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It’s Time For Action!
Continued acts of vandalism at the Small Boat Harbor—one
this month which nearly resulted in a large fishing vessel going to
the bottom—must be stopped.
Numerous cases were reported to the Mirror this past summer
and fall with the result that thousands of dollars of damage was
done. Members of the United Fisheries Marketing Association ap
pealed to the City Council for certain improvements, among them
protection of their equipment in October and this was assured.
However, we do not believe that vandalism can be prevented
from a prowl car anymore that large city police departments know
that robberies are stopped by prowl cars. They still need foot patrol
men.
And a foot patrolman is the only answer to halt needless acts
of destruction. If the city doesn’t act to protect them, the fishermen
are going to find communities that do, for in dollars and cents there
is as much to protect, if not more, within the confines of the harbor
as there is in the entire city of Kodiak.—B.M.
Kodiak Needs Builders
Indications this week are that the city will soon have two new
industries, one in shrimping and another in crab and in addition
Alaska Ice and Storage’s expansion program.
With this growth our greatest need today is for living accom
modations.
It has been weeks since the Mirror columns have carried any
rental ads; all liveable units at Aleutian Homes are occupied. We
have just run out of places to live and we personally know of fam
ilies who have returned to the Lower 48 because there is no place
on the Island for them or their families.
Probably our greatest need at the moment in Kodiak is for
rental units and housing accommodations. There’s a wonderful
opportunity for alert home-builders with adequate capital despite
the handicaps of getting building materials on the island.
A concentrated effort to attract builders should get under way
without delay.—B.M.
“BRAGGART”
They hold the lid and dump the can
Jareless fool most every man
Piled debris and rusted junk
Looks and smells most like a skunk
Running dogs with filth to scatter
Little care it seems does matter
It offers forth a real invite
To come and share to our delight
For holes to dig and hide by day
With all the night to come out and pla;
bringing along for our massive fight
Disease and death with all its might
With holes to chew and wires cut
Flames to start and homes to gut
Worms we have and fleas to pest
Urine strong and all the rest
Have some now, we’re here to please
Famous too for Weil’s disease
Wayfarin’ bait is one great vice
Deadly too, but tastes so nice
Fight us then, but we will win
For carelessness is your great sin
Die you there while we get fat
We’re the mighty Norway Rat!
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Acclaim Is Enthusiastic For Artistry
Of Mezzo-Soprano, Carolyn Stanford
By Jane English
An enthusiastic audience was de
lighted Monday, Nov. 19, by the
artistry of mezzo-soprano Carolyn
Stanford in the second of the cur
rent series of Music Trails Con
certs.
Miss Stanford was accompanied
at the piano by Ralph Linsley who
has appeaerd in Kodiak in a pre
vious series.
Miss Stanford began the concert
with a group of 17th Century Ital
ian songs.
For the second group Miss Stan
ford selected three highly roman
tic songs by Franz Schuhert. Her
command of the German style was
as excellent as the preceding
Italian. The first of these three
songs was “Wehmut,” in which the
artist displaced a perfectly con
trolled pianissino as the ending
softened to fade away. Miss Stan
ford’s facial expressions reflected
her vocal interpretations of joyful
love in “Bei Dir.” The third Schu
bert song was the shyly flirting
“Das Echo.”
“Chamber Music” was the title
of the song cycle Miss Stanford
chose for the next group of songs.
These four were poems of James
Joyce which have be,en given a
musical setting by Tibor Serly who
is a friend of Miss Stanford. Here,
as in the entire program, Mr. Lins
ley provided a perfect accompani
ment. His music at the piano was
always supporting tl^e singer but
never intruding itself upon the
audience. Of these four songs, “All
Day” seemed best suited to Miss
Stanford’s artistry.
The final group was composed
of American folksongs and spir
ituals. “I Wonder as I Wander”
was followed by “Go ’Way from
My Window.” This number was
unusually effective and seemed o
hold the audience spellbound. The
two concluding songs were “Let
Us Br,eak Bread Together on our
Knees” and “I Want Jesus to Walk
with Me.”
Miss Stanford graciously re
turned for four encores. She first
repeated “Summertime,” a song
she had sung in the afternoon stu
dent’s concert at the request of one
of the pupils. Next she sang “Jos
hua Fit the Battle of Jericho.” Tne
last two encores w,ere in a Christ
mas mood, first the spiritual “Go
Tell It on the Mountain” and then
the carol “The Birds.”
Following the concert the re
ception for Miss Stanford and Mr.
Linsley was held in the cafeteria.
The Order of the Eastern Star
hosted the reception and many of
the audience took advantage of
the opportunity to meet and speak
with the performers. Miss Stan
ford's appearance was as beautiful
as her voice. She wore a silver bro
cade sheath gown. The only dis
turbing note of a harmonious eve
ing was the thoughtlessness of
several of the audience who failed
to return from the intermission on
time. A performer of Miss Stan
ford’s statute deserves the cour
tesy of us all.
ALTAR AND ROSARY SOCIETY
The Society has changed the
night for Rosary to Thursday. The
time, 7:15 p.m., and the place, the
Base Chapel, remain the same.
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Four Talks Set
In Toastmasters
Four speakers are slated to ad
dress next Tuesday’s meeting of
the Kodiak Toastmasters Club at
the Montmartre Inn including Karl
Brunstad. Al Hochberger, Guy
Powell and Dr. Bob Johnson.
Bill Lencer will be the Toast
master with Ron Batchelor han
dling Table Topics. Critics will be
Graham Fisher, Neil Sargent, Will
Troyer and Dave Fremming with
Chuck Weir as Chief Critic.
This past Tuesday, Brundstad
served as Toastmaster; Father
Marcarius Targonsky handling Ta
ble Topics. Speakers were Will
Troyer and Guy Powell with Dr.
Bob Johnson as critic and Ron
Batchelor as Grammarian. Al
Hochberger served as “Wizards of
Ahs.”
PLAN INSTALLATION
The Emblem Club will hold an
installation of officers and an ini
tiation at its next meeting to be
held on Dec. 6 at the Elks Club.
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TWENTY SHOPPING DAYS TILL CHRISTMAS
Our local stores have a wonderful se
lection of Christmas items. Shop at home
and help build Kodiak.
Our Christmas Savings Club for 1963
is under way — Join now and get your
! free book of Christmas carols.
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