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"cLfe-cos of (America's Last frontier
Published Every Saturday at Kodiak, Alaska
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Entered in the Postoffiee at Kodiak, Alaska as Second
Class matter under act of Congress of March 3, 1878.
KODIAK PUBLISHING COMPANY
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Lillian E. Ltmne, Associate Editor
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THE DEPARTMENT OF
THE INTERIOR, BUREaU
OF LAND MaNVGEMENT
hereby gives notice tbat it now
has Available for disposal under
the .Surplus Property Act of
1944, as amended, War Assets
Administration Regulation 5 (32
CFft, Part 8305), and regulations
governing the disposal of surplus
real property by the Bureau of
Land Management (32 CFR,
Part '1000), tho fol'owing proper
ty declared surplus by the Gov
ernment, classified as non Section
23 Commercial (i 8-000), located
at Kodiak, Alaska: ARMY
DOCK. ALSO KNOWN AS
KRAFT DOCK, KODIAK, AL
ASKA All that certain tract of
laud included in United States
Survey 1086, Alaska, containing
3.61 acrbs, more or less; except
ing and reserving to the United
States the rights vested in the
United States immediately prior
to conveyance from the la-t for
mer owner; together with 16
buildings thereon including 6
warehouses, 5 personnel housing
buildings, dispensary, and 4. other
buildings; a dock appurtenant
thereto consisting of main dock
approximately 900’ x 60’, small
boat (floating) lauding 10’ x 348’
and tO 194 square feet of dock
approaches; and a water tank lo
cated approximately 400’ nr-rth
west of the above premises on
land of the public domain and
wafer main running to the above
premises. The suceessf ii pur
chaser will be granted a r ght, of
way lo use the public domain on
which the water tank is located
and for the water ma'B leading
to the above premises m.-on a
showing that he -■ onnlifiid »
obtain such a right of way under
the Act of February 15, 1901 (31
Stat. 790, 43 U.S.C, Sec. 959),
and the regulations thereunder
[ (43 CFH, Part 244) The con
veyance of the dock will be sub
ject to the perpetual right of the
ITnited States to use in common
with the purchaser, the dock,
without charge. The improve
ments cons'st of nineteen (19)
structures described as follows:
Building No 2001, Use, Ware
house, Size, 2016 sq. ft, Type,
Frame; Building No 2002, Use,
Waiehou.-e, Size 2016 sq ft.,
Type, Frame; Building No. 2003,
Use, Warehouse Size, 2016 sq.
ft . Type, Frame; Building No
2004, Use, Warehouse, Size 2016
sq ft Type, Frame; Buildingj
No 2005, Use, Warehouse, Size,
10600 »q. ft. Type, Frame; j
Building No. 2006, Use, Ware
home, Size 5445 sq. ft., Type,
Frame; Building No. 2007, Use.j
Quarters, Size, 28’ x 30’, Type,
Frame; Building No. 2008, Use,
Quarters Size, 31’ x 59’, Type,
Frame; Bui ding No. 2009, Use,
Mess Hall, Size 24’x 101’, Type, I
frame; Building No 2010, Use,
Quarters, Size, 16’ x 50’, Type>'
frame; Building No 2011, Use,!
Dispensary, Size, 17’x 29’, Type,
Frame; Building No 2013, Use,
Supply and Administration, Size,
20’ x 100’, Type, F>ame; Build
ing o. 2028, Use, Quarters, i
Size. 12’x 20’ Type, Frame; !
Budding No. 2029, U?e, Oil Stor-j
ag* 'lied, Size, 12’ x 12’, Type,;
Fiame; Building '‘O 2030, Use,]
Officers Qu ote s, Si„e 20’ x 47’, i
Type, Frame; Building No. 2031,
U-e Carpenter Shop, Size, 30’x
do’ l .vpe. Frame; Dock, Size,
♦ ’0 x 60’ (approximately),Type* j
. IVINS COSTS
-ale
have increased considerably during the
past several years, but we have not
increased the costs of our banking
services in spite of greatly increased
operating costs.
Wood; Dock Approach, Size,
10,194 sq. ft, (Not included in
deck dimensions), Type, Wood;
Small Boat {-ending (Floating),
Size, 10’ x 34S’ (approximately),
Type, Wood. General Conditions. I
The above described parcel of I
laud and improvements which
have been classified as Commer
cial lteal Property, will be sold
as one unit for cash or credit,
terms of which shall not be more
liberal than 20 per cent cash and
the balance in 10 equal annual
installments with interest at 4
per cent per annum on the un
paid balance, details of which
may be obtained from the office
of the project representative
hereinafter designated. Terms
and Conditions of Sale and all
necessary info mation concerning
the property and method of ex
ercising priorities and of submit
ting offers will be available on
and after May 10,1947 from the
surplus real property Project
Representative, Mr. Lowell M.
Puckett, at the office of the De
partment of ike Interior, Bureau
of Land Management, Federal
Building, Anchorage, Alaska. His
office hours are from 8:30 a m.
to 6:00 p.m. Mondays through
Fridays Priorities The property
is subject to the following prior
ities in the order indicated: 1
Federal Government agencies 2
Reconstruction Finance Corpor
ation for resale to small business.
3. State and local governments
4. Nonprofit institutions. Prior
ity Period. Priority Offers. The
time for exercising priorities shall
be a period of 10 days commenc
ing at 10:00 a.m. rn May 10,
1947 and ending at 10:00 a.rn. on
May 20, 1947. In order ro pro
tect his priority rights in this
property, a priority hotder must
file at the address and within
the priority peiiod named above,
a written offer to buy the price
applicable thereto for his prior
ity. Each offer shall be labeled
‘ Priority Offer, Aimy Dock (also
know as Kiaft Dock) Project”
Filing Other Offers. During the
same period named above, offers
which are not based on p iority
claims will also he received
These must be seah ti and mark
ed on the outside ‘‘Sealed Offer,
‘riny Dock (also known as
Krai t Dock) Project.” CutOff
Date No offer will, at the option
of the Bureau of Land Manage
ment, be received after June 10,
1947. Deposit, All offers, except
those filed by Federal Govern
ment Agencies and by State and
local governments and instru
mentalities, must be accompani
ed by a United States Postal
Money Order or a check certified
by a bank, or a cashier’s check
issued by a bank, far 10 per cent
of the amount of the offer, pay
able to the Treasuier of the Un
ited States, for deposit as earnest
money. All deposits of earnest
money by unsuccessful bidders
wdl be returned. Bidders are
warned against violating Section
50 of the U. S. Criminal Code
prob biting unlawful combina
tion or intimidation of bidders.
The r'ght is reserved to waive
technical delects and to reject
any and al bids (Signed) Fred
W. Jobnson
Marriage license applications
lave been made by Anthony
James Perez, NOB, an<i Marie
lyn Arlene Flukey, of Minneap
olis, Minn; and Uobert W. Phil
lips and Martha K. JetTerys
Both marriages are scheduled for
today
Kodiak Man Held
Seattle — Enough marijuana
for 1000 cigarettes was found in
the hotel room of Willie Walker,
who is being held without charge
at the city jail.
Two o» her men held for ques
tioning in connection are Peter
Falk, 50, and Joseph A. Tyler,
27 The latter formerly operated
a taxi company in Kodiak, it
was reported.
According to the arresting of
ficer when Tyler and Falk were
forced from a car the 2 men swal
lowed some tablets. The tablets
were recovered with a stomach
pump at a hospital.
Speakers, music and refresh
ments will be offered new resid
ents of Kodiak who will be hon
ored guests at a program to com
memorate ‘ I Am An American”
Day on Sunday evening May 18,
according to Mrs. Do o.hy
Haag, chairman of the American
Legion Auxiliary committee,
which is sponsoiing the event.
Baseball players of Kodiak
will make their 1947 debut in
competition playing the Civilian
club nine at NOB Monday eve
ning at 6 30 at the base.
The team will leave the center
at 6 cm and al I local diamond
pastimers are invited to crake
the trip
A total of $340 representing
$10 a member, was raised at the
Rotary club luncheon Tuesday
for the Rotary National Found
ati n, as a memorial to the late
founder, Paul Harris.
Members who presented a
symposium on the foundation
were Paul Herring Blackie Pat
te!son, Max Folsom Erni Knud
sen, G W. Bub1 nd^rf, Merrill
Coon and James Marts
Guests at. the luncheon were
Major Richard L. Boll, USMC,
landHaryE Cctrill, Minneap
olis. I
Classmates of Theron Torger
son, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
O. A. Torgerson, gave a surprise
shtwer in her honor at her home
Tuesday evening.
Miss lorgerson, who gradu
at.es from high school this year,
will be married to Charles Warn-'
eling at 4 pm on Saturday,
May 24, at the Torgerson home.
After an attempt last Satur
day, and scheduled tries on
Wednesday and Friday, the!
Cordova Air Service cancelled
out again yesteiday Several of
the passengers who were on the
reservation list reported last
week have left by other means.
The home on Uganik bay of
Mrs. Katie Danielson, including
a gill net claim has been purch
ased by A. A. Owen, Jr , it was
reported this week, and die Ow
en family planned to leave this
week, to spend the summer
there.
On crossing the street west of
the Belmont intersection last
"aturday morning Re'ty t hern
nofT, employed at Christy’?
ery, was knoeked down y
jeep, reported to have been uri
en by Chief West
Besides being scared stiff Mi
Chernoff received a sprained a
kle and a few bruises.
Pacific Northern
INCOMING:
Mrs. Ruth Love, Miss Fluk
Harry Catrill, Mr. Vorachec
Marjorie Powers Mrs. P. Sto
dard, Mrs. Fibber and infar
Otto Olson, Mr & Mrs Woo
ward, George King, J. W. Li
ingston, A. Waseff, Harry 1
tice, Judd Parker Wayne Kero
F'oe, Don Seroo, Mr. & Mrs.
A. Forrestor, Mr. & Mrs. E
gene Luckey, Jean Slenes. M<
ton Whinery
OUTGOING
Leroy Wythe, Lorren Helm
Sirgusa, Mr. Turner, John Li
ingston , Merle Parsons, Ma
Sorum, George Petty, Bu
Fawcett, Frene Shipley, Wa
er Hum herd, Dell Hendersc
Luoille Cogle, O. J. Blankensh
N. P. Smith E Cooley, Rac
elle Rogers Bruce Parker, I
Morse, Ed Nevers
GOOD
READING
Embroidery Book
by
rMary Thomas
Knitting Patterns
h
cMary Thomas
Handicrafts
Make It Yourself ‘Booh
Rug Making
Craft
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KODIAK
BOOK FAIR
& LENDING LIBRAR'
su ^
EflMANtn!i
Laid Wave
♦ Machiueless
♦ Machine
& Other Beauty Specialties
RITA’S
BEAUTY PARLOR.
(Formerly Horstnan a)
10 to 5:30 — Evenings by
A ppointmei.t