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“£Ne<Tvs of (America's Last frontier
Published Every Saturday at Kodiak, Alaska
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Class matter under act of Congress of March 3, 1878.
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local news published herein.
Taxi Limiting
Presents Problem
■Reading of the proposed ordi
nance governing taxis, buses and
trucks at the council meeting
Monday by Lee Bettinger pro
voked a long discussion of the
taxi business, with taxi owners
present taking part.
Principal point of discussion
was the provision that limits
the number of permits to what
“public necessity’’ shows are
needed
Lee Caddell, head of the
Teamsters union, which has
closed the taxi charter, asked the
council not to issue any more
peimits at this time, and said
additional base passes weie be
ing sought by his organization
before any more union member
ships will be granted for taxis.
Also at the meeting was Aldo
Roberts, ex-serviceman with 26
months in the army, and former
Kodiak resident, who had an ap
plication in for a city taxi per
mit, who said he was turned
down for membership in the
Teamsters union. The council
tabled his application until the
next meeting.
The taxi ordinance provides
for licenses to male taxi, bus and
for-hire truck drivers, has a
transfer feature, sets up tests
and fingerprinting for appli
cants, and provides automatic
revocation on conviction ot
drunken driving.
A son, weighing 9 pounds 10
ounces, was born Tuesday, Oct
9, to Mr. anrl Mrs Nicholas
Spanovic. The new arrival has
been named Anthony ChaWes.
M’S. Bpanovic is the former
Alice Christ offerson.
The fire department answered
an alarm at 1:14 pm Wednesday
when a furnace in a house on the
Beach road blew smoke through*
out the building, owned by Rose
Martin,
Lt. Robert Logan, of San
Francisco, flew from Kodiak to
Anchorage this week where he
was wed to Mrs. Marie Nestor,
of Cordova. Before entering the
service Lt. Logan spent 10 years
n Alaska.
Couple Wed At
Baptist Church
Miss May Turley, of Indian
apolis, Indiana, and Gervis B.
Floyd, T-Sgt., ACS, of El Mon
te, California, were united in
marriage Tuesday, Oct. 9, at 8
pm, at the Community Baptist
church, the ring ceremony being
performed by Rev. Gregory S.
Moiony, pastor of the church.
The couple were attended by
Mr. and Mrs Byron J. Cochrane
as best man and matron of hon
or. The bride wore a rose colored
suit and the matron of honor a
suit of grey and each carried a
gladiola corsage.
Sgt. Ernest Williams, ACS,
sang “Oh, Promise Me,” accom
panied by Sgt. William Corshen
hausen, ACS, and the latter pre
sented as a piauo solo, “I Love
You, Truly.”
After the ceremony which was
held before friends from the Sig
nal Corps and townspeople, the
wedding party went to Signal
Hill for the reception and for
dancing following in the recrea
tion hall
The monthly meeting of the
Womens Society of the Com
munity Baotist church was held
Thursday afternoon.
At the business session Mrs.
John Winter, president, bid bon
voyage to Mrs. Frank McCon
A Checking
Account
is indispensable in business, a convenience in
the home. It saves time, furnishes a receipt,
provides a financial record. It is also very
necessary in connection with pa>ment of all taxes.
We welcome accounts from all who have need
for banking services.
aghy, Mrs. Pete Magnusen and
Miss Estelle Marlin who are
planning to spend the winter in
the States, and also Mrs. Eben
Johnson, who has been visiting
here this summer.
Mrs. Nelson Chamberlain led j
fhe devotionals for the day and
Mrs Stanley Alvine spoke on
the subject “Christian Homes.”
The hostess was Mrs. Ralph
Shupp, assisted by Mrs. Morris
Burnham.
Double Ring
Ceremony Held
A double ring ceremony, per
formed by Rev. Gregory S. Mot
ony in the Community Baptist
church at 2 pm Sunday, October
7, joined in marriage Hilda Jos
ephine Finn, formerly of New
York, and Charles Raymond
Mowrey, CBM, USN, of Worth
ington, Kentucky.
The bride was given in mar
riage by Lieut. J. B. Warner,
USN, and was attended by Mrs.
Nellie Nolan, matron of honor,
and Miss Nancy Barron, brides
maid.
Charles Bishop, BM 1-c, USN,
acted as best man for the bride
groom, and music was furnished
by Miss Violet Smith, organist.
Admiral Fletcher
(continued from Date 1)
expect,
“But we had 60 ships,” he ex
plained with a smile, “and we
were ready for anything."
One of the tasks delegated to
him was the location of prisoners
of war of the United Nations. It
was through this capacity that
Major (now Lt. Col.) James
Ddvereaux, heroic defender of.
Wake island, spent a night a
board the Panamint, and a num- •
ber of flier prisoners were pro
cessed before their return to the
i States.
Before heading for Adak and
! the trip to Kodiak Admiral Flet
cher flew t,o Tokyo for one day
to confer with Admirals Halsey
and Spruauce.
Recalling his experiences on
the surrender mission, the Ad
miral said the Japanese gave on
ly evidence of desiring to coop
erate to the fullest extent. The
civilians, he said, were as a peo
ple stunned by the impact of the
end of the war and offered no
token of resistance.
Admiral Fletcher left by plane
Wednesday for Anchorage en
route to Washington, D. C , and
on Navy Day, with which his
leave coincides, expects to be
resting ou his farm in Maryland.
The Panamint and the des
troyers picked up raval person
nel from Adak to Kodiak and
while docked at Womens bay
other ships brought in additional
naval personnel to be transported
to the States on the vessels.
The Panamint towered above
the destroyers at its berth at the
Navy pier. Of an unusual type,
designated as AGC-13, the vessel
is described at "equipped with
everything" and in battle serves
as a communications and opera
tions center. Topped with a
weird-looking radar antenna, it
has lines similar to a large com
mercial ship. It bears 2 red
painted Nippon "flags”, indicat
ing 2 planes c< edited to it during1
the Okiuawa campaign.
Ernie Pyle, with other corres
pondents, were also accomodated
on the Panamint, and it was
from her that Pyle went to his
death on le Shima.
Admiral Fletcher’s visit here
was not his first, as Me had flown
here twice during the war.
(Ed. note: A picture of Ad
miral Fletcher, scheduled to ap
pear with this story, was due on
yesterday’s plane, which failed
to arrive.)
Arthur Marzon and Maurice
Harmon, age 3, were patients at
the GM hospital this week.
NOTICE
We wish to take this oppor
tunity to thank our many friends
and customers for their loyal
patronage during our conduct of
business in Kodiak, and we are
sure the same pleasant relation
ship will be maintained between
them and the new owner of the
Idle Hour Bar, Mr. Max C. La
Lande.
Mr. & Mrs. Frank Kempton
Notice
The Off Limit sign placed on
the Yum Yum Eat Shoppe a few
days ago was not due to any un
sanitary conditions but solely to
the fact that improper plumbing
facilities did not come up to
Territorial and City Health
Standards.
Signed,
Yum Yum Eat Shoppe
Albert Kraft and John Hub
ley, two local boys, returned
here by plane this week after dis
charge from the Army at Anch
orage.
Notice
Sewer, Water and Garbage
bills will be late this month due
to a revision of the billing sys
tem, combining the billing of
these three city controlled util
ities on one statment.
The penalty date will be ex
tended to conform with the date
of mailing.
Anyone wishing to pay these
bills before the statements are
mailed may do so.
C. Blankenburg,
City Clerk.
Classifieds
FOR SALE-320-acre homesta^
(3 miles of fence will encU>t
10,000 acres grazing land) wi^
6-room house, old sawmill, j
room log cabin, sev. outbuilc
ings.
Gasboat KayDee, 95 HP
cury 3 to 1 reduction.
25 HP Hill Diesel, mch.
feet.
1939 Chev. sedan, extra goci
rubber.
6 only 7-ft. new Simmons fa. I
ing and bucking saws.
For Sale or Charter—MS Uy a
Inquire Harry Howe, Kodial
FOR SALE—7-room house ,
lot, Block 5, lot 2, Tagura
Partly furnished. $4500. J. Is
Steffgen. 9-2®
FOR SALE—Home, 2 rooms «
shower, with furniture, or se
furniture separately. Prioe
for quick sale as am leaviu
in 2 weeks. See Bette Bal
Mission rd.
FOR RENT — Modern 2-rooi
furnished house. 5 minute
walk from town—384 Cope S1
LOST—18 months old Herefor.
bull, from Bryan homesteac
Reward S10 for informatio
leading to recovery.
Notify Box 63, Kodiak.
WANTED TO BUY—We bu;
Guns, Cameras & Radios. H
Pinch Jewelry.
Curtain Rods ;
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Cranes ;
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Drawers j
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* Floor Lamps :
* Bed Lamps
Rhoades
Furniture Store !
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Select your Christmas Candles now while our stock is
complete. We have a wide variety but just a few of each
Also CHRISTMAS CARDS from the
drawings of the ESKIMO ARTIST—
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