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"(SYmwj of (America's Last frontier
Published Every Saturday at Kodiak, Alaska
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Entered in the Postoffice at Kodiak, Alaska as Second
Class matter under act of Congress of March 3, 1878.
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Candace Crawford. Executive Editor
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local news published herein.
Who Is Guilty ?
In a recent editorial the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
criticized Alaskans for littering the highways and the choice
picnic spots with refuse.
The editorial said “Alaskans have a big wide-open
-country, but that does not excuse them from the obligation of
keeping-it as tidy as possible ”
The situation is even worse in Kodiak. Probably one
Teason is that Kodiak is one of the oldest settlements in
Alaska and as a result has had more time to collect and scatter,
along the roads and over the picnic spots, the usual debris,
beer cans, bottles etc.
Kodiak has few mile3 of roads wnen compared to most
towns and cities in the territory. Yet, we defy anyone to tra-J
vel on any of the roads contingent to the Town of Kodiak with-1
out seeing piles of refuse dumped along the roads every few i
miles and in some instances every 100 feet.
Why do Kodiakians take their refuse and throw it along
the roads and highways? Why do they leave the best picnic;
spots littered with the usual leftovers from their outing? i
We don’t know. Is it hecanse of their penurious nature, f
refusal to have the garbage collector pick it up, or is it a be- i
lief that the general accepted practice of all “pioneers” on a
frontier is to discard anything they cannot use?
Either reason, if that is « hy they do it, is deplorable. If
we make uur living here we should strive to improve and add
to the beauty of the country. Next time clean up that picnic
spot. Why dump your refuse along the roads that you travel1
every day?
Pete Gilmore, ASI represent-]
alive, was an outgoing PN A !
passenger Wednesday. He has'
been here several days discus
sing salmon prices for the
13o3 season with members of
the United Fishermen of A
laska, AFL.
James W. Cothran, comman
der-in-chief, VFW, addressed
the Kodiak Rotary Club Tues
day following the regular lun
chf on at the Montmartre Inn.
Several other VFW dele
gates from towns in the terri
tory attended the luncheon.
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cepted throughout the world.
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travel offices everywhere.
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Cioj«d nvery Tliuredav
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PHONES 2233 2222 4691
$100 First
Prize In
Big Race
Who has the fastest fishing
boat in Kodiak? The much dis
m the Fourth of July by en-j
tering the “fisherman’s speci-j
al” and running the prescrib-1
ei course.
The race is open to all the
boats in the Kodiak fishing
fleet with the following re
strictions: 1. the boat must be
gas propelled (no diesel) 2.
the rules governing the con
test will be set up by the com
mittee and their rulings are
final.
Chairman of the big event
is Merrill Coon. Pat Cannon is
head course judge; Joe Kerri
gan is secretsry of entries;
course inspectors are Al Mil-1
ler, Jake Foley, Jim Martz.
Chief starter will be Walter!
Muller. Jess Blinn and Jorgen |
Frederickson will be the finish;
judges. Head timer is Charles
Madsen and Alf Madsen is as
sistant timer.
The first prize is $100 cash
ind second prize is $50.
The starting point for the
race will be in the channel op
posite the Donnelley and
A.cheson dock. Proceed south
to Puffin Island, around the
Island, out to Long Island to
buoy 16. Around buoy to chan
nel and finish at the starting
point
ing the e\ ent should register
with Coon or Kerrigan. Give
the length of boat, type of en
cussed question can be settled '■
planning on enter
gine and their name and ai-j
dress. i
Hospital News
BIRTHS:
To Mr. and Mrs. Ronald E.
Bowhay, a son, June 5, weight
7 lbs., 14 oz. name, Daniel
Lee.
To Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Mc
Cormick. a son, June 5, weight
10 lbs., 8 oz. name not se
lected.
Tyrone Power stars in the
Technicolor production. Pony
Soldier, which is showing at
the Orpheum Theatre to
morrow and Monday. ]
The outdoor spectacle is1
based on the authentic ex
ploits of the early days of the
Royal Canadian Mounted Po
lice, and recounts the story
of a Moanlie who, in 1876,
crossed the border into Mon
tana and single-handedly
forced the savage Cree In
dians to return to their reserve
in Canada.
Also in the film are Cameron
Mitchell, Thomas Gomez and
Penny Edwards. 1
William H. Olsen, Anchor
age attorney, has been ap
pointed Third Division mem
ber of the Alaska World War
II Veterans Board. He re
places John 3. Hellenthal,
whose term expired in April.
Olsen was appointed by
Governor Prank Heintzleman.
Mrs. Light foot Wins
Card Party Prize
Mrs. Homer Lightfoot won
the prize for high score at
pinochle last Sunday night at
the Weekly party sponsored
by St. Masy’s Catholic Church, i
The weekly parties are held at!
the Union Hall. !
Mrs. Daly won in the bridge
games and Mrs. Marie An
dersch was the high scorer at
cribbage and Walter Kraft
was low.
Mrs. J. W. Patterson and
son Pat left Wednesday to
spend a month in Portland,
Ore., with her sister, Mrs.
Art Kizer and to attend the
wedding this month of her
niece, Betty Kizer.
Kodiak stores and other
businesses r mained closed
until 10 am Tuesday, in honor
of the late Judge Anthony J.
Dimond who died last week in
Anchorage.
THE COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH
“The big white church on the hill”
George Wick, Minister i
Sunday School Program 9:45 A.M.
Morning Worship 11:00 A M.
(Children’s activities during worship)
Study Groups 6:30 P.M.
Evening Worship 7:30 P. M.
Wednesday Bible Study 8:00 P.M
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