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Published Every Saturday at Kodiak, Alaska
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Sntered :n the Postoffice at Kodiak, Alaska as Second
Class matter under act of Congress of March 3, 1878.
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Candace Crawford, Executive Editor
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Brave Men
Our selections for the bravest men in Kodiak this week
are Stan Nelson, Lew Chenier and Lcdr. Dan Coogan of Ko
diak Naval Station. These three courageous men deserve
/recognition and a medal for the gallant part they will play in
'the VFW Auxiliary Baby Contest tomorrow at the U. S. 0.
They have agreed to act as judg s!
Many a man will face bullets, fire, destruction and wild
^animals but quails at the thought of making a selection under
the unrelenting eyes of a 100 women.
Our three gallant men will be under the eyes of mothers
of the little contestants, each convinced that their little child
should be the winner, to say nothing of the stares of the
fathers and doting relatives.
Many an ex-G.I. wears a fancy bit of “fruit salad” on
his old uniform for an ac requiring less fortitude than our
three judges will display tomorrow.
not only congratulate them on their patriotic de
votion to civic duty we extend our sincere commiseration.
Walter Chambers of Kodiak
*s now in Providence Hospital
in Anchorage. He will undergo
an operation Monday.
Talmage Smith is also in the
hospital at Anchorage for
medical attention.
Mr and Mrs. Martin Jensen
of Seattle announced the birth
of a baby boy on April 2. He
weighed 6 lbs., 8 oz.
Jensen is currently in Ko
diak on business. They are
former residents.
CONTROL
SPENDING
WITH A
CHIMING
ACCOUNT
You can see where your money goes—from day
to day—with a checking account. Your last check
stub is a reminder to you, of exactly hpw much
money you have in your account—and the pre
vious stubs let you know what bills you have
paid and when. With the balance of your account
continuously before your eyes you can adapt
your spending to your "means”.
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PHONES 4691 2233 2222
letter ro the E I'
Dear Editor:
For the past two weeks your
paper carried a few exagger
ated statements concerning
the new school building, due
to Elvin Foster, business
agent for the carpenters. For
, your information I arrived
i here after Labor Day, and at
that time I was trying to get
local carpenters which was
next to impossible. My local
carpenter foreman advised me
that he will have two carpen
ters the following morning,
and when they arrived they
saw how muddy it was and de
cided to go hack to work at
the base. The next day we got
another carpenter, but he
worked for a few days and
quit, said he had a Gleaner job
at another place.
We took a local laborer as
the foreman requested and
made him a carpenter. He
worked one day and left.
We had a school to build and
couldn’t wait for the men to
decide if they wanted to work
or not. The Union representa
tive suggested for me to send
for men from Anchorage, in
stead of that I sent for our
men that were in different
pa ts of Alaska at that time.
Tney took the bad work with
, the good.
The business agent accepted
the men and their dues at the
time of their arrival, it should
have been the duty of the
business agent to stop them
then, why wait until the job is
over half done, or when local
men have a slack period in
construction.
At the peak of our employ
ment, I had six outsiders, and
27 local men, when the
weather got a little tough,
many of the local men laid off,
or for reason of their own,
where as our men stuck it out,
so I do believe our outsiders as
they are called, should be kept
-on the payroll, due to the fact
they helped us out when we
were in need.
[s] Hugo Gronlund
Superintendent
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Father Maher Leaves j
For Spokane
Father Thomas Maher, S.J., j
pastor of St. Mary’s Church
since Father Louis B. Fink,
jS.J., left last year, was an
! outgoing PNA passenger
Thursday.
He plans to board a North
west Airlines Plane in Anchor
I age for Spokane, Washington,
j Father Maher will enter Sac
. red Heart Hospital there for
I medical attention,
j Father Raymond L. Talbott,
;S. J., has been assigned St.
j Mary’s Catholic Church to re
place Father Maher. He has
only recently been released
from service with the Armed
Forces. j
| Prior to coming to Kodiak
he was stationed at Elmendorf
Field in Anchorage and at
Ladd Field in Fairbanks.
During World War II he
was in the European Theatre.
He was recalled to duty on
Sept. 18, 1950 and released
April 1, 1953.
COMIN’ & GOUT
I
Negotiations for the sale of
the 'Doghouse, owned by Joe
Raymond, were underway
this week.
I Raymond said he expected
to complete the deal within 10
days. He did not reveal the
name of the prospective pur
chaser.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Fjeld
heim and family plan to leave
j Kodiak soon for the states.
I Fjeldheim has been associat
ed with the Mecca Bar and
Lounge for the past year. The
Fjeldheims have lived in Ko
diak for several years.
Cordelia Perkie, general
duty nurse at Griffin Memorial
[ Hospital, has terminated her
I position there and left for the
states.
—
An invitation to attend the
inauguration ceremonies for
Governor Frank Heintzleman
on April 10 in Juneau has been
extend to all the citizens of
Kodiak and surrounding area.
The invitation was in the
form of a telegram to the
mayor of Kodiak.
The public inauguration is
being arranged by the Juneau
Chamber of Commerce and
Pioneers.
Hospital News
BIRTHS:
TojMr. and Mrs. Eldon Les
ter, a daughter, born April 1, j
weight, 7 lbs., 5oz., name,
Karen Louise.
Mr. and Mrs. Ellis
To Leave Kodiak
Mr. and Mrs. V. G. Ellis
plan to leave Kodiak soon to
make their home in the states.
They have been residents of
Kodiak for many years.
Ellis, former manager of
the Insurance Department of
the Bank of Kodiak, has
served as a city councilman,
president of both the Chamber
of Commerce and the Rotary
Club, is a past commander of
the local American Legion
Post and has been active in
civic and social affairs.
Mrs. Ellis was a teacher in
the Kodiak School for several
years and was largely respon
sible in bringing the Alaska
Music Trails Coacert Associa
tion to Kodiak. She arrived
here from California in the
early years of the war.
They have not announce*
any definite plans where they
intend to live in the states.
They have retained some of
their property here.
Mr. and Mrs. Ellis were
married in Kodiak in 1945
after Ellis was discharged
from the Coast Guard. He
served during World War II as
a Lieutenant Cammander and
was stationed in Kodiak part
of his service.
Recently the Rotary Club
presented Ellis with a past
president’s ring. In addition
to his otner activities here he
a'as manager of the Kodiak
Apartments for several years.
Mr. and Mrs. Ellis are well
known throughout the terri
tory and have many friends.
i -
j Ben Kraft is in Rhode Island
this week. He flew outside last
month for a vacation.
MOW FIRE INSURANCE
ON THE FIRE BUG
Arson lings” once preyed upon
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lUthorities, aided by arson spe
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these potential murderers. I ncen
iliarism is now mostly the work
l<f juveniles and mental defec
tives. This preventive activity
saves lives and keeps down the
cost of (ire insurance.
Here is just one of the public
services performed by capital
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enterprise — of which the insur
ance agent is an important part.
His professional advice is yours
for the asking.
Phone me about your insur
ance—for, in these high-cost
days, too little insurance protec
tion for your home and belong
ings can be costly.
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