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Unless Kodiak residents cast aside there “let-someone
else-do-it” attitude and give their full support to the Navy’s
effort to rid the town of rats every one of us faces the grim
prospect of contracting Weil’s disease.
Medical surveys of areas where the rodent-carried
disease has been found show that in some cases the fatalities
sometimes goes as high as 50% of those affected.
At present there is no postive cure or vaccine for the
disease. You can prevent it from starting or spreading by
eliminating havens for rats and by destroying their food
supplies.
How many of you have lids on’your garbage cans? Is
there a single piece of property in town that could not in
someway provide a safe harbor for the rats?
Now is the time to check up- and clean up. The Cham
ber of Commerce and the City Council have pledged their
support to the campaign. How about you doing your part?
Fish Negotiations
Expected Soon
Fish price negotiations for
tiie 1962 salmon season are ex- J
pocted to begin soon. P. J '
Kerrigan, business agent for
the United Fishermen of A
laska, AFL, told the Chamber
of Commerce Thursday.
Kerrigan said he was not
certain but he believes only
five or six canneries in the j
Kodiak-Afognak Island group
would can this season.
Many of the canneries are
consolidating their canning
o i°rations because of the
siiort season and the high
costs of operations.
Kadiak Fisheries, Washing
ton Fish and Oyster Co.,
Parks, San Juan, Ouzinkie
Packing Corp. and Pacific
American Fisheries may have
their plants in operation.
Parks Cannery at Uyak Bay
will can fish for Halferty Can
neries, Inc., the local cannery.
Libby McNeill and Libby will
can at P. A. F. at Alitak.
Pete Gilmore, Alaska Sal
mon Industry representative
of Juneau, has conducted fish
price negotiations for this dis
I trict for several years. He is
expected to arrive in town
soon.
A warranty deed from Law
rence and Loretta Bucy to,
Robert and Billie Jordan for j
i lot 135 and a portion of lot,
76, block 8 of the Erskire sub-1
1 division has been recorded.
ATTENTION
j Drum and Bugle Corps.
1 Practice nights as follows:
Buglers, Monday at 7:30 pm.
Drummers, Wednesday at
7:30 pm. Pratice held at quon
set hut next to Legion Hall
(community center) building.
[s] Paul Swanson
Director.
QUIZ
DO YOU KNOW?
That your savings earn 2% interest per annum in Kodiak?
That they are insured up to $10,000 by F. D. I. C. ?
That microfilm records are sent by air mail daily to a vault east of the
Cascade Mountains to further protect your deposit?
That the Bank of Kodiak owns over $2,300,000.00 of United States
and U. S. agencies bonds stored with the Federal Reserve and other banks
in the States, for your protection?
That no catastrophe we can think of would prevent you from recover
your insured deposit in the bank of Kodiak?
> . That the Bank of Kodiak is an independent bank, owned locally and
a friendly place to do business?
Closed every Thursday
Hanking eervio* at N. O. B.. Fridaya. Old Administration Building, 3:00 0:80 I*. M
MEMBER FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION
Street Plans Ready
For Council OK
Preliminary plans for new
streets and roads in Kodiak
has been received and will be j
I studied by the city council.
'i'ne pians were drawn by an I
engineer of Thomas Bourne
and Associates. If the council
approves the plans they will
be forwarded to the Alaska j
Public Works in Juneau.
No payment to Bourne has
been made to the city for the
engineering. The company’s
fee depends upon the accep
tance of the plans by the
government office and upon
the 1C52 appropriations to the
IAPW.
; i
Hospital News
: BIRTHS:
| None this week,
j Major surgery: Merlyn
Drinkall, 11, son of Mr. and
| Mrs. Hal Drinkall.
Kerry Disaster
Victims Released
Bill Niemela and Ed Nevers
were released from the hospi
! tal this week. The men spent
! three days on the snowy beach
at Afognak Island three weeks
| ago after the fishing boat
; Kerry was abandoned,
i Nels Lanz is still at the
i hospital for treatment of frost
I bitten feet.
Action On Rats
Continued from Page 1
cil and Acting Mayor Bud
Metzgar pledged support to
Lt. Walter’s campaign. They
indicated that the city would
try to provide trucks and
workmen to assist those of
the Navy’s.
Following the outbreak of
Weil’s disease last year a doc*
tor from the U. S. Depart-'
I ment of Health and territorial
health representatives con
ducted a clinic here.
I A rat baiting program was
j institued at that time,
j To wage a successfu
I campaign against rats you
| must have a constant baiting
program,” Lt. Walter said. :
Funeral Services
ForMrs.Marchette
Funeral Services for Mrs.
; Katherine Nevers Marcnetti
were held Monday at 2 pm at
[ the Russian Orthodox Church.
The Rev. Popoff conducted the
services.
Mrs. Marchetti died on
Afognak Island around Febru
. ary 15 following the loss of
the fishing boat Kerry in a
storm. She was the object of a
water and air search for seve
ral days by the U. S. Navy
and Coast Guard.
Three companions aboard
the boat were found by the
search parties. They are now
' in Griffin Memorial Hospital
! for treatment of frostbitten
: feet. They are Ed Nevers,
Nels Lanz and Bill Niemela.
Katherine Nevers Marchetti
was born August 9, 1916 on an
Island near Latouche in Prince
William Sound. She was one
of four children. Her father
: was a New Zealander arriving
! in the territory in 1898 during
the gold rush. Her parents
both died several years ago.
She is survived by her sis
ter, Mrs. Cliff Nichols of
Ketchikan, and two brothers,
John Ray Holland and Herbert
Holland, whose whereabouts is
unknown. Rasmus Hrdahl of
Kodiak is related to Mrs. Mar
| chetti by marriage.
, Mrs. Nichols and her daugh
! ter Arleen flew to Kodiak for
i the funeral and her brother
'John also attended.
Funeral services were under
the direction of Kodiak Mortu
ary. Burial was in the city
cemetery.
A Bill of Sale from Walter
| McLinn to Anthony and Don
na Reed for a frame dwelling
f on tract G, Survey 444 of the
Russian-Greek Mission Re
serve was recorded this week.
A trustees deed from the
Kodiak Townsite Trustee to
William Worth for lot 24,
block 19 of the Kodiak Town
site has been recorded with
the U. S. Commissioner.
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EUREKA! Brother Kimball has received his Fire
proof Drawers. Now he is fussin’ ’bout some filing help.
Why would anyone have to file brand new Fireproof
Drawers?
March 2—Breakfast. Brother Sorrell and Company
are serving another of their delicious, delectable morning
; repasts..
To Keep on Tab
March 9—Smorgasbord and Dance 2:00 to 6 pm.
Chefs Kimball and Giovanni serving. All you can raast
| cate and digest for $2.50.
; March 10—No Officers Meeting.
March 14 Regular Elks Meeting. Initations and
1 1 Nominations.
! ; WAPITI WISDOM.
A politician STANDS on his record. If he steps
; off someone may READ it.
WILBUR the WISTFUL WAPITI
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