Here There Everywhere
(Continued from page 2)
mother’s wedding gown. The <
couple went to high school to- '
gather and their marriage will i
stop a romance begun there. The
bride wore a strand of tiny match
ed pearls. Her gown was a vile
green. Her accessories were plain 1
punk. The bridegroom’s mother '
was attired in a lace dress which !
fell to the floor.
“And, the maid of horror wore 1
yellow toole. The bridesmaids car
ried tinny nose-bags. The flower 1
girl wore a maize gown with puff- '
ed sleeves touching her ankles. 1
The bride’s mother wore a dawn :
blue chiffon and a black stray hat.
The nuptials took place in a set- 1
ting illuminated by lighted Roman 1
candles. The couple exchanged
cows. The bridal couple then pass- i
ed out and greeted the guests. The
ceremony was attended by only a
few loose friends and relatives.”
* * * * »
One billion letters—that’s how
many letters the airlines carried
in 1954, according to the maga
zine Planes. The use of air mail 1
has increased more than 560 per
cent since 1938. In 1953, the article 1
continues, the Post Office inaug- ‘
urated a surface-mail-by-air plan, 1
whereby on a space available basis, i
ordinary first-class mail has the i
opportunity of going by air over !
certain routes. Under this plan let- i
ters reach their destination IIV2 ;
hours sooner than if they had mov
ed by surface. The six-cent air
mail, of course, has priority over
other mail as well as passengers.
♦ * * * *
A school has devised a method
of putting over to second graders
the answers to questions of spell
ing, arithmetic, science and read
Thanks'
ng. Patterned on the TV »how,
he $64,000 guestion, it’s the “64
felly Bean question.” Like a par
ent has said, its a good thing the
iward isn’t 64.000 jelly beans—too
nany stomach-aches.
Our mailbag has brought sug
;ested sites for the future capital
>f the Alaska state. Other papers
lave had the same kind of corres
>ondence. A Fairbanks News-Min
>r correspondent suggested Eagle,
vhich as you know is on the Yu
con River. After going on at great
engtfi about the various and fav
irable attributes of this village of
!5 residents, he says in part:
Eagle has fine Alaskan weather,
10 - 90 degrees above in the sum
ner and 40 - 70 below in the win
er .In the mind’s eye one
:an see the lawmakers of the fu
:ure trudging to the state capitol
in a pair of snowshoes or skis or
f he happens to be of cabinet
ank, breezing along with his dog
earn.Yes, Eagle is a place
o think about. No pressure groups,
10 neon signs, no dives, just plenty
if good Alaskan landscapes and a
vholesome community strategical
y located in the wilderness.”
Sounds like a nice place for the
nan who keeps saying: “Yep, too
nany people here, it’s time to be
noving along.” But it doesn’t
iound like a place for a politician,
or what would he be without his
ludience?”
Bill Hanison left for Sitkinak
Wednesday of last week, where he
vill work for the Jones construc
ion Company on their project
here, Hanison has been driving
;he school bus the past several
nonths. His job has been assumed
ly Larry Clark.
- jk'0
BUCKET WITH NO BOTTOM
Sponsored by
KODIAK LOCAL W.C.T.U.
l T»r-r - • IIIIW HIM || | III 111 | Hi mu
j
Attention ! Attention !
Remember the date
March 13 8 O’clock
Elks Hall
t
Republican Meeting
Jack Hinckel will speak on the
Convention. Plan to attend and
lets get rolling.
Lobbiu> Artac*
Sen. Health Bib
Early action by the territories
subcommittee of the Senate In
terior and Insular Affairs Commit
tee on the Alaska mental health
bill is expected following hearings
which saw a delegation, largely
from California, testify that the
legislation would create a million
acre “American Siberia” in the
Territory.
The measure, which passed the
House on January 18, is sponsored
by Mrs. Green, representative from
Portland, Oregon, where Alaska’s
mentally ill are cared for under
contract at Morningside Sanatori
um. The Senate subcommittee
heard federal officials from the
Interior Department and the De
partment of Health, Education and
Welfare testify in favor of the
measure in addition to Mrs. Paul
A. Hartz, representating the Gen
eral Federation of Women’s Clubs,
Mrs. Green, Senator Neuberger of
Oregon, Congressman Utt of Cali
fornia, Dr. Winfred Overholser,
Superintendent of St. Elizabeth’s
Hospital in Washington, D. C., and
Delegate Bartlett.
The House approved measure
provides for transfer of the care
of Alaska’s mentally ill to the
Territory of Alaska from the In
terior Department, calls for mod
ern procedures for their commit
ment and hospitalization, provides
authorization for federal appropri
ations totalling $6Va million for
construction in Alaska of hospitals
and related facilities, authorizes
grants totalling $6 million over a
period of 10 years on a diminish
ing basis to the Territory to apply
against the cost of territorial as
sumption of the care of such pa
tients, and grants one million ac
res to Alaska with the income
from such lands to be used to help
defray hospitalization and other
costs related to the program.
Those appearing this week
against the bill are among those
from various states who have sent
voluminous correspondence to al
most all members of the House
and Senate in a campaign which
Delegate Bartlett has stated is
“based on misunderstandings, mis
conceptions, and plain fiction.”
The campaign has included
charges that the million acres will
will be set aside as a hospital site,
rather than understanding that the
income from a million acres will
go for the care and treatment of
Alaska’s mentally ill, that people
will be railroaded into what is
term 'Siberia nconcentration
camp" . where political confine
ments ,il be made, that governors
of aii ;ne States will be able to
exile tlieir mentally ill to the Ter
ritory.
Tom Belleau and his family re
turned to Kodiak v>a PNA Wed
nesday morning. Belleau is a pilot
with Kodiak Airways.
NOTICE
Second half payments on 1955
Real and Personal Property Taxes
are now due and will be delin
quent after 5:00 o’clock p. m.
March 9, 1956. Delinquent second
half payments will be assessed an
additional 10% penalty.
CITY OF KODIAK
RHOADES
FURNITURE STORE
WE 3 RHOADES, PROP.
Phone 4151
General Electric Dealer
Slip Covers
Wail Mirror
Pictures
Bed Lamp*
Window Shades
ISaughton’s
Phone 2062
Bakery
’jEJI