VOL. 2 NO. 35
KODIAK. AI ASKA OCTOBER 31. 1942
Alaska Road Open; Rationing 'Assumed,
Everyone Urged To Gather Scrap In Drive
To give citizens of Kodiak ad
ditional time to gather their
scrap the date for picking it up
has been advenced to next Wed
nesday, November 4, and on
that date trucks will gather the
material and all usable scrap will
be hauled to the base, where it
will be shipped out as part of
the national drive to gather 17
million tons of the badly needed
metal.
Any kind of scrap can be gath
ered, both big and little, and an
ything unusable will be sorted
out as it is picked up and will be
taken to the garbage dump.
The local Rotary club is spon
soring the drive here at the in
vitation of the War Production
board, which describes the
drive as one of the most import
ant phases of the current war
effort. The scrap is vitally need
ed te enable steel mills t hrough
out the country to continue op
erating this winter, as all new
steel utilizes about 50 per cent
scrap metal.
Captain James E. Dyer, Com
mandant, U. S. Naval Operating
Base, in a letter to President
Chadwick, said: “The disolay of
initiative in promoting tnis drive
is highly commendable and rest
assured that the Naval Operat
ing Base will cooperate in every
way”
The success of this drive, as of
*ny, depends on the individuals,
and it is up to them to take the
fittle time necessary the gather
up any scrap, from flat irons to
old machinery, and place it along
side their garbage cans or in
their yards where the trucks
can pick it up.
Other towns have exceeded (
quotas of 100 pounds of scrap
perindividua', and it is up to
Kodiak to show it can do its
Kart in any needed effort. Don’t
forget the date, next. Wednesday;
»nd make the slogan mean some- 1
thing—“Let’s get in the Scrap!’’ '
COMIN’&GOIN’
Henry Futoransky, R E.
Esterday, Layne Fitts, Shirley 1
George. H E. Bettinger, Geo. L.
Stinger, Mrs. Cecil Helsel, Jo- ^
«eph McGuire, Geo. A. McKen
*«, C. P. Woodring, Edward jf
Arnold, Myers Holden, Victor
Olson, R. H Kirkpatrick, Geo.
I* Stinger, F. W. Vinson, J ^
Eidswick, W A. Segler, Joseph
McOavin, Jean Andrews, W. R.
Edridge, Roger Bethman, Lloyd
King
Incoming: 1
W, F Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. i
•John J. Carlson, George F. i<
Ltiddy. I;
Firemen To Gather
i There will be a Fireman’s
meeting at the Mecca next
Tuesday, Nov. 3, at 9 p.m.,
Frank Hermann, secretary, an
nounced.
“Spirit Of Alaska”
Christened
Word has been received from
the Treasury department in
Washington of the christening of
a Flying Fortress, the '‘Spirit of
Alaska”.
Christening was made possible
by the loyal support of citizens
of the Territory in a special War
savings drive conducted last
February and March, during
which $436,552 was subscribed,
or $86,552 above the actual pur
chase price of a heavy bomber.
Picture of the plane are now be
ing forwarded from Washington.
Pierce Named
To Draft Board
James II. Pierce assumed the
duties of a member of the Locai
Draft board No. 5 this week on
receipt of notification of his ap
pc.intrnent to that position by
Governor Gruenmg. Other mem
bers of the board are Stuart
Nuckols, chairman, Warren A.
Taylor, Merrill Coon and Jack
Allman
Pierce replaces former member
Hobart Wiseman, who resign
ed at the time of going to
Ouzinkie to teach school.
Tonight's The Night
Of Trick Or Treat
Tonight, is Hallow'e’en and al
though witches, black cats and 1
jack-o-1anterns may not be much •
in evidence there will be young
spirits with mischief as their in- *
tent roaming about. The night
police will be roaming too, to '
see that none of the fun reaches ]
the damage stage. i
Project Company
Seeks Equipment
A query from the A T. Bec
kett company, contractor’s for
the city’s sewer and water pro
ject, as to availability of equip
ment, including air compressors,
concrete mixer, bulldozer and
trucks has recently been answer
ed by the city to the effect that
the equipment can be obtained
for the sewer and water work.
Some of the equipment is a
vailable locally, and a survey by
Mayor Nick Miell on a recent
trip to Anchorage disclosed that
other equipment needed could be
procured there No woid has
been received from the contrac
tors as to final arrangements for
use of any equipment having
been made.
The city has also been notified
that the riirht of way, both in
and outside the ci'y limits, has
been granted the Federal Works
Agency for these two projects.
Seek To Oust
City Attorney
Although no council meeting
was held Monday night because
of lack of quorum an open meet
ing was held, with a body of re
presentatives of t h e Central
I-abor council and various unions
being present.
The union group presented a
request that the office of city
attorney, occupied by Warren
Taylor, be vacated. Charges
md counter-charges were made
md a lengthy discussion ensued.
It is understood the g-oup .
vill be present at the next i
egular meeting of the council,
'lov. 9. ,
3 wild Meets Tuesday
The Hospital Guild is to meet |
rue§day at 2 p. m at the hos- 1
lital. Reports from the dance
nd bazaar will be presented.
!
ATG Sets Meeting
An important meeting of the
Alaska Territorial guard will be
held at the Bank of Kodiak at
8 p.m. Tuesday, All rifles are to
be turned in immediatetly
—
Robberies
Still Unsolved
The two robberies of last
week, at the Wm. A. Schultz a
partment and the O. Kraft &
Son store, remain unsolved but
police have not diminished their
efforts in seeking a solution of
the crimes.
Investigation is still being
made on the basis of clues pres
ent after the robberies but no
arrests have been made.
Buys Recreation
Business
John Raft, who managed
Jerrome’s Recreation parlor dur
ing owner Jerry Lodge’s recent
trip Outside, has purchased the
business and is now operating it
under its new name, Kodiak
Recreation parlor.
Lodge left after the sale and
after a short vacation plans to
join one branch of the armed
forces.
Charlotte B.
Is Total Loss
Sinking of the Charlotte B ,
island mail boat belonging to
Bob von Sheele, reported last
week was confirmed this week
>n the arrival of the Aurelia
tannery tender from Carmel
vhich took the crew and pass
mgers to Ouzinkie, and from
here they made the trip to
Kodiak on the Phyllis S. At
mssengers were removed by life
>oat when the boat foundered in
i storm, and two additional trips
(continued on page 4)
Over $1000 Realized On Benefit Ball
The annual Benefit Dance &
Bazaar held Tuesday at Blinn’s
ball drew the largest crowd in
that events history, and $1218.40
was realized to be used for surgi
cal and war relief supplies for
he Griff n Memorial hospital.
Mrs. Forrest G. Ayers, general
ihairman, ex'ends thanks to
Gleneral Corlett, Admiral Reeves
find Admiral Theobold for their
splendid cooperation, to the ex
cellent army orchestra, to Army
and Navy men who presented
the floor show, to the Kodiak
business houses who donated
prizes and to all members of the
committees assisting.
Mrs. Irma Clifton, acting pre
sident of the Ladies’ Guild,
thanks a'l "who so kindly contri
buted to the financial success of
the Dance and Bazaar We would
like to name each one who gave
to their time, talents and sub
stantial donations, but it would
make too long a list. So please,
one and all, accent, this as the
sincere thanks of the Guild.”
Some of the prize winners in
eluded: silverware, Claiie Pal
mer;dishes, G. McMurray;clock.
Thomas D. Ostrom; carving set.
Howard C. Bodkin; ham, C. M
Cady; toaster se , H R. Pope
Not previously mentioned in
lists of contributors are the
Bettinger Company and Island
transfer.
A complete financial state
ment for the ball will be pub
lished next week.
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Alaskan Highway is now open
to traffic, Secretary Stimson an
nounced, weeks ahead of sched
ule. Motor trucks started this
week to moving supplies and
equipment to gariisons in Ala
ska, using the entire roadway.
Stimson said, “Thousands of
trucks will operate on the route
all winter, carrying soldiers and
supplies to Alaska. Plans are al
so under way to bring loads of
strategic materials out on their
return trips.”
Formal opening has been ad
vanced tentatively to Nov. 15
instead of Dec. 1. Ceremonies
are planned at the point of the
Alaskan-Canadian border.
Washington (*T)—An official
of the OPA said it is reasonable
to assume that general rationing
will be applied to Alaska, but
Delegate Dimond said any such
a plan would be “just plain
screwy”.
Hupeit Emerson, head of the
Territories division, OPA, said
tires, autos and typewiiters are
already rationed, but sugar and
gas are not. Emerson said “In
so far as it is necessary we wilt
apply the national rationing pro
gram to Alaska. It is a reason
able assumption that if coffee is
rationed in the remainder of the
nation there is no reason why it
shouldn’t be rationed in Alaska
We have reached no flat decision
but are studying the question ”
Mildred Hermann, en route to
Washington, D. C., rationing di
rector for the Territory, said 'It
is reasonab e to assume that ge -
sral rationing will be applied 10
Alaska if it is applied to the rest
of the country. Very good rea
sons have been shown why Alas
ka should be included ”
Said Delegate Dimond "It
would be just plain screwy to ap
ply general rationing to Alaska.
L tried to find out but I have
been unab e to learn what the
OPA intends to do. Interior re
sidents'have to lay in supplies
every su nmer for the neat i'J
months, and can’t run to tire
corner grocery every time llrey
need a pound of sugar. It might
be necessary to ra ion liquor but
the cost of applying the general
rationing policy to 80 or 90 thou
sand people in a territory t.l>e
size of Texas would be tremen
dous and foolish.”
Tire Seekers
Should Register
All vehicle owners who expert
to obtain tires now or at any
future date must register imme
diately with Louise Williams,
clerk of (lie h cai U ui and It a ti
nning board, next to Pelt’s cafe.