Kodiak Diary
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gastronomic-ally. Ik tasted very
good. His wife joined him, and
after a couple of meals they had
only about 50 plants left.
So, for the garden’s sake, he
had to go back to the store and
get some more.
Since we have been flooded
with inquiries of various sorts
since VK-day relative to the
status of the beautiful beard
sported by Our Editor, we feel
we must overcome his modesty
(and what a struggle that was)
and set, everyone straight as to
its activation, promulgation and
termination.
Every letter anent subscrip
tions refers to it (sample: did you
shave it off on VE-day?), even
people paying bills write notes on
theirstatements (sample: thought
that perhaps VE-day might bring
you out in the open.) and people
on the streets have been full of
questions (samples: female—Do
you mean we have to put up
with it until we lick the Japs?
male—How many hundred dol
lars are you going to get for
keeping it?)
So there will be no further
misunderstandings on this im
portant post-war problem, this is
the story.
The beard, which dates from
the day war was declared and is
believed to be unique in that re
spect, began at a Rotary club
meeting. Everyone shook hands
and agreed to let their down de
velop, and the last one to stick,
with the proposition was to get
a case of champagne. Many
started with a will. Frank Her
mann, now a Juneau druggist,
began, but being newly married
lasted only 3 days. Ray Martin,
liquor dealer, got ashamed of his
feeble attempt and shaved, then
got razzed so much he started
anew but didn’t do any better
and soon removed it. The long
arm of the law, Fish Herring,
grew a black looking mat that
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lid finally shaved off because it
itched too much. Beanie Sumer
lin and Carl Metzgar and Jim
Brummert got in on it. < lari
shaved because he got tired of it,
Beanie shaved because his wife
got tired of it, and Jim Brum
mert was the next to the last one
to get rid of his.
Cap Brodtko:b, who still has
his, started at a later date bur
soon surpassed everyone, but
that Is a touchy subject so we’ll
skip it.
Since the Editor is now sure
he is the last one to keep it up,
(or down, perhaps, is a better
way to put it) he has made sev
eral attempts to collect. What he
has gotten so far is the run
around. He has magnanimously
offered to settle for cash, at a
great sacrifice, but the boys tell
him they will chip in if he will
get the others together, and so far
that has been impossible.
There the matter rests. And
there it will, until VJ-day. The
Editor isn’t sure that he can
wait until the official announce
ment of the three Allied heads
(counting Russia?). If Associat
ed Press gets another scoop, that
will be good enough for him.
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the Day.
Bobby Sock
Patrolman Eugene Davis (bot
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who tried to pick him up nursed
a sore jaw and paid a $100 fine
on a disorderly person charge.
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