Brush Fire Sweeps
Monoshka Valley
For a time last weekend it
looked fearfully like Kodiak might
perhaps become another Cordova
as a windswept brushfire swept
flames up from Monashka Valley
along the slopes of Pillar Mountain
up to the White Alice Pillar Moun
tain road where, just as he had
carefully planned it, Fire Chief
Harold Heglin had placed his fire
fighters to check any further ad
vance of the flaming enemy.
“I wish to thank all our volunteer
fire department regulars as well
as all the many volunteers who e
sponded to our emergency appeal
over the radio and took their posi
tions as directed,” Chief Heglin
said, adding, ‘‘They are all to be
commended especially in light of
the fact that there were also a good
many drunks and panicky-acting
self-appointed ‘experts’ who in
sisted upon trying to give them or
ders and advice. At one time it
looked even to me as if they had
taken over . . . some even had
started issuing orders over our
communication equipment!”
“Gil Jarvela had flown me over
the fire twice during the day to
survey the situation and we knew
pretty well what we were up
against,” Heglin said, adding,
“with the wind conditions such as
they were and capable of changing
direction at any time, and with the
tough topographical conditions pre
valent in the path of the flames, it
was sheer folly to attempt to fight
the blaze at any place excepting
along the road when and if it got
that far. To have sent men down
the heavily ravined, and dry,,
brush-covered slope into the very
face of the wind-swept blaze could
easily have resulted in disaster for
the men. The only safe and logical
place to fight the fire was when it
reached the road above and that’s
where we had our men and equip
ment standing by.
Episcopal Parish
Supper Is Sunday
Members of the Church family
of St. James the Fisherman Episco
pal Church will gather for a Parish
supper this Sunday, May 12, at G
p.m. at the Church.
A potluck super and entertain
ment are planned. Mrs. Phil An
derson and Mrs. Wj C. Soule are
in charge of dinner arrangements,
and Mr. Soule is chairman of the
enteriainment.
Reports on the recent Conven
tion of the Missionary District of
Alaska in Fairbanks will be made
by Mrs. Doris Simon, and Father
Don Bullock, who attended the ses
sions.
Kodiak May Get
First Road Work
Bids on the Point Otmeloi Road
may be called before the end of the
year, the Kodiak Mirror has been
advised by Governor William
Egan.
In answer to an inquiry made by
the Mirror regarding the state high
way projects for this area, Gov
ernor Egan replied:
‘‘Inquiry of the Dept, of High
way gives basis for believing you
will have word of the Kodiak pav
ing projects before the 1963 con
struction season passes.
“As to Point Otmeloi, you are
aware of the difficulties which
arose over the original route selec
tion. A new route now has been
lined out and materials testing is
under way. I am advised it is prob
able that bids will be invited on
this project as far as Pillar Creek
by the end of the year,” Egan con
cluded.
(Ed. Note: Although the state
has embarked on tens of millions
of dollars worth of road and high
way construction throughout most
of Alaska, virtually nothing has
been accomplished in the Kodiak
area since the advent of State
hood.)
I BAHA'I WORLD FAITH
“The source of all learning is
the knowledge of God . . . and ,
this cannot be attained save
through the knowledge of His
Divine Manifestation.”
—BAHA’U’LLAH
FIRESIDE DISCUSSION
Tuesday 8 p.m. Leonard Residence — 27 Mill Bay Road
Berean Baptist Church
REV. CLETIS LEVERETT, PASTOR
L. B. LINDSEY, S. S. SUPERINTENDENT
A Bible Believing Baptist Church with
a Real Concern for Souls of Men.
SUNDAY SCHOOL 9:45
MORNING WORSHIP 11:CO
EVENING SERVICE *:00
PRAYER MEETING (Wed.) 7:30
“For the Word of God and the
Testimony of Jesus Christ.”
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ACCA Clinic Slated
To Begin Monday
A speech and hearing clinic
sponsored by the Kodiak Chapter,
Alaska Crippled Children’s Associ
ation will be held in Kodiak next
week beginning Monday, May 13.
Miss Peggy Hamilton, speech and
hearing therapist from Anchorage,
will be at the Community Baptist
Church on Monday afternoon and
Tuesday and at the Naval Station
Chapel Annex on Wednesday.
Those who are already scheduled
for therapy or evaluation at the
clinic will receive a postcard with
their apointment time and date
listed. Anyone who is interested in
receiving care for speech or hear
ing should be referred by their
physician. For information or ap
pointments contact Mrs. Elsie
Batchelor at 486—2818 in town or
Mrs. Shirley Womack at 487—3311
on the Naval Station.
HARBOR LIGHT
UNITED PENTECOSTAL
CHURCH
Sunday School.10:00 a.m.
Sunday Worship ... 11:00 a.m.
Sunday Evening ... 7:45 p.m.
Wednesday Bible Study
and Prayer. 7:45 p.m.
EVERYONE WELCOME
Jay Blackshear, Pastor
Transportation—CaU 6-5314
Church of God
6th 6c I Streets
Fred Mamaloff, Pastor
Sunday School . 10 a.m.
Morning Worship _11 ajn.
Evening Service . 7 p.m.
Mid Week Service.7 p.m.
Wednesday
Christian Science
Society
Sunday School. 9:30 a.m.
Sunday Service.11:00 a.m.
Wednesday Services
.2nd & 4th Wed.
8:00 p.m.
Reading Room. .2nd & 4th Wed.
7:30-8 and 9-9:30 p.m.
Located at 31 Benson
near Cope St.
I The Life Without Christ Is 8
Drab ... The Heart With- §
out Christ Lacks Love ... 8
The Soul Without Christ §
Needs Salvation. §
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SUNDAY SCHOOL
10:00
"fj
EVENING SERVICE
7:30
“Where the Whole
Family Worships
Together”
Independent
Friendly
Fundamental
Lyceum Presents
‘1 Born Yesterday”
The latest in Lyceum’s presenta
tions of films of more than usual
interest will be a showing of “Born
Yesterday” with Judy Holliday,
William Holden, and Broderick
Crawford.
The film will be shown at 8 p.m.
Saturday, May 11, at the high
school.
A short subject will also be pre
sented.
SEVENTH-DAY
ADVENTIST
CHURCH
Services 10 a.m.
®h®ne 486—2422
“All I am, or ever hope to be, I
owe to my angel mother.”—Abra
ham Lincoln
“God could not be everywhere
and therefore He made Mothers.”
—Sir Edwin Arnold
CHURCH of CHRIST
SUNDAY SCHOOL. 10:00 A M
CHTOMai.11:00 A.M. — 6:00 PJH.
ED KNAPP — Evangelist
PHONE 486—2893
(Meeting in Old City Hall at Rear ef Volunteer Fire Dept.)
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
St. Mary’s Church and School
SUNDAY MASSES
6:30 ajn.—Hospital Chapel
8:30 ajn.— Church
10:30 ajn. — Church
CONFESSIONS
Daily and Sunday Before Masses
Saturday 7 to 8 P> I
Rev. John Marx Phone 486—2474
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KODIAK
EMBLEM
CLUB
No. 187
Meets 1st & 3rd
Thursday at
8 p.m. at the
Elks Club
KODIAK LODGE NO. 1772 BPOE
Meets every Friday
evening
at 8:30 p.m.
Visiting Members Welcome
BARTENDERS LOCAL 875 A.F.L.
Meets on 2nd Sunday of every
month, 12 noon at
Fishermen’s Hall.
CARPENTERS UNION
LOCAL 2162—KODIAK, ALASKA
Meetings Every 2nd Thursday
of the month.
Business Agent Art Wickman
Phone 486—5251
KODIAK
LODGE
F. & A. M.
No. 295
Meetings — Stated 3rd Monday,
8 p.m. at Kodiak Masonic Temple
BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL
WOMEN'S CLUB
Business Meeting—1st Monday at
7:30 pjn.
Dinner Meeting—3rd Monday at
7:00 p.m. at Montmartre Inn.
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS
Regular meetings 1st and 3rd
Tuesdays, 8 p.m.
ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS
SYSTEM
Hours of Business
Monday thru Friday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Saturday, 9 a.m. to 12 noon
Sundays and Holidays, Closed
Wires may be filed during the
closed office hours by dialing 110.