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TOL. 3 NO. 8
KODIAK, ALASKA APRIL 24, 1943
PRICE 10 CENTS
John Toshwak
Gets New Trial
John Toshwak, Afognak,
found guilty of first degree mur
der by a jury in the federal dis
trict court at Anchorage last
Dee. 16, has been granted a new
trial by Judge Simon Hellenthal.
In granting the motion for a
new trial moved by George
Grigsby, defense counsel, Hell
enthal ruled that no evidence
was presented to connect Tosh
wak with the crime.
Toshwak, an Aleut, was charg
ed with the murder of his son,
John, Jr. Since being found guilt
y he has been in jail at Valdez.
It is expected that his new trial
will be held during the current
term of court.
Food Export
Prohibited
It is now a criminal ofrense,
punishable by a maximum fine
of $1000 or by imprisonment for
I me year, or both, for any person
| to take or send out of the Terri
I tory any of the following com
" modifies which are now being
t»X\oned to the United States:
Sugar, coffee, rubber footwear>
shoes (except moccasins, bed
room or shoes manufactured
from other than leather), butter,
meat, edibles fats and oils and
canned goods.
The law also makes it the duty
of every person engaged in the
sale or transportation of any
commodity which is so rationed
to refuse to sell or transport such
commodity where there is’reason
to suspect an attempt to violate
the act.
Must Be Present
In the future no tire or tube
applications will be acted upon
by the OPA board unless the ap
plicant is present at the meeting.
The board meets every Wed
nesday morning at 10 at the of
fice of the OPA clerk.
Cancel Relief
Food Shipment
A food shipment provided by
the Disaster Relief Committee
of the local chapter of the Red
Cross and destined for Old Har
bor was cancelled this week on
advice from Old Harbor that
there was no food shortage there
and that the food was not need
ed.
Army officials are checking to
find the source of the erroneous
report.
Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Nachtweih
returned by boat recency after
a buying trip and vacation in the
States.
Warren A. Taylor left by air
Monday for Anchorage on a
short business trip.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Opheini
are the parents of a son, Norman
Olaf, born March 31 at Ouzink
ie. The parents formerly lived
here.
Jack Johnson underwent a
major surgical operation at the
Griffin Memorial hospital Thurs
day.
Christine Oslin, nurse at the
Griffin Memorial hospital plans
to leave Sunday for Port Bailey
where she will be employed in
the cannery for the summer.
Man Killed
In Accident
William Julius Krewinkel, 22,
seaman, 2nd class, was killed in
an accident at the base March
29.
A dump truck body was being
raised in a garage for greasing
and the deceased was placing a
safety bar when the truck hoist
cylinder blew out, dropping the
truck body and crushing Krew
inkel against the frame. Death
was said to be instantaneous
The deceased is survived by
his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Louis
Krewinkel, Woodbridge, N. J.
License Granted
The Chicken Inn, owned by
A1 Lacosse, has been granted a
beer and wine license by the dis
trict court at Anchorage.
City Gets Check
A liquor license refund check
from the Territorial Treasurer
for $5,500, from 9 liquor estab
lishments, has been received by
the city.
Two Inducted
Louis Savoy, who has Iieen
employed at the Ship’s Tavern,
was inducted into the Army
yes erday.
Reuben ‘Tiny” Tesarik, man
ager of the Helsel Photo comp
any was inducted into the Army
Monday. Mrs. Jeannette Bailey
has been appointed as new man
ager of the store by Cecil Helsel.
Mrs.' Cora Hutton has sub
mitted her resignation as clerk
of the local Draft Board, to take
effect May 15.
Alaska Soldiers Practice In Ice Water
A detachment of U.S. infantrymen leap into the icy waters of a stream somewhere in Alaska in
•insulating an advance under fiee. Lieut. John Thorp, Mansfieln, La., following custom of U.S.
*nny officers, leads. Two men (rear, center) carry a machine gun and tripod.
Concrete Poured
Under the direction of Cliff
Moe concrete was poured this
week for a new seetion of floor
ing for the city fire hall. Mr.
Moe reports he has the materials
and equipment for additional
jobs of that nature.
District Court
To Meet Here
A special term of the district
court of the 3rd Division will be
held at Kodiak on May 21 at 10
am in the deputy U. S. Marshal’s
residence, according to an an
nouncement of M. E. S. Brun
elle, clerk of the district court.
It will be the first time in two
years that such a court has been
in session here.
Men’s Store
Has Small Fire
A fire starting from an over
heated oil stove last Saturday at
10 am at the Men’s Store was
discovered by a passerby, who
with a soldier broke the glass
door and began throwing out
boxes of shirts that had caught
afire. The Volunteer Fire depart
ment answered the alarm and
the blaze was quickly extinguish
ed.
R. D. Russell, owner, estim
ated the damage at about $300
Well-Known
Resident Dies
Captain Christian MaguuBen,
59, dropped dead, presumably of
a heart attack, aboard an Army
boat yesterday morning. He was
employed in the Army harbor
•raft service. No further details
were given.
Captain Magnusen was boro
in Larvik, Norway, has worked
as a seaman most of his life. He
was a member of the crew of the
cutter Manning that evacuated
Kodiak at the time of the Kat
mai eruption in 19J2. In Janu
ary, 1916 he married Margaret
Mahle of this city and had made
his home here *ince.
The deceased was employed
for many years by the Kadiak.
Fisheries company, and was well
known throughout this area.
Besides the widow he is sur
vived by three children, George,
23, also in the Army harbor
craft service; and Bobbie 15,
and Lorraine, 11. who both at
tend school here.
Ersatz
1 Many taxis were off the road
this week because of a gasoline
shortage. Some taxi operators
kept running on their own stor
age supplies. At least one case
was reported of a taxi operating,
on cleaning fluid, said to make
a satisfactory substitute.
Bond Prizes Increased
The number of free bonds tc
be given away at. the big Rotary
Bond Show and Rally to be held
next Wednesday evening at 7:3(]
at the Orpheuin theatre has been
increased. Ray Martin, chairman
of the bond show committee, an
nounced today.
Jorgen Fredrickson, Rotary
member, at the Rotary meeting
Tuesday generously offered to
personally underwrite the ex
penses for the theatre, so the
money previously allocated for
that expense will instead be used
to purchase additional bonds to
be given away with others as
door prizes to the holdcs of luck
y tickets.
"Every ticket holder,” Martin
said, "will share in the big even
ing’s program planned in cooper
ation with the Army. Army of
ficials have arranged a full even
ing’s entertainment, with many
of the numbers chosen from out
standing Army productions
which have been presented at
Fort Greely. There will be some
thing for everybody—music,
dancing, singing numbers, en
livened with some exceptional
comedy skits ”
At the meeting President R. H.
Chadwick appointed Frank Her
mann and Forest Ayers as addi
tional members with Meruit
Coon and Jim Brophy lo »•'•
with Martin in completing ar
rangements.
As an additional feature o< Hie
drive the committee announced
that on Thursday following the
show a special Bond Selling
Booth will be opened in the Bank
of Kodiak building, through the
cooperation of O. A. Torg< rson,
president of the bank.
Bond purchases made there
will be credited to the Kolary
International in this drive, which
was undertaken at the request
of the Treasury Departuu nt in
conjunction with service clubs
all over the nation
Tickets cost SI each and are
being sold in advance They
are now on sale thje week at
the Club Liquor Store, Bert’s
and Wodlinger’s drug stores and
the Kodiak, Pierce’s and Island
fountains. Tickets will be sold at
the theatre the night of the show
only if there are any left over
after the advance sale
Blackout Hours
TODAY
8:30 pm to 6 :30 am
April 25 to May F loci.
0:00 pm to 6:00 am