Kodiak Diary
(continued from page 6)
lection to the position of Vico
resident in the Question Club
f the Minneapolis Civio and
Joniinerae Association.
The new Vice-president of the
Question Club was pleased with
hsDews, but couldn’t help »ee
ig the humor in the situation
f being elected to office in a
|ub several thousand miles a
ay.
S© the new V. P. of the ? Club
i going te send a wire back to
(inneapolis, calling a meeting
f officers at his home on Mis
oi) road. He thinks the boys
sck in Minneapolis will get a
ig kick out of the joke.
If they accepted and hopped
plnne and arrived here for the
eeting we know others who
•uld get a big kick out of
—and we don’t mean the V. P.
the ?Club, either.
From Ch. Torp ami Mrs. P,
niisey, USN, N AS Ordinance
epartment, at the base, comes
dipping from the East St,
>uis, Illinois, “Journal” to the
ist, West, North and South
Bdiak, “Mirror”.
Beaded, “By 0rated Press,
rtchikan, Alaska”—the clip
Bg says:
“Alaska isn’t like the 48 states
the union. The meat in Alaska
s started hunting the eaters.
“Police said scores of starving
tek bears have started nosing
)und homes here in search oi
od.
Directory
KODIAK
ENTRAL LABOR COUNCIi
meets the 1st Sunda?
of each month at 10 a. m.
Fishermen’s Union flail
Glen Robinson, President
Stuart Nuckols, Secretary
A. F. of L.
Carpenters Local No. 2162
deets on the 1st, & 3rd, Fri
ly of each Month at 7:30 p.m,
i the Union Hall,
EAMSTERS,CHAUFFEURS,
rAREHOUSEMEN & HELP
ERS Union, Local No. 500
Meetings 2nd Monday 11 am
h Monday 8 pm Union Hall
U. S. Signal Corps.
— Hours of Business —
DAILY:—9 am to 5 pm
8undays & Holidays—
8m to 10 am & 4 pm to 5 pm
Oergeney wires only may be
filed during closed hours of
receiving office.
AMERICAN LEGION
POST No. 17
MEETINGS
•d & 4th Tuesdays 8 pm
Legion Building
VETERANS OF FOREIGN
WARS
1st and 3rd Tuesdays
Over the Men’s Store
"At least a half-dozen have
been shot by residents who found
meat practically in their kitchens
without the bother of ashopping
trip " Unquote.
They probably wouldn’t have
i to go to the market for any bull,
] either.
But seriously, it rains so much
in Ketchikan that if the truth
were known maybe ihe bears
were just looking for a dry place
to dine.
And by the way, why. are the
bears starving?
No ships?
In a recent Kodiak Diary eol
umn we inferred that we were
going to greet all dead bear
measurement statistic! with a
modicum of skepticism after an
experience with a hunter who
said his bear was yea big, and
with his son, who had a different
and smaller, story.
So it is with pleasure that we
announce that the bear of Lt.
Col. Henry Massie, provost mar
shal and bear hunter (since Tues*
day) measured 10 feet 1 inch, no
mote, no less.
Hunter Massie made sure he
wouldn’t be disputed by taking
along with him on their boat
the Eider, Frank Beals, Aleutian
Wildlife Refuge Agent, and Mar
cus Meyer, Wildlife Agent No
| Refuge, who measured the bear
'and attest to the 1 inch, as well
(as the 10 feet.
| The Eider returned to Kodiak
with Col. Massie and his hide
late Sunday evening. Other
members of the party were Har
ry Christopherson, Kimbal De
Young, Charles Nettle, and Lt
Comdrs. R. Hoverman and H.
Bruton.
When Col. Massie returned
from a bear hunt a while ago
that was unsuccessful he wrote a
2-ins’allment story about it for
the Marine publication, the
“Gyrene.”
Now we aon t want to steal
any thunder from the 6 install
ments we are looking forward to,
but it is reported to us that this
bear who was 10 ft. 1 in. was
very cooperative, and we are
wondering if it read the 2 install
ments, too.
The hunting party was traver
sing a creek bottom area in Mush
bay, a branch of Uganik, when
one of the non-hunters looked up
and said, “There comes a bear ”
And he was right. The 10 ft.
1 in. bear was walking right te
ward the men. And he just kept
rolling along until something hit
him and he fell over into a low
place and threshed around a few
minutes until he gave up his 10
ft. 1 in. ghost, or whatever bears
give up at a time like that.
And that, dear readers, is how
Col. Massie got a 10 ft. 1 in
bear that measured 10 ft. 1 in.
Young Don Wade, who a while
baok was interested in the blaek
market, pulled another one this
week.
He lives with his parents at
the Community Center. On the
east of him is rising the new
Russian church, on the hill on
the west is the Cpmmunity Bap
tist church, where he attends
Sunday school.
The other day Doa was siring
up the ineompleted Russian
church with hia older brother,
Kay.
"When they get it finished,”
Don said, "let’s go to the Rus
sian church.”
"We can’t belong to the Rus
sian church,” Kay explained
mock seriously, “besause ws
don’t speak Russian.”
Well,” said Don, "We don’t
speak Baptist either."
This week one of our local
matrons was invited verbally by
one of our brides-to-be to the
coming wedding. She accepted
with Dleasure.
Later the matron was going
down the street and saw the
bride-to-be’s boy friend.
"Congratulations!” said the
matron to the young man. "I
just heard about it, and I’ve
been invited to the wedding by
Maud!” (Not the real name.)
“You’re barking up the wrong
tree,” replied the young man.
“Maud is marrying somebody
else.”
The young man said some
thing more, but the matron was
so confused at realizing her err
or that she has no idea what it
was.
You Kan’t Be Too Kareful in
Kodiak.
WAR ASSETS ADMINISTRATION
SALF OF
NON-FLYABLF
AIRCRAFT
Bids are invited oa the following aircraft:
2 Stinson-Vultee L-ls at Fairbanks
2 Stinson-Vultee L-ls at Nome
1 Consolidated OA-lOA at Anchorage
1 Stinson SR-9 at Anchorage
1 Fairchild 24W9S at Lake Clarke
Bid opening 12 Noon, October 29, 1946. Available for in
spection at locations shown. For farther information, write
wire, or call:
ar Assets Administration
Office of Aircraft Disposal
Box 1029, Fairbanks, Alaska,
UNITED STATES COAST GUARD CUTTERS
are symbols of mercy and preparedness. The vigilance
of this arm of the U. S. Services has benefited all
of tAlaska. It’s men and officers have aided the
development of the Territory . . . and have been
- part of it's history of progress. Vitally interested
too, in the progress of our Empire of Destiny is
Pacific Northern . . . ^Alaska's foremost
Airline. The most modem planes and methods,
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District Traffic Agent
fORMERI.Y WOODIEY AIRWAYS