KODIAK, ALASKA JULY 21, 1945
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Movie Comedian
Visits Kodiak
Headed by Allen Jenkins, well
taown screen comedian, aJUSO
troupe arrived at Fort*Greely
the first of the week after a tour
of the Aleutians, and left later in
the week for Nome. Shows were
presented both for the Navy and
Army personnel stationed in this
area.
Mr. Jenkins first came to
town on a visit Tuesday, and
was a frequent visitor at local
aight spots during the remainder
ai his stay here.
Firemen were called last Sat
urday at 8:55 am to the William
gimeonoff, Sr., residence adjacent
to the Kodiak Bottling Works on
Marine Way, where a mattress
fire was started, presumably by
a cigarette. It was reported two
men were sleeping in one of the
rooms. The fire was quickly ex
tinguished.
The owner of the building was
out of town.
C. of C. Hears
Water Talk
A description of the city water
system provided by the Federal
Works Agency, which the city is
to take over soon on an arrange
ment whereby maintenance and
alterations will be paid from rev
enues on a lease basis, was given
by James Martz, chairman of
the city water and sewer com
mittee, at the Chamber of Com
merce luncheon Thursday. Re
mainder of the revenue will go
to the FWA toward payment of
the project’s cost.
Tlw. 5. qjill tau« ij w a ter
fcf some time to come, Mr.
Martz said.
Aue cnamoer went on record
•s being against the inequality
«f the governmental ruling allow
a 25 per cent increase to civil
service workers if hired Outside
but not allowing it if the work
ers are Alaska residents.
Ibr. C. N. Hoveland, naval
*ntist, a«ked assistance of the
y in making arrangements to
Practice in Kodiak in view of the
nee of Dr. Eugene Sullivan,
®e town’s only dentist.
I'ra ik Irick, 4th of July ebair
n. rtported $355.20 was given
^children on the holiday, and
r expenses were paid $213 of
ni„ '^97 was left for
P a.Yground use.
tter was read from a tour
ttndiniTsWlllCtl Saidlfc P,anned
•ach w f°Ups of 30 tourist*
^ Kod'akmme and ask
traction!. mf>dat,0ns and at
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Fire Damages Wildlife Residence
Author Seeks
Data On Area
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Hilsch
er made a brief stop-over in
Kodiak yesterday on their waj
to Naknek, and expect to return
heie Sunday.
Mr. Hilscher is a well-known
journalist and former editor of
Alaska Life magazine and is now
doing free-lance work. It is re
ported he is writing a book on
Alaska, and is seeking picture
Named As Agent
Appointment of Lee BettiDger,
of the Kodiak Bottling Works
and Kodiak Candy company, as
agent for the Railway Fxpress
company, on a commission basis,
was reported this week. The new
agency is effective August 1.
Harold Siver, the present ag
ent, is leaving soon for Seattle.
and material in this area to be
furnished travel agencies an«J
other publicity outlets.
Fire of unknown origin brok<
out at the federal owned resi
dence of the Fish & Wildlife Ser
vice (known locally as the Gam<
Commission house) on Missioi
road Thursday at 6:54 pm, an(
presented a stubborn battle be
fore it was extinguished 40 min
utes later by the fire depart
ment.
The house has been occupiec
this year by Frank Beals, Aleu
tian refuge agent, who left tha
morning on the Wildlife servict
boat, the Rwan, forChignik. Alsi
staying at the house were Roi
Lindsley, captain aboard th<
Swan, and Mrs. Lindsley and 1
young daughters.
Mrs. Lindsley and the child
ren were home when the fir*
started. Mrs. Lindsley said sh<
was in the kitchen and openec
the door to the built-in baei
poich to find it afire and full ol
smoke. Frank Erbes, who waf
passing the house in a car, saw
flames coming out a back win
dtrw and continued on to turn ir
the alarm.
The fire quickly spread fi on:
the porch into the StitcheD anc
to the 2 bedrooms upstairs whicb
suffered the most damage. Thre*
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Truman
In Europe
Top
President Truman walks down
the gangplank at Antwerp, Bel
gium, followed by Secretary of
°‘GWi^'DtfigBrTr'Bisennow
er (left) and President Truman
(center) meet again at Brussels,
Belgium.
Airline Reduces
Local Rates
A reduction in plane fares, in
cluding Kodiak to Anchorage, ef
fective today, is announced by
Ray Martin, local agent for the
! Alaska Airlines.
The $60 fare from here to
Anchorage is reduced to $48, a»tT>
the Anchorage to Juneau rate cf <
$82 is cut to $70, making the
through fare from Kodiak to
Seattle, including the tar,
; $244.95.
' The $12 saving each way re
sults in a round-trip rate from
' Kodiak to Anchorage of $96, not
including the federal transporta—
| tion tax of 15 per cent.
The regular meeting of the
city council will be held next
Monday at 7:30 at the city hall.
Cannery Worker
Adjudged Snsane
Alejandro Castillo, 41, of
Seattle, employe of a cannery at
Uganik, was adjudged insane
yesterday by a jury consisting of
Jack Allmao, G. W. Bubendorf
Ray Martin, E. J. MoriDO, L. J.
Whittington and R. E. Dawson,
and was committed to Morning
side asylum at Portland, Ore.,
by U. S. Commissioner C. C.
Naughton.
He will be taken Outside t>y
deputy U. S. Marshal Paul Her
ring, who has booked passage on.
the Dext boat.
16 Localites
Afi$n omtbth
ship vessel on a week’s vacation*
trip. The vessel makes 8 calls at
various local ports befoie return
ing here en route to Seattle.
The travellers are Mr. & Mrs
Howard Beardsley, W. J. Wheel -
don, David Anderson, Sister Hil
lary, Sister Mary Leo, Father
\ iucent Edge, Mrs Mariaii
Blinn, Mrs. Mary Colton, R. K~
Thorsheim, Mrs. Rose Be t tinge r.
A. J. Smith, Mrs. Frances Libby,
Margaret Peterson, Mary Greer*
and Frances Delmayer.
OPA Fish Price
Control Removed
Washington (A3)—OPA price
ceilings have been removed or;
salmon caught by gill net oir
seine in Alaska waters, Delegate
E. L. Bartlett told reporters
The revocation is retroactive to
June 28.
This action does not affect the
prices set by the War Labor
board aB a wage stabilisation
measure on fish sold to canneries