SOCIAL NOTES
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Happenings About Town
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Of This and That
By BETHA DIGREE
Progress is being made—a few
feet at a time, but still progress—
on the paving of the streets. Per
haps next year will bring even
more, which would certainly alle
viate much of the discomfort
caused by dust to so many. We
have even begun to believe that
Brooklyn (or is it now officially
Benson) Avenue will get a firm top
next year. At least we do have new
utility poles! If we can only per
suade the City that we need a few
loads of gravel on South Brooklyn
we will be able to get to work this
winter without wading through a
pond. One can only keep hoping ...
Once again Kodiak seems to be
going to the dogs . . . The canine
population in our neighborhood, at
least, has grown. Most of us get
little sleep these nights because of
the constant howling and barking.
We understand that the police
department has no truck suitable
for picking up offending animals,
and they surely need one. It is
regretable that the owners of the
noisy dogs have so little considera
tion of the people living nearby.
Surely they can restrain their pets
and keep them quiet during the
night. The rest of us should be
able to get much reading done dur
ing those long, long hours of the
night and early morning when
we are kept awake by the yapping
and yowling . . . We are curious
to know how the owners can tole
rate it . . .
A A A
New Manager
For AFRS-TV
Chief Journalist Fred Harden,
USN, accompanied by Mrs. Harden
and their three children, arrived
this week from ComPhibPac, San
Diego. Harden, who has seen many
years of service, will be station
manager of AFRS-TV on the Naval
Station.
Daughter Born
A daughter, named Virginia Jo,
weighing 7 bs., 15Vz ozs., was born
at the Naval Station Hospital on
September 4 to Barbara Bea and
James Webster Gibson, EON3,
USN.
The baby is the second child
for the Gibsons’, who reside on
Mill Bay Road.
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PVT. WALTER F. SARGENT
(AHTNC) — Army Pvt. Walter
F. Sargent Jr., whose father lives
in Kodiak, recently was graduated
from the 101st Airborne Division
Jump School at Fort Campbell, Ky.
Sargent received three weeks of
intensive ground and aerial train
ing which included five parachute
jumps. He entered the Army last
January and received basic train
ing at Fort Ord, Calif. •
The 22-year-ld soldier, son of
Mrs. Jennie McCuistion, Rt. 1,
Monmouth, Ore., is a 1957 graduate
of Kodiak High School.
(U.S. Army Photo)
T wan nette Jones
Married Saturday
In a private ceremony Satur
day, September 12, Miss Twan
nette Jones became the bride of
Mr. Arthur J&mes Blatchford. The
wedding was held at the home of
the groom’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
A. J. Blatchford, with the Rev. Ron
Snelling officiating at Petersburg
Following the wedding a recep
tion was held at the Sons of Nor
way Hall.
The bride is the daughter of
Mrs. Lila Lewis of Kodiak and Mr.
Cort Jones of New Orleans.
HOFFMANS AT DISNEYLAND
Mr. and Mrs. Hofrman, Vici,
Randy and Brad were guests at
Disneyland Hotel recently.
The Hoffmans reside on the
Naval Station.
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Overweight Still
Regarded As A
Serious Problem
Although families have*,. been
consuming a steady diet of arti
cles on “how to lose weight,” the
problem of extra pounds is still
a serious one, reports the Insti
tute of Life Insurance.
There is particular concern in
life insurance circles over one
fact that has remained virtually
unchanged in the past decade; it
is that during the course of a year,
tens of thousands of applications
for life insurance policies are
made by people who must be
charged a higher premium be
cause of serious overweight.
Although serious underweight
can also be a problem, life insur
ance companies have long preach
ed the maxim of “lean body —
longer life.” The reason they must
charge an extra premium for ser
ious overweight is that obese peo
ple are below-average risks and
tend to have shorter lives. To in
sure them at standard rates would
be unafir to other policyholders.
As far back as the turn of the
century, life insurance companies
have been stressing the relation
ship of overweight to half a dozen
or more serious ailments, among
them diabetes, high blood pres
sure, heart and kidney disease and
hardening of the arteries.
When informed that he has to
pay more for his life insurance,
the overweight person may decide
to buy the policy anyway. If he
takes the sensible course of los
ing the necessary number of
pounds, and then continues at a
normal level of weight, he may
find that the insurance company
will remove the “extra rating”
and reduce the premium to the
standard amount. Of course, the
company will probably want to
keep an eye on his weight for a
period of six months to a year
before doing so.
Dr. Louis I. Dublin, widely
known statistician and consultant
on health and welfare of the In
stitute of Life Insurance, esti
mates that one out of every five
adult Americans weighs more than
he should. Over five million are
obese—that is, they are over 20
per cent heavier than the proper
weight for their build.
“It is something of a paradox
that medical science has been able
to add 22 years to the average
length of lice since 1900, only to
have that life endangered and fre
quently shortened by overeating,”
he comments.
A problem of weight reduction
can almost be compared with con
trolling a disease, Dr. Dublin says.
It should be done under the direc
tion of a physician, and may call
for a good deal more will-power
than many people are willing to
use. To keep weight down per
manently usually means a major
change of one’s eating habits, and
this is almost as hard as learning
to be left-handed after a lifetime
of right-handedness.
What many people overlook is
that extra pounds not only penal
ize the person who carries them
around—they also penalize his
family. It is tragic enough for a
family to lose a father or mother
in the prime of life, but it is
totally unnecessary if overweight
has been a factor. Substantial
weight loss by a father or mother
who needs to reduce means long
er life and better health—and an
assurance that the family will live
together for many more years.
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ATTENDS REALTY MEETING
George Cornelius, local realtor,
attended the Alaska State Real
tors Association meeting, held in
Anchorage l&st week.
Mr. Ray Udall, president of the
National Association of Real Estate
Boards was the principal speaker.
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Lane Moeller
—Photo by Muiut
Miss Bonnie Wheeler Married
To Mr. Gary Moeller Sept. 12
A double ring ceremony at the
Star of the Sea Chapel, Naval Sta
tion, united in marriage Miss Bon
nie Nell Wheeler, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Wheeler and Mr.
Gary Lane Moeller. Chaplain S. P.
Robinson officiated at the cere
mony which was held on Saturday,
September 12.
The bride, who was given in
marriage by her father, wore a
floor length wedding gown of
white lace over taffeta with long
sleeves. Her fingertip veil was at
tached to a tiara of pearls, and she
carried a bridal bouquet of yellow
roses and bows of white satin rib
bon.
Maid of honor Miss Ralene Jones
Rep. J. Cohelan
Here On Saturday
Rep. Jeffrey Cohelan (D) from
Berkeley, California, is due to ar
rive on the Naval Station, Satur
day afternoon on an inspection and
familiarization tour of Alaska mili
tary istallations.
Cohelan, who was elected in
1958, is a member of the House
Armed Services Committee. He
will leave for the mainland Sun
day to continue the tour.
wore a yellow print chiffon dress
with white accessories and carried
a nosegay of yellow roses. Miss
Diana Massengale, bridesmaid,
chose a blue chiffon dress and ac
cessories. Her nosegay was of red
roses.
Mr. Tony Lancenese acted as
best man for the bridegroom, who
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Marvm
Moeller of Grand Junction, Colo
rado. Mr. Lonie Massengale was
usher.
Mrs, Wheeler wore a dress of
lavender print satin with white
accessories. Her tiny hat was of
white satin decorated with seed
pearls, and her corsage was of
yellow roses.
The mother of the groom was
attired in a blue dress with match
ing accessories, and she wore a
corsage of red roses.
Miss Kay McCall was in charge
of the guest book and cutting of
the cake at the reception held at
the Rose Room at the Civil Ser
vice Club on the Station following
the ceremony.
Mr. Moeller, who is attached to
Fleet Weather Central, Naval Sta
tion, and his wife will make their
home in Kodiak during Mr. Moel
lers tour of duty.
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