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KODIAK, ALASKA^ APRIL 17, 1943
PRICE 10 CENTS
Bond Show
Arranged
Free bonds for lucky ticket
I holders, music, dancing, special
ty acts and talent galore, enough
for 2 full hours entertainment
are promised all who attend the
big, gala Rotary-Army Bond
Drive Show to be held at the Or
pheum theatre Wednesday, April
28. Ray Martin, chairman of the
bond drive committee, announc
ed the show this week as a bang
up climax to the bond drive
sponsored locally by the Rotary
Club as its part in a nation-wide
campaign sponsored by service
dubs.
Lt. Edward Tait, new mana
ger of WVCQ, appeared at the
Rotary luncheon Tuesday and
: promised full cooperation in ob
L taining a select assemblage of
outstanding Army talent for the
affair. Part of the talent will
eome from a new group just ar
rived at Fort Greely that has
made a big name for itself else
1 where (we can’t say more) and
Iwillinclud several outstanding
I musical groups and innumerable
f witty acts.
The entire show will be devot
ed to stage entertainment with
numbers suitable and entertain
ing to all members of the family.
Because Army talent is being
used only one performance will
he given, to start at 7:30 sharp
There will be no profit from
the show. Only enough tickets
are being printed to cover ex
penses and to buy 5 War Bonds
which will be given as door pris
es to five holders of lucky tick
ets, which will be drawn on the
stage.
One $100 bond, 2 $50 bonds
and 2 $25 bonds will be given
away.
Tickets will cost a mere $1 and
will be sold in advance They
will be on sale later this week at
the Club Liquor Store, Bert’s
and Wodlinger’s drug stores and
the Kodiak, Pierce’s and Island
fountains. Tickets will be sold at
the theatre the nigh t of the show
only if there are any left over;
after the advance sale.
As an additional feature
WVCQ has made arrangements
to broadcast a part of the show
hy remote control for its air
audience.
Further details of the program
»ill be announced next week.
Blackout Hours
April 17 to April 24, Inch
8:30 pm to 6:30 am
Schoolboard Muddle
Complicated
According to Attorney Gener
al Henry Roden, Charles Skin
* ner, as a member of the election
board and as winning candidate
for the 2-year teim on the school
board, has no “legal right to
qualify and the next highest can
didate should be sworn in”.
But the next highest candidate
is Mis. Merrill Cion, 12 votes,
who can’t be it because she was
elected for the 3-year term. Next
highest is Mrs. Ben Kraft, 7
votes, who says she won’t accept
Next highest is Mrs. Steve Har
vey, 6 votes. Illegal (on the elec
tion board also) Next, Mrs. Pete
Magnusen, 5 votes, Illegal (dit
to). Tied, Charles Madsen, 5
votes. He’s already the holdover
member of the board. Tied, An
drew Hutton, 5 votes. He’s leav
ing town next month Next
highest, R. E. Dawson, 4, who
has been a board member as
clerk but is quitting the job. Tied i
with him, Councilman Ben Shell,
who says “no, by gum!” That
gets it down to Merrill Coon,
Frank Hermann and Mrs. Cath
erine Blankenburg, all with 3
-votes..
The next council meeting is
April 26. Results of that Solo
monic body on the matter will
i be reported
!
Draft Changes
Announced
Washington (y?)—New draft
rules list 5 million more men, in
cluding 4 million husbands for
induction this year. Class 3B is
eliminated aud wives and so cal
led dependents are removed as
causes for deferment. Class 3A is
stabilized to protect as long as
possible homes with children and
class 3D is instituted to care for
hardship cases of men with de
pendents.
Resolution
Hits Sharpe
Walter Sharpe, Territorial
Commissioner of Labor was con
demned for his “disinterested at
titude” in a resolution adopted
by the Alaska Territorial Feder
ation of Labor at its recent con
vention at Juneau.
The resolution was adopted af
ter an invitation to Sharpe to
speak at the convention went
unanswered, while others, in
eluding Govenor Grueningj
Michael J Haas, Walter E Neu
bert and Joseph T. Flakne, ac
cepted and spoke to the mem
bers.
All local unions and the press
were informed of the action.
Job Control
Explained
Jobs of several thousand war
workers in Alaska have been sta
bilized by the job control plan,
now in effect, that requires work
ers in designated industries must
have a certificate of Availability
before switching jobs.
The ten industries are: fishing,
fish processing, lumbering and
legging, non-ferrous mining, coal
mining, transportation, public
utilities, public construction and
agriculture.
Three basic points are invol
ved:
1—An employer shall hire a
worker only upon presentation
of an Availability Certificate
which has been furnished by the
job applicant’s last employer or
by an authorized agent of the
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Contribution
A man charged with being
drunk and disorderly was given
a 30 day suspended sentence by
City Magistrate Catherine Blan
kenburg this week, the suspen
sion being granted on condition
that he donate )£50 to the Red
Cross War Fund Drive.
Members of the Civilian De
fense Council will meet next Fri
day, April 23, at the city hall at
8 p. m. for the purpose of reor
ganization, Frank Hermann, dir
ector, announced.
New Council
Holds Meeting
Over 30 spectators crowded
the city hall Monday night for
the first meeting of the newly
elected council, many of them
coming to see what action would
be taken on the letter from P. J.
VVatkinson asking for the resig
nation of Chief of Police J. H.
Pierce.
The letter was read after the 1
old council adjourned and the
new council was sworn in. The
letter specifically asked that
Pierce resign and refund all sal
aries collected by him, charging
he holds both the positions of
police chief and councilman con
trary to a quoted ruling of At
torney General Roden that the
two positions are incompatible.
Mr- Watkinson was present at
the meeting and spoke a few
words in support of the letter,
saying the police chief as a city
official had no place on the coun
cil and asking when Pierce was
a ‘‘counciiman, when a chief of
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Athlone Isn't
The Only Place
Several witnesses heard “a big
explosion”.
One witness smelled dynamite
in the ruins.
Another witness saw flames
leaping from the building.
Definitely known is the fact
that about 9 Saturday evening
a house on Mission road owned
by John Holland enjoyed sopne
kind of an upheaval and ended
with a sagging 'roof and walls
akimbo.
Police said there was no evi
dence of an explosion of any kind
(not even an oil stove) and blam
ed the building’s collapse on rot
ting foundations.
Angel Valenzuela, occupant of
the house who was at neighbors
at the time, and who is employ
ed at Blinn’s pool hall, has taken
severe kidding since. Nicknamed
“The Bombardier” friends have
been accusing him of “losing his
bomb sight”.
600 Fishermen
To Fly To Bristol
Seattle (.P)—Ralph Ferran
dini, field man for the Fisheries
I Coordinator, said that 600 can
nery workers now in Alaska may
be flown to Bristol Bay from Ko
diak, Seward and Anchorage as
the most feasible means because
of wartime circumstances
He said most men would use
government and commercial
planes.
Star Buys
Cordova Line
Alaska Star Air Lines has pur
chased the Cordova Air Service,
including 4 airplanes, 3 radio
stations, 2 hangars and a shop
and various equipment, H. W.
Robinson, general manager of
Alaska Star, announced this
week.
The Cordova Air Service was
established in 1932 and includes
routes to Yagataga. Kenneeott,
McCarthy and Gulkana. Person
nel of the Cordova firm will re
main with Star.
Washington (JP) —Secretary
Knox sa d at a press conference
that so far as he knew there was
nothing new in the fact that Japs
are trying to build air bases on
Kiska and Attu. Told that col
umnists recently had said that
the Americans have new bases in
the Aleutians, Knox replied “col
umnists don’t have to worry a
bout facts”. He said he would
not confirm or deny the particu
lar report.
Alarms Are
Installed
Fire alarm telephone boxes
have been installed at various
spots in town and form a net
work of stations for quicKer re
porting of fires.
Following are the locations:
Belmont Bar (west side of
building)
Kodiak Transit Garage (sqiuh
side of building)
School House (south side)
Pro Station Beach Road
Model Cafe (west side of build
ing)
Henry Wollf Shop (front of
building)
Baptist Church (north side)
Club Montmartre and Chick
en Inn
Fire alarms may also be turned
in at the Marshall’s office, the
sentry box in front of Erskine s
and at the guardhouse located
at the corner of Brooklyn and
Alaska Way.
Each red alarm box contains
a field telephone that requires
special operation as follows:
1. Do not break glass—door
1 opens on end.
2. Find handle ou leather case
and crank to get operator (There
are two types—one handle sticks
OHt ready for use other type
handle is folded.)
3. When operator answers, it
(is important to remember that
'he cannot hear yon unless you
press down button on desk type
phone piece. (Two types—one
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Village Runs
Out Of Foed
Return of an Army boat this
week from a trip around the is
land disclosed that the isolated
village of Old Harbor has been
totady without food supplies for
over two weeks and that the 75
inhabitants have been subsisting
on duck-*, clams and other food
foraged in the neighborhood.
As soon as the situation was
made known here the Disaster
Relief Committee of the Local
Chapter of the Red Cross went
into action, and upon authoriza
tion by Rev. Morony, chapter
head* R L. Clifton, committee
chairman, arranged to supply
with Red Cross funds food for
the village.
A months supply for the in
habitants has been procured and
will be dispatched to their relief
the first of this week, which is
expected to tide them over until
the arrival of other supplies on
cannery boats.
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