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Of This and That
By Betha Digree
Regardless of where one may
wander one seems to meet friends
and acquaintences . . . When we
recently visited Anchorage while
enroute to Seattle Via Fairbanks,
we had lunch with Barbara Dim
ock and Margaret Stover, former
City Clerk Dick Berg (Dick was
returning to Juneau following his
attendance at a meeting at Mt.
McKinley Park) and our Anchor
age hostess, Jesta Faull, we saw
Timothy Gilmore briefly . . . Har
old and Margaret are beginning
to build their new home which
will be located on a beautiful site
on the outskirts of Anchorage.
While in town, we learned that
the Tegstroms’ have moved to
Kenai Lake . . . Doris was due in
town that week but we missed her.
Traveling by train has been our
favorite means of transportation,
so we really enjoyed the trip from
Anchorage to Fairbanks. Al
though one must spend 12 hours
to go 356 miles it is an unforgett
able trip, with scenery that more
than compensates for the time
taken. Acres of birch and cotton
wood trees with leaves of pale
yellow, deep gold and orange
fluttering in the breeze like
bangles on a gypsy dancer’s brace
let, stretch for endless miles, ac
cented by the dark green of spruce
and hemlock. As we slowly wound
across tumbling streams, through
valleys and mountain gorges, we
could visualize a gigantic artist
painting the country side with
huge splashes of color ... Although
we missed seeing Mt. McKinley
because it was shrouded with
clouds and rain, we were reward
ed when we crossed Hurricane
gorge. As the train crept across
the long bridge high above the
stream below, there appeared a
vista of water and tree-clad island
spot lighted by the sun’s rays
through a break in the clouds. It
was one of the most beautiful
scenes we have ever seen. . . And
our camera had been packed away
. . . because rain was falling when
we left Anchorage!
Slowly we went through the
Nenana gorge, following the Nen
ana River that runs between the
cliffs like a great, grey coiling
serpent . . . Past Clear with
XClear) odd looking structures
that tower far above the tree tops
. . . Then into Fairbanks where
we were welcomed by Doris Ander
son. We enjoyed the gracious
hospitality of Phil and Doris, who
live at College, for the next three
days. After bidding them farewell,
we boarded a Pan American jet
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Speeding through space at an
altitude of 29,000 feet was a thrill
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no vibration . . . just a feeling of
pleasant relaxation. Charming
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the final touch to a flight that we
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An unforgettable sight, too, was
the vast expanse of gleaming lights
that twinkled below us as we came
in for landing at Sea-Tac Airport
. . . Best of all, of course, was the
sounds of friends’ voices calling
to us as we walked down the
ramp.
Mother Reaches
100 Year Mark
Celebration of her grandmother’s
100th birthday celebration is tak
ing Mrs. Billie Monroe to North
Platte, Nebraska, where members
of the family will gather for the
event.
Her mother, Mrs. Annabelle
Virginia Hunt, will be 100 years
old on October 9. Mrs. Monroe is
the wife of Jim Monroe, Sr., Super
intendent of the crab operation
for PAF at Alitak on Kodiak Is
land.
Mrs. Monroe’s granddaughter,
Kristie Sue, age 19 months old,
will accompany her to Nortih
Platte.
BPW President
Entertains Club
Mrs. Melanie Draper, President
of Kodiak Business & Professional
Women’s Club, entertained the
members at her home on Mill
Road, Monday evening at the re
gular business meeting.
Final plans for the coming
Alaska Music Trials series were
discussed; the first concert will be
October 17th.
Mrs. Draper announced that, in
the absence of Etta Edris, Legis
lative Chairman, who is on a vaca
tion to the Hawaiian Islands,
Eudora Preston will present the
program at the dinner meeting to
be held at the Island Fountain on
Monday evening October 24th. All
members who are not on the perm
anent list for dinner reservations,
are asked to call Mrs. Sturmer,
phone 4761 for reservations.
Griffin Memorial
Notes
BIRTHS
A son, Eugene Frederick, weigh
ing 7 lbs. 11 ozs., was bom on Oct
ober 4 to Betty Lou and Michael
May.
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Naval Station
Births
A son, Todd Lee, weighing 7
lbs. 11 ozs., was born on September
24 to Virginia Ellen and Thomas
Patrick Barret RM3, USN.
* * *
A daughter, Beverlee Ann,
weighing 6 lbs. 7Vfe ozs. was born
on September 23 to Barbara June
and Robert Earl Fansier AGC,
USN.
* * *
A daughter, Valorie Jo, weigh
ing 8 lbs. 6 ozs., was born October
3 to Dorothy Elaine and Gary
Stuart Crawford PN2, USN.
* * *
A son, Richard Clifton Jr.,
weighing 7 lbs. 11 ozs., was born
on October 1 to Esther Rae and
Richard Clifton Barber CS2, USN.
• • •
A son. Jimmy Daryle, weighing
6 lbs. 14 oDzs., was born Septem
ber 16 to Janice Sue and Vernon
T. Cook, SK3, USN.
The United States is estimated
to have unmined uranium ore re
serves amounting to 86 million
tons.
Sea Venture Described to Rotarians
“I was there” accounts of drift
ing in a boat at the mercy of the
waves winds and the elements, was
given members of the Rotary Club
who attended the luncheon of the
Club Tuesday, held at the 49 Room.
Two of the three partcpants in
the ordeal, Gary S. Crawford and
Bob Hoylman, described the al
most tragic venture which started
out as an elk hunt on Afognak Is
land. The third member of the
party, Louis H. Sparks, and the
above two, never got near Afognak
due to motor trouble, but were
buffeted by stormy weather and
rough seas with their 18 foot con
verted whaleboat a plaything of
the elements for 14 days.
When their 40 h.p. outboard
gave out a few hours after they
left Kodiak September .1, and a
10 h.p. auxiliary lasted only an
hour, the three men anticipated
the need for an organized plan to
survive before a rescue could be
effected, according to Holyman,
who spoke first. “It was this that
saved us,” Holyman stated. “After
this adventure, we are convinced
a Higher Being was looking after
us, and brought about our rescue.
No one else did.”
Holyman described a Navy air
craft moving towards them in the
early days of the rescue search.
As they watch the approaching
plane, they became jubilant, but
their hopes were shattered when
the plane flew about 500 feet
above them, but continued on its
way. They experienced many dis
appointments of this nature with
aircraft flying all around them and
fishing boats nearby, but none
came to their rescue.
Crawford described the plan en
acted for survival. The ten day
supply of food consisted of fresh
meat, which was useless, as they
had no cooking facilities, 30 pounds
of potatoes, canned fruit juice
and vegetables and fruit. The po
tatoes, he said, they ate raw,
mainly for the water. One item
they overlooked, he said, was a
supply of water.
A near tragedy that might have
cost them their lives occurred in
the cabin of the boat, when
Sparks, in attempting to light a
pressure lantern, was badly burn
ed when the lantern exploded.
The fire that resulted was quickly
put out. Sparks hands were badly
burned, but were saved from ser
ious injury with help from the
others from a first aid kit aboard.
Both men testified to the use of
prayer. They prayed each morning
together and at intervals during
the day. Their faith in a God was
strengthened when they finally
landed on an island off Chiniak,
and later made it to shore.
The two men were introduced
by Cmdr. Dick Stacer, who arrang
ed the program.
Guests attending the luncheon
were George Bullen, Col. Bob
Holderness, Bud Duhammel,
Bruno Tommla, Gary Crawford,
Bob Hoylman, Andy Webster and
Bob Richmond.
The annual teacher’s banquet
was announced for October 25, by
the president of Rotary, Art
Brooks.
Hold State Meet
The Western Alaska Associa
tion of Student lOounci! conven
tion, held in Anchorage Septem
ber 30 to October 1, was attended
by Gail Zieba of the Kodiak high
school.
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