Kodiak i-Jlirror
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Published Every Saturday at Kodiak, Alaska
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on this fight against cancer,
Please,
yourself !
' 1 '^Out'bf the scabbardoft night, ..vv;
; ' . 'By Go<ri hand drawn
Flashes His shinning sword of.light,
♦i > And lothe dawn !
“Alt'the ckizehsVf Kodiak have seen and read the inscription
on’the'little donation boxes which are located in-all business
establishments* most dynamically protraying the “Sword of
Hope. i .
'ftie American Cancer Society have adopted’ this symbol m
their fight against cancer and the dawn is at hand when the:
scientists of the world will discover new and effective treat
ments and preventative measures to fight this most dreaded
scourge of mai kind with this * Sword of Hope.
There are 32,000,000 Americans living today whp will have
cancer in their lifetime. Unless the present death rate is re
versed about 23,000,000 of these Americas will die of cancer.
One third of those who will die could have been saved with
present methods of treatmeni.
Citizens of Kodiak ! It may be that you are one of the ill
-iated 32,000,000, or one of yjur dearest friends. $20,000,090,
-<8t0. is needed now, to car .
fivery dollar counts.
By helping others you may
Kodiak People
Mourn Jo Cooper
Mrs. Clifford Cooper, better
dtitown to her host of friends
ia Kodiak as “Jo" passed
away at Griffin Memorial
Hospital on .Monday, July 26th
after being taken to thehospi
Md on Sunday night in a seri
al condition. Her death was
vtfjr* unexpected and -she'
Haves a host of friends in Ko
diak to mourn her death.
'Vo'* was born in Oklahoma
as tJlf, and moved to Cali
fornia shortly after her birth.
She came to Kodiak in 1946 to
help Mrs. Dooley manage the
•Taylor Court Apartments.
After being here approximate
ly a year she married Clifford
Cooper, another well known
resident of the city.
The next of kin are her
Busfcand of Kodiak, a seven
teen year old daughter, Ja
aell Bullard, whose own father
died in Europe during World
War II, Nellie Horton, her
mother in Selinas, California
and a brother Clarence Horton
for the past 16 years in the
United States' Airforce, sta
tioned at North Highland,
California. s
. Mrs. Cooper’s/ funeral was
Held Thursday at the Kodiak
Baptist, Church at 2 pm, Rev.
Molletti conducting the ser
vices. Pall Bearers were: John
McLaughton, Eric Blanken
burg, Efka Pestrikoff, Zora
Wilson, A1 Collins and Stuart
Nuckols. Mrs. Lois Burnham
sang “Does Jesus Care” and
.‘‘Faceto Face.”
Mrs. Cooper was cremated
and her remains were sent to
California.
Lieut. J. M. Brown awaits
rescue from the cockpit of his
plane which wound up in this
-unusual position following a
j freak takeoff accident at the
Naval Air Station, Atlanta, Ga.
Lieut. Brown, who was unin
i jured, had to sit still until the
plane was braced and a step
ladder extended to thecockpit
’ (AVirephoto)
VFW flux, flop i'ut
Special Committee
The Ladies Auxiliary of
Katmsi Post No 7056 Vete
rans of Foreign Wars, held
their regular business meet
ing on the evening of July
I2th in the VFW Club rooms.
The main topic for discus
sion at the meeting was the
Post Drum and Bugle Corps,
which is sponsored by the La
dies Auxiliary. A special com
mittee was appointed to look
after the welfare of the Corps
nf V.Huthp Smith.
Jackie Ewing and Helen King,
who are obligated to assist
Paul Swanson in promot
ing way' and means of financ
ing needed improvements for
the organization.
The'group passed the follow
ing resolution:
1. To deposit in the Bank of
Kodiak in a separate account
known as the Account of the
Drum and Bugle Corps, .Kat
mai Auxiliary to Post -.No.
7056, Veterans of Foreign
Wars, the check for $25 which
was won as the first price as
the marching unit in the 4^h
of July-parade in 1954.. .
2. All money derived from
benefit dances, bake sales,
sales of any used instruments,
donations or by .any other
means, be deposited in the ac
count of the Drum and Bugle
Corps.
3. All chec s drawn against
this account will be endorsed
by the Treasurer and Presi
dent of the Ladies Auxiliary
to Post No. 7056 of the Vete
rans of Foreign Wars.
4. To promote ways and
to earn money to send the
Drum and Bugle Corps with
their instructor Paul Swanson
and one chaperon for the girl
members of the u it, to the
Basketball Tournament for
Territory High Schools this
coming February.
6. To nave these resolutions
published ia the MIRROR so
that the public and parents
will know how the winning
prise money will- be used for
thevOramand Bug)e>Corpa.
5 gigbdd the 12th day of July
19©U Mildred Best, President
•Grateful appreciption from
theofganization goes out tor
Paul Swanson for the fine
work he has done in training
the boys and girls in the Corps
The Corps is to be compli
mented for the showing they
made on the 4th of July in
winning first prize.
All members are urged to
attend the meeting on Septem
ber 13th at 8:00 pm in the
Club rooms, at which time five
year pins will be presented
with a party following.
Membership cards are avail
able to eligible prospects
through members of the or
ganization.
Captain William M. Drane,
new CommandingOfficer of,the
Kodiak Naval Station, arrived
Friday, July 30, to assume his
duties at Kodiak, He replaces
Captain W. K. Rhodes, who
left Kodiak this week for
Great Lakes Naval Station, for
his new assignment.
Griffin Memorial Hospital
is advertising for bids to
paint the entire exterior of
the hospital. Specifications
may be had by applying at
the Hospital- Closing date for
the acceptance of the bids will
be August 5th.
&mwk 8 new viers,
Richard G, Berg assumes hia
new duties on August first. He
and his family, Yvonne his
wife,Nancy age 2 and Stephen
age 1 have moved into one of
the new homes in the
1 East Addition.
How to simpaity the job
o>f painting your barns (
. —.. i • i
You can savethe work |
of mixing colors if you use
Standard Sluh&le Stain'to ' "€i.
coat bams or any other un- s
painted exterior wood sur- i
faces, such as fences and I
latticework. It comes, ready \
to use, in three colors, red, |
brown and green.
Standard Shingle Stain jj
penetrates, seals the wood j
pores against dampness j
and stops cracking and \
warping. Unlike heavier
paints,'it will not form
ridges on shingle butts to j
retard water runoff.
Apply Standard Shingle
Stain with a brush or by
spraying. New shingles can \
be dipped. Depending on
dryness of wood, 1 gallon
covers BO to 125 square feet.
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A firm- belief in the theory of ‘‘waste not
want not" has led the fanner to make the
most'of his crops and to help his neighbors
to do the same. Farmers habituaHy^sssisted
' oath other dating the threshing season, and
traveled with the machines to each others
farms.
This hank has always recognized the tremendous
importance of keeping money moving for the benefit
of everybody. Depositors benefit by having a safe
and convenient place for their funds. .. Borrowers
are able to finance projects and improvements in an
economical manner . .. The community benefits by
having successful people and industries. It’s the
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