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cN.e'ws of (America's Last frontier
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*.Emergency
, L-eiay un answering me emer
gency call Monday when a little
boy went over the cliff, points uf
tjie necessity for * better arrange
then: as to where to park the am
bulance in between calls.
In an interview with Chief Vick
<pry. he spoke of the delay often
Encountered in answering a call
with the ambulance. He deplored
t!he necessity of garaging the* am
bv.Iamte’ Weeks from the police
station. #
• ,'t vouid seem a better arrange
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meat could be worked out. The
logical place for the ambulance
would*be near the police station.
As a suggestion, a car port, if
nothing else, could be built at the
far end of the station giving it
some shelter. Better still, of
course, would be a garage.
Such emergencies will arrive in
the future, and even worse ones
than that, where every second
saved may count towards the sav
ing of a life.
Eskimo Philosophy
What stors do you place in those
hoarded keepsakes which fill the
[closets and attics of your home?
*What about all those knickknacks,
[the prized little collected items in
fyour home? The home itself?
If it burned down, and those
ij thing- lost, ^rould you laugh about
■lit? Probably not. The talk of Fath
er 0 Conner before the Rotary
. •Olitb revealed these traits to be
1 highly developed in the Eskimo.
1 He doesn’t put much store in
j even such necessities as a rifle
ar a tent—his shelter and in many
cases his means of existance. His
tent burning down, the Eskimo
can hardly contain himself with
, laughter in the recounting of it.
He doesnfl get sympathy from
his friends, but more laughter, in
stead. This is not derisive laugh
ter—but a trait of character, born
: af a philosophy that holds little
store for the material things that
compose life—that we hold in
such high esteem.
Is it wrong to look upon these
' things in that light? By our stand
ards. it probably would be regard
• ed as foolhardy, and without l'ore
sigbt 5rtd with no regard for the
future. Strangely enough the Es
kimo ha3 managed to survive in
an environment that must tax his
ingenuity at times to survive. Few
of them have actually died from
malnutrition, or actual starvation
Their philosophy also jnakes it
mandatory to share what ever they
have with their fellowmen. Father
O’Conner recounted an episode
that illustrates the actual practice
of thi* philosophy. He and some
others arrived at an Eskimo's iso
lated abode, and with provisions
running iow, were given the last
remaining crusts of bread and
other'food in the place. He remon
strated, but to no avail. The Eski
mo said he would get more “to
morrow." He did go out and shoot
a fox the next day, which gave him
his sustenance.
This train of thought was pro
voked by the good Father’s speech,
but it is a philosophy long suspect
ed by the writer as a good one—
and more nearer to the truth than
our own of hoarding these posses
sions, giving them a value far be
yond their worth. Sometimes we
have to go almost to the ends of
the earth to arrive at the truth.
In 50 Years
Men and institutions are ulti
mately judged by results.
That is true of medical research.
And the result it has produced in
the last half-century or so are su
perlative by any standard.
The head of a pharmaceutical
company tells of some of them in
the current issue of The Exchange
Magazine. In 1900, life expectancy
at birth was about 49 years. Now
it is around 71 years, and some ex
perts expect it to reach between
90 and 100 years by the end of
this century.
In 1900, the greatest killer was
pneumonia. Now it has been all
but defeated, With the death rate
down from 152 per 100,000 to 12.
In 190 \ the survivors of pneu
monia could count on paying three
Metal Salvaged
Seattle. (AP)—The first barge
load in a four year program of sal
vaging 100.000 tons of iron and
steel and 25,000 quonset huts, plus
machinery and other equipment
months' wages for hospital bills,
roday the disease is often cured
it home with antibiotics, at a com
laratively small cost.
Particularly noteworthy progress
las been made in saving children
3f every 1,000 babies surviving
airth in 1900, 162 died within the
first year; today the figure is less
than 30. At the beginning of the
•entury, 7,000 children died an
dually of whooping cough; last
year the mortality was 810.
These are but a few of the
many facts that could be cited as
to what medicine has accomplish
ed on behalf of us all. In the last
10 years more progress has been
nade in conquering disease and
in prolonging life than in the en
tire previous history of man's ex
istence.
from the Aleutians i3 enroute
from Adak to Tacoma.
The salvage job is being done by
the General Metals Company oi
the Aleutians. The first load con
sists of 3,200 tons of machinery
aipe and cable.
Servicemen To tao
On Picnlc Sunday
A picnic is planned by the tJSO
for all servicemen apd. Uieir fami
lies, which will be held at Cliff
Point Sunday.
A complete schedule of event>
for the week at the Club follows:
Saturday, July 21—6 p.m., ping
pong tournament, winner will re
ceive a 5 minute phone call any
place in the States. 8 p.m., feature
movie.
Sunday, July 22—-2 p m, picnic
at Cliff Point, transportation will
be furnished. Good eats and fun
for all.
Monday, July 23—Game night—
pinochle, canasta, checkers anJ
other table games. Prizes.
Tuesday, July 24—Open 9 a m.
toll p.m. Ping pong, library, mu
sic room, television, table games.
Wednesday July 25—Open 9 a.
m. Feature movie at 8 p.m.
Thursday, July 26—Servicemens
Wives Club meets at 1 p. m.
Friday, July 27—8 p.m., dance to
the music of the Naval Station
Combo. This is the Birthday Dance
honoring all servicemen having a
birthday during the month of July.
Birthday cake will be served, and
the serviceman with a birthday in
July that draws the winning num
ber will get a free five minute
phone call to the States.
NS Is Host To
War College Vips
The Kotliak Naval Station was
host last week to representatives
It the staff and student body of
the Naval War College of New
'port, Rhode Island, who were mak
ing a summer tour of Pacific com
mands for the purpose of studying
the strategic, political and econom
ic aspects of the area.
The two guests, who arrived
July 7 and spent two days here,
were Col. R. C. Kugel, USAF
staff), and Cdr. J. H. Elsom, USN
student). They were a part of the
Pacific group that consisted of
three students and three staff
members. Prior to coming to Ko
diak the group traveled as a unit
to Honolulu at which it divided
into three sub-groups—one going
to Japan, one to Formosa, and the
third to Alaska. Their Alaskan
tour will include a visit to Alas
kan Commander-in-Chief, Alaskan
Sea Frontier, U. S. Army, Alaska
and Alaskan Air Command.
GRIFFIN MEMORIAL NEWS
Patients admitted to Griffin
Memorial the past week included
Stella Aga, age 3, from Larsen
Bay, Dennis Bofkofsky, age 3,
from Afognak, Karl Tollefson,
Port Williams, Mrs. Juanita El
well, William Hamman, Judy El
riska, 14 months, from Alitak,
Mike Farsovitch and Mrs. Nancy
Sweeney. /
Also admitted were James Ben
nett, Mrs. Kitty Briggs, Richard
Sanford, age 2, Ed Cysewski,
Mike O’Reilly, age 8, Kenneth Cor
win of St. Louis, Missouri, Robert
Thompson, Harry Donnelle> and
Mrs. Marlyss Heglin.
Patients discharged were Birdie
Mae Norris, Walter Erickson, Mrs.
Mabel Demarest, Hayes Huey, Stel
la Aga, Dennis Boskofsky. Karl
Tolleffeen, Mrs. Juanita Ehvell,
Judy Eluska and Kenneth Klock
enbrink.
Others discharged were Mike
Farsovitch, James Bennett, Robert
Sowder, Richard Sanford, Mrs. Syl
via Boucher and Michael O'Reilly.
BIRTHS
There were two new arrivals
during the past week.
Thomas Midiael, 8 lbs. 2 ozs.,
was born on July 15 to Nancy and
Thomas Sweeney.
Richard Wayne, 8 lbs. 8 ozs.,
was born to Marlyss and Herbert
Hegiln.
Youth Rescued
By Coastguard
A search, and rescue.mission last
Monday probably saved the life, of
17-year-old Kenneth Corwin of St.
Louis. Missouri, who was crittcally
ill with a throat infection at St.
Paul Island, the northernmost is
land in the Pribilof group. He was
brought to the Naval Station and
is now at Griffin Memorial Hos
pital in Kodiak.
Lt. R. L. Huxtable was the pilot
of the Coast Guard UF making the
flight, and Dr. William J. Heniy
the attending physician.
St. Paul Island beeamu national
ly famous recently when Walt
Disney Studios filmed the great
fur seal herds there for the pic
ture "Seal Island."
Dr. Henry, Naval Station, report
ed that he was shown the island’s
magnificent fur seal herds, and
that they were guarded by feroc
ious bulls. The bulls arrive in
May of each year and fight for
favored positions on the beaches
and control of the herd. The
strongest males dominate large
harems, driving out the bachelor
bulls who become outcasts. These
males are hunted by the sealers
and represent the major part of
the years fur take from the island.
The island is administered by
the Fish and Wildlife Service, and
the Fouke Fur Company of St.
Louis which maintains a blubber
factory and processing plant there.
The island is populated by about
450 natives supplemented by em
ployees of the fur company who
come from the States during the
summer sealing season. Corwin
was employed as a blubberer by
the company.
The Atlantic Ocean is west of
the Pacific Ocean and the Panama
Canal Zone.
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Matanuskm Fair
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The Matan»ska Valley Fair has
been announced for September 1.
2„ and 3. and will, be held in Pal
mer, Alaska, according to A1 V.
Hagen, Fair Manager.
A large and most varied display
of livestock will be exhibited at
the Fair, and will include dairy
and beef cattle, horses, sheep,
goats and swine. In addition there
will be poultry and rabbit divi
sions. A chicken “style show” is
promised in which the best dressed
male and female birds will draw
cash awards and ribbons for their
owners.
In addition there will be educa
tional displays, games of skill, and
various midway attractions includ
ing food concessions.
Navy Wives Club
President Here
The Kodiak Island Navy Wives
Club held an informal meeting at
the CPO Club Monday evening in
hondi- of Helen Walker, Navy
Wives Club national president.
Mrs. Walker arriver in Kodiak via
the Monday afternoon VR-5 flight
for a short visit to the Kodiak and
Adak areas. .
Mrs. Walker, the wife of Wel
don J. Walker, a chief storekeeper
in active service aboard the USS
Missouri, spoke on the many prob
lems of Navy Wives and the grow
ing interest in Navy Wives Clubs.
She also gave a resume of the
many activities and projects of the
individual chapters and plans for
the club’s national convention to
be held in Long Beach, California
October 4 through 8.
ALEUTIAN CIRCLE MEETS
The Aleutian Homes Circle of
the Baptist Mission Women’s So
ciety met at the home of Mrs. Jo
Link Thursday afternoon.
ENTRY BLANK
* “Name the Playground” Contest ,
I submit the following as the name for the new playground:
Signed _4_
Rules of Contest
You may submit as many names as you wish. Ail entries must be ac
companied by $1.00. (Money so raised will be used for the play
ground). It is not necessary to use an official entry blank. A prize of
$25 will be given by the Kodiak Mirror for the name selected. Con
test closes 12 midnight, Labor Day, September 3, 1956. Mail entries
to Box A705 or to Paul Stover.
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use of credit.
Use it well and it will make you
prosperous, abuse it—and you
will be unable to enjoy a fruitful
life.