SOCIAL NOTES
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Happenings About Town
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Of This and That
By BETHA DIGREE
“The people of Kodiak should
be very proud of the Kodiak Na
ysl Station. It has the finest
Operating Command, the finest
officers and squadron of any sta
tion to which we have been attach
ed.” The above comments were
made to us by two enlisted men
who are recent arrivals to Kodiak
and are attached to VAHMIO. As
a resident of Kodiak, we thanked
the young men for their compli
ments, and we hope they con
tinue to feel that Kodiak is a
good duty station.
Whoever set the small animal
trap on Near Island, on the cliff
directly across the channel from
Kodiak, will find it sprung. But
the owner will find no animal in,
the trap ... No tearing at the
paws . . _ No a g o n i z in g at
tempts to be free . . . We are
quite certain that the pelt of the
animal caught in the trap last.
Sunday afternoon would haye no
market value . '. It happened
to be our own Scotty, Duffy Mc
Duff, who was enjoying his ex
ploration of the island. -
There are many people who
picnic on Near Island, and child
ren, as well as dogs, like to wan
der around. We arej. happy that it
was not some small child that was
trapped. Poor little Duffy was
frantic with pain until he was
released, but his mistress suffered
as much, if not more, because we
know nothing about animal traps.
We tried to pry the thing open,
but were unable to do so. So all
we could do was sit on the cliff,
trying to keep the dog quiet while
assistance came from the rest of
the party who had been fishing in
the harbor.
If people must set traps in
popirplar recreation areas, it
might be well if they were
thoughtful enough to post warn
ing signs. We realize that dogs
can't read, but the owners can,
and so can parents _ . . Per
sonally, we can see no point in
trapping the few small animals
that may be found on near Island,
but to each his own fun . . .
Perhaps someone needs the food.
If so, we will be happy to contri
bute a couple cans of salmon.
. _ . Might even add a can of
beans. . . .
The putschke (even if one spells
it in a different manner, the stuff
is a mess) is growing at high
speed. Now is the time to try to
eradicate it. Soon the seeds will
be ripening and flying about, to
form new plants next year. Many
people may not realize that the
juice of the plant is poisonous to
many of us and causes painful
burns and blisters. We don’t feel
that we can ask the Jaycees to
take over this problem, as they
already have their hands full, so
perhaps the rest of us should
get busy! We have found that a
distaste for the obnoxious weed,
a small trowel and energy work
well together . . . Just dig out
the heart of the plant . . .
That’s all there is too it. _ . .
This (Wednesday) is much too
nice a day to be spending at a
desk . . . but it is necessary.
Think we will just pack dinner
into a basket and head for the
ooach a i>it iater m tne atternoon
. . . It is so simple io just burn
the paper plates, too. . . .
Contest Entry
Deadline Near
Wednesday, June 24, is the
deadline for entries in the Yard
Improvement Contest, sponsored
by the Kodiak Garden Club, ac
cording to chairman Ellen Daw
son. Everyone still interested in
entering this contest should con
tact Mrs. Dawson at 2171, or
Leona Dickow at 2532.
The next regular meeting of the
Kodiak Garden Club will be held
at the home of Mrs. Emily Bul
lock, Qtrs. 21A, Naval Station.
Guests are cordially invited.
Moderns To Enact
Roaring Twenties
The “Flappers” of the “Roaring
Twenties” have been diligently
practising for the coming Fourth
of July festival at* the Labor Tem
ple, where they will perform in
the Variety show at the dances on
the 3rd and 4th of July.
At this stage of practise, the
“Flappers,” commonly known as
Keers, Cannon, Harvey, Melvarie,
Leonard, Veer man, Ramaglia,
and Geriene, are wondering how
their mothers and dads ever sur
vived the Charleston. Of a differ
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ent generation, of course, these
“ ladies” are endeavoring to make
the dance, and, in fact, the entire
evening as authenic as possible.
The performances promise edu
cation and entertainment for the
modern generation and a bit of
nostalgia for the older folk.
Ruth Breekan and Marge Wolf
are assisting in the production.
Agnews’ Have Son
A son, Mark Henry, was born
on June 13 to Lise Renee and Lt.
Richard Scott Agnew, USN. The
baby, who weighed 7 lbs. 1 oz. at
birth, is the Agnews’ second
child.
The family resides at Qtrs.
QQA, Naval Station.
Recipe of the Week
Summer usually means picnics
for most of us (weather permit
ting, of course), and picnics bring
to mind frankfurters. For a
change from the roasted franks,
try them barbecued—they can
easily be reheated over the camp
fire.
BARBECUED FRANKFURTERS
1 medium-sized onion, chopped
3 tbspns. salad oil
1 tbsnp. sugar
1 tpsn. dry mustard
Salt& pepper
1 tspn. paprika
Vz cup catsup
Vz cup water
V4 cup vinegar
1 tbspn. Worcestershire sauce
Drop of Tobasco sauce
12 frankfurters
Lightly brown onion in salad
oil. Add combined remaining in
gredients, except frankfurters;
simmer 15 minutes. Split frank
furters; place in shallow baking
dish. Pour over barbecue sauce
and bake in moderate oven (375
deg.) 30 minutes, basting several
times. Serves six.
Cabbage Slaw with Cream Dres
sing can be prepared before
leaving for the picnic grounds,
too, and goes well with frankfur
ters. It can be kept cool in the
new thermos dishes.
CABBAGE SLAW
3 cups shredded cabbage, cris*
Vz cup diced celery
% cup shredded carrot
1 cup cream salad dressing
Toss tiie prepare a vego, oles
and dressing together. Serve crisp
and cold on lettuce leaves.
CREAM SALAD DRESSING
1 cup thick sour cream
2 tbspns. vinegar
1 tbspn. fresh lemon juice
1 tbspn. finely minced green
onion
% tspn. salt
Pepper
Beat all ingredients together.
Serve over cabbage salads or mix
ed greens. Makes about 1Y4 cups.
Weed Control
Is Necessary
Weeds use nutrients and mois
ture that crops need. They must
be controlled from the very start.
The worst garden pest is chick
weed, although lambs-quarters,
plantain and shepards purse are
also bad.
Cultivation by hand or power
tools must be shallow. Otherwise
the roots of crop plants are in
jured. Hand or power cultivators
work well between rows. Hoeing
and hand weeding is needed
around and between plants in the
row. Start when the fir$t weeds
are above ground. Keep at it un
til the last weed seed has germina
ted.
In much of Alaska, summer is
wet, encouraging weed growth af
ter most garden plants are large.
During the late season, much ef
fort is needed to suppress weeds.
Weeds germinating in August
sometimes set seed before freez
up.
Commercial gardeners are now
using chemicals to control weeds.
Although carrots are easily weed
ed with Stoddard solvent, in gen
eral chemical control is not prac
tical for the beginning home
gardener. Both the crop to be
grown and the weeds to be killed
must be considered before a herb
icide is selected. Chemical weed
control requires spray equipment
and a variety of materials. *
Mulch between rows of vegeta
bles has been tried for many
years as a weed control. For those
who are away for long periods
this method has some merit, ex
cept where soil temperatures are
as low as on the Kenai Penisula.
Mulch not only retards weed grow
th but conserves moisture. Mulch
has more value after row crops
are well advanced and are them
selves not smothered by the
mulch.
Ordinary newspapers or build
ing papers smother weeds but do
not stand up against adverse
weather. A new black plastic
sheeting has been used with some
success by home gardeners. This
material shades out weeds and at
the same time sheds water toward
the plant row. The soil is slightly
warmer under the black plastic.
*See Chemical Weed Killers and
Their Use. Alaska Extension Bul
letin 610.
(The above is reprinted from
the University of Alaska Exten
sion Service Bulletin 451, Gar
dens in Alaska.)
THE JUNE BRIDE
Couples Uniting In Marriage Was Not
Always The Happy Occasion As Now
June is the month when wed
ding bells ring, and the happy
participants look to a life of to
getherness.
The groom, of course, is an in
tegral part of the scene, but all
eyes are focused on the radiant
countenance of the bride, as she
is bedecked in all her splendor
—it is she who commands the
spotlight of this great occasion.
The American bride sweeps
down the aisle with all the self
satisiaction of a modern Diana
returning from the hunt Wiin a
stag slung over her shoulder.
But this spring ritual wasn’t
always the victory celebration of
the female. And everything about
the wedding—including the word
itself—-is designed to remind her
that she once was, at best, a
marketable commodity . . . and
at worst, fair game for any
strong-armed marauder.
The best man, for example, is
believed to be a relic of the days
when a man simply carried off a
girl who had wandered too far
usually brought along a muscular
friend to fight off pursuers, ac
cording to The World Book En
cyclpedia.
The bridegroom had to hide out
for a while until the girl’s family
gt tired of searching for them.
This was the beginning of the
honeymoon.
Of course, these tactics didn’t
foster togetherness . . . and may
have started the continuing battle
between a husband and his
mother-in-law.
The practice of buying a wife
left a girl with fewer bruises. But
it didn’t do much for her pride,
especially when some African
tribes thought she was worth
about one ox.
The betrothal of children was
common -among early#Anglo- Sax
ns. The bridegroom’s pledge of
marriage was accompanied by a
“wed”—security for the purchase
price of the bride. From this
comes our word “wedding.”
“Giving the bride away” merely
represents the time when the
father delivered his daughter to
her fiance, who paid up.
Among some modern tribes,
however, notions of romance
have persuaded the father to re
nounce his loot, and (the bride gets
the traditional gifts.
Ceckiaii Party
Honors Potentate
A cocktail party in honor of
Potentate and Mrs. Lloyde Coder
will be given from 4 to 7 Sunday
evening at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Ed Getty at 20 E on the
Naval Station.
All Shriners and their wives are
invited.
Ed Getty and John Lotz are
hosts for the occasion.
Zieba Family
Will Vacation
Mrs. Jim Zieba, together with
daughter Gail and son Michael,
left Tuesday morning for Wash
ington state where they will
spend the summer on vacation.
Mr. Zieba and daughter Janet
will join them in Bremerton dur
ing July. The family expects to
return shortly after September 1.
Mrs. Sturmer
To Go Outside
Mrs. Roman Sturmer, wife! °*
Rev. Sturmer, past# of the Rus
sian Church will leave Tuesday
for Berkeley California. v,
She will visit the Sturmer’s son
in-law and daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. H. 0. Hamel, and their fami
ly. Mrs. Sturmer plans to be gone
at least a month.
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