No Public Participation In CD Drill
There will be a civil defense
and a separate military exercise
in May, which will require testing
of the air raid warning sirens.
Personnel on the Naval Station
and the general public of Kodiak
will not be required to participate.
No dispersal or evacuation is
planned. “If, on hearing the
sirens,” it was stated,” you are in
doubt as to whether or not it is
an exercise or actual emergency,
turn your radio to the normal fre
quency of 960 kilocycles and listen
for instructions. The radio station
will announce when there is an
air raid warning test.”
“A few select people.” the warn
ing continued, ‘‘will participate in
the exercises.” The public is asked
not to be alarmed if some activity
is seen after the siren has sounded
warning yellow, which is a steady
signal of three to five minutes
duration.
A spokesman for Civil Defense
emphasized that the public will
not participate unless specifically
designated by proper authorities.
V
Present Awards Were You Counted?
Presentation of awards, and a
night of fun and games featured
the April meeting of the Cub
Scouts held a week ago, during
which the Scouts and parents were
matched against each other.
Awards presented were: 50th
Anniversary Achievement awards
to Martin Lochmiller, Ned Farber
and Pat Poland; 2-year pin to
Stuart Rickey; wolf badges to Don
ald Larson, David Kraft, Wally
Shuravloff, and Donald Malutin;
a bear badge with a gold arrow
and a silver arrow to wolf Pat
Poland; a gold arrow to Jimmy
Ramaglia; a gold arrow to wolf
David Kraft; a gold arrow to wolf
Billy Amason; and a silver arrow
to wolf Steven Rodli.
Winners of the cake raffle were
Wally Shuravloff and Billy Ama
son.
The popular Pinewood Derby
will be featured at the next meet
ing, according to an announce
ment, to which the public is in
vited.
With the first stage of the 1960
Census of Population and Housing
virtually completed locally, Dis
trict Supervisor Betty Jane Nelson
announced the beginning of a
“Were You Counted?” campaign
to insure that no resident of the
area has been overlooked.
Persons who believe they have
been missed by the census takers
are urged to notify the census
district office in Anchorage by
means of Advance Census Reports.
Prompt mailing of the ACRs will
speed up the compilation of pre
liminary population figures for the
area. These forms can be secured
from the local Post Office. If the
Post Office is out of the forms,
they can be secured from the
Bureau of the Census, 434 Eagle
Street, Anchorage.
The Unemployment Compensa
tion Fund balance as of April 30,
1960 was $1,126,000. The fund bal
ance decreased during the month
as compared to preceding month.
Wardrobe
New shipment of
SMART COTTONS
has arrived in time for
MOTHER'S DAY
Sale of large size garments
will continue.
MECCA LOUNGE & 49 ROOM
The Finest Liqueurs and the
Best Mixed Drinks
•
Breakfast and Lunch Served
May 6-7-8
Open 11 a.m. to 1 a.m.
Bring Mother to the 49 Room for breakfast or dinner
on Mother’s Day.
FAMILY ENTRANCE
On Ilarborview Avenue
•
Come in any Wednesday for
SMORGASBORD
All you can eat, $3 — 6 ’til midnight
FOR RESERVATIONS. PHONE 2444 OR 3242
To Elect Officers
At PTA Meeting
The last regular meeting of the
Kodiak PTA for the 1959-1960
year will be held Thursday, May
12, at 7:30 p.m., in the auditorium
of the Kodiak high school. Elec
tion of officers for the coming year
will be held.
The program will feature Jerilyn
Smith, who placed first in the re
cent oratory contest, Melanie Dra
per and Dolly Paulos, other con
testants, each of whom will pre
sent speeches. Miss Smith was a
participant in the statewide con
test held in Sitka.
Refreshments will be served by
the eight grade mothers after the
meeting. Free baby-sitting service
will be provided at the school by
the Rainbow Girls during the
meeting.
SCHOLARSHIP GRANT
TO SHELDON JACKSON
A scholarship grant of $500.00
has been awarded to Sheldon Jack
son Junior College by Sears-Roe
buck Foundation.
This announcement was made
by E. R. Cameron of the Sears
Roebuck Foundation Seattle office.
The money will be disbursed as
ten $50.00 student fee scholarships.
The Tavern
Its Role in American Life
If our forefathers, the worthy
Pilgrims, were to visit us today
they would be astonished and
amazed at the America which
has emerged from wilderness
beginnings. There is one place,
however, where the early set
tlers would feel at home—the
tavern.
Modern fixtures and furnish -
ings have changed the face of
the tavern, but the heart re
mains the same. The spirit of
good fellowship and cordial hos
pitality which has earned the
tavern the reputation as the
“friendliest place in town” con
tinues to be part of our Ameri
can tradition.
The American tavern has a
unique heritage. Just as our
culture has been enriched by
contributions from many na
tions, so the tavern bears the
mark of its European predeces
sors. Lonely immigrants landing
on our shores were quick to
establish centers of recreation
and refreshment which resem
bled their counterparts at home.
Thus we see taverns modeled
after the English Pub, the Ger
man Beer Garden, the Swiss
Chalet and the French Cafe
. . . many of them feature spec
ial nationality dishes.
Since early frontier days when
the tavern was often the only
public building, it has played
an important role in our com
munity life. It was the social
center when visiting dignitaries
were entertained . . . the hall
of justice , . . and in some cases
even the meeting house for re
ligious services.
News of the outside world
came with the travelers who
stopped for the night at the Inn.
As men discussed the news and
political events, the tavern be
came more and more the center
for political activity. It is little
wonder that the tavern evolved
as headquarters for the Ameri
can Revolution, or as Patrick
Henry called it: “. . . the cradle
of American liberty.”
Taverns were known to be
either Whig or Tory. Two of the
more famous Whig headquarters
were the Bunch of Grapes and
New York’s Fraunces Tavern,
the latter being the scene of
George Washington’s farewell
address to his officers. The first
blood of the American Revolu
tion was shed in front of a Tory
stronghold, the Royal Exchange.
And the document which chang
ed the course of world history,
the Declaration of Indepen
dence, was written by Thomas
Jefferson in Philadelphia’s In
dian Queen Tavern.
At the cessation of hostilities,
the tavern, while retaining its
importance as a public meeting
hall, returned to its peaceful
pursuit of happiness and good
fellowship.
Except for a brief set-back
during prohibition, the tavern
has grown in popularity. Today
neighborhood bars, restaurants,
cocktail lounges and swank sup
per clubs are the friendly meet
ing spots for business or plea
sure. Their congenial atmos
phere creates a hospitable back
ground for a successful lunch
eon meeting, a festive dinner
hour or a pleasant evening of
conversation. And many a ro
mance has blossomed over a
candle-lit table in a secluded
rendezvous.
The tavern, along with brew
ers, bottlers, and distillers,
makes a tremendous contribu
tion to the economic life of our
country. Four cents of every tax
dollar collected by the Federal
government comes from the
beverage industry. And eight
cents of every state dollar is
collected from the same source.
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