— Kodiak Kapsules —
(By Bill Mason)
(Continued From Page 1)
below whose two sons received
tennis rackets and he was the re
cipient of a dozen brand new golf
balls.
Oh, well, it would have been
worse. His wife might have re
ceived sun tan lotion and the fam
ily a large beach umbrella.
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A belated card from Cdr. Dick
Stacer, former legal officer at
the base, bore the information
that “if I come across anything
hot, I’ll get in touch with you.”
He is now living in New Jer
sey and stationed in New York,
and under the circumstances,
knowing him and his sense of
humor, it could come via a col
lect call.
SCENE AND HERD: the hous
ing situation has become so des
perate here that a family has
moved into the former drive-in on
Mission Road. . . . What effect will
these “floating freezing factories”
have on permanent cannery in
stallations is a frequent comment.
. . . And still another, “Yeah, this
is Alaska’s banana belt’ at 59 cents
a pound.”. . . Councilman Wilton
White chiding us for jaywalking
at Kodiak’s most dangerous inter
section, Benson and Main, and all
the time we couldn’t find the cross
walk, can you? . . . Heard about
another shortage? It’s sleds, not
one to be found in town, and with
all this white stuff on the ground,
too. . . . Very little local sympathy
with Alaska Steamship’s 10 per
cent hike the line put into effect
last year. . . . And we still don’t
understand why some ingenious
and enterprising aviation enthusi
ast doesn’t air-freight into Kodiak
from the mainland.
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To squelch a popularly ac
cepted rumor around these
parts, White Alice could bring
in one-channel television to the
area, but it would not be able to
perform the function for which
it was established if it did, and
to bring in one-channel reception
to every nook and cranny of the
49th it would cost about $50
million smackeroos. The author
ity, Nick Rauch, manager of the
White Alice project here.
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KODIAK KOLLECTION: To bor
row a phrase, you haven’t lived un
til you’ve tasted Mrs. Walt Muller’s
pickled shrimp. . . . Congratula
tions to Russ Welborn for his base
contract, and now if the local con
tractors could only get together to
bid on the big jobs from the state
and federal government. . . . We
had a time keeping up with FDR’s
two Thanksgivings, but this is the
first time in our life we have lived
in a community where two Christ
mas celebratons are observed
within a three weeks period. . . .
And we’d be willing to bet the odd
cents remaining on our weekly al
lowance that there are more auto
mobiles in our fair city than there
are bathtubs, wanna bet? ... It
was Will Shakespeare who is cred
ited with saying, “A pun is the
lowest form of humor” but try to
convince our Rotarians. . . . And
it’s fast becoming a reality that
you can’t afford to own property,
and some basic change in our local
tax structure must be made.
And at one of our canneries, a
supervisor reports he overheard
this conversation:
“She’s a new girl with us and
just fresh from one of the vil
lages so we’ll have to show her
what’s right and what’s wrong,”
said one of the foreman.
“Very good, sir,’ replied his
assistant. “You show her what’s
right.”
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TWO TIPS
From Knudsen Outfitters
To Keep the Chilly Winds Away
Newest in
Sport Shirts
Outstanding group includes
new zip up, placket styles, plaids
and solids. Long sleeve styles
. . . From $4.50 up.
Warm Wool
Sweaters
Button and pullover styles.
Solid colors and blues and warm
enough to let you laugh at old
man winfpr
If It’s for the Man in Your Life
— You’ll Buy It At
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KNUDSEN’S OUTFITTERS
YOUR HEADQUARTERS FOR SHOES
AND CLOTHING NEEDS
Phone 486—5122
Holiday Imbibing
Fills The Bastille
Overindulgence was the cause
of most arrests over the holidays,
according to Chief R. E. Vickery,
as 15 were impounded in the city
jail on a variety of charges.
Charged with intoxication were
Luba Naumoff who forfeited a $50
bail bond; Alfred Naumoff for
feited a $25 bail, while Xavier
Challiak and Frank Anderson were
each given 20 days suspended jail
sentences.
Merwin J. McCall lost his driv
er’s license for 30 days and paid a
$75 fine for operating a motor ve
hicle while under the influence.
Three minors, Donald Gunder
son was given a $25 fine and 30
days suspended for having been
found guilty of being a minor in
possession of intoxicants, and
Terry L. Ream and Gerald Burk
each given $25 fines and suspended
sentences for being under the in
fluence.
William Ambrosia was handed
a 20 day suspended sentence for
being intoxicated, while Glen
Brandal was given 30 days, 26 of
which were suspended for assault
and battery. Another minor, Jack
Abalama was given a $25 fine and
a suspended sentence for being un
der the influence. Donovan John
son forfeited a $25 bail bond and
Fred Pestrikoff a $50 bond on In
toxication counts, while Cliff Iver
son forfeited a $25 bail for disor
derly conduct.
VACATIONING
Ray Martin, Sr., manager of
PNA operations in Kodiak, left
Kodiak Friday via PNA, naturally,
for a four weeks’ vacation in the
Lower 48.
—
Unemployment Is
At Low Ebb Here
A total of $4,699 was paid out in
unemployment checks in Kodiak
during the month of November,
the Employment Security Division
said this week.
During the same period $26,561
was paid in Juneau; $30,376 in
Ketchikan; $19,761 in Petersburg;
$28,806 in Soldotna; $14,859 in
Nome; $11,251 in Sitka and $14,003
in Palmer.
Only Seward with payments of
$2,797 was lower than Kodiak.
HOME FOR HOLIDAYS
PORT WAKEFIELD—Spending
Christmas vacation in Port Wake
field were Karen Smith from Shel
don Jackson High School in Sitka
and David Wakefield from Holder
ness School, Plymouth, New Hamp
shire.
KODIAK HOSPITAL
Kodiak has the only civilian hos
pital west of Anchorage.
Autographed Flags
By Benny Benson
At Mirror Office
Alaskan flags, made by the
original designer, Benny Benson,
and containing his autograph are
once again available at the Ko
diak Mirror office for $5.
The flags on blue silk are 12
inches deep and 18 inches wide
with the stars and Benson’s sig
nature in gold.
A large number of these Ben
son made flags have been sold
in the past, but Benny was
forced to discontinue making
them during the past six months
due to his illness.
GRANDMOTHERS TO MEET
The Kodiak Grandmothers Club
will hold its next meeting on Jan.
14 at the home of Erma Hines
whose address is A.C.S., Apt. B.
LOU VEERMAN
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SAILING FROM SEATTLE
JAN. 16, 1963
MS TANANA
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