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j Slightly Expensive
• THE RESIDENTS around the Island are faced with the
difficult situation of inadequate freight service to their vil
ag6? and the prohibitive costs of the air freight.
Since the Shuyak has ceased to make it’s monthly trips a
round the Island, the residents of Karluk, Afognak, Ouzinkie
Alitak and Old Harbor are forced to either send their own’
boats to Kodiak to pic c up necessities or have it flown to them
i via local plane service which is extremely expensive. And not
! only the prohibitive cost of this airfreight, bufrthe-space and
! weight of larger items cannotbe handled.
FOR AN example: A resident of Karluk buys a 10 lb. sick
i of potatoes from a local merchant, paying the current price, of
j 89t for lOlb.The air freight on the sack of potatoes at I74d alb.
| is $1.75, making the total $2.63 for 10 lb3. of potatoes. That’s
: just one grocery item. Imagine what the cost of the average
J Kodiak household order would cost a resident of Karluk?
i The airlines ^re not blame for the prices they are made
to charge for airfreight. Those prices are high due to an dd
djtjipnal government ta^x, attached to all airfreight deliveries.
But the airplanes tllat are in operation to the outlying villages
eannot carry bulky items such as stoves, heavy equipment or
large furniture.
ONE SOLUTION to the problem might be the forming of a
! cooperative association whereby every two weeks a member
. of the organization would use his own boat, make the trip to
Kodiak, purchase the needed items for each family that orders
. through the association, and in that way keep the larders fill
ed iat. nominal prices.!
I Another solution to the prcb’em might be for the “Expan
j sion” the ship that replaced the “Garland,” on the Westward
‘ run, to stop at the villages on one side of the Island on her
! trip out to The Westward and stop at the villages on the oppo
j s,te side of the Island on her return trip. This would at least
j solve the heavier item problem. ■ >
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Woody Island|JVevys
DARRFLL CHAFFIN re
turned to duty Sept. Slat after
spending an interesting 30 day
in the Rainy Pass area of the
Alaska Range with a large
j hunting party arranged and
j outfitted by the well-known
j guide and outfitter, Hal Waugh I
i who, as manyKodiak residents
• w'll remember, wash long-time
resident and employee of the
Kodiak Naval Base assistanats
to the Industrial Manager.
Included in the party of five
non-resident hunters were
three sportsmen from Sweden,
; Bo Osterlof, a well known for
ester and game conservationist
; Mr. Nils Danielson, and influ
ential industrialist and manag
;• 'ng director of the oldest com
j panyin the world, formed in
! the sixteenth century, and Mr.
Danielson's son.
| MR. CHAFFIN states that
\ ‘t was a privilege to oe associ
: a ted with three such'fine gen
tlemen, The bag consisted of
two huge bull rr»»ose. . jvith an
antler spread of sixty five
inches, two fine caribou of
near record class, one grizzly
bear, and four full curl dall I
rams, one of which had a forty
one inch head.
Some of these trophies will
undoubtedly make the record
book for the year. Mr. Daniel
son and Mr. Osterlof, accom
panied by Mr. Waugh and crew
departed Wednesday for Dead
man Bay, at the southern end
of Kodiak Island for a try at
the Kodiak bear hunting.
BOY SCOUTS HOLD BARBQ
Boy Scout Troop 625 was
the host to approximately 200
hungry persona a week ago
Sunday at an outdoor Bar-B-Q
at Island Lake.
Clarence Dizney gave thej
welcou ing address. He stated
that the Bar-B-Q was in the
way of a pre-dedication of the
Island Lake area to the troop.
Lt. Thomas Carr, Boy Scout
Neighborhood Commissioner
acted as M. C. for the affair.!'
At a Candlelight Investi
ture, directed by Scout Leader
Norm Sutliff, the following
boys were initiated into the
Troop: Norval Monsen, Bob
Bakeson, Willard Van Steen
burg, Mike Connor, Roger
Wallin and Jack Healy.
BPOE donated 70 lbs. of
beef, 20 dozen buns, 7 lbs. of
red hots and 5 loaves of pull
man bread for the occasion.
The food was prepared by
A1 Miller and Brothers Bud
Metzgar, Paul Foster and
Capt. Major dished out the
refreshments;
Territorial Candidates
Meet With Local Rep.
SEVEN OF the Republican
Candidates for the Territorial
Legislature met with local Re
publicans last Friday night to
discuss local problemsand aims]
in the legislative field. The'
meeting was presided over by ^
Emil Knudsen, Precinct Com
mitteeman, and was held in]
the basement of the high-J
school. |
Objections to the proposed
closure for taking crabs from ]
January to May were present-!
ed as one of tnemaii. problems'
facing Kodiak It was brought
out that the Alaska Depart
ment of Fisheries had not con
curred with the Fish and Wild
I life Service in their proposed
j closure period and both visit*
| ing candidates ar.d local Re
ublicans endorsed the propos
i als and work of the Alaska
Department of Fisheries in
| this field. ‘ " .' '
A SECOND local problem
[presented was the, desire to,
expand hospital services in i
Kodiak and it was explained ,
by Paul Dupler that the Ter-1 [
ritory owns the GriffinMemorial.
Hospital and leases it to the
Grey Nun's of the Sacred Heart
who are operating it. It is de-!
sire of Order to add to thehos-i
pital but they do not wish to
do so or seek federal or territ
orial financial assistance un
! less ownership is transferred
, to their Order.
All present were unanimous
ly in favor of asking the next
Legislature to make a transfer
of title eithertothe City or the
Grey Nuns. Also the candidat
es pledged themselves to help
get Territorial funds to assist
in the construction program
Paul Nelson, who is the recent
past president of the Alaska
Hospital Association, spoke on
national aims in the field of
public health and particularly
to communities in offering bet
ter hospital facilities. Senator
Paul Robison, chairman of the
Alaska Legislative Council,
stated that he would ask the
Council to review the owner
ship status of the Griffin Mem
orial Hospital and draft legis
lation to transfer it to the City
or the Order of the Grey N uns
of the Sacred Heart
CANDIDATES attending
the meeting were Senator Ger
rit (Hienie) Snider, Senator
Paul Robison, Dorothy Prior,
Dr. Lee McKinley and Lloyd
Olsen, members of the last
legislature who are running
for reelection, and PaulNelson
of Bartlett, and Emil Knudsen
who are candidates for the
first time.
AMERICAN LEG.PREXY
AT THE regukr meeting
of Legion Auxiliary Unit No.
17, officers for the year 1955
were elected. They were:
President, Mrs. Karl Brunstad
First Vice-Preside»t, Mrs. Bea
Nachtweih; Second Vice-Presi
dent, M'ss Irene Brooks; Sec
retary-Treasurer, Mrs. Roy
Coble; Chaplain, Mrs. Ben
Kraft; and Sargent-at-arms
Mrs. Herbert Spiegel.
Rainbows Installed
The Rainbow Girls held
their installation of new of
ficers on Sunday at the Ma
sonic Temple.
The following girls were in
stalled: Worthy Advisor, Lois
Goudie; Associate Worthy Ad
visor, Frances Lindsley;
Charity, Nancy Templeton;
Hope. Hazel Hartman; Faith,
Donna Van Buren; Drill Lea
der, Gail Prouty; Chaplain,
Elizabeth Sautner.
The color stations installed
were; Sue Daly, Elaine Hol
man, Toni Lindgren, Irene
Hicks, Jane Smith. Betty Lou
Shriner, and Virginia Lee.
Musician, Carla Jewison,
Confidential Observer, Johanna
Beukers, Outer Observer,
Carol Johtlson, Secretary,
Carole Jennings and Treasurer
Margaret Malutin.
The|nstalling officers were:
Carole Jennings, Arlene l(ing,
Linda Rockstad, Jean Smith
and the Organist Audrey Nal
ireth.
, Two solos were sung by Miss
hileanor Crockett, accompanied
by Mrs. Mildred Rextrew at
the piano.
Following the installation a
social hour was held and en
joyed by all present.
Reverend and Mrs. John
Molletti left Tuesday for a
combination vacation and
business trip ts Seattle. They
expect to be gone about 3
weeks. ,,
Mrs. Jack Wagner and
daughter are visiting in Nome
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October-4, 1954- • >
Official Publication of Report of Condition
RESOURCES I
Cash on hand and due from banks . $ 492,869.31 U
United States Government obligation, none 4
valued higher than market prices,
and accrued interest . 1,995,045.87 g
Obligations of U. S'. Government agencies.. 1,911,131.25 I
Loans on real estate . 931,170.34 N
Loans, other, less allowance for bad debts 288,009.35 I
Banking house, fixtures, equipment and
residence . 89,207.54 I
Other assets .■... 21,534.23 J
TOTAL ASSETS $5,728,967ll9 I
LIABILITIES and CAPITAL
Demand deposits ... $4,247,431.35
Savings accounts . 1,088,004.07
Cashier’s and certified checks . 20,785.06
Reserve for taxes and other expenses 65,103.95
Other liabilities . 16,592.97
TOTAL LIABILITIES $5,437,917.40
Capital stock . $ 60,000.00
Surplus fund ..'.. 140,000.00
Retained earnings . 91,050.49
TOTAL CAPITAL ACCOUNTS $~29l7C50.49
TOTAL CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
AND LIABILITIES $5,728,967.89
UnitM States of, America )
Territory of Alaska ) ss.
Third Judicial Division )
I,Marshall Crutcher, president of the above named
bank, do solemnly swear that the foregoing statement is
rue to the best of my knowledge and belief.
MARSHALL CRUTCHER
President
(Correct Attest)
BEN KRAFT
A. HOLMES JOHNSON
Directors
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 5th day of
October 1954.
HARRIET K. HASLETT Notarial Seal
Notary Public in and for the Territory of Alaska
My commission expires 6-25-55.
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