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True Sifts Come from the Heart
By CYNTHIA LOWRY
Associated Press Newsfeatures Writer
'The only gift,” said Ralph
Waldo Emerson, “is a portion of
thyself.” By Emerson’s yardstick,
two of history's truly fabulous
Christmas gifts are the gift of a
song by composer Richard Wag
ner and the ^ift of a manuscript
by author Lewis Carroll.
Wagner surprised his wife by
having a - string quartet play his
rew composition as she awakened
on the holiday morning. Carroll
gave 12year-oid Alice Liddell a
handwritten manuscript.
Both were given almost a cen
tury ago ; nd today we know they
were fabulous. Wagner’s composi
t on was the famed Siegfried's
Idyll. The manuscript was that of
Alice in Wonderland.
But one wonders how the recipi
ents really felt about the gifts at
the time. Mrs.. Wagner was accus
tomed to hearing music around
the house and perhaps had been
hoping for the price of some new
portieres for the living room.
To little Alice, the story in the
•manuscript .was', a twice-told tale:
Carroll originally had told her
the story. Maybe she would
have prefered a doll or a box of
lemon drops at that time, although
many, many years later she sold
the manuscript for $75,000.
There was a time when a house
wife in Vermont amused — and
probabiv disappointed — friends
and family with her little gift
paintings at the holiday exchange.
Today most of them and their
descendants wish they could put
their hands c-n these little remem
brances of Grandma Moses. Cer
tainly a gift of a painting from
her would be fabulous-t-as indeed,
would be a gift of an oil from
Sunday painter Elsenhower or
Sunday painter Churchill.
So what is a wonderful gift? A
new sable coat with a $25,000
price tag might be a disappoint
ment to a woman who really
yearned for a little Renoir for
the living room. So would be a new
handbag for a woman in more
modest circumstances who Want
ed and needed a new , housecoat.
The most fabulous is yOur heart’s
desire from someone .who was
thoughtful enough to know your
heart’s desire.
Xmas Seal Sales
Reported Slower
Approximately $18,300 has al
ready been raised in the 1958
Christmas Sea] Sale of the Alaska
Tuberculosis Association and its
seventeen affiliated committees.
This figure is almost one.half the
total amount realized in the 1957
sale which was $38,385.
Mrs. Charles Edris, Kodiak Seal
Sale Chairman reports that local
receipts to date amount to $390.
Kodiak’s final 1957 sale amounted
to $556.40.
Christmas* Seals hav a
traditional par: of C’ori-tmas in
America. The sale is part of*a
nationwide campaign started 50
years ago in the United States and
25 years ago in Alaska to help the
voluntary movement against tuber
culosis. 94% of all monies raised
in Alaska stays in Alaska. Proceeds
from the sale of Seals are used
for activities in research, health
education, rehabilitation, case find
ing. and patient services.
Junior Red Cross
Drive Nets $135
The Junior Red Cross enroll
ment has been completed in the
Kodiak schools with a total of
$135 contributed, according to
Mrs. Henry Neseth, chairman for
this area.
Those participating were the
Kodiak high school, elementary
schools and St. Mary’s parochial
school. "Miss Dandeneau’s 8th
grade class again deserved honor
nb;e mention with the sum of $35
turned in,” according to Mrs. Nes- <
eth. *
Eat Chili Today,
Aid Sea Scouts
The Sea Scout Explorers will be
dishing out chili today from 11:30
a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Kodiak Mo
tors showroom The feed, which is
sponsored by the troop members,
is a means to raise funds to out
fit their new boat, a 36-foot land
ing craft.
A bowl of chili, salad, crackers,
coffee, tea or milk is being of
fered for $1.00.
Nome Marshal Here
Jack Reed, father of Tony Reed,
was a visitor in Kodiak last week.
The senior Reed is U. S. deputy
marshal at Nome. Tony is a mem
ber of the local police force.
Father and son had not seen other
for nine years.
TELEPHONES LISTED FOR
BOY SCOUT PAPER PICKUP
The Boy Scouts need your old
papers, magazines, Christmas
wrappings and will call at your
home to pick up your offerings.
Call Norman Dinwiddie, phone at
3972 or James Polulos, phone 4571
or Archie Zehe, phone 3594 or
Lowell R. Jones, phone 5094 to
arrange your pick up. The Boy
Scouts are trying to establish this
paper pickup on a year round
basis.
WAVE WASHES OVERBOARD
CREWMAN ON CG CUTTER
SAN FRANCISCO UB—A huge
wave washed one crewman over
board and injured 11 others Wed- i
aesday, aboard the Coast Guard
mtter Gresham, halfway between 1
Hawaii and the Aleutians. i
Here, There and Everywhere
.* By SIG DIGREE
AIRMAIL STILL THE SUREST
Acting Postmaster William
Lamme got a long-distance call
late last Friday informing him of
the air lift of boat Christmas cards
from Anchorage to the States, but
it was too late to get into the pa
per. Such 4 cent cards will be sent
to Anchorage every day until Dec.
27. However,, their shipment to
Seattle will depend on space avail
able and airmail is still recom
mended to get the greetings to
the States on time. This is the
first time this has been tried.
MAIL YOUR LETTERS
TO MUSIC
Speaking of the post office, we
are enjoying the Christmas decor
ations there and the Christmas
music. We understand they got
their Christmas music for the
tape recording furnished by Clerk
Tom Renshaw in a unique way.
There were no Christmas tapes in
Kodiak, and a long-distance call
to Anchorage could locate none
there. So they borrowed an organ
tape from the Orpheum theatre
that had on it, among other
things, “My Heart Belongs to
Daddy.”
Maybe, the P.O. crew thought,
someone will take the hint and
offer something more Christmasy!
It worked. Rev. Wilkinson came
in first with the offer of a tape
of chimes and bells. Rev. Mol
leti broughtin two tapes. Alf Mad
sen offered to record some espe
cially. Dr. Bob Johnson did the
same, and Bill Criss supplied a
tape.
Now the sound track offers ev
erything from Liberace to Mario
Lanza to Fred Waring and Bing
Crosby in real Christmas tunes.
A couple more years at that rate
and the post office should have
quite a repertoire.
We can’t help but add a Mirror
want ad for same would have
saved time and phone calls.
UNIQUE AD
This brings to mind an adver
tisement that appeared in the Eng
lish language newspaper Mai
nichi in Tokyo. It was as follows:
“Smoking, drinking, carousing
Japanese-speaking Caucasian gen
tleman wishes to meet smoking,
drinking, carousing, Japanese
speaking lady. Object: Smoking,
drinking, carousing.” Smoking,
drinking carousing gentleman
picked up five replies.
TAXES IN POLYNESIAN
ISLANDS
Several islands of the South
Seas Polynesian groups have
found an effective way to repri
mand tardy taxpayers. By law,
those who pay their taxes on time
are privileged to move into the
homes of delinquent taxpayers as
guests until the taxes are paid.
LITTLE MAGAZINE HAS
BIG STAFF
Sitka, Alaska has one of the
most unusual magazines published
here. Its staff would be the envy
of many larger magazines. “The
Arctic Philatelist,” a magazine for
stamp collectors is published
monthly in Sitka. Included on the
staff are a “British editor,” two
“foreign correspondents,” two
“associated editors,” and two staff
writers. Richard S. Calhoun is the
editor.
A UNIQUE “HOT-BOX”
Anyone having to remove tile
from a floor thinks first of a blow
orch. That has always been stand
ard equipment, despite the fact
hat it is hazardous, both to a
frame building and to a work
nan.
Bryant Flynn of the U. S. Army
Engineers in Anchorage came up
vith a better idea when he was
faced with the task of removing
66,350 square feet of tile from
floors of the headquarters build
ing. He constructed a metal box
with eight heat lamps mounted
inside the top. He regulated their
distance from the floor so the
heat on the tiles would be enough
to melt the glue but never so hot
that there would be any danger
of fire. He added an extension
cord, and was ready for testing.
It was a complete success. The
tile remover did the work of one
man, because it did its work
ahead of the workman. He could
be removing heated tiles and re
placing them with new while the
machine was working ahead. The
device also speeded up the job.
There are other advantages of
this device over a blow torch not
brought out in the report of the
Army Engineers. Infra-red lamps
are used nowadays as heat lamps
to take out aches and pains; as
health lamps; for roasting meat.
The same lamps used on the body
or the meat could be used on the
tile—thus giving them a dual or
triple purpose. Red meat eaters
could forgo their little tidbits
long enough to replace a broken
tile.
Seriously, though, we thought
the idea a good enough one to pass
along to you tile layers, be you
professional, or amateur do-it
yourselfers.
May Move Offices
FAIRBANKS UPl—This citv may
lose the U. S. Geological Survey
offices to Anchorage.
The Fairbanks News-Miner said
it has been advised of the proba
bility in a wire from Thomas B.
Nolan, director. The reasons have
not been determined. The Fair
banks Chamber of Commerce es
timates the move will cost the
city a million dollars annually.
Sunrise - Sunset
Sunrise Sunset
Dec. 20 . 8:54 3:21
Dec. 21 . 8:54 3:22
Dec. 22 . 8:55 3:22
Dec. 23 . 8:55 3:23
Dec. 24 . 8:56 3:23
Dec. 25 . 8:56 3:24
Dec. 26 . 8:56 3:25
Dec. 27 . 8:56 3:26
Dec. 28 . 8:56 3:28
Dec. 29 . 8:56 3:28
Dec. 30 . 8:56 3:29
Dec. 31 . 8:56 3:30
The Navy’s newest aircraft
carrier USS Independence, has
seven air conditioning plants
(sufficient to completely air con
dition two Empire State Build
ings).
Many Children in
Ch r istmas Program
. The Christmas program at the
Assembly of God church will he
given Sunday morning at 10 a.m.
Those taking part are Mary Jo
Ulrich, poem opening prayer;
Christmas Acrostic by Valerie
Burckland, Timmy Franklin*
Diane Fox, Wilton Wiley, Mat
Beuscher, Carol Beuscher,, Mar
tha Anderson, Larry Black and
Lester Wiley; Something for the
Savior by Norma Fox, Julie Wiley*
Pamela Franklin, Lester Wiley
and Larry Black; Caroling by Lisa
Rickey, Carol Speight, Mary
Speight, Danny Williams and Wes
Wiley.
Humble gift by Patty Vogien.
Jamie Beuscher and Charlotte
Long; Birthday gifts by Stewart
Rickey, Genevieve Ulrich, and
Merrilee Black; the Christmas
Story by Sharon Fuller, Dona
Beuscher, Linda Steele: God's gift
by Kathy Vogien; Song “O Holy
Night” by Nancy Feemster; God's
Gift to Man by Mrs. Charles O.
Hirsehy; closing recitation.
The evening service a£7:30 will
be devoted to the singing cf carols.
Special songs and sermon by MeL
ford Brewer.
Christmas, day there will be a
Christmas dinner in the church ad
2 p.m. All are welcome to this
dinner. Call 6491 for more infor
mation. ,
Wednesday, Dec. 31 at 8:30 pm.
there will be a Watch Night ser
vice.
PRINCIPAL
reasons for insuring with the
Kodiak Insurance & Bldg. Corp.
are, first, that we wouldn’t repre
sent a company that
BLOWS UP
at the very thought of paying a
claim and second, we work hard
to earn your
. HIGH
regard so you’ll tell your friends.
Our own clients praise us so often
that little children know aboaft
this insurance agency before thep
start to
SCHOOL
ART BROOKS
Kodiak Insurance
& Bldg. Corp.
Phone
3401 2561
“Insurance Is Our Business'*
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