Fate of Dog
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door and let Specs in. He ate an
ample dinner, gave her a melting
look and a wag, and lay down to
sleep. At two a.m. Joseph Stanton
waked and put him out. At five
a. m. Hyacinth Stanton waked and
let him in. At seven a. m., more
orders from the lord and master
of the house—these do not bear
repeating.
For three days Specs endured
this see saw life with obvious pleas
ure and a full stomach, and some
misgivings. The night walkers out
did themselves; doors opened and
doors shut; Specs was warm and
wanted and Specs was cold and
closed out. On the fourth day Hy
Stanton drew an inevitable con
clusion and a tired sigh; Specs
must have a home, but not hers.
She put in a call to Master Ser
geant Garcia of the Marines.
Now the good Sergeant owns a
a dog, |n appearance much like the
celebrated Specs, and he was con
cemed; at the moment, though,
there was no dog reported lost. Of
course there had been a case the
week before — a young Marine,
lonely and certain nobody loved
him, gathered up five lonely, stray
dogs, piled them into a cab and
brought them back to the barracks.
On further thought, Specs would
have been delighted with the mid
night ride but Specs had been
around the base' a long time; he
was surely not one of the club.
Sgt. Garcia assured Mrs. Stanton
he would find a home for Specs;
meanwhile he could impound him,
and in 72 hours, if he found no
home, Specs would be shot.
Hy Stanton recoiled in horror at
the thought, thanked Sgt. Garcia
and hastily called Chief of Police
Vickery. There was no report of a
lost dog in Kodiak, but the good
Chief would be glad to take Specs
off her hands. After three days, if
he could find no home, Specs
would be put to sleep.
Mrs. Stanton put in a more des
perate call to Sgt. Garcia, and he,
now even more concerned, remem
bered a young Marine, new to Ko
diak, who loved dogs and missed
the ones he’d raised back home.
Sgt. Garcia would send him over.
Within the hour a clean-cut blue
eyed Marine arrived at the Stanton
home. PFC Opp greeted Specs.
Specs, wagging for all he was
worth, greeted the Marine.
Specs has a home now, is called
Freckles, and if his happiness can
be measured in tail wags, is al
ready in dog heaven. He was put
to bed in the barracks basement
at first, though somehow this did
not last. No one knows just how he
walked through closed doors at
night but in the morning he was
always on the foot of a Marine’s
bunk. He goes on training hikes,
stands guard duty with his master,
rides in patrol trucks, and escorts
the laundry detail each day.
Though he has been tempted for
attention by all kinds of bribes
from the mess hall, Specs knows
who is his master.
Staff Sergeant Buie, who found
the man and the dog so we could
get a picture, and in fact all the
Marines on the base, are proud
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Court of Honor Under the Stars
Boy Scouts Observe 51st Anniversary
The Boy Scouts of Kodiak Troop
625 will observe the fifty-first an
niversary of scouting during Boy
Scout Week, with a public display
and camp out across the street
from the Kodiak Hotel, on Satur
day and Sunday, Feb. 11 and 12.
A Court of Honor will be held
Saturday evening, beginning at
7:30. Awards will be made and a
program of skits presented. Par
ents of the boys will be in attend
ance. The public is invited.
On Sunday morning, beginning
at 9, a family breakfast will be
served for the Scouts and their
parents. This will be followed by
attendance of the Scouts in a group
to the church of their choice.
“We wish to thank the merch
ants and others who assisted us
during our Christmas tree pro
and eager to brag about the shaggy
little dog with the big spectacles
and the freckles splashed across
his face. But proudest of all is PFC
Opp, unless we take into account
a lady who lives about a mile far
ther north, the one who locks the
back door at night.
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The New Management
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ject,” a spokesman for the Scouts
stated. “It proved highly success
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to observe our activities during
our anniversary week. This began
Kodiak Assembly
of God Church
Mission Road
Pastor Wm. L. Cummins
Phone 486—2491
“Not By Might, Nor By Power,
But By My Spirit, Saith the
Lord of Hosts.”
SERVICE SCHEDULE
SUNDAY
Sunday School.10:00 a.m.
Morning Worship ... 11:00 a.m.
Christ’s Ambassadors 6:30 p.m.
Evangelistic Service .. 7:30 p.m.
MONDAY
Missionettes.1:30 p.m.
TUESDAY
Women’s Prayer
Meeting.2:00 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
Prayer & Bible Study 7:30 p.m.
FRIDAY
Youth Meeting.7:00 p.m.
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Feb. 7 and will continue to Feb.
13. Several boys have joined the
Troop recently. We invite any boys
of scouting age to join,” he stated.
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Christian Science
Society
Sunday School . 9:30 a. m.
Sunday Service_11:00 a. m.
Testimony Meeting .. 4th Wed.
8:00 p.m.
Reading Room.Wed.
7-8 p. m.
Located on Shelikoff
near Cope St.
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 10:00
MORNING WORSHIP 11:00
EVENING SERVICE 7:00
PRAYER MEETING (Wed.) 7:30
“For the Word of God and the
Testimony of Jesus Christ.”
The Community Baptist Church
Rev. Lewis White
“The Big White Church on the Hill”
Sunday School—9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship—11:00 a.m.
Youth Fellowship Groups—6:30 p.m.
Evening Worship—7:30 p.m.
Mid Week Service—7:30 p.m. Wednesday
“HOLDING FORTH THE WORD OF LIFE”
KODIAK DIRECTORY
BARTENDERS LOCAL 875 A.F.L.
Meets on 2nd Sunday of every
month, 12 noon at Fishermen’s
Hall.
KODIAK
EMBLEM
CLUB
No. 187
Greets 1st & 3rd
Thursday at
8 p.m. at the
Elks Club.
KODIAK LODGE NO. 1772 BPOE
□;ets every Friday
evening
at 8:30 p.m.
embeis Welcome
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Hours of Business
Monday thru Friday, 9 am to 6 pm
Saturday, 9 am to 12 noon
Sundays and Holidays, Closed
Emergency wires may be filed
during the closed office hours at
the message center.
KODIAK ISLAND JAYCEES
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Meet the lot. and 3rd.
Wednesday of each
month.
7:30 pjn. to 9 p.m.
In the Montmartre
Basement.
KODIAK
LODGE
F. & A. M.
No. 295
Meetings — Stated 3rd Monday*
8 p.m. at Kodiak Masonic Tempi*
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BUSINESS A PROFESSIONAL .
WOMEN’S CLUB
Business Meeting—1st Monday at
7:30 p.m.
Dinner Meeting—3rd Monday at
7:00 p.m. at Island Fountain.
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS
Regular meetings 1st and 3rd
Tuesdays, 8 p.m.,
at the VFW Hall.
JACK ALLMAN POST NO. 17
AMERICAN LBGION
meets the 1st Thursday of every
month at 7:30 p.m. at the
American Legion Dug-Out
above city hall.
KODIAK ISLAND
TOASTMASTERS CLUB NO. 19€8
Dinner meetings every Tues.
from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
In the Montmartre Basement
Visitors are cordially invited.