Eodiak Mirror
“&(&ws of c/1 me rig's Las* 'frontier"
Published Every Saturday at Kodiak, Alaska by the
KODIAK PUBLISHING COMPANY
Gene Dawson, Publisher
William H. Lamme, Editor
Lillian E. Lamme, Associate Editor
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A Burnt City Dreads The Fire
There are two ways to learn a lesson from fires. One is to have it
brought to attention by another’s losses, the second, and more
costly, -is to suffer the loss first-hand.
Kodiak got its first lesson this week when news came of disaster
by fire at Seward, a city immeasurably better equipped in fire pro
tection equipment than we are. Although they thought the fire was
under controi at one time, a vagrant wind whipped it out of hand
and in no time the damage was done.
We have the wind we have the hazardous building arrangement,
we have the heating systems to make for a good fire, and we don’t
have the equipment to fight it.
That is ffhy the current drive to get protection must have the
support of everyone in the community. Not the support that says
“it’s a flue thing, we’re for it”, but the support that goes farther
and supplies the work aud digs in for the money that is necessary
to get it.
The work of the Rotary club in getting a fund started from its
members for a fire truck, and the action of the council in matching
the money they will raise with a like amount, is heartening. The
fund should not be the concern of the business men only, although
they would be the greater losers. The loss of a home is great, too,
and home owners need the protection as much as anyone.
In fact there is opportunity for everyone to guard Kodiak a
gainst fire by eliminating hazards, by observing care in use of heat
ing and electrical equipment, by observing the city fire ordinances
and by supporting the volunteer fire department financially.
The cost of prevention is much less than the cost of even a
smati fire, and tomorrow may be too late.
Most children remember soap as an unpleasant part of getting
their ears and neck scrubbed hard, and as the stuff that always got
in their eyes and caused a great family commotion. We remember
another experience It seems we reached the age when we learned
a word that wasn’t the kind of a word you said in mixed company,
and that we made the fata' error of letting it slip and the head of
the household heard it. The H. of the H. H. marched us to the
sink, .put a lot of soap (touch more than was necessary) on a wash
cloth and proceeded to wash our tongue with it.
It didn’t taste good.
The point of recalling such an unpleasant episode of our youth
is that all too frequently, while traversing the thorofaresjhereabouts
that same old word and a number of others are heard muttered
and uttered much too loudly and without any regard of thejmixed
TVl'U'iTME
Our Responsibility
3. TO OUR SORROWERS
Consistent with its recognized responsibility
to its depositors and stockholders, this.bankjun
dertakes to accommodate with sui table loans those
depositors or others who have’occasion;to borrow
money for sound purposes and can meet/eason
ble credit requirement.
company also on the afreets. }
There probably comes a time in every man’s life when he feeis
the need of a good, forceful expletive, but city streets and public ^
gatherings like shows, cafes and buses are not the places for it. j
Stimulants are no excuse for it, either; we have seen some very j
stimulated souls who were more circumspect in their speech then j
than otherwise, so we know' it can be done. (
Maybe if Kodiak passed an ordinance providing for such oral j
hygiene, fame would come as it did to Paris, for the guillotine, or j
Salem, for the dunking stoo’. But we don’t think it is really nee- j
essary All that needs to be done is to call it to the attention of ^
the gentlemen in question—being gentlemen, they will know what r
to do. (
Seward Fire Story
(continued from page 1)
lingsworth’s cleaning establish
ment. No army supplies were re
ported lost
The depot and docks were sav
ed and there will be no interrup
tion in transportation. Col. O. F.
Ohlson, general manager, Alaska
Railroad, stated the firedid not
jump Fourth Avenue. All struc
tures on the west side of the
street were saved. Soldiers from
Fort Raymond were given credit
for saving much in stock from
bu 1 lings and in fighting blaze.
The men formed bucket brig
ades and rescue line'. There was
no report of any casualties re
ceived here.
The depot was kept under a
continuous stream of water after
records were removed and rolling
stock of the railroad shunted out
of the way.
The flames were checked two
blocks from the huge storage
tanks of the Standard Oil com
pany.
One of the water mains broke
during the fire. Water was pump
ed from the bay and dynamite,
bulldozers and salt were used to
combat the blaze.
Mr and Mrs. Albert Sandvik,
Seward, now in Kodiak awaiting
a boat to take them home after
a season of wo-k in connection
with their cannery at Uganik,
were among the losers in the
fire. After reading Associated
Press dispatches at Mirror office
Sandvik said his business places
must have burned, although
^ FISH - MEAT * FOWL l
a
GIBSON’S
BACONS-HAMS
We Cater to the Best*
With Only the Best
City Meat
cMarket
Oscar Breedman
they were not mentioned by
name. The two establishments
were the Model cafe and (he Pio
neer Club.
San Francisco (T*)—The Red
Cross has authorized an emer
gency grant of $2,000 to supply
food, clothing and temporary
shelter to Seward residents. A
bout 250 are reported homeless
as a result of the fire.
Mirror classifieds produce re
sults at reasonable rates.
Unusually Cold
Isn’t It?
But the heat will be on at
BUNN’S HAL TUES
DAY night from !» pun. to
1 a.m. when STA.xi LAUR
EL and his TAP ROOM
BOYS send out with swing
varv’ng from the suave and
sophisticated to downright
basement business.
There will be other special
ties including as DOOR
PRIZE a musical eocktail
shaker and drinking set.Sol
diers, heie’s where you get
the most for that payday
DOLLAR (plus 10c Fed
tax).Of course, for LADIES
it’s FREE and all the girl«
will be there.
Yours for a good time,
‘ CURLY” GRAHAM
FOR SALE
HOMES MO CA611S
REASONABLE TERMS
THE PRETTIEST SMALL HOME IN KODIAK.
2 rooms and bath. Tile-paper covered. 1st class floor
ing and ply-board lined. A real bargain.
SIX ROOM HOME and BaTH, Excellent water
system.
ONE AND TWO ROOM CABINS FOR SALE
near Kraft’s store.
LIST YOUR PROPERTY WITH
HOBART WISEMAN
Licensed Realtor
THE
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NEW ASSORTMENT
CHRISTMAS GIFTS
NOVELTIES OF ALL KINDS
TOYS NOTIONS LAMPS
100’s of HOUSEHOLD ITEMS
Budd Vigue & Harry Montrose, Props.
. Corner of Alaska Way & Brooklyn Ave.
Timm
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‘7he friendliest Spot in ‘Town
Where
Good Fellows
Meet
Mecca Bar
&
COCKTAIL LOUNGE
* Roy Snyder, Prop.
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