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Published Every Saturday at Kodiak, Alaska
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Entered in the Postoffice at Kodiak, Alaska as Second
Class matter under act of Congress of March 3, 1878.
KODIAK PUBLISHING COMPANY
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Lillian E. l^amrne, Associate Editor
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Hospital News
A son was born to Mr. aad
Mrs. Norman Dalton, N. 0. B.,
Kodiak, on November 3, weight
7^1 l*s. $ oi. No name has as yet
been chosen for the baby.
Mr. and Mrs Elmer Nelson
aie the parents of a son, Patrick
Lee, born on November 4, weight
7 II>s. This is the second child
bora to the Nelsons.
It has been found necessary
by the hospital staff to eliminate
the morning visiting hours. Due
to the unusually large number of
patients, it is impossible to have
rooms ready for visitors until
shortly before the luncheon trays
aixi served. Friends of the pati
ents will confer a favor if they
will observe the new schedule:
vesting hours 2:00 to 4:00 pm
and 7:00 to 9:00 pm every day.
On Monday, Nov. 11, the
Grey Nuns will observe the 2nd
anniyeisary of their assuming
charge of the Griffin Memorial
hospital, and once again ihe Sis-!
ters wish to express their grati
tude for the many marks of
kindness and consideration
shown them. It would be iiuoos*
ail»le so list in detail the assist
ance that has been given the
hospital during these past two
years, but special mention must
be made of the most recent gift
—the donation received from the
Navy, Community Chest Fund
of $2550 This was indeed a veiy
happy surprise, and m kes it
possible for the hospi'al to plan
definitely to purchase new X ray
equipment which will produce
superior superior work and re -
viee.
The most important improve
ment has been the installation of
the new eoncrete drive, the first
step in landscaping the hospital
grounds. This work and other
improvements within the hospit
al has been made possible by
various donations, amounting to
more than $9000, the greater
part of which is the result of sol
icitation of funds from the
friends and relatives of the Sis
ters, the canneries, and other,
louses of the Grey Nuns Com
munity. A generous proportion
jf this amount came from local j
business houses and individuals,
rtie income fiom the hospital ig
uifficient to pay current expenses j
jut does not provide for expan-j
lion, building, or extraordinary,1
improvements. This is true of (
most unendowed hospitals, and
it is hoped that with the contin-|
ued support of the friends of the
hospital, much more can be donej
to care for the sick of the com
munity
Mrs, 0. A. Torgerson flew to
Anchorage on the weekend to
meet Mr. Torgeison, local bank
president, and return with him
Wednesday I
Mr. Torgerson reported his
first vacation sinee Defore the
bank was opened in 1940 as a
“fine trip”, although strikes were
a cons aut worry.
He drove from the West Coast,
to his home in Minnesota in a|
new Packa'd and after visiting
relatives there took in 5 base-'
ball games and saw the sights of j
Washington, D. C. and New
Yoik He sold the car before
returning.
Fur coats, Diamond rings,
and Cameras can be insured
against all risks of Theft,
Loss or Damage.
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Three Killed
(continued from page 1)
plunged downward, to come to
rest several yards from shore in
water wastedeep.
One of the injured Marines
climbed to the top from where
he had fallen and he and Biglove
started walking to the Marine
gate for aid. A sailor in another
oab was one of the first on the
scene, and he climbed down the
treacherous loose rocks and wad
ed to the truck to see if anyone
was in it.
As soon as the accident was
reported in town Marines from
the MP station, the police car
driven by Henry Gonza'es and
several taxis went to the scene.
Rescuers were hampered by
rocks that tumbled down the
cliff, one sailor receiving a cut in
the head that required 3 stitches.
Because of the steepness of
the cliff an attempt was made
by A1 Fenner in a fishing boat to
get in to the beach but the
storm prevented it. An injured
Marine, Faulkingham, was car
ried in a stretcher along the
beach almost to the city dock
and was taken to the GM hos
pital where Dr. A. Holmes John
son was called
Firetrucks from ttie base low
ered ropes down the cliff to re
move others, and the other in
jured Marines were rushed to
the base dispensary, lleseuers
said the accident victims were
scattered over a wide area.
Castillo, the driver, was killed
instantly and was found on the
beach. Sobolewsky is also believ
ed to have been killed instantly.
Stone was still alive but died en
route to the hospital without re
gaining consciousness. All 3 fa
talitns were due to head injuries
The injured Marines are:
Pfe. Jack E Russell
Pfc. Lau'ence F. Faulkingham
Corp. Bradley E. West
Yesterday a Marine official
said the extent of their injuries
oould not be announced ai this
time but that none was serious
or critical.
An investigating board will
make a formal investigation of
the accident this week. Lt. Col.
Henry Massie, Marine comman
dant, said a preliminary investi
gation had absolved either driver
of soy negligence or fault, and
that a safety engineer’s report
said that the e was no indication
of hieh speed on the part of
either vehicle nor any violation
of safety regulations.
The taxi was damaged enough
to prevent it from being driven
into town after the aceident. It
is owned by 0. T. Mulqueen
Biglove was uninjured.
The housing problem met Mr
and Mr8. L. D. Irwin and 6
children when they arrived by
plane this week from Anchorage,
but Mrs. Susie Triplett took
them in temporarily and they
have already bought a home
from Al Nixon on Mission road
Mr. Irwin is an aconuntant. The
family is from Hawthorne, Calif
and they were accompanied here
by H. F. Luck, of Minneapolis
Nearly 30 Kodiak young men
attended the first basketball
meeting of the sea->o >, held at
the Community Center Monday
evening. Ar'anrements have
beca mads to practice at WUt>
on Thursday evenngis if trans
poratiou can be arranged.
Interested players are invited
to preaetice with the squad,
which wii! leave the Center at
6:30 pm on Thursdays.
Place your order now for
holly wreaths mistletoe & poin
settias Kodiak Florists. (adv)
Technicolor West
In “San Antonio”
The southwest of yesteryear,
j with its beauty, exc tment, adv
enture and romance, lives again
on the screen at the Orpheum
theatre Sunday and Monday in
‘‘San Antonio,” filmed in glor
ious Technicolor.
Briefly the story is concerned
with the era in Texas history
when great cattle Herds were be
ing preyed upon by highly organ
ized bandits.
Errol Flynn, as one of the
embittered ranchers, plays a
fine role that offers plenty of
opportunity for his swashbuckl
ing ability. But the west would
not be quite believable with a
pretty girl, so Alexis South is
present to handle the film’s love
interest with charm and sin
cerity
In supporting roles are S Z
“Cuddles” Sakai!, Victor Fran
cen as a treacherous music hall
owner, John Litel, as a cowman,
and Paul Kelly, who shares the
final spotlight with Flynn in an
exciting gun fight filmed in an
authentic reproduction of the
Alamo ruins
For Friday and Saturday’s
showing of “The Bells of St
Mary’s” with Bing Crosby and
Ingrid Bergman, an additional
I special matinee will be held at
2:30 on Saturday (Nov 16).
A gift of $2750.00 from the
proceeds of the recent Communi
ty Chest drive at the Navy Base
was received by the board of
directors of the Kodiak Commu
nity Center at the r regular
meeting Thursday night. A por
tion of the gift was set aside for
the purpose of installing a new
floor in the building and the bal
ance will be used as part of the
1947 operating budget. An ex
pression of gratitude and appre
ciation for the generous gift was
voted unanimously.
Mrs Marjorie Gunderson,
representative of the Business
and Professional Women’s Club,
reported that the recent carnival
netted $937 which will be turned
over t.o the Center to complete
this year’s operating budget. An
expression of appreciation was
voted by the board for the splen
did work of the women’s group
in sponsoring the carnival.
NOTICE
The Cordova passenger Hist
and PNA list for this week, and
also some advertising omitted
from this issue will appear next
week. Sorry—more news than
space.
NOTICE
To the People of Kodiak A
NOB:
We have asked the Tagura
Transit Co., through our union
representatives and the Kodiak
Central Labor Council, to sign
an agreement for a 40-hour weeki
with time and a half for ovet
time and legal holidays
An official of that company
refused to talk to our represent
atives ; he refused to talk to the
representatives of the Central
Labor Council: he refused t*
read the agreement and ordered
the representatives out of the
establishment.
No increase in wages is asked;
just time and one half for over
time, which is paid in nearly all
crafts
We do not believe this is un
reasonable
Teamsters Local No. 500
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