Rotary Sees
March Of Time
Two travel films produced
by the March of Time were
shown members of the Rotary
Club Tuesday through the
courtesy of Kodiak Naval Sta
tion.
The films were of the agri
cultural, mineral and manu
facturing resources of Texas
and Brazil.
Guests attending the meet
ing were Captain W. L. Pat
ton, USN, R. C. Hack
and Charles Clark of the U.
S. Corps of Engineers.
Ardis Fenner was an in
coming plane passenger.
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I Federal Tax Lower
On Telegrams
j Effective November 1 the
i federal government reduced
| federal tax on domestic tele
| grams, tolls on money order
; messages and radio messages
.-to and from ships at sea from
|25% to 15%, Captain Larry
Bucy, officer in charge of the
Kodiak ACS office, said.
It was estimated that this
reduction will result in a con
siderable saving to the users
of communication facilities
in Alaska, Bucy said.
The federal tax on long dis
tance telephone calls, how
ever, still remains at the pre
vious rate of 25%.
TONIGHT
HELEN WAIALEALE
Returns
To Play and Sing for your
Dancing & listening Pleasure
ALSO
‘BITS of RHYTHM”
FRIDAYS and SUNDAYS ,
Games
Every Thursdays
at the i
CASINO
II
Pacific Northern Airlines
KODIAK - ANCHORAGE $35
KODIAK to HOMER $18.25
KODIAK to JUNEAU $105
Tax not included in fares
Ray Martin, agent
Phone 4131
Pageant
For KNS
A Christmas Pageant of the
Nativity, sponsored by the
Hillside and Star of the Sea
Chapels, is being planned for
Sunday evening, Dec. 23rd.
St. Mary’s Catholic Church,
the Church of God and the
Baptist Community Church
are also supporting the
Pageant.
Everyone, both Catholic and
Protestant, is requested to
participate. Volunteers are
needed for every phase of the
production.
The Choral Group, which
will meet on Tuesday and
Thursday evenings from 7:15
to 9:30, at Hillside Chapel,
wants new members. The
Baptist Choir is joining this
group and they will practice
at the Baptist Church on
Thursday evenings at 7:30,
where anyone is welcome to
participate.
Help is needed to plan and
make many costumes. What
ever you can contribute in the
way of talent, energy or
willingness will be appreci
ated.
For more information call
Mrs. McPhee at Navy 642.
Navy Releases
Ship Losses
The Navy Department re
cently announced a cumula
tive total of United States
ships sunk or damaged since
the beginning of hostilities in
Korea.
Five ships have been re
ported sunk and 29 have been
reported damaged as the re
sult of action since Sept. 13,
1950. The first ship to receive
a hit from the enemy was the
destroyer USS Collett.
Personnel casualties from
combat at sea total 102 dead,
31 missing in action and 282
wounded. Four of the ships
that were sunk were mine
sweepers. The fifth was an
Army tug. All were sunk as
the result of mines.
Enemy gunfire accounted
for damage to 24 ships; four
were damaged by mines, and
the heavy cruiser USS
Rochester was slightly dam
aged by an aerial bomb.
A warranty deed from Leo
C. W. and Geraldine B. Sears
to John M. Albino for lot 2,
block 4 of the Leite addition
has been recorded.
Edward A. Nevers and
Kathryn B. Marchetti have
applied to the U. S. Commis
sioner for a marriage license.
Karl Brunstad is a tem
porary jail guard at the U.
S. Federal Jail while George
Slawson, regular guard, is on
vacation.
A quitclaim deed from Kim
ball Poland to Walter and
Mildred Muller for lot 14,
block 2 and lot 5 block 1 of the
Kodiak townsite has been re
corded.
Homer Banker
Visits Here
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur T.
Hewlett of Homer were week
end guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Marshall Crutcher.
Hewlett is president of the
Bank of Homer. The deposits
of the bank are growing all
the time and have increased
to about $250,000, Hewlett
said. The Bank of Homer was
started with a capital of $15,
000 which has been increased
to over $25,000.
George Kappos, local res
taurant owner, was an in
coming plane passenger Wed
nesday.
D & A Robbed;
Watches Taken
Two rear windows at Don
nelly and Acheson’s were
broken sometime Tuesday
night or Wednesday morning
and the building entered. Bob
Acheson, manager, reported
to U. S. Marshal Clarence
Dizney.
A preliminary survey show
ed that two wrist watches
were missing. The Marshal’s
office and city police are work
ing on the case.
Lee C. Bettinger was an in
coming PNA passenger from
Anchorage Wednesday.
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Wooden Animal Toys
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