VOL. 3 NO 5
KODIAK, AIASKA APRIL 3, 1943
PRICE 10 CENT8
Goss Arrested
In Seattle
W. E. Goss, who formerly op
erated a motion picture theatre
in the present location of Pierce’s
fountain and after that in the
bolding now housing the
Rhoades Furniture company un
til 1940, was arrested in Seattle
by U. S. commissioners and ac
cused of making false statements
in applying for a travel permit.
Goss was planning to go to An
chorage where he said he would
•oastruct a new, modern theatre.
His was the first prosecution of
this kind.
The complaint against Goss
charged that he made “false
statements under oath as to his
criminal record, nationality,
name and birthplace of his fath
er, marital status and aliases
used by him.”
The complaint said his true
n«ne was not Wesley Elmer
Goss but Michael Starinchak.
Goss insisted that he was in
nocent and explained that he
ehanged his name to Goss while
starring in a human fly act in
California 20 years ago.
Goss went to Seattle a year
ago for treatment of his ailing
legs which were frozen five years
ago when his boat was wrecked
in Bristol Bay. He said he had
been trying for months to get
back to Alaska to salvage his
business interests but his travel
permit was refused.
Goss had an application on
file with the Anchorage city
council for leasing the high school
auditorium for use as a motion
picture house.
Warrants were also issued for
4 other men reported in Alaska.
They are Hartley Berton CiegJer,
Arthur John Reid, Robert Evert
Henderson and Frank Joseph
Gibbons. The maximum penalty
for falsifying applications for
travel permits is 10 years im
prisonment or $10,000 fine or
both.
"Nibbs”, well-known in local
“ogdom, and owned by Mrs.
Margaret Cote, died Thursday
B'ghtas the result of injuries
*hen run over by a vehicle near
the corner by Bert’s Drug store.
The Volunteer Fire depart
ment answerd an alarm at 6:10
P® Thursday when oil on the
Found behind Tony’s caught
fro It was extinguished without
damage.
Mrs. Hazel W. Nixon has been
•Ppointed as a member to the
freal War Price and Rationing
board.
Blackout Hours
April 3 to April 10, Inch
8:00 pm to 7:00 am
Registration
Closes Today
Would-be voters have
until 4 pm today to register
for the election April 6, and
only those so registered
may vote on that day. Ke
gistration is in the city
clerk’s office next to the
New Dell’s cafe.
Up to last night 320 had
registered, as compared to
455 last year.
The polls will be open at the
city ball at 8 am next Tuesday
and will remain open until 7 pm
for registered voters to choos * a
mayor, 4 councilmen, city trea
surer and two members of the
school board Although no school
board candidates filed, ballots
will be provided and write-in
choices may be made.
The Central Labor Counci
met Sunday to hear various can
didates for office, and afterward
named their endorsements, one
for mayor and 4 for council.
Those endorsed were so chosen
as "members of labor” a spokes
man for the body said. The en
dorsement follow:
For Mayor, Nick Miell; for
Councilmen, Ben Sholl, William
Lewis, Sidney Sandstrom and E.
A. Pearson.
Candidates for office were
asked for statements to be car
ried in this issue. Those received
appear elsewhere on this page.
Mayor Goes To Washington
CANDIDATES' STATEMENTS
Nick Miell
(By wire from Seattle)
Our present Congressional al
located funds are sufficient to
insure development and instal
lation of an adequate city water
system. Considering the progress
made here to date toward the
securing approval of revsed
plans for a satisfactory system
there can be no compromising
nor acceptance of old plans.
Leading Pacific Coast engi
neers advise against construc
tion as designated. Our past ex
perience in dealing with the pro
blems of public health and eco
nomic losses because of our paltry
water supply should unite us in
one extreme effort to have our
Congressional grant funds ex
pended to the greatest possible
development and advantage.
Mindful and convinced of the
future steady and permanent
growth of our city it is my belief
that all installation of facilities
should be designed to meet this
gro'tWhg need, ana it is my inten
tion to u>e ail of my influence
in the direction of common de
velopment of sewer, water, light,
power, transportation, agricul
ture and industry.
Please turn to Page 4 for
more Candidates' statements.
Bomb’s Eye View Of Kiska
Fires in the Jap installations at Kiska sent columns of smoke
high into the sky after a raid by U. S. bombers Among targets
hit was the Japs’ secondary seaplane hangar. Note seaplanes and
small boats on the water. U; S. Army Air Forces photo
Warren A. Taylor
Although a candidate for may*
or, my only motive in seeking
offiee in to put an end to the in
efficient mismanagement of city
affairs which has existed the past
year.
A total disregard of lawful
methods of carrying on city bus
iness has been evident in many
of the actions of our present
Mayor. The following are only a
few of the many illustrations of
Mr. Midi's dictatorial methods.
The unauthorized expenditure
of several thousands of dollars
more than had been appropriat
ed for the repair of Mission
Road was the first evidence of
his inclination to run the city ac
cording to his own personal ideas.
His appointment of a Chief of
Police and at the same time re
tain the Chief as a member of
the Council, in the face of legal
opinion to the contrary, backed
up by decisions of the Supreme
Court, indicates his disiegvd for
lawful public acts. He is unable
to realize that any action of the
Council thus illegally constituted
could be nullified by a suit
brought by any taxpayer to set
any act aside.
His misstatements as to an o
pin o expressed by the Judge of
the Third Division by which he
was attempting toinflueDce coun
cilmanic action, were repudiated
in their entirety by the District
Court.
He has hired city employees
without consulting the Council
or any committees thereof.
He is taking a hostile attitude
towards the Regional Director
of the Federal Works Adminis
tration which has alloted funds
for the water and sewer systems.
He has manipulated a trip to
Seattle at city expense, which is
contrary to law as the Council
has no authority to pay out tax
payers’ money to send an emis
sary to appear before a govern
mental agency.
His most flagrant flaunting of
assumed power was in his draw
ing $4 000 from the City Treas
ury to take this trip. No request
was made nor was any authoriz
ation given by the Council for
the withdrawal of these funds.
There is a standing rule of the
Council that no sums of money
can be paid out unless by au
thority of the Council aud upon
vouchers signed by the Finance
Committee.
It is entirely probable that the
Mayor’s attitude towards the
FWA will greatly delay the con
struction of our water system,
and there is a possibility that
(continued on page 4)
Nick Miell, present mayor and
candidate for re-election, left
Seattle Thursday for Washing
ton, D. C. in connection with
seeking alterations in present
plans for a water system to bn
built with FWA grants
The trip to Washington is be
ing made, Miell said in a wire to
the city clerk’s office Thursday,
at the suggestion of Delegate
Anthony Dimond, whom he had
evidently consulted.
Mayor Miell and Engineer
Kelly were sent by the ’council
to Seattle last month to seek
changes in the system as planned
in an effort to get a more ade
quate water suppy than the
plans were said to provide.
In a wire earlier this week
Miell said briefly: *'Water sys
tem nearly finished. Believe we
will get what we want. Have had
plenty of opposition from Kodi
ak.”
The latter wire stated that
a food supply (for emergency
use only) would be sent to this
city soon
Services Held
For Resident
Funeral services were belt?
Tuesday at 2 pm at the Russian
Greek Orthodox church for Mrs
Rueben Moon, 29, who died here
Monday. Death was ascribed to
pulmonary tuberculosis. The de
ceased is survived by her hus
band; a daughter, Phyllis; and
Mrs. Polly Swensen and Mike
Inga, cousins.
Mrs. Moon was born Mary
Inga at Eagle Harbor on Decem
ber 4, 1914, and was well-known
here, where she was formerly
employed as housekeeper for the
late Otto Kraft.
Draft Sometimes
Slow-ln Alaska
Two years ago the local Draft
Board sent induction papers to a
native at Perryville, located far
off the beaten path of the maif
man on the Alaska Peninsula.,
north of the Shumagin islands.
Last week he arrived in Kodiak,,
bag and baggage, on the “first
available transportation”.
Came the Army examination
and he was rejected—he lacked
an inch of the minimum height,
requirements.
Since the rules require tfia^
his board and room be paid until;
he could get home, arid because
it conceivably could be another
year or so before transportation
would be available, the Navy co
operated and dispatched a
just to take him back home ©vei
the 400 miles westward.