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Kodiak mirror., 1953-01-10
Navy Distributes Funds From Charity Drive

Several local organizations have been selected to receive a portion of the SPA, 581. 85 col
 lected during the recent Unl- ted Charities drive at Kodiak. Naval Station.
 Captain w. K. Rhodes. UsN commanding officer of kNS,
 announced that in addition to
 the originally listed charities others would receive part of the funds.
 A big Turkey Carnival was held in Hangar l on Nov. IA and l5, 1852, to promote the. drive. The organizations and the amount they will receive from kNS United Charities fund are Alaska Crippled Children, $2,0OO; American Cancer Society, S1, 800; March of Dimes, $1, 800; Boy Scouts. $500; Salvation Army, $1, GOO,
 The list also shows that the TB Association will receive $2, GOO; American Heart Foun- dation, $1, ,5OU; Cerebal Palsy Foundation, $1, 500; Muscular Dystrophy, $500; Navy Relief. I, GOO; American Red Cross. $2,
 The following local organi~ zations and institution are listed to receive contributions: U. s. O., $2. GOO; Griffin Mem orial Hospital, $2,000; Kodiak Baptist Mission, $2.000; Am bulance Fund sponsored by $75O.
 Others are Seattle Ortho- pedic Hospital, $1, ,00O: PTA summer program, $250 and Christmas presents for child ren around Kodiak Island, S581.85.
Kodiak mirror., 1953-01-10
Game Nearing Planned For January P

The US. Fish and Wildlife Service will hold a game hear ing in Kodiak on January 22, it was announced Thursday by Russel Hoffman.
 Persons may attend and make suggestions for rules and regulations or send letters to the local FWS office. The suggestions and letters will be forwarded to Juneau at the Game Commission meeting which will be held in the last two weeks of February.
 The Kodiak meeting will be held at the Union Hall at 7::30 pm.
Kodiak mirror., 1953-01-10
School Tax Roll Published

The delinquent tax roll for the Kodiak Indepe ndent School District appears for the first time in today's issue of the MIRROR.
 The list contains over 100 names of property owners and will be published for four consecutive weeks.
 The roll is published by or der of the Board of the KISD. On February 3, 1853 the tax roll will be presented to the United States District Court, Third Division, Anchorage. Alaska, for adjustment and order of sale.
 The tax roll covers the years 1949 1852, inclusive. Paul A. Dupler, attorney, and member of the school board, will pre- sent the tax roll to the court for the ISD board.
Kodiak mirror., 1953-01-10
Katharine Ann L- -ufZ New Years Baby

Little Miss 1853 arrived at Griffin Memorial Hospital Sat urday, January 3, at 4:05 pun. Her parents, MT. and Mrs. John Lutz, were delighted with the eight pound, one ounce girl
 Miss Katharine Ann Lutz received many gifts from local businesses. The presents were delivered to her at the hospital early this week.
 Merchants sending gifts to the new baby were Donnelley and Acheson, a baby bunting; City Market, baby food; Berts- Wodlinger, a bottle sterilizer; Kraft's Dry Goods, a dozen UldpCIS.
 Others sending gifts were Mar Lou, five dollars credit to the mother; Clark's Garage, 10 gallons of gasoline to the parents for their car: Knud- sens a gold locket: Rhoades Furniture Store, { a baby pie ture); Bank of Kodiak, a savings bank and one dollar for the baby's account.
 The Annual New Years Baby Contest is sponsored each year by the MIRROR
Kodiak mirror., 1953-01-10
Concrete Forms Catch Fire

The wooden forms for a part of the new school building caught fire around II am yes rerday and the Fire Depart ment rushed to the scene.
 It was reported that one hand. extinguisher from a truck was empty and another only half full. Difficulty was experienced in getting the bumpers to work but the fire was finally extinguished.
 It is believed to have started from a heater used to keep the concrete from freezing.
Kodiak mirror., 1953-01-10
Car Skids Near Cliff Edge

A 1949 Ford skidded on the slick surface of the Base Town Road early Thursday morning. crashed into the guard cable and hung sus- pended over the cliff.
 Two young Navy men were uninjured in the mishap which snapped the cable and up- rooted three guard posts. Derrall D. Brewer and Don- aid R. Bell, both minors, were taken into custody by Cliff Mowry, city patrolman. The accident occurred near the entrance to the city dock.
 Bell was charged with driving without a license and while under the influence of liquor and in a reckless and careless manner. The vehicle did not belong to the servicemen and was borrowed from a friend. police said.
Kodiak mirror., 1953-01-10
Two Men Die At Old HaTbor

Two Old Harbor men met their death last Dec. 23 as they sought shelter from a storm after bleaching their dory on |Sitkalidak Island, near Port Hebron.
 Services were held at Old Harbor for John Nekeroff, about 42, and Stephan Kaps- han, about 38, the end of December.
 Survivor of the accident which took the lives of the two is Paul Chya, 40, also of Old Harbor, who brought de- tails of the event to Kodiak early this month.
 The three men were return ing to Old Harbor from Me- Donald Lagoon on Sitkalidak, where they had gone to check trap lines. As the weather turned wet and cold, they beached their IS foot boat, and started to hike along the beach to the Port Hebron home of Mir. and Mrs. Jack Spearns.
 Chya, the most warmly dressed of the three and the quickest hiker, went ahead, and after four hours reached Spearns', about 7 pm. Jim Spearns, about 20, star ted out to help the others, and man. aged to reach Kapshan, whom he took to Fuller's home near by. .Kapshan died there shortly after arrival, about 10:30 pm, apparently from exposure. l
 The next morning, Spearns, his son Jim and Chya went to look for Nekeroff, whose body they found at the foot of a 70 foot cliff, over which he had apparently fallen during the night. He and Kapshan had separated, one to follow the beach and the other the higher ground.
 Nekeroff is survived by an Mrs. Marcia Nekeroff, Old Harbor, and Kapshan by a brother Willie and a sister Nida Inga, both of. Old liar. I bor. Neither was married, l
Kodiak mirror., 1953-01-10
Mrs. Fern Sargent Dies At Home Tuesday

Mrs. Fefn sargent, b9, I1e long resident of Kodiak and a leader in the Russian Ortho- dox Church for many years, died suddenly at her home on Main St. Tuesday.
 Mrs. Sargent was considered an authority on local history and was always sought out by visiting writers and scien- lists to whom she could give information about Kodiak's earlier history, both from her own knowledge and from stories she had heard from her elders.
 She had also been inter- viewed about local history by faculty members of the University of California, while she visited outside.
 Mrs. Sargent had just been elected president of the Rus sian Women's Club, before her death, and had previously served as it's head in the past. She was a member of the church choir for 61 years. She was active in the Grey Ladies here during the war.
 Mrs. Sargent was born Fern Chichenoff, on July 8, 1883, in Kodiak. She lived here all her life, but made frequent visits to her children in the states.
 Surviving Mrs. Sargent are the following children: Mrs. Howard Schmitt, Los Angeles; Mrs. James Cleghorn, Red wood City, Calf. Mrs. Cor mne Petrich, San Francisco; Mrs. H.W. Case, Dayton, Texas; Mrs. NIB. Case, Tyler, Texas: Walter and Neil, both of Kodiak; Ted, San Francisco. Alvin, Seattle; and Edward, currently in San Francisco. Also surviving are IA grand children.
 Mrs. H.W. Case, Ted Sar- gent and Ed Sargent will arrive thia weekend for the funeral. which is set for 2 pm Monday in the Russian Church. If Ted, who is in the merchant marine and was due to dock in San Francisco Thursday, does not arrive in time, the funeral will be post ponep until he comes. Funeral arrangements are being made by the Kodiak Mortuary.
Kodiak mirror., 1953-01-10

MT. and Mrs. Chris Nicolet- ti, former Kodiakians, were heard from by local friends at Christmas time. Nicoletti for merly owned a machine shop here and Mrs. Nicoletti, the former Genevieve Eisner, owned Genevieve's. forerun- ner of the present Mar Lou shop.
 The Nicolettis and two children, Danny and Paul, ten months old, are in Newcastle. Pa.
Kodiak mirror., 1953-01-10
Baby Swallows 23 A snirin

A baby boy at Sand Point swallowed 23 aspirin tablets Thursday and got a free ride in a Coast Guard PBY froa his home to Griffin Memorial Hospital.
 Bobby Pletnikoff, two and one half years, was accompa~ nied to Kodiak by his mother The co PBY took off Thurs day around 8 pm and landed at Sand Point after dark. The patient was taken aboard and returned to KNS.
 Dr. H. D. Gidding, USN Medical Corps. and hospital corpsman w. R. Holmquist ae- companied the pilots and crew. Pilots were Ensign. Donald Fraser and It. William Murphy. Crewmen were James Carpenter, J. 5. Steadman,, William Goodwin, w. F. Sheri- dan and C. Taylor.
 The baby's condition was. reported to be good yesterday
 Mrs. Vivian Weaver IS working at Knudsen's.
Kodiak mirror., 1953-01-10
Republicans Hold Meeting At Union HaH

A meeting of Republicans in the Kodiak precinct was held last night at the Union Hall for the purpose of endor- sing candidates for Federal and Territorial office
 Minutes of the meeting will be forwarded to Republican headquarters in Anchorage.
 Ed Cushing of the Kodiak Telephone Company was flown to Seattle Thursday for special medical attention. He will en- ter Virginia Mason Clinic.
 MT. and Mrs. William Downhour have announced the birth of a 6 lbs., II oz. son. Mrs. Downhour is the former Sonia Thorsheim.
 The bapy has been named Russell Clifford. The Down. honrs are now in Warsaw, Indiana.
Kodiak mirror., 1953-01-10

Mrs. Vivian Weaver Is working at Knudsen's.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-20

Jimmy Solomon, a good man
under the backboards or Julio Hen
riquez, who has been feeding the
ball well will get the nod at the
other guard position. Either John
Walston or Ralph White will be
in forward spot and center Bob
Sawyer viii be on tap for his
usual fine game at center.
The Conchs are finely condition
ed, both mentally and physically
to wind up the season in winning
fashion. They viii journey to Hol-
lywood today and return tomor-
row night and viii be well rested
for the Tech clash at the high
school gym.
Something new will be featured
tomorrow night in the preliminary
game, when the Jayvees will meet
a squad made up IF members of
the high school grid squad, known
as Ed Beckman's BEEF Turst
Beauties.
The gridders will start Nelo
Acevedo (220 lbs.,, Harvey Ora
pea GOO lbs.), Wayne, Brantley
(190 lbs.), Tommy West CTS lbs.) },
Frank Betancourt $50 lbs.) and
Frank Hood (170 lbs.).
Spring practice is nearing for
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ST. LOUIS u. CAGERS

Continued from Page SIX
authorities" the coach continued,
"and they may think another trip
back here would be too much"
Hickey admitted he would like
to come to the NIT.
AFTER ALL" he said, New York
is the BiIlikins' second home"
St. Louis won the NIT in 1947
and has played in it three times
since then, including last year.
The NIT, which opens March Z,
has corraled four OF its needed
dozen teams-unbeaten Seton Hall,
ranked No. / nationally in the
Associated Press poll; fourth-rank-
ing LaSalle; WITHDRAWING West
ern Kentucky; and Manhattan
College of New York, No. ID in
the poll.
Manhattan came il. yesterday
just after Seattle, which had re-
ceived an invitation, cast its lot
with the NCAA. Seattle is hoping
for a chance to play the Univers-
ity of Washington in the Western
NCAA Regional Tournament, but
it will have to get by first round
game with Idaho State to stay in
the running.
st. Louis is unranked nationally
and has only a 1879 record.
81 think we have played one of
the toughest schedules in the coun-
try" Hickey said. eve lost our
Sugar Bowl title to Louisiana
State, which has been beaten only
once. We lost twice to once defeat
ed Washington at Seattle in close
games. And Brigham Young beat
us and they're leading their con-,
ference"
Hickey pointed out the Billikins
still have a chance in the Missouri
Valley Conference race which St.
Louis won last year.
The Bills, with a A conference
record, nave TWO league games
Ieft-boih at home against Okla
homa AIM and Tulsa.
If we should win" Hickey said,
I'VE should be obligated to play
in the NCAA."
Hickey was asked what would
happen if st. Louis should tie for
the conference title.
Another time when that hap,
pened we settled it easily" he re-
piled. Zone team went to the
NCAA and one to the NIT"
The NIT has been averaging one
entry a day since it announced
La Sale on Monday. Teams still
under consideration are understood
to include Duquesne, De Paul,
Louisville, Oklahoma City, Holy
Cross, Eastern Kentucky, Niagara
and st, Johns of Brooklyn.
st. johns made a strong bid for
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Coneh Cagers Face Broward

dump the favored Browards,
but tomorrow night in Key
West when they tackle the
Miami Tech five, they will
be the underdogs.
Its about time we pick
off one of the close ones"
Coach Win Jones said today,
Il think we have a good
chance to take Broward, but
| don't like to think about
Miami"
Key West will be tuning up for
the fast approach district tourney
in which they are putting their
hopes for successful season.
4Glynn Archer, who has been
bearing the brunt of the Conch
offensive throughout the season
will get a starting assignment to-
night while Stu Logun who has
been showing well in the scoring
department will also be on tap.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-02-20
BY BILL RAWLINs

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. R-Harvey
Robinson, heir-apparent to Gen.
Bob Neyland as the Tennessee
Vols 1858 football bcss, would step
into one of the toughest coaching
jobs lying around loose.
The ailing Neyland, who an
nounced yesterday he wants a
years medical leave from his
coaching duties, has We, fans used
to winning. Since he came here
from West Point in l926--with six
years out for army service Ney-
land-coached football teams have
won Ill, lost rs and tied IL games.
The 61-year-old Neyland made it
clear he wants to drop out for one
year only. He'll remain as athletic
director, job he holds by life
time contract.
The University athletic board, to
pick highlands successor Monday,
says it will accept applications
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New Tennessee Grid Coach Faces Tough Job

from anybody--but for 1858 only.
This gimmick seems to mean the
nod goes to Robinson, assistant
athletic director and backfield
coach. or Louis (Farmer) johnson.
defensive coach.
The odds favor Robinson. when
you consider that Neyland has said
that he'd pick Robinson as his sue
cessor if he were to retire, and
Robinson got the Job of coaching
the Vols for their Cotton Bowl date
with Texas last New Years Day
Both are Neyland products.
A native of Weaverville, N. C..
Robinson is a bachelor, a classical
pianist and an avid collector of
classical records. He's quiet. And
says a. friend, Hes as close to
Neyland as football coach can
be. He's meticulous observer
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and this is the big reason why
Neyland has learned to believe in
him so thoroughly. /"
Robinson joined the Tennessee
staff in 1916. Three years later.
he was around to help Neyland
push the Vols to the national cham
pionship, reflected in the annual
Associated Press poll.
Neyland has assured newsmen
that he'll keep hands off il Robin
son does take over.
This independence was demon
strated last month whea the NCAA
football rules committee abolished
the two-platoon system. Neyland
long had been an outspoken critic.
Robinson said publicly he was sor-
ry to see it so because ''it gives
more boys a chance to play" on
better coached teams.
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Stiff Weekend
action Is Set
For High School
BnsketbaHerS

The Key West High
School basketball squa d
f aces another gruelling
weekend of cage action be-
ginning tonight in South Bro
ward when they will seek to
jump back into the win col
umn against that club. The
Conchs, who have acquitted
themselves extremely well in
dropping a quartet of decis-
ions. three of them by less
than a three point margin,
are mentally prepared to
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Tilden Keeps
Top Standing
Rx WILL eRlMslE ~

NEW YORK tR-Tennis PLAYERS
may come and tenris players may
go but two old n-estructibles of
the court agreed today : there'll
never be another Bill Tilden.
Tilden was chosen the greatest
tennis player of the mid-century
in the Associated Press 1850 poll.
"Tilden was the only tennis
genius l think the game has ever
known" said ]. Gilbert Hall, 81.
mo one ever studied the game
like Bill he was the greatest. I"
added Berkeley Bell, the trans
planted Texan, 45.
These two old net eodgers whose
careers span more than a quarter
of a century reminisced during
the early lull in the National In
door Tennis Championships at the
Seventh Regiment Armory.
They can still give our young
whippersnappers real run for
it ON the court. Last night they
advanced in doubles with a l-6.
6,3, GA victory over Igor Cassini
and. Charles Hunt of New York.
"I,ve played against them all.
from little Bill Johnston right up
to todayis players and there was
none to compare with Tilden," said
Hall.
The balding Bell, originally from
Austin, Tex, quickly agreed.
What impressed me most about
Tilden was the way he studied
the game" said Bell. 'Others con-
centrated but Bill studied. He
lived tennis, was always thinking
of ways to improve and win.
''If had to name my top five
of all time I'd do it this way:
/, Tilden; 2. Little Bill Johnston;
3. Rene LaCoste; 4. Don Bulge.
Sired Perry"
Hal, said he d agree on all but
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the gridders and apparently Beck
man is interested in getting his
squad in shape.
Game time is 200 p. m.
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recognition in the first half of last
nights Garden doubleheader by
whipping Niagara. $50, in one of
its best local games of the season.
The NIT is known to have a
serious interest in both North Car
DINA, State and the University of
North Carolina. But Southern Con-
ference regulations appear to rule
out both schools by barring post
season competition except in the
NCAA tournament.
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the No. S spot. I'D have to put
Jack Kramer there" he added.
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Friday. February 20. 1853
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THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Page
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Girl Scouts
Hare Outing
On Pine Key

Brownie Scout Troop II, Sigsbet
Park, had a happy holiday outing
with a trip to Pine Key recently
Five carloads of Brownies, mother:
and friends participated.
There was fun and excitement
as the groups tramped among the
pine trees gathering material fol
Christmas gifts and decorations
This was followed by a picnic
lunch.
Troop members who enjoyed the
trip include Dana Adams, Betty
lCartee, Ember Evans, Linda Graf
Ify, Susan Johnson, Carol Kistler
Brenda Powell, Susan Schuene
man. Janet White, Cheryl Boyer
Carol Dantou, Penny Gleason, Hell
en- Howard, Tana Kakol, Gerry
Morrison, Mary Lou Romeka and
Sandra Smith.
Mrs. Adams Is troop leader and
co-leader is Mrs. Morrison.
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Tickets For Owe
christmas Ball
Are AUdiIdbIe

Tickets for the annual Officers
Wives Christmas Ball at Fort Tay-
Tor are still available. The affair,
which is black tie, though it was
decided that business suits would
also be worn, viii be given Friday
evening, December 18th, at Fort
Taylor from nine until one O'Clock.
This Christmas Ban is the high.
light of holiday festivities for Navy
groups, and brings forth the spark.
lie of evening gowns in the setting
of the Officers Club lounge and
patio which are to be attractively
decorated in the Christmas theme.
There will be many pre-dance
cocktail parties among the Navy
crowd on that evening, and the
Christmas Ball will be one of the
gala events on the seasons call
endar.
Tickets are available at Fort
Taylor through Tuesday, Deem
Der sth, and it IS suggested that
they be purchased as early as pos
sible.
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TO order by the chairman. Mrs. c.
P. McMurray. After a short Thrift
shop discussion, Mrs. D. Spirit was
appointed to take over as one OF
the hostesses for the next luncheon,
in place of Mrs. E. D. Verberg
who will be unable to serve this
month. Mrs. A. Robertson viii al.
so serve as hostess for the lun.
.cheon, which is to be held on Dec.
ember 16. The place will be an.
.nounced. Mrs. B. G. Powell was
then unanimously chosen to serve
another term as the Clubs Adyi.
sorry Board Representative and
treasurer of the Fl. Taylor Officers
Wives Club.
After a second cup of coffee the
meeting was adjourned on a
word of thanks and apprecia,
ton to Mrs. r. A. Milot. hostess.
Mrs. Milot was assisted by Mrs.
il. r. Hill.
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Apply To Wed

The following couples have ap-
piled for marriage licenses in the
office of County Judge Raymond
r. Lord.
Jerome E. Quinn, 80, and Caro-.
Ign Lamping Nolan, 81, both Of 1917
Patterson Ave.
Wayne c. Sullivan, q. USS Bush.
nell, and Clara Armayor, p, 746
Windsor Lane.
Julio lahore, %, LIS George AL,
len Apartments. and Margarita Es-
quia, 20, LIS George Allen Apart
mentS,
Charles J. woodson, 81, Seaplane
Base, and Beth Russell, 20, SIG
William ST.
Oliver c. Kemp, 20, and Alma
A. Monroe, 21, 10Th of 7Os Emma
St.
Bradford E. Upton, 81. Motor
Mart, Stock Island, and Elizabeth
Is. South Charleston, Va.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-12-05
Room Mothers
OF Truman School
Hold Meeting

Room representatives Of the Tru-
man School held their monthly
meeting Monday evening in the
school library. Mrs. William Gard
ner presided.
Plans for the annual Christmas
party were made. 1t will be held
on December 18th at a. m. at
Reynolds School and at Has at
Truman School.
Santa will be there TO talk TO the
children and help distribute gifts.
All room representatives are urged
to be at the school December 18th
at $50 a. m. TO help put the candy
and fruit into bags.
The study group held a discus
sion on rs Your Child Sociable, 4"
led by Mrs. Bernard Frank.
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IShOlCer GiUen
For Mrs. Dopp
at Mrs. WatSOn'S

A baby shower was given re-
Gently for Mrs. Robert Dopp at the
home of Mrs. Sarsh Watson, 9l5
Southland st. by the room represen-
tatives of the Key West High School
PTA.
The rooms were cleverly decor
ated with tiny dolls wrapped in
swaddling blankets strung about,
and the gifts were brought piled
high in a clothes hamper.
Mrs. Dopp, who is former presi.
dent of the High School PTA is now
room representatives chairman.
Over forty of her friends attended
the shower. Refreshments were
punch, sandwiches, cake and mints.
Games were played later in the
evening.
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xxi Owe
Has Coffee
ut Mrs. MiIOfS

xii wi, spent an enjoyable
morning, Wednesday, of this week,
at the home of Mrs. r. A. Milot
at the clubs monthly coffee and
business meeting.
The buffet table was decorated
with poinsettias and in the center
were two large ceramic figurines
Iof Mr.. and Mrs. Santa. An assert
ment of delicious homemade coffee
cake was served.
The business meeting was called
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Cdr. Stan H. Pierce, USN, junior
warden, Eric Curry and Lee God
|dard.
Those elected for the two year
term are James Staples, Clarence
Alshouse, Otto Kirchheiner and
Joe Allen. The vestrymen holding
one year terms are Jim Roberts,
Ernest Avila,, Kingman Curry and
Darnell Pinder.
Annual reports were read includ-
ing an encouraging summary of the
church's financial affairs.