ASssItrs Ships
Attacked
Washington (J5)—The Navy
annouced that 2 Jap float planes
attacked United States ships
somewhere within our positions
in the Aleutians but no damage
was caused.
The Navy said it was the first
such Jap action in the Aleutians
in months.
A Navy spokesman said the
Jap planes were probably oper
ating out of Kiska. The type of
ships attacked was not specified.
'Chans- !n Oil
Requires Care
While diesel o'l deliveries are
being ma 'e at present instead of
the usual stove oil, it is suggest
ed by Fire Chief William Nieder
hauser that extra precaution be
taken to keep stoves and chim
neys free from excessive accumu
lation of soot, as a fire preven
tion measure.
Peggy Hodges is now employed
at the Alaska Communications
System office as teletype
operator.
Scow Lost
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water was fast flooding the
engine room.
Drifting helplessly with her
stem to the sea the mea hung on
while great waves demolished
the deckhouse and swept life
boats aud most of the preset vers
overboard.
Haugen went, below to gather
his men for order of safety but
says, ‘fl found no t ace of the
*ook or engineer . . I scanned
the pile of wreckage on the water
but saw no sign of anyone swim
tiningo- movii g about . so I
got back to the other five men in
the pilot hou.-e and informed
t tem of the situation.”
“I asked them to ramove
their rubber boots in case we had
t> swun for it. A moment later I
saw a high sea bearing down on
us and asked everybody to run
for the mast and hang on. We
had iv> sooner leached the mast
when the sea took the pilot
house with it.”
Once the battered vessel shud
dered as it struck a rock nearly
capsizing it but righted again
and drfted dear on its way to
ward the rugged shore where it
became fast 175 feet fiom the
high water line. They were forc
ed to wait for the tide to ebb to
lessen t he danger of being crush
ed or injtired in attempting to
reac It shore
The hands and feet of the
met were numbed by the icy
witcsand from hanging on to
the mast while drifting.
“I was gravely concerned how
to keep the men from freezing to
death, when suddenly I discov
ered a tarpaulin m the wreck
age. . . ” After some strained
efforts they managed to spread
the canvas over themselves
Captain Haugen paid special
tribute to the rescue crew? who
performed the mission splendidly
in getting the men off the strand
ed vessel and through the heavy
surf and around big locks while
five-foot waves washed over
the deck.
A-thur Rae Armstrong, of
Kal spell, Montana, came to the
bast January 5, 1942, in the
capacity of cook He was grad
biated from the University of
Montana, spent six years as a
sold er stationed in Honolulu
and held many cook positions in
lumber camps. He was a member
of the B P 0. Elks. Born June
4 1909 at Whitefish, Montana.
I e never married and leaves a
mother Nellie Jane and father
H H Armstrong of Somer,
Montana
Win. A Shepard, engineer, 43
of Los Angeles was born August
28th, 1899 at Shanik, Oregon
H b wife Mathilda Shepard, als i
of California has been notified
He has worked in shipyards
driven truck and was with the
U- S. Army Station Hospital as
Chief Ward Master at one time
Shepard arrived in Kodiak May
19 last year.
Mr. Armstrong has a sister,
Mrs. Ned Opp in Kodiak
Others in the crew were H. C.
Nightinggale, mate; R. E. Hunt,
deckhand;J Osbekofif,deckhand
and two sailors whose names
were not given.
Funeral arrangements are be
ing made for the men whose
! bodies washed ashore the same
day.
SANK SARLY
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In order to ivoid “bottlenecks’\in the afternoons it
is necessary to revise our banking hours Feb. 1st
We can seive you better if you can arrange to do
your banking earlier in the day.
Your cooperation in this matter will save you time
and help us in serving you more quickly.
BANKING HOURS
9:30 a m to 2:30 p. m.
9:30 a m. to 12:00 noon on Satuidays
7:00 p m to 8:00 Saturday p. m.
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City Council
Holds Meeting
The city council met Monday
night and acted on the following:
Granted taxi licenses to C.
Climer, Fred Sargent, Max Pea
body, one each; to William Fal
coner, five, on condition he pay
all delinquent fees.
Police Chief James Pierce re
ported £680 collected in fines
from January 1 to January 25.
Moved to amend the ordinance
to separate the police and fire
chief positions.
Turned down a request for re
instatement of a taxi driving li
cense, suspended on a drunken
driving charge.
Hired Marshall Crutcher to
audit the city books at the end
of the fiscal year, March 31.
Held a discussion on the water
and sewer works.
Week Records
Two Marriages
Thi-> week saw the marriage of
two local couples of this city.
Lorena Tolbert and Arthur
Kizer were united in marriage
Saturday. January 23, by Father
C. R. King, Attendants were
Mr. and Mrs William A Bailey,
Jr
On Wednesday, January 27,
Tina Chicheaoff and Raymond
Butler weie married with the
ceremony performed bv Fa* her
King Witnesses for the couple
were Belle Dightman and E. F.
Johnson
Immunization
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Griffin Memorial hospital on
Tuesday afternoon, February
4th at one o’clock
This cl nic is for immunization
against the two preventable
diseases. Small Pox and Dipther
ia. Dr A. Holmes Johnson will
be the physician in charge assist
ed by Mrs. Anne Whalley,
public Health Nurse.
Hospital
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tentatively to start the latter
part of March
Already known as one of the
most modern hospitals in Alaska,
on completion of the new im
provements and with the increas
ed number of doctors expected
to practice there the Griffin
[Memorial hospital will be enabl
ed to offer an even better service,
I than heretofore, Mr. King said.
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GENERAL
REMODELING
and
CONTRACT
CONSTRUCTION
of
RESIDENCES
; STORES
Free Estimates”
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tor
FeMoi HuHding
The Cub
H.E. WINANS, Owner
CONEY ISLAND HOT VOGS
Cooked in Specially Designed Coney Islands Electric Cookers
TRV ONE!
FRESH ROASTED PEANUTS and POPCORN
Candies - Bars of All Kinds - Soft Drinks
I DON'T MAKS A MISTAKE THAT
| MAY COST YOU A LOT OF MONEY
j
See me and have your
Income Tax Computed Properly
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| $5.00 Individual Return $10.00 if business Involved
JACK ALLMAN
Taylor Building
AFTERNOONS and EVENINGS
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VVhere they Serve the Best Drinks in l own
The Place with the Friendly Atmosphere
mm mm $im
At, the corner of Brooklyn and Alaska Way
Where the Person of Discrimination
. Will Find a Complete Stock to Choose From
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terminals at cMecca Bar and
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