Rjiskan “Burma
Road” Is Urged
Washington (&)—Congress is
E(j by Delegate Dimond to
jjite construction of a “Bur
road” linking the United
with Alaska For 25 mil
dollars Dimond told the
jje the road could be con
icted from Prince George to
rbanks. The 1500 miles he
j could be rushed to comple
3 in a year or more. By pro
ng landings for airplanes
jg with the road it would be
y tc established a strong air
t in Alaska, he said.
)imond reminded his collea
g that it is less than 2500
jgg by air from Dutch Harbor
Tokyo.
second Robbery Attempt
Made On Kraft’s Store
Barner McCoy reported a sec
ond attempt of robbery at the 0
Kraft & Son store about mid
night Sunday. He suf rised two
persons cutting a large hole in
one of the windows of the hard
ware department. He said he
heard one running in the dark
ness, and caught a glimpse of the
other. After his warning to halt
went unheeded he fired two shots
after them but they escaped in
the darkness.
A1 I.ian, Kodiak Fountain, re
ported the theft of a number -~f
pieces of costume jewelry and an
elect! ic razor from his store. The
articles were purloined from a
d splay case during business
hours.
Array Transport Burns
(continued from page 1)
suit of enemy action. The loss
was reported late in the day in a
communique which failed to
mention any developments in
the Philippines.
Radio reports that tne Cleve
den was beached in Yakutat bay
have not been confirmed.
The Motorship (Jlevcdon, own
ed by the Pacific American Fish
eries, had a gross tonnage of 7314
and carried a crew of 40 It was
the former Italian M. S Feltre,
built at Trieste, Italy, in 1927,
sunk in the Columbia River, pur
chased by Pacific American Fish
eries, rebuilt and given American
registry. It was used as a supply
ship, for PAF canneries in Alas
ka, carrying crews and cargo.
Mass Production for U. S. Pursuit Ships
Mass production by the American aircraft industry of the world1 s swiltest lighters is iflustrated in these
holographs from the Aviation News Committee of the Aeronauticaf Chamber of Commerce, tell—Bell Aira
tolia lf>49t pursuits roff along a power-driven assembly line at Niagara Falls. N. Y. Upper Right—Scores of
MOD pursuits under construction at the Curtiss-Wright plant at Buffalo. Lower Right—An unusual view of the
■oie and propeller of a P-40D. The lighters shown here are but two of many types of military aircraft being
poduced in record numbers lor the United States. Britain and other democracies.
Humps Epidemic Reported
(continued from page 1)
Bfest definite sign that the dis
** is developing. There is a
M general illness preceding this
idling, but there is no depend
fe characteristic of such illness
^ would necessarily indicate
**t mumps is coming. If you
*»ken in the morning with one
«, or both swollen, and have
% difficulty in opening your
#uth or swallowing, stay at
*&e. Have someone call your
physician, or report your condi
tion to the Health Officer, if you
have no family physician, or not
ify the Public Health Nurse.
“Children with mumps are iso
lated and kept from school for
a period of two weeks and those
who have been exposed and have
not had mumps are required to
stay at home for a period of three
weeks. The incubation period is
long and the exposed children
usually develop symptoms about
the 12th to the 14th day.
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RAW FURS
OF ALL KINDS
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Next to Lyric Theater
Box 177, Kodiak, Alaska
~(;uncil Has Busy Session
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Jennmgs, Hubbell & Waller en
gineer,-was retained to prepare a
plat to accompany the request.
Attorney Taylor pointed out
that Charles Rutkowski, Civil
Defense Corps head, had donat
ed one of his new office spaces to
the corps, and was additionally
supplying lights and oil so the
me rvould have a place to meet.
1vas moved that he be allowed
$50 a month for maintenance of
the quarters.
The special committee on the
Erskine tax matter gave a report
on its findings on the request by
W. J. Erskine and W. J. Erskine
& Co. for reduction in ass
essment. The report of the
committee was approved in toto
by the council at a short special
meeting Wednesday night, called
for that purpose.
The police committee reported:
Month of December, 104 ar
rests, $1192 collected in fines.
January 1 to 12, 32 arrests,
$215 in fines.
'Carl Pajoman, chairman, fire
protection committee, reported
the acquisition of the new equip
ment including 2 chemical engin
es from the base and 20 soda and
acid extinguishers. One of the
new pieces will be housed on
Brooklyn avenue in a small build*
ing donated by Charles Rutkow
t'ki, another on the Karl Brun
stad property on Mission road.
Tne committee was authorized
to expend not more than $250
for labor and materials for the
installation, repairs and changes
in the equipment.
Dr. A. Bales Jones, city health
officer reported 4 cases of whoop
ing cough, 12 of mumps, and 1
of a form of non-contagious
meningitis, the latter not in Ko
diak.
The matter of adding Barney
McCoy to the city police foice
NOTICE
Delay in arrival of advertising material necessitates
omission of our usual advertisement this week
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for THIS WEEK’S
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CLASSES START JANUARY 21
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