CLARINDA STARTS
MAIL CONTRACT RUIn
TO WESTWARD
The converted
yacht Clarinda arriv
ed in Seldovia from
Seattle last Sunday
on her beginning run
on the mail route
from Seward to the
westward. This trip
of the Clarinda1s
marks the first re
sumption of civilian
mail service to the
west after the war
years.
The ship was heav
ily laden with mail,
including the Christ
mas mail for Unalaska
and Atka and inter
mediate points. How
ever she brought only
two small packets of
letters for Seldovia.
Kodiak fared far bet
ter, for tne Clarmc.a
carried 63 pouches of
mail for that city.
The ship cocked
here Sunday afternoon
and remained that ev
ening to undergo mi
nor repairs. She
left for Kodiak on
Monday.
The Clarinda was
bound for Atka on
this initial trip.
Her contract calls
for a twice-monthly
mail trip between Se
ward and Unalaska,
and a monthly trip
FISHERMEN 6UY
, HOMER DOCK
The Homer dock,
sole at a marshallfs
sale last week, was
today the property of
three Seldovia fish
ermen -- 3d Fjesdahl,
Martin Feterson and
Magnus.1 Hal 1 ing s t ad.
It is not yet de
finitely known what
plans the three Seld
ovians have for the
dock, but it is be
lieved that the
structure may be re
sold in the near fu
ture .
Marshall Andy And
erson of Seldovia
conducted the sale of
the dock property.
URSIN HOME
SOLD LAST WEEK
The sale of the
Axel Ursin home to
Arnt Olson was annou
nced in Selcovia last
week. Mr. Olson took
possession of his new
home before leaving
for Seattle.
between Unalaska and
Atka with stops at
way points.
The mail ship is
captained by Jesse
Petrich, whose home
is in Langley, Wash.
Cook's Carpenter& Repair Shop
BUILDIING MATERIALS CABINET- WORK
no Roast Chicken
For (Drs. Waddell
An early morning
blaze in the chicken
coop of Mrs. Guy Wad
dell of Homer totally
destroyed the struc
ture, but Mrs. Wad
dell still has all
the hens and geese
that were in it, even
if she has no place
to put them.
Still abed when
she noticed the fire,
Mrs. Waddell, who was
alone, dashed out in
her nightgown to pull
the squawking poultry
from the roosts and
toss them out into
the safety of the
snow.
AFU TO MEET
TOMORROW
The regular meet
ing of the Alaska
Fisherman’s Union is
again scheduled for
Thursday evening at
7:30, agent Buck Dou
glas reminded members
today•
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