8ariti-ti Plan^
Campaign
Juneau —Democratic Dele
gate E. L. Bartlett said he
would not bring personalities
into his coming race for dele
gate with Republican Robert
C. Reeve.
The Democratic delegate
stated that his campaign
would stick only to the issues
whm'' he identified as the
Democratic record of ac
complishment and progress in
the last 20 years.
The Garland, Seward-Ko
diak-westward mail boat, was
in port Sunday.
£.lk’s Annual Picnic
Scjt For Tomorrow
A tug o’war and two soft
ball games will be the feature
events at the Elks annua
children’s picnic to be staged
tomorrow afternoon, at Holi
day Beach. This picnic is for
all children living in the vici
nity of Kodiak.
Both these events will be
between town and base teams
and the competition is expect
ed to be spirited. Don Wolf is
organizing a town team and
Clarence Williams one on the
Base. The Base Scout, troop
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| Ray Martin, agent Phont* 4131
will compete against the Town
Scouts in an all out tug o’war.
Besides these events there
will be many more events
From the time the children ar
rive on the picnic grounds,
there will be something doing
every minute. Tnere will be
races including iOO yard
dashes, 3 legged races for
both boys and girls, sack races
and ocstacle and potato races
for both boys and girls. Prizes
will be awarded to all win
ners.
Joe Raymond heads the com
mittee on food, and will have!
on hand eats of all kinds for
hungry boys and girls, and
grown ups too. He is assisted
by Herschel Smith and Clyde
Goudie.
•Buses will leave the Elks
Club at 11:30 am, and all chil-j
dren not having transpor
; tation, who reside in town,
will meet there. Base buses
! will leave at 12:00 noon from
the base.
i In the event of rain, the pic* I
’ nic will be held indoors at the
Elks Club, and a special pro
igram of events will be staged
there.
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Cancer Crusade
Starts Here
The 1952 Cancer Crusade,
sponsored locally by the Ko
! diak Business and Professional
J Women’s Club, will get un
derway thife week with the
mailing of letters to local
boxholders.
The letters will contain an
envelope for contributions.
Mrs. Karl Brunstad will be in
char ere of the mailing of the
letters, Mrs. John Springhill
said, yesterday.
The local goal of the BPW
was not announced yesterday
but will be given soon, Mrs.
Springhill said.
“The magnitude of our task
is indicated by statistics which
show that cancer strikes one
out of every five Americans.
This fact makes education our
most pressing problem. Once
we have taught the public
to recognize and act on can
cer’s danger signals the cure
rate is bound to take a sharp
upward jump. We know that
cancer is highly curable when
detected early,’’ Mrs. Spring
hill said.
Walter Williams Gets
Emblem Scholarship
i Walter Williams, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Williams
of Kodiak Naval Station, has
been awarded a scholarship by
the Supreme Emblem Club.
Williams, 17, graduated from
the Naval Station high school
this spring. He plans to enter
the University of Washington
this fall. Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liams are members of BPOE
1772 and the Kodiak Emblem
Club, respectively.
The Denali, Alaska Steam
ship Co. passenger vessel, was
in port over the weekend.
Old-Time Skipper
Addresses Rotary
Captain Oscar Fredericks,
skipper of sailing vessels seve-!
ral years ago, described his
first trip to Alaska in 1895 for
Kodiak Kotary Club 5533 Tues
day following the regular
luncheon.
He landed at Unga on the;
Alaska Peninsula three years
before the big gold rush star- ■
ted. He later spent a year on |
the beach at biome panning
for gold. j
His experiences in sailing1
from Seattle to Victoria, B. j
C., to greet his bride were;
vividly described by Captain j
Fredericks. His wife spent
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eight years aboard ship with
him and They raised four
children while aboard.
Captain Fredericks is in
Kodiak to visit one of his
daughters. Other guests at
tending the meeting were Roy
Arneson, Harry Meddick,
Harry Davidson and Don Pa t
terson.
New Manager Arrives
Harry Meddick, formerly of
Spenard, Alaska, arrived here
recently to become manager
of The Town Club. He has
been a resident of Alaska for
several years.
Mrs. Vera Pierce is owner
of the club.
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Arriving Everyday
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