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"News of oAmericds Last Frontier”
KODIAK, ALASKA SEPTEMBER 28, 1946
PRICE 10 CENTS
eek Funds
or Church
faced with the necessity of
ing more funds for the new
jeian church, Rev. Gleboffan
nced this week that a drive
j be made of the business
*s for contributions,
fanvassers will be Joe Heit
i^and Oscar Nelson,
irst of the scaffolding of the
reh has now been removed,
wing placement of white sid
on the exterior. The two bul
3 copper covered towers have
i painted blue. Glass for win
s is expected on the next
l,and all interior work is still
e completed.
W Seeks Huts
r Housing
ith the need of added hous
aeilit.ies in Kodiak and local
ran’s hospitalization in mind
Kodiak branch of the Veter
jf Foreign Ware, Katmai
no. 7506 met in their new
tore above the Men’s Store
day night in a special meet*
resolution was adopted and
to Governor Gruening ask
ms aid in making available
dequate number of unassem
quonset huts from the naval
to take care of the local sit
in.
resolution to General Omar
Hey, administrator of Veter
affairs, asked that the hospi
acilities of the NOB hospital
lade available to those Vet
s needing medical attention
»e meeting wa3 presided ov
11 Commander Talmage L.
■h, and many new members
joined prior to the begin
of the evening’s business,
t the conclusion of the meet
unch was served to members
their guests while they were
rtained by music donated by
Hinckel
te next regular business
ling of the VFW will be next
day at 8 pm.
ef Goes Off
cal Market
*f locally went off the mar
bis week when ceilings were
d hack, and local markets
caught with several week’s
ly of “high-priced” beef
ght in on the last boat be
Ihe strike.
*cal dealers appealed for an
ision of time to sell the
tr priced beef but it is re
td this was denied. Consum
®d cafes bought heavily be
be price cut went into effect
ipplies of chicken, halibut,
and lamb, still being sold,
•id to be good.
Taxi Rolls In
1 Lake; Demolished
A taxi taken by a drunk sailor
ended up almost completely de
Jinolished in the waters of Spruce
haven lake past the Mission Sun
day evening, although the driver
was uninjured, it was reported
by the local Marshal’s office.
Accoiding to police reports a
Kizer cab, driven by Norman C.
Spencer, stopped at the Beach
combers on Mission road to pick
up 2 sailois While Spencer ent
ered the building to look for his
2 calls one of them aDDarently
entered the taxi and drove away,
instead of turning toward town
he drove the short distance to
the end of the road at the lake
shore, where the road turns into
the private driveway of the Dr.
A. Holmes Johnson residence.
Police said the sailor was ap
parently going at a high rate of
speed and attempted to make
the tarn into the Johnson drive
way, with the result that the car
turned over completely several
times and landed on its 4 wheels
in the shallow water near the
luke shore.
Henry Eaton, diivingout Mis
sion road to his home past
Sprucehaven lake, met the sailor
staggering in the center of the
road and when he stopped to see
what tne trouble was the sailor
passed out. Eaton loaded him in
and took him to the Beachcomb
ers to leave him with some of the
sailors to be taken back to the
base.
When Eaton drove on toward
home he discovered the wrecked
car in the lake and reported it. to
the driver.
Police report no charges were
filed beie against the sailor, who
has promised full restitution for
the damaged vehicle. He was
turned over to base authorities.
The car, a 1941 Chevrolet, for
merly belonged to O. A. Torger
son. Damage was estimated at
about $1000.
Marriage licenses were issued
this week for two weddings sche
duled for this evening. They
were to Stanley P. McLaughlin,
barber, and Julia Christersen,
Karluk; and Pauline Pierce, a
recent arrival from the States,
and Raymond J Shannon, of the
base.
Boys Will Be Girls,
And Vice Versa
Boys dressed and painted like
girls and girls dressed and un
painted like boys roamed about
Kodiak yesterday—they were
members of the Freshman class
being initiated.
In the afternoon an initiation
party was held at the Communi
ty Center, with refreshment*
and games.
Dock Bids
Withdrawn
An offer for bids foi operation
of the ciiy dock was withdrawn
this week, Mayor Lee Bettinger
reported yesterday, and the city
will operate the dock on a basis
stdl to be determined.
Although the city could sul>
let the dock legal counsel advis
ed that due to the expected short
life of the temporaly city lease
on the dock it would be better if
the city controlled the operation
and kept prime jurisdiction of
the facility. The dock is expect*
ed to come up for disposal in a
matter of a few weeks.
It is reported an operator may
be hired on a suggested salary or
commission basis, although no
definite commitments have
been mude by the council, May
or Bet tinger said.
Surplus Head
Examines Dock
Ctaig W. Kershow, Chief of
Surplus, Heal Property Division,
Department of the Interior, and
J. B. Kelly, Assistant Chief of
Alaskan Operations, visited
Kodiak this week to examine the
Army dock and the Danger Bay
sawmill, and left yesterday
to return to Anchorage to con
tinue their tour of Alaska. They
wdl travel down the Richardson
highway, view installations at
Excursion Inlet and Sitka, and
then return to Anchorage before
leaving for Washington, D C.
Mr. Kershow has charge of all
real property coming up for dis
posal in the conlinental United
States.
When he left Washington pa
pers had been prepared for dis
posal of the local Army dock,
and he said surveys were com
plete and estimates made so it
will be ready to be offered for
disposal at a fixed price soon af
ter his return to the capital
No Civilian
Cuts Here
Washington (#)—The Navy
denartment announced the dis
charging bv the year’s end of a
beut 40,000 of the Navy’s300,000
civilian workers because of re
cent budget reductions.
A circular sent to all contin
ental Navy stations said the re
duction would be “most serious
in shipyards" and that the lay
offs will affect the backbone of
Navy’s civilian crews*
Kodiak—According to inform
ation yesterday from the civilian
personnel office at the base the
above order does not apply
here and no layoffs are con- ^
templated at this station.
Mrs. Harding
Dies Monday
The death of Mrs. Georgian*
Harding, 39, wife of Eugene
Hardiug, occurred on Monday,
September 23, at the Giiflau
Memorial hospital. The cause of
her death was diabetes. She had
been admitted to the hospital
the pievious Thursday and her
suddeu passing came as a shock
to her many friends in the com
munity,
Mr. Harding, who was work
ing on the floating power plant
at Anohorage, was notified and
| arrived here on Wednesday’s
plane.
B’uneral services were held
yesterday afternoon at the Com
munity Baptist church, with
ltev. Glen Chandler officiating.
Mrs. P. J. Watkinson sang two
songs, “Abide With Me” and
“In the Garden”, accompanied
by Estelle Marlin,
Interment was in the Moun
tain View cemetery, and the
pallbeaiers were Richard Nixon,
Max Folsom, William Poland,
John Thevik, Charles Nettle and
Don Hutchins.
Georginia Slocom Harding was
born May 13, 1907, at Hood
River, Oregon, aad was preceded
in death by her father and
mother, Mr. and Mrs. George T.
Sloccm. Besides her husband she
is survived by a brother and sis
ter in Portland, Oregon. The
Hardings came to Kodiak during
construction of the base and
made their home in Buskinville
Rater they moved to Mission
road whi'e Mr. Harding contin
ued working at the base. For the
past few weeks Mr. Harding hat
been doing special work on a'
power installation at Anchorage j
Local barbers have announced
a hike in prices to become effect
ive Oct. 1. Haircuts go from SI
to SI 25, shaves to SI and pro
portionate increases in other ser
! vices are scheduled.
—— —
Three convictions on drunk
and disorderly charges were re
ported this week.
Diversion Ditch
Work Started
Work was started yesterday
on Spruce street on a large pipe
line that will divert the Benson
waterline stream under Spruce
street and a block of Alaska Way
to come out at the former loca
tion of the Polar Bear cafe. The
ditch is being dug by the Patrick
Lynch A Co. crane.
The diversion will cut off tbe
former route of tbe stream that
ran behind the Cheechako grill
across Brooklyn to join tbe Er
skine darn stream that flows un
der Alaska Way. The stream has
been a troublesome cause of
floods.
No Boats
Scheduled
Washington, D. C. (/P)—
Government attempts to avert a
new maritime strike threatened
for next Monday gained momen
tum with the AFL union accept
ance of invitations to attend ne
gotiating sessions here. Rarlier
the Masters, Mates A Pilots uni
on and representatives of the
Pacifle-American Shipowners as
sociation had refused.
The Labor department said
the union’s acceptance probably
would mean the West coast op
erators’ acceptance.
Joseph Curran, CIO commit
tee maritime unity leader also
said he was optimistic about
chances of avoiding a strike.
Kodiak—Last word received
here by the local office or the
Alaska Steamship company on
Wednesday said ttie strike situa
tion was still unsettled And no
boat sailings were scheduled.
Want Boat
Damage Figures
A questionnaire, aiming to de
termine the economic value of a
small boat harbor at Kodiak, it
now being prepared, Merrill
Coon, chairman of the Harbor
committee, reported at the
Chamber ol Commerce luncheon
Thursday.
The questionnaire will be sent
to all interested parties. Data on
damage to boats owned by indi
viduals in the area is especially
sought, when such is due to lack
nrnnne liorlmr fnPltltlPtl
The (Julmary Union met yes
terday in a “heated” session and
after deciding on a few changes
adopted a new contract to be
presented to operators neat
M onday, it was reported. Oper
ator’s will have until the day be
fore the next meeting, on next
Friday, to take action on the
contrasts.
ACS Officer
To Take Charge
M-Sgt Charles Marcus arrived
at Kodiak Wednesday and will
he in charge of the local AC8
office after !be departure of M
Sgt Gervis Floyd, who has been
heie over two years.
Sgt. and Mrs. Floyd expect to
leave in November, and after
Sgt. Floyd’s furlough will be re
as-igi ed to another Alaska sta
tion.
Sg\ Marcus has been station
er! at Attu, and has been in the
Army for 20 years. He is former
ly from Chicago.
Mrs. Marcus lias been making
her home in Aachorsge and in
due to arrive here Sunday.