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onor roll pupils in the eighth
grade of the Kodiak Public school
for the passed six weeks has been
announced. The pupils and their
standings are as follows:
Norman Saxton, 4.0; Milton Sout
er, 4.0; Bonnie Tanner, 4.0; Sandra
Jesser, 3.8; Sharon Schoming, 3.7;
Mary Lee Lindsley, 3.5; Christine
Neseth, 3.4; Fred Jones, 3.4; Char
lene Preston, 3.3; Ronda Shupp,
3.3; Zelanna Stone, 3.2; Rolanna
Vickery, 3.2; Janet Torgeramsen,
3.2; Gail Gottschalk, 3.1; Tommy
Shugak, 3.1; Dawn MacDonald, 3.0;
Billy Cummings, 3.0; and Ronald
Spencer, 3.0.
RUSSIAN DISHES FEATURED
AT ALL DAY CHURCH AFFAIR
The ladies of the Russian Wo
men’s Club are serving a lunch
and dinner today in the basement
of the Russian Church.
Meals featuring traditional Rus
sian dishes will be served from 11
a. m. to 9 p. m. Peroq and pioski
are two dishes to be served. Roast
turkey and roast beef are on the
menu, also.
The public is invited. Proceeds
"ill be used for church work.
WILLIAM HAUGLAND INJURED
EVACUATED BY MAHOPAC
William Haugland, aged 61, of
Uyak village was injured by a gun
shot wound in the shoulder earlier
this week, and was removed to
Kodiak by the U. S. S. Mahopac.
Haugland is now a patient in
the Griffin Memorial Hospital. The
Mahopac picked up the injured
man when adverse flying condi
tions made it impossible for air
travel. He was bleeding when pick
ed up, but is now recovering.
PETROLEUM PRODUCT PRICES
INCREASE ANNOUNCED IN
An increase has been announced
by Jack Hinckel, Consignee for
Union Oil products and Eric Mul
ler, who handles Standard Oil
products, for all petroleum pro
ducts sold by their companies.
The price of all gasolines, stove
oil, burner oil, kerosene and thin
ners have been increased two
tenths of a cent by the parent
companies, effective in Oregon,
Washington, Idaho, California and
Alaska. This increase will be pass
ed on to the local consumer.
Lube oil and grease prices were
also increased slightly.
WHOLESALE TRADE INCREASE
IS NOTED IN TERRITORY
Wholesale business in Alaska in
creased 218 percent from 1948 to
1954, according to a preliminary
estimate made by the Census Bur
eau.
The increase represented sales
totalling $94,721,000 in 1954 as
compared with the 1948 figure of
$29,785,000. The 1954 estimate in
cluded statistics showing a total
of 184 such establishments in the
territory employing 981 employees
with an annual payroll of $6,274,
000 as constrasted with a 1948 pay
roll of $1,347,000 covering 95
wholesale businesses with 432 em
ployees.
The total of 184 establishments
show 100 merchant wholesalers
with sales of $41,410,000 in 1954
and other wholesale establish
ments numbering 84 with total
sales of $53,311,000, as compared
with 1848 statistics showing 21
merchant wholesalers with sales of
$7,600,000 and 74 other wholesale
establishments with sales of $22,
185,000.
The statistics show 60 wholesale
establishments in the First Divi
sion, 5 in the Second, 84 in the
Third and 35 in the Fourth.
.MALL BUSINESS
GIVEN CONSIDERATION
The Veteran’s Administration
spends approximately $200,000,000
a year for goods and services ol
all types and more than 50% ol
this business now goes to small
firms.
This new policy announced
jointly by Harvey Higley, Admini
strator for VA, and Wendall B
Barnes, Administrator of the Small
Business Administration, is design
ed to increase the proportion ol
awards to small firms where pos
sible.
; «iE FIGHTERS PATROL
DL RING HEAVY BLOW
A night watch was conducted by
Fire Chief George Magnusen, as
sisted by three other men, during
the heavy blow Monday night.
These men, besides Magnusen,
were Stewart Nuckles, Drew Paint
er and Holbert Dawson. While
most people slept, even if only
spasmodically, the men patrolled
the streets, each taking turns
throughout the night frotffll p. m.
to 7 a. m.
Fortunately no fires occurred,
but in view of the strong winds,
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SPECIAL
For the Month of March. Get Ready lor Easter
Permanents Complete for $15
MAE’S BEAUTY SHOP
Phone 4532
Magnuses alerted the entire fire
department to be on a stand-by
basis.
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More than 29 percent of the fwr
in the country are caused by can
lees smokers.
NOTICE
A New
KODIAK TELEPHONE DIRECTORY
will be published in April*
Deadline for advertising
is March 15*
Contact the Kodiak Tele
phone Co.
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