Here, There & Everywhere
By H. T. E.
Wdil of the Kodiak Airways
who left with his wife last week
t for a vacation in the States, was an
overnight visitor here, before re
turning again Stateside. Said he
forgot his toothbrush.
The newly formed Toastmaster’s
Club is breeding a lot of good pub
lic speakers these days. Formed
for the purpose of imnroving their
speech, which includes grammer,
manner of presentation, and ease
before the public, the members
criticize each other. A humorous
note, not intended the way it
sounded, was voiced by critic Dr.
Jaeger when he said of Harold
Booth, who is a banker. “He kept
his hands in his pockets, and show
ed a professional touch in doing
so.”
This club is made up of mem
bers from just about all walks of
life in Kodiok. A look at the roster
teveals three bankers, an insur
ance man, a minister, a law en
forcement officer, a telephone
man, a druggist, a dentist, a doctor,
a lawyer, several contractors, truck
drivers, a postmaster, a busline
operator, a city official and many
businessmen, just to mention a
few.
Names gleaned from the mem
bership roil, which is limited to
thirty, include: Jules Radinsky,
Ernest Harding, Clarence King,
Father Tolbott, O. Torgerson, Clar
ence Dizney, Bill Bocast, R. C. Wil
son, Pete Ramaglia, Don Wolf,
Bob Johnson, Harold Booth, Ben
Guhrke, Dick Berg, Emil Knudsen,
Jay Wolf, Paul Jaeger, Merrill
Coon, Jack Hinckel, Don Lawhead,
Sig Digree, Maurice Briggs, Frank
Sheff, John Mansuy, Bob Palmer,
Jim Loan, Eldon Lester, Carl Huer,
Bob Blair Larry Wodlinger and
Roy Lindsley. There are several
associate members who are ready
to join when a vacancy is available.
Any men interested are invited to
attend the meetings, which are
held every Tuesday evening.
Notes on a windy night: The'
tempest stirred up here Monday
night caused a sleepless night for
some, and the insecure feeling of
having a roof torn off, or possible
damage to a big plate glass win
dow, which could easily have been
blown in. One man reported what
sounded like half his roof off, turn
ed out to be the aerial wires which
had snapped and were blown back
and forth across the roof. The joys
of being a landlord was experienc
ed by one, who was asked by his
tenant to repair the stove pipe, a
portion of which had blown off.
This was at One o’clock in the mor
ning, at the height of the blow. The
gale was officially clocked at 75
mi., but there can be very little
doubt it must have reached close
GAME MIGHT
EVERY
WEDNESDAY
8:30 PM
UKS
CLUB
to 100 at some time or other dur
ing the night.
A friend is someone who doesn’t
expect any presents.
Here’s an interesting note for
the fisherman who is now inactive
awaiting what next year will bring.
Millions of shrimp, some averaging
a foot in length and some of them
as much as eighteen inches, thrive
in Batabana Bay off Surgidero in
Cuba. Since a scientific survey de
termined the vast extent of the
shrimping grounds, fleets of
shrimp boats have been working
the area from sundown to sunrise.
A nights haul for a single ship may
total as much as a ton .... Think
of all that good eating besides the
dollars and cents it would bring.
Just as king crab were discover
ed here and a market developed,
so may new shrimp or even lobster
grounds be found in the nearby
vicinity of Kodiak. No more is Al
aska being shrugged off as a wil
derness and a land of ice and snow.
It’s potential is just being barely
tapped.
The average length of life among
America’s wage earners and their
families has reached an all-time
high of 69.8 years, according tQ
statistics compiled by the Metro
politan Life Insurance Company.
This is a gain -of almost a full year
over 1953. The average length of
life in the wage-earner group will
probably pass the 72 year mark
within a year or two ..... Ho
Hum . . it looks like all we have to
look forward to is old age.
One thing we have to look for
ward to, though. The United States
Chamber of Commerce and other
business groups and statisticians
predict the 1955 Christmas busi
ness will be better even than last
year’s all time high. That isn’t all.
Predictions for 1956 are that there
Will be a moderate rise in retail
sales.
H. F. MacDonald, who testified
before the District Court here last
month, was quoted as saying the
IQ of Kodiak resiidents was not
above the sixth grade. He states he
did not say this, but referred to
their education, which he said was
not above the sixth grade, since
Kodiak at the time he conducted a
census did not have educational
facilities above that grade.
Turkey Trot Saturday
The EmbJem Club announces a
dance for next Saturday which
they have labelled a “Turkey
Trot.”
It will be held at the Elks hall
beginning at 9 p. m. Music, enter
tainment and food will be offered.
The committee in charge suggests
all participants wear calicos and
jeans. The dance is for Elks, Em
blem Club members and the guests
of the two organizations.
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