_"News of cAmerica’s Last Frontier”
(QL. 5 NO. 11
KODIAK, ALASKA MAY 12, 1945
PRICE 10 CENT?
rth Loan Starts Monday
Many Americans have died in
ittle since VE-day.
That simp'e statement should
•ke each person in Kodiak re
gie that there is a war still to
i won, and realize further, be
wse of the greater sacrifices of
hers, that he cannot fail to do
a vital part.
His part now? To join in the
iighty 7th War Loan Drive,
bich starts next Monday, May
l, and continues through June
i
The quota for individuals is
rger than ever before—7 billion
Jlars—and it will be up to the
dividuals to see the Quota is
ade.
0. A. Torgerson, drive chair
an, has announced that a can
iss will be made again this year
id the following have been as
5ned to the areas indicated:
Main street—Frank McCon
by & Merrill Coon..
Mill Bay avenue—Ray Martin
Alaska Way, Mill Bay to
■ooklyn—Frank Irick & Loran
bittington.
Harbor avenue & Marine Way
Harry Christopherson.
Brooklyn avenue—Ben Kraft i
Emil Knudsen
Proclamation
Whereas, it is fitting and prop
er that we citizens of Kodiak
should be concerned with the
beautification and c'eanliness of
our city;
And, whereas, the season of
the year is appropriate to a gen
eral Spring Cleaning;
I, by virtue of the power in
vested in me as mayor of Kodiak
do hereby proclaim the period
from May 15 through May 31 as
Clean-up Time, and ask the co
operation of all citizens in a
joint effort of vigorous wielding
of the paint biush, broom and
rake.
Mayor 0. A. Torgerson
City of Kodiak
Open House Today
The public is invited to the
Griffin Memorial hospital open
house from 2 to 4 pm today, in
conjunction with National Hosp
ital Day.
Tea will be served to visitors.
The Mighty 7th
The Mirror recommends the
reading of every word of the full-1
page advertisement on page 12.
Irs. Bessie Wallin Wins War Bond
'espite Better Guess From A Dog
Kodiak (£>)—■When the Kod
t Mirror went to award a bond
its contest to guess the time of
S-day, it discovered that the
"ner was Andrew Raumaker,
16 W. Jefferson St, Boise, Ida
'• Investigation disclosed that
idrew was the Scoty dog of
rs. Gertrude Raumaker, both
TOer residents of Kodiak.
Contest editors hurriedly re
Mned the previously printed
les and decided that “one entry
a ‘person’ ” ruled out the dog
d’awarded the bond to a wo
rn whose guess was 50 minutes
wer than Andrew’s.
The above is the story JP wires
med on VE-day and it is here
tk officially announced that
B winner of the Mirror 825
ftr Bond is Mrs. Bessie Wallin,
this city. Her time was May 5
5:05 pm. As previously an
unced, the filing time of the
soeiated Press wire to the
*rror, telling of the official an
uneernent of the defeat of Ger
“y, would be the deciding
3e in the contest. The editors
led that President Truman’s
nouncement was the official
e i .and the time on the JP
wire telling of it was 6:25 am.
With the greatest proportion
of guesses already out-moded,
Mrs. Wallin’s was the closest by
15 hours and 5 minutes. The next
closest guess, in the other direc
tion, was for May 11 at 10:50
am. Although it had no bearing
in the contest Mrs. Wallin’s
guess was also le3s than 2 hours
off from the actual time of the
signing of the unconditional sur
render.
Contest editors were sure all
Mirror readers would acclaim the
announcement of the winner
She.is a widow, has two sons in
the Army, and is the mother of
Mrs. Jeanette Bailey, of this
city, whose husband is in the
Navy. Mrs. Wallin, whose brogue
divulges her Scotch ancestry,
will probably approve, also.
One day this week Mrs. Wal
lin approached the editor and
asked who won the contest. ^ old
it would be announced in the pap
er, Mrs. Wallin said: “Oh, 1 see.
Well, I know I didn’t win but 1
didn’t miss it far, did I?” The
editor murmured something a
bout not being able to remember
where her guess came.
She will first learn of it here.
In Kodiak it was 4 am Tues*
day. Deputy U.S. Marshal Paul
Herring had not gone to bed be
cause he wanted to be sure to be
awake to blow the siren, so he
worked on his monthly reports.
On the radio the announcement
came—President Truman was
introduced. In a matter of sec
onds he announced the magic
words “unconditional surrender
of Germany” and Paul pressed
the button that started the siren
atop Bert’s drug store.
He kept the siren going all
through the President’s talk. In
some homes where radios were ]
sleepily turned on the static gen
erated by the siren kept the lis
(continned on page 4)
Dance Final School Event
Vandalism May Close
Post Office Lobby
Vandalism at the local post of
fice, including breaking of glass
in a number of boxes, destruc
tion of a writing desk in the lob
by and even removal of boards
on the wall, has been reported to
deputy U.S Marshal Paul Her
ring. Five boxes have been brok
en lately, but no mail has been
reported missing.
The damage is usually discov
ered after a weeKend, and it is
believed it is the work of young
sters The offense is punishable
by a fine and imprisonment.
Mis. Kathryn Francis, post
master, said that if the destruc
tion continues the lobby will be
locked after 5 pm and over week
ends.
There will be a Chamber of
Commerce meeting next Thurs
day, May 17, at the Victory cafe.!
The Junior-Bemor Prom will
be given at Blinn’s hall, next
Friday evening, May 18, and will
mark the close of school activities
for the year. Music will be furn
ished by a Navy orchestra and
admission will be by invitation.
The Junior cla«s, under the
direction of Mrs. Marjorie Gund
erson and Miss Georgya Wilbur,
will spon or the gala affair.
(For program and story on
Commencement and Baccalaur
eate, see page 10)
Baby Released
Dell Delano Jackson, infant
son of Mr. and Mrs. T. T. Jack
son, who was born prematurely
in a taxi on the way to the GM
hospital, was released from the
hospital this week after spending
9 weeks there following his birth.
At birth he weighed 3 pounds
6 ounces but was checked out at
6 pounds 3 ounces.
HISTORIC PHOTOS!
TOP—Gustaf Jodi signs the terms of complete German sui*
render in the ceremony at Reims, France, Monday (May 7).
This was the scene at SHAEF headquarters Monday as Ger
many surrendered. From left are: Front, with back to camera;
Gen. Adm. Hans G. von Friddeburg, commander of the German
navy: Col. Gen Jodi, German chief of staff: Maj Gen. Wilhelm
Oxenius, Jodi’s personal aide; Rear, seated at table facing camera;
Lt. Gen. Sir F. E. Morgan, staff deputy; Gen Francois Sevez, of
France; Adm. H. M. Burrough, commanding general Allied naval
expeditionary forces; Lt. Gen Walter Smith, Eisenhower’s chief of
staff; Lt. Gen. Ivan Chermiaeff of Russia; Gen. Ivan Susloparoff
of Russia; Gen. C A. Spaatz of the US; air marshall J. M. Rol b
(or Maj. Gen. H R. Bull—one shown but not definite which); Lt,
Col. Ivan Zenkovitch, interfeiter (at, end of table). (Associatid
Piess Wirephotos from Signal Corps radiophoto)