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2nd Annual Halibut Derby Dates Set;
Fishing Areas Are Greatly Extended
The halibut derby will again be
sponsored this year by the Kodiak
QWdoorsrmen. Dates have been set
$0? July 31, August 1 and Z
The area of fishing this year
h$3 been extended. Plans are in
complete, but generally speaking,
|he area of fishing will extend
ffcom the breakwater facing the
^fteftnelvat the small boat harbor,
south through the channel to the
tip of Spruce Cape thence East
to the. bell buoy, South to the
th tip of Woody Island; then
along the West side of Woody
Island to Hump Rock point at
the Southeast tip thence through
to the buoy opposite Hump Rock
to Popoff Island thence back
along a line along the north edge
of Long Island,. Kraft, Bird and
Near Islands to the channel
thence to the point of beginning.
No boats will be allowed to fish in
the . channel, but only off the
D & A dock, adjacent floats or
boats tied reasonably short to the
dock. Mill Bay will be included in
the fishing area.
A special prize will be awarded
Co the largest fish caught by
those under 15. This group can
also vie for the largest fish of the
derby.
Continuation of construction
of facilities at Outdoorsmen Park,
completion of the boat ramp at
Monashka, permanent shooting
range facilities for fire arms will
begin very soon. An archery
range, a new project of the club.
Girl Scouts Hold
Court of Awards
Gir\ Scouts of the Naval Station
and the City of Kodiak he1-? their
Qourt of Awards on Saturday,
April 25th at the High School.
Appreciation awards were given
to the, sponsors of the two Girl
Scout organiaztions and were re
ceived by Chief Andree for the
Chief Petty Officer’s Club, by Mrs.
Kenneth KJoe ken brink for the
V.F.W. Auxiliary and Mrs. :■ Eric
Mueller for the Emblem Club.
Proficiency badges were presen
ted to the Scouts by their leaders.
Girls earning their First: iClass
badges were Alberta Mueller, An
rie Hall, Barbara Molletti, Dawn
Ejrdman, Bonnie Breckberg and
Stephanie Valtman. five year
awards were presented by Rev.
John Molletti to Marya Springhil],
Dawn Erdman, Bonnie Brebkberg,
Stephanie Valtman, Anne. Hall,
Barbara Molletti, Rosemary Selig,’
Sue Herring, Joanne Radinsky,
Vicki Hoffman, Svea Bfreckberg,
Kristin Babbitt, Gail Anderson*
Candace Wilson and Dawn Jaive -
ta. Mrs. John Springhill was pian
Families and friends of the
Scouts viewed a display of arts
and crafts and were served re
fresh men is in the cafeteria follow
ing the program. , jg
wiU be constructed. It is expected,
when once finished, Kodiak will
enjoy one of the finest outdoor
recreational areas in the State. A
Club spokesman said that the rev
enues derived from all projects
will go • or these facilities, as weil
as conservation of wildlife and
the preservation of sport fishing
areas near Kodiak.
New members have been swell
ing the ranks of the Outdoocsmen
since March 1, the start of the
second year since the organization
of the club. Next regular meeting
will be held at the downtown
school at 8 p.m. on May 5.
Camp On Island
Starts In July
The annual Woody Island Chris
tian Youth and Family Camp,
conducted by the Community Bap
tist Church is being planned to
open the last week in July, and
will extend through August.
*A cprdial invitation is being
extended to all who wish to par
ticipate in this year’s camp. Junior
Camp will be held July 20-24th,
Junior High Camp from July 27th
through August 3rd, Senior High
Camp August 6th through 14th
and Family <Camp August 14th.
Two distinguished out-of-staters
will be on hand this year, Alan
Anderson, Director of Christian
Education, Washington Baptist
Convention who will serve as
Camp Dean and Keith Goss, from
Marshall, Michigan will serve as
Camp Pastor.
Beaver Season
Ended April 30
the Fish & Wildlife Service
announces the close of the beaver
season on April 30, 1959. All bea
ver have to be sealed by a repre
sentative of the Fish & Wildlife
Service prior to May 30, 1959.
Anyone having any beaver to
seal please contact Will Troyer
at 4294 or Herb Downing on tie
Naval Base at 0-250.
Griffin Memorial
Hospital Notes
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—ADMISSIONS—
Phillip Torsen; Carol Andrews,
age 2; Nick Katelnikoff; William
Inga; Janet Blond in; Martin
Cooper; and Ephraim Agnot.
—DISCHARGES—
Phillip Torsen; Carol Andrews;
Nick Katelnikoff; William Unga;
Marie Cardinal; Pauline Vavino,
Bobby Stamp and Jennie Coyle.
—BIRTHS—
A kaby boy, christened Ronold
Lee. was bom to Leroy and Janet
Bloodin on April 27. Little Ronald
^ 7 jpounds, 3 ounces at
Mail Hours Set
For New Flight
Mail closing times for the new
direct Seattle-Kodiak flights insti
tuted yesterday by Pacific North
ern Airlines was announced today
by William Lamme, Acting Post
master.
The only changes will be on
Tuesdays and Fridays, when the
plane from Seattle, arriving at
5:40 a.m. will be the only morning
plane, with no morning flight
from Anchorage as on other days.
The mail coming in from Seattle
will be in the boxes by 9 a.m.
Only Alaska mail, including An
chorage, will be put on the plane
cn its trip to Anchorage. All
Alaskan mail in the post office
by 9 p.m. the night before will be
put on that flight.
When the plane returns from
Anchorage en route to Seattle, ell
States mail will be put aboard,
with closing time at 10:45 a.m. fin
effeci, on Tuesday and Fridays
this schedule will enable business
men or others to pick up their
incoming Seattle mail at 9 in
the morning, and if necessary get
an answer in the mail by 10:45
that will arrive in Seattle at 8:25
p m. the same ‘night.
On Tuesdays and Fridays only
the regular afternoon flight will
arrive and return to Anchorage,
with the usual closing time of
3:45 p.m. On other days the dos
4:00 p.m. On other days the clos
ing times will remain the same,
at 9 in the morning and 4:00 if*
the afternoon, with one flight on
Sunday until further notice.
A schedule of hours and clos
ing times is maintained in the
post office to the right of the
letter drops.
POLICE SLOGAN
Drive carefully—one accident
can wreck many lives
G. Helen Brown
Is BPW Speaker
G. Helen Brown, Alaska State
President for the Business and
Professional Women’s Club was
guest speaker at the dinner meet
ing of the Kodiak BPW Monday
evening.
Mrs. Brown spoke on “Effective
Living,” the theme of the 1959-60
club year. She gave helpful sug
gestions on how local clubs can
use this theme in their community
projects. Mrs. Brown gave a res
ume of BPW club problems on
the state level, and ended her
talk with a note of thanks for the
cooperation she has received dur
ing the past months, making her
term as President a fruitful one.
A second portion of the pro
gram on career advancement
featured a demonstration on the
proper use of cosmetics by Mar
garet Lightfoot, assisted by Lillian
Lamme.
President Mary Sorum urged
the ladies to participate in the
Km , • cm -coo&i&g contest. The
next business meeting will be held
May th at the home of Harriet
Guhrke with Ursula Strash, Teno
ra Hockney and Lorraine Rhein
serving as co-hostesses.
School Menu
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MONDAY—Escalloped potatoes
with ham, buttered spinach,
plums, peanut butter sandwich,
and milk.
TUESDAY—Vegetable beef
stew, coleslaw, vanilla pudding,
buttered corn bread, and milk.
WEDNESDAY—Barbec’d ham
burgers, buttered green beans,
cheese sticks, red jello, chocolate
milk.
THURSDAY—Turkey and nood
les, buttered peas, applesauce,
bread, butter, and milk.
FRIDAY—Fried salmon cakes,
pickled beets, buttered corn,
fruit salad, bread, butter and milk.
Grey Nuns’ Foundress Beatified
At an ancient and colorful
ceremony on Sunday, May 3, The
Venerable Mother Marie Mar
guerite Lajemmerais D’Youviile,
foundress of the Congregation 'of
the Grey Nuns, wild be declared
“Blessed” by His Holiness* Pope
John XXIII at the Basilica of St.
Peter in Rome.
Born at Varennes, Province of
Quebec, in 1701, Marguerite D’
Youviile was widowed at twenty
_nine, and left with the sole
responsibility for the education of
two young sons. During these ar
duous years she found time to
volunteer her services to the care
of the poor in the General Hos
pital of Montreal.
As a result of her work, she was
invited to head that hospital insti
tution. This marked the beginning
of the Grey Nuns. In 1753 the
Congregation of the Grey NUns
was confirmed by a royal charter
of Louis XV.
Mother D’Youviile died in 1771
after a life devoted to the service
of the poor, the foundling, the in
curable. She seemed to seek out
those who were most unwanted as
her special charges.
Today the congregation of Grey
Nuns, in addition to their mission
work in China, Africa, South
America and Haiti,, operate hos
pitals, schools, foundling homes
and nursing schools in Canada,
Alaska, New England, New York,
Pennsylvania, Georgia, Ohio and
North Dakota.
Three members of the Congrega
tion of the Grey Nuns of the Sa
cred Heart have left Philadelphia
for Rome to be present at the
<Jeremony of beatification, Rev.
erend Mother Mary Ita, present
Superior General, Mother St Ed
ward,,, former Superior General,
and Mothgr Mary Gamen. All
three have visited the Griffin
Memorial Hospital in Kodiak dur
ing the past years.
Poster Prizes
All children who entered post
ers in the recent Temperance
Poster contest were honored at a
pot-luck dinner on Tuesday even
ing. First prize of $5 was awarded
Rohnda Molletti and Cheryl Bab
bitt. Second prize of $3 went to
James Pemberton, Gary Britt and
Bobby Berg. Third prize, $2 each
was given Barbara Molletti and
Bob Chieslak and honorable men
tion went to Evelyn Pratt, Gust
Reft, Dorothy Chya, James Pem
berton, Guy Rockstad, Hilda Yaga
shoff, Stephen Zeer and Kristin
Babbitt. Judges of the contest
were Dewitt Fields, Morris Burn
ham, and Fred Mamaloff.
The next meeting of the W.C.
T.U. will be held May 12th at 7:30
in the home of Mrs. Charles Hir
schey on Mission Road. Members
and friends are invited.
Training Course
For Girl Scouts
M-s? Laura Mae Hammer*
Natk • a.T field member and Mrs.
Joe Halm, Regional member, wiii
arrive in Kodiak May 6th to con
duct a training course for Neigh
borhood Service Teams and to
meet with community leaders t«
explain plans for forming a South
west Alaska Girl Scout Council.
Plans include a training session
at the Naval Station Girl Scout
Quonset, a no host dinner, a sec
ond training session at the Kodiak
Baptist Church. All sessions are
open to anyone interested in Girt
Scouting in this area. The sche
dule is as follows:
Wednesday, May 6th 11:00 ajn.
arrival, PNA terminal. 12.00 noon
Luncheon, G.S. Quonset. 1:00 pjn.
to 5:00 Training Course at G.S.
Quonset (486). 6:30 p.m. No-hnst
dinner, 49 Room. 7:45 p.m. Gener
al assembly, High School Cafete
sack lunch. )ria.
Thursday, May 7th 9:30 urn.
Training Session, Kodiak Baptist
Church ('Bring a sack lunch).
CITY MAGISTRATE COURT
Appearing before the City Mag
istrate this week on a charge ef
drunkeness was Walter W. Hanses
who forfeited bail of $25, as# ,
Rudolph Anderson who receive#
a $300 fine and 30 days on the
same charge. Jerry L. Warner re
ceived a fine of $35 for disorderly
conduct .
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Welcome Back Torgie s
Our staff extends a hearty welcome to Mr.
Torgerson who returned from Sunny Cali
spend the summer with us.
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