Eodial? Mirror
"Shfem>s of (America’s Last ‘frontier
Published Every Saturday at Kodiak, Alaska
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Class matter under act of Congress of March 3, 1878.
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Town Topics
The United Fishermen of
Alaska met Wednesday and dis
cussed! the menace to local fish
•f increasing numbers of sea
lions, and took action to join
with other fishermen groups in
seeking action to diminish the
menace.
An effort is also being made to
increase the area in which a seal
bounty of $3 is now paid, which
in this area includes only Mar
mot. island to the north.
Chester Clark, who has been
stationed on the mainland, ar
rived on a furlough in Kodiak
just before Christmas. He stop
ped to see his sister, Mrs. Jean
ette Baily, first, and then went
to the post office for mail on his
way out Mission road to sur
prise his mother, Mrs. Bessie
Wallin. However, Mrs. Wallin
had come into town and also
went to t he post office and ran
into Chester in the post office
lobby.
Mrs. Wallin is the only one
we know of to get Christmas
male at the P. O.
Before going into the service
Chester was employed at Kraft’s
and the Kodiak Mirror.
The Catholic church has tak
en over the property of the
Wayfarer’s club on a year’s
lease fcr temporary church and
living quarters, Father Edgar
Gallant, announced this week.
Already containing a kitchen
and bathroom a partition has
fceen added to separate the liv
ing quarters and the meeting
' room will be used as the church,
easily accommodating 50 per
sons.
Rev. Edgar Gallant will re
main in Kodiak until arrange
ments have i.ecu completed for
j a permanent pastor. First ser
vices will be held in the new
location Sunday.
i Following word that Liberty
j busses and other naval trans
I portation are not to be provided
here, taxi drivers of Kodiak
met Wednesday night to discuss
means of providing service for
military personnel and civilian
workers between the base and
town.
If such service is not provided
it is reported a regular bus line
service will be established by
the navy.
A musical trio, consisting of
Beatrice Malutin, accordion, and
Nick Lohr and Edgar Sholl,
guitars, played for the Rotary
Club Tuesday. Selections were
Cirib iribin, Neapolitan Love
Song, Over the Waves and In
the Mood. In addition they play
ed and Annie Chichenoff sang
No Letter Today.
Miss Betty Carter, local teach
er, was an honor guest ami was
presented with an ivory bracelet
by the club for her work in sup
ervising the Christmas program
presented at the Orpheum thea
tre, sponsored by the Rotary
Club
Bruce Kendall, CAA, was a
! guest at the luncheon.
®lrr Nero $rar
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The door of the new year opens before us.
Together we enter new fields of work and op
portunity. We thank yon for your friendship and
loyalty in the past and look forward to snothar
year of service, and we pledge ourselves to re
newed effo 's to make this institution more and
more worthy of your confidence and useful to the
community which it serves.
The new banquet room of the
j Victory cafe was opened last
I Saturday following arrival of
new chairs, tables, and other
equipment on the Cordova.
The Rotary Club now meets
there and held its first meeting
at the cafe Tuesday. New mem
bers taken in include Father Ed
gar Gallant, Catholic priest, Al
Miller, Victory cafe owner, and
Eric Blankenburg, jeweler, the
latter a reinstatement.
Pete Koppang, former employe
of the local base, now a member
of the merchant marine, has not
been heard from for 8 months,
according to word from bis sister,
Harriet Kreger, Portland, Ore.
Koppang recently lost a young
er brother in the invas'on of the
Philippines.
Herbert Francis, a civilian re
frigeration employe at the base,
left this week for a visit in
Olympia, Wash,, his former
home, and San Berardino, Calif.,
with relatives.
Mrs. Gertrude Raumaker, a
former employee of the Kodiak
Mirror mechanical department,
is now residing with her parents
in Roise, Idaho, and is employ
ed in a printing concern there.
The new red, streamed-lined
oil delivery truck of the Alaska
Transfer Company, owned by
Robert King, was put into ser
vice this week.
James S. Celino, Filipino can
nery worker, left Kodiak recent
ly after 5 'months spent in the
federal jail after conviction on a
stabbing charge.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nettle
celebrated their 9t,h wedding an
niversary on Christmas Day
with open house held from 2 to 7
at their home on Mission road.
Christine Oslin. employed in
the parts departments of the
ATS dock, was a house guest
of Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Coon
Jover New Year’s.
Mrs. Katherine Nevers left
for the States last week for an
extended visit. This will be her
most southerly trip. She plans
»o visit in Washington, Oregon
and California. While in Oregon
she plans to visit at the home of
Mr. Nevers’ parents near Eu-'
gene She was employed at the
W. J Erskine Comiany store
'for the few months prior to her
I departure.
I M'-s. Edward Koenigs, nee
Ma ■ Helen Frost, daughter of
M nd Mrs. Tom Frost. Sr ,
lef yia the Yukon to visit at the
home of Mr. Koenig’s parents in
Kansas, and with friends enroute.
Prior to her marriage, November
18th, she was employed at the
Island Fountain.
Mrs. Corrine Petrich and so' s
Alvin, Ned and Noel, left last
week by Alaska Steamship Lines
for the States where she will vis
it in San Francisco at the home
of her parents. Mr. and Mrs
Fred Sargent, and with other re
latives and friends.
Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Negrette,
former residents returned to
Kodiak on t> • Yukon last week.
Mrs. Frauk Irica and daught
er Sally, left recently for the
States. They are going to make
their home with Mrs. Irick’s
parents in Leavenworth, Kansas.
Pvt. Jack Hendrickson, form
er local taxi operator who has
been stationed in Anchorage,
visited in Kodiak during the
holidays on furlough.
Wanda Drexler, a recent ar
rival from Minneapolis, Minne
sota, is employed at the Victory
Cafe Another addition to the
cafe’s staff is Vivienne Cross.
Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Coon
entertained at dinner New
Yea's day. Guests were Mrs
Marcella Faulkner, the Misses
Nancy Lee Meister, Christine
Oslin and Betty Carter; Sgt.
Jack Wood, Sgt. Paul Bond,
Pvt. Harvey Brown and Ralph
Syoeson.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Con
ners had Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Larson as dinner guests New
Year’s day.
Not »ce
All City driver’s licenses, dog
licenses, taxi business permits
and city vehicle registrations ex
pired as of midnight December
31.
All new licenses are now due
and may be obtained at the city
hall.
A survey will be made by the
City Police Department after a
short period of time and ail not
having the required current lic
enses will be penalized as pro
vided by ordinance.
City of Kodiak
Classifieds
LOST—About 3 week3 ago
Black wallet containing pic
tures, papers, I. D. Card. $20
reward, Finder may keep
money. George W. Henderson,
care of Mecca Bar.
FOR SALE—Furn 2-room
house, 2 lots, tool shed, chick
en house, 2 rabbit houses
Price $1800. Also tools, gas
engine & rabbits, for sale.
Reasonable. Mrs. Nellie Holler]
Mission rd. Box 251.
FOR SALE—All my property,
inc. 4-room house, cabin,
build, material, car, wash,
machine, groceries, 5 months!
supply of oil. Mrs. Cecil Lynch,
Mission rd. near Baptist Mis
sion.
FOR SALE—1941 Plymouth
Station wagon. A. L. Nixon.
FOR SALE—9 b}r 12 wool car
pet. 1 chest of drawers. In
quire OPA office.
FOR RENT—Two houses, oil
burners, water, showers &
lights. A. L. Nixon.
FOR RENT—Books. All leading
titles, mysteries, westerns, ro
mances, novels. Reasonable
rental fee. Frontier Book &
Gift Shoo.
FDRS—Repaired, cleaned and
glazed. Fur coats altered.
Experienced work. See Mrs.
Clara Blinn, 3rd house behind
bank. 1-ri
Son Born
Mr. and Mrs. Kelly Simeonoff
are the parents of a son, Peter
Edwin, weight 8 pounds 10
ounces. He was born Wednes
day, Dec. 27, at the Griffin
Memorial hospital.
Mr and Mrs. Henry Frey
mueller, of the Freymueller Stu
dio in this city, accompanied by
their infant son and Miss Nola
Fure, left on the Yukon for
Seattle to visit at the homes of
their parents. This will be the
first time any of the grandpar
ents have seen their new grand
son.
(Official Publication)
REPORT OF THE
FINANCIAL CONDITION
of the
Bank of .Kodiak
LOCATED AT KODIAK
TERRITORY OF ALASKA,
A.T THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS
ON THE 30th DAY OF
DECEMBER 1944
RESOURCES
loans and discounts $ 85,049.65
Loans on real estate 96,989.11
Overdrafts None
United States bonds
&-securities 1,184,610.23
Other bonds and
warrants owned 29,443.85
Stocks, securities, judgments,
claims, etc None
Banking house, furni
ture, and fixtures 49,559.32
Other real estate owned None
Due from other banks 380,627.91
Checks on other
banks and other
cash items 107.66
Exchanges for clearing
house None
Cash on hand 240,865.69
Expenses in excess
of earnings None
TOTAL 82,067,253.42
LlABlLUlliS
Capital stock paid in $60,000.00
45,000.00
26,141.84
21,747.71
50.00
— None
1,541,171.53
356,184.01
16,958.33
None
Surplus fund
Reserves
Undivided profits less
expenses Daid
Dividends declared
but unpaid
Due to other banks—
Demand deposits
Time deposits
Cashier’s and
certified checks
Notes and bills
rediscounted
Bills payable (includ
ing certificates of
deposit) for money
borrowed None
TOTAL $2,067,253.42
United States of America)
Territory of Alaska ) ss.
3rd Judicial Division )
I, O. A. Torgerson, President
of the above named bank, do
solemnly swear that the forego
ing statement is true to the best
of my knowledge and belief,
0. A. Torgerson,
President & Cashier
(CORRECT ATTEST)
J. N. Steffgen
Ben Kraft
Directors
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this 2nd day of January, 1949
G W. Bubendorf
Notary Public in and for thi
Territory of Alaska. My commia
sion expires April 11, 1948.