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Kodiak mirror., 1952-12-20
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Gk1eutmaA Satto7laE

One September day in 1897 queer letter to the editorial desk of the old New York Sun It simple query from little girl who quite obviously had experienced the chill of dusonment in her faith in Santa Claus and wished the matter settled finally, positively
 The letter was turned over to Francis F. Church. member of the Suns edtora staff The letter from the little girl and Church's appear below
 We take pleasure in answering at and thus prom nenty the communication below expressing at the time qualification that its faithful author numbered among the friends of The Sun.
 Dear Editor: eight years old Some of my little friends say there Santa Claus Papa If see in The Sun it's Please tell the truth is there Santa Claus?
 Virginia O. Hanlon 1l5 West Ninety Fifth Street.
 Virginia your little friends wrong They have been affected by the skeptcism of skeptca They do not believe except they They think that nothing be which comprehensibe by their little minds All minds Virginia whether they be mems chdren's are little In this great of is insect ant in his intellect compared with the boundess world about him. measured by the intelligence capable of graspng the whole truth and knowledge
 Yes, Virginia there is Santa Claus. He exists as certainly love and generosity and devotion exist and know that they abound and give life it's highest beauty and joy how dreary would be the world there Santa Caus It would be dreary If there Vrginas There would be chdike faith then poetry to make toerabe this existence We should have enjoy ment and sight The eternal light with which childhood fills the world would be extnguished
 Not believe in Santa ClausYou might well not be- Eeve in fairies! You might get papa to hire watch in all chimneys Christmas catch Santa Claus but they did not Santa Claus coming down what would that prove Nobody Santa Claus but that sign that there is no Santa Claus
 The most real things in the world those that neither children Did you fairies dancing the awn Of not but that's proof that they there Nobody conceive imagine all the wonders there unseen and unseeabe in the world
 You tear apart the >abys rattle and what makes the noise inside but there veil covering the world which not the strongest that lived could apart Only falth fancy poetry love push aside tha curtain and view and picture the superna beauty go beyond Is it all real? Ah Virginia all this world there nothing else real and abiding.
 No Santa Caus Thank God he lives forever A thousand years from Virginia nay thousand years from he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood'
Kodiak mirror., 1952-12-20
District Court
 Hears Local Cases

Judge Anthony J. Dimond and members of the Third District Court left last Sun day after q two day term here, one of the sh ortest ever held in Kodiak.
 All divorce petitions heard by the court were granted Friday and Saturday.
 The application of Charles Marshall for a liquor licease at Ouzinkie was taken under advisnment, and decision will be announced later.
 The suit filed by Ben Kraft against Jack McCord for an alleged debt will be heard at a later term of the court.
 Continued, to be heard in Anchorage at a later date. was the case of Charles F. Han sen, charged with assault with intent to kill. Hansen is from the Bristol Bay region.
 The court party numbered eight, including Paul V. Clumpner, of the immigration and naturalization service.
 Ray Martin, IT,, High school student at Bellerine-Jeferson in Los Angeles was voted the best lineman in his football conference, his father said this week. Young Martin spends his summer vacation in Ko- diak.
Kodiak mirror., 1952-12-20
KODIAK MIRROR

w. E. Red" Thompson, Union Oil Company represent ative from Anchorage, was in Kodiak this week on busi- ness. He recently returned to the territory after spending a vacation in Hawaii.
Kodiak mirror., 1952-12-20
NOTICE

The Bank of Kodiak is will. ing to help finance the house of the Lars Haglund estate. Parties interested should con- tact the bank as soon as pos sible and before December 23, the date of the public sale.
Kodiak mirror., 1952-12-20
Kodiak 1llrrDr "SVews of o4merica's Last 9rontier

Published Every Saturday at Kodiak, Alaska
 Yearly Subscription Rate $500 Entered in the Postofce at Kodiak, Alaska Second Class matter under of Congress of March 3, 1878
 MIRROR PUBLISHING COMPANY
 Melton L. Crawford, Editor and Publisher
 Jeanne R. Crawford, Associate Editor
 Candace Crawford Executive Editor
 MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS Thr Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for republication of all news dispatches credited to 1t otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published herein
Kodiak mirror., 1952-12-20
NOTlcE

The Polar Bear Cafe will be closed Christmas Day. (s) Tommy and Mary Gallag- her.
Kodiak mirror., 1952-12-20

Jorgen Fredrickson returned to Kodiak early this week after a trip to the states.
Kodiak mirror., 1952-12-20

MT. and Mrs. Chris Helga- son of Terror Bay were in town recently.
Kodiak mirror., 1952-12-20

Company on several projects here.
Kodiak mirror., 1952-12-20

Father Gerasim Schmaltz of Monks Lagoon is in town this week.
Kodiak mirror., 1952-12-20
NOTICE

Ronnie's Cafe will be closed Christmas Day.
 [s) Alvin Miller
Evening star., 1952-11-11

It was a victory day" celebra-
ton for members of the League
of Republican Women of the Dis
trict who met yesterday in the May
flower Hotel for their first get
together since last weeks election.
Mrs. Carroll D. Kearns, presi-
dent of the group. was unable to
be present due to illness, but sent
a victory message.
This day marks the fulfillment
of hope and a prayer" she said.
1T is a day of rebirth and prom
Use to our party and to the Repub-
lic.'
Reminding members their labors
lhave not been in vain, she con-
Icluded: Then may the joy that
lis in you1 hearts be translated
into renewed vigor and determina-
Ition to meet the great challenge
of the days ahead"
Mrs. Edward G. Rohrbough,
vice president, who presided at
the meeting, called on the women
t. remember their individual re-
Isponsibilities and mot let our
leaders down"
All in the spirit of the days
celebration, she urged those pres
ent to "let down your hair" and
celebrate the victory with laugh
ter and songs"
The singing, which interspersec
the meeting, was led by Justir
Lawrie, music director of Foundry
Methodist Church, and included
such songs as Eisenhower Viii
Win the Victory" to the tune oi
THE Battle Hymn of the Repub.
lic."
Philip L. Graham, president ane
publisher of the Washington Post
was the guest speaker. He gave
a brief analysis of factors in the
election and discounted the in.
fiuence of the press on voters
While editorials may stimulate
the thinking of readers, he said
they do not control or influence
any one.
Evening star., 1952-11-11
Those diversified Children

are using a tremendous amount OF
energy for their growth. They are
generally under medical treat
ment. They are seldom at ease
The school benches are too small
for them. Their legs are too long
and are always in the way in the
school room and on the stairs. In
the gym they stand out like sore
thumbs.
They are social misf1tS. toe
young and inexperienced for the
Older children. too big to go along
with those of their own age
Looking at them. people expect a
grownup attitude. an adult re-
sonse. and when they meet with
anything but that from them. they
look at the other children as if to
say, What in the world is the
matter with him?
They have no words to express
their feelings. Make no mistake
Evening star., 1952-11-11

about 1t, these diversified boys and
girls suffer acutely. At such a
time somebody says one word too
many, or says one word in the
wrong tone. and they explode like
a bunch of firecrackers.
The Il hate you" means only II
can't stand this any longer" It
is an hysterical outburst of pent-
up feelings. Don't take it person.
ally, for that is not what is meant.
An authority wisely suggested, II
know how you feel. 1 feel like that
sometimes. too, and it isn't a good
feeling. 1t will pass"
Give such a child an extra
amount of affection, overlook a
great deal, wait for the boys in
mel growth to catch up with his
physique, and he will again become
as friendly AS he used to be. This
also, of course. applies to overslzed
girls.
Evening star., 1952-11-11
By Angelo Potri

Fathers and mothers are otter
troubled by the seemingly sudden
change in a boy who, up to one
particular evening has been q
pleasant, agreeable. obedient child
Until that night when he suddenly
turned on his father in wild anger
and shouted, Shut up. ] hate
you,' and slammed out of the
house leaving his astonished par
ents startled and shocked.
Take a boy who at IA is over
feet in height and weighs zoe
pounds. Imagine him in junior
high school among ordinary sizee
boys. Imagine his feelings as. hi:
growth increases until he is physi.
cally a man and socially a child
On top of this father asks. "Dio
you get good mark in spelling
today. SOM" The boy explodes.
These children, boys and girls
Evening star., 1952-11-11
Victory Celebration Marks
Meeting of 9. O. P. League

The speaker said Gen. Eisen-
hower's broad, general and sweep
ing popularity" was a big factor
in the outcome and named other
factors which may have Influenced
voters as corruption, the Korean
war and domestic communism.
Mr.. Graham said he saw pos
sible future Republican program
falling into the following three
categories: the defensive aspect
which would include cleaning up
corruption in official places. the
affirmative aspect or proper handl-
ing of domestic economy, and the
overall problem facing the people
and Gen. EisenhoWer-the exist
ence of the threat of Russian COM
muniSm.
| Guests of honor at the meeting
included: Mrs. Joseph c. McGar-
raghy, Mrs Clyde T. Garrett, Mrs.
Howard Coffin, Miss Bertha Ad-
kins. Mrs. George Hart, jr., Mrs.
L. Corrin Strong and Mrs. Carl
Shipley
Evening star., 1952-11-11
Modern
Marriage
Men Still Don't
Understand
Women
By Dr.. PouI Popenoe

When you stop to think how
smart men are (maybe women
don't stop to think about that very
often, but men do), it's hard to
believe that men have known
women for thousands of years and
still don't understand them. Mr..
OIL. is like the rest of us men: II
can't figure them out" he COM
plains. I'm married to one of
them-a fine woman. couldn't ask
for better wife, but she says and
does the most unreasonable things.
Why are women like that, DR.
Popenoe?"
That's one question, at least,
that I can answer fully, freely and
correctly. Mr.. OIL. They are like
that because they're women. They
have had to deal with different
problems from those that men
have faced. Their biggest prob
lem-getting. and keeping, huS-
band. They learned lot of
things for that purpose and in
large and important areas of life
they now have very different
standards of values from those
that we men hold. If they don't
they're not good specimens of
womanhood.
They are generous enough to-
give us few clues occasionally.
Mrs. Elizabeth Kidd, who makes a
living by helping an advertising
agency figure out "the femininei
angle" wrote a book a few years
ago called Just Like a Woman. y
Ask your public library for it. She
lists these as some of the ways inI
which women differ from men:
l. Women are intuitive. Men
are intellectual. (For this reason,
each tends to become too easily
irritated by the mental processesI
of the other, but certainly it's no
use for either to try to change the
other.)
2. Women are identificationists.
Men are realistS. A woman wants
to put herself into everything. No.
tice that mems magazines often
run pictures of pretty girls on the
cover, but women's magazines
don't run pictures of pretty men
(ouchD; they run pictures of
pretty girls, too. The woman who
looks at the cover wants to iden-
tify herself with that girl.
3. Women are subjective. Men
are objective. Speaking of new,
neighbors. the wife says. II like
them" Her husband says, "They
seem to be a pretty decent Sort"
or They're O.K.D
4. Women go by inner percep-
ton. Men go by naturalization
(The wife says, II can't explain
it. but have a feeling that some
things wrong there The hus-
band says, Whats the evidence?
I'd like to see some proof.')
5. Women are most indulgent in
fancy. Men are more influenced
by facts.
That's what the woman says,
Mr.. OIL. What's your opinion?
Study your wife in the light of
those statements and see whether
you think they apply to her.
Evening star., 1952-11-11
Memory Club Plans
Benefit Card Fete

A benefit card party to be
sponsored by the National
Mothers Memory Club will be
held at 1880 pm. Thursday in St.
Margaret's Parish Hall. Bancroft
street and Connecticut avenue
NV.
Mrs. Carl H. Giroux is president
of the club and Mrs. Roy F. Knox
is chairman of the event.
Mrs. Robert Carroll of 4409
Stafford street. Chevy Chase, Md.
is in charge of reservations.
Evening star., 1952-11-11
By Borboro Bell

For those occasions when you
want something little dressy and
flattering. This date dress is cut
in f1attering lines with soft
gathers on the waist front, row
of tiny buttons. Add jewelry OF
a gay bouquet.
Pattern No. 1866 is a sew-rite
perforated pattern in sizes II. ID
Is, 18, 20: 40. AZ. Size IA. short
sleeves, 31a yards of 39-inch.
For this pattern send 80 cents in
coins, your name, address, pattern
number and size wanted to Bar
bara Bell (The Washington Starr
P. o. Box 80, Station G, New York
19. N. Y.
Ready for you now-BasiC
FASHION for 80, Fall and VIM
ter, This new issue is filled with
ideas for smart, practical sewing
for a new season; gift pattern
printed inside the book, Csc.
Evening star., 1952-11-11
IAAUW Meetinq

Gerald M. Shea, director ol
Public Welfare of the District, will
address the Social Studies ane
Legislation Committees of ths
Washington branch, American AS.
sociation of University Women al
a meeting to be held at 1880 pm
tomorrow at 1785 Massachusett.
avenue NV.
| He will speak on the topic
Proposed Plans for the Chill.
dren's Center at Laurel, Md"
Evening star., 1952-11-11
AGENCY Visited

The Washington section of the
National Council of Jewish
Women was to hold its November
meeting today at the Jaunita K
Nye Settlement House, a Com.
munity Chest agency located al
$50 Eighth street S.W. The pro.
gram included report by Jane.
G. Leach. director Of the inStitu.
ton, and entertainment by the
children.
The group meets at the settle
ment house once a year.
Evening star., 1952-01-24
|Negotiotors Refuse to Yield
|In Baltimore Transit Strike

would hinge on Its being granted
certain concessions by the Public
Service Commission.
Clayton G. Perry. union pres
ident, said the union would take
the 11-cent offer for one year only
with no PSC strings attached.
Gov. McKeldin has been in on
the negotiating almost from the
start. He remained strictly neu-
trail until Tuesday night when,
after q meeting with union Of
ficials, he released a statement
vigorously edenouncing the COM
pany for refusing to agree to a
one-year contract.
D'AIesandrO in Hospital.
Mayor Thomas D'Alesandro has
been ,hospitalized for several
weeks and has not participated
as actively In the dispute. But
he issued q statement yesterday
warmly instructing both sides to
get together In the public's behalf.
Baltimore's downtown traffic
situation has gone from bad to
near Impossible, Dficials reported
d survey disclosed motorists are
making about 347O trips into
and out Of the business area each
day, d S. per cent boost in morn-5
ing traffic and III per cent hike
in afternoon traffic.
At the start Of the strike, stores
reported business on from SO to
so per cent. This figure gradually
has dropped to about 20 to 10
per cent.
Evening star., 1952-01-24
Boy, 5, Walks Home
AS Firemen Comb
Woods for Him

A f1ve-year-old boy turned up
safe at his Oxen Hill, Md. home
last night as volunteers from nine
fire companies and bands Of
neighbors searched the woods for
him.
Ronald Bogert announced to
his anxious parents that he had
been sleeping under a tree and
had awakened when he heard the
fire sirens.
Ronald's father, Earl Bogert,
collapsed from excitement when
the boy returned and was treated
for possible heart attack. at
Casualty Hospital.
Ronald was missed from his
home shortly before 5 pm. The
Bogert's and some neighbors
searched for him for awhile with
out success, and called for help.
The Oxen Hill, Allentown road,
Boulevard Heights, Silver Hal.
District Heights, Morningside
Capitol Heights. Hillside and
clinton fire companies, covered d
25O-acre wooded area behind the
Bogert home ali 5415 Livingston
road before Ronald returned
under his own power about 8 pm.
Three busloads of soldiers were on
their way from Boiling Field to
join the search.
Evening star., 1952-01-24

o'Connell Mr.. Walden denied he
ever left the papers unguarded
in his home while he took his
wife to a movie, visited friends or
bought groceries. In transit. ne
said, he locked them in the trunk
Of his car.
Mrs. Mary c. Knowland. one
Of the defendants, was placed on
the stand by MIR. O'Conneil. IN
the absence OF the jury, to testify
she gave her brother itl-law, VIII
liam B. Francis, information to
help him make out her income
tax returns, but never authorized
him to disclose It.
Made Out Tax Returns.
Mr.. Francis previously had testi-
fed for the Government that he
made out the income tax returns
for Nelson, the iatter's wife and
Mr.. and Mrs. Knowland from
1874 through 1850.
He testified the profits were
split four ways" under q part-
Inership during this period.
Mrs. Knowland was asked BY
Mr.. Fihelly il she was = partner
She replied, Il was
"Who were the others?"
MY husband and Mr.. and Mrs.
Nelson" the witness replied.
Evening star., 1952-01-24

Advocates Of home rule for
Prince Georges County prepared
today to spread the doctrine Of
charter government by radio, tele-
vision and oratory before COM
munity gatherings.
Their campaign for council
county manager administration
entered this phase after Mont
gomery's county manager, Irving
G. McNayr. outlined its advan-
tages last night at a workshop
sponsored by the Citizens Com
mittee for Good Government.
The committee will carry on the
drive as the spearhead for civic
groups intent on effecting major
changes recommended in report
of a recent governmental survey
by the Public Administration
Service Of Chicago.
$50 Attend.
Speaking before $50 persons at
tending the committees third and
final countrywide meeting at
Bladensburg Junior High School
Mr.. McNayr pointed to what he
called the improved services OBJ
tanned by Montgomery citizens
when that county shifted from
commissioner rule In l948. =
while our lsetup Is. not yet
model" he said, '.it iss believe
Itl1e Soundest form Of home ruiz
charter government. /
Mr.. McNayr made It clear that
lhe spoke on the problems Of Mont
Igenaery and not those Of Prince
Georges. but he emphasized that
Evening star., 1952-01-24
Permit 10 Build 4 Towers
N Montgomery Is Asked

The Peoples Broadcasting Corp,
which operates station VOL, has
asked the Montgomery County
Board Of Zoning Appeals for per-
mission to build four 250-foot
towers of Massachusetts, avenue
extended.
The towers would be adjacent
to the new Western Suburban
Junior High School and near the
Woodacres and Westgate develop
ments.
The corporations previous ap-
plication for a permit to erect
four towers in the Rosemary Hills
subdivision on East West High
way was denied by the board last
May.
A hearing on the new applica-
ton is expected to be set next
week.
Evening star., 1952-01-24
Home. Rule Bockers Broaden
Campaign in Prince Georges

In any such revamping a major
objective should be- that respon-
sibilities of key personnel are
sharply defined.
Replying to a remark from the
floor that rural residents object
to the plan, Mr.. McNayr said that
if a vote were taken IN his county
today citizens in outlying areas
would, in his opinion, vote against
it.
A member of the audience who
said he was from Camp Springs
asked whether home rule would
bring higher taxes.
Taxes Would Vary.
1.-THE tax rate would vary in &C.
cordance with services received by
citizens, Mrs. Irma Bogdanoff. g
committee worker, replied. "Ir
densely populated sections taxes
would be higher than in sparselJ
settled areas are in the latter
taxes would advance as. the de-
Imand for services increased"
Charles F. Parker, a government
management analyst and a di.
rector 6f the citizens committee
presided at the meeting which hat
las. its theme, What Services Dt
We Get for Our Money!"
Other speakers included Mrs
Fannie Epstein. local government
lchAiFinan Of the county League o
Women Voters; Mrs. Murael Stel
ger, a member Of the Marylant
Education Council; William n
Wood & citizens sepgpmittee di
rectqr ind Ralph Voodruff.
government statisticlAn.
Evening star., 1952-01-24
The graduates
Montgomery coIIs.
|VFW Observance

The Montgomery County Coun-
|cil has called on all county res
|idents to participate in the OBJ
|servance of National. VIEW week
beginning today
. The action was taken at the
request Of the Silver Spring Me-
mortal Post 1862, Veterans Of For
|eign Wars.
One Of the principal activities
during the week will be collection
|of funds for the fight against
|infantile paralysis.
Evening star., 1952-01-24
BY he Assoeia,ed Press

BALTIMORE, Jan. "a. - Fo,
two weeks now, Baltimorean,
have been walking, thumbing
laughing and cussing considerably
more than they're accustomed to-
And there's no immediate indi-
cation they'll stop these excessive
conditions. szss .-ass;'
The transit strike that hobbled
this sixth largest city at 4 am
on Jan. 10 entered its third week
today. And although company and
union negotiators have scheduled
another meeting for today. both
remain adamant in their latest
offers.
There are no laws on the statute
books that would permit the State
or city to force either party to
call on the deadlock.
$500 Operators Idle.
The $500 operators members
OF the AFL Analgamated Associa-
ton Of Street Electric Railway
and Motor Coach Employees -
walked on their Jobs in support
d their demand Tor 4 24-cent
hourly addition to their present
$I.63 base.
ofhcials sof the Baltimore
co. said that was out OF
the question ON the, basis Of the
15-eent fares Nj thin The city.
in It's last oi1er. The company
agreed to sign q three-year pact
that would mean about an IL
cent increase. but the increase
Evening star., 1952-01-24

The Sasscer for Senate band
wagon continued to roll today,
with an announcement that the
formed Prince Georges
Council Of Democratic Clubs will
hold a banquet next Wednesday
to "kick- -off" Representative
|Sasscer'S campaign.
The announcement said Rep
resentative Sasscer, veteran 5th
District congressman. who is the
only major candidate so: far for
the Democratic nomination to the
Senate. is expected to be given
the official Endorsement Of state
leaders at the affair.
Guests expected at the banquet
include State Controller J. Mil
lard Tawes and DR.. H. G. Byrd,
president Of the University of
Maryland.
The banquet is scheduled for Z
pm. at the Prince Georges Coun-
try Club.
: flg
Backed BY Women's Club
The Silver Spring Wonlen's
Democratic Club has joined a
growing string of organizations
backing Mr.. Sasscer. The club
based it's support on what it called
Mr.. Sasscer's excellent record"
as a congressman.
Previous Endorsements OF the
veteran politicians candidacy
have come from the State Central
Committees Of Calvert, Mont
gomery, Anne Arundel, Howard,
Baltimore, st. Marys. Dorchester
and Charles counties as well as
several individuals. -
The Cumberland Evening Times,
Yesterday called on. Democratic
Evening star., 1952-01-24
|Wasllingtonl-Lee High
10 Graduate A

Forty-four students win be
graduated from Washington Lee
High School in Arlington at 8
PM Wednesday at the school.
Or. q. r. Draheirn, chairman
OF the school board, will deliver
the address.
Baccalaureate exercises will be
held at 5 pm. Sunday, at Mount
Olivet Methodist Church. Six
ateenth and North Glebe road. The
Rev. A. g. Lynch win preach.
Fred Bryson is, highest ranking
student in the class. Bill Mallon
is president Of the group; Ray
Mills, vice president: Miss Mar
garet Lightle. secretary;a and
Charles Bonneville. treasurer.