VOL. 2 NO. 43
KODIAK, AT ASKA JANUARY 2, 1543
Licenses
Delayed
A wire from the district court
yesterday notified the deputy U.
8. Marshal’s office here that no
1S43 liquor licenses have been
(ranted within or without Kodi
ak, and that liquor cannot be
raid after midnight Dee. 31,1942
The notification follows the cur
rant hold-up on licenses awaiting
completion of the eensus now be
ing taken. For details, see City ;
Council story, this page ) The I
matter will be settled in a few
days, it is believed.
Number Adopt
1-Day Closing
A number cf ousiness con
cerns started this week the prac
tice of closing one day a week.
The Kodiak Variety store and
the Kodiak Jewelry will here
after close on Sundays, and the
Helsel Photo company on Tues
day.
Bert’s Drug store and Wod
lingers Drug store will take turns
closing on alternate Sundays
and Mondays, so one drug store
will always be open.
A number of other stores are
contemplating adopting the one
day-weekly closing, but have not
decided on a definite closing day.
New Soldier
Game Bill Due
Washington (.P)—Soldiers of
Alaska are go rig to have to keep
on avoiding Kodiak bears and
other big game for a few weeks
longer until Congress gets around
to passing the revamped Alaska
game law bill The measure pro
posing reorganization of the
game laws passed the House but
died in the Senate files when
Congress adjourned
Tlie bill had been amended
bv the House so that soldiers of
Alaska were not only granted
the right to hunt and fish in the
Territory on the «arne basis as
residents but were put in the
same class ns Eskimos and child
ren under 12, requiring no
license.
Dimond and the Fish and
(continued on page 4)
Peak Peregrinator
Here On Visit
Bradford Washburn, famed
climber and photographer of
mountains, and first to climb
Mt. Haves, 13.740 foot peak in
Alaska was a visitor in Kodiak
this week. The purpose of his
trip was of a military nature.
A graduate of Harvard, Wash
hum is executive director of tire
New England Museum of Nat
»ral History in Boston.
P filiation Problem PosetiiCensiisOn
A a result of the action of
the « ity Council at its last
meei ng of the year Monday at
the City Clerk’s office on Alaska
Way, Kodiak is to have a new
census taken to determine pop
ulation for the purpose of assess
ing the proper fees for the new
1943 liquor dispensing licenses.
Tettitorial law requires a $500
fee for cocktail bars in cities
under 1500 population, and of
$1000 in cities 1500 or over. Last
year’s were paid on a basis of
$1000, but this year representa
tion was made that the popula
tion was ess and the council
decided the only way to find out
was to count noses. Tne census
has already begun and it is ex
pected to be completed in a
week’s time.
Licenses not granted awaiting
the census were those to Wra. A.
Schultz of the Ship’s Tavern;
Stuart Nuchols, manager of
| Mecca Bar; and Jorgen Freder
ickson of Belmont Bar.
Retail liquor licenses, not
affected by population figures,
for $300 each were granted to;
Alex McComber,' Jess M. Blinn
Sally Pearl, and a joint one to
Jorgen Frederickson and Charles
Marshall for a store in the form
er location of the Log Cabin
Liquor Store, formerly operated
by John Brodtkorp.
Requests for retail licenses
from John Brodtkorp and Ray
Martin were tabled because the
aoplication did not contain
necessary description Of location
of business.
Granting of a license to Clark
Odekirk, of the Club Montmart
re, outside the city limits, was
approved.
The population of Kodiak at
the last census (1940) was 855,
but at the time of the evacuation
census taken after the outbreak
of war, a compilation of figures
made by Mrs Anne Whalley,
public health uurse, showed a
total of 1696, including Mill bay
and Mission road.
Firemen Pay
The council approved action
of the fire committee in hiring a
full-time fire chief at <400
| monthly, and in addition grant
I ed pay to bona fide members of
the Volunteer Fire department,
as follows: $5 for each "wet” call,
and $2.50 for each “dry” call.
Teacher Bonus
Ben Sholl, councilman, who
had met with the teachers in
discussing a teacher’s bonus, re
commended that a war-time
bonus to meet higher costs of
living, in the amount of $200
yearly be granted the teachers
and supeiintendent. The council
approved the bonus, stipulating
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LINKINC ALCAN HICHWAY WITH A L A S K A—chugging: over a trestle on the
Barrow-gauge, V. S. Arin> -operated White Pass and Yukon railroad, a train heads for Whitehorse.
STARTINC TOWARD THE ALCAN HIGHWAY — a White Tass and Yukon
railroad train starts out from Skaewav. Alaska, for the northern end of the A»e~i l.irhuav.
Base Civies
Get Notice
It was announced at the base
yesterday that all contractor's
civilian employees, except her
men, are to be replaced by navy
personnel by April 1, thus con
firming a rumor of some standing
that Buch an action was forth
coming. This follows similar ac
tion at Dutch Harbor.
The announcement included
thanks to the men for their loyal
service in bringing the base to its
present stage.
New Fire
Chief Arrives
William Niederhauser, the
city’s new fire chief and fire
warden, arrived this week to as
sume that new full-time position
created by the city council. He
comes from Juneau, where he
has had wide experience in 15
years in the department there.
Kor over 10 years he was assist
ant ehief.
To enable t he new chief to get
acquainted with the VFD mem
bers a special meeting has been
called for Tiesday night at 9p»t
at the Mecca. All members are
urged to attend
18-Year-Olds
Must Register
John L. McCormick, Territor
ial Director of Selective Service,
announced the legist ration of
eighteen and nineteen year oM
youths to be held in Alaska, dur
ing the period designated below:
‘ Those who were born on of
alter July 1, 1924, but not after
August 31, 1924; those who were
bom on or after September t,
1924, but not after October 31,
1924; those who were born on or
after November 1. 1924, but not
after December 31, <924, must
register now.
Dm ing the war those born oh
or after Jan. 1, 1925, shall be
registered on their 18th birthday
excent when it falls on Sunday
or'holiday, when they shall reg
ister the fol owing day.
The local board announced
that anyone 18 and not register
ed and those in theab'’ve groupo
are required to register lr.<a'!y
at tlie City Hall, any day oi
c-pt Sunday, between'!,he hours
of 9-12 and 1-5
Dog Breaks Leg;
Sprints In Splints
“Stubbv”, cocker spaniel be
longing to Jess M. Blinn, i*
walking I he streets this week oh
three legs—the right foreleg lav
ing in “plints and bandage*
| “Stubby” got into a d ig fight
Tuesday and ended un with tb$
leg broken, so gut a tiip to Ibo
hft«e where the leg *e*