Eodiafe Mirror
“&(e<ws of cAmeria'i Last frontier
Published Every Saturday at Kodiak, Alaska
Yearly Subscription Rate $5.00
Entered in the Postoflice at Kodiak, Alaska as Second
Class matter under act of Congress of March 3, 1878.
KODIAK PUBLISHING COMPANY
William H. Lamme, Editor and Publisher
Lillian E. Lamme, Associate Editor
Town Topics
Mrs. Cecilia Chadwick, wife
of R. H. Chadwick, local grocery
representative, returned on the
Denali after visiting friends and
relatives in Seattle.
A.-Verle Collar, deputy collec
tor of internal revenue, has been
instructed by the Anchorage of
fice to remain in Kodiak another
week to complete some field work
for hia department.
Dr. G. V. Scorebrand, new
district health commissioner ar
rived recently at Anchorage.
Kodiak i3 in his jurisdiction and
the work of his office will re
quire visits to this city.
Sophomore classmates of Gale
Munson were guests at a party
at his home Thursday marking
his 16th birthday.
Amos La Foil, who left by
plane this week after investigat
ing cattle raising possibilities,
said that Kodiak island
is an ideal set-up for cat
tle raising if it were not for the
bear on the island.
ft would be suicide to attempt
a ranch on the island, he said,
until something is done about
the bear—either by having the
government hire hunters or by
opening up nearby lands which
are now in reserve and free from
bear.
La Fon, who said he had ex
pected to bring 1000 head here,
still hopes to be able to locate in
this region. He said many cattle
raisers in the States were wait
ing to hear his opinion of possi
bilities here.
Audrey Brobst. waitress at
the Victory cafe, returned on
the Denali after visiting her par
ents for several months at
Renton, Wash.
Mrs. Dorothy Haag, book
keeper at Patrick Lynch & Co.
returned on the Denali from
Hillsboro, where she was called
by the illness of her mother, who
has improved.
Alice Madsen, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Madsen,
arrived on the Denali after a
I visit with her sister, Elizabeth,
MARCH 4, 1940-1945
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During the past five years we have been privil
eged to serve the people of this community and
many thousand members of the armed forces
who have had need for our services.
If each one could te’I his or her story it would
include the entire range of human emotions and
experiences. Stories of improved living conditions,
better homes and conveniences, businesses receiv
ing help which made possible their growth and
prosperity. We have made 2375 loans to firms
and individuals totaling $1,686,975.54. We, as a
bank have also prospered as shown by our in
creased capital structure from $35,000.00 to
$135,773.08 besides paving dividends of $8350.00
to our stockholders.
As in the past five years, so, in the future, we
pledge ourselves to continued effort in extending
our facilities whenever possible.
Parents Of Son
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Morino
are the parents of a son, Frederick
Maurice, born at the Griffin
Memorial hospital on Monday,
March 5. The infant weighed 6
and a half pounds, and is their
first child.
Mr. Morino is Kodiak mana
ger for the Anchorage Cold Stor
age company.
who is in a sanitarium near
Portland, Ore.
Robert Holmes Johnson, son
of Dr and Mrs. Holmes Johnson,
left Monday after a 2-weeks
leave spent here. A Cadet Mid
shipman, he is en route to Kings
Point, New York, for advanced
training following recent sea du
ty that took him to the South
Pacific.
I Mrs. Bertha Nachtweih, who
went to Seattle with her daugh
ter, Mrs. Bernice Denton, re
turned on the Denali.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Wilagard
and infant arrived on the Denali
from Seattle.
There will he no sewing at thej
Griffin Memorial hospital next
Thursday because of the St Pat
rick’s Day dance. Sewing will be
resumed on Thursday, March 22,
at 2 pin.
Mack Owen, son of Mr. and
Mrs A A. Owen, is visiting with
his parents after 9 months duty
in the armed forces at Attu.
On his way home he stopped
at Anchorage where he visited
his sister. Mrs. Viola Nauling,
and infant son, who arrived in
that city the same day he did.
M'-s. Josephine Taylor wife
of Representative Warren A
Taylor, arrived on the Denali af
ter an extended visit with rela
tives in the States. She also visit
ed her former home in Chehalis,
Wash.
Emanuel Davis was given a 6
months suspended sentence Wed
nesday by U. S. Commissioner
C. 3. A aughton after the defend
ant pled guilty to an assault and
battery charge brought by his
wife. The prisoner was remanded
to deputy U. S. Marshall Paul
Herring after he signified his in
tention of leaving Kodiak.
If you had War Damage in
surance on your proper'y ip
1943 it is still in effect, accord
ing to O. A. Torgerson, president
of the Bank of Kodiak. The War
Damage insurance was automat
ically renewed without the pay
mi-nt of premium in 1944, and
the same action is being taken
for 1945, Mr. Torgerson has
been informed.
Notice
There will be a meeting of the
American Legion Club at the
Red Cross center at 8:30 pm
next Tuesday, March 13. All |
members please be there
Have Daughter
Mr. and Mra. Stanley Alvine
are the parents of a daughter,
their first child, horn Tuesday.
March 6, at the Griffin Memor
iai hospital. The infunt weighed
5 pounds 12 ounces and has been
named Kathryn Ann.
The father is a civilian car
penter employed by the Army
at Fort Greely and the mother
was formerly employed at the
Bank of Kodiak.
S. H. Kendall, chief operator
for CAA at Woody Island, ac
companied by Mis. Kendall and
two children left by last night’s
plane for Anchorage.
Marshall Crutcher, account
ant, left by plane yesterday to
return to his home at Ketchikan,
after auditing the city books and
completing work for various loc
al clients.
Mrs. Crutcher, who came to
Kodiak this year for the first
time, expects to follow him on
the next boat.
Lawrence Wodlinger, local
druggist, returned yesterday by
plane after a trip that took him
east to New York, Washington,
D. C. and Philadelphia.
Mrs. Cecil Lynch was granted
an adoption order Tuesday in
the U. S. Commissioner’s court
for her granddaughter, Louise
Heay.
A group consisting of Chuck
Turner, Mr. and Mrs. Merrill
Coon, Marion Blinn, Frieda
Blinn, Eric Blankenburg, Verle
Collar, Tom Jones, Walter Nel
son and Sgt. Judd Chaffee went
to Ouzinkie on the “Frieda” yes
terday, returning the same after
noon.
By Associated Press
News Highlights
Two Jima—Jap remnants con
tested the American advance
“rock by rocK” in the slow mov
ing continuation of the Marine
effort to dislodge the enemy from
sheltered positions in the rugged
northern part of Iwo Jima. Japs
have only the extreme northern
end and several thousand yards
along the northeast coast. The
5th, 3rd & 4th Marine divisions
stretched across the island in
that order & reported only small
gains in fighting yesterday.
Rome—ll. S. 5th Army troops
closing on the German highway
stronghold of Vergato, 17 miles
south of Vergato, occupied Car
viano Allied headquarters said
that although slowed somewhat
in the last ‘z4 hours the push
was the closes1 approach yet to
Vergato, which has held out a
gainst Allied attacks for 4
months. Nazis stepped up artil
lery fire against Allies’ newly
won positions.
Paris—The American 1st army
steadily reinforced & built up its
Rhine bridgehead at a point
south of Cologne. A double track
railroad bridge at Remagen was
captured intact & crossed. Ger
man radio said that forces cros
sing were “relatively weak” &
had been halted be.fore the town
of Linz. Supreme headquarters ^
continued strict seereuy Qu
45 shrouded hours since the
fantry crossed the Rhine at
pm Wednesday in one of
greatest military strokes
the invasion of Normandy. Hod
ges was pouring troops by
thousands (1" words censor^?
into the east bank bridgehead
which presumably had gone 5
miles deep & wider than that. g0
far German troops had not raj
lied enough troops to make ser
ious counter-attacks. Canadians
captured Xanten.
Manila—American forces Qf
the 33rd Division drove 12 mile,,
north along the west coast 0f
Luzon to seize the town of Arm
gay, while Yanks on Luzon’s
south coast advanced 13 miles
east to capture Lemery.
Tokyo — Tokyo radio
American forces have landed on
Mindanao island after heavy
bombardment from a naval task
force which included 4 battle
ships & 20 other craft The
broadcast declared “the enemy
has been trying to land on
Mindanao since March 8”
pointed out that the American
fleet was carrying out mine
sweeping operations
Calcutta—Hand to hand fight
ing raged in 3 sections of Man
dalay as British & India troops
surged another mile into the
hea t of Burmas second city.
After 30 hours continuous fight
ing elements of the British 14th
Army reached the area of Gov
ernment house beside Fort Duf
ferin whi'e other battles raged at
the race course and Pagoda hill.
Washington—Two U.S motor
torpedo boats were sunk in the
Philippines by another U.S. ves
sel as a result of mistaken ident
ity. The Navy announced that
the skippers of vessels PT 77 and
PT 79 were both saved and other
casualties were light.
Alaska Airlines
INCOMING
Bud Metzgar, Mrs. R H.
Stephenson, Floyd Hagen, Walt
er Sippiell, Rondina I.oe and
infant.
Harry Bowman, L. K. Wod
linger, Roy Snyder.
OUTGOING
Harry Gottschalk, Mrs. Pho
lia Otman, ^mos La Fon.
Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Kendall &
2 children, Marshall Crutcher.
Classifieds
WANTED TO TRADE—8 °r
10 White New Zealand doee,
breeding age, l buck, exchang*
for young chickens or bens,
dark preferred, will take sorne
white. Mrs, Nellie Holier, P
Box 251, Mission Rd
FOR SALE—60 pairs of
claimed Shoes. If they fit y°u'
they are yours for the
pair bill. Kodiak Shoe Rep»,r
shop.
FOUND — Man’s gold *’rist
watch and band. Owner rna^
identify and pay for ad at tbe
Mirror office. __
WE BUY—Guns—Cameras-^
Radios. Harry Pinch, Jeweh^
WANTED—Will pay cash Pr,^C
for electric washing mach'^^
Inquire at Mirror office. 3'