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Nocturnal Barking
A dog is a dog is a dog is a dog.
That’s what Gertrude Stein would
say.
All we would say is a dog is one
of the finest pets a man could
have. He is universally noted for
his loyalty, his entertainment pos
sibilities and sometimes his use
fulness But for his barking pro
clivities anytime after midnight
when you want to sleep puts him
in the class of a nuisance. A dog
has to bark once in a while. So do
humans—it probably comes under
the category of letting off steam.
We have one in the neighbor
hood who has made himeslf very
unpopular by his nocturnal tend
encies toward barking in the wee
hours in the morning. His bark is
a combination of a yip, a howl and
a wolf call.
We love dogs. We love people.
But .people Who allow their dogs
to bark til night to the annoyance
of their-neighbors ought to be put
in the same class as. the dog—they,
too. should las annihilated.
27 dogs were put away by the
police last month. Apparently it
was not enough.
Another Anniversary Chalked Up
This week marked the 44th an
niversary of the Girl Scout move
ment in America. It was a time for
celebration, and was fittingly ob
served in all parts of the United
States. '■
Observing a code that pledges
«ach girl to be honorable, loyal,
useful, helpful to others, a sister to
pther scouts, courteous, cheerful,
thrifty, kind, obedient, and clean
in thought and deed the Girl
Scout organization has been a ma
jor factor in the lives of thousands
of young American women.
The Girl Scout training has
taught the responsibility of citizen
ship, homemaking and given their
members a firm foundation upon
which to buifif a worthwhile life
and home.
The lasting impressions made on
■he young minds will carry through
to later years when the results
will show. Every anniversary cele
brated means more lives influenc
ed in the right direction. We say
Happy Anniversary. May the Girl
Scouts of America have many
more of them.
St. Patrick's Day
si- i airicK s uay—tne least day
of St. Patrick, the patron saint of
Ireland. Falling on March 17th,
the day is widely observed with
festivities and ceremonies by per
sons of Irish birth and descent.
How little Irish blood flows in
your veins before you quit cele
brating this great Irish day? Today
Irishmen with a mixture of all
races in their blood will observe
in fitting style, and to their own
liking, the feast day of their patron
saint. It's always amazing how
many Irishmen there are in the
world, for many of whom you lit
tle suspect will claim their heri
tage from the Emerald Isle on
March 17th.
But Irishmen, wherever they
may be are the salt o fthe earth.
God Bless Them, Begorah!
Late Bulletins
b A ssociated Press
Sitka (AP)—Charles Augustus
Haley, 80, lifelong resident of Sit
ka, died Thursday morning follow
ing a stroke earlier this month.
Haley’s father, Nicholas, Civil
War vet, discovered the first lode
of goi^ deposit in the territory in
the elrly 1870’s. Charles Haley
brought several outstanding min
ing engineers into the Sitka area.
At the time of his death he was
vice president of the Edgecumbe
Exploration Company. His wife
Flora survives him.
Anchorage (AP)—The Alaska
Chapter of the Associated General
Contractors and Construction Un
ions in the territory have reached
an agreement on wages and work
ing conditions for the 1956 con
struction season, it was announced
Thursday.
Announcement of conditions will
not be made, however, until re
spective Unipns approve the terms.
Negotiations have been under way
here the past ten days with repre
sentatives of operating engineers,
laborers, teamsters, iron workers,
cement masons, plasterers, brick
layers and lathers.
Meanwhile, the 1956 wage and
working agreement negotiations
were completed with the culinary
workers for construction camps.
Washington (AP)—Closed ses
sions to determine the fate of a
bill to transfer control of Alaska’s
fish and game resources to the ter
ritory will be held early next
month by the House Terrieories
Subcommittee. Rep. O’Brien (D
N. Y.) chairman of the Subcom
mittee, announced the forthcoming
hearings after testimony submit
ted by State, Interior Department
officials who oppose the bill as
written.
The Subcommittee has a half
dozen transfer proposals before it,
O'Brien said, differing only in
agreement of support Alaska would
receive from the Pribilof Island
seal fur receipts for financing pur
poses. He said he is now disposed
to consider a bill by Rep. Utt (R
Calif.) which would give Alaska
70 per cent of the Pribilof net
proceeds. This is the highest per
centage of any bill.
Washington (AP)—CAB examin
er Joseph Fitzmaurice recommend
ed the approval of the purchase of
Buers Airways, Inc., by Wien Al
aska Airlines, for the sum of
$25,000.
Sister Margaret Carmella holds an Eisenhower campaign lapel pin which was removed from the
upper esophagus of Richard Bren ton, 15 months, recuperating in ,St. Vincent’s Hospital in New York
City after his ordeal. The tot’s mother rushed him to the hospital and told authorities he had swal
mov^TSchTn W3S makinS him Ch°ke' X'rayS' ri8ht’ !°Cated th* tF0Uble and the pin was re
(AP Wirephoto)
BIDDING SUGGESTED
FOE PLANE CEABTEE
\ Alaskan bush pilots and flying
services who are equipped to car
ry passengers and cargo to near
and remote sites through the Ter
ritory during the coming construc
tion season are asked by the Al
aska District Corps of Engineers
to submit bids for supplying chart
ered aircraft.
The bids, under Invitation 56-43,
will be opened March 28, at 4 p.m.
in the Anchorage office of the Dis
trict Engineer located on Elmen
dorf Air Force Base.
The service to be furnished in
cludes a two-engine wheeled plane
with pilot; 6-passenger minimum
capacity; for flights from site to
site and stand-by time if requested.
The charter service must meet
all CAB and CAA requirements,
be equipped for instrument fly
ing, de-icing and cold weather
gear, with qualified pilot who is
familiar with flight conditions to
such sites as Fort Yukon, Galena,
Bethel, Gulkana, Unalakleet, Sit
kinak, Chiniak, Kotzebue, Middle
ton Island, Naknek and other loca
tions.
Bids are to be figured on the
price per flying hour and stand-by
time, make and model of plane,
engines, climbing range and flying
speed, ceiling, weight and other
qualifications. Anchorage will be
considered the home base for such
flights. The chartered service is
to continue through Dec. 31, 1956.
Plans, specifications and bid
forms may be obtained from the
Alaska District Corps of Engineers
at Anchorage.
SWENSEN INDUCTED
Thomas M. Swensen, Jr., son of
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Swensen,
Sr., Kodiak Alaska, enlisted in the
U. S. Army at Fort Richardson
under the Army’s new high school
graduate program, which guaran
tees the enlistee the stateside
training school of his choice be
fore taking the oath of enlistment.
Private Swenson, sworn in by
Captain Fred Robinson, assistant
adjutant general, selected the
Still Photography school at Fort
Monmouth, New Jersey, for his
technical training. Upon comple
tion of basic training at Fort Rich
ardson, the 18-year old Private, a
1955 graduate of Kodiak High
School, will attend the 16-week
school beginning June 8.
ALASKA DA1KY1NG
(Continued from Page I)
President of the American Dairy
Association and himself a Pleasant
Grove, Utah dairyman.
GARDEN CLUB MEETS
The Kodiak Garden Club met at
the home of Mrs. Helen Hall on
Wednesday, March 14.
Following the business meeting,
conducted by Pres. Bea Nachtweih,
Kim Clark took over the program
for the evening. He showed slides
he had taken covering wildflowers
around Kodiak and vicinity in
their natural habitat of beach,
meadows and alpine areas. Clark
also identified the flowers by both
their botanical and common names.
Mrs. Fern Collins, acting hostess
of the group, served refreshments.
BIDDING AGAIN OPEN ON
ADAK HOUSING PROJECT
An invitation for bids has been
issued for the construction of fami
ly housing and direction finder fa
cility at Adak, Alaska, by the Dis
trict Public Works on the Naval
Station.
The work will include the con
struction of sixty-one units of fami
ly housing with wood frame con
struction, cement asbestos exterior
and drywall interior construction.
This work was previously adver
tised and bids were opened on
March 8. All bids submitted were
rejected according to Capt. R. B.
Krum, District Public Works Of
ficer, Seventeenth Naval District.
The housing will be on a more
modified scale than the previous
project.
AFOGNAK REC. CAMP
OPEN NEXT MONTH
The Afognak Recreational Camp
for personnel on the Naval Station
will be opened in mid-April ac
cording to an announcement by
Special Services.
This camp was put in excellent
condition by the Sea Bees last
year, and now has modern cot
tages, hot and cold water, indoor
facilities, oil heat and cook stoves.
E. L. Conrey, BMC, is in charge
of the camp.
Kodiak skiers meet a strong
Adak team this weekend in a match
for the 17th Naval District Skiing
Championship.
Both teams will travel to Fort
Richardson later this month for the
All-Alaskan S k i Championship
meet to be held March 22 and 24.
WE WILL PAY
$1.10
for
each
100 Pennies
AFTER HOUR DEPOSITORY
now open constantly for your
convenience.