Eodiak Mirror
'‘cJ^e^ws of America's Last frontier '
Published Every Saturday at Kodiak, Alaska by the
KODIAK PUBLISHING COMPANY
W illiam H. Lamme, Editor and Publisher
Lillian E. Lamme, Associate Editor
Kodiak Diary
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of your paper end up (in Kodiak
Diary) so three copies have land
ed here in Lyons, Greene Coun
ty, Indiana.
“I have a son, Lex L. Ed
wards, working on the Naval Air
Base, and he sent me 3 copies,
and I will say I have enjoyed
reading all the issues, and en
joyed more the article of “Chas.
Madsen’s Walrus Tale” and also
by Madsen ‘ The Life of Ursus
Middendorfii.”
The letter was signed by Bert
Edwards. We enjoyed getting it,
and we welcome more reports
from distant sources.
A few years ago Alvin Sumer
lin and his brother, the laie
ClifT Sumerlin, were trapping at
Wide Bay near Kanatak One
evening as they were listening to
the radio they heard a broadcast
from IvFQD, at Anchorage,
which offered $250 to be pa'd
for the largest wolverine hide to
be used in the picture ‘Spawn of
the North”.
As though the animal had
heard the broadcast, too, the
next day they found in their
trapline a very large wolverine.
It was so large that they used
the 2 extra traps they had with
them on him for additional sec
urity—after hitting the animal
over the nose.
They went back to camp and
got a trap basket and after sev
Log Waffle Shop
Myrtle Keinpton, Prop.
SHORT ORDERS
QUICK SERVICE
Fresh Eggs Only
Are Used in Our Orders M
Navy Plane
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interest of the investors”.
Washington (.-P)—The Navy
has disclosed the presence of
Japanese submarines in the A1
eutians in a communique which
said that 4 submarines were ob
served in Kiska harbor before
the August 8 bombardment by
a Pacific Fleet task force.
eral hours more effort they got
the wolverine into the basket.
Arriving at the camp they
built a cage to keep the $250 in.
A storm came up and lasted for
a week while they fed Wolvy on
fox carcass The dela.v caused
by the storm prevented them
from collecting the $250.
The hide of the wolverine is
the one now hanging in the
Bank of Kodiak—a beautiful
specimen. (The hide, not the
bank ) It was a gift of Alvin
Sumerlin’s to the bank.
We're dea l set against rumors,
but when they travel from here
2000 plus miles to Eugene, Ore
gon,and involves us we are dead
er setter than ever.
Sometime ago we received a
letter from a, friend in Eugene,
where we once lived, that asked
frantically ‘‘what has happened
to Bdl (informal for ye ed )? We
heard the most terrible thing a
b6ut him. A girl who worked in
Kodiak told it. Write and let us
know what happened!”
We wrote, but quick, for once.
Yesterday we got the answer.
It said:
“Just read your letter and
what a relief. A waitress who
worked at the-cafe in Ko
diak went up to the Union office
here, and when they inquired a
bout you said that you had a
sending set in the basement of
the newspaper and that the F. B.
I. had closed the paper and tak
en you. You don’t know how
happy I was to find it wasn't
true."
We’re happy to find it wasn’t,
too. The girl in question had ser
ved us many meals. We’re begin
ning to wonder — maybe there’s
something in shaving after all...
No Priority Necessary
for the purchase of
War Saving Bonds
*
The more you buy the sooner
this war will be won
Wedding Solemnized
Thursday Evening
Eloda B. Kimra and John D.
Metzgar were united in mar
riage at 7 p. m. Tuesday evening
at their future home, with Rev.
Gregory S. Morony officiating.
Attending the couple were
Velma Ameling and C. H. Metz
gar, the bridegroom’s brother,
and Mr. and Mrs. Nick Miell
and Buck Hoylman were guestj
The wedding party enjoyed a
dinner at the Montmartre after
the ceremony.
Council Buys Land
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Naughlon.
Plans for the building will be
discussed at the next meeting on
September 14.
At the regular meeting Mon
day motions were made toward
two new ordinance and a third
was presented for first reading.
The first reading was on an
ordinance to amend Sec 4, Ord.
14 and Sec. 1, Ord. 32. and pro
vides that no city taxi license
shall hereafter be gra ted any
individual until the application
has been approved by the chief
of police.
A motion was passed that an
ordinance heing drawn up for
presentation at the next meet
ing providing for appointment,
of the city clerk by the council,
rather than having the office el
ective as it is now. An ordinance
making this change, if approved
by the council, will require a
special election.
A second motion provided
that an ordinance be written up
to raise the city clerk’s salary
from $100 to $150 and provides
for bonding of any person hold
ing that position.
Warren A Taylor, city at
torney, reported that Major
Harry Clark, here in connection
with the recreation center, said
that the Army and Navy were
getting behind the War Produc
tion Board in an effort to exped
ite the water and sewer projects.
It is understood that Admiral
Freeman has asked the board
for a release on material for the
two projects.
The police committee report
ed $1846 collected in fines from
August 1 to 24. The committee
also said a more rigorous check
of taxi permits is being made
The council renewed the lease
of the Selective Service Board
on office space in the city hall.
It was reported that about 50
per cent of the current city tax
es have been collected to date.
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Finnish Steam Bath
& Barber Shop
Private Rooms for
Ladies and Families
HOURS:
Evenings - Every night
Days -Sat., Sun. & Mon.
SHOWERS - Everyday
Take Steam Baths
For Your Health
Swedish and Electrical
Massage
College Graduate Masseur
Located in back of Coca
Cola Bottling Works
Arrive By Plane
Among incoming plane pas
sengers this week were Mr. and
Mrs. Vern St. Louis and Margar
et Ronan.
NOTICE
Notice is hereby given tha
after this date I will be respot
sible for no debts other tha:
those contracted by myself.
8-29-9-19-p Victor L. Bennet
Kodiak Transit Co.
DEPENDABILITY
‘terminals at cMecca Bar and
O. Kraft & Son
New Arrivals
Moccasins and Ivory
Clocks and Barometers
Compacts Cigarette cases
Musical instruments
G E Radio
combination radio and phonograph
Fine leather wallets
Chip racks
Lektrolite flameless
cigarette lighter and fluid
Ronson lighters and fluid
Fossil Ivory Rings
with nugget mountings
H. Him JEWELERS
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