Orthodox Church Observes Christmas
Monday, Jan. 7, With Series Of Events
The Holy Orthodox Church cele
brates the .birth of her Divine
Founder, Jesus Christ, on Monday,
Jan. 7, which date, according to
the Julian calendar is actually De
cember 25, according to the Rev.
Father Marcarius Targonsky.
When most of the world changed
over to the calendar of Pope Greg
ory, the Orthodox Catholic Church
faithfully followed the traditional
ly older Julian calendar.
To the devout Orthodox Chris
tian the true meaning of Christ
mas is the Incarnation, that is,
when the son of God became man
for the salvation of mankind. In
preparation for the feast 40 days
are spent by the faithful in fasting
and repentance.
On Christmas eve (Jan. 6th) the
Orthodox family partakes of the
"holy supper,” a traditional lenten
meal. As soon as the first star ap
pears. Straw is spread on the table
in memory of the humble birth
place of Christ; a candle is lit oy
the head of the family to remind
that Christ came as the Light to
enlighten the world.
ATTEND CHURCH
Later in the evening all come to
church to participate in the Christ
mas eve services. The most glori
First 1963 Baby
Arrives On Second
No babies were born on the first
day of 1963 at Griffin Memorial
hospital, and so Mr. and Mrs. Nick
Berestoff claim the honor of hav
ing the first baby born this year.
The baby, a girl, was named Diana
Shirley and weighed 8 pounds, 10
ounces.
On Jan. 3 a son, Walter Samuel,
weighing 8 pounds, 14 ounces was
born to Mr. and Mrs. Walter Nes
tell.
And on January 3, Mr. and Mrs.
Wilbur H. Montgomery became
proud parents of a daughter, Samu
ella Alice, weighing 6 pounds, 13
ounces.
LICENSES ON SALE
The 1963 Alaska hunting and
fishing licenses are now on sale at
Knudsen’s, according to Emil
Knudsen, owner.
ous moment comes when the priest
carries the holy Gospel-book in a
solemn procession from the holy
altar into the center of the Church,
symbolizing the coming of Christ
from heaven to earth. After the
Gospel reading the worshipers
come forward to reverence the
gospel and to be anointed with holy
oil and to receive a portion of the
holy bread and wine of gladness,
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Rotarians View
Madsen’s Slides
Kodiak Rotarians saw a series
of slides taken by Alf Madsen
hunter and guide of the Kodiak Is
land area and the Valley of 10,000
Smokes at their regular meeting
held on Wednesday at the Mecca.
Guest of the club at this week’s
meeting was the Rev. Don Bullock
of St. James the Fisherman Epis
copal Church of Kodiak.
SISTER PASSES
Edward J. (Commissar) Kratcho
vil, manager of the Kodiak Elks
Club, was called back to Binghamp
ton, N.Y., by the death of his sister
on New Years. The Commissar left
on Wednesday evening’s flight.
O.E.S. INSTALLATION
An Open Installation will be
held on Saturday evening, Jan. 5,
at 8 o’clock, in the Masonic Tem
ple. All Masons, Eastern Stars and
their guests are cordially invited.
Board & Council
Gathering Delayed
For the second time in the past
fortnight, the combined City
Council and School Board meet
ing set to discuss the proposed
raise in mill levy of IVi for
school operation next year was
postponed last night due to a
lack of a quorum.
The two bodies are expected to
meet next Thursday, Jan. 10, to
thrash out the suggested in
crease at the regular semi-city
council meeting in the city hall.
A Happy Christmas For Youngsters
Members of the U.S. Coast Guard stationed at Loran Station saw to
it that the youngsters at the Kodiak Baptist Mission had a merry
Christmas. Gifts and goodies were taken to the Mission by the Coast
Guardsmen and it turned out to be a wonderful Christmas for all.
—(Coast Guard Photo)
75 Chicks Roast
In Evening Fire
About 75 chickens were
“roasted” but not on the menu
Thursday night about 8:45 p.m.
when the Kodiak Volunteers
were called out in sub-freezing
weather to fight a chicken coop
blaze at the C. R. Vest residence
this side of the city dump on
Mission Road. Only about 5
chickens were saved and three
pigs managed to escape alive.
Welborn Awarded
S12,000 Contract
Welborn Construction Co. of
Kodiak was the low bidder for
rehabilitation work at the West
Scullery, Building 3 on the base,
it was announced Thursday. Bid
was in the amount of $11,915,
and three other bids were en
tered.
Work is to be completed this
spring and Welborn indicated
he would start work on the proj
ect as soon as material is re
ceived.
Along
The
Waterfront
By Karl Armstrong
Most cannery workers have had
it pretty easy during the past two
weeks and with little complaint
since they got to enjoy the holidays
moreso. Cold weather has kept
some boats in the harbor and the
crews of a good number are just
returning from stateside vacations.
Alaska Packers reports things "nor
mal” and they have processed
through most of this week. East
point’s Superintendent Jim Major
tells us they are still working on
assembling their equipment and
may possibly begin their shrimp
operation within the next two
weeks. We note in the latest issue
of Pacific Fisherman magazine a
pic of APA’s Vern Hilliker taken
aboard the spectacular new tuna
seiner "Hornet.” We know he ain’t
looking her over for seining tuna
in these parts, but wonder, as does
the magazine, if he wasn’t perhaps
giving a thought or two about how
something like the 166-ft. craft
might somehow be useful in the
king crab and salmon fisheries?
.A.
The boys over Port Wakefield
way are not only good about
sending us items of interest but
they have a good photo man,
Tom Sugai, in their laboratory.
One clever Christmas photo he
provided us shows a King Crab
wishing a Merry Christmas and
Happy New Year to all the boys
and girls. However, we take this
opportunity to advise Tom and
everyone else that we are not
equipped to make much use of
8x10 prints . . . just too large
for our plate making equipment
to handle. Anyway we want Tom
and others over thataway to
know that we appreciate your
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Christmas Fire Destroys Dock
A major fire of undetermined origin on Christmas Day caused ex
tensive damage to the FAA Woody Island dock. The first report
came to the FAA Flight Service Station, two miles across the island.
from the dock, by telephone from Art Brooks at approximately
10:20 a.m. By the time the FAA fire pumper truck and crew arrived,
the two inch pipe line full of gasoline extending the full length of
the dock (265 feet) had exploded, enveloping the entire structure
in flames. The pumper was hooked up and two lines employed, one
on the dock and one below in a skiff, manned by FAA personnel'
and people from the Baptist Mission. This action saved the dock ap-.
proach but the loading zone of fifty feet would have been lost except;
for the prompt action by John Katelnikoff’s “Leading Lady” andj
crew, and the combined efforts of two navy vessels and their crews^
Other vessels arrived on the scene to offer their help but no furthen
assistance was needed. The fire was under control by approximately
12 noon. The damage estimate is approximately fifty percent, orj
fifty thousand dollars. Temporary repairs have been made to providej
limited use. Rebuilding is expected to begin by early spring.—(Photo
by Nick Rauch) ’
0. L Spinharney’s
Services, Thursday
Funeral services for Orville Le
roy Spinharney, 47, were held
Thursday at 2 p.m. at the
Community Baptist Church with
the Rev. Lewis White officiating.
Mr. Spinharney died Sunday at
Griffin Memorial hospital after a
brief illness. He was born in Sham
rock, Okla., and had been em
ployed at the base for 17 years as
a plumber before retiring this past
year. ,
Survivors include his wife, Mer
rill, a daughter, Norene, two sons,
Roger and Leroy, a brother, Walter
Spinharney of Montesano and his
father, H. L. Spinharney of Bris
tow, Okla.
Burial will be at the Montesano,
Wash., cemetery. The family de
parted today for the final rites.
Arrangements were made by the
Kodiak Mortuary.
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$75 Check Swells
i
B. Benson Fund
A $75 check from the Student
Council Activity fund at Kodiag
high school, $50 from the Pacifii
Northern Airlines and $25 fronji
PNA Manager Ray Martin as
well as a $40 check from thfe
American Legion Post at Adak
helped swell the Bennie Benson
Fund this week.
A check in the amount of ap
proximately $2,000 was mailed to
the Virginia Mason hospital fit
Seattle to apply on the $3,300
hospital bill incurred this past
fall. I
The physician and surgeon
fees during that same time to
taled $1,100. Space permitting,
all contributions will be acknowl
edged in the next Mirror. Dona
tions may be sent to the Kodiak
Mirror, P. O. Box 1307, Kodiak.
— Kodiak Kapsules —
(By Bill Mason)
Remember reading about that
self winding, waterproof stain
less steel, sychronized wrist
watch last Christmas.
Well, it doesn’t run.
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Up at the Polar Bear over the
holidays a stranger walked in, sat
down on a stool and asked the
new waitress, “Do you serve crab3
here?”
“Go ahead and order,’ she said,
“we’re used to serving all kinds of
customers.”
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A few short weeks ago we
were wondering what had hap
pened to the Russian fishing
fleet.
Well, a part of it has been an
chored off Chiniak and the track
ing station area for some time.
We hope the Soviets won’t
get mad at us for mentioning it.
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LITTLE DID YOU KNOW . . .
But just a short three years ago,
our eldest daughter by the name of
Marlinda was Miss Colorado in the
Miss America pageant (and no
cracks please about where she got
her looks). . . . Our trash trucks
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