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Hospital News
A daughter, Jo Ann Marie, wae
bom August 23 to Mr and Mrs.
August J. Heitman. The baby;
weighed 6 lbs. 14 oz.
Admitted duiing the week for
tonsillectomies were: Mike Fitz
gerald, Tommy Tesarik, Buddy
and Nadina Squartsoff, Mill
Vokocek and Mary Ann Niemi.
For medical attention: Mrs. Ru
dolph Janckel, Baby Herman
Sundberg, Mrs Sylvia Atkins.
George Torgramson and Fred
Obernikoff are being treated
for injuries received
The regular monthly meeting
of the Hospital Guild will be re
sumed ou Sept. 4 at 2:00 pm.
All those interested in sewing
and mending for the hospital
are cordially invited to attend
these meetings
Fashion-art, leathercraft, bead
work and other craft classes are
planned for the benefit of Ko-j
diak residents at the Community
Center this winter, according to
an announcement by Aileen
Wade.
Fashion-art classes will be held
on Monday afternoons at 4. En-.
rollmant will be limited to the/
number of persons who can be ;
comfoitably accomodated in the;
Center's craft room. I
Adult lejthercraft. under the '
tutelage of John Gibbons, wil
continue to meet at 7 o clock on
Thursday nightp l
Junior leathercraft, bead work
and other classes will be schedul
ed for Saturday during the fa'l
and winter months.
Seattle Gets Closer
With advancing aviation Se
attle gets closer to Kodiak all
the time. An evidence of it was
provided this week in the flight
of a PNA DC-4 last Saturday
fxom Kodiak to Seattle with 55
passengers from the Washington
Fish & Oyster Co
Ray Martin, local agent, re
pot ts the flight was made direct
in 6 hours and 47 minutes
Gibbons Seeks
Bus Franchise
A request for a franchise for a
bus line was presented to the
council Monday by John
Gibbons The request included a
proposed or d> nance granting the
franchise and the matter was re
ferred to committe for study Mr.
Gibbons said he planned an in
ter-city system serving the town
and urban districts i the fran
chise is granted.
The Tagura Transit system
operates between town and the
base and on the Mission road run
under a bus license and the Shop
per Service serves the Mission
road area under a bus license
also,
A new bus license for a station
wagon hauling 7 passengers or
under was granted by the coun
cil Monday to Lynn Markham,
to cariy members and guests
trom town to the VFW club and
back, with no permission to carry
passengers within the oity.
Chris Oslin visited in Kodiak
this week with Mrs. Viola Sip
prell on a vacation from her
duties as nurse at Port Bailey.
SCHOOL DAYS
are here again.
The future well being and prosperity of
our country depends in a large degree
upon the type of education furnished to
our students.
To the faculty and students we extend
our best wishes for a successful and
enjoyable school year.
Set Forum i
On Streets
Because many of the property
owners affected by proposed as
sessments for the improvement
of the main street have request
ed it, an open discussion on the
city’s proposed plans has been
set.
The meeting will be held next
Wednesday at 7 pm at the city
hall and all interested property
owners are invited to attend and
discuss the proposition with the
city officials.
The plan under discussion
for improving the main street
provides for a black top surfac
ing with cement curbs and side
walks. The proposal is to have
one third of the cost borne by
the city, and one third each by
the owners on opposing sides.
Buzz, Buzz
It won’t be long now before,
you can Buzz 99 and get some of
that good-eatin’ food that’s fly
ing now, faster than rumors, all
over town, red hot to your
table
Weekends Bar—Be Q and
Sweet & Sour added to the
menu. Try them. Yum Yum
Eats (adv.) !
A son was bom to Mr. and |
Mrs Torn Swenson at theJr
borne on Mission road Thursday
morning at 5:45 am. The infant’s
name has not been chosen yet.
A building permit has been ap
proved for William Worth, for
construction of a new residence
on Lot 24 Block 19 on Cope
street, estimated cost $4000.
Center Program
Today:— (Saturday)
Closed all day in preparation
for 2nd annul Garden Show.
LIBRARY CLOSED
Sunday:—
1 8 pm Garden Show
(see story)
2nd annual Salmon Derby
(See Btory)
library closed
Monday:—
7, 8 & 9 pm Roller-skating ex
hibition. Free (see story)
No craft classes today.
7 to 9 Library Open
Esther Wiley
i
Tuesday:—
7 to 9 Library open
Margaret Lightfoot
7:39 Boy Scouts (cub pack)
Wednesday:—
3 to 5 & 7 to 9 Library open
Sister Hilary - Audrey Kraf
Bertha Saeman
4:00 Younger Girs dancing
class (girls under 12)
4:00 Basketball practice
9:00 pm Square dancing
Thursday:—
4:00 Adv. Jr. Folk-dancing
7-9 Library open
Marion Curtis
7:00 Adult leathercraft class
(John Gibbons)
8:45 Bingo
(Jackpot game 10:30)
Friday:—
4:00 Jr. Hi dancing class
(Beginners)
7 to 9 Library open
Propose Fireproof
Buildings Only
The limiting of new construc
tion in the downtown business
area to only fireproof types when
designed for business or commer
cial use is preposed in an amend
ment to the building code which
had its first reading at the coun
cil meeting Monday. The second
reading and action on the pro
posal will be heard at the next
meeting.
The amendment provides that
no building in the business area
shall be constructed unless all
"outside walls shall be of brick,
stone, concrete, or solid hollow
cement blocks,’’ or unless ail
"roofs shall be of metal, slate,
tile, brick, concrete, composition
or other fireproof materials.” All
side walls shall extend at least
2 feet above the roof
The amendment also provides
that the “replacement or rebuild
ing of 50 per cent or more of
any one wall of any one building
shall be considered as new con
struction and come within the
purview of’, the section.
One councilman, Norman
Noble, said he would oppose the
amendment as he did not favor
such a restriction, but further
discission was postponed until
the Second reading
Chamber Has Shrimp
Fresh local shrimp were fea
tued od the menu at the Cham
ber of Commerce luncheon
Thursday at the VFVV club
Chief Frank Parker, who caught
them, was a guest. He said they
were trapped in 40 feet of water
in Womans Bay, using salmon
for bait.
Kodiak’s plan for a Spring
clean-up, now described as a
“Fall” clean-up, were discussed
and President G. W. Bubendorf
set next Thursday, 12:30 at the
Marshall’s office, for a meeting |
of the chamber and cil y clean
up committees.
Lee Bettinger, V. G. Ellis and
Jack Hmckel were appointed to
make final arrangements for the
dinner for the congressional
party next, Friday
No permanent parking is to be
allowed on Mission road Smokey
Stover, superintendent for the
Alaska Road Commission, an
uounced today.
Markers to that effect ht®
now been installed outside U*
city limits.
3-Day Rummage
Sale This Week
The previously postponed
rummage sale being sponsored
by the Baptist chureh Women'i
Society will be held this week,
beginning Thursday, Mrs P,J,
Watkinson, chairman, annount.
ed today.
For the convenience of c®.
tomers the sale will be held a
the centrally-located Victiij
cafe building and on Thuisdayk
Friday will be open from 10 a
to 6 pm. On Saturday, the b|
day, sale quarters will remiii
open until 9 in the eveningti
give everyone a chance lo it
tend.
Clothing, both new and used,
will be the principal fare, wilt
the emphasis on children’s doth
mg, Mrs Watkinson said. Tin
public is invited to come in aid
browse around to see the maaj
bargains that will be olferedL
Boats Still
Scheduled
Seattle—With no new deni
opments on the shipping strih
Front vessels were being sohedvl*
;d to sail this week, with th
Baranof due to leave today fa
Valdez
Steamship operators dp*
lew agreements with 3 Afi
ongshore unions at Kodiak, ft
ersburg and Skagway at th
ame terms as last year. Majn
Alaska ports all CIO, wereaSI
dosed at week’s end.
Commissioner Leaves
G. W. Bubendorf, local co«»
lioner and agent for North®
Airlines, left yesterday noon fa
Seattle on business and expert
to return Sunday.
A Northern plane wasrefa*
landing the first of the week, 4
locsl office reports, aftei they*
dicial decision in Juneau affed
ing regular flights by planer®
erating under charter priviless
The local line har permission fa
flights now pending action*
Washington, D C.
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO
SS DENALI
All Sailings Subject to Change Without Notiee
Lv. Seattle *
tfc Aug 23
Sept 11
Oct 2
Ar. Kodiak
Aug 31
Sept 18
Oct 10
Ar. Seallle
Sept 7
Sept 26
Oct 17
Northland ports of call Ketchikan, Yakutat, Seward,^
dovia, outports, Kodiak, returning via outports Ketchikan v
Seattle
Northbound ports of call Ketchikan, outports, Kodiaki
turning via outports, Seldovia, Seward, Yakutat, Ketchikan{
Seattle. J
SERVING ALASKA THE YEAR 'ROUN?