"News of oAmerica’s Last Frontier3
fOL. 5 NO. 40
KODIAK, ALASKA — DECEMBER 1, 1945
PRICE 10 CENTS
JjI Drary—riuw «uju
Juneau, Al'
IN THIS ISSUES 24-Page History of Vvwklu war
II!
ToSeekMen
By Plane
John Chase, partner of Jay
Tolbert who is missing with
Beans Anton, left by plane Sat
arday for Homer, where he plans
to charter a private plane and
moke an air search of the region
where the men were supposed to
have gone.
The two men left Kodiak Oct.
21 in an open gas boat for Inis-|
kin bay, about 150 miles from
Kodiak on the Cook inlet main
land. No trace of the men has
been found by Navy planes or a
searching party that went to In
iskin bay in a boat last week.
Friends of the missing men
took up a public subscription
that netted over $600 to be used
in the search. Little hope is held
by local officials that the men
are still safe but it is felt that a
■ore thorough seal eh may dis
close their /ate. The men were
last seen on Oct. 28 when they
left Kupreanaf strait to cross
Shelikcf.
In Anchorage
Louise Williams Allred, who
wserving time in a women’s re
formatory in West Virginia, has
arrived in Anchorage, where she
wih stand trial on embezzlement
charges involving income tax
payments she handled while op
erating a bookkeeping office in
Kodiak.
Files Appeal
James Bunch has filed notice
of appeal after con viction on a
charge of petty larceny that re
salted in a 6 months jail sentence
pren him by U. S. Commission
er G. W Bubendorf. Bunch is
released on $1500 property bond j
famished by Jack Delane.
Form Airline
Company
New York (Special)—A hear
ing was held Thursday before R.
W. Stough, CAB director, for
permission to transfer the assets
and routes of Woodley Airways
k>Pacific Northern Airlines, Inc.,
» newly-formed 2 million dollar
corporation. Reports indicate
Stough will recommend the pro
ceed transfer.
President of the new company
®A. G. Woodley, who will re
tain control, j',Joe Crosson will
•rve as director and new capita!
^represented by William E. Boe
founder of Boeing aircraft;
Richard Ludington of Ludington
. Airlines and Robert Rowan, Loe
Rngeles real estate operator.
Christmas Seal
Campaign On
With $900 set as the goal in
the Christmas Seal drive, the
local selling campaign will be
pushed this weekend with a can
vass of .homes and business
houses, Mrs. Viola Sipprell, drive
chairman announced.
The purpose of the drive is
known to all, but it is pointed
out that half of the money re
mains in Alaska, and is matched
with federal fimds in a like a
mount, so if Kodiak makes its
goal it will have contributed $900
directly to Alaska’s dread prob
lem disease.
The seals ate a traditional pai t
of Christmas, and should be
placed on all Christmas parcels
and cards which must be mailed
within the next 10 days to go
out on the last boat before the
holidays.
If every family in Kodiak buys
only $2 worth of sea s the goal
will be reached.
Miss Bonnie Nielsen will sell
seals at the Orpheum theatre to
day from 6:15 to 9 pm.
Areas in the canvass and call
ers are as follows:
Mrs. Mary Jensen—Erskine
hill.
Mrs. Lois Burnham—Carlson
kill.
Mrs. Mary Root — Mission
ioad.
Mrs. Jeanette Bailey, Rev. G.
S. Morony—Downtown.
M s. Viola Sipprell—Shelikof
highway and Brooklyn.
Chamber Hears
Welfare Worker
Margaret Peliage, district sup
ervisor of the Department of
Public Welfare, was guest speak
er at the Chamber of Commerce
luncheon Thursday and told of
her department’s work in the
fields of dependent children, old
age assistance, general relief and
child welfare services.
Telling how individual cases
were handled, Mrs. Peliage em
phasized that much misconcep
tion exists as to the aid avail
able, as many apply for maxi
mum amounts and think the
funds are automatically due
them. She explained that need
must be present and that the a
mount is based on a budget and
other available income.
Mrs. Peliage will supervise
Kodiak work from Anchorage,
with G. W. Bubendorf as the
local agent on a fee basis.
?"Mrs. Peliage left yesterday by
plane to return to her home
office.
2 Fires Hit;
1 Incendiary
Two fires, one in a garage and
the other in a vacant house, oc
curred here Wednesday.
The first was at 12:16 am at
Arthur Deering’s garage, next to
Clark’s garage on North Brook
lyn avenue. Deering, who was in
the building at the time, said the
smoke and flames suddenly came
out from the floor first. He grab
bed a fire extinguisher and tried
to quench the blaze but it quick
ly got beyond control. He called
to Hans Reeman, taxi driver,
who was passing and Reeman
went to the Marshal’s office and
turned in the alarm.
George Magnusen, assistant
fire chief, was in the firehall at
the time with the fire truck mo
tors running in a warm-up check,
so the trucks made a record run
The firemen were delayed in
getting water by a frozen hy
drant but soon had two streams
playing in the building, which
was emitting dense smoke The
intense cold also hampered the
firemen who ended the moie
than an hour battle with frozen
garments and cold extremities.
Cause of the hre was not de
termined, as it did not start near
the oil stove, nor was there any
wiring in the vicmity.
Deering said he was unable to
estimate his loss, which included
parts and equipment. There were
no cars in the garage. Fifteen
gallons of alcohol were destroyed
but an acetylene tank went
Through the file undamaged.
Deering said he bad intended
to get insurance on the day be
fore the fire, but got up after the
bank had closed and so put it off.
The building, a frame sheet
iron covered structure, owned by
Bryan Tborsheim, local barber,
was badly scorched inside. The
building was insured.
The second fire, that night at
11:13 pm, was discovered by a
soldier who saw smoke
coming from a large building
known formerly as the Parrot
Inn, on Shelikof highway.
The fire was quickly extin
guished with water and
extinguishers after it was found
it consisted of a pile of mattres
ses just inside a door that show
ed evidence of being broken in.
The house, unoccuoied for
some time, is owned by Shirley
Jorge, of Anchorage, who was re
cently convicted in that city on
a bawdy house charge. It is lo
cated in a group of large fiame
structures of similar nature and
had the fire gotten a better start
could have been of serious pro
(conf inued on page 9)
Council Hears
Liquor Ordinance
The proposed liquor ordinance
which limits the number of re
tail licenses to those now m ef
fect and provides that no replace
ments be made, had its first
reading at the council Monday
by Lee Bettinger, who drew it
up.
Among other features the or
dinance sets penalties for minors
and intoxicated persons who pur
chase liquor and sets new closing
hours from 2 to 8 am.
The ordinance will be voted
on at the next meeting. The full
text of the new law is carried in
a notice on page 3.
Also in connection with the
Territorial law, the local police
committee is to furnish a list ol
about 12 names of habitual
drunkards to local liquor estab
lishments so they will not be
served.
Routine approval of liquor lic
ense renewals for 1946 was
granted by the council for the
Be mont; Jess Blinn, retail; Mec
ca, retail and dispensaiy; Town
Club; Club Unique; Cheechako
restaurant and retai1; The Cas
ino, dispensary; B & B Bar; Club
Liquor store; Idle Hour Bar;
Dad’s Liquor stove; Tony’s Tav
ern, retail and dispensary; Ship’s
Tavern; and Club Montmartre.
Bond Drive Gains
But Time Is Short
Kodiak’s Victory Bond drive
spurted over $4000 this week,
but with only a week left until
the Dec. 8 close of the drive
there is still about $12 000 to go
befo.e the $35,000 goal is made.
Total sales reported yesterday
weie $23,8 7 50.
A building permit has been
granted Rev. John Marshall for
the Church of God, Ix)t 30,
Block 1, for a $450 i-room addi
tion.
A permit asked by Eddie Hig
gins for a service station on
Block 18 Lot 17 on Shelikof near
Malutin’s Home Laundry was re
ferred to committee.
Carol Torsen, 12, of Ouzinkie,
had her tonsils removed at the
GM hospital this week.
Just 20 Shopping Days
Until Christmas
Do your Christmas Shopping
now and avoid the last-minute
rush! Stocks of local stores are
more complete, offering wider
selection, easier purchasing and
more time for gift packaging.
Be unhurried and unbarried.
Shop now 1
City Offers
Center Plan
| Plans for a community center
and library took another step
forward this week, wheto the city
council agreed Monday that it
would be willing to lease the Am
erican Legion building at a dol
lar a year if the people of Kodiak
show their willingness to pledge
financial aid for the project in a
drive to be conducted later.
The building, which is now
turned back to the Legion Post
by the Hed Cross, which operat
ed a servicemen’s center in it
during the war, will be used rent
'tree by men bers of the Post.
It is planned to have a board
of representatives of all inteiest
ed local organizations form an
association to administer the
building.
Plane for the center discussed
at a meeting Sunday included
the library, dancing, meeting
place, and as an organized child
ren's play center with an experi
enced person in charge of a com
plete community program. It is
estimated the cost of operating
such a center will be approximat
ely $5000 yearly.
The Legion discussed the city’s
proposal at a meeting Tuesday,
and have drawn up a letter ex
pressing general agreement, with
added suggestions, which will be
acted on at the next council
meeting.
San Francisco—Harry Barber
and Edward Kubillus, arrested
here on burglary charges in the
Kodiak William Schultz sate rob
bery case 1 ave posted bail of
$5000 each. They will be tried at
Anchorage.
Juneau Rate
Hearing Set
Seattle (IP)—The Maritime
commission freight, rate increase
hearing adjourned here and will
reconvene at Juneau Jan. 8 when
Alaska citizens and shippers will
present their opposition to Bhip
lines demands for increased rates.
The OPA will also submit evid
ence on cost of living in the Ter
ritory.
Attorney Rivers raid an effort
will be made at the Juneau
meeting to combat showings of
enormous losses of the lines, and
said the steamship companies'
figures were exaggerated
S. J. Swanson, manager of the
Alaska Transportation company,
testified concerning labor prac
tices in Alaska which be asserted
caused the increased operating
COStB.