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Kodiak mirror., 1953-10-10
NorIcE

United States Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management
 and Office An chorage, Alaska. July 31, 1853 i NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
 Notice is hereby given that Henry o. Smith, of Dilling- ham, Alaska has made appli
 cation for a hemesite, Anchor age Serial O14729. under the act of May 26, 1884 (48 Stat. 809) for U. s. Survey No. 2995 situated about 2.2 miles north- west of Dillingham; on nor ! therly side of DiIlingham-Ka- | nakanak Road opposite U. s.
 Survey No. 3185, containing 4.9o acres, Lat. 59o02'27"N.,
 Long. 158o31'2O"W., at Cor 1 ner No. 1, and it is now in the , files of the Land Office, Anch orage, Alaska.
 Any and all persons claiming adversely any of the above mentioned land should file their advere claim in the local
 land office, Anchorage, Alaska, ,, within the period of publica tion or thirty days thereafter, or they will be barred by the provisions of the statutes Chester w. McNally Acting Manager Date 1st Pub. 8-15.53 Date last Pub. 10-10-53
Kodiak mirror., 1953-10-10
Msasie Cops
 Capped Ax Nurse

Miss Marie Cope, a member of the junior class at Keuka College, Keuka Park. New York. was capped at Nurse Capping exercises in the col lege auditorium on September IS
 Miss Cope was one of II stu dent nurses to received caps in
Kodiak mirror., 1953-10-10
Notice to Gre difors

IN THE UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS (EX.OF-
 FICIO PRODATE) COURT
 FOR THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA, KODIAK CON- MISSIONER'S PRECINCT In the Matter of the Estate of John Maria Brodtkorb, Deceased
 PROBATE NO. 436 All concerned are hereby notified that Martin Laurence Clark was on the 4th day of August, 1853, appointed Ad- ministrator of the Last Will and Testament of John Maria Brodtkorb, Deceased.
 An persons having claims against Sald Estate are hereby required to present the same. with proper vouchers verified according to Law. within Six months from the date of this Notice, to the Undersigned Administrator at the office of his Attorney Paul A. Dupler, Kodiak, Alaska.
 Dated at Kodiak, Alaska, this End day of October 1853. Martin Laurence Clark Administrator Ist Pub. 10-3-53
 Last Pub. 1O-24-53
Kodiak mirror., 1953-10-10

recognition T ,dccessfu completion of 10 years of apre clinical study. She is a former Kodiak resident.
 Paul Bond, Kodiak artist, returned to town last weekend after a vacation outside.
 NOTICE
 Game night at the VtW is now Friday night.
Kodiak mirror., 1953-10-10
rHE coMMuN,rYsApr,srcAuacH cH

The big white church on the hflP'
 Rev. John Molletti. pastor
 Sunday School Program 9:45 A. M. Morning Worship HOO AM. (Children's activities during worship Study Groups 6:30 PM. Evening Worship 7:3O M. Wednesday Bible Study 8:0OPM Faith For Today WVCQ Tuesday11 am
Evening star., 1953-05-17
Mr.. AttIee's Text

The text of the pertinent excerpt of Mr..
Attlee'S controversial speech of last Tuesday,
which has been made available by the British
Information Service and which is published
elsewhere in todayS Star, tends to bear out his
contention that his remarks were miSinterpreted
in this country.
Mr.. Attlee certainly was unwise in saying
some of the things that he did at this time.
But it seems quite clear from the text that he
was not indulging in an antiAmerican TRADE
in an effort to gain some partisan political
advantage in Britain. Instead, for the most
part, he was trying, as he said, to set forth
certain facts about the American political
system which may not be thoroughly under
stood in Britain.
Having been among those who criticized
the speech on the basis of news reports, The
Star welcomes this opportunity to print the
text. In the interests of better understanding
of what Mr.. Attlee really was trying to do, the
text should be read.
Evening star., 1953-05-17

opposition within the Federal Republic and its
defeat-in the Bundestag last March and now
In the Bundesrat-has not ended its efforts to
negate the treaty. Constitutionality of the pact
has been questioned by the Socialists, and even
the issue of whether it properly requires
two-thirds vote of the Bundesrat-which it did
not receive-is still in doubt. DR.. Adenauer has
sought to circumvent the constitutional issue
first by seeking an advance ruling from the
court, which was denied-and now by getting
his majority approval only on certain sections
of the pact while obtaining mo objection"
vote on other sections. While ruling on the
constitutionality may yet be forced by opponents
of the treaty, the two houses of the Parliament
have done all that can be done for the time
being. In substance, it attests to the good will
of the Federal Republic and the West German
people to assume their share of the burden of
making the West European community strong
and safe from aggression.
Evening star., 1953-05-17

The annual prize debate of the Phil
onomosian Society of Georgetown Uni
versity was reported
Anglo -Americon extensively in The
Alliance Star on May IA, 1903.
CASTOR Hall, it seems,
was crowded to capacity for the discus
sion. The subject was: Resolved, that
it is for the best interests of the United
States to form an alliance with the
British Empire" j. Herbert Doyle and
Albert B. Ridgway argued for the af-
firmative; Joseph H. Lawler and G.
Rex Frye for the negative. The judges
were: Father Roach, Boston College;
Father Judge and Father Quill. both Of
Georgetown. James H. Teevan presided.
Maurice Vilsack sang several solos dur
ing the intervals" The result of the
debate was to be announced at COM
mencement exercises in June. Mr..
Doyle presently is living in New York;
Mr.. Lawler at Hartford, Conn. accord
ing to university alumni office infor-
nation.
On May 18, 1908. the first national
convention Of the poets. humorists and
.
Humorists American press met at
Assembled the Journalists Club in
Baltimore. The Star of
the next day reported the gathering
and gave the name Of its columnist,
Philander C. johnson. as one of the
writer's attending. Other well-known
literary men who were present in
cluded: Victor A. Herman, Roy L.
McCardell, George v. Hobart, Frederic
A. Smith and James j. Montague, New
York; l.. H. Robbins, Newark; George
S. Applegarth. Buffalo: Harry p. Taber.
Springfield, Mass; j. T. Sullivan. Bos-
ton; Arthur G. Burgoyne. Grit Alexan-
der, Theodore H. Boice and w. L.
Comfort. Pittsburgh; Thomas A. DAILY.
Philadelphia: E. j. Appleton, Cincin-
natl; S. E. Kiser, Elliott Flower, Dun
Evening star., 1953-05-17

tionS, including the radio and tele-
vision, which, with all their potenti-
alities for good have devastating pos
sibilities when with no discrimination
they are allowed to invade the home,
we are raising generation of spiritual
illiterates and moral morons.
AS we frankly face the situation of
the present day, with all its dazzling
Splendor Of material achievement, we
are driven to raise the question as to
whether into the modern temple we are
building lives without the stamina,
without the holding power, without the
character deposits once put there by
the training and discipline of what are
now usually tagged as old-fashioned
homes. A Harvard expert on social
trends declares: "At the present rate
Of Generalization. if left alone the
family system will break up before the
end of the century" From a multi
tude Of homes young men and women
are being sent out into the fearful
modern traffic, riding in machines of
superior mechanical perfections and
yet without moral brakes or steering
gear We may use barrels of gold paint
to gild our boasted civilization and
mountains Of rivets and steel to erect
our skyscrapers. But all the way from
primitive log cabins to modern man.
sions there is no substitute for parents
to pass on the flaming torch.
The tragic trouble is that a good
many moderns are so busy seeing to it
that they and their children keep up
with the Joneses" that they do not
realize that some day they may go down
with the JoneSes-down to lowered
ideals, bartered principles and bitter re-
grets. Our civilization cannot be saved
by politicians, however sincere; but by
Evening star., 1953-05-17

selves. they are intoxicated. They then
develop characteristics which are for
eign to them when in the normal
state - boastfulness, combativeness
crabbedneSS hatred, mischievousness
and violence. These characteristics
vary in form and degree, but may
attain a maximum in the cyclist and
automobiliSt. According to DR.. Bertil-
Ion, there is strong analogy between
the delirious intoxication of speed and
that of morphine. Those who indulge
in abnormal speed simply for its own
sake and without any useful object
in view are mostly degenerates. devoid
Of all self-restraint and having abso-
lutely no control over themselves. They
may sometimes be seen to dash furi-
ously against even the most insigni-
f1cant obstacles
BENJAMIN F. Jones, sr., "the great
steel master" died at Pittsburgh on
May 10, 1903, and The
Cornegie's Star for May 20 repro
Mourning duced cablegram from
Andrew Carnegie to his
family and associates In the Jones &
Laughlin Co.. as follows: "Clashmore.
Scotland: Benjamin F. Jones, the Nestor
in manufacturing, has gone. He was
my friend Of so yearS-for he was kind
to me in my boyhood. We were COM
petitorS often in after life, but friends
always. Never one harsh word was
passed between us. What shadows we
are; what shadows We pursue!"
Evening star., 1953-05-17
Spires Of the Spirit
The Home Is the HOPE

The heart of the nation beats in its
homes. When that heart fails the
American dream is done. For out of a
nations homes are the issues of its
life
Not in arsenals which fashion weap-
ons of defense is to be found the Sc
cret of nations perpetuity, but in
homes where the strong virtues of the
past are planted and blossom in the
generations following. On the walls of
the homes of former generation were
often found laboriously wrought mot
toes, God Bless Our Home" Unless
that prayer is answered in a renais-
sance of disciplined idealism America
as we have known it is doomed.
Like an echo from safe yesterdays,
it is easy and pleasant to Groom nos
talgic sentiments about Home, Sweet
Home" and to revel in memories which
are like the scent of lavender on old
lace. But ours is day Of danger, of
alarm, of crisis, of destiny, as we bat
tie for survival against unnumbered
foes, who war against our religion, our
culture, our ideals and our heritage.
This is searching time for our spend
thrift, sensation mad, pleasure -inebri-
ated. gadget-fascinated day, summoned
soberly to face the stark truth about
the precious things now in danger.
These disturbing facts have to do not
simply with rampant pagan foes on
the outside. The alarming thing that
skaters any tendency to complacency
and Strutting confidence is the lack of
moral fiber evident in so large a pro-
portion of those now emerging from
our homes to make the America of to-
morrow.
A chaplain. recently back from the
other side of the world, where what we
think Of as crusade for decency is be-
Ing waged, after the closest contact with
our armed men who represent the
present-day harvest of American
homes, while praising many for their
loyalty to the ideals in which they
were nurtured and their afinities for
the things that are fine and clean, new
ertheless, is cruelty disillusioned about
an unbelievably high percentage of
those who by their own practices deny
the very decencies for which they are
supposed to be risking their lives. How
can those whose own levels of living are
so low, whose own restraints are so
weak, whose tastes are so depraved,
consistently be soldiers of honor and
decency against the foes which the
free world now faces? What is hap
pening to American homes that these
are their products? The ominous fact
is that even with our modern inven-
Evening star., 1953-05-17
Fifty Years Ago in The Star

can M. Smith, c. w. Taylor and Will
Reed Dunroy. Chicago: w. L. Clanahan
and Robertus Love, st. Louis; r. S.
Graves and j. C. Stuart, St. Joseph,
Mo-: Ralph Wheelock, Minneapolis;
A. U. Mayfield, Omaha: A. L. Bixby,
Lincoln, Nebr.; James F. Foley, Bis
marck, N. OAK, j. A. Edgerton, Denver,
and L. o. Reese. San Francisco. Prac-
tically all of these funny fellows" were
as popular half a century ago as any
of their successors is today. Their
works still are being used to entertain
the millions.
The Star for May Is, 1903, featured
an article about an oil painting repre-
senting John Boiling as
John BolIin9's a child. He was a son
Portroit of Thomas Boiling of
"Cobbs," Chesterfield
County, Va, and is supposed to have
been the first deaf American to re-
ceive instruction abroad enabling him
to speak. The Boiling family was af-
flicted with hereditary impairment Of
the sense of hearing. John had the
good fortune to be sent to Scotland to
study under the celebrated teacher.
Thomas Braidwood of Edinburgh. On
November Is. It'll, the boy wrote to
his mother. Il am very well and very
happy, because I can speak and read"
The Bollings arranged for Braidwood's
grandson John to come to Virginia and
established a school for him. Their
own lad returned in 1888. but died
shortly afterward. How his portrait
was found 120 years later was the sub
ject of The Stars story Of May Is.
1908. The painting was presented to
the Volta Bureau, founded by Alex
ander Graham Bell, inventor OF the
telephone. An authentic work Of art, it
may be viewed by visitors to the bureau
headquarters, 1887 Thirty-hfth street
NV, any weekday. Monday to Friday.
between 9 and 5.
Evening star., 1953-05-17
Bad Press for SchooIboys?

was disappointed in the local ad-
vance news coverage given to the
Schoolboy Patrol Parade. There was
scant mention in your paper in ad-
vance of the parade.
In years gone by this parade was we'll
heralded by the Washington press, but
this year it was sadly neglected. Wheth-
er the blame lies with the press, or pa
rade officials do not know, but do
know there was poor turnout of
spectators this year, and many of my
friends did not even know of it, al
though this was the 18th annual affair.
AS you we'll know, schools from all
over the country are represented. and
many of these youngsters come to our
city for the first time for this event.
They look forward and plan for it, for
many months, even years, before at
tending.
It is a very worthy and inspiring eff
fort and think in the future the pow
ers that be on our local dailies should
devote more advance space to plug
ging it.
George N. Page.
Editors note: The Star carried three
stories on the parade during the week
leading up to the event. The last "ad-
vance" was a top of the local page
article nearly a column long)
Evening star., 1953-05-17

professional training under fire. Higher
ranking officers receive training in
the only possible manner, by actually
commanding brigades or squadrons.
And for these officers the ranks of pro-
motion are open. The military is given
something to aim at.
Appropriations of money for expert
ment and research in new weapons are
almost unlimited. This creates a de-
mand for engineers, stimulating re-
cruiting in the scientific branches,
which in time raises the technical level
Of the country.
A safety valve for young men exists.
Less time is spent on "hot rods" when
there is war to fight Every young
man can have his baptism of blood,
under the protection of his own flag,
without joining up with foreigners,
like the Foreign Legion.
A function, useful to sociologists, is
performed when experiments can be
made in selecting men to fight. For
example. England's position today, in
no small part, reflects the fact that her
finest blood was spilled in two wars, in
Europe, and in Africa and Asia. Our
best youth. boys with college aptitude,
should be the last to go to war. They
and their seed are needed for the vir-
ility of the country.
New heroes are created. Literature
has vigorous and dynamic growth.
There are no doubt other values, but
I can not think of any more at the
present.
Pro Bono PublicO.
Evening star., 1953-05-17

Consul General Mason at Berlin re-
ported to The Star of May IL, 1908:
Among the various uses for
iron which iron, steel and brass
Beds tubing are applied in Ger
many, one of the most mod
ern and important is the manufacture
of furniture, especially bedsteads, cot
frames and tables for household, hos
pital and military purposes. Tubular
metallic bedsteads are not only cheaper.
lighter and more easily flexible than
those made of wood. but they offer no
harbor for vermin and lend themselves
more readily and without injury to dis
infection and all the processes Of Sani-
tation. For these reasons and because
they are cheap, light and serviceable,
the manufacture of tubular bedsteads
and other articles of furniture. which
began in England and was adopted in
Germany hardly a dozen years ago,
now employs capital estimated at $3,-
$4,000 and $4,000 to 10000 operatives"
In The Star for May 6, 1903, the
Horseless Age magazine was quoted as
saying: THE conviction is
Automonio gaining ground among
Described scientific men that indul-
gence in extraordinary
speeds of transition voluntarily con-
trolled breeds in the human species
form of disease capable Of
development to the degree Of de-
lirium. The disease Is generally
referred to as the speed craze or speed
mania. BY rather strange coinci-
dence a discussion of this subject took
place at the Societe de Hypnologie ct
de Psychologist in Paris only few
days before the tragic death of
Zborowski. One Of the speakers, a Dr.
Hachet-Souplet, maintained that per-
sons in position to increase their speed
Of transition at will are simply carried
away by the consciousness thereof.
They have no longer control Of them
Evening star., 1953-05-17
Protecting the Merit System

Career employees of the Federal Government
will be reaSSured by the statement of Civil
Service Commissioner Moore regarding the new
&c" classification of Government workers. This
is the group which the Eisenhower adminiStra-
tion has set aside as subject to political control
There has been a great deal of unrest and
uncertainty among Federal employees as to how
far the reclaSSiflcation program might extend.
Fears have been expressed in some quarters
that retrogressive trend toward the dis
credited Spoils system was in prospect, with the
merit systems future imperiled.
Commissioner Moore has sought to allay
such fears and misconceptions in speech at the
Eastern Regional Conference of the Civil Service
Assembly in Boston After clearing his address
with the White House, Mr.. Moore told the
assembly that President Eisenhower is a staunch
defender of the merit system and that he plans
no political patronage invasion of that field
He does eSpouSe the generally approved theory
however, that policy cy-making jobs in the Gov
ernment should change with the administration
This is not new concept 1t has been con-
sidered the traditional right of new parties in
power to choose their own administrators of
new policies.
During the past 20 years, however, many
policy making jobs gradually have become
career jobs. A large number of political ap-
pointeeS have been brought under civil service
protection by the process of requiring them to
take examinations and then giving them civil
service status. These are not properly career
positions. 1t is this category of higher-level
administrative and advisory posts that the new
administration UNDERSTANDABLE believes should
be removed from the career classification and
made subject to presidential appointment.
According to Mr.. Moore, the C category
includes less than one-haf of one per cent of
Federal jobs-fewer than 12,500 employees. Some
of these already are outside of civil service. It
is evident, therefore, that the great majority of
the 2.5 million Government workers have no
cause to fear loss of their jobs through the
change in administrations. AS a matter of
fact, the removal from career ranks of political
appointees should serve to preserve the integrity
of the civil service system. That system is based
on merit, without regard to political afflliation.
It should be kept that way.
Evening star., 1953-05-17
By Frederick Brown Harris
Minister Foundry Methodist Church:
ChaplAin. limited

mothers and fathers. There can be no
recovery Of national safety until we re-
cover the highest ideals and best tradi.
tons Of family life., The Government
can do much, and will do more, to lift
the levels Of living. The schools will do
much, and can do more, in strengthen
ing the moral fiber Of those who I'LL up
the clasSrooms. But the foundation
stones upon which all other agencies
must build are hewn in the quarry of
the home. We may pile up the display
OF our towering civilization, we may
pour out billions for defense; but what
a country will amount to in the end
depends upon what happens to its
homes. The home is the nursery of the
good life.
A minister remarked to q modern
mother: I'VE have missed Jane in
church lately" The mother replied:
"You don't have any idea how many
things these children have to do. For
her own good Jane had to drop some
thing" And so. in a secular home
where there was no altar, that some
thing" dropped was the place where
character might be nodded. Who can
blame that minister for saying, as he
referred to that case: THAT mother
wants Jane to be-Well, what does she
want Jane to be? Does she want her
TO be without any real understanding
OF the business Of living as God her
creator purposes it and knows it? Or
is she content to have Jane be the
Kind OF person who gets her morals
from Hollywood and her UNDERSTANDING
OF life from the slick-paper magazines
and the corner-of- -the-mouth gossip of
her companions at social functions?"
Every good thing can be started at
the Nations cradles. Every bad thing
can be stopped at the Nations cradles.
And what is started and what is
stopped at this fountain of q peoples
life depends largely on the quality of
the Nations homes. 1t is out of that
realization whence comes the assur-
ances Of Grace Noll Crowell:
So long as there are homes Dhere fires
burn
And there is bread:
So long as there are homes tDhere
lamps are lit
And prayers are said:
IT loue and loyalty and faith be found
Across these siHS,
A stricken nation can recover from
Its grGvest ills.
Although a people tulter in the dark,
And nations grope,
With God himself back of these little
homes,
We still can hope.