Eodiak fUirror
‘'&(envs of America’s Last frontier
Published Every Saturday at Kodiak, Alaska
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local news published herein.
Good Insurance
Everyone should take advantage of the service offered to
Kodisktana this coming week by the Alaska Department of
Health.
BCG vaccinations against tuberculosis will be given persons
who show a negative reaction to the tuberculin test. The vac
cinations a e highly desireable to persons under 50 years of
age who have no previous history of tuberculosis or do not
*ow have the disease.
A study of 3,000 cases, which began in 1935, by Dr. Joseph
Aronson of the Office of Indian Affairs shows that BCG vac
cinations reduced tuberculosis deaths to one-seventh and the
number of cases to one-fifth.
There is NO charge for the tests or for the vaccination. You
afe missing a fine opportunity to preserve your health and
that of your family if you fail to take advantage of the free
clinic.
Songs For Rotary
Tuesday
Music and songs by Mrs.
Janet Eagle of Kodiak Naval
Station, and Russell Patter
eon, AMS 3-e, USN, provided
the entertainment for Rotary
Ctub 5533 following the regu
lar luncheon Tuesday at the
Montmartre.
Preceding the program,
Colonel Steven G. Lefner, U.
S, Army, ret., told of his 32
years of Army service. Col.
Lefner is the father of Mrs.
Dewitt Fields of the Kodiak
Baptist Mission. [
Mrs. Eagle sang one of her
own compositions, titled, I’ll
Never Forget You. and Pat
terson sang several Irish
songs. The couple also sang,
People Will Say We’re In
Love, from the musical,
Oklahoma.
Guests attending the meet
ing, oi her than Col. Lefner,
Mrs. Eagle and Patterson,
were Kenneth Stoor, Kodiak
Naval Station; Bill Phillips,
Kodiak Transit Co. bus
driver; C. K. Saxton, Old
Harbor; Earl Theisen of Look
Magazine; John Day, Med
ford. Ore.; Visiting Rotarian
Elmer Johnson, Ketchikan
and Joseph Gale, Ketchikan.
School Budget Made
The School Budget for the
1951-52 school year was pre
sented to the city council dur
ing the last meeting by Super
intendent Ivor Schott, and j
Dr. A. Holmes Johnson, presi-i
dent of the Independentj
School District board.
The budget was turned over
to the finance committee of |
the council for further study I
and a report will be made at ’
the next regular meeting.
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Baby Contest
Annauncvti
Nancy Lee Davis, 16 month
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
J. C. Davis, and John Rich
rr.ond Slater, 21 year old s5n
°f Mr. and Mrs. John Slater,
were crowned queen a^ci !. mg,
respectively, of ' Thi d A. a
nal Baby Show Sunday.
The entries in the annual
event totaled 25 this year, due
to the measle cases, which
was considerably less than
those entered in 1950.
Second place winners were
Terri Christine Johnson, 13
month old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. I. L. Johnson, and
Don McAlexander, 17 month
old son of Mr. and Mrs. D. D.
McAlexander.
Kathleen Lee Hale, 1 year,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
John Hale, was third in the
little girls division and John
Patrick Fitzgerald, 1 year, son
of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Fitzger
ald was third for boys,
i An infant prize was award
ed to Wesley Wiley, son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. W. Wiley. Danny
Sears, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Leo Sears received a prize.
Terri Christine Johnson also
. received an additional prize, j
Elwood "Pye” Watson, local
resident, was master of cere
monies during the show. The
annual event is sponsored by
1 the VFW Auxiliary. Mrs. Wil
lard Hall was chairman this
i year. |
! Judges of the contest were'
PFC Emmett Hayes, USMC,.
and Roy Bernhardt, AT3, and'
Gordon Delhotal, SA, U. S.
Naw. J
Coast Guard Brings
Boat To Port
The CGC Sedge and a CG
PBY assisted the Lillian Wiz- (
ard, fishing vessel, into port
Monday.
The fishing vessel radioed it
was having engine trouble
early Monday and gave its
position as 110 miles east by
northeast of Kodiak. The mes
sage was received by the CG
and they immediately sent the
Sedge and plane to assist.
Pilots of the PBY were
LGDR. E. A. Crock and Lt. jg
J. M. Weber. Crewmen were
J. E. Lacey, T. G. Standley,
C. G. Barnett, W. J. Brown]
and G. W. Peyton. f
The city council approved
the transfer of a taxi cab
license from Stan Austerman
to Art and Lorena Kizer dur
ing a recent meeting.
i continued from page 1 ■
maintaining close contact with1
i j
i the Alaska Visitors Associa-!
1 tion and the Alaska
1 ment Board as well
Develop
as busi
nessmen and others in the
Territory. (
“We are determined to
make this work a practical
accomplishment worthy of the
approval of every Alaska tax-1
payer. Recreation is one of i
life’s essentials and it is big j
business all over the world, ”j
Collins said.
(%€tneUH @&Iu<hk
When May embroiders
it again
Tn bio soms white and red,
How pretty is the
counterp' ■ ;■
t i ev. i i! bed.
or. - A. Guest.
Question: Can daffodils be
’moved before foliage dies?
Answer They will live if
moved while in growth but
it is belter to wait until foli
age has ripened before lifting.
Question: What is the best
method of supporting gladioli
to keep plants erecc in bloom?
Answer: Plant the corms
deeply enough to enable the
plants to support themselves.
Note to newcomers: Pillar
mountain side is covered with
a variety of wild flowers that
are easily transplanted and
need little care.
This column is conducted by
members of the Kodiak Gar
den Club. All questions per
taining to gardening will be
answered. Address inquires
to: Garden Club, % Kodiak
Mirror.
The regular meeting of the
Kodiak Garden Club will be
held Wednesday at the home
of Mrs. Alice Given.
Hospital News
BIRTHS:
To Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas
Laktonen, April 30, a son, Jer
ry Jacob, 9 lbs., 11 oz.
To Mr. and Mrs. Joe Renkin,
May 1, a daughter, Sue Ann, 7
lbs., 15 oz.
To Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Wright, May 4, a daughter, I
Shirley Isabel, 6 lbs.. 4 oz.
Medical attention: William’
Lamme, Mrs. Walter Kraft, \
Walter Jarvenin.
Mrs. Thelma Barstow has
been employed as a nurse at |
Griffin Memorial Hospital. \
Her husband is stationed at |
Kodiak Naval Station.
Mrs. Ann Opheim of Ou
zinkie was flown to Griffin I
Memorial Hospital this week J
in a Bob Hall Air Service
plane for medical attention.
Highway Patrolman
Visits Kodiak
Sgt. Charles J. “Jack”
Davis of the Territorial High
way Patrol, arrived in Kodiak
late this week for a routine
check and visit of Kodiak, i
He explained that the de-!
partment attempts to have a
representative of the patrol
visit the outlying towns once
or twice a year.
Joan Rea Kaitner, daughter
of Capt. and Mrs. William E.1
Kaitner, a graduate of Kodiakj
Naval Operating Base High!
School, will take part in the
May Day exercises today at j
Mary Washington College of I
the University of Virginia, j
cotuir « con•
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' The Kadiak Fisheries ten
| der, Sunrise, Marvin R.
I Meyer, skipper, was in port
this week. It was enroute
from Port Bailey to Cbignik.
The Commonwealth, tender
for Ouzinkie Packing Ccrp.,
was in port Thursday for
supplies.
The Tolstoi, tender of Paci
fic American Fisheries at Ali
tak, was in Kodiak this week.
The Alaska Standard.
Standard Oil Company tanker,
brought diesel, gasoline,
lubricants, and other products
to the local plant Thursday.
The vessel arrived here from
Seward.
The Mary Lee, skippered i»jr
Bernie Lindsey, left for Iron
Creek and Seldovia this week.
Lindsey brought the vessel
from Seattle for the salmon
fishing season.
The following halibut boats
were in port the past week:
Seymour, Eldorado, Defiant,
Akutan, ,3orris. Thor, Keto
via and Leading Lady.
Bernie Lindsey, Kodiak
fisherman, brought a new
boat into port from Seattle
this week. He left last fall
after fishing season to join his
wife in Seattle.
Mrs. Lindsey was formerly
employed at the Bank of Ko
diak. She is at present in
Seattle.
Andy Cowe, foreman at
Southwestern Fisheries at
Iron Creek, was in Kodiak
this week on business.
Osky Weeda, Anchorago
salesman, was in Kodiak on
business this w^ek.
Mike Kerr, jr., son of Mrs.
Mike Kerr, returned to
Elmendorf Field this week
after a short leave at home.
Sidney Hubley, Fort
Richardson soldier and for
mer Kodiak resident, is in
Kodiak on leave this week.
Joe Heitman jr., son of Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Heitman, visited
his family and friends this
week. He is in the Army at
Ft. Richardson.
Milton Pagano, son of Mrs,
Margaret, Heitman, is in the
Airforce and is stationed at
Eielson Field. Fiank Pagano,
brother of Milton, is with the
Army in Korea.
Dear Ruth Showing
At Fort Greety
Dear Ruth, latest produc
tion of the Kodiak Community
Players, opens tomorrow
night at the Fort Greeljr
theatre for a three day run.
Curtain time is set for 8
pm. Admission to the general
public is one dollar per per
son with servicemen being
admitted for 50 cents.
Richard Avare is director et
the play.