timism for an industrial future.
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Some shorts from the edition:
They have a swimming pool in
Fairbanks .... A tbig job is look
ing for a man—to fill the office of
president of the Uiniversity of
Alaska .... Sheldon Jackson is
Alaska’s oldest school—it dates
(back to 1878 .... Airlines expect
150% increase in tourist travel in
Alaska .... A group of 21 associ
ates are building a lodge at Yes
Bay, 28 minutes by air from
Ketchikan. They are sinking
$350,000 into the venture. The lod
ge will have 35 rooms with bath. 60
foot yacht in connection .... In
Fairbanks they have refrigerated
root cedars .... Wheat grown
near Fairbanks 35 or 40 years ago
wen first prize a: the Minnesota
Stale Fair loor its hardness and
milling qualities .... SLx years
before the first completed oil well
in the U.S., in Pennsylvania, oil
seeps were known to exist in
Alaska. Alaska once had an oil re
finery, in 1941 at Katalla ....
Fairbanks anticipated having their
fuel bilis cut in half when the
Gubik natural gas line is complet
ed. A last item of interest to
Kodiak (from the News-Miner).
Wallis George is quoted as saying
•the Kodiak Ice and Cold Storage
will begin operations in the spring
of I960. Interesting, if true.
Christian Science
Service Thursday
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A special Thanksgiving Service
will be held on Thursday, Novem
ber 26th, at 11 a.m., by the
Christian Science Society, Kadiak,
in thedr building across from the
Post Office.
A period devoted to voluntary
expressions of gratitude for God’s
goodness is included in the
Thanksgiving Day service in all
Christian Science churches.
No collection is taken at this
service and local members have
Invited the public to attend.
The Thanksgiving Day Procla
mation of the President of the
United States will fee read at the
services. Readings from the King
James version of the Bible and
from Science and Health with Key
to the Scrptures, by Mary Baker
Eddy, will comprise the lesson
sermon for the day entitled,
“Thamksgiving”
,« Dogs
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CURING CAR-CHASING
By Bob Bartos
Manager, Friskies Research Kennels
There are no statistics avail
able on the number of dogs in
jured or killed by cars annually. :
If there were, the figures wouM
probably be staggering. Many ;
dogs that meet untimely deatk
under wheels of cars are con
firmed auto-chasers. If your dog
is one of these and you value
his life, you must either break
him of the habit, or, failing
this, keep him confined at all
times.
A dog’s desire to chase aa
auto stems from his instinct te
pursue anything that runs away
from him. Luckily, most dog*
are bluffs and if the object of
his pursuit retaliates . . . turns
and chases him ... he’ll retreat.
In training, therefore, you’U •
have to call his bluff . . . make
him think that the car is some
tiling he shouldn’t fool with,
c’or this reason, correction must
come from within the car.
You’ll need help, so enlist a
friend to drive his car in front
of your house while you sit next
to him armed with a pitcher of
water or a loaded water pistoL
As soon as your dog comes in
range, douse him. Some train
ers recommend squirting a
weak ammonia solution (one
* halt teaspoon ammonia per
quart of water) for its odor is
detested by dogs. But with evea
A weak solution, you have te
be careful hot to your dog
in the face, for an easily
injure his eyes.
This treatment may have te
be repeated two or three times
before your dog comes to realize
that it was no accident that the
car “fought back" and that hc*s
in for an unpleasant dousing
whenever he chases a car.
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Feeding Tip: Be sure your dog
has sufficient water. Water is as
essential as protein. A dog will
die sooner without water than
without food. He should always
have a pan of fresh water front
which he can drink at will.
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