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Sourdoughs Moot
fit So. California
Double rejoicing will mark the
62nd aniversary of the discovery
•of gold in the Klondike when the
original pioneers meet at the Wil
ton Hotel, Long Beach, Calif.,
August 14-17, in their 27th An
nual Sourdough Reunion. Discov
ery Day, August 17, 1896, and
Statehood for Alaska will make
lively topics of discussion for the
1,500 oldtimers w'ho are members
of this unique organization.
With the Alaska Yukon Club of
Southern California at Los An
geles as hosts, a rapid-fire pro
gram begins on registration day,
August 14 with International
President Tom Tellefsen, Van
rouver, B.C., presiding in the ev
ening at a meeting of the Execu
tive Board. The convention wul
open at 9 a.m. on August 15, at
which time officers will be elect
ed, followed by a banquet in the
evening.
Trips to Disneyland_plane
rides to Catalina Island... .boat
rides on the ocean.. .Marine Land,
Huntington Library and other
noted attractions will be features
on ‘‘Do As You Please Day” Au
gust 16. The Grand Ball in the
evening is in charge of Mrs. Jack
(Tory) Robarts, formerly of Fair
banks. Ai*. all-day picnic on “Dis
covery Day,” August 17. on the.
Long Beach Pike with 100,000,
bathing 'beatitffei to enjoy, will cli
max the Reunion program.
President Dick Racine of the
Los Angeles Club has issued more
than 2,500 invitations to “Sour
doughs of Canada and the States”
to attend and join in all activities
which contain several surprises.
Among prominent members of
the organization especially invited
are two noted world fliers—Gen
eral J. H. “Jimmy” Doolittle, and
Major Robert M. Crawford, author
of the Army Air Corps song, teen
age newspaper boys in Nome and
Fairbanks during the Gold Rush
fever days. Robert W. Service,
Bard of the Yukon, 84, now living
in France, has written a poem for
the occasion. A large delegation is
expected from Canada which will
extend an invitation for 1959
either for Victoria or Vancouver,
B. C.
“No Boundary Line Here” is
still the slogan of the Argonauts
of Klondike Days, and many "tall
tales” will be swapped in Long
Beach about the greatest gold
rush in history which started
when George Carmack made his
discovery in the Yukon, followed
HELP FIGHT CANCER
by attending the
CANCER CRUSADE DANCE
Saturday, August 16
ELKS HALL
, Live music 9 p.m. until 1 a.m.
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by the arrival of a “ton of gold”
in Seattle in July 17, 1897.
Harry Donnelley, well-known
Alaskan pjoneec and member,, of
the firm of Donnelley and Aehe
son, Kodiak, is Honorary Vice
President of the organization.
4 Arctic Research
Grants Awarded
Recipients of the first Lincoln
Ellsworth Felowships in Arctic
Research were announced July 31
by the Arctic Institute of North
America, Inc. The Institute has
awarded the grants to four young
scholars in the United States and
Canada. Three of the grantees are
conducting field studies in anthro
pology, while the fourth is en
gaged in marine biological investi
gations. The Fellowships were
mhhnossible bv 3 special contri
bution, in honor of the late noted
polar explorer, from the Lincoln
Ellsworth Foundation.
The scientists selected for the
awards are: Norman A. Chance,
Assistant Professor of Anthropolo
gy at the University of Oklahoma;
Alan G. R. Cooke, McGill Sub
Arctic Laboratory, Montreal, Can
ada; Elliott Liebow, Department
of Anthropolgy, Catholic Univer
sity, Washington, D. C.; and Ro
bert J. Menzies, Lamount Geolo
gical Observatory, Columbia Uni
versity, New York.
GARDEN CLUB TO MEET
(Continued from page 8)
29 C-A, Naval Station, on Wednes
day, August 13. The group will
make a tour of gardens on the
Naval Station before holding their
business session.
Visitors and guests are welcome.
For further information, call
0-850 or 0-574,
TV SCHEDULE
Saturday August 9
l:3Q_Test Pattern & Music
2:00—To Be Announced
5:30—<)pen Mind
6:00-—Feature
7:30—Gale Storm
8:00—Ed Sullivan
9:00—Caesars Hour
10:00—64,000 Question
1030—Goodyear Playhouse
Sunday
1:30—Test Pattern and Music
2;00—To Be Announced
5:0—Christophers
6:00—Lamp Unto My Feet
6:80—You Are There
7:00—Your Hit Parade
7:30—Highway Patrol
8:00—Chevy Show
9:00—Danny Thomas
9:30—This Is Your Life
10:00—Tic Tae Dough
10:30—Climax
Monday
5:00—Test Pattern & Music
5:30—U.N. In Action
6:00—Fury
6:30—The Falcon
7:00—People’s Choice
7:30—Meet McGraw
8:00—The Line Up
8:30—The Telephone Time
9:00—Martha Raye
10:00—Tele-Sports
10:30—Carrier Action Off Korea
10:55—Take ’er Down
Tuesday
5:00—Test Pattern & Music
5:30—Camera Three
6:00—Look Up & Live
6:30—Court Of Last Resort
7:00—Stage Seven
7:30—Mike Wallace
8:00-^-Wager and Win
8:30—This Is The Life
9:00—Men of Annapolis
.♦9:30~Wr«ttHfc
Wednesday
5:00—Test Pattern k Music
5:30—Report From Rutgers
6:00—The Buccaneers
8:30—Big Town
7:00—Tele-Trans
7:15—U.N.
7:30—Art Fords Jazz Party
9:00—Silent Service
9:30—Sports Time
10:00—Beat the Clock
1030—Wed. Night Fights
Thursday
5:00—Test Pattern & Music
5:30—Ask Congress
6:00—Spike Jones
6:30—Roy Rogers
7:00—Championship Bowling
7:30—Tele-Sports
8:00—Steve Allen
9:00—True Story
9:30—Twenty One
10:00—Navy Log
10:30—Kraft Theater
Friday
5:00—Test Pattern & Music
5:30—Outlook
8:00—Medical Horizon
6:30—Big Picture
7:00—Thin Man
7:30—The Visitor
8:00—Lawrence Welk
9:00—Treasure
9:30—Schlitz Playhouse
10:00—Victory at Sea
10:30—Boxing
All programs subject to change
without advanced notice.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Dr. Paul Jaeger, Orthodontist, will
be in his Kodiak office August 10,
11 and 12 (weather permitting).
Vote - for Statehood
Vote - for John A. Gibbons
Democratic candidate for the
House of Representatives,
State of Alaska
Dedicated to the economic progress
of the Kodiak-Aleutian area.
Primary Election — August 26
(This is a paid advertisement)
OlR'EOTOftY
KODIAK
EMBLEM
CLUB No. Ml
Meets 1st A 3rd
Thursday at
8 p.m. at the
Elks Club
KODIAK LODGE NO. 1772 BPOR
Meets Every
Friday evening
at 8:30 p, at.
Visiting Members Welcome
UNITED CANNERY WORKERS
of Kodiak Island. Kodiak, Alaska.
Meets the 3rd Thursday of every
month at 8 p. m. at the
Union Hall
Phones 4474 or 2583
JACK ALLMAN POST NO. 17,
AMERICAN LEGION,
meets the 1st and 3rd Thursday
of every month, at 7:30 p.m. at
the VFW Hall.__
BUSINESS 8c PROFESSIONAL
WOMENS CLUB
Business Meeting—1st Monday at
7:30 pm.
Dinner Meeting—3rd Monday at
7:00 pm. at Island Fountain.
BARTENDERS LOCAL 875 A.F.L
Meets on 2nd Sunday of every
month at 11 a.m. at Labor Temple.
no. m
F. A A. ML
LODGE
KODIAK
Meetings—Stated 3rd Monday, 8-m.
at Kodiak Masonic Temple
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WAR3
1st and 3rd Tuesday 8 p m. at
the VFW Post >
LADIES AUXILIARY TO VET
TERANS OF FOREIGN WARS
KATMAI POST NO. 7056
Meet 2nd and 4th
Monday at 8 p.m.
at VFW Post HalL
United Fishermen of Kodlnk
meet the 1st Wednesday of
every month at 8 p.m. at the
Union Hall
Phones 4474 or 2583
ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS
SYSTEM
—Hours of Business —
Monday through Saturday—open
9 a. m. to 6 p. m.
Closed Sundays & Holidays
Emergency wires may be filed
during the closed office hours at
the message center.
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Kodiak Outfitters
until 9 P.M.
Open 10 A.M.