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—
Poppies Symbols
Of Those Who
Fought & Died
“In Flanders Fields the poppies
blow”—and so the flower that pre
cipitated one war became the
symbol of another and, with
Memorial Day, of all those who
have died in war.
The poppy was first associated
with war in 1840—in the form of
opium. World Book Encyclopedia
explains that the fireworks started
when the Chinese clamped down
on Great Britain’s smuggling of
opium to China.
Britain took the opium issue as
an excuse for declaring war. But
when the Opium War ended in
1842, the issue was left unsettled
while Britain concentrated on ex
acting trading privileges — and
economic power — from the Chi
nese.
Three - quarters of a century
later, the poppy became a symbol
of World War I.
In 1918, when the YMCA staff
worker named Moina Michael read
the poem about Flanders Field, a
U. S. military cemetery in Europe,
she conceived the idea of wearing
a poppy in memory of those sol
diers who had died in World
War I.
Miss Michael persuaded the
American Legion to adopt the
poppy as its Memorial Flower,
and the national convention ap
proved the resolution in 1920.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars
adopted the poppy . . . and con
ducted the first nationwide poppy
sale for the benefit of war vet
erans ... in 1922.
Local communities now choose
one day from the week before
Memorial Day as Poppy Day, when
volunteers sell the artificial flow
ers in order to provide medical
and educational services for dis
abled and needy veterans of both
World Wars and the Korean War.
Poppies will be sold in town and
on the Naval Station on Friday
and Saturday, May 20 and 21, by
members of Veterans of Foreign
Wars Katmai Post 7056 and the
Ladies Auxiliary.
Letter to the Editor
Dear Sir:
It was with a deep feeling of
regret that Kodiak children and
parents learned that the “Aunt
Jenny Show” will no longer be
seen. The program, which appear
ed on AFRiS-TV the past nine
months, was edited and produced
by Mrs. Genevieve Layman.
Mrs. Layman, wno is employed
in the Supply Dept, on the Naval
Station, has taught as well as
entertained the children for two
hours each Saturday morning. She
has recognized and encouraged the
many talents of children by having
them dance, sing or play a musical
instrument. Letter writing and
drawing contests were also held
for which awards and cash prizes
were given.
The letter writing contest, with
the Scouts Oath “Doing my duty
to God and my country” the theme,
was won by Den 2 in town and
Den 6 on the Base. Her reproduc
tions of Walt Disney movies with
words and music, and drawn by
such talented artists as Don Dun
away, Dayna Beucher, Victoria
Layman and Elaine Pajari, were
truly outstanding entertainment.
Besides her many individual
children guests were the Girl
Scouts. Cub and Boy Scouts, Good
News Club and a group of fine
singers from the Baptist Mission.
Mrs. Layman also directed both
a Brownie and Intermediate Girls
Scout camp and has been teaching
a Sunday School class as well as
Book Review
Russia From
The Inside Out
The sentence for the small,
sickly man was four years in a
labor camp. “Even if he comes out
of it alive after four years,” said
his brother, “he won’t he of much
use.” What was the little man’s
crime? He lost his identity papers
down a drain, and was unable to
prove he hadn’t given them away
to a spy.
Guarding its everyday face from
the world, the Soviet Union is still
an enigma to most of the Free
World. The contrast between the
tourist facade and the reality of
Russian life can be observed only
iby someone who can pass unnot
iced among the drab crowds. Such
a man is Joseph Novak, a young
student from an Iron Curtain coun
try who lived the life of a Russian
citizen during the years following
Stalin’s death. Because he was a
student from another Communist
country, Novak was free to travel
across the country, mingling with
factory workers, students, intellec
tuals and soldiers, and he surrep
titiously made notes of everything
he saw and heard.
Mr. Novak’s notes and his mem
ory are the basic ingredients of
his new book, “The Future Is Ours,
Comrade: Conversations with the
Russians, which Doubleday pub
lished May 20. Irving R. Levine,
the noted correspondent and au
thor, says of iNovak: “He enjoyed
access to Russian people and
places that a journalist can only
envy. In fact a traveler to Russia
of any category cannot fail to ad
mire the author of this book.”
Egan Says Alaska
‘Short Changed’
(Continued from Page 1)
collected by IRS from Alaskans.
Not included in the IRS figures
are excise taxes on motor fuel,
cigarettes and alcoholic beverages
which are collected at the manu
facturers’ level, but passed on by
the manufacturer to the ultimate
Alasak consumer.
Because these items too, are
subject to a State tax, the Gover
nor said it has been possible to
compute a total Federal tax on
these at $8,974,000.
Other indirect taxes paid by
Alaskans for which no adequate
estimate can be obtained would
include levies on automobiles,
trucks, chassis and parts; tires and
tubes; business and store ma
chines; electric, gas and oil ap
pliances; electric light bulbs and
tubes; radio and television sets;
phonographs and musical instru
ments; fire alarms; photographic
equipment; sporting goods; and
household refrigeration equip
ment.
“The net effect of the Internal
Revenue Service’s calculations,”
the Governor said, “is to short
change Alaska in the public eye
and reflect unfavorably on the
Alaskan economy.”
TO LAZY BAY
Art (Whitey) Young leaves to
morrow for Lazy Bay. He will work
at the cannery at Alitak.
acting as organist at church for
the past 2Vz years.
It isn’t often in these days a
person will volunteer to entertain
someone else’s children. This lady
gave her time freely, tho she
worked five days a week, and she
should be given credit. Truly, she
is the children’s friend and will
be greatly missed by many.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Stuart Rahwyler
Hospital Notes
A son, Nils Raider Hilmar,
weighing 7 lbs. 15 ozs., was born
on May 12 to Nina and Carl
Gronns.
A son weighing 7 lbs. 10 ozs.,
was born on May 18 to Elizabeth
and Clyde Barber.
A daughter, Joanne Marie,
weighing 6 lbs. 2 ozs., was born
on May 19 to Mary Jane and Carl
Richard Olssen.
Sunrise — Sunset
May Sunrise Sunset
21 3:36 8:38
22 3:34 8:40
23 3:32 8:42
24 3:30 8:44
25 3:29 8:46
26 3:28 8:48
27 3:27 8:50
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•ther and to foundation.
JACKED-UP HALF is lowered
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earlier. Homes have 680 square
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Proudly Announces
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