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Strews of cAmerta's List Jrontttr
Contest Off
The “Name the Playground”
contest as announced in the Mir
ror in past issues has been called
off. Main reason is lack of entries.
. The Kodiak Mirror offered an
award of $25 for the name selected
by a Board of Judges. The idea
in sponsoring the contest was to
stir up interest in the project. We
felt and still tefi. the -project to
be oiyi of *b«f .berft things to hit
this co&tamij&x/'We feel the def
inite need of such a playground.
iVe wanted in this way to show
appreciation to the men who were
instrumental in creating out of a
neap of dirt, brush and rocks, a
playfield for the small fry, where
the cry “play ball’’ could be heard
frequently, as in other cities.
We also feel many citizens of
Kodiak, and particularly jfathers
md mothers of these boys and
girls, favor such a place to play
for their youngsters. Nobody or
gues against this sort of a project
What is needed is a general on
thusiasm for its completion.
Maybe a naming contest was the
wrong approach in attempting to
stir up this enthusiasm. Anyhow,
we tried. The dollars sent in will
be returned to the entrants.
The $25 offered will be turned
.pyer fpr equipping t,he playground.
Much more is needed. Maybe be
fore :the playground is completed,
a fund raising .campaign can be
started, or some organization will
help 4 along. It won't take thous
ands of dollars to equip the play
ground, but a few hundred will
help.
In the meantime, we want to go
on record as favoring the play
ground as the one project that
will effect the greatest majority
for good than any other single
community endeavor. May the men
who have put in the hours to whip
it into shape feel thei); greatest
reward will be when youngsters
are out there having the time of
their lives, instead of playing on
the streets as at present.
Our Unsung Leaders Of Youth
ui acuuui w
more than 2,500,00 youn, >rs tak
ing their seats in the ba. s and
orchestras that are now a basic
;#art of. school life. These young
sters are the favored children of
America, for they not only will be
gaining the blessings of music In
their lives—‘they will be gaining
the influence of those anonymous
builders of fine citizens, the band
masters.
Too much attention is given to
the small percentage of young
neople who find destructive out
lets for their creative urge. Far
more of our young people are
•earning to direct this urge and
to enrich their lives with it—
uuuci me pcuiem, meiiuiy ynu
firm guidance of the men and
women who direct not only the
music but the development ol
their students.
According to the Selmer Music
Research Center, there will be
more than 60,000 bands and or
chestras in our schools this year
Each will be under the guidance
of a man or woman who is a leach
er, a musician, a confidant, j
a leader, and an organizer.
America can be thankful foi
these selfless bandmasters whe
are making certain that the nex
generation will be worthy of lead
ership and capable of living happ;
lives.
GOOD CONDUCT CITATIONS
Five men of the ARD 31 were
awarded Good Conduct Citations
I)y their commanding officer Lt.
John W. Bounan.
They were as follows: Herber
Reynolds, ME2, Donald Hill, IC2
Jack Figart, EN2, Willard Davis
ME2 and Jew Wong, TN.
WHY THANK YE Lit
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TV FER HIS
BIRTHDAY?
CP PLANE DOWN
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Four members of the crew, in
eluding the pilot, and three
passengers survived. Capt. Tweed
was brought to Kodiak when the
UF returned Thursday afternoon.
At press time his condition is re
garded critical. The remainin'
survivors were taken to Vancouv
er, B. C. in a Canadian Pacific
DC6, which brought officials of
the Company to the scene of the
tragedy.
Two are still missing and are
presumed dead. The bodies of
those dead were flown to Anchor
age by Reeves Airlines. From
there a Canadian Pacific Airlines
plane will take them to Vancouver.
Lt. Comdr. R. N. Copes, pilot
of the Kodiak based UF stated on
arrival, the plane had landed on
the mud flats where a small river
joins the beach. Wreckage, he
said, was strewn for a quarter of
a mile and over ISO yard width.
Attending physician from Ko
diak was Dr. A. W. Stevenson,
Lieutenant,, attached to the Naval
Station hospital. He and the UF
pilot praised the work of several
groups stationed at Cold Bay, who,
he said, did all that was possible
for those aboard the wrecked
plane. Personnel of the ACS Air
Force, Coast Guard, Navy and
CAA were particularly mentioned.
Those making the flight in the
UF were E. W. Newman, Hospital
Corpsman, HM1, J. Shipman, ATC,
E. Bowser, ADI and L. L. Drumm,
ADI, AP.
Supply Ships
Homeward Bound
Seattle (AP). Icebreakers have
led the last of the homeward
bound supply ships for the Arctic
radar network through ice jam
med waters north of Barrow, the
Navy has reported. Ships pushed
their way through a 50-mile ice
pack off the northernmost tip of
North America early Thursday
morning.
Rear Adm. George C. Tower,
Commander of the supply mission,
reported the mission completed
without serious personnel injury
or damage to ships. Several of the
fifty-six ships involved suffered
minor damage, including one ice
breaker.
Patricia Jean Mahoney, 4, daugh
ter of Mr and Mrs. Elden Ma
honey of Waterford, Calif., is the
object of wicjp search after she
disappeared from her home Aug,
25. More than 1,000 men searched
in orchards, fields, vineyards and
along canal banks near her home
The search is being continued.
She is about 36 inches tall weighs
43 lbs., has light brown hair and
blue eyes. When last seen she was
wearing bright green shorts and a
tee shirt. (AP Wirephoto)
CITY COLNCIL BRIEFS
lConiin\H" iro:u i ase 1)
involves the Club Casino proper
ty. She stated in her letter che
propetry had been sold, but be
sale had not been reforded. C >un
cil referred this to the tax eom
mittee with the recommendation
that the matter should have been
brought before the Equalization
board, which met earlier, and that
she remains liable for the tax until
the property sale is recorded.
A letter from the Chamber of
Commerce was read requesting
that trash cans be placed on ..he
streets in an attempt to keep the
streets clean. This was referred m
to City Manager who will get cost
of two cans.
The C!n..'rbers req 1 >t that the
City wash the main street during
the dry weather, provided there
is no water shortage, was turned
down. A third request for the pur
chase or donation of seventy feet
of 3 x 3 timber. The Council voted
to donate it. It Will be used for
the Historic Sites signs to be er
ected in the City.
Other- acfion'by the Council: Ap
proved purchase of an electric
typewriter for the City Hall. The
City Manager was authorized to
call for bids on a new fire truck.
Rebuilt motors will be put in the
two fire trucks presently in use.
Resolutions were adopted on
the ggnrtal elections a.ul exclus
ion of the sl.de urea iroui ;
City’s boundaries.
BARTHOLOMEW GL'EST
. u| mi ' 1 r'age 1)
the best in the District.
The attendance report, given by
John Given, revealed an average
of over ninety percent attendance
at the meetings. The Club's rec
ords show 100% at meetings al
most every month. The Governor
was particularly pleased with this
and said it evinced a genuine in
terest in Rotary.
Bartholomew is the first Alaskan
to be elected a Governor of Ro
tary. His present trip has taken
him to Anchorage, Fairbanks and
Nome, in all of which cities he
has visited Rotary Clubs. He and
his wife, Laura, are now on their
way home after a two weeks trip
through the territory. They reside
in KetchikanT He' is a former May
or of that City and has resided in
the territory more than 40 years.
THELH1A
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"IT'S GETTING SO A GIRL CANT WALK DOWN
THE STREET ALONE-THANK GOODNESS/”