Eodiak illirror
"chfevos of America's Last ‘frontier
Published Every Saturday at Kodiak, Alaska
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A Shameful Situation
The completion of the 400 unit housing in the east ad
dition cannot happen too soon. The shortage of houses and the
ever increasing population have created problems that the
city has tried to solve. One instance where the city is indirect
ly responsible for a shameful condition was discussed during
Thursday’s council meeting. 1
A dwelling at the city dock, owned by the city, is
leased to a private individual and has been converted into a
rooming house. Over-crowded conditions, numerous fire haz-1
ards, few fire escapes and poor sanitation of the building were j
brought to the attention of Navy officials at the base. I
The Navy, after a recent investigation, gave orders that]
no Navy personnel will be permitted to stay there. Those liv
ing- there may do so until they find other housing. j
It was revealed Thursday that the building is leased fori
$125 per month from the city. The rents received from occu
pants by the landlord are reported to run into several hundred
dollars a month. It was further revealed that several famil
ies on both the upper and lower floors have only one toilet,
and on the lower floor tnere are families with children. Cook
ing and kitchen accommodations for all families are at a min
imum.
We read of such situations in other Alaskan cities.
Do we fool ourselves that it can’t happen here?
The situation does exist and is partly the fault of the
city because the city council has it in its power to cancel the
lease. The council should take immediate steps to correct the
situation.
Mrs. .Bill Poland of Homer
is in town for several weeks.
She is staying with Mr. and
Mrs. JacK Warren. The Po
lands are former Kodiak resi-J
dents. I
A warranty deed from Wil
liam and Caroline Hogan to Ed
and Grace Pecore for lot 7 of
the Leite sub-division has been
recorded with the U.S. Com
missioner.
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j Town Tidbits
The Garland, which arrived
in port Monday from Seward,
brought the biggest load of
mail ever to arrive on one boat
or town, according to Maurice
Briggs, postmaster.
The westward mailboat
brought 1046 sacks of mail,
and there wasn’t room for it
all in the post office, even late
yesterday when part had been
distributed.
,In addition, the mail, which
had been brought to Seward
for several weeks by Alaska
Steam vessels which stop
here, included 300 or 400
outs”, Briggs estimated.
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Light
foot, who always had a fine
garden when they lived on
South Brooklyn Ave., had an
equauy good one at tneir new |
Carlson Hill home this year.
Some of the produce was dis
played this week in the Bank
of Kodiak Insurance Dept,
window . . .
Last Saturday night brought
the first snow of the season,
and everyone agreed it was an
early one. Not only Barometer,
which customarily heralds
winter about Nov. 1 with a tip
of white, but Pillar Mountain,
rooftops and gardens, were
touched by the snow. Frost
preceded it for several nights.
LETTER TO EDITOR
Dear Editor:
This is an answer to Mr.
Dupler’s letter in last week’s
MIRROR.
It is commendable that for
such a recent late arrival in
Kodiak he should come bound
ing so quickly to the defense
of criticised Dublic officials.
However, I assure him after
he has spent more time in our
midst he will be better able to
ascertain what actually are
the facts on the water front as
against his attempt to inter
pret them from main street
uptown. i
I do not intend to get into a
lengthy argument with Mr.
Dupler. Just where he got in
to the act I don’t know.
The height of ridiculous,
ness was reached in his letter
when he stated it had cost the
city $2,500 for a mooring for
the Island Seafoods. We’ve
occupied roughly a hundred
feet of moorage space for the
past year. The city float is
some 500 feet in length. Boats
may be moored on either side
for most of its length. Right
now there are some 19 boats
of various lengths and types
moored at the city float. All
are paying rent or should be.
All the floats were full last
winter, so this condition is
pretty constant. Now who
built what for whom?
! So if our share of the city
float cost the city $2,500 the
entire cost of the float really
must be something! And there
isn’t a light nor fresh water
pipe line on it!
In closing Mr. Dupler’s let
ter sounds like a phonograph
record playing back the voice
of its master.
Very sincerely yours,
Pete Deveau
HVe Marshal
Addresses Rotary
T. W. McArthur, fire mar
shal at Kodiak Naval Station,
addressed Kodiak Rotary Club ;
5533 Tuesday following the]
regular luncheon at the Mont- i
martre Inn. |
A film on fire fighting was]
also shown the club. The Kod- j
arian, official club publicatio 1,!
was devoted to news regard-,
ing Fire Prevention Week.
Mayor Lee C. Bettinger told!
of plans for the enlargement
and improvement of the local
fire department. He also said
that the city council plans to j
appoint a fire marshal. V. G.!
Ellis, club member and head
of the insurance department
at the bank, has been proposed
as fire marshal, Bettinger said.
Hosoital News
BIRTHS: *
To Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Wes
ton, a son Charles Hubert, II,
Oct. 8, 6 lbs. 2 oz.
To Mr. and Mrs. John Kat
elnikoff, a daughter Peggy
Jane, Oct. 7, 8 lbs. 12 oz.
Deeds Listed
A warranty deed from Bert
and Cloe Flotre and Harold
Jonas to Fred Alexander for j
lot 19, block 18, has been re-.
;orded.
Rasmus 0. Urdahl gave a
warranty deed to Richard and1
Frances Look for lot 3 which ^
is embraced in U. S. Survey'
2872. The transaction has been
recorded. ]
Henry Haag received a war
anty d eed from Lorena Kizer
for lot 8, block 10 of the Kod
iak townsite and it has been 1
recorded.
A warranty deed from Willie
Hall to Peter J. and Hilda C.
Ponchene for lot 9, block 18
and a part of lot 8, block 18,
has been recorded.
Maritime Strike
Is Averted
Washington (A3)—A threat
ened maritime strike on ail
coasts was averted when the
Wage Stabilization Board ap
proved a $39 to $50 monthly
wage increase for ship radio
officers effective as of Sept. 1
The board’s industry mem
bers dissented. The increase is
in addition to the 62% cost of
living boost negotiated last
July.
COMIN’ & COIN’
Lt. jg and Mrs. Norman
Cowan left Kodiak recently
for the states. Mrs. Cowan
has been employed at the Ko
diak Post Office for several
months and Lt. Cowan has
been assigned to the Coast
Guard Cutter Bittersweet.
They plan to visit in Wash
ington and later drive to Balt
imore where Cowan will enter
a CG school.
Father Alexander Popoff of
the Russian Church returned
Monday aboard the tender
Frieda from a several weeks’
trip to the westward, He visit
ed Chignik and Perryville.
Mrs. Dick Lightfoot has ac
cepted a position with the Al
aska Communications System.
She is working at the counter
and in the office.
Gerald W. Redick, local cab
driver, and Marie Olivia Swen
sen have made an application
for a marriage license.
George Naumoff and Mary
Boskofsky, both of Afognak,
have applied for a marriage
license.
Miss Mildred L. Watson of
Santa Ana, Calif., is employed
at the U. S. Commissioner’s
office.
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