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OL. 2 NO. 34
merica s Last Frontier
KODIAK, ALASKA, OCTOBER 24. 1942
PRICE 10
everything Set For Gala
Ime At Bazaar, Dance
Tickets e-« being sold this
«ek for 64-piece silverware
A and the set of dishes, both
prices for eight, which are only
io of the many reasons for at
mding the Annual Hospital
Imee and Bazaar at Blinn’s hall
pt Tuesday evening, Oct. 27,
g o’clock.
All funds raised by the affair
D be given to the Griffin Mem
itl hospital for purchase of sur
al supplies or possible war re
I necessities. Mrs. Forest G.
(era, general chairman, promis
an excellent floor show and
any prizes. Among features are
broadcast from the hall from
JOtolO by Bill Merritt and
iddyWood, master of cere
onies, Bill bang, Navy ventril
iqaist, Phil Damico in an oper
(jc take-off, Sgt. Fitzsimmons,
opular Army tenor, a rythmn
ioand other numbers.
Mrs. Ayers, on behalf o her
mmiUeeS: wishes to thank the
iflowing merchants for their
leDerous donations, which are
display in the window of the
[odiak Mercantile store. Any
sr store wishing to be added
6 the list may see Mrs. Ayers.
et of dishes, toaster set Kraft’s j
ilverware set Erskine’s |
Ath’s ham and groceries
Kodiak Cash Market
lectric toaster set
Kodiak Mercantile
aska curios
Totem Igloo Gift Shop
igbt-day clock
Bert’s Drug Store
bio frame Helsel Photo Co.
Kbil ivory carving set
H. Pinch Jewelry
ower picture Pierce’s Fountain
eluxe bottle perfume
Wodlinger Drugs
ise coca-cola
Cluo Liquor Store
sh pond prizes
Kodiak Variety Store
welry Kodiak Jewelry Store
jparcl The Men’s Store
>lt drinks Bottling W orks
iper cups Kodiak I ountain
leatre tickets Orphelim
& Lyric
sture Rhoades Furnituie store
istry Christy’s Bakery
It. mail subscription
Kodiak Mirror
There was a meeting of the
lowing sub-committee chair
>n at Blinn’s this morning at
:30 to allott space and plan
oths: Mesdames Harvey, Sut
I, Sumerlin, C ifton, Boeck
io, Pope, MacDonald, Pay lor,
ng and Bauer.
Pedaler Peddler
Persons eligible for and de
terring new bicycles are asked
b contact Louise Williams at
office next to Dell a Cale before
be end of the month.
Rent Control
Deadline Set
Legal rent control will he in
stituted in Alaska effective Nov
ember 1, according to informa
tion just received by the War
Price and Rationing Board.
After that date rents must be
rolled back to March 1,1942 lev
els, and this includes all prem
ises used as living accomoda
tions. Registration of landlords
will occur some time in Novem
her, the exact date to be an
nounced later.
Essay Winners
Announced
Bud Miles, son of Mr. and
Mrs. George S Miles, and Meri
am Harvey, daughter of Lt. and
Mrs. Harvey, were first place
winners in the Boy and Girl
(continued on page 9)
Over $30,000 stolen 5-tom scnunz s,
Kraft’s Store Robbed Monday
Gaining ent^ry by boring 67
holes with a brace and bit
through the double floor of the
storage room in the rear of the
apparel departments of -the O,
Kraft & Son store and then by
tearing a hole through a plywood
partition into the dressing room
of the men’s department, some
one entered and robbed Kraft’s
store Monday evening, probably
after 9 p. m. and before 11:45,
when the theft was d'scovered.
There was no indication of more
than one being involved, but
who ever it was got $230 in cash,
7 diamond ring sets 14 watches
and about 25 boxes of Whitman
chocolates
A puzzling feature of the case
was the fact that the unknown
marauder was able to find a box
of cash behind shirts in the
men’s department and hidden
among handkerchiefs in »he
women s department^ but did
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I Charlotte B.
Reported Lost
An as yet unconfirmed report
was received here this week that
the Charlotte B., island mail
boat owned by Bob von Scheele,
was wrecked in a storm the first
of the week. The report - aid that
all aboard were saved but that
the mail cargo was lost with the
boat.
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Issue Call For
Volunteers
Announcement was made this
week that the Air Corps is re
cruiting volunteers for the 924th
Boat Company (aviation) and
enlistments are sought from civi
lians for captains, engineers, ra
dio operators Heckhands. and
men experienced in first aid The
hoats are used for lescue work
(continued on page 4't
Kodiak Joins Scrap Metal Drive
Because shortage of scrap met
al is so critical a new national
drive to get 17 million tons of it
has now started, and Kodiak has
pledged itself to do its part, a
dopting the slogan Let’s get in
the Scrap!” as the watchword.
The conservation division of
the Wa Production board has
asked all Rotary clubs to assist
in the drive and at the local
club’s meeting this week plans
were made for handling scrap
donations
In response to an invitation
to transfer companies, Bill Lew
is, manager of the Island Trans
fer, appeared at the meeting and
expressed a willingness to help
in pinking up the scrap. Frank
Hermann was appointed to see
(he city council about assisting
n the drive.
The base has already begun
collecting for its part in the drive
and arrangements have been
made to haul scrap from town to
the base pile, from where it will
be shipped out. Captain Dyer,
commenting on the drive, said:
“The ‘Let’s get in the Scrap!’
move is a very commendable one
and the material collected will
be accepted and disposed of at
mv direction.”
For the town the scrap drive
is being combined with a clean
up drive, too, so that anything
goes when you start looking a
round for donations. The mater
ial will be sorted as it is picked
up, the scrap gping 10 the base
and unusable material to the
garbage dump
All the individual has to do is
collect all junk and place it in
his yard or next to garbage cans
or close to the road or streets so
tne trucks can pick it tip. Pick
up day has been set for Oct. 28
next Wednesday so this week
end is the time to collect
Don’t forget ‘ Let’s get in the
Sciap!”
United States Base Near Japanese-Held Kiska
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r
United States troops pitched their tents, which blended in with the landscape, within a short
time after they occupied an island in the Andieanof Group of the Aleutians, moving United States
forces much nearer the. Japanese on Kiska. U. S. Army Signal Corps photo.
A safe containing $34,500 m
currency and approximately
$5000 in jewelry was taken from
the Wm. A. Schultz apartment
located behind his place of busi
ness, the Ship’s Tavern, in mid
town on Wednesday evening,
and despite efforts of police no
trace of the missing safe or its
contents had been found at
week’s end. A reward of $2000
cash has been offered by Wm.
1 Schultz for information leading
to the arrest and conviction of
the culprits, or to the return of
'he money and jewelry.
Numerous persons have been
questioned by police as the re
sult of the various leads supplied
them, but no arrests have been
made.
I he jeweliy, mostly diamond
rings, belonged to Mrs. Schultz,
Of the money $25,000 belonged
to the Schultz’ and $8000 to Sal
ly Pearl daughter of Mrs.
Schultz and owner of Sally’s li
quor store Included in the lo-s
was a watch and $15C0 kept in
the safe for another party.
The robbery, the largest ever
committed in Kodiak, occurred
while the apartment was empty.
Mrs. Schultz, Sally Pearl and her
daughter, Marlene, left home at
8 that even ng to attend a dinner
at the C ub Montmarte. Schultz
remained at the apartment until
8:35 and then went directly to
the Cheechako club. The light
was left on in the apartment and
the Venetian blinds were open.
When Schultz returned just a! er
the blackout at 10 the safe was
gone. Entry had been made by
climbing through a side window
which was still open, and as near
as can be constructed the safe
was taken out the front, door, a
cross the porch in front of the
adjoining apartment, to a car or
truck parked next to the porch
in the alley which passes back of
the Orphenm theatre Mr. and
Mrs. Cliff Lillethun were at the
home in the adjoining apaitment,
but they report they heard no
unusual noises.
Immediately after the robbe>y
was repeated the search led to
the waterfront on Marine way,
where a skiff had bten newly
anchored that day and which
was gone after the robbery.
James Pierce, chief of police, and
three men rowed to Near island
and made a thorough search of
the beach there, but nothing was
found Questionings this week
centered around car tracks dis
covered in the alley behind the
apartment.
Fingerprints were taken at the
scene ot the robbery by deputy
U. 8 Marshal Paul Herring, ai d
identificat.m ol idem is being
awaited.