Eodiak Mirror
"ctyews of Americas List frontier
Published Every Saturday at Kodiak, Alaska
Yearly Subscription Rate $5.00
Entered in the Postoffice at Kodiak, Alaska as Second
Glass matter under act of Congress of March 3, 1878.
KODIAK PUBLISHING COMPANY
William H. Lamme, Editor and Publisher
Lillian E. Lamme, Associate Editor
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
Notice
The Cheechako Grill will now
be open every day, from 4 Dm to
2 am, FEATURING STEAKS.
Located in the Cheechako
building, on N. Brooklyn av
enue.
Vivian Clason, Manager
Cheechako Grill
NOTICE
'A meeting of the Zoning Com
mittee of the city of Kodiak has
i&een set for next Tuesday, Sep
tember 18 at 7 pm at the City
Hall. It is important that all
members be present. The com
mittee consists of:
Jack Allman
Leo Sears
"Charles Madsen
vBen Kraft
'Stanley Nelson
Lawrence Wodlinger
Lee Bettinger
City Clerk
City of Kodiak
Notice
To enable any taxpayers re
turning recently to the city to
contact the Board of Equaliza
tion, and for any others who
have not been able to avail them
jgeives of its service?', that body
will hold one additional meeting
next Wednesday, September 19
at 7:30 at the City Hall.
This will be the final oppor
tunity for any taxpayer to make
^representations regarding any de
sired tax adjustments. Subse
quent to the meeting all assess
ments will s'and as made, as
provided by law.
City Clerk
City of Kodiak
Cloy Snyder and George Mc
Kay returned to Kodiak yester
day by plane after spending a
few days -pent in Homer.
Robert Sheehan, owner of the
?Ace repair shop on S. Brooklyn
* venue, returned here this week
after a season sDent at Port Wil
liams.
Alfred C. Fox, assistant to the
chief, Operations Division,of the
REA, arrived here by plane yes
terday to consult with officials
of the local KEA plant.
NOTICE
To Property Owners
Outside Of The
City Limits
Fire calls outside the city lim
its will be answered by one truck
for which there will be a flat
charge of fifteen dollars. Proper-1
ty owners will also be required
to pay five dollars each to all
participating firsmen in the event
it is necessary to lay hose and
pump in order to secure fire.
Jack Allman, Fire Chief
Town Topics
Mother St.Edwa'd and Moth
er Mary of Good Counsel, after
a few days visit at the Griffin
Memorial hospital,left this week,
accompanied by Sister Madeline,
who has been nere since the Sis
ters took over the hospital, for
Philadelphia They will s .op over
in Skagwav, and were to leave
J uneau yesterday for the states.
The visiting officials said they
were very favorably impressed
with I he hospital and Kodiak,
and mentioned especially the
friendliness of the local people
They expect to return here on
another visit next year.
Mrs.Janet Lee(uee Naughton)
was the honor guest at a Baby
Shower held Sunday, with Mrs.
Barbara Lange as hostess. Mrs
Lee received many lovely gifts
and cards and refreshments were
enjoyed.
Guests included: Mesdames
Walter Taylor, K. C. King, Jack
King, William Webster, Herbert
Miller, Wdliam Suenders, Hugh
Abston, Dora Naughton and
Mary Gregor off; the Misses
FREEDOM
is a coveted prize, the attainment of which re*
quires diligent, constant and sound preparation
in peacetime as well as during a war.
The Un ted Nations Ciia'tercan be the instru
ment fore »itinuous p ace and freedom, if we
have the will to m ike it so.
Mane Olsen,Betty Chernoff, and
Edna Anderson.
Mrs. John Gibbons entertained
at dinner Saturday for Mr. and
Mrs. E. C. Connors and Mr. and
Mrs. O. A. Torgerson, in honor
of the 29t.h wedding anniversary
of Mr. and Mrs. Connors. Cards
were played in the evening.
The Womens Society of the
Community Baptist church met
in the church social room for
their monthly meeting Thursday
afternoon.
After a short business session
presided over by Mrs. John Win
ter, a program was presented by
Mrs. Frank McConaghy, entitled
“The Church and America’s Up
rooted People.”
Hostesses lor the afternoon
were Mrs. G. S. Morony and
Mrs. R. E. Munson.
Others present included Mes
dames P. J. Watkinson, R. E.
Templeton, Pete Magnusen, Eb
en Johnson, A. Holmes Johnson,
N. Chamberlain. Harold Mac
Donald, William Steele, Glen
Chandler, W. M. White, Floyd
Carter, M. S. Burnham, Lloyd
Swan, S. K. Alvine; Misses Est
elle Marlin and Lose Graziano.
M s. Ben Kraft returned to
Kodiak by plane yestrrday after
a three mouths buying trip for
Kraft’s si ore that took her
throughout the Pacific northwest
and east as far as Chicago.
Returning with Mrs. Kraft,
was her daughter and grandson,
Mrs Anita Mann and Glenn III,
whom she met in Seattle after
they had motored from Fort
Berming. Georgia with Major
Glpnn E. W. Mann, ft ho has
been stationed there. He return
ed to Fort Benning for transfer
t> overseas duty.
Mrs. Kraft said she had no
difficulties in obtaining trans
portation anywhere during he»
trip.
Mrs. Cecil Lynch received
word this week that her son,
Capt. Don Clark has just arrived
in the States for a 3-week fur
lough, after service since 1942 in
England, Germany, France and
Belgium.
Capt. Clark was formerly em
ployed by Siems-Drake and en
listed at Anchorage. He was
graduated as a master mechanic
at the Curtiss Wright school at
Glendale, Calif. He has two
; biothers, Dick and Paul, also in
I
service, stationed in the States.
Mr. and Mrs L. K. Wodling
er left this week by plane to
spend a few days in Anchorage,
and plan to return Monday.
Y\ udlinger’s Drug store is closed
during their absence.
Carl Pajoman, owner of the
Kodiak Mercantile company, ar
rived in Kodiak this week from
Seattle for an extended stay.
From Juneau he brought with
him Mrs.Marinn Kline, who will
be employed as bookkeeper for
his company,replacing Mrs.June
Wilson who has resigned.
Mrs. Val Morrison, 45, passed
away at Anchorage Wednesday
after several months illness due
to tuberculosis. She is survived
by her husband, a cook, who is
from Kodiak, and by a daughter.
Following a yearly eustorn,
teachers of the local school were
honor guests at the Rotary
luncheon Tuesday at the Victory
cafe and each was called on for a
few words after introductions by
Superintendent Harry Holt.
Those present were Mrs. Gladys
Burgee, Mrs. Bertha Pratt, the
Misses Georgya Wilbur, Freda
Erfle, Loene Kramer; and Max
Folsom. The remander of the
teaching staff will be guests at
another luncheon.
Spectator guests were T.t. H.
M. Stewart and Lt. Comdr.
Donald Rosebury.
Ex-Prisoner
(continued from Dare 1)
and reported to the Army and
the rescue was made by 150 men
dropping in parachutes and by
guerillas who swarmed down
from the hills. In less than two
hours and a half their Jap cap
tors were killed, the camp build
ings were fired and the prisoners
were on their way.
Mr. Bryan tried to get back
to his plantation but was not al
lowed to and was told he would
either have to come back to the,
States or provide his own care,
which he could not do as he had
had no income for the 3 years.
He left letters and money with
a nephew to be sent to the plan
tation when po sible and took a
boat for San Francisco.
He has never heard from his
family since the Japs took him
captive.
Mr. Bryan went to the Philip
pines iD 1915 to assist a brother,
Albtrt, now dead, in his public
utility and lumber business and
has been in the islands since. His
meeting with his brother here is
their first visit in 31 years.
Born in Seattle of a pioneer
family, Alaska is no new experi
ence for Mr. Biyan. He spent
over 10 years in the Territory,
joining the grid ruch in '98. He
lived in Dawson, Fairbanks, and
for 2 yea s in Cordova.
Notice
KODIAK will be represented
in a section of the Annual Edi
tion of Alaska Life, the oldest
and one of the largest magazines
in the North.
Other sections of Alaska will
also be portrayed and an edition
of 100 000 will be printed.
Our representative, Sam
Styles, will be in Kodiak in 2
weeks to seek stories about Kod
iak and to solicit advertising a
rnong the merchants.
Alaska Life,
Seattle, Wash.
Simeon Berestoff, 80, of ^f0
nak, is in the GM hospital tv
week for medical attention. *
Arthur Kizer and his fati
Walter Kizer, returned to
ak yesterday from Anchorage
Classifieds
FOR SALE—ExcellenTbus~^f
portunities in thriving Alaska,
town; Ice cream factory d0jn
excel, business, modern up.^
date equip.; one of the fi0e8|
hardware stores in the county
—exceptional stock; comb. p,.
cery-delicatessen and liqUor
store. Gradelle Leigh Realty
Co., Box 468, Fairbanks, AJ.
aska.
FOR SALE—160 acres patented
land with adjoining outrange,
Ideal stock & farm land. Rut.
ning soft water, coal, wood,
saw timber. Good hunting
moose & grouse. 7 acre* well
worked soil, part in potatos
now, some in grain. 2 well
worked up gardpn plots
Strawberries & rhubarb to
bear next year, plenty more
land to be tilled. Liveable 2
room cabin with telephoned
radio. 2 horses, 1 milk cow 4
calf, 31 head of sheep—hay up
for winter. 2 pigs, 14 laying
hens, 50 chick pullets, set har
ness, 12 rolls heavy roofing,
Almost new model C tractor
with new farm & mowing
equipment. Will sell a\V ot
part. Fly over and take a look
or write. Robert W. Lesl^
Homer, Alaska.
FOR SALE—24-acre homest
(3 miles of fence wi 1 ensi
10,000 acres grazing land) wi
6-room house, old sawmill,
room log cabin, sev. outbu
ings.
Gasboat Kay Dee, 95 HP M«r
cury 3 to 1 reduction. 25 bl
Hill Diesel, mch. perfect.
1939 Chev. sedan, extra gcot
rubber.
6 only 7-ft,. new Simmons fall
ing and bucking saws.
For Sale or Charter—MS Uyak
Inqu re Harry Howe, Kodiak
F>JR SALE—Modern "3-roon
house, also 2 1-room cabins, a
town. Inquire John Thorstefi
son, Mecca Bar.
FOR SALE—7-room house 1
lot, Block 5, lot 2, Tagurar
Partly furnished. $4500. J-l
Stetfgen. 9-25
FOR RENT—House, 3 rooh
bath. Contact Mr. or Mr*
Harry Howe.
WANTED TO BUY—We bu!
Guns, Cameras & Radios.
Pinch Jewelry.
A KEN A! LODGE CAMP t
I Located at the mouth of Russia®
River. Saddle and Pack horses
Motor Boating — Fishing
Clean Camps—Good Food
Now booking fall BIO GA^E
HUNTS for MOOSE, SHEEP,
jp GOAT & BEAR. Licensed guide8
/*f>r those who need then1'
Contact RAY MARTIN, Kodiak
for information or write or v'rl,
FRED A. HENTON,
Alaska, for information and ^
ervations.