Mrs. Rochelle
Emblem Head
Mrs. H. L. Rochelle was
elected president of the Ko
diak Emblem Club 187 at the
last regular meeting. She will
serve as president for the
1951-52 fiscal year.
Mrs. John Gibbons was
chosen as vice president and
other officers of the club are
as follows: First Marshal,
Freda Green; Second Marshal,
Elaine Banks; First Guard,
Euna Williams; Second j
Guard, Ida Henry; Financial'
sectetary, Dorothy Haag:,
Recording secretary, Algie
Hansen; Corresponding secre
tary, Virginia Stella; Press
correspondent, Peggy Sutliff.
Other officers are: three
year trustee, Helen Seleene;
two year trustee, Lillian
Smith; one year trustee, Mary
Root. Betty Springhill was
chosen as organist and Cathe
rine Ponte is historian.
The club decided to not hold
any meetings during July and
August. The first meeting will
be held on the first Friday in
September.
Jake Foley has asked that
all persons refrain shooting
frogs in Big Lake. Last year
Foley imported several frogs
and “planted them locally. He
explains that it takes several
years for them to multiply and
if they are left alone for the
next three years everyone
nan at that time have frog
legs for dinner.
NOW
Madonna
Martin
Entertaining
AT THE
CASINO
8:30 till 1:30 pm
Phone 3303
Dining Room Now Open
six until eleven PM
NEW LOW FARES
on
PACIFIC NORTHLRN
AIRLINES
KODIAK to ANCHORAGE $35
KODIAK to HOMER $18.25
KODIAK to JUNEAU $105
Tax is not included in fares
*
Ray Martin, District Traffic Agent
Club Liquor Store Phone 4131
Chirkof Buildings
For Saie
Several buildings and mis
cellaneous equipment on Chir
kof Island, has been offered
for sale by the Department of
the Interior, Bureau of Land
Management.
The property has been clas
sified as abandoned by the
government agency and bids
on the property will be accept
ed on the basis of one single
unit only and at not less than
the minimum appraised price
of $600.
The sale of the property is
considered on an “as is where
is” basis by the government
and bidders are cautioned to
make adequate inspects n be
fore offering to purchase.
Amung buildings and equip
ment offered for sale are one
| transmitter building, one
j engineering and generating
building, one pump house, one
control building, one barracks,
five radio range towers, seve
ral 40 and 60 foot power poles,
tuel oil tanks and two trans
formers.
No land is included in the
sale and it does not include
-the existing Automatic
Weather Reporting Station
now on Chirkof and no tres
pass may be committed in
that area.
Sealed bids in triplicate will
be received until July 24,
1951 and may be mailed to
the Regional Administrator, |
box 480, Anchorage.
The terms of the sale will
be all on a cash basis.
Tillamook Visits
Seward Wednesday
The US8 Tillamook visited
Seward Wednesday to par
ticipate in the Independence
Day celebration. It arrived in
Seward July 3 and remained
until the evening of July 4.
The vessel carries a crew of
34 enlisted men and four of
ficers. It has been operating
in the Alaskan area since
1947, It recently returned to
Kodiak after a six months
tour of duty at Adak Naval
Station.
McCord Addresses
Rotary Tuesday
Jack McCord, local rancher
and well-known Alaskan, was
guest speaker Tuesday at the
regular meeting of Kodiak
Rotary Club 5533.
McCord told of his travels
throughout the territory and
what he believed the fnture
held for Kodiak.
William Stone, president of
the club for the 1951-52 fisca
year, conducted his first
meeting.
Mrs. George Segner, Bank
of Kodiak employe, is recover
ing at her naval station home
after an operation at the dis
pensary. She expects to return
to work in about two weeks.
| Russ Swartz, operations
manager for Bob Hall’s Air
Service for the past few
months, has returned to Se
1 attle.
Nelson Pooh-Poohs
Bear Rugs
Oscar Nelson, loca' 1 ig
game guide and fishermen,
his been making news for the
outside papers.
The latest release on Nel
son s lid he had given the
bear rug industry a kick in
the teeth.
"All they do is gather
dust,” Nelson is reported to
have said.
He and his family are out
side on a vacation. It is the
first trip outside for Mrs.
Nelson and the first for Nel
son in over 20 years.
Mrs. D. E. Miller, mother
of John S. McLaughlin, has
arrived from the states for a
visit with Mr. and Mrs. Mc
Laughlin. She is recovering
from a broken hip.
0 t io Spend
Huge Sum
Anchorage— The Territory
of Alaska is the recipient of
oenefits to be derived from
eight and one-half million
iollars just aw&rded by the
Horps of Engineers for con
struction contracts.
The money is parceled
among six successful bidders
for large-scale jobs in Anchor
age and the Fairbanks area.
There were none listed for
Kodiak.
Eielson Field and Fort
Richardson will be the site of
the big money construction
jobs. Elmendorf Field at An
chorage was named for a
small contract for an ammuni
tion storage building.
Buy in Kodiak
LA LANDE’S
KODIAK BAKERY
Saturday Special
Lemon Cream Pies
Open 24 hours a day
Max & Aline LaLande, props.
RHOADES
FURNITURE STORE
WES RHOADES, PROP.
Phone 4151
A
Hi Chairs, unfinished
Kitchen Chair ”
Chests, assorted sizes
Linoleum, Rugs
Serta Beds
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WELDING NEEDS
or problems
PHONE 2151