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Juneau, Alaska
KODIAK, ALASKA — SEPTEMBER 22, 1945
PRICE 10 CENTS
L. 5 NO. 30
»ale Of Local Surplus Property To Start
tog Killing
lase Heard
Charged with maliciously kill
adog, Knut Sol berg, Mill
jr rancher, was bound over to
grand jury Monday at a
iring before U. S. Commission
D. C. Naughton, and furnish
$1000 cash bail,
rhe complaint was signed by
rl F. Stewart, base employe,
Her of the dog, a cooker span
whicb at the time it was shot
urday was with two boys,
) Lear, son of Mrs. Mary Sor
, bank employee, and Jackie
son, son of Mr. and Mrs. Os
Nelson.
dr. Solberg testified that the
; molested his chickens, aDd
it at the time he shot it with
hotgun on the beach across
i road in front of his place
>t the dog had a chicken in
mouth.
~'he two youths testified that l
hough the dog had barked at
bicken that they had called it
i that it had not touched the
eken.
Cbe fall term of the grand jury
Jets in Anchorage in October,
nviction on a charge of mali
us killing of a dog provides a
eral jail sentence of not less
in 3 months nor more than 1
tr, or a penitentiary sentence
not less than 6 months nor
ire than 3 years, and-or a fine
not less than $50 nor more
in $1000.
E fetch Setting
ate Announced
Washington (zP)—The Senate
mimously approved and sent
-the White House the measure
ending daylight saving time
2 am September 30. The bill
3 been approved by the House.
^Warren A. Taylor, Territorial
iresentative and Fairbanks
^diak attorney, arrived here
is week and will attend to
siness of his local office while
'aiting the floating court, due
Jt. 2.
' The Island Star, school mime
raphed newspaper, will make
i first appearance of the year
*t Friday, Sept. 28.
Next Monday, Sept. 24, is
ty council meeting night.
The American flag is raised
yer the U. S. embassy in Tokyo,
‘he flag is the same one that
lew over the capitol in Washing
on on Pearl Harbor day.
And Everybody Asks,
1Have A Nice Time?9
Miss Lilian Morris, bookkeep
er for the Kodiak Candy com
pany and Bottling works, return
ed here this week after a vacation
spent on the mainland.
Taking no rain clothes she ran
into torrential rain every place
she went; in Fairbanks her first
step from a taxi resulted in leav
ing one shoe behind in the mud;
in one town she slept in a
“bairacks” 12 blocks from town;
she was unable to get to Circle
Springs because of a road wash
out; she was unable to fly to
Barrow because restrictions on
travel were still on; and to climax
things she spent 9 days in a hos
pital in Seward, part of the time
with a hot pack on her head
simultaneously with an ice pack
on her face (the latter indicated
treatment after a minor facial
operation).
It was her first vacation in 3
years.
Six new students have enrolled
in the kindergarten the past
week, bringing the total enroll
ment to 20 students.
Mrs. Bertha Pratt, kindergar
1 ten teacher, is now teaching high
school half days and kindergar
ten half days, both in the church
basement.
Surplus property of the army
at Fort Greely and the local
Daval base will go on sale locally
by Tuesday, according to plans
announced here this week by
John Van Ginlioven, assistant to
the director, and Victor M. Len
zer, executive assistant, of the
Surplus Property Office, Depart
ment of the Interior, Washing
ton, D. C.
The two representatives made
preliminary arrangements before
leaving late in the week and
stated that on Sunday 3 men will
arrive on the local scene to
handle the actual sales. These
men are Harry Bolman and
George Bennett, of Washington,
and Lt. Com. Tony Frank, U. S.
Army, salvage officer of the Al
askan Department, Anchorage.
The property declared surplus
will be gathered and nut on dis
play at a central yard and towns
people may go out and inspect
the material, which is sold on an
as is, where-is basis. After in
spection prospective customers
will submit their bid in writing
locally, and the sales will be de
clared locally. Payment must
then be made by check (no cash)
to the local representatives, and
the customer must transport his
purchases to town.
Mr. Van Ginhoven stated that
disposal of the property is being
Historic Flag In Tokyo
Bishop Of Alaska
Here On Visit
Bishop Walter; J. Fitzgerald,
S. J., arrived here yesterday
from Juneau on his first trip to
Bodiak since his appointment as
Bishop of Alaska. He expects to
be here only a few days.
rushed with all possible speed
and that it is hoped that local
surpluses will be sold within one
weeks’ time. Any left may be
transferred to disposal yards at
i Seward and Anchorage, where
other property from the Aleu
tians will be taken.
An incomplete list of material
available is said to contain the
following items:
Trucks, flatbed and dump;
pickups; a few sedans; building
material, including lumber and
nails; wood stave sewer & water
pipe; soil pipe; water storage
tanas up to 200 gal. capacity;
all plumbing supplies, including
sinks; some electrical supplies;
and other items.
Arrangements will be made
so that townspeople will be al
lowed to enter the military res
ervation without the customary
passes.
Mr. Ginhoven stressed the
fact that his office wants to get
rid of the surplus property quick
ly, and that all arrangements
are being made with an eye to
their quick sale to members of
any community in which they
are located.
The Interior Department is
establishing Surplus Property
offices at Anchorage, Fairbanks
and Juneau, and in localities
more remote are sending tempor
ary personnel to effect the sales,
as at Kodiak.
Following a similar appearance
a week earlier by local school
teachers, the remainder of the
staff were honor guests at the
Rotary luncheon Tuesday. Alter
introduction of the teachers by
Superintendent Harry Holt
movies were enjoyed by members
and guests. Among the latter
were Dr. Hugh Patterson, Sam
Styles, Alfred C. Fox, Eino
Kainulainen and Carl Pajoman.
The teachers weie Mrs. Mar
jorie Gunderson, Mrs. Oneita
Metzgar, Mrs. Esther Miell and
the Misses Eunice von Scheele
and Betty Carter.
Sam Styles, representative of
Alaska Life magazine, left yes
terday after visiting local merch
ants to make arrangements for
Kodiak to be included in a spec
ial section of a special annual
edition of the magazine.
Local Base
To Be Kept
Washington (A?)—The Navy
disclosed its intention not to give
up any Pacific island bases until
a final decision of their disposi
tion is made.
The disclosure was made to
the House naval committee by
Admiral Hore, vice-chief of oper
ations.
Kodiak, Adak and Attu have
been tentatively chosen for re
tention in the Pacific as second
ary bases Dutch Harbor was*
named as an emergency base on
i a caretaker basis.
I
Engineer Leaves
A. C. Fox, operations repre
sentative for the Rural Electri
fication, left this week after an
inspection of operations of the
local KEA plant. He stated that
he was pleased with the condi
tion of the local plant.
He is also taking to REA
headquarters at St. Louis, Mo. a
request that a line be run to twe»
nearby islands, occupied by Mr
and Mrs. A1 Nixon and Mr. antf
Mrs. Jake Johnson. Engineers,
he promised, will estimate the
cost of the project.
To Survey
This Harbor
Seattle (iP)—A survey of
Kodiak harbor will be made by
the United States Engineers un
der a 100-million dollar post-war
civil works program covering.
Alapka, Washington, northern
Idaho and western Nevada, it
was announced by Brig. Gen.
Philip G. Brutan, Pacific division
engineer.
The Kodiak survey will inves
tigate advisable navigation im
provements.
The following officers of the
high school student body have
been elected by the students:
William Robertson, president;
Bill Anderson, vice president;
and Cberie Morrison, secretary
treasurer.
In Less Than A Week
Front Here To Kodiak
Washington (#) — Regular
round-the-world air service will
begin next Friday from the
Washington National airport.
Six and a quarter days will be
required and the fare will be
$2431 plus the 15 per cent trans
portation tax.