V0L14 NO 7
rrNews of oAmerica’s Last Frontier3
KODIAK, ALASKA
APRIL 24, 1954
PRICE lft CENTS
Annual Bankers Convention To Finish Today
VFW Announces
Baby Winners
Little Janice Panamaroff,
3, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
George Panamaroff, and
Danny O’Rielly, 3, son of Mr.
and Mrs. James Patrick O’-i
Kelly, were crowned Baby.
Queen and King of Kodiak’s 1
younger set Sunday.
The two won first places in
the walking babies class in
the sixth annual baby show
sponsored by the VFW Auxi
liary held at the Orpheum
Theatre."
Winners in the toddler class
were Barbara Jeanne Ward,
22-months-old, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Ward,
and Lyn Davis, 1, son of
Marine PFC and Mrs. Leslie
Davis.
In the babes-in-arms group,
i Edythe Lydia Fathke, 8
months old, daughter of Sea
man Vernon and Mrs. Becky
Fathke, and Robert Dean
Stover, 7 months old, son of
AM2and Mrs. James Dean,
were named Queen and King
respectively.
Judges for the contest were,
City Manager Robert Sharp, j
. USO Manager Z. Sypher, and ]
Mrs June Lang, wife of Capt.
Walter Lang, Marine Corp.
Master of ceremonies was
“Pye” Watson.
MS Employee Arrested
On Grand Larceny Rap
Anchorage Chief of Police
Henry Miller made an over,
night trip to Kodiak on Wed
nesday, to pick ud and return
to Anchorage, Samuel Mon-|
roe McPherson, wanted in
that city for grand larceny and
possible burglary charges.
McPherson, 32, was em
ployed at the Naval Station as
a cement finisher and was
placed under arrest by the
local police, and held Wednes
day night awaiting the arri
val of Anchorage authorities.
The larceny charges are
filed by the Whitman Piano
Company of Anchorage, a for
mer employer of McPherson,
and he is to be questioned
about other unsolved burg
laries in Anchorage.
Itha3 been decidad to omit
tha annual Opan House for
Hojoital Di/ taia year, ba
causa of repairs underway
which render soma parts of
«^h« lower floor unsigh tly. |
Regional Girl Scout Director
Arrives For Organization Program
The National and Regional
Directors of the Girl Scouts,
Mrs. Elmer Rasmuson, and
Miss Dorothy Petron arrived
in Kodiak Wednesday evening
via PN A to assist local people
interested in the Girl Scout
organization to get the move
ment started here in Kodiak.
On Wednesday evening the
group met with several in
terested citizens, at the High
School, both from the city and
base, and many difficulties
were ironed out for the town
people.
A meeting for people work
ing with the Brownies was
held at 10 am Thursday in the
High School Gym.
Mrs. Rasmuson and Miss
Petron were then feted at a
luncheon Thursday noon a
the home of Mrs. Glen Banks,
by the Intermediate troop
committiees, leaders and as
sistant leaders. Mrs. Robert
Sharp was in charge of the
food with Mrs. Ben Hall as
sisting..
While in Kodiak the Girl
Base-City BSA Troops
Hold Court Of .Honor
There wfll be a joint Court
of Honor for Troop 625 of the
City of Kodiak and Troop 626
of the Naval Station held on
Tuesday, April 27th at 7 pm at
the Elks Club in Kodiak.
This event is a highlight in
the Scouting Program and a
good crowd of parents and
interested adults should be on
hand to encourage the Scouts
in their ceremony.
Walt Sipprell will act as
master of ceremonies for the
evening and present the
various scouts with their
awards.
The troop having the lar
gest attendance at the cere
mony will be awarded a
trophy- The contest is based
on parents of the boys and
adult friends attending the
affair.
AMBULANCE HANDY
Winchester, Ind.—Earl Ter
hune, an ambulance attendant
started out with a hospital am
bulance and came back lying
on the strether, a patient with
cuts and bruises, Terhune
tried to close a side door and
fell out.
ScoutDirectors were the house
guests of Mrs. JN orman Sut
liff.
All adult registered Girl
Scon ter s wish to thank these
women for their valuable as
sistance.
Mrs. E. Rasmuson wishes to
thank Mr. Marshall Crutcher
for the time he allowed for
her to pass her pixie hat
among the bankers who do
nated $26.75. This money has
been turned over to the Mis
sion to administer in the in
terests of Girl Scouting.
Mrs. Rasumuson and Miss
Petron left Thursday evening
for Anchorage.
PTA To Sponsor Tea
At Grammar School
On Friday, April 30th, at
3 pm, the Parent Teacher As
sociation are sponsoring a tea,
in Mrs. Schotts room at the
new school.
All mothers with children
having a 5th birthday before
November 1st are most cordi
ally invited to attend and bring
: their child. Ic is further re
quested that the parent bring
the child’s birth certificate
with them at this time.
If you have a child who has
not attended Kintergarten
this year and who is ready to
enter the 1st grade this fall,
you are also invited to attend
the tea for the purpose of
acquainting yourself and the
child with the plan of the
school and your next year’s
teacher.
Grandmothers Club To
Sponsor Card Party
The Kodiak Grand mothers
Club No. 139 are sponsoring a
card party on April 3Cth at
the Bamboo Room at the Civil
Service Club on the Naval
Station.
This card party is open to
all, and the proceeds will be
used to decorate the nursery
at Griffin Memorial Hospital.
Bridge, canasta, samba and
pinochle will be played. For
your reservations call Mrs.
C. E. Stockard at 0-343.
The Baby Contest Photo’s
Will Not Appear In This
Week’s MIRROR Due To In
clement Weather, Which Pre
vented The Flight From Anch
orage To Deliver The Mail.
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The Alaska Bankers As
sociation sixth annual conven
tion, being held in Kodiak this
year, is rapidly drawing to a
close. Today is the last day
that the members of the con
vention will hold meetings. |
According to an accumulated
concensus of several of the
visiting bankers, this has been
one of the smoothest running
conventions ever held.
Association members arrived
last Wednesday. On Thursday
at 9:30 am the convention of
ficially began with an address
of welcome by Jack Hinckel,
Mayor of Kodiak. This ad
dress was followed by an in
formative talk on the “The
Territorial Banking Board,”
by E. Weils Ervin, president
of the Territorial Board and
president of the General Cred
it Corp. of Anchorage.
John E. Murray, vice presi
dent of the Title Insurance
and Trust Co. of Alaska, from
Anchorage^ followed Irvin
with an interesting address on
the “Problems of Title In
surance in Alaska.”
Rounding out the morning
program was the appointment
of committees by convention
president Marshall Crutcher, i
When the Bankers returned
from recess at 12:30 pm, G. R. J
Gossett, president of the Se- ]
curity National Bank. Sioux,
City, Iowa, started the after-:
noon’s activities with a talk on
"Credit Policies.” Next came
an informal round table dis-'
cussion led by Harvey G. I
Brown, executive vice presi
dent, First National Bank of
Juneau, and William Murray,
| assistant vice president, First
! National Bank of Anchorage.
Final business of the day
were annonncements by Paul
F. Hayes, National Cash
Register Co., of Anchorage,
Fred L. Keen, Burroughs Ad
ding Machine Co., of Anchor
age and John C. Watson, Ir
vin-Hobson Co., Oregon.
Films featuring Wild Life
on Kodiak Island and hunting
expedition were conducted by
guide Charles Madsen at a no
host dinner at the Montmarte
Inn, at 7:30 Thursday even,
ing.
On Friday the convention
came to order at 9:30 as sche
duled. J’ tM. Leisner, vie
president of the Federal Ke
serve Bank of San Francisco.
Seattle branch began the
second day agenda with an ad
dress on “Federal Reserve
Board Outlook.”
Two round table discussions
completed the morning ses
sion. The first was on the
Legislative Program led by
William A. Bates first vice
president, ABA; executive
vice president, Miners and
Merchants Bank of Ketehikan.
The second was led by P. A
Johnson, president of the
Bank of Fairbanks, on “Secon
dary Market for FHA Title
TwoLoahs.” t
The afternoon meeting *>&
gan with "ah address oh ‘ 'Out
look oh' the Government Se
curities1 Market, ” by HarryiJ.
Markey, vice president of the
Peoples National Bank »of
Washington, Seattle. FijaB
business for the day was on*.
“Small Business Administra
tion” by Wendell Barnes r&u&
by Leon Barnes, Small Busi
ness Administration, Seattle.
At pr^ss time the final day’s’
activities were still in prog
ress. Scheduled for today’s
morning meeting is a talk ito
be given by Alexander Baird,
General Manager, of the A
laska Developetnent Board,
Juneau, on the “Activities of*
the Alaska Development
Board.” Followed by informal!
comments by Brigadier Gene
ral Donald B. Smith, Com
mander of the Eleventh Air
Division Defense.
One of the most important
part of the Convention wilfc
take place sometime later in
the morning. This will be the
Business Session. During this*
final session the minutes of
the previous annual meeting
the reports by the president,
treasurer, nominating com
mittee and the election of next,
years directors will take-place.
A banquet, sponsored by the*
Bank of Kodiak, is scheduled*
for 7 pm at the Elk’s Club.
Entertainment will include;
music by the “Moffitta,”
songs by Dave Leonard and*
accordian renditions by Doro
thy Anderson.
The Griffin Memo» ial Hospi
tal has recently received a do
nation of $50 from the Grand
mothers’ Club to help repaint
the nursery. The work has
been done in a soft yellow,
i) with pale blue trim.^