Kodiak mirror. [volume], September 21, 1962, Page 6, Image 6

About Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976

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Kodiak Kapsules
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tation, “Mr. Thomas’ candidacy has
many Republican perplexed since
he has been an Alaska resident
enly two years. Although, not elgi
ble to run for State office, which
requires three years residency, he
can run for Congress.”
Rep. Rivers also stated in the
same speech that he was the Vice
President of the Alaska Constitu
tional Convention which apparent
ly wras responsible for drawing up
those requirements.
* * * *
HOUSEHOLD HINT: To keep
cake from getting stale, put it
in a paper box in the children’s
room.
* * * *
Occasionally a thoughtful act,
one involving bravery or quick ac
tion, takes some time to reach
public notice.
For example, last week Nick
Mullen of Afognak's alertness was
credited with saving the lives of
two unidentified people who fell
into the w>ater last week near the
KEA area, and the volunteer fire
men are of the opinion that Tommy
Gallagher’s quick action in fighting
the Dog House fire last week kept
it from breaking through the walls.
We are happy to acknowledge
their acts of heroism which other
wise would have gone unnoticed.
* * * *
We are reminded by employes
at Kraft’s Super Market that jaw
breakers and Black Jack gum is
still around, and you can order a
curling iron from Sears if you
feel the urge, but do you remem
ber: Toys made of sturdy cast
iron? . . . Wonderfully cold wa
ter in buckets? . . . Summer band
concerts in the park? . . . Ice
cream straight from the freezer
on the Fourth? . . . Ranch but
ter? . . . Little girls who cried
reading “Little Women?” . . .
Horatio Algier in “Sink or
Swim?” .. . And w hen everybody
in town whittled but few did
wood carving?
* * * *
Somewhere along the line we
have failed here in Kodiak to get
our message across to Alaska’s
Senators and Congressman.
Sen. Ernest Gruening said last
week here that hydro-electric pow
er and roads on the mainland are
the state's greatest needs for pro
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gress, and no doubt they are on
the mainland, but their effects
would be a long-time coming to
Kodiak.
To be more specific, and an elec
tion year is a good time to ask: (1)
What, if anything, is being done
about lower freight rates to the
island, and (2) what is being done
to provide cheaper electricity for
Kodiak?
That is, we assume we are a part
of Alaska, even though the High
way Department is taking a long
time in getting around to realizing
it.
• * * *
We most certainly don’t want
to discourage anyone aiming for
a perfect game at the Elks Lanes,
but did you know that the odds
on a bowler shooting a ,?00 game
in a sanctioned league is 1,200,
000 to 1, according to the Amer
ican Bowling Congress which is
also a reminder that Kodiak will
host the state Elks bowling tour
ney before long.
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Somehow overlooked in the state
newspapers but important enough
to rate space in Time and News
week is the Beryllium Rush 90
miles northwest of Nome and 45
miles from Little Diomede Island,
Russia’s most easterly territory.
Beryllium, a hard, silver-white
element is worth §70 a pound and
is found in veins of rocks. It is re
fined electrolytically and is used
in electronic components. It is one
third lighter than aluminum yet
three times stronger than steel.
Miss Van Buren
Wins Scholarship
Sharon Van Buren, a senior from
Kodiak, is one of the two Western
Washington State College students
who has been named an American
Chemical Society-Petroleum Re
search Fund scholar for the 1962
63 year.
Along with Anita Dorsing from
Acme. Wash., she will do research
on a study of complex compounds
of tetravalent nickel during the
coming year. This is her second
year of work on the project.
Kodiak * Low Man’
In Unemployment
In one respect, at least, Kodiak
is "low-man” on the totem pole in
Alaska and that is in the amount
of unemployment monies paid dur
ing August.
A total of only $759 was paid out,
of which $497 is in the state pro
gram, compared to Soldotna’s $6,
335: Palmer’s $6,119; Nome’s $4,
593: Sitka’s $4,814; and Peters
burg’s $1,489.
Watch for D & A Paint Sale
Over 40 claims have already been
filed in the area.
According to Newsweek one old
timer shaking his head said: “The
cheechakos seem to have every
thing but sense. If they think
they’ll be able to winter here
they’d better take along plenty of
grub.”
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