Eodiak Mirror
“cNe<ws of (America's Last 'frontier
Published Every Saturday at Kodiak, Alaska
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1411 Fourth Avenue Building, Seattle, Washington.
“ . . . that government of the people, by the people,
for the people shall not perish from the earth/—Lincoln
2 Business
Changes Made
Two changes in business or
ganisations here were reported
this week with the sale of Alaska
Transfer company and dissolu
tion of partnership of Christy’s
bakery.
Sate of the Alaska Transfer
company for $7800 was
consummated Wednesday be
tween Robert King, operator
since last year, and the new own
er, M H. Smith, who has been
employed by the Patrick Lynch
& company transfer. Sale includ
ed an oil delivery van and two
other trucks. Mr. King plans to
go fishing this year, he said.
Tke partnership of W. A. (Pat)
Cannon and Harry Christopher
son was dissolved as of June 1,
following 2 years' assoc’ation in
Christy’s bakery. Mr Christoph
erson, who purchased the busi
ness as the Union bakery from
Jack Olson, resumes full owner
ship
Mr, Cannon will engage in
fishing this season.
OPA Rule Affects
Service Categories
A new OPA regulation, effec
tive June 1, requires maximum
prices to be held to the March,
J 942 level in the following ser
vices: wharfage and handling,
stevedoring, loading and unload
ing ships, car, barges; storage of
goods for future delivery; and
packaging, crating, weighing and
baling, when performed by the
same establishment providing
principal services of storage and!
terminal facilites.
Sellers of such service must
file a statement showing their
maximum prices, rates, and pric
ing methods, not later than
Sept. 1.
An OPA representative said
I this new regulation will affect
wharfage and handling rates here
which were raised subsequent to
March, 1942, the base period.
Sellers of such service will re
ceive a trade bulletin in the near
future explaining the pricing and
filing requirements and further
particulars can be obtained at
' the local OPA office.
Bob Hope recently said:
“[• saw your sons and your husbands, vour brothers,
■ and your sweethearts. And I came back to find
people exulting over the thousand-plane raids over
enemy territory, and saying how wonderful they
are.
“Those people never watched the face of a pilot as
he read a bulletin board and saw his buddy marked
up missing. Until a lot mo’-e of us realize what
our men have gone through in planes and tanks, in
landing barges and on foot in the jungle, desert and
on the beaches, its going to be tough to talk to the
■men coming back.
/ And in the case of those who aren’t doing all they
should, its going to be tougher to look them in the
aye.
“f saw your sons and daughters in the uniform of
of the United States of America fighting for the
rest of us.”
We can best help them by.
BUYING MOM BONDS
SEVENTH WAR LOAN—MAY^14 to JUNE 30
Japs Brag On Balloons
Washington (JP)—The Japan
ese radio announced that bal
loons being set loose to drift tc
the United States will soon cairy
a pilot to control the bombing.
I Referring to the recent warning
j issued to citizens of western
North America, Japanese propa
gandists said their balloons were
“no doubt doing great damage”.
The balloons, hydrogen-filled,
attain heights of 25,000 to 35,000
feet where they reach air currenti
which travel constantly from
west to east. Each time they
lose gas and descend a barome
tric pressure switch automatical
ly drops a sand bag. After the
last sand bag is dropped another
automatic switch takes over and
releases a bomb at every 27,000
foot drop and the bombs con
tinue to act like ballast.
When the last bomb is dropped
a fuse is ignited automatically
and sets off a charge to destroy
the balloon.
The balloons are estimated to
travel up to 125 miles an hour
and take 80 to 120 hours to
reach this country from Japan.
Tax Melts Ice Pool
Anchorage (Special) — Tom
Ringen and Rita Harding of this
city received $105,000 from the
Nenana ice pool, but here’s what
happened:
First they split the total so
each had $52,500. After Ringen
added other income for the first
5 months of the year his person
al income tax totalled $31,152 so
he came out with only $21,348.
Miss Harding’s tax was $29,490
and she came out with $23,010.
After their visit with Uncle
Sam the two felt hard up. Said
Ringen: “I don’t know if I can
afford to go to Norway.” He had
planned to visit his mother to
help restore her propeity lost to
the Nazis. “Maybe I’d better just
send her some money,” Ringen
concluded.
Meanwhile Miss Harding said
she could still buy “a few acres”
for her mother who resides in
Oakland, Calif.
To top it all off Ringen dis
covered the income tax law vir
tually forbids him from working
the remainder of 1945. He gets
$12 daily as a laborer and from
this the tax would take $9.36,
leaving a net of only $2.64.
“This is hardly enough.” Rin
gen said, “to buy the bread to
give me energy to do the work
to earn the money.”
By Associated Press
Guam—American Marines cut
off Oroku peninsula, dividing the
remnants of the Jap garrison
stubbornly defending Okinawa
into 2 separate groups. Adm.
Nimitz reported 66,324 Japs kil
led from the Apiil 1 invasion to
Thusday.
Tokyo radio began a buildup
' to write off the island. A broad
cast said “Okinawa fighting was
never intended to decide the fate
of the nation—it is only part of
a decisive war on the homeland.”
Japanese trapped on Oroku
penisula were answering Marine
attacks with machine gun fire &
mortars. The 10th Division’s
32nd Reeriment seized the small
is'and of O in Minatogo cove &
met light resistance.
Manila — Liberator bombers
struck savagely at Labuan island
in Brunei bay in Br. Borneo as
tempo of air strikes in the East
Indies were stepped up. Gen.
Joseph Stilwell conferred here
with Gen. MacArthur. 13th Air
force bombers smashed Jap biv
ouacs 200 miles across the neck
of Borneo from Taiakan & else
where in southern Borneo med
ium bombers & fighters blasted
airdromes, troop concentrations,
shipyards & shipping.
San Francisco—Small nation
acceptance of the Big Five veto
voting formula for the World Se
curity Council appeared certain
& a successful end to the United
Nations Conference was in sight
as Russia dramatically accepted
the provision that no one big
power can veto discussion of any
case presented to the council.
The conference is expected to be
over in 2 weeks with final shap
ing of the charter for signatures.
Hopkins (then in Moscow) on
the instruction of Sec. Stettinius,
asked Stalin to reconsider Soviet
insistence on the veto & Stalin
reversed the Soviet position, end
VlCTofty
Garden
•not YETI I'LL TELL YOU WHEN!"
ing the deadlock. According to
his spokesman here Stahn acted
in the interest of “unamimity to
speed the conference to success.”
Restaurant equipment, includ
ing a showcase refrigerator, be
longing to John Raft, was pur
chased this week by Al Miller of
the Victory cafe. The equipment
was in the former Art & Anne’s
(Model) cafe.
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Mrs. Leila Tesarik underwent
a major operation at the GM
hospital Wednesday. She is the
wife of Pvt. Reuben Tesarik, who
was formerly at Fort Greely.
Pete Magnusen is employed as
temporary guard at the federal
jail.
Classifieds
FOR SALE or RENT—Mod. 9
room home, sewer, elec., water,
partly furnished incl 4 beds.
For cash or your own terms in
reason. Will sell with or with
out 2-rooin home, now rented
on same property. Latter also
for sale separately.
See A1 Nixon or Taylor & Selt
zer, attorneys. t.f
FOR SALE—5 room home, Ige.
porch, 2 bedrooms, comp. furn.
all modern, close in. Inquire at
The Cub after 2 pm. 8—30
FOR SALE—5-room house with
enclosed porch, 2 bedrooms,
bath, elec., comp. furn. 2 lge.
lots on level ground with beau
tiful view. Inquire Taylor &
Seltzer office. 6—30
FOR SALE—International sta
tion wagon, good rubber, inch
taxi business lie. $1500. See Al
Nixon. tf
FOR RENT—Furnished apart
ments. Inquire at Finnish
Steam Bath. 6—30
LOST—3 keys on ring with
chain & ivory charm. Reward.
Return to Mirror office.
FOR RENT—Warehouse space,
clean, dry. heated, in town.
H. Pinch Jewelry.
WANTED TO BUY—We buy
Guns, Cameras & Radios. H.
Pinch Jewelry.
FLY WITH
ALASKA
AIRLINES
FOR
INFORMATION
SEE
Agent
RAY MARTIN