Eodiak Klirror
_ "c^faws of (America's Last frontier
Published Every Saturday at Kodiak, Alaska
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Entered in the Postoffice at Kodiak, Alaska as Second
Class matter under act of Congress of March 3, 1878.
KODIAK PUBLISHING COMPANY
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Lillian E. Lamme, Associate Editor
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1411 Fourth Avenue Building, Seattle, Washington.
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Town Topics
Lot 13 of Block 2 in the All—
man addition was sold this week
t>y Norman and Jean Slenes to
Aldo Roberts for $200.
More of the surplus skid
shacks were covered by permits
issued by the council this week
to: Antoinette Robinson, 1, to
Block 2; Reuben Tesarik, *o
move 4 through town to the
outskirts; J. S. McLoughlin and
•^rvid Larson. 2, to Block 16
V>t. 18; Kodiak Baptist Mission,
4. through town to the Mission;
A A. Owen, 1, Block 18 Lot G. 1
Permission was also granted
Emil Kuudsen for a building
permit to adapt 1 shack, estimat
ed cost, $600.
Commissioner G.W Bubendorf
went to Afognak and Ouzinkie
'I'hursday to obtain data on the
three delinquents from Afognak
now held here, and is to forward
the infoimation to the WeKare
department for action.
A bonanza of first class mail
and magazines and parcel post
arrived here Tuesday from Sew
ard on a small Navy vessel The
post office reported the mail was
transported from Seattle to Sew
ard on a government vessel.
Taxi business permit transfers
have been approved by ttie coun
cil for A. L Fenner to O T
Mulqueen; Leon Lester to Paul
Dooley; taxi business permits
granted to Al King and Henry
Haag
A number of bear hunters from
Meeting Notice
Regular meeting of the United
Fishermen of Alaska, Wednes
day May 1st »t 7:30 pm at the
Union Hall
the States arrived here this week
to seek the Kodiak bear.
Ernest Geyser, manufacturer
of Clinton, Iowa, and Dr. M. H.
Weir of Galesbu g, 111. left Tues
day for Uganik bay on Tiny Ci
choski's boat, while Charles
Madden, who has arranged the
hunts, awaited the arrival yester
day of Dr. and Mrs. Mark Greer,
of Vandalia, 111. and their f/iend,
Dr Von Wedee1, of Oklahoma
City. Mr. Madsen plans to leave
tomorrow for Uganik with the
the latter 3.
A plan to build a tennis court
and basketball court, probably
in the school yard, was advanced
by Ai t Kizer at the Chamber of
Commerce luncheon Thursday
Mr Kizer said he had already
arranged for donations of a shov
el, cement mixer, and several
trucks for the work, and a com
mittee of Art Kizer, Dr. A.
Holmes Johnson and Marcus
Meyer was appointed to go ahead
with the plans Hie city has
promised to help in the project.
The first meeting of the new
council was held Monday, with
new mayor Lee Bettinger presid
ng, and all councilmen present
but Stanley Nelson, who is a
waiting transportation in Seattle.
After naming of committees,
much of the time was taken up
INSURANCE
Will Pay Your Losses
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You Are Fully Covered
Replacement valuer are higher today. Keep your
Insurance up to value. Check your Policies noiv
in discussion of matters to come
up this year, which were referred
to various committees. These in
cluded appointment of officers,
the establishment of street
grades, a stricter supervision of
drunkards, a solution to delin
quent garbage bills, revision of
ordinances, and adoption of a
zoning ordinance, already under
way.
•'•■ayor Bettinger appointed
James Martz, incumbent, to the
vacancy caused by his own elec
tion as mayor. The appointmen
was approved unanimously.
A. complete list of council com
mittees is carried elsewhere in
this issue.
Firing Notice
Danger Areas
Attention: All Marin
ers and Fishermen.
1. The firing notice published in
local press on 20 April 1946 is
hereby cancelled.
2. Effective immediately, and
until further notice by Naval
authorities, the below listed
veas are designated as Naval
Bombing and Aerial machine gun
ranges:
A. BOMBING TARGET
Sealion Rocks located 10 miles
north of Marmot Islands, 58
21 degrees N, 151-48 degrees
W. It is advised that masters
remain clear of an area 5 miles
in radius when bombing runs
are being made.
B. GUNNERY AREA
Reference point and center of
gunnery area is 57-17 degrees
N, 151-08 degrees W. This po
sition bears 100 degrees trye
40 miles from Ugak I land.
Boundary of area extends 20
miles north and south, 10 miles
east and west of reference
point.
3. All mariners are advised to re
main clear of above areas partic
ularly when ai craft are observed
to be operating over same. Air
j craft in turn, will make every
I effort to refrain from firing when
ranges are fouled by surface craft.
4-20—5-4
Fire Warning
With the arrival of real stove
oil in town everyone is caution
ed about leaving stoves high af
ter ordering fuel.
Stoves that formerly operated
with the valve set at numbers
one and two are now set as high
as ten in order to burn the low
grade diesel we have been leceiv
1 ing. Should your tanks be refilled
; during your absence from home
the new high grade stove oil will
be a definite hazard if the valve
is left wide open.
Please arrange to have stoves
cff, or better yet be at home
when your oil is delivered. All
tank drivers will co operate with
you.
Jack Allman
Fire Chief
Mrs. Marjorie Gunderson
The above-named person may
call at CHRISTY’S Bakery to
day and receive the Weekend
Special FREE. (adv)
Hospital News
The Ladies Auxiliary will ane.it
at the hospital on Thursday,
May 2, for sewing, and for di~
cussing plans for the observance
of Hospital Day, traditionally
observed on May 12
Mr. Harry Lingard, driver for
the Tagura Transit Company,
was admitted on Saturday, April
20, for treatment for an attack
of flu. He was discharged on
Thursday.
Mrs Beatrice Crump, radio
operator at Sand Point, was
flown in on Easter Sunday even
ing suflering from an acute
attack of appendicitis Her ap
pendix was removed the next
morning.
Mrs. P. J. Watkinson is a pa
tient at the hospital, having had
an operation for appendicitis on
Tuesday. She is making an excel
lent recovery.
Card Of Thanks
We wish to thank all our
friends and the Russian Sister
hood who participated in our be
reavement.
Mrs. Lucy Gregorioff
& Family
Pacific Northern
Airlines
OUTGOING
Cliff Barnhill, Mr. & Mrs. I>
on Lester, Tom Nelson, Helen
Smith, Don Barrett, Rena Aust
in, Pat Lynch, D. B. La Bounty,
Mr. Loties, George Bachner,
Chas. Anderson.
INCOMING
Dr. & Mrs. Greer, Dr. Von
Wedell, Emma Purington, Mr.
Binschus, Oscar Alpiak, Mrs.
Paul Glasgow, Mr. & Mrs. Max
La Lande, Helen Smith, Robert
Brooks.
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FOR SALE!!
TWO UNIT APARTMENT HOUSE
Furnished — One minute walk from
Kraft’s store — Live in one half and let
the other half buy the whole thing for
you — Present income is $1,140.00 per
year and that’s thirty-five percent per
annum on your money because you can
buy the whole works for four thousand
dollars -- Terms can be arranged
See Jack Allman
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