KODIAK •
DIARY ...
This is going to be the very
last item about the goldenrod
being or not being our national
flower. Readers of this column
will remember we said there was
no official national flower, thus
ly starting aa argument that ran
for some weeks.
Mrs. Pete Magnusen, who
started the controversy, had
Mrs. McConaghy look it up
when she went outside, and the
looked-up material has just ar
rived. Here is what it says:
“Many Oriental and European
nations have adopted a national
flower. In Japan it is the chry
santhemum; in England, the
rose; in France, the lily. In the
U. S. an attempt was made, in
1889, to estabish a national
flower; the goldenrod received
the majority of votes, but as a
national emblem is established
by tradition and custom rather
than by popular vote, the U. S.
cannot be said to have a nation
al flower "
Mrs. Magnusen says this
proves we are both right—which
is the way all arguments should
end.
This is also the last article we
are going to write about the
Kempton - Cichoski cow - bull
heifer animal The boys -emand
that we follow up the recent art
icle about the death of their pet,
which we called a heifer, with
an article chiding Mrs. Kemp
ton for tel ing us it was a heifer,
when it was really a bull.
The boys, in fact, did threat
en bodily harm if we didn’t. But
then if we did, we’d have Mrs.
Kempton to deal with, and that
might be a good deal worse. So
we refuse.
And that is no bull.
Que to the shortage of metal
Alaska for 1944 will follow the
method set by most states and
will issue a small metal tab
bearing the date “1944”. These
will be fitted to the old plate so
that only the date will be
changed.
Newly purchased cars which
do not bear an Alaska license
will be issued the 1943 plate and
the new date tab.
We are reminded of the Nor
wegian who thought it was a
prison ship because everyone
called it the Yale—tlie old S. S.
Yale, that is, which was station
ed for 2 years at the local NOB
as a bunkhouse for construction
workers.
The Twelfth Naval District
has revealed that the Yale is a
gain sailing the Pacific in her
second assignment during a
world war, having been recom
missioned for convoy service.
“She is too gallant a ship to
die that way,” a naval spokes
man said.
A women in our town recent
ly tried to help a man out by
going around and getting dona
tions with which to pay his fare!
so he could go out to seek dam-'
ages for an injury he had re
ceived. The woman deposited
the money at the Alaska Steam
ship office for his ticket. It l
seems he got a ticket some other
way, so the woman refused to
turn the money over to him,
feeling it would not be going for
the cause it was intended.
The contributions were all
small and many, and amounted
to a little over $100. Rather
than make an attempt to return
the money the woman has do
nated it to the Baptist Mission,
the Baptist Church, the Russian
Church and the local Boy
Scouts.
We are sure none of the don
ors will object to this use made
of it.
We didn't get a white Christ
mas, but it was a nice Christ
mas, anyway.
Most noticeable this year,
probably due to the iifting of
the dimout, was the decoration
of store windows and buildings,
and outdoor Christmas trees,
including the Community Tree
by the bank.
Gifts were dispersed at the
latter in the afternoon before
Christmas, and we didn’t know
there were so many youngsters
until we saw the big turnout,
rain or not. That “not” is un
necessary.
Santa Claus, gay in his red
and white suit, rode through
town, ringing his bell, on the
back of the city fire truck,
which was laden with boxes
holding bags of nuts, candy and
fruit.
In about a half an hour the
goods had all changed hands.
Dr. Eugene Sullivan was a
bout the only one who didn’t
see Santa Claus.
3 Marriages
Are Solemnized
Beatrice MacFarlane, school
teacher, and Ira Head, station
ed at Fort Greely, were united
n marriage in services held at
Victory Chapel at the Fort on
December 24, at 4 pm. The
wedding ceremony was read by
Chaplain Mathis
Nora Beatrice Scanlon and
Vincent Hayword, both of Fort
Greely, were married on Decem
ber 2ft.
Ruth Davis, Wichita, Kan
sas. and Henry Breckberg, Red
mond. Wash., were married
Christmas eve, Dec. 24, 1943, at
7 pm in the Community Baptist
church in the presence of a
group of friends. The ring cere
mony was performed by Rev.
Gregory S Morony.
Attendants were Miss Loveis
Griffin and Thurston Jackson.
WAR COSTS MONEY!
Give our boys
the tanks required
to win—
Buy U. S.
BONOS ★
DEFENSE
STAMPS
Classifieds
LOST—6 Keys on ring, between
Baptist Mission & Fort Gree- I
ly. Reward. Return to Mirror.
WANTED TO BUY—35 mm
camera, 3.5 lens or better for
cash. See Emil Knudsen.
FOR SALE—1941 4-door Ply
mouth sedan with radio, heat
er, defrosters. Perfeet cond
ition. 5 good tires. Car gone
14,000 miles. See Charles Mad
sen.
FOR SALE—Curtains, rugs,
dishes, pictures & other house
hold items. See Ellen Berlin at
Kodiak Library.
HELP WANTED—Women or
men. Pressers, marker, sorters.
Will teach. Kodiak Steam
Laundry. tf
ROOMS FOR RENT—Day,
week, monthly rates. 203 or
204 Mill Bay road. tf
BEACH ROOMS—By the day,
night, week or month. Board
and room. Call at 501 Beach
Road during the day. J1
Acid Indigestion
Relieved in 5 minutes or
double your money back
When excess stomach acid causes painful, suffocat
ing gas. sour stomach and heartburn, doctors usually
prescribe the fastest-acting medicines known foe
symptomatic relief—medicines like those in Bell-«aa
Tablets. No laxative. Bell-ana brings comfort in a
jiffy or double your money back on return of bottle
to us. 25c at all druggists.
The Kodiak Variety & 10c Store
Announces
1st Time in Kodiak
10 PERCENT DISCOUNT ON ALL PURCHASES
of $1.00 or over
We urge you to
"COMPARE OUR PRICES BEFORE BUYING ELSEWHERE'
Save Dollars by Buying Here
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Our New Store Hours - Effective January 1st, 1944
12 noon to 5 p.m. - Closed Holidays and Sundays
We guarantee our prices lower than any other Store in Kodiak