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Library A Community Project
By Dr. A. Holmes Johnson
smote the week ol November 26
through December 1 is Nat onai
Book Week, the Board of the Ko
diak Public Library felt that this
would be the proper time, to hav
an Open House at the new Library.
Bdrilding, which has recently, been
put ijjto operaJfipjL all;
of the citizens of our city* could,
have an opportunity of inspecting
their new library and the more
than ten thousand b^oks «>h ch at
present are on the shelves.
” ■ ■ •' library is the former
L. L'.onomics Building and is
located by the sid • >f the down
town Grade School Building. Open
House will be Wednesday evening,
November 28, from 7:30 to 0:30.
Refreshments will be served by
the Business and Professional Wo
men’s Club. Everyone is invited,
and it is hoped that there will be
a large attendance to encourage
even more progress in this cultural
aspect of Kodiak life.
This effort has truly been a com
munity project. Moving from the
aid skid shacks was done by the
volunteer librarians and t.he
Board, assisted by the Girl Scout;
and by City trucks.
The City Council voted seven
hundred dollars toward remodel
ing the building and the Emblem
Club donated one hundred dollars
toward this end. The Library
Board and the Notify' ,'C1 u b,
through the work of individual
members contributed many Jtiojirs
of work and all the paid wo^kmrh
on the project gave many addition
al hours of time. Great thanks ore
due .these people* jewntotpe Qutptpxt
Wednesday and show them your
appreciation.
The Board would also »lik)S -to
publicly express it’p (appreciation
tp all who helped ‘ 1)^' vbliihteer
work, espec ially Ivor Schott' 'and
Carl Huer who put in several eve
nings; also to John Sautner, Chase
and Copsy, Cecil Wilson Norman
Sutliff, and, finally, to the volun
teer women, in particular' the
faithful, librarians, who have con
tipued Wflek in and week out to
catalogue books and maintain the
library in its function of beh g i
cultural influence in Kodiak.
In addition to the above, the
Navy Officers Wives Club have d o
nated one hundred dollars for the
purchase of children’s books and
the B. P. W. donated twenty dol
lars for children’s books as well
as preparing and serving the re
freshments for Open House.
Aside from occasional welcomt
gifts of this nature, new books are
purchased from monies received
from the sale of library cards and
from fines. Every citizen of Ko
diak can afford to have, am.
should have, a library card, the
cost of which is one dollar pei
year, and they are encouraged tc
use the library for study and re
search or just for reading foi
pleasure. There is an excellen
line of new fiction and better de
tective stories in abundance.
We should again mention th«
very magnanimous action of the
Rotary Club, in purchasing an ex
pensive piece of property in the
heart of the City for a modern 1
biary building in the future when
funds can be obtained for this pur
pose.
However, in the meantime, all
should attend the Open House and
see for themselves that the present
library, js something of which they
can be proud until, by further co
opera'tion of all citizens through
the. years ahead, a new library may
be built with extra reading rooms,
lecture rooms, stock rooms and all
that goes to make a modern city
library.
A Mighty Busy Dollar
By Rev. John Molletti
• inai a yuui neu uruss uuuar u
might buy the book that trains t.' e
worker who saves the life of the
child who falls in the water and
screams for help. Or it might buy
the milk for the orphan baby
whose parents and home have just
been lost in a flood. Or it might
stay right here at home and pay
for the food and clothing that you
lose in fire or some other disaster.
It could be you, you know.
Your Red Cross Dollar is you at
work, and you ought to be proud
of it. You ought to make it a point
tc learn where the dollar goes and
why, and then be glad you have a
Red Cross Card, or be looking for
the opportunity to get you.- card.
If you gave to the Naval Station
United Charities Drive you are en
titled to a Membership Card and
it is ready for you. On November
30 there will be people who w ll
have your card ready to give you
if you indicate you have one com
mg. ii you gave to ;ne unitec
Charities you only need to stop a
one of the booths and give you!
name and the card will be issued
Upon receiving a card you havt
become a member of the Rec
Cross and are eligible to vote ir
Chapter affairs. No Roll Call ha;
been held in Kodiak for a numbei
of years and a few interested per
sons have held the Chapter togeth
er. With more calls for assistance
a card from the Red Cross office
Cross gives you the opportunity tc
get behind your dollar.
There will be booths at Kraft’
Super Market, Bert's Orug Store
and D & A. You may also pick uj:
a cord from the Red Cross office
on the Naval Station or the rentals
office at Aleutian Homes.
Red Cross is you at work—peop e
helping people; acting by Chartei
of the United States Congress. Be
sure your naipe is on the Roll. 11
you have not donated get your
Scholarship Plan
Open ,To Students
Kodiak High School senior stu
dents are being offered an oppor
tunity to compete in the General
Motors Scholarship Plan, accord
ing to Mrs. Dera Brunstad, guid
ance counselor.
The plan, initiated early in 1955,
provides for 100 four year scholar
ships, at least one in every state
and 50 at large, at any college or
university of the successful con
testant’s choice and in any field of
study he may select.
Eligible to participate are high
school seniors,, both young men
and young women, who are United
States citizens, and who plan to
take the College Entrance Board
examination in order to enter the
competition for a General Motors
scholarship award.
Full details about the G.neral
Motors plan, including registrat on
dtites for the examination are
available to interested students
from Mrs. Brunstad's office.
Donald Clark Is
Expected Home
Donald Clark, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Basil Clark, will f nish his
basic army training at Fort Rich
ardson on December 15. He w.ll
spend a ten day leave with his
family here before being assigned
to duty.
GRIFFIN MEMORIAL NOTES
Those admitted to Griffin Mem
orial Hospital the past week in
clude Elmer Andrews, Port Wake
field; Jean Marie Lokken, age 10;
Mrs. Agnes Hampton, Mrs. Grace
Willis, Mrs. Anastasia Brodtkorb
and Alex Saracoff.
Patients discharged were Clyde
Holden, John Winstead, Mrs. Vio
la Olsen and infant, Henry Olsen,
Jean Marie Lokken, Mrs. Agnes
Hampton and Alex Saracoff.
BIRTHS
Louis John weighing S lbs. 14
ozs., was born on November 10'to
Frances and Louis Iani.
Here There Everywhere
(Continued from page 2)
their club Tuesday indulged in.
some predictions as to the future,
when Topicmaster Huer ask'd
them to talk on the subject "What
wili happen in the next 305 days'”
None seemed to believe the world
would be plungd into a wHr, des
pite the present unresti O.i the
domestic front, some said, the U.S.
would fbllow a similar pattern as
in the past because of the recent
elections. Sid Wallace, a new mem
ber, predicted as regards to Ike
that he would have another heart
attack, though not fatal, and the
U.S. would go through similar per
iods of concern as in the past year.
There will be one difference in
this regard: There will be no elec
tion in the offing to give Republi
can leaders ulcers when an attack
occurs.
Our predictions for the next year
will be no out and out war (we’re
almost afraid to write such a
statement—Nasser and Co. may
put a lie to it before it gets iuto
print). Nasser has the strength of
a dictator but the ruthlessness of
one, too—his weakness for power
does not permit him to weigh ail
the consequences of his acts--he
has proven he will, if necessary,
plunge the world into a nuclear
war* to gain his own ends.
card at one of the booths and put
your dollar to work helping peo
ple. If you have donated, be sure
to get your card. It’s wailing for
you.
CREWMAN INJURED
A possible leg fracture of a crew
man of the USS Small, destroyer,
radar pitket (DDR 838), occasion
ed a rare six hour visit of the U. >.
Navy vessel to Kodiak last week
end.
Victim of an accident at sea was
Larry K. Mays, SN. Examination
at the Kodiak Naval Hospital rc
vealed severe tissue injury, Hew
ever, he suffered no broken bone .
He is presently recuperating in
the hospital hear. a
POLIO CLINIC TODAY
A polio clinic will be conducted
this morning between 10 ani 11
o’clock at the Health Center.
Sportswea r
ILLUSTRATED
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1956 pro all-star halfback, wears
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mothproofed with Mitin®, contrast
trim... 12.95.
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Open FriiiY until 8:00 p.m.
SO MUCH PROTECTION
for so small a cost.
A SAFE DEPOSIT BOX
at this bank will protect j
valuables for less than 2 cents
day.
Larger boxes also available.
“Doing nothing is the mos
tiresome job in the world, b{
cause you can’t quit and rest