"News of oAmericas Last Frontier’
VOL 11 NO 18
KODIAK, ALASKA
JULY 7, 1951
PRICE 10 CENT
Peace Terms Discussed
By Ridgway And Reds
By the Associated Press
Tokyo — The Communists
and Gen. Matthew Ridgway
agreed to final terms for a pre
liminary armistice meeting to
morrow. Gen. Ridgway prom
ised the Red liaison officers im
munity from an air attack.
The Communists announced
a safe conduct guarantee to
Allied liaison officers. The
meeting site will be Kaesong,
three miles south of the 38th
parallel and 30 miles north
west of Seoul.
Ridgway declared a five mile
radius around Kaesong be a
neutral zone from the time the
Reds arrive. The first meeting
is to lay the ground work for a
formal conference which will
begin Tuesday.
The American delegation is
traveling by helicopter to the
meeting. A reliable source said
three colonels were named as
the UN liaison unit.
Meanwhile, ground action
tapered off to light patrol ac
tion but the Allied air and sea
forces pounded enemy supply
lines and front positions.
Washington—Battle casual
ties were placed at 78,110 on
Thursday, an increase of 1,361
in a week.
Man Missing
At Port Williams
Willie Kalmakoff disappear
ed from the Washington Fish
and Oyster Company dock at
Port Williams July 1 around
9:30, U. S. Deputy Marshal
Clarence Dizney said late
yesterday.
A wire from an official of
the company to Dizney said a
search of the area and dragg
ing of the waters failed to
reveal Kalmakoff’s body. The
wire did not say whether it
was morning or evening when
he was last seen.
He is believed to be 22 or
23 years of age. He is known
in Kodiak. Dizney wired for
additional detail^.
Denali Due
Here Wednesday
The Denali, Alaska Steam
ship Company vessel, is
scheduled to arrive in Kodiak
Wednesday. It will be the
first passenger vessel to call
at this port since last fall.
The Coastal Monarch, ASC
freighter, has been expected
since Thursday but will
probably arrive early today,
0. H. Kimball, local steam
ship agent, said yesterday.
Late Bulletins
By Associated Press
New York (A5) — Million
aire leftist Fredrick Vander
bilt Field was found in con
tempt of court and sentenced
to 90 days for refusing to tell
who provided $80,000 bond for
the four bail jumping Com
munists.
Field, 46, is secretary of Civ
il-Rights Congress bail fund
which posted bond for 11
American Communists leaders
who were convicted of con
spiring and advocating the
violent overthrow of the
government.
The Hague (A’)—An inter
national court of justice urged
Britain and Iran to agree on
an interim plan for keeping
Iranian oil flowing until the
court reaches a final decision.
Iran quickly rejected the
court’s proposal. The proposal
merely urged both countries
to take no steps to widen the
crisis until a board could be
appointed to supervise the op
erations of the Anglo-Ameri
can Oil Company.
Washington (A3)—The House
Armed Service Committee ten
tatively approved more than a
score of Navy construction
projects which are aimed at
strengthening over seas bases.
The Naval Operating Base
at Kodiak is to receive $7,677,
800 for construction purposes.
The Naval Air Station at Ko
diak will receive $1,936,500
and the Communications Sta
tion at Kodiak will receive
$7,000,000.
Chicago (A*)—July Fourth
holiday traffic fatalities
totaled 105 throughout the
nation. The figure was below
the National Safety Council
forecast.
Washington (A3) —Treasury
Secretary Snyder asked the
Senate to boost the House
approved seven million dollar
tax bill by at least another
three million dollars. He said
the additional money should
come from income and excise
taxes.
The additional boost would
increase by 12J % the income
tax already passed by the
House. The Senate Finance
Committee reacted coldly to
the request.
Square dancing will be held
as usual Monday night at 9
pm at the Legion Hall (com
munity center), Mrs. Reuben
Tesarik announced yesterday.
Legion Head
Visits Here
Earle Cocke, Jr. National
Commander of the American
Legion, is expected to arrive
at Kodiak Naval Station to
day. Cocke, unanimously
elected commander of the
Legion last October, is mak
ing a world tour of military
installations and crucial
fronts, including the battle
front at Korea to obtain the
citizens’ standpoint of the
effectiveness of the military
training in the various
theatres.
He holds the Silver Star,
the Purple Heart with three
clusters, the Bronze Star with
three clusters, the French
Croix de Guerre and has been
recommended for the Dis
tinguished Service Cross on
the field of battle.
The highlight of Cocke’s
career was when he stood be
fore a firing squad in Ger
many and was executed and
left for dead by the Nazis in
1945. Villagers who returned
hours after the execution
found him alive. They hid
and nursed him until Allied
troops reached the area. He
spent 14 months in various
hospitals to make one of the
most amazing medical re
coveries in history'.
Cocke plans to have break
fast with Rear Adm. C. A. F.
Sprague and make a tour of
the station before continuing
his tour. He is travelling by
military plane.
Dr. Barrett Here
For Summer
Dr. Beach Barrett, senior
at the University of Washing
ton Medical School, has ar
rived here and will be associ
ated with Dr. A. Holmes
Johnson for the summer.
Dr. Barrett will work and
do research on the recent out*
break of Weil’s disease in
Kodiak, Dr. Johnson said.
Mrs. Barrett and two children
accompanied the doctor to
Kodiak. They will live at the
quarters at the Legion Hall
(formerly Community Cen
ter) and will carry on the
work.
Mrs. Reuben Tesarik, who
has been in charge of the
center, is planning to leave
on the Denali.
The women’s society of the
Community Baptist Church
will hold its regular meeting
at the church Tuesday at
7:30 pm.
Rev. William B. Tuthill will
be the principal speaker.
Kodiak Celebrates 4th
In Grand Manner
Kodiak No. 1, the first train
ever to operate in Kodiak,
chugged along Alaska Way,
past the judges in the review
ing stand and came to a stop
in the school yard Wednesday,
the winner of the float contest
in the annual Fourth of July
Parade.
The four car “freight train”
was made by the Kodiak Bap
tist Mission and engineer of
“Kodiak No. 1.” was Dewitt
Fields. Brakemen and crew
were composed of the Mission
children.
The 1,200 purple bubble
balloon float of B. P. 0. E.
1772 took second place in the
contest. Third was the Free
dom Forever float of Thomp
son Transfer and fourth the
Lincoln float of Smith’s
Transfer.
Frank Price, USN, athlete
from Kodiak Naval Station,
won the grueling base-town
marathon and finished 10
minutes ahead of his nearest
competitor. Price, made the
run in 40 minutes. David
Cobaugh finished second and
Leonard Boyles placed third.
Fourth place went to Morris
Cloud and Allen Elkins
finished fifth. Lawrence
Anderson dropped out of the
race and was taken to the
hospital for treatment. He
was later released.
Buddy Squartsoff of the Ko
diak Baptist Mission won the
junior marathon, for 16 years
Federal Employees
To Pay Territory Tax
Washington (J?)—Territori
al income tax for federal em
ployes may be withheld from
salaries on a voluntary basis
by departments of the federal
government if a proposal by
the Treasury Department is
adopted.
The question was raised re
cently by Delegate Bob Bart
lett at the request of territor
ial officials. The territory is
seeking authority to withhold
the territorial income tax from
the salaries of federal em
ployes.
Ivan L. Potts, chief exami
ner for the Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation, and
R. W. Brown, assistant, ar
rived in Kodiak July 1, for
the yearly examination of the
Band of Kodiak.
They expect to remain here
until Tuesday or Wednesday.
While in the territory they
will examine banks which <
have applied for member-]
ship in the FDIC.
and under, and was closely
followed by Ray Martin, Jr.
Jerry Johnson came in third
followed by Charley Jett.
Walter “Porky” Sargent
finished fifth. All contestants
received prizes. Squartsoff
won the junior marathon for
the second consecutive year.
The horse races on Marine
Way were one of the major
attractions of the day. John
Gibbons won the “challenge
race” from Jake Foley. Bob
Hightower was the jockey for
Foley. Gibbons did his own
riding. Gibbons later won over
Tom Nelson after Nelson
challenged him to race.
Grayce Hightower came in
first in the women’s horse
race closely followed by Shir
ley Wallace. Frances Barton
was third. There were three
entries in the race.
The final race was won by
Nelson in which there were
four entries.
Bob Loundree won the
| motor boat race this year with
Bob Acheson coming in
second. There were four
entries in the annual classic
but only two completed the
course.
According to the judges in
the reviewing stand the fol
lowing selections were win
ners: Best decorated bicycie
for boys, Jerry LaFollette and
Jacky Mann. Girls’ bicycles,
Dona VanBuren and Beoma
Blinn. Best dressed boy,
Mike Gelinas; second, Johnny
Hale. Best dressed girl,
Margaret Wagner; second,
Jill Acheson.
Most patriotic boy, Frankie
Heglin; second, Paul Mueller.
Most patriotic girl, Alberta
Mueller; second, Mary Jo
Hale. Most original boy,
Teddy Cummings. Original
girl, Nordene Schoenberger;
second, Beth Acheson.
Cpl. Durward McAlexander
portrayed Lincoln for the
Smith Transfer float. Carl
Coon was a soldier on the
Thompson Transfer float and
“But^h” Mitchell was a
camouflage soldier. Peggy
Heglin was a WAVE.
Traditionally fine Kodiak
weather prevailed through the
day and a large crowd wag
evident at all the events.
The Navy band and twe
platoons of Navy men plus a
Marine color guard and a
platoon of Marines.led the
parade. Military jeeps from
the Marine detachment at
KNS kept the base-town
road clear during the running
0f the marathon.