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Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1961-12-01

outside the hospital, pumping tanks
of water brought in from Buskin
Lake. For twenty-one days they
kept a man on duty around the
clock to check on the gasoline
heater which kept the water from
freezing in the tank.
The second time was in 1859,
when the hospital operated at a
deficit of over $14,000.00. The Ad-
visory Council Immediately opened
drive for funds; total of more
than $15,0O0.00 was received-at
least twice as much as had been
hoped for or expected.
The future both of Kodiak and
its hospital looks promising. While
no building project is planned for
the immediate future, there is al
ways hope that someday, some
how, larger and more adequite
building will arise to care for the
sick and injured of Kodiak and its
environs.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1961-12-01
Cheechako Or Sourdough Easy to Tell
It Was All In How You Liked Your Eggs

pungent smell ana sharp tdSte-
The truth of the matter was that
the egg, in the process OF being
transported to the far north, was
subject to ignoble treatment, such
as lying next to boiler room
aboard ship, or on a wharf baskng
in the warm sun prior to being put
aboard the ship, and then lying in
a warehouse upon arrival.
1t must be discouraging to
chicken to have his noble product
subjected to such treatment. For
the chicken has been quoted as
saying: whats the use? Yesterday
an egg, tomorrow feather buster"
I'd like to hear him quoted on the
egg in question.
1t was a problem faced by mer-
chants-hence the Erkine ad. Sub
sequent ads made it clear that the
eggs they sold didn't include a
chicken walking out when you
broke the shell.
But this is only one side of the
picture.
Old-timers had grown aecus-
toned to vintage eggs. There is the
story told of an old-timer who got
up before his wife and decided 20
cook his own breakfast. He reached
into the refrigerator and took ont
two eggs from bag. He broke
them into the pan, got Whit of
them, and threw them out, mutter-
ing some mild profanity as he did
so. He took two more, and the same
thing was repeated, only his NUT
terings became louder, and his pro
family more choice. He broke two
more, and this time his muttering5
became burst of loud profanity.
His wife in the meantime had
been listening to all this. She called
from the bedroom to find out what
was the matter. Upon being tod
she came storming into the kitchen,
and asked her husband where he
. got the eggs. ''Out of that bag" was
the reply. why you old fool" she
said. Those are fresh eggs =
there're the ones you like" She
had gotten the fresh ones from
someone who raised chickens. To
the old-timer, they had neither the
look nor the tangy odor he was ac-
cuStomed to.
But there were many of us IN
those days who didn't share the old
timers enthusiasm for time-tested
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Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1961-12-01

Symbolic, perhaps, of the Roar
ing '40s in Kodiak could be the egg.
There is probably nothing as
innocent as new laid egg, but
their kind and condition when they
reached here in those days, was
anything but innocent. Here is a
poem taken from Mirror adver-
tiser in those days which will give
you some idea of what we meant
Today's eggs are very high,
So be careful of the eggs you buy!
The Erskine eggs are fresh as
Kodiak rain!
You can positively eat them with
no painl
There's none left over from the
last boat.
They are so fresh they can't help
but float.
The freshest and best egg money
can buy
The Erskine Egg-Hy-Hy-Hy-
Hy!
SOC dozen
The lowly egg = the barnyard
product expelled from a chicken
lis mainstay to many, loath-
some object to others.
You have no doubt read the book
"The Egg And I'-this little piece
could we'll be called 1.-The Kodiak
Egg And T., horse of another
color. or should I say, an egg of
another yolk-pretty fowl any
way.
Many of the people who came to
Kodiak in the early war years suf-
fered reactions that were entirely
divorced from their previous ex-
periences with eggs. Many of them
came from farms and cities ada
cent to farms, where an egg was
guaranteed not over three days
old" They didn't need an intro
duction to the chicken that laid it
nor did they have to be an eye
witness of the event, to realize tn,
egg was fresh when they broke TIL
shell.
Not SO in Kodiak in those days.
They were convinced when they
broke the shell of their first egg
here, they couldn't possibly be in
troduced to the chicken that laid
it-for they were sure it was long
gone from this world.
They reasoned, and rightly so,
that no self-respecting chicken of
the present generation could pos
sibly have laid an egg with that
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More Roaring 4Os
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plete decoration for advertising on
the Club Liquor Store; a very at
tractive red, white and blue color
scheme was used when paint was
applied to the new Kodiak Garage,
and Emil Knudsen's Apartment is
glistening with a new coat of alum
mum gloss. Clark's Card Room
changed it's exterior from that
muchly discussed yellow" to a
softlhued brown. ALI the painters
hereabouts have been really busy
this last week.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1961-12-01

On September Goth a beautiful
set of twin girls were born to Mr..
and Mrs. AL Garan at the Naval Air
Station Hospital. Mr.. Garan is
dredge captain with the Naval
Base contractors, and has been
busy lately passing out the eel
Ropos" in double doses for this
special double" event.
These are the first twins to be
born at the N. A. S.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1961-12-01
Courage, Determination, Cooperation
Built Griffin Memorial Hospital

Praise for the care given patients
and for the administration of the
Griffin Memorial Hospital is con-
stantly heard today from patients
and the public generally.
There was a time, however, when
the need was great but there was
no such institution to care for the
sick in Kodiak and around the Is
land.
The formal beginning of the Grit
ifn Memorial Hospital occurred at
public meeting held on January
II, 1887, at which time a commit
tee of three was appointed to pre-
pare a petition and plan of pro-
cedure for submission to the Gov
ernor. This first Committee was
composed of Mr.. w. J. Erskine, Mr..
Robert M. Mills and Reverend C. R.
King. Mr.. Mills left Kodiak shortly
after the initial meeting; his place
was taken by Mr.. N. M. Chamber
Lain, Superintendent of the Baptist
Mission.
Kodiak had for years been with
out hospital and medical facilities.
Isolated as it was, with infrequent
transportation especially in the
winter months, much suffering had
resulted and many lives had been
sacrificed due to inability to care
properly for the sick and injured.
This situation had been repeatedly
called to the attention of Govern
ment and Territorial officials, but
it was not until the 1887 session
of the Legislature that definite
step was taken toward securing
hospital for Kodiak.
Acting upon the petition men,
toned above, the Legislature
passed an Act ito appropriate the
sum of SOS, 900 to assist in the con-
struction and equipment of hos
pital at Kodiak, Alaska" During
the time this proposition was pend
ing, conferences were held in Ju-
neau looking toward securing a
grant through the P. w. A. to cover
about 1870 of the estimated cost of
the project. After many legal and
political entanglements, the sum
of $4,000 was allotted by the
w. P. A. This was quite disap-
pointment, as the Committee had
hoped to receive P. w. A. grant
of $40, 454O0. Local contributions
amounted to $5,015.5O which in
cluded donated services, and fur
Their grants from the Territory
amounting in all to grand total
of $58,315.50.
In March of 1899, work was sus-
pended, funds having become ex-
hausted. The Legislature appro-
priated the sum of $4,000 for the
purchase of equipment. After many
discouraging delays, and with the
need of the hospital constantly
growing due to the increasing pop
ulation, final effort was made by
the Trustees to secure funds to
complete the building and install
the equipment Through the
cooperation of the Chamber of
Commerce, the donation of labor,
money and material by painters,
carpenters and plumbers who
agreed to work on deferred pay
ment basis, the Hospital was suf-
ficiently complete on November Is,
1910, so that it was opened on that
date. The books showed a cash bal
ance for operating expenses of ST.
429.O2, and deficit on conStruc-
ton and equipment of $5,294.22.
This brief account of the building
of the hospital cannot begin to p0r-
tray the courage and determination
with which the members of the
Board of Trustees attacked their
problems, and carried through with
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1961-12-01

On December %, Mildred Reedy
and Sixten Norberg became man
and wife in the commissioners of
flee. Anna and H. H. Norberg were
the attendants.
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pital. Shortly after construction
was commenced, the Honorable E.
w. Griffin, Secretary of the Ter
ritory and Acting Governor in the
absence of Governor Troy, died
suddenly in Juneau. Due to the
long previous residence of Mr.. Grit
fin in Kodiak, and to the particular
interest he had taken for number
of years in securing hospital for
the benefit of the residents of this
area, the 1889 Legislature in ses-
sion shortly after his demise, en-
acted bill designating that the
name be changed to Griffin Me
mortal Hospital, as a monument
to his memory and as a recognition
for his faithful service to the Ter
ritory.
The first staff consisted of am
Administrator, who was a regis
tered nurse and devoted part of her
time to bedside nursing; two other
nurses, two nurses assistants, and
a cook.
The first Medical Director was
Doctor A. Holmes Johnson, now
partially retired. The City of Ko-
diak has been very fortunate to
have the services of a man who is
outstandingly fitted to maintain the
high standard desired in any hos
pital. DR.. Johnson had then been
in Kodiak for two and half years.
On November Is, 1910, the Grit
fin Memorial Hospital was opened.
For time, operation was uncomp-
Heated, but as years went by, it
was apparent that more business
like arrangement would be neces-
sary in order to insure the most
economic operation possible. With
this end in view, a group of bust
ness men called on Rt. Rev. Mon
signor Conway, Chaplain at Fort
Greedy, in inquire as to ways and
means of obtaining the services of
a group of Sisters to manage the
hospital. They were referred to
Bishop Crimont of Juneau, who in
turn contacted Monsignor G. Edgar
Gallant, then in New York, with
the admonition do not return
without Sisters for the Kodiak hos
pital."
In view of the dearth of Sisters
throughout the country, tn i S
seemed likely to be an interminable
assignment. However, his first re-
quest, made to the Gerry Nuns of
the Sacred Heart at Philadelphia,
to his great surprise was granted.
Five Sisters left Philadelphia on
October 4, 1914. Some little delay
occurred in Juneau while certain
legal technicalities were untangled,
but at last the little group left for
Kodiak to take over the duties of
hospital work. The first Superior
was Sister Mary Monica; Sister st.
Hilary took over the office; Sister
John Berchmans X-ray, Operating
Room, and general duty nurse; Sis
ter Madeline of the Sacred Heart,
general duty; and Sister Mary Leo,
who managed the kitchen temper
arily.
During the seventeen years of
the Sisters administration, many
changes have taken place both in
the City of Kodiak and in the hos
pital. The population of Kodiak has
increased tremendously. Many new
and attractive homes have been
built, school facilities have in
creased, new residential districts
have been opened. In the hospital,
a laboratory has been added, cool
room built on the end Of the build
ing, grounds handicapped, furniture
replaced and new equipment
added.
Twice the Sisters have met with
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1961-12-01
December 81, 1910

December 81, 1910
Julia Fadaoff and Earl Komm
were Joined in holy wedlock on
December 26 by Commissioner
Naughton. Witnesses were Mr.. and
Mrs. Irving Palmer.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1961-12-01

A very beautiful hand-worked
table scarf is being displayed at
o. Kraft & Son in the ladies' de-
partment. This piece of handiwork
was done by Arch-Priest Gerasim
Schmaltz, who made a present OF
it to Mrs. Kraft.
The design worked out in light
blue, dark blue and orange colored
wool thread is very attractive, and
bespeaks of much pains-taking en-
deavor.
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1961-12-01

Ar0und-AbOut =" Well, lads and
lassies, was really double-crossed
last week = After Sherlock
Holmesing Wilton and Dagmar for
nearly two months, they up and
did it, the last might of publication
of the Kodiak Mirror. They very
definitely used that residential fire
as a smoke-Screen for their marital
proclivities. Well, the best of luck,
anyway, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilton
White"
Kodiak mirror. [volume] (Kodiak, Alaska) 1940-1976, 1961-12-01

Last week, Dagmar Hansen,
daughter of Mrs. Thelma Hansen
of Kodiak, became the bride of
Wilton T. White, son of Mrs. Ben
Kraft, in marriage ceremony per-
formed by FIR. C. r. King of the
Russian Orthodox Church. Attend
ants to the principals of the we'd
ding were Helen and r. c. King.
The newlyweds will make their
home in Kodiak, in their own resi-
dence on Brooklyn Avenue. The
groom is emplyed at o. Kraft. &
Son department store.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news. (Kenai, Alaska) 1960-1985, 1961-11-10
Pen Moose Hunt
Permits Drawn

Drawing of names Of 80 appH-
eants for permits TO participate
IN the December antelless moose
season on the Kenai Peninsula
took place Monday afternoon in
the Kenai office Of the Fish and
Wilalife Division. Nearly al the
names drawn were for Alaskans,
many from the Peninsula.
4 large part Of the Peninsula
IS included in this years h un t.
This IS the second winter moose
season to be offered in Alaska
since 1913 (the second was 1860
and is the first time that t h
northwest area has been opened
for the anterless hunt. Permits
were drawn for three areas, with
80 permits for Area A (Homer-
kasilof1, $50 for Area B (Kasi-
iof~Round Mt.l, and so for Area
G Cooper Landing-Hope)
The hunt for all three areas is
set for Dec. Clio, with valuation
hours from $3.50 am. to pm.
on Dec. 40 prior to the hunt Per-
nlits may be validated at hunt
headquarters in Portage, Soldotna
and Homer.
Elmer Norberg, regional game
management biologist in charge
Of southcentral Alaska, cam
down from Anchorae to supervise
the drawing.
Approximately 1000 cards were
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news. (Kenai, Alaska) 1960-1985, 1961-11-10

spun IN mesh barrel and 80
of them, one at a time, Nerz
drawn BY John Swanson, mayor
of Kenai. Betty Robinson. Kena.
office manager for F&WE. re-
corded names as drawn. J Il =
Hakala, kenai Moose Range MAJ
agef. also assisted the game biz
logist.
Per osmer of Clam Galeb Wa
the first name t be drawn. HIS
permit IS for Area A. Second
and third names for Area A were
Margfe Whiteside and Lorraine
Rhein.
In Area B. which includes Ke-
mai and extends from Tustumens
Lake north and west to e 0 i
lulet and east to the Boundary o.
Moose Range near Henton's Lde.
the first three cards drawn wefs
those Of Charles West. Anchorage.
and F. T. Thompson and Ivan Far
leigh.
In Area c. the first three names
We're those OF Jenny Crueitt, An
chorage; Leland S. Schilling, E.
mendorf, and Vern D. Stall q
Moose Pass.
A complete list of names draw
is now being prepared by Els /
and Wiidlife officials and will b.
published in next week. issue Of
The Cheeehako News.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news. (Kenai, Alaska) 1960-1985, 1961-11-10
Planning Meeting
Set for Friday

A joint meeting of a farmers
group and the soldotna G Of G
committee on area redevelopment
is planned for 7 pm. Friday, Nov.
10, at the home Of Homer Swires
Mile 1913 Kenai Spur Road.
Main business for discussion
is the proposed dehydrating plant
and pelleting mill farmers hope
t. establish on tie Peninsula.
The Chamber committee con-
sists Of Clarence Goodrich, chair
man, Charlie L. Parker and Mr..
Swires.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news. (Kenai, Alaska) 1960-1985, 1961-11-10

horlesteaders, has been meeting
weekly since having been appoint
ed at the first meeting Oct. Il.
A detailed survey has been made
Of how much land has been cleared
on the Peninsula, how many land
owners intend to farm, livestock
being raised and other pertinent
information.
A report Of this survey will be
made at the dinner meeting and
an endeavor made to pinpoint
plans for future farm develop
ment in the entire area.
The committee, consisting of
Charlie Stiles. chairman; Homer
S@ires, Lew Fields. Larry Lanea-
shire, Joe Kuehta, Charles Foster,
Glenn Moore and Clarence Good
rich, will also report regarding
possible recommendation for a
processing and dehydrating plant
and pelleting mill for the PENN
sula.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news. (Kenai, Alaska) 1960-1985, 1961-11-10
SoIdotna Area Survival
Organization underway

George Denison. Soldotna area
Civil Defense director, has issued
an official roster of department
heads for the Soldotna area rur-
viva1 Civil Defense organization.
His territory includes soldotna,
Ridgeway, Sterling, kasilof, CO.
hoe and Clam Gulch.
The department heads are all
volunteers and are expected to
fill out their divisions with other
volunteers, Denison said.
Appointees named and the de-
partments to which they have
bee. assigned are:
c. L. Goodrich, deputy director
and administrator; Colleen Riv-
ers. administrative assistant; Red
Gsange, airport unit, Al Hersh-
berger communication; Die K
Hall, economic control; Ed Back,
emergency information; Stan
MeLane, engineering; Burton
Carver, transportation and eyac-
uatioll.
Herbert Merrell, fiscal proceed
u=es; Dick Midyett, intelligence;
Marvin Smith. legal: William Oh
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news. (Kenai, Alaska) 1960-1985, 1961-11-10
= Farmers VIII Hear Survey
Report at Nov. Is Meeting

An open meeting for all Kenai
Peninsula farmers, homesteaders,
their wives and other interested
persons has been announced for
Saturday, Nov. IS, at Riverside
House. Reservations for the 7 pm.
ne-host dinner, at $3.50 per plate,
should be made directly to River
side House or Bertha Midyett at
NIX Realty, Soldotna.
\ farmers committee, which
is serving as temporary board of
a proposed association or coop
GRAFTON of Peninsula farmers and
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news. (Kenai, Alaska) 1960-1985, 1961-11-10
PApPY WALKER dies IN ARKANSAS

The Kenai Peninsula lost one
Of its ol&timers and one of it's
most eolorful characters Monday
when D. c. Walker died of a
heart attack in st. Joe, Ark. He
had been in i'll health for some
tine since previous attacks but
had recently gone Outside to see
members of his family and to COM
plete some business transactions.
Pappy," as he was known af-
fectlonately throughout the Pen
insala, homesteaded 10 acres
IN what at that time was wider
ness near Kenai. Located on the
soldotna side of the FAA build
ings. the land is now within the
city limits and is known as Wal
kefville, or the Walker Addition
Of Kenai.
More recently, he and his wife,
Amanda. had been demonstrating
an additional 40 acres near Kas-
flos. It was at their kasilof home
that Amanda was notified Tues
day of his death. She left for
Arkansas from the Kenai airport
that evening, accompanied by
Mrs. Norman Williams of Kasi-
1of.
"Pappy" Walker came to AL
aska about the beginning of World
War II. A plumber by trade. his
skiils were employed on many
military construction projects at
Fairbanks. Nome. Anchorage, and
other parts of Alaska. He also
had p filing or two at mining
before finally settling on the Ke-
mai Peninsula. Prior to coming to
Alaska he operated a plumbing
business in Hominy, Okla.
With his tractor. the first in
the Kenai area, he cleared land
and built many roads for other
hemesteadess. He had a fishing
location up the beach for a time,
served as Waterman at the can
nery now known as Kenai Pack
ers and was engaged in CONNER
cial fishing He later sold his
boat, THE Uncle Same,o which
> sEE-PAPPY WALKER
4 y
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news. (Kenai, Alaska) 1960-1985, 1961-11-10
Bishop isits
Catholic Church

Bishop Dermot O'Flanagan
of juneau was d recent visitor Of
the Catholic parish in soldotna.
He came especially to see and in
spect the prog ess of the Cath
Ole church building under con-
struction at the end of Aspen
Way.
4 During his stay here Bishop o.
flanagan was honor guest At .
luck 49, y supper held at the vi.
e shopping Center.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news. (Kenai, Alaska) 1960-1985, 1961-11-10

sen, manpower; DR.. Paul Tsaal !,
medical and health; Jack Fam
worth. chief Of police; Al Merasse,
fire chief; Frank Mullen, santa
tor: Paul Weimer, religion az
welfare.
Ted Grange, supply; JET
Hayes, utilities; Bill Isehi, mecl-
aaieal field; Dale Rorrison, rad :
illogical defense; and Edwa4
Spruce, liasion officer for high
way division.
There is to be meeting of al
division heads IN the immediate
future, Renisoa said. Instruction.
al films will be shown on how q
be prepared if the time comes foH
survival from nuclear warfare.
For the past week Denison has
been monitoring the areas snoAs
and water for radioactive cor
tamination. resulting from reeent
Soviet blasts. The dosage rate
has been low to date, he reporte9.
Alaskas national forests III
1860 had 2514 miles Of roads an
CO.'S miles Of trails,
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news. (Kenai, Alaska) 1960-1985, 1961-11-10

Continued on page 81
Evening star., 1961-04-09

only the first sign. He was SO eager for
the hit-and-run he wasn't looking. On
the next pitch he broke for second
base. Yogi Berra, the Yankee catcher,
fired perfect strike to second base and
had Bill out by yards.
But - the Yankees didn't cover Sec
ond, the ball sailed into center field,
and Bill went all the way to third.
Evening star., 1961-04-09

the woods at night. I stood there,
nervously scraping my foot in the
batter's box.
Suddenly realized that was the hit
and-run signal. | jumped back and
quickly rubbed my forehead - the sig
nal to erase the previous sign. But Bill
Virdon, my roommate, who was on
first base with a walk, had caught
Evening star., 1961-04-09
4 ways enthusiasm
helps you win

of the ways it helped the Pirates and
maybe it can help you, too.
Z. Enthusiasm makes you daring.
No baseball team ever won champion
ship without gambling. Late last season,
we played the hot St. Louis Cardinals
an important five-game series. They
took two of the first four. That made
the fifth game one of the biggest of the
whole season. With the score tied, the
Cards got men eHf first and second with
nobody out. The next Gard batter was
Joe Cunning ham, an excellent bunter.
Don Hoax, our third baseman, walked
toward the mound, pretending to adjust
his pants, the signal for our infelders
to rush in to cover a bunt.
''LGy that first pitch right dO,Un
the nliddIe,'' Hoax whispered TO Joe
CibbOr, our pitcher. E'ReGl nice and
easy
If Cunningham had hit away, the
ball might still be in Hoak's gullet.
Or it might have gone out of the park.
But he bunted down the third-base
line, and Hoax was on top of the ball
before Cunningham could move. was
racing from shortstop to cover third
base; Don threw to me to retire the
front runner. | fired the ball across
the diamond to our second baseman,
Bill Mazeroski, who had moved to
cover first baSe - since our first base
man was also charging the bunt. That
double play OH a sacrifice bunt = is
rarcr in baseball than nO-hilter. 1t
took the wind out of the Cardinals,
and we won the game.
z. 1t helps overcome mistakes. All
players have butterflies in their stom-
achs in a World Series or big game.
The first time | batted in the World
Series | was as scared as kid lost in
Evening star., 1961-04-09

We had made two mistakes tn
Overanxiousness, and the Yankee
made one by not being anxious en-
| leave it to you: Who was bette
| swung at the next pitch and
a double to right6eld, scoring V
We scored three runs that innin
they came in mighty handy f
nings later. We won by two.