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Sal ite To Teachers
manorial Education Week offers
an oportunity to pay ‘tribute to a
member of our community, who is
in many cases only here for a
short time, but who is vital to our
present and opr future—the teach,
er of our children.
He or she is seeking to install
m your child, a taste of learning,
a broadening *ri concepts, and the
fundamentals %"*good clti^pnship,
to mention only a few. It should be
of interest to you to get to know
that teacher better.
: he Hoary Club’s forthcoming
;.icr for teac hers is a step in the
right direction. W ien they are
moving around, teachers often
find difficulty in putting down
roote, and do not relate themselves
to civic affairs. This is a loss to
themselves and the community.
Psofesser Roma Gans, author and
broadcaster on education, states:
"Through my talks with teachers,
I have found loneliness is one of
their great problems, and cause*
many losses to the profession.”
Socializing in a community as a
citizen is needed for the fullest
development of a teacher’s duties.
Parent, general citizen, teacher,
all will bnefit by a closer associa
tion.
Enroll In Red Cross
By Rev. John MolIeUi
Last Christmas Eve, rain was
falling near Yuba City, California.
It kept on raining, the rivers kept
rising, and the levee workers toil
ed without rest. But just after mid
night, in the early minutes of De
cember 25, a portion of the levee
collaped. Within minutes homes
were under water or washed away.
Farm houses, business places, in
dustrial buildings, orchards, vine
yards and fields were inundated.
In all over 100,000 acres were
flooded in and around Yuba City.
Thitry-eight persons perished.
Coast Guard boats and helicop
ters from the Air Force and Navy
began to pick up survivors. They
were carried to 57 Red Cross shel
Mrs. Edris Heads
Seal Sale Here
Christmas Seal sales this year ir
Kodiak will be in charge of Mrs.
Etta Edris. i It is planned to distrib
ute the sepia in the near future,
according to the CfeatOnan.
This annaul toad raising cam
paign is put on fey the Alaska Tu
berculosis Association, and is- the
50th year in which the seals have
been distributed. The nationwide
campaign begins November 15.
The focus this year is on the
future. “There’s no time for look
ing backward to past successes in
the fight against tuberculosis,”
says Mrs. Edris. “We must look
forward and plan increased, efforts
to protect the health of our people
from this tragic (tosease.”
“Spread of TB can be checked if
Wk all join the Christmas Seal par
ade and expand our efforts against
the disease."
Madsens On Trip
Alf and Maxine Madsen leave
for the States next week, for an
extended vacation.
Alf expects to complete his fly
ing course for a pilots license,
which he will do at Kenmore,
Washington. The Madsens will
then go East and visit in Califor
nia before returning to Kodiak.
They expect to return here about
Christmas.
ters where YOUR gift helped to
comfort them. They received
meals and lodging for days because
YOU helped. 4,563 persons were in
Red Cross shelters on New Years
Day. 19,226 were still being fed in
the Northern California flood area
.because YOU gave to Red
Cross.
A few days later, here in Kodiak,
three families were burned out in
an early-morning fire. Their cloth
ing, food and housing were replac
ed by YOU through Red Cross in
outright grants in aid to them.
Was it worth it? If it was, you’ll
be glad to enroll in Red Cross and
wear your pin with pride. Watch
for the enrollment booths.
Police Clamp Down
On Parked Cars
Cars parked on City streets over
48 hours will be towed away, ac
cording to Police Chief Roland
Vickery.
Considerable difficulty has been
encountered by City crews in snow
removal operations, due to cars
parked In the downtown area.
Many of the cars have been park
ed in the same spot for weeks at a
time, according to the Police Chief.
Mexican Hunters
Bag Nice Trophies
A little bit of Mexico invaded
the Island of Kodiak in search of
the famed Kodiak bear, in the per
son of five hunters from Monterey,
Mexico. They brought down five
excellent trophies, under the guid
ance of Alf Madsen and his crew
at Uganik Bay.
The five hunters were Diego
Sada, Juan Lobeida, J. E. Zam
brano, Anrez Sada and Al'arez
Garsa. The latter was accomoanied
on the trip by his newlywed wite.
Lobeida and Zambrano shot the
largest, measuring 9’ 8” and 9 feet.
The others measured more than 8
feet. The skins were in excellent
shape. The party also enjoyed
some good steelhead and trout
fishing.
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS The uncertain peace
that pervades the world makes it
necessary for this nation to call
thousands of young men each year
to serve their country as members
of the Arlned Forces; and,
WHEREAS, The welfare of the
men and women in the service of
their country is the concern of ail
citizens; and,
WHEREAS, The USO provides
a channel through which people of
all races and creeds may demon
strate their concern for all those
who serve their country; and
WHEREAS, USO has invited the
civilians of this nation to join with
them on the fifth USO Pal Day to
make evident the pride and affec
tion with which the members of
the Armed Forces are regarded
throughout the land;
THEREFORE, I, Leon H. John
son, as Mayor of the City of Ko
diak Alaska, and Honorary Chair
man for USO, do hereby proclaim
November 14th as USO Pal Day,
and urge the citizens of this com
munity to let-their generous hos
pitality be a sura nee of our admira
tion for those who protect all that
Americans hold sacred.
As a pledge' of my support of the
purpose of USO Pal Day, I hereto
affix my signature and official
seal of the City of Kodiak, Alaska
this 6th day of November, 1956.
(SEAL)
(s) Leon H. Johnson,
Mayor of Kodiak
Here There Everywhere
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388 in the 3rd and 83 in the 4th
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A letter was received from Jim
Loan, operator of the Kodiak Tran
sit, who is in Madigan Army Hos
pital at Fort Lewis. He has been
confined there for an operation.
He states he has been getting
steadily better, and expects to be
home by the 15th of this month.
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Cost of living, in various towns
in Alaska, in relation to the cost
in Seattle are graphically illus
strated by figures compiled by the
Alaska Agricultural Experiment
Station, and are as follows, using
Seattle as 100%: Ketchikan, 122%;
Sitka, 123%Juneau, 123%: Ancor
age, 139%; Palmer, 133%: and
Fairbanks, 151%. No figures were
given for Kodiak.
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It's getting so you don’t need to
have an election anymore to know
who is going to be elected.
National Education Week focuses
the blind on things educational. Of
interest to students who plan to go
to college neict year, and the par
ents that send them, it may be
pertinent to give some fac's on
the cost. These costs are now
twice and three times as high as
they were in 1928. Here’s a quick
rundown of the costs, then and
now: California, then $800 mini
mum, now, $1400; Minnesota, $500,
now $1000; M.I.T., then $1038, now
$2100; Notre Dame, then $77£,
now $1875; Oregon, then $450-$80O,
now $1050; U.S.C., then $400, now
$1675. Do you still want to go to
college? Start saving now.
Education, it seems, doesn’t stop
at college. There is now what is
called the “fourth level in the ed
ucational system.” The other lev
els of course are grade school,
high school and college. We refer
to the adult education classes,
which were started in Kodiak for
the first time this year. It is esti
mated that more American adults
are going to school than young
sters. Earlier this year Dr. Paul
Essart of the Adult Education As
sociation stated that the expected
enrollment of adults would reach
35 or 40 million. The U S. Depart
ment of Education estimated about
32,000,000 students would attend
elementary or secondary public
schools. Apparently, its never toe
old to learn. And, after aJ, you
have to try to keep up with the
youngsters.
• * * • *
Teaching is no longer the pro
fession of old maids and bachelors.
Last year over 35% of the wo'.nen
and 60% of the men entering
teaching for the first time were
married.
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The new telephone directories
make interesting reading for peo
ple who want to call up somebody,
and can’t remember the number.
*****
S. S. Mullens office in Bel^s
Flats burned this week. Many of
fice records were destroyed.
We didn't think there were so
many Republicans around as have
appeared here in the last few days.
The two Senators, and one Rep
resentative elected to push State
hood for Alaska, under the Tenne
ssee Plan, will travel by caravan
down the highway and across the
nation to Washington, D. C., and
will push the cause of Statehood
along the way. What will happen
to Statehood? The Republicans say
the Democrats will thwart them
in putting it through, and the
Demos say the Administration will
oppose it. So, again, its wait and
see.
Speaking Clubs
Meet Together
The Naval Station Toastmaster’s
Club was host to the Kodiak Island
Toastmaster’s Club Tuesday eve
ning. The joint program was par
ticipated in by members of both
groups.
The meeting was held at the Of
ficers Club on the Naval Station.
Preceding the dinner, cocktails
were served.
Speeches were delivered on sub
jects such as “Racial Integration,"
“Soldiers of the Sea,” “The Flag”
and “How to Add Spice to Your
Life.” Prior to these speeches
Toastmaster L. N. Donohoe intro
duced two Topicsmasters, C. D.
Bauer and Paul Bond. Bauer led a
discussion on the subject of Cal
legiate football players. Opinions
expressed denounced the present
§
s
system of “paying off” players,
and minimized the importance of
football playing as against educa
tional requirements.
Paul Bond lead a discussion by
various members on the topic My
first impression of Kodiak This
topic brought out some novel ideas
of impressions—some favorable
and some not so favorable.
Walter Pendergrass, in his
speech on “Racial Integration,
called for straight thinking on the
problem. He stated minority
groups were brought here, and
should have equal opportunities. “I
speak as a Northerner,” he said.
He called for the application of
the Golden Rule in dealing with
the problem.
Chaplain Buckingham, in hi s
speech entitled, -'Soldiers oi th;
Sea,” eulogised the Marine Corp:
who he said were trained to fign
and were the advance men in at
tack. He said their role required
training and “guts.”
The American Flag was the sub
ject of Jules Radinsky's speech.
The speaker pointed out the
beauty of the flag enumerating
the colors which he said were
blended together by George Wash
ington and executed by Betsy Ross
The significance was in what they
stood for for Americans, he said.
C. W. Fitzmaurice spoke on hts
topic "How to Add Spice to Your
Life.” The speaker gave short ac
counts of men he had met in the
Service and developed the theme
that each had their idiosyncracies,
which gave them personality. This,
he said, gave them the spice of
living. “Be yourself,” he said.
All these speeches were h.ghly
enjoyed by those present. Each in
turn were evaluated by O.A. Moore,
Carl Huer, Father Sullivan and
Bob Johnson. Chief Evaluator was
M. C. Graham. Grammarian was
W. C. Findley. Other speakers
were Dr. A. Holmes Johnson and
Harold Booth, the latter as “Sour
Grapes” evaluator. In the latter
role, Booth criticized all speakers
and general practices throughout
the meeting.
Following the speeches, the
president of the Station Toast
master’s Club presided over a
brief business session, after which
the meeting adjourned.
Admiral Hobbs and Captain Al
len were in attendance. Most of
the thirty-three members that com
prise the Naval Station Toast
master’s Club were also present
There are twenty-eight members
on the roster of the Kodiak Island
Club.
the great majority
of home owners at one time or
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11 per cent of this bank's total
cans are for loans on homes or
home improvement loans
'iJ10016 ownershiP and
will be pleased to help you buy a
home of your own. y
Bank of Kodiak
KODIAK, ALASKA