A SC Agent Goes
Annual Meet
Walter Sippreli, Kodiafc
agant for Alaska Steamship:
Company, plans to leave to
morrow for Seattle to attend
the annual ASC agents meet
ing. Mrs Sippreli will accom
pany him on the trip.
He plans to be gone for
tvro weeks. During his absence
information relative to ship
ments of freight may be ob
tained by calling the city dock
on phone 3551.
The agents meeting will be
for four days. Mra. Sippreli
may stay outside for several
weeks.
Housing Work To Start
Again Soon, Says Woodbury
Work on the 344 houses in
the east addition has been
practically at a standstill since
around the middle of Decern
. ber. Construction workers in
{great numbers left Kodiak for
, the states and Alaskan points
before the holidays.
Current reports indicate
that Mark Finley and As
sociate3, a Texas Company,
are negotiating with the
principal stockholders of
Aleutian Homes, Inc, to take
over the project.
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I porter in Portland contacted
Ray Woodbury, principil
stockholder of Aleutian
Homes, Tuesday for comment
on the sale of the stock.
“Woodbury lefused to com
ment on the matter except to
'say construction will be re
sumed shortly.” the JP bureau
! in Portland wired the MIR
ROR
The wire further stated
that Woodbury “indicated’,
the announcement regarding
the resumption of construction
would be forthcoming in a
few days. Woodbury also re
fused to say anything at all
about the Texas Company.
The only work going on at
at the site of the project the!
past week was by one of the
companies holding a sub con-!
tract with housing sponsor.
The six million dollar pro
ject moved rapidly during the
| late summer and fall months.
Several hundred men were
employed.
Erlckaon's Have
1954 Baby
The first b by born at Grif-,
fin Memorial Hospital in 1964j
arrived at 1:40 am January 5.
Parents of the baby are Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Erickson.
Thoma3 Victor Erickson,
weighed six pounds eight
ounces, and his parents will
receive many beautiful gifts
and presents from local busi
nesses.
Those contributing and the
gifts are: Kraft’s Dry Goods,
dozen diapers.
Bert’s - Wodlinger Drugs,
Johnson’s Deluxe Baby gift
box.
City Market, baby food.
I Mar’ Lou Apparel, $5 credit
for mother.
Bank of Kodiak, savings
I bank and $1 to open savings
account.
Ronnie’s Cafe, a dinner for
the father while mother is in
the hospital.
Spiegel Electric, a night
light, pink for the little boy.
Clark’s Garage, tank of gas'
for parent’s car.
Carol’s, gold crocheted slip
pers for the mother.
Norman Photo, baby ring
and necklace.
Orpheum Theatre, gift cer
tificate for $5 at store of par
ents cnoice.
Flower Basket, bouquet for
the mother.
Also presenting gifts to the
new resident and parents are
Rhoades Furniture Store,
Knudsen’s, Frontier Shopmnd
Donnelley and Acheson.
The new Mist°r Hrickson
was not the first baby born on
Kodiak Island in 1954. He was
preceded by several days by
Miss Paula Marie Musco of
Kodiak Naval Station. Miss
Musco weighed eight pounds,
three and one-half ounces and
was born at the KNS hospital
at 11:28 am on January 1.
Last year’s New Year baby
I was Katharine Ann Lutz,
! daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
John Lutz, who was born on
January 3.
The rules of the contest!
awarding the prizes to the
baby state that they wiil be
given to the first baby born in
[ Kodiak at Griffin Memorial
' Hospital.
I __
OES To Install
1954 Officers '
Kodiak Chapter No. 13,
j Order of the Eastern Star, will j
install newly elected officers)
for the coming year tonight'
at the Masonic Temple on Mill
Bay Road.
Mrs. Ray Boggs is the new
Worthy Matron, succeeding1
—
Mrs. Karl Rextrew who serv
ed in that position during
1953. Bernard Smith is the
new Worthy Patron.
The installation will take
place at 8 pm.
The methods employed in
the handling of freight by the
Alaska Steamship Co. were
demonstrated for members of
the Rotary Club Tuesday with
a movie by Walter Sipprell,
Kodiak ASC agent.
Guests attending the weekly
luncheon at the Montmartre
Inn were Father Edgar Gal
lant, Burke Riley, Harlan
Mahle, Ansel Syphers, Walter
Chinn and W. W. Stovall.
Wodlinger- Herts
Drug Stores
Albolene Baby Oil $1.25
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Burntone Ointment .85/
3 Ounce for Burns
Albolene baby Powder .60/
4 ounce
Teething Lotion .65/
Hobsons 2 ounce
Glycerin Suppositories .50/
One Dozen Infant
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