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Published every Friday at Kadiak, Alaska
Letter to the Editor
Dear Sir:
With reference to your story re
cently about the poisoning of our
dog it seemed appropriate to add
a few comments of my own.
I think any parents who have
ever owned a family pet can im
agine the sadness and horror that
has pre\ ailed in our household this
week—the screams and flying feet
of our 9 year old when she came
from the scene of the dogs first
agonized convulsions to fetch help
the nightly heartbroken sobs of a
boy too old to cry in public, who
has lost his constant companion
and friend; the uncomprehending
questions of the little ones: “Mum
my, if we're very quiet and good
this morning will God send Otto
back to us?” And behind the na
tural sorrow of this loss is the un
natural horror and fear as they
came upon this first realization of
complete evil in this world.
The reaction of most people has
been sympathetic and horrified.
However, we have heard comments
to the effect that if dogs were kept
chained and not allowed to stray
this would not be happening. In
point of fact our dog, and most of
the others which have met the
same fate, was a valuable animal
who was kept mostly in the house
or just outside with the the child
ren. He was killed in what virtually
amounts to our own back yard, the
down town school ground which
adjoins our lot and is the normal
playground for all the children in
this neighbourhood after school.
However, whether or not the dogs
should be kept chained seems to
me to be completely beside the
point. The all-important fact is
that someone with a deranged and
sadistic mentality, and with a
strange and apparently unexplain
abble access to strychnine, is roam
ing at will in our community and
becoming bolder with each pass
ing month as he continues to go
undetected. The earlier poisoning
took place in out of the way places
after dark. These last ones were in
broad daylight and in heavily pop
ulated public playgrounds. The
idea that this poison bould have
been lying around for some time
is unrealistic in view' of the fact
that the whole area abounds with
dogs and no edible tidbit would re
main on the ground for any length
of time.
Should a child pick up this po
son and be killed (and any mother
knows how common it is for small
children to put the most unlikely
things in their mouths) the whole
town would be aroused. Do we
have to wait for this tragedy to
occure for the authorities to take
more decisive action?
Sincerely yours.
Audrey E. Kraft.
The fellow who is unwilling to
sweat for success is usually ready
to swat those who have earned it.
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NOTICE
Alaska Dept, of Fish and Game
announces invitation for bids on
transportation of 3500 board feet
of lumber, 10 tanks of propane, E
tanks of oxygen, 1 bed, chest draw
ers, 100 bags cement, and miscel
laneous small items, Kodiak to
Kitoi Bay station. Sealed bids will
be accepted up to and opened at
5 P.M.. May 14. Monday. Cargo run
to be made week of May 14-19.
Send or bring bids to Research
Division, Box 1306. If questions,
call 486—2258.
Published May 11.
List Of Winners
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by with a fish net.
In third place in the Best Float
division was PNA’s vivid red and
white float dominated with a but
terfly theme that effectively en
hanced the charms and beauty of
last year’s Festival Queen.
The Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and
Brownie Scouts, respectively, took
First, Second, and Third Place in
the Best Marching Unit division of
the parade. All three groups were
in full uniform regalia and march
ed with winning determination
and precision.
The Way Brothers, Bryan and
Tim, took top place in the Most
Original Costume boy division with
their two-man display of a “Moon
ship and Pilot.”
Top spot in this division among
girls was taken by Janet Daven
port and Barbara Galloway.
Second place honors were won
by Alvin Drabek and the Keers’
Girls: the former with a “What
Not” costume and the latter girls
in Indian dress.
Third place honors for Most Ori
ginal Costume went to Mark Geri
ene (boy) and Lorrie Waage (girl).
For “Best Cowboy,” Robbie Hall
(bov) and Leslie Geriene (girl)
galloped off with First Place while
George Lee lassoed Second Place.
Gary Mullis wheeled off with
First Place with his gaily decorat
ed “Best Bicycle.”
“Best Clown” honors went to
Charlene Bast and Chris Johnson
who won First and Second Place
respectively in this division.
“The Crabmen,” who were really
Dr. and Mrs. Bob’s “Johnson Boys”
—Craig and David, snapped up
First Place in the Best Festival di
vision.
“Oscar The Dog” won First
Place as the Best Costumed Dog.
At the Cornation Ball, Tedi Boe
kenhawer and Neil Serfass won the
trophy in the “King Crab Crawl"
dance contest.
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By the time some speakers wind
up their remarks they are all
wound up.
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• ARMED
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The official thirteenth annual ARMED FORCES DAY.
May 19, 1962 The Secretary of Defense ha* ou
thoriied appropriate observance* in the United State*
and ovor*oa* during the period May 12-20, 1962._
Waterfront
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plant which is rapidly nearing com
pletion, or at least it will be ready
for halibut according to Howard
Wakefield. The company has a
load of bait such as octapus, etc.,
which will be in the next Alaska
Steamship ship arriving here next
week.
A hazzle arose between the com
pany and the City over the use of a
couple of the City’s forklifts, with
the company feeling the price of
rental was too high. It was all ad
justed to everyones satisfaction
with the City Council knocking off
one-third of the bill.
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The so-called tidelands ordin
ance is prviding more of a knotty
problem than first anticipated, ac
cording to City Manager Bill Po
land. He stated that five hours had
been spent on it to date but it
would require many more to clari
fy issues.
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Fire fighting equipment will be
installed at the small boat Harbor,
probably of a portable nature. The
City Council voted to spend up to
$1,000 on equipment which would
be reddily available for boat fires.
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A herd of cattle from Kodiak
will soon be transfered to Homer
by Del Valley’s scow, according to
Joe Beaty, rancher at Narrow
Cape. The cattle are presently at
the Kodiak Baptist Mission.
City To Regulate
Kids Power Bikes
0c‘,yirdi *•*»»'»damp
actment of , „ “owing the en
governinirrt propos*i ordinance
governing the use of them.
«« r‘«“'»Uona. own
huipment wili „o< *
carry Passengers unless d t0
with suitable ^‘PPed
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J^prsArrested
F".L,?Mor Charge
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chargd with “Mm P3St Wee^ and
numce" one o ,T U"der «* *»■
falsifying a certificate in ora !*
Purchase ft** Wl'^ “
o m, itary authorities f„r disj
ary action. The other four, who
ere each fined $25 and «r
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Samuel'x Sr
Kellams. 3nd Jeffery L
Festival Report
Given At C. OF C.
The Chamber of Commerce will
make a concerted effort to recovei
damages for the destruction by
children of the Crab Festival booth
covering, according to Chuck Pow
ell, president of the group.
This decision was reached by the
executive board of the organiza
tion, he said.
A complete report is not avail
able on the Festival, according to
the secretary, Mrs. Doris Simon,
but will be issued soon. Ray Martin
reported ticket sales totalling $6,
386.85. This was about a thousand
dollars less than last year, he said.
The Festival Queen, Polly Per
ry, is to go to the Seafair at Seat
tle, according to present plans. It
is also planned to have Benny Ben
son, designer of Alaska flag, to at
tend the Century 21 Fair on Alaska
Day, June 6.
A nomination committee for se
lection of officers for the coming
year will be chosen at the next
Fourth Of July
Meeting Called
Planning is already underway to
make the Fourth of July celebra
tion in Kodiak a gala memorable
affair, complete with fireworks ac
cording to report given at the
Chamber of Commerce.
This year’s Fourth of July is be
ing organized by the American
Legion.
Carl Rodli has announced that
there will be a meeting of repre
sentatives of various community
civic and service organizations at
the American Legion on North
Blvd and High Streets at 8 p.m.,
Wednesday, May 16.
Representatives from the Elks,
Chamber, JC’s, Outdoorsmen, Ma
sonic Lodge, Rotary, Fleet Reserve
Association, Navy League, ▼.F.W.,
Little League, and Boy and Girl
Scouts are expected to attend this
important organization meeting.
Legal Notice
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT FOE
THE STATE OF ALASKA
PROBATE DIVISION, THIRD
JUDICIAL DISTRICT AT
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
In the Matter of the Estate )
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of EstuI Prior. Deceased )
No. 62-120P
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the undersigned. ANNA
MARIE PRIOR, was on the 27th.
day of April. 1962. by an order of
the above-entitled Court, appoint
ed Administratrix of the Estate of
ESTl L PRIOR, deceased, and that
thereupon she qualified as such
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