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Some People Live In Glass Houses
. When disaster strikes and causes loss of life, why do
certain individuals have to vent their wrath on those who are
icing all in their power to affect a rescue?
We all hear nasty remarks from time to time concern,
hing the cause or result when catastrophe strikes and
—Sfibt this last conflagration^ was no except'on.
Where were the Police? Why dldn,t they get them out?i
•phat took the Fire Department so long? What happened to j
•rthe water pressure? And so on. ]
It is apparent that the people asking these questions,
didn’t stop to think before they make the utterances. In the
•first place, word that anyone was trapped in the house seemed
•to be unspoken. All those involved were under the impression
•that someone else had made the rescue of the three unfortu
nate ones that were burned to death in the fire.
When the fact became known, the two Patrolmen on
"luty and the Shore Patrol were the first to enter the burning
''building on their hands and knese, battling the intense heat
and the deadly smoke, trying to find the victims. And 1
^personally heard one remark that was espically uncalled for;
^‘Why weren’t the Policemen out keeping the crowd back in
stead of fooling around in the burning house.” In passing to
• satisfy some skeptics mind, the Police were all on the job do
ling everything within their power to do what could be done.
fWere you aware that the*twoPatrolmen on the force local that
j were on duty, along with the Shore Patrol men were corn
amended highly for their services over and above the call of
vduty, by the Navy?
And now to the Fire Department. Could you name a
f-more conscientious, effici nt Fire Chief than we now have?
Would you get up out of a nice warm bed, with a fifty mile an
•hour ga 3 blowing and patrol the city streets to guard your
-neighbors property? Our Chief does just that.
Htmember the City Market fire? It was the Chief of the
'local Fire Department that was patroling the streets, with a
‘•terrific wind blowing, that discovered that fire and turned in
>the alarm. If the fire had not been discovered when it was.
vine entire end of that block could easily have been destroyed.,
'It takes from two to four minutes to get to a downtown fire,1
'spread the hose and get a stream playing on the blaze. That
vis fair efficiency I would sav.
No water—. It so happened that the City men had been
-working on the main which was needed for the water, and
Aha.vvater 'had been turned off. It was a matter of minutes
before the water was turned on the stream played on the fire.
One could go on and or ; and what would be the outcome?
TThere will always be a certain few individuals who will find
,4ault.-with the responsible persons that have any connection
With.a catastrophe.
!>ets eoiisumate the whole thing with an appropo quotation
rfrom the Bible. ‘‘Let him who is without sin among you, cast
tlfce.first stone.”
(Mayor Hinckel Sets
k*lean Up Week Date
At last week’s Chamber of
-Commerce meeting, His Honor
•the Mayor, Jack Hinckel,
Hnnouuced that starting Mon
aday April 12, through Saturday
.-.April 17, will be Clean Up
j Week in the City of Kodiak.
^ All refuse, trash and debris
f-lhat is presently on display
j*near individual homes should
He gathered together and
••.-placed by existing garbage
.containers.
;• This collection will be made
vseperately from the regular
iwgarpdge collection.
I Hoy Scouts will canvas the
City during the week and in
form property owners of dates
which the rubbish will be col
lected. •
City trucks will be put into
service for Clean Up Week to
take care of the rubbish.
Barbara Ann Zehe celebrat
ed her fourth birthday at the
Alaska Communication System
Recreation Hall, on ACS Hill
with a host of little friends in
attendance.
Those present for the fes
tive occassion were Ward and
Merryln Weaver. Mitchell and
Donna Chambers, Paul Phis
ter, Margie Magnusen, Carol
Schafer, Raymond Fletcher.
Als Sybil Naughton, Lois
Smith, Kathy Rupp, Randy
Scholl, Marsha Ekin, Jay
Frost and Janice Tucker.
Local Shop Shows Spring
Trend
Carol’s Dress Shop held it’s
spring fashion parade Satur
day before a capacity audi
ence at the Casino
An Easter Parade of suits
and coats of newest hues and
textures began the show. Gay
taffetas. swLhy “Can Can’’
slips, and fancy co:ktail cot
tons were featured. The clos
ing glory was a perfect pastel
wedding party, complete with
flowers from Mrs. Bests
Flower Basket.
Models were all Coast Guard
wives club members:’ Mes
dames, D. Kirby, A. Lewis,
W. Sales, G. Thompson and
C. Alt.
Flower girl for Easter Par
ade and wedding was little
Penny Engel,' whose mother
Mrs. B. Engel did an expert
job of commentating the show
Says She Posed
Simone Silva, buxom red
headed British actress said in
London (Apr. 5) she posed
nude from the waist up for a
photo with Hollywood actor
Robert Mitchum last week be
cause she needs the publicity.
Thisoccured at a picnic in
Cannes, France, held in con
nection with the annual film
festival there. (A*wirephoto)
[ 6«rtf*r Civ* ***•
| The last meeting of the Ko
diatc Garden Club was held at
I the Communify Center on the
Naval Station. Mrs Sig De
gree was hostess. Commander
Percy Bliss showed his colored
flower slides taken in Alaska
and throughout the U.S.
Gufsts were Mrs. Percy
Bliss, Mrs. Delmar Moffitt,
Harold Moffitt,. Sig Degree,
Mrs. Jack Hinckel, E. L Car
dinal. Mrs Russell, John
Rhower’ Mrs. Clay Stockard,
Mrs. Romend Adams, Carl
Gilltnan and Mr. and Mrs.
Wells Smith.
The next meeting will be
held at the home of Eleanor
Bartholomew at the Naval
Station, Wednesday, April
14th at 8 pm.
On Wednesday, an ash can
fire set oil soaked grass afire
underneath a rack of oil bar
rels behind Carl Brumstad’s
home.
A major catastrophe was
■ averted by the prompt action
of the volunteer fire dept.
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