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Stye-ws of cAmerica's Last ^frontier
Local Beef Is Good Beef
Three men representing two gov
<. nment ageneies in Alaska have
l en in Kodiak the past week.
' iey have been making explora
i Ty surveys to determine the po
t ntial of the cattle industry on
xliak Island, and the problems
Uendant thereto.
Apparently, from remarks madu
< i the Rotary Club by C. W. Vroo
, ian, who hails from Corvallis,
t. -egon, Kodiak can and does pro
c uce good beef. He sampled some
; nd pronounced it of excellent
totality.
Vrooman has a background that
qualifies him as an authority on
i.uality of beef, the raising of cat
Ue and the livestock industry gen
<. .’ally. He has several doctors de
ees, and was a professor of Agri
ilture at Oregon State College
’ ?fore going into practice for him
clf.
He further stated that grass fed
’>eef, such as we have on the Is
nd can be prime beef. Where
< uality differs is mainly in the
indling of it for the market,
roper slaughterhouses would be
t ie answer.
We are not going into a deserta
tion of the ways and means of
achieving such needed facilities,
nor try to give the answers to all
the other problems facing the cat
the raisers. We are primarily con
cerned with an attempt at dispell
ing all the loose talk that some
times is rampant, that local beef
is not up to a quality that ranks
it with beef brought in. That is
unfair and creates a prejudice in
the minds of some people who
have never tried it.
It is for an outsider, withal an
authority, to come in and tell us
we have a home products equal to
that which we bring in from State
side. It looks like we can look in
our own pastures without and not
into the supposedly green ones
nsples away.
It brings to mind the phrase: “A
prophet is never appreciated in his
own country.” So it goes for many
of the things at hand. Import them
and they take on an aura of good
ness.
Sirloin is a gentleman beef even
if he is homegrown Patronize
home industry.
George Washington—Citizen,
The Father of His Counrty
< eorge Washington was, after all
i o superman, but made of flesh
id blood. To discover that he too
'ee the rest of us, met with frus
' ‘ation and failure as well as sue
r 'ss, that he too enjoyed and ap
•■'•eciated and knew how to use
1 e good things his farm, his in
ustry and his ultimate position
rovided, makes him real to us
ow, as we think of him in cele
!. ration of his birthday this month
1 At the age of fourteen, he want
< d to go to sea, but gave up his
ream on the plea of his widowed
■other. It certainly was a bittei
ay for twenty-three year old Col
Washington, when, as aide to Gen
rral Braddock, he was rebuked
ad sneered at for offering advice
n baekwoods fighting, Hours latei
lie had to organize the retreat ol
the remnants of Braddock’s forces,
carrying the mortally wounded
general with him.
Washington is remembered for
his heroism, devotion, military
genius and statesmanship.
Visitors to Mount Vernon, and
there are mote of them every year,
are invariably impressed, it is said,
with what a comfortable and well
ordered home it must have fceen
when George Washington lived
there. Those who study the me
mentoes, the land and the build
ings come to realize that the keys
to Washington's greatness were
self-discipline and moderation—
which enabled him to accept de
feat without despair, victory with
out elation—and to enjoy the boun
ty of his well-earned good fortune
without abusing it.
A City Without A Newspaper
wnat is it nice to live in a city
without a regular newspaper?
The people of Detroit know—
• fter a prolonged strike that shut
• own all three of its dailies. The
lerchants of the city learned its
articularly well—the hard way.
hey used all the other media to
• le limit. Some stores put out
andbills of their own, to adver
tise their holiday wares. Yet,
though Christmas trade for the
t ountry as a whole was well above
ast year, many Detroit stores did
iess business. The lack of news
papers are responsible.
Again, the merchants faced a
.'resh problem at post-holiday sale
,ime. They had bargains and speci
-ls to offer as usual—but moving
them was another matter, without
newspaper advertising space.
The community problems that
arise from lack of newspapers are
certainly not limited to the big
cities. The smaller towns are equal
ly dependent upon the weeklies
and dailies that serve them. In
the small town, especially, the
newspaper is a running record of
its history—a thread that constant
ly touches the lives of all the peo
ple who live there. And, despite
the newer media, it remains the
most effective means of advertis
ing for merchants and others.
Infinitely more important, the
newspaper, small or large, is a
guardian of our rights and liberties
which is always on duty.
Artists fainting
Exhibited At Fair
A small agate stone, 2x3 inches,
unearthed at Horse Canyon, Cali
foria, was the subject of a painting
entitled “The Hand of God," and
was executed by the local artist,
Paul Bond. The painting had its
first showing Thursday, February
16, at the Riverside County Fair
in Indio, California, according to
word received from the artists
mother, Mrs. Muriel Smith. She
resides in California.
The stone was sent to Bond for
enlargement. According to his
mother, she and her husband had
felt since discovering the stone in
1953, it verified the Biblical story
of Christ’s life, from the cradle,
through death, to the right hand
of God, and that it belonged to the
world. They decided on an enlarge
ment, through the medium of a
painting, as the best way to dis
play it. Hence the painting by Paul
Bond.
The artist’s painting, even be
fore the opening of the fair, has
already received noteworthy men
toin in the press. Though stone
and painting are viewed together,
it is said that Paul Bond’s painting
can stand on its own laurels.
CITY HOSPITAL NEWS
A baby boy, 6 lbs. 10 ozs., was
born February 17 to Polly and
Alex Inga of Old Harbor.
Lila and Archie Lewis returned
Sunday from a honeymoon trip on
the mainland.
Reed Stevens and Robert Barker
of the Fish and Wildlife Service
left for Juneau this week.
SCIENCE IN £
YOUR LIFE l\
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Dog's Life
A dog’s life isn’t what it used to
be. Neither is a cat’s.
Household pets these days are
having the time of their evolution
ary lives. At last count there were
more than 20 million dogs in the
United States —
and science and
industry are ca
tering to their
needs.
Today's dogs eat
nutritionally-bal
anced rations and
play with scienti
fically-designed
toys. Photograph
El ers specialize in
puppy portraits
and canine beauty experts can
primp up a backyard scavenger to
look like a prize-winning prima
donna.
Dogs and cats are social climbers
too. Today they’re welcomed in
many places where they formerly
were forbidden to set paw. One di
rectory lists over 4,000 hotels and
motels that make special provisions
for dogs, so you don't have to leave
Fido home when you take a trip any
more.
A few precautions are in order if
you plan to motor with a dog. In
one of his stories, James Thurber
describes a show-dog that suffered
from “a kind of Freudian car sick
ness” on his way to every perform
ance. Dogs do suffer from motion
sickness just as we do. The Ameri
can Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals suggests that
several short rides can help get the
dog used to the car’s motion.
To prevent Fido from getting car
sick vou can buy Bonamine — the
long-lasting motion sickness tablets
— at any drug store. It will ward
off an unpleasant experience. Don't
overfeed a dog in hot climates, and
be sure he gets plenty of watei. Ex
ercise is important, so on long trips
let the dog out of the car whenever
you stop.
A dog often likes to ride with his
head out the window. Don’t let him.
It could lead to a serious eye injury
or other accident.
With a little care and attention,
your pet doesn’t have to be confined
to the doghouse vicinity any more.
He can travel as far and wide as
you do. ----
Good Crowd Of Elk*
Attend Big Charity Ball
Local Elks enjoyed a very suc
cessful Purple Bubble Ball last
Saturday. About three hundred
people jammed the Elks hall to
participate in this popular charity
dance, which is staged by member
lodges of the Order of Elks
throughout the country. All pro
ceds go to the charity fund.
More than $1200 was raised as a
result of the dance. Figures for
the net proceeds have not been
tabulated as yet.
Tickets for the dance are sent
out to all members of the organiza
tion, whether residing here or any
where in the U. S. or other coun
tries. Bud Metzgar, chairman of
the event, reports a good response
from these members, who purchase
tickets whether they can attend or
not.
Rudy Williams and his orchestra
furnished the music. A buffet din
ner prepared by George Kappos,
was served previous to the danc
ing.
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The ball was attractively decor:
ated with purple and white stream
ers strung vertically along the
wall, and the ceding was covered
with a mass of balloons.
Evelyn Sullivan left foj the
States this week. She will visit
her daughter and son-in-law, Jean
and Bill Rample of Medford, Ore.
Mr. and Mrs. Vic Paul were visi
tors in Kodiak this week. Their
children, Joan and Gail accompani
ed them.
Mrs. Agnes Hampton arrived on
the O'Hara this week, and will join
her husband, Robert J. Hampton
on the Naval Station.
Hampton is the Public Works
Housing Manager. He recently re
lieved Holger Munson, who left for
London, England.
Lois Spencer and son Eugene
were outgoing passengers aboard
PNA Tuesday. They returned
Thursday.
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