Eodiak Mirror
“&(e<a>s 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
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New Oil Delivery
Rates Fixed
The OPA in Juneau has set
the following prices for oil deliv
ery in Kodiak and vicinity on a
temporary basis, it was announc
ed this week:
Flat minimum charge up to 75
gallons -$1.50
•.Over 75 gallons and up to 300
—-2 cents per gallon.
300 gallons a^d over—1 and a
half cents per gallon.
Additional charge per gallon
when oil is hauled from out of
.town—1 cent per gallon.
The delivery charge during
•the base period was one and
•one-half cents and local comp
anies have been charging 3 cents,
/.he local office reported.
Equalization Board
iDates Set
A tax rate of 20 mills on full
assessed valuation under the
mew unit tax p an will he charged
property owners in Kodiak this
year, and first tax bills will be
mailed beginning Monday.
The assessment roll will in
clude both restricted and unre
st ricted deed property as hereto
fore and it is expected the rev
enue wiil be approximately the
same as last year.
coHipiAim8J of wytiwp foe.
meet at the city hall from 7:3p
•to 9 pm from July 30 to August
4 inclusive.
As provided by ordinance a 2
per cent discount will be allowed
on all taxes paid before August
15. Taxes become delinquent
after September 15.
Woodley Plans Unset
In answer to a wire of July 10
from the Mirror A. G. Woodley,
of Woodley Airways, Anchorage,
advised this week that “because
our plans for the commencement
of the Anchorage-Kodiak route
are not complete at present, we
regret that we cannot give you
at this time the desired informa
tion. We shall be glad to advise
you just as soon as we have our
plans more completely formulat
ed.”
Woodley Airways has been
authorized to take over the mail
and passenger route from Kodiak
to Anchorage, operated hereto
fore by Alaska Airlines.
Information sought inc'uded
date the Woodley service would
start and frequency and rates of
trips.
Town Topics
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Abstoo
are the parents of a boy, their
third son, born yesterday after
noon at the Grirfi'n Memorial
hospital.
No name has yet been chosen
for the new arrival, who checked
Paul Fretzs, manager of the
Kodiak Mercantile company,
left on the mailboat Shuyak this
FUTURE NEEDS
No business can operate successfully without a
substantial cash reserve. You will notice that this
bank has ample reserves as well as surplus equal
to its capital.
When the war is over people willl want many
things n^t now available. However, now is the
time to accumulate the money for the future.
The first and best way is the purchase of War
Bonds. The second way is a growing bank account.
week on a tour of island can
neries as a representative of the
Kodiak Chamber of Commerce.
He will gather data for the
chamber’s economic survey and
for use in a planned advertising
booklet.
Bob Hightower, of Kodiak,
and Grace Carroll, formerly of
Seward, were united in marriage
Sunday by U. S. Commissioner
C. C. Naughton at the latter’s
residence. The couple were at
tended by Hazel Zaworski and
A1 Sylling.
Following the ceremony a
wedding supper was served the
party and invited guests at the
Victory cafe.
A group of ladies surprised
Mrs. Ben Sholl Saturday with a
party honoring the Sholl's 25th
wedding anniversary. Mrs. John
Hubley instigated the affair,
which was held at the Sholl resi
dence. Refreshments, featuring
an anniversaiy cake topped with
a bridal couple, were enjoyed.
Mr. Sholl was unable to be
piesent, as he is at Carmel em
ploye"! as cannery foreman.
Mrs. Sarah Tillsley Johnson,
of Portland, Ore., mother of Dr.
A. Holmes Johnson, of this city,
arrived recently via Alaska
Steamship to visit with her son
and daughter-in-law for the re
mainder of the summer.
Mrs Johnson, who is 82, also
made the trip here 5 years ago.
Tuesdaj' only 4 Campfire Girls
were present at the meeting so
the time was spent collecting
dues and playing games.
Six of ttie Campfire Gills are
taking part in a play which they
hope to put on soon.—Donna
Fitzgerald, Scribe.
It looks good to see Erich
Mueiier, owner of the Thomp
son transfer company, local oil
delivery firm, back on one of his
trucks after his 3-year absence
from Kodiak. Mr. Mueller, who
Decause 'orhnS iAtizeushr[/p~ uas
recently been employed in Seat
tle.
The day after his arrival he
was back driving one of his
trucks and to those who recall
when the town depended solely
on hi3 faithful services for its oil
supply it was like old times.
Din ing his absence the comp
any was managed by Air. and
Mrs. Coon.
Mr N. M. Chamberlain, who
u?ed to be superintendent of the
Baptist Mission and is now em
ployed at the base, le t by navy
plane the end of last week for
McMinnville, Ore., where he was
ca led by the death of his son-in
law.
The Chamberlains’ daughter,
Mrs Jean Barnes, the deceased’s
wife, had been visiting her par
ents here and left fo Seattle the
first week in July. Her husband’s
death occurred before she ar
rived home.
Mrs. Gertrude Williams
Raumaker, who was employed
by the Kodiak Mirror in 1941-42
returned to Kodiak this week
accompanied by her daughter
Paula Sue, and will be employee
in the mechanical department ol
the newspaper.
Mrs Raumaker, who left hers
last April, has been working at
Sims-York, a job printing plant
in her home town of Boise
Idaho.
She and Mrs. Margaret Cook
Northland Photo shop employee
have taken one of Sipprell’s
apartments.
Clark Winchell, former trans
! fer operator here, now of the
armed services stationed at
Anchorage, is visiting in Kodiak
on a short furlough. He is stay
ing with Mr. and Mrs. A1 Nixon.
The latter is his aunt.
Alonzo Carson is receiving
treatment at the GM hospital
for second degree burns. He is a
fireman employed by the Chath
am Strait fish reduction plant at
Zachar bay.
Nick Bez, head of the Pacific
Explorations company, which
recently received a 2-million dol
lar loan from the Defense Plants
Corporation, was a passenger on
Sunday’s Alaska Airlines plane.
He was en route to Anchorage
from Naknek.
Bez’s company has secured a
ship from the federal government
which will be used to explore
fishing potentialities of the con
tinental shelf, and its use as a
floating cannery ;s expected to
legally establish American rights
to the fishing grounds.
The arrival of -3 Kodiak bear
cubs at a zoo in St Louis rated a
front page in color of rhe maga
zine section of the St. Louis
Post Dispatch. The bears were
shipped June 30 by Charles
Madsen.
Names of the bears, the paper
reveals, are Brownie, Sister and
Fire Damages
(continued from page 1)
of the room; downstairs, includ
ing tbe office, were untouched by
fire, although water damage was
heavy.
Jack A'linan, fire chief, esti
mated damage o the building at
15 per cent.
The house was built about
1935 and i!s replacement value
is estimated at between 6 and 8
thousand dollars.
Telegrams were sent in the
evening to the Swan to notify
| Mr. Beals and Mr. Lindsley, end
toLt.-Comdr. Jack Benson, to
the Westward, and to Mrs. Ben
son, visiting in Seward. Jack
Benson was formerly agent here
and had left many of his person
al belongings in storage upstair*
in the building.
Mrs. Lindsley and children
are now staying at the Bureau
of Fisheries residence with Mrs.
Marcus Meyers. Mr. Meyers is
also aboard the Swan.
Two theories were advanced
by Fire Chief Allman as to the
cause of the fire. One, that the
hot sun caused spontaneous com
bustion among some rags on the
porch; and second, based on re
ports of two witnesses that they
had seen dense black smoke com
ing from from the kitchen chim
ney before the fire started, that
sparks or burning soot may have
rolled down the tin roof and
blown onto the porch. The only
stove lit was in the kitchen, it
was reported, which was turned
low.
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Classifieds
FOR SALE—5-room house with
enclosed porch, 2 bedrooms,
bath, elec., comp. Turn. 2 lge.
lots on level ground with beau
tiful view. Inquire of Mrs.
Cecil I ynch. if
FOR SALE—5-room house, inc.
2 bedrooms & bath, modern,
comp. futn. See Ralph Shupp,
Carlson Hill.
FOR SALE — Small modern
home, comp, furn., lot & a
half with lawn & peeled log
picket fence. Inquire Bette
Ball, Mission rd.
FOR SALE—Dressed rabbit fry
ers, breeding does, rabbit skins,
tools, gas engine, plumbing
parts, chains, 1 pair lge. hooks,
etc. Will sacrifice for quick
sale. Mrs Nellie Holler, P. 0.
251, Mission rd. ■*
_V_‘_ ror* ^
sell papers. Be at the Kodiak
M irror office Saturday morn
ing at 9:30.
'WANTED TO BUY—We buy
Guns, Cameras & Radios. H.
Pinch Jewelry.
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