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"... that government of the people, by the people,
for the people shall not perish from the earth.'—Lincoln
Pioneer Loses
Life Hunting
Cordova (Special)—This com
munity was saddened Wednesday
by the sudden passing of one of
its oldest pioneers, Lew H. Smith,
who drowned near his cabin at
the mouth of the Eyak river
while on a duck hunting trip A
sudden lunge of his skiff when he
started the outboard motor ap
parently threw him off balance,
causing him to fall overboard. A
large number of boatmen and
fishermen are still dragging the
muddy Eyak for his body.
Lew Smith was born March
15,1872 at Ottawa, Minn., which
it self was a frontier at the time.
The pioneer spirit in his blood
caused him to seek new adven
tures in California in ’98. He
headed for Valdez in 1908 but he
and a partner met a man on the
boat who talked in glowing terms
of prospecting on the Susitna so
the close of the first summer saw
him and his partners exploiing
the Yukon country. With closing
in fail he came to Cordova but
moved almost at once to Chitina
because building of the Coppei
River Northwestern railroad
marie the local district too civil'
ized. He “kept 6 months aheac
of the steel” all the way to th<
famous Kennecott mines.
He later joined the famous
gold stampede to Chisana when
he prospected and freighted orei
Scolai pass for 2 1-2 years. He
settled down in Cordova in 1916,
working at. the rail.oad shops.
He married Mrs. Ida Freeman in
1917 and later started Cordova's
first photo shop, which burned
out in 1927. He then engaged in
a ladies’ wear store until 1939
when that store also burned.
Despite his 72 years he was an
active sportsman and always
took in the duck hunting season.
He was a successful seal hunter,
a business requiring expert boat
maneuvering.
He is survived by his wife and
step-daughter, Mrs. Clyde Ihrig,
of Seattle, who had just arrived
for her first visit in several years.
Couple Wed
Frances Ronan, former local
teacher and now a stenographer
at the base, and Irving A. Bow
man, manager and buyer for
Ship’s Service, were united in
marriage at the base Septem
ber 5.
' Guild May Disband
For the purpose of discussing
plans for disbanding or reorgan
izing, a special meeting of the
Ladies' Guild of the Griffin
Memorial hospital has been call
ed for September 19, at 2 pm at
the hospital
The Guild has lost so many
members it is reported, that it is
1 felt the few left cannot continue
I the responsibility of aiding the
i ho-pital unless the membership
can be increased and more peo
ple are willing to help in the
work. All persons interested m
seeing the Guild continue are
asked to attend the special meet
ing and express their wishes.
THERE'LL COME A DAY
, To speed chat day when the
fighting is over, the victory won,
friends, sons, husbands, brothers
are no longer in danger
BUY MORE BONDS
Next Week
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Roosevelt Pictures
Fishing At Kodiak
Over $400 Made
On Benefit
After expenses of §65 were de
ducted net profit of $408.40 was
reported this week as derived
from the benefit dance given at
Blina’s hall a week ago by the
Russian Ladies’ Club. The mon
ey is for a fund for decorating
the interior of the new Russian
church when it is rebuilt.
Another benefit dance is plan
ned by the same organization
for sometime in October.
Members of the committees
and the club wish to thank
everyone for their help and at
tendance and especially the
Navy personnel who provided
the floor show.
Parents Of Son
Reverend and Mrs. Gregory
Sears Morony are the parents of
a boy, weight 8 pounds, born
August 31 at the Griffin Memor
ial hospital. The new arrival has
been named Carroll Hart. It is
their third child and first born
in Alaska.
Rev. Morony is pastor of the
local Community Baptist church.
Young Hospital Patient
Wants Own Kind Eggs
Michael Naumoff, age 11, is
preparing to leave the Grilfin
Memorial hospital after receiving
treatment there since July 2,
when he was admitted after be
ing accidentally shot by a small
er brother, while playing near
their home on Chief Cove near
Larsen’s Bay.
Michael was swimming on a
lifesaver and his brother, age 7,
was playing on the beach with a
gun, supposedly unloaded, when
the gun went off. The bullet hit
I the corner of the lifesaver and
struck Michael in the right side
and came out his left side It hit
his spine passing through and
Michael is still unable to move
his lower limbs.
The Navy responded after the
accident and brought Michael to
Kodiak in a plane.
Michael has two brothers and
two sisters and his parents living
at Chief Cove and he is anxious
to be back with them although
the hospital has meant many new
experiences for him. He ate his
first ice cream at the hospital and
he says he just loves it,. But he |
won’t eat the hospital eggs,
which come from hens—Michael
just likes seagull eggs, which he
is used to having. —Edythe
Butler
Alaska Airlines
INCOMING
Major J E Rice, Wm. Osle
keff, H. L. Lucas, Mr. and Mrs.1
F. G. Ayers, Marie Cox.
OUTGOING
Charles German, Henry Wink
er, Ada Shields, E. B. McGinty,
Shirley Reid, Capt. Dunn, Leo
Tyler, Sgt. Dezell.
Robert Jillson.
Classifieds
FOR SALE—Furnished 3-room
house, shower, toilet & built-in
cabinets. Close in, channel
view. No. 565 Mission road,
$1000
Furn. house just beyond city
limits. No. 41. $600.
Log house nearly complete just
beyond city limits. No. 41 1-2
$400. Both 16x24.
Large Flamo range. $50.
Half int. Brooklyn Ave. Gar
age. See Ken Fuller, No. 565
Mission rd.
FOR SALE—Warm, furn. house
& 2 lots, water, lights, fruit
trees, garden, tool house, rab
bit & chicken houses, tools, etc.
Cash or terms. Also cabin & lot
for sale. Mrs. Nellie Holler,
Mission rd.
LONELY?—Write Box 26,
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Classified Ads
Annie Zearoff was admitted to
the GM hospital this weefc for
medical care.
FOR SALE—Transfer busing
2-year lease.
1 V8 dump truck,
1 V8 moving van,
1 V8 flat ted,
1 V8 panel delivery,
2 K5 International steel be;
dumps
Parts & garage equipment.
See W. F. Lewis, Kodiak.
WANTED—Can represent at
itional Alaska merchants, In.
yers & others on share-exp®,
basis. Plan going Chicm
New York, Washington, D.C
& points between. Thorough;
familiar with mercantile, h
aDcial, legal & equip, busine*
Large personal acquaintat.
in departments and b'urea.
Washington & States. Alask
ref. Want to go Oct. & retun
in Nov. Dan Hightower, Fair
banks. 9-16
WANTED—Good homes to
half-Persian female cat & b
quarter-Persian month-old hi
tens. See Mrs. Vera Piero
Town Club.
WANTED TO BUY—Refrig?
ator. Also bedroom suite. &
Harry Pinch.
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ELECT
WALTER H. HODGE
of Cordova
Republican
Candidate
for
Territorial
Senate
(4 YEAR TERM)
Resident of Third Division for Fourteen Years
Well-informed on Problems of the Territory
And Devoted to a Progressive Program for
Post War Development of Alaska.
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