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KODIAK ALASKA, NOVEMBER 15. 1941
NO. 37
JCity Of Kodiak Gets Appropriation For Water System
City Fathers Faced With Jail Problem At Meeting Monday
Receives Notice Federal
Jail No Longer Available
The city jail problem was tos
sed into the lap of the city coun
til again on receipt of a letter
from Alvin A. Summerlin,special
Deputy U. S. Marshall, which in
formed the city that after Nov
ember 24 other arrangements
would have to be made to house
its prisoners.
Under an arrangement with
the federal office the city has
paid SI.50 a prisoner for use of
■ the Federal jail.
[ ' Summerlin pointed out in the let
ter that the city had given no
kip in maintenance of the jail,
ind that the great number of
eity prisoners in drunken condi
tion placed in the same room
"Ifith federal ones had made a de
plorable condition.
I Dr. A. Bates Jones said the
Rotary Condemns Jail
The Rotary club ‘ in view
of the deplorable condition
of the over-crowded, insan
itary and dangerous” local
jail, went on record at the
regular Tuesday meeting
as condemning it and de
manding all action be tak
en to remedy it. The club
also voted to take action of
its own to call it to the at
tention of territorial and
other officials who may
have bearing on correcting
the evil.
sanitation was deplorable, and it
was pointed out as many as 41
prisoners were in the 12-prisoner
room at one time
Members of the police force
*sked that arraignment be made
for even a temporary city jail,
4nd plans laid for a perma
®ent one. It was pointed out also
that the city lacked funds for
Web a move, and that Kodiak
•foes not legally have the power
to issue bonds as yet. Delegate
Dimond has said there is no
Possibility of federal funds for
4jail
The police committee was in
structed to see Summerlin and
decide action.
The city coucil on the regular
Meeting Monday also:
Head a letter from Lt. Col.
[ Martyr asking closing hours re
rna<n the same despite chalnge in
hours at base
Instructed judiciary committee
and attorney draft a zoning ord
nance as a result of petition sub
nitted by Norris Porter.
Voted $600 to support of pub
hc health nursing service.
Heard police report — Since
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Progress Made
On Power Set-up
Plans are progressing rapidly
toward realization of getting
electricity here under (he KEA
set-up. When actual construction
starts depends on priority rating
obtained for copper wires and
machinery according co advises
of E. A. Wright, regional con
struction engineer, REA.
H. H. Waller, project engineer
for KEA, had an all-day confer
ence with Wright in Washington
D. C. this week.
Waller wired the results of the
conference as follows:
It will be possible to obtain
moie funds for the Kodiak Elect
rical Association if the present
funds are not sufficient.
The Erskine site for the power
plant is satisfactory to PWA.
Street lights will be provided
Kodiak if the KEA will make a
contract with city for the services
wherein the REA will furnish
the money and specify the rates
to be charged. There is a possib
ility street lights on Mission
road beyond the city limits
could be obtained.
The REA is considering award
ing the contract to Carlson Elect
ric Co., Seattle, for construction
of the transmission lines.
Approval is still being sought
by Wright from the REA admin
istration for an additional unit
for the Community Power.
Armistice Day Observed
By Silent Period, Rites
All places of business stopped
all activities at 11 a. m. Annis
tice in observance by a silent per
iod of the holiday. The request
for such obsei vance was made
to the city council by the Amer
ican Legion, and was granted.
A detachment of armed troops
from Fort Greely were dispatch
ed to town where at the same
time their bugles sounded a
memorial ‘Taps.”
Also on Armistice the Ameri
can flag flew over Fort G.eeiy .'or
the first time officially.
Regular Army units, National
Guards, and Selectees snapped
to a simultaneous salute as the
California Coast Artillery band
struck up the national anthem.
Brig Gen Charles H. Corlett,
new Comma uler of the Post,
spoke to the men.
-This is a man's country,” he
said, “and we’re privileged in
serving here, rather than a t some
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Hospital Holds Open House
Today on Anniversary
Just a year ago this afternoon
at 2 o’clock the doors of the
Griffin Memorial hospital were
opened to the public for the
first time for inspection.
To commemorate the occas
sion the doois will be opened a
gain this afternoon and evening
to the public in an open house,
held under the auspices of the
Ladies of the Griffin Memorial
Hospital Guild.
W. J. Erskine, chairman of the
board of trustees, who helped
guide the institution since that
first day, and even before, has
expressed the wish that the pu
blic take advantage of the open
house to see the facilities of the
hospital.
Modern in every respect, with
up-to-date equipment and a larg
er staff than ever before, the hos
pital is a valuable adju. c to the
nunity and is felt residents
viil appreciate its worth even
more if they see the hospital and
become more familiar with it.
Dr. A. Holmes Johnson, med
ical supervisor of flic institution,
gave t e following figures for the
work of the past, year; major op
erati tnss, 28; minor operations,
201; tonsil operations 23; frac
tures, 23; and maternity cases,30,
Hours for open house are 2 to 5 |
uni 7 to 9.
Labor Body Hans j
To Incorporate|
The Kodiak Central 1 ah
Council completed details this
week for incorporating ha un
000. The corporation will be
non-profit and no stock will lie
sold.
It is presumed the step was
taken as a measure toward fac
ilitating the work of the council,
especially in regards to the erec
tion of the proposed labor temp'e
building. No details were re
leased.
To Be Inducted
T'.ie
following men are to be
inducted November 1 th.
Order No. Name
22.) P ptr.ko.T, Peter
3T2 Aga, Jacob Lawrence
549 Lorenson.Hu lolph 1>
583 Clark, .'hosier Van
S-(i02 Cline, Jess William
S-68G Pavloff, Wilfred
28 Krlstensen, Steven
City Gets Word
Of New School
(SPECIAL) — Long awaited
word on the progress toward get
ting a new school camp this week.
First intimation came in a tele
gram from Fred T Evans, act
ing regional director of defense
public works. The telegram ask
ed if Kodiak would have any
objections to construction by the
federal government of an 8-room
school with study hall, library,
cafeteria and gym, including e
quipment, to be leased by the
federal government to the city on
mutually satisfactory terms.
A wire was sent Evans to say
the plan was agreeable A sub
sequent wire from Evans said
further information and terms
of the lease must come from the
government.
House Votes Out
Neutrality Bans
Washington (CP) After elev
enth hour intervention by the
president, the house dramatic
ally gave congress onaI approval
by a vote of 212 to 195 to legis
lation scrapping the Neutrality
Act bans against arming Amer
ican merchant ships and sending
them to combat zones.
The momentous vote came
after Speakc Kayburn made
a supreme effo t to avert a major
defeat of the administration’s
foreign policy. He descended into
the well of the house and rea I a
letter from the chief executive
stating failure of the home toap
prove Neutrality Act chaiui
•'woulJ bolster the aegressivi
steps and intentions of Cei
many” and weaken the positions
, i Britain, Russia and China.
electricity Users
should Apply Now
Applications must, befil ed out
and a $5 fee paid by all persons
who wish electricity from the
Kodiak E'e trical Assr ci ition,
fa Image Smith, vhe pres dent
announced this week.
It is a ked that the applications
be made now so necessary b >ok
work can be gotten out of th<
way.
Also applicants who sign now
will be the first to get the rower
The original units wi 1 be used t>
supply them, but if the numbei
of users is exce-sive late app
licants may have to wait while
additional units are ordered and
installed.
The $5 fee is required, and
the amount set, by law, and
may be paid at Smith's office.
Original Request
Gets Large Gut
The PWA has approved a grant
of $77,000 for a water sy
stem for Kodiak according to a
wire from H. H. Waller, KKA
project engineer of Hubbell and
Waller. The amount, asked lor
was $199,250.
PWA Representative i'.vans,
Seattle who was in Kodiak last
summer, states they will go ahead
on this basis now, and if more
money is needed an additional ap
propriation could be made later.
The request for sewers of $14y,
614 has not been approve,d, al
though it was expected if the
grants were made they would be
made at the same time.
No protest is planned by the
city council on the failure to get
the total amount asked for the
water system, because of the de
lay it would cause in starting thfe
work on it.
W. F. Jennings has received
assurance that Comdr. CorjeH
and Comdr. Perry will wire PWA
officials in Washington urging
action on the sewage grant.
It is felt some other plan of
. a er supply must be sought in
Jew <>f the smaller grant, ihe
co an d in sprc.al meeting last
night discussed possibilities, anti
viivd Waller again on necessi-y
of sewage action.
\<*w Oven Starts
hire At Christy’s
YT : < could have be^n a serious
; (> smoldered for over five hours
t ('busty's !) k»)'y jesterday
naming befo:e be;ng discovered,
but whs quickly p - out by mem
ber* o the volunteer fire depart
ment,
Tin* new omr d b en put in
to opera tit n forth fi sttime and
•mplnvee® working on the first
bake from it thought they smell
ed smoke at about 2 a. in , but
the first indication they had that
there was a fire was when the fin*
md smoke broke through the floor
at 7:30, when the alarm was turn
ed in
A hole waschoppe1 through the
door at the fire box end of the
oven and the fire extinguished. It
was burning ttie j lists and fioor
ng and had caught through sev
•n inches of fire brick and con
crete insulation under the oven.
Harry Christophcrson, owner,
-aid that while damage was slight
expensive alterations would lx;
necessary to put in concrete pil
lars to support the oven instead of
the wood sub-structure.