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rrNews oj oAmericas Last Frontier”
fOL. 6 NO. 39
KODIAK, ALASKA NOVEMBER 23, 1946
PRICE 10 CENTS
Strike Not
Over Yet
Seattle (JP)—One relief ship,
the Grommet Reefer, sailed
Thursday for Alaskan ports, in-1
eluding Kodiak, while Territorinl
jepresentatives here appealed for
at least 2 more to be cleared.
Lt. Comdr. Chester, aide to
Governor Gruening, with Volney
Richmond, Jr., heading the
Chamber of Commerce relief
oommittee, declared that the
4000 tons aboard the Gommet
Reefer, was only “a drop in the
backet.” The cargo included
food, clothing and medical sup
plies. Alaskans urged that other
essentials be put aboard the next
ships.
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The West coast meanwhile
simmered with discontent be
tween unions after the CIO long
shoremen and Marine engineers
approved settlement of their
strikes. The AFL Masters, Maces
& Pilots were voting Thursday
and Friday on terms of the con
tract with the Pacific American
Shipowners association.
Hot words were exchanged at
half a dozen San Francisco piers
when CIO longshore gangs re
porting to work found AFL un
ion picket lines.
The Grommet Reefer will be
due at Kodiak about Dec. 4 or 5,
after making stops at Yakutat,
Cordova, Valdez, Seward, Seldo
via before coming here.
It has 160 tons for town
To Lease
Night Club
One of Kodiak’s two largest
night clubs, the Club Montmar
tre on Mill Bay road, will be
leased by the Veterans of For
eign Wars as the result of action
taken by that body last night at
a special meeting.
Papers will be signed within
the next 2 weeks and on official
ly taking over the VFW will op
erate the Montmartre as a club
f» members and guests only.
The lease will provide an op
tion to purchase in 5 years or
less.
The Montmartre building con
tains a dance floor with booths,
modern kitchen, private dining
rooms and living quarters on the |
second floor It is rated as one of |
the best clubs of its type in the
Territory. The lease arrange-1
hoent was made with Mr. and
Mrs. Dorian Coogan.
The next regular meeting of
the VFW will be held at the club j
°° Bee. 3. The club will be open
to the public until the veterans’
organization officially takes over
Proclamation
Whereas, the President of the
United States has, by proclama
tion, designated Thursday, Nov.
28 as a day of national Thanks
giving; and has called upon the
people of this nation to observe
that day by offering thanks to
God for the bounties vouchsafed
us, and by rededicating ourselves
to the preservation of the bles
sings of liberty envisaged by our
forefathers in the preamble of
the Constitution:
Now, therefore, I, Lew M.
Williams, acting governor of the
Territory of Alaska, in confor
mity therewith, name Thursday,
Nov.28, 1946 as Thanksgiving
Day, and recommend to the
people of the Territory of
Alaska that they unite on that
day in returning thanks to
Almighty God for the b'essings
bestowed upou us; for the privil
ege of being citizens of the
United States, a land where
personal liberty and freedom
shall ever triumph.
School To Close
The l 'cal school will close on
Thanksgiving and Friday to
make a 4-day holiday vacation
for the students, Superinendent
S. A Nave announced today.
Lgt. Gervis Floyd, in charge
of the local ACS office, and Mrs.
Floyd, were to leave laat night
by NATS for the states on a
furlough before reassignment to
another station in Alaska.
They thought they were leav
ing Thursday night but didn’t,
and if they are reading this to
day they didn’t leave last night.
Paul Fretzs returned to Kodi
ak this week after some time
spent in Anchorage on petit jury
duty.
Man Breaks Arm
In Accident
Bagnar Hansen,a local resident
and civilian employe at the base,
received a broken arm in a
truck accident in the Fort Greely
area Monday.
Hansen, a soldier and a an
other civilian were riding in the
rear of one truck when it collided
with another and swerved.
All thaee were flung from the
truck with Hansen being thrown
the greatest distance. The other
2 men were shaken up and bruis
ed but not hurt seriously.
Young women of Kodiak are
invited to attend a Ihauksgiv
ing Dance at the Navy Base
next Fridav night under the
sponsorship of the tied Cross.
Invitations for the affair may
be obtained from Director Ken
Wade at the Community Center.
A bus will leave the Center at 8 j
pm
Man Shot In
Neck Better
Frenchy du Bos, local barten
der, is in the Griffin Memorial
hospital, recovering from a bul
let wound in his neck, allegedly
inflicted by a .22 rifle filed by
his estranged wife, the former
Lee Jones
Du Bos was shot late Monday
evening in his home in the Jack
Allman duplex on Shelikof high
way.
As reported by deputy U. S.
Marshal Paul Herring, Mrs. du
Bos, operator of a shooting gal
lery in Tony’s Bar, went to her
husband’s home with the gun,
and found him in bed. According
to his statements he got up and
an argument ensued, principally
concerning a reconciliation. He
told the marshal he took some
shells from the lifle and set the
gun in the kitchen, and forced
his wife to leave, but that she
returned and the argument con
tinued. According to the mar
shal’s report du Bos said she was
brandishing the aim but that he
was not concerned because he
knew it wasn’t loaded. He said
the next thing he knew the bul
let hit him and he hit the floor
The bullet just missed his jugu
lar vein and windpipe and lodged
in his neck.
Mrs. du Bos then returned to
her apartment behind the Ship's
Tavern, and then went next door
to the apartment of Mrs. Ever
ett Koch. After sitting there a
few minutes she announced that
she had just shot her husband.
Marshal Herring, who was
called by the city night patrol
man, found her there a few min
uters later and took her info
custody.
Du Bos left his apartment ana
flagged a taxi driven by Harold
Pratt, and asked to be taken to
the hospial. On the way he had
the taxi stop at the Idle Hour
Bar, where he is employed, and
where he told Max LaLande. his
bos9, that he would not be able
to show up for work the next
morning.
He then continued to the hos-j
pital, where Dr. A Holmes John-1
son was called and the bullet was,
removed.
Du Bos told Maisha! Herring j
that he felt sure he took all the j
bullets from the gun and that his,
wife must have slipped another,
one in, but she denied this, Mar-,
shal Herring said.
On Wednesday Mrs du Bos
was released as no charges had
been filed. Marshal Herring said
du Bos said he would not s'gn a
complaint and would not testify
against bis wife
Dr. Johnson said yesterday ;
that although Mr. du Bos’ cond-!
jtion was still critical, that he
Laughs Promised
In Plays Tuesday
Almost all tickets are sold for
the presentation of two 1-aet
plays next Tuesday evening at
the Orpheum theatre, under the
auspices of the Friars Club,
school dramatic organization 1
The curtain will be raised at
8:15, and a plan to reserve seats
was abandoned, so early arrivals
will get the choice seats
One of the plays, “Chicken in
the Rough’’, is a satire on the
landing of the Pilgrims. Comedy
is developed from a sound effects
man, who has a brainstorm and
gets his signals mixed. An addi
tional comedy feature is supplied
by Priscilla's big sister, Mae,
who acts like her last name could
be West.
The second play, “Make Room
for Rodney’’ is a clever comedy,
featuring the tribulations of a
boy who feels himseif very much
abused because he doesn’t have
a room of his own to keep his
many collections. One of his col
lections is a snake, which plays
an important part in the action,
as well as in the lomantie as
pects.
James Bennett, of the high
school faculty, is directing the
productions. The cast of charac
ters and production staff follow:
Make Room For Rodney
Katie
Phyllis
Mrs Lodge
Josephine
Rodney
Mr. Lodge
Lyman
Bill
Donna Fitzgerald
Patsy Hellen
Peg MeMurdo
Marilyn
Chamberlain
Bill Oberholtzer
Biii Andeison
Don Roiak
Kay Wade
Chicken In The Rough
Narrator
Gapt. J. Smith
Priscilla
Moe
Pocohontas
Miles
John Alden
Stage Manager
Lighting
Props
Tickets
Advertising
Costumes
Don Rozak
Bob Biaisdale
Betty Kizer
Blanche Brillon
Gladys Pagano
John Clayton
Buster Jones
Bob Magnusen
Ed Naughton
Lloyd CanDon
Kay Wade
Jos heitman
Mildied
Betlinger
An earthquake shock was felt
at Kodiak at about 2:20 am yest
erday.
w£6 showing improvement. The
bullet was removed from the
back of the neck, after it had
barely touched the larnyx, es
ophagus, and just missed vital
nerve centers
(For a picture of Mrs. du Boe
in another connection, see pace
9)
First Relief
Ship Arrives
The L8T, loaded with food
and livestock feed, arrived at the
base yesterday, and will be in to*
day at the city dock to unload.
Stockmen were fortunate in
having no snow until arrival of
i heir feed orders, as all were out
of feed supplies.
Food shortages, worse in can
ned vegetables and fruit lines,
with other shortages in potatoes,
canned milk and other lines, were
relieved by the supplies.
An Oceanic cannery tender,
chartered by O. Kraft A Son,
will bring additional t applies
probably Sunday or Monday to
Erskine’s dock
Kraft’s boat will have turkeys,
chickens and geese for Thanks
giving and other Thanksgiving
items. The City Meat Maiket
and Erskine’s will not have tur
key's and chickens in time for
the holiday meal Thursday, but
1 both have some coming on the
Grommet Keefer.
On the L8T Erskine’s received
potatoes, sweet potatoes, cran
berries, squash, and other items
in time for the holiday.
The L8T brought 225 sacks of
'mail, including parcel post, end
500 sacks of mail plus 200 parcel
| poet items are due this weekend
ion a Navy boat that left Seattle
week’s ago and is coming to
Kodiak from the Westward.
The L8T also brought relief
supplies for Uuga and Squaw
Harbor, to be unloaded here for
shipment Westward.
Anchorage (A’)—The Anchor
age Times announced a 35 per
cent reduction in size due to lack
1 of newsprint delayed by the Se
attle maritime strike
Lee Bettinger left yesterday
on a business trip to the Interi
or.
Homestead Bought
A warranty deed was tiled
yesterday at the Commissioner’s
office, recording the purchase by
Mrs Bea Nachtweih, owner of
[the Kodiak Variety Store, of the
Thompson homestead, on Mill
Bay road, from Andreas Hande
laud, of Haegebostad, I.yngal,
Norway. The latter is the sole
heir o: Louis Thompson, who
filed the homestead.
The property is located on the
south shore of Mill bay, and in
cludes 159.54 acres.
It is now occupied by Post
master and Mrs Maurice Briggs,
who leased it from the administ
rator.
Mrs Nachtweih said she ac
quired it as a home site ami
plans in the future to build a
modern home on the rropertv.