Ll’braiy-Mueenjn
June an, Alaska
rrNews oj oAmencas Last Frontier”
L 6 NO 26
KODIAK, ALASKA AUGUST 24, 1946
PRICET10 CENTS
Ian Dance
>r Uganda
illy selected members of the
w of IIMS Uganda, Canadian
ieer, will be honored at a
eing parly at the Kodiak
nmunity center on Monday
nlng, September 2, according
in announcement by Director
i Wade. The dance will be a
t of tha city’s official hospital
program for the visiting Navy
i.
Emission to the affair will be
ticket only and Kodiak young
neu interested in attending
invited to contact either Mrs.
Holmes Johnson or Ken
de. Advance registration is
sired. Transportation will be
inged by Charles Madsen,
Irman, reception committee,
he Chamlier of Commerce.
t a bearing Monday tiefore
3. Commissioner G. W. Bu*
dorf Kind Olien wan held to
iter to the grand jury on a
rge ot contributing to the de
uency of a minor,
lie charge allegedly involvee
daughter and the complaint
aigned by Anne Handatroin.
«d bond wai set at S6000
cli ban not lieen furninhed.
iar Cubs
> Depart
rrnngnmeiita are lieing made
Charlen Madsen to nhip 3
r cube to the Staten on the
tali.
wo of the cube, acquired by
Cannon, have been on ex
t at the Community center,
are destined for a r,oo in
reland. The 3rd cub wan on
day in Madsen’s yard this
k.
lancers at the masquerade
ght will vote on the winning
len for the boars for which 20
(entions were received in a
nt contest.
isitom to Kodiak this week
■ Chignik, on kudolph Carl*
a l>oat the MS Spencer. in
led besides the skipper, Hen
langmnctti, Mike Sam, Fd
Ihn, Carl Ericksan, Ounder
lemon and Sam Klieve.
nderson, in the Army, was
hia way back to Anchorage
r a furlough spent in Chignik
ire came over to catch the
iova for his fimt trip to
Hie, and Montana, in 8 years,
i* a watchman for the Alaska
keis at Chignik.
emg fingerprinted is (left)
ie Jordan of Redondo Beach,
f, held at Bay City. Mich,,
■ged with slaying his wife,
aken into custody with him
hi* companion, Marquita
Ha, held on a morals charge
Action On City Dock Disposal Starts
I-.
Carolina Couple
After Bear
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin William
son, of Burlington, North Caro
lina, ar.ived on the Cordova this
week in preparation for a Kodiak
bear hunt in which each will seek
a brawny bruin, under the guid
ance of W. A. "Pat” Cannon,
licensed guide.
They will leave after the sea
son opens the first o' September,
and will spend about 2 weeks
hunting and fishing and taking
pictures.
Dr. Ira Gabrielson arrived in
Kodiak Thursday with a party
aboard the Brown Bear Dr.
Qabiielson, former director of
the Fish A Wildlife Service, is
now president of the Wildlife
Management Institute, which is
sponsoring the trip for the pur
pose of collecting specimens and
| data on birds in Alaska.
Alice Madsen’* All-Star* con
tinued their softball winning
streak in a girl’* game sponsored
by the Community Center
Thursday night, defeating Mari
on Sautner’s Aces by a score of
18 to 8. Captain Madsen of the
winners was a batting star, get
ting two home runs. Fielding
star was First Baseman Jerry
Hears of the losers who also hit a
home run. Other circuit clouts
were turned in by Pitt her Don
na Fitzgerald and Joan Terry of
[the AII Htsrs. The girls will play
I again next Thursday at 6:30.
Described as a direct remit of
the visit of the Department of
Interior party to Kodiak, W F
Meek, held examiner, branch of
Field Examination, bureau of
Land Management, Anchorage,
arrived here Wednesday to be
gin an examination of the city
dock as a step in expediting its
disposal.
On the return of Assistant Sec
retary Warner Gardner and Joel
Wolfsohu, acting associate dir
ector of the Bureau of Land
Management, to Anchorage, af
ter the local conference, instruc
tions were given to have Mr.
Meek gal her all data on the dock
and forward it immediately to
Washington, D C so that on
their return there, action can
continue in securing disposal of
the dock.
On Thursday a letter waa
transmitted to the city by Ben
Kraft, stating that he was with
di awing as operator of the dock,
under the arrangement by which
he was operating the dock for
the city under its temporary
lease. The letter gave no reason
for the withdrawal.
BPW To Sponsor
Hallowe’en Benefit
The Kodiak business and Pro
fessional Women's club will spon
sor a Hallowe’en carnival Octo
I>er3l, for the benefit of the
Community center, President
Lilian Morris announced today.
She has appointed Vi Sippreil as
general chairman of the affair.
Held On Slaying Charge
Local Pastor
To Leave
Rev. and Mr*. Gregory Soars
Morouy andcbi'dren aro to leave
on the Denali after serving at
the Community Baptist church
since Dec. 22, 1040.
A successor to Kev. Morouy
is to be named in 2 or 3 months,
and in the meantime Rev. Glen
Chandler, of the Baptist Mission,
will serve in the pulpit.
It will be 5 or 6 months before
Kev. Morony will be assigned to
a new eburch. They will visit
relatives in California, sad will
stay with Mrs. Morouy’s ns rents
In Sacramento where the child,
ren will be enrolled in school,
2 Sentenced
On Assault
Two crewmen of the Brown
Bear, l ee Hoyt and Guy Spell
man, were each found guilty of
assault aud battery yesterday in
the U. H. Commissioner’s court
and were sentenced to 60 days in
jail and fined $150 each, with
the fine suspended.
The complaint was made by
Alvin I'iskett, skipper of the
Dider, and both pled not guilty.
The defendants were tried separ
ately.
Testimony indicated the de
fendants met Mr. and Mrs. Pick
ett on the government dock
alrout 1 am yesterday, that one
of them "jostled” M»w Pickett,
with the ensuing altercation end
ing with two of the men going
over the dock Into the water,
with the 3rd joining them there
where the fight continued Men
from boats tiearby pulled them
out.
Duck Season
Date Set
Waterfowl and coot (scoters)
season for the Kodiak district
opens Oct. 1 and runs through
Nov. 14, according to informa
tion furnished bv the Fish A
Wildlife service.
Daily limit is 7 ducks, with a
limit of 2 day-' bag in possession
at use time.
Other limit are 2 geese, includ
ing hi ant, plus 2 snow geese or 2
blue geese singly or in the aggre
gate.
Bear season opens September
6r»t.
Off Police Force
Police Chief Uelmnnt McCor
mick announced yesterday that
by hia order the services of
Charles McGiboney as patrol
man have been terminated.
New Prices
Due Shortly
Liquor prices, both package
stores and bars, are under full
control and on the same price
listing as in the past, the local
OF A office was advised yester
day, There is won! that these are
being revised and that new prices
will be issued shortly but until
then the old prices apply.
On grocery items uader con
trol by 288, the legulation as of
June 10 is applicable. These
prices will be changed but until
officially notified the old prices
prevail.
Coffee and other items of can
goods of the pack of 194tS will be
higher, but until officially noti
fied the prices cannot I* in
creased .
W. F. Meek was guest speak
er nl the Chamber of Commerce
luncheon Thursday, telling briel
ly of hie trip here, made in con
nection with the city dock.
Flans for helping enteitsui the
ciew of the Canadian cruiser,
Uganda, due Aug. SO, were die*
CUMed, and also the mutter of
representation of the fish regula
tion hearing te lie held at Kodiak
Kept. 10
Kept. 1 has been set for the
deadline before which merchant*
desiring advertising pictures in
the chainlier booklet must notify
the pamphlet committee
Guests at the luncheon includ
ed John Fly and Mr. and Mrs.
Edwin Williamson.
The l.akina which left here
(Sunday for the States, is due to
leave northbound from Seattle
about August 30, the local Alas
ka Steamship office report*.
i The Eider, Fish A Wildlife
boat, will lie stationed at Kodiak
all winter, it was learned here
this week. It has a crew of six.
Jack Allman, as Kodiak repre
sentative of the Alaska detail
Liquor Dealeis' aaaociaiion, will
leave Sunday to attend a cwnfer
tence to be held August 26 at
Cordova Has
Galley Fire
A fire «m discovered in the
1 galley of the Cordova at Ersk
j ine’e dock about 3 am Thursday
i by a night watchman and waa
extinguished with little damage.
IA blower motor was damaged
and aoot blown about and it ia
believed the fire started when
1 the range backfired.
Tha galley crew and about M)
on the boat took over the Polar
Bear cafe for breakfast and the
galley was operating in time for
lunch.