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Fine Weather for Events
Saturday, July 7. dawned bright
and clear in Kodiak this year, and
the postponed 4th of July events
were run off in regular order, be
fore enthusiastic crowds, marred
only by an accident in the final
event.
An excellent parade began as
sembling before nine o’clock on
Brooklyn Avenue and marched lip
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■passed the reviewing stand on
Main Street, all assembling at the
flag pole on the old high school
grounds, where the crowds gather
ed for flag raising ceremonies.
The Elks float, a beautiful crea
tion in w^iite, entitled “A Helping
Hand,” won first prize of $50. It
was complete with a “live” statue
of Uncle Sam in bronze, and bath
ing girls. The statue was enacted
by Bill Miller, who also designed
the float.
Second prize in the float division
went to the Kodiak Baptist Mis
sion. Their entry was an original
creation entitled “Always Room
for One More.” They were award
ed a prize of $25. Third prize of
$10 each went to the Rainbow
Girls, the Beachcombers and the
Boy Scouts. Several more floats
were scheduled for entry but due
to the postponement were not in
the parade.
A prize of $5 was won by an en
try entitled “Tide Box,” as the
most original. The Rainbow Girls
float was adjudged as the most
colorful. An entry titled “Irish
Lord” was won by Paul Bond’s
children as the most comical.
Brownies won first prize in the
children’s marching units. They
received $10. Girl Scouts placed
second, also receiving $10. Betty
Hall received a $5 prize as the
only entry in the decorated bicycle
class.
The parade was lead by the
Navy Band and marching units of
the armed forces followed. The
judges for the parade were Capt.
Allen, Commanding Officer at the
Naval Station, Capt. Helmick, Ma
jor Fitzmaurice, Sig Digree and
Don Lawhead.
Following the parade, the crowd
assembled before the old high
school where Lt. Comdr. Kenneth
Cox addressed the assembly. He
traced the origin of Independence
Day and the history which lead
up to the signing of the Declara
tion.
The scheduled events following
were the children’s races for the
balance of the morning, the Pillar
Mountain climb, the bicycle races,
the soap box derby, pie eating con
test, tug of war, boat races and the
final competative event, the
horse races.
Clarence Selig was the winner
in the 17 years and over division
in the mountain climb. He way
clocked at 23 minutes. 20 seconds
for the up and down trail. He re
ceived a $50 Savings Bond. Second
prize was won by Royal Lirge. He
received a $25 bond. Third priae
of a like amount was won by Pete
Larsen. Times of each contestant
was as follows: Large, 24 minutes,
30 seconds; Larsen, 27 minutes, 12
seconds; Teeny Long, 29 minutes,
45 seconds; John Trent, 33 min
utes, 10 seconds and Terry Warner
33 minutes, 50 seconds.
In the 17 and under classifica
tion, John Reft was clocked in at
22 minutes, 30 seconds to cop the
first prize of a $50 war bond.
James Smyth, his nearest compett
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