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"News of ^Americas Last Frontier’
VOL 11 NO 40
KODIAK, ALASKA
DECEMBER 8, 1951
PRICE 10 CENTS
Local Residents Home
After Round-World Trip
Enthusiastic round-the
world travelers Mrs. Cathe
rine Blankenburg, owner of
the Frontier Shop, and her
daughter Gail returned home
last weekend after a seven
months trip that took them
into 17 different countries.
The final lap of their jour
ney, most of which was made
on two East Asiatic Co. cargo
ships, was via Northwest Air
lines from Tokyo. The ships
on which they traveled are
Danish-owned.
Both Mrs. Blankenburg and
her daughter named Den
mark their favorite country,
because it was such a “gay
iriendly country”.
Others they visited were
Canada, Panama, Belgium,
Holland, England, Germany,
France, Norway, Sweden,
Italy, Egypt, Arabia, British
Malaya, Siam, Hong Kong,
and Japan. In England and
Germany they visited rela
tives, and in the former
country, Mrs. Blankenburg
returned to her birthplace.
Shopping in the Far East
in Siam and Singapore, the
two found “fascinating”, and
they became accomplished at
bargaining which is the
method used in oriental
countries. Most of the shop
keepers everywhere speak
English, Mrs. Blankenburg
said, and they needed an in
terpreter only in Arabia.
During their journey, the
Blankenburgs passed through
the world’s two great canals,
the Panama and Suez. They
arrived at Port Said just as
the British-Egyptian troubles
broke out and were unable to
go ashore to see any part of
Egypt. Shopkeepers came to
the ship howev e r to display
their wares to the travelers.
To any prospective round
Navy Plans
Mew Road
A contract for an asphalt
concrete road from the Naval
Station to the Buskin River
may be let around January
15, 1952, an official at the base
District Public Works office
announced recently.
Additional contracts for
construction of building's at
the transmitter station station
at Buskin Lake are planned.
The above will be the first
of a series of construction pro
jects which will begin during
the spring season of 1952.
Additional air facilities are
now in the planning stage and
include a 2,800 foot taxi way
extension.
the-world travelers, Mrs.
Blankenburg has a bit of ad
vice: travel on cargo ships in
stead of the big passenger
liners which stop only briefly
at each port.
The cdl-go ships go into “all
kinds of little ports and travel
ing on them is really the way
to see the world,” Mrs.
Blankenburg says.
She is already looking for
ward to another trip in a few
years, and hopes to fly to
Tokyo and from there go to
the rest of the Orient and on
to South Africa.
Mrs. Blankenburg is plann
ing to display some of the
items she purchased in foreign
lands in the windows of her
shop on Brooklyn Avenue.
Among them are Japanese
toys, a Chinese hand-made
tablecloth, English antiques,
and Dutch shoes.
Hoylman Named
Company Manager
D. N. “Buck” Hoylman has
been named as manager of the
W. F. Meek and Company’s
crab operations here.
W. F. Meek, founder of the
business, has returned to An
chorage and will again work
for the Bureau of Land Man
agement. He has been on a
leave of absence for several
months.
He said he planned to return
to Kodiak in the spring to a
gain assume supervision of his
company. Mrs. Meek returned
to Anchorage several weeks
ago.
Frozen Bread Shipped
To Alaska
Seattle (A1) —The next Alas
ka Steamship Company freigh
ter heading north will carry
the latest wrinkle in foodstuffs
tor the Territory — frozen
bread.
The method used to keep
the bread fresh in this
manner was devised by Curt
Smith, operator of Vic’s Box
Lunch in Seattle. - The ship
ments of frozen bread will go
to his Pacific Coast Catering
Company in Anchorage.
The bread, pre-frozen, is
loaded into insulated bread
boxes with enough dry ice to
keep it below freezing for the
entire trip. It is supposed to
be fresh when thawed at An
chorage. Smith forsees the
delivery of 18,000 pounds of
bread a week.
Buy Xmas Seals
Miller’s House
Swept By Fire
An early morning lire Mon
day in the second floor of A1
Miller’s home destroyed
clothing, personal effects and
did considerable damage.
The Volunteer Fire Depart
ment kept the fire from com
ing through the roof or going
to the lower floor. Smoke and
water also caused some dam
age.
The fire was discovered at
around 5 am. Miller, owner of
the Montmartre Inn, dashed
up stairs after his mother
called to him. He discovered a
blaze in a clothes closet which
is near the chimney. He at
tempted to put out the blaze
with a bucket of water. Fail
ing to do so he immediately
called the fire department.
r Miller’s home is located near
! the rear of the Community
Baptist Church.
The loss was estimated to be
around $2,000. Fast action by
the fire department saved the
house. Despite freezing
weather firemen experienced
no difficulties the with hoses.
Mr. and Mrs. Miller, Miller, s
mother and son, have moved
to the Montmartre until the
house can be repaired.
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Clark Receives
Elk Award
Donald Clark, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Basil Clark, has
been awarded an Elks student;
activities prize of a $100 war
bond, for his participation in
student and community activ
ities while at Kodiak High
School.
Clark received the award
last week at the Fairbanks
Elks lodge from Max LaLande,
district deputy, grand exalted
ruler. The student activities
award is sponsored by the
grand lodge, and is part of
the Elks worthy project pro
gram.
Clark, now a freshman at
the University of Alaska, was
considered the most worthy in
student activities of all Alas
kan students, by the BPOE.
Clark, who graduated from
Kodiak High School last spring
at the head of his class, parti
cipated in many student af
fairs, and was also elected
junior mayor of Kodiak by the
young people of the commun
ity.
Robert V. Magee, 22, USN,
Sioux City, Iowa, and Emma
Grace Ricks, 22, Springfield,
Oregon, received a marriage
licence from U. S. Commis
sioner A. M. VokaceK.
Alaskan Defenses Can
Stop The Commies
Troop Withdrawal
Up For Talks
By the Associated Press
Korea—Allied truce negotia
tors reversed themselves
yesterday and told the Com
munists they were willing to
discuss the withdrawal of
troops from Korea.
Previously United Nations
command held that troop with
drawals was a political matter
for higher level discussion.
The Communists insisted at
Thursday’s meeting that the
Allies must speed talks on the
issues supervising a truce be
fore the Reds wili consider dis
cussing an exchange of prison
ers of war. The United Na
tions command called the de
mand “blackmail.”
Seoul—The U. S. Fifth Air
Force announced the destruc
tion of 35 Red field guns in a
special front line attack
Thursday. The guns knocked
out are sufficient to equip an
artillery regiment.
In the eleventh consecutive
day of an aerial battle the
Fifth Air Force destroyed a
nother. The ground was quiet
for the ninth straight day.
Marfz Expected j
Home Monday
James G. Martz, Jr., part
owner and manager of the
Orpheum Theatre, is expected
home the early part of next
week, after several weeks in
Seattle for special medical
attention.
Martz wrote his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Martz,
who are now visiting here
that he has been released from
Virginia Mason Clinic where
he has been for the past few
weeks, and will leave for
home Monday or Tuesday.
Mrs. Martz, who went out
side with her husband last
month, will return with him.
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Washington (iP)—Alaskan
defenses are strong enough to
withstand a Soviet attack,
Staff Chief General J. Lawton
Collins declared in a radio
broadcast Thursday.
The remark followed the
General's statement that the
U. S. has developed atomic
artillery and such weapons
may be ready for combat use
in the "not too distant fu
ture.” He said that atomic
ground weapons won't revolu
tionize ground warfare but
will greatly enhance the
power of defense and be of
greater value in an attack.
He added that the Army is
already making plans for the
day when atomic artillery and
guided missile battalions will
replace some conventional
heavy artillery.
Memphis—Admiral Wiiliam
A. Fechteler, chief of Naval
operations told a meeting of
the Navy League that U. S.
carrier—based planes could
rain atomic bombs on any
target in the world within 600
miles of the sea.
He said the ability of car
rier planes to deliver A-bombs
increases "as the bomb be
comes smaller and lighter.”
He also suggested that more
vessels from the Navy’s moth
ball fleet . be converted into
various types of guided mis
sile launching ships.
ASC Vessel
Due Dec. 19
Local merchants and resi
dents expecting Christmas
goods and packages may get
them before December 25th
this year if the Square Knot,
Alaska Steamship Company
freighter stays on its sche
dule.
The freighter is scheduled
to leave Seattle December 12,
stop at Sitka and then come
direct to Kodiak arriving here
on December 19, H. N. Peter
son, general traffic manager
fo’- the ASC, said Monday.
Peterson and G. S. Duryea,
general freight and passenger
agent visited Kodiak on Mon
day to confer with local ship
pers and customers. They ar
rived Sunday evening and
left on Monday’s plane.
George E. Crue, Jr., 25,
USN, Merrick, N. Y., and
Patty Louise Huckins, 24,
Volburg, Montana, received a
marriage license recently from
U- S. Commissioner A. M.
| Yokacek.