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VOL. 3 NO. 6
KODIAK, AIASKAi APHIL 10, 1943
PRICE 10 CENT*
3 Lose Lives In Ketchikan Laundry Blaze
Job Control Plan Effects Ten Industries
Effective now, wo-kers in 10
industries must have a Certifi
cate of Availability before trans
ferring to other jobs, by a new
Alaska Area War Manpower
Committee ruling.
The ten industries are: fishing,
fish processing, lumbering and
legging, non-ferrous mining, coal
mining, transportation, public
utilities, public coustruction and
agriculture.
Full information may be ob
tained from the local U. S. Em
ployment office.
Rotary Starts
Campaign
As its part in joining the effort
of service clubs throughout the
United States, consisting of
Rotary, Kiwanis, Lions, and
other service organizations, the
local Rotary Club is sponsoring
a local campaign for greater War
Bond buying during the month
of April.
A pledge system has been a
dopted, and each member will
be asked to pledge an amount of
bonds, in addition to seeking
pledges from those outside the
club. Plans are also being discus
sed for a special bond booth to
be set up in town to sell bonds
to be credited to this drive.
President Chadwick appointed
Ray Martin as chairman of the
drive, with Merrill Coon and
Jim Brophy a s committee
members.
Pledges of the various mem
bers will be made at the next
meeting. To kick off the drive
Ray Martin pledged to buy
15000 worth of bonds, and Chai
Ke Madsen $1000 worth.
Doctor Plans
Office Here
Dr. H. F. Brundage, who has
been employed by the Contract
or's at the base, left recently for
Seattle to purchase equipment
preparatory to opening an office
in town. He expects to be gone
about 6 weeks.
It is reported that Dr. Brun
dage will handle patients of the
Contractor’s force through his
new office in addition to private
practice.
Blackout Hours
TODAY
8:00 pm to 7:00 am
April 11 to April 24, Inch
8:30 pm to 6:30 am
Make Water
Revision
That alterations in the water
system to be built for Kadiak
with a Federal Works Agency
grant have been authorized was
j indicated this week on receipt of
a wire by City Clerk C. Blanken
burg from Mayor Nick Miell.
The b' ief wire stated: “Change
being made in water system.”
Miell sent the wire from Wash
ington, D C., on Wednesday.
Mayor Miell
Re-elected
Of 357 registered voters 281
went to the polls Tuesday and
re-elected Mayor Niek Miell,
named W. F. Lewis transferman,
Ben Sholl mechanic, L. K. Wod
linger, druggist, and E. A. Pear
son, taxi driver to the council
and re elected O. A Torgersou,
unopposed, as treasurer.
Only labor endorsed condidate
not to place was Sandstrom who
missed by one vote of tieing for
fourth position on the council.
The Progressive Party placed
three of the couneilmen but lost
on Candidate Taylor for mayor
Nellie Melin, bank employee,
received one write-in vo e for
treasurer, the position won by
Torgerson, bank president and
her boss.
Headache of the election was
the school board voting. With
no candidates named voters were
instructed to write-in their
choices, with the result that 81
candidates made their appear
ance for the two positions. There
was much criticism of the fact
that neither the Labor group
nor the Progressive Party saw
fit to make school board nomi
nees. Charles Skinner was elect
ed to t he board for 2 years with
13 votes and Mrs. Merrill Coon
for 3 years with 23 votes. If Mrs.
Coon had received 2 more votes
for the 2-year term she would
have won both positions.
Interest in tne eieciion was
high this year because of contro
versy over the water system and
acts of Mayor Miell which were
questioned as being illegal by his
opposition. Both sides issued one
page circulars. A mimeographed
sheet unsigned, presenting argu
ments against Taylor appeared
Monday and Taylor’s answer
appeared the next day.
Complete election results, in
cluding school board candidates,
are carried elsewhere.
Election Results
Mayor
Nick Miell 173
Warren A. Taylor 98
Council
W. F. Lewie 234
Ben Sholl 224
L. K. Wodlinger 160
E. A. Pearson 146
Sidney Sandstrom 145
Jack Allman 112
Treasurer
0. A. Torgerson 240
Nellie Melin 1
School Board
3-yoar term
Mrs Merrill Coon ?3; Mrs.
Steve Harvey 7; Mrs Ben
Kraft 13; Mrs Pete Magnusen
3; N. M. Chamberlain 1; Bob
Dawson 15; Chas. Madsen 11;
Chas. Skinner 10; W. F. Lewis
3; Dr Johnson 2; Mrs. Blanken
burg 1; A1 King 1; Mrs Clifton
3; Mrs. Torgerson 2; Bill Lamme
1; Bud Metzgar 1; Geo Blinn 1;
M. Coon i, II. Pinch 2; Mrs.
Hutton 1; Edythe Butler 1; John
Holland 1; Ben Sholl 3; O. A.
Torgerson 2; Ben Kraft 2; R. L.
Clifton 2; Jim Pierce 1; Eugene
Bromley 1; V. Ameling 1; Cecil
King 1; Mrs. W. F. Lewis 1; L.
K. Wodlinger 1; Jack Allman 1;
Bill Sonberg 1; Ole Halverson 1.
2-year term
M. Coon 3; F. Hermann 3;
Andrew Hutton 5; C. Blanken
burg3; Ed Pope 1; Mrs. Nick
Miell 1; Mrs. M. Coon 12; Mrs.
Ben Kraft 7; Chas. Skinner 13;
R. E Dawson 4; ju. K. Wodling
er 1; Jim Pierce 1; Chris Magnu
sen 1; H. Pinch 1; Mrs. 0. A'
Torgerson 2; Mrs. Steve Harvey
6; Mrs Ayers 1; Mrs. Pete Mag
nusen 5; Mrs. Ben Sholl 1; Mr.
Munson 1; M. Cote 1; Helge
Ness 1; Mrs. W. Taylor 1; Mary
Dunbar 1; R. H. Chadwick 1;
Paul Johnson 1; Eric Blanken
burg 1; Joe JaiTe 2; Mrs. H. F.
MacDonald 1; Ben Sholl 4; Chas
Madsen 5; John Holland 1; Rev.
Morony 1; Ben Kraft 2; Freida
Blinn 1; Jack Allman 1; P. J.
Watkinson 2; Ray Martin 1; O.
A. Torgerson 1; Nellie Melin 1;
D. F. Lewis 1; J. Fredrickson 1;
Lloyd Smith 1; Christine Tol
bert 1; Julien Morrison 1; Mrs.
Thomas Frost 1.
Owner Jensen and Superin
tendent Nelson of the Port Wil
liams cannery were in town this
week on their way to the canner
y- _
Raymond Bliss left for Port
Williams where he will be em
ployed the coming season.
Asks Chief
To Resign
A letter signed by P. J. Wat
kinson, as a taxpayer of the city
of Kodiak, has been presented
to the city clerk for pre entation
at the next council meeting, ask
ing for the immediate resignation
of J. H. Pierce as Chief of Police
[and that he return to the city
| the sum of $3,432.26 received in
sa'aries.
The letter charges that Pierce
received the money illegally as
he he d the position of council
man at the same time contrary
to a ‘‘ruling of the Attorney Gen
eral of the Territory”.
If such action is not taken by
(he council, Watkinson states,
he will bring legal action to see
that it is done.
In closing the letter says: Fur
thermore, myself and the tax
payers v/ii'kn I represent, fee*
that a man who would deliber
ately stay in office as Chief of
Police when the legality of such
action was involved is not a fit
and proper person to whom the
welfare and law administration
of this city should be entrusted
in the future.
A similar letter was mailed to
Pierce. The letter will come up
at the first meeting of the new
counci Monday night.
Sears Office
To Close
Because of inability to secure
experienced and steady help it
was announced that the local
Sears Order Office would be
closed in the near future until
further notice.
Mrs. W. F. Lewis, manager,
will keep the office open at its
present location for about two
months to take care of orders in
transit.
Firemen Elect
Officers
The Volunteer Fire depart
ment met Tuesday evening at
the Mecca for election of
officers Re-elected were Stuart
Nuckols, president, and Curly
Graham, secretary. Reuben Tes
arik was elected assistant fire
chief, replacing former Assistant
Johnson.
There will be a fire drill to
| night at 8 pm. All members are
urged to attend.
Ketchikan (Special)—Three
Coast Guardsmen, one of whow
sacrificed his life to warn others,
were burned to death in an eait
y morning fire Thursday at a
laundry that had been operated
by the Coast Guard since the
Jap owne* was evacuated froa»
Alaska Names of the 3 deaf,
were not released pending notifi
cation of relatives.
Twenty-five other Coas*
Guardsmen who were sleeping iw
barracks above the laundry es
caped, some by diving 20 feet in
to the rocky Ketchikan creek
which swirls past the rear of the
building
Two survivors said one of the
dead men could have escaped
but stayed behind to arouse his
mates and was trapped in t,lr
flaming timbers
Oiigin of the fire was unknown
but officials are seeking the
cause.
Cab Goes
Over Cliff
James Bunch, taxi driver, ,nat
rowiy escaped death Thursday
about 4:15 pm when a taxi hr
was driving went over the high
cliff just outside the city limit*
on the base road and ended up
aide down on the rocks below
Bunch was returning alone
from the guardhouse and be saw!
the cab rolled over and over and
paused briefly and that he jump
ed out just before the taxi fell
the last precipitous SOfeetimta
the water. Bunch blamed his go
ing off the road onto a mechait
ical breakdown.
The cab, owned by George
Woodcock, was insured. No at
tempt has been made to remove
it
Red Cross
Given $2700
Mrs. Merrill Coon reported
that the Red Cross War Fund
drive has netted over $2700 t®
date.
The names of additional cos
tributors are carried in this issue
and will be continued until
names have been published.
J. C. Eng, registered pharmac
ist, arrived recently from Castle
wood, South Dakota, and is bow
employed at Bert’s Drug Store.
Among recent outgoing passen
gers were: Lucille Palmer, Mr*.
Laktonen Mrs. I/. Flory,
Margaret Peterson, Mrs. Miteft>
ell and baby, Mre. J. R.
and daughter, Mis. licnoedy
daughter.