LOANS MADE FOR
SOME IMPROVEMENT
The First Federal Savings and
Loan Association of Anchorage,
the first institution of its kind in
the ‘"big part” of Alaska, is now
open for business, Ross Kinnamon.
oersident announced. The First
Federal is located at 223 East Fifth
Avenue in Anchorage.
“We have received federal char
ter from the Federal Home Loan
Bank system, and our certification
from the Federal Savings & Loan
Insurance Corporation which in
sures all savings accounts up to
$10,000 each,” Kinnamon stated.
“We already have over $300,000
in advance savings deposits from
Alaskan residents, and have made
our first loans to home owners."
Principal business will be mak
ing long-term loans for home con
struction, repairs, purchase or re
financing.
“We want to stress that we are
non-competitive with local banks,”
f.
Kinnamon pointed out. “We do not
handle checking accounts or se
curities, and are, by federal chart
er, geared to the home mortgage
market and home improvement
loans.”
INVITATION TO BID
The Department of Education,
Territory of Alaska, Juneau, Alas
ka, announces the invitation to bid
on a %-ton stake body truck—f.o.b.
Kodiak, Alaska.
Interested bidders may obtain
specifications and bid forms at
room 318, Alaska Office Building
or by writing to Box 1841, Juneau,
Alaska.
Sealed bids will be received un
til 10:30 A. M. April 30, 1956 and
then publicly opened.
The right is reserved to reject
any and all bids.
Commissioner of Education
Don M. Dafoe
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DIRECTORY
BUSINESS and
PROFESSIONAL
WOMEN’S CLUB
1st Monday Business Meeting
8 pm
Srd Monday Dinner 7 :®0 pm
at Island Fountain
KODIAK
CENTRAL LABOR COUNCIL
meets 2nd & 4th Tuesdays
of each month at 7:30 p. m.
in the Carpenter’s Hall
Jesse Tucker, President
Stuart Nuckols, Financial Sec,
KODIAK EMBLEM CLUB
No. 187
meets
1st and 3rd Thursday at 8 p.m.
at the Elk’s Club
A. F. L.
Carpenters Local No. 2162
Meets on the 1st, & 3rd, Fri
day of eachMonth at7:30p.m.
at the Union Hall
United Cannery Workers of
Kodiak Island, Kodiak, Alaska
meets the 3rd Thurs. of every
month at 8 p.m. at the
Union Hal)
KODIAK LODUE 1772 BPOE
Meets Every
Friday evening
at 8:30
Visiting Members Welcome
TEAMSTERS LOCAL 50C
Meetings 2nd Thursday
All Members 8 pm
Union Hall
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS
1st and 3rd Tuesday 8 p.m. at
the VFW Post
KODIAK
LODGE
No. 296
F.&A.M.
Meetings
Stated 3rd Monday, 8 pm
at Kodiak Masonic Hail
Kodiak Chapter No. 13
Order of the Eastern Star
Stated meeting
2nd Tuesday,
at 8p. m.
Stated meeting
4th Tuesday
at 8p.m.
held at Masonic Temple
St. Paul Harbor Chapter No. 7
R. A. M. Meetings
Every 2nd Thursday of
the Month
KODIAK ISLAND AREA
DEMOCRATIC CLUB
Meets 4th Tues. at 8 pm
at the Elk’s Club
Alaska Communication
System
— Hours of Business —
DAILY: 8 am to 6 pm —
Sundays & Holidays —
9 am to 1 pm & 4 pm to 5 pm
i Emergency wires may be filed
during closed office hours at
the message center
United Fishermen of Kodiak
Alaska meet the 1st Wed. of
every month at 8 pm at the
Union Hall
BARTENDERS LOCAL 875
A. F. L.
Meets on 2nd Sunday of every
month 11 am at Union Hail
Two School Girl* Load
8th Grad* Honor List
Sandra Jester and Bpnnie Tan
ner lead the Eighth grade pupils
as honor roll students for the past
six weeks. They each scored 4.0.
The standing of the others are as
follows:
Milton Souter, 3.8; Mary Lee
Lindsley, 3.8; Norman Saxton, 3.5,
Rolanna Vickery, 3.5; Huron
Schomin£ 3.5; Zelanna Stone, 3.4;
Dennis Elan, 3.4; Delores Galla
gher, 3.4; Christine Neseth, 3.3,
Charlene Preston, 3.3; Pat Nye,
Stanley Austerman, 3.2; Billy Cum
mings, 3.2; Tommy Shugak, 3.2;
Sandra Luque, 3.1; Dawn MacDon
ald, 3.1; Rhonda Shupp, 3.0; Janet
Torgramsen, 3.0; Ronald Spencer,
3.0 and Catherine Ewell, 3.0.
OVER TWO HUNDRED MEN
TO RECEIVE ADVANCEMENTS
Over 200 happy Navy men as
signed to Ahe Naval Station and
the tenant activities will receive
advancements in rating next Mon
day morning. All units at the Sta
tion report over 50 per cent of
their personnel will be advanced
who competed in the Navy-wide ex
aminations held last February.
The promotion list covers all pet
ty officer grades below the Chief
Petty Officer level. Announcement
of the Chief Petty Officer promo
tion list is expected later this
month or early in May.
An estimated overall average of
65 per cent of personnel at the Sta
tion who competed in the examina
tions last February will receive
their ‘crows” Monday morning.
Leading the activities at the Sta
tion in percentage of personnel to
be promoted is FasRon 114, close
ly followed by the 17th Naval Dis
trict staff personnel and the Fleet
Weather Central.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to extend our grateful
thanks to the many kind friends
who have helped us during our
time of trouble. We hope to be
able to thank everyone personally
very soon.
Rev. and Mrs. Roman Stunner
HOMER TO BE SCENE OF
WHITE ALICE CONSTRUCTION
White Alice and Tacan will be
moving into Homer this summer
at a cost of about $500,000.
The Alaska District Corps of En
gineers has notified contractors
that bids for construction of facili
ties for both will be opened May
10, at 11 a. m. in the Anchorage of
fice.
White Alice, the nickname given
to backbone circuits supporting
the Alaska Air Defense System,
will require construction of a tow
(5
er, tower foundations, equipment
building, water and sewage includ
ing pumphouse and well, area grad
ing and access road. The installa
tion is to be ready for occupancy
by September and is to be complet
ed by November.
Taean, Tactical Air Navigation
facilities, include ^construction of
a type-3 Navaid building with road,
parking area and turnaround, tc.
be completed by the end of Octo
ber.
Read the Mirror Classifieds
Kodiak Outfitters
Your Best Bet For
Work Clothing
Rain Gear
Work Shoes
Heavy Shirts
Underwear
Overalls of all types
Rubber Footwear
at the
"The Kodiak Outfitters"
‘ZZacUa uh&hq ~dtce*Med
Open From ID A. M. lu 9 P. M.
Every day is someone’s birthday. Drop in
and see our large selection of cards
'pia nitty *7<ic6tlc. afrite o£ t6c weatAen,
it will icon 6c time to rustic /bait
o£ (four mealt.
Cameras, still and movies, projectors,
screens, film and developing chemicals
When and if spring cnmes save ynur worn clutbiug fur the
nutlying villages, firing Ihrm in nr call and we will pick them up.
KNUDSEN’S 'where ALL Kodiak shops
Open Nine ’Til Nine, in Spite of the Weather