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VOL. 1
“News oj ^Americas Last Frontier
KODIAK ALASKA, OCTOBER 11. 1941
NO. 32
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Gala Bazaar-Dance
November Seventh
j After many months of hard
work the Ladies Guild of the Gri
: gjj Memorial Hospital announces
■ that the r first annual bazzar and
I dance will be held in Blinn’s
Hall on Friday, November 7th,
r according to a statement by
' Mrs. A. Holmes Johnson, presi
dent of the Guild, who was re
cently re-elected to the position,
• with Mrs. R. L. Clifton, vice
president and Mrs. R. Townsend
i secty-treasurer.
| This benefit affair will be a
. gala one and the entire body of
members numbering 45 ladies
have been spending many ardu
ous hours sewing and preparing
many articles that will be raffled
off during the evening. All funds
will be used to purchase a spec
ial reserve of hospital supplies, to
be used exclusively in an irner
gency under Civilian Defense of
Alaska. It would be otherwise
impossible to create such a stock
ffor the benefit of this community
as the hospital is without a sur
plus of funds for such a purpose.
Many of the articles will be a
dapted for use as both Xmas and
Thanksgiving gifts.
Holdens orcnestra nas Deen
engaged for the affair, which will
Start as a open bazaar, with fan
cy needlework, and other useful
items, a turkey raffle, a genuine
Russian samovar raffle and a un
ique article of an apron made
with many pockets all of which
are filled with silver coins. There
will also be booths in which home
nade cakes, confections and
sven house-plants will be for sale
is many cuttings of geraniums
uid ivy have been donated by
adies of the community.
The doors of the hall will be
'pen at 8 p.m. at which time,
he bazaar will be in full swing.
At 10 p.m. dancing will com
mence and continue until 1 a.m.
idmission to the entire affair,
dth all privileges, is only a
ingle dollar; and it is hoped
h&t everyone, without ex
mption, will purchase a ticket to
his very worthy undertaking.
Mrs, Johnson, president of the
■nild, states that it is the inten
°n of their organization to
sld this bazaar every year
> this time, and concentrate
>eir efforts in making it
® outsanding dance of the en
social season. Ana to at is.
hy we are asking for everyone's
pport to our effort”, she said.
Mrs, C. M. Crawford, chair
ar> of the dance committee,
M distribute the tickets during
e coming week, which will
°w ample time for every
tat to be sold before Novem
r 7th, the night of the First
>nual Bazaar and Dance of the
.dies Guild for the benefit of
6 Griffin Memorial Hospital.
Local Bank Deposits
Exceed Two Million
Last Thursday, the total de
posits made in the Bank of Kod
iak, reached the astounding tot
al of $2,044,000. according to a
statement by O. A. Torgerson,
president and manager of this
rapidly growing institution.
“This figure goes far beyond
the limits of my fondest im~
agintion. The least I can say is.
this material expression of con
fidence is appreciated and we
will always stand ready to offer
the most accomodating and con
venient banking service avail
able,” the joyful president said.
Harvy L. Brown,, formerly
associated with the Easthapton
National Bank, of New York
State, arrived here to enter into
the duties of teller with the
Bank of Kodiak. Having served
for many years in financial work,
he brings with him a wealth of
valuable experience in banking
affairs.
Alaska Guides Camps
Popular With Sportsmen
The Karluk Lake camp of t he
Alaska Guides, under the direc
tion of Charles Madsen is indeed
a very popular place for hunters
of that denizen of Kodiak Island
the carnivorous, mammoth
Kodiak brown bear.
M. W. Loving, of Chicago, and
C. D. Williamson of Yuba City,
Calif., president and vice-presi
dent respectively of the Amer.
Concrete Pipe Assoc., arrived
here on the Yukon last Sunday
and stepped into a Star Airway
plane waiting to fly them over to
the hunting lodge, They will re
main there for two weeks and
will no doubt bring their bag
limit of two “brownies each' ont
with them.
When Pilot Flayhart brought
them safely to the lake Sunday, he
picked up Col. Wm. Frazer, com
manding officer of Fort Greely
here, who had been spending a
few days of rest, hunting old
man bear on his grouhds and
shooting a beautiful speciman
whicn measured just about 9
feet in length. While at Karluk
Lake, the colonel visited both
the mainland and island camps
of the Alaska Guides, and ex
pressed deep satisfaction, with
his first hunting trip in Alaska.
Revenue Collector
Here For Few Days
Deputy-Collector C. W. Min
aker, of the U. S. Treasury
Dept., arrived in town last
TlntVsday and will assist persons
with the new revenue tax mat
ters All those desiring to inter
view him may do so at his desk
in the U. S' Marshall’s office
here.
IN. Y. T akes 4 Games
To V^in Series
New York „P—The New York
Yankees annexed their fifth
worlds championship pennant
with the defeat of the
Brooklyn Dodgers by a score
of 3 to 1 in the 5th game of the
series, winning four out of five
games.
1st Game rankees3-2
2nd ” Dodgers 3-2
3rd ” Yankees 2-1
Total runs of series; New York
17, Brooklyn 11; total hits, New
York 37, Brooklyn 27; total er
rors, New York none, Brooklyn
8.
Thg most heart-breaking streak
of bad luck occurred to the Dod
gers in the 4th game, when they
were leading by a score of 4 to 3,
in the ninth inning with two of
the Yankee batsmen out and as
the third strike was called on the
third batsman, the Brooklyn
Catcher Mickey Owens dropped
the ball, allowing the batter to
get to first base safely. The Yan
kees then proceeded to hit safely
twice scoring three runs to win
the game, 7 to 4. Average gate
receipts were 1161,397 per game.
4th ”
5th ”
7-4
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Emergency Operation
Performed on Ships Officer
When Dr. A. Bates Jones, city
health officer, boarded steamer
Yukon last Saturday, enroute to
Anchorage to appear at Court
asexper witeness in a murder
trial, he was requested by Capt.
Glasscock to diagnose , the
condition of one of the ship
officers, pilot Robert Berg.
Upon examination, Dr. Jones
found Capt. Berg suffering from
a ruptured appendix and ordered
an immediate operation at the
Base hospital. As the "i ukon
was unable to leave the Kraft
dock until Sunday morning, a
car was secured and Berg was
romoved with haste to the
Government institution, where
Drs. Brundage, Ballou and Jones
operated and confirmed a di
agnosis of gangrenous appendix.
Today Pilot Berg is still a very
critical condition, but the med
ical authorities state he has an
even chance of recovering. How
ever it will be at least two
months before he can leave the
hospital, after his narrow escape
from death.
Patients now in the Griffin
Memorial Hospital are: Mrs.
Herman Anderson and Paris
Pestrikoff of Ouzinkie; Minnie
Wallin, Chignik; Gorman Agenia
Port Grimes: John Roberts,
Snohomish, Wash and Mrs. I.il
Holman of Kodiak.
Those discharged during the
past week were Airs. Burger Han
sen, Verne Wood and Rev. Gre
gory Gleboff of Kodiak.
Mail Order House
Closes Alaskan Offices
Montgomery, Ward & Co
who have maintained an order
office in town for the last six
months, have closed it perman
ently effective October 1st., ac
cording to Mrs. Lucy Wheeler,
agent in charge here.
This policy is in keeping with
general order to close all Alaskan
offices, due to inability to get
merchandise from the factories
in the States Transportation of
packages have also been a great
source of inconvenience, due to
their late arrival here, after the
customers’ orders had been plac
ed.
No further orders will be ac
cepted by the company here,
but customers who have not yet
received their orders, may call
at the office’ which will be kept
open for such purpose only for
the next week or two, said Mrs.
Wheeler.
U. S. Army Band
Gives City Concert
The first military band con
cert ever to be held in Kodiak
drew a crowd of several hundred
citizens last Sunday afternoon,
when Coast Artillery musicians
from Ft Greely played a half
hour concert at the Bank corner.
The bandsman, who hail from
the city of New Ulm, Minnesota,
with two of their number from
Minneapolis, piled out of their
trucks and assembled for the con
cert the moment an early-after
noon shower blew over.
It had been feared that the
program would be rained out,
but the Coast Artillery boys took
advantage of the break in the
clouds to unlimber their instru
ments.
Military Police had a busy
time keeping back the crowd, so
that traffic could continue
through the streets. Cameras
both snapshot and movie models
clicked and whirred from all
sides.
Director of the Minnesota
musicians is Warrant Officer
Raymond J. Laway. The event
was brought to Kodiak at the
instigation of Ray Martin of the
Kodiak Rotary Club.
The band played marches,
polkas, and “The Stars snd
Stripes Forever,’’ which was re
quested from the crowd.
At the close, when the band
struck up the National Anthem,
soldiers, sailors, and marines
snapped to attention, saluting,
while civilians stood bareheaded
in honor to the song that makes
us all whether in the Territory
of Alaska or the 48 States them
selves, “one nation, indivisible,
with liberty and justice for all.”
We hope these band concerts
will be a frequent occurrence - a
regular part of the cultural life
of our city.
notary Llub ihnjoys
Interesting Meeting
With only two members
“absent without leave”, eighteen
charter-members of the Rotary
Club of Kodiak, met for their
second luncheon last Tuesday, as
is their weekly custom.
After partaking a delicious
Brown Bear Cafe lunch, unmark
ed ballots were distributed and
the names of seven directors,
who will be charged with the
responsibility of governing the
first year of club activities, were
written down. After a tabulation
was made, Frank Hermann, Les
F. Nachtweih, R. H. Chadwick,
Forest W. Ayers, Steve Harvy,
Carl Paj oman and Gene Dawson
were elected directors.
Following the bye-laws of
Rotary, the directors met in
private session and electeb “Les”
Nachtweih, president, R. H.
“Chajsie” Chadwick, vice-pre
sident, Gene Dawson, secretary,
and Forest W. Ayers, treasurer.
After president Nachtweih’s elec
tion was recognized he appointed
the following committee chair
man:
Club Service, i3ili LUCKey,
Program, Glen Hyner; Attend
ence & Fellowship, Frank Lah
tonen; Classification and Member
ship, Wayne Waldrip; Rotary In
formation, “Vic” Matthews,
Vocational Service, “Ross” Ros
vold; Norman Noble; and Com
munity Service, Charlie Mar
shall.
Ray Martin was appointed
Sergeant-at-Arms of Rotary here,
and it will be he who collects the
various “penalties” imposed by
the president upon tardy, absent
or recalitrant members
Three additional members
were accepted, R. L. Clifton
superintendent of Kodiak schools
Booth E. Brain, manager of
grocery department of Erskine
C , and R. V. Loughead, general
contractor.
President “Les” Nachtweih,
expressed his thanks for the
confidence my fellow members
have shown me, and I will try to
the best of my ability, to carry
out the responsibilities of my
office in a manner, wThich will re
flect credit and create a better
spirit of good-fellowship through
out this entire community ’.
The charter was dispatcnect
this week to the district-governor,
and immediately upon its return,
the Rotary Club of Kodiak will
undertake a number of activities,
to make it a strong and imposing
instrument of community service.
Announcement was made to
day by W. J. Erskine, that the
two-story residence in the Ers
kine sub-division on Russian
Hill, formerly occupied by Frank
Pickett and his family, had been
sold to Mrs. “Pat” Hclsel, of the
Helsel Photo Co.