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DECEMBER 13 1941
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"Ijland Prepares As Nation Goes To War
;
cal News Sent
j0 Seattle Via AP
ibably everyone in Kodiak
j i* the base wonders what
js and relatives outside are
; jig about Kodiak. The only
association with a corres
tnt here is Associated Press,
sentdd by the Mirror, which
ept AP informed of events,
fe first news people outside
|( Kodiak is contained in the
fing dispatch, sent by AP
Seattle to all parts of the
ineral Charles Corlett call
?o meetings civilian leaders
(air raid warnings, guard
is, food supplies, oil storage,
jevacuation traffic and con
filackout. Army, navy per
tel Kodiak placed full time
* although officers said
Jbing probabilities remote.
base smarted
rkers at navy
tat shift.’'
(Mtional dispatches sent
here told of Kodiak] and
Ihase going on nightly blaek
L of plans at the base for
Ution by boat of women
I children, of the census in
n for evacuation to safe
(continued on page 13)
NOTICES
nurses are urged
joatact Mrs. Len Richardson,
at the Griffin Memorial
pital and register for duty in
of an emergency. It is im
int that the number and av
lility of nurses be obtained.
tendiary bomb demonstra
at 1:00 p. m. front of the
of Kodiak, Air raid wardens
Jen, and public are invited,
Jska Communications Sys
Mmounces government mes
sin code or clear text, press
nil rate messages in clear
«sh text only are acceptable,
tot to indefinite delay. No
‘1 messages.
pA. announces tlie navy has
*6(1 “until further advised all
Bs flying over naval stations
Jthan air stations will be re
kd as hostile and will be
upon without warning.”
fot Aid classes will begin on
"day evening at 7 p. m. in
basement of the Baptist
Air raid wardens, fire
and others are requested to
N The Senior Girl Scouts
[uugin their course on Sat
*rboon at the church at 1 p.
planned to have the Sen
fi°y Scouts join the same
Hospital Ready
For Emergency
“We have ample supplies to
withstand a serious seige of at
least two weeks’ duration”, said
Dr. A. Holmes Johnson, medical
director of Griffin Memorial
Hospital Supplies have been re
ceived by the hospital and every
thing is in readiness in case of ev
acuation, he added.
In 15 minutes the hospital pa
be evacuated. This includes can
tients, surgical instruments, med
ical supplies, and food. In case of
raid, four cabs and two covered
trucks will appear at the hospital
immediately. Eight stretcher bear
ers, eight graduate nurses and
eight nurses aides, graduates of
Mrs. Whal y’s nursing class, will
report for duty. Each has a de
finite job already assigned.
Supplies and instruments will
precede the patients to one of the
cottages at the Baptist m ssion.
The surgery can be set up there
in five minutes, ready for any
cases. The Girl Scouts will report
to the Mission and in event that
dressing run out, they will make
them. They’ have already made
enough dressings for several days
ahead.
At present time the delivery
room, kitchen and small operat
ing room at the hospital have
been blacked out so that the staff
is prepared to care for any emer
gency cases during the nightly
hours.
Kfldiak Mirror
Changes Hands
.Announcement was made this
week that the Kodiak Publishing
company, publisher of the Ko
diak Mirror, was purchased from
Gene Dawson by Mr. and Mrs.
William H. Lamme.
Tlie deal invovled the news
paper and job printing depart
ment. printing equipment aud
paper inventory, and accounts re
ceivable and goodwill of the Kod
iak Mirror. The consideration
was not announced.
The Kodiak Mirror was start
ed by Mr. Dawson as a mimeo
graphed weekly in June, 1940
(continued on page 13)
Where United States and Japan are Clashing
Naval and air bases and distances are shown on the above map of the main theater of war Not
shown is Peail Harbor on Oahu in the Hawaiian islands. 3337 miles from Guam, 2106 miles south
of Unalaska, and 2109 miles from Seattle The Netherlands East Indies and Australia, south of
the Philippines, rave declared war against Japan also.
Aparri, where the Japanese troops have landed, is on the northern tip of Luzon, about 200 mi e
from Manila.
No sooner had the news of the
bombing of Pearl Harbor reached
Kodiak than steps were being
taken to prepare for defense
Blackout signals were adopted
and the first blackout held, and
since then plans have progressed
smoothly
i>urst;s nave uetni regioteieu
and supplies gathered by the
hospital. Business houses in town
have boarded up their windows
for blackout, but are conduct
ing ‘‘business as usual” A cen
sus was taken for the evacuation
of women and children of Kod
iak out of town. At the same
time women and children at the
base prepared for evacuation by
boat on 4 hour notice.
Air raid wardens patrol the
town at night to enforce the
blackout and guard buildings.
Twenty of them were deputized
at a meeting Tuesday. They
were R. R. Reynolds, C. I*.
Gibbs, W. E. Johnson, Ernest
N. Hill, Oscar Nelson, Lyle
Reeve, M. Chamberlain, M. B.
McCoy, Ray Martin, Vance
Stewart, Clyde Hatfield, Tal
mage Smith, W. H. Murray, D.
V. Keely, Wm. E. Clute, E. J.
Komm, R. L. Mathews, Ivar
Carlson, Chas. Lytton and Jack
Detloff.
Stores have placed restrictions
on the amounts of food to each
customer. No information has
been issued as to transportation
to be expected.
Kodiak Island Cannery
Announces 2 New Boats
Word has been received by the
United Fishermen of Alaska that
the Far No th Packing company
has purchased two new 3-man
purse seine boats for the 1942
season, and that they want 6 ad
ditional gill net fisherman.
The company’s cannery is lo
cated on Moser bay. a tributary
of All talc bay on the southern
part the island.
INDEX
For a Week's Roun l-up of the
news, see starting on page 2
For Map of War see page 1.
For City Council Story, see page
(3
For Evacuation Rules, see page
8.
For Rotary Story, sec page 9.
For Story on City Revenues, see
page 11.
For Hospital Story, see page 1.
Fot Notices, see page 1
For Kodiak Defense Steps, see
page 1.
For Woman and Defense, see
page 13
For picture of head of Alaska s
armed forces see page 13