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SOL. 5 NO. 41
KODIAK, ALASKA
DECEMBER 8, 1945
PRICE 10 CENTS
Christmas
plans Made
Youths from the age of 2 on
up will be relieved to know that
plans for the annual Rotary
iponsored Christmas doings are
progressing in fine style and
promise an even better program
than the highly-praised one of
fered last year.
It has been decided to have
the Christmas tree indoors at
the Orpheum again this time in
connection with a special pro
gram For the latter the boys of
the school carpenter shop are
mailing special scenery, and Miss
Betty Carter, who directed last
year’s singing, is in charge of the
music and pageant for this
Christmas.
Max Folsom, general chair
man, assisted by Charles Mad
sen and Walter Sipprell, have
made arrangements for the bags
that will be distributed to every
youngster.
Christmas candy fresh from
the Aleutian Candy company,
fruit, and a novelty will be includ
ed in every child’s gift.
Tentatively, the program will
be held early Christmas eve,
with two complete programs so
everyone may have an opportun
ity to witness the Christmas pro
gram. Last yea> there was stand
ing room only with an unestim
ated number turned away, and
the two programs will he arrang
ed to prevent that this Christ
mas.
More details will be announc
ed later.
Reminder
If you get some new clothes
for Christmas, don’t throw your
togs away—save them for the
National Clothing Drive, which,
*8Harry Holt, drive chairman,
^inds, is scheduled to start
January ft.
Nina Akoklie, 13, of Old Har
's doing very well after an
•Ppendectomy performed Tues
•ky at the GM hospital.
Trial To Be Held
h February
he trial of Louise Willian
rfed, on charges of embezzh
®eQt in connection with incon
x Payments, will not be hel
®ntil February, it was reporte
*ere this week.
Mrs. Allred was recently take
s ty,1('inra^e t°r the trial froi
est Virginia women’s refo:
tory where she is serving tirn
a conviction of embezzlemer
a f,lr coat at Fairbanks.
^ a°y °f the complaining wi
8 >u the scheduled trial ai
*°d,ak people.
Shortage Hits
License Department
Marriage and birtri may al
ways be a problem, but this week
it became more so in Kodiak as
the U. S. Commissioner’s office
reported itself at a loss as what
to do, being completely out ol
birth and marriage certificates.
Repeated wires to Juneau for
more forms have so far brought
no results.
There are still a few de-th cer
tificates available, however.
Mrs. Jones Gets
Her Back Pay
Washington (jT)—Mrs. Etta
Jones, desci ed by the Interior
department as the only white
woman known to have been cap
tured by the enemy on American
soil in World War II, collected a
back pay check for $7374 given
by Secretary Iekes.
The 6‘2-year-old Indian office
teacher was serving on the island
of Attu when the Japanese land
ed there. Mrs. Jones, and her
husband, C. Fostei Jones, who
tadioed weather reports to Dutch
Harbor from Attu, were both
captured. Jones has never been
found and was reported killed by
his captors.
Mrs. Jones spent more than 15
years in Alaska teaching. She
will be retired at the end of the
year and plans to make her home
at Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Mrs. Laura Valley, employee
of the navy base laundry, fell on
the steps at the base mess hall
Wedneday and severely cut her
leg. She is hospitalized at the
base.
Pilot Killed
In Crash
Don George, young pilot for
Ferguson Airways, was instantly
killed near Imuruk lake when his
plane crashed into a hillside on a
flight from Nome to Kotzebue
After a week’s search the
wreckage of his plane was seen
by a Dilot en route from Anchor
age to Candle.
Don George is well-known in
Kodiak, where he flew a sma'l 2
seater pontoon plane this sum
mer for Cat 1 Martin The plane,
used for charter trips, was wreck
ed in Erskine’s channel by th<
pilot who replaced George.
Don George is survived by his
uncle, U S. Deputy Marshal
Joe McDonald, of Fairbanks. He
was to have been ma ried next
Spring to an Anchorage girl.
Fox Resirictions Off
Headquarters, Alaskan Dept.
—Restrictions imposed on fox
farming in the Aleutian islands
by this headquarters and by Ihe
Joint Chiefs of Staff, except
Shemya, have been lifted. It is
fuither stipulated that, fox farm
ers or trappe s will not be per
mitted to encroach upon or in
terfere or tamper with military
and naval installations or equip
ment on any island.
Harry Christcpherson, of
Christy’s bakery, left yesterday
on a second business trip to ‘An
chorage. He was up there last
week also, and plans this time to
meet Mrs. Christopher3on, who
has been in Seattle.
Christmas Boat
Is Due Sunday
The S. S. Cordova, which was
in Ketchikan Wednesday, is due
at Kodiak Sunday morning, ac
cording to a wire from the Alas
kan Steam-hip agent there. The
boat has over 400 tons for town,
and after a stop at the base will
go up-count'y. It wiil leave Ko
diak southbound about a week
after its arrival.
Drive Result
Looks Gloomy
A $3000 bond purchase made
by (he Standard Oil company
and credited to Kodiak, along
with other sales tins week,
brough' the total Victory Bond
sales as of yesterday up to
$28,706.25.
it will take quite a spate of
purchasers today, the last day of
the drive, to make it possible for
Kodiak to reach its goal of
$35,000.
The bank closes at noon and
the post office at 1 pm, so those
who want to see that the short
age is as short as possible • hould
bank on buying at the bank or
hurry posthaste to the postoffice.
Frank Sheratine, of Afognak,
who as a sergeant in the Army
has been stationed at Fort Cree
ly, arrived in Kodiak by p ane
yesterday after his discharge
from the service at Fort Rich
ardson
Roy Snyder, owner of the
Mecca bars here and at Fair
banks, left by plane yester
day to travel via Fair
banks to Vashon island, in time
to be home for the holidays
Yamasfosta Found
Hang
Manila (JP)—Yamashita has
a dale with the hangman as a 5
General military commission con
victed the former Jap command
er in the Philippines of having
permitted "a series of atrocities
and high crimes by Japanese
armed forces” under his com
mand.
Before hearing the verdict the
stocky defendant stood visibly
nervous while an interpreter read
this statement to the court: “i
wish to stand heie today with a
j clear conscience to swear I am
innocent of these charges. I wish
to take this opportunity to ex
press my gratitude to the U. S.
officers of defense. They are bril
liant, upiight officers. I want to
thank the commissioner for a
fair trial.”
EugeDe Schilleman, who has
been stationed at Fort Greely,
| arrived here by plane yesterday
after joumeviDg to Anchorage
for discharge from the service.
Boat Saved
From Storm
! Caught in a blow wii ha brok
en connecting rod, Joins R. Mal
utin’s boat the 1 L izabeth”
swamped on Devil s bay, an arm
I of nearby Manashka bay, but
was safely brought back to Kod
iak Wednesday in the tow of
Tiny Cichoski’s “Pkippv”.
The boat left Kodiak Satur
day on a duck bunting trip with
Mr. Ma'utin, Jim Travers, Sam
S ' ■ < ‘ H. M. Cousley aboard.
Afte engine trouble devel
oped tl. iien anchored the boat,
and Seals and Coulsey hiked to
town on (lie Manashka trail to
send another boat to the disabl
ed boat s aid. The other: boat
didn’t so as arranged for, and
Monday afternoon Maiutin and
Travers hiked to town.
When the 1 Skippy” got back
the “Elizabeth” was buiied in
about 4 feet of sand and was full
of water but they got it off suc
cessfully at high tide.
Center Lease On
Council Agenda
Lack of a quorum prevented a
special meeting of the city coun
cil Wednesday afternoon, called
for the purpose of acting on a
letter from the American Legion,
Post No. 17, regarding the leas
ing by the city of the American
Legion building for use as a civic
center and library.
Rather than have the council
designate organizations that are
to be drawn on for membership
of the governing body of the cen
ter, the I/egion asked that the
lease provide that “all lecogniz
ed local organizations be auto
matically given the privilege of
appointing a member to se've on
the boaH of direeto. s ”
The letter, signed by Hollis
Mulford, Adjutant, also asked
that the local Legion Post be
provided rent-free office spaoe,
and that the building be known
as the American Legion building.
Action on the letter will pre
sumably be taken at the regular
council meeting next Monday
night. Those showing up Wed
nesday were Mayor O. A. Tor
|gerson, Councilmen Stanley Nel
son, Lee Bettinger and L. K.
W'odlinger.
Just 16 Shopping Days
Until Christmas
Do your Christmas Shopping
now and avoid the last-minute
rush! Stocks of local stores are
more complete, offering wider
selection, easier purchasing and
more time for gift, packaging
Be uuhur ied and unhanied.
Shop now!