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"News oj oAmencas Last Frontier”
KODIAK, AI ASKA MARCH 27, 1943
PRICE 10 CENTS
Present Council
Has Last Meeting
The last council meeting be
fore elect ion was held Monday
at the City Hall, with Council
men William Smith, Ben Sholl,
Jumps Pierce, Edna Kraft and
Charles Hopp present. Hopp
acted as mayor pro tem in the
absence of Mayor Nick Miell.
As the result of a brush fire on
Mission road last week, the
question of sending the city fire
tracks outside the city limits
tame up. It was decided as a
matter of safety to allow only
aoe fire truck to leave the city
limits at a time, except in un
iaxial cases In discussing a
charge for the service the council
expressed a desire to have, from
the residents on Mission outside
the limits an opinion as to
whether they would want to be
taken into the city and thus re
ceive added fire and police pro
tection. The council felt that
the residents would be more
than repaid for the amount of
their taxes in fire protection
alone. The amount of a charge
res postponed awaiting word
from the residents but the coun
cil felt the fee would have ro be
set high enough to cover most
of the cost of such fire calls The
eity now pays each fireman $5
for each “wet” call.
The council voted to declare
the office of Councilmen Ray
Martin, now absent, as vacant,
toallow the voters to elect an
additional councilman to fill the
post. As the result of the action
voters will be allowed to vote
for 4 councilmen; one for a 1
jear term, 3 for 2-vear terms.
A letter was read from W. W.
Council, Territorial Department
of Health, asking for an increase
in the present $600 the city
pays the public health nurse to
a sum of $1600 for the year
atarting July. The increase was
said needed because of addition
al war needs. The letter was
tabled uptil the next meeting.
A discussion was held on
freight and wharfage rates and
practices and the City Clerk
was instructed to ask P. W.
Wafkinson, of the W. J. Erskine
4 Co to meet with them on the
subject at the second meeting in
April.
The council accepted the au
dit made by Marshall Ciutcher,
accountant, of the city magis
bate’s office.
A number of new taxi licenses
were presented but all were
Postponed to the next meeting.
Blackout Hours
TODAY
. 7:30 pm to 7:30 am
March 28 to April 10, Incl.
8:00 pra to 7:00 am
Oil Stove Starts
Trailor Fire
A trailer house, purchased a
w^ek ago from Warren Nich
ols by Warren A. Taylor and
Jack Allman, caught fire at 5:10
Sunday afternoon started by oil
which apparently leaked onto
the floor under an oil stove. The
trailer, located on Brooklyn
avenue was occupied by Jack
Nelson, who was given first aid
treatment for a cut on the arm
received when he was attempting
to rescue some personal belong
ngs. Nelson said the whole floor
under the stove was afire when
he noticed it.
The fire department was called
and extinguished the blaze but
the entire interior of the trailer
was badly burned Insurance in
the amount of $300 was carried
by the owners.
Assault Charge
Dismissed
A charge of attempted assault
with a dangerous weapon, filed
by James Pierce, police chief and
manager of the Kodiak Bottling
works, against P. J Watkinson,
manager of the W. J Erskine &
Co., was dismissed yesterday by
IT S Commissione*- C C. Naugh
ton, at the request of the plain
tiff
The complaint was said to
have followed an altercation is
the schoolyard when Watkinson,
after having given written notice
to such effect, because of water
shortage, went to turn off the j
water to the bottling woiks
File Two
Civil Suits
Two civil suits were filed this
week in the U. S. Commissioner’s!
court against Louise Williams
Allred, currently out on bail on
a chaige of embezzlement by
bailee. One was filed by Eric
Mueller through Warren A. Tay
lor, attorney in fact, in the a
inount of $595 plus costs for
money allegedly paid the defen
dant for payment of the plain
tiff’s income tax: a second was
filed by Bill Wy.nkoop for over
$978 and costs, on hi3 behalf and
as assignee for others on different
charges
A bank account of the defen
dant in the aggregate of over
$1700 was attached by deputy
U. S. Marshal Paul Herring.
Juneau—The Senate passed a
liquor bill by 6 to 2 vote increas
ing the liquor excise tax 100 per
cent in all cases except whishey,
which is increased 50 per cent.
The Chinese charge that the
Japanese used poisonous gas in
an unsuccessful drive south from
the Yantse River.
2 Run For Mayor, 6, Councilmen;
Registration Closes Saturday
CANDIDATES FOR CITY ELECTION
April 6, 1943
FOR MAYOR
Nick Miell Warren A. Taylor
FOR COUNCILMEN
Ben Shell Jack Allman
Lawrence Wodlinger William Lewis
Sidney Sandstrom E. A. Pearson
FOR TREASURER
O. A. Torgerson
Local Man Heads New Federation
Juneau (Special) — Following
a 6 day session an Alaska Ter
ritorial Federation of Labor,
similiar to those in the States,
has been organized, with by-laws
and constitution adopted.
The following officers were
elected for a term of one year:
Fiank Marshall, Kodiak, presi
dent; Beatrice Murphy, Juneau,
secretary-treasurer; vice-press
dects, Charles Skinner, Kodiak:
Albert Carlson, Sitka; Erik Lar
sen, Juneau; Louise Weaver,
Ketchikan
The next annual convention
was set for Ketchikan on March
16 next year.
U. S. Anti-Tank Gunners I
TUNISIA—Passed by Army censor—Pvt. Anthony Kramer
(left), of Pittsburg, Pa., and CXrp. Robert Newell, of Lawrence.
Mass., man an anti-tank gun in the extreme fore front of the
American line in Tunisia. Their loader in the rear is Pvt. Andrew
S. Pogedince, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Blast Nazi Steel Works
LONDON, ENG.—This shows one of the big bombers of the RAF
over the steel furnaces of Ijmuiden, Holland, duriDg a recent raid.'
First ming tor me coining cnj
ilection to be held April 6 wa£
made Monday by the Progres
live Party, which held a eaueus
Sunday and nominated the fol- *
lowing candidates:
For Mayor—Warren A. Taylor
For Councilmen—Ben Sholl
Jack Allman
Lawrence K Wodlinger
William Lewis
For treasurer—O. A Torgerson
Also nominated at the meeting,
were Charles Hopp and Stuart
Nuchols, but both declined the*
nomination and were not filed.
The group also went on recowl
as favoring a conciliatory atti
tude toward the federal govern
ment in regard to the water an*J
sewer project, so as not to jeop
ardize the grant and voted in
favor of the adoption of a city
manager form of government as
soon as practicable.
On Tuesday, the last day of
filing, petitions for the following
candidates were recorded:
F< r Mayor—Nick Mid, in
cumbent
For Councilman—E A Peer
sod
Sidney Sands from
For Treasurer—None
A petition wa« also presented
for Ben Sholl, already filed on
the Progressive ticket.
No filings were made for t wo
vacancies on the school board
As the result of the council ac
tion declaring Councilman Ray
Martin’s office vacant, voters
will have the opportunity of e
lecting four of the six councilrnen
filing Outgoing councilrnen are
Charlie Hopp, Ben Sholl, and
Mrs. Edna Kraft, in addition to
Martin. Holdover councilrnen are
William Smith and James Pierce
I‘or the first time there will he
no voting for city clerk as that
position is now appointive along
with the offices of city attorney,
now held by Wairen Taylor, city
health officer, held by Dr. A.
Bates Jones, and city magistrate.
Mrs Catherine Blankenburg,
present city clerk and city ma
gistrate, has already indicated
that she will not be interested in
those two positions for the com
ing term.
0. A. Torgerson runs unoppos
ed for city treasurer, as he did
*ast election.
It is understood the Central
Labor Council, in a meeting set
for tomorrow, will name their
endorsements of candidates.
Last year’s election, w»th 4
candidates for mayor and 15 for
councilmen drew 455 registered
voters and 361 votes. This year
registration approaches the 2(#
mark, with one week of./egisfr*
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