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A friendly battle that might
have happy, repercussions throug
out Alaska, may result in the
-.Nome Chamber of Commerce ad
opting the slogan, “Friendliest
City In Alaska.” This boast might
be challenged by Kodiakans, who
have long regarded friendliness as
one of the towns strongest attri
butes. It is safe to say more visi
tors have said that about Kodiak
than our neighbor to the North,
mainly because more people un
doubtedly visit Kodiak yearly.
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The attribute of “friendliness”
isn’t confined to any one locality,
nor is it a geographical phenom
ena. You will find it in the “frozen
North,” and the heated climates of
the South, as well as Westward.
Hawaii, long noted for its hospi
tality, truly deserves it. Strangely
ei^pgh, isolated areas breed
friendliness, born of dependence
on human contact for survival in
many instances, and human gre
g^ousness, the urge of the home
sagien to mingle with, his fellow
men, jn others.
* * * * *
We challenge the Name Chamr
w to the right of calling that
City the "Friendliest City.” It
evokes in us an unfriendly atti
tude. Kodiak should rise up on its
collective heels in protest. If this
newspaper had an unlimited ex
pense account, we would like to
drop in on our Bristol Bay neigh
bor, see for ourselves, compare,
and report back to you. It should
be modified to "The Friendly
City.”
Headlines in the Fairbanks News
Miner: Chena River Ice Goe$$$
Out.
According to Postal regulations,
you are not allowed to state how
much anyone wins in a sweepstake
pool. The same paper gets around
that this way: “The Conradts (the
winners) have 5,347 reasons to he
happy,, and Mello has another
5,247” This is Conradt’s second
time to win.
* « * * *
While on the .subject of ice pools,
the big. one brought smiles to Lil
lian.-and; Evald Samuelson, Bobby
and' Jimmy Taylor, John Savella
and yours, and nay benevolent
uncle, Sam. They have 104,000
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reasons to be happy, with the lat
ter having the most reasons.
Anticipation is running high
with TV about to be a reality in
Kodiak. Under the title “Participa
tion Program,’’ the .Christian
Science Monitor speaks poetically
in this vein:
Although I like my TV set,
I watch with grouchy grunts
The times it brings me folks en
gaged in rather silly stunts.
Indeed, I find myself amazed
At what some folks will do
In order to be televized
And win a prize or two.
Each time I see a show tike this
And consequently pout,
I tend to look upon TV
With just a little doubt.
It ranks among the greatest things
Devised since time began,
But, golly, what it’s doing to
The dignity of man!
Richard Wheeler
Asagook Chester Seveck, the Es
kimo who has been touring the
U-S. drumming up the Alaska tour
ist business, wrote an article for
A- P-, before returning to his home
in Kotzebue. He said in part: Easy
life (in U. S.) . . . . make me lazy
man- I don't have to warm up
water when I take a bath. I don't
have to fixing my bed. 1 don’t
have tp sweep floor.Good
country, good food, good home, big
houses, clean. The stuffs selling
very cheap, easy life if 1 got money
in my pocket, no money no work
no eat and very hard life than poor
Alaska Eskimo .... my mukluk
already have holes walking on ce
ment and rock street.
* * * * *
Everyone likes to grow old grace
fully. Seveck is 66, and is said he
doesn’t look it. Asked as to why,
he said: ’’Because I never wdtry,
sadness, discourage, unhappy, keep
moving and working, hunting the
wild animals, good sleep and good
rest and happy all the time.” May
be the old Eskimo has something
there.
*****
According to the quarterly food
price survey released by the U. of
Alaska Agricultural Experiment
Station, a "basket” costing $10.18
in Seattle of 25 comparable foods,
would cost $12.85 in Ketchikan,
$12.68 in Juneau, $13.48 in Sitka,
$14.70 in Anchorage and $15.93 in
Fairbanks. On top of that, the
same report says retail prices in
Seattle are about 2% higher than
the average for 20 major U. S.
cities.
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Mayor Ole Johnson, Jay Molletti,
Russ Gallagher and "Smokey”
Patterson were among those pres
ent as guests at the Toastmaster’s
Club Tuesday evening. The Club
now meets at the Montmartre Inn.
Toastmasters thought they were
going to hear about a sordid chap
ter in Harold Booth’s life, but the
“unfaithful” episode he talked of
was the “love” he expressed for
his dog, Big Boy, a noted champ
ion spaniel, whose kennel name is
Cape Smythes Advance Warning.
• * * * *
Many Toastmasters asked me to
express appreciation to Irene
Brooks of the Island Fountain for
the fine service rendered when
the Club met there.
*****
Chief Vickery gave the 7th and
8th graders the low-dcwn on finger
printing last Wednesday. He lec
tured for an hour and a half on
that and other police subjects.
Start ’em off in the right direction
seems to be the right idea. After
all, you can’t start out too young
as a Crime Buster.
*****
Weather at this writing: Rain
with some snow. It it snows again
we should put out a special edi
tion. But we have lived here too
long to lAake a promise like that.
The American Scholar is the
name of the publication of Phi
Beta Kappa Society.
Mamie Eisenhower, wife of the
President, was born in Boone,
Iowa, Nov. 14, 1896.
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Nice Assortment
Mother’s Day
Cards
(Get them early)
and
Many other appropriate Gifts
“Shop the Drug Stores First”
It’s Nat too Early to Plan for
Mother's Day.
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aud you, too, for beinq so
thoughtful.
Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 13
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Around the corner from the theatre
Phone 3454