Eodiak itlirror
“d^ems of ^Americas Last frontier_
Published Every Saturday at Kodiak, Alaska
Yearly Subscription Rate $5.00
Entered in the Postotfice at Kodiak, Alaska as Second
Class matter under act of Congress of March 3, 1878.
KODIAK PUBLISHING COMPANY
William H. Lamme, Editor and Publisher
Lillian E. Lamme, Associate Editor
Seattle Representative — The Alaska Newspapers,
1411 Fourth Avenue Building, Seattle, Washington.
4th Of July
Big Day
With the usual perfect sunny
4th of July weather, Kodiak's In
dependence day was ample trib
ute for the hard work of all those
responsible for its success
Starting at 10 am at theschool
yard with a flag raising ceremony
in which Mayor Lee Bettinger
delivered a brief address and
Rev. Gregory S.Morony present
ed the invocatiou, it continued
with a parade of decorated bicy
cles and car and costumed indiv
iduals.
The lone car was Joe Morino's
of the Coca-Cola bottling com
pany, who mistakenly signified
ahead of time his intention to
enter, and consequently received
as a prize a case of bottled soda
pop from the plant of his compet
itor, Winner for the boy’s bike
was Max Folsom, Jr. and girl’s,
Beoma Blion.
Costume winners were: Most
comical, Arline Herring, dr jssed
as her father, and “prisoner”
Naucy Norman; best dressed,
Sandra Robinson; most patriotic,
Marcia and Michael Folsom;
best-dressed boy, Roger Mac
Donald; best-dressed girl, Dolor
es Miller
In the tug of war, the Army
defeated the Navy, and the town
deaTeated the Marines, and then
in a fierci-fought contest between
the winners the town won from
the Army. Kodiak’s brawn con
sisted of Ray Sears, Pete Borseth
Tiny Cichoski, Ray Harmon,
George Magnusen, Ray Martin,
Joe Morino, George Panamaroff,
Lawrence I a'sen, and August
Heitman.
The 8-mile marathon, from
the Navy administration build
ing to town, with no -short-cuts
across the plane runways allow
ed, had 14 entrants and half of
them finished. A navy ambu
lance followed the men in.
Winner, in 1 hour and 3 min
utes, was Kay Wade, 16, who
copped the 1st prize of $50. Sec
ond prize of $25 went to J. A.
Mitchell, Lt. (jg); 3rd of $14 to
John Sizelove, ex-serviceman;
4th of $10 to John Trent, Navy
Ensign; and 5th of $5 to Jack
Rowe, Navy.
Hilarity was provided by the
root beer drinking contest, with
the liquid furnished in bottles
with nipp'es. Ail 3 prizes went to
[sailors, who bitholes into the
nipples.
Children had a field day in the
various races and contests, with
plenty of cash prizes and dimes
for every entrant in every event.
Over $300 was distributed in this
manner. MaxFo’som was master
of ceremonies on the public ad
dress system.
At 11:30 an intermission was
called at the free dauce at Blinn’s
hall so everyone could go watch
the fireworks on the beach off
arine Way. The fireworks weie
pre-war stock obtained from
Kraft’s.
The USS Boxwood, Navy net
tender, visi ed here for the day,
and was berthed at Erskine’s
dock, with full colors flying.
Wiuners of the 1st dace prizes
of $10 and 2nd of $5 in the
horseshoe pitching contest on the
4th at the Community center
were as follows:
Single—Bud Lemmon, Capt.
J. Coyne, 2nd
Doubles—Catt. Coyne & Sgt.
Heady 2nd—Curt Nobio & Bud
I.emmon
Carl Martin, Sr. who is travel
ing a'ound Alaska to seek infor
mation on his son, Carl, pilot,
who disappeared on a flight from
Anchorage, visited in Kodiak
with Bill Kelly in a Norseman
plane this week.
cAnnouncing our appointment
j as oAgent for
| West Coast Life Insurance Co-1
The Insurance Department of this Bank now offers
you a complete Business and Personal Insurance |
Service covering
FIRE BUSINESS INTERRUPTION LIABILITY
CASUALTY AUTOMOBILE LIFE
WORKMEN’S COMPENSATION
HEALTH and ACCIDENT
An Appreciation
The most enjoyable Independ
ence Day in the history of Kodi
ak is over—the celebration a
complete success. For the first
time in six years a fiee people
were free to celebrate the birth
of their nation in the good old
fashioned way with no clouds of
war or tragedy to dampen their
enjoyment.
As chairman of the committee
I would like to express my appre
ciation for the fine cooperation
of everyone in the area. It :s im
possible for me to list the names
of those who helped to make the
celebration a success—there are
hundreds of them. To all of them
1 am grateful for assistance and
the people of this vicinity, I
know, are happy about the suc
cess of the day’s activities
Much of the success of our
Kodiak Independence Day cele
bration was due to the friendly
co-operation of the men in sei
vice. To them—and es. eeially to
their commanding officers, Capt.
Robert Sutliff of the Navy, Col.
Henry Massie of the Marines,
Capt. J. Coyne of the Army and
Lt. A. L. Short, USN, of the
U. S S Boxwood—I extend the
appreciation of Kodiak for their
neighborly participation in our
celebration.
Sincerely,
Ray Martin
Chairman,
Chamber of Commerce com
mittee for Independence Day
Gordon Coulsey, sou of Mr.
and Mrs, H M. Coukey, return
ed to Kodiak this week following
his discharge from the Navy at
Bremerton on Juue 17.
He served 2 years, most of
the time as photographer and
chaplain’s assistant aboaid ship
Two excursion flights are set
for Sunday, Ray Martin, PNA
agent, announced today. None
was made yesterday.
First flight is being made at
11 am and a few seats are avail
able. Secoud flight is reserved
for members of the Community
Baptist church.
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Firecrackers
Cause Injuries
Several minor burns and two
injuries weie reported as the re
sult of firecrackers.
A sailor held a firecracker in
his hand and held it up in front
of a woman’s face, and the wom
an knocked his atm away from
her. Just after she did the fire
cracker exploded and blew off
one of the sailor’s fingernails.
A little girl, Dixie Jean
Kern, daughter of Pfc. and Mrs.
Thomas Kern, was given first aid
by the volufiteer fire department
for firecracker burns on 3 fingers
and a split thumb
A drunken civilian fell over
the 20-ft b uff on south Brook
lyn, but was apparently unharm
ed
A woman also reported the loss
somewhere of her set of upper
and lower teeth.
Two special council meetings
were held Monday, starting at 1
pm at the city hail.
One was devoted to approval
of a leaso on the city dock, ob
tained from the Army at $100
monthly.
The 2nd meeting had the 1st
reading of the ordinance provid
ing for the issuance of revenue
bonds,for the purpose of purchas
ing a site and constructing a
cold storage plant.
Fish Closure
Contemplated
With the salmon take hitting
new lows for this area, a closure
of the season from July 6 to the
I5tli is contemplated
Marcus Meyer, local represent
ative of the Fish and Wildlife
service, has recommended the
closing for that per od, and yes
terday was awaiting the order
from headquarters that would
make it effective.
Alaska Steamship
5.5. Lukina
INCOMING:
Freda Bent, Mrs. Mary, Ma
ry E & Ronald Biuchus, Esther
Carlson, Mrs. Francis, Janet(
John & Antoinette Cehelak,
Donald J Catte, Gordon Coul
sey, Adeline Cote, Leonard Erick
son, Jeanne Fisher, Dan & Dan
ny Hartman, Mrs. Grace & Mike
Kerr, Frank & Mrs. Frank Ko
zak, Paul Huid, Mrs. Robert
Nickolson, Max Owen, Mrs. E
A . Ra’ph & Edward Persky,
Marge Rasmusen, Mrs E Ro
sen & infant, Mrs. He!en Spra
! gue, Mrs, L E Thomas & infant,
I Mrs. Gladys Toms
For McConaghy cannery : J A
| Abuyte, V A got, D B Burton M
Bustello, J D Cartehena, C D
Casello, T Douglas, A E Iday, S
1 Perez, P D Samaeo
OUTGOING
To Homer—Ross Galbreath,
B. F. Johns, Mr. & Mrs. Albert
Ayers.
To Seattle—Henry flalloran.
5.5. Denali
INCOMING
From Seward: Guy Hildebrant
OUTGOING
Mr. & Mrs. L G Suender, Mr.
& Mrs. Walter Kizer, Mr. & Mra.
Fred Whited, Mrs. Stanley Al
vine* infant. Mrs. Grayce High
tower. Tom Sorenson, Jean Fund.
P C Paulson, Mrs. He'en Dallas,
Mrs. Florence McLaughlin. Mrs.
Cecil Dailey, Mrs. lack Hinckel,
Mrs. Joanna Font & infant, Dol
ly Olsen, Glen Bremer
Pacific Northern
Airlines
INCOMING
F. W. Williamson, A. Laerno,
Christopherson, Ladiser, Mrs.
Olive Larsen.
OUTGOING
Mr. & Mrs. H E Spencer, W.
Paulson, Harry Bliss, Caroline
Hayter & Sharon, George Grigs
by, Marion Palmer, W R Way
man, Mr, Macky, Mr. Lewis, O
P Anderson, Mary Behrendt. S
H Thompson, C E Bryan, Roll*
Walsbrand George Adams, Bar
bara Stewart, Shirley Strigga.
Gordon Jones, Howard Bailey.
Chris Oslin, Victoria McGillis,
Mrs. J H Williams & infant, E L
Craig, Robeit Burgess, A Rocchi
D E Morris, F A Hagen, H E
Moorehead.
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