"News oj ^Americas
VOL. 3 NO. 46
KODIAK, ALASKA JANUARY 22, 1944
PRICE 10 CENT8
Kodiak has been the. scene of
noeh petty pilfering lately,
Bumerous homes have been
broken into, large sums of jewel
ry, money and other valuables
have been taken, and as yet
none of the thieves have been
apprehended.
It is felt that in many of these
eases the thieves could be ap
jsrebended if citizens would re
port suspicious movements to
proper authorities, both before
and after a robbery occurs.
It is urged that local citizens
cooperate with local police to the
fullest extent, as the next possi
ble victim may be you.
To aid in bringing the miscre
ants to justice do the following:
1. Take every precaution that
your property is not entered.
Lock the doors on leaving and
do not leave large sums or jewel
ry around inviting some one to
Sake them.
| £ immediately you discover
your home or place of business
has been entered report it to the
Chief of Police or U. S. Marshal.
3. If you see anyone whom
you suspect is committing or a
bout to commit a crime get a
complete description of the man,
note whether he is a civilian or
Army or Navy personnel, and
make a report as soon as possi
ble.
4. If any suspicious-looking
sharacters, or the presence of
any civilian or serviceman in a
neighborhood where he is likely
not to have any legitimate busi
ness are immediately reported
to officials, it will aid in break
ing the present epidemic of pil
fering
According to a letter received
by the U. S. Commissioner fr^m
the fleceased’s husband, Mrs.
William J. Hughes passed away
at her home on Uyak bay on
.Dec. 13 and was buried there on
Dec. 15.
Death was ascribed to heart
trouble.
Experimental Farm
Shews Way To Crops
First authoritative informa
tion on crops and growing pos
sibilities in this vicinitv is con
tained in a series of two articles,
which describe in detail the re
sults of an experimental farm
conducted at Fort Greely.
Actual crop results and ex
periences with deep plowing and
volcanic soil, acid soil, fertilizers
and other factors are described
in the articles, which were writ
ten by Lt. Don C. Kidman and
were originally prepared for the
Kodiak Bear.
For the first article turn to
page 6.
Two more houses were thor
oughly searched during the ab
sence of their owners Wednes
day night, but in neither case
could any loss be discovered.
The two places visited by the
mysterious intruders were the
Eric Blankenburg residence on
Cope street and the Lloyd Smith
apartment in the same neigh
borhood. Both homes had been
searched, even bureau drawers
being disarranged, sometime be
tween 7 and 9 o’clock.
Entry was made at the Smith
place through a window and at
Blankenburg’s through an un
locked door.
The strange visitation is simi
lar to the one reported last week
at the Cannon and Robertson
homes on Brooklyn avenue,
when valuable articles were
overlooked and only 3 pillows,
la'.er found, were taken.
On Thursday night some one
entered the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Reuben Tesarik, behind the
Cheechako Grill, and made off
with $27 sometime between 7:30
and 10.
Dimond Won't File
Washington, (.R)—Delegate
Diamond announced Monday he
did not intend to tile as a candi
date for renomination in the Ter
ritory’s Democratic election on
April 25.
Alaska Bond “Art” Flies
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Five thousand posters depicting the valiant defenses of tlie Ter
ritory in driving the Japs from their hack door, were sped north
by Pan American Airways in time for the opening gun of the
Fourth War I oan. Fa n ted by an Alaskan artist, C. Heurlin, the
original oil painting was sent to the Seattle War Finance Commit
tee by Governor Ernest Gruening to be used in the campaign The
posteis depict an Eskuno, Indian and Alaskan soldier grimly ear
rying guns.
Polly Reed received medical
attention at the Griffin Memor
ial hospital this week for a brok
en leg.
World News Highlights
Russian Front
Russia’s northern armies en
gaged 2 tremendous drives which
in 6 days lifted the 2-year siege
of Leningrad & captured the
ancient bastion of Novgorod, kil
ling 40,000 Germans. Soviet col
umns rolled on in an effort to
complete an entrapment of more
than a quarter million Germans
in the sector. Moscow dispatches
indicated the Germans were fac
ing one of the worst disasters
since the rout at Stalingrad.
European Front
One of the RAFV heaviest
raiding forces, probably 700
bombers, thundered 600 miles in
to Germany & delivered the
eleventh great blow in the battle
of Berlin. With probably three
fourths of the important facilities
already destroyed, Berlin was
drubbed by a bomb load which
may have equalled the record
2300 tons dropped on November
22. Medical investigation of Al
lied invasion forces reported a
new drug that has prevented sea
sickness in 73 out of 100 men in
trials with boatloads of landlub
bers in rough weather-,
Pacific Front
Allied airmen downed 33 Jap
planes & sank 3 enemy supply
ships totaling 10 000 tons in
blows ranging from Wewak, New
Guinea, to Rabaul, New Britain.
Mac Arthur’s headquarters said
the heaviest raid struck air
dromes, supply dumps & antiair
craft positions at Wewak &
neighboring Boram. At Rabaul
Allied planes sank & damaged 8
ships. Mitchell bomber strafed
Tobera airdrome, while the fight
er escort downed 21 enemy
planes against the loss of 2 raid
ers.
Mediterranean Front
American Fifth army, support-'
ed by fire from cruisers & des
troyers, smashed forward along
Appian way, capturing Minturno
& taking 300 prisoners. The
troops were reported now assault,
iug the twin Nazi defensive vil
lages of Castleforte & Ventosa in
weather which German prisoners
described as worse than Lenin
grad. Heavy & medium bombers
concentrated their full power on
German airfields & communica
I tions in central Italy.
4th Bond
Drive On
Steps were being taken this
week for Kodiak's part in the
4th War Bond Drive, which
started Jan. 18 and will continue
until Feb. 15.
National goal in the drive is
14 billio n do lars and the em
phasis this time is being put on
small purchases from individuals.
Preside nt Steve Harvey of the
Rotary Club met with leaders
of other organizations this week
to lay plans for a canvass to be
conducted through the organiz
ations, and it is hoped that a
canvass will "bring in the bond
sales and put Kodiak over the
top in this drive.”
The bonds, in Series E, F and
G, may be purchased at the
bank or post office and a goal of
an EXTRA $i00 bond for
everyone has been set.
The U. S. Commissioner’s
court gave judgment in the a
mount of $26 to the Kodiak
Garage in their civil suit asking
$12(3 from A1 Nixon, and in a
counter claim filed by Nixon
gave judgment in the offsetting
amount of $100. The $100 was
for tires and tubes lost in tin
Kodiak Garage fire.
Additional damages a-ked In
Nixon were not allowed.
Passenger
In Custody
! Henry Kittelson, former own
er of the Victory Cafe, was
named in a grand laiceny com
plaint filed Thursday in the U.
S. Commissioner’s court.
The complaint was signed by
William K. Steele, and charges
[ that Kittelson uttered a cheek
payable to W. J.Erskine & Co.
in the amount of $151 and that
the check was returned from the
bank marked NSF.
Bail was set at $2000 for the
defendant’s appearance in this
court. Kittelson was an outgoing
passenger on the last Alaska
Steamship boat.
Kittleson was taken into cus
tody at Ketchikan on a telegra
phic warrant. According to ad
vice from there Kittleson offered
to make the check good but the
local court refused dismissal of
the charges.
Ball Plans Set For
Next Saturday
The miles between Warm
Springs, (Georgia, infantile pa
ralysis foundation, and Kodiak,
Alaska, will be bridged next
Saturday night, Jan. 29, when
civilians and military personnel
will dance in Blinn’s Hall to the
music of the Golden Bears to
contribute Kodiak’s share to the
President’s infantile paralysis
fund.
Plans for decorating the hall
are well under way and it is de
finitely planned to have enter
tainment numbers as an added
attraction
Tickets are on sale this week
and a $5 cash prize will be given
for the school boy or girl selling
(continued on page 9)
Wire From Hollywood
Pledges Local Bond
The following telegram *w»8
received Wednesday by Forest
Ayers, manager of the Club Li
quor store from Ray Martin,
owner, and is presented here as a
fine send-off for the 4th Bond
Drive in Kodiak:
Hello Kodiak:
Now that they have the 4th
War Loan Drive on to help
Uncle Sam and our fightiDg boys
get what they need, down here
in Hollywood all the actresses
and actors are busy helping sell
bonds.
Can’t see what Errol J lynn’s
got that we haven’t got, except
an English accent.
So come on boys and let’s get
going. Buy me $5000 worth to
start her rolling.
Kindest i« ids- t< i II.
I Ka\ Martin