"News oj oAmencas Last Frontier ;
OL. 6 NO. 21
KODIAK, ALASKA
JULY 20, 1946
PRICE 10 CEN l s
njunction
Granted v
Fairbanks (Special) — Judge
Barry E. Pratt on Thursday
granted a temporary injunction
wked by 7 Kodiak packing com
panies to restrain the govern
dent from enforcing fishing re
trictions in waters of the Kar
uk reservation on Kodiak island.
The government may now ap
ical Judge Pratt’s decision. II
tot, Attorney Earl Medley says
the packers will ask for a trial of
be case on its merits this fall.
Dancers in costumes of the
“Gay Nineties" will demonstrate
at the weekly Square Dancing
party at the Kodiak Community
Center Wednesday evening,
luly 24.
'Die “square” of colorfully at
Ured dancers will include Dr. and
Mrs. A. Holmes Johnson, Mr.
ind Mrs Max Folsom, Mr. and
Mrs. Ken Wade, Miss Kathleen
Flood and Kay Wade.
W. H Marsh, new custodian
ior the Kodiak school, arrived on
the Cordova, with Mrs. Marsh,
ind has already gone to work to
get the school building ready for
ib« next term.
Mrs. Edna Kraft returned by
»lane this week after a several
weeks’ buying trip in Seattle and
Portland.
Mr and Mrs. Paul Fretzs left
mi the Cordova for a 10-day up
country vacation trip.
Plan Aerie
Plans for the organization of a
new Aerie of the Fraternal Order
of Eagles in Kodiak were an
nouncted today by Rex L>. Parrott
who has started making up a
charter list, for the new Aerie.
The Eagles, the organizer ex
plained, are a beneficial fraternal
organization. Aerie homes are
maintained in all the principal
cities of the country, and in
Canada.
Psyche, Siberian husky owned
by Frank Lawson of Fairbanks,
feigns a feminine air of indiffer
ence upon her introduction to
Kicky, world-famed husky dog,
on her arrival after a 1500-mile
flight by Pan American Clipper
to Seattle. The match between
the two outstanding dogs was
arranged at the request of the
University of Washington with
the hope that they will contri
bute a mascot for the University
Husky” team. (Photo By Pan
American World Airways.)
Children Asked
To Name Cubs
Kodiak youngsters, (no age
limit) are invited to submit
names for the two bear cubs, 1
male and 1 female, now on dis
nlay at the Community Center.
A record of the names will be
submitted to the zoo which ob
tains the bears, along with the
facts concerning the name-selec
tion contest. The center will a
ward a prize to the child who
selects the best name. Pat Can
non, owner of the bears, will be
the judge. Names must be sub
mitted in writing before July %7.
Harbor Hearing
August 5
The War Department hearing
on local harbor and navigational
needs will be held at Kodiak be
ginning at 9 am, August 5
OfTicia's will prefer to have re
quests in writing but oral repre
sentations may be made also,
All individuals or organizations
interested in harbor facilities are
asked to piepare tneir data in
advance.
Harry Bell, employed by the
Kadiak Fisheries for many years
and a recent patient at the GM
hospital, died recently in the
Marine hospital in Seittle, it was
learned he>e. He is survived by
his widow in Anacortes.
Ed Willkie, vice president of
Libb>, McNeil & Libby and
brother of the late Wendell Will
kie, and Guy Graham, general
manager, visited in Kodiak this
, week and visiled the Carmel
plant, returning here Friday to
leave via PNA for Anchorage.
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Fine 6
Violators
Six fishermen, charged with il
legal fishing on complaints sign
ed by Marcus Meyer, Fish &
Wildlife Service, were each fined
$250 and given 90 day suspended
jail sentences this week by Mintl
Bubendorf, acting U. S Commis
sioner.
The six were: Lloyd Garner,
Ernest Graves, Elmer Kessell,
Walter Sargent, Alvin Sargent
and Carl Heijtz.
Warns On Meat
The City Health Department
wurns that all persons using local
beef should see that it is well
cooked as a safety health meas
ure.
Al Fenner of the Kodiak Cold
Storage company reports that 17
objections have been made to
the company’s request for per
mission to build a dock at the
Rite of its plants. Most of the
complaints were of a minor na*
ture, he said.
Mrs. Angelina I.abande, moth
er of Max labande, anived July
12 from Redmond, Oregon,
where she has been visiting her
daughter. She stopped in Van
couver, Wash , to visit another
daughter on her way here. She
intends to stay in Kodiak for an
extended visit.
Life Lensman About
Don Hortor, photographer for
Life magazine, arrived here yes
terday by PNA and left on the
San Antonio to take pictures of
fishing at Uganik.
Litters Place Up
With 10 Pups
Bobbie, cocker spaniel of Wil
son Erskine, made what may be
a world’s record when on Tues
day she produced a litter of 10
pups—9 black and 1 blonde.
R D. Bussell, spaniel fancier,
says he believes the largest
ccckei spaniel litter on record is
9, although no records are avail
ab e here to check.
The large litter is the joint
product of Bobbie and Butch,
the latter belonging to George
McKay.
Charles Anderson
Dies On Boat
Charles “Mink Charlie” And-j
erjon, 56, died Tuesday night a-,
board his fishing boat, the Silver,
in Terror ba.v, presumably from|
a heart attack. He had complain
ed of being ill a few days before
and suddenly became worse and
passed away in his bunk. His re
mains were brought to Kodiak
on the cannery tender Cougar
Wednesday and funeral services
were held yesterday.
Harold Palmer, Christian Sci
entist, conducted the services
from the Anderson home and the
Union hall, with interment in
the local cemetery.
Mr. Anderson was born near
Hulmstad, Sweden, and had been
employed as a carpenter and
fisherman for 25 years here. He
mairied Nellie Simeonof 19 years
ago. and is survived by his wid
ow and 3 children; Charles, 17;
Elsie, 19; and Herman 5.
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The new Veteran’s of Foreign I
Wars group here will meet the
1st and 3rd Tuesday of eafli
month over the Men’s store.
Alaskan Husky Air (Heir) Minded
Fog Forces
Plane Down
A plane flying about 300 miles
from Chignik to Kodiak with a
sick woman aboard was forced
down in the fog Sunday near Ou
zinkie and after a night on the
open water the plane was towed
to Kodiak and the woman, Mrs.
Nick Olsen, daughter of Dan
Andersen, taken to the Griffin
Memorial hospital suffering an
abdominal ailment.
The pilot, Merrill Hennington,
Chignik fisherman, who uses his
plane to spot fish, left Chignik
Sunday afternoon with the sick
woman. Forced down because of
the fog he later could not get hie
motor started and luckily had
calm water to spend the night
on. The following day he was
picked up by Howard Bailey’s
Infanta and towed to Kodiak,
arriving here about 11:30
Yesterday an operation was
beiug planned for Mrs. Olsen.
Hennington, before leaving to
return to his fishing, was treated
for "scalded” feet, a result of
having his boots on near a heat
er during the night lie spent in
the plane.
Additional plans for formation
of a Kodiak Outing club will be
discussed at a meeting at the
Community Center at 8 Tuesday
evening, July 23. Charles Warn
eling will preside.
A special meeting of the Card
en club is to be held at the home
of Mrs. Ben Kraft, Tuesday at
8 pin, lor the purpose of complet
ing plans for the forthcoming
Garden Show. All members are
urged to attend.
Helen Eck and Kalpb Parrish,
boil) of Kodiak, weie united in
marriage by Commissioner G.W.
Bubendorf at the laMer’s office
on July 7. Mill Vokacek and J.
H. Foley- were witnesses for the
couple
Joins Bank Staff
Don Bosel, lately with the Pu
get Sound Navigation company
at Bremerton, arrived here this
week with Mrs. Bosel to join the
s*aff of the Bank of Kodiak. Mr.
Bosel was formerly with the
Bremerton Trust & Savings
Bank, and has done banking
work in Wells and Morgan,
Minn.
Mrs B-'eel is planning to work
at the base. They will make their
home in the Erskine addition,
in the house occupied by the L.
J. Normans until their reeent
move to the Pat Wright resid
ence.