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VOL 14 NO 36
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KODIAK. ALASKA._NOVEMBER 13, 1954
Local Elks Monopolize
Territorial Convention
Kodiak Elks Lodge,No. 1772,
went to the Territorial Elks
Convention and did themselves
proud. The annual convention ,
was held at Palmer this year
on the 4th,5th and 6th of No
vember and every lodge in the
Territory was represented at
the meeting.
Leon ‘ ‘Ole’ ’Johnson, Kodiak, s
Mayor, Past Exalted Ruler of
the Kodiak Lodge, and now a
member of the Board of Trus
tees, was recommended by the i
Convention Nominating Com
mittee for the position of Dist
rict Deputy Grand Exalted
Ruler, Alaska West, for the
ensuing year of 1955.
Vinney Root, Past Exalted
Ruler of the Kodiak Lodge
and at present finishing the
Post of Exalted Ruler, due to
the department of Irving Bow
man was elected to
the office of Vice President of
the Territorial Elks Associa
tion, the governing body oL
the lodges in the Territory. j
Tim Gilmore the Steward of
the local lodge and advance
press agent for Kodiak, attend- j
ed the convention, leaving
several days earlier than the 1
delegates, had Palmer literally
covered with Kodiak pennants
and banners. For his splendid |
work at the convention Tim j
appointed by the Mayor of
Palmer to the distinguished
position of Port Commissioner.!
In appreciation of the honor
bestowed upon him, Gilmore
rented a Cadillac and drove
Palmer’s Mayor in the mam
moth parade that climaxed the [
3 day session.
Kodiak Lodge of the BPOE'
was the ONLY LODGE IN'
THE TERRITORY that met
it’s Cerebral Palsy quota. ‘The
citizens of Kodiak should be
congratulated for their splen
did cooperation and support in
putting Kodiak over the top.
They not only made their
quota but went several dollars
over the pledged amount, ’
Elk officials said.
One of the features of the
parade was the flag of Kodiak
designed by Paul Bond, a
member of the local lodge. It I
was carried by John Gibbons.
The flag itself is a very beauti
ful master-piece, depicting a
large Kodiak Bear, and a huge |
King Crab, beautifully hand j
painted on a field of royal i
blue.
Four South-eastern lodges j i
made application for member
ships in the Territorial Elks
Association which they have i
never been a member of, hav
ing their own association.
Those four lodges were Jun
eau, Wrangle, * Sitka and
Petersburg. Ketchikan and
Skagway are planning to ap
ply 'for membership in the
near future.
Tne 1955 Elks Convention
will be held in Seward during
the month of November.
Beachcomber Sold
To Local Partners
The Beachcomber, a Kodiak
landmark, was sold on Tues
day* November 9th by Eldon
Lester to Robert and Dorothy
Blair, as half owners and Roy
Snyder and Bill Fitzgerald as
the other half owners, for an
undisclosed amount.
The present site of the road
house was originally opened in
the summer of 1940 by A1
Lacosse, under the name of
“Chicken Inn.” It was sold to
Jorgen Fredrickson and Ray
Martin in l943and was operat
ed by the duo under the name
of Beachcomber.
In 1944 the Beachcomber
changed hands again, being
purchased by Arthur and Rena
Kiser who in turn sold to El
den Lester in 1949.
According to the new own-!
ers there will be no change in
present personnel at the night
club.
Clymer to States
Berl Clymer, local crab
fisherman was flown to the
states for special medical
treatment last week due to a
fractured leg he sustained in
an accident at Lazy Bay. Tne
bones around the ankle, both
above and below were frac
tured in five different places,
and one of the smaller bones
in the ankle had to be removed
and a peg put in its place.
Mrs. Clymer accompanied
tier husband to Virginia Ma
son Hospital in Seattle where;
the operation was performed.
Latest word from Seattle is
that Clymer is on the mend
and will be back in Kodiak
soon.
Mrs. Margaret Hafemeister,
District Representative of the
Department of Public Welfare,
arrived in Kodiak on Friday,
Novemberl2th and is available
tor interviews with interested
arganizations in the City.
For appointments call the
■CodiaR Hotel or Mrs. Hafeme
stes will be available at the
iotel until November 22nd.
Emblem CHub Dance
November 20th
I . . . The Mad Hatter am
giving a Very Merry Unbirth
day Party for Alice at Won
derland (Elks Club) Saturday,
November 20th at 8:30 pm.
The party is for. Elks and
their ladies, Emblem Club
Members and their guests.
Tickets are $1.50 and may be
purchased from Emblem Club
members. You must bring an
unbirthday present for Alice,
and all presents will be turned
over to the chairman of the
Emblem Club Bazaar for the
white elephant table and the
children’s fish pond. The Ba
zaar is December 4th, at the
Elks Club.
Come to our party as you
are, or, if you are in the mood,
come as a character from
“Alice in Wonderland”
Alice, the Rabbit, the Queen
of Hearts, the Dodo Bird, the
March Hare, Tweedle Dee
and Tweedle Bum, the Ches.
hire Cat, the Dormouse, the
Walrus and the Carpenter and
the little Oysters and the
Caterpillar have assured us
they Will be there.
This is the outstanding
party of this year and you
can’t afford to miss it.
Kim Clark Entertains
Kodiak Rotary Group
Kim Clark, well known Ko
diak citizen, was the principal
speaker at the Rotary meeting
held at the Island Fountain on
Tuesday at the noon luncheon.
One of Kim’s many hobbies
is photography, and he took
several shots of the Rotarians
at the luncheon and then
showed both regular color
slides and stero slides of Ko
diak and Kodiak activities.
One series of the slides was
on the new crab industry in
and around Kodiak. Also some
pictures of interesting people
and places in the City.
The most interesting slides
shown to the group was a
series of pictures on the cycle
of life of the American eagle.
It must have entailed days of
watching and waiting to ob
tain the series because the
slides showed the eggs in the
nest and then finished up with
the first flight. According to
Kim this series of slides was
taken over a 3 month period,
every week as the eggs hatch
ed and the eaglets grew into
their first flight, when they
left the nest never to return.
Guests at the meeting were
Kim Clark and George Kappos
St. Marys’ Church rummage
sale every Wednesday and
Thursday from 10:00 to 2:00.
Kodiak High Ball Team
Wins One 0 Loses One
Kodiak High basketball
team met the BaseHighSchool
on November 8th and went
down to defeat in their first
game of theBaseleague season
41 to 26. Durall of the Hornets
was high point man of the
game garnering 15 points for
his team, 5 field goals and 5
free throw awards.
Bobby Norton carried the
mail for Kodiak High by
pumping in 5 field tosses for
his teams high of 10 points.
Lewis and Johnson of the
Hornet 5 each scored iO points
for their club to assist Durall
in salting the game for the
Base High School.
The game stayed fairly even
until the final period, the end
of the 3rd period, showing the
score to be 23 to 16. The Hor
nets showed their class in the
final quarter running up 18
points while the local 5 could
get but 10.
In their second appearence
of the League play the Local
High School emerged as vic
tors by the score of Kodiak
Bears 44, Navy Exchange 35.
Billy Frost led the local team
to a vindictive victory with 4
field goals and 10 free tosses
for a total of 18 points for the
Bears. Fitzgerald grabbed 7
field goals to assist his runn
ing mate in winning the second
game of the current league
Dlay.
Boltare made four field goals
and Tracey and Riche each
found the hoop for 7 points
apiece for Navy.
The Bears were never head
ed in this game, jumping off
to 7 to 4 quarter time score. At
half time they lead 21 to 12
and from there they coasted to
an easy win, the entire squad
playing part of the time.
A large crowd of local High
School students attended the
games which were played in
the Naval Station gymnasium.
The Kodiak B»ars are a mem
ber of the Base League com
posed of many mil itary div
Harriet Haslett, employed in
the Bank of Kodiak for the
past six years is leaving Mon
day tor her home in Hawaii to
spend the holiday season with
her parents.
Her trip calls for a stop over
in Portland where she will be
joined by her sister Mrs. Janet
Soleim and together they wil
fly direct from Portland to
Honolulu on Pan American
World Airways. They will ar
rive ih Hawaii on Friday No
vember 19th and plan to be
back ih early January.
sional teams and the two nigh
School teams, the City and
Base High Schools.
PalDayAtUSO
Thursday, November 18th is
USO Pal Day.
For the third successive
year, Father Raymond L. Tal
bott of St. Mary’s Church,
who is chairman of the local
observance of this event, an
nounced that cities and towns
throughout the country will
join in this annual tribute of
thanksgiving to the men and
womeA of the nation’s armed
forces.
Here in Kodiak the celebra
tion of USO Pal Day will be
sponsored Dy the local USO
Religious Advisory Committee
which is made up of all the
local churches and ''The Naval
Station Chapels. St. Mary’s
Church will be chairman of
the event, and will be assisted
by all of the other church
groups. Open House will be
held at the local USO Club at
8 pm. and will consist of a
program and refreshments,
at which servicemen and their
familiei will be the honored
guests of the residents of Ko
diak.
The Scouts of Troop 625,
Kodiak, and all the .Scout
Troop Committee wish to
thank all those participating
in the recent newspaper drive
held November 6th.
Four thousand nine hundred
sixty pounds of paper was
collected. There will be anoth
er paper drive on December
4th. and the Scouts and the
Troop Committee would ap
predate your saving all your
old newspapers and magazine*,
until that date. The money
from these paper drives is
used to equip the local troop
The general public is in
vited to visit the University of
Alaska Extension Service Up
holstering Classes in the
Chase-Tolbert Bifllding on
Brooklyn Avenue. Classes are
held in the afternoon and
Tuesday November 16th wili
be the last day.
Erich Meuller, owner of the
Thompson Transfer of Kodiak
for many years became a
naturalized citizen of the
United States with 69 other
i foreign born aliens on Thurs
day, November 11th, Armi
stice Day.
Saturday, November 13,
from 2 to 4 pm there will be a
mother-daughter tea for; all
Brownie Scout Troops hel& a*
the Baptist Social Hall.