USO May Open
In Kodiak
A USO may be opened in
Kodiak by the first of the year
it was revealed this week by
the Navy.
Rear Adm. E. A. Cruise,
commanding- officer Kodiak
Naval Station has pledged
his support to the project.
Justin M. Morrill, associate
executive director of the USO
with headquarters in New
York, recently visited Kodiak
and inspected several likely
spots for establishing the
USO here.
“A definite need for the j
establishment of USO facili
ties exists in Kodiak,” Mor-j
rill said. He was here early ■
this week.
General Kepner
Receives Gift
Elmendorf AFB— Lt. Gen.
William E. Kepner, comman
!der-in-chief of the Alaska
Command, recently received
a token of appreciation from
the St. Lawrence Island na
tives in the form of a carved
ivory polar bear holding a
bomb aloft in its right hand.
The carving, the art work
of Moses Soongarook of Gam
bel, was presented as “an ex
pression of thanks to the
U3AF for the protection the
Alaskan Command is giving
my people.”
John Raft, local resident,
left recently by air for Bend,
Oregon, where he has a ranch.
Raft plans to return to Ko
diak.
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[Naval Chaplain
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| You must outclass everyone
• to have any degree of success,
Chaplain Peter R. McPhee of
Kodiak Naval Station told the
Rctiry Club Tuesday noon.
Chaplain McPhee was guest
speaker at the luncheon which
drew many guests and dele
gates who are here to attend
the meeting of the League of
Alaskan Cities. 1
Mayor Lee C. Bettinger in
troduced the delegates and
called on several for short
talks.
What Constitutes . Success
was the subject chosen by
Chaplain McPhee. He cited in
stances were famous men had
been successful only by out
classing all competitors in
their various fields.
Among the visitors speak
ing briefly to the club were:
Maynard Taylor, mayor of
Anchorage, Robert Hoopes,
mayor of Fairbanks, Z. J.
Loussac, former mayor of An
chorage and president of the
League of Alaskan Cities,
Burk Riley, executive assist
ant to Governor Ernest Gruen
ing, Dr. Robert Smith of the
Dej t. of Health, Mildred
Kirkpatrick, editor of the
Seward Record and Col. Clau
sen, representing Lt. Gen.
William Kepner.
Delegate E. L. “Bob” Bart
i lest attended the luncheon but
was not asked to speak as he
was the principal speaker for
the banquet held Tuesday
evening at the Montmartre
Inn.
School Notes
First Grade
Mrs. Schott’s class planned
a small party for Halloween
with fruit juice and cookies
for refreshments. They made
black and orange masks and
pumpkin men, which were
put on a string and hung
along the blackboard.
Bernadette Andrews is out
of school with the mumps.
Mrs. Gerard’s class had a
big party for Halloween. A
decorative table cloth was
made from paper. They had
sandwiches, which looked like
pumpkins, juice and candy.
They have received new
puzzles which the class enjoys.
Richard Johnson, who had
the mumps last week, is now
back in class.
Richard Hartman
Grade Three
Grade three had a Hallo
ween Party Wednesday after
noon. Games were played and
refreshments were served.
The children made masks,
pumpkins, and other decora
tions for the event.
Eddie May
7th Grade
Johanna Beukers is a new
student in the seventh grade.
She and her family have re
cently moved back here from
Twin City, Washington.
NancyNorman
8th Grade
The eigthth grade had their
Hallowe’en party Wednesday
afternoon. They decorated the
main hall of the Community
Center with crepe paper, sup
plied by Mrs. White, which
was left up for the dance that
evening.
Nancy Norman
Pep Assembly
A pep assembly was held
last Thursday to practice
cheers for the basketball
game against the naval station
high school, which was played
on Thursday.
After the assembly was
over, pom-poms, which were
made by the pep club, were
given to trie members of the
cheering section.
Dick Skinner
A large crowd roared with
excitement October 25, as the
NOB Hornets and the Kodiak
Bears clashed in their first
meeting of the season at the
NOB Gym. The Bearsled the
ball game all the way, but
were closely followed by the
green and white until the last
of the game, when the Bears
jolted out into a bigger mar
gin to win by the score of 45
37. High scoring man for the
local team w.as Dickie Skinner,
who made 12 points.
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