More Polio At Nome
Two new cases of polio were
reported at Nome early this
week bringing the total to
three. The first case occured
three weeks ago.
No new cases were reported
at St. Paul Island where 15
were stricken and two died,
Alaska Department of Health
officials said.
There has been two fatali
ties in Anchorage since the
first of the year.
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Local Church Group Buys
Legion Building
I The Slavic Gospel Associa
; tion is the owner of the Legion
Building (former Community
| Center). They plan a formal
opening in the spring of a
I Christian Yonth Center to
serve all the youth of the
I community.
| The building was purchased
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Watch this space for announcement
of time and place of a public party
and dance.
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trom the local chapter of the
American Legion. The an
' noucement of the completion
I of negotiations was made this
jweek by De Witt Fields, chair
; man «f the local committee for
1954.
The Slavic Gospel Associa
tion is a non-profit Christian
missionary organization, Fields
explained. He added that mis
sionaries from the organize*
tion are in Kenai, Chignik,
Afognak, Karluk, Palmer,’
Homer and other villages,
Ted Sidor, a missionary, is do
ing the repair work to the
building and preparing it for
thd spring opehing.
The local committee for Hie
coming year are; DeWitt
Fields, chairman; Stanley Al
vine, vice chairman and trea
surer: Opal Gilbreath, assist
ant treasurer; Mrs, Nina Zer
nov Gilbreath, secretary; Rev.
Paul Schoming, director; Rev.
Lloyd Goodsell, associate di
rector.
USO Observes
Anniversary
The 13th Anniversary of the
USO will be observed in Ko
diak on February 5 and 6 and
will be highlighted by a Birth
day Ball at the USO. John
Gibbons, chairman of the local
USO committee announced.
The anniversary will be
made the occasion for honor
ing the more than 100,000
volunteers who have taken an
active part in the USO pro
gram for the nation’s service.1
men during the past year, j
Gibbons said, .j
Among those invited to par- i
ticipate in the celebration*
here are Captain W. K.
Rhodes, commanding officer of
Kodiak Naval Station, Mayor
Jack Hinckel and Marshall
Crutcher, president of the
Chamber of Commerce.
“The USO is today one of
;Our most. important institu
tions,” Gibbons stated. “Not
only because it provides a
‘ ‘home away from home’ ’ for
the servicemen, but because it
provides a natural outlet for
the eitizens on the home front
to express their concern for,
and gratitude toward those
who are serving the nation in
uniform.”
Baby Shower Held
For Mrs. Miller
A baby shower for Mrs. Al
vin Miller was held Sunday at
the home of Mrs. Walter Du
Pree. Mrs. Jean Jarvis and
Mrs. Sara DuPree were co
hostesses. '
Many beautiful gifts and
cards were received from the
guests. Those attending were
Mrs. J. Wolf. Mrs. Har'ry
Gottschalk, Mrs. Dave Leop
ard, Mrs. Grace Pierce. Mrs.
Dorothy Cummings, Miss Bar
bara [Taylor, Mrs. Annie Un
ger, Mrs. Bud Metzgar, Mrs.
Agne3 Levine and Mrs. Con
nor.
Division Chairman
Attends Convention
Mrs. A. M. Vokacek, chair
man of the Third Division
Democratic committee was in
Juneau recently to attend the
territorial Democratic con
vention.
A. tota1 of 80 delegates- - 20 i
from each division were eligi
ble to attend. It was announc
ed earlier that Stephen Mit
chell, National chairman of|
the Democratic Committee
the principal
. Danfifhy Sears and Lucky
(Cold* celebrated their birth
days Thursday with a party.
would be
Moon Eclipse Soon
Monday Night
Kodiak residents were treat*
ed to a total eclipse of the
moon Monday night. It was
the first time that many resi
dents ever witnessed the
phenomenon.
As the event was taking
place it was broadcast over
Navy radio station WYC&
The night was clear and many
rushed out of doors and to
their windows to look.
According toan encyclopedia
there are three lunar and two
tolar eclipses a year. However,
they are not all visible from
the same locality. „...
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