Librar7-Mus«ujn
Juneau, Alaska
igii 6 NO. 27
"News of oAmerica’s Last Frontier
KODIAK, ALASKA AUGUST 31, 1946
PRICE 10 CENTS
lanadian
•oats In
The Uganda, Canadian cruiser
^ith a complement of 700 men,
eoompanied by a destroyer, the
fcrescent, with a complement of
|bout 300, arrived at the base
ortly before 3 pm yesterday,
i vessels, on a training cruise,
lill remain over Labor Day un
it Tue-day.
A cocktail party for officers
an enlisted men’s dance was
iuled for last night at the
and a dance honoring the
ers is arranged for tonight.
ilioose Cub
agnomens
Seven year old Marcia Antoin
;te Folsom was accorded the
inor of naming the bear cubs
hich have been on display at
ic Community center when
e dancers at the Masquerade
all approved her suggestion of
tody” and "Lanka”.
Lila Ruth Olsen, age 6, won a
ib belonging to Charles Mud
n was given this name.
The three bears were shipped
• the Cleveland zoo, by Mr.
i&dseu. The zoo will be inform
I of the names and the contest
inners
it Crab Plane
Today
| A C-54 plane of American Air
Los Angeles, is due today
Anchorage to pick up a
st load of dungeness crabs and
them direct from Kodiak to
ADgeles, via Seattle. About
* crabs are expected to be
for the plane, the catcb of
I boats.
Arrangements for the ship
ent were ihade by L V. Cast
or, Inc of Anchorage, who ship
reduce to Anchorage by the
me plane.
The crabs are being cooked at
n plant of the Kodiak Cold
lorage company for shipment.
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[Salmon Derby Entrants Must Register
Drunken Intruder
Gets 6 Months
A drunken intruder who at
tempted to break into one home
and entered another about 6 am
Wednesday was caught and giv
en two 6 months sentences by
Commissioner G W Bubeudorf,
with one seutence suspended
The man, Chester E Rygmyr,
crewman off a halibut boat, first
broke a scieen on a window of
the A F Culbertson residence on
Cope street. Mr. Culbertson
called at the intruder and then
went for his gun but the man
disappeared.
Shoitly afterward Mis. Doris
l.andin Olhick, who lives in one
of the Pinch apartments, awak
ened to hear her young son talk
ing to someone. Calling to him,
the boy replied there was a“man
in the house.”
Mrs*. Othick got up and as she
got to the door opening from the
bedroom to (he living room saw
a man standing In it. She struck
the man in the face and then
slammed the door.
L 1. Spa'h, in a neighboiing a
partment, he.ud the disturbance
and ran in and caught the man.
Closed Labor Day
The post office, Commission
er’s office, and bank will fie dot
ed Labor Day, and a few busi
ness houses also plan to close for
the holiday
No special observance is being
planned.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Pin*, of
Portland, Oregon, are visiting
Mr and Mrs. Bud Met/gar.
Silver salmon, now abundant
in the waters adjacent to Kodiak>
face an arduous day on Sunday,
Septernl er 8, when scores of fish
ermen and tisherwomen from this
area go after the big ones in the
First Annual Salmon Derby,
sponsored by the Kodiak Com
munity Center.
Four jackpot prizes will lie
awarded to the most successful
contestants who catch the big
ones by trolling or stripping be
fore 4 pm ou the day of the der
by. One award will go to a fem
inine contestant, one to a junior
fisherman (under 16 years of
age), and one to a man. The
largest fish entered will win the
grand prize.
The coute«t is limited to the
waters of Chiniak Hay, Women’s
Hay, St, Paul Hat bor and Kodiak
channel
Marcus Meyer, local Fish and
Wildlife agent, Is chairman of
the committee in charge of the
derby and will officiate as head
judge. Other members f the
committee and judges are Frank
Heals, Tom Nuchund, James
Martz, Charles Ne t 1c, Harry
Chriatopherson and Ken Wade.
The competition is open to
anyone No license is requited
for salt water pleisuie fishing.
Persons competing are expected
to enter in advance, howeve ,
and must file the affidavit or a
witness to their catch. Fish
caught in nets or by snagging
will not be eligible. Entry blanks
may Ire obtained and the entree
fee of one dollar paid at (he fol
lowing places: Kodiak Commun
ity . enter Kodiak Fountain, Po
ar Hear cafe, Hank of Kodiak,
Hay Martin’s, Island Fountain,
Bullets Fly
At Guard Gate
A Marine on duty at the Mar
ine gate on Sbelikoff highway
had 2 shots fired at him from
the hill above the gate when he
stepped outside about 3 am
Wednesday.
City police went to the scene,
and additional guns were brought
from the base by jeep as more
shots were exchange with the
Bhooter, hid in the dense bru«h
of the hill. During the shooting
melee a man’s face was seen once
in the brush. The unknown as
sailant was apparently firing a
rifle, but did not attempt to
shoot out spotlights thrown on
the hillside, nor did any of his
shots hit the building.
After a couple hours the man
on the hill left under cover of
darkness aid the protective cov
emig of dense uudei brush.
The cty has granted a pet
mil to move i skid shack from
the property of John It Malutin
to the Neville property outside
the city limits.
Norman’s Photo shop, Kodiak
Mercantile, NOB Recreation of
fice and NOB Red Cross Reorea
tion center.
Derby headquarters will be set
up at Erskine's dock at 8 am
Sunday morning. Fish caught
any time after sunrise may be
entered in the competition but
no fish will t»e judged after 5 pm.
No entries will lie taken after 3
pm. Prizes will be awarded im
mediately arter the completion
ot judging.
Masquerade Costumes Win Prizes
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School Days
To Start
It will be students for whom
I the bells toll at 9 am Tuesday,
Sept. 3, when school opens with
registration of high school stud
ents and first classes foi the
tirades.
High school students will
make up their schedules Tues
day morning and the registra
i tion fee is $5 for the year, which
must be paid in advance.
All teachers will meet at the
building at 1 pm Monday to dis
cuss school problems and arrange
supplies for the opening, Super
intendent S. A. Nave announced
Several additional qu onset
huts have been arranged for,
and will be installed as soon as
possible t-0 take care of junior
and senior high school work.
The teaching staff is as follows:
High school:
S. A. Nave, superintendent,
Seattle,
Marjorie Gunderson, holdover,
principal, Kodiak
Georgya Ellis, holdover, dom
estic science, Kodiak
Louise Warren, holdover, kin
dergarten arid history, Kodiak
Heverly Gunnison, commercial
and physical education, South
Dakota
Mildred Keck, music and Eng
lish, Doyon, North Dakota
J. B. Bennett, science and
physical education, New York
Grade school:
Lo'a Muelberger, 1st grade,
Hoquiam, Wash.
Marco Killsgard, 2nd, Bon
ner’s Ferry, Idaho
Flavia M. Hansen, 3rd, Fargo,
N. D.
Bonnie McPeak, ho'dovet, 4th,
Seward
I.oene Kramer, holdover, ?>#’,
Winnenucca, Nev.
Celia Keeling, Oth, Billings,
Montana.
A taxi business permit has
been transferred from Aldo Rob
erts to Art Kiser.
1 Fifty-one couples enjoyed the
successful masquerade dance at
the Community Center Satur
day. Costume winners, shown
from left to right in the accom
panying photo, were as follows:
I Max Folsom, most original
| and authentic costume.
Jacquelin Jones, same division
j for women.
Kathleen Flood, most beauti
ful costume.
A Holmes Johnson, be-t-drees
ed man
Mrs. Warren Taylor and her
son, Bill Taylor, best couple:
Mrs Taylor also won for most
comic woman.
And Bud Owen, most comical
man
(Photo by Norman Photo Shop)