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KODIAK, ALASKA APRIL 21, 1945
More Clothes Needed To Hit Quota
Kodiak people are going to
l,veto dig deeper into their
(loseto if the town is to make its
u0ta for the National Clothing
lotion, Stanley Nelson, chair
w!), announced today.
He has just received the
information that the quota
pr person is 5 pounds of
dotting, making the total for
llje town approximately 2 and a
jjlf tons. So far about a ton has
tnen donated, he said.
Today again is pickup day,
Bd trucks will call anywhere for
the bundles of clothing and bed
ding Anyone wishing to have
the truck call can leave his name
at any of the clothing depots,
where clothing may also be left in
person if it is more convenient
i he depots are the Kodiak foun
tain, Island fountain, and Kod
iak Mercantile company.
Donations are being stored at
the KEA plant and arrange
ments are now being made to
, have them snipped to the States
to be added to donations from
all over the nation for trans
shipment to the liberated coun
tries.
"If you’ve been putting off
digging out your old clothes,”
Mr. Nelson said, ‘it’s time to
realize that the end of April is
the end of the drive and there is
only one full week left to join in
this worthwhile effort. Five
pounds of clothes is not a lot,”
he pointed out, "and if everyone
does his own part I am sure
Kodiak will make the quota be
fore a ween from Monday, when
the drive ends.”
First Pictures--Roosevelt’s Burial
Accident Causes
3-Day Blindness
The unpleasant experience of
being totally blind for 3 days
was the lot of Arthur Deering,
local taxi driver, who temporari
ly lost his sight following an in
jury to his spine
The injury occured last Thurs
day while he was working at a
local garage, and due to a bone
misplacement that caused pres
sure on a nerve he lost his sight
Friday. By Sunday his sight had
fully returned, much to bis relief,
he said.
Cash Prizes Offered In
Kite Contest Tomorrow
There will be cash prizes in
the boy’s Kite Flying Contest to
be held tomorrow (Sunday) at
2 pm on Signal Hill Max Fol
som, scoutmaster, announced
today. The contest is open to all
boys of Scont age, from 9 to 16,
and the prizes will be awarded
as follows:
Best flying kite—first prize
$5; second prize $3; third prize
$2.
Best workmanship—$•*>
Most unique—$5
Money for the prizes was don
ated by the Bank of Kodiak and
the Kodiak Rotary Club, each
contributing $10.
If bad weather should not
permit the contest Sunday, it
will be held at a later date, Mr.
Folse m said.
Washington (/P)—Existence
of a new top-secret “chemical
'torpedo” of the Navy’s arsenal
came to light in an official dis
closure. Further details were
withheld.
Townsite
Man Arrives
W. F. Meek, field examiner
for the General Land office at
Juneau, and representative of
the townsite trustee, arrived in*
Kodiak yesterday and will be
here a week or so to assist in fil
ing application blanks for deeds
to property in the townsite.
Mr. Meek brought application
blanks with him and they may
be procured at the U. S. Com
missioner’s office, where Mr
Meek will also be available.
The main purpose of his visit,.
Mr. Meek said, was to try tc^
see that the blanks are properly
filled out. The blanks, when>
completed and notarized, may
be turned in at the Commission
er’s office for transmittal to Jun
eau, or may lie mailed direct.
The critical date involved in
the applications is Sept. 11,1941.
If the property was occupied at
that time the fact must be attes
ted on the application along with
a correct legal description of the
land involved.
If the occupancy occured after
that date, the application must
show the transfers from the re
cord by which the person pro
cured it.
All land owners in Kodiak
must make the application to
obtain their deed and prove
their ownership.
A regular meeting of the city
council is scheduled for next
Monday, at 8 pm at the city hall.
Top
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt
(facing camera, center) and
members of the Roosevelt family
at the graveside during burial
service for the late chief execu
tive. Left to right at top of pho
to: Anna Boettiger, Mrs. James
Roosevelt, Brig. Gen. KHiott
Roosevelt (holding flag), Mrs.
Roosevelt and Vice Admiral Wil
son Brown. At upper right is a
secret service man
Bottom
The coffin containing the bo
dy of the late President Roose
velt drops slowly into a grave in
the flowered garden of hie estate
on the banks of the Hudson riv
er as servicemen hold an Ameri
can flag over the spot. To the
left of the grave in front row are
(left to right) Brig. Gen. Elliott
Roosevelt, Mrs. Roosevelt, Anna
Roosevelt Boettinger and Lt..
Col John Boettinger. Behind
them are the late President’s 4
daughters-in-law. Farther back,
at extreme left are President
Truman, Mrs. Truman and their
daughter.
(For more pictures see pages
4 and 8. All Wirephotos by As
sociated Press.)