Visiting Clergy
Honored On Base
Dr. Eugene Blake, president of
the National Council of Churches
arrived in Kodiak last Saturday,
following a brief visit in Anchor
age. During his overnight stey here
he was welcomed aboard the Naval
Station by Rear Admiral Hobbs. A
dinner was held in his honor at the
Commissioned Officer’s Club that
Game Night at VFW Club every
Friday night.
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evening, which was attended by
Officers and several townspeople....
Dr. Blake's schedule while here
included a TV appearance following
the dinner. Sunday, he preached the
sermon at the Protestant services
held in the Billiken theater. At
noon he had lunch with the en
listed personnel. In the afternoon,
he was taken on a tour of the his
torical sites of the City which was
conducted by Dr. Bob Johnson and
William Lamme. He visited the
Russian Church and the old W. J.
Erskine house, and points of in
terest throughout the City. A re
ception was held for him at the
Community Baptist Church at 4
p. m. He then visited the Baptist
Mission, where he had dinner.
At 8 o’clock that evening he de
livered the sermon before the joint
Protestant services held at the
high school auditorium. Dr. Blake
reminded his listeners of the won
der of the birth of Jesus Christ.
“It was the beginning. Something
new had occured. His birth is the
reason all of us are here tpnight.
It is good news from God—a re
minder pf the wonder of that
Birth.” The .speaker said that sal
vation would not be found in the
halls of the UN, but the name of
Jesus stands for: fulfillment, sal
vation and hope.
• Dr. Blake in his message brought
greetings from the churches of the
U. S. He was accompanied to
Kodiak by Donald C. Bolles, Ex
ecutive Director of the Office of
Public Relations of the National
Council of Churches and by Col.
Martin C. Poch, Staff Chapiai'1 at
Elmedorf Air Force Base at An
chorage. Dr. Blake’s party returned
to Anchorage Monday and will
then continue on to Fairbanks and
other Alaskan communities He
will return to the United States
December 27.
Large Gathering
At Victory Dinner
More than two hundred and sixty
people attended the National Guard
Victory dinner held at the 'Kodiak
Conservation. Club last Saturday
evening.
•Coj, Elvin M. Farmer, Adjutant
General for the Territory of Alaska
wjis present. Lt. Ed Paga.no also
came over from Anchorage for the
occasion.
Following the dinner, a floor
show was presented. MC Jules
Radinsky then introduced several
speakers, among them being Col.
Farmer, Lt. Ed. Pagano, Cmdr. W.
W. Clark, John Gibbons and Marion
T. Howe. All spoke briefly in con
gratulating the local unit of the
National Guard.
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The dinner was the culmination
of the drive f for new members.
Twenty-six have signed up for
membership. Quinto Denato and
James Nixon tied for first prize
in bringing in the most new re
cruits. Sonny Heitman and Richard
Hartman tied for 3rd place winner
spot. Gene Sundbergs steam won
over Richard Hartmans in signing
up the most men.
The local Unit is still seeking
recruits, according to Marion Howe,
Administrator here.
The dinner was cooked by Bill
Komanis, who was assisted by Ray
Boggs, Jay Wiley and Art Vosgien.
Among the men who signed up
for duty in the National Guard
Heitman, Gary Jonas, Otto Mahle,
during the contest were Sonny
Jerry Johnson, I.awrence Idptrap,
Harold Unger, Michael Hansen,
Raymond Shiveley, Billy Beaty,
Benjamin Golodoff, Ronald Chase,
Ivor Malutin and Kelly Simeonoff.
Jr. Robert Boko, was the Only ap
plicant for Officers training.
new chairs brighten
mission dinning rooms
The dinning rooms of the homes
at the Kodiak Baptist Mission have
been brightened up ny the installs
tion of new chairs.
Sixty Heywood chairs with na
tural wood seats and hacks a’ ■■
chrome frames arrived recently
after months of waiting. “The old
chairs have served faithfully for as
i.:uch as seventeen years,” accoru
iug to William Stone, Superinten
dent.
The funds were made avail- He
through the charity drive on the
Naval Station u year ago.
Buying or selling—Use the Clas:
ified Ads—They get results.
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Be not drunk with wine but be filled
with the spirit - - - Ephesians 5:18,
For whatsoever a man sows
that shall he also reap. He
that sows to the flesh, shall
of the flesh reap corruption
but he that sows to the spirit
shall of the spirit reap life
everlasting - Galations 6:7,8
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Greetings
Christmas'
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Staff of the Kodiak Mirror