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KODIAK, ALASKA, MARCH 28, 1942
PRICE 10 CENTS
>AF Bomb Krupp; Manila Bay Pounded
KODIAK .
DIARY.. .
trne.v McCoy’s shirts get
r just like anybody ebes, so
Jay this week he took one to
aundry to be cleaned. The
, as near as he can recall it
was approximately 11 in
Doming. It was about 3 of
ifternoon of the same day
Barney,passing the laundry.
% sign that said ‘ Barney
loy--You’re Shirt is Ready”,
is washed and ironed to per
>n. And in the same day.
ey has the shirt to prove
ck Allman and Warren A
or are acting as individual
nbers of Commerce in pass
wound a 6-page pamphlet
rtising‘'Kodiak, Metropolis
e North Pacific”. The cover
e interesting brochure has
feture of Kodiak and the
«s quotation from John
oughs on ‘‘bewitch:ng Kod
The inside is devoted to
history of the city and a
iption of resources and
ica! featu'es. The copy was
cu uy jacK Allman, an old
at scrivening. The censors
:sse;l some concern about
'Opuiation figures quoted, as
t July, but the fact that
were of such a date got
by. What worried us more
that line about Kodiak
Jg 30 taxicabs and 10 buss
be plural of bus (transport
f) is buses, the plural of buss
dations- a rude kiss)*is buss
Brsonally we don’t think
Jing will be gained by ad
sing the latter aspect. . .
- know the students are
ng forward to the end of
*1 but evidently they aren’t
Qly ones- one of the teach
•*»d we know who, told her
8 one day this week that
were 193 hours of school
when one of the kids
I teacher if she didn’t like
'1 she said “I'm just as s ck
^sy»u are.”. . .
one of the leading photo
‘ic emporiums in the city
^are given the opportunity
Ve their picture taken in a
1 What was the propriet
5 surprise one clay when a
ir came in and asked to see
8 of the pictures of him
in mukluks” .. .
lndreds of dollars in plants
lost in the Erskine green
- during the recent short
■ everyone enjoys the band
lrts and after the one last
the band enjoyed free coffee
(continued on page 4)
Eighteen File For City Positions
Four candidates for mayor,
ten for councilman, three for city
clerk and one for treasurer had
filed for those positions at the
close of filing Monday of this
week.
The candidates are:
For Mayor
Fiank M. Hermann
Nick Miell
L. F Nachtweih
Warren A. Taylor
For Councilmen
(3 to be elected)
Jack S Allman
Forest G. Ayres
Wm. E. Falconer
Jorgen Fredrickson
Ray Martin
James H. Pierce
Ben J. Sholl
Wm. P. Smith (Sr.)
John N. Steffgen
Hobart Wiseman
For City Clerk
Clifford E. Lillethun
Norris K. Porter
1 ouise Williams
For Treasurer
0, A. Torgorson
In the school board election
Mrs. W. J. Erskine and Airs.
’ ndrew Hutton are running un
opposed for the two positions
open- the 3 year term and tin
expired term of Frank Lahtonen
respectively.
Only one political ticket, that
of the Progresive Party, is re
presented on the ballot. Grouped
on it are Nachtweih, for mayor;
Ayres, bank teller, Steffgen, con
tractor, and Wiseman, realtor,
for councilmen; Porter, school
Free Transportation Provided
Yesterday a total of 296 voters had registered, indicating
the largest registration yet. For the convenience of those who
find it difficult to register during the day Velma Ameling,
registrar at Warren A. Taylor’s office, has announced that on
Aoril 1,2, 3 (he books will be open in the evening from 7 to 9
p m. Registration closes Saturday, April 4, at 4 p.m.
To make registration even easier the Central Labor
Council is sponsoring free transportation to and from the reg
istrar’s office. All the voter has to do is call an Owl or Bill’s
cab and transportat on will be provided with no obligation.
The same service lias been promised on election day. No ab
sentee ballots are allowed under the city election laws.
teacher, for clerk;and Torgerson,
bank president, for treasurer.
Torgerson is running unopposed
for reelection
The last-minute entrance of
Nick Miell, longshore boss, was
a surprise filing. He was put forth
by longshoremen, who are also
supporting the candidacies for
councilmen of James Pierce, of
the Kodiak Bottling works, Ben
Sholl, power plant superinten
dent, and William P. Smith,
plumber and sheet metal worker.
The first candidate to file was
Wm. E. Falcoiier, for councilmen,
under the sponsorship of the
Central Labor Council, of which
he is president, and the Bai ten
ders’ Union, Local 875. Also en
dorsed by the labor group are
Frank Hermann, Jurgen Fred
rickson for reelection and Wm.
P. Smith. Smith is the only can
didate to receive the backing of
two groups.
Timothy Gilmore, who filed
for the council, withdrew his can
didacy before the filing closed
Independent candidates in
elude Warren A. Taylor, well
known lawyer and present city
attorney (an appointive possi
tion) for mayor, Clifford Lille
thum and Louise Williams, both
accountants, for the city clerk’s
job.
The question was raised early
this week as to whether Porter’s
candidacy for city clerk was le
aal, as his place of residence is
outside the city 1 units Although
Porter will not be able to vote,
City Attorney Taylor said the
election ordinance does not pre
vent him from running as no res
idence requirements are set up
for candidates.
Also on the ballot to be voted
on in the coining election set for
April 7 will be two ordinance .
Ordinance N v 42 p ovides the
“granting of a right of way
through the City of Kodiak to
the United States for construc
tion of telephone line. Ordinance
No 43 provides “conveying a
portion of the City Hall lot to
the United States for erection of a
patrol and prophylaxis station.”
Transfer Man Is Released
After Citizenship Hearing
Erich Mueller, owner-manager
of Thompson’s Transfer and oil
delivery service was released this
week by army officials after be ng
held briefly lor investigation in
the status of his citizenship.
Mueller, born in Germany, ob
tained first citizenship papers in
1040.
Rio dc Janeiro Scene
Of Nazi Spy Arrests
Rio de Janeiro (.P)—The chief
of police announced “that a gi
gantic spy ring” was smashed
with the arrest of 200 operatives
and seizure of 4 powerful radios.
The official report said the Nazis
had been using Rio de Janeiro as
a clearing house for wTar secrets
from the United States and Brit
tain.
Damage Small
In House Fire
Fire damaged a bed, chest of
drawers and curtains in a res
idence belonging to Tom Hors
man near the city hall Thursday.
The blaze was discovered in an
apartment occupied by P. R.
Conrad while the occupants were
gone, and was quickly extinguish
ed. It is believed the fire started
from a cigarette left burning in :
the living room.
The fire alarm was sounded at
6:10 p. m. but the fire was ex
tinguished without use of the
city’s fire equipment.
Joe Louis is still champion.
His bout last night with Abe Si
mon ended with a knockout by
Joe after 16 seconds of the 5th
round.
Kodiak Bottling Works
Must Vacate Premises
The Kodiak Bottling Works
lias received notice to vacate its
premises on Kraft’s dock recent
ly taken over by the army James
Pierce, associate in the company,
said Tuesday was the deadline
for the removal, and that until a
suitable location can be found
the equipment and supplies will
be stored.
The company has been bottl
ing soft drink beverages in large
quantities for town and army
orders.
Blackout Driving Brings Fine
Fred Big'er was fined S25 and
costs by City Magistrate Charles
C Naughton yesterday for driv
ing a private vehicle after 10:30
p.rn., blackout deadline for driv
ing.
(Via JP)—Giant 4-engine Brit
ish bombers, perhaps 250 strong,
carrying 2 tons of explosives
smashed at Germany’s great
Krupp munitions worth and oth
er Nazi foundries in the Ruhrin
a Spring aerial offensive which
proved to be one of the heaviest
assaults of the war. RAF fighter
planes beat off a retaliatory Ger
man thrust and turned the raid
ers back after a brief flight over
the southern English coast
The Air Ministry said the huge
bomber foice concentrated on
Essen and the Krupp works,
striking with squadron after
squadron, and also pounded en
emy airdromes in German occu
pied Holland, oil refineries near
Ghent and the docks of Le Havre.
The Air Ministry acknowledged
the loss of 13 bombers. The Ger
man command said Nazi anti
aircraft gunners shot down 16
raiders in Western Germany.
After its second successive
night of heavy RAF assaults in
the Ruhr industrial valley the
British quarters pointed out that
the RAF’s attempts to flatten
the Krupp works came just when
production of tanks and muni
tions are vitally needed for Hit
ler’s Spring offensive
Europe stirred uneasily in an
ticipation of Hitler’s next move.
Washington (A’)— The War
department reported that the
Japane-e are increasing tiie in
tensity of their aerial bombard
ment of Manila Bay hatbor de
fenses and made 7 successive
attacks on Corregidor in the past
24 hours. The island was under
bombardment almost continu
ously from early morning until
midnight Thursday The depart
ment said most of the bombs fell
in the bay and that those that
struck the island caused little
damage. Anti aircraft fire was
believed to have hit several
planes. In Battan there were
sharp clashes between patrol
troops. Truck movements behind
the Japanese lines indicated in
creased activity. American-Phil
ippines patrol troops made a suc
cessful raid on a strong ete ny
(continued to page 4)
INDEX
Week’s Highlights Page. 2
Herring Quotas Less For
Kodak Aren 3
Seeks Offensive Here 3
Action on USO 5
Restricted Waters Set 5
Censorship Rules 6
Alien Travel Limited 6
Church Notice? 7
Council Hears of Plat 8
Easter Services 8
Delinquent Taxes 10 A- 11
Classifieds 11