Kodiak's Landscape Transformed
By Nature’s Beauty Color: Green
The 'beauty of Kodiak could
"well be improved on. One of the
easiest ways, with perhaps offer
ing the most lasting enjoyment,
would be the seeding of lawns
throughout the city.
Comparatively speaking, lawns
we perhaps one of the most inex
pensive forms of pleasure we have,
and for sheer enjoyment in the
pears to come, cannot be beat.
Then, of course, there is the
Matter of pride. A good lawn can
ttdd so much to a $5,000 home or
a $40,000 mansion.
How to go about building a
lawn? The University of Alaska
Extension Service, in a recent bul
letin, makes certain recommenda
tions. You have to consider three
main points, it states: 1) construc
tion of the lawn—how it is graded
and drained, and how the seedbed
is prepared; 2) selection of
grasses and how and when they
are planted; and 3) maintenance,
which includes fertilizers, mow
ing, watering and controlling
weeds, diseases and insects.
When starting out on building
a lawn, the gardener should save
the topsoil and establish proper
grades. Application of 25 pounds
«f treble-superphosphate per 1,000
square feet to condition the sub
coil will be a help. A rototiller is
a handy machine for working ma
terials into the subsoil.
A minimum of four inches of
/topsoil should be used. It should
be free of stones, wood, weeds,
and other debris. Next comes the
preparation of a good seedbed. It
should be very firm and fine and
absolutely even, says the Exten
sion Service. A homemade plank
can be used to smooth the soil. To
the soil should be applied 15 to
20 pounds of 10-20-10 fertilizer
per 1,000 square feet. Mixing peat
with the topsoil also can be done.
Kentucky Bluegrass
Best adapted for Alaskan lawns
is Kentucky bluegrass. Creeping
red fescue also can be used, but
it is not so hardy as the bluegrass.
High quality1 seed is advised. Seed
should be broadcast by hand or
by a mechanical spreader in two
directions. Ample seed should be
spread to avoid a “slow patchy
lawn,” it was said. Kentucky blue
grass should be seeded at two to
four pounds per 1,000 square feet.
After the grass has been applied,
it should be worked lightly into
the top half inch of soil with a
rake. Then the lawn should be
rolled.
Moisture should be applied in
the form of light, frequent, sprink
lings until the grass has started.
Germination usually takes two
weeks.
When to Plant
Best time to seed is about July
15 to August 1, although seeding
may begin even later than that in
this area.
A suggestion: Join the unoffici
al Kodiak Lawn Seeding Club—
just the price of a few pounds of
seed. Beautiful Kodiak!
Jackie Mann
Here for Visit
Here for the summer is Jackie
Mann, who arrived last week to
visit his grandfather, Ben, Kraft,
smd uncle, Wilton White, and
family.
Jackie, who is spending most of
St. Mary’s Church
Rev. Raymond L. Talbott, S. J.
■ASSES:
Sunday Hospital Chapel
Church
Holydays Hospital Chapel
Church
Daily Hospital Chapel
6:30 AM
8:30 and 10:30 AM
6:30 AM
7:15 and 8:00 AM
6:30 AM
ROSARY AND BENEDICT v
Sunday and Friday 7:30 AM
■OLY HOUR:
Saturday Hospital Chapel 1:00 to 2:00 PM
CONFESSIONS:
Saturday Church 7:00 to 8:00 PM
Also daily before Masses
RAPT1SMS:
Sunday 2:00 PM
SUNDAY SCHOOL: 10:00 AM
Everything for the youngest set
SKORTS to CONTOUR SHEETS
from
Come shop our well-stocked
Baby Department
KRAFT’S DRY GOODS DEPT.
Open every Fridy evening til 8 p.m.
his time at the summer home of
his grandmother, Mrs. Edna Kraft,
on Holiday Island, is the son of
Lt. Col. and Mrs. Jack Mann. The
Manns* are now stationed at an
Air Force base near Kansas City,
Missouri.
PNA Flight Fares
Increased Today
The Civil Aeronautics Board
has granted increases ranging up
to 10 percent, effective today, on
all overseas fares for passengers
flying between the points of Se
attle, Tacoma and Portland and
Alaska, it was announced this
week by Harold A. Olsen, vice
president of traffic and sales for
Pacific Northern Airlines
The increases, first in the his
tory of PNA’s States-Alaska oper
ations, affect all carriers flying to
the Territory.
The new Seattle-Anchorage fare
will be $82.50 one-way and $165.00
round-trip, compared with $75 and
$150, while the new Portland,
Anchorage fare will be $90.20 and
$180.40 compared with $82 and
$164.
Day Bible School
Opens at Center
Vacation Bible School will be
gin next Monday at 9 a.m. at the
Kodiak Christian Center. Classes
will last until 11:45 each morning
from June 23 through July 3.
The Bible school is based on the
course, Bible Sea Adventure,
which includes a class for all boys
and girls. Parents are urged to
send their children to this special
nine days of Bible study. There
will be stories, hand work, games,
etc. One of the items of handwork
will be that of painting some
scripture plaques suitable for use
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Write to:
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2603 Spenard Rd.
SPENARD, ALASKA
when yey
need s car*.
for
apartment1
hunting
always call
HERTZ
RENT-A-CAR
for any
purpose
In cold, crisp weather . . . why
not rent a clean, new Hertz car
for apartment hunting. Con
venient, economical. One low
rate includes all gasoline, oil,
Public Liability, Property
Damage, Fire and Theft In
surance, and $100.00 deduct
ible collision protection—at no
extra cost!
CAU US TO RESERVE A CAR—ANYWHERE
HERTZ- SYSTEM
New Cars—Volkswagon to Con
tinentals. All domestic and most
foreign makes delivered Kodiak,
Seattle, factory and all major
cities. Finance and insurance
available.
Holman Auto Marl
Phone 3081
at home.
Anyone desiring more informa
tion about the school or wanting
•transportation for their children
are requested to call Mrs. Wilk
inson at iphone 3984. A class for
young people (12 years and over)
will be conducted each evening
from 7 until 9 o’clock.
NEIGHBORLY
1st Neighbor—How did that
naughty little boy of yours get
hurt?
2nd Ditto—That good little boy
of yours hit him with a brick.
Buying or selling—Use the Class
ified Ads—They get results.
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Charcoal Briquets.$1.35
Extra Heavy Garbage Cans. $9.75
Strollers
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Firestone Plastic Hose.... $3.95
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OPEN EVERY FRIDAY EVENING UNTIL 8 P.M. "