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BOAT HARBOR ACTION
Persistence overcomes resistance, say the old folk when
they are counseling the young.
However the old saying has proven true in Merrill
Ooon’s campaign to get the Corp of Engineers, U. S. Army
into action on surveying for a small boat harbor here.
Coon has worked tirelessly on the project. Others in
clude V. G. Ellis at the bank anik members, of the United
Fishermen of Alaska union who have contributed their efforts.
The late W. J. Erskine did considerable work toward
obtaining a small boat for the town.
The city and fishermen of Kodiak should be grateful
that such civic minded citizens reside here.
S3ot Machines
Bite The Dust
"'"’he “one-armed-bandits”
took a terrific beating from
“Uncle Sam” and his boys
this week at the local Naval
Station and Fort Greely.
All slot machines were re
moved from clubs at Fort
Greely last Monday anticipat
ing that President Truman
would sign the bill outlawing
gambling devices, Lt. Col.
Walter J. Cagney *aid.
The “one-armed bandits”
were taken out of the NCO
Club and the Fort Greely
Civilian Engfheer Club to ful
fiil a directive from the Ad
jutant General, issued after
Senate Bill 3357 v. passed by
both houses.
The President signed the
bill into law Tuesday, thus
outlawing gambling devices
on federal reservations,
j On Wednesday the Navy
! collected all the machines on
’ the station, smashed them out
of shape and hauled them out
to sea and dumped them over
board.
i The navy received a direc
| tive from the Secretary of the
Navy ordering the machines
destroyed.
Slot machines were removed
from the premises of local
bars and clubs four or five
months ago.
Charles W. Marshall, son of
Charles Marshall, arrived here
on the Alaska Airlines ex
cursion plane Wednesday
morning, to live here with his
father, who has returned to
Kodiak to make his home. The
Marshalls, who left here dur
ing the war, have been in
Seattle.
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Town Tidbits
One of the more unusual
Christmas gifts we’ve heard
of was that presented to H. E.
“Spence” Spencer by his
'wife, Lois. The gift was a
necktie, bearing a hand
painted portrait of the Spen
cer baby girl, Fatty, done by
artist Paul Bond. . . .
Christmas shoppers late
Saturday evening of the last
shopping day before Christmas
were put into the holiday
spirit by Christmas carolling
on downtown corners. The
carollers were a group of high
school students, led by music
teacher Mrs. Edna Lee Dixon.
Clarence Haas, manager of
Berts and Wodlingers Drug
Stores, entertained his em
ployees that same evening
with a surprise turkey feast,
which he smuggled into Bert’s
and spread in the office, be
fore calling in the astonished
I and pleased clerks. . . .
With the hrst ot the year
comes inventory for almost
! every business in town, and
- the accompanying moans and
groans as store owners and
assistants count nails, bottles
of whiskey, loaves of bread,
and dresses on the racks.
Working it the City Market,
where they are counting the
canned goods, are Mrs. Ivan
Blood and Mrs. John Chase,
who are never bored by any
job they undertake. Says
Mr3. Blood: “I’m getting lots
of new menu ideas while I
count the strawberries and
peaches. Now that’s a house
wifely approach to inventory
for you!” ....
Bill Stone, Mission superin
tendent, says he won’t need
to prune his raspberries this
year, on the property he owns
at Potato Patch Lake.
Some eager beavers have
chewed right through the
fence around the patch and by
using it for a thoroughfare
have taken care of the sea
son’s pruning, and without
damaging the plants. . .
What is probably the shor
test dollar taxi ride on record
took place Thursday morning,,
on Brooklyn Avenue. Marvis
Heard, owner of Mar’Lou,
lives in one of Wes Rhoades’
houses on the street, and
Thursday morning set out on
foot for her shop. The streets
were icy and getting icier, and
when she reached the MIR
ROR office in the Brooklyn
'Bldg., Miss Heard decided
she could dare it no further.
She called a cab, rode past
, the shore patrol corner, across
! the intersection of Brooklyn
| and Alaska Way, and pulled
up in front of her store, a
distance of about 150 feet.
The Alaska Steamship Com.
| pany freighter. Square Knot,
j arrived in port Saturday morn
; ing with mail and freight for
: town. The Flemish Knot will
sail for Kodiak Jan. 11.
Harry Pinch, Seattle jewe
ler and former Kodialf busi
nessman, left Dec. 28 to re
turn to his home after a brief
trip here.
School Notes
Something new has been
added to Kodiak High athle
tics. Thirteen high school
and junior high school band
members played for the bas
ketball team during the game
j with Control Tower, Wednes
day night, at the navy gym.
The band played four mar
ches and the Caisson Song
during quarters and half time.
Basketball boys say the band
and its music gave moral
(support and was “quite the
thing."
Donald Clark
New students enroling in
school after Christmas vaca
tion were: Mary Louise and
Frances Jean Clark and Wen
dy Hopson.
The Schriener sisters, who
are from Trinidad, Colorado,
live at Island Lake where
their father has taken over
the sawmill operation.
Mary and Frances Clark,
whose father is in the Navy
are from Sacramento, Cali
fornia. Mary is in grade 5 and
Frances in grade 7.
Wendy Hopson, grade two,
is from Oak Harbor, Washing
ton. His father, H. R. Hop
son, is a Navy Warrant offi
cer stationed at NOB.
Molly Mahle
It’s too bad we all couldn’t
have had a Christmas vaca
tion like Sandra Perkins.
She spent a week in Los
! Angeles, California. Sandra
flew down with her mother
and returned alone. While she
was there, Sandra visited
where she used to live and
| attended school. She aT ®
spent time with her brother
and other relatives.
According to Sandra, she
had a wonderful time but is
glad to be back in Kodiak.
Sally Crooks
Mrs. Russell Varland, for
mer manager of The Stock,
is currently running the baby
shop while the proprietor,
Mrs. Dee Anne Jones, is out
side.
John Bergsma, partner of
the Idle Hour Bar, spent the
holidays in Renton, Wash.,
with his family.
Rank of Kodiak
December 30, 1950
Official Publication of Report of Condition
RESOURCES
Cash on hand and due from banks . $ 290,186.53
United States Government obligations, none
valued higher than market prices 1,315,997.90
Obligations of U. S. Government agencies .. 630,000.00
Municipal securities ..-. 6,112.20
Loans, territorial veterans, FHA and
R. F. C., portion guaranteed . 52,424.69
Loans on real estate . 453.326.66
Loans, other, less allowance for bad debts .. 292,874.16
Overdrafts . 187.21
Banking house, furniture and fixtures,
residence . 69,795.20
Other assets . 22,269.42
TOTAL ASSETS $3,133,173.97
LIABILITIES and CAPITAL
Demand deposits .. $2,169,175.09
Savings deposits . 738,903.17
Cashier’s and certified checks . 6,464.10
Reserve for taxes, interest and other
expenses . 12,385.84
Other liabilities . 24,152.54
TOTAL LIABILITIES $2,951,080.74
Capital stock paid in . . $ 60,000.00
Surplus fund . 90,000.00
Undivided profits . 32,093.23
TOTAL CAPITAL ACCOUNTS $ 182,093.23
TOTAL CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
AND LIABILITIES $3,133,173.97
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Territory of Alaska ) ss.
Third Judicial Division )
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bank, do solemnly swear that the foregoing statement is
true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
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President
(Correct Attest)
A. HOLMES JOHNSON
BEN KRAFT
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Subscribed and sworn to before me on,January 5. 195L
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