VOL. 2 NO. 29
^Americas Last Frontier”
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KODIAK, AIASKA, SEPTEMBER 19, 1942
500 Japs Killed, Wounded In Kiska Raid
Military Funeral
Held Tuesday
For Mrs. Erskine
A full military funeral was held
from the Community Baptist
church on Tuesday at 2 p. m. for
AArs. W. J. Erskine well-known
leader in community affairs and
resident of Kodiak for 35 years,
who passed away suddenly at her
home on September f 0. School
was dismissed for the afternoon,
and business houses closed in
her honor
Services were conducted by
Chaplin Max Foresman captain;
U. S. Army, assisted by Rev.
Gregory S. Morony.
Before the services the body
lay in state at the church in a
beautiful flag-draped casket
with a guard of honor in attend
ance. The eulogy was presented
by Chaplain Forsernan, who was
assisted in prayer by Rev. Mor
ory, who also read the obituary
of the woman who came to Kod
iak as a bride and endeared her
«Je/f through the years by her un
tiring efforts in innumerable civic
enterprises.
On conclusion of services at
the church, which over-flow
ed with those present to pay
last tribute, the casket was borne
on a military caisson to the
grave, located on a hill north of
town, and overlooking it and
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Oil Supplies Said
Better Now
Robert Al. Douglas, superin
tendent of Alaska operations for
the Standard Oil Company, and
L L. Rushing, secretary. Hod
carrier’s Union, were guests at
the Rotary luncheon Tuesday
noon at the Brown Bear cate.
Questioned about the oil situ
ntion, Mr. Douglas said there
will be no more cased kerosene
nnd gasoline after present inven
tories are exhausted and that
some white (unleaded) gas would
still be available for lighting pur
poses. He stressed the import
ance of saving cans for futuie
use.
He said oil supplies depend a
great deal on war conditions
bui that his company would do
everything in its power to keep
supplies available, and stated
that condii ion are more favor
able th s fall than at the same
time last year.
In regard to the Kodiak situ
a ian, he said consumers can help
bv keeping storages full at all
times, especial y right now, so
there will be no heavy run at
one time later.
U. S. Pushes Ahead In Strategic Alaska
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'1 he U. S. Army is on the alert in Alasks fira sudden Jap stab and tioopsstationed at army out
posts theie battle snow and mountains as they perfect their tactics. Top: light combat tanks man
euver along the edge of a snow field in a mountain pass Center: a section of the new highway be
nt? built to Alaska. The road is passable, an all-weather surfacing material having 1 een applied.
Bottom: an anti-tank gun battery toils with its gun and equipment up a mountain Pass.
Council Names New City Magistrate!
The ("tv council met, in regu
lar session Monday night and
conducted the following business:
Declared the office of citv
magistrate vacant, and appoint
ed the city c erk temporarily ma
gistrate. C. C Naughton former.
!y held lie magistrate’s office by
appointment, and Mrs Cather
,ne B'ankenburg is city clerk
and t he new magistrate.
Heard protests of Leo Sears a
gainst the granting of a building
permit asked for by Lauren J.
Whittington covering the erec
tion of a skating rink at the north
end of Tugorra road. Sears ob
jected to amusements being lo
cated in a residential district,
and the council deferred granting
of the permit until the building
committee investigates Sears al
so asking that a zoning ordinance
be provided for the protection of
“residential propety owners”.
Moved to instruct the parks,
and cemetery committee to fence
in the new cemetery ground on
Signal Hill.
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Honolulu (rPJ—Army
heavily attacked Kiska yester
day (Tues.) and sank 2 enem>
ships, shot down 6 enemy plane ?
and killed 500 Japanese, a com
munique of Admiral Chester
Nimitz. Commander, Pacific
Fleet, said.
“This afternoon Sept. 15 our
Army air forces in Alaska d^iv
ered a most successful attack on
enemy shipping and shore instal
lations at Kiska. Enemy ships
and planes in the harbor receiv
ed direct bomb hits and iepeat
ed strafing. At least 2 naval ves
ssls were sunk, five enemy planes
shot down, and one 4-eugined
patrol plane burned in the water
‘Installations and storage
dumps around the harbor were
repeatedly bombed and strafed,
resulting in large fires and explo
sions.
“Enemy personnel casualties
are estimated around 500, where
as we lost two pilots as the re
sult of two P-38’s colliding in
mid air.’’
Honolulu (>P) — Three sub
marines were damaged Monday
at Puska aud 2 enemy mine
sweepers sunk, the Navy annou
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Mission Road To
Have School Bus
The Kodiak Transit Company
announced this week that begin
ning Monday morning it will
provide transportation to school
for school children who live on *
Mission Iload. There will be one
run a day only, starting at the
Mission at 8:30, and no charge
will he made for the serv.ce. It
is expected it will be arranged
so that children can meet at dif
ferent pointsj on tffe way in, so
that a minimum number of stops
will have to be made by the bus.
Legion Will
install Officers
Members of Kcdiak Post No;
17 ot the American Legion are
lot,king forward t,o record attend
ance at their next meeting, Tuee
Jay September, 22nd, when offi •
:ers for the enduing yeas will be
nstulled.
At the last meeting, when
these officers were elected, Post
\'o. 17. in answer to the nation
al call for an expression of opin
on, unanimously voted to have
Lhe present charter of the Amer
ican Legion changed to include
as those eligible for membership
all members of the aimed forces
of the present war Under the
present charter, issued by the
United states, only un.se who
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