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_"<5\ewJ of (America'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.
KODIAK PUBLISHING COMPANY
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Lillian E. Lamme, Associate Editor
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for republication of all news dispatches credited to it
or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the
local news published herein,
NOTICE
Owners of fishing boats are re
quested to attend a meeting to
be held at the Union Hall at 7:00
pm Sunday, Oct. 7th.
Dimond Urges
Project Action
Nosr is the time for Kodiak to
press for action on needed im
provements, Judge Anthony Di
ars club at their regular meeting
Tuesday at the Red Cross Ski
Chalet.
Kodiak's need for a school is
paramount, he said, and added
that he felt aid could be forth
coming from the federal govern
ment, by which the city would
pay a share based on its ability
to pay.
He also pointed out the need
for a federal building, especially
for use by the U. S Commission
er’s office and as a meeting place
for the district court when it
visits here.
Before the war, he said, small
boat harbors were being con
structed many places in Alaska,
and one might have been built
here before if the war had not
intervened. This project also
should be promoted now, he
stated.
Judge Dimond was an honor
guest of the Rotary club’s at the
luncheon, which was tendered
the club by the Red Cross staff.
Other guests were M. E. S
Bruaelle, clerk of the court, Noel
Wennblom, District Attorney,
and Lt. A. O. Lipinski.
After luncheon the club mem
bers and guests inspected the Ski
Chalet and its facilities foren
tertaining members of the armed
forces.
Town Topics
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Whitting
ton, the parents of Loran Whit
tington,owner of the Kodiak meat
market, arrived on the Cordova
on a visit after a trip that took
them from their home in Jen
nings Lodge, Ore. to Pittsburgh
and Washington, D. C.
They brought with them Lor
an’s son, Gary, who will attend
the 5th grade while here.
Mrs. Reuben Tesarik expects
to leave next Wednesday for
Anchorage to meet her husband,
who is slated for a dependency
discharge. The couple will then
return to their home in Kodiak,
at the Bryan homestead.
Mrs Helen Flechtner has re
ceived word that her brother,
Pfc. Matthew Bari, of Raymond,
Wash., has been awarded the
Purple Heart for face injuries
received on Negros island in the
Philippines, where he now is.
Pfc Bari has 3 stars for major
combat engagements.
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Bingham
and son Herbert, Jr., are await
ing transportation to Karluk,
where the couple will teach.
They are from Freeport, N. Y.
and spent the last 2 months in
Ketchikan,
“My Christian Beliefs” is the
subject of a 6-weeks study to be
featured at the Wednesday eve
rting Vesper Hour at the Com
munity Baptist church. Starting
A Checking
Account
18 indispensable in business, a convenience in
the home. It saves time, furnishes a receipt,
provides a financial record. It is also very
necessary io connection with paj ment of all taxes.
We welcome accounts from all who have need
for banking services.
this Wednesday at the regular
time of 7:30, the study will con
tinue through the following weeks
under the leadership of Rev.
Glen Chandler.
This peries will deal with God,
death, immortality, baptism,
prayer, Jesus, heaven, and simi
lar subjects, and is designed for
both adults and young people
The Bible will be the basis for
all the teachings.
Mrs. L. J. Norman received a
wire from Mr. Norman Tuesday
stating the latter’s father had
parsed away in Tacoma. Mr.
Norman left here Friday for Ta
coma, but his wire did not state
whether he arrived before his
father's death.
Mr. and Mrs. Larry Matfay,
of Alitak, have been granted an
order of adoption for Lawrence
Stepan, 13, and Arthur Stepan,
8.
Dr. EaH Graves, Territorial
veterinarian, visited briefly in
Kodiak this week.
Mrs. Emil Knudsen received
word Wednesday of the death of
her father, William B. McDon
ald, 82, in Seattle, Wash.
The deceased is is survived by
his widow and 8 children.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bailey, of
Flint, Michigan, stopped in Ko
diak this week on their way to
Old Harbor, where they will
teach.
Mrs. Myrna Perkins arrived
here on the Cordova to make her
home with her sister, Mrs. John
Gibbons, local bank employee.
Mrs. Perkins, who is from Santa
Monica, Calif., is accompanied
by her daughter Sandra, 6th
grade student.
Mrs. Hollis Mill ford returned
to Kodiak on he Cordova to
join her husband, who was re
cenly discharged from the
Army.
Archie Davis reno-ts that his
young blue fox pet ‘Adak’, which
was lo.t earlier in the week when
Armed only w> h wo vien
s'aves members- of a Japanese
shore pa;ro! march along a
street in Oininato, Japan, to
keep order among sa-'ora being
demobilized at the port.
it was let off its leash on Mill
Bay road, was shot by Mrs
Clyde Galbreath, who said she
caught it getting after her chick
ens. The bullet went through the
fox and injured the Galbreath
dog.
C W. Kaiser, Palmer, assist
ant manager of the Matanuska
Co-op, arrived here Monday to
make arrangements for shipping
Matanuska nroduce to Kodiak
He expects to leave Sunday.
Mrs. Maurice Briggs, who has
been Outside visiting her son
who is on a furlough from duty
in India, arrived here yesterday
by plane and went right to work
again at the post office.
The common council of the
city of Kodiak will meet in regu
lar session Monday evening at
7:30 at the city hall.
The Chamber of Commerce
will hold its regular meeting in
the banquet room of the Victory
cafe Thursday noon.
The new Polar Bear cafe, own
ed by Tommy and Mary Gallag
her, opened in its new location
Tuesday, after delays that pre
vented opening as advertised.
The first customer was Mrp.
Oneita Met.zgar, local teacher.
Mrs. Helen Flechtneris a new
employee at the Polar Bear cafe,
Mrs. T. J. Loan, former Kodi
ak resident, arrived here this
week and is employed at Blinn's
liquor store.
George J. Tschertner, who ar
rived here on the Cordova, was
honorably discharged from the
Army at the Fort 1 ewis, Wash.,
separation center.
Coming a minute be'ore noon
yesterday, most neop'e thought
it was the noon siren, but it was
a fire signal for Mission road. A
trash fire had spread to brush
but burned out without damage.
The Alaska Steamship vessel
the Denali left Seattle Thursday,
■Oct. 4, and is expected in K di
sk abound Saturday, Oct. 13,
Walter Sipprell, local agent, an
nounced today.
Notice
FTavi'-g sold our place of busi
ness, the Idle Hour Bar, we re
quest that any hills previous to
Ont. 1 be presented to us before
Oct 15.
Mr. & Mrs I'rank Kemptot*
Notice
Sewer, Water and Garbage,
bills will be late this month dva*
to a revision of the billing sy^
tem, combining the billing ^
these three city controlled util
ities on one statment.
The penalty date will be
tended to conform with the dat*
of mailing.
Anyone wishing to pay the^
bills before the statements a.*-,
mailed may do so.
C. Blankenburg,
City Clerk.
Notice
To be sure of being charge*
the correct electric rate, pleas*
notify the Kodiak Electric As
sociation of any changes in us*
of property from commercial t«
residence or vice versa.
Bills charged at the commer
cial rate bear the designator
602; those at the residential rat*
are marked 600. Check your bil 1;
to see you are charged correctly
Kodiak Electric Association
Classifieds
FOR SALE-320-acre homestead
(3 miles of fence will enclose
10,000 acres grazing land) witfc
6-room house, old sawmill, 2
room log cabin, sev, outbuild
ings.
Gasboat Kay Dee, 95 HP Mer
cury 3 to 1 reduction.
25 HP Hill Diesel, mch. per
fect.
1939 Chev. sedan, extra gooc
rubber.
6 only 7-ft. new Simmons fall
ing and bucking saws.
For Sale or Charter—MS Uyak
Inqu re Harry Howe, Kodiak:.
FOR SALE—7-room house &
lot, Block 5, lot 2, Tagura rd
Partly furnished. $4500. J. N
Steffgen. 9-29
FOR SALE -17 "It. all hard
wood, canvas covered canoe
& accessories $100. Ask for
Fleming at Coast Guard
office, Erskine dock
LOST—18 months old Hereford
bull, from Bryan homestead -
Notify Box 63, Kodiak.
WANTED TO BUY—We buy
Guns, Cameras & Radios. H -
Pinch Jewelry.