KODIAK .
DIARY.,.
April Fool is still April Fool,
as witness the antics that day in
front of the Island Fountain.
Manager James Martz fastened
one silver dollar to the sidewalk
in front of the place and every
one who tried to pick it up was
stymied.
All except Frank Kempton.
He borrowed a screw driver from
neighbor Ray Martin and pried
the silver dollar loose.
It wasn’t clear profit, how
ever. Ray charged twenty-five
cents for the use of the screw
driver.
This city election was the first
in which blood was shed.
Merrill Coon, election judge,
cut hie finger while opening a
bottle with a pocket knife.
The bottle contained coke.
Last summer before we got
Kiska back when the Com
mandos and troops were thick
in Kodiak en route and we
couldn’t mention a word about
it one of the Commandos stop
pedfPolice Chief Beanie Sumer
lin on the street.
His story was this: The last
port they had left was San
Francisco and when they got to
Kodiak they were told it was
Alaska. He came down town
and after looking at the green
hills, colorful patches of wild
flowers, soaking in the hot sun
and watching one of our sum
mer dust storms his skepticism
grew He doubted that this was
Alaska so he stopped Beanie to
ask him if it really was.
This week Beanie got a letter
from him somewhere on Oahu:
Dear Chief:
Remember me? I’m the sold
ier that promised you a pair of
pickled Jap ears from the island
of Kiska. That was way back in
July of '43. Remember our talk
on the Pribilofs? Well, I’d kind of
like to take a look at them after
this war.
I’m sorry that I couldn’t
oblige you with those ears be
cause there weren’t any on Kis
ka when we got there They
evidently preferred to keep
those so they vamoosed. I hope
you like the ten yen note I’m
sending you. I picked that up
on Kwajelein in the Marshalls.
From the Arctic to the semi
VOTE FOR
John E. Manders
i
Candidate for j
Republican
Nomination
As }
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Primary Election April 25
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tropics has been quite a change
for me It’s nice down here after
you get used to it, especially so
since the rainy season is at its
end now. You on the other hand
must have some pretty tough
weather to battle against. How
cold did it get up there this
year? (Ed. note: Six below —
third time in 25 years that
Kodiak has had sub-zero weath
er.) Did you have a lot of snow,
that is any more than normal?
(Ed. note: No ) Needless to say
you must have done lots of
hunting and fishing since I saw
you last and you can just bet
your last pair of boots that I
envy you a heap.
Now don’t forget that I’ll be
expecting an answer from you
as soon as Uncle Sam’s mail
planes can make the round trip.
Pvt. I awrence J. Milinowioz
We would l'ke to re-emphasize
for the benefit of our readers
that that series of notices be
tween “B G” Nelson, pup be
longing to Mr. and Mrs. Stanley
Nelson, and Mrs “Toodles
Martin Jones?”, elongated ca
nine of Ray Martin’s, concerns
the pups only and any resembl
ance to any persons, living or
dead, is purely coincidental.
This is said for the benefit of
the man who wondered what
“Alaska is coming to when a
man won’t take care of his fam
ily” and to one who was asking
if “Toodles” Martin is “any re
lation to Ray Martin?” and t,o
any others who might misinter
pret the dog-gone advertise
ments.
A release of the Alaskan De
partment, we note, contains the
infoimation that many soldiers
in the Aleutians and other parts
of Alaska are signing up for
many courses provided in the
educational program of the Arm
ed Forces Institute,
t In the language field, it says,
number one in populaiity is
Russian. This, it explains, is in
part due to the proximity of
Alaska to Russia.
Personally we don’t think the
propinquity has anything to do
with it.
The interest in the Russian
language would naturally stem
from the presence of Russian
speaking descendants of Alaska's
early settlers and the remainders
of Russian mores and culture
that are scattered in these parts.
Japanese, the release says, al
so ranks high.
That can’t be anything else
but propinquity.
The other day at one of our
local eating establishments as
eggs were being removed from a
case one egg was discovered with
writing on it.
The writing turned out to be
the address of a girl. The egg
was carried forth into the front
of the restaurant and a soldier
got all interested in it. He offer
ed the waitress 20 cents for the
egg and address and she sold it
to him and he was >ast seen
Fort CJreely bound with the egg
being very carefully toted.
We can just see a letter head
ing for Seattle starting out “as
one good egg to another’’ or
“my curiosity has been egged
on by your address” or some
thing similar.
The address was Muriel Some
body, Something Graham street,
Seattle. We won’t give it away
because we wouldn’t want to
jeopardize the soldier’s invest
ment.
But we would like to know
what hatches out of this little
yolk.
Notice
A special meeting of the Fire
Department has been called for
tomorrow (Sunday) at 2 pm at
the fireball. All members must
attend as nominations will be
made for the recommedations
to the council for the position of
fire chief.
Sixteen million feet of lumber,
enough for all essential civilian
needs in Alaska, have been re
leased for purchase in 1944, ac
cording to the WPB at Juneau
The lumber is Alaskan-cut and
is on hand at Sitka and Ketch
ikan, which leaves the problem
of transportation the only one to
be solved. Restrictions on the
number of homes that may be
built remain in effect and applic
ations in excess of the quota will
not be granted.
Richmond, Calif. (^P)—The
Liberty ship Louis Sloss, named
after the organizer of the pioneer
Alaska Commercial Company
was launched this week by the
Permanent Metals Corporation
Sloss was active for years in
sealing operations in Alaska
Sponsor at the launching was
Mrs Hattie Sloss, wife of Judge
M. C. Sloss, former member of
the California Supreme court
and son of the Alaskan pioneer.
At The onurch i
Greek Russian Orthodox!
Rev. Gregory Glebo) ,
A cordial invitation is(
ed to all members of the,
to attend the services.
CATHOLIC SEK.H
Chaplain John On
Mats will be said at the
eum theatre Sunday mon
10 o’clock.
PRAISE CHAl’El.
Rev. John Marshy
Sunday School
Morning Service
Sunday Evening Service
Classes for young peo|
Mon. & Fri evenings at
Studying the lire of Ckt
Classes for young childret
Monday afternoons at!
COMMUNITY BAPT6
CHURCH
Kodiak, Alaska
Rev. Gregory S. Morony, (
Services for
Sunday - April i
10:15 Sunday School. Class
all ages.
11:15 Morning Worship
Easter Worship—Special
Sermon:
“Easter for Today1
5:30 Fellowship Supper
Servicemen & civilians!
6:30 Christian Fellowship!
Intermediate, High
and Young People’s
7: 30 Evening Gospel Hou
Sermon in Music by th
bined Girls’ and Chi
choirs
Tuesday:
7:15 Bov Scouts
Wednesday,
7:30 Vesper Hour, ft
Fellowship. Bible Si
Thursday,
2:00 Women’s Society
meets in the Church
room. All women of E
4:00 Girls Choir
Children’s Choir
7:00 Church Choir
PUBLIC READING
RECREATION R«
Open: Daily 1 to 9 pm
Free Public Circulating U
Books may be secun
asking at the par*
next to church.
TRY THE MIRROI
Classified A<
"BASKETS for EASTER”
FKESH fttOM THE ALEUTIAN CANO* COMPANY
at The ISLAND FOUNTAIN
"DELICIOUSLY DIFFERENT”
— WEIELK END SPECIAL “TUTTI FRUTTI ICECREAM”
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