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By BETHA DIGRBE
Once again rumors and fanciful
tales are flying around town like
ugly buzzards looking for a victim
<m which to feed. The diosen
victim appears to be the organi
zation of the Grey Nuns of the
Sacred Heart. Because the hos
pital is facing a deficit many rea
sons are being advanced by var
ious people who do not attempt to
leant the facts. One of the silliest
reasons we've heard to date is that
the teaching Sisters are supported
by the hospital. The truth is that
the teachers are paid by parish
funds, which do not come from
the hospital. Each teacher pays
for her room, board and laundry.
The matter of religion seems to
take precedence over everything
else whenever the hospital is men
tioned. This writer will never
understand what hearing the re
ligious beliefs of the hospital staff
can possibly have on their work
and ability in their chosen field.
Patients entering the hospital
are not required to state their
faith. This we know from per
sonal experience. The Sisters
didn’t refuse to admit us because
we are not a Christian. . . They
Just did everything in their power
to make our stay there os pleasant
and restful as possible. We have
been m four other hospitals, but
never have we bad better care and
food, nor have we found greeter
kindness than in Griffin Memorial
Hospital. Nor did anyone, at any
time, attempt to convert us. . . .
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We had always believed that
everyone of the Christian faith
worshiped the same Supreme Be
ing, and that tolerance was a part
of that faith. We have evidently
been misinformed, because there
is much more religious intolerance
than understanding in Kodiak.
It is like a cancerous growth that
needs surgery. We are, no doubt,
treading on a few sensitive toes,
which is unfortunate, but we think
that the religious belief of every
individual is a personal matter, of
no concern to anyone else on
earth. It seems to us that this
town would be a much better place
in which to live if everyone would
worship os they see fit, and grant
the same freedom to ail others.
After all, who among this insigni
ficant mess of humanity can say.
“My way is the only right way.”
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From the sidelines, it seems
much more logical that all Christ
ians work together for the common
goocf, rather than bickering be
cause of some differences in the
words of a prayer or some other
relatively unimportant thing. A
prayer is still a prayer, whether
the person saying, or thinking, it
is Christian, Moslem, Jew or some
one in the jungle who has never
beard of “Religion”.
Much lea® bigotry and an effort
toward more understanding could
be used in Kodiak. Personally, al
though we would miss the Grey
Nuns, we could not plame them if
they just gave up and went to
some place where they would not
be subjected to vicious twisting of
the truth. One shocking example of
that viciousness was shown by a
letter regarding the hospital some
two years ago. ... An example
of the warped thinking processes
of the type of person, or persons,
who are too cowardly to sign their
name, but must send an anonymous
letter addressed simply to: “Box
holder”. We sincerely hope
there will be no further such let
ters. . . . They merely disgust
us more thoroughly with the hu
man race. . . .
We are not deliberately trying
to be offensive. We only hope
that a few people will examine
thefa- own inner conscience, and
begin to try to think clearly and
learn tolerance for the rights of
others.
Garden Club
To Meet Feb. 10
There will be a meeting of the
Kodiak Garden Club on Wednes
day, February 10, at the home of
Mrs. Sibyl Boggs, 16 E Street, Na
val Station. The meeting will be
called to order at 8 pm. Mrs. Dor
othy Rohwer will present a pro
gram, “The World In Your Gar
den", and members will answer
roll call with hints for gardening.
Guests and prospective mem
bers are welcome. Anyone wishing
further information may call 230
or 3281.
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Russian Dinner
Set For Feb. 27
The ladies of the Russian Or
thodox Church are planning a din
ner for Saturday, February 27. The
dinner, which will feature home
cooked Russian food, will be
served at the church basement
from 1:00 pm until 7.00 pm.
All proceeds will be used for re
pairs to the church roof, according
to Rev. Roman Sturmer, pastor.
4 Gray Ladles
Receive Caps
Four newly trained Gray Ladies
were Capped, and five others re
ceived one-year service pins, in a
combination graduation and re
cognition ceremony at the Little
Red School House on the Naval
Station last Sunday afternoon.
The graduates, Mrs. Gale H. Car
rithers, Mrs. John J. Donnelly, Mrs.
John L. Paseur and Mrs. William
A. McLennan, received their caps
from Capt. Nathan R. Lincoln,
Commanding Officer of the Naval
Station, assisted by Ixxir. Eleanor
J. McGuire, Chief Nurse at the Na
val Station, Hospital. Their pins
were presented by their own Gray
WAS THIS YOU?
Citizen X has noted the following cars committing errors in driving
on Kodiak’s streets. . .Our driving regulations apply to all of us.
Failing to make a complete stop—55021, 55912, C41-443
Driving over legal limit—55666—35mph
Improper tail lights—Navy 94-35792
Driving with only one headlight—TK 15700
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>VU1 you be in this column next week?
Paid Adv
Lady chairman, Mrs. Leon W.
Rogers. All these ladies will
work only in the Naval Station
Hospital, and Capt. Richard W.
Worthington, District Medical Of
ficer, was present to welcome
them into the service.
In the absence of the chairman
of the Kodiak Red Cross Chapter,
Lewis E. Bennethum. Field Direc
tor, ARC, presented the awards
and certificates. Participating in
the ceremony were Chaplain 8.P.
Robinson and Chaplain B.T. Gal
lagher.
Those receiving awards were
Mrs. Leon W. Rogers, Mrs. J.L.
Lawson, Mrs. George I. Finch, Mrs.
James R.P. Gotch and Mrs.
George L. Muirhead.
Mis. William W. Dootson and
Mrs. James R.P. Gotch, recent
transfers from other chapters,
were welcomed into the Kodiak
Chapter by the Gray Ladies at the
reception following' the ceermon
ies.
First A Boy
Their first child, a son, was
bom on January 24 to Carol Ann
and Carl Wandersee, CSSN, USN.
The baby, who has been nameu
Carl Kenneth II, weighed 7 lbs.
10% ozs. at birth. He was born at
Station Hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Wandersee reside
on Midi Bay Road.
Daughter Born
A daughter, Terry Jo, weighing
9 lbs. 10 oas., was born on Janu
ary 26 to Joanne Joyce and Elmer
Eugene Ferris, CSiSN, USN, at
the Naval Station Hospital.
Terry Jo is the first child for
Mr. and Mrs. Ferris who reside
m Kodiak.
BOOK REVIEW
He Never Laughed
At His Own Gags
His birth in Pickway, Kansas,
on October 4, 1895, was compara
tively uneventful, though Pickway
itself was soon afterward blown
away in a cyclone, recounts Buster
Keaton in his autobiography, “My
Wonderful World of Slapstick”,
written with Charles Samuels, and
published by Douibleday on Janu
ary 21.
The unsmiling career of Amer
ica’s favorite deadpan comic start
ed when he joined his parent’s
vaudeville act at the age of 3. His
father began by carrying him on
stage and dropping him (which
didn’t hurt at all, explains Keaton),
and soon took to tossing young
Buster into the scenery and gener
ally mopping the floor with him.
Billed as “The Human Mop,’’ Bus
ter soon learned that if he smiled
or let the audience suspect how
much he was enjoying himself,
they didn’t seem to laugh as much
as usual—people just never ex
pect any human mop to be pleased
by what is being done to him.
Illustrated with several pages of
photographs, including several
pictures from his classic movie
roles, this new book tells the story
of a comedian whose off stage life
has been as full of rough-and-tum
ble humor as his performances
before the cameras. Practical
jokes were the rule in Keaton’6 cir
cle, and his contributions ranged
from simple slapstick—like dump
ing water on Max Sennett—to
elaborately-planned escapades. One
of Keaton’s gems occured when,
masquerading as a chauffeur, the
actor took Marcus Loew for a
hair-raising automobile ride,
which he climaxed by squeezing be
tween four lines of trolley tracks
and stalling it just as the express
zoomed by on the inner track and
the locals on the outer.
Bojangles, Nora Bayes, Charlie
Chaplin, Harold Loyd, Fatty Ar
buckle, and other famous col
leagues constitute the glittering
cast of Keaton’s life story. Time
aqd again, he tells us, the Key
stone Cops (of which group he was
not a member), made him break
his rule about never laughing in
public.
Inspect Schools
Herman Bruce and Carroll Fa
der, repesentatives of the Depart
ment of Educator in Juneau, were
visitors in Kodiak.
*Bhey were on an inspection trip
of the Kodiak, Naval Station and
Island schools.
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Phone 3344 Kodiak
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Saturday-February 20th
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