"News of cAmerica’s Last Frontier’
VOL 11 NO 3$
KODIAK, ALASKA
NOVEMBER 24, 1951
PRICE 10 CENTS
Cease Fire In Korea
Possible Before Xmas
Korea-Allied Red negotiat
ors agreed in principle to
draw a ceasefire line along
the present battle line if an
armistice is reached within 30
days after the agreement is
ratified.
If the truce talks drag long
er a new ceasefire line be des
ignated, which would be the
battle line just before signing
of the armistice. Hostilities
would meanwhile continue.
The latest action could mean
an armistice in Korea by
Christmas. Allied spokesman
said the Reds delayed the final
approval to check Korean and
Chinese language texts of the
United Nations latest truce
plans.
Meanwhile, 1U united na
tions superforts braved heavy
flak and Communist jet fight
ers Thursday in the first
bombing attack on Red’s new
Uiju airfield only two miles
from the Manchurian frontier.
All superforts returned and
pilots said bombing got good
results.
Washington—Airforce Chief
of Staff General Hoyt S. Vand
enberg hinted during a radio
interview Thursday that the
United States may decide to
fight an all out war in Korea
if ceasefire talks fail.
In his second statement in
two days Vandenberg con
firmed that the U.S. also has
developed a baby A-bomb
which can be utilized against
troops in the field.
Hospital flews
BIRTHS:
To Mr. and Mrs. John J.
Scullion, a daughter, Nov. 20,
name, Catherine Mary, weight
7 lbs., 15 oz.
To Mr. and Mrs. Hogde
Hailand, a son, Nov. 22, name
William Lockard, weight, 7
lbs., 10 oz.
Help Fight TB
Buy Christmas Seals
Vets Receive
Extra Training
Washington (^P)—'Veterans
of World War II who returned
to active duty and were dis
abled after the outbreak of
the fighting in Korea may re
ceive additional vocational
training.
Even though a veteran has
already trained under the G.
I. Bill he is eligible for the ad
ditional training.
The provision fo*’ additional
training was included in legis
lation approved last month. It
authorizes veterans with ser
vice-connected disabilities suf
fered after June 27, 1950 to
take training if they need it
to overcome the handicap of
those disabilities.
Wildlife Pictures
To Be Shown
Wildlife pictures taken in
Alaska and the United States
will be shown for the public
Thursday at 8 pm, Paul Chap
ados, U. S, Fish and Wildlife
agent said yesterday.
The 16 mm film will be
shown at the Legion Hall (for
mer community center). There
will be no charge.
Detroit (A3) — A rumored
raise in haircut costs-from
$1.35 to $1.50- has virtually
cleaned Detroit stores of home
style hair clippers.
Maybe it’s just coincidence
but one store also reported a
shortage of head-size butter
crocks.
Martz Condition
Reported Good
J. G. Martz, who has been
in the Virginia Mason Hospital
in Seattle for the past 10 days,
was reported to be improved
late yesterday.
Mrs. Dick Nixon, sister of
Martz, received a letter from
Mrs. Martz stating that he did
not have a tumor or blood clot
as was earlier believed.
The letter to Mrs. Nixon was
written Wednesday.
REFLECTIONS
in the MIRROR
THREE YEARS AGO—1948
Kodiak suffered and shiver
ed as a freezing wind storm
hit the town. Gusts reaching
92 knots were recorded at Ko
diak Naval Station. The wind
tore locally owned float planes
from their moorings and
wrecked the wooden housing
around the new federal jail. .
TWO YEARS AGO—1949
Electric power was off for
several hours when salt spray
from the channel caused the
new sub-station to “arc out.”
Pacific Northern Airlines
announced the purchase of
Reeves Aleutian Airways. The
purchase was subject to ap
proval of the Civil Aeronautics
Board.
ONE YEAR AGO—1950
Salvage operations on a half
a million dollars worth of fish
oil and a steel constructed
barge which was hung in a
vertical position on Seal Rocks
was begun.
The Kodiak Salvor, skipper
ed by Bob Logan, arrived
from Cordova to salvage the
sunken barge. Winds and
heavy swells caused the barge
to shift and the cargo and
barge were lost.
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Map locates present battle line in Korea (black line) which
would be the basis of a cease fire butter zone under the recent
Communist proposal accepted by the U. N. command.
(AP Wirephoto)
Coroner’s Jury Identifies
Remains As Missing Men
Singers Sought
For Program
More altos and sopranos are
needed for the choir of the
Christmas Pageant of the Na
tivity which is planned for
December 23, at Kodiak Na
val Station.
I The pageant is sponsored
by the Hillside and Star of the
Sea Chapels and is supported
by St. Mary’s Catholic Church,
the Church of God and the
Community Baptist Church.
Those wishing to rehearse
in Kodiak are requested to go
to the Baptist Church Thurs
days between 7:30 and 9 pm.
Those who live on the base
may rehearse Tuesday and
Friday at Hillside Chapel be
tween 8 and 9:30 pm.
Volunteers may call Mrs.
McPhee at Navy 642.
Former Residents
Killed In Crash
San Diego (A5) — A huge
van-type truck and trailer
jacknifed wildly across High
way 101 just north of here
Friday and crushed two auto
mobiles in the opposite lane
of traffic.
Collins White Cook, 40, chief
hospitalman, and Mrs. Cook,
40, both former Kodiak resid
ents, died in a shambles of
twisted steel around 5:15 pm
when their car hit the trailer.
The Cooks lived in the apart
ments over Bert’s Drug Store
while here. Cook was assigned
to the Naval Station and Mrs.
Cook worked at the base as a
civilian employe. They left
Kodiak in April.
I Soldiers Three
To Show At Ophreum
Soldiers Three, Rudyard
Kipling’s tale of life in the
British Army, is portrayed for
theatre goers tomorrow and
Monday at the Orpheum.
Stewart Granger, star of
King Solomon’s Mines, Walter
Pidgeon, David Niven, Robert
Newton and Greta Gynt are in
the picture.
The scene for the film is In
dia in the 1890s. The plot is
fictitious but interesting and
plausible.
Miss Gynt is the only woman
in the film. However, she pro
| vides enough feminine inter
| est for several movies, accord
■ ing to publicity reports.
, Friday and Saturday the
; film, Kiss Tomoi-row Goodbye
is scheduled. James Cagney is
i starred in the film.
A six man coroners jury de
cided that the human foot and
bits of bone and clothing
found on Buskin Beach two
weeks ago were those of Henry
C. Findley and Marion E. Pub
ver, missing Naval Station
employees.
The jury arrived at its ver
dict of “death, accidentally,
by drowning of the two men
on or about April 15, 1951” af
ter hearing evidence and view
the foot, bones and clothing.
The inquest was called Mon
day by U. S. Commissioner A.
M. Vokacek. Members of the
jury were A. J. Cichoski, Har
old J. Lewis, David Henley,
Thomas Morris, Maurice Gun
derson and Robert Chamber
lain.
The foot and bones were dis
covered early this month on
the beach by Philip Jones, 14
year old son of Sgt. and Mrs.
William S. Jones, of Fort
Greely.
Findley and Pulver were re
ported missing last April when
they failed to return from a
fishing trip. A search for the
two was conducted at that
time. An overturned skiff and
two oars were found on the
beach and identified as those
used by the two men.
It was believed at that time
that the men had drowned.
However, no tangible evidence
was found until the Jones boy
found the bones on the beach
during an extremely low tide
Pvt. Richard Aga
Completes Training
Pvt. Richard Aga, 20, sob
of Mrs. Alice Aga of Larsen
Bay, has completed his Air
Force basic airmen indoctri
nation course at Lackland Air
Base, San Antonio, Texas.
Aga’s basic training has
prepared him for entrance in
; to Air Force technical training
and for assignment in speciali
zed work.
Andersons To Leave
This Week
i Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Ander
son plan to leave this week for
the mid-western states. And
erson is a former shop teacher
at the Kodiak Public School.
They will visit relatives in
Missouri and Kansas. Later
j Anderson plans to complete a,
| college course in architecture.
I Pacific Northern Airlines
; cancelled their flights from
Anchorage to Kodiak yester
day.