VOL 11 NO 42
KODIAK, ALASKA
DECEMBER 22, 1951
PRICE 10 CENTS
Reds Give
POW List
By the Associated Press
Korea—A direct radio ap-i
peal broadcast to Red
commanders that Red Cross
representatives be allowed to
visit Communist war prisoner
camps was made this week by
General Matt Ridgway.
He asked a reconsideration
of the Red rejection to a pre
vious request, Even before
the appeal went out the Allies
had completed plans for an
air evacuation to Japan of 4,
417 listed United Nations
prisoners other than South
Koreans.
Washington—The Pentagon
virtually wound up Thursday
night the massive task of
notifiying American families
of men on the Communist
list of Korean war prisoners.
Only 192 of the 3,198 names
on the list remained to be pro
cessed. Some 20 names were
those listed on official U nited
States roles as killed in ac
tion. These names are being
checked with General Ridg
way’s headquarters in Tokyo.
Early this week the Com
munist exchanged prisoner of
war lists with the Allies. The
Communist fist was short of
the number of men listed as
missing by the Allies.
Meanwhile in Korea, Six U.
S. superforts blasted the Red
Sinanju airfield deep in Korea
with 30 tons of bombs. Six
other B-50’s attacked Red
troop concentrations along the
front with no opposition from
Communist MIGS.
Fishermen Sue
Mainland, Nevers
Ed Nevers, local fisherman,
and Mainland Fisheries, Inc.,
are named as defandants in a
suit filed by six fishermen for
alleged back wages and earn
ings, the Anchorage Times
reports.
The suit was filed last week
in third district court by John
Holland, Dan Noonan, Metre
Watazychyn, Clifford Rollins,
Ralph A. Wilson and Jeffrey
Ollila.
The complaint asks for
alleged wages and earnings
totaling more than $6,000 and
also as ks for condemnation
and sale of the motor vessels
Kerry, of which Nevers is
skipper and part owner, and
the Ruth, on which the plain
tiffs were allegedly employed
in fishing at Kukak Bay last
season.
The Ring Splice, Alaska
Steamship Company freighter,
arrived in port Thursday.
Manager Named
For Orpheum
Dick Henricksen, assistant
manager of the Denal i
Theatre in Anchorage, has
been named manager of the
Orpheum Theatre here.
The sale of the Orpheum
Theatre to Poulson and
Schock, owners of the new
one-half million dollar Denali
theatre in Anchorage, was
announced last week by Chris
Poulson.
Poulson told the Anchorage
News that the purchase price
was in the neighborhood of
$75,000. The deal included the
theatre building.
The Orpheum Theatre has
been under the management
of J. G. Martz for the past
five years. Jorgen Fredrickson
is owner of the building and
is one of the owners of the i
business. |
The new owners will take
over the management of the
business on January 1. Mrs,
Henricksen has been selected
as cashier.
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Santa To Town
The Rotary sponsored
Christmas Kiddies Program
at the Orpheum Theatre was
well attended Thursday might
and “Santa Claus” arrived in
time to distribute Christmas
stockings to all the children.
Two programs were pre
sented by students of the
Kodiak Public School. The
scenes were viewed by the
audience through a set that
was designed to represent a
stained glass window.
Songs composed by the stu
dents of the elementary
grades, under the supervision
of Neil Warwick, school music
teacher were heard.
Warwick designed the win
dow set and students of the
shop class helped with the
construction.
The high school chorus sang
several selections.
No admission was charged
for the show and the Orpheum
management donated the use
of the theatre. Funds for the
Chtistmas stockings, which
contained nuts, candy and
fruit were collected from
members of the Rotary Club
through the assessment of
fines on members during the
weekly meetings.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Miller,
owners of the Montmartre
Inn, and their son Ronnie left
by plane Tuesday for the
states. Ronnie has been ill and
will receive special medical
attention in the states. . .
Eastern Star
Installs Officers
Mrs. Bonnie Truitt, new
Worthy Matron of 0. E. S.
Kodiak Chapter No. 13, and
her corps of officers were
formally installed in office
Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Anna Crouch, retiring
Worthy Matron, acted as the
Installing Officer and was as
sisted by Mrs. Lois Hain who
acted as Marshall. Also assist-,
ing in the ceremony were Mrs.
Leah Jackson at the piano and
Mrs. Pauline Gardner who
acted as Chaplain.
Over a hundred members
and visitors witnessed the
ceremony. Musical selections
were rendered by Zita Van
Houten accompanied by Opal
Lawvere at the piano.
Kodiak Chapter No. 13 only
recently received its charter
but has been operating since
last April under letters of
dispensation issued by the1
General Grand Chapter. The
General Grand Chapter is
represented in this area by the
Deputy of the Most Worthy
Grand Patron, Albert Mount
castle.
The new officers installed
are Bonnie Truitt, Worthy
Matron; Donald Lawvere,
Worthy Patron; Mildred Rex
trew, Associate Matron;
Harry Jackson, Associate
Patron; Victoria Cessna,
Secretary; Albert Mount
castle, Treasurer.
Sibyl Boggs, Conductress;
Jacolyn Comers, Associate
conductress; Inez Graff, Chap
lain; Lillian Radinsky, Mar
shal; Onal Lawvere. Organist;
Blanche Winstead, Adah; Ber
niece Glass, Ruth; Mary Sla
ter, Esther; Margaret Co
mers, Martha; Doris Smith,
Electa; Sallie Mountcastle,
Warder; Charles Glass, Sen
tinel.
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Churches Announce
Their Holiday Services
St. Mary's
Midnight Mass will be held
Christmas Eve in the Elks
Club building on Brooklyn
avenue, Father Louis B.
Fink, S. J. said yesterday.
The public is invited to at
tend and the doors will open
at 11:30 pm. Masses will be
held Christmas morning at
7:30 at the Hospital Chapel
and at 10:30 at St. Mary’s
Catholic Church.
Confessions will be heard
Christmas Eve at the Church
between 7 and 8 pm. There
will be no services Christmas
night, Father Fink said.
Russian Orthodox
Christmas services will be
observed at the Russian Or
thodox Church on Sunday,
January 6, at 6 pm.
Christmas morning services
will begin at 9 am Monday
J anuary 7. at 9 am, the Rev.
Alexander Popoff announced
yesterday.
Christmas Play
At Base Tonight
The first performance of
the Christmas Pageant of the!
Nativity will be given tonight
at the gymnasium on Kodiak
Naval Station.
The program is scheduled to
begin at 8 pm. Passes through
the Marine Gate may be ob
tained from members of the
churches in town. A section in
the gym will be reserved for
ticket holders.
A second showing of the
pageant will be held tomorrow
evening at the same time.
All churches and religious
groups in Kodiak and at Ko
diak Naval Station are par
ticipating in the pageant.
Services Today
For Sears Twins
Twin daughters born last
Saturday to Mr. and Mrs. Leo
Seaas, died Wednesday and
Friday mornings this week.
The babies were named
DiAnn and JoAnn.
Funeral services will be
conducted today at St. Mary’s
Catholic Church at 2 o’clock,
and burial will be in the city
cemetery.
LCDR. B. L. McCreery has
relieved LCDR. W-. C. Norcott
as supplv officer for the 17th
1 Naval District.
Community Baptiat
The evening services at the
Community Baptist Church
have been clanged to permit
the congregation to attend
the Christmas Pageant at the
base tomorrow evening, the
Rev. R. N. Wilkinson said
yesterday.
Instead of the regular 6:30
and 7:30 services, there will
be a vespers service beginning
at 6 pm and ending in time te
attend the special Base pro
gram at 8 pm, Wilkinson said.
Watchnight
The annual Baptist Watch
night Worship will be ob
served on Monday December
31, the Rev. R. N. Wiikinson
announced yesterday.
The Youth Fellowship will
conduct the informal worship
which will begin at 9 pm. The
Women’s Society will serve
refreshments at 10 pm.
The candlelight watchnight
service will begin at 11:15 pm
and end at 12:05 am. Rev.
Wilkinson said the entire pro
gram is so arranged that in
dividuals may attend one or
all of the services.
Reeve Candidate
For Congress
Bob Reeve, well known A
laska bush pilot and air pio
neer, has announced his in
tention to file a nomination
petition as a Republican candi
date for delegate to Congress.
Delegate E. L. Bartlett,
Democrat, now holds the of
fice.
Jlfarizes Home
Mr. and Mrs. James Martz
returned to Kodiak Monday
after spending several weeks
in Seattle. Martz received
special medical attention at
the Virginia Mason Clinic.
Mr.' and Mrs. Martz planned
to return a week ago but were
delayed because of the death
|of Mrs. Martz’ father.
Mr. and Mrs. Alf Madsen
returned to Kodiak Monday
after spending six weeks;
vacationing in Southern Cali
fornia.
They visited Mr. and Mrs^
Roy Madsen in Portland dur
ing the trip. Madsen is a big:
game guide.
LaLandes’ Kodiak Bakery
has purchased a new Chevro
; let panel truck for delivery
l) urposes.