i^lNO. 32
KODIAK, AI ASKA, OCTOBER 10, 1942
PRICE 10 CENTS
Army Establishes New Base Nearer Kiska
fund Drive To Start
for Recreation Center
gear Hunting
Trip Success
The dream of every other man
on the island to ‘git’ a Kodiak
Ijjjr came true this week for the
Ijst time for 4 employees at the
Gavin Gibson, Lyle Ed
jjgton, A1 Weber, and Rudy
Peterson, and A A. “Beanie”
jjemerlin, fifth member of the
party also got one. The bears
angedin weight from 600 to
1200 pounds and t he party saw
14 bears the first 2 days of their
trip to Afognak island. They al
so reported that ducks were
plentiful there.
The trip was made with Pete
falkoffon the “Kerry”, the
party leaving Sept. 25 and re
turning Wednesday. Perfect
weather and ideal hunting con
ditions were reported for the
whole trip.
Flag Essay
Open To Scouts
Both Boy and Girl Scout are
writing articles about respect to
the Flag of the United States
this week, and the winning essay
till be published by the Mirror.
The Scouts have sponsored this
contest because examples of
tarelessness and disrespect in re
ptrd to the flag have been ob
erved, and the Mirror is cooper
uing in the contest by printing
rules for display of the flag else
where in this issue.
Every boy and girl scout who
vishes to enter 'the essay will
write not over 300 words and
urn them over to Mrs. Sutliff,
he girl scout leader, or to Mr.
whaia, the boy scout leader, by
Friday night, October 9. The
wo best of each group will be
elected by these two leaders,
‘hese four will then be turned
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Advices from General Head
quarters of Alaska Defense Com
mand, regarding the conversion
of the Legion Hall into a recrea
tional center for service men, re
quire that the premises be turn
ed over tq the Red Cross free and
clear of encumb ances.
The reason is that the Red
Cross plans on expending about
$15,000 on additions and instal
lations. After the war the build
ing, with all installa'ions and im
provements, will be turned back
to the Legion to be used as a
community center and meeting
place for veteran organizations.
The officials feel that ss the
community will be the ultimate
beneficiary of all the funds ex
pended upon the project, it
should be interested in turning
the same over to the Red Cross
clear of liabilities as its contribu
tion to this cause.
The present indebtedness is ap
pioximately $3000, represented
by a mortgage of about $2200
and accounts incurred in the
construction of the partially
completed wing to the main
building amounting to about
$1400,..
The staff of the Red Cross is
now in Anchorage awai ing the
result of what Kodiak will do in
the matter. The soldiers, sailors,
and marines need such a recrea
tional spot, and it is up to each
and every person to contribute
as liberally as his circumstances
permit
Tax Collector
Here For Month
A. V. Collar, deputy collector
of internal revenue, arrived in
town this week and will stay ab
out a month to conduct the af
fairs of that office.
Anyone wishing to get in touch
with him may contact him at the
Sunbeam hotel, toom 0.
Date Announced For
\nnual Dance, Bazaar
Plans and preparations for the
nnual Beliefic Dance and Baz
ir of the Griffin Memorial hos
ital will hold the center of int
fest in Kodiak during the month
f October, as committees from
>wn and Fort Greelv devote
teir time and efforts to making
■* occasion enjoyable socially
I'd worthwhile financially.
Mrs. Forest G. Ayers heads
»e affair as general chairman,
and the event is scheduled for
Tuesday, Oct. 27. at Blinn’s hall
and tickets will he on sale next
week.
All funds raised will be used
forthe purchase of equipment,
surgical supplies or other hospit
al necessities for possible emerg
ency war relief.
For a complete list of enter
tainment features and commit
tees, see next week’s Mirror.
Blasting The Japs At Kiska
And After The Bombardment
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In the first pilot ) above a cruiser or the Pacific Fleet mileage
a lethal greeting to the Japs at Kiska when American surface
forces heavily bombarded the Jap-held positions inflicting heavy
damage to enemy camp areas and silencing shore batteries
In the second photo hundieds of empty shell casings rn th«
deck of a United States cruiser tell a graphic story of their own
of the Kiska bombardment. (For further news of Kiska, see story
in column to right.)—Official U S Navy photo-JP Telemat.
An Army case in me AieuuuuB
(T5)—The Army has commenced
its campaign to oust Jap troops
From the Aleutians by occupying
this vacant island within fight
ing plane range of Kiska.
The occupation was made with
out opposition, by a force fully
equipped to withstand aerial,
land or naval attack, and with
out loss of a man through enemy,
action.
Probably the largest convoy
of American ships ever to sail
the North Pacific made a secret
rendezvous at sea late in August
and proceeded the hundreds of
miles west of Dutch Harbor.
Vessels iucluded heavy naval
craft, several large transports
loaded with troops and supplies,
and a strange collection of power
barges, tugs and converted •
yachts, even one 4-mas ted cod
fish schooner.
The Japs were apparently
either afraid to lackle the naval
escort or were unaware of it.
The convoy arrived here in
driving rain and commenced un
loading troops and equipment cb
the vacant beach, pieviou-ly
thoroughly scouted by gueriila
type units
Ottawa 0T)—Navy Minister
Angus MacDonald announced
that a Canadian naval force of
5 warships cooperated with tbe
U S force which effected recent
landings in the Andreanof group
in the Aleutians, which reduced
by 250 nautical miles the bomb
ing distance to Jap-held Kiska,
as compared to t h e distance
from Dutch Harbor.
Washington (A3)—The Navy
said that Army bombers operat
ing from new baces in the Aleu
tians are making almost daily
raids on the Japs at Kiska, have
downed 7 seaplanes in a recent
attack, and scored on a seaplane
hangar with incendiary bombs,
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Public Invited To
Court Of Honor
A public Coui t of Honor for
the Roy Scouts ofJTroop 625 will
be held Friday evening, Oct. 16
at 8 p. m. at tne Community
Raptist church and rank ad
vancements will be made and
merit badges awarded: Everyone
is invited to attend
The troop is under the direc
t i o n of Scoutmaster William
Schara.
To Dine Tuesday
The Wayfarer’s club diimcr
will be held Tuesday, Oct. 13.
ar 6:30 at the Fantist church.
Reservations must be made at
Rert’s Drug store.