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GM Offers Chance
For Scholarships
Senior students the Kodiak
high school are eligible to com
pete for more than MO four-year
roilege scholarships offered by
General Motors under its National
Scholarship Plan, according to
Mrs. Dera Brunstrd, guidance
counselor.
The competition is open to high
school seniors who are United
States citizers and who plan to
take the College Entrance Board
r? animation for admission to the
college ot their choice, or who
arrange to take the examination in
order to compete for a GM award.
There is at least one GM award in
each state and more than 50 win
ners chosen at large. Seniors
awarded scholarships under GM‘s
National Scholarship Plan may
attend any college or university of
their choice and pursue any course
of study.
More than 400 students are now
attending lift colleges and univer
sities under the Plan, mitiated in
1955. Their career objectives in
clude engineering, medicine, law,
the sciences, journalism, teaching,
music, religion and other worth
while fields.
Selection of award winners in the
GM National Plan is made by a
group of leading educators repre
sfMiting various parts of the
country.
Full details of the competition,
including registration dates for
examination, are available in Mrs.
Brunstad’s office.
Lesh, Anderson
Heard at Rally
Keith Lesh <tnd I. M. C. Ander
son. state senatorial candidates,
addressed a rallv of F«nublica"s
'Vednesdav evening, held at the
high school cafeteria.
Anderson, who is a candidate
for atdarge District E senator for
a two-year term, snoke on aerif’d
ture in the new state r" 1 t^e
necessary provision for its devel
opment in the new state.
Keith Lesh, at-large District E
senator for a four-year term, cen
tered his talk mainly on provis
ions for education in the new
state. His contention mainly was
that an education board should be
set up, much along the present
lines, keeping education divorced
from politics.
Griffin Memorial
Hospital Notes
—ADMISSIONS—
Patients entering Griffin Me
morial hospital the past week
were Mrs. Lois Nicolet, Mrs. Mar>
Sanford, Patrick Lynch, Mary Pe
terson, Mrs. Jennie Wensel, Wil
liam Hamann, Arthur Panamar
off and Zora Wilson.
—DISCHARGES—
Those discharged were Mar>
Ann Wright, Joseph Zentner, Mrs
Millicent Kulberg, Mary Peterson
Betty Gregorioff,, Zora Wilson
and William Hamann. *
—BIRTHS—
Kathleen Denise, weighing f
lbs., was born on November 2 tc
Darlene and Charles Hixson.
MERMAID CAUGHT OF IF AFRICAN COAST—This is one of two
rfugongs. an herbivorous marine mammal believed to have given
rise to mermaid legend, after being caught recently off African
coast near Nairobi by a Hfcenya film unit. After film records of
their behavior had been made, the dugongs, under government
protection because of their rarity, were returned to the sea. The
mamma! has flipjpefs and a tail that is broad and crescent-shaped.
Adult dugongs ate tnm seven to nine feet in length. The film unit
was shooting a film eoMod “The Reluctant Mermaid.”—AP Photo
Here, There and Everywhere
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A New Era: The Yen to Spend
By SIG DIGREE
How would you like to be in
Ike’s shoes? Economy minded Ike
faces a Congress made up of legis
lators who are expected to have a
yen to spend. His role will not be
an easy one for the next two
years, or the Republicans the next
four, with the Democrats in
clear majority in both the Senate
and the House—majorities which
they are not. likely to lose.
What happened? Democrats
were swept into office in the farm
belt, despite bumper crops and
new factories going up—and the
general picture across the nation
generally good economically.
Predictions now are for infla
tion, with government spending
remaining high, or may even go
higher. A housing bill is expected
to be introduced in Congress im
mediately after it convenes. Air
port construction,, vetoed by Pres.
Eisenhower, is expected to be re
vived again—for more than $437
million.
Democratic pressure is expect
ed to be put on the Federal Re
serve Board to ease its tight-credit
policy; and a more liberal unem
ployment-insurance act is in the
offing if unemployment continues
to be a factor.
No tax revision is likely in the
next Congress.
These are only a few of the
problems of a lame-duck presi
dent for such will be the role of
Pres. Ike for the next two years.
No longer is there the threat of a
third term to deter the Democrats
... He will not be looked upon for
leadership among the Republicans.
He cannot expect much support
from the Democrats, such as he
had in the last sessions of con
gress.
It will be in the field of reces
sion problems and defense that
Eisenhower will face new Demo
cratic opposition. His foreign poli
cy will no doubt be assailed from
the opposition. But it is in the
field of labor that he will be at
tacked, since it was by a labor
vote the Democrats now have the
, authority to act.
FIRST CLASS CITIZENS
On the political homefront, it is
becoming increasingly apparent
that the needs of the Kodiak area,
I and the villages around the island,
1 are being thought of by members
of both parties. This may be re
garded as the first evidence of the
blessings of statehood.
Members of both parties have
made trips to various villages on
the island, and learned a little
bit about the problems of the
people.
This is all to the good. Having
a vote will give island residents
an entity, and recognition, but it
will also tend to stir up an inter
est in the same people in affairs
of their state.
Alaska becoming an integral
part of these United States, as a
state, clearly has changed the
thinking of individuals in even
the smallest hamlets and villages
throughout Alaska.
It’s all for the better.
Elks Association
Has New Programs
Two row programs were an
nounced Inst week bv the Alaska
State Elks Association, with ap
pointment of committees to serve
for the next year.
Four Kodiak men and sever
from Anchorage are included if]
those appoined to committees by
Hal Gilifen of Seward, president
Principal new activities of the
association will be the collection
of deer, moose, caribou, sheep anc
goat hides for tanning and pro
cessing. These are to be distribut
ed to veterans’ hospitals in the
states where they will be used ir
occupational therapy for patients
As the second new program, the
Elks will offer their services tc
juvenile authorities in a pro gran
to combat juvenile delinquency
Gilfilen said.
Robert D. Lewis of Anchorage
has been named as executive sec
retary of the cerebral palsy com
mission to direct the Alaska Elk;
principal project. Other commis
sion members will be E. P. Me
Carran, Fairbanks, chairman; Hoi
lis Henrichs, Cordova; and Jo<
Bailey, Ketchikan.
Archie Zehe of Kodiak is chair
man of the youth activities com
mittee for the association. Th(
committee is composed of mem
bers from all the lodges in Alaska
ACROSS
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23. Shop
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sentence
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28. Dan. e step
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33. Excites
31. Swindles
35. Portrait painter
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succession
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measures
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44. Dagger
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48. Turn right
51. Prefix, with
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Solution K 5t>
Serving bn the National foun
dation committee will he Robert
Dawson, also of Kodiak, who will
act as chairman. Others from Kod
iak who will serve as chairmen of
their committee are Pete Ramag
lia, credentials, and John Gib
bons, convention.
Kodiactors Score
With Performance
First nighters were entertained
with an excellent performance of
“You Can’t Take It With You” on
opening night Wednesday of the
Kodiactors at the Lake Louise
Little Theatre.
The group’s performance of the
famous Moss Hart and George S
Kaufman play, showed excellent
casting. Some of the characteri
zations were naturals, notably
that of F L. MrCradv as G-andpa
Martin Vanderhof. and J. H. Lit
tlejohn as Mr. Kirbv. McCrad”
admirably projected himself
across the footlights as the ser
ene, lovable character of the orig
inal production. Littlejohn was
very convincing as the harried
Wall Street business man—voice,
posture and general bearing con
tributing heavily to the general
effect.
Ester Doggette should receive
plaudits for her performance as
Penny Sycamore, as should Merle
Boxwell as Elsie Carmichael.
Donna Picard as Rheba, the maid:
Bruce Wilson as Paul Sycamore;
Dick Lasater as De Pinna; Dean
Glock as Ed Carmichael, all turned
in creditable performances.
Gil Reel as Donald brought
laughs on his every appearance
before the footlights, partly for
his makeup and also his perform
ance and delivery.
The entire cast should be com
plimented for almost flawless dic
tion. There were few awfevard
pauses throughout. The part of
Boris Kolenkhov was daftly han
dled by Frank Palermo, who by
voice and manner portrayed a
convincing Russian dancing teach
er.
The two young lovers, Alice
Sycamore and Anthony Kirby, Jr.,
were acted out by Lee Cunning
ham and Dave Birkner. They gave
sympathetic portrayals of young
. love, but their love-making lacked
. the spontaniety of the real thing,
i which is to be expected However.
. both acquitted themselves very
well.
Director Jules Radinshf must
be complimented for an excellent
job of casting and directing. Stage
effects, lighting and sound, per
formances of the actors, all con
tributed in making this a most
enjoyable evening.
Seaton to Juneau
WASHINGTON \/t) — Secretary
of the Interior Seaton has made
plane reservations for a weekend
flight to Juneau.
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