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K* >DI Ak, AI ASKA MARCH 4, 1944
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Boy,4,Disappears; Search Yields No Clue
School House Visited In Night By Vandals
School had to be dismissed
yesterday morning until damage
dnne by vandals during the night
was cleaned up, and the damage
included “everything any school
hoy disliking school had ever
wanted to do”, acc rrding to the
description of one of the officials
investigating the case.
The vandals gained entry by
breaking a large window in the
downstairs floor sometime dur
ing the night and proceded on a
field day of malicious destruction
Hands on clocks were bent; inn
bottles turned upside down and
ink thrown on walls; papers and
books were scattered about the
floo.oj and phrases, including
“hello cutie” and otheis, were
written on blackboards. All
rooms but the 1st, 7th and high
school grades were visited.
One typewriter, 2 alarm clocks
and a box containing about 20
fountain pens, punches and mis
cellaneous items were found
where they were discarded below
the school behind the former
Dell’s cafe.
An investigation is being con
ducted by Paul Herring, deputy
D. S. Marshal, and the city pol
ice under Police Chief A. A.
Sumerlin.
Marauder
Visits Once
The mysterious marauder
made ano her raid this week in
the usual crazy fashion.
He visited the home of Emil
Olsen at Cope and Shelikof,
dumped t he grounds from a tea
and coffee pot onto the floor,
threw crochet thread on the hot
stove, ransacked everything, and
left without tak ng anything.
Shells Fall On Kodiak During Practice
Deputy Collector
Here To Help
A Verle Collar, deputy col
lector of Internal Revenue, ar
rived Wednesday from the
Anchorage office and has estab
lished an office in the Sunbeam
hotel to assist taxpayers.
Taxpayers should bring with
them the following information,
in order to have the Deputy
prepare their return.
]. Gross amount of wages
and other income received dur
ing the entire year of 1943.
2. Total amount of Income
and Victory taxes withheld by
the employer.
A receipt (Form W-2) should
be secured from the employer
showing the above information,
3. Total amount of tax for
1942.
4. Total amount paid on 1942
Income tax.
The above information has
been mailed to each taxpayer a
long with Income tax blanks.
5. Amount paid on Estimated
return, (if any) filed in Sept, or
December 1943.
There are many inquiries re
garding the new tax law which
was just passed. To date no
official information has been re
ceived but publicity will be
given it when received. The new
law however, will not affect pay
ment of income taxes for year
1943 and taxpayers will greatly
assist the Deputy by coming in
without delay and bringing the
above information with them.
March 15, 1944 is the deadline.
Kodiak was the accidental
target for live shells yesterday
morning shortly after 10 when 4
20 mm antiaircraft shells lit in
town during practice firing at a
sleeve target towed by a plane.
Miraculously, 2 that landed
outdoors exploded but the 2 en
tering buildings did not explode
so that no one was hurt and
damage amounted to only a few
dollars.
One shell lit on Brooklyn ave
nue across from the Cheeehako
club and Paul Johnson, walking
along the street, said he looked
around to see wlio had thrown
a firecracker. He said he would
not have known it was a shell
except that military police ap
peared on the scene and discov
ered the shell hole. Fragments of
the shell broke windows in a
shack belonging to Erich Muel
ler and one made a star shaped
mark in the plate glass of the
Cheeehako poolroom.
The second shell that exploded
lit near the Russian churchyard.
One of the duds penetrated
the roof of the Harry Christoph
erson home on Brooklyn avenue,
went through the ceiling and
part of a staircase and lit on the
hall floor. Little Gail Christoph
erson and some playmates were
in a room opening from the hall.
The other dud pierced the roof
of the Mecca bar, h't the edge of
the bar and splintered it, struck
the floor and bounced across the
room and hit a pinball machine,
breaking the glass in it. Bill
Fitzgerald, working in the bar
before opening hours, said he
thought someone was using a
shotgun, and that he “got out o
4 Councilmen
To Be Elected
The resignation of W. F. Lew
is as councilman was accepted
at the council meeting Monday
night and the office was declared
vacant without an appointment
being made, to allow the voters
to choose 4 councilmen in the
next election on April 4.
In reference to a charge made
by Mr. Lewis in an open letter
that money was wasted when
holes were filled with gravel and
the next day the streets were
graded. Councilman Sholl street
committee chairman, said the
work was ordered filling the
holes because it was needed and
it was not known at the time
the graders were available. Mr.
Sholl said the graders had to be
used whenever they could do
the work as the city had no
control over their availability.
The council voted to buy a
new International truck for
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there”.
Other shell landings have been
reported and military officials
issued a warning that if unex
ploded shells are found by any
one the shell be left alone and a
report made to military police so
the shell can be removed safely
Do not pick it up or try to lake
it apart.
Aimy, navy and marines part
icipated in the practice shooting,
military a lit nori des said, and a
special board has been appointed
to determine the cause of the
accident.
Little hope is held tor me saie
recovery of Jimmy Eaton, age 4
son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ea
ton, who mysteriously vani-hed
Sunday afternoon. Jimmy had
been playing at the Jack Delane
residence near Bert’s drug store
and about 1 o’clock he was ■ ent
home a little over 2 blocks away.
The parents went after Jimmy
sjmetime after 6, which was the
t me of the first knowledge that
he was missing.
After a prelim naiy search a
report was made te officials and
a thorough search was started
that night. The next day it was
continued as military authorities
cooperated and furnished over
200 soldiers who helped scour
nearby islands, woods, lakes and
homes for 2 days. On Mon ay
ail school boys above the 4th
grade were dismissed and joined
in looking for him.
Jimmy was diessed in a dark
blue suit with a Sam Browne
belt and wore a dark blue cap
with a gold emblem on it. Auth
orities are mystified by the lack
of reports on Jimmy, who was a
familiar figure about town.
One report investigated came
from the sons of Mr and Mrs K
E. Dawson, who said they saw
Jimmy about 3 alone walking on
Mission road about 1 1-2 miles
from i own as they passed him in
a t uck. A second report placed
him by the waterfront beach near
his home at about 4. No reports
have been made since the first
day and no articles of clothing ot
the boy nor anything else to ind
icate his fate has been found.
The thoroughness of the search
and the elapsed time since the
disappearance have practically
ruled out any explanation other
than fou play o drowning.
Among other unfounded rum
ors that sprang up during the
search was one that the body ol^
a man was found on a beach out
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New KEA Power Plant In Operation;Supply Tripled
The new power plant of Kod
iak Electric Association was put
m use for the first time Wednes
lay as the load was switched
from the old plant to the two
>ew units, thus culminating
rears of work in securing for
Kodiak a modern plant with a
!apacity to meet the needs of
’-Veryone in this community.
The announcement was made
i>y Eino Kainulainen, manager
'or the KEA, who has superin
tended the construction and in
'tallation of units for the as
Ociation The two 300 horsepow
r units each provides 250 kilo
watts which results in 3 times
the amount available before and
provides ample reserve for
future growth and needs, Mr.
Kainulainen said. There i6 now
no limit on the number of people
who can be served as far as
power supply is concerned.
A meeting of tbe members of
the association has been called
for next Monday, at the plant
building itself, which will not
only elect new directors and en
act other business but, with re
freshments and music provided,
will be something of a celebra
tion of beginning of the plant’s
operation.
The new plant is located on
Tugorra road on the waterfront
just past the old coast guard
do<Jk and consists of a frame
building 105 feet long and 50
feet wide, 1 story high, covered
with asbestos fireproof sheeting.
Work still to be done includes
finishing of the office, general
painting and hauling of gravel
for the yard area.
The caterpillar units of the
old plant will be retained and
used both in an auxiliary and
standby capacity.
John Steffgen, contractor, was
superintendent of building con
struction, and installation work
was done by Ray Adams, Char
| ies Anderson ana iJavia nice 01
the Mound City Electrical En
gineering company, of Spring
field, Missouri.
Applications for new members
are now being taken and present
members without electrical ser
vice must make an application
also for connection. To receive
the service the house must be
wired complete with a fused en
trance box and the wiring must
be approved by the KEA. The
250 feet limit on lines has been
removed so the only determin
ing factor in adding to the dis
tribution system will be the
practicability and supplies avail
auic. iuc uiDWiuuuuu
ually reach the Baptist Mission
home and will extend past the
Club Montmartre on Mill Bay
road.
The fact is stressed that alt
people desiring connection and
memberships make applications
at once on forms available at
the office.
All members also are urged to
attend the meeting and look
over the new plant and vote for
the new directors. The election
is especially important this year
as many policies regarding use
of the new power may be de
cided on.