To Discuss Game
Laws Tuesday
A public meeting for the
purpose of hearing and receiv
ing suggestions for changes
5n the game laws and regula
tions will be held at the Union
Hall Tuesday evening at 7
pm, Paul Chapados, refuge
manager, said yesterday.
All hunters, trappers and
sportsmen are invited to at
tend and to make suggestions
. for changes in the existing
Territorial game laws and
regulations.
The meeting is an annual
event and all suggestions will
he forwarded Jo the Alaska
Game Commission in ■ Juneau;
which will hold a meeting in
February, to pass on the sug
gested changes.
Mrs. Evelyn Cherry is a
new employe at the. Bank of
Kodiak.
Report On Forest Fires
In Territory
Eight forest and brush fires
burned 13,243 acres of land in
Alaska after the. “official”
close of the 1950 fire season
last October.
The fire at the southern end
of Kodiak Island, near the
village of Akinok, burned out
6,000 acres and was one of the
eight reported since October.
An unusual combination of
weather conditions, gusty
[winds, dry weather hnd
1 colder-than-average early win
I ter, brought on the post-sea
son fires in the last two
months of 1950, the Bureau of
i Land Management reported to
-the Secretary of the Interior.
The critical fire situation in
the territory during the 1950
fire season emphasized to A
laska citizens the importance
of saving the timber resorces,
(Marion Clawson, Director of
J the Bureau said.
The Community Baptist Church
invite? you
SUNDAY
BIBLE SCHOOL 9:45 am
WORSHIP 11 am
(Nursery for small children)
ADULT, YOUTH FELLOWSHIPS 6:30 pm
INFORMAL WORSHIP 7:35 pm
WEDNESDAY
BIBLE FELLOWSHIP HOUR 7:30 pm
“Community” in our name means that people of all
communions (denominations) are cordially invited
Oldest Oil Transfer Hu.
in Kodiak!
■ We limit our activities to hauling oil
consequently you can depend upon us
to serve you.
THOMPSON TRANSFER
Erich Mueller, prop.
PHONE 3131 or 4303
For a pleasant time
visit
WE MECCA BAR
Famous for mixed drinks
enjoy OUK POPULAR
COCKTAIL LOUNOe
The friendly atmosphere will add to
your drinking pleasure
KEA Raise
Is Pending ;
I he Kodiak Electric As-,
sociation’s recent request for
approval of a raise in electric t
rates here has been tentatively i
refused by the REA in Wash
ington, Leon “Ole” Johnson,
manager, said this week.
However, a financial report;
prepared by the KEA board is j
now in Washington and John-|
son has written at the request
of the board, asking the REA
to review it carefully before'
making its final decision.
A letter from the REA to
the local board in answer to
. the one requesting the raise
asked that the local co-op
operate for one year with the
nev e era ng machinery be-*
fore asking for a raise, John
son said.
A ra’se in electrical rates
i was approved by the REA
jeariy last year. The last re
quest for an increase would
j be effective this year.
I Kodiak Electric Association
; board members will select a
! nominating committee, at the
; regular rreel’og Monday
nig>u. who ■ turn select
car.d-dst* tin: ? lec
tion set
Last vean nnle *« ts
1 were -cHIf-g *-■' -..em
bers along w;ih ine January
bill- and all proposed changes
in the by-laws were also sent
for study.
;
Photo Contest
Rules Announced
The second annual Anchor
age Fur Rendezvous Photo
graphic Contest will be held in
February and is open to all
photographers of amateur
standing.
The contest is divided into
six divisions for black and
white prints and one division
for color slides. Entries must
be conceived by the contest
ant although the contestant is
not required to process and
print. Not more than two en
tries may be submitted in any
one division but the contest
ant may enter two for all
divisions.
Black and white prints must
be no smaller than 5” by 7”
and must be mounted on
standard 16” by 20” photo
graphic mounting board and
be unframed. Color slides may
be up to 21” by 2i” in size
and must be mounted in glass.
Color prints will not be con
sidered in the contest.
A grand sweepstake prize
of $150. in camera equipment
and photographic services,
will be offered for black and
white prints, with lesser
prizes in each of the seven
divisions.
Each print and color slide
must be accompanied by an
entry blank. Blanks and fur
ther information may be ob
tained by writing Anchorage
Photographic Guild, box 402,
Anchorage. i
—’
Ed Pearson was a PNA
passenger for Anchorage
Tuesday.
Theater Group
Rehearsing Play
The Kodiak Community
Players will present the
comedy. Personal Appearance,
in which Mae West starred on
Broadway, Feb. 8, 9 and 10.
Tentative arrangements are
for the play to be given in
the Ft. Greely Little Theatre.
Richard Avare is directing
the show in which Mrs. Rus
sell Varland and Bill Bryan
have the leading roles.
Others in the cast are Mrs.
William Diehl, Miss Gloria
Stephenson, Miss Donna
Klesath, Mrs. Harry Jackson,
Chief Henry Shankes, and
Carroll Teschner.
Morris Hansen, who has
been working at Knudsen's
left last weekend for a visit in
Seattle.
Rotary Has
Military Program
Rotary members watched a
movie entitled Invisible Ram
parts, a film concerning the
role of the Alaska Communica
tion System in Alaska and
heard Captain Tom Owen er -
plain the formation of a Na
tional Guard unit here, Tues
day following the 'regular
[luncheon at the Montmartre
Inn.
The movie about the ACS
1 was shown by Captain Larry
i Bucy, club member and officer
in charge of the local ACS
station.
Guests attending the lunch
eon.besides Capt. Owen were
First Sgt. L. B. Sessions,
Basil Clark, Frank Beals and
Paul Chapados, FWS repre
sentative sent here to replace
Beals.
THE
ISLAND FOUNTAIN
Try our delicious icecream today
Sandwich^
Snort onters
at all hviur.s
DINNERS
SERVED
UNTIL 8 PM
Open at 6 Am to 12 pm
Start your Hay with br^akfa^t here
Get LaLandc's bread here
on Sundays
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Dependable
Personal Service
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