Eodiak Itlirror
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Published Every Saturday at Kodiak, Alaska
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Entered in the Postoffice at Kodiak, Als^ka as Second
Class matter under act of Congress of March 3, 1878.
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William H. Lamme, Editor and Publisher..
Lillian E, Lamme, Associate Editor
Owners Approve
Street Project
Owners of property adjacent
to the main street met with
members of the council Wednes
day evening to talk over details
of the city’s proposed plan to
improve the main thoroughfare.
Many had withheld signing of
the petition to have the street
improved until details were clar
ified. One was the effect restrict
deed property would have on the
amount of the assessments, and
the city agreed no owner would
have to bare any more of the
cost than his own property call
ed for.
The project ctlls for blacktop
ping the stieet. with cement curb
ing and sidewalks, t.ha cost to be
divided one-third to the city,
and one-third to the property
•owner on each side Some of the
owners were interested in deter
mining how the new grade line
and width of the street would af
fect existing buildings.
General approval was given
to the project and cn completion
of the petition steps will be tak
en by the city to seek bids on
the work.
lom and Mary Uallagher, of
the Polar Bear cafe, left by
plane Wednesday to take Mrs.
Gallagher to Seattle for emer
gency medical attention.
Hairy Christopherson, owner
of Christy’s bakery and partner
in the Ship's Tavern, who recent
ly leased the bakery and went
to the States, returned to Kodi
ak Wednesday and expects to be
here about a month to windup
his t usiness affairs.
Veteran of several bear hunts
he also plans annther one before
he leaves again.
Hospital News
Admitted for medical atten
tion during the week were: Baby
Bobby Totemoff, Walter James,
Louis Jensen, Ragnar Jensen of
Seattle, and Mill Vok c 'k For
major surgery: Mrs. Lily
Thompson, NOB Kodiak; tonsil
lectomies, Andrew Skonberg,
Heroldiue Skonberg, Vivian Pa
gano
Lay Plans For
Cold Storage
Wallace George, president of
the Juneau Cold Storage Co , ar
rived here Sunday to confer with
city officials on a proposed cold
storage plant at the city dock
At a meeting Monday morning
at the city hall he said he want
ed to go ahead with the forma
tion of a company, with stock to
be offered locally. He said he
could obtain the balance of the
capital
No commitments were made
by the city, being held in abey
ance until the company is form
ed A local committee, consisting
of Ben Kraft, L K Wod inger,
Jack Hincktl and Ray Martin
was chosen to handle local finan
cing details.
A ter incorporation of the
company the city will discuss
terns on available locations next
ito the city dock.
NOTICE
The City Council will meet as
a Board of Equalization each
evening from 7 pm to 9 pm the
week of September 15 to 20 in
clusive, for the purpose of hear
ing pleas for adjustments in the
tax roll.
Taxpayers’ requests for ad
justments must be presented at
this time
Myrna Perkins,
City Clerk
NOTICE
There will be a meeting of the
Central Labor Council on Sun
day, Sept. 7 at 10 am.
NOTICE
There will be a meeting of all
Bremen at the firehall Sunday,
Sept 7, at 3 pm.
LIVING COSTS
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have iucreased considerably during the past
several years.
Banking costs have also increased but we
have not increased our charges to the public
to any great extent in spite of greatly in.
creased operating expenses.
Plymouth
Raffle Next
If you are one of those who
didn’t win the Pontiac you still
have a chance to get a car—and
all it takes is one ticket!
Tickets are now on sale in the
Territory—wide campaign of the
Alaska Retail I.iquor Dealers’
associations, for the benefit
of the Alaska CriDpled Child
ren’s fund.
All associations, iuoluding the
Kodiak local, will sponsor raffles,
and the Plymouth for the Kodi
ak campaign is now on hand.
Jack Allman, of Fairbank’s,
executive secretary of the terri
torial association, said an Alas
ka goal of $20,000 has been set
to enable operation of the Or
thopedic hospital on Japonski
island, near S.tka, for the next
year.
Of all local money raised one
third will go to the local chapter
of the Alaska Crippled Child
ren’s association for their work
locally, and two-thirds will go to
the territory fund for the hospit
al, Martin Jensen, drive chair
man, announced
The Plymouth will be award
ed on Oct. 18.
i
Kodiak’s Community Cente'
will be reserved for the use of
grade school childien on Monday
afternoons and Saturday morn
ings, according to the new sched
ule announced this week by Dir
ector Ken Wade.
The Center will be open on
school days from 3:30 pm to 11
pm; from 10:30 am till midnight
on Saturdays and from 1 to 11
pm on Sundays.
High school students and ad
ults will have exclusive use of
the Center on Wednesdays after
5 pm and other week days after
8 pm
The Center will be closed for
cleaning each week night from
6 to 7 p n
Stirring Drama Has
Musical Setting
The dramatic story of a Wom
an who marries and then tries to
continue a love affair with
another man with inevitably
tragic lesulls is the basis of the
stirring film, “Deception," ap
pearing at the Orpheum theatre
Sunday and Monday.
lu it Ueae i^avis is starred as
a music student wh > manies a
young cellist whom she had met
in Europe The husband, played
by Paul Henreid, begins to
doubt her sincerity and ques
tions her relationship with a
composer, Claude Rains. The
latter taunts the wife until she is
driven to desperate means to
overcome the situation
1 he daik mood and intense
suspense of the story is aided by
a magnificent musical back
giound composed by Erich Wolf
gang Korngold and a po t on of
the score is a key to the plot
Bet e Davis has an opportun
ity for a full display of her tal
ents aided by Rains as the rich
aud epicurean composer in a fine
role and by Henreid in one of
his most convincing perform
ances.
ivmi Bay-Mission
Road Proposed
A tentative survey for a new
road from Mission to Mill bay
was completed this week by
Paul Stover, of the Alaska Road
Comm;ssion, and Councilman
Tuck VVheeldon, assisted by Leo
Sears and John Gibbons.
The proposed road takes off
from Mission just beyond the
Sears water system between
blocks 35 and 36, turns east be
tween 37 and 38 to continue to
Mill bay along the northerly
line of 39, coming out near the
Masonic building.
The Road commission expects
to start pioneering the road
through thib week and it is the
hope of the commission and
council to have a passable road
before freezing weather. This
will also be the proposed route
for a 4-inch water main from the
cily system to the East addition
and Leite areas if they become
part of the city, it was announc
ed.
The new road will also pro
vide access to new owners ot lots
recently sold in the recent pub
lic land sale
Notice
A. L. Gerik of Anchorage, re
presentative of Henlein Custom
Shirt Co. & Fresh Silks will be
here until Sept 12
Men’s tailor-made shirts in all
sport & dress material & style*.
Ladies made-to-measure suits,
slax & toppers—negligees, house
robes, nightgowns, slips, panties
& the sheerest NyloDs. Men’s
dress & sport sox.
Can be contacted all day Sun
day & Monday at hotel. Also
Bvenirg Otherwise leave mess
age at hotel.
Mrs. A. G. Else, local teaclnr,
arrived on the Denali to join her
husband, who is employed at the
Bank of Kodiak. She was accom
nanied by her mother, Mrs
Kathtyn Burke, of Dunlap,
Iowa.
Gordon Coulsey, who accom
panied his mother Outside re
cently and visited relatives in
Oregon, returned to Kodiak on
the Denali to resume his pos:
tion at the Norman Photo com
pany.
Exhibit
Popular
A constant stream of people
visited the Community Center
Sunday afternoon and evening to
view the exhibits of the annual
Garden Show sponsored by the
Kodiak Garden club.
Last year, for the first show,
handiwork and other types oi
woik were included to fill out
the exhihits but its success and
increased interest in the show ^
caused the club to decide tha
year to try an exhibit of only
flowers and vegetables. How well
they succeeded was evidenced by
the overflowing tables of display
and by the praise from every
visitor to the show.
Exhibits were judged oa »
point basis and Alice Given wn
the grand award for the greatest
nunaber of ribboQ-winning dis
plays. She is president of the
Garden club. Second and thiii
places went to Beth Wheeldo#
and Georgia Silverwood.
“We wish to acknowledge out
sincere thanks and appreciate*
for all who assisted in making tb*
show a success,’’ Pi esident Givo*
said. “In particular to the Com
munity Center for the use ol
their building; W. J. Erskinei
Co., 0. Kraft & Son and Knud1
sen’s for loan of gardening mat*
erials and equipment; the Kodiak
Mercantile for use of a display
window; and the Kodiak Mirror
and Business & Professional
Women’s club for faithful sop
port
“Especial thanks go to th*
judging committee, consisting*!
Sister Hilary, Mrs. Frank Me
Conaghy and Dr. A. Holmoi
Johnson, for a fine job.”
Betty Chernoff plans to wort
in Seattle th a winter. She toft
on the Denali and will live witk
relatives.
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5fC Vorthland ports of call Ketchikan, Yakutat, Seward, See
dovia, outports, Kodiak, returning via outports Ketchikan
Seattle
Northbound ports of call Ketchikan, outports, Kodiak,*’
turning via outports, Seldovia, Seward, Yakutat, Ketchikan aid
Seattle.
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