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Mirrored Reflections
By Sig Digree
You think you got troubles?
There's nothing like a good scram
bled mess of real estate involving
property lines and a resurvey, fur
ther complicated by a dozen people
each of whom have to see eye to
eye in the give and take process
necessary to straighten things out.
That’s the situation the people
who live in the area abutting the
Del Valley road and Spruce Street
are now facing. In the early days
when Kodiak mushroomed aimost
overnight from a village to a town
and then an incorporated city,
hasty transactions were completed
and inaccurate surveys were the
rule of the day. Property lines
were not always clearly defined.
Results from all this didn’t really
begin to show until people began
to make improvements—the area
in question is one of those sections
of town where ‘‘do-it-yourself’ pro
jects are the order of the day.
It would seem, though, that the
group in this area are well on the
way to a solution of their problem,
with the majority agreeing on a
give-and-take basis to resolve the
dilemma. That would seem the
first step
We haven’t listened to it yet.
but we heard there is a new radio
station operating in Anchorage
that can be heard here. The sta
tion, KHAR, operates on 590 kilo
cycles. The station went into op
eration Jan. 22, 1961.
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This little touch of frost after
all the rain we have had is a wel
come change, especially when the
roof leaks in some new places as
well as the old ones. Nice to see
another sunrise, too.
A vital part broke on our lino
type Thursday, and we weren’t cer
tain for a while whether we would
be -out on time this week or not.
But the services of Red Burnham
of the Kodiak Welding were se
cured and here we are—once again
out on Friday. Incidentally, be
ginning next week our official pub
lication date will be Friday instead
of Saturday, and the new date will
appear on the issue. After the
br^kdown Thursday, it was with
soxne misgivings that we held to
an 'earlier plan to do this, but as
the saying goes, live dangerously.”
Joint meeting and breakfast,
;
> VFW Post and Auxiliary members
- lO A. M. to 12:30 P. M.
ALSO
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Special meeting Post ^7056
at 01:00 P. M. at Post rooms.
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Sunday, Jan. 29,1961
An interesting pomt was brought
out by a letter written by W. J.
Erskine, and read by A1 Hoch
berger at the C. of C. meeting,
when he stated that the present
dwelling designated as the gover
nors mansion was not a dwelling at
all but a stores building and com
missary in the early Russian days.
The governor’s dwelling was torn
down.
Improper Watering
Injures Plants
During the winter months home
makers give special attention to
house plants. Potted plants in the
home provide colorful flowers and
beautiful foliage when entertain
ing is at its peak.
Probably more house plants are
injured or killed by improper
watering than any other causes.
To judge whether a plant needs
water, examine the soil surface.
If it looks moist, it is likely wet
enough unless past waterings have
only wetted the surface
Never permit house plants to
become so dry that the leaves dry
or wilt. Water the plants heavily
enough to wet the entire body of
soil—a good way is to immerse the
pot to half its depth in a pan of
water and keep it there until the
surface becomes wet. Keeping soil
too wet will cause the roots to rot
so their is inadequate oxygen in
the soil.
Large plants with much foliage
will require more frequent water
ing than newly started or smaller
plants. Drying of soil in which
potted plants are growing will also
be more rapid on clear sunny days
when the humidity is low than on
cloudy or rainy days. A leafy hy
drangea. primula or cineraria in
a pot well filled with roots may
require soaking twice a day in
sunny warm weather. A pan con
taining moist sand, gravel or peat
moss can help to humidify the air
around a plant and reduce mois
ture loss. Heated homes in the win
ter have a lower humidity than
is desirable for plants.
Since Juliette Low formed the
first Girl Scout troop of 12 girls
in Savannah. Georgia in 1912, more
than 17 million girls and adults
have been members of the move
ment in the U. S. A.
Officials Visit
National Guard
Several visitors were in town
this week in connection with the
National Guard here.
A technical team headed by
Major Crawford of the NG State
Maintenance office in Anchorage
arrived Tuesday on an annual in
spection of equipment. Others in
the group were Sargeants Strutz,
Brown and Jessep.
Also here this week was Sgt.
J. Rupert, Army Advisor from
Anchorage; Capt. H. Aase, from
the Department of Military affairs;
and Lt Lestenkoff, Adjutant of
the 3rd Battalion Group, from An
chorage.
Arts & Crafts Exhibit Scheduled
Invitations are being extended
creative groups throughout Alaska
for the 17th Annual Arts and
Crafts Exhibit to be held in Mc
Phetres Hall, Juneau, March 17,
18 and 19.
Out of 133 who exhibited last
year, 43 were from outside the
Juneau-Dougias area. The show
had well over 1,000 visitors.
A noted Alaskan who exhibited
last year was C. “Rusty” Hour Lin,
from Berry, who limits his own
work strictly to oils. Another is
Josephine Crumrine Liddell, of
Fairbanks, famed animal portrait
painter. She does pastels as well
Along The Waterfront
Owning something new. whether
a new car, new boat or even a new
tool is always a stimulating exper
ience. But to see something new,
such as a new industrial plant,
where you visualize a number of
people being employed, adding to
payrolls and the economy of the
town, this in turn offers a new kind
of satisfaction.
Such was experienced this week
w'hen we made a hasty tour of the
Alaska Packers new king crab op
eration, and saw the shiny new
stainless steel packing line, and all
the equipment connected with it
being readied for production.
The company ran through a few
cases last week, a test run, and at
present are getting out the “bugs”
that naturally show in a new enter
prise. Del Valentine, Superinten
dent of the plant, states that it
looks very satisfactory for the op
eration. He says they are going
to start small, with the plant in no
way going at capacity.
With the addition of the crab
operation, the company will now
go from it into canning clams, fol
lowed by salmon, and then back to
crab again.
About 20 men are being em
ployed at present during the in
stallation, but this number will be
increased considerably after they
get going. Harlan Cheyne. who is
with the Alaska Packers Research
department, is on hand at present.
He is from Seattle.
Some of the boats that will be
fishing for the company are the
SHUYAK. captained by Neil Von
Scheele. the GEORGIE. Archie
Nelson, the SPRIG. Charlie Christ
Quiz Tells
Rotary Story
Rotarians attending the meet
ing of the Rotary Club Tuesday
noon at the 49 Romm were quizzed
on little-known facts about their
club. The program on Rotary In
formation. was led by Bill Stone.
Some of the facts, on which a
few of the members scored heavily,
were as follows: The Rotary Club
was founded in 1905. by Paul
Harris, a lawyer in Chicago. The
name was chosen because of the
practice of the earlier group to
rotate their meetings from one
members place of business to an
other*: there are 10.800 clubs in
existence today, in almost every
country in the world; the next con
vention of Rotary International
will be held in Tokyo this summer.
The Kodiak Rotary Club was
organized in 1941. First meeting
place of the local club was the
Brown Bear Cafe. There are only
three charter members in the or
ganization today.
The Rotary Club is founded on
the principle of “Service Above
Self.'’ It is an organization that
seeks to promote international
understanding and good will. Each
Rotarian guides himself by what
is known as the Four way Test.
1. Is it the Truth? 2. Is it fair to
all concerned' 3. Will it build
goodwill and better friendships'
4. Will it be beneficial to all con
cerned?
iansen, the PHEASANT, Pete Pon
chene, and the HAZEL A, skip
pered by Nick Shanagin.
Del expects to leave for Seattle
sometime in February on company
business. He told me Frank Mc
Conaghy, former superintendent
here, and now general superintend
ent, is on a business trip to the
East coast.
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Crab fishing has been hampered
by bad weather the past week, but
this new kind of weather we’re
having ought to see renewed ac
tivity.
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Ole Johnson and his crew at
KEA have been having their trou
bles this week. The big blow Tues
day night resulted in line trouble.
We have been told there were
gusts at 65 knots. This of course
was increased the higher you went,
and communications were dis
rupted up on Pillar Mountain at
the White Alice installation.
—The Landlubber.
To Designate
Man of the Year
Organizations are asked by the
Junior Chamber of Commerce to
make recommendations for Ko
diak’s "Man of the Year” award.
The man so designated will be
honored Friday. Feb. 17, at the
organization’s "Bosses Night" ban
quet. Recommendations should be
made to Dr. Bruce Keers. who will
provide the necessary forms to in
terested individuals or organiza
tions.
The Jaycees plans for the King
Crab Festival midway are nearing
completion, according to a spokes
man for the organization. Reserva
tions for booths are going fast, ac
cording to Jerry Redick, who is in
charge of them.
KNUDSEN’S
Closed on Sundays
Until Further Notice
★
1961 Hunting & Fishing Licenses
★
357 Magnum & 44 Magnum Pistols
★
Rifles and Ammunition
New Kodak Zoom 8 Movie Camera
KHVBSEN’S ^
as oils and works entirely from
life.
The purpose of the exhibit, ac
cording to Mrs. John Willis, Presi
dent of the Juneau group, “is to
stimulate interest in creative arts
and crafts and to encourage Alas
kan craftsmen to use Alaskan
media, designs and motifs. We
have had many fine exhibits from
all sections of Alaska. If an artist
feels proud of a piece of work he
had done, he should send it in,” she
stated.
Entries last year featured skin
sewing, painting, native arts and
crafts, photography, weaving,
braiding and knotting, graphic
arts, knitting .basket weaving,
needlework, stained glass, mosaics,
silk screening and driftwood.
Entries must meet the standards
established by the Arts and Crafts,
Inc. Items exhibited must be the
original creative work of indivi
dual artists and craftsmen. No
copies or kit craftwork are accep
table. Only items never before
entered in the AAC exhibit are eli
gible.
All articles should be mailed to
Ed. Keithahn, Curator, State Mu
seum, P. 0. Box 2051, Juneau,
Alaska, to arrive at least one week
before the show.
All Alaskans are invited and
urged to participate.
KODIAK PUBLIC
SCHOOL
MENU
Jan. 36 • Feb. 3
MONDAY — Spanish Rice with
Meat, Buttered Peas, Cheese Sticks,
Plums, Bread * Butter - Milk.
TUESDAY — Vegetable Beef
Stew, Buttered Corn, Hot Buttered
Biscuits, Pineapple, Milk.
WEDNESDAY — Hot Barbe
cued Beef Sandwich, Lime Jello
Salad, Celery Sticks, Cherry Cob
bler, Chocolate Milk.
THURSDAY — Meat Balls and
Gravy, Buttered Beets, Tapioca
Fruit Pudding, Bread - Butter -
Milk.
FRIDAY — Peanut Butter and
Jelly Sandwich, Creamed Carrots,
Cake- -Fruit - Milk.
(Vegetable Soup for High School)
Griffin Memorial
Hospital Notes
BIRTHS
A daughter, Mary Catherine,
weighing 9 lbs. 14 ozs., was born
on January 24 to Donna and An
thony Reed.