Eodiak fUirror
_ "aNjews of (America's Last frontier ’_
Published Every Saturday at Kodiak, Alaska
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Class matter under act of Congress of March 3, 1878.
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1411 Fourth Avenue Building, Seattle, Washington.
"... that government of the people, by the people,
for the people shall not pzrish from the earth.'—Lincoln
By Associated Press
Philippines — Five thousand
more Japanese soldiers were kill
ed or drowned as American
planes for a 2nd straight day
found an enemy convoy Thurs
day. Although the convoy was
cautiously scattered over a wide
area, Yank fighters tracked all
of it. sinking a 9000-ton trans
port. 3 small freighters & en
gulfing five 1000-ton transport
■destroyers in flames.
In contrast to Wednes ay's
erasure of a 13-ship convoy—
two of which got reinforcements
to Ormoc—this one didn’t get
close to port. One freighter was
bagged as far west as Mindoro
by a night patrol plane & others
were blasted off Basbate &
Cebu.
Moscow—Enveloping 50 more
communities in their new drive
of southwestern Hungary, Rus
sian troops moved noith to
within 78 miles of outflanked
Budapest.
London—Great waves of RAF
bombers raided Germany during
the night. Thursday cost the
U. S. Air force its worst loss of
heavy bombers since April.
Fifty six 4 engined craft were
downed by ack-ack & 30 U. S.
fighters also failed to return to
British bases after attacks by
300O planes on synthetic oil
plants in the Leipzig area & rail
yards in Saar-Brucken sector.
Rome — Troops of the oth
Army Indian division moved
forward along the Florence
Faenza road against only light
resistance. Reconnaissance re
ports indicated the enemy is
withdrawing from mountains in
that area to the Po valley.
Paris—Three American armies
beat out hard won gains across
churned battlefields and drew
up 3olid assault lines along both
the Roer & Saar, two of the
most important Rhine barriers.
Simpson’s 9th Army captured
Welz. Patton’s tanks plunged
forward half a mile and reached
a Saar bend opposite Merzig.
Postponed
Anchorage—Taxpayers whose
last estimated 1944 income tax
declaration was scheduled for
Dee. 15, have been given a
month’s extension of time,
George R. Jones, deputy colleot
or in the Anchorage Bureau of
Internal Revenue announced to
day.
The final date for filing the
last estimated return for 1944
has been set up to Jan. 15, Mr.
Jones said.
Edward A. Kuharske, R. J
Phillips, and Perry Waltenbougb
were guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Larsen for Thanksgiving
dinner.
Eleanor Dooley, formerly of
Kodiak, arrived in Anchorage
recently after a vacation in
California.
A black puppy, found by
Gloria Delane and Arleen Her
ring, has been turned in at the
MP station and may be picked
up by the owner there.
FIGHTING
ran victory
On the various fighting fronts, your husband,
brother, or sweetheart is having an important
part in today’s battles.
Buying an extra War B >ad may mean a ticket
boms for your fighting man.
SUV MOHS SUNOS
Seal Sale
At Theatres
If going to a movie is your a
genda for this weekend be sure
to take some extra change along
so you can participate in the
Christmas Seal drive. At both
theaters on Saturday and Sun
day girls will be on duty with
pachages of 25 stamps each to be
sold at a minimum of 25 cents
each, with no limit to any ready
customer.
Mrs. Walter Sipprell, chair
man, announced that Cherie
Morrison and Annabelle Metro
kin will handle sales at the Ly
ric, and Alice Madsen and Bonnie
Nielson will be stationed at
the Orpheum.
As everyone knows funds rais
ed from the sale of the seals is
used to eombat tuberculosis. Be
sides being a worthwhile dona
tion the seals have become part
of the tradition of the holiday
season and are a necessary ad
junct to Christmas packages,
cards and letters.
War Fund
The National War Fund drive,
conducted for the benefit of var
ious war relief agencies, has net
ted $2513 so far, L. K. Wodling
er, drive chairman, announced
today. The drive has not official
ly closed and a last-minute at
tempt is being made to obtain
the remainder toward the goal
of $3000 set for Kodiak.
Costly
United States war expendi
tures amounted to $7,447,000,
000 in October, an increase of
$343,000,000, or 4.8 per eent
over expenditures in September.
The daily rate o' money spent
for war in October was $28(5,400,
000.
From July 1940 through Oct
ober 31,1444, the U S. Govern
I ment expended $229,600,000,000
j for war purposes.
Dismissed
Holbrook, Arizona (JP) —
Charges against Linnie L. Shaw,
form r operator ol a Kodiak bus
1 line and now of Anchorage, for
removing and concealing a child
from the custodian of its legal
guardian, wehe dismissed in the
Navajo county superior court
Tuesday. The mother, Mrs. Bud
Branham, also foimerly of Kodi
ak, claims the child was given
j into her custody after her di
| vorce from Shaw.
I
Approved
The appointments of Joe
Zentner as water and sewer
superintendent, George Magnu
sen as police chief, and George
Mahle as patrolman, were con
firmed at the council meeting
Monday.
Salary for the police chief was
set at $350 monthly with the
i night patrolman to receive $10
daily for a probationary period.
Cecil Wilson won a blanket at
I a “Republican Thanksgiving”
jpaity held Thursday night at
the American Legion club
Christmas Tree
Planned Indoors
Instead of an outdoor Christ
mas tree plans have been tenta
tively changed to have the tree
indoors at the Orpheum, as a re
sult of a meeting of the Rotary
Christmas committee held
Thursday at the Bank of
Kodiak.
Details are still to be worked
out but an effort will be made
to arrange for a Christmas pro
gram to be put on by children,
to be followed by a special visit
from Santa Claus, who will dis
pense free gifts for all the child
ren.
It is planned to have the cele
bration on Sunday afternoon a
bout 4 o'clock, with one of the
regular shows ommitted to al
low for the festivities. As soon as
arrangements are completed
further announcements will be
made.
Bid On T rucks
The city’s two fire trucks,
which have been retained here
under a lease from the Public
Works Agency, have been offer
ed for safe to the city by that
body
The trucks and equipment
were originally valued at $11,
000 The council voted to make
an offer for both vehicles of
$3000 to be paid at the rate of
$100 monthly.
Appointed
Word has been received from
, the 1st Assistant Postmaster
I General of the appointment of
Mrs. Kittie Briggs as regular
clerk in the local post office. She
has been employed the past 9
months as temporary substitute.
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Notice
To Our Customers:
The Yum Yum "Shoppe has
been closed for the past week on
account of illness of one of the
proprietresses, Camilla C. Wier,
and because of plumbing trouble.
We are again open to our cus
tomers.
Please call in.
Arrangements have been com
pleted by tlie Red Cross to ac
cept messages to liberated pri
soners of war and U. S. civilian
internees in the Philippines, ac
cording to L. K. Wodlingei,
president of the local Red Cross
chapter.
Messages may also be sent from
U. S residents for British civil
ian internees known to be in the
| Philippines on the same basis.
J 1 oca! chapters may accept
messages through December 15
pending establishment of re
gular communication facilities
It is reported many messages
are only 25 words, whereas the
length is limited only to the
space on both sides of Form
ldl6.
Washington—Not one Super
fortress was lost to the enemy as
B-29 armadas smashed Tokyo
industrial waterfront and vital
railroad yards of Bangkok in
Jap-occupied Thailand Monday,
the War Department announced.
Notice
Now open for business!
Kodiak’s new shoe shine
parlor, conveniently located in
the Lyric theatre building.
Expert work at reasonable
rates.
Try us!
Kodiak Shoe Shine Parlor
Robert Sheehan
Mr. Vincent Pellegrini was
dismissed from the Navy hos
pital last week after a minor
operation He is employed as
chief clerk of oublic works at
the NOB and resides on Mission
road.
Five civilian construction
workers who have been working
to the Westward stopped in
Kodiak this week on their way
to the States. The men, who left
via Alaska Airlines Thursday,
were Willard Cook, Arthur
Riuka, Paul Anacken, Arthur
Soper and I. S. Stonelake.
Joy Smith, Joe Mahoney,
Cheif R. I. Sparks, John Peter
son and Edward Getty were
guests of Mr and Mrs. Charles
Nettle at dinner on Thanksgiv
ing. Also present were son Billy
and Mrs. Sprague, Mrs. Nettle’s
mother.
E. E. Bell, loeal dairyman,
and Major R. W. MacDonald,
former member, were guests at
the Rotary Club Tuesday Navy
movies of Pearl Harbor were
shown the members.
C. J Matthews, employe of
the telephone department of the
navy, left Thursday for Portland
to join Mrs. Matthews, former
employe in the local post office,
who left on the recent I nkina.
They plan a family reunion in
Portland.
Harold Palmer, Jr., who has
been bookkeeper for the A. T.
Beckett company, is now em
ployed in the navy supply de
partment at the NAS and is
living at the base.
The vexing problem of what
to do about the large number
of dogs roaming the streets
came up at the council meeting
again this week and was referred
to police committee for investi
gation of any ordinance covering
the problem and for recommen
dation of action.
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Classifieds
FURS—Repaired, cleaned and
glazed. Fur coats altered.
Experienced work. See M'S.
Clara Blinn, 3rd house behind
bank. 1-6_ _
FOR SAFE—1940 Dodge Se
dan, also furn. house. See
Stan Krolick, 39 Mission rd.
12-2
FOR SALE—Coleman 2 burner
table lamp with ornamental
shade $5 See E. E. Bromley,
Cope St. Worth House No. 1
REWARD—For return of tire
(550-17) last seen being
played with by children. No
questions asked. 414 Mission
rd.