Monthly Report
Old Relics Razed
On Woody Island
Spring has brought new hustle
and bustle to Woody Island. One
of the most worthy and notable
achievements, started by Station
Manager Darrell Chaffin last fall,
is the razing and burning of the
old, dilapidated buildings down by
the dock on West Woody.
These old relics of other days
have long been an eyesore to that
area. Last fall the Navy consent
ed to their destruction. This
month, amid the cheers and click
ing cameras of the entire Woody
Island population the last build
ing fell crashing and burning to
the ground. With the cooperation
of all personnel the many old, un
sigtly power poles, oil drums, dead
trees, boards and other junk have
also been removed from the lake
and beach areas.
The clean-up* program continues
on East Woody with a lawn im
provement project. All the per
sonnel have been lending a hand
to help with the plowing, disking,
and leveling of lawns and grounds
around the station and the hous
ing areas in preparation for the
planting of grass. Flower beds and
other landscaping projects are
now in the nucleus stage. Those
with a green thumb are getting
the garden urge and are search
ing about for suitable garden
spots.
Spring is a time of wanderdust.
Harmon Williams and family re
cently got the urge and trans
ferred to Kotzebue. Newcomers to
C.A.A. Operations here are Otis
Raborn and wife from King Sal
mon, and Wilfred Trew and fam
ily who recently arrived here
from Fairbanks.
Spring is a time of new life.
The population of Woody Island
(four-footed, that is) is increas
ing by leaps and bounds. Many
white-faced baby calves crn be
seen leaping about in the new,
green clover and bounding about
in the unusual abundance of April
sunshine.
The nineteen pupils of the
Woody Island teacher, Mrs. Fred
Sproul, find it difficult to concen
trate these days. The construction
of another room on to the present
school building, now in progress,
is the cause of the distraction. Mr.
Weiderholt and Mr. Fosberg of
Anchorage are the contractors.
Mr. Norman Walters of the FHHA
from Anchorage arrived in Kodiak
Sunday morning and spent several
days inspecting the work.
The report from Woody Island
must end on a sad note for we
have lost one of our oldest and
dearest residents this month.
Mike Chabitnoy, old-time resident
of Woody Island, passed away
April 2nd. His passing is mourned
by all of us here who knew him,
for in his quiet, sweet way Mike
had made many friends.
Funeral services arranged by
the V.F.W. were held at the Rus
sian Church in Kodiak on April
8th. A Marine Guard of Honor of
about nine men stood at attention
outside the church during the ser
vices. Later the V.F.W. officials
accompanied the casket on Mike's
boat the Ellen C. to Woody Island
for burial. The Marine Guard, rel
atives and many friends followed
in the Civair (C.A.A.) and the
Prospector. In the little burial
ground on a hill near his home
the final prayers were said,
V.F.W. officials paid tribute, and
the Marines fired three volleys
over the grave. Then the sweet,
sad notes of Taps floated from the
hill and Mike was home where
he’d want to be.
Canadian Singer
Is Well Received
Louis Quilico, noted Canadian
baritone, in the last of the series
of Music Trails concerts, present
ed a varied program of vocal selec
tions, old songs of the masters,
and aria selections from famous
operas.
Opening the program with
“Vittorio Mio Core” by Giacomo
Carissimi, he sang selections from
Handel, Jean-Raptiste Lully, Bee
thoven and Brahams. In the lat
ter group, he sang “An Eine Aeol
sharfe,” and “Meine Liebe 1st
Gruen.” He closed the first half
of his program with a spirited ren
dition of the “Aria of Figaro”
from the “Barber of Seville” by
Rossini.
The balance of the artist’s repe
toire proved very enjoyable, con
sisting in the main of songs from
the old masters. His rendition of
the Song of the Flea” captivated
his audience. His main forte was
the singing of spirited ballads and
operatic selections. In tne latter
group, he capably sang the aria of
Escamiilo the Toreador’s song
from “Carmen.”
He was called repeatedly for en
cores which he very graciously
supplied. His accompanist was
lovely Lina Pizzolongo, who in pri
vate Ike is Mrs. Quilico.
A fairly representative audience
was in attendance. The Business
and Professional Women’s Club,
sponsoring group of the Music
Trails series, held a reception fol
lowing the concert in the school
cafeteria.
For The Small Boat Owner
A complete 12 watt phone pretuned
complete with crystals and whip antenna
6 or 12 volts
S channels and broadcast band
13 x 8 x 10 1-2 - 22 lbs.
$ 298.50
For The Larger Boat Owner
30 to 150 watt
$ 550.00 to $1,450.00
RADIO TELEPHONES
One quarter down & easy terms
Raytheon Radars
$4,050.00 plus installation
or one quarter down & monthly payments
Call 4672
See this equipment or a demonstration of a
model 1500 or any of these radiophones
DEVEAII ELECTRONICS
Town Club
Judy Merrill
“The Songbird of Alaska"
**********
r/JMmc tsw % « s mmotks «• v •■ w* /rara/KWK*..^ s ... v ..
Mary Foster
“The First Lady of the Keyboard”
****************
Georgs
“King of Food"
Pizza Pie
Chicken
Your Hosts: Don Msieiisr & vira Brightman
10 a.m. until 2 a.m. Weekdays
Special Entertainment during Grab Festival
Celebrate the King Crab Festival with us HI
Chinese Food
STEAK
Open until 3 a.m. Saturday
ffi1f fttfftttffttffffff