— Kodiak Kapsoles --
(By Bill Mason)
(Continued From Page 1)
perhaps I could obtain one from
a polar bear, or as a third choice,
an Alaskan brown bear.
Ed’s note: Seems that hard
ware stores don’t keep complete
stocks these days. Anyway Chris
tine L. Rieger who made the re
quest found her letter directed to
Alf Madsen.
LETTERS WE READ TWICE
From Anchorage comes this
heart-warming letter:
Dear Bill,
It is with a great deal of regret
that I must terminate my subscrip
tion to your very fine paper. I have
enjoyed so many of the articles
printed in your paper though I do
live in the city that wants to ‘gob
ble’ up every new industry and bus
iness that comes to Alaska. (Con
trary to what you Kodiakans think
we are very interested in seeing all
Alaska thrive and prosper so that
we all may enjoy the fruits of our
labor. May your paper succeed to
grow over the coming years and
when I return to Alaska I’ll sub
scribe to the best weekly paper
I————
it’s been my pleasure to read.
By the way, hope your streets
get a few loads of gravel before
the cars all sink from sight. If it’s
any satisfaction to you I live on
a street that has had pot holes as
big as some of the lower states,
but I’ve survived 10 years of it and
the same old cuss words seem to
ease my burden.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Frank J. Boyd,
Box 5684, Mt. View. Anchorage
• * * *
And a nice letter with a lot of
nice things from Bernie Kosin
ski, managing editor of the
Anchorage Daily Times, who
writes that the fans were pulling
all the way for the Kodiak Bears
to win the Western Alaska title
over the Eielson Ravens.
As they used to say in Brook
lyn, “Wait until next year.”
• * * •
Practically unnoticed was the
fact that the Mirror celebrated its
22nd birthday last Thursday, so
we’re told by Lillian Lamme.
First owner and publisher back
in 1941 was Gene Dawson with Lil
CLARK’S GARAGE
DODGE SALES & SERVICES DART
THE QUIET DEPENDABLE DODGES
GOODYEAR TIRE DEALER
CAR PARTS FOR ALL MAKES
MUFFLERS — TAIL PIPES — BRAKES
CLARK’S GARAGE
THE Dependable Dodges
486-5244
Venetian Glass — Beautiful Colors — Made in Murano
German Crystal Wonderfully Cut and Clear — It’s O.K. It’s
From West Germany Alabaster quarried and shaped in Italy
Alaskan Souvenirs Made in Japan and some in Alaska Even.
Indian Baskets From Eskimoland
Le Loup-Marin Harpe du St. Laurent Moccasins (Canadian
Seal Skin to most of us) Also probably better yet, Alaskan
Seal Skin Moccasins, Too!
And then there is the same old stuff we’ve had all along —
Cameras, Guns, Film, Toys (stuffed and otherwise), Shooters
Supplies and Hunting Knives.
Also hard to get items—wicker crab purses and a Sunbeam
Snow Mower.
BUY AT KNUDSEN’S
KNUDSEN’S — Where All Kodiak Shops
lian as the “chief mechanic” on
the press. Prior to that it was
mimeographed.
* • • *
And not appearing in this or
any other publication was the
fact that a local minister was
flagged down for exceeding the
speed limit recently, but no
ticket was issued.
The Marine who did the chas
ing said, ’’You know I believe I
know him — he’s Father John
Marx and I know his wife and
children real well.” Just in case
you don’t know, Father Marx is
the Catholic priest in Kodiak.
• * * *
Rep. Gil Jarvela writes that 19
firms wrote in for specifications
for the Seward-Homer Kodiak fer
ry, about three times as many who
inquired about the other ferries —
and that’s no ferry story.
* * * *
Just in case you don’t remem
ber your high school literature,
today is the “March of Ides” as
brought out in Will Shakespeare
in “Julius Caesar,” but most peo
ple above the 30 mark remember
it as the final day you had to pay
your income tax—until the IRS
gave us another 30 days to figure
out the forms.
m * * *
And before it skips our mind an
other week, our deepest gratitude
to Alf Madsen, big game guide, and
to Nick Rauch, manager of RCA’s
White Alive project, for furnishing
photo and the developing of the
fine pictures for the Chamber of
Commerce brochure.
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Kodiak Kollection: Bob Jump,
assistant to Jim Barr of the engi
THE SENATE also approved,
by a vote of 17-0, a biU (SB126)
appropriating $120,000 for the
installation of sleeperettes on
the state ferry which will link
Kodiak with the Kenai Penin
sula.
Sleeperettes
(that’s light sleepers) don’t
worry about their insurance
when they have it with this
agency.
Bit
-ton up your insurance with us,
there is
No
other interest in this office but
your insurance welfare.
Get your reservations in early
for the sleeperettes, we’ll travel
on them before we do the
Ferry.
Kodiak insurance
INC.
Art Brooks at 486—2215
neering firm will be leaving here
the latter part of March to make
his home in Yakima.... Well, at
least one thing is cheaper up
here than in the lower 48, it’s
post office boxes, and the price
is determined by the salary of
the postmaster not how many
boxholders there are (the inter
esting things you read in this
column). . . . Beno didn’t waste
any time, he was on the 11:30
plane out of here on Friday. ...
Cannery superintendents are
casting an anxious eye on the
lack of snowfall on our moun
tains (just could be rough dur
ing the canning season). . . .
With some 50 miles of highway
on the island, wonder if there is
a comparable 50 stretch any
where in the U.S. where you can
get more flat tires than here?
. . . With the youngsters off for
a week due to spring vacation
next week, we are reminded
about the first grader who said
to his teacher, “I ain’t got no
pencil. She corrected him at
once: “It’s I don’t have a pencil.
They don’t have any pencils. Is
that clear?” “No,” said the be
wildered child, ‘What happened
to all of them pencils?” ... Dark
Star at the Montmartre says he’s
“Giving up Lent for Lent.”
GIRL SCOUT SUNDAY
At Divine Services Sunday,
March 10, special recognition was
given to all girl scouts.
All Brownies and Girl Scouts
were encouraged to attend Chapel
serves at the Navy Station in their
'scouting uniforms.
SPECIAL
A.R.A.
MEETING
SATURDAY
MARCH 16
2:00 P.M.
CITY HALL
Please Be There
If I Ain't Got It — I Can Get It
Complete Line Marine Supplies
KODIAK SUPPLIERS
CARL RODLI PH. 486—5375 DAY or NITE
WODLINGER DRUGS
0
BUY EARLY
Stuffed Easter Bunnies & Toys
ALSO
Blow-Up Bunnies & Other Animals
Cute — Different — Washable
JUST ARRIVED
Parakeet Toys — Swings
Plastibone — Clip-on Mirrors
Mirror Perch — Seed Cups
Seed and Gravel
Mail Orders Promptly Filled