TOL. 3 NO. 39
KODIAK, ALASKA NOVEMBER 27, 1943
PRICE 10 CENTS
Caucus Is
Called Here
Warren A. Taylor local chair
man, has called a caucus of
Kodiak Democrats to be held at
the city hall next Tuesday, Nov.
30 at 7:30 pm. The meeting has
been called for the purpose of
choosing delegates for the divi
sional convention to be held in
Anchorage early in December
All Democrats should be in
terested in sending delegates to
urge support of candidates to
the Senate and House, Chairman
Taylor pointed out, as Kodiak
has never been represented in
the legislature and should work
for nominations toward that end
All Democrats are urged to
attend this important meeting.
Alaska Ferry
Route Revealed
Washington — Existence of
an established and busy air ferry
route through Alaska, over
which hundreds of combat plane
have been delivered to Ruesia,
was disclosed for the first time
by Undersecretary of War Pat
terson in relating the history of
the Canol oil project in north
west Canada.
Patterson cited the fueling
service for planes being flown to
Russia as one of the factors in
influencing the decision to un
dertake the development.
"In addition to helping de
fend Alaska it was then in early
1942 our plan, since consum
mated, to ferry combat planes
to Fairbanks, there to be de
livered to the Russians for use
against Germany on the Russian
front. This short Arctic route
to Russia is the best available.
Planes go from this country to
Alaska via Edmonton, then a
long a line of airfields through
Whitehorse to Fairbanks. |
"A large number of planes
have been delivered to the Rus
sians along this route,” Patter
son said, “and are still being
delivered in undimishing num
bers.”
TB Hospitals
To Be Erected
The execution of plans to
bring about the construction of
2 tuberculosis hospitals in Alas
ka for treatment of both white
and native patients was revealed
»n Juneau by Ur. George Hays,
executive officer of the Terr.tor
ial Department of Health.
He said 2 samtoriums, one to
be built at Juneau and the other
either at Anchorage or Nome,
will be equipped with 200 beds
each at a cost of over $400,000
with funds provided by the
Federal Works Agency
Alaska Gets
3 Travel Zones
Alaska is divided into three
tiavel control zones effective
Dec. 1, by Proclamation No. 8,
issued this month by the Alas
kan Department, with different
travel permits required for each
zone The zones are:
Zone A: All of Alaska except
Zones B and C. (Includes Kod
iak.)
Zone B: Part of Alaska lying
South of 58 N. lat. and between
156 and 176 W. long. (West of
Kodiak to Adak )
Zone C: All of Alaska lving
West of 176 W. long. (Including
Adak and Westward.)
In Zone A all civilians law
fully within the zone may re
main and travel within said
zone without a permit, but must
obtain a permit to leave or enter
the zone, as heretofore.
In Zoie B lawdul residents
must have permits to travel
therein or to depart or re-enter.
Aside from residents permits for
Zone B will be issued only to
civilians essential to military
activities, necessary to welfare
of civilian population, those
having business interests prior
to Nov. 1943 and those con
sidered essential to the war
effort as a whole
In Zone C only those can re
main or travel therein who are
considered essential to military
activities, civilians who had
Pus ness interests prior to Nov
1943, and civilians considered
essential to the war effort as a
Pass Time
Extended
Military personnel are getting
to stay in town an hour longer
as the result of a new order ef
fective yesterday, which pro
vides that special privilege
passes daily apply until 10:30 pm.
The new ruling also provides
that hard liquor in bars and
package stores may be bought
by army, navy and marine corps
personnel betwe. n the hours of
5 to 0 pm.
Taxicabs wi 1 not be permitted
on the army and navy reserva
tions after 10:30 pm, except for
officers and-or their guests, and
for other persons when authoriz
ed by proper authority.
whole.
Different colored pernvfs will
be issued for each zone at the
discretion of the Command'ne
General of the Alaskan Depart
ment, who reserves the right to
cancel any permit to enter, re
main in, or depart without
notice for such reasons as he
considers to be for the besr in
terests and security of military
personnel, property and ac
tivities.
Attention is directed to the
penalty of a fine of $2000 or im
prisonment for not more than 5
years, or both, for anyone who
shall falsely maKe, forge, counter
feit, alter, or tamper with any
such permit, shall represent him
self falsely, or shall allow any
other person use of such a pass.
50th Anniversary
To Be Marked
To commemorate the fiftieth
anniversaiy of the Baptist
Mission an Open House will be
held at the Mission on Sunday,
November 28, at 4 pm.
In 1893, in answer to a great
need, the Mission was opened
as a home for those who had
none. The first child was ad
mitted on July 4 of that year
and for more than fifty years it
has served without interruption.
Plans for the open house have
been made by ll*v. John
Winter, superintendent, and all
fiiends of the Mission are in
vited to be present.
Ouzinkie Man
Passes Wednesday
Wa ter Poole, aged 65, of Ou
zinkie, passed away at the Grif
fin Memorial Wednesday after a
long illness He was admitted to
the ho pital Monday.
The deceased, who was em
ployed by by the Grimes Pack
ing company as cook, will be
buried at Ouzinkie according to
present plans.
No relatives are known here.
Effective at once there wdl be
no overnight parking of vehicles
on Alaska Way from Brooklyn
avenue to the Belmont Bar,
Police Chief A. A. Sumerlin an
nounced today. The ruling will
be strictly enforced.
Signs will be posted as soon
as available.
Arrows indicate three major Allied thieats to Japanese holdings (black areas) in the Pacific In
addition to the Australian zone where Allied foiccs menace the Japanese base at Rabaul, new moves
appeared to be taking shape in the India-Burma theater and in the central Pacific where admiral C
W. Nimitz said: "our time has come to attack " RR ^ irephot.o map)
Freight Tax
To Start
Effective on and after mid
night of November 30 the
charges, including surcharges
for transporting property, in
cluding excess baggage on War
Shipping Administration vessels
in the Alaska trade will be sub
ject to the 3 per cent federal
transportation tax, it was an
nounced this week.
Excepted at present will be
amounts paid for the transput -
tation of property to or from
the government of the United
States or any state, territory,
or political subdivision.
The date of the bill of lading
will govern application of the
| tax
Father Injured
In Anchorage
Mrs. R. L. Clifton has receiv
ed word that her father, C. J.
Todd, formerly of Valdez but
now of Anchorage, fell Wednes
day and fractured his hip. He
was to have been operated on
yesterday morning but a sub
sequent wire said the operation
could not be performed because
of Mr. Todd’e physical condition
and that he was fail ng fast. He
is 85 years old.
News Highlights
Pacific Front
Evidence that. Jap air strength
in the Gilbert islands has dimin
ished steadily was reported by a
spokesman of the Pacific fleet
in connection with a communi
que reporting another aerial vic
tory in mopping up operations.
Admiral Nimitz announced the
downing of 31 enemy fighters, 0
bombers & 3 patrol planes by 1
carrier division; American losses
were listed as 3 fighters & 1
bomber. The mopping up process
has been nearly completed on
strategic Makin, Tarawa & Abe
mati islands m the Gilbert group
In the Solomons enemy counter
attacks at the Bougainville
beachhead, which now extends 6
miles, & at Satlleberg, New Gui
nea, where Australians closed in
from 3 sides. American subs sarrk
9 enemy ships, brnging'to Wi
the number of Jap vessels sunk,
probably sunk or d> maged by
US subs.
Russian Front
Red Army forces captured
Gomel, completing the separa
tion of Nazi forces in the central
Lkraine, German bioadcasls
said. Powerful Sov et blows
smashed in the enemy lines
i north Ai south > I ike iallen rail
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