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Polio Still Threat
For 29 Million
The danger of paralytic
polio attacks in substantial
► numbers will continue to ex
Imt so long as millions of
-Americans of susceptible age
fail to get Salk shots, spokes
men for the March of Dimes
warn.
Although 80,000,000 persons
Jtftve been vaccinated, 29,000,000
persons, or 27 per cent of the
W9,0Q&,00Q up to 40 years old,
fcHl received no Salk protection
•••.; • r year's end.
March of: Dimes officials also
^reported that only 35,000,000—
f ar. i?er cent of polio’s most
potential target — Lad availed
themselves of the full three
shot series that provides 00 per
cent immunity.
The March of Dimes is now
winding up its month-long cam
paign here and across the conn-,
try to raise funds needed in 1958
for the care and rehabilitation
of thousands of polio patients.
Urging all the unvaccinated—
and the partly vaccinated—to
complete the three-shot series
is also an important part'd the
drive.
-‘If we had any reservations
about the vaccine’s power, the
IPd'7 decline in new polio cases
pretty well dispels them,” .cm#,
spokesman sail!,
about • 7,m -t.v.izs iact; t coo,
which; compare^' with d.-/ v .J./tiae
year l. ?t:* e p-pd a ; nUrd yore /
oi:o if v,a n ? ' a s|r o,e
pi. s cl v' rv-ne ’c ..a 1 . i
VOTE IN ELECTION TUESDAY;
£<a.in. TO 8p.m.
New Meter Heads
New parking meter heads are
being installed on all meters,
Chief of Police Roland Vickery
announced this week.
The new heads will take only
nennks and nickels. Dimes cannot
1' ■ used.
There will be three minutes
parking time for a p^nnv, thirtv
fo1* a 'vv,:e? and sixty
minutes for two nickels.
Vickery warned that meters will
be checked frequently by the
Police Department.
Historical Group
Will Not Meet
There win he tic meeting of the
local hi?fonca! ' aciety during the
month of January. February 5 has
h^n announced as the next meet
ing date.
The Executive Board of the
Society will meet Wednesday,
January 29, at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Bob Hall.
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from Preston, Thorgrinlson and
Horowitz,'in which the firm stated
that issuance of both $1090.00 and
$109 00 bonds would be more ex
ijensive.
| A letter 'from the Bureau of
Hand Management was read in
which the Bureau asked for a
reaffirmation of interest in the
acquisition of land in p.S.
Not * 3098 for development of a
'municipal airport. City Manager
Poland will confer with Bob Hall.
Kodiak Airways operator, as to
the feasability of the project, be
“Raspberry Lipstick!
Agnes Bileg Got Here First!”
fore replying to the Bureau.
Chauffers license applicants
must be residents here six months
prior to application, according to
an amendment proposed by Coun
cilman Fields and passed by 4-1
vote. Councilman Berg’s was the
only dissenting vote. The amend
ment applies to Section 7 of
Ordinance No. 198.
Bears Go
To Seward
The Kodiak high school Bears
will travel by charter plane to
Seward for a two game basketball
series with the Seward Seahawks.
The team will leave here about
noon Friday, January 17, return
ing Sunday, January 19.
The two teams will clash Friday
and Saturday evenings.
Seats are available for anyone
wanting to make the round trip.
Cost is approximately $38. For
motion call Coach Joe Floyd
at Phone 4603 or the high school.
The average man has three colds
a year, ar.d these cost industry ap
proximately 90 million working
days annually.
The longest tug-of-war ever con
tested lasted two hours 41 minutes,
and took place in India in 1889
between two companies of British
infantry.
AFRS TV Schedule
Today
2:00—Football
4:30—Hallmark Hall of Fame
5:00—Readers Digest
5:30—Ozark Jubilee
6:30—Adve :ture
7:00—People Are Funny
7:30—Zane Grey
8:00—Caesars Hour
9:00—Colgate Comedy
10:00—Gale Storm
10:30—To Tell The Truth
11:00—T-Men Tn Action
Sunday
2:00—Football
4:30—University
5:00—Teeny’s Tots (live)
5:30—Dennis Day
6:00—Circus Time
7:00—Arthur Murray
7-30—The Goldbergs
8:00—Steve Allen
9:00—This Is The Life
9:30—Big Town
10:00—Mike Wallace
10:30—Camera Three
11:00—Highway Patrol
Monday
5:30—Susans Show
6:00—Jack Benny
6:30—Millionaire
7:00—Red Cross (live)
7:30—Blondie
8:00—Four Star Playhouse
8:30—Medical Horizons
9:30—Justice
9:00—Liberace
10:00—Loretta Young
10:30—I’ve Got A Secret
11:00—Danger
Tuesday
5:30—Polka Time
f:00—Phil Silvers
6:30—Tennesse Ford
7:00—December Bride
7:30—Red Skelton j
8:00—Your Hit Parade
8 30—Goodyear
0-30—Dangerous Assignment
10:00—Cavalcade of America
10:30—Ted Mack
Wednesday
5:30—Prof. Father
6:00—Great Gildersleeva
6:30—Janet Dean
7-00—This Is Your Life
7:30—Dam n Runyon Theatre
3 00—Telephone Time
8.30— Star Stage
9:00—Spike Jones
9:<iu—Ca* ■ t ured
10:00—You Bet Your Life
10:30—Kraft
Thursday
5:30—Mr. Wizard
frCO—Treasure Hunt
6:30—Lassie
7:00—Survival .featuring Kim
Clark (live)
8:30—Victory At Sea
9:00—Bob Cummings
9:30—The Falcon
1.0:00—TV Concert Hall
10:30—Climax
Friday
5:30—Patti Page
5:45—I.O.P.
6:00—Hopalong Cassidy
6:30—Crunch and Des
7:00—Ray Anthony
7:30—You Ask For It
S:00—Crusaders
8:30—Big Picture
9:00—Talent Scouts
9:30—Dragnet
10:00—Dumont Boxing
11:00—Sherlock Holmes
All programs are subject to
change without advanced notice.
A New Year
Resolution You
Don’t Want To
Overlook
insure the
house & furniture
to value
See Your Agent
Art Brooks
Kodiak Insurance &
Building Corp.
i
McBEAR
THRIFTY
can be enjoyable and care free
for those who prepare for it.
You should be interested in the
future as it is there you will
spend the rest of your life.
Be prepared, and the first need
is a growing Savings Account.
This is where your money grows
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