Eodiak iUirror
"Shfemjs of (America's Last ‘frontier
Published Every Saturday at Kodiak, Alaska
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Cold Facts About Cold Storage
(continued from last week)
Getting a cold storage plant for Kodiak will be no amalga
mated lead-pipe cinch. There will be the dampening effects
of pessimists and the retarding lassitude of the “base optim
ists" (their motto: There’ll fldways be_a base!) to overcome.
There will be those who come forward with the spirit of 100
per cent co iperation for the plan and later it will be discovered
~that 99 and the usual fraction of that percentage is devoted
to self interests. There will be the interminable details of
financing and construction and site and management and just
plain work that any and all worthwhile projects entail.
But Kodiak can use a cold storage plant and it will be
worth it.
Kodiak has the power for cold storage: according to the
manager of the Kodiak Electric Association the new power
plant has a surplus that, would enable it right now to handle
any size cold storage plant. Kodiak could want Kodiak has
the water: in place of two inadequate systems the new water
project, soon to be completed, provides storage enough to
supply the entire community for a 6-weeks dry spell. Kodiak
could at range the financing: there are two plans to be inves
tigated—'ederal aid, similar to Cordova’s projected plant, or
private capital, similar to Anchorage’s project. At this writ
ing there is a business group willing to provide part of the
capital for such a plant here if the remainder of the capital is
forthcoming local v There will never be a better time to
secure such local capital than now.
Kodiak has been handicapped in the past in oiojects like
thC or in securing others, by a woeful chamber of commerce.
We have had two woefu chambers and both have gone to
pot. The first was formed as a matter of course after the
city was incorporated, dawdled along for a time, and died
from ossification. Its successor sprang into being when a
TODAY IS OUR
FOURTH BIRTHDAY
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On March 4, 1940 we opened our doors to the
people of this community who required banking
service.
We started witii a capital structure of $35,000.00
Today our capital structure is $110,000.00
Reserves $39,000.00
We t*ave>4>aid, dividends of 10 per cent
On March 4 1940 our deposits were None
Today our deposits are over $2,000,000.00
I'his extraordinary growth reflects the activity
and development of this community.
We are glad in having a part in its growth and
will strive sincerely to serve the people who
have made our growth possible.
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tactical problem invo'ving base-city relationship* arese, anti
a* seon as that problem was met history repeated itself.
More ossification, that i-<.
Anchorage's chamber has been a different story with its up
and-coming Industries committee. Not only did this com
mittee make contacts on the cold storage plant planned there
but recently it announced 4 other industries being secured
through its activity.
The city council has a post-war projects committee.
The Rotary club has a post-war preparation committee.
The chamber of commerce—well, it is to be hoped it could
hare a post-something committee. We don’t care what you
call it—as long as it comes.
These committees can be a vital activating force in seeing
that something is done for the future of Kodiak. We are in
formed that the chairman of the Rotary committee has ar
ranged with the president of chamber of commerce for a joint
meeting to be held March 20 to discuss this very problem of
cold storage.
Hell, however, is paved with good intentions; just as Kod
iak, we might say, is paved with meetings. The meaning of
that should be very clear.
Results, therefore, will be the only thing that counts.
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Another 100 license plates
have been received at the U. S.
Commissioner’s office and are
now available for those lacking
them.
Council
(continued from Da<re 1)
$3200 fiom O. Kraft & Son, de
livery to-be made in March.
A letter was read from Mr. P.
J. Watkinson, giving permission
for free use of two lots for mili
tary parking
Two clerks and three judges
were named, t > act for both the
city election on April 4 and the
territorial primaries on April 25.
They are: clerks—Mrs. Helen
King and Mrs. Irene Harvey;
judges—Mrs. Pete Magnusen,
Paul Johnson and Merrill Coon.
An application for the city
clerk’s posit'on was read from
H ward Keeler, but tabled with
the explanation that the ap
pointive position will be filled
by the new council after elec
tion
The council approved 2 trans
fers of taxi licenses from James
Polyefko to Robert Foley, with
renewals, and r.enewals for Ver
non Colton and James Garrett.
Classifieds
FOR SALE—Island Transfer
Co. with 1 Ford moving van;
1 Ford dump truck, new mo
tor; 1 Ford flatbed; J Ford
panel. Together with garage
equipment, etc. Lease until
Sept. 1946. $7750.
— OR —
Transfer business as above
with 5 Ford V8 trucks; 2 In
ternational K5 dump trucks,
steel beds. Some parts Com
plete for $12,000. See W. F.
Lewis
HELP WANTED—Girl wanted
at H. Pinch Jewelry store.
LOST—Bulova night face wrist
watch, brown leather strap
Reward. Call at Mirror office
WAN LED — We buy used
radios II Pinch Jewelry.
j ROOMS FOB RENT—Day
week, n inthly rates. 203 oi
; | 2 *1 Mill Ray road t1
Filing Notice
Filing for- candidates in the
city election to be held April 4
is now open at the city clerk’s
office.
Nominations shall be made by
party convention or by petition
«igned by not less than twenty
qualified voters
Certificates of nomination
shall specify office, group or
political party and place of
residence
Filing closes at midnight Mon
day, March 20, as provided by
law.
C. Blankenburg
City Clerk
A whirligig and slide were in
stalled at the schoolground this
week and children have had to
stand in line to get at the new
equipment. Part of the equip
ment was donated by Ray Mar
tin personally for the children’s
benefit and part was provided
by the school board.
Still to be erected are a merry
go-round and a gymnastic con
traption of hundreds of pieces of
pipe. The blue print for erecting
the latter has been lost and lo
cal workers are stumped by its
intricacies. A new blue print has
been sent for.
Ray Philips was fined $50 and
costs for building a trash fire
on the Rose Martin property
to the jeopardy of adjacent
buildings.
Police Notice
The city car registration book *
shows that anumber of car own- 1
ers have failed to register their
cars subsequent to two prior no
tices published in the Mirror j
Another book in the office of ■
the city clerk also shows that a
good many car operators have
failed to purchase their 1944 city
operators’ vehicle license.
In accord with Ordinance No,
14 this constitutes a misdemean
or Starting Monday a t-cket
will be placed in each car whose
number does not appear in the
registration book. Also, any per
son operating a car who has fail
ed to obtain a 1944 city d iver’s
license will be presented with a
ticket in accordance with Ordin
ance No. 14.
Since the Territory has is ued
tags instead of numbered plates
for 1944 it will be necessary to
keep last year’s plates on the car
or substitute plates in cases
where plates have been lost
The law requires that plates
must be on both fiont and back
of car and clearly legible 1'his
will be required ol cars in Kod
iak.
A. A Sumerlin.
Chief of Police
Ask for Skrip instead
of ink . . . the modem
writing fluid that makes
all pens write better,
last longer, require less
servicing! Skrip dries
$• fast no blotter is
necessary!
SHEAFFER3
HOURS:
10 am to 4 am
Tom Gallagher
Proprietor