Elks Picnic Sunday
At Woody Island
Over 150 persons are expect
ed to attend the Elks picnic
tomorrow on Woody Island.
The big event of the after
noon will be a baseball game
between the Woody Island
CAA’ers and members of
BPOE 11772.
The other events will be a
tug-o-war between the Is
landers and Elks and one be
tween the women of Woody
Island and members of the
Emblem Club.
The picnic is mainly for
grown ups and it is requested
that all children attending be
accompanied by their parents.
South Pacific Rehearsals
On For August Show
The first all military produc
tion of South Pacific began
rehearsals at Kodiak Naval
Station recently following the
selection of the cast.
The leading male role of
j Emile DeBecque will be played
by M-Sgt. Davis Leonard,
USAF, Seattle. Washington.
He is a brother of Mrs. 'Harry
Gottschalk. The feminine lead
is Ruth Ann Wichelman of
Anchorage, as Nellie Forbush.
Others in the cast include
Wylene Jones of Kodiak as
Liat; Cpl. John Nolan, USAF,
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KODIAK BAKERY
Saturday Special
Brownies & Assorted Cookies
Open 24 hours a day
Max & Aline LaLande, props.
Oldest nil Transfer Tn.
in Kodiak!
■ We limit our activities to hauling oil
consequently you can depend upon us
to serve you.
THOMPSON TRANSFER
Erich Mueller, prop.
PHONE 3131 or 4303 x
For a pleasant time
visit
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Detroit, Michigan, as Marine
Lieut. Joe Cable; Terese
lvochendorfer of Anchorage as
Bloody Mary; W. J. Rader,
PHG1, Hollywood, as Billis.
LCMDR. Larry Baiada,
USNR, Riverside, New Jer
sey, has the part ot Com
mander Ilarbison and Lt.
Frank 0. Brink, Anchorage,
portrays Capt. Brackett.
Around 35 others are cast
in supporting roles as nurses,
sailors, marines and chorus
members. All of the players
are military personnel on duty
in the Alaska Theatre, mili
tary dependents or govern
ment employees. Musical ac
companiment will be by the
Kodiak Naval Station Band.
The musical is expected to
open late in August with per
formances given at the U. S.
Naval Station in Kodiak, the
Naval Station at Adak, El
mendorf Air Force and Ladd
Air Force Base.
Rights to produce the suc
cessful Broadway musical
were granted to Navy Chief
C. J. Pobojeski of KNS. Ross
P. Bowman, assistant stage
manager for Rodgers and Ham
merstein Chicago Company, is
at the base to assist in the
production.
Cancer Drive
Opens Aug. 1
The American Cancer
Society’s cancer crusade wil
open her e August 1, it was
announced recently by Mildred
Hermann, campaign chairman
of the Alaska division of the
society.
Paul A. Du pier, local at
torney, has been appointed
campaign chairman for this
community.
A concentrated drive is be -
ing prepared to include ad
vertisements paid for by local
merchants, information on the
diagnosis and treatment of the
disease, and pamphlets ex
plaining how the money is
spent in research and edu
cational service programs.
“We need volunteers for
various committees necessary
for a successful drive and we
must reach every home and
business in our appeal for
funds,’’ Dupler said.
He added that Mayor Lee
C. Bettinger would be asked
to issue a proclamation nam
ing the month of August as
cancer control month for Ko
diak.
By the Associated Press
The Midwestern floods have
hit railroads such a stagger
ing blow that their loss in pro
perty damage and revenues
still is incalculable.
Some of the hardest hit
lines include the Santa Fe,
Union Pacific and Missouri
Pacific.
The Santa Fe’s big yards in
Kansas City, Mo. are entirely
flooded and other yards suf
fered damage.
Mrs. Crawford Arrives
In Kodiak Wednesday
Mrs. E. L. Crawford, Jas-i
per, Missouri, mother of Mel-1
ton, Don, and Gene Crawford,
arrived in Kodiak aboard the
Denali early Wednesday for a
visit.
This is her first trip to A
laska. Mrs. Crawford has two
other sons, one in New Jersey
•?ind the other in Missouri.
Her husband, E. L. Crawford,
also lives in Missouri.
Jack and Archie Nelson,
sons of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar
Nelson, have been promoted
to the rank of sergeant. The
boys are stationed at Regene
burg, Germany and have been
in Europe for three years.
They nave written their
mother that they do not ex
pect to return to the U. S. for
another year.
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Drakes Leave
On Denali
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Drake
and son were outgoing Denali
passengers Wednesday. Drake
taught the seventh grade at
the Kodiak Public School the
past year and was recently
employed at Donnelley and
Acheson.
The Drakes will settle in
Olympia, Washington. Drake
conducted a campaign early
this year to make local resi
dents conscious of the danger
they faced from the large rat
population in Kodiak.
The Catholic Ladies Guild
will hold an open house next
Saturday from 2 to 5 pm at
the home of Mrs. Walter O’
Brien.
All ladies of tne parish are
welcome.
THE
ISLAND FOUNTAIN
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Sandwiches
Short orders
at any hour
DINNERS
UNTIL 8 PM
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Start your day with breakfast here
Get LaLande’s bread here
on Sundays
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