"News oj oAmericas Last Frontier”
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OL. 2 NO. 17
KODIAK, ALASKA, JUNE 27, 1942
irmy Sinks Transport At Jap-Held Kiska;
nemy Gives Version of Aleutian Landing
KODIAK .
DIARY ...
A party or parties unknown
tole the small wooden gavel
anging by a leather thong from
ie door to the domicile of de
uty U. S. Marshal Paul Her
ing. The gavel, used for knock
ng purposes, was slightly worn,
but was treasured for its senti
nental value. Any information
rill be appreciated at the Mar
tial's office.
Sometimes in a contemplative
nood we wonder where some
copies of the Kodiak Mirror that
ve bring into the cruel world end
up. This week we learned that
jrhen the proud American air
craft carrier Lexington burned
md sank in the Coral sea there
were copies of the Mirror aboard
it. The Saturday Evening Post
prags about the miner’s cabin in
(Alaska wallpapered with' Post
covers. The Post is going to
have to move over to make room
for us
[ In Newsweek magazine dated
June 15, just arrived, is the
(continued on page 4)
Ursus Middendorfii
Charles Madsen, who knows
more about the Kodiak bear
(Ursus Middendorfii) then the
bears know about themselves,
has written an article describing
their origin, history and facts of
their lives, and the Mirror feels
privileged to present first pub
lication of it For “The Life of
Ursus Middendorfii” turn to
page 6.
Taxis To Report
Cecil Minaker, deputy collect
or of Internal Revenue, states he
has just completed a detailed
summary by months, from the
records kept by the U. S. Mar
ines of all passengers carried in
and out of (he Base by each of
the various commercial operat
ing companies.
He advises that a Federal tax
of 5 per cent of all fares collect
ed on thi? run has been in effect
since last Oct. 10, and asks that
all taxicab operators who have
hot paid this tax call on him at
the Sunbeam hotel at once to
make arrangements for payment,
as it is now delinquent
Mr. Minaker only expects to
be here for a short time longer
and therefore suggests it be at
tended to at once.
No Travel Restricted
Under New Set-Up
The new system of travel
control announced to go into ef
fect about July 1 does not ham
per travel or mean that civilians
cannot go and leave as hereto
fore, authorities pointed out this
week.
Locally, civilians who live in
town simply apply for a permit
and identify themselves; employ
ees on defense projects are al
ready considered identified, but
will need the necessary termin
ation pass which will permit
their departure.
Proper authorities stress the
fact that the new rules should
cause no uneasiness or alarm, as
the identification required is
simple and easy to obtain, and
the rules are primarily to con
trol traffic and not to restrict it
in anyway. No restrictions what
soever have been placed on out
going travel, either on defense
workers or others.
2 Charges Dismissed
Two complaints, one signed
by William Smith, Jr. charged
Frey Mueller with striking the
complainant with his fists, and
one signed by Patrolman Bar
ney McCoy charging William
Smith, Jr. with assiulting Frey
Mueller with his fists, were filed
this week. The complaints fol
lowed an altercation between
Smith and Mueller on Marine
Way Monday.
Tuesday both charges were
dismissed by City Magistrate
C. C. Naughton, after such ac
tion had been requested by the
Police committee of the City
Council.
Post Office Here
Moves Up Class
For the first time beginning
July 1 the local post office will
move from a third class office in
to the second class, thus joining
Seward, which has been second
class for one year, and Anchorage,
Fairbanks and other of the larger
cities of Alaska. Juneau is the
only post office of first class in
the Territory.
A third class office automatic
ally becomes a second class office
at the beginning of the fiscal
year if during the previous cal
endar year it obtains a net bus
iness of $8000 or over.
The staff of the local office
consists of A1 King, postmaster,
Tom Frost, Pfc. Robert Evans,
Lucy Wheeler, Alice Williams
and Montana Barnes.
Posting Postponed
The local War Price and Ra
tioning Board received word this
week that the date for posting
ceiling prices has been postponed
to august 1 and also that a new
method of computing ceiling
price will be announced soon.
Dependents Set
Order Of Draft
Washington (/I5)—Dratt head
quarters announced (hat gener
ally speaking married men with
ch ldren will be the last called
into seivice, but emphasized
they could count upon no per
manent deferment.
Selective Service officials add
ed they to make it emphatic
that new regulations do not pro
vide for permanent deferment of
men with dependents but rather
proved the order in which regis
trants with dependents would be
inducted. It appeared in some
cases that mariied men might
still be called ahead of others if
such action is necessary to fill
draft calls on time. This is pos
sible in cases where a draft board
is already on the point of send
ing married men up for induc
tion and cannot substitute single
men quickly, so the married
man may have to serve.
I Washington (^T)—The Navy
reported that the Japanese
have put forces ashore at Kiska
island and apparently are at
tempting to establish some sort
of base on that Aleutian island,
only 585 miles from the Navy’s
Dutch base.
The second enemy foothold in
the Western Hemisphere was
made known in a communique
which said Army bombers raid
ing the harbor at Kiska had
sunk a transport and apparently
hit a cruiser. “Tents and minor
temporary structures were seen
set ud on land’’ the communique
said. This indicated the enemy
had made .some progress since
the Navy communique of June
12 which reported Japanese
ships at Kiska harbor and the
landing of small enemy forces id
Attu
Spokane (dP)—Major General
Rober s Olds, Second Air Force
commander, said the U. S is
‘ready to meet anything the
Jap» can throw at Alaska and
they know it.” He told the
Northwest Aviation Planning
council that “within the last few
days we have had airmen from
from Alaska through here who
have Jap planes to their credit ”
He added that shortly the U S.
would be flying even greater
quantities of men and supplies
to the Alaska theater than are
already being sent up.
Ottawa (iP)—1The Canadian
Navy announced that a merch
ant ship was brought safely into
port after a determ ned attack
by a Japanese submarine off
Canada’s west coast.
City Council Passes
3 New Ordinances
The City Council met in re
gular session Monday night at
the City Hall, Mayor Nick Miell
presiding, andcouncilmen Hopp,
Pierce, Smith and councilwoman
Kraft were present.
The council did the following:
Passed an ordinance levying a
tax of 2 per cent on real and per
sonal property valuation.
Passed an ordinance provid
ing for penalties and a higher
rate of interest on' delinquent
taxes (For complete text of or
dinance, see page 5.)
Failed to pass a new pinball
licensing ordinance. Mrs. Kraft
ana Mr. Smith cast no vote and
Mr. Hopp and Mr. Pierce voted
yes, but it did not get required
four votes for passage of ordin
ance.
Heard report of police com
mittee that $800 in fines was
collected from June 16 to 22.
Declared the chair of Council
men Carl Pajoman, absent for 3
months, as vacant. Ben Sholl
was the only nominee for the
position, and was declared un
amimously elected. He wi'l as
sume his new position at the
next meeting.
Passed an ordinance provid
ing for fines of not less than $5
and not more than $100, or 30
days in the city jail or both,
(continued on page 9)
(Via JP) — Tokyo newspapers
this week published first pictures
of the Jap landing on a sparsely
settle Aleutian island outpost
and printed the first detailed
Jap version of the attack writ
ten by a Domei correspondent.
The occupied island was ack
nowledged to be only “a barren
outpost of 4 barrack buildings.”
One picture showed a Jap naval
party scanning the scene of their
landings in preparation for what
they called ‘ the next offensive.”
In another Jap soldiers are ad
vancing across Aleutian tundra.
Another picture was of two
bearded Americans, personnel
there.
Here is the version:
“Questioning revealed thaf
'the two men with eignt others
had been t ansferred to this is
land in December last year.
When asked if they thought Am
erican troops would ever be sent,
to retake the island thev declar
ed rather bitterly, ‘Hell, no.'
‘‘When the landing party as
sembled at a newly improvised
shrine only 6 hours after first
setting foot on the s'and the
men learned that the sounds of
machine guns fired earlier had
been Japanese guns fired into
the air in an attempt to get a
rise out of them. The entry par
continued on page 4)
Solicit Funds
For 4th Of July
The American Legion has be
gun a drive to raise funds to
provide games and contests for
the Fourth of July, in lien of the
customary celebration with fbe
works, which is forbidden this
year.
The program w ill be arranged
the first of next week and will
appear in full in the next issue
of this newspaper.
Law Provides
For Families
Washington (/P) — President
Roosevelt has signed the service
men’s pay allotment allowance
bill, paving the way for financial
aid for the dependents of fight
ing men, and for reclassification
of married men for the draft.
The law provides allotments for
the support of dependents in
! addition to the service men’s pay
checks.
The legislation also contained
a provision which enunciated the
Congressional policy that selec
j live service should “not break
! up the institution of the home.”