US? V Celebrate
15th Anniversary
Tb^'fifteenth *na*«rc»rjr - of
the will be ceaebrtud in Ko
dak *1.13! a Birthday Bali cm Fri
eay Fear nary 3 at the IM* Civ*,
arid wilt' Qfife House «a Saturday,
February 4 from 2:00 to 5:00 p, m,
it wtv arf»«Bficed today by John A.
' • Bods chairman of the iota]
ISO CfeiEiiuttee.
According to Vr fitb&cas the
anniversary" will be Barked
throughout the country by eosn
c: unity parties and dances. At vir
tually ail USQ centers here and
abroad, the celebration will be
the occasion for ‘ opes bouse’", to
w hirfa civilians and servicemen
a, ike will be welcomed.
Participating in the Kodiak eele
br utkm will be the command mg of
ficers of variwj? military units
U'
rtatumed at'T£-o4i*k. leading emr
* oflfotmls, and nepreeexEtsfiiNes of
veterans orgaaimiofiE,
ciubs and the clergy
‘Since its origin te* m&efkf be
fore Amenca's entry into W arid
War Or according to USO Diree
tor Howard Demarest. "tbe USO
has firmly established itself as the
primary link between the service
man and the tivfliai community.
The people of our democracy," he
said, “have proved their deep con
cern for the well-being of the men
and women who wear the uniforms
of the United States by their par
ticipation and their generous sup
port of the USO. Our celebration
will stand as another milestone in
this characteristscally American ef
fort to strengthen the ties which
tend us in unity sad common pur
pose to the members of our armed
forces.”
Among those associated with
Keep Your Economy Dial Tuned
to KBIT Owing iqj6
Its Pure, Its Good in Glass
Kodiak Bottling Works
j Bath and Closet
Improvement
.Toilet. Seats, Tanks
and Fittings
Tank Top Trays
Bathroom Scales
Bath Tub Mats
Soap Dishes
Towel Bars & Rings
KRAFT’S HARDWARE
Mi. Gibbons. M *
’4rtlU7 ceMtgai-.-t: <r;
Brooks. Atteriean i:.- . li
ar?- Mix. Karl Bruit: -i
Education Assn... Mi C„ . t.:\
L Diasey. K S. M*r-u A.
Heines Johnson repr-.
the City of Kodiak: Re . a
Masters Church of C.». „ Mrs.
Carolyn Mattison. Bueie . h . •>
fessionai Women's Oct Mr ’. ?
Wolf. Kodiak Rotary C _ - ir
George Soantag. Veterans o: i or
eign Wars: Rev Roman Sbinm r,
Hessian Orthodox Church. Rev. R..
L. To]bolt. St Mary's Church Mr.
George Taylor. Commun.'.y li.p
tist Church.. Mrs. Naomi Title,
Staff Aide Kodiak USD The dec
orating committee consists of Paul
Guitar. Pfc. US Marine Corps;
David Fagan. A 1 c US Air Foree
Mrs.. Marsh Pollack. Service Wife,
and Junior Hostesses Eleanor
Thill and Arlene King. Refesb
ments will be arranged by Junior
Hostesses Schariotte Richey and
Margo Archibald.
The fourth birthday of the Ko
diak USO Club coincides with the
National Anniversary of USO.
Part of the refreshments mill be
huge birthday cakes from N'augh
tons Bakery and LaLandes Bakery
ACS Extends Services
Seven miles of cable for the final
link in the new Alaska Communi
cation System 110-miJe line be
tween Skagway, Alaska and White
horse. Y. T is enroute to Alaska
It sailed from Seattle on the Alas
ka Steamship Company motorship
Susitna January 13.
The new line, when completed,
will add 13 voice circuits between
Skagway and Whitehorse accord
ing to ACS engineers.
This enlarged facility is but
part of the ACS expansion pro
gram beginning at Ketchikan and
extending throughout Alaska,
scheduled for completion by Janu
ary 1, 1957.
At Ketchikan the ACS lines are
to tie into American Telephone
and Telegraph Company facilities
to be installed between Ketchikan
and Seattle in 1956.
Beverly Evens, of the Anchor
I1
La* bee*j*4fee^4
the Jtes Skjgjggl.
_i2 go to Sew \orL
Lid, for the jadgjfrf
:nmy 9 br the w&fc.
j.tmmre Hotel
OX L TS RETAINED Et)B
EN'AI HY .O PROJECT
North Pat. JC faBalfamtt- COTS
■ ased of iv.n Block and S. W
a:. r of P jnlaad. ud R. W.
Retherf&rd of Anchorage, Alaska.
urte bee® retained by the Central
Alaska Power Association of An
chorage. The firm is to prepare
plans ana specifications, superirse
letting and select on of bids, and
supervise construction of the Coop
er Lake hydroelectric posrer pro
ject on the Ke&ai Peninsula of
Alaska. Approval of loan funds is
. .^u» fr- ggj
fc^ifkatkm Adffii^s^*ucal
rfae firm »a$ awarded a «*
lx*rt jjj nud-195^ |pr lie prelum
«>wr esgmeenng ijrvesUgafions c.
uw* project
Use , proposed project, located
about 100 miles from Anchorage
is estimated to cost close to 36
million, with am installed capacity
of 15,000 kilowatt! and an auntie:
generation of 53.000.000 kilowatt -
hoars. II will feed into the Cen
tral Alaska Association high volt
age transmission system The cen
tral Alaska Power Association is
composed of a group of cooperative
electric associations covering the
Mataasuska Valley, the Greater .An
chorage and K e s a i Peninsula
areas
HEALTH HORIZONS
Skin Diving
Though it is a relatively new sport, "skin diving-” last year attracted
the active participation of more than one million young Americans.
Yet, despite the enormous popularity of the sport, there were until
recently only a few specially trained doctors who knew anything at
all about the causes, prevention or treatment of diving diseases and
<
accidents.
The urgent need to acquaint both
physicians and the public with the
medical problem involved in skin
diving was pointed up most dra
matically by a racer.: report which
showed that m California alone,
during the period from January.
1&53, through April, 2?&5. diving
was responsible for an average of
about one fatality per month.
Skin diving may take one of sev
eral closely-related forms. The
most common type of diver is one
who wears a face mask and rub
ber fins and relies on the Limits of i
his ability to bold his breath to
descend below the surface of the
water. Another type of diver is one
who relies on a breathing tank of
compressed air or oxygen to sup
ply him with sufficient oxygen
while submerged. The self-con
tained underwater breathing ap
paratus allows deeper and more
extensive explorations.
But anyone whose health is less :
than perfect should be dissuaded
from taking part in skin diving.
Physicians who have studied the
subject are agreed that the ideal
type of diver is young, slender,
composed and with good vision.
Obesity is a definite hazard, as fat J
tends to retain nitrogen, a gas
which impedes respiration. Addi
tionally, since most obese individ
uals are usually out of condition.,
they are more prone to exhaustion,
one of the most common hazards
to a diver.
A number of organizations al- ‘
ready have instituted programs to
educate the public in the matter of
diving safety. The diving enthusi
ast would 4k> well, as a first step, •
to ask his family physician for a
thorough medical examination, la .
this way, be may be certain that he
may be better able to derive the
maximum pleasure from the sport.!
IT’S TONIGHT
Join In the Parade of People Going To
The Big Annual
Elks Sponsored
March Of Dimes Dance
TONIGHT
ELKS CLUB
Dancing from 9 p.m. Admission $1.50
Music By 4 Orchestras