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Join The Cancer Fight
By Cecflle B. DeMtlle
(Editors Note: Cecule B. Do
Mille, famous motion picture pro
ducer' and director—creator of
stfme of the screen’s most out
standing films—is an active eam
IMugmer against cancer. He is presi
dent-of the Los Angeles Unit of
-the California Division, American
Cancer Society. This article is to
■printed in connection with the Ke
diak cancer crusade which runs
through August IS.)
; ’’Everyone hates cancer.
.' But that is not enough.
Hatred, without action against
the hated things, j$ only a futile
and wasteful emotion.
Someone has said that the best
way to deal with an enemy is to
find his strongest point and hit
him hardest there.
f Cancer’s strongest weapon is
ignorance.
We do not yet know all we need
to know about cancer’s cause and
cure.
Many, if not most, of cancer’s
victims are victims of not know
ing how to detect cancer early
enough.
The American Cancer Society is
attacking this deadly enemy on
both fronts—through its programs
of research and education.
It is helping doctors speed the
work of finding cancer’s cause and
cure.
It is helping people—all of us—
know the signs of cancer soon
enough to take action against it.
That is why I have enlisted in
the American Cancer Society for
She duration—the duration of the
fight on cancer or the duration oi
jny life, Whichever ends first.
I have felt cancer strike some
Who are very near and dear to me.
Most Americans have had the
same experience, .for most, of us
have known and lbved some of
the ‘ope out of five.’
I have watched them Suffer and
waste away. I have stood by their
open graves. I have felt helpless—•
and i. do not like to feel helpless.
Neither does any one of the mil
lions who have shared this ex
perience with me.
The American Cancer Society
says to us all, “You need not feel
helpless.' From these pitiful suffer
ers. from those open graves, you
can take inspiration t j fight the
thing that caused that suffering
and filled those graves too soon—
the inspiration and dedication to
fight it intelligently and effective
ly, with the threefold, attack of
Research. Education and Service.’.
That", at least, is what t have*
heard tlie American Cancer £ocie>
ty saying to me.
I hope you will hear it too.”
Today the Rainbow girls will be
on thei streets asking you to give
to this most worthy cause. This is
one Tag Day that is truly jjstitied.
As more money is given, there is
more research, better service for
patients, more effective education.
Today, half of those who have
cancer could and should be saved
by early diagnosis and prompt,
adequate treatment. Your dimes,
quarters and dollars will help the
American Cancer Society to more
effectively wield the sword which
symbolizes the medical and scien
tific attack in its crusade against
cancer. Give freely in a cause that
may directly or indirectly help
you.
The Mayor’s Job
The City elections will be helc
in October, when the electors wil
have to choose their mayor anc
councilmen for the ensuing term
It may seem a little early t(
talk about it, but it certainly ii
, not too early to think about a can
didate for Mayor. The present en
icumbent, Ole Johnson, states he
will not run again this year. This
marks the end of his second term
■ He feels the two years is long
enough, and besides he has “othei
[ plans.”
The present Council and Mayoi
: have served two years. An analysis
; of their record is not in order al
[this time. Whether members ol
the present Council will agair
throw their hats in the ring is for
them to decide. One or two people
have indicated they may run
There are several members of the
Bid Sale Offered
By Coast Guard
| Two quonaet huts and approxi
f mately fifteen items of com muni
' cations equipment are being offer
ed for bid sale by the Coast Guard
Council who are not expected to
seek re-election.
Surely Kodiak can boast of other
men or women who are willing to
assume the responsibilities of civic
government—and attack the prob
lems of a growing community. It
is a way to gain a liberal educa
tion, to say the least. It takes
time—lots of time. It calls for a
man who is able to give freely of
his time. The Mayor has to broad
en his concepts. He no longer has
to meet only the problems of his
own home or family. He has the
welfare of thousands of people to
consider.
Somewhere in this community
there must be a man with the nec
essary qualifications who would be
willing to tackle the job. Only two
months remain for his selection
and ultimate election at the polls.
The huts and equipment are locat
ed at the U.S. Coast Guard Loran
Station at Spruce Cape.
The huts are reported to be in
good condition, and are 20 ft. by
43 ft. The property being offered
may be inspected Monday through
Friday to and including August 13.
The communications equipment
is being offered as a one lot sale
It includes several pieces of equip
ment such as an interfone, trans
mitters, antenna assembly, roceiv
er/transmitter, etc. Most of the
items are in good usable condition
Information, inspection of the
equipment and the invitations for
bids may be obtained by contact
ing either Ltjg W. E. Smith at the
Loran Station or PCLK O. F. Mar
shall at the CG Air Detachment
on the Naval Station.
Land Holdings
Relinquished
During the calendar year 1955,
135,200.68 acres of land and
1,468,365 acres of adjacent waters
in the Aleutian Island chain of
Alaska were relinquished to the
Department of the Interior, the
Navy announced.
Rear Admiral Kenneth Craig,
USN, Commandant, Seventeenth
Naval District, stated that these
releases of land were in accord
with the Navy’s policy to relin
quish land and water areas not ab
solutely necessary to the accomp
lishment of the military mission
in Alaska.
The holdings released during
1955 included 196 acres of land at
Cordova to National Forest Status;
73,701.76 acres of land and
1,468,365 acres of water at Kiska
and little Kiska to Wildlife Refuge;
701.92 acres of land at Unalaga to
National Forest status, and 6Q.441
acres of land at Unalaska to the
public domain.
’ Further releases of land in the
Kodiak Island and Aleutian Is
lands areas will be announced
when approved.
In 1956, if rates continue, about
250,000 Americans will die of can
cer.
Theatre Men Here
Bert Schock and Chris Poulsen
arrived in town Thursday on a
routine inspection of the Orplieum
Theatre.
Schock and Poulsen are owners
of a string of theatres in Alaska.
Besides the theatre here, others
are located in Anchorage, Spenard
and Seward. They plan to leave
for Anchorage today.
REV. PAUL SCHOMMING
GOES TO CONFERENCE
Rev. Paul Schomming, pastor of
the Kodiak Christian Center, left
Thursday for Homer. From there
he and his wife will drive to Index
Lake to attend a Missionary Con
ference, which is being held there.
Rev. Wilkinson will officiate
here part of the time he is gone.
He will be assisted by Rev. Olaf
Erickson, who arrived here yester
day with his wife and daughter
They plan to remain here two
weeks. Rev. Erickson is from Can
ada. •
Ed Cysewski Dies
Memorial services were conduct
ed for Ed. Cysewski, who died in
the Griffin Memorial Hospital
earlier this .week. The services
were conducted by the Elk's LoZTge
officers in the Elk's hall yesterday
afternoon.
Cysewski was well-known here.
At one time he was part ojvner of
the Island Fountain. He worked'
for La Landes Kodiak Bakery pre
vious to becoming., ill. He died
Wednesday morning at 1:30, at the-,
age of 57.
He is survived by a sister, Mrs.
Thomas Dunn, of Seattle.
Requiem Mass services will be
conducted this morning at St:
Marys Catholic Church. TteV. Fath
er Tolbott will officiate.
Carnivc I Features
Boxing Matches
Boxing matches that should
prove highly interesting have been
arranged as one attraction for the
Labor Day celebration sponsored
by St. Mary’s Catholic Church.
Boys ranging from ages 8 to 14
will enter the ring in an exhibi
tion of ring skill or lack of it, that
ought to keep the fans on their
toes.
Names of the Naval Station con
tenders have not been announced
as yet. Boys from town who will
match gloved fists with contenders
in their own age group are Guv
Rockstad, 8; Michael Augustyn, 9;
Ronald Miller, 11; Billy Buchanan,
14 and Larry Snider, 14.
The boys will be matched as
closely as possible by age and
weight, according to the committee
handling the arrangements. 14
ounce gloves wilh be used. All the
boys are said to be eager.
The Soap Box Derby, similar to
that held the 4th of July, will also
be run off. One Innovation has
been introduced. Girl drivers will
compete this' time, on the same
track along Mill Bay. Road as the
former races. The following driv
ers have been announced: Sandra
Josser, driving for KEA; Paula
Sullivan for Kodiak Telephone;
Patty Hall for Naughton’s Bak
ery; Delphine Snider foe Kodiak
Outfitters; D. Torgramson for
Blinn and Nelson; Rosemary So
lig for Curleys*. Barber Shop'and
Rika Ambrosia for Halferty’a Can
nery. Relief drivers for the above
in that order, will be Arlene Wil
son, Jane Tycoon,’Walter Collins,
Roger Wallen, Harry Wilson an#
Harold Katelpikoff.
Soap Box trial runs were made
on the Naval Station Sunday with
both boy and girl driyers, .Wait
Muller, in charge of. the races,
found , the new tar too sticky for
driving.
McBEAR
expect to be with you
will like
I hope you
long time.
Paul Bond, Harold Booth, and North Pacific
Note Company all had a hand in my make-up.
Dorothy Clark won a prize for naming me.
My sponsor (Bank of Kodiak) is proud of me
nope to justify their faith in me.
My job will be to help you, the reader, know more
aoout banking and my sponsor to greater service and
growth.
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