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''News of ^Americas Last Frontier”
KODIAK, ALASKA NOVEMBER 8, 1947
PRICE 10 CENTS
jiPNA Alters
Schedule
pacific Northern Airlines, as
^juneed elsewhere in this is
^ will change the days of their
frji.k to Anchorage flights be
pint Sunday, Nov. 9.
|i«tead of the 4 regular flights
B8unday, Monday, Wednesday
^ftiday, the planes will arrive
aSunday, Tuesday, Thursday
,a| Saturday at a scheduled
r
Skating
ik Approved
p . . ri
flans for an ice-skating rink
front of the Community Cen
r were approved by the Board
Directors of the Center at
sir monthly meeting Thursday
|bt. The work will be done
ftbe young men of the com
aoity and most of the mater
hwill be donated.
Joseph Heilman, Jr , was wel
med to membership on the
ard, representing the young
uple of the community.
Resolutions of appreciation to
B Justine Hinckel and the
E’ club which sponsored the
t carnival and to James
a and members of the Cen
r‘« Financial Campaign com
ittee, were passed unanimously
bans for a series of'town
Kftaigs— to be held Sunday af
fcmoons monthly this winter—
ne approved and turned over
Program Chairman Marcus
qrer for action.
Two civil su ts were filed this
■k against Norman and Una
bherland Harvey Gundiacb
Mrht 152.27 for labor and mat
ink, and Mrs. Goldie Kvas,
of Tony’s Tavern where
’s cafe is located, asked
30, of which $75 was rent,
remainder an electric light
Ths cases were heard Friday
Commissioner G. W. Buben
iffouud for both plaintiffs, in
■ amount of $309 for Mrs.
tas and the $52.27 for Gund
cb. plus the costs.
las, Oil Prices
Show Increase
Small increases on petroleum
roJueta costs, due to increased
of petroleum and hauling,
•we announced today by Mer
■H Coon, local Standard Oil
taapany agent. The new prices
effective Tuesday,
til types gasoline increased
Wtenth of a cent per gallon,
kenaene and thinners in
•**sed the same amount.
Oieael furnace oil aad stove
•k went up two tenths cent per
pdlon.
Freighter Later
The freighter Coastal Ramb
ler, due yesterday, will not arrive
until sometime during the com
ing week, the Alaska Steamship
office announced.
Time of its arrival is unknown.
Queen Cecilia King reports a
wonderful time visiting in Seattle
and writes that she hates to end
ber vacation, but tentatively
plans to return home next week.
Pete Knagm was sentenced to
120 days in jail by Commission
er G. W. Bubendorf this week
for petty larceny involving the
taking of 4 cases of beer from
the Beachcombers. The theft oc
curred Saturday night.
DiscussNew
Addition
Preliminaiy plans for the con
struction, with'n the next 2
years, of an educational plant
to accommodate the buys, girls
and adults of the fast growing
community were laid at a meet
ing of the Baptist church at the
home of Rev. Rowland Wilkin
son Monday evening.
For the information of the
public the figures show there has
been a substantial increase in
the church Sunday school. In
1£46 the average daily attend
ance at the Vacation Bible
School was over 150 children. In
1947, due to limited facilities of
the present church the puminer
schcol was restricted in number.
Attendance at regular sessions
are over the 100 mark
The proposed addition to the
present church edifice will be a
2 sto y and basement construe*
tion, estimated to cost $35,000
This would handle 130 children
and at the same time enlarge the j
sanctuary for special meetings
such as baccalaureate, funerals,
Easter and Christmas services. |
Considering the piesent trend
of increasing population, new
businesses and permanent resid |
en's the needs are more pressing
than ever, officials of the church
said They added that the people
of Kodiak are being continually
called upon to support various
worthy enterprise but that they
feel confident that the commun
I ity will recognize the merits of
Christian education for their
boys and girls and that their co
i operation will be forthcoming
The committee is composed of
M. S. Burnham, N. M. Cham
berlain, Rev. R. N. Wilkinson,
S. K. Alvine. and W. W. Stone j
The campaign will officially start
Nov. 20 at which time a social
night will be held to which the
public is invited, with a program
of music, comedy skits, speeches
and refreshments.
Mass X-ray
Plans Made
A mass X-ray survey of every
one in Kodiak, and later at the
naval base, will be held begin
ning Nev. 24 and Lois M. Jund,
education consultant of the Ter
ritorial department of health,
arrived here reoently to begin
the preliminary work.
When Ted Roiak, KEA man
ager, announced the loeal KEA
plant could not furnish enough
current for the X-ray machine
plans were stymied briefly, but
Capt R. L. Johnson, command
ant of the naval operating base
arranged for the loan of a port
able navy generator.
Everyone in Kodiak will be
given the opportunity to safe
guard their health and “know
for sure” by having a free chest
X ray. The survey is being con
ducted by the Territorial de
partment of health in coopera
tion with the Kodiak Health and
Welfare council and the Alaska
Tuberculosis association.
In order that every Kodiak
citizen may be registered for the
survey a house to house canvass
will be made, 2 weeks before the
actual survey gets underway
The clinic will be held at the
old Draft Board office next to
the city hall for 5 days begin
ning Nov. 24, except on Thanks
, giving.
j The X-rays will take only a
few minutes as the up-to-date
equipment being shipped here
uses 4 by 5 film and caa handle
60 persons an hour No disrob
ing is necessary
Tubeicuiosis of the lungs, if
found in early stages and treat
ed, can almost alwaj s be arrest
ed At present 1 in every 5
deaths in Alaska is due to tuber
culosis and is increasing, while
in the States the lower rate is
decreasing.
The value of the survey will
come, Miss Jund said, only if it
is as nearly as 100 per cent a<
possible, including everyone over
2 years of age, so the incidence
of the disease can be determined,
as well as the number of cases.
Such surveys in the past have
uncovered twice as many cases
as would come thiough normal
methods.
Everyone is asked to cooper
ate with the canvassers in sup
plying information and in ar
ranging the appointment, for the
few minutes time it will take.
Charles Walker was given a 90
day suspended jail sentence by
Commissioner G W. Bubendorf
Tuesday on a disorderly charge
involving an attempt to enter
the apartment of Mr. and Mrs.
Earl L>. Hess in the halconer
i duplex.
Carnival Funds
Meet Budget
Tbe success of the BPW Days
of ’98 Carnival at the Commun
ity Center last Saturday will as
sure funds for the remainder of
| the current year for operation of |
I the center, it was announced to-j
day.
Proceeds from the annual
event are taken into considera
tion making up in the drive
budget.
Mrs. Justine Hinckel, general
carnival chairman, announced
that net proceeds are $1023.77,
slightly higher than last year’s.
Gross was $2452.10, with ex
penses of $1428.33, the latter
largely for merchandise given as
prizes.
Drive Total
Near $7000
The Center’s financial cam
paign for 1948 operation was
nearing tbe $7000 mark last
night, it was reported by Chair
man James G. Marts With a
number of individuals and or
ganizations to be heard from,
Chairman Martz was optimistic
that the figure would reach the
$8500 goal.
Persons and organisations
whose pledges have not yet been
turned in are requested to leave
them at the Orpheum Theatre
oi the Community Center, or
mail them to the Center.
All funds received in the dri'e
will be used for 1948 operations.
Ad unusual art exhibit was
displayed at the Community
Center when the Cub Scout
Pack met Tuesday evening.
Stunts consisted of a tumbling
act by Den 2 and a gruesome
surgical operation by Den 7 I .
J. Norman took pictures which
may appear in the national
Rotary magazine
In the advancement prog'am,j
awards were earned in the Rank
or Wolf by Wallace Roberts and
Peter Johnson. The Bear badges
were awarded to Roger Beig
quist and Fred Rathke. Richard
Roberts and Jinamie Anderson
attained the rank of Lion, and
the following earned silver ar
row points for ten electives.
Stanley Hungerford’ Nickie Pes
trikolT, Buddy Squartsoff, Ralph
Walkoff, Eli Wasseh Simmie
Alexanderoff, Jerry Hollman,
George Wagner, Albert Hintz,
Noiman Lee; two arrow points
were earned by Wallace Robe.ts,
Richard Roberts, and Jimmie
Anderson.
The theme for November is
“In Old Mexico”, which should
provide another evening of fun
next Park night.
School Gets
Payment
Checks totalling over $12,000
are en route from the Territory
to Kodiak for the local school,
and promise continued operation
through December, Superintend
ent Thomas Dtterback announc
ed today.
The news came after the mass
meeting Sunday at the commun
ity center, where over 125 per
sons joined in a discussion of
means of raising funds loca'ly
for the school. Borrowing by the
school boaid, issuance of youch
leis, the acceptance of checks to
be held by merchants until cash
was available, and other meth
ods were proposed.
On Monday, Mr. Utterback
received a wire from the depart
ment of education answering a
letter in which he said plans
were being made to clo^e school.
The wire stated: “Behove
some payments will be made in
next week or two due to advance
^ payment of pack tax. Situation
critical in all schools. . ”
The same day Mr. Utterback
wired that the public meeting
felt school must stay open and it
was up to the Territory to meet
its obligations and that feeling in
Kodiak was “not to the advant
age of the Department of Edu
cation and >o some legislators
who cieated this particular prob
lem.”
Early in the Dext morning a
wire came stating checks in the
amounts of $7181 29 for back
money, and $5000, the first pay
ment ihis year, were issued
Whether moie funds are in
sight for continued operation
was not indicated. Another meet
ing will be held Sunday at 2:30
at the center and all interested
are invited to attend. Lists wil
be issued showing where wires
and letters should be sent indic
ating local feeliDg and action
wanted.
i Deputy U. S. Marshai Paul
Heriing, of Kodiak, is nowin
Seattle where he took some pris
oners from Anchorage.
Pacific Northern
Files Suits
Anchoroge (JP)—Pacific Nor
thern Airlines filed suits in the
district couit Thursday against
Alaska Airlines and Northern
Airlines, charging the 2 carrie. s
with viola* ing Civil Aeronautics
Board regulations.
The concern seeks injunction
i to halt the defendant airlines
from flying non scheduled
flights
Pacific Northern and Nor
I them Airlinos both operate in
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