"News oj cAmerica’s Last Frontier”
WL 7 NO. 10
KODIAK, ALASKA MAY 3, 1947
PRICE 10 CENTS
Body Picks
Nominees
Barring write-in candidates
ii the election, the officers of
fe Chamber of Commerce were
town Thursday at the lunch*
at the Victory cafe when
animations ended with one can
idateeach unopposed for each
rfihe offices.
Nominated were; for preei
fcnt.G. W. Bubendorf; vice
pwdent, Talmage L. Smith;
mtary-treasurer, Lilian Mor
a;and directors, O. A. Torger
a and L. K. Wodlinger.
President Vic Ellis named Ray
as chairman of the 4th of
committee, with Max Fol
i, G. W. Bubendorf and Joe
o as assistants.
A report on a proposed income
ibill was presented by Law
i Talmage Smith, and the
np moved to contact Marsh
Ciutcher accountant, of
tehikan, for an estimate of
(s involved in drawing up
i a revenue measure for pre
tation at the Terri tonal legis
«tr
falter Sipprell, local agent
tthe Alnaks Steamship com
ity. said the new do per cent
*ea«e in freight rate6 will
■reflect May 21 if approved
>4e Maritime Commission A
prcent raise on through pas
sers is also being sought.
1 Tickets are now on sale for
natation Daze dance at the
immnity Center on Friday
•ing, May 16, and may be
■med from any member of
Center Program Council.
1 gay vacation motif will
tlight the dance and the dan
1 are expected to wear sport
tes and celebrate the begin
I of the summer vacation
■dm light-heaited fashion,
iusic will be furnished by
four Hits and a Miss orcb
L
* 10 of Block 10 was sold
*fek by Mary Mahle to
iMahle.
itnival Name
[Chosen
'spring carnival to be held
24 for the benebt of the
•k Community center will
led ‘The Silver Horde” it
bounced today by James
'■ chairman.
tent will be placed in
of the Center for a mid
he told the Rotary club |
•y, with games and side-1
in the tent, and Enail
••d reported on the hun
“f prizes he purchased
'•Seattle.
at the luncheon were
pks and Joe Mori no.
Police Car
Catches Fire
Excitement was created on
the main street last night short
ly before 8 pm when the police
truck, being driven by Oscar
Harris, night patrolman, explo
ded and eaught fire just as it
passed the Kodiak Cleaners go
ing west.
Flames shot under the truck
and smoke and flames poured
from the hood. Seveial business
men appeared with fire exting
uishers and the blaze was quick
ly extinguished
It was discovered that a defec
tive carburetor allowed gasoline
> to leak on the engine and down
to the hot exhaust pipe which
ignited it. Harris was not in
jured
Mrs. Marie West has been ad
ded to the staff of volunteer lib
rarians at the Kodiak Commun
ity Center. Mrs. West, a recent
arrival in Kodiak, takes the
place of Mrs. Peggy Oxford who
has resigned because she plans to
leave the city.
Distribution Plan
Starts Today
Endeavoring to better serve
the readers of the M/rroi on Sat
urday mornings, a re-organized
street- sales force will be on du
ty with this issue.
Three teams, each composed
of a pair o young salesmen, will
work in various parts of town,
according to the present plan,
and will try to reach the same
areas at approximately the same
time each Saturday.
Laurence Anderson and Dick
Sineonoff will cover the aiea be
tween the Polar Bear Cafe and
the base (/ate as well as Carlson
Hill and Mill Bay road. These
boys will leave the Mirror at 9
am and one of them will cover
the h.ll while the other covers
Mill Bay road and the school
area l>etweeu 10 and 11am.
George Buekers and Hobart
Dawson will cover the area
from toe Polar Bear to Erskme’s
Dock, leaving the Mirror at Oam
each Saturday and reaching the
dock before 11.
Alfred Anderson and "Butch''
Gallagher will leave the intersec
tion of Main Stieet and Mission
r ’ad at Oam and work out Mis
sion road to the Mission—also
coveiing the Tagura road dis
trict. They should reach the
Mission by 1 lam.
Donna Mcllwain will sell pa
pers in the area al >ng the beach
from Kraft’s Warehouse to the
city hall.
It is suggested that Mirror
readers watch for the boys in
their particu ax districts. In the
event any area of the city is not
covered the Mirror management
would appreciate being notified.
New Frequency
Starts May 15
Effective May 15 all ACS
coasial stations bow maiutainrag
a watch on 2738 kilocyc’es will
also monitor 2134 as well Sta
tions include Kodiak, Anchorage,
Craig, Juneau, Ketchikan,
Nome, Petersburg, Seward,
Skagway, Valdes and Whittier,
and beginning on June 1, Sitka.
[ Owners of boats wishing to
call ACS stations on the new
frequency must first obtain indi
vidual authorization from the
Federal Communicatians Com
mission.
Complete information on this
service will be available within
the next few days at all ACS
stations in Alaska.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Johnson,
who recently sold their island to
Al Nixon, left by plane this week
on an extensive vacation trip in
the States, where they will trav
el wherever the spirit moves
them. They exp ct to ocate later
somewhere on Puget Sound.
Registration
Must Be Made
1 he Pish and Wildlife Service
announces that strict compliance
will lie required this year w th
regulations (Sections 201.1 and
20i.2) requiring registration and
periodic leports from all proces
sors, and marking of fishing
boats. Though never revoked,
wartime conditions compelled
virtual suspension of these regu
lations.
End) processor is required to
provide the local Fish and Wild.
j life Service representative, in ad
vance, with a written statement
of intention to operate, with de
tails as to place, nature and
extent of operation; and at the
end of . the season to provide
an accurate statistical report of
output.
Each fishing boat of any kind
must be plaii ly marked with an
identification number and with
the name or symbol of owner or
operator; and such name or
j symbol must be furnished in ad
vance of the commercial fishing
seaon to the local Fish and Wild
life Service repiesentative.
Official boat registration plates
bearing the year and serial num
bers, are bow on hand, and boat
registration will begin immediat
ly. All fishing boats must be reg
istered and the registration plate
attached to the boat in a con
spiciuous location (the port side
of the pilot house pieferred) It
is pointed out that the data
thus collected by the Fish and
Wildlife Service is the only
completely accurate index to in
tensity of fishing, so that compli
ance with these regulation will
I be to the advantage of all con
[ corned
Prize Offered
For Basket
A basket social and dance will
be held May 13 at the Commun
ity Center, it was announced to
day by the American Legion
Auxiliary, sponsors for it.
Ladies are asked to prepare
the luneh baskets with enough
lunch for 2 people but if there is
not enough to go around cake,
sandwiches and coffee will be
sold at the social.
A prize will be given to the
best decorated basket. Bingo
will be played during the even
ing and the public is invited to
participate.
Flight Set
A Cordova Air Service plane
was scheduled to leave Kodiak
for Seatte at 7:15 this morning,
G. W. Bubendorf, agent, an
nounced yesterday.
Reservations have been made
by Mr and Mrs. John Springhill,
Mr and Mrs. Kimbal DeYoung,
John Chieslak, Mary Sorum, Jo
Ccope ', Irene Shipley, Clarpnee
Taylor, and Mrs. Harry Chris
topherson and daughter Gale.
Hunter Gets
“Charging” Bear
Another story of a bear that
came after a hunter was brought
back to Kodiak this week by
Jack Roach, one of 3 hunters
Jout with Charles Madsen last^
week, who took movies of ihei
bear coming at him and who i*
going to send the, pictures back
to prove his story.
Roach, with Roy Madsen as
guide, spotted the bear and with
a movie camera on it started
(getting his pictures when the
| bear ca ne at nun noin auuui
170 feet.. Hoach plied his caimra
until the bear was within 60 feet
and then threw his camera down
and dropped the bear with the
first shot. The bear teported to
have had unusually short legs,i
was 11 feet long
The other hunters on the trip
were 15 H. Lightfoot. hke Roach
a resident of Houston. Texas,
who got a 9 footer with E. W.
Parker as guide, and J. F. Jeigu
son of Bakersfield, Calif., who
also bagged a 0 footer with Os
car Nelson as his guide
Charles Madsen is out again
this week with Don W. Maxwell,
owner of a truck company in
Odessa, Texas; RossD. Sinanusa,
president of the Admiral Radio
corporation, of Cnicsgo, and
Kenneth Turner, treasurer of
tne same company
Alf Madsen also has another
group out, with Carl Kenzle,
millwork factory owner of E!g n
111., and S. Bendlsen, retired
rancher, of Electric City, Wash ,
in his party
Scout Drive
Goes Over
:|l(
A one-day drive for funds for
Scouting activities exceeded a)) 1,
expectations wken volunteers on |||;
Tuesday got 11761 in pledgee |j|',
and cash from the residents of jj|“
the area. ,ij
The drive was sponsored by
the Rotary club, who are taking
over the Boy Seeut activities jjj
and also helping in the starting
of the new Cub Soout program
Del Hanks, Seout executive. jj',
briefed the volunteers at a kick- | ,
off breakfast Tuesday morning hi:,
at the Victory cafe. With the i ,
campaign winding up his work
here he left by plane Wednesday
to return to Juneau.
Funds will be used for all ij
scout activities, one of which
now being planned is for a sum
mer camp for boys at some is
land point, to be in charge of an
experienced camp counselor to
be Fent from Anchorage.
A building, concrete mixer
and other equipment on Block 2
Lot 7 was purchased this week
by Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Alvine
from John Steffgen. They in turn
fold a half interest in it and the
lot on which it was localed to
Gavin Gibson. The two men are
forming a construction partner
ship, it is reported.
Red Cross Work
Should Be tn
All ladies who have takeD out
home work from the Hed Cross
sewing piojeot should return it
by May 9, it was announced
today.
All garments are to be leturn
ed even if not completed.
Denali Rushes
Accident Victim
The Denali rushed to Kodiak
Tuesday fiom Shearwater after
C. H. VVescott, chief engineer of
the ship, feil and injured himself
wh le the ship waB unloading
cannery freight.
The accident happened Tues
day morning and it was reported
Wescott slipped off the gang
plank to the dock. The Denali
came at once to Kodiak despile
scheduled stops at other canneiy
points that weie to be made
first, and arrived heie that even
at 7 pm.
An examination of the injured
man by Dr. C. C. Bailey dis
closed a fractured thigli bone
(femur) and Wescott was placed
in the GM hospital for treatment
and observaii n.
The Denali left for the cani.erv
stops ami is expected back Sun
day evening or Monday morn
ing