Eodiak Elirror
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GET YOUR MONEY’S WORTH
Kodiak’s rockbound accumulative instinct (let’s save
this old box—who knows when we'll need it and won’t be
able to find another) comes up against its annual nemesis next
week with the start of the annual clean-up drive.
The city council has appropriated $300 toward the
drive and has placed the task of rounding up trucks and
workmen in the lap of the Chamber of Commerce.
Jake Foley, manager of the Legion Club and member
of the C of C, has been selected as drive chairman. He has
also offered to loan a truck to the drive. A1 Miller, proprietor j
of the Montmartre Inn has also made a large donation.
It is now up to the rest of us to help make the annual
drive a success. The drive starts Monday and everyone should j
start piling his year’s collection of refuse and debris near the
road that passes his property. Don’t make the collector’s work
difficult.
Do not expect the collectors to pick up garbage as their
trucks are not equipped for such hauling.
Since the city has agreed to spend $300 of our money
the least we can do is to collect the year’s debris and thereby
get something in return. Besides it will “spruce” up the
town and as everyone knows, it can stand it.
Town Tidbits
First sign of spring as re
ported by our suburban
correspondent. Mrs. Mabel
Fenner of the Kodiak Electric
Association: dandelions in the
KEA yard. . . .
Second sign of spring was
reported by Alice Given of
the KEA, who reported
crocuses behind Griffin
Memorial Hospital.
Mrs. E. L. Cardinal, who
proved beyond a doubt last
year that she could raise a
garden if no one else in town
could (she showered us with
flowers and vegetables)
stopped fit to say the bulbs in
her yard are bursting thru.
Wh© says spring isn’t on the
way.
Monday night the Red Cross
first aid class met for the first
time at the Legion Hall and
as is usual in such classes, a
victim is necessary for the
students to practice on.
John Gibbons had just
stretched himself upon the
table as a bandaging model
when the class suddenly had
the real thing on its unex
pected hands.
TomBasslerof Woody Is.,
probably affected by the
warmth of the building,
keeled over in a dead faint,
badly cutting his lip. First aid
was properly given to him
fty Ralph Zwolsman, visiting
instructor, and then the young
man was taken to Griffin
Memorial Hospital where
three stitches were put in his
cut lip. . . .
GIVE TO THE RED CROSS
Mac Arthur Kicks
Up Row
!
Washington (■£*)— General
Douglas MacArthur kicked
over the administration traces
again by praising a republican
demand for use of Chiang
Kai-shek’s Nationalist troops
to open a second front against
the communists in Asia.
Chiang’s troops are now
penned in Formosa. The ad
ministration argues that they
are opposed to using the
troops as they are needed to
defend Formosa and if they
are used it would spread the
war beyond Korea,
“It seems difficult for. some
to realize that here in Asia is
where communist conspirators
elected to make their play for
global conquest. That here we
fight Europe’s war with arms
while diplomats there still
fight with words. If we lose
the war to communism in
Asia the fall of Europe is
inevitable,’’ MacArthur said.
MacArthur wrote Republi
can representative Martin
answeringa request to the
reaction of Martin’s speech
calling for a second front from
Chiang’s troops.
What action the administra
tion might take to this latest
“MacArthur outburst’’ was
not known.
Miss lone Norton, formerly
secretary to attorney John
Hughes, is now employed at
the commissioner’s office.
Application for a marriage
j license has been made by Imo
J Clifford Trueman and Matrona |
Gregorieff Tiedeman.
BOOK REVIEW
By Sister St. Hilary
A CUP OF SKY
by Donald Culross Peattie and
Noel Peattie
This is a charming book,'
from cover to cover replete:
with curious and interesting
bits of knowledge on such
subjects as hummingbirds, i
honey, spider silk, wind, wa
ter, bats and others equally
intriguing. The book opens
with the story of St. Francis;
of Assissi whose hymn of Cre
ation gives thanks for wind
and weather, fire and water,
moon and stars. The chapters
that follow take up in beauti-1
ful prose, and elaborate the
themes lauded by the Saint of j
Assissi.
Assisting Mr. Peattie in this
work is his son Noel who ex
hibits a truly amazing talent i
for expression for a 17-year ]
old. Lacking somewhat of the
maturity to be found in his fa-1
ther’s writings, he neverthe
less has a very definite gift,
exhibited especially in his
essay on the moon. \
The scientific knowledge of
fered in the pages of the book
are never made dull by weigh
ty, technical language, but
woven delicately in the poetic
prose which has made Mr.
Peattie so well-loved as a wri
ter. This is a book which may
be read in snatches, for the
chapters are short; when time
presses, one may read a little
and gain much
Open House
On Kodiak Bear
Open house will be order of
the day aboard Charles Mad
sen’s renovated boat, the Ko
diak Bear III, tomorrow be
tween the hou^s of one to
five pm.
The Kodiak Bear III was
swept by fire last year and the
firm of Alvine and Gibson,
local marine contractors, have
been repairing and rebuilding
the boat.
The boat will be tied along-,;
side the Standard .Oil Com
pany float at the. Donnelley
and Acheson dock. tomorrow
and may be insDect&d. by.
adults through-put,, the after
noon. , , : v.
Madsen plans to take the
boat out Tuesday , with four
big game hunters from Ore
gon and Texas.
Last year the boat suffered
severe damage when a fire
broke out aboard. Since then
the local marine contracting
firm has completely rebuilt the
interior and the vessel is
again ready for use.
The Kodiak Bear III is well
known to Kodiakians and big
game hunters through-out the
United States.
‘I want the public to come
down tomorrow and see what
a fine job the local firm has
done on repairing my boat,”
Madsen said yesterday.
Bud Metzgar, city council
man, returned to Kodiak Fri
day after being released from
jury duty in Anchorage.
School Notes
by Donald Clark
High school students re
gretted that tne territorial
school inspectors weren’t a
round school Thursday morn
ing when the torrential rains
ran through the roof of Quon
set two, commercial room, in
about eight places.
The previous day, when the
sun was out, saw the inspec
tors measuring and examining
all school rooms and buildings.
Avaline Shetterly entered
the junior class Monday. Born
in Alabama, she attended high
school in Oak Harbor, Wash.,
before coming to Kodiak.
Avaline’s father is in the na
vy. ;
Graduation announcements
and accompanying material
arrived and were distributed
to the seniors Wednesday.
Sand bags have been placed;
along part of the creek, which
flows through the lower school
grounds, to keep the stream
from overflowing into the
yards of homes along Brook
lyn Avenue.
This week’s PTA meeting,
has been postponed a week. I
School Essays
Support ISD
Essays on the need for a
new school in Kodiak, which
appeared in the MIRROR
through January and Febru
ary, were given to John
Argetsinger, Alaska Public
Works head, by Dr. A.
Johnson, president of the In
dependent School District
board this week.
The essays were written by
Robert Dawson, Alma Nelson,
Carlene Mahle, James Kizer,
Allen Chernoff and Sam Nel
son.
The Kodiak Parent Teac
hers Association sponsored the
essay contest.
Argetsinger was in Kodiak
this week to discuss with ISO
members the prospects for a
new grade school here.
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Wells
were incoming PNA pas
sengers yesterday.
Herb Hilscher, author and
publicity director for the A
laska Development Board,
arrived in Kodiak via PNA
yesterday.
Rank of Kodiak
March 31, 1951
Official Publication of Report of Condition
RESOURCES
Cash on hand and due from banks . $ 305,208.52
United States Government obligations, none
valued higher than market prices .. 1,298,906.37
Obligations of U. S. Government agencies .. 605,000.00
Municipal securities . 6,112.20
Loans, territorial veterans, F. H. A. and
R. F. C., portion guaranteed . 50,917.07
Loans on real estate . 516,982.70
Loans, other, less allowance for bad debts .. 246,994.76
Overdrafts . none
Banking house, furniture and fixtures,
residence . 76,614.98
Other assets . 17,661.92
TOTAL ASSETS
$3,124,398.52
LIABILITIES and CAPITAL
Demand deposits .
Savings deposits .
Cashier’s and certified checks ........ ..
Reserve for taxes,, interest and other
expenses ................... ..
Other liabilities .
TOTAL LIABILITIES
$2,177,909.86
719,556.74
13,353.74
15,588.88
23.287.
$2,949,696.49
Capital stock paid in ..... $ - 60,000.09
Qnimlna ~ *- ‘ *. Iaa aaa aa
Surplus fund
Undivided profits ...
TOTAL CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
TOTAL CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
AND LIABILITIES
90,000.00
24,702.03
$ 174,702.03
$3,124,398.52
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true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
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