Hosea Ross Dies
At Kennewick
Home On Monday
Hosea Ross, pioneer Fairbanks
business man passed away Monday
evening at his home in Kennewick,
Washington at the age of 80, ac
cording to word received in Faff
banks Tuesday.
His daughter, Mrs. Arthur Her
ing, flew to Seattle Sunday to be
with her father. Funeral services
were held this week by the Masonic
lodge.
Ross came north in the early
days. In Fairbanks, prior to his re
tirement he was in the insurance
business, which he sold to Ken Mur
ray and an undertaking establish
ment which became the Fairbanks
Memorial Chapel when he left ear
ly in the last decade.
He is survived by his widow, Al
ma, and two daughters, Mrs. Her
ing and Mrs. Harold Christensen
of Kennewick. He was a past master
of Tanana Lodge F A. & M., 162,
a member of the Eagles Lodge and
a former Territorial legislator. In
Fairbanks his office was located for
many years where the Fairbanks Of
fice Supply now stands.
Social Security
Officials Confer
Here This Week
Ev Cummins, field representative
of the Social Security Administra
tion. arrived in Fairbanks Monday
from Anchorage, and is registered
at the Nordale.
Anyone with Social Security
claims or other persons interested
in the program are asked to contact
him at the Nordale.
Cummins, who usually comes to
Fairbanks during the first week of
each month, changed his itinerary
for his July trip in order to meet
with E, W. Tallman, regional direct
or from San Francisco, and James
G. Browne, district manager for
Alaska in Juneau.
The officials plan to confer here
until Friday, spend the week end
at McKinley park, and meet in An
chorage next week. Tallman plans
a side trip to Barrow.
Cummins will resume his regu
lar schedule on his future visits to
Fairbanks.
CHURCH OF CHRIST
BIBLE SESSIONS END
TOMORROW EVENING
L. W Mayo, song leader, mokical
director, and gospel minister from
the Church of Christ in Van Nuys,
California, is conducting a series of
nightly Bible sessions this week at
the Fairbanks church, 625 11th ave.
The series, which began Tuesday
evening, will conclude tomorrow
night at 7:30 p.m. The four lessons
are entitled “Blood of Christ,”
“What It Means To Be Lost," “Are
You A Sinner,” and ‘If I Miss Heav
en."
A question and answer period will
• follow each lecture.
Mrs. Irl Todd, with daughter.
Nancy and son, Lynn, left last Mon
day via Pan American to spend the
summer months visiting friends and
relatives in Nebraska. The Todds
make their home at 840 Fourth ave.
Jessen’s Weekly delivered-to
your door. Phone 5292.
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
LAND OFFICE
Fairbanks. Alaska
Date: June 12, 1956
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Notice is hereby given that Louie Ed
win Dunn. Tucson, Arizona, entryraan,
together with his witnesses Jess M. How
ell, Opal. Arkansas, and Russell J. Shaw,
of Dover, Delaware has submitted final
proof on his homestead entry, Fairbanks
Serial No. 08793 for the NEWSWVi and
Lots 8 and 9 and 5 Section 3 Township
2 South Range 2 East Fairbanks Mer
idian, containing 144.9.2 acres, and it is
now in the files of the Land Office,
Fairbanks, Alaska, and if no protest is
filed in the Land Office within the
period of publication or thirty days
thereafter, said final proof will be ac
cepted and final certificate issued.
Robert L. Jenks
Acting Manager
First Pub:'July 5. 1956
Last Pub: August 2. 1936
McKinley Hotel
Paint Job Open
To Low Bidder
Anyone who would like to visit
Mt. McKinley National Park and
paint part of the place too, may be
able to do so if his bid is low for
the job.
The National Park Service propos
! es to take bids for the rehabilita
tion of the McKinley Park Hotel,
consisting generally of exterior
painting, some interior painting,
floor re-finishing, replacement of
storm shutters and screens and
some general carpentry and plumb
ing work. Approximately 3,500
square feet of roof construction,
consisting of built-up roofing is
thrown in.
It is anticipated that the plans
and specifications will be availa
ble tomorrow. Anyone interested in
bidding on this work, is to so in
dicate by return mail and plans and
specifications will be furnished. Due
to the short construction season and
necessity of having the work com
pleted not later than September 15,
approximately 10 days will be al
lowed for submission of bids.
Due to the nature of the work, it
will be essential for the bidders to
visit the site and inspect the pro
posed work.
What Is This?
Ladies Outnumber
Men At U of A
|
Men must be in their own par
ticular type heaven during this
| summer session at the University.
The ratio of women to men stu
dents is a little over three to one.
The University bulletin listing of
total enrollment offers 34 men stu
dents and 100 women.
There are 94 students from Alas
ka and 40 from the States. New stu
dents in the group number 70 and
64 old students (oops! Rather, re- i
1 turning students).
Dr. Ivar Skarland is conducting
the most popular course. He has
some 40 students enrolled in An- !
thropology 342. (His well known j
Alaska Native class.) Other popular
courses are being taught by Dr. !
LeRoy V. Good and Dr. Donald R. |
Moberg.
Fratik Nigro Is
Home From Trip
Frank Nigro is back behind his !
desk at the Nordale hotel this week, :
having just returned from four
weeks Outside.
Frank and his wife and their
three children, Marilyn, Jerry, and
Pat, have been visiting with his par
ents in Brooklyn. New York. They
took a side trip to Waterbury, Con
necticut to visit Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Visca, formerly long-time residents
of Fairbanks.
Visca, a cashier at the First Na
tional Bank here for many years,
now occupies a similar position in
Waterbury, and sends his regards
to all his Alaskan friends.
Mrs. Nigro and the children will
remain Outside for several more
weeks visiting her relatives in Van
couver and Edmonton.
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165
Northern Commercial Co.
CHARTER No. 14747
RESERVE DISTRICT No. 12
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF THE
I
IN THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA, AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS
ON JUNE 30 1956
Published in response to call made by Comptroller of the Currency,
under Section 5211. U. S. Revised Statutes.
Assets
1. Cash balances with other batiks, including reserve balance, and cash items
in process of collection .
2. United States Government obligations, direct and guaranteed.
3. Obligations of States and political subdivisions .
4. Other bonds, notes, and debentures . .
5. Corporate stocks (including $None stock of Federal not assumed by bank)
6. Loans and discounts (including $218.67 overdrafts) .
7. Bank premises owned $None, furniture and fixtures $144,243.80
(Bank premises owned are subject to $None liens not assumed by bank)
8. Real estate owned other than bank premises .
9. Investments and other assets indirectly representing bank premises or
other real estate .
10. Customers’ liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding.
11. Other assets ..
$ 2,437.047 52
5,403,701 49
625,878.25
850,231 66
4.997,436 72
144.243 80
26.398.57
75.186.00
2,815.29
12. TOTAL ASSETS .
$14.562,939.30
liabilities
13. Demand deposits of individuals, partnerships, and corporations
14. Time deposits of individuals, partnerships and corporations
15. Deposits of United States Government (including postal savings'
16. Deposits of States and political subdivisions .
17. Deposits of banks .
18. Other deposits (certified and coshier’s checks, etc.'
6.682.635 53
2,767,380.59
3.195.788.83
1,081,026.01
NONE
52.462.08
19. TOTAL DEPOSITS . $13,719.293 04
20. Bills payable, rediscounts, and other liabilities for borrowed money
21. Mortgages or other liens, $None on bank premises and $None on other
real estate ..
22 Acceptances executed by or for account of this bank and outstanding.
23. Other liabilities .
NONE
NONE
37.500 00
24.
TOTAL LIABILITIES
$13,756,793 04
Capital Accounts
25. Capital Stock
(a> Class A preferred, total par $None, retirable value $None
(b> Class B preferred, total par $None, retirable value $None . 350.000.00
(c) Common stock, total par $350,000.00 ..
26. Surplus .... 350,000.00
27. Undivided profits . 106,146.26
28. Reserves (and retirement account for preferred stock i . NONE
29. TOTAL CAPITAL ACCOUNTS ..........$ 806,146.26
30. TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS $14,562,939.30
31. Assets pledged or assigned to secure liabilities and for other purposes6666 4,397.230.64
I, W. M Cartwright, Cashier of the above-named bank do solemnly swear that
the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
W. M CARTWRIGHT. Cashier
Correct—Attest: LESLIE NERLAND
JOHN CONTENTO JR
E. J. RUSING, Directors
(SEAL* TERRITORY OF ALASKA, 4th Judicial Division, ss: Sworn to and
subscribed before me this 16th day of April. 1956, and I hereby certify that I am not an
officer or director of this bank.
My commission expires March 20, 1957
ALICE M BAKER. Notary Public