KODIAK, ALASKA* JANUARY 17, 1942
"News oj oAmencas Last Frontier”
OL. 1
NO. 46
No Action Taken On Earlier Blackouts
Plans Made For President’s Birthday Ball
There s going to be a rresid
»t’8 Birthday Ball.
Authorities at the base have
impressed approval of the event
t»d plans are already under way
or one of the biggest dances of
my year. Barring unforseen cir
cumstances it will be held on or
icar January 30, date of Presi
Jcnt Roosevelt’s 60th Birthday.
W. J. Erskine has been ap
pointed chairman of the local
Committee for the Celebration
,f tht President’s Birthday by
Jovernor Gruen ng and his first
cove was to call a general conr
oittee meeting which was held
,t the bank Wednesday after
loon.
A list of committee men and
romen were drawn up first by
Chairman Erskine. The two lists
ippear on this page, and all
lamed are asked to attend a
oeeting called for tomorrow,
iunday, at 2:00 p. m. at the city
all, where various committees
Men
Warren A. Taylor, R. H. Chad
(ick;0. A. Torgerson, Talmage
tnitb, Paul Herring, R. L. Clif
on, Rev. G. S. Morony, Frank
lermann, William H. Lamme,
>rs. A. Holmes Johnson, C D.
Jar ter, A. C. Roberts; Charles
ladsen, Merrill Coon, Ray Mar
in, Jack Allman, R.V. Loughead.
orgen Fredrickson, Claude Rod
ers, Wilton White, L. F Nacht
feih, Steve Harvey, Tony Kvas
nd Roy Snyder.
Vpmen
Mesdames Charles Madsen, R
I. Chadwick. Warren Taylor,
lerrill Coon, W. J. Erskine, A.R.
Loberts, Steve Harvey, 0. A.
'orgerson, A. H. Johnson, Fred
argent, Eli Metrokin, Tim Cher
off, G. S. Morony and Anne
Khalley.
Misses Velma Ameling, Alice
ladsen and Anita White.
scessay will be named and
loney-raising plans dicussed.
The arrangment regarding
roceeds will be the same as
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eputy D. S. Marshal
Brings Prisoner Back
Alvin A. Summerlin, deputy
. S. Marshal returned on the
hyllis S., one of Grimes’ ten
ors, yesterday frouT Larsen’s
ay. He brought back Dick
ihnson, who is being held here
a a charge of insanity.
It developed that the robbery
' a store, also reported from
acre, was committed byjuv
riles who were remanded to
ie care of their parents.
Hunting Problem
Faces Game Body
Washington (.P)—1The Alaska
Game commission at its annual
meeting here discussed with De
legate Dimond one of its most
vexing problems, the demand of
soldiers and sailors of the ter
ritory that they be permitted
to obtain du'lar lesident lie
enses rather than pay the $50
for non-resident permits.
Dimond said the commission
membes expressed the opinion
that legislation might be needed
to permit a readjustment in the
hunting legulationsbecause of the
heavy influx of population,
largely service men. and it may
be necessary to restrict hunting
of moose, caribou and big horn
sheep to prevent their extinction
The commission recommends
changes in the game laws to Sec
retary Ickes, who must approve
before they can become effec
tive.
The body is composed of one
member from each Alaska judi
cial district, and Frank Dufresne,
chief representative of the Alaska
Fish and Wildlife service, who is
also executive secretary of the
commission.
Y®u Can Believe This—
Nothing But Bear Facta
We are indebted toll S. Com
missioner Charles C. Naughton
for the best and latest rumor of
the war.
He “heard” that the natives
at Alitak are reported on good
authority to be rounding up the
famed Kodiak bears in that part
of the island and framing them
to attack Jap parachutists just
in case.
How do they train the bears?
By using small, homemade para
chutes—with a skunk in each.
Army Transport
Destroyed at Sea
Washington (/P)—Destruction
by fire of the army transport
Cleveden somewhere in AlaskaD
waters is reported by the War
Department.
The ship a combination pass
enger and freight vessel of 7300
tons was said to be a total loss,
but all of the personnel was sav
ed.
The cause of the fire is being
investigated, the War Depart
ment said, without indicating
whether it was believed the re
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Mump Epidemic
Reported Here
Although the number of mumps
cases has increased, Dr. A. Bates
Jones, city health officer, said the
epidemic was not of such serious
ness to require closing of the
schools or curtailing other gath
erings.*
Mrs. Anne Whalley, public
health nurse, said that 13 cases
of mumps were reported to the
Health Department during the
last two weeks of December and
in January. There are new cases
every few days and do not seem
to be affecting any particular age
group as adults are having
mumps as well as the children.
This growing epidemic appears
to have originated in Unalaska
where there were 70 cases report
ed by the Territorial Department
of Health from August 25th to
December 1st. There have been
only a few cases reported in other
areas about the territory with 4
in Seward, 3 in Palmer and 2 in
Ketchikan, Sitka and Nome.
“Mumps is a moderately con
tagious disease. Everyone is fam
iliar with the peculiar type and
location of the swelling that is the
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Four New Enterprises Under Way Now:
Library, Fights, Photo Class, Night Club
The blackout hasn’t kept four
enterprising new projects from
appearing on the scene in Kod
iak, for scheduled to appear on
the entertainment and education
al program are a library, a big
boxing bout, a series of photo
graphic classes and in the near
future the opening of the new
night club, the Montmartre.
The library opens today in re
modeled quarters next to the
Brown Bear Cafe.
The reading room has new
shelves loaded with hundreds of
books, and all the late magazines
and newspapers will be provided
also. In connection with the li
brary gifts and novelties will be
handled, and it will be open ev
enings.
Opening has been set for 9 a.
m. today, and everyone “is in
vited to come in ami browse a
round.”
The boxing bouts is the first of
a series promised by Lew Taylor,
former New York lightweight,
and he is working on the card
now, and promises a good one.
The affair will be held at Al’s
Chicken Inn Sunday evening
February 1, and the inn is being
arranged to accomodate sport
fans who will be offered 30 rounds
of boxing, including a ‘ battle
royal” for a curtain raiser.
Tickets will be $1 general ad
mission and $1.50 ringside, and
will be sold in advance at Sally s
Liquor store, Ray Martins and
Mecca bar. Names of the fight
ers will be announced later.
Local camera fans will have
their first chance at experienced
photographic instruction on the
start of classes in the subject by
Carl Metzger, of Helsel’s Photo
company. He has secured space
in the Ruthowski building on
Brooklyn avenue for the classes
which begin January 21, and
will be held each Monday and
Wednesday evening at 8:00 p.m. i
The course will consist of 12
fact-packed lectures and camer
as will be used in the very first
lesson to take table-top pictures
Both indoor and outdoor pho
tography will be covered with
special emphasis on portrait
work included. The lessons are
$1 each or payment of $10 in
advance covers the whole series.
[ Registration must be made now
at Helsel’s.
The biggest investment in new
entertainment is represented by
the Club Montmartre (pronounc
ed “mo-mart”) built on Mill
Bay road by Clark Odekirk and
Roy Snyder. Difficulties have
been ironed out so that it has b?cn
possible to set a tentative open
ing for the forpart of February.
The territorial club license has
been received, and the approval
for the opening.
The Club Montmartre has a
20 by 30 dance floor and a max
imum setting capacity of 125.
The interior is of knotty pine
and the two story building with
large basement also contains a
bar, checkrooms and modern kit
chen.
Tickets will be sold in advance
for the limited membership. The
board of directors of the club
consist of James Pierce, Stuart
Nuckols, Jack Allman, Clark
Odekirk and Roy Snyder.
Exact date of the big opening
and full information about trans
portation and other plans will
be announced later.
After a long conference be
tween representatives of the Civ
il Defense committee and milftary
authorities the announcement
was made that the blackout in
all particulars will be carried on
the same until further notice. A
leeway of 15 miitutes is allowed
after sundow. The only difference
in rules was the one that forbade
soldiers to buy liquors before 0
D. m., which was rescinded
The request of a roadhouse for
special permission to operate af
ter the 8:4o deadline was refuser!
as being discriminatory. Approv
al was given to a proposed ball
celebrating the President’s Birth*
day.
As we go to press we learn
that a new order has been issued
by military authorities, and that
henceforth the masking of
lights must be done with red
instead of blue cellophane. Red
flashlights appear m great num
bers last night, and stores are
having a run on the new color1.
No reason was given for the
change.
Navy Recruiting
Station Opened
A navy recruiting station has
been opened at the U. S. Mar
shal’s office. Hours will be from
1 to 4 p. m. on Saturday, Sun
day and Wednesday afternoon
according to Chief Yeoman L. E.
Collins, who is in charge of the
office.
Applications for both the reg
ular navy and for naval leserve
will be taken at the station
Those who join the tegular navy
enlist for six years, whereas
those men joining the naval re
serve are in the navy only for
the duration of the war Collins
said that experienced seamen
would be retained here and in
experienced would be sent to na
val schools in the United States.
C. L. Gibbs was sworn in as
city patrolman this week. He re
places Vance Stewart, who plans
on leaving with Mrs. Stewart for
outside.
The new 1942 license plates
have arrived after a months
journey from Juneau and should
be obtained for all cars immedi
ately. They are issued at U. S
Commissioner Charles C Naugh
ton’s office, and the fee is SI J for
private cars and $15 for commer
cial cars
You can shake those“blackout
blues” and “dance off both your
shoes” at Blinn’s hall tonight,
for Jess Blinn has announced a
regular Saturday night dance at
the usual time. This will be the
first dance held there since black
outs began.