Oops
As his Mr-109 flies on without
him, a German fighter pilot, his
parachute not yet opened, falls
earthward, in this dramatic pic
ture made somewhere over
France. The pilot baled out when
attacked by a U. S. Army 8th
Air Force fighter plane Tne Ger
man craft appears to be unharm
ed, but Army Air Ferce’s caption
says “hits scored by the Ameri
can must have unnerved him
and caused him to i ale out.”
Kodiak Diary
(continued from Dace 2)
action were quick enough, may
be the dog could arrive here in
time for the dog days, of which
we understand every dog has
his.
The following is reprinted
from the Kodiak Bear:
The Hotaiy Club of Kodiak,
Charter No. 5533 of Rotary Int
ernational wrote the General a
letter of thanks for the help the
Fort allegedly lent in putting
over the July Fourth celebration
in town.
Shucks, fellahs, it was fun.
The loan of our band was
more than repa d by the pleasure
we servicemen got. watching the
Rid track meet, the youugsters
running their little hearts out
for the prizes
It was a lot like the Glorious
Fourth back home, flags hanging
out over the street, music toot
ing, kids romping and full of pep
and joy, which is a good sta:t
toward patriotism
And among the grown folks
that mellow feeling of neighborly
optimism, pride in hometown
and country, a day off to bask
in the warm comfort of belong
ing to a nation of vigor and tol >
erance, faith and fair play. '
I
j Trivia: Walt Sipperel, Alaska
barn and Alaska-reared manager
of the Alaska Steamship local
office, has been in only 4 states
in the Union. To-wit: Washing
ton, Oregon, California and—
Maine. Zounds zilly, but it’s
true.—As our reporter left the
schoolhouse after getting the
story on enrollment a TEACH ER
remarked, “ Only 266 more days
of school!”
This is the story of a local boy
who wanted to get in the Army.
He was classified first, we are
told, as 4F, but through an error,
when a number of inductees were
called, he was called too, in a
group that included his brother.
Out they went to the base for
their physicals. The induction
officer noticed the 4F on the
boy’s papers but he was given a
physical anyway, which he didn’t
pass, one of his troubles being
that his aggregate weight totalled
some 90 pounds. The boy’s broth
er was accepted
The boy was heartbroken and
made a last desperate appeal to
the induction officer. “I’ll give
you $200,” he said, “if you’ll fix
it so I can get in the Army.”
And then he went on to explain,
that if $200 wasn’t enough, he
had $800 more at home.
The induction officer wanted
the doctor to hear the boy’s ap
peal, so sent the boy to him, and
there he repeated his offer. The
doctor explained to him that if
he would go on a diet of health
ful foods, build himself up to a
certain weight, and follow cer
tain other rules, there might be a
chance for him to make the Ar
my. Without paying any fee.
The boy went home and began
the regime prescribed for him
His main difficulty was in eating
the healthful foods, which to him
was simply a list of all the things
he didn’t like. We are told that
at some meals as he lagged over
foraging one of the family would
tell him, “Remember, you have
to eat it if you want in the Ar
my” and he would lay to with a
will and clean up his plate.
Just recently, after months of
striving for his goal, he went out
with trepidation for another phy
sical examination. And this week
he g't word that he passed and
is now going in the Army, just
like his brother.
The boy was jubilant as he
told friends, “Well, I made it.”
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Doctor's Son Finishes
First Training Stint
Robert Holmes Johnson, grad
uate of the local school and form
er student at Willamette Uni
versity, has completed a three
months basic training course for
the Merchant Marine at San
Mateo, Calif., according to word
received by his parents, Dr. and
Mrs. A. Holmes Johnson.
At San Mateo “Bob”, who is
18, was appointed company com
mander of his group and on com
pletion of the course was assigned
as a Cadet Midshipmen aboard
the S. S. Cod, United Fruit Line
vessel. After a six-months voy
age he will be sent East for
further training.
Has Party
Nine guests attended the 9th
birthday party of Arline Herring,
daughter of deputy U. S. Mar
shal and Mrs. Paul Herring, on
Monday at the Herring home.
After enjoying refreshments
the afternoon was spent in play
ing games.
Attending were Jacqueline
Benson, Janice Kennedy, Joanne
and Jeanne Williams, Gloria De
lane, JoAnn Knudsen, Mariyas
Blinn, Nancy Norman and Kay
Whiteman.
Seldovia school was late in op
ening in part this week because
two Seldovia teachers were in
Kodiak awaiting transportation.
They left Tuesday.
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