Eodiak Mirror
“cNe<ws of c/lmerica's Last frontier
Published Every Saturday at Kodiak, Alaska
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Entered in the Postoffice at Kodiak, Alaska as Second
Class matter under act of Congress of March 3, 1878.
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Sells Interest
In Club Unique
Half interest in the Club [In
i’ que, cocktail bar located next to
the Wodlinger Drug store, was
sold Thursday by Frank Irick,
club manager, to Bud Metzgar,
former longshore foreman. Mr.
Metzgar, who has been employ
ed at the club for the past two
months, will continue to operate
the club The remaining interest
in the business is owned by Ray
Martin and Jorgen Fredrickson,
local liquor dealers.
Mr, Irick, who started the
business on Oct. 31 last year,
when it was known as the Amer
ican Legion Club, said he will
leave soon for Ketchikan where
he may locate in business. He
also plans to make a trip to the
States.
Town Topics
Censorship of local Kodiak
i mail was discontinued Thursday,
Postmaster Maurice Briggs an
nounced.
The fire siren, which signalled
Japan’s surrender Tuesday, blew
a second time at 3:14 pm in its
original capacity and the fire
truck made the run to the Sol
berg homestead on Mill Bay, in
answer to an alarm turned in by
Joe Morino.
The fire was caused in a chick
PREAMBLE
To the Charter of the United Nations
WE, THE PEOPLES OE THE UNITED NATIONS
DETERMINED
to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, which
twice in our lifetime ha* brought untold sorrow to mankind,
and
to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity
and worth of the hu nan oerson, in the equal rights of men
and women and of nations large and small, and
to establish conditions under which justice and respect for
the <al>ligatioos arising from treaties and oth'er sources of
international law can be maintained, and to promote social
progress and better standards of life in larger freedom,
AND FOR THESE ENDS
) to practice tolerance and live together in peace wich one
another as good neighbors, and
to unite our strength to maintain international peace and
security, and
to ensure, by the acceptance of principles and the institution
of methods, that armed force shall not be used, save in the
common interest, and
to employ international machinery for the promotion of the
economic and social advancement of all peoples,
HAVE RESOLVED TO COMBINE OUR EFFORTS TO
ACCOMPLISH THESE AIMS
Accordingly, our respective Governments, through repre.
sentatives assembled in the city of San Francisco, who have
exhibited their full powers found to be in good and due form,
have agreed to the present Charter of the United Nations
and do hereby establish an international organization to be
known as the United Nations.
Home Wedding
Held Friday
Vivienne M. Cross, Kodiak,
and Com ad Clason, BM 1-c, of
Brooklyn, N. Y., were united in
marriage at 2:30 pm yesterday
at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Clifford Stevens on W. Alaska
Way. Rev. Gregory S. Morony,
of the Community Baptist
church, performed the double
ring ceremony before a few
friends.
The fcride wore a pastel yellow
chiffon formal, and Mrs. Stevens,
in a blue chiffon formal, acted as
matron of honor. Mr. Stevens
was best man.
Guests for the ceremony were
Hazel Zaworski, Lila Monlux,
Ed Lounsbery, C. Spl., USCG;
Cpl. Corky Corshenhausen, and
Jack Allman.
Following the wedding a recep
tion and luncheon were held at
Pinch apartments for members
cf the wedding party and invited
guests.
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i eu house by a defective brooder
I but was under control when the
truck arrived.
Damage was estimated at $5,
which included one chicken and
several pane-" of glass.
A. Verle Collar, deputy collect
or of Internal Revenue, of the
Anchorage office, arrived in Ko
diak Monday and will be here
until the end of the month on
business of his office.
For anyone wishing to contact
him he will be available at Room
9, at the Sunbeam hotel.
Pfc. Robert A. Brooks, former
resident of Kodiak, arrived here
this week on a 45-day furlough
after 27 months spent overseas
and is visiting friends in this
community.
Pfc Brooks is with the Army
Port and Service Corps, and af
ter being stationed at Adak was
transferred to Honolulu.
His mother, Mrs. Polly Brooks,
lives at Ponder, Texas.
A barn dance, sponsored by
the Women’s Club of the Rus
sian Church,will be held Septem
ber 2, at Blian’s hall, it was an
nounced this week.
Further details of the event,
which is for the benefit of the
Russian church, will be announc
ed later. An advance ticket sale
' will be held.
Some people have expressed
interest in starting a local skeet
club. If you would like to help in
forming one, leave your name
Committee To
Zone City
A committee of Ben Kraft,
Leo Sears, Jack Allman and
Charles Madsen, plus 3 council
men, Stan Nelson, L. K. Wod
linger and Lee Bettinger, has
been named by Mayor O. A. Tor
gerson, for the purpose of draw
ing up a zoning ordinance for the
city of Kodiak.
Residential and business dis
tricts will be defined by the
committee and regulations made
to enforce observation of the
districts by prospective builders.
with Tom Nacband, at Pinch’s.
A transfer of liquor license for
the Beachcombers club, to Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Kizer and Mr.
and Mrs. Hugh Abston, was ap
proved at the council Monday.
Sophie Hovey, a resident of
Seldovia, arrived in Kodiak Mon
day via Alaska Airlines.
James Stuts, U. S. Navy, of
Tennessee, and Priscilla Woods,
of Valdez, were married Aug. 11
by Father C. R. King, according
to the certificate filed yesterday.
Witnesses were Molly Rice and
and Sgt. Francis Paradis.
Cpl. George Naughton, 11th
Air Force, son of U. S. Commis
sioner and Mrs. C. C. Naughton
of this city, arrived here by
plane yesterday to spend a 15
day furlough. He is stationed to
the Westward.
Jess Blinn was admitted to the
hospital Tuesday for medical
attention.
The Territorial council of tho
National War Relief Fund an
nounced this week that the next
War Fund Drive will open Sept
ember 7 and close November 1.
| Overall quota for Alaska is
$75,000.
Frances Beckley, of Corona,
Calif., and Shirley Allen, of
Monterey, Calif, are employed
at the Victory cafe.
Classes in Christian Doctrine,
wiih instruction by Sisters of the
Grey Nuns, will be held every
Saturday at iO am at the Catho
lic church.
Mary Hester Baird, organist,
of Anchorage, made a brief busi
ness trip to Kodiak this week
and signed a contract to appear
at the Beachcombers. She left
yesterday to return to Anchor
age to make arrangements for
shipping her Hammond electric
organ here, and will begin her
Shell Officials
Look Over Area
Representatives of the Shell
Oil Company, and Bill Boeing,
of the famed Seattle Boeing air
plane family, visited in Kodiak
briefly Sunday on an inspection
trio of this area.
The' oil company representa
tives were Robert hi. Adamson,
manager of the aviation depart
ment of Shell, from San Francis
co, and 0. D. Fairweather, divi
sional manager of the Shell Oil
company of Canada,
The latter were primarily in
terested in post-war business op
portunities in the Territory, es
pecially in regard to furnishing
aviation products of their com
pany.
They left the same day for
Naknek and Anchorage, and Lee
Bettiriger, president of the Kodi
alr Chamber of Commerce, re
turned with them to Anchorage
for appearance before the con
gressional party visiting that
i city.
To Charge
Aqua Users
Water users in Kodiak, many
who have been on the system
since November of last year, will
be receiving bills soon for 6
months service, from January l
to June 30, as the result of ac
tion by the council Monday. Us
ers who joined the system since
January will be billedj.propor.
tionately.
The action was taken at the
insistence of the Federal Works
Agency who mailed authority to
collect the rates retroactive to
first operation of the new sys
tem.
A special council meeting was
held last night for the purpose of
studying water rates as set up
by ordinance.
local appearances about Septem
ber 1.
Governor Gruening and mem
bers of the visiting Congressional
party, visited the Griffin Mem
orial hospital on a brief inspec
tion tour while in Kodiak Tues
day.
Shirley Jorge, former Kodiak
resident was fined $500 in Anch
orage this week on a charge of
conducting a house of ill repute.
Harry Christopherson, of
Christy’s Bakeiy, was off work
two days this week with a sprain
ed back.
Sulo Riutta, former electrician
at the base, was married recently
Jin Aberdeen, Washington to
I Mary Kathryn Culjat, of that
city, friends here learned.
Roy Snyder, owner of the
Mecca, arrived here yesterdry
from Seattle. He came via Fair
banks where he owns another
bar and expects to stay two or
three months, he said.
The search conducted by the
Navy for a missing plane that
disappeared on a flight from
Chirikoff island to Kodiak, has
been abandoned.
No trace of the plane, «r of
the two men aboard,Bud Thomp*
son and Jack Gottscher, was
found.
Classifieds
FOR SALE—2-room house, lg*
bathroom. With electric refrig'
erator, good residential dist
$2000. See Emil Knudsen.7-R
FOR RENT—Furn. apt. ne#r
business dist. Inquire Pincb*
Jewelry
LOST—Black combination coin
purse & billfold containing
change & currency. Reward
Please return to Minor offi®8.
WANTED TO BUY—Webuf
Guns, Cameras & Radios.
Pincb Jewelry. _,