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VOL 1 NO. 32
KODIAK, ALASKA, FEBRUARY 28, 1942
Twice Weekly Airmail Service Scheduled
Book Mow Open For Coming City Election
KODIAK .
DIARY.. .
Esquire, the magazine for men,
eame out this month banded in
t white wrap-around bearing the
title of its feature article;
Alaska Is Ready for the Japs.
The article is of especial interest
because it dwells on Kodiak and
Dutch Harbor. Highspots men
lioned in Kodiak include Tony’s,
he honky tonks and Jack All
nan. Also mentioned are rents,
rages, (both high) base workers
[oming and going, and the Yale.
The article isn’t bad, as art
ties go; jifst a couple minor in
ccuracies. Taxi drivers will be
iappy to learn it costs $7 for a
■mile trip to the base. The
leader’s Digest could cut it to
100 words and leave nothing of
uportance out. Omitting the
damns” and “hells” they could
Jake it in 293 words. But that’s
squire.
We’ve heard a lot of comment
P that advertising stunt in the
merest of defense bonds, in
hich leaflets were dropped from
le sky. On them it said ‘ this
'ight be a bomb”, and went on
'explain the current drive for
Uing bonds to buy a bomber
r Alaska. The stunt was the
le idea of Ray Martin, an 1 he
fanged the whole thing Best j
®ment we heard was made
a gentleman living near
‘efts dock, who, upon seeing a
odful of white objects flutter
a plane said “Look! The
®e hit a seagull!”
(continued on page (4)
Council Burns
Midnight Oil
The city council held its regu
lar meeting this week and acted
on the following:
1. Corrections on the tax roll
as per a previous committee re
port on the W, J Erskine tax
reduction matter, were reported
as not completed yet by Assessor
Noble. A committee of Council
men Hopp and Pajoman was ap
pointed to meet with the Mayor
in concluding the work.
2. Instructions were issued in
preparation for elections to be
held April 7.
3. Road Commission Head
Rogers reported he was unable to
give any more assistance on
roads, as long as other equipment
was available.
4. Resignation of Fire Chief R.
V. Loughead was presented. Wil
liam Spath was appointed as new
fire chief.
5. Carl Pajoman reported tha
24 fire extinguishers ordered were
not procurable.
6. Fire committee was author
ized to provide for 3 new sumps
on the bill-ide portion of town.
7. Decided to write a letter to
the Office of Production Man
agement, Juneau, asking for a
priority rating on a fire truck
chassis.
8. Fire committee instructed
to make recommendations as to
condemning Chernoff residence
and Alf Loney place.
9. Wire from Hubbell& Waller
said plans for water works will
be completed in 10 days and bids
will be asked for. Mission road
(continued on page 4)
Deal Tire Rationing Board
'ives Result of 1st Awards
he Kodiak Tire Rationing
rd has received notification
''ire that its name hereafter
be just Kodiak Rationing
r(h which implies that the
'd’s duties may be extended
delude rationing of other
Noddies. The board consists
H. E. Winans, chairman,
'k Hermann, secretary and
i Helsel.
res awarded during January
: 1 passenger car and tube,
ard F. Cox, permit No.
^6, only applicant: 2 truck
ls tires and tubes to Island
sfer Co., permit No. 839345,
applicant; 1 light truck
and tube to Victor J.
'fin, permit No. 839342,
only applicant. No motorcycle
tire applications.
The February quota is 1 pass
enger tire and tube, 1 light truck
tire and tube, 2 truck tires and
3 tubes, and one motorcycle tire
and tube. Applications must be
in writing and give description
of tire, vehicle, type, engine and
license number and type of work
being performed.
So far no awards have been
made for February, and any un
used portion of a month’s quota
is lost t,o the community because
it docs not carry over to the next
month. At the time of receiving
a new tire the old tire must be
turned in.
Registration books are now <r
pen at the office of Warren Tay
lor for the coming election April
7 for mayor, 3 councilmeo, city
clerk, city treasurer and one
member of the school board Now
holding the city offices are May
| or R. H. Chadwick, Councilmen
Frank Hermann, Jorgen Fred
rickson and John Steffgen, City
Clerk Pro Tern Catherine Blank
enburg and Treasurer 0. A. Tor
gerson.
Filing for the position is open
until 15 days before election
which is Monday, March 23.
Caucuses of voters may nomin
ate one candidate for each posi
tion, and individuals may file by
application showing names of 20
bona fide voters, office sought
and place of residence.
Registration will close April 4.
For qualification of voters and
additional information . see no
tices on pages 7 and 11.
Youth Killed In
Rifle Accident
Arnold Cohen, 10 year-old son
of Mr and Airs. Edward Cohen,
died Saturday as the result of a
shot fired accidentally by his
schoolmate and chum, Raymond !
Harvey age 11, while playing
with a 22 rifle in the yard of the
home of Sergeant and Mrs. Steve
Harvey, on Signal Hill.
The accident occurred at 4:30
p. m. and Dr. A. Bates Jones,
who arrived at the scene within
5 minutes, said death was almost
instantaneous as the bullet had
punctured the left chest over the
center of the heart.
Arnold was born September
13, 1931 in Kodiak, and besides
his parents is suivived by two
brothers, Lawrence and Alvin,
and a sister, Julietta.
Funeral services were held
Monday at the Greek Russian
Orthodox church, with interment
in the Russian cemetery.
Notice of Meeting
There will be a meeting of the
C. D. C. next Friday evening,
March 6, at 8 p.m. at the Civil
Defense Corps headquarters.
INDEX
Week’s, Highlights Page 2
Income Tax Soon 3
Patrol Assignments 4
Marine Enlistment 3
Rotary Hears Report 5
Registrat on Notice 7
Classifieds 11
Game Law Bill Up 8
Women’s Page 10
Notice of Election 11
Pictures % 6 '
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Buy-A-Bomber
Picks Up Speed
With the buy-a-bomber-with
a-bond campaign entering its
last week receipt of certificates
has caused a spurt in sales.
Since last Saturday morning the
Bank of Kodiak and the pest
office have together sold over
$16,000 worth of Series E defense
bonds. The bomber “Spirit of
Alaska” is on the way to reality.
No sales figures were received
from other Alaskan towns this
week, but total figures will be
obtained at the time of the
end of the campaign March 9.
Tony Kvas contributed to the
campaign by buying bonds for
his employees and their children,
Julien Morrison, Arthur Hunt
ley, Robert Reynolds, Wm.
Poole, Arthur Morrison, Robert
Morrison, and one to the Team
ster’s local, which is only one ex
ample of the spirit behind the
‘Spirit of Alaska”.
At the naval air s ation a pay
roll allotment plan will start next
week and voluntary deductions
from paychecks will go to buy
bonds.
So remember, there are only 7
more BOND shopping days in
which to ger credit for a bomber
for Alaska, buy a bond today.
Notice
Starting next week the office
of city clerk will be in the city
hall, hours from 1 to 4 p. m
weekdays except Saturday. The
office will be in charge of Cather
ine Blankenburg, new city clerk.
(SPECIAL)—Airmail service,
long sought by individuals and
organizations here, iB at long
last to be a reality. Starting
March 1, the Star Airlines have
| announced that they will make
a twice weekly scheduled air
mail run from Kodiak to Fair
banks, From Fairbanks the mail
will be picked up by southbound
Pan-American clipper for Seattle,
which will mean an average two
or three day mail service to the
outside as compared to the pres- •
ent five days or more.
First class and other mail
will still be ship ped by boat as
the new service will handle only
airmail with airmail postage.
Ouzinkie Boy Arrested
On Charge of Larceny
Basil Davis, 16, Ouzinkie, was
arrested this week on a charge of
larceny and house breaking and
was sentenced to 60 days in jail
by U. S. Commissioner Charles
C. Naughton.
The arrest was made by U. S.
deputy Marshal A. A. Sumerlin
when he made a trip to Ouzinkie
Wednesday, returning the next
day.
The articles stolen were said to
be a sack of sugar, a sack of flour
and a rifle. _
Fire Total y Destroys
Residence On Hillside
Fire of undetermined origin
destroyed a 2-room lesidence
belonging to Mrs. Ben Kraft loc
ated on the hillside-at the end of
tht street which turns off by the
Kodiak Rooms. Jack Detloff, oc
cuj ant, reported that he awoke
about 7:30 to find one side of
the living room in flames. He
was unable to save his personal
effects, including a valuable cam
era. The house, a complete loss,
was insured for $500.
Federal Tax Collector Now
Here To Help In Difficulties
Cecil Minaker, Anchorage, de
puty collector of internal reve
nue, has arrived in Kodiak and
will be at room 2, Sunbeam
hotel, for about a week to assist
people with income and other
federal tax matters.
Mr. Minaker states he has an
ample supply of income tax
blanks with him, and that ad
ditional ones have been left with
the postmaster at Kodiak
He reminds taxpayers that in
order not to be delinquent their
returns must bear a postmark
not later than the morning of
March 16.
Contrary to some rumors here,
members of the armed forces
must have their income tax re
turns in the mail not later than
March 15th the same Mate as
civilians.
This applies to those single
members of the armed forces
whose taxable income was $750
or more, and those married mem
bers whose taxable income was
$1 500 or more.
Recently Congress passed an
act extending the time for filing
in the case of members of the
army or navy now outside the
contMental United States, such
as the Philippine Islands; how
ever Mr. Minaker stated inform
ation received here by wire in
dicated Alaska was not included
in this extension.