Eodiak Mirror
“cffews of (America's Last ‘frontier
Published Every Saturday at Kodiak, Alaska
Yearly Subscription Rate $5.00
Entered in the Postoffice at Kodiak, Alaska as Second
Class matter under act of Congress of March 3, 1878.
KODIAK PUBLISHING COMPANY
William H. Lamme, Editor and Publisher
Lillian E. Lamme, Associate Editor
Sees 4th Invasion
George R. Blinn, 1st Class Pet
ty Officer, USN, son of Mr. and
Mrs. George Blinn, of this city,
is now in the Philippines, accord
ing to word just received by his
parents.
A former instructor in fire
fighting, he is now stationed a
board a fire-rescue ship which
took part in the Philippine inva
sion.
The latter invasion gave him
his fourth invasion button His |
first was Hollandia on New
Guinea, and censorship still pre
vents divulging the other two.
Bombed A t Leyte
Pete Koppang, who lived in
Kodiak 12 years, is spending his
leave with his mother and sister
in Portland, Ore., after 14 months
in the South Pacific.
He is a seaman in the Merch
ant Marines and was at Leyte on
the 2nd day of the Philippine
invasion. His ship spent 20 days
there and was bombed 60 times
and was hit once.
Koppang formerly worked for
the Kadiak Fisheries and was at
the NOB 3 year?.
Brown-out
Confusion over the brown-out
and 12 o’clock closing cleared
this week as it developed that
the former order applied to the
United States and its possessions,
and the separate closing order
applied to the United States,
with the decision for establishing
it in the Territory left to the
Governor.
A number of ornamental signs
were used in violation of the
brown-out here during the week.
The order also asks that window
display lights be omitted and
marquee lights be limited to 60
watts.
Governor Gruening’s decision
on 12 o’clock closing is expected
to be forthcoming soon. In a wire
to the Mirror Thursday he said
“Have made no decision pend
ing receipt of information which
l am now trying to secuie from
the War Manpower Commission
relative to the manpower situa
tion in each community on the
basis of which I will better be
able to make the decision.”
MARCH 4, 1940-1945
During the past five years we have been privil
eged to serve the people of this community and
many thousand members of the armed forces
who have had need for our services.
If each one could tell his or her story it would
include the entire range of human emotions and
experiences. Stories of improved living conditions,
’better homes and conveniences, businesses receiv
ing help which made possible their growth and
prosperity. We have made 2375 loans to firms
and individuals totaling $1,686,975.54. We, as a
bank have also prospered as shown by our in
creased capital structure from $35,000.00 to
$135,773.08 besides paying dividends of $8350.00
to our stockholders.
As in the past five years, so, in the future, we
pledge ourselves to continued effort in extending
our facilities whenever possible.
Cold Storage
(continued from page 1)
offer had been turned down in
favor of local capital.
First consideration in getting
the plant going will be acquisi
tion of a site, Mr. George said.
Pointing out the unsuitability of
channel locations because of
limits on the size of ships able to
dock there, he asked the city to
secure a location south of Kraft
dock to be deeded to the pro
jected corporation cost-free.
Start of all plans would hinge
on acquiring the site first, he
said, and then the second step
would be eng'neeiing of the
plans. The plant would be a
modern, concrete structure,
with the newest type equipment
(which uses much less water
than the old type) and would be
unit-designed to permit of ad
ditions.
Next the corporation would
be formed and stock placed on
sale in Kodiak first. Any re
mainder unsold would be offered
elsewhere in Alaska, to prin
cipals of the Juneau company,
and further until totally sub
scribed. Mr. George emphasized
that he felt the sales would be
made without difficulty.
The plans would have to be
finished before priorities could
be secured, Mr. George said.
Asked if the project was to be
immediate or post-war, Mr.
George said the steps up to
securing of priorities would be
immediate. Acquisition of prior
ities for the Juneau addition cost
$20,000, he said, and, depending
on the war, if by the time
the new corporation is
ready for piiorities that large
a cost could be avoided by wait
ing it might be well to do it, he
! felt.
Answering questions on the
Juneau plant, Mr. George said
that since 1934 it had paid off
$150,000 in obligations, and
dividends over the period on the
stock amounted to 148 per cent
The Juneau plant uses 200,
000 KW a month and pays taxes
to the city of $350 monthly. It
employs approximately 12 per
sons year round and about 40
during the season.
He said there was no concern
about a market as any buyer
could come in and Juneau com
pany’s buying subsidiary would
also compete on the open mar
ket.
Mr. George met with the In
dustnesCommittee of the Cham
ber of Commerce and the Execu
tive Committee of the United
Fishermen’s Union, and received
rec >inmendations that the plan
ned 3 million capacity be in
creased to 6 million.
Before Mr. George left Thurs
day by plane the city council
had already begun investigation
of the site, which is in the town
site survey, and has approx
imately 2000-ft. frontage on the
bay next to the old Kadiak
Fisheries land.
KEA Election
(continued from Daee 1)
As the 50 member quorum is
the iargest yet, present b >ard
members have pledged t:> be
personally responsible in getting
additional membeis to attend
and the new meeting place and
entertainment have been ar
ranged so members will have a
sociable evening, a good time,
and fulfill their voting duty by
simply taking a few minutes of
time to do their part.
The need of every member for
taking an interest in the co-op
anaual election is stressed in the
following statement from the
KEA:
“Who owns your co-op? Not
the government. Not some ab
sentee stockholders. It belongs
to you and other member
users.
“It was financed by REA so
people in your community could
serve yourself with electric pow
er. When your co-op’s REA load
has been repaid fully, you will
own this valuable property free
and clear. Your co-op is adollar
and cents asset that helps to
make your life better, your work
easier, and your income greater.
‘ You want good, dependable,
low-cost service, free from all
unnecessary interruptions. To
gether, you and your neighbors
have the responsibility of seeing
to it that your REA loan pay
ments are met on time. It adds
up to this: you have a direct
financial interest in the success
of the KEA.
“Keeping an eye on the af
fairs of the co-op is a job for
you. It is your right and duty.
It doesn’t mean daily work,
weekly work, or even monthly
work, unless you choose to be
that active. But it does mean
this: Make sure that your co
operative is well-managed and
well-administered by your
board of directors. Elect a good
board and support it in its di
rection of the KEA.
Body Found
body was found was a 50-foot
cliff. Examination of the grassy
edge at the top disclosed no
sign to indicate if the body had
fallen from it.
After removal of the body to
the base medical examination
showed several broken ribs, a
broken arm, and numerous
scratches and abrasions.
A coroners inquest is expected
to be called today to determine
the actual cause of death
The search for Miss iske be
gan on Thursday when it was
discovered that mail delivered
to the apartment on the base
where she lived alone had not
been picked up after being there
two days A civilian employee of
the base, it was leported she
had been working in one depart
ment on loan from another, and
her absence from work was as
sumed due to a recall to her own
department.
Miss Iske, who had been here
about a year, was an outdoors
enthusiast and hiker, and it was
believed she may have started
| on the fatal hike on Sunday,
i One report placed her in town
on Tuesday, although identific
ation was not positive.
Searching parties, under the
direction of Major Jackson, pro
vost marshal, scorned the hills
Thursday and Friday morning.
Upon the discovery of the body,
which was so hidden that prev
ious searchers had passed within
about 10 feet of it, deputy U. 5
Marshall Paul Herring was cal)!
ed in to assist base officials ^
the investigation Accompanying
him were C. C. Naughton, Cor.
oner, and Dr. A. Holmes John,
son.
Mtss Iske was a frequent visi.
tor in town and was usually ac
companied by her large red ana
tan shepherd dog. The dog figUr>
ed in the search when it was re.
ported seen about the base but
it had not been located yesterday
morning
When the body was found it
was reported that the sole on
one shoe was flopping lose. Those
who examined the scene of the
discovery also reported it ap.
peared that a person falling from
the cliff could not have landed
exactly at the spot where the
body was found.
Miss lske came to Kodiak a
year ago.
On June 9, 1944, she recorded'
a iocation notice at the U. S.1
Commissioner’s office here for a
homestead near Narrow Cape,
near Kodiak.
The deceased is survived by
her parents, in Ohio.
NOTICE
NOTICE is hereby given that
at the general election to be held
in the City Hall on the 3rd day
of April, 1945, between the hours
of 8 am and 7 pm, qualified vot
ers will cast ballots for the pur
pose of ratifying or rejecting the
provisions of Keferendum No. 1,
the same being an Ordinance
granting a franchise to Martha
Kostrometinoff. for a period ol
20 years, to construct, operate
and maintain an electric tele
phone system and lines over and
upon the streets, alleys and other
public places within the City of
Kodiak, Alaska
An elector desiring to vote at
said election must be a citizen of
the United States, over the age
of 21 years, and must have re
sided in the Territory of Alaska
for one (1) year next preceding
the election and six (6) months
next preceding the election with
in the limits of the City of Kod
iak, and must have the qualifica
tions prescribed by the Act ol
Congress of March 3, 1927, en
titled: “An Act to Prescribe Cer
tain of the Qualifications of Vot
ers in the Territory of Alaska,
and for other Pnrpoees’’.
Dated this 28th day of Febru
ary, 1945.
C. Blankenburg
City Clerk
Classifieds
FOR SaLE—Modern cafe Se»ti
45, booths & counter. Plenty
of new equipment. Doing
000 per month now. Illness i®
family reason for selling. Grad
elle Leigh Realty Company!
Box 468, Fairbanks. Alaska.
3-3
FOUND — Man’s gold wrist
watch and band. Owner may
identify and pay for ad at the
Mirror office. _|
W E BUY—Guns—Cameras"
Radios Harry Pinch, Jeweled
WANTED—Will pay cash pr'ee
for electric washing macbw^
Inquire at Mirror office. 3-1 ;