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YOU 7 NO. 20
brary—Muslin
Junenu, Alaska
rrNews of oAmenca’s iMst Frontier”
KODIAK, ALASKA JULY 12, 1947
PRICE 10 CENT8
To Survey
Veterans
Plans for a survey of Kodiak
island to determine whether
there is an extensive number of
veterans who have not applied
for or received their terminal
leave pay, Alaska bonus and,
etber compensation due them
were launched by tbe Kodiak
chapter of the American Red
Cross this week.
The survey was recommended
fev Miss Helen Cass, regional
Red Cross field representative,
who met with the board of dir
aators of the local chapter yea*
aerdav at tbe center.
Ken Wade, disaster relief
chairman for tbe local chapter,
was selected to make tbe survey.
Ha will make a trip around the
island on the mail boat either at
the beginning or middle of Aug
wst and is anxious to discuss the
saatter of their government com
pensation with all veterans He
will have with him the proper
forms necessary for filing.
EnrolliHen t in the new teen*
age Kiris dancing group at the
Commuijiiy Center will close
not Friday. 1 he group will be
limited to 12 girls, ages 12 or
ever. No previous dancing exper
ience is necessary.
The class will meet at 2 o’clock
«n Fridays throughout the sum
mer months
The younger gills dancing
group on Wednesdays now has a
capacity enrollment and a wait
ing list is lieins established for a
new group, Director Ken W’ade
announced.
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PiODe ty sales recorded this
week included:
B E. Nachtweih to Tenora
Hockney. Lot 14 Blocs 3 A
frame dwelling
l.eon& Smith of Martmez,
Calif, to Estelle Harris, Lots G
A F of Harbor subdivisioo,
mod.
Donald & Alice Ollom to Cal
vin A Flora Bartholomew. I>ot 14
Block 2 Leite addition, including
btuldiDgs.
Local Hospital
Being Surveyed
Miss Gertrude L. Wetzel, hos
pital administrator, was recently
appointed by Dr. Eat I Albrecht,
territorial commissioner or health
to make a turvey of hospital fac
ilities for Alaska.
Miss Wetzel was in Kodiak
this week aud the survey of the
GM hospital is now in the pro
cess of beiDg completed.
The survey is also being made
in the States, with a view to de
termining hospital needs.
Scout Executives
See Film Preview
A group of 1 ical scout execu
tives handling Boy Scout aDd
Cub Scout work in this area
were the guests of the Orpheum
theatre yesterday noou at a pre
view of a Warner Bros special
subject called “Men of Tomor
row”.
Filmed in Technicolor, the film
presents a dramatic picture of
the growth of the scouting move
ments, of all the varied scouting
activities from Outdoor hikes to
seamanship, and shows tbe value
of scouting in preparing the citi
zens of tomorrow.
Those viewing the film yester
day were unanimous in their
praise, and expressed the hope
that all parents will make it a
point to see tbe film at its regu
lar showing at the Orpheum next
I Friday and Saturday.
The Cub Scouting movement
was inaugurated in Kodiak this
year, and the Boy Scout move
ment is being reactivated under
the direction of Roy Mads n,
new Scoutmaster “Men of To
morrow” is a vivid picturization
of the aims and objects of the
local scout activit es
For the regular show uniform
ed Boy Scouts will assist as ush
ers.
Base Man
Wins Ford
Clifford Cowan, employed at
the naval base, was present at
the drawing when his ticket was
drawn to make him the winner
of the new Ford de luxe sedan
The winning number was 8338,
and Cowan celebrated by driv
ing the car through town toot
ing its horn.
The raffle this year, despite
the fact over $500 more was
spent for piiaes than last year,
netted $100*) more than last year
for the Rotary playground fond
Hay Marlin, chairman, announc
ed today.
Expenses for the raffle, Includ
ing advertising and prizes, were
$2746.24, be reported, with 6475
tickets sold, leaving a net proflt
of $3728.76. Last year 4600 tick
ets were sold.
Other winners were:
Electric range, Nolan Shane,
care of Frank McConagLy, Ko
iak
Radio-phonograph, Sara
Brady, Kodiak
Electric mangle, Delores
Campbell, Communications,
NOB
Outboard motor, M. S. Collette,
NAS
War Bond, Jacob Drake,
Power P'ant, Navy
Free round trip by plane to
Seattle, H. M. Throndson, PAFl
cannery Alitak
Excursion
Flight Set
Another of the excursion
flights so popular last year was
announced today by Kay Mar
tin, local agent for the Pacific
Northern airlines, but this year
the bigger, faster and more lux
urious DC 4 plane will provide
the transportation.
On Sunday, July 20, the plane
will bring 55 Anchorage passen
gers to Kodiak to spend the day.
While the plane is here it will
make an excursion flight over
Kodiak island and the first 55 to
sign up will have the seats. The
cost will be $10, plus $1.50 tax.
Reservations should be made
at once at Ray Martin’s
Must Read
Own Meters
A new plan, by which users of
electric power will read their own
meters each month, will go into
effect beginning July 30, Ted
Rozak, manager of the KEA, an*
nounced today
Under the plan, which has
been successful in many KEA lo
cations in the States, a card will
be mailed to each user, Mr. Roz
ak. said. The user will not have
to do any figuring, but will sim
ply have to mark on piinted
dials on the card the position o
the indicators on the dials on t e
meter, or in the window if it is
the direct reading type.
Penalties are provided for la e
mailing of the cards, and billings
will be handled the same as pre
viously.
Details are contained in a not
ice on page 5
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Mr and G W. Bubendorf left
yesterday on a shi rt business
trip to Seattle and will retu'ii
Tuesday
They were accompanied by
Mr. and Mrs Mill Vokacek, who
are going to visit relatives of
Mr. Vokacek near Seattle.
Forest Fire
Still Spreading
Anchorage (jP)—The forest
blaze that bas blackened 250,000
acres of the Kenai peninsula
jumped the Kenai river yester
day and will lie stopped by “no
thing but the waters of Cook in
let—or winter,” pilot Dick Mil
ler, who has l«eu patroling the
blaze, said.
He reported the flames are ad
vancing slowly to the town of
Kenai. now 10 miles south of the
file line Army officials are ask
ing for additional planes and
mere men
Chamber To
Help Cleanup
The Chamber of Commerce
has assigned its civic improve
rnent, committee to work with
the city on the coming cleanup
campaign, following a discussion
of plans Tor the week at the
meeting Thurday at the VFW
club.
The chamber also voted to ex
press itself against the proposed
bill extending fish trap site leases
to 15 years.
Ray Martin reported he had
collected $983 from merchants
for the 4th of July celebration
and the chamber went on record
with a vote of thanks for his ef
forts in behalf of the 4lh.
The matter of soldiers addi
tional homesite filings by can
neries, described as an effort to
"sew up fishing sites” was refer
red to the legislative committee
The matter of suitable mark
ers for local historic spots of in
terest was re!erred to the publi
city committee.
Guests at the luncheon includ
ed Fred A Tubb, district traffic
manager for Pan American
World Airways; and Harold Me
Lelland, Paul C. Leonard and
Tony Giambiuno, all of Woody
island.
School Cash
Held Up
Juneau (Special)—Refunds to
incorporated towns for the 194C
47 school year will not be made
at least uniil after Sept. 30 due
to lack of money in (the general
fund,it was announced this week.
Anchorage, hardest hit, ha9 com
ing $38,710 for school operation
last term.
Kodiak has $10392 cotn:ng
from the fund.
Agent Leaving
Walter Sippreil, agent for the
Alaska Steamship company, will
leave Sunday for Seward where
he has beefi assigned by his com
pany. Mrs Sippreil will remain
here for a month or so until ar
langemente are made for this
office.
Mr. Sippreil came to Kodiak
from Seward in 1942 and during
his residence has been act ve in
local affairs, including the Com
munity Center and Rotary Club,
being president of the latter last
year.
Bank Files Suit
A civil suit was filed this week
by the Bank of Kodiak, as as
signee of the Security Trust &
Savings Bank, of Billings, Mon
tana, seeking $d00 allegedly due
I on a promissory note given by
i Al Sylling.
Find Jones
Attu Grave
The final chaptar in the myst
ery of the death of Foster Jones,
teacher on Attu when the Japs
captured the island June 7,1942,
was solved by the finding of his
grave on that island, it was re
vealed here this week by Simeon
Oliver, well-known anther and
lecturer, who has been at Atka
the past year.
The grave was located on
June 16, Oliver said, and the
body exhumed and reburied in
the Little Falls military eeme
tary on Massacre bay on Attu,
and the new grave properly
marked.
Mr. and Mrs. Jones were the
only white people on the island
when the Japs arrived and their
fate was a matter ot conjecture
until September, 1945, when the
Red Cross sent word Mrs Jones
was safe in a prisoner of war
camp in Japan
After the Japs landed Mrs.
Jones reported she saw them hit
and knock her husband down,
and then they were separated.
The next day some of the na
tives told her the Japs had Killed
her husband and ibat they (lbe
natives) had buried h m
Ths Attu natives are among
those being re estab ished in a
villtge on Atka island under the
supervision of Oliver and lie
learned two of the natives who
- survived the Japan prison camps
(were two who bad helped bury
Jones
i On June lb a parly consisting
of the 2 natives, Mike I.okanin
^auti Alfred PiokopiofT, Ll Col.
T C. Frank, ol the Army Craves
Registration division and Oliver
Hew Ihe bOO miles Irom Atka to
Attu. The two na.ives remem
l>ered that Jones’ grave had been
lined up with 2 iofaut graves in
the Russian church graveyard.
Th ^ party located the lemain
ing foundations of the church
jand at the fir->t spot dug Ibe
grave was local d x ^
Mrs Etta Jones, the widow,
now 67, Is reported to be living
in Atlantic City, N. J ,‘ with a
brother.
Alaska Steam
Adds Vessels
Seattle (.T*)—Two caigo car
riers have been Acquired from
the United States Maritime com
mission and added to the Alaska
Steamship company fleet l<>
speed up service between Alaska
and Pudget Sound.
One is the MS Ring Splice,
now loading cannery supplies for
departure today and the other is
the Liberty steamer Edmond
Mallet'.