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Playing outstanding ping-pang
and gratefully accepting some
assistance from Lady Luck, Bob
Burgess won the progressive
ping pong tournament at the
Kodiak Community Center last
Su.iday. Twenty-four players
participated. Burgess bad a per
fect record of ten wins but was
in tiouble half a dozen times—
eking out deuce game wins and
getting tne breaks on net-cord
shots
Second place player was Iver
Malutin. who won nine out of
lr*n to take the junnr champion
ship. Big surprise of the tourney
was the exceptional play of Rich
ard Skinner, wh j won eight and
lost two to take third place.
Diminutive Bobby Noiton
took the boys division title, Max
Folsom Jr. was second.
The leaders:
W. L
Ho!) Burgess 10 0
iver Malutin 9 1
Dick Sk'Diier 8 2
Bill Anderson 7 3
Nick Anderson 7 3
Andrew Anderson 7 3
Laurence Andeison 6 4
Chas Jerling 6 4
Lars Panamaroff 6 4
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October championships await
ping-pong plaveis at the Com
munity Center Sunday evening.
Defending champions are Kay
Wade, men's singles; Laurence
Anderson, junior singles; Aileen
Wade, women's singles. An award
also will be made for boys under
12. Play starts at 7 p m.
New cribbage champion of
Kodiak—by a margin of one
point—is George Keeling. He
won the title in a play-off with
Mrs. Margaret Magnusen, com
ing from behind in the final hand
to leave her stranded in the last
hole.
The regular tournament play
ended in a three way tie, Mrs
Magnusen, Keeling and Allen
Sind'er each winning seven and
losing one. In the draw for the
title playoff Mrs. Magnusen de
feated Sinder
Only player to defeat Keeling
was Jack Healey. Mrs. Pete
Magnusen he'd two twenty-four
hands Similar hands were held
by Jack Healey and George Keel
ing. E L. Lightfoot scored the j
first “double-skunk” ever regist
ered in the Kodiak champion
ships when he made two rounds
of the board before Billy Ander
son could complete the first cir
cuit
Fifty Kodiak youngsters turn
ed up at the Community Center,
Saturday morning for Donny
Wade's s.xth birthday party—
and another fifty joined in the
celebration before the day was
over.
Balloon volleyball, record tar
get competition, relays, a treas
ure hunt and other games were
played and refreshments were
served by Mrs. Aileen Wade and
a group of older girls who also
acted as officials and rererees for
the various contests Toni Fol
som won the grand prize in the
treasure hunt.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Pataja, of
Raspberry Straits, left by plane
this week for the States on a va
cation trip.
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FROM FIRC OR LOSS
INSURANCE POLICIES BONDS
DEEDS MORTGAGE PAPERS
JEWELRY HEIRLOOMS
OTHER VALUABLES
At a small cost you may provide against loss or destruction
by having a Safety Deposit Box here
OPA Office
To Close
The local OPA office will be
closed Nov. 15, Mrs Mildred
Hermann, director of the OPA
for Alaska, announced on her
visit here this week.
“Closing the office does not
mean closing OPA,” Mrs. Her
mann explained, “as the OPA
will continue to give as much
supervision as it is possible to do
so with a greatly curtailed staff.”
The local OPA board will con.
tinue on af heretofore, and Mrs.
Mabel Fenner, local clerk for al
most 2 years, volunteered to be
come a member of the board,
Mrs. Hermann said.
While here Mrs. Hermann pre
sented certificates to all board
members with at least a year’s
service. The documents were
signed by President Truman,
Paul Porter, OPA administrator,
James P Davis, regional admin
istrator, and Mrs. Hermann.
Certificates were awarded to
Charles Skinner, chairman for 4
years and oldest member; Hazel
Nixon 1st woman member and
also serving almost 4 years; and
Paul Herring, Marjorie Gunder
son, Rev John Winter and Mar
ian Blinn, the latter two now no
longer in Kodi: k.
“The local board did a won
derful job and did it effectively,”
Mrs Hermann said, “and per
formed a fine local service. The
members of all OPA boards were
un-elfish with their time and ef
forts during the war, and their
success is an indication of what
can be done with volunteer com
mittees on a nationwide sca!e ”
Mrs. Hermann left on Wed
nesday’s plane en ioute to Fair
banks before returning to Ju
neau.
Chairman Named
Appointment of Ken Wade,
| director of the Kodiak Commun
ity Center, as emergency disast
er chairman for the Kodiak
Chapter of the American Red
Cross, has been announced by
Laurence Wodlinger, local chair
man Mr Wodlinger, with the
approval of the Ked Cross board
has also designated the Com
munity Center as emergency
headquarters in case of disaster.
Someone is available at the
Center twenty-four hours a day
and in ca«e of disaster anywhere
|in the area allocated to the Kod
iak Chapter (all o Kodiak Isl
and and the area as far as the
Shumagin Islands) the disaster
chairman should be contacted
immediately.
Baffled by the local housing
shortage, a local sailor, Motoi
Machinist 1-c Howard Sprenckle
appeared at the council meeting
Monday to ask assistance in get
ting living quarters so he can
bring his wife and infant to Ko
diak. Council members promised
they would help him out.
Marriage licenses applications
have been filed by Julius F.
Kreklow, Navy, NOB, and Dor
othy Breitenfeldt, civilian per
sonnel assistant, NOB; Hebei
Claik, Navy NOB, and Mary
Ellen Midkiff, waitress
Protest Heard ,
On City Dock
A protest by P. J. Watkinson
was heard at the council meeting
Monday against the city opera
tion of the former Army dock,
now under temporary lease to
the city.
Mr. Watkinson, who is vice
president of the W. J. Erskine &
Co., operators of Kodiak’s other
dock, said he was appearing as a
taxpayer and that he had no ob
jection to the city operation of
the Army dock if it were oper
ated legally.
Quoting the Territorial law, he
said the city could acquire such
a utility only if approved by the
voters, but that city money
could not be used, only revenues
from the utility. He said the
lease would be valid only if ap
proved by the voters, and that
the city’s first operation of the
dock (during unloading of the
Lakina in September) was illegal
on 2 points: 1. The city had no
license as required. 2. No dock
can be operated unless employes
(longshoremen) are covered by
insurance as provided by the
Harbor Workers’ Act.
“The point is,” he said in clos
ing, “the city has no right to op
erate the dock.”
“Is that all?” asked Mayor
Lee Bettinger, adding, “we’re
going to operate the dock.”
The council then went ahead
to appoint Paul Dooley, local
taxi driver, as managei of the
dock’s operation, at a monthly
salary of $250, and named Coun
cilmen Stan Nelson, L. K Wod
linger and Harry Christcpherson
as a committee to determine
rates for gear storage and beat
space at the faciliiy.
The dock in question was op
erated by the Army during the
war, and after a referendum was
approved by the voters directing
that the city negotiate for the
dock a temporary lease was made
with the Alaskan Department to
take over the dock unt;l it was
declared surplus and disposed of.
Under this arrangement it was
first operated under a sub-lease
to Ben Kraft, the dock’s former
owner, and on his withdrawal
the city operated it direetty for
one boat, on Sept. 8, the last
ship before the current tie-up
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Couple Wed
Thursday
Mary Melly, of Kodiak, and
Chief Jacob Henry Ham, USN,
were united in marriage Thurs
day by U. S. Commissioner G.
W. Bubendorf at the latter’s of
fice. Witnesses were R A. Han
sen and Lillian Smith.
A reception for the couple was
held Thursday evening at the
Chief’s Club at the base.
The bride is a si3ter of Mrs.
Diana Collins.
Watch in these columns soon
for notice of New Home of the
Yum Yum Eats Shop (Adv. 9-26)
Mrs. A. J. Collins returned by
plane this week from Seattle,
where 3he visited relatives and
transacted business for the Cas
io>
Pacific Northern
Airlines
(21 passengers from the Oce
anic & Southwestern canneries
left on yesterday’s first flight. 16
passengers for a second flight
were taken to the field, hut the
second plane was cancel'ed.)
OUTGOING:
Mr. & Mrs. Jack Pataja, Mr.
& Mrs. H A Hanna, Ana Belle
Metrokin, Richard Smith, H C
Stryker, G Leach, Bill Mervin,
Jim McCain, Mrs Jim McCain,
Brenda & Bob McCain, V Barn
uta, Lois Jund, Mr. & Mrs. J C
Dawson, Robert Van Epp, Cart
Pajoman, Howard Huesser, Mil
dred Hermann, Clark Andresen,
Bernie & Petra Burg, Nora Han
sen, Mrs. John Ingen, Anna Ped
ersen, Elaine Owens, J S Jensen,
Ruth Waters: W A Edlund, Rajr
Hansen, Harry Nygard, WE
Bennett.
INCOMING:
Glenn Leach, Mrs. Jean Mit
chell, Clark Andresen, Lorraine
Heaton, R C Wright, Mrs Cook,
Mrs Saunders, Helen Stewart,
Sally Thomas, John Erickson, J
R Leekley, Mr. Jackman, Mrs.
Campbell & infant, Diana Col
lins, Wm Merwin Art Kizer, M
C Wills, O Lee, Brassier, Betty
Smith, Agnes Chichesler, John
Hughes, R G McNeeley, W Tut
tle, Reed, Dr Beltz, Gabardi.
OOPS!
In too much of a hur
ry to get to that good
eatfn’ YUM YUM!
What! Chinese foods, Italia*
Spaghetti, Mexican Chili, Fretfc
Crab, Shrimp, or Chicken Gumbo
Crisp toasted sandwiches of
all kindj, also sent out trom ®
’til 3 am. Party orders up to 20,
P D Q steaming hot to you*
table.
Remember, it’s
that
GOOD EATIN’
YUM YUM
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