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KODIAK, ALASKA, JANUAHY 10. >942
NO. 45
Dispute Between Fi
Follows Laund
A case arising from the fire at
Ike boiler bouse of the Kodiak
gleam Laundry, leased this week
km Joe Lougbran by Jenningt
A Sennett, was heard in the cits
magistrate’s cotirt Thursday.
The fire occurred Tuesday at
11:00 a. m. The wooden hous
iag above the boiler in a small
building beh nd the laundry
burst into flames before the
volunteer firemen arrived,
bt>l the blaze was quickly extin
guished w)th band fire extin
guishers and a chemical wagon.
The p esenee of an oil atom
iser in the furnace, which Fire
Chief Longhead had once ordei
td removed, and which he had
•rtlered not to be put back in
when he received a request from
Talmage Smith to do so, promp
ted the Chief to sign a com
pL.nt against Smith, charging
violation of the city fire ordin
uee.
At the tsial in City Magistrate
C. C. Naughton’s court Attor
ney Smith was represented by
Warren A. Taylor, who is also
ot> attorney. The complain
*at was without counsel.
The defendant claimed in de
fense that the equipment in
question was approved by the
National Board of Fire Under
writers, that though the com
plaint charged he had installed
H be himself had not done so,
and that City Attorney Taylor
had previously given the opinion
that the installation would not
be a violation of the ordinance.
fire Chief Longhead testified
he bad had the equipment re
ffloved once, that Smith had
*sked him if it could be rein
installed and he had forbade it
® a hazard and that he acted
® the belief that the city ordin
toce gave him the power to
■nakeand enforce such a deci
®°n on his part.
After testimony was heard the
“mrt dismissed the case.
(Continued on page 4)
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Kadiak Fisheries
Building 6 Boats
Kadiak Fisheries company is
building six boats, similar to the
Port Williams boats, at this time,
according to word from the Se
attle office of the operators of
canneries at Port Bailey and
Shearwater.
Three of the boats are for
Shearwater, two 32-foot boats for
seining and one 36-foot one for a
pick up boat in Uyak bay. Some
changes have been made in the
model; they aie one foot wider,
have heavier frames, keels and
ha; dwood stems and are power
ed with 92 horsepower Kermath
engines, the same model as in the
local "sea Prince” owned by
C'apt Jake Johnson, of Johnson’s
island. One of the new boats is
earmarked for Emil Christoffer
son.
The company said the fishing
Business ‘‘is at a standstill, but
we hope it comes out for the
best so the westward canneries
can operate in a normal man
ner.”
Robber Takes Even $103
From Till At Jerroitie’s
When Jerry Lodge went to
cheek the cash in the register of
Jerrome’s Grill after closing
hours Tuesday night, he found
on arriving at the cafe from his
Recreation Parlor that the back
door was open, and an even $100
missing from the till of the regis
ter.
The remainder of the over $200
in the till was still there. Invest
igation by police authorities dis
closed that no forcible entry had
been made, and the opened back
door locked and unlocked only
from the inside
One person was picked up and
released after questioning, but
no arrest has been made.
In his second match with Max
Baer, Joe Louis scored a knock
out after 2 minutes 36 seconds,
last night.
Club Seeks Additional
Funds To Gomplete
Equipment Payment
Distribution of the new cbero
ical engines was discussed at the
regular meeting of the Rotary
club at noon at the Brown Bear
cafe. With previous machines
owned the locations will include
the Standard Oil dock, adjacent
Cars parked on the school
grounds all night for i;se in case
an emergency have been used by
persons Unknow n for ‘‘blackout
games”, it was reported at the
Rotary club. In some cases radios
and heaters were turned on and
left to run down the battery.
The matter was also reported to
the police with a request for
special policing to prev nt further
damage to the cars
to the Belmont Bar. two at the
fire hall, one of which will be the
Pt-omene, and two in the east
side of town at locations not de
cided yet. One will probably be
on north Brooklyn avenue, the
other in the section of town to
ward the base.
The dub faces the problem of
completing the financing on the
SS3L) bill for the equipment.
Money enough has been collected
in the fire fund drive to pay all
but $119 of the bill, but $149.28
is also owing on the freight bill.
An effort will be made to raise
the needed money as soon as
possible.
R V. Loughead, fire chief, re
ports that the city is fortunate
in obtaining two more soda-and
acid chemical wagons from the
base, which will be put in oper
ation as soon as they are serviced, j
The pumper has been repaired
and crews have been assigned to.
the engines placed around town,
and the complete list of names is
carried in a notice on page 4.
“With all this new equipment
we have the best little fire de-1
partment of its size of any place
in Alaska,” Fire Chief Longhead
said.
Frei
;ht, Passenger Rate Increase
Of 45% Authorized By Commission
Station KODK
Operating Daily
Kodiak Island’s first radio
station broadcasting on a com
mercial band, station KODK,
sent out’its init:al call letters <*n
New Ycai’sDay from FortGrce
ly
1'iie new transmitting outfit
a Christmas gift from the
contractors at the naval air
station to the soldiers. It oper
ates with 10 watts of power at
15 -0 Kc from 7am. to 10 p. m.
Mr. J. C. Henry, contractor
general superintendent, purchas
ed the transmitter, microphones,
transcription tables, sound devic
es and other equipment from a
fund raised through three small
Benefit Sweepstakes. A number
of men donated their time on
Sundays to construct buildings
which house both the transmitter
and the studio. The latter will
be formally dedicated shortly.
The station is under the direct
ion of Capt. Wi'iam H. Adami,
a former announcer with the
Columbia Broadcastiug System;
Lieu'. Roy D. Craft, public
relations officer and aide to Gen
eral C. H. Corlett, and Chaplain
Foresinan of the army.
Volunteer scriptwriters, an
nouncers and radio performers
are asked to see these men, who
(continued on page 4)
Strict Adherence Asked
Of Blackout. Regulations
Citizens of Kodiak are asked
to observe greater precaution and
more care in observance of the
blackout. Authorities ask that
homes be absolutely blacked out
especially with regard to open
ing and closing doors. Naval
authorities ask that homes on
Mission road, while isolated, pay
particular attention to the black
out and the door problem as
well. Authorities commend the
the general success of the black
out.
Tokyo's Latest: Russian Defense Proposed At Kamchatka
Tokyo(.P)— The Japan Times
& Advertiser, government organ
said that once a Japanese landing
is made on the American conti
nent ‘ it will be a simple matter
for a well-trained and courageous
army to sweep everything before
it The contention that the U. S.
cannot be invaded is as much a
myth as the one that the Magi
not lines couldn’t be taken or
that Singapore and Pearl Harbor
are impregnable.”
It said the navy had already
taken the war to the shadow of
San Francisco and air attack
alarms are being sounded in many
coast cities “bringing panic
among the frightened citizenry.”
It pointed out that the U. S.
was invaded in 1812 and added
that now ‘ with the American
navy badly crippled as a result
of the Japanese victory at Pearl
Harbor it is within the realm,
not alone of possibility, but of
probability that the armed
forces of this country will land
on the American continent”.
Washington (A?)— Senator
Wallgren suggested that the
United States assist Russia in
fortifying Kamchatka pennin
sula for an ultimate air base a
gainst Japan and prevent Jap
anese seizure of it as a base a
gainst Alaska.
He said Russian neutrality to
ward Japan made use presently
impossible for the U. S. but add
ed that money, equipment and
planes could be furnished Rus
sia immediately for the fortifi
cation.
He pointed out the Soviet is
i already fortifying Petropavlosk
and predicted the area would be
an eventual battleground.
The U. S Maritime Commis
sion has authorized an emergen
cy surcharge of 45 per cent on all
freight and passenger rates be
tween Seattle ports am) ports of
call of the Alaska Steamship
Company, the local .office was in
formed this week.
The message sain “special per
mission is given 1e supplement
all watei freight and passenger
tariffs effective January 7, 19V?,
with an emergency surcharge
equal t<r45 per cent of thie rates,
fares or charges otherw ise pay
able.
“Emergency surcharges do not
apply on wharfage or other ter
minal charges.”
Alaska company officials in
Seattle said the higher rates are
the result of wartime costs of
operation.
The Northland Alaska trans
portation company is expecting
similar authorization.
Telegraph Office
Opens Downtown
The long-awaited downtown
office of the Alaska Communica
tions system is now in operation
in the bank buildiDg. Besides the
modern, panelled business office
with counter there is an adjacent
opeiating mom.
Lt. R. F. Downing is in charge
and the staff has 11 full-time
emp'oyees, including two re
cent additions from Seattle, Joe
Adair and Carrol Smith.
Business hours are from 8 or
the' all clear”signal in the morn
ing to 8 or the blackout signal in
the evening. On Sundays and
holidays the hours are fiom 9 to
10 a. m. and again from 12:30 to
1:30 p. m.
Ihe new office gives lvocriak
up-to-date and convenient ser
vice that the volume of wire traf
fic warrants, and wiil no longer
necessitate the trip to the top of
Signal Hill, location of the old
office, to dispatch a wire.
Index
Page
Full Page of Pictures 6
Additional Photos 9
Week’s News Round-up 2
Car Rulings Given 3
Civil Defense Corps 5
Filipino Lost In Jump 5
General News I
Woman’s Page 10
Classifieds 11
An advertisement of the Al
aska Steamship company, carry
ing holiday greetings, appears
on page 9. It arrived too late for
earlier inclusion but fits in with
the Christmas cards everyone is
just receiving.