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Now It Can Bo Accomplished
• The matter of a cold storage
plant for Kodiak has advanced to
a degree never, before reached
prior to the court session here
Thursday.
Though it took litigation to do
'll, the two parties concerned,
namely Tallis George and the
City .if . Kadiak, finally -met on
common ground and worked out
an agreement that will either in
sure -the plant being built or defi
nite steps otherwise wifi be taken.
Prior to calling a Court recess,
after hearing testimony from City
witnesses and Wallis George*,
and seeing neither side was pre
pared to give ah inch apparently,
Judge McCarrey stated it looked
like “an irristable force meeting
ait immovable object." He need
not have chided the City as he
did about not wanting to cooper
a$~r-these years of waiting, and
fruitless negotiations, idle promi
ses, aren’t conducive to accepting
more promises.
Wallis George and the stock
fcwiifelNrf the Kodiak Cold Stor
age’Company have quite an in
vestment in the building so far
completed. The City has lost
thousamfe of dollars in loss Of
reve«ui#, payroll, not to say loss
to merchants and the town gener
ally, by the non-completion of the
cold storage. It is good for all
concerned that negotiations are
again resumed, and once more we
catt have high hopes of a cold
storage plant being built to serve
th# needs of our basic industry.
impressive Naturalization Ceremony
« Ftve ladies became American
citterns Wednesday* at a very im
pressive, Naturalization ceremony
held in the high school auditorium
Wednesday afternoon. Circuit
Court Judge J. L. McCarrey pre
sided and presented certificates
to the new citizens.
The large audience was made
up mainly of children, together
with their teachers, and many
adults from town and the Naval
Station.. In attendance was the
Navy Band, under the direction of
Chief Bennett, who furnished sev
eral selections. The balance of the
musical portion of the program
was furnished by the Kodiak high
school Chorus, under the direction
of Robert Boko .
Those admitted to citizenship
were Lucy Lucille Lovern, Simha
Simone Talbott, Majory Annetta
TSomaszkiewicz, Margaret L. Ty
afer and PLabeth Marion Wil
liams. Others who were to be
admitted bat were not
jwere Juan Castro Bias and Jessie
"Edith Vaa $>e Waiter.
:• Presentation of Colors were" giv
en by * very smart-looking U.S.
Marine Corps Colors Guard, who
also retired the Colors later in
tfte program.
Two noteworthy speeches were
dtfievred by high school students.
In her speech entitled “Why I Be
lieve In America,” Miss Jerilynn
Smith, emphasized the rights of
the individual in America, a phi
losptay, she said, that has made
this nation great. Adolph Jackin
sky„ Jr. spoke on the topic, “I Am
Proud to be An American.” He
gave as some of his reasons for
being proud, America’s scenic
wonders, its great cities, its gov
ernment, and the people who
make America what it is.
v Presentation of flags to the peti
tioners was made by Donald Law
head, Exalted Ruler of the local
Elks Club.
Mr. Donald L. Harvey, Exami
nerdlS. Immigration Service was
present. Mr. Victor C. Strash
arranged the program and acted
as. master of tleretnonies.
Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor:
After reading your paper last
week and the letter to the editor
the first item that didn’t impress
me as there was no signature.
Now if this person who was the
author of this article thought it
had merit wrhy didn’t he put his
name to it. In America every prob
lem to confrdnt the citizens in a
debatable problem this author
did not leave it open to debate
by not signing his or her name.
I could have taken this letter as
originating from the base but it
didn’t. All I can say is0 that it
was meant to further strain re
lation of the town and base. Let’s
have constructive criticism and
not destructive. In closing I say
that the author of this letter doe*
not want to solve a problem, they
are trying to create one.
Peter M. Deveau : *\4:
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LEAZIERS GET BOY
k
A baby boy, weighing 7 pounds,
11 ounces, was born May 18 to
Susan and Donald Leazier, at the
Naval Station hospital.
The baby, Kenneth Glenn is the
third child for the Leaziers. The
latter live in town. Donald Lea
zier, SK3, is attached to the Navy.
One Court Case
Otis F. Harris appeared before
the magistrate this week and was
fined $100, with $75 suspended,
on a charge of driving while in
toxicated.
His driver’s license was suspen
ded for 90 days.
TOM RENSHAW LEAVES
Tom Renshaw left yesterday for
Seattle.
Renshaw expects to be gone
about six weeks. He is employed
^ tocai postoffice. ,
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Here, There and Everywhere
By SIG DIGREE
There are many things donedn
the name of charity that should
be frowned on.
Charity is a great word embra
cing the kindly deeds of mankind
toward those less fortunate. It is
obvious that in a country where
the welfare of the human beings
is founded mainly on individual
effort, that there will always be
the “haves” and the “have nots.”
To meet this situation—that the
“have nots” do not have to go hun
gry or in want, it is impossible to
tax those who “have” in order to
provide for them.
But we are not concerned in
this discourse with charity per se,
but the efforts of fraternal or ser
vice organizations to provide or
contribute to various facets of
community endeavor—whatever
they do—costs money. It would
be unseemly and something of a
nuisance to be buttonholed by
someone as frequently as money
seeitts 'to^be needed by these Or
ganizations—and all for ■ good
causes—for a contribution of a
dollar or two.
But to inject the element of
Chance—namely a raffle ticket—
'that same dollar is handed over
without much question. Since
life is pretty much of a gamble
anyway, almost every man or
woman likes to take a chance—the
practice is universal. Those with
scruples against any form of gam
bling can always refuse.
It is a well-known fact that your
most down-to-earth, solid and law
abiding citizen makes up the ma
jority of that vast army of bingo
players. It is he or she who likes
to risk a dollar or two in this
national pastime—not, I don’t
think, for the big prizes or few
dollars to be gained should he or
she win, but mainly because of
that element of chance and un
certainty—and the momentary
pleasure of winning. That brief
flush of pleasure comes when win
ning on the sport field, the bridge
game or any other contest
Seagull Antics
By Jackie Luque
If you have never witnessed a
seagull swallowing a starfish, you
have missed an interesting^ sight.
Here in MoseV B?ay, we'often
watch them from our window. A
seagull can swallow a starfish of
enormous size. He wHr stand for
ever so long with a starfish pro
truding from his mouth. Then he
finally manages to get the star
fish inside- of his neck. Then his
neck stretches much larger than
his (head. What a sight! Then after
stretching his neck for some time
he manages to get the starfish
down in his craw.
Seagulls are bandits too. They
watch the diving ducks catch
small fish. Then they take the
fish away from the ducks. This
type of banditry is bad enough,
but the pitiful sight is when they
steal the eyes of live salmon.
They ride the backs of salmon in
the shallow water of their spawn
ing grounds and pick the salmon’s
eyes out. The eyes being the most
vulnerable part of the fish. They
also eat the eyes out of the dead
fish in the fisherman’s skiffs if
they leave them uncovered. But
we need the seagulls, they are
scavengers, “free garbage collec
tors” you might say.
A traffic expert said that if all
the cars in the nation were placed
end to end, some lunatic would
pull out and try to pass.
—Sunshine Magazine
The Nenana Ice Pool hasn’t
hurt anybody as yet. It is a good
conversation piece, and a classic
that is distinctly Alaskan. We
would deplore its passing.
What is even worse than the en
dulging in these small-time lot
teries, is the hypocrisy of the
present system of a law forbid
ding them and still allowing them
to flourish. We favor State con
trolled bingo, or raffles—put them
on the statute books. Better still,
let there be a referendum in it,
as suggested. But don’t take away
one of the few inexpensive plea
sures the man-in-the-street can
still indulge in without getting
hurt.
TV SCHEDULE
Saturday
1:30—Test Pattern & Music
2:Q(V—To Jbe Announced
’ 4:00^-Petfcka Parade
4:45—Air Force Story
5:00—Boiling Time
6:00—Robin Hood
6:30—My Little Margie
7;00—People Are Funny
7:30—High Road To Danger
8:00—Sat. Night Cinema
(No Time For Comedy)
9:30—Town Hall Party
Sunday
1:30—Test Pattern & Music
2:00—To Be Announced
4:00—All Star Golf
5:00—George Jessel
6:00—The Christophers
6:30—'Music Is My Beat
7:00—Dennis Day
7:30—Sherwood Affair
8:00—Caesor's Hour
9:00—Star Performances
9;30—Star And The Story
10:00—Billy Daniels
10:45—EBF We Make A Fire
_ Monday
5:00—Test Pattern & Music
5:30—Sky King
6:00—-Bob Cummings
8:30—Spade Cooley
7:15—EBF Egypt & The Nile
7:30—News, Weather, Sports
8:00—It Could Be You
8:30—This Is Your Life
9:00—-Kraft Theatre
10:00—Sourdough Theatre
(Blessed Event)
Tuesday
5:OOr^Tfst Pattern & Music
5:30—Steve Canyon
6:00—Adventure At Scott Island
6:30—Trouble With Father
7:00—Royal .Playhouse
7:30—News, Weather, Sports
8:00—It Could Be You
8:30—Channel 8 Movie iTme
- (Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse)
10:00—Wrestling
10:45—EBF Columbia and Vene
zuela
Wednesday
5:00—Test Pattern & Music
5:30—Hopalong Cassidy
6:00—Willy ,
6:30—Colonel Flack
7:00—You Bet Your Life
7:30—News, Weather, Sports
8:00—Country America
8:45—EBF Fire
9:00—I’ve Got A Secret
9:30—Big Picture
10:00—Wednesday Night Fights
Thursday
5:00—Test Pattern & Music
5:30—Roy Rogers
6:00—Thin Man
6:30—Schlitz Playhouse
7:00—Tic Tac Dough
7:30—News, Weather, Sports
8:00—Guy Mitchell
8:45—Kodiak Playhouse
(Petrified Forest)
10:00—Roller Derby
Friday
5:00—Test Pattern & Music
5:30—Mr. Wizard
6:00—Highway Patrol
0:30—Treasure
7:00—Traffic Court
7:30—News, Weather, Sports
8:00—The Price Is Right
8:30—Col. March Of Scotland
Yard
9:00—Gillette Caval. of Sports
9:40—Adventure Tomorrow
10:00—Juke Box Jury
All programs subject to change
without Notice.
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BRISTOL BAY BOATS
IN COOK INLET THIS YEAR
At least forty boats from Bris
tol Bay will fish Cook Inlet this
year during the Red $almon seas
on, according to John Skerry, su
pervisor of the Cook Inlet Dis
trict commercial fisheries.
This is the first time Bri4bt
Bay boats have fished there, he
said. He said he also expected a
number of boats from Cordova. =
THANK YOU
The graduating class of the Ka
diak high school wish to tike this
opportunity of thanking the BJM».
EJgts Lodge No. 1772 for the veer
eujfoyable* dance sponsored hr
that group following commeace
meof exercises.
Our sincere thanks goes Mil
also to all those who assisted at
making our graduation such a
notable event; ^
Schools
churches, homes can be iasw*
sored with Kodiak Insurance Sc
Building Corporation. It is veep
foolish for anyone
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All
give serious consideration to
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office can give you the right
answer on ... your insurance .
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