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tempted to criticise the announcer
who flubs a word, or pauses over
long between phrases, it would be
more fair to remember that these
men come to the station totally
untrained for such jobs. Whereas
the Air Force and Army have rat
ings for radio And TV work and
train the men who aspire to these
rates, the Navy has no career in
the field; the seaman or airman
who arrives in Kodiak and is as
signed to the station must train on
the job. His shyness or shortcom
ings are understandable and
though he may leant to like his job,
and even become very skilled in
it, ;he knows he can go no farther
in that field in the Navy. He paints,
scrubs, runs and repairs the equip
ment, does all manner of main
tenance work, and sometimes even
builds a wall in the converted bar
racks that is also his home. He
learns to run a film projector,
change and rewind tapes, tune the
TV picture and radio circuits, an
swer the telephone, take periodic
readings on the transmitting gear,
change slides, pack and label film
to fee shipped—all on his watch—
wiliti two pairs of hands, his own
an^l those of his partner on watch.
Ha works 300 hours a month.
Policy is something else again,
and not always understood by
either the military or civilian pop
ulation. We talked with the Officer
in Charge, Ensign Bob Brown, who
asked that we emphasize that “the
guiding principal in establishing
both radio and TV programming
is Jwhat will please the serviceman,
particularity the single service
man. Our mission is to aid his mor
aty; that is why we are here.
Though we appreciate the wishes
aiyl criticisms of the civilian pub
lic, their wishes must be subordi
nated to this guiding principal. We
arfe happy to have programs of gen
eral public interest and we do feel
responsibility toward the public;
on radio we have DJ shows and the
dqily bulletin boards as well as
special announcements in the pub
lic interest. On TV we have live
iN^ws shows, the Safety Lady,
You’re on the Spot, the Storybook
Lady and This Is Kodiak, all fine
and informative shows. As to the
specific complaints we have re
ceived, often people are not willing
tor compromise and do not stop to
f
think that we must also please
others who prefer types of music
and programs other than what
they like. Please don’t compare
what AFRTS-Kodiak presents with
what the networks in the south 48
can present; for all the reasons
set down here, comparison is im
possible.”
Ensign Brown came to AFRTS
Kodiak without experience in
either TV or radio. He graduated
with honors from the University
of Virginia, taking a BA degree in
Economics, and ROTC. We asked
if he had requested his assignment
here? “No, but I consider it the
best junior officer job in the en
tire outfit,” he said, and gave as
his reasons for thinking so, “al
ways something new and interest
ing, never humdrum, and a chance
to be creative. My duties are not
confined to AFRTS; I am Infor
mation and Education Officer for
the Naval Station and attendant
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AFRTS Transmitter Equipment
Rummage Sale
A rummage sale, sponsored by
members of the Episcopal Church,
will be held at Clark’s Garage on
Saturday, Feb. 11 from 10 a.m. to
4 p.m.
Items may be left at Clark’s Ga
rage anytime, or doners may call
486—2333 for pickup.
commands, Public Information of
ficer for the station, and Office
Advisor for the station paper, Ko
diak Bear. My obligated service is
for two years but 1 plan to extend
that a year if the Navy will allow
me to.”
Certainly in his supervision of
radio and television programming,
and particularly of live TV, En
sign Brown has brought to the job
a great deal of enthusiasm, a de
sire to improve the facilities and
output of the station, talent, and
taste.
There is probably no way of
knowing how many radio listeners
there are within the range of the
Kodiak station, though letters re
ceived here indicate a fairly wide
coverage of the island, and even
of Sitkinak Island. There is at
least one listener in Seward. The
potential number of TV viewers
is estimated at around 5,000, in
cluding civilian and military per
sonnel and their dependants. En
sign Brown added, “The full im
portance of a facility such as ours
cannot be measured by the size of
the audience we serve; we are the
only source of local radio and tele
vision broadcasting, and therefore,
if we had only an audience of ten
people, we’d be just as important
as we are now with out several
thousands of listeners and
viewers.”
* DORALEES *
Club Cafe
Special for this weekend.
PAN FRIED CHICKEN DINNER — COMPLETE
$2.50
Open 6 A.M. to 1 A.M.
Phone486-2898
SORRY
Closed all day Mondays.
Sale Sale
COLOR A-FOOT IN FINEST SHEER HOSIERY
We’ve loads of colors, neutrals and
coordinates . . . full-fashioned and
seamless . .. top quality yet
priced to please your budget.
Nylons
Van
Raalte
and j
Phoenix
Feb. 14
D & A Ladieswear
Court Of Honor
At Scout Campsite
A Court of Honor for Boy Scout
Troop 625 will be held, Saturday,
evening, Feb. 11, beginning at 7:30
at the Scouts Campout on the lot
across the street from the Kodiak
Hotel.
The Scouts will hold a two-day
Campout at the site during Boy
Scout Week. Boy Scout week
marks the fifty-first anniversary
of the founding of the Boy Scout
movement.
The public is invited to the
Court of Honor ceremonies.
Seeks HS Girls
To Join Troop
High school girls are invited to
join the Senior Girl Scout Troop,
according to an announcement by
Troop officials. The Troop is in
need of adult helpers as well as
members.
Anyone wishing to join, or would
like to attend meetings, are asked
to contact Miss Knudson. Meetings
are held Monday evening at 7.
At present, plans are being made
Church of God
Fred Mamaloff, Pastor
Sunday School.10 a.m.
Morning Worship.11 a.m.
Evening Service_7:30 p.m.
Mid Week Service ... 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday
Youth Service .. 7 p.m. Friday
Located off Mission Rd.
near the hospital.
for a Valentine bake sale, Russian
graveyard cleanup, assist in the
Easter Seal drive, window wash
and a three-day campout on Long
Island.
Last year a successful window
wash was conducted with all pro
ceeds going to the hospital fund.
Christian Science
Society
Sunday School . 9:30 a. m.
Sunday Service .... 11:00 a. m.
Testimony Meeting .. 4th Wed.
8:00 p.m.
Reading Room.Wed.
7-8 p. m.
Located on Shelikoff
near Cope St
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The Community Baptist Church
1 Rev. Lewis White
1 “The Big White Church on the Hill”
| Sunday School—9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship—11:00 a.m.
\ Youth Fellowship Groups—6:30 p.m.
I Evening Worship—7:30 p.m.
f Mid Week Service—7:30 p.m. Wednesday
I “HOLDING FORTH THE WORD OF LIFE”
KODIAK DIRECTORY
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BARTENDERS LOCAL 875 A.F.L.
Meets on 2nd Sunday of every
month, 12 noon at Fishermen’s
Hall.
KODIAK
EMBLEM
CLVB
No. 187
Meets 1st & 3rd
Thursday at
8 p.m. at the
Elks Club.
KODIAK LODGE NO. 1778 BPOE
Meets every Friday
evening
at 8:30 p.m.
Visiting Memheis Welcome
ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS
SYSTOM
Hours of Business
Monday thru Friday, 9 am to 6 pm
Saturday, 9 am to 12 noon
Sundays and Holidays, Closed
Emergency wires may be filed
during the closed office hours at
the message center.
KODIAK ISLAND JAYCEES
Meet the 1st. and 3rd.
Wednesday of each
month.
7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
In the Montmartre
Basement.
KODIAK
LODGE
F. & A. M.
No. 295
Meetings — Stated 3rd Monday,
8 p.m. at Kodiak Masonic Temple
BUSINESS A PROFESSIONAL
WOMEN’S CLUB
Business Meeting—1st Monday at
7:30 p.m.
Dinner Meeting—3rd Monday at
7:00 p.m. at Island Fountain.
\
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS
Regular meetings 1st and 3rd
Tuesdays, 8 p.m.,
at the VFW Hall.
JACK ALLMAN POST NO. 17
AMERICAN LEGION
meets the 1st Thursday of every
month at 7:30 p.m. at the
American Legion Dug-Out
above city hall.
KODIAK ISLAND
TOASTMASTERS CLUB NO. 1068
Dinner meetings every Tues.
from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
In the Montmartre Basement.
Visitors are cordially invited.