— The Base Br<
By WSiiow Lawrence ... Phom
The Club Corner
A St. Patrick’s Day Party and
1 1 and Farewell was held at the
C ief’s Club on Friday night,
X u ch 15. A buffet prepared by
( lub Manager C. P. Chaffin was
served and a medley of Irish songs
was sung by a trio consisting of
Chiefs Cain, O’Donnell and O’Hal
loran.
Farewells were said to Chiefs
Schory and Pillars and their fam
ilies and Chief Bob Walters. A
“special Hail” was said to Chief
Robert Quathamer who recently
transferred from the USS Kodiak
to the Naval Station.
Paul Frederick, a 7 lb. 2 oz. lad
die who was born on March 8, is
the son of Emmitt Beck, SHI USN,
and his wife, June. Glen Eric, a 6
lb. 13 oz. male child who was bo’-n
on March 8, is the son of Edward
Rothaug, EN2 USCG, and his wife,
Darlene. Ronald Stanton, a 7 lb.
male who was born on March 8, is
the son of George Walters, ADI
USCG, and his wife, Sara. Erik
Fletcher, a 6 lb. 8 oz. master who
was born on March 16, is the son
ci L\ Richard and Lucy Johnson.
G- or ;a Bonzo, a 6 lb. 11 oz. miss
who v/ui born March 18, is the
dau ;h„er of Ismael Sales, SKI
US?,', and his wife, Bernarda.
OFFICERS WIVES
The Kodiak Officers Wives Club
held its monthly luncheon Thurs
day, March 14, at the Officers Club.
This luncheon featured an exhibit
of painting, sculpture, photog
raphy, and ceramics.
Sponsors of the March luncheon
were wives of officers of Com
manding Officer Alaska Sea Fron
tier and Commanding Officer 17th
Naval District
CIVILIAN WOMEN
The Civilian Women’s Club held
a pot luck luncheon in the Rose
Room of the Civil Service Club.
Hostesses were Mrs. T. A. Taylor
and Mrs Wallace Sharpies.
There was a variety of delicious
dishes and a good attendance. An
enjoyable time was had by all.
She’s Crowned The Seabee Qtieen
Barbara Neese was crowned Seabee Queen by Rear Admiral Fred
E. Bakutis, Commandant of the 17th Naval District at the Seabee
Ball, Saturday, March 9, at the Rose Room of the Civil Service Club.
She is the wife of David Neese, Constructionman USN, who is with
the Naval Station Motor Pool. The 20-year-old queen is a brown-eyed
brunette. Master of Ceremonies for the evening was Lt. Cmdr. Red
Raber.—(U.S. Navy Photo)
TOASTMASTERS
Installation of officers was held
at the March 19 meeting of the
Toastmasters International Kodiak
Williwaws 1861 at the Officers
Club. Incoming Officers are Presi
dent Max Munk, Administrative
vice-president Marv Boomgaarden,
Educational vice-president Red Ra
ber, Secretary Mel Jewell, Treas
urer Warren Webert, and Sgt. at
Arms Carl Howard.
Outgoing officers were President
Jack Page, Administrative vice
president Leonard Mealor, Educa
tional vice-president Arlen Drig
gers, Secretary-Treasurer Ray Med
lin, and Sgt. At Arms Don Hamil
ton. Toastmaster of the evening
was Hugh Goss. Guest speaker was
Rev. Ray Wallace.
Ladies were invited to this meet
ing and a special program was held.
LAKE LOUISE CIRCLE
The Lake Louise Circle of the
Community Baptist Church will
meet at the home of Mrs. Jacob
Pena. Nellie Jones, vice-chairman
will preside.
Some 1,450 of the nearly 3,600
American Red Cross chapters are
manned exclusively by volunteers.
SOMETHING NEW IN KODIAK!
UPHOLSTERING
CAR - BOAT - FURNITURE
' /
Custom Made Foam Rubber Bunk
Mattresses For Fishing Boats
OPEN FOR BUSINESS IN
OUR NEW BUILDING
1 Block North of Montmartre Inn
Corner Mill Bay Road & Buxston Dr.
CALL 486-2332
s486—5530
MARINES WINNERS
The Marines of Adak won the
17th Naval District Basketball
Tournament. The Navy All-Stars
of Kodiak came in second in this
tournament which was held from
Feb. 22 to Feb. 25 at Adak.
The Marines of Kodiak won the
Captain’s Cup (single elimination)
Basektball tournament held in Ko
diak the first week of March at
the Naval Station. In second place
was Supply. Other teams com
peting for the Captain’s Cup were
the Coast Guard Air Det., the Med
ical Dept., Special Services, Comm
17, Naval Communications Station,
USCG Storis, Fleet Weather Cen
tral. Public Works Dept., and VP
17. ' .
BISHOP’S COMPANY
The Bishop’s Company presented
two plays at the Billiken Theater,
Thursday, March 14. They were
Christopher Fry’s, “The Boy With
A Cart,” and C. S. Lewis’ “The
Great Divorce.”
This company of professional
actors and actresses is sponsored
hy the Methodist Bishop of South
ern California. They have estab
lished a reputation over the past
15 years for presenting plays in a
first rate professional manner.
COUNSELLORS NEEDED
Anyone interested in being a
counsellor for the joint Community
Baptist-Kodiak Chapel Summer
Camp at the Baptist conference
grounds on Woody Island should
contact Chaplain Goss at 7-5544.
Junior Higher’s (7th and 8th
graders) will camp July 22-26;
Juniors (4th through 6th graders)
will camp July 29 to August 2; and
Senior High Conference (9th
through 12th graders) will camp
Aug. 5-11.
NEW ARRIVAL
A son weighing seven pounds,
three ounces was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Nicholsen on March 12
at Griffin Memorial Hospital. The
boy was named Jack Howard Hil
mer Nicholson, Jr. His father is a
musician at the Ship’s Tavern.
Mirror Classifieds bring results.
ALL-STARS SECOND
The Navy All-Stars and the Ko
diak Marines returned from Adak
March 3. While in Adak they had
competed in the 17th Naval Dis
trict Basketball Championship. The
first championship game was
played Feb. 22 with the Marines of
Adak winning over the Navy All
Stars 51 to 40.
The second game of Feb. 23 saw
the Navy All-Star beat the Kodiak
Marines 84 to 73. The third game
of Feb. 24 saw the Kodiak All-Stars
steal the game from the Adak
Navy team by one point, the score
being 73 to 72. The 4th and last
game held on Feb. 25 saw the Ko
diak All-Stars lose to the Adak
Marines by five points, the score
being 65 to 60.
The Adak Marines won the 17th
Naval District Basketball cham
pionship and the Kodiak Naval Sta
tion All-Stars came in second.
With both the Kodiak Marines
and Kodiak Naval Station All-Stars
it was teamwork all the way with
members of both teams playing like
the champions they were.
NAVY WIVES
The Kodiak Navy Wives Club
No. 126 held semi-annual elections
on Monday, March 11.
Madsen Publishes
The “Bear” Facts
An attractive 5-page brochure
entitled “Facts about the World
Famous Kodiak Bear” has just
been published by Alf Madsen, Ko
diak guide and outfitter, and is
available to anyone on the island
who would like one.
The brochure describes where
and when the Kodiak bears orig
inated; the population of bears and
the habits of the famed Kodiak
Bears.
A full story on the brochure will
appear in next week’s Mirror.
Cake For Benson
Does Double Duty
A cake baked by Naughton’s
Bakery for the Benny Benson
White Elephant Sale did double
duty.
The cake was purchased by
Louise Barker, a civilian employe
at the Naval Station, at the auc
tion.
Later she served the cake at
“Coffee Breaks’’ at the Industrial
Relations office on the Base and
it netted $11.53 which was turned
in to the Benson Fund.
Mirror Classifieds bring results.
made for days like this
One ingredient is priceless: "ftk the Water'
• Vision welcome, Olympia Brewing Company, Olympia, Wuhingtom. *Oly*• mm #
- --- -
Soon—
Yon Can
Plant
Your Own
But Meanwhile
Remember at “Flowers by Elaine” you’ll find daffodils, pot
plants, cut flowers, and don’t forget to order that corsage for
the missus for the Elks Smorgasbord, Saturday, March 16.
FLOWERS By ELAINE
Phone 486—522S c/o City Market