It’s Wonderful To Be A U.S. Citizen,”
German Born Navyman Tells Kodiakans
A young sailor, born on Memor
ial Day during World War II and
now serving in the U.S. Navy at
Kodiak, received his citizenship pa
pers at Anchorage on Pearl Harbor
Day, Dec. 7.
Georg Gruen, 20, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Otto Gruen of Fresno, Calif.,
was one of 16 former Germans to
be naturalized.
Born May 30, 1942, in the village
of Schalensee, Reppin, West Prus
sia, he has vague memories of the
war other than of moving several
times to safer locations.
TO U.S. IN 1956
The Gruen family immigrated
to California in December, 1956,
where they now operate a shoe
store in Fresno.
Georg Gruen
Georg had completed the eighth
grade in Germany, but spoke no
English when he arrived in Amer
ica. He studied from primary
books to learn the language and,
although he had to repeat eighth
grade, completed high school in
Fresno in 1961.
Enlisting in the U.S. Navy in
August, 1961, Georg completed re
L. A. Daily Tells
Of Bear Episode
On Kodiak Isle
“Biggest Bear of ’Em All” ana
“Bring ’Em Back Alive” both writ
ten by Alec M. Ibanez of the Los
A n g el e s Herald-Examiner ap
peared in Sunday editions on Nov.
4 and Nov. 11 in the Mans World
Section.
“Biggest Bear of ’Em All” tells
of a trip to Karluk Lake with Alf
Madsen who Ibanez says is “the
best guide on Alaska’s largest
isle.” Ibanez accompanies a pair of
hunters from New York and ra
lates their experiences in bagging
a Kodiak Bear.
In his second article entitled
“Capture ’Em Alive, But Let ’Em
Go,” Ibanez describes the work of
Dick Hensel and Earl Fleming of
the U.S. Wildlife Service who tag
the bears after using tranquilizers
in quieting them. Those two men
under Will Troyer, Refuge Man
ager, have spent five years record
ing Kodiak bears’ growth rate, re
production data and travel pat
terns. They have tagged more
than 30 bears this year.
AN ISLAND CITY
Kodiak Island is separated from
the Alaska Peninsula by 40 miles
of Shelikoff Straits and is about
100 miles southwest of the tip of
the Kenai Peninsula and 206 miles
southwest of Anchorage.
cruit training and storekeeper’s
school at San Diego before assign
ment to Kodiak, where he is at
tached to the U.S. Naval Communi
cation Station.
In his own words, he best sum
marizes his impression of the
United States and his citizenship.
“We came to America to find a
new life,” he said. “I can’t really
explain my feelings now that I’ve
become a citizen, but it’s wonder
ful.”
Lowell Thomas, Jr., Anchorage
lecturer, photographer and writer,
was principal speaker at the cere
mony and spoke on the privileges
of American citizenship.
J
School Lunch
Menus
Monday, December 17
Spaghetti with Meat Sauce, Cab
bage and Carrot Salad, Pineapple,
Bread, Butter, Milk.
Tuesday, December 18
Escalloped Pqtatoes with Ham,
Buttered Green Beans, Fruited
Jello, Bread Butter, Milk.
Wednesday, December 19
Hot Dog on Buttered Bun, Baked
Beans, Carrot Sticks, Cherry Cob
bler, Chocolate Milk.
Thursday, December 20
Stewed Chicken, Buttered Rice,
Peach Halves, Bread, Butter, Milk.
Friday, December 21
Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwich,
Buttered Mixed Vegetables, Fruit,
Cake, Milk.
ACS Will Open
2 Hours On Xmas
The public counter at the Alaska
Communications office will be
open from 10 a m. until noon on
Christmas Day and New Year’s
Day, Dec. 25 and Jan. 1, Sgt. Archie
Zehe, manager, announced this
week.
The two-hour opening has been
arranged to accommodate those
who wish to send Christmas or New
Year telegrams.
CD DEFENSE TEST
The Civil Defense siren will
sound at noon on Saturday as a
test measure, it has been an
nounced by Chief of Police R E.
Vickery.
OLDEST CITY
Kodiak is Alaska’s oldest city.
‘Little Fugitive’
Showing Is Set
The first of a series of unique
motion pictures, both domestic and
foreign, is tentatively scheduled i.o
be shown on Friday, Dec. 21, at 8
p.m. at the high school cafeteria,
according to the Lyceum commit
tee.
The film schedule to be shown
is "The Little Fugitive,” a story of
a small boy and his adventures
alone at Coney Island.
Prices are $1.50 for adults and
75 cents for chlidren, and all
youngsters under 12 years must be
accompanied by parents.
The short subject is “Day of the
Painter,” based on Picasso.
Mirror classifieds bring result*.
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