rrNews oj ^Americas Last Frontier”
,IL. 6 NO. 42
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KODIAK, ALASKA DECEMBEK 14, 1916
PRICE 10 CENTS
ihip Will
liss Xmas
Lakina, first boat to sail
lowing settlement of the stiike
Seattle and first boat wiih
ieral fre ght to call at Kodiak
e Sept. 8, will probably ar
e here a da. or two after
iristmas, according to estim
re based on its sailing date
It is scheduled to leave at 11
next Wednesday, with a stop
Ketchikan Length of its stay
that port will determine its
I rival, but it is n *t expected to
able to make Kodiak until the
th or 27 th.
It will go to Seldovia from Ko
ik, and will stop southbound
rly in Janua y.
The Grommet Reefer, presum
ly Kodiak’s last boat before
piristmas, had a large part of
vegetable cargo frozen. Pota
tomatoes bananas, peas,
oranges and lemons we e
mg items unable to be used.
Associated Pi ess sent no re
t yesterday on the Reef Knot,
tland telief sh p, but it was
ed it might not be loaded
wing the rtrke settlement,
local merchant who cal'ed Be
lle this week was told by a
lesaler that they understood
boat was being loaded as
uled.
word of the strike settlement
ached here Sunday after a
eeting that approved a settle
cot between the checkers’ un
n and operators, which provid
J for a grievance committee to
indie hiring differences
A new longshore contract due
r action the first of the year is
fleeted as next to likely af
lt Alaska.i shipping if an agree
ent is not reached.
—
Eugene Lightfoot has been
tad as cu«todian for the Kodi
k school. Mr Marsh, who re
gned the position, and Mrs
la-sh plan to return t« Seatt'e
• the next boat
doctor Heard
Members of the Alaska Crip
**d Children’s association at
Mir monthly meeting Thursday
•*rd Dr. Mason of the Naval
•*6 in a message bringing to
Mir attention the extent of dis
•*es causing crippling condi
Mis, Dr. Mazon told of the
cost in money and person
*1 that the diseases entail, and
* emphasized how hopeless it, is
w individuals to cope with the
tots.
He pointed out that the ACCA
Mmbers could help not oa y
"th funds, but with eonva'es
®°t eare and occupational thsr
lPy
f-ucal membership is now 300,
hth in the treasury.
Chamber Head
Makes Trip
Vic Ellis, president of the
Chamber ot Commerce, will rep
resent Kodiak at a meeting to be
beld in Anchorage r, >day, as the
re-ult if ncij o taken at the
chamber meetn.g Wed le-day '
the V ciory cafe
The mee'ing >s called for the
purpose . f discussing and acti- g
on prob! m« of transportation in
the Territory, and delegates have
been invited from all chambers
in Alaska
At the chamber meeting there
wa discussion on possibilities of
hauling freight from Canadian
ports to Kodiak, and of the pos
sibility of establishing a scow
haul to Kodiak as an additional
means of transportation.
i —
A list compiled by the Navy
reveals that 14 Alaskans were
! ki'led. 6 wound d and one re
leased as a prisoner of war while
serving with the Navy in World
War 11.
Ino'uded in those wounded
was: ,'harles W Busan, Kodiak.
To Watch Bird
| Kodiak children who desire to
be in a community picture are
invited to visit the Community
, Center at 12:30 pm today (Sat
urday). The pictures will be ta*
ken outside the center and it is
requested that the children who
attend wear winter garb—muk
luks, rarkas, ski-togs or skating
clothes—if possible.
Copies of the pictures will be
available at a later date.
Blowtorch Fire
Extinguished
Quick work by the fire depart
m ut prevented a serious fire
last night at 6:12 at the Whit
tington apartments in the down
town area between the Mecca
bar and Log cabin store when a
blowtorch being used to thaw a
water line set fire to oil-soaked
flooring under one of the apart
ments occupied by 3 Signal
Corps personnel.
Henry Goniales, occupant of
the adjoining apartment, and
Bert Johnson, of the Signal
Corps, were under the building
applying the torch when the
flooring caught with a burst of
flame that almost trapped them.
It caught ju*t under the kitchen
oil stove, and was only a few feet
away from 'he oil stoiage drums.
The fire department got the
fire out under the building first
and then put it out where it had
caught in the kitchen. Damage
was not heaw.
The apartments located just
across the alley from Christy’s ^
bakery, are owned by 1 />ran ^
Whittington
Water Low
In Freeze-up
An official temperature of 7
above was recorded about tun
rise yesterday morning at the
naval base, fo- I lie coldest day
reported in the cold spell that
has Kodiak in its grip. The ther
mometer rose to 10 during the
d iy. but a drop was expected
l'he weather inap indica ts no
s gn of a break for the next 72
iiours, and when the break dues
come it will probably come as a
sn iwstorm, the weather central
indicates.
Water users on the Erskine
and Beoson lines are without
water and none is entering ihe
systems. The city system ha
dropped heavily the oast wrek,
but Water Superintendent Sto
ver said yesterday there is h 10
imy Oi 2 week upp y on hand f
us 'rs now switching to it and
those keeping fair e's running
don’t put to m ich of a dri ■ on
it Ihe city is warning users
agamst indiscrimios . y allowing
; water to run to keep it fro n
[ freegiug.
P!ans are being made for a
line to connect the city dock
system t - the city line, hut ye-t
erday the tank above the dock
was dry and the line from it was
reported ftozen. A little water is
running in the tank, and if it fills
the connection wi’l be readier!
Business hous s have suffered
from lack of water, with many of
them closed now for several
days The Cbeeehako Grill.
Jack’s cafe, Chuck A bill’s,
Talley's beauty parlor, Victory
cafe and Hita’s beauty carlo*
were all closed the past week.
Leonard Hopkins, well known
merchant from Anchorage, speat
the week in Kodiak, leaving on
yesterday’s plane. He was a
guest at the Chamber luncheon
Wednesday.
Bus “Strike”
Efforts Fail
. i
The public relations commit-(
tee of the Chamber of Commecee
will request that the Navy fur- '
nish a bus shopper run between j
the town and base it was decided |
at the chamber meeting Wednes
day, after it was reported efforts
to reach an agreement between
the Teamster'J Union and the
Tagura Tiaiini* system had not
met with success
Vic Ellis, president, said he had
agreed to he p neguae in the
union operater u spute, and a
contract had !>een drawn up that
wa- satisfactory to the operato s
and to officials of the union, but1
that when preseBfed to the union (
group it had been v^ted down. •
Date Set For
Christmas Show
The big annual Christmas
program presented under the
auspices of the Rotary Club will
be given at the Orpbeum (heatie
-n Ch'istmae eve, Tuesday, Dec.
24, it was announced this week
t>y James Marta, general chair
man.
The school has charge of the
presentation of Christmas tab
leaux and singing, and Santa
Claus will be on hand to piss
out a gift bag of candy (maybe,
if plans work out in Seattle) and
fruit (ou hand for sure).
Two performances will be
given, the first at 7 for children
and children with parents, the
second at 8 for adults. Admission
*s free.
Elvin Foster b carpenter shop,
loaned near the school ground-,
has been sold to Guy Hilde
brand t
Neii S. Miher, associate v ca
tioual advisor of the vocational
rehabilitation and -duration dlv
jjiion of the Veterans AJmiiiistia
tion, arrived in K id afc tli«- week
for the purpose of euiifeiring
with veteians mter< sttd in the
educational provisions of World
War 11.
Veterans interested in appren
tisesbip, on the-job training or
in going to schi o! with govern
ment aid should wrte to the
Anchorage Va office for informa
tion
Approximately 600 veterans
in Alaska are now taking advan
tage of the educational provi
sions of the Gi bill
Alaska Series
Scheduled
A series of 6 picture spreads
>n various phases of A aska life,
uc uding one in lull color on
Sodiak, will begin publication in
he Saturday Evening Post on
an. 18, the magar ne announced
oday.
Taken by Larry Keighley
, recent trip to Kodiak, the
wo of the series will not be
Codiak, which means it will
ne of the remaining 4, but
efinite issue date is still to
on i
1st !
on |
the |
It is rare when the Post arrives *
Kodiak before the date of is
». The Nov. 23 and 30th is
3s were received here yester
Archie Nelson won the grand
jrize in the bingo competition at
he Community Center Thurs
lay evening. - I out thirty pen
ile turned out in spite of the
,it >er co d weather.
Next bingo niyht at the ceDter
will be on Wednesday, Janua'-y
Election
Tuesday
Despite the weather and the
fact the issue has previously
been voted on, voters should go
to the poll9 Tuesday to record
their wishes on the granting to
the federal government of an
enlarged piece of land to be used
as a site for a new lederal jail.
Granting of a lot was previ
ously approved at the polls, but
this time the government is ask
ing for a larger plese of the city
hall land, to be 100 by 78.5 feet.
The new sine does not inter
fere with plans of the council for
moving the city buildings to the
front of the lot, and the council
approved the new governmental
! request unanimously. The site
adjoins Lire Anderson property
f;om fence to fence an I runs !00
feet to the no th. The city hall
building will be moved to the
northern portion of the lot.
Polls will be open at the city
J hah on Tuesday Dec. 17 from 8
am to 7 pm, and the special land
referendum is the only queetion
to be voted on. Qualifications for
those desiring to vote are given
in the election notice on page 2
of this is ue
Enrollinen s Tor tlie navigation
course sponsored by the Kodiak
Community Center are now clos
ed, it was reported bv Director
Ken Wade, because the class
has a capacity list of thirty five
people.
Fiist session of the group, with
Capt. AI Pickett, as instiuet-'r,
wa« held last Tuesday evening
at the Center. The class will
meet attain next Tuesday and
after that will resume sessions on
January 7
Two near fires were reported
earlier in the week. At Kraft’s
meat department e short in wir
ing started smoldering but it oc
curred during business h~urs and
was quickly caught before ft '•re,,
could start. On Tuesday dump
ed ashes caught some coal ©is
fire at the federal jail, but ii-qtftq
put out without damage.
ACS Offers
Greeting Service
Effective today and hrough
New Year’s, greeting message
service wi 1 be available over the
ACJ lines to Western Union
points in the United Slates.
The regular night letter rate
will apply.
Messages will lie delivered 'it
the date indicated by the custo
mer, but if no dale is indicaterl
delivery will be made on the h« I
ilay This makes it unn.ic-e«sa y
to wait until the hnlntsy to file
^reetuur met.«H|ioK wliii h ran I
fil' d bermni « t, day