"News of cAmerica’s Last Frontier”
PRICE 10 CENTd
TOL. 4 NO. 18
KODIAK, ALASKA SEPTEMBER 9, 1944
Polls Open Tuesday For
15 Territorial Offices
Voters will go to the polls
■ext Tuesday, Sept. 12, to
choose a delegate to Congress,
attorney general, highway en
gineer, territorial auditor, 3 sen
ators and 7 representatives for
the territory.
A higher vote is predicted this
year because of interest in the
John Manders and E. L. Bart
lett contest for delegate, the
position held heretofore by An
thony Dimond. Local interest
b also expected to be higher in
the representative contest as
two Kodiak men are running for
aseat in the house of represent
atives: Warren A. Taylor bid
ding for a Democratic seat and
Robert H. Chadwick for Re
publican representation. With
Kodiak’s interest high in post
war projects it is felt many will
try to swing all the votes they
can to getting local representa
tion in the all-important coming
legislature.
The city polls will open at 8
Tuesday morning at the city hall
and will remain open until 7 pm.
For complete list of candidates,
see page 5, for Election Notice,
page 7. Announcements of vari
ous candidates are carried else
where in this issue.
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Jones Residence
Bought By Union
The Dr. A. Bates Jones’ resi
dence was purchased Tuesday by
Local Union 2162, United Bro
therhood of Carpenters & Joiners
of America. Documentary stamps
indicated the purchase price was
J5000.
Dr. and Mrs. Jones, who have
been located in Kodiak since
1938, will leave soon for Wash
ington, where they p an to live
in the Hood’s Canal district.
The recent transfer of Dr. R.
W. MacCalmont, Jr. by the Pub
lic Health service, and Dr. Jones’
tuning departure, leaves Kodiak
with one doctor, and it is under
ttood that the union purchased
the property with the possibility
of having it available if another
doctor locates here. The resi
dence contains an office and
rooms for a doctor’s use.
Engineer Inspects
E. D. McGinty, Alaska Dis
trict Engineer for the Public
Works Agency, visited Kodiak
briefly this week and inspected
work on the new water system.
Work is reported progressing
on the extension of the system
ob Mission road and it is expect
ed all but wind-up operations on
the entire project will be com
pleted by the end of this month.
206 Students
Enroll First Day
Ad enrollment of 206 students
on opening day of school Tues
day was reported by Superinten
dent Harry Holt. Kindergarten
will start next Monday under
the direction of Miss Bertha
Thompson, and an enrollment of
20 is expected in it, based on
figures supplied by Public Health
Nurse Marian Curtis, bringing
the total enrollment to 226.
At the end of the first six
weeks period last year the en
rollment was 236.
Students are divided this year
between 171 in the grades and
35 in high school. Largest grade
is the 5th, with 29, and smallest
the 6th, with 14. High school
[students are as follows: Fresh
man, 15; Sophomores, 9; Jun
iors, 8; Seniors, 3.
Plans for a music anti ait
teacher for this year had to be
(dropped when word wss receiv
| ed from Miss Waletta Horn
shuh, in Tacoma, that she could
not be released from a commit
ment to teach in Tacoma schools.
She visired Kodiak this summer
with an evangelistic group and
accepted a position to teach here
but on returning to Tacoma sent
word she could not be released
from a promise previously made
to teach in that city.
Tools Stolen
From Window
Shortly after 11pm Tuesday
evening military police discover
ed the front window of the 0.
Kraft & Son department store
broken and investigation disclos
ed that about SI00 worth of tools
on display had been taken.
An employe of Kraft’s had vis
ited the store a half hour before
the loss was discovered and the
window was not broken then.
Fingerprints were obtained and
a report is awaited on them, the
deputy U. S. Marshal’s office
said.
Couple Shoot
Way Into Jail
Mr. and Mrs. I.eroy Arbuckle
were each given a sentence of
180 days in the federal jail
Thursday by Special U S. Com
missioner Mary Gregoroff. after
both pled guilty to being disor
derly and discharging firearms in
the Falconer apartments.
Police said they received com
plaints to the shooting Wednes
day night when the couple were
firing a new'y-purchaseu 22 pistol
Cheechako
Is Robbed
The Cheechako Club was en
tered sometime between its clos
ing at 1:30 am Monday and its
opening the next morning, and
an estimated $620 taken by
someone who broke a small pane
in a back window and climbed on
an oil tank rack to gain entry.
Approximately $300 was in
nickels in a “snoose” carton hid
den in a showcase, estimated to
weigh over 70 pounds. Two reg
isters were rifled of $232 in
change, plus $5 in pennies and
$80 in change in the cardroom.
Also taken from a front show
case were a handful of tobacco
pouches, billfolds and pipes
Tobacco and candy were un
touched.
The loss was discovered at
8 20 Monday morning by Ted
Wiley, when he reported to work
to open the club. Police Chief
Jack Allman and deputy U. S.
Marshal Paul Herring were call
ed and Stan Austerman, owner,
was notified.
The front and back doors were
still locked, and a chair under
the high window indicated who
ever broke in evidently left by
the same window. Police be'ieve
more than one person was in
volved.
17th District
Gets New Head
By Norman Bell, Aleutian
Base (^P)—Assignment of Rear
Admiral Ralph Wood, veteran of
the air and war command in the
Southwest Pac fic, to the North
Pacific as Commandant of the
17th Naval District was an
nounced here. The commandant
[succeeds Rear Admiral Whiting.
He ranks second in command
to Viee Admiral Frank J. Fletch
er, commander of the North Pac*
ific theater and has direct charge
of Alaskan and Aleutian naval
bases.
“It is obvious the Aleutians
are natural stepping stones to
Japan,” he said, but added that
he is not in a position to predict
the future course of the war He
asserted that Japan will be beat
en by a combination of air, sea
and land forces, plus their loss of
maritime shipping lanes.
Sale of Lot 2 Block 7 in the
Leite addition by Celeste Lewis
to Clarence Dizney was recorded
at the U. S. Commissioner’s of
fice this week. Price was given
as $270.
in their living room. They said
they were shooting at a match
on the floor and had fired over 7
shots at the time of their arrest,
police reported.
Cordova Cannery Burns
With Half Million Loss
Anderson Home
Damaged By Fire
The Chris Anderson home on
the Beach road was struck by
fire last Saturday at 4:50 pm but
due to quick work by the Volun
teer Fire department the fire
damage was confined almost en
tirely to one room in the rear of
the house.
The house is occupied by Am
anda Price and Eula Sterling and
the latter had lit a kerosene stove
to warm up the back bedroom.
She left for a few minutes and
iwhen she returned the entire
[ room seemed in flames
George Magnusen, night pa
trolman and fire truck dr vet,
saw smoke coming from the rear
of the house as he walked down
town and got a fire truck and 2
other firemen to go down to in.
vestigate. By the time they got
there the fire had gained quick
headway and dense black smoke
land flames poured from the
| building. The other fire truck
bad been taken to the Brooklyn
Avenue Garage for minor repairs
and when the fire siren blew
most of the firemen looked for
afire truck and not finding it got
to the fire the best way they
could.
Because of low water pressure
in the city mains water was
pumped from the bay and the
flames were quickly put under
control.
The Anderson property is
leased by Mrs. Mar e Cox, An
chorage, and Mrs. Amanda Price.
Mrs. Cox flew to Kodiak this
week, and estimated that the to
tal fire and water damage would
cost about $2000 to repair.
The fire was the first in Kodi
ak in two months
Local Carpenter
Passes Sunday
Andrew Roreng, local carpent
er, resident of Kodiak for over
10 years, passed away at the
Griffin Memorial hospital last
Sunday after being taken there
after he was found on the floor of
his home in the Tagura district.
Death was caused by a cerebral
hemorrhage. He was born March
27, 1883, in Norway, and accord
ing to papers he left is survived
by his wife, Elise, and a son, still
in that country as far as known.
He left a will naming his wife as
heir and the Bank of Kodiak as
executor
Tonsil operations were per
formed this week for Hans Peter
Ols^n, Irene Galloway, Nora
Erickson, Nina DeVeau. Richard
Sinaeonoff, Leland Olson, Willard
Brun and Roland Fadaoff.
Cordova (Special)—Fire start
ing about 6 yasterday morning
leveled the big two-and-a-half
line New England Fish Company
'cannery on the ocean dock, in
cluding cannery building,' store,,
offices, warehouse, machine shop
and net lofts in which were stor
ed gear of the season just ended..
Estimated loss is a half million
dollars.
The Filipino and fishermen
bunkhouses were also destroyed.
The big mess hall and kitchens
were still burning at 9:30 am.
A wind quickly spread the
blaze to virtually all parts of the
cannery after starting supposed
ly from an oil-burning stove in
store or office. Bursting oil drums
lent a spectacular feature, send
ing billows of flames hundreds of
feet into the air.
Bunkhouses were cleared be
fore the fire was too far advanced
and no injuries have yet been re
ported althoueh workers lost
practically all possessions. Loss
of canned salmon was small as
most on hand had been shipped.
Eric Bulmer, formerly of Ket
chikan, is superintendent. It »-<
his first year.
There are no accomodations in
town for the 100 or more work
ers who were burned out. At
tempts are being made to take
them Outside.
Power Cut-off
Ends In Court
A criminal complaint was filed
Tuesday by Talmage L. Smith,
attorney, against H. F. Mac
Donald, Lyric theatre manager,
charging that elec'ric power in
an office occupied by Smith in
the theatre building had been
turned off by MacDonald with
out notice.
The case was heard by U. S.
Commissioner C. G. Naugbton
Tuesday afternoon and after
hearing testimony ruled that the
section under which the charge
was brought, (covering agents of
power companies, telephone
companies etc. and requiring
notice before discontinuing ser
vice) did not apply and dishiiss
ed the case.
MacJJonaia testinea tnat nc
had agreed to supply power
from the theatre meter to ClilT
Lillethun, who Smith named as
co-tenant in the complaint, and
that the power bill had not,
been paid. Smith,' who was •
his own attorney, claimed the
power was turned off in March
without notice Alf Torgramson,
theatre building owner, testified
he rented the office to Lilletbuu
and Smith.
Lawrence Seltzer was attor
ney for MacDonald.