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Entered in the Post > fice at Kodiak, Alaska as Second
Class matter under act. of Congress of March 3, 1878.
KODIAK PURUSHING COMPANY
William H. Lamrne, Editor and Publisher
Lillian E. Lamrne, Associate Editor
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local news published herein
R. H. Chadwicks
Leave For Seattle
R. H. Chadwick, for 6 years
representative of the National
Grocery company and a leader
ft. H.CU AUWICK
in local civic af
fairs, left on the
Cordova for Se
attle, with Mrs.
Chadwick.They
are returning to
that city to
make their home
to be near their
children.
Mr. Chad
wick, who wws
a salesman in
Alaskafor many
years, arrived
fiere in April, 1939. When the
city was incorporated he had the
signal honor of being first mayor
of the 150-year-old community
tn the trying days of getting the
city organization to function.
With formation of a Hotary
o'ub he was one of the charter
members and the first president
of that organization, and at the
time of Ids departure was secre
tary and a leading figure in the
club’s work.
M's. Chadwick joined her hus
band here a few months after his
arrival and during the war was
known to hundreds or service
men for her friendly work as a
seamstress in repairing the r gar
ments and sewing their rapidly
changing insignia on theii uni
forms.
During Mieir entire stay here
• hey made their lime in the
Cook apartments <>i \1 irme
Way.
Mr. Chadwick expressed his
regret at leaving the community,
and -aid he was not toosanvuine
in his »x sedations of being satis
fied away from Alaska.
Still interested in a cold stor
age plant for Kodiak, in whieh
he was one of the prime movers,
Mr. Chadwick said he hoped cul
mination of the plans would be
forthcoming soon and that In
connection with the plant's dev
elopment he hoped to visit Kod
iak again soon.
Ship Tie-up
(continued from Dane 1
as Thanksgiving Day for the na
tion, now, therefore, I, Ernest
Gruening,, do proclaim the same
day to be Thanksgiving through
out the Territory and a legal
holiday.”
Weather in the past week in
Kodiak has been sub-freezing
with a small arnouut of snow
and gives promise of a “white”
Thanksgiving.
Town Topics
Clifford Smith, a resident of
Alaska since the age of 2 and an
engineer graduate of r,he Univer
sity of Alaska, now with the Re
construction Finance Corpora
tion, arrived here yesterday in
connection with government,
sales of surplus planes.
Mrs. Ruth Benson, accompan
ied by children Jackie and Jerry,
left on the Cordova for Seattle
to be with her husband, Corndr.
lack Benson, who is in a naval
hospital there receiving treat
ment foi an old leg injury.
She expects to remain in Seat
tle until the end of school.
That her brother escaped be
ing in the Nagasaki atom bomb
ing by or.ly a month was the in
formal ion received this week by
Mrs. G. W. Bubendorf, following
return of her brother, Pfc. Leo
Uihanksgumig
jTTtllS year should be the greatest day of
Si/ Thanksgiving ever experienced in our count
ry. After nearly four years of War and destruction
we now turn to thoughts of peace and construction
May we truly be thankful for the many blessings
we enjoy as c imp.ared with in any other parts of a
troubled an I i nonverisne I wo*Id, where men, wo
men and children die for lack of fool, shelter
and clothing.
Classifieds
FOR SALE—Lever-action Win
chester 30-06 rifle, new condi
tion, plus sporting arnmuni
Hargett, to his borne in Texas.
Pfc. Hargett disc'osed he had
been interned many months in
Nagasaki, as a prisoner worker
in a shipyard, but that most of
his time was spent in bomb shel
ters.
Later he was transfered to a
coal mine elsewhere, and a month
later the atomic bomb was drop
ped on Nagasaki.
Pfc. Hargett was a prisoner
for over 3 years.
Miss Neaita Davis, who has
been employed at the base for 9
months, left on the Cordova for
her former home in Rapid City,
South Dakota.
L. F. Nachtweih, owner of the
Kodiak Variety store, returned
to Kodiak yesterday by plane
after a trip to the Mayo Clinic in
Rochester, Minn., for medical
treatment.
Mrs. Alphretta Johnson, who
I has been employed in Kraft’s
office and wife of Gus Johnson,
Kraft's hardware manager, left
for Seattle oa the Cordova to ob
tain special medical attention. .
The Quackenbush, a small har
bor eraft stationed at Kodiak at
one time, was recently wrecked
about 60 miles from Whittier
with no loss of personnel, accord
ing to reports received here
The local ATS office said it
had no official information on
the accident.
Erich Mueller, owner of the
Thompson Transfer company
purchaseil this we k from John
ny Farrow, KEfi employe, the
latter’s home !>ehin(l the Kerr
residence at the west end of Al
aska Way.
Described as a practical joke
that backfired, a local man was
fined $25 this week in the U. S.
Commissioner’s court for
attempting t<> walk off with a
case of Rainier beer at Erskine’s
dock. The complaint was made
by P. J. Watkinson
Bud Metzgar, operator of the
Club Unique was confined to his
j heme this week became of ill
ness.
Mr. and Mrs H C. Hostetler
arrived here on the Cordova
from Seldovia and Mr Hostetter
has licen hired as a cook by the
| Victory cafe He formeilv work
j ed at the Brown Bear cafe
Pete Deveau, who has been in
the maritime service, returned to
his home here yesterday with his
wife whom he married while in
j the States.
The Cordova left Kodiak
Wednesday evening on the re
turn trip to Seattle The local
A'a-ka Steamship office announ
ced that it is expected back at
Kodiak about Dec. 8.
The Praise Chapel and the
Community Baptist church will
tion. Pinch’s Jewlery Store.
FOR SALE-320-acre homestead
(3 miles of fence will enclose
10,000 acres gracing land) with
6-ronni house, old sawmill, 2
roam log cabin, sev. outbuild
ings.
Gasboat KavDee, 95 HP Mer
eury 3 to 1 reduction.
25 HP Hill Diesel, msh. per
fect.
1939 Chev. sedan, extra good
rubber.
6 only 7-ft. new Simmons fall
ing and bucking saws.
For Sale or Charter—MS Uyak
Inquire Harry Howe, Kodiak.
FOR SALE—7-room house &
lot, Block 5, lot 2, Tagura rd.
Partly furnished. $4500. J. N.
Steffgen. 9-29
FOR SALE—Ineome property,
consisting of two 3-room fura.
houses, workshop, warehouse,
all on 3 lots See Harry Howe.
FOR SALE—2 cozily-furnisbed
4-im. homes on Mission rd. off
Spruce Elec lights, deep wat
er sewer, shower baths. Extra
wiring, bath tub & pipe. Only
$5500 for both complete. Write
box 20ti, Kodiak, Alaska.
FOR SALE—Brand new 52 HP
Gray Marine motor in cig.
orate. 9-ft shaft A wheel. $660.
See Tom McKean, at Nixon
house near KEA.
FOR RENT — Modern apart,
ment, near shopping center,
Inquire at Pinch’s Jewelry.
HELP WANTED—Women be
tween ages of 18—35 to work
in Navy Base laundry. Navy
transportation furnished both
ways. For add. info phone
Navy 564 or write Ship’s Ser
vice Officer, Naval Operating
Base, Kodiak.
WANTED TO BUY—We buy
Guns, Cameras & Radios. H.
Pinch Jewelry.
FOR SALE
4 ROOM dwelling
Good Location
FURNISHED
See us for further
information
Gradelle Leigh
Realty Co.
Taylor Bldg Biooklyn Ave
join in special Thanksgiving ser
vices to be held at the latter
church next Wednesday, Nov.
21, at 7SiO pm.
Rev. John W. Marshall and
Rev. G. S. Mcrony of the res
pective churches, and Rev. John
S. Winter and Uev Glen Chand
ler will take part.
The Bapiht church choir will
present a Thanksgiving anthem,
“We Gather Together”, based
on a Netherlands folk song
Mrs. Vivienne Clason, former
wai'ress at the Victory Cafe and
more recently operator of the
Ctieechako ■ rill, left on the Cor
dova for the States, to f< How her
husband, in the service, who is
being transfered from Kodiak.
Estella“Sis” Hariis is planning
to take over the grill but will op
erate it as a chicken dinner place.
Edward Larsen, charged by
Hanf Reeman with d'iving his
car without permission, wn tak
ea from the Cordova Wednesday
as ne prepared to leave for Ket
ahikan.
Later, at the request of the
plaintiff, the charge was dismiss
ed and a new complaint, signed
by deputy U. S. Marshall Paul
Herring, wns filed, charging
drunk and disorderly conduct.
He received a sentence of 4
months in jail on conviction on
the latter oharge.
Mrs Larsen proceded to Ket
chikan on the Cordova
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