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Mirrcred Reflections
By SIG DIGREE
Sen. Ernest Gruening has come
and gone.
During his two-day visit he
learned a little more about Kodiak
and what it is that makes it tick
economically right now. His fact
finding probing took him to several
of the ranches hereabouts and no
doubt gave him an insight into
their problems.
The Senator always amazes peo
ple with his off-hand delivery of a
speech, in which he takes his listen
ers on a back stage tour( so to
speak, of developments prior to
Alaska becoming a state, reciting
instances of opposition from high
authority, of how it had to be beat
down, and the eventual triumph.
It is like listening to an “I was
there” account of some great hap
pening, as it was.
The faith of the senator in the
future of Alaska is contagious. It
is not misplaced in our judgement,
rather it is prophetic.
• * * *
Are there caribou on Kodiak Is
land? A couple of our readers were
a little startled to learn this from
an article appearing in a recent
issue of Outdoor Life. The article,
entitled “Moose Of A Bear” de
scribes a hunter’s successful hunt
with Bill Purnell and Morris Talif
son, and in it ihe stated: “One of
the big thrills of the flight inland
was the caribou we saw. We had a
good look at several herds.”
We have since learned the hunter
had reference to reindeer which
are quite plentiful in that area.
Residents in the area call them
caribou. They are in their rights
to do so. The Encyclopedia Bri
tannica has this to say by way of
definition: Reindeer, a large Arctic
and sub-Arctic deer, the American
species of which is called caribou.
* * *
We have hit an all-time high this
week in the number of deaths that
have occurred here in any one
week. We just learned of the sixth
death at this writing—'Mostly old
time residents. Sorry to hear one
of them had to be our old friend
Fred Solberg, who had been ailing
for some time.
♦ * *
There is one fact thait stands
out above everything else in the
story of the Carmella-J disaster.
The men found a cabin for shelter,
which quite possibly saved their
lives. It was stocked with provis
ions and even a map showing how
to get to the main road.
This ought to give pause for
thought to those who make it a
practice of shooting up, looting or
otherwise destroying cabins in off
beat places. Leaving a map was a
fine gesture. Halts off to Joe Zent
ner, who ownes the cabin, and did
just that.
* * *
We are getting quite a few pic
tures for the Special Edition of the
Mirror Nov. 24, but would like a
few more. Give us a call if you have
some that you think might be of
particular interest to our readers.
BUSINESSMAN’S CORNER
The Business Man’s Corner, a
feature that appears on this page,
will be continued next week.
Many a man tries to draw beau
tiful mental pictures while in an
ugly frame of mind.
ELKS ELKS
Tomorrow Night
King Crab Feast
(served many different ways)
SERVED FROM 6 P. M. TO 9 P. M.
Dance to the music of
Bill Lee and His Troubadours
ELKS CLUB
Veteran’s Day — Saturday, Nov. 11
For Elks, their ladies, Emblem Club members and escorts
Old-timers Death
Follows Illness
Fred Solberg, well-known old
time resident of Kodiak, died at
Griffin Hemorial Hospital, Sunday,
Nov. 5.
Solberg was born in Sweden,
Feb. 18, 1890. He has been ill this
past year, and has been in the hos
pital for some time prior to his
death.
The deceased was one of the ear
lier homesteaders in Kodiak, hav
ing property in the Island Lake
area. He has since sold much of it.
Surviving /him are a sister, Mrs.
Gus Hill, who lives in Abbottsford,
British Columbia; and a brother,
Knute in Tacoma.
Waterfront
(continued from page 1)
body, but it apparently had been
washed out to sea again, for it was
never found. Zentner had brought
along an extra horse, which Lager
berg rode out the distance of six
miles to the road, from which point
the Marines brought him back to
the station.
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Last week we reported that the
vessels Heron and Tula were dis
abled off Ugak Bay. The Heron
with a broken quadrant installed
its emergency tiller and put into
Ugak Bay steering with the aid of
rope falls and anchored in Saltery
Cove. Soon after they were an
chored the Jaguar came in to the
bay with the Tula in tow. The Tula
had lost its rudder. Soon the Coast
Guard cutter Storis also arrived in
the bay and anchored.
All four vessels lay at anchor
in Ugak Bay during Friday night
as a gale was blowing outside.
The Heron carries a welding ma
chine aboard for emergencies. Dur
ing the night the broken quadrant
was welded by Mike Soma, the mas
ter, and by Saturday morning was
ready to get underway. The Heron
and the Storis with the latter tak
ing the Tula in tow, headed for
Kodiak. The cutter turned over the
tow of the Tula (to the Heron at
Puffin Island, and the two boats
proceeded to the Alaska Packers
dock, arriving there about 3 p.m.
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The Kasiloff was launched from
Alvine’s Marine Ways Monday and
the Tula hauled out Tuesday after
noon. The propeller will be re
paired, new rudder installed and
the forward bulwark on the star
bird side repaired.
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The Baptist Mission vessel Evan
gel is still hauled out on the ver
tical lift at Alvines.
The proverbial road to success
is paved with good intentions and
bad inventions.
Music Trails
Concert Nov. 20
The Alaska Music Trail will pre
sent soprano Jacqueline Ivanoff in
a concert here on Monday, Nov. 20,
at 8:15 p. m. at the Kodiak High
School Auditorium.
A topflight performance is an
ticipated by this soloist, who has
been acclaimed a singing actress
of unusual abilities, with marvelous
dramatic quality and a wealth of
tonal power.
Jacqueline Ivanoff received her
Music degree in Voice at the Uni
versity of Michigan, after which she
returned to her home in southern
Calif, to study voice and opera
acting. After her fiance returned
from Europe and the Army, and
they were married, both attended
the U. of Miohigan.
Following completion of her hus
band’s medical course, the family
moved back to Riverside, Calif.,
where Dr. Ivanoff went into prac
tice, the children went to school
and Jacqueline began to sing again.
She was immediately asked, to do
Butterfly and has been busy sing
ing ever since.
She has starred m the leading
roles of a dozen operas in the last
few years, among which have been
‘Madame Butterfly’, ‘La Boheme’,
‘Tales of Hoffman’, ‘Don Giovanni’,
and ‘La Traviata’.
Her excellent musicianship and
flawless voice have been acclaimed
in the soprano solo parts in the
Brahms Requiem, the Verdi Re
quiem, the Saint-Saens Christmas
Oratorio, the Kodaly Te Deum and
the Mendelssohn Elijah.
Her wide repertoire has enabled
her to select a rich program for
her Alaskan .tour. Every selection is
a musical gem of the purest and
finest quality.
Gov. Egan Heads
Legion Committee
Gov. William A. Egan heads the
list of 129 Legionnaires from
Alaska who have received National
appointments for the year 1961-62.
He is Vice-chairman of the Foreign
Relations Commission and was ap
pointed by National Commander
Charles L. Bacon.
Several Kodiak Legion members
received general appointments.
These were: Henry White, Vet
erans preference Committee; Carl
H. Rodli, Post Commander here,
Membership and Post Activities
Committee; Larry P. Loomis, Re
habilitation Advisory Board.
Rodli heads the Fisheries Com
mittee of the American Legion, De
partment of Alaska, according to
an announcement from the Depart
ment’s office at Juneau.
Local Rotarians
To Observe
Foundation Week
Kodiak Rotarians will join with
the more than half a million Rotar
ians in 123 countries next week for
a special observance of “The Ro
tary Foundation Week,” it was an
nounced today by Archie Zehe,
president of the Kodiak Club.
The Rotary Foundation seeks to
promote understanding and friend
ly relations between the peoples of
different nations. Its major activity
is granting Rotary Foundation Fel
lowships to outstanding graduate
students for one year of study
abroad. 1,454 young men and
women from 70 countries have re
ceived Rotary Foundation Fellow
ships for study in 50 countries
since 1947. Total grants now ex
ceed $3,700,000.
Local Rotarians will highlight
their observance of “The Rotary
Foundation Week” at their meeting
on Tuesday, Nov. 14 in the 49
Room, with a presentation by mem
bers of the club tracing the history
of the Rotary Foundation, the work
it is doing and how the Kodiak club
can increase its already substantial
support.
Local NG Unit
In Maneuvers
Fifteen members of the Kodiak
(National Guard company will par
ticipate in a military maneuver
November 17 and 18 on the Island.
Plans for the maneuver are be
ing completed this week and the
local unit will assist the U. S. Ma
rines with a mortar squad and a
106MM rifle squad in addition to
supporting troops.
Members of the Kodiak unit
scheduled to participate are Capt.
Arnold Bjerken, SFC Charley E.
Miller, SGTs Edmund Hall, Robert
A. King, Reynold L. Morris, and
Raymond Shively, Corporals Ron
ald Chase and Cecil Chabitnoy, Pri
vates First Class Neil N. Berestoff,
Wilbur L. Fuller, James Loe, Pres
ton E. Shivefly, and Privates Laur
ence Davenport, William E. Hall,
and Richard A. Smith.
A paratroop drop is also sched
uled for Sunday, November 19,
with regular army troops partici
pating as part of the maneuver.
Naval Station
Births
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A son, James Owen, weighing 7
lbs. 8 ozs., was born on November
2 to Alice and James Alexander
ETC, USCG.
A daughter, Tamara Lynn,
weighing 6 lbs. 8 ozs., was born on
November 5 to Virginia and Gil
bert Booth, MN1, USN.
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