Judges Selected
For Elks Contest
Judges for the Elks Scholarship
contest were announced this week
by Borman Dinwiddle, chairman
of the local division of the contest.
Judges include Dr.. Victor
Sir ash, Miss E. MeCurrey, USO
director and Winferd A. Hoover,
Superintendent of the on-Base
. schools.
Deadline date for entries to be
filed in the State contest is March
1. Contestants elected locally will
be entered in the State contest.
Three awards, $100, and $50 and
$25 will be given the winners in
the boys and girls divisions here
by the B. P. O. Elks Lodge No.
1772.
Winners in the State contest will
also receive substantial sums. A
total of $70,000 in scholarships
vill be given the winners in the
national contest to follow.
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New stamps Here
Another Lincoln Stamp, one of
a series of three, will be placed
on sale today at the local post
office. This stamp is of 3 cent
denomination, printed in purple.
Two other commemoratives
went on sale Thursday. They are a
4 cent blue and an 8 cent three
color, both honoring Jose Martin,
South American hero, in the Cham
pion of Liberty series.
Scout Leaders
Offered Course
There will be a Scout Leader’s
Training Course beginning at 7
p.m., Tuesday, March 3. Instruc
tion will also be given Tuesday,
March 17. the two evening course
will be held at the Scout hall at
the Alaska Communications site
atop Signal hill.
The course is open to all Scout
masters, Assistant Scoutmasters,
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MtLUff BKeWiN9 COMPANY. MILWAUKEE. WI3.
Aleutian Distributers
Phone 2244
Committeemen, Institutional Re
presentatives and interested per
sons. The oourse will cover Ad
vancement, Outdoor Activities, Job
of the Committee, etc.
For further information call
Marvin Wilson at phone 240 on
the Naval Station or Vernon Dra
per at 2801 in town.
QUESTIONS and ANSWERS
Q. Because of my physical condi
tion, I may have to apply for
disability benefits under the So
cial Security Program, even though
I am only 53 years of age. Will
the amount I receive be reduced
because I am rot yet 65?
A. Disability beneifts are not re
duced because of age. If you are
entitled to disability insurance
benefits, the amount ryot receive .
each month will be the sum's'. aS .
the amount of the old-age insur-'
ance benefit you. would receive if
you were 65. It will be based on the
record of year work and can be
:,as little as 3J3 a month or as much .
as $116.
Q. I am now 64* years cf age and
I intend to retire when I am 65.
I’ve been told that I must prove
my age, but I don’t have a birth
certificate. Is there any caller way
.1 can prove ray afe?
A. 'Yes, there is. We accept a
number of records to prove a per
son’s age. Just as a brief list, we
user church records, marriage cer
tificates, census records,' insurance
policies, naturalization certificates
and school records.
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Directors Chosen
By Club Members
V -.•! " ■< - ' • , 5" ‘
Election of directors, from which
c fleers will be chosen, will be
held next week from a list of nomi
nations made Tuesday at the Ro
tary luncheon at the Island
Fountain.
Nominated were: Jess Ballard,
, Morris Burnham, Pete Rama glia,
Lou Veerman, Bruce Keers, Walter
Muller, A1 Hochberger, William
Lamme, Bill Poland, Art Brooks
and Eddie Naughton.
Captain L. Holmes, Salvation
■ Army, a Rotary guest from Peters
Step out for Fun and Food
Seafood
Feast
TONIGHT
( P.H - S P.M.
Sponsored By
Outdoorsmen Club
At The.
ELKS CLUB
Donation:-Adults S2.50 Children under 16 $1.00
Tickets Also Sold At The Door
burg, announced the drive for
funds for his organization.
A film recounting the exploits
of the submarine “Growler” dur
ing the last war was shown.
Guests included Dr. Milo Fritz
and John Spawn.
Alaska Statehood Stamp Sale
Tops 1349 Record Cancellations
The Alaska statehood airmail
stamp made history in the stamp
world, according to figures recent'
—
ly released.
The total number of the Janu
ary 3 first-day covers cancelled
reached 489,752 and the number
Of Stamps ©old amounting to 753,
,571 brought in $52,749.97. The
sale toppled the li)49 record set
during the issuance of the six-cent
Alexandria Bicentennial when
386,717 covers were cancelled.
Buying or selling—Use the Class
ified Ads—They get results.
The Community Baptist Church
"The Big White Church on the Hill”
REV. JOHN MOLLETTI, PASTOR
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 W’eek Service—7:30 y.m., Wednesday
“Holding Forth the Word of Life”
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Bvsry crsbbsge beards, carving sets
Sears - Seals - Blrtts- etc.
Where all Kodiak Shcps
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KODIAK
EMBLEM
CLUB No »H7 I
Meets 1st & 3rd
Thursda> at
8 p.m. at the
Elks Club
KODIAK LODGE NO. 1772 BPOE
Meets Every
Friday evening
at 8:30 p. m.
Visiting Members Welcome
UNITED CANNERY WORKERS
of Kodiak Island, Kodiak, Alaska
Meets the 3rd Thursday of every
month at 8 p. m. at the
Union Hall
Phones 4474 or 2583
JACK ALLMAN POST NO. 17,
AMERICAN LEGION,
meets the 1st and 3rd Thursday
of every month, at 7:30 p.m. at
the VFW Hall._
BUSINESS A PROFESSIONAL
WOMENS CLUB
Business Meeting—1st Monday at
-™ *7:30'pm.
Dinner Meeting—3rd Monday at
7:00 pm. at Island Fountain.
BARTENDERS LOCAL S7* AJX.
Meets on 2nd Sunday ef. every
month, 12 noon at Labor Temple.
No. 295
F. & A. M.
LODGE
KODIAK
Meetings—Stated 3rd Monday, 8.m
at Kodiak Masonic Temple
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS
1st and 3rd Tuesday 8 p in. at
the VFW Post
LADIES AUXILIARY TO VET
TERANS OF FOREIGN WARS
KATMAI POST NO. 7056
Meet 2nd and 4th
Monday at 8 p.m.
at VFW Post Hall.
United Fishermen ef Kodiak
meet the 1st Wednesday el
every month at 8 p.m. at the
Union Hall
Phones 4474 or 2583
ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS
SYSTEM
—Hours of Business —
Monday through Saturday—open
9 a. m. to 6 p. m.
Closed Sundays A Holidays
Emergency wires may be filed
during the dosed office hours *
the message center.