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Published Every Saturday at Kodiak, Alaska
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Safety Program Needed
Some local organization should institute a Safe Driving
Program for Kodiak.
The increasing number of vehicles on Kodiak roads and
the mounting number of traffic accidents gives careful motor
ists and pedestrians great cause for alarm.
A carefully planned program by some local organization
would contribute immeasurably to making Kodiak drivers
more accident conscious.
During the past five months five traffic fatalities have
occured in or near the City of Kodiak. Other serious accidents,
where the driver and passengers have been injured, appear
on the police records and in the Territorial Highway aceident
reports.
Kodiak supports, and boasts, several fine organizations
that devote their efforts to civic betterment and the personal
welfare of the citizens. Why shouldn’t one of them enlist the
assistance of the City Police Department, the U.& Marshal,
City Council, Highway Department and really make Kodiak
accident concious?
If the program was starte d every ciub or organization
in town could give some support by sending a representative
to the meeting.
hospital news
Births:
To Mr. and Mrs. Leonard
M. Campbell, a girl November
15, 5 lbs. 11 oz. name, Maxine
Pearl.
To Mr. and Mrs. Carl Ben
son, a girl on November 18, 8
lbs. 3 oz., name, Lucille.
A Thought
Thanksgiving, by tradition, is a day when fami
lies gather and give thanks for our abundant
blessings. And think how miraculously those
blessings have multiplied since the rugged days of
the Pilgrim Fathers!
Another American tradition, as old as Thanks
giving, is that of saving today for the future. We
are proud to be serving many local families,
thru our savings accounts, in their efforts to save
for the needs and wants of tomorrow.
Rank of Kodiak
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Xmas Pageant
Planned For ’52
The Mativity Pageant “Let;
Every Heart Prepare Him
Room” will be presented again
this year in the Naval Station
Gym under the auspices of the
Hillside an 1 Star of the Sea
Chapels. All churches in Ko
,diak are again invited to par
ticiapate.
The Nativity Choir is already
at work rehearsing at Hill
side Chapel on Thursday even
ings at 6:45 pm. with James
Moon, YNSN, directing. Re
hearsals in Kodiak are on
Thursday evenings at 7 pm at
the Community Baptist Church
under the direction of Mrs.
John Springhill.
A tremendous response was'
given to the Pageant last year
and was witnessed by over
2.200 persons. Many requests
this year resulted in the Page- j
ant again being presented.
One significant fact about
the Pageant is that it is being
presented and supported by all
three branches of the Chris
tian Church, Protestant Roman
Catholic and Eastern Ortho-1
dox.
Chaplain Peter R. McPhee
and Chaplain George Spiegel
halter believe it will prove to j
be an even richer and mean
ingful experience this year.
Assistance is needed in the
technical end of the produc
tion. Carpenters, electricians'
and those experienced in;
costuming, properties and de
signing are asked to volunteer.
Interested persons may call
Navy phone 544 or 642. i
i
Kodiak Warnswind
Exercise Over
The Kodiak phase of oper
ation Warmwind ended Tues
day around 2 pm after ground
defense forces, supported by
the 2nd Battalion Combat
Team of the 196th Infantry
Regiment chased the “aggres
sor” across the island.
Lt. Gen. William Kepner,
' Commander in Chief, Alaskan
j Command, accompanied by top
I stateside and Alaskan military
officials, arrived Tuesday dur
ing the height of the operation
for a one day inspection of
“friendly” and “aggressor”
forces.
Rear Adm. John Perry,
commandant 17th Naval Dis
trict, met Gen. Kepner’s plane
and accompanied him on his
tour of inspection.
The general and his party
visited the “front lines” and
commented on the exercises.
“I think they are getting a lot
out of these maneuvers. They
are doing an excellent job
|under difficult conditions,”
J Gen. Kepner said.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to take this oppor
tunity to express our sincere
thanks and appreciation for
the many expressions of sym
pathy received during our re
j cent bereavement.
Mr. and Mrs. Jan Beukers
and Family.
Relief Ship Sails
November 25.
Seattle-The Seattle Chamber
of Commerce advised the
Governor’s office that union
conference on the Seattle
water dispute had agreed to
reiease two Alaska Steamship
Company vessels as ‘‘relief
ships.”
The Susitna and the Coastal
Rambler are both scheduled to
sail north on November 25
and 26. One of the vessels to
serve southwestern ports and
the other ports to the west
ward.
The statement of the sailing
was amplified by D.E.
Skinner who said, ‘‘The AFL
Maritime Trades Council has
authorized the release of two
ASC vessels to sail November
25, the Susitna for Yakutat,
Cordova, Valdez, Seward, Ko
diak, Seldovia and Homer, f he
Coastal Rambler will sail for
Ketchikan, Wrangell, Peters
burg, Sitka, Juneau, Haines
and Skagway.
In addition to the two sail
ing it was reported that an
agreement was reached that
one vessel every two weeks
or two monthly would be re
leased for the Alaska trade.
These developments are
said to have come ab ut lar
gely through forceful presen
tations made by Alaskans pre
sent from Sitka, Ketchikan,
Juneau and Matanuska.
Meanvthile, of interest to
southeastern ports, represent
atives of Alaska Freight Lines
Inc. has advised that if ton
nage is available that firm will
endeavor to provide emergency
barge service to southeastern
ports.
Mayor Lee C. Bettinger was
scheduled to leave for Wash,
ington, D 0. Thursday re
garding the street program
and other personal business
Unless Councilman Bud
Metzar returns before Monday
night the regular meeting of
the city council will be post
poned. With the mayor and
one councilman gone it 'is
difficult to get enough council
men together to form a quorum
An acting mayor and four con
cilmen are required to hold a
meeting according to a city
ordinance.
t
Blackout Called
Big Success
Kodiak’s Civil Defense Di
rector George Sonntag expres
sed satisfaction with the black
out drill held here Monday
night. He said the cooperation
of residents was nearly 100%.
“I wish to thank the auxili
ary police and firemen and the
residents of Kodiak for their
fine work and cooperation,”
Sonntag said Wednesday.
He said only a few persons
j were reluctant to blackout
: their businesses and homes.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our sin
1 cere thanks for the many ex
pressions of sympathy and
kindness we received during
our recent bereavement.
Harold and Fern Jonas
Bert and Connie Flotre
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