lief Cases
ffer Cuts
jgtrict Workers of the Dep
ieat of Publie Welfare were
sed Sept. 1 by Director Rus
3. Maynard that greatly re
ted policies governing the is
ce of General Relief were to
nposed for the balance of the
itorial Bienmuna ending
ch 31, 1947.
ie local Social Worker for
Department, Mrs. Margaret
imeister, was advised by the
e of the Director that allot
ts for General Relief have
cut by 60 per cent because
sufficient funds to meet con
ng high demands for relief,
ie Direo or’s statement also
placed in effect the restriction
that "no new cases of relief could
be approved except to save life,
"and that continuing cases could
receive only the barest necessi
ties. The Director of the Depart
ment also announced that all
hospitals and the medical profes
sion had agreed to provide such
services on a credit basis until
the Legislature meets early in
1947.
Causes of the restricted poli
cies were explained by Mr. May
uard as being a combination of
greatly increased number of
cases during the past year and a
half, coupled with the failure of
the 1945 regular session and the
1946 special session of the Legis
lature to provide necessary funds
to meet the anticipated de
mands.
Teachers Guests
At Rotary
Grade school teachers were ttie
honor guests at the Rotary
luncheon at the Victory cafe
Tuesday, each receiving a gift of
a handkerchief, hand-painted by
Aileen Wade. Guests included
Loene Kramer,Marco Kiilsgaard,
Bonnie McPeak, Celia Keeling,
Lola Muehlberger, and Lois
Burnham, substituting for Flav
ia Hansen, unamved.
A quiz was conducted by Ken
Wade, based on home loca'es of
the guests, and Superintendent
S A Nave spoke over a half hour
Ross E. Kimball
for
Territorial Commissioner of Labor
On Independent Ticket
Courteous and Honest
He can’t be Bought or Bluffed
He will reconsider all labor cases that were sold down
the river the last four years
He will establish public relations and report all office
activity each week, such as inspections of mines
buildings working conditions, books, etc
on needs of the local school, and
will continue on the subject next
week when the high school teach
ers will be guests.
Stan Nelson
Wins Derby
Thirteen pounds of salmon—
all in one lighting chunk—paid
dividends to Stan Nelson last
Sunday in the First Kodiak Sal
mon Derby, sponsored by the
Kodiak Community Center.
Nelson won from a field of 45
contestants and received $22.50
and a case of salmon, the latter
donated by Frank McConnaghy
Most of the competitors had
bad luck. Nelson was the only
entry to catch more than two
fish. He brought six into the
dock and reported that he lost fi
others.
First place in the women’s div
ision went to Pauline Magnusen
for an 8 3-4 pound catch. Mrs.
Magnusen received $11 for her
entry.
Winner in tne junior division
was 11-year-old Sammy Nelson
who hooked a 7 1-2 pounder ear
ly in the morning and who re
ceived $11 foi his catch.
A consolation prize, 6 cans of
salmon donated by McConag
hy, went to "Buckshot” Nach
anigan, for a fish that weighed
20 ounces.
Marcus Meyer was head judge
assisted by Frank Beals, Chaw.
Nettle, James Mar n and Ken
Wade.
Foreign Missions
Society Topic
The regular meeting of the
Women’s Society met Thursday
I afternoon in the church parson
age
| Mrs. P. J. Watkinson presided
'over the business meeting. Mrs.
A. H. Johnson and Mrs. Morris
Burnham entertained with read
ings on Mission work n China
and Latvia. Mrs. N. M. Chain!,
erlaiu led the devotional service,
titled, “One la Christ".
After adjournment delicious
refreshments were served by
Miss Rese Grasiano, assisted by
Miss Mary Setsekorn from the
Ouzinkie mission.
Others present included Mes
danies Glen Chandler, Win.
Steele, Milton Smith, Pete Mag
nusen and Fred Miller.
KODIAK
REFRIGERATION
SERVICE
GUARANTEED SERVICE
Call at ISLAND FOUNTAIN
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Below
The; large picture shows the
wreckage that remained of a
■ chartered transport plane which
| crashed near Elko, Nev , killing
21 persons
The infant is Peter Link, 2,
sole survivor of the tragedy, who
1 was thrown e'ear of the plane.
His parents and haby brother
• were among the victim*.
Plane Crashes; Baby Sole Survivor