"News of oAmericas Last Frontier”
OL. 6 NO. 44
KODIAK, ALASKA JANUARY 4, 1947
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Statehood
Sill Up
Washington (JP)—Legislation
raviding for Alaska’s admission
s the 49th state was introduced
i the House yesterday by Dele
*te Bartlett, who originally in
snded to hold the measure un
1 later in the session.
Similar legislation for Hawaii
aa introduced by Hawaiian
telegate Farrington, with a de
tand that the hearings be start
i by Feb. 1.
Bartlett’s proposal provides
iat all the Territory, including
marine league (about 3 and a
alf miles) from the coast, be
icluded in the state.
Putting od the pressure with a
tie at stake in the final round,
atsy Hellen’s Ad-Stars won the
todiak paddlebird championship
Pa field of eight teams at the
iak Community Center
londay evening. The AU-Stars
-Capt. Hellen, Alma Nelson,
ack Nelson and Kay Wade—
*re pie-tournament favorites
at had tough sledding to win.
Members of the winning squad
rill be the guests of Tommy
tallagher of the Polar Bear Cafe
ta chicken dinner and also will
lave their names engraved on a
erpetual trophy donated by O.
» Torgerson
Three teams—Helen Beukers’
-raves, Joy Wade’s Bulldogs
r»d Donna Fr.-st’s foursome—
ed for second place, each win
ing 5 and dropping 2
Another tournament will start
t the Center on vtonday even
»g, Jan. 13. Any foursome of 2
ten and 2 women may cntir by
sgistering at the Community
lenter
Only casualty of the tourna
rent, just completed was Peggy
ifcMurdo of the Bulldogs who
ived through a glass window
1 hiTe retrieving a difficult side
rail shot After taking time out
* staunch the flow of blood from
nth arms and hands Miss Me*
frdo gamely finished the game
played a big role in helping
team-mates.
btains Lease
Maurice Briggs acting post
aster, lias been granted a graz
g lease on Near Inland from the
ireau of Pish & vVi'dlife service
»e island, located across chan
1 from town, contains over 300
After a recess during the holi-l
>ys the Kodiak Business and
ofes.-i mal Women's Club will
mine its activities with a busi
ss luncheon Monday noon at
e Victory cafe. President Lilian
orris urges all members to be
esent.
Russian Xmas
This Week
In observance of Russian
Christmas on Jan. 7, Rev. Greg
ory Gleboff of the Russian Orth
odox church announced special
services will begin Monday at 9
am. On the same evening anoth
er service will be held at 8 pm,
and on Christmas morning at
9:30.
Boy Passes
At Hospital
Lawrence Matfay, Jr., 16, of
Alitak, died at the GM hospital
Thursday night. He had been in
the hospital since Dec. 17.
His father and mother, of Ali
tak, were notified by wire, and
Mr. Matfay is expected on von
Scheele’s boat.
Couples United
Marriages recorded over the
holiday period included:
The double wedding, on Dec.
21, performed by Rev. Glen
Chandler, which united Lonnie
Scroggins and Mildred Simeon
eff, with Natalie Simeonoff and
! Walter Erickson as witnesses;
and Andre de Lombard and Mar
garet Strom, with Anna and Clif
ford Makinster as witnesses.
The marriage of Shirley Strig
ga and Melvin Charles B!rd on
Dec 28, by Commissioner G W.
Bubendorf, wirh Vernal Middle
ton and Lois Muffly as attend
ants.
The marriage of Wesley Allen
Krauf and Norma Olive Fox,
both of Portland, Ore., at the
Naval Chapel by Chaplain J S.
Whitman. Thomas, Jr. and Lor
raine Heaton were the attend
ants.
2 Accidents
Christmas Eve
I Two accidents were reported
on Christmas Eve
The first occurred when a
driverless Smith Transfer truck,
parked by Uita’s beauty parlor,
ran wild and struck the delivery
truck of Loran Whittington,
which was parked alongside
Bert’s drug store. The side of
the latter was dented and a
headlight and fender was dam
aged
Ab'^ut midnight a car driven
by Bill Hubley crashed head-on
with a parked automobile on
Mission road near theGM hospi
tal No one was injured and the
car driven by Hubley was only
slightly damaged. The parked
vehicle, belong ng to L. K Wod-j
linger, druggist, suffered several
hundred dollars’ worth of dam- J
ag*
Vessel Due
The Lakina is due at Kodiak
southbound about Sunday, tbe
local Alaska Steamship office
reports.
No word has been received on
arrival time of the Reef Knot,
which was unloading in Seward
after being held up by a jurisdic
tional longshore dispute.
The Seattle Alaska Steamship
office reported no freight will be
loaded for Seward until the dis
pute is settled
New Center
Board In
Dr. A. Holmes Johnson was
unanimously re-elected chairman
of the board of directors of the
Kodiak Community Center at
the annual meeting held Thurs
day at the Center. Reuben Tes
arik was named vice chairman
and S. A. Nave, secretary treas
urer O. A. Torgerson and Mar
cus Meyer were elected as mem
bers oh the executive committee.
Personnel of the Community
Center board for 1947 was an
nounced as follows: Represent
ing the City Council, Dr. A.
Holmes Johnson and Walter
Sipprell; Chamber of Commerce,
Victor Ellis; American Legion,
Reuben Tesarik; Legion Auxili
ary, Mrs, Dorothy Haag: Busin
ess and Professional Women,
Mrs. Marjorie Gunderson; Bap
tist Church, William Stone;
Catholic Church, Father Louis
Fink, S J ; American Led Cross,
j Q. A Torgerson, Central Labor
Council, A. A. Owen; school de
partment, S. A. Nave; Rotary
Club, Marcus Meyer; Russian
Church, Fathe Gregory Gleboff;
U. S. Navy, Lt.-Commander
Wood; Program Council repre
senting the young people of Ko
diak, Kay Wade.
Mayor Lee Bettinger was a
guest at the meeting. Reports
were made by vaiious commit
tees and plans made for the com
ing financial campaign to he held
in Fabruary.
Patsy McMurdo, local student,
fell on the ice this week near the
school and was nocked uncon
scious
Assault Charge
Trial Today
Hollis Mulford, plumbu and
sheet metal worker, is charged
with assault by M A Triple t,
taxi driver, in a complaint filed
yesterday at the U. S. Commis
sioner’s office. Trial is set for 3
pm today, Mulford being releas
ed in the custody of his attorney,
Talmage L. Smith.
The complaint alleges Mulford
threatened Triplett with a gun
at a local night spot on .Jan 1
Prize Chances
Still Available
Tickets are still available on
the refrigerator, washing mach
ine, bicycle and ironer to be raf
fled off at the big Russian New
Year’s Masquerade ball, to be
held at Blinn’s hall on New
Year’s n ght, Tuesday, Jan 14.
The tickets are for sale at var
ious business houses about town.
Prizes will also be awarded at
the dance for best costumes.
School Breaks
Enrollment Record
Total enrollment for all grades
and high school for the first sem
ester reached an all-time of 3*1
students, Superintendent S A.
Nave announced today Enroll
ment is back to normal follow
ing the oue-day shutdown Mon
day because of lack of water at
the school.
The first semester closes with
examinations Jan. 9 and 10 and
the new semester starts Monday, I
Jan. 13.
Modelers Wanted
Anyone from six to sixty in
! terested in organizing a model
club is asked to meet at the
j Community Centei next Wed*
! nesday at 8 pm.
For additional information see
Melton Crawford or Emil Knud
' sen at Knudsen’s.
Donald Nelson, in the Mer
chant Marme, is visrti g his par
ents and family. He tried to
I make it to Kodiak by Chiistmas,
but was delayed in Seattle by an
appendix that had to be remov
ed.
Local Girl
Dies Suddenly
Mary Bridgett Baumann, 2d,
passed away at the Griffin Mem
orial hospital on December 23,
after a brief illness. Death was
due to a kidney ailment.
Funeral services were held last
Sunday from the Russian church,
with Rev. Gregory Gleboff offici
ating.
The deceased was born at Af
ognak, and except for a brief res
idence in Cordova and Seattle
spent her life in this area, attend
mg school at Afognak.
Her mother and father preced
ed her in df*ath, having been
I murdered at their home on Ter
I ror bay in 1945 by hei father’s
partner. She is survived by her
sister, Mrs. Clara Helgasoo, of
Kodiak, and by a brother, Bill
Baumann. The laiter is in the
Army at Adak, and was Huwn
here for the funeral.
The deceased was employid
at the Victory cafe.
Water Lack
A Problem
Shortage of water due to freea
ing weather has proved a prob
lem for local residents, with
many homes now without water
since before the holidays.
Many users on smaller lines
that ran dry have switched to
the city system. Water in the
latter is now being pumped from
Big Lake on Mill bay road dir
ectly into the aity lines
A short rain spell early this
week has put some water in the
reservoir, bat not enough to
justify hooking back onto it, of
ficials report.
The city reservoir ran com
pletely dry and the intake line
also froze solidly during the cold
est period
Hose to pump the water from
the lake was loaned by ^he Na
vy, the latter also arranging for
the loan to the city of a 2000
gallon pumper, for use in cast of
fire.
Dr. A. Holmes Johnson, city
health officer, said the lake wat
er has been tested and is safe,
except that vegetable matter
may make it unpleasant to taste.
Kodiak residents interested in
woodwork as a nobby—wood
turning, model-making, furniture
building etc—are invited to
register at the Community Cent
er
If sufficient people are inter
ested a class will be formed un
der th<» leadership of Reuben
Tesaiik Personnel of the group
will be limited to adults and
high school students
Donations of $60 and ticket
sales of $269.06 made a total of
$329.06 raised by the dance giv
en by the Masonic club to start
a fund fora car for Public Health
Nurse Curtis.
Ken Wade, director, fell on
the ice at the Community Out
er this week and was knocked
‘ cold” briefly.
Songfest
Community singing—Ameri
ca’s favorite indoor sport—lakei
over at tbe Community Center
next Wednesday evening when
Kodiak residents and visitors are
c irdially invited to attend and
sing out under the leadership of
Beverly Gunnison, Mildred Keck
and Janies Bennett.
The program starts promptly
at 8:30 o’clock. There is no ad
mission charge Family groups
are especially invited to attend.
Sings will be held at the Cent
er on the second and fourth
Wednesday < f each month
throughout the baiaBce of tfcw
winter and spring