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Report On Kodiak's History
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This Is a report to bring the peo
ple of Kodiak up to date on what
is happening in (be utilization of
'disk's History.
The BIG item- kr the report .to- -
• dtp is Mm Teuns* information
Center at -Hlmuit.^hwe is
.where we-afandt The 'Ptjfrt»c*Sc hoo!
. Scrtftem has daimtod dii It|W, qjuon
- wt, Iqpated now on the downtown
school grounds, for this puros*».
The Rotary Club has completed
" . r-is ■ iU^ c»£ tte tfohte property
wad bus. K* turd, IMtd this pro
-perty to the .City for use as a
perking lot untiP such time as
Hands are available for the con
struction of a new Public Library.
The City has 'granted permission
to the Chamber ot Commert*; .to
transfer the building to the parj<
mg lot site for use as a temporary
Tourist Information Center and
Museum.
The Chamber has made ir:
rangements for the transfer of the
building to its new site, pending
the removal of the Noble house
which now occupies this site The
City plans to remove the bouse in
the near future. Russ Wright has
very kindly volunteered the use
of his “Cat” to more the building.
Several others have volunteered
their labor in the process of trans
fer and rehabilitation 0f( the build
ing.
It is wonderful to sec that the
people of Kodiak realise the im
portance of such an establishment.
It "Will enable us-to DISPLAY-the*
heritage which is rightfully
"Kodiak" in the fullest sense of
the word.
What is our responsibility, in
establishing this Ofenter?- As I. see
it, our responsibility is to erect as
attractive a building as possible.
As I stated in my request to the
City, I will take fuft responsibility
on behalf of the Tourist Commit
tee for accomplishing this. And
this is how:
1) The building will be painted
attractively as soon as possible:
2) A varnished, rustic log fence
will be erected:
3) A lawn will be planted:
4) A full half-window will be
placed in the front of the building:
5) An attractive, rustic sign will
be hung.
With continued cooperation
from the people of Kodiak such
as we have had up to now, I see
no reason why we cannot have a
temporary Tourist Information
Center and Museum that will be
a credit to the landscape and cul
ture of the town. And this is some
thing many of us have waited for
for a long time.
Dr. Bob Johnson
A Timely Gift Suggestipn
Actress Ilona Massc> decorating Christmas candles with Unite*
States Savings Bonds, takes time out from helping the people si
her native Hungary to wish her fellow Americans a happy New Teat
cl 1‘eace on earth, good will toward men. “H^iat a wonderful thing,"
she says, “to bo able to own time shares la one’s country and Is
i'.« then to our tovod ones as presents uith n future, rcpnaml
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Here There Everywhere
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less hours and burdens to the
work of the police officer, and the
person whose only interest in law
enforcement lies in degrading the
conscientious efforts of local au
thorities, contribute in great mea
sure to the mounting crime prob
lem.
The Chief of Police is seeking
a dog catcher. If you want to get
the reputation as the “meanest
man in town,” apply for the job.
The City Council authorized a
salary of $100 per month and a
dollar per dog. The unpleasant
task of picking up dogs is now
done by the policemen. Dogs are
being destroyed every month, and
still they run around in packs. We
have a picture on the desk, of a
little dog, a pet of Herman Buek
ers child, who was attacked the
other day by the pack.. He was in
sad shape when the picture was
taken, but was soon out of his
misery. He died shortly after
ward?. Destroying dogs seems like
a heartless proceedure, but we
''•ould probably have to hire a
facsimile qt the Pied Piper of
Hamlin, whoyou remember was
to :‘£ij>e^p*;TOU to their de
struction til the sea.
A better control of dogs is ne
cessary all right, but a better con
trol of owners is called for The
police department is working c,n
it. This particular problem i3
created by people who own one.
two or three dogs and leave town
without ftfidttg' hemes for thrm.
Why can’t they turn them over
to the police when they leave—
either homes could be found for
thm or th?y could be destroyel
before they become a problem.
Before we get labeled the sour
grapes columnist, lets mention a
few pleasant events and get in a
little about Christmas. We men
tioned last week about the Expan
sion taking Christmas trees to
villages to the Westward. Trees
will bring the holiday sp rit to
the Pribilofs again this year. Trees
have to be shipped to these islands,
which are the summer home of
the fur-bearing seal. It may seem
like “carrying coals to Newcastle”
to bring trees to parts of Alaska,
but the Aleutian chain and the
islands to the North have Jew
trees. The EWS vessel Penguin
stopped at Ketchikan, and the
crew cut down trees, whjch will
be taken to the Bering Sea is
lands, so that the 30. white people
and almost 500 natives may get
into the spirit of Christmas. They
will carry supplies, presents for
these people on the last trip of
the year. This is said to be one of
the year’s big moments for these
people, when the ship is unload
ing.
The News-Herald, of Cuba City,
Wisconsin, has printed a timely
letter from a reader, Elizabeth
Lippitt. Here it is: “Santa Claus
is cornin’ to town,” his sled drawn
by a Republican elephant and a
Democratic donkey, witn pre
sents for everyone. Uncle Sam
has millions for farmers who don’t
plant, millions for workers who
don’t work, millions for every
ones retirement, and billions for
the upkeep of tired foreigners,
too — Won’t some kind soul tell
Americans the awful truth —
“there just ain’t no Santy Claus!”
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A number of newspaper men
and officials gathered in the PT &
T building in Seattle on the oc
casion of the inauguration of the
new ACS cable service to Alaska.
According to the AP Bureau in
Seattle" it was a thrilling ex per
ience, due mainly to the clarity of
the voices from Anchorage and
Fairbanks, which It was said could
be heard just as well as those
from Washington. Don't get ex
cited and expect the same thing
from Kodiak, but it is possible,
there may be an improvement.
GRIFFIN MEMORIAL NOTES
Admitted to Griffin Memorial
Hospital this past week were
Harry Nielsen, Daniel Valley, Mrs.
Xenia Sturmer, Mrs. Ethel Ham
ilton, Margaret Hamilton,, John
Edward Jones, age 2, James Shan
igan, Orville Lind and Alfred
Cratty.
Discharged were Daniel Valley,
Mrs. Xenia Sturmer, James Shan
igan, Orville Lind, Alfred Cratty,
Jack Nevzaroff, Thomas Von
Scheele and Teacon Peterson
BIRTHS
Michael Park, weighing 6 lbs.
7ozs., was born ort December 13
to Patricia and George Park Mmv
sey.
Nick. Jr., weighing 4 lbs. 11 pzs.,
was born on December 11 to Nora
and Nick Mullan.
BASE BIRTHS
Shan Kirby, weighing 3 lbs.‘
14*6 ozs., was born on December
8 to Avis Lavon and Floyd Aidred
Hamlin, ENC, USN.
James Carlos, Jr., weighing 8
lbs., was born on December 6 to
Romona Rose and James Carlos
Yokum, SA USN.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to extend our thanks
to all those who so generously con
tributed the food, those who serv
ed the food, 3nd those who ate the
food at the Russian Chu ch din
ner Sunday, December 2
(s) Russian Orthodox
Church Committee
NS Supply Officer
Outlines Services
CDR. Gilbert W. Edgar, S. C,
Comtnaftdiag Officer of the Supply
Department on the Naval Station,
spoke before the group of Ro
tarians at their weekly luncheon
at the Island Fountain Tuesday.
He outlined the duties and xunc
tions of the Supply and Fiscal
Officer on the Naval Station.
The main function of the Sup
ply Department is to give logistic
support to all the activities on the
Station, the speaker stated. All
activities on the Station recciw
their main supplies through it.
This means a tremendous stock of
needed items must be kept on
hand at all times, which include
parts for airplanes and food for
the personnel.
An important department ot
Supply is the inventory, which
gives a running account of mu
terials on hand. A six months sup
ply must be kept on hand hs
stated, -duettotransportation, etc.
The Commander than quoted
figures to show the nature of the
operation on a Naval Base such
as Kodiak. 144 military personnel
are attached t® %'agttvity and 1OT
civilians. “There j£. a i50 per cent
turnover in Supply every year.
Payroll for the Station is under
the Supply Department, also, ac
cording to the Commander. ~ .
Rotarians are planning a Christ
mas party to be held at the meet
ing next Tuesday, at which the
annual exchanging of gifts among
the members will take place
events. •
Guests attending the meeting
were Charles Hughes, John Butler.
Howard Escher, Art Brooks and
Timothy Gilmore.
COMFORT AND
ENJOYMENT
may be yours through planned
savings.
If you have determination to save
a part of what you earn you will
be better able to enjoy the after
noons and evenings of life care
free in the knowledge of having
ample funds for comfortable liv
ing.
SECOND ANNUAL DECORATED HOMES CONTEST
Kodiak, Alaska
1 would like to register my home in the
Decorated Homes Contest
(Please print or type your name here)
(Address, where display will be found)
(Your signature)
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