VOL. 3 NO. 18
KODIAK, ALASKA JULY 3, 1943
PRICE 10 CENTS
Charge
Dismissed
A charge of grand larceny, fil
ed last Friday by Lee Bettinger
against Warren A. Taylor, was
dismissed for lack of evidence at
a hearing Saturday before U. S.
Commissioner C. C. Naughton.
Bettinger claimed that Taylor
sold lumber from a building on
property purchased by the plain
tiff from James Lynam in March.
Lynam is out of town. Bettinger
claimed ownership of the lumber
and valued it at $150.
Taylor testified that he was
acting only as agent for Lynam
and introduced a letter from Ly
nam instructing him to dispose
of the lumber.
The court, in dismissing the
action, ruled also that no evi
dence to prove ownership of the
lumber was submitted.
Expect New
Type Licenses
A resident game fishing license
of $1, resident hunting including
fishing $2 and resident trapping
including both hunting and fish
ing for $3 will be authorized
under an amended act expected
to lie effective in a few days,
according to a wire received by
Frank Hermann, local licensing
officer, from Frank Dufresne.
Territorial Game Commissioner
this week.
Big news to men in the ser
vice is the fact that the new act
will permit men in the military
service after one year in Alaska
to obtain resident licenses. Here
tofore service men on Kodiak
seeking bear have had to pay
$60 for a non-resident license.
Dufresne advised that the
new licenses should reach here
about August 1.
Use Stamps Arrive
New &5 federal use motor ve
hicle stamps have been received
by A1 King, postmaster, for the
year beginning July 1. All motor
vehicle operators must display
the new stamps, as the old ones
expired June 30.
Nurse Marion Curtis will ar
rive on the first available trans
portation to replace Anne Whal
tey, former public health nurse,
according to a wire received
yesterday from Territorial
Health Commissioner W. W.
Council.
A. G. Riefenstahl, route agent
of the Railway Express com
pany, who has been here the
past few weeks arranging the re
cent transfer of the local agency,
left Friday for Anchorage. He
will visit Nome and other points
before returning to Seattle.
Children’s Program For July Fifth
Race Tots 4 & under
Races Boys & Girls
6 & under, 6 to 10, 10 to 14, 14 to 16
3-Legged Race Boys & Girls
8 & under, 8 to 12, 12 to 16
Sack Race Boys & Girls
12 & under, 12 to 16
Ice Cream Cone Eating Contest Girls
8 & under, 8 to 16
Pie Eating Contest Boys & Girls
10 & under, 10 to 16
Potato Race Live Chicken Race
Raiment Race Boys & Girls
Relay Race Boys & Girls
Tug of War Boys & Girls
Hobby Horse Race Boys
And Others
Big Free Show at both theatres
Starting at 2 pm
News Highlights
Pacific Front
US offensive opened over a
1000-mile front from New Guinea
to the Solomons. Main blows ap
pear to have been stuck in the
New Georgia islands, where land
ings have been made on the
main island of New Georgia, site
of the big Jap airdrome of Mun
dra, and on Rendova island.
American forces, speedily com
pleting the conquest of Rendova,
have turned shore batteries on
the enemy base at Munda, 5
miles distant. Troops have land
ed at Nassua bay, on the north
shore of New Guinea & only 15
miles south of the Jap base at
Salamua. Other fo.ces have cap
tured the islands of Trobirand &
Woodlark unopposed. US units
have taken strategic Viru har
bor, 30 miles down the New
Georgia island coast from Mun
da. Kabaul, viral Jap base on
New Britain, was the target for
23 tons of aerial explosives. Gen
eral MaeArthur is leading the
combined operations; Admiral
Halsey is in charge of strong na
val formations. Secretary of War
Stimson told a press conference
that operations were progressing
satisfactorily & according to
plan, but he added that strong
enemy reaction is expected.
First such reaction, the Navy
disclosed, came on Wednesday
morning, when an estimated 110
Jap planes of various types
counterattacked landing forces
at Rendova. Latest reports show
ed the enemy has lost over 100
planes. In an attempt to raid
Darwin, Australia, the Japanese
lost 16 aircraft against 6 Allied
planes. Navy announced 7 at
tacks by bombers on Kiska of
| the Aleutians.
European Front
Prime Minister Churchill &
Foreign Secretary Eden warned
Germany & Italy of terrific
blows to come & demanded un
cond tional surrender Churchill’s
speech at Guild Hall promised
that the Naziland will be scourg
ed by bombers until no industrial
or military targets remain in
tact. He said the Allied invasion
zero hour will come this summer.
RAF heavy bombers attacked
Cologne & Hamburg in twin
night raids; 25 British bombers
failed to return. It was Cologne’s
117th raid. Henrich Himmler,
chief of the Gestapo, sent a spe
cial division of storm troopers
into the Ruhr district with un
limited powers. RAF delivered
the Bochum Gelsenkirchen coal
mining area west of Dortmund a
terrific blasting; 30 bombers were
ost. American Flying Fortresses
struck at the St. Nazaire sub
marine yards. USA4F head
quarters announced that in 2 re
cent US raids on Europe, gunners
of our 4-engined bombets shot
down 100 German fighter planes
in daylight combat against 17
American losses.
Atlantic Front
Churchill disclosed that “cer
tainly more than 30 German
submarines” were destroyed in
May & since the middle of May
scarcely a single merchant ship
has been sunk in the North At
lantic. Swedish sources reported
that crews of 6 German subs
based in Norway have mutinied.
During the week British subs
claimed more than 20 Axis ves
selssunk or damaged. RAF fight
er planes sank 2 & damaged 4
ships in a Nazi convoy off the
Dutch coast.
Mediterranean Front
Leading Facist newspapers re
ported that the citizens of
Naples have spent over 243
hours in air raid shelters since
April iSO. Allied planes have been
over the historic port,& chief It
alian supply base 206 times &
made 72 actual raids, the paper
admitted. RAF Wellingtons,
dropping blockbusters, visited
Naples at least once this week &
struck Messina, Sicilian port, in
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Holiday
Plans Set
The plans arc all made and
oae thing is sure—every kid in
Kodiak for the Fourth of July
celebration, to be held Monday,
July 5, starting at 9 sharp in the
morning, is going to have the
time of his or her life.
P J. Watkinson, chairman of
the celebration, has arranged a
list of races and features design
ed wholly for fun for every
youngster from 16 years old on
down. There’ll be leg races and
potato races and eating races
(better start training!) and fun
ny (wait till you see the Raim
ent Race) and just plain races.
And every race will have 3 cash
prizes and everyone under 10
who enters any event will get a
prize.
After the races are over every
one under 16 will be admitted
free all day at both the theatres,
with matinees starting at 2 pm.
The admissions will be paid fiom
the fund contributed by busi
ness meh.
If the races are not over by
noon there will be an intermis
sion for lunch and the remainder
will be run off afterwards
What’s more, Mr. Watkinson,
who’s bandied these things
many times before and has
never had rain, guarantees the
weather will be perfect for it.
Frank McConaghy is making
it possible for the Duncan to
bring the Ouzinkie youngsters
over Sunday so they can stay
all night and be ready to start
at 9 along with the Baptist
Mission children who will attend
en masse with all the other kids
in town.
The events will be held on the
old Fourth of July coarse from
the Bank to the Belmont, and
the street will be roped off for
safety and will have a special
coating of soft sand. The Rotary
club is making arrangements for
the latter.
Most stores are closing as
Monday is a legal holiday, and
although the program is design
ed primarily for children, adults
will have the time of their lives
too. as spectators at the many
events.
Meeting Called
A special meeting of the
American legion will be held at
the Red Cross Service Center
Tuesday, July 6 at 8 pm.
There will be nomination and
election of officers due to the
departure of the commander,
vice-commander and adjutant.
Sam Rock, of Afognak, is re
ceiving treatment at the Griffin
Memorial hospital for a bone in
volvement of the foot.
Evans Held
After Fire
The former May residence on
Mill Bay road which burned
last Saturday morning was own
ed by Jack Allman. It was re
ported to have been insured
for $700.
William Evans, occupant, of
the house, is being held for a 10
day observation period and will
have a sanity hearing next week
before Probate Judge C. O
Naughton. The complaint, signed
by Jack Allman, followed actions
ascib d to Evans after the fire
and statements allegedly made
by him concerning ‘secret agents’
and the alleged confession- that
he had been “forced to start the
fire” that destroyed the building.
Police Chief
Removed
The Dol ce committee repoit
ed at the regular council meet
ing Monday night that there
were complaints regarding law
enforcement in the city and af
ter considerable discus ion a
motion was made and carried
unanimously that Police Chief
James Pierce be asked for his
resignation. Pierce was formerly
elected to the council but resign
ed that position June 19. He
had been police chief since July,
1942 and the holding of the two
positions simultaneously had
been the cause of considerable
argument at previous meetings
although that fact was not the
basis of his dismissal. No ap
pointment has been made for
the position, which pays $4l0
monthly. It is reported that it is
being consideied to obtain an
Outside man for the job.
For the position of patrolman,
left vacant when Ray Cote It ft,
the council heard two applicat
ions, from Charlie Cook and
Jacques Pardieu. Cook, a form
er member of the force, received
the appointment.
Councilman W. F. Lewis re
ported that soundings in the
bay for the proposed city doek
had been taken'and werfe* Bfitfs
factory but that the committee
had not yet completed its report.
A discussion was held on the
Terror Bay hydro-electric plan,
and tne council authorized $250
to send an engineer to the site.
A group of representative
business men are planning t®
make the trip, tentatively set
for July 5.
The council also:
Appropriated $100 to clean
the Russian graveyard.
Renewed the lease of tke city
hall to the draft board.
Renewed war damag® msur
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