Of This and That
By BETHA DIGREE
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Far away, in Everett, Mass, twc
younsters, seven-year-okl Donna
and four-year-old Denny, wait with
their mother, Martha, for some
word from their father, Denny Me
Carthy ... In a letter to the edi
tor of the Kodiak Mirror Mrs
McCarthy wrote, “The last news 1
received was that he was on a
crab fishing boat in Kodiak
We are in desperate need of fin
ancial aid. and I thought if he saw
our ad maybe he would help us
We have not seen or heard from
him for two years now_I thanfc
you for even reading this letter
No one else (his family) will even
relay a message from me to him
God bless you. sir. My children
thank you. too’’_ We feel that
there is no need to add any further
remarks to the words of Mrs. Me
Carthy_They speak for the
children and mother well enough.
Mrs. Vera Pierce returned home
last Friday from a month-long
stay on the West Coast_ Ac
cording to Vera the weather was
unpleasant wherever she went....
From Washington to California...
To Speak On
Civic Planning
Guest speaker at the Business
and Professional Women’s Club
dinner meeting scheduled for 7
p.m. on March 19 at the Mont
martre Inn will be Dr. A. Holmes
Johnson The topic of his speech
will be “Civic Planning.”
A spokesman for the club urges
all members to attend the meeting.
Queen Contestant Gail Cobb Would
Like To Go Horseback Riding Here
Vying for the title of Queen of
the King Crab Festival this year
is the lovely, auburn-haired, 18
year old Miss Gail Cobb, whose
natural beauty is attested to by
the accompanying photograph.
Sponsored by the V.F.W.-FRA,
American Legion, Miss Cobb has
lived here about one year and
graduated last spring from Kodiak
High School. She describes her
self as a “Navy Daughter,” ex
plaining, “I was born and raised
in a navy family.” Her father is
senior chief in charge of the Navy
Exchange Garage on the base.
Miss Cobb, whose vital statistics
include: height 5' 10”. weight,
137. also describes herself as “an
outdoor girl,” an apt self-descrip
tion when one looks over her hob
bies and interests which include
skiing, horse back riding and
swimming.
Skiing season frequently finds
Gail at the Ski Chalet here, but
when it come to enjoying the sport
of horse back riding in these
Darts her own words speak for
themselves—“I just haven't even
seen a horse since I arrived here.”
Her enthusiasm for this type of
diversion suggests that this might
prove an excellent opportunity for
an admirer to get acquainted—
simply find the horses!
Swimming is another recreation,
and also a vocation, over whicn
this green-eyed beauty waxes en
thusiastically. She possesses a
senior life guard card and worked
as a life guard during the school
term at San Jose City College
where she entered as a Freshman
Say It With Flowers
_ Fresh Cut Flowers
Corsages Made To Order
r
Interesting new starter plants to add to your planter.
Bring in your favorite planter
and we will pot your choice of plants for you.
Excellent potting soil 87£ per pound
Your florist is as near as your phone.
Call 486-2332
MONTMARTRE FLORISTS
ANNA’S APPAREL
SALE
Buttons.3 cards for 250
Knit Crosheen.Plain 150
Metallic 200
Speed Crosheen.150
Bias Tapes and Ric-Rac ... 3 for 250
Yardage. 300 per yard
Cotton Prints and Outing Flannel
for the first semester last fall.
She is also a member of the Valle
jo Synchronized Swimming Asso
ciation.
Miss Cobb's charms have not
been overlooked in the recent past
either as she won fifth place m
the Miss Peninsula contest in San
Diego.
Although primarily an outdoor
girl who “loves Alaska, especially
the scenery,” Gail is a Business
Psychology Major in college and
has at least one indoor activity
which interests her and in which
she displays considerable talent...
and that field is Art.
Miss Cobb is currently an em
ployee of Alaska Packers Associa
tion where she hopes to earn
enough to continue college....
“Brigham Young University at
Provo. Utah, or some southern
California university.”
Pupils Appear
In Piano Recital
Piano pupils of Mrs. DeWitt
Fields were presented in a recital
at the home of Mrs. Fields on Sun
day afternoon. March 4.
Participating in the recital were
Lorraine Resoff. Karen Leverett,
Deloris Cummings. Bill Ballweber.
Raymond Fletcher, Mary Ellen
Katelnikoff, Charlotte Long. Rus
ty Fletcher. Pamela Bell. Skip
Ballweber. Kathleen Long. Linda
Saari and Ramona French.
In addition to the numbers pre
sented by the piano pupils. Wes
ton Fields played a trumpet solo
and Mrs. Fields rendered a piano
solo.
Refreshments were served to
the guests in attendance following
the program.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank all our
friends and neighbors who assist
ed in putting out the fire in our
home and aided us in other ways.
We are very grateful for your
kindness.
(s) Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rhoades
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Holman
Mrs. Pat Cannon
Heads Easter
Seal Campaign
Appointment of Mrs. Pat Can
non as chairman of the 1962 East
er Seal Campaign to be conducted
on Kodiak Island has been an
nounced by Mrs. Harriet Benson,
president of the Kodiak Chapter
of the Alaska Crippled Children's
Association, an affiliate of the Na
tional Society for Crippled Chil
dren and Adults.
This year’s campaign will run
from March 15 through Easter
Sunday. April 22. according to
Nancy Richardson, ACCA public
ity chairman here.
Sheets of the Easter Seals will
be distributed in this area through
the postoffice during the next
week. The annual stamps will
also be distributed throughout the
other island communities.
This year's design on the seals
shows the faces of a boy and
girl, the legend, “Easter Seals
Help Crippled Children,” as well
an the familiar Easter Lily and
something new, a butterfly.
The National Society for Crip
pled Children and Adults and its
more lhan 1,500 affiliates, known
as the Easter Seal societies, fight
crippling on national, state and
community levels through a co
ordinated program of direct treat
ment, research and education.
There are three treatment centers
to aid the people of Alaska. Sev
eral areas arc also served by itin
erant programs. Kodiak is one of
these areas. Last year 1.826 in
dividuals were served in Alaska.
Mrs. Ann Ramey made four
trips during 1961-62 to Kodiak to
conduct itinerant speech and hear
ing programs at which many local
residents were assisted. ACCA
hopes to continue this program
during 1962-63.
Time must be money—otherwise
people without money couldn’t buy
everything on time.
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Miss Gail Cobb
ELKS
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! Choice New York Charcoal Broiled SteakM
Faith lad, shuur and is’nt everyone an Irishman at heart? And won’t the rafters rock to
the strains of an Irish jig—particularly when St. Paddy's Day «.omes on a Saturday night on the
17th of March
\ow—Shuur and wouldn't you call that the luck of the Irish?
Perhaps we have'nt the lilt and brogue, but we know that St. Patrick’s Day party is one
of the most popular ever offered to Elk members, their families and guests, and Emblem Club !
members and escorts. In fact, we know that there’ll be lots 'o dancin’ and imbibin’ the night
you run to the Elks Club. Smokable clay pipes for the gents, large chenille shamrocks for the
ladies.
Saturday, March 17 — Reserve the Date