3 Drown
In Mishap
Three persons were drowned
ibout noon December 22 near
ftfoody Island when a small dory,
>n route to Kodiak capsized.
The dead are:
Mrs. Dunia Tonahun, 49
Johnnie Tonahun, 50
Julia Nekrasoff, 30
According to the story of Peter
rocahun, sole -urvivor of the
nishap, his brother Johnnie and
lulia, his fiancee, had been drink
ng during the morning and de
cided to come to Kodiak for the
lay. Mrs. Tonahun did not wish
io make the trip but was finally
persuaded to and Peter was talk
'd into joining them to row the
boat.
oome time after leaving
Bloody Island Johnny stood up
n the bow of the boat and start
sd walking toward the stern. The
small dory capsized, throwing its
iccupants into the cold water.
The two women and Johnnie ap
parently drowned soon after the
aoat capsized. Peter, being of a
nardier nature, held onto the
(ides of the boat for approximate
y half an hour until he sighted
in army boat and managed to
wave them down. The crew of
the boat immediately changed
their course and picked Peter up
md recovered the bodies of Mrs.
ronahun and Julia Nekrasoff.
Fhe body of Johnnie has not
been recovered.
Mrs Tonahun is survived by
8 daughters, Nita, IS, and Alex
andra, 13; and 3 sons, Peter, 30, |
Mike, 20, and Nicky, 12.
Funeral services for the de
based were held on Woody Is
and on Friday, Dec. 24.
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Flu Epidemic Hits Kodiak
Notice To Readers
No, it isn’t the paper shortage.
This smaller edition of the
Mirror is due to decimation of
the staff by the flu. Advertising
scheduled for this issue will ap
pear next week.
Firemen To Meet
The regular Firemen’s meet
imt will be held Tuesday at 9 pm
at the city fire hall.
To Appeal
Fire Case
A jury trial was held Dec. 22
in the civil suit brought by
Henry Haag versus Bill Kar
vonen, owner of the recently
burned Kodiak Garage, and the
jury found for the defendant.
The jury consisted of Tom Wil
liams W. P. Smith, Ralph Han
sen, Ole Olsen, John Stenlund,
Joe Heitman.
Haag charged that loss of his
car in the garage fire was due 'o
negligence of Karvonen. Testi
mony was introduced in an at
tempt to show that Karvonen
had been warned about use of a
home-made oil stove by the fire
department and that the stove
had been used anyway and that
the fire was attributable to it.
The defendant’s witnesses claim
ed negligence vras not present
and that responsibility for loss
by fire of cars kept there was
not assumed.
Warren A Taylor was attor
ney for Haag and Talmage A.
Smith was attorney for Kar
vonen.
It is reported that the case
will be appealed to the district
court.
Flu in epidemic proportions
spread throughout Kodiak and
nearby military posts this week
as almost every business estab
lishment in town worked short
handed with employes oa the sick
list. With enrollment, in many
classes dropping below the half
way mark school was closed Wed
nesday in an attempt to help
abate spread of disease. If condi
tions warrant classes will resume
Monday.
The flu, a mild type similar to
that reported from many places
in the States, made its appear
ance coincidentally with the cur
rent changeable weather, consist
ing alternately of snow and rain,
with strong winds.
Although doctors were busy
with home calls only three flu
cases were hospitalized They
were O. A. Torgerson, Frank
Irick and Angelo Valnzuelo. Ur.
A. Holmes Johnson was confined
to his home yesterday, another
flu victim.
Local Resident
Dies At Ketchikan
Andrew Huseby, well-known
resident of Kodiak, passed away
at Ketchikan recently, accord
ing to word received here. He
was en route by steamer to the
States and it is reported he had
a heart attack aboard ship and
was taken off at Ketchikan and
admitted to the hospital
Relatives in California have
been wired and word is. being
awaited as to funeral arrange
ments.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cohen
are the parents of a son, born
December 27. The new arrival
has been named Enrid Peter.
Uganik Resident
Pneumonia Victim
Grant Flynn, long-time resi
dent of the island, died at U
ganik on November 24, accord
ing to word brought here this
week. Death was ascribed to
pneumonia.
Flynn, who was born in 1882
in Pittsburg, Pa., formerly lived
in Kodiak and the past years
made his home at Uganik where
he was employed as a cannery
worker. There are no known rel
atives.
Transit Buses
Go To Anchorage
Basil O'Neill, 1045 N. street,
Anchorage, has been given per
mission by the city council of
that city to operate a transit
system within the city limits,
giving half-hour service for 25
cents.
O’Neill was former pardner in
the Kodiak Transit company
and after sale of it to Ben Kraft
acted as manager for a short
time. O’Neill obtained two buses
from Kraft on dissolution of the
company here.
Although the drive for the
Cruiser Alaska gift fund official
ly ended Dec. 1, because the
vessel will not be commissioned
for some time contributions will
be accepted, the Governor’s
office announced this week.
Arthur Hudson, school teach
er at Old Harbor, arrived on the
von Scheele mail boat this week
to take his wife and new-born
son home with him.
4th Infantry Troops Fly To Nome
By Cpl. Allen Merritt
(Army Correspondent)
Headquarters, Alaskan De
partment—One of the first ®f
the big troop movements by air,
probably the largest up to that
time, took place last year when
Nome, on the Alaska mainland,
near the edge of the arctic cir
cle, was threatened with an in
vasion.
Dutch Harbor was still smold
ering from two Japanese bomb
ing raids, and Kiska and Attu
had been occupied by the Japs.
Enemy surface activity had been
reported in the vicinity of St.
Lawrence and the Pribilof Is
lands in the Bering Sea. Several
Jap ships were reported steam
ing toward Nome, which had no
defense force capable of turning
baek a full-scale invasion.
An unidentified plane, flying
higher than was possible for any
based in the area, circled over
Nome.
Early on the morning of June
19, reinforcements were ordered
moved to Nome immediately,
and the Fourth Infantry’s sec
ond battalion, reinforced with
engineer, field artillery and anti
aircraft units into a force of
more than 2,000 troops, hastily
prepared to depart from the
Fort Richardson area.
Only a pitifully small number
of Aimy transport planes were
available, the situation was crit
ical, and orders required that
the vanguard of the force—20
anti-aircraft guns and their
crews—be in Nome within 24
hours.
All civilian air traffic in Ala*.
ka was stopped that day and
every suitable plane in the ter
ritory was requisitioned for the
movement. The fleet of planes
included StinsoDS, Bellancas and
two old Ford tri-motored jobs.
By midnight of the same dav,
after 39 individual trips, the
anti-aircraft units had been
moved to Nome and the big
shuttle movement was under (
way. Despite weather that kept |
the planes on the ground part of
the time, the entire force, along
with all its equipment, with the
exception of big field pieces and
similiar heavy items, was trans
ported to Nome in a period of
18 days. The movement could
have been completed in a week
had it not been for unfavorable
weather conditions.
(continued on page 3 )
Man Found
Dead In Bay
Three small boys, walking a
long the Marine road in front of
Cook’s apartments Sunday
morning, Dec. 26, discovered
the body of Peter Gregorioff
floating in the water They im
mediately notified the fire chief
Jack King, also Chief of Police
Sumerlin and Deputy Marshal
Herring. Mr. King tonk a pike
pole and was able to reach the
body and pull it to the shore.
Dr. A Holmes Johnson was
called, and death was ascribed
to drowning. There was no evi
dence of foul play.
The deceased had last been
seen the night before drinking
with some fiiends, and had left
about 1 am to go home. It is be
lieved he fell off the smal walk
that runs between the two Kraft
store buildings. His hat and
spectacles were found in the
water a few feet from the walk.
Mr. Gregorioff was born April
12, 1896. He is survived by his
mother, Louise Gregorioff, Afog
nak, and by 3 brothers and 8
sisters.
The community joins with his
relatives in mourning for the
untimely death of Peter, and
funeral services were held at the
Community Baptist church
Tuesday. They were oiiginally
planned for the Russian church
but were changed because of the
illness of Rev Gregory Gleboff
The Carpenters’ Local, of
which he was a member, joined
in the graveside rites
Named To
High Post
Washington, D. C. (^P) Attor
ney General Biddle appointed
Joseph W. Kehoe, Feward, spec
ial assistant attorney general to
serve as liaison between the Jus
tice department and its repre
sentatives in the 4 Alaskan jud
icial divisions He will handle
specially assigned cases, be co
ordinator of depaitment policies
and serve when government int
erests require additional legal
counsel.
Kehoe was formerly US At
torney of the 3rd Division served
2 terms in the legislature and
formerly practiced at Juneau and
Ketchikan.
He is also at present city at
torney for Kodiak.
Edward H. Pope has been
promoted to the rank of Private
First Class, according to word
from Camp Gruber, Oklahoma,
where he is stationed. Pope was
formerly assistant bank cashier
at the Bank of Kodiak. *