Week’s News Highlights
ASaska Restricted
- t Francisco—Travel of pri
■ ■ ( izens to Alaska, particu
!v women and children is vir
* ’ally forbidden by Army and
N ivy authorities because of lack
• •' transportation facilities and
‘ !erimte hazards involoved”.
The statement of policy on
Mich travel was issued by head
quarters of the Western Defense
Command the Fourth Army be
cause of the increasing number
of applications by private citi
zens for permission to go to Al
aska.
Wives and dependents of mil
itary personnel including civilian
workers employed on military
projects are forbidden to return
to Alaska. Permission is granted
•to few persons, principally actual
bonafide longtime residents.
To Transfer Farms
San Francisco—The Wartime
Civil Control Administration an
nounced that the Agriculture
division has opened a special
field office at Anchorage to help
arrange for the transfer to new
operators the Japanese farm'
lands and equipment.
The WCCA said it estimated
270 Japanese and Japanese
Ainerican farmers are to be
evacuated from Alaska as a mil
itary precaution. It is expected
that Filipinos are more numer
ous in the Territory than the
Japanese, and they will take over
some of the farms. Otherwise
replacements will be met in part
from agricultural labor by Char
les M Ross, who has been ap
pointed field agent. The Anchor
age office will prepare a report
on the types and sizes of Alaskan
farms and arrange with the
Farm Security Aministration for
production loans for new oper
ators to the extent required.
A New Bond
The Treasury Department lias
made available a new $25 mat
urity value war savings bond of
Series F with an issue price of
$18 50. Lowest denomination
here-to-fore of the Series F has
been 1100 but this smaller bond
will make it possible for small
associations, clubs, civil and
church societies to participate
in the war savings program.
Why not? Buy a Bond or a
Defense Stamp today
GENERAL
REMODELING
and
CONTRACT
CONSTRUCTION
of
RESIDENCES
& STORES
“Free Estimates”
J. N. Steffgen
Contractor
Felder Building
Narrows Rock
To Be Blasted
Ripple Rock, long a hazard to
navigation in the Seymour Nar
rows of the Inside Passage, is to
be drilled and blasted out of
existence. W. G. Mackenzie,
president of the British Colum
i bia Bridge & dredging company
has received word from Ottawa
that his company has been a
warded the contract for its re
moval The contract was award
ed on a cost-plus fee basis and
will cost apDroximately $375,000
and will take an estimated 10
months to complete.
The rock, which has caused
numerous shipwrecks and made
the narrows one of the most
perilous stretches of water in the
Pacific, is situated 2,000 feet
from shore. It is 350 feet long
and 250 feet wide and has 19
pinnacles rising to 14 feet of the
water surface.
a Men inducted
The following five men were
inducted by the local Selective
Service Board this week: Thomas
Peter Riley, Unalaska; Homer J.
Stearns, Kodiak;Richard Chest
er Long Portland, Ore.; Harold
Leon Lyons, Corvallis, Oie ;
Forrest Lee Blinn, Leadville,
Col.
Cafe Ghanges Hours
With the addition of Victor
Schrup, chef, formerly of Ju
neau to the staff of Rosser’s
cafe, Mrs. Ruth Garrison, owner,
announces that beginning this
week the cafe will open at 6 a.m.
and close at 2 p. m. every day,
including Sunday.
Alaska Ahead
On Bond Quota
Alaskans purchased almost 75
per cent of its May Quota during
the first two weeks of this month,
series E bonds alone having a
sales value of $258,017.50. An
chorage made an outstanding
record with sales o ' $92,700 dur
ing the first two weeks, which
was $42,700 more than the en
tire month’s quota. Other sales
were.
Fairbanks $40 388.50
Juneau 29,473.75
Ketchikan 22,799 00
Petersburg 9,656.25
Sitka
21,075.00
Kodiak
Cordova
9,318.75
8,681.25
Attention Softball Fans
All men interested in playing
softball are asked to see Ray
Martin, at the Club Liquor
store It is planned to get a
team together to play various
teams already organized at the
base.
5 Finnish Steam Bath
NOW OPEN TO
THE PUBLIC
Private Rooms for
Ladies and Families
HOURS
) Fri. & Sat. 5 p m. to 1 a m.
Sunday - - ALL DAY
; Anytime by Appointment
I Take Steam Baths
For Your Health
I Swedish and Electrical
; Massage
j College Graduate Masseur
| Located in back of Coca
) Cola Bottling Works
A IHKHMt-LI. I.tni.h KAtttUL*
"Stick around, friend,
Old Sunny Brook
is on th'; way”
SunnyBrook
BRAND
Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey
"CHEERFULAS
ITS NAME"
National Distillers Prod'
nets Corporation, N. Y.
93 Proof
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Distributed by NATIONAL GROCERY COMPANY, Seattle, Washington
Kodiak Plumbing
&
Sheet Metal Works
Complete Sheet Metal Shop
Latest Machinery
All Our Work Guaranteed
Win. P. Smit h, Owner
T ocated at Kraft’s Dock
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ALASKA CONTRACTS
COMPANY
ROUSE, SWAN & KOMM
# Tractor Work
• Bull-Dozing
• Gravel-Fillii
A SPECIALTY
We will be glad to give estimates
od work of this type—on
any size job
WE INVITE PROPOSALS OF BIDS
Contact Rouse, Swan or
Alaska Transfer Headquarters
Disown Dsflii fin?
C. W. (Bill) DICKEY, Prop.
You’ll Roll In Health
if you eat here * - where quality foods
only • - correctly cooked ■ ■ are served
til
TRY OUi
STEAK
DINNERS
Our banquet room is at your disposal for parties, dinnei
banquets, club meetings, etc. Make reservations early
OPEN
FOR
BUSINESS
AGAIN
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WE NOW HAVE SOME NEW
Merchandise
TO SELL.
A Registered Pharmacist always on l*a