KODIAK .
DIARY ...
We’re like the father with the
only son in the A my that Steve
Harvey tells about who would
“try anything once”, so this
week when the opportunity came
along to try octopus we tried.
Presco “Frisco” Anchita, cook
at the Log Waffle Shop, offered
his customers a quote treat un
quote this week in serving 2
octopi caught by owner Frank
Kempton near Kodiak. The
quote delicious unquote white
meat was served in a no quotes
delicious Spanish sauce.
It tasted something like clams
—no, mote like crab maybe with
a touch of halibut flavor—or a
gain, maybe it was more like
seafood, mama .... the best
thing wou d be to taste it your
self.
gulp gulp
When Dean Sherman, editor
and business manager of Alaska
Life magazine was in town re
cently he gadded about taking
pictures and added to his supply
by acquiring additional ones at
the Helsel photo company. To
come to Alaska he was tempor
srily accredited as a war corre
spondent, which explained the
uniform. Soon, he said, the port
folio of pictures which is an out
standing monthly feature of the
magazine, will be devoted en
tirely to Kodiak and environs.
If one of the pictures to ap
pear is that airplane view of
Kodiak which we have $8.68 in
vested in a cut of and can’t
print because of censorship re
gulations, there will be one less
censor somewhere.
But nobody will mind that.
We wish more people (and we
ion’t exclude ourselves) would
pay more attention to the but
ton up the lip policy advocated
by OWI and assorted agencies
to prevent rumors It would
save us a lot of time chasing
some of them down.
The latest—that the “Duncan
was lost on the rocks.”
How it started—The Duncan,
cannery tender of the local can
nery, was beached at Uyak bay
to straighten out the propeller.
Frank McConaghy, cannery op
erator, said it might have had a
couple rocks under it but that it
wasn’t lost—they knew where it
was all the time!
The other day a casual wand
erer who came into the editorial
sanctum asked our opinion as to
when the war would end. “Oh,
about 2 years,” we said offhand
edly.
“$?$(— !*?!?—(!”, he said,
“I hope you’re a goddam liar!"
That got us to wondering what
others thought with the result
ing Galloping Poll of our
Peripatetic Reporter. The quest
ionees were chosen at random on
the city byways. The question
was phrased thusly: “When do
you think the war will end?”
The answers:
Paul Johnson—This year’ll
finish the Germans—next year
the Japs.
Charlie Cook—That’s beyond
me—a year, anyway.
Ruth Pratt—Oh gosh—As
soon as they quit fighting.
Nudefaee Newhall (Kodiak
Bear)—Last year I’d have said
ten, but after what’s been ac
complished in one year I'd say
in about two years.
Lawrencp Ander on—Age 10,
readme a funny book. Don’t
ask me!
“Moose ’—Last year I said
this December. Now?
Mildred Rextre" —They’ve
been asking more competent
people than I who say anything
1 from 6 months to 1949, so I
I would not want to say.
I James Samis'—In my opinion,
j Europe in a few months. Japan
—that is a question.
Velma Ameling—You’d better
leave me out of this.
Charles “Ernie” Bryan—No
idea in the world.
Mrs. H. E. Bettmger—I think
it will be a matter of only a few
months.
Ray Lang—The way it looks
in Italy now, Germany and that
country will fold soon—how
long it will take to mop up the
Japs I don’t know.
Mrs. E. M. Davis—I can’t
say.
Mrs. Leo Tyler—Oh Bill, you
can’t ask me anything like that.
Una Hansen—It will be some
time yet.
A soldier—Don’t ask me—
soon,I hope.
comS’ & GOIN’
Forest Ayers, local man
ager, Alaska Star Air Lines,
reported the following recent
passengers:
INCOMING:
D. C. Fines, K. M. Lewis,
Mrs. Nick Miell, J. H. Johnson,
Spencer B. Cone, Leo Jones,
Helen Maberley.
I.t. Steve Harvey, Audrey
Watkins
O. F. Hamerley, Alexander
Kosbreck, Fred Shangin, Mrs.
Clyde Galbreath, Pat Carter,
Roy C. Anderson.
OUTGOING':
Mr. and Mrs. Bud Ross, Har
vey Coon Thos D. Heath, H
H. Kling, J. G. Garcia, G. Gil
bert, H. L. Johnson, Alice
Tamblyn.
R. S Kilmer, Leo Jone^,
Marvin R. Jacobson
Clark Andreson.
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