JENKINS IS SPEAKER
Robert L. Jenkins, chief of the
safety division of the office of the
Chief of Engineers, Department of
the Army, is coming from Wash
ington, D. C. as one of the main
speakers at the Alaska District
Corps of Engineers pre-construc
tion season safety conferences.
The Territorywide safety forums
will be held in Anchorage May 8,
at the Loussac Library, and in
Fairbanks May 10, at the Elks
Auditorium.
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KODIAK OIL SALES
FOR SCO NO MV
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in
BOTTLED GAS
PHONE 2411
DIRECTORY
BUSINESS and
PROFESSIONAL
WOMEN'S CLUB
1st Monday Business Meeting
8 pro
3rd Monday Dinner 7:00 pm
at Island Fountain
KODIAK
CENTRAL LABOR COUNCIL
meets 2nd & 4th Tuesdays
of each month at 7:30 p.m.
in the Carpenter’s Hall
Jesse Tucker, President
Stuart Nuckols, Financial Sec.
KODIAK EMBLEM CLUB
No. 187
meets
1st and 3rd Thursday at 8 p.m.
at the Elk’s Club
A. F. L.
Carpenters Local No. 2162
Meets on the 1st, & 3rd, Fri
day of eachMonth at7:30p.m.
at the Union Hall
United Cannery Workers of
Kodiak Island, Kodiak, Alaska
meets the 3rd Thurs. of every
month at 8 p.m. at the
Union JIall
KODIAK LODGE 1772 BPOE
Meets F.verv
Friday evening
at 8:30
Visiting Members Welcome
TEAMSTERS LOCAL 500
Meetings 2nd Thursday
All Members 8 pm
Union Hall
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS
1st and 3rd Tuesday 8 p.m. at
ttae VFW Post
BULMER IN TOWN
Eric Bulmer of the Ouzinkie
Packing Co. was in town this
-week; He was enroute from Seattle
to Ouzinkie.
Jack and Stella Shanks and
children Billy and Vicki, will sail
on the O’Hara next week.
Shanks has been employed in
Public Works Heavy Equipment
Dept, the past five years. The famk
ly will make their home in Ellens
burg, Washington.
KODIAK
I LODGE
No. 296
F.&A.M.
Meetings
Stated 8rd Monday, 8 pm
at Kodiak Masonic Hall
Kodiak Chapter No. 13
Order of the Eastern Star
Stated meeting
2nd Tuesday,
at 8p.m.
Stated meeting
4th Tuesday
at 8p.m.
held at Masonic Temple
St. Paul Harbor Chapter No. 7
R. A. M. Meetings
j Every 2nd Thursday of
the Month
KODIAK ISLAND AREA
DEMOCRATIC CLUB
Meets 4th Tues. at 8 pm
at the Elk’s Club
Alaska Communication
System
,— Hours of Business —
DAILY: 8 am to 6 pm —
Sundays & Holidays —
9 am to 1 pm & 4 pm to 5 pm
Emergency wires may be filed
during closed office hours at
the message center
United Fishermen of Kodiak
Alaska meet the 1st Wed. of
every month at 8 pm at the
Union Hall
BARTENDERS LOCAL 875
A. F. L.
I Meets on 2nd Sunday of every
I month 11 am at Union Halt
AVA & Eskimo
Seek Tourists
After 30 days, some 4,400 miles,
hours of radio and TV programs,
yards of newspaper stories and pic
tures, and holes in their mukluks
from much walking, Frank H
Whaley and Chester Seveek arriv
ed back in Seattle. They completed
a publicity trip of theWest Coast
literally and figuratively beating
the drums for Alaska visitor trade.
Frank H. Whaley
The project which reached many
million readers, viewers and listen
ers was sponsored by the Alaska
Visitors Association of which
Whaley is managing director.
Seveck, a Kotzebue Eskimo rein
deer herder and a tour guide, cre
ated much interest through his na
tive songs and dances and his di
rect manner.
Seveck has returned to his Arc
tic home and Whaley is remaining
in Seattle a few days in connection
with coordinating stateside adver
tising and publcity programs be
fore returning to Alaska.
WAGE AGREEMENT REPORTED
A wage agreement of $2.20 per
hour has been decided on for Can
nery workers. The Negotiations
have been going on all week be
tween the Fishermen’s Union and
Halferty Cannery. The wage, which
represents a ten percent increase
over last year, is the negogiated
amount arrived at, and will apply
for the 1956 season.
The Cannery workers sought a
wage increase to $2.31. The 2.20
figure was arrived at after about
ten days of negotiating.
IVORY GAVELS PRESENTED
Minneapolis, Minn.—The Alaska
Methodist College hit the floor of
the quadrennial Methodist Confer
ence here today in the form of 37
whaletooth ivory gavels made by
the Eskimos of Nome.
The gavels were presented to the
bishops of Methodism from the
Alaska College committee of An
chorage. Though gavels were given
to all bishops, the official recipient
for the Council of Bishops was
Bishop W. Earl Ledden of Syra
cuse, N. Y., the new council presi
dent.
BASE HOSPITAL SIXTHS
Linda Marie, 7 lbs. T'n ozs., wm
born on April 26 to Beverly May
and Earl Thomas Butcher, ENS,
USN. Linda Marie is the Butcher’s
seeond child.
Brian Lee, 5 lbs. 9^4 ozs., was
born on April 27 to Ron** 12*ulin<?
and Robert Henry Wesolowski,
EN1, USN. Brian Lee is the Wes
olowski’s second child.
Michael Ryan, 5 lbs. 8 ozs., was
born on April 30 to Patricia Dol-'
ores and Marvin Ray Thompson.
Michael Ryan is the Thompsons
first child.
Kodiak Outfitters
SALE
Costume Jewelry
Earrings
98/
One Day Only
SATURDAY
qt the
Kodiak Outfitters
Hunting Licenses
Open From 10 A. M. In 9 P. ML
For Mother’s Day
Bone China cups & saucers
Jade, Ivory and Nugget Jewelry
Alaskan Slippers
Cameras and Accessories
Boxed Candy
Leather Luggage
And many other items worthy to own or give
KNUDSEN’S 'where ALL Kodiak shops
Open Nine Till Nine