Military Ball To Conclude Observance
Of Armed Forces Day On Naval Station
A program entitled “Power for
Peace” will be staged by the U. S.
Navy, Marine Corps, and the Coast
Guard on the Kodiak Naval Sta
tion in its observance of Armed
Forces Day, Saturday, May 20.
This years program, which will
begin with a parade in Kodiak and
end with a military ball at the base
that evening, promises to be one of
the best yet
The Kodiak Chapter of the Navy
League is taking an active part in
the observance. Announcement
was made this week of an essay
contest to be held in conjunction
with the event. Details of the con
test, open to high school students,
may be found elsewhere in this is
sue of the Kodiak Mirror.
The main gate will be open to
the public at noon, May 20, with
the scheduled ceremonies com
Alaskans Sought
To Apply For
State Positions
JUNEAU—Alaska Labor Com
missioner Gil Johnson announced
today that the various departments
of the state government have reg
istered an urgent need for 50 ex
perienced clerk-typists, stenogra
pher and secretaries.
Johnson said the Alaska State
Employment Service was recruit
ing resident Alaskans to fill cleri
cal vacancies in state government
offices from Ketchikan to Fair
banks. He urged, all persons inter
ested in state employment to con
tact a local office of the employ
ment service located in major
cities.
“Because of the expansion of the
state government responsibilities,
as Alaska assumed many duties
formerly staffed by federal agen
cies and normal turnover in em
ployment, there are immediate job
vacancies for qualified typists, ste
nographers and secretaries,” John
son said.
Salaries for two classes of exper
ienced clerk-typists range from
$375.00 to $450.00 per month. Ste
nographic salaries range from
$400.00 to $480.00, and secretaries
earn from $460.09 to $550.00.
The salaries vary depending
upon experience, geographic lo
cation in the state and entry level.
Applications and tests may be ob
tained at employment service of
fices in Juneau, Ketchikan, Peters
burg, Anchorage, Fairbanks and
Sitka or by writing directly to the
Director of Personnel,, Box 2420,
Juneau, Alaska.
The vacancies are for permanent
positions in the classified service
of the state. Employee benefits in
clude a 37% hour work week, va
cation and sick leave, a retirement
plan and health insurance.
A number of entry clerical posi
tions are also open, and high school
■graduating seniors who plan to
seek permanent employment are
urged to apply.
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mencing at 1 p. m. and ending at
5 p. m. Among the events planned
in Hanger 1 are displays of wea
pons, aircraft, and specialized op
erations and electronics equip
ment.
Open house will be conducted at
the television station, communica
tion station, fire station, and on a
Coast Guard cutter. Bus service
will be provided from the hanger
area to the various installations.
Other events include open house
on the USS Kodiak, a demonstra
tion by the fire department, cli
maxed by a military ball, to which
the public is invited, to be held at
Hanger 2 from 8:30 p. m. to mid
night.
Afognak 4-H’ers
Hold Spring Fair
Judging and awards were given
out followed by an auction at the
4-H Club Spring Fair held at Afog
nak, Friday, April 28, at the Afog
nak school. The women of the vil
lage brought baked goods and
needlework to be judged.
The auction, conducted by Mr.
L. J. Shaw, netted the Club $101.
This money will be used to defray
the expenses for one of the 4-H
members to go to the Homer Fair
next year.
After the auction the 4-H girls
received their pins for completing
a years work in sewing and baking.
The grand prize for having the
most points were then distributed.
A painted bowl and assorted
threads, etc., donated by D & A,
These are the students who competed in the Alaska Music Fes
tival held at Anchorage recently. Left to right are Kathryn Alvine,
Bob Burnett, Ramona French, and Mr. Benson, musical director at
the high school. Back row is Don Buckingham, Kenneth Vail, Terry
Jones and Bill Howard. Photo By Ameigh
KHS Students Rate High At Festival
Kodiiak high school music stu- j
dents who competed in the West- !
era Alaska Music Festival held in 1
Anchorage, rated fairly high in the j
judging. The Festival was held <
April 27, 28 and 29. l
Bob Burnett, one of seven Ko- l
diak students who participated in
the solo contest, received the ^
highest rating of the group, and i
was awarded the trophy for out- ]
standing musicianship. ]
Musicianship ratings are as fol- <
lows: Superior (A), Excellent (B), 1
Good (C), Fair (D), and Poor (E).
Other students with high ratings i
were Kenneth Vail, Excellent, and j
Ramona French, Excellent. Stu- 1
ents receiving Good ratings were j
Don Buckingham, Bill Howard, 1
Kathryn Alvine and Terry Jones.
Bob Burnett, Bill Howard, Don i
Buckingham, and Kenneth Vail ]
played their instruments in the
500-piece Festival Massed Band.
“The Festival Band was the largest
instrumental group ever to per
form in Alaska,” according to Gary
Benson, Kodiak high school music
teacher, who accompanied the
?roup to the Festival. The Festival
Jand was seated in an area twice
'he size of the Kodiak high school
fym, he said, and was under the
lirection of Dr. Randall Spicer, Di
ector of Bands, Washington State
Jniversity.
“The Band played amazingly
veil as a coordinated unit, Benson
urther stated. “The experience of
playing in, and being a part of the
•’estival Band, was one that you
:an be sure the boys will never
orget.”
Other schools that participated
n the Festival were as follows:
Vnchorage, Cordova, Wasilla, Cen
ral Junior, Ora-Dee Clark Junior,
J. Wendler Junior, Seward,
Cenai and Palmer high schools.
Mrs. Benson, elementary school
nusic teacher here, also accom
panied the group.
WHETHER YOU ARE A
BRIDGIT BARBOTTE
Or
The Girl That Nature Forgot
LOUISE SHOP
l Has a New Shipment of
SUMMER COTTONS to Flatter
The Most Difficult Figure
SIZES 7 - 16
Also Specializing In
Ladies’ and Men’s Alterations
was awarded to Mrs. Pat Mullen
in the needlework judging. A cop
per planter, also donated by D & A,
was awarded to Mrs. Sirgay Shera
tine, Sr. for her baking entry. A
Corning casserole set, donated by
O. Kraft & Son, was awarded as a
prize for the grand total of both
divisions, and went to Mrs. Pat
Mullan.
In the Junior division, Miss Mary
Mullan and Miss Sandra Ponchene
were tied for first place. The prize
was divided between them.
In the Junior division in the bak
ing contest, a set of plastic kitchen
ware, donated by O. Kraft & Son,
was awarded to Ann Gunderson.
KODIAK PUBLIC
SCHOOL
MENU
May 8 -12
MONDAY — Macaroni and Ham
burger Casserole, Buttered Green
Beans, Sliced Peaches, Bread -
Butter - Milk.
TUESDAY — Steamed Wieners
and Sauerkraut, Whipped Potatoes,
Fruited Jello, Bread - Butter -
Milk.
WEDNESDAY — Roast Beef,
Stewed Tomatoes, Pear Halves,
Bread - Butter, Chocolate Milk.
THURSDAY — Turkey Fricas
see on Rice, Buttered Peas, Apple
sauce, Bread - Butter - Milk.
FRIDAY — Tuna Salad Sand
wich , Hot Buttered Vegetables,
Cookies - Fruit, Milk.
(Soup for High School)
ARRESTED—Maj. Gen. Jean
NIcot, in charge of the aerial de
fense of France, has been ar
rested and placed in a military
prison. The 60-year-old NIcot
was the fifth general to be ar
rested in purge of French mili
tary forces following collapse of
the Algiers military coup.
(AP Wirephoto)
THANK YOU
We wish to thank Mr. Ivor
Schott, Superintendent of Schools,
for his cooperation in making it
possible to hold our Loyalty Day
program in the school auditorium,
the school faculty, Girl Scouts and
Boy Scout leaders who helped
grea/tly in making the program a
success.
VFW Loyalty Day Chairman
Reeves Read,
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