,p Mourns
xltinued from Dace 1)
jonsciousness.”
[jjngtou (A>)—President
f£|t had been to Warm
, for more than a week,
ry Early informed re
“Mrs, Roosevelt, Ad
f0ss Mclntire, the Pres
physician, and I will
Washington by air this
0n for Warm Springs,”
.president Truman was at
a bis office when the news
Je received a call about
8 and a few minutes later
Servicemen whisked him
o the Whitehouse in an
ifcile.
President’s death was
iced only a few short
>s after it was revealed
gh Array officials had told
uators that the war with
ay would soon be over.
Cabinet began assembling
n. First to arrive were
tries Perkins and Ickes.
ident Roosevelt had not
in the best of health for
ime. Last week at a ban
ar Associate Justice Hugo
Mrs. Roosevelt disclosed
»tor Barkley that the food
jsiclent had been eating res
had no taste for him. Sen
irkley said he remarked
e President looked thin
aggard and that Mrs.
elt said she also felt he
> thin. She said the Presi
id been taking only gruel
»ral days.
a his death became known
hundred gathered outside
a railing of the White
>rounds.
ungton (iP)—Mrs. Roose
»ived the news of her hus
death by telephone as she
ending an afternoon ben
i Washington charity held
^ulgrave Club. She went
►hone, spoke a few words,
m the receiver and walk
er car without a word to
i more sorry for the peo-'
le country and the world
us,” the President’s wid
as she received Vice-Pres
iYuman in her White
itting room.
fld Truman, “The Presi
J passed away.”
an asked, “What caul;
us what we can do. Is
yway we can help you?”
osevelt replied,
xchange of conversation
le public by Secretary
Mrs. Roosevelt left the
iouse in sorrowful flight
Jad husband’s side. The
applied an airplane for
mey to Warm Springs
for reasons of personal
ie take-off time could
nnounced.
3 the Roosevelt Funeral
*)—The body of Presi
isevelt was taken to the
a motor-hauled Army
brougb a lane of soldiers
Benning. The 10-car j
ain is full of friends and
s who hurried here as
of his death spread,
i left at 10:15 am Cen
i
tral Time, ou the 23-hour run to
Washington.
Truman Sworn
.continued From page 1)
in a 20-miuute conference with
Stettinius; issued a proclama
tion setting aside today (Sat.)
as a national day of mourning;
conferred with his close lawyer
fnend, Hugh Fulton, who has
been mentioned for a post in the
cabinet if any changes are made;
made an unprecedented trip to
Capitol Hill where he lunched
with Congressional ’leaders; an
nounced he would attend the
burial services at Hyde Park,
Sunday; reports at the White
house, not yet official, said Pres
ident Truman may address a
joint session of Congress next
week, possibly Tuesday.
Harry S. Truman, Democrat,
of Independence, Missouri, was
born at Lamar, Mo.. May 8,
1884. He married Bess Wallace
June 28, 1919 and they have one
daughter, Mary Margaret. He
was elected to the Senate on
Nov. 6, 1934; reelected Nov. 5,
1940, for the term ending Jan. 3,
1947. He was elected Vice-Presi
dent on Nov, 7, 1944, for the
term beginning Jan. 20, 1945.
Roosevelt's Visit
(continued from page 1)
1923
First hint of Roosevelt's visit
came when extensive prepara
tions and security measures
were taken by military officials;
rumor named several as the dis
tinguished visitor but the en
trance of the cruiser in the har
bor definitely pointed to the
President. The Mirror story
said:
“A cloud of dust on Shelikof
highway was the first signal that
the visitor was coming into
town People stared hard as the
first car came rushing along and
then in the second car, a station
wagon, they saw the President
seated by the driver. j
“A spontaneous cheer went
up and Roosevelt, hat on, smil- ’
ed and waved.
“Afier h's appearance in town
the President went fishing for an
hour Result—one trout. Follow
ing the fishing expedition the
President returned to the cruiser
and many townspeople went
out Tugorra and Mission road
to watch the ship leave the tiar
bor shortly before 8 pm.
Aitnougn nis stay was oriel, |
he said he enjoyed his visit at i
Kodiak very much atid wished I
he could stay longer.”
Arriving in Bremerton, Wash.,
he addressed the nation by radio
and of Kodiak he said:
“ We were delayed by the fog’
and rain and had to give up l
putting in Dutch Harbor but we
did stop at Kodiak, a large is
land at the end of the Alaska
peninsula. Here also the 3 ser
vices have completed a very ex
jellent though smaller base and ;
Lhere is actually a small com-!
nunity there. It was the firsf
ittle town we had seen in Alas
can waters, and the first trees,
rhat town, and those trees,
nade me ttiink of the coasts of j
Newfoundland.”
Governor's Message
(continued from page 1)
of mankind. While we bow our
heads in grief we can endeavor
to derive some consolation in!
that our great Commander in
Chief lived to see war in Europe
virtually won and success crown
ing our arms in the Pacific, while
his leadership for enduring world
peace has crystallized in the
hopes and thoughts of millions.
“Now with heavy hearts, and
without his inspiring presence, it
i becomes even more our duty to
carry on along the paths of his
shining leadership, with his cour
age, his gallantry, and his clear
vision inspiring us to achieve the
goals toward which he was guid
ing the ship of state.”
Memorial Program
Sunday, Apiil 15, 2 pm, Com
munity Baptist Church Tribute
by Warren A. Taylor or Mayor
O. A. Torgerson
Vocal solos—Chief Sherman
and Mrs. Edith Shepherd
Prayer—Rev. Gregory Gleboff
Benediction—Rev. John Mar
shall
Rev. Gregory Morony con
ducting services.
After arrangements for the
service were made a wire from
Gov Gruening late yesterday
said: "I believe it would be ap
propriate if Memorial services
were held in the churches
through the Territory on Sun
day. . .Our flags should remain
at half staff for 30 days.”
Eaton Rumor False
An investigation by Police
Chief George Magnusen and
deputy U. S. Marshal Paul
Herring determined there was no
shred of evidence to support the
rumor that the body of little 4
year old Jimmie Eaton, son of
Mr and Mrs Henry Eaton, was
hidden in the concrete under the
plant of the Kodiak Bottling
Wwits. Officials i.: ; s.cconcrete
which was not p. i until 4
days after the boy's strange dis
appearance over a >i a ago, vva;
too thin to give credence to the
leport, that it was not poured
uui.il 4 days after the tragedy,
and that a thorough search be
neath the building was made at
the time. A report tnat someone
told the Eatons they knew the
body was there was deuied by
the father, officials said.
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Lyman & Homer Allan, A1
be liking Cecil.:-i & Sharon
B, oley, Mary Colton, Geo.
Crawford, Alma Darter, Willard
Han«tead, Alphretta Johnson,
Loren a, Betty & James Kizer,
Geo Kearny, Kia Lund, Lee,
Effie & Laurel Matthews, Ro
bert Lunday, Eric Norden,
Mary Plummer, Clara Peck,
Paul Reynolds, Peter Trones,
Jean Woods, Anthony Suryan,
Jonn Smith.
OUTGOING
Mrs. Allis McCloskey, Mrs.
June Wilson, Theresa Chichen
, off, Emmett Tobin.
Kodiak Timber Co.
Post Office Box 116 Kodiak
Shiplap and 2x4’s $50.00 per M
at the mill
Robert V. Scheele
representing Kodiak
pflifia asm)
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| Steaks
} Chops &
} Chicken Dinners
lom & cMary
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