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Published Every Saturday at Kodiak, Alaska
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Entered :n the Postoffice at Kodiak, Alaska as Second
Class matter under act of Congress of March 3, 1878.
THE BENNETT PUBLISHING COMPANY
James G. BOnnett, Publisher
Patrick J. Bennett, Editor
, Nita and Mike Bennett, Executive Editors
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The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use
for 1‘eDublication of all news dispatches credited to it
or noc otherwise credited in this paper and also the
local news published herein.
Beware Of The Paperhanger
The City Police Department is much concerned over the
cashing of checks by Kodiak businessmen from strangers
that happen to be in town. Naturally it a businessman cashes
one of these checks the police are called upon to catch tbe
guilty person and all this could be avoided if the merchant
had excercised a little caution prior to the transaction.
In most cases of this type the check casher is a total
stranger and he needs the money to get out of town. Then the
Police Force of other Alaskan Cities are called into the case
and more tax payers money is spent bringing the guilty party
back to Kodiak to stand trial.
Better Safe Than Sorry
Pomew here in the United States or one of its Possessions
on t: is week end. disaster is going to hit. When you pick up
that Monday edition of the stateside paper, someone is going
to say.that oft repeated theme, “I told you so.”
Wh o ever you have a vociferous celebration and children
are all w.-d to have the usual fireworks, there are casualities.
Powder burns are dangerous but even so, some unthinking
youngster is going to be burned with a carelessly thrown fire,
cracker.
Kodiak, for the past several years, has been free from
fatal accidents over the Fourth of July period. Why? Because
•the use of fireworks have been ‘banned within the city limits.
Lets keep Kodiaks’ record unmarred. Everyone can have a
whalevof ago d time and still respect the safety of your
fvllowmen. *
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Worst
1 Place
There is for cash . . . when you leave for
your vacation. Best place is to put your
funds in Travelers Checks, with prompt
refund if lost or stolen.
75/ per $100.00
at the bank
I
Closed every 'Thursday. Banking Service at U. S. N. S. Fridays,
Old Administration Building, 5:00 to 6:30 P.M.
Phones 2233, 2222, 4691
MEMBER. FEDERAI. DEPOSIT '.INSURANCE CORPORATION
SPUMING
COMMENT
Three teams in the American
League are going all out for
the pennant this year, which
now promises to be torrid one.
Over in the National League,
the New York Giants are the
most surprising outfit and may
give the Dodgers a bad time
of it before they are finished.
These seem to be the high
lights in the Major League
picture as July begins. Chica
go’s White Sox, by obtaining
both George Kell and Morrie(
Martin in recent days, have
shown they are ready to go all
the way in an effort to win the
first Pale Hose flagsince 1919.
The Sox reportedly pajd $100,
000 for Kell They also gave up
cash for Martin, a southpaw
hurler.
Cleveland, realizing that the
great hurling staff toiling for
the team will get no younger,
are off to a pretty fast start
and going all-out even at this
stage of the race. For Feller,
Lemon, Garcia, Wynn and the
rest, it is this year or never.
The Indians have been flirting
with pennants for five years
now and just missing. Other
younger teams in the league
are building; the Indians may
get weaker in comparison.
The Yankees are coming
through as always. In a mid
June series with the hot White
Sox they grabbed three out of
four games, thus cooling off
the Ri A ards flock a bit. They
also < n a series from Cleve
land oj the same swing of
western elubs into the East.
Over in the National, the
Dodgers are getting hotter but
the Giants are staying with I
them. Willie Mays has helped |
the New iorkeratremendously
.md they might be able to give
the Flock a rough time from
here on out. Milwaukee Phila
delphia, and St. Louis-among
the other contenders-don’t
seem as hot as the two greater
New York rivals.
Detroit seems to have faded
in the junior loop. IftheTigers
don’t rally, it might be a long
fade before it’s over. The
Athletics and the Orioles are
doing a bit better. The Sena
tors and Red Sox promise to do
better. In the National, The
Cubs are playing tough ball in
spells, and the Reds are a
strong team, despite the fact
that these two contenders are
almost out of the race-because
of the Unusal situation where
in five teams are actually pen
nant contenders.
PAINTING BID
Bids are being solicited at 13
S. Naval Station, Kodiak.
Alaska by the Station Pub
lic Works Officer for sand
blasting and painting of two
steelwater towers and tanks.
Opening of bids in Public
Works Office, Building C-l
at 10:00 o’clock, Alaska
Standard Time on July 8th
1954. 7-3 It
Hospital News
BIRTHS:
To Mr. and Mrs. Allen Stre
low June 29 a boy weighing
8 lbs., name, Allen Eugene.
NOTICE
drake Puget Sound will close
July 10th. Sale of surplus
items will end on that date.
All persons whohave indicated
desire to purchase various
items are requested to com
plete their transaction before
that date. The ware house will
be open July 4 and 5. Phone
632. 7-3 It, ,
utti im
On New AuS 7rant.
According to the Alaska
District Engineer Corps of En
gineers Anchorage, Alaska,
only two contractorssubmitted
bids for construction at Kodiak
Invitation 54-103. Sam Berge
sen, 5402 San Francisco Ave
nue, Tacoma, Washington, of
1 fered the apparent low of $260,
! 388.50. Pacific Alaska Con
tractors, Inc., Tacoma, bid
$283,239.84. The government
estimate wa3 far lower: $199,
068.
These figures are the total*
for scheaule A of the project
which includes construction of
(3-family quarters’ transmitter
and 1 communications center
building, power house and
transformer station and aU
utilities to serve.
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The All-hands picnic sponsor
ed by the USO and SpecialSer
vices, Sunday afternoon at
Holiday beach was a greatsuc
cess. Even though the sun fail
ed to show, there were ovep a
hundred, servicemen and their
families, along with an excel
lent showing of junior hostess
j es. The food commitee compos
ed of Ensign Tennyson of
Special Service, Dotty Karlson
Jane Bayer, Mrs- Carey, 3gt
Jack Hopkins USMC, Mary
Wimmer, Marie Chichenoff,
Anona Gregorioff with others
assisting did an excellent job
in taking care of everyones ap
petite.
Gale Gangwish of theKodiak
Bear contributed greatly to
the picnic by securing all
necessary game equipment
NOTICE
The Community Library
.hours are as follows; Monday
’ to Friday 7 to 8:30PM Wednes
day afternoon 2 to 4 PM.
i2t.
Ice cold Beer by the case
12 Varieties
i Millers HiLife Carlings Ale Goebels Bantams Country Club
1 Lucky Lager Pabst Blue Ribbon Schlitz Budweiser
1 Rainier Heidleberg Hamns Olympia
Take home a case of your
favorite brand already chilled for use
Get a case far the Fourth
Blinns Liquor Store