Naughton Bros. Prc
Provide Governor^
“Who ever heard of a birthday
party without a birthday cake!”
exclaimed Eld Naughton last Mon
day morning when he learned that
nobody had given thought to the
matter of a birthday cake for Alas
ka’s Governor William Egan’s
birthday party scheduled for that
evening.
With only hours to go, Ed
sparked the idea and designed the
cake, brother Harold gave his ap
proval, brother George baked it,
brother Ralph decorated it, and
brother Albert delivered it. Thus
the five Naughton Brothers of Ko
diak’s Naughton’s Bakery saved
local honor and saw to it that the
Governor’s birthday was complete.
And what a cake it was! “The
most beautifully decorated cake
I’ve ever been honored with and I
appreciate the thoughtfulness it
represents,” the Governor re
marked when presented with the
cake by Mrs. Lloyd Cannon.
Recalling that the governor had
been affectionately dubhed “Eagle
Bill” by fellow legislators when
he served in early territorial legis
Host Of Friends
Pay Last Tribute
To ‘Butch’ Ruch
Scores of friends paid final trib
ute to Charles (Butch) Ruch, a 20
year resident of Kodiak at funeral
services held Tuesday at 2 p.m.
from the Elks Hall.
Ruch had served as head of the
meat department at Kraft’s for two
decades. He died after surgery in
Seattle, Oct. 4.
A former Navy man “Butch’'
was also a long time member
of the Elks Lodge in Kodiak.
Graveside rites were performed by
military personnel.
Most of Kodiak’s downtown busi
ness firms closed for the funeral
services.
The deceased is survived by a
brother, Alex of Pondosa, Calif.
Burial was at the Old Mountview
Cemetery with the following Ko
diakans serving as pallbearers.
Bob Spencer, Walt Metrokin, Clar
ence Selig, George C. Anderson,
Roy Madsen, and Paul Ponte.
Arrangements were under the
direction of the Kodiak Mortuary.
Christmas
Is less than three months
away.
And in Kodiak you plan early
for the holidays, or your plans
are not fulfilled.
Have your ordered your
Christmas cards yet? \
If not, we suggest that you
stop by at the Kodiak Mirror
office and place your order now,
in order to assure that they’ll
be here in time for mailing.
Imprinted or Plain
Kodiak Mirror
serve Local Honor;
agle Bill’ Willi Cake
latures, Ed Naughton used Alas
ka’s flag as a motif for the decora
tion scheme and topped it off ap
propriately with a large eagle.
Rep. Ralph Rivers
Here October 21
US. Representative Ralph J.
Rivers will be campaigning in the
Kodiak area on Oct. 21, according
to an announcement from his of
fice in Washington this week.
Representative Rivers will be in
Kenai and Homer on Oct. 20 and
in Kodiak the following day. He
is scheduled to be in Anchorage
on Oct. 22.
Necessity is not only the mother
of invention—it is also the reason
a great many people have to do
their own jobs.
Grandmothers Club
Holds Installation
Kodiak Grandmothers Club No.
139 held its yearly installation of
officers this week with the follow
ing installed:
President Dera Brunstad; Vice
president, Frances Coles; Secre
tary, Muriel Valen; Treasurer,
Reggie Damery.
The instllation was held at the
home of Maisie Hawkins. Refresh
ments were served.
Be Sure You Know
The Check Signer
The Kodiak Police Department
has requested again that all stores
in town please use caution in ac
cepting checks, and if there is any
doubt please call the department.
The best safeguard, Chief Vick
ery warns, is to know who is writ
ing the check.
POLICE SLOGAN
Be blind to safety and you may
NEVER SEE.
Pfc. M. J. Topliff In NATO Action
Army RFC Michael J. Topliff,
19, son of Robert R. Topliff, Ko
diak, recently participated in FAL
LEX, a large-scale NATO exercise
in Germany. The 10-day exercise
ended late in September.
FALLEX is an annual exercise
designed to test the over all com
bat readiness and effectiveness .f
NATO forces in Europe.
Topliff is assigned as a clerk ;n
the 26th Artillery’s Headquarters
Battery. He entered the Army in
November, 1961. completed ba-dc
training at Fort Orel, Calif , and
arrived overseas last August.
Topliff is a 1061 graduate of
Sherwood, Ore., Union High
School.
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Masonic Breakfast
MASONIC TEMPLE
Oct. 14—9 a.m,-2 p.m.
All Masons and their families are cordially invited to partici
pate in conferring of the Degree of High Order of Pancakes, Etc.
Past .Master of Pancake Denver Andrews and his Breakfast
Divan presiding.
John Waller,
High Priest RAM
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