SOCIAL NOTES
— Homemaking —
Happening* About Town
— Gardening —
Of This and That
By BETHA DIGREE
It is rather difficult to find
enough words of praise for the
efforts of the Civil Service Em
ployees who sponsored the Griffin
Memorial Hospital Benefit Smor
gasbord and dance last Saturday
evening at the Civil Service Club
on the Naval Station. The entire
affair was smoothly handled by
Mrs. Bess Vosgien and Mrs. Mary
Nelson, co-chairmen, and Mrs.
Claudia Wheeler, who had charge
of ticket sales, with the whole
hearted assistance of many other
ladies. Several men also contribut
ed much to the success of the eve
ning. Tables were loaded with
trays and bowls of delicious food
in a seemingly endless supply.
There was variety enough so that
everyone could choose a favorite
food . . . even three or four fav
orites . . . The main difficulty
seemed to be the limited capacity
of the diners . . . There was ex
cellent, quick service . . . Good
music for dancing ... A congen
ial crowd that seemed to be thor
oughly enjoying every minute of
a pleasant evening . . .
Turkeys and other items were
auctioned twice over . . . Surplus
food was sold . . . And a total of
$2,002.01 was raised to help keep
Griffin Memorial Hospital in oper
ation. The men and women who so
unselfishly donated food and hours
of hard work deserve the commen
dation and gratitude of the entire
community. They worked for the
benefit of each one of us in the
area ... To express it more sim
ply we say to these men and
women, “We think you are wonder
ful” . . .
Mrs. Anita Mann and son Jackie
arrived a few days ago to spend
the summer months here. Mrs.
Edna Kraft, the mother of Mrs.
Mann and Wilton White, is expect
ed l!«xt week. She will be accom
panied by her granddaughter,
Feather Mann . . .
Sid Old, a long-time resident of
Kodiak, left this week for Hot
Springs, Montana for an indefinite
stay. Sid will be visiting his sister,
and does not expect to return to
Kodiak . . .
Some of the shops in Kodiak are
looking so cheerful with new paint
and stock re-arranged . . . Knud
sen’s recently repainted the walls
and ceilings and changed the dis
plays, adding much to the pleasure
of shopping . . .
Now Kraft’s Dry Goods and
Men’s departments are sparkling
with walls in pastel shades and
white ceilings, making the store
bright and gay . . . We noticed
several attractive plants in the
window of Curley’s Barber Shop,
too, that add a pleasant touch to
the renovated building . . .
If the City would conduct an
other clean-up campaign so that
empty cans, boards and junk were
removed, and weeds cleared out
of corners and vacant lots, Kodiak
would really be a very attractive
town . . .
O-O—0—o—
A very Happy Birthday to Mich
ael Daniels, who celebrated his
12th birthday on June 12. Michael
is one of our newsboys, and a
good helper to us every Friday
when he delivers papers to the
stores for us, thereby saving us
Anna’s Apparel
(Formerly Mar Lou’s)
CLEARANCE
June 15 through July 2
GIVE YOUR BUDGET A REST—Vacation time values on
Dresses, Sportswear
Lilli Ann Suits and Coats
★
GRAND OPENING
On Saturday, June 18
Complimentary gifts for the ladies.
WE ARE NOW RECEIVING NEW STOCK DAILY.
Phone 2452
Open Weekdays 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Friday—Open until 8 p.m.
many steps . . . Michael also an
swers the numerous phone calls
that we get on publication day
asking “What time will the paper
be out?” . . . That, too, saves us
much time . . .
Orpheum Theatre manager John
Fletcher and family, who are vaca
tioning Outside, arrived in Mexico
City June 10 ... In a letter to
Tony and Donna Reed, John wrote
“Rusty (the Fletchers’ son) arriv
ed in Seattle with speech almost
gone, car bleeding, continuous
earache and headache. Got him to
a specialist just in time. Condition
was critical but is improving now.”
Bob & Oleta Kay
To Leave June 20
By Betha pigree
After six years residence on the
Naval Station, Bob .Robert Jr.)
and Oleta Kay will leave Kodiak
Monday. They both expressed deep
regret at leaving Kodiak, saying
that they had thoroughly enjoyed
living here, and that they will miss
the friends they have made here
During the first three years
here, Bob was Executive Officer
of the Mahopac ATA196, with the
rating of Chief Bos’n. The past
tl)ree years he has been Harbor
master on the Station.
Both Bob and Oleta are avid
beachcombers and have found the
beaches of the island rich in drift
wood and glass fishing floats. They
have collected many of the latter
in varied sizes and colors, going
out even in stormy weather.
They will fly to Homer Monday,
then drive their jeep to Anchorage,
Valdez, Fairbanks and Circle. A
flight to Fort Yukon is planned
so that “Oleta can become a ‘Blue
Nose’,” Bob said.
Following a visit to Dawson, the
Kays will drive to Bremerton to
spend some time with friends,
then go on to Stockton, California.
Early in August they will sail from
San Francisco to Honolulu. They
are looking forward to their duty
in Hawaii and are already talking
of the beachcombing possibilities
there.
“Please tell the friends of Myrtle
the turtle that she is flying out
on PNA alone, in her special little
crate, enroute to my brother’s
home in Ventura, California,”
Oleta requested. Myrtle is a pet
desert turtle that has been with
Oleta and her family for the past
14 years, and a friendly little crea
ture she is, too.
The Kays came to Kodiak from
Port Hueneme, California. Previ
ous to that time they spent 3 years
on duty in Germany, where they
acquired a fabulous collection of
glass ware and china. During a
vacation trip to Mexico a few years
ago, they found many other inter
esting items, among them a num
ber of wood carvings and faces
carved from coconut shells.
Both Bob and Oleta have a flair
for decorations and have been
called upon on many occasions for
assistance in decorating for par
ties. Their Christmas decorations
and trees, especially, have been
outstanding. One could spend hours
admiring the beautiful and inter
esting things they have picked up
in their travels, or have made.
Bob and Oleta Kay, two people
with a zest for living and enjoying
things, will be missed by the many
friends they have made in Kodiak.
POLICE SLOGAN
Take it easy and do not drive
too fast, or the car you pass might
be your last.
If you have something to sell
try a classified ad in the Mirror.
They bring quick results.
Being a Fester Parent Only One
Of Many Activities Of Louise Hizer
By Miriam J. Angell
Child’s Name: Anna Caleca;
Child’s Number: IT-794: Birth
Date: May 23. 1950; Nationality:
Italian: Height: 3 feet four inches;
Weight: 62 pounds: Assigned from
International Headquarters, Foster
Parents Plan, Inc., May 1959. Fos
ter Parent: Kodiak Officers’ Wives
Club, Foster Parent Number 14770.
Statistics barely suggest the
warmith and poignancy of the Story
of Anna and her foster mothers,
and particularly of her original
foster mother, Louise Hizer, for
whom Anna prays, “may our Good
Lord bless and watch over you to
reward your good heart.”
We visited Mrs. Hizer to learn
how Anna’s story had begun, as
well as other facts about herself.
“Well, several years ago there was
an article in Reader’s Digest about
a woman who had adopted three
European children under the Fos
ter Parents Plan. She was not a
very happy person but when she
traveled to Europe to see each
child it changed her whole life.
The article impressed me and in
the back of my mind I guess the
idea was just sort of waiting for
the opportune moment. Of course
I saw Foster Parents Plan adver
tised in magazines — the stories
and pictures were so pitiful—and
I began to think about wives clubs
and how. often, they are looking
for protects. So one day I men
tioned it at an advisory board meet
ing; the idea took hold and the
club membership approved it.
There is no choice of country but
one mav choose either a boy or
girl. We were surprised when our
notice arrived because we had ex
pected a Korean or Vietnam child
and Anna is iNeopolitan. but we
have been very pleased; Anna and
her family are so desperate and
they are so grateful for anything
we send them. Communism is so
rife among many of the hungry
peoples of the world; perhaps we
are keeping one family out of its
clutches.”
Naples is large and dirty, a pic
turesque city of many parks and
numerous pockets of slums
throughout. Anna Caleca and her
widowed mother who is ill, a six
teen year old sister and two broth
ers. fourteen and ten, live in one
of these slums near the harbor. At
last report even the “luxury” of
their one room home and shared
kitchen was to be denied them—
as Anna wrote, “My dear foster
mother Hizer, we are now so sorry
and weary in that our landlord, a
young lady, wants to send us away
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