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Town Topical
“With summer coming on.”
W-hy stay at home in an over
hot kitchen when you can enjoy
those delicious (full of FRESH
vegetables) dishes at the Yum
Yum?
Chop Suev, Chow Mein, Foo
yurig, Noodles, Sweet & Sour, as
only the Yum Yum can make
them; to say nothing of that
Creole Gumbo, Creole Okra souo
and Italian Spaghetti that melt
in your mouth
Orders sent out from 6 pm to
3 am. Party orders for as many
as twenty on short notice, pip
ing hot to your table. Closed on
Mondays hereafter.
It's that good eatin’—
Yum Yum
Adv
Hospital News
Mrs. Mary Acton, local pian
ist, was admitted to the hospital
during the week for treatment,
for flu.
Paul Elu«ka, 6, of Karluk,
was admitted a week ago, to the
hospital. He is very seriously ill.
William F. Guse, of Seattle,
employed by the Alaska Packers
Association was admitted on the
26th
Julia Novkoff of Ouzinkie, was
admitted on the 27th for medic
al treatment
Floyd Gerrish, driver for the
Tugura Transit company was
admitted on the 28th with a mild
case of pneumonia.
REA Officials
Visit Plant
H. G. Bryan, senior engineer,
and E. L. Bennett, auditor, for
the REA, of Washington, D. C
arrived here this week in connec
tion with the change in manag
ership of the local KEA plant.
Eino Katnufainen, who has re
signed, is leaving with his family
on the next boat. A new manag
er has not yet been selected.
Mr. Bryan and Mr. Bennett
will visit Homer. Palmer and
Juneau during their trip to Al
! aska.
Town Topics
\
The request for information on
Veteran’s temporary housing
brought only 2 bona fide appli
cations, the committee reported
this week.
Other veterans and families
have expressed a desire to have
housing but are more interested
in making arrangements to secure
priorities to do their own build
ing. Other private individuals
are also interested in building
housing units, if priorities can
be obtained for building mat
erials
The survey was being taken
by the city to determine if an ef
fort should be made to obtain
DRAFTS
sometimes called Bank Money Orders, provide
you with a safe, convenient, economical way to
send money or pay bills—an absolute proof of
payment.
Issued in any amount at a small cost
temporary veteran’s housing
with aid of the federal housing
authority.
Mrs. Edith Mulford, chairman
of the Memorial Day poppy sale
for the American Legion Auxili
ary, Post No. 17, reports that
the total sales amounted to
$422 81 with $67.70 coming from
the Naval Air Station and the
remaining $355.11 received from
sales in Kodiak.
Mesdames Austerman, Wallin,
Terarik, and Hinckel assisted by
Camp Fire Gills Germaine Mad
sen, Vivian Pagono and Helen
Beukers canvassed the ba e and
sales in town were handled by
Mesdames Mulford, Herring,
Austerman, Whited, and Flecht
ner assisted by Arlene Herring,
Nancy Norman, Gloria Delane,
Carol Meyer, Doraldo Amund
son, Jimmy Beals and Michael
Olson.
The committee wishes to thank
Mayor Bettinger, Commander
Lyons and staff, the Kodiak
Mirror, the Camp Fire girls and
many others who aided and sup
ported this Doppy sale drive.
They also wish to convey their
thanks to the local merchants
for their cooperation in provid
ing publicity through their at
tractive window displays, honor
able mention going to Helen’s
Dress Shop, decorated by Mrs.
Bessie Wallin.
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Charged with illegal fishing in
the closed Red River area dur
ing June of last year, Amund
Taylor was fined $500 and given
90 days suspended and Ray Suti
was fined $300 and given 90 days
suspended by U, S. Commission
er G. W. Bubendorf this week
The complaints were signed by
Marcus Meyer, of the Fish and
Wildlife Service,
A similar comp'aint has beeD
filed against Roy Hovey.
The fire department was called
at 11:50 am Thursday when fire
broke out around a furnace locat
ed under the stairs at the W. J.
Erskine Co store. The fire was
put oift with hand extinguishers.
Mrs. Bea Nachweih, child wel
fare committee chairman, and
her assistants Mrs. Leila Tesarik
and Mrs. Edna Kraft announced
today that the Orthopedic Penny
Drive, sponsored by the Ameri-;
can Legion Auxiliary, has netted
$319 to date with some envelopes
still to come in. The committee
requests that -11 outstanding en
velopes be left at Kraft’s dry j
goods store or the Variety store]
by June 1st, and takes this op- i
portunity to express i heir thanks
to the public for their generous
support
The old Lydia Petroff resi
dence, between Brooklyn and |
Shelikof avenues was purchased |
this week by Mrs. Catherine (
Blankenburg. The property is|
located at the rear of the new
building,almost near completion,
that is to be the residence and
store space for the Frontier Book
& Gift Shop of the new owner.
Mrs Blankenburg plans to re-|
pair the building for rental.
With the forma removed from
the concrete basement of the
new Russian church, erection
was started this week on the
framing for the walls of the first
story.
Velma Harmon, who listed
herself as a “tourist” visited a
week in Kodiak and left on yes
terday’s plane for Anchorage.
She was from Pensacola, Florida.
The Territorial school tax, due
January 1, and commercial fish-(
ing licenses, are now procurable
at the office of U S.Commissioner
G. W. Bubendorf, who has been
appointed as collector.
Memorial Day ceremonies,
with military units from the
base taking part, were conducted
here Thursday morning at the
dockside and at the local ceme
tery.
The local post of the Ameri
can Legion arranged the services
with rituals conducted by Jack
Allman.
The American Legion Auxili
ary also took part.
Keith Roberts, with the Bur
eau of Native Affairs, arrived
here this week and reported that
his trip is in connection with the
Karluk fishing reservation.
A meeting of the Kodiak
Community Center board will be
held Thursday. It is expected
that the new director, Ken
Wade, will arrive her by then on
the Fish & Wildlife boat, the
Crane, which is now due.
A communication system pur
chased from the Kodiak Mer
cantile is to be installed between
the firehall and the Marshal’s
office so location of fires can be
reported promptly to the fire
ball.
Additional “squawk” boxes
will be placed in the residence of
George Magnusen, assistant fire
chief, and one in the Polar Bear
cafe, so fiiemen who miss the
truck can determine where the
fire is.
Alice M. HaskeU, who has been
bookkeeper and secretary for the
KEA since its inception, has re
signed her post.
A chartered Bob Reeves plane
arrived here Wednesday from
Seattle with 21 cannery employes
for Parks Cannery, Ray Martin,
PNA agent, reports.
There will be a regular fire
men’s meeting Sunday at 3 pm
at the fire hall. There will be a
Dutch lunch after the business
session, and all members are
urged to attend.
The heavy rains have caused
the creek near Brooklyn to rise
and enter the apartment of Mrs.
Eleanor Dooley, owner of the
Taylor apartments, and the of
fice of Attorney William H. Ol
sen.
Mrs. Dooley said the flood,
which is an annual affair, was
the worst yet.
Three baby geese arrived from
Anchorage on yesterday’s plane,
consigned to A1 Nixon.
F. F. Volk and L. E. Anderson
of the Ketchikan Spruce Milla
were in Kodiak on business this
week, making a survey of lum
ber needs.
Mr. and Mrs. James Mart*
went to Anchorage Wednesday
on business.
“Capny” Campbell and Benny
Gregoroff are now employed at
the KEA plant.
The month of May saw 18 ar
rests for drunk and disorderlies.
Calendar of Events
Central Labor Council, Sunday
10 am Union hall.
Volunteer Firemen’s Meeting
Sunday afternoon at 3
Dutch Lunch—Be there.
Business & Professional Club
Luncheon meeting, Monday
12 noon. Victory dining room
City Council meeting
Monday, City Hall, 7:30
Rotary Club
Tuesday noon, Victory cafe.
Kodiak Garden Club
Wednesday, 8 pm
At the home of Mrs. W. J.
Wheeldon.
GM Ladies Auxiliary
Sewing meeting. Thursday at
2 pm at the hospital
Kodiak Community Center
Board — Thursday
7:30 pm at The Center
Carpenter’s Local 2102, Friday
7:30 pm Union hall.