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Mirrored Reflections
By SIG DIGREE
King Crab Festival plans are off
to a good start with the announce
ment this week of the Queen con
test and the prizes that go along
with it.
We particularly like the lineup
of prizes this year—the return tic
kets to Century 21. They are prizes
well-worth winning, and offer the
opportunity for more winenrs.
Since the lucky Queen is to go to
Century 21, and will be a repre
sentative of Kodiak there, we had
hoped her winning would be con
tingent on more than just selling
more tickets than anybody else. It
would be nice if beauty, talent, de
portment and a few attributes that
stand out could figure in her over
all score. Since these are not in the
rules, purchasers of tickets could
bear in mind, and find a candidate
who could truly represent Kodiak,
someone we could be truly proud
in sending down to represent us.
We understand the City is out of
funds for road maintenance, and
the ARC is taking over the main
tenance of Mission and Benson
Roads. Smoky Stover and his crew
have inherited quite a headache
with our little drainage problem
here in front of the Mirror office,
as well as Mission Road, but he’s
used to headaches and will no
doubt handle this one with his
usual aplomb.
* * *
We’re not one to get sentimental
about old landmarks — excepting
when they have some true histor
ical significance, and certainly we
can’t get sentimental about those
old buildings across from Kraft’s
Supermarket being torn down. A
, tip of the hat to Von Straut and
j Mildred Markham, the new owners,
of Tonys for tearing them down.
4 An eyesore to begin with, it was
} also a hazard when driving. Miss
‘ ing now will be the familiar scene
| of a pedestrian doing the double
: flipflop in an effort to evade a fast
, moving car coming round the cor
i ner. It’s progress, partner, it’s
j progress.
| Kodiak Featured
| In PNA Folders
• Two full-color photographs of
i Kodiak appear in the new tour
i folders now being distributed to
! travel agents and airline offices
throughout the country by Pacific
Northern Airlines, the Alaska Flag
Line.
i The two photos appear in the
largest of the two “Alaska Tours,
1962” brochures. One of them fea
tures the local Russian Church, the
other features Mrs. Marian John
son, wife of Dr. Bob Johnson, at
tired in a skin diving suit and hold
iing a giant King Crab.
Copies of the new folders are
now available at the local PNA of
fice.
It’s regrettable that labor trou
ble had to develop in the construc
tion of the cold storage plant.
There are several labor officials
here and an effort is being made
to straighten it out. We don’t know
enough about the pros and cons of
the matter to offer an opinion,
but are in hopes of getting a state
ment from either party concerned,
or both, before going to press.
* * *
Copies of all bills introduced in
both the State Senate and House
are available both at the Mirror of
fice and the Chamber of Commerce
office in the Bank building. The
Mirror copies are available thanks
to Rep. Gil Jarvela, who keeps us
informed.
Eyewitness, Pilot
(continued from page 1)
Kodiak Airways, and Hafer on a
“porpoise” landing, and various
other flying problems, such as
what to do in the event of a partial
or full stall.
Gene Kingston, pilot of the
crashed plane, in his testimony,
stated his first landing was
“smooth.” He said he did not bans
prior to the crash.
On crashing, Kingston said he
released himself from his seat belt,
swam to the passengers in the wa
ter and kept them afloat until they
were rescued.
Both A1 Dickow, maintenance
foreman at the Airways, and Ge
reine stated under questioning,
that meetings were held between
pilots and maintenance men when
problems relating to operations
and maintenance were discussed.
Both stated that pilots never ex
pressed themselves as critical of
the maintenance of aircraft at the
Airways.
No evidence of the aircraft be
ing in disrepair has been uncov
ered, according to the CAB inves
tigator, who has been checking the
plane.
The inquiry closed Tuesday
afternoon. No decision on the out
come has been given as yet.
Cmdr. M. M. Routhzahn
Will Speak To B.P.W.
Featured speaker at the dinner
meeting of the Kodiak Business
and Professional Women’s Club
Monday evening at the Montmartre
Inn will be Cmdr. M. M. Routhzahn,
Assistant Chief of Staff, 17th Naval
District. Cmdr. Routhzahn will
show a film on personnel survival
under attack and speak on fallout
survival.
The program, arranged under
the direction of the B.P.W. Na
tional Security committee, will be
presented following the dinner
which begins at 7:00 p.m.
Letter to the Editor
Mr. Sig Digree
Editor, Kodiak, Mirror
Kodiak, Alaska
Dear Sir:
At the last PTA meeting the
question of ice removal in front
of the schools in Kodiak was dis
cussed. It was pointed out, that at
tempts have been made by the PTA
to solve this problem. It was ex
plained that the City (and we are
grateful) had spent considerable
time roughing up the ice, but due
to the unusual weather conditions
this soon was ineffective again.
When we, that is school and city
officials and parents, look at the
vast expanse of ice on the grounds
of both schools, we get discour
aged. We feel overwhelmed by the
impossible task of keeping such a
large area clear in this most un
usual winter.
Yet, we are concerned with the
safety of the staff and our chil
dren, especially since several acci
dents have occurred lately.
Often when faced with a prob
lem, we all gripe, but do nothing
about it. May I suggest a solution,
realizing that other people might
be able to think of better ones. Let
us not get discouraged with the size
of the school grounds, let us clear
one or two walks from the road to
each school entrance. Let us in
struct our children at home and in
school to use these walks. If the
school has no one to keep these
walks clear, let the PTA hire a
couple of High School boys, whose
daily morning duty it would be to
clear the walks. If this is not feasi
ble let us parents take turns
to clear these walks. Once the ice
is cleared it should not take too
long each day to clear off the new
fallen snow.
I would be willing to spend half
an hour each morning clearing
snow for the safety of some 800
children or to contribute money to
hire someone to do this. I am
sure I am not the only parent of
800 children concerned and willing
to help with this problem,
cc. Kodiak PTA
Mrs. Marianna Sheridan
The Kodiak Mirror
Dear Editor,
Thirty-five cents won’t buy much
anymore; yet that small amount
will buy us all a lifetime of Free
dom! I urge everyone to send 35c
to the Govt. Printing Office, Wash
ington, D.C., and order “The New
Drive Against the Anti-Communist
Program.” This booklet tells who
the Reds and Pinks are and how
they are smashing the American
anti-Communists. Read this one!
Sincerely,
Edmond H. Wagner
Call For Bids On
Kodiak Navy Base
An invitation for bids for the ex
terior and interior painting and
siding of units at the base has been
issued by the Kodiak Branch,
Northwest and Alaskan Division,
Bureau of Yards and Docks.
Work on the project includes
providing all material, labor, and
equipment to prepare and paint ex
teriors of the power plant, BOQ,
hospital building, and trim of three
other buildings. In addition, the
contract requires the application
of asbestos siding to a warehouse
building.
Sealed bids in duplicate will be
received until 3 p.m., March 7th.
Estimated cost range is under $25,
000. Further information may be
obtained from Box 38, U.S. Navy
Station. Kodiak, Alaska.
THE GRIND
A vacation from the school of ex
perience often turns out to be just
another lesson.
Kodiak CG Team
Wins at St. Paul
In conjunction with a regularly
scheduled logistics trip, Monday
morning the Coast Guard basket
ball team of Kodiak departed for
St. Paul Island for games with the
CG Loran Station located there,
and also the local teams.
The Kodiakers met and defeated
the CG Loran Station team 75 to
44. Bob Ludwig was high man for
the Kodiak teams with 16 points.
In a second game the Kodiak
team racked up another win, this
time over the town team. Final
score was 75 to 28.
In the third game of the day, the
Kodiak team emerged victorious in
an encounter with a second town
team.
Members of the visiting Kodiak
party were surprised to find that
an island as isolated as St. Paul
had a regular gym and two or
ganized teams with uniforms.
A point noticed by all the vis
itors was the sportsmanship and
determination of the local team.
Outshining everything was the hos
pitality of the island people, ac
cording to the team members who
were invited into their homes, and
in particular to the home of
“Bucky” Harris, a local Fish and
Wildlife service representative.
UNEMPLOYED RATE DOWN
Labor Commissioner Gil John
son announced today Alaska’s in
sured unemployment rate for the
week ended February 3 was 19.0,
down from the previous week’s
19.2 and below the 20.3 registered
for the comparable week last year.
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