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"News oj oAmericas Last Frontier”
VOL. 2 NO. 13
KODIAK, ALASKA, MAY 30, 1942
PRICE 10 CENTS
Invasion of European Continent Promised
No Emergency Mass Evacuation Planned
KODIAK .
DIARY ...
, Love blooms in the spring
when boy meets girl, and even
if boy is separated from girl. . .
»nd sometimes complications set
in. . .
p Take the case of Ralph Schil
hos, who comes to town twice a
day on contractor’s business, and
Irearns meanwhile of his girl,
Lois Cummings, in far-off Bell
ingham, Washington.
> Lois is a candidate in a queen
contest now on in Bellingham,
and sent Ralph a clipping about
it, with her picture. Ralph, eager
to be the gallant swain, decided
to do something about it, so he
aent a wire to the newspaper,
ihe contest headquarters. I here
iy cast 100,000 votes, he said,
in so many words, for Lois Cum
mings. The men at the air base
here, he said, are voting un
animously for her. Give her my
love, he said.
Ralph went around with a
feeling of work well done until
he got an answering wire. From
contest headquarters, it said;
would be glad to cast the 100.
DQO votes. They cost 50 cents
perhundredvotes.it said. Lois
sends her love, it said.
We don’t know what Ralph
said
But we know what Ralph did.
Armed with the clipping, the
wires, and a big picture of his
Ctrl, he started out selling votes,
ruesday of this week he had
sold 25,000 votes worth, and as
Yesterday wTas the end of the
contest whatevei the total was
has already been sent in.
Well, even if Lois doesn’t win,
Ralph ought to get 25,000 more
>f her votes of confidence. How
kbout it, Lois?
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Most of us will never know
how it feels to be an ice pool
dinner, but at least we can see
how it looks r.o win in the photo
&f Warren Locke, one of this
dear's winners, in a picture tak
&n the day he was notified of
his luck in sharing with 9 other
ticket holders in the $85,000
Purse. Locke is employed at the
Paval air station, and is the
Rrst winner ever recorded from
Kodiak.
Locke’s profit isn’t as much as
People suppose—he bought four
other tickets that were a total
loss.
—"Photo by Helsel
Holiday Today
Business houses here will
be closed all day today in
observance of Memorial
Day, by cooperation of the
merchants and the Retail
Clerk’s Union. Memorial
Day services, arranged by
the American Legion, Post
17, will begin at 10:30 at
the school grounds, with
an address by Warren A.
Taylor, commander, to be
followed by a flag-raising
ceremony. Military detach
ments will take part in the
parade to the dock where
additional services will be
performed.
(The all-day closing
affects only those stores
employing clerks. Mayor
Nick Miell has asked all
other establishments to
close from 10:30 to 12:30.
The Bank of Kodiak will
be open only from 7 p. m.
to 9 p. m. today.)
NOTICE
All former members of the
Civil Defense Corps and all men
interested in Civil Defense are
asked to see Glen Hyner, Alaska
Governor Gruening, in the position of Civil Defense Dir
ector of the Territory, has asked that the residents of Kodiak
prepare theirselves for any eventuality that may be caused by
the war.
There will be no planned mass evacuation in the event of
an air raid. Plans made and orders issued at the time of the
evacuation census are cancelled by this new order.
The army has found through experience that the most prac
tical shelter is an open trench, deep enough so that the occu
pants are a foot or more belovv the surface of the ground.
There will be a man in the vaiions sections of the town ad
vise you as to the location and other plans for your shelter.
DIG NOW
CIVIL DEFENSE COMMITTEE
Steamship company agent, to
register, and to get particulars
concerning a reorganized defense
group.
Comedian May Visit
It is reported from the States
that AT Colson, of stage, radio
and screen fame, is planning a
trip to Alaska to entertain the
men of the Alaska Defense Com
mand. No formal announcement
of plans has been made, how
ever
Foi a complet description of
the new emergency canteen set
up see page 10.
How It Looks To Win An Ice Pool
Prisoner Taken
While On Ship
Deputy U. S. Marshal Paul
Herring returned this week from
a trip to Seward, where he took
two men commited for insanity
to be transported from there to
Morning Side, Portland Oregon.
Pin route he took another pris
oner into custody, when Homer
Myers. 21, a passenger, proved
disorderly and attemped to
jump overboard. Myers, a form
er employee of the base, was on
his way outside He was held in
Seward far a 10-day observation
period.
Man Commits
Suicide Here
Ned Love, 23, welder, who re
turned to the base from a vac
ation only two weeks ago, com
mitted suicide by drinking
poison in an apartment located
in the rear of the Federal Em
ployment Office building near
the Russian church. His body
was discovered Thursday even
ing about 7:30 by neighbors In
vestigating officers said no reas
on for his act was known.
He is survived by his wife,
Evelyn, employee of Dell’s Cafe.
Funeral services were held yes
terday afternoon at 2 p. m. at
the Baptist church with Rev.
Gregory S. Morony officiating.
Washington (-T) — Despite
heavy losses inflicted on Amer
ican coastal shipping by sub
marines, Naval experts said it is
slowly winning the battle of the
Atlantic. They emphasized, how
ever, that^only steadily increas
ing production of both war and
merchant ships should clinch the
ultimate victory.
They said the greatest need
was for more defensive craft
subchasers, blimps and patro
bombers manned by experiencec
personnel.
West Point (-P) Invasion oi
the European continent w a -
promised by General Mars a >
Army Chief of Staff, who tola
the graduating class that Amer
ican teoops “landing in England
will land in France.”
He said the Army would tota
nearly four and a half inl 1011
men by the end of the year in
stead of the previously announc
ed estimate of three million, six
hundred thousand. During the
past month the army has grow n
by 300,000 men.
Chunking (JP) — The High
Command announced that 10
more points on the outskirts of
I'■•hang Jap-held Yptze river
stronghold above Hankow, ha\e
fallen to Chinese forces in con
certed attacks which started ■>
days ago. The Command an
nounced that. Kinhw, besieged
capital of Checiang province,
was “still in our hands despite
enemy attacks the previous
night.”
Washington (A3)— A joint
conference committee tailed to
agree on Senate and House diff
erences on milkary pay adjust
ment. Chairman Reynolds said
it migt be some time before an
other sess on is held. He said he
voted to accept the House-app
roved amendment to raise the
present minimum pay from 21 to
to 50 dollars, but 3 other Senate
conferees lefused to yield on the'
Senate figure of $12 monthly.
New York (H5)—Under-sec
retary of War Patterson said
U. S. production of planes this
year would surpass the Presi
dents 50,CC0 figuie by a “healthy
margin”
London (.P)—1The Air Minis
try said bombers fired on four
ships in an Axis convoy off the
Dutch coast during widespread
night operations.
John Barrymore, veteran of
stage and screen, died last night
after several hours unconscious
ness.
Vancover (A*)—From British
Columbia wilderness country
came the story of how Cus
Hedin trapper, saved the lives
of 5 U. S. Army engineers after
their pontoon overturned and V2
companions drowned on an is
olated lake May 14.
A dispatch to Vancover from
Fort St. John said Hedin twice
braved rough water in a leaky
fourteen-foot rowboat with a
cracked oar to pick up the 5
soldiers. He saw two others sink
as he tried to reach them. One
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