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) 47 KODIAK, ALASKA JANUARY 29, 1944
C ick Case
Dismissed
The case of the United States
vs Henry Kittelson, in which
he was charged with writing
a. bad check before leaving Kod
iak, was dismissed yesterday by
TJ. S Commissioner C. C,
Naughton on the motion of the
U. S. District Attorney, Noel K.
Wennblom, Anchorage.
Kittelson was taken into cus
tody at Ketchikan after a com
plaint was issued here, signed by
Wm K. Steele, alleging Kittel
son gave the W. J. Erskine Co.
a check for $151 that was re
turned from the bank because of
insufficient funds.
Ball Tonight
To Be Gala
Snow, sleet and wind haven’t
deterred the children of Kodiak
from disposing of nearly 500
tickets for the President’s Birth
day Ball. Our warm hearted kid
dies have been out in all kinds
of weather to do their bit for the
infantile paralysis fund; also
turning out some very interest
ing posters for the drive.
A big evening of entertain
ment has been planned with an
11-piece orchestra from the base
furnishing the music for dancing
Owing to the fact that much
of the talent in the variety num
bers scheduled is coming from
our armed forces, who are at the
beck and call of Uncle Sam, the
program is subject to change
without notice. But we’ve heard
from re iable sources this just
means changing one good num
ber for another
So if you like smooth quar
tets. good dancing, tuneful mus
ic, tonight is the time to enjoy
them at Blinn’s hall from
8 to 12
Help President Roosevelt’s
fund for the crippled children.
Chris Haritonoff, age 66, pass
ed away at the Griffin Memorial
hospital and funeral services
were held Tuesday at 2 pm at
the Russian Church parsonage,
with interment in the local
cemete ry.
The deceased had made a trip
Outside last fall for medical at
tention. Death was ascribed to
cancer.
Mr. Haritonorf was born in
Kodiak and was married and
divorced He is survived by one
daughter whose present where
abouts is unknown.
Officers Report Japanese Atrocities
Seattle (^P)—One of 3 Ameri
can officers reporting on Jap a
trocities (see below) was Com
mander Melvyn McCoy, 37, who
this week assumed command of
Naval radio activities on Bain
bridge island. He has now re
gained 35 pounds lost while a
Jap prisoner for 1J months. He
was unable to enlarge on the
official report.
Washington (^P)—A horror
story, scarcely paralleled in the
annals of modern war, of how
Japanese starved and lortured
and in some cases wantonly
murdered the gallant defenders
of Bataan is told by Army and
Navy documented sworn state
ments from officers who escaped
from prison camps.
The joint announcement des
cribed the cold-blooded campaign
of savagery carried on after 36,
OOO Americans and Filipinos on
Bataan and Corregidoi were ov
erwhelmed
The account began by telling
of the deaths of thousands in
Japanese camps. Twenty-two
hundred Americans died in one
camp.
“Americans and Filipino were
first taken prisoner. Those found
with Japan money tokens were
beheaded. Survivors we'e beaten
along a “march of death”.
“Twelve thousand men were
kept penned in a 100-yard
square area without food lor a
week There was a 12 hour wai'
to fill canteens from one water
spigot
‘ Widely used torture was ‘ sun
treatment”. Captives were made
to sit in the boiling sun all day
without cover and little water. I
Six men, 3 Americans and 3 Fil
ipinos, ill from the mistreatment,
were buried still alive.
“Men were literally worked to
death. It was not unusual for 20
per cent of a work detail to die.
In one instance 75 ner cent were
killed that way.
“Three officers who attempted
to escape had their hands tied
behind the r heads and were
pulled upward with ropes attach
ed overhead so they had to re
main standing bent fo< waul lo
ease the pre sore on their aims.
They were left thus 2 days and
were peiiotlically beaten w.th a
2x4; one was then beheaded
and he oilier.' were shot.
“American flags were habitu
ally and designedly used as i ags
ill the kitchen ”
Cordova Child Burned To Death In filidnight Home Fire
Cordova (JP)—Little David |
Arvidson, 3 years old, is dead,
and Homer Sanders, bos’n’s
mate, Coast Guard, almost lost
his life trying to save David,
when fire destroyed the home
of Mrs. Minnie Arvidson, widow
near midnight Saturday.
Five other Arvidson children,
El en, 2; Carl, 6; Bobby, 9;
George, 10; and John, 12, were
saved They were sleeping in the
house when the fire started The
younger children were supposed
ly playing with matches in a
closet earlier in the evening
John, when he awoke and
found the house afire, directed
George to phone in the alarm,
then grabbed Ellen and hustled
the children from the house in
their night clothes. The children
then realized that David, who
they thought was up, was still
in his bunk near the fire center.
Neighbors responding to screams
were unable to effect a rescue in
the smoke filled house.
Sanders was found uncon
scious on the floor of the smoke
filled room by Fireman Hollis
Henrichs, postmaster, who,
crawling on hand6 and knees en
listed the help of Fireman Frank
Kruger in pulling him out
Sanders had second degree
burns on the face, arm and
hands and had apparently lifted;
his mask for vision and was
overcome by the smoke.
Mrs. Arvidson, and daughter
Rosemary, 15, had gone down
town only a half hour before the
alarm sounded.
Council
Meeting
The city council acted on the
following at the regular meeting
Monday night:
Heard that the sewerage sys
tem is now in the hands of the
city but will be operated I>y the
contractors, A. T Beckett &
Co., until their work is finished
here. An attempt is also to be
made to get individual fittings
for the new water line, as work
on the storage project is nearing
completion. A committee of
Councilman Pierce, Engineer
Cole and Acting Fire Chief King
was named to decide where fire
hydrants are to be placed.
As the KEA plans utilization
of the new power plant and ad
ditional units by March 1, the
street committee was instructed
to work on the matter of street
lighting.
A letter from the Volunteer
fire department, recommending
Jack King as fire chief and
George Magnusen was tabled
after much discussion, until the
next meeting.
Authorized a special council
meeting, held Tuesday after
noon, concerning the easement
on the Talmage Smith property.
At the special meeting it was
authorized to pay Smith $400
for his easement.
Ordered an ordinance be
drawn up to provide a city li
cense for any businesses not cov
ered by license.
Authorized purchase of a cat
erpillar and grader, for $1600
FOB Spingfield, Ohio, if the
equipment is as represented,
(continued on page 9)
Restrict Sleds
Police announced this week
that no sledding will be allowed
on any through streets, including
Mill Bay road, Shelikof highway
and Mission road, because of the
danger from traffic.
Churchman
Thankful
A copy of the new plans for
the Russian chuich and a hst of
doDors for it was sent in Decem
ber by the Vo; v Reverend Fath
er Gregory to Metropolitan
Theohlos, head of the Russian
Orthodox church in the United
States, Canada and Alaska At
the same time he asked for the
appointment of a new priest for
Kodiak.
An answer was received from
the Metropolitan and a trans
lation follows:
“God bless all the people who
have donated toward rebuilding
of our church. For you, Father
Gregory, I wish success in re
building the church as a monu
ment commemorating 150 years
; of our Orthodox faith in Alaska,
America and Canada.
“Do not think about leaving
Kodiak.” i
Youth Dies
Of Injuries
Julian Malutin, age 14, passed
iway at the Griffin Memorial
hospital yesterday morning at
11:10 as the resu't of injuries
suffered when he struck *—pole
while sledding with a group^ pf
friends Thursday evening. ^ r
Eyewitnesses $aid Julian wa^'
making a run from the top of the
hill on Mill Bay road shortly be
fore 9 o’clock and that he was
unable to avoid hitting a short
pole located at the end of the
sidewalk in front of the Bank of
Kodiak. He was thrown some
distance by the force of striking
the pole and was taken uncon
scious to the hospital in an
Army truck. Eyewitnesses said
he hit the pole sideways
Dr A Hoi es Johnson was
c J.eu am* vvhcxi it v* tx s found
) ourig Malutin was having in
ternal hemorrhages it was decid
ed to operate. Blood plasma
transfusions were necessary be ■
fore the operation could be per
formed and three in all were ad
ministered.
The operation disclosed a
seveiely ruptured liver, and al
though every attempt was made
to save him Julian passed away
the following morning.
Julian, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Senefont Malutin, was born in
Kod ak on August 21, 1929 and
spent his entire life here. He was
a popular student in the local
school, where he was enrolled in
the Freshman class. Mourning
schoolmates draped his desk in
black yesterday and a collection
was taken among them for
flowets
Besides his parents Julian is
survived ny three sisters; Mrs.
Ann Huey, Mrs. Val Laurel and
Mrs. Theo Chouinard; and bv
three brothers, lver, Johnny,
mi d Moses. The latter is in the
Army and is stationed here. Mrs.
Chouinard is now en route from
Seattle where she had been visit
ing.
Funeral services will be held
tomorrow, Sunday at 2 pm at
the Russian Church parsonage
with interment in the local cem
etery.
The entire community joins
with the bereaved parents in
mourning the loss of their belov
ed son.
Warren Taylor, Attorney,
journeyed to Anchorage and
Fairbanks (his week and will
attend the Third Division terri
torial Democratic convention at
the latter city.
Tonite-Presidenf’s Birthday Ball-Atfend