IT HAS HAPPENED. Scene is the new Municipal airstrip which
will see many such incidents as this over the weekend. The first
phase of construction has been completed by State and City funds,
contributions by merchants and individuals, and voluntary labor.
Photo by Ameigh
Letter to the Editor
Letter to Editor:
The members of the Airport
committee wish to take this oppor
tunity to publicly thank all the
merchants and individuals who
contributed money, equipment and
labor toward completion of the
first stage of the new city airport.
We greatly appreciate the ef
forts of the following:
Morris Burnham, Norman Sut
liff, Montmartre Inn, Blackie Pat
terson, Union Oil Co., Island Elec
tronics, National Bank of Alaska,
Kodiak, Alaska Transfer, Kodiak
Chamber of Commerce, Kodiak
Cleaners, Sportland, Holmes John
son Clinic, Seal's, Roebuck & Co.
Kodiak, Krafts, Stan Lee, Standard
Oil, Kodiak Airways, Civil Air Pa
t'rol, Kodiak Electric Asso., Alf
Madsen, Kodiak Hotel, John Trent,
George Cornelius, Harvey Flying
Service, John Chase, John Morton,
Charles Hamilton, Pete Blackwell,
Aleutian Homes, Inc.
Our special thanks to Russell
Wei born and Harry Felton, the
contractors who did the final work
on the field. Their wcrk amounted
to twice what their contract called
for, and if is through the generous
effort of all these people that the
new airport is an accomplished
fact.
MEMBERS OF THE
AIRPORT COMMITTEE
Charles E. Weir, Chairman
Bill Poland, City Manager
John Chase
Russ Wright, Norman Sutliff,
Bob Hall, Ovid McKinley.
Loyalty Stressed
In VFW Program
A comparison of observance of
May Day in America with that in
the Communists countries was
given in an address by Lcdr. L. G.
Bast, District Personnel Officer on
the Naval Station, at the Loyalty
Day program given before the stu
dents and faculty of the Kodiak
school system, in the school audi
torium Monday afternoon.
The speaker took his audience
back to the origin of “May Day” as
it was first known in the late 17th
century, and progressing through
the years to the importance of May
1 today. He contrasted the observ
ance in Communists countries,
where it is a day of parades of mili
tary might and hate of the free
world and demonstrations of alle
giance, not to God or country, but
to Communist authority, “In Amer
ica we have our own quiet and
peaceful observance and pledge
of allegiance to God and Country,”
he said.
Loyalty in the home and class
room was stressed by Miss Sherry
Christofferson, who represented
the local Troops of the Girl Scouts
of America. Charles Coker, rep
resenting Boy Scout Troops here of
the Boy Scouts of America, spoke
on the accomplishmenets due to
loyalty, such as the writing of the
Constitution and the Declaration of
Independence.
Elwood “Pye” Watson, Post
Commander of V. F. W. Post No.
7056, spoke briefly, reminding the
audience of the fact that in Amer
ica attendance at “May Day” pro
grams is voluntary, as compared
with forced attendance in Commu
nist countries. Ray Cobb, who rep
resented the American Legion Post
here, and is attached to the Navy,
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gave a brief talk on loyalty and
the part played by the Armed
Forces in maintaining world peace.
Past Commander of the local
VFW Post, Reeves Read, intro
duced the speakers during the pro
gram. He also introduced Sr. Vice
Commander of the Post here, Leon
ard May. Read closed the program
with a short talk on the good ef
fects of loyalty on our every day
lives.
The group was introduced by
Mr. Curtis Saxton of the school
faculty. His introduction was fol
lowed by the “Pledge of Alleg
iance,” joined in by all present.
VISUALIZING A SMOOTH RUNWAY while betiolding a scene
such as above called for some bold planning on the part of propon
ents for a Municipal airstrip here, but of course it was no worse than
what is happening the world over due to the increasing use of the
airways by man.
A1 Owen, Bill Poland, Richard Downing and Chuck Weir are talk
ing it over just prior to the start of construction of the airstrip which
this weekend will be dedicated by Gov. Egan and many planes from
various parts of the state will land. Its completion called for hard
work, cooperative effort and hours spent without remuneration.
Photo By Ameigh
A New Service
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Dera’s Doghouse Proudly Announces
THE GRAND OPENING
of the
“DeKaJeRoom”
On Saturday, May 6
OPEN HOUSE
2-4 P.M.
SUNDAY SPECIALS
Banana Chiffon Pie.800 E,
Pocketbooks . 150Ea
Festival Visitors Try Our
Russian Rye.400 M
NAUGHTON’S BAKERY
Open Day & Nite
Phone 486—2600
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