Juneau, Alaska
SL 6 NO. 47
KODIAK, ALASKA JANUARY 25, 1947
PRICE 10 CENTS
)ime Show
*his Week
Codiak’s first peace-time ath
c carnival will be held at
on’s Hall next Wednesday
ning, Jan. 29, sponsored by
Business and Professional
men's Club for the benefit of
March of Dimes.
12-hour show, with plenty of
ills for both adults and ehild
>, will get under way at 5 pm
e crowd will be limited to 200
nons. All participants are do
ting their services and the ent
proceeds will go to the Mareh
Dimes fund,
rbe program:
Hexing: 3 Rounds. Flyweights:
rruping Larry Anderson vs
■i Al Anderson.
losing; 3 Rounds, Paper
ights: Sockin' Sammy Nelson
Dynamite Dickie Simeonoff.
Rnpe-skipping tap dance: Joy
ide, puDil of world champion
mmy Thompson.
Ping-pong exhibition: Bob
irgcss, former Oregon college
aopion, vs Kay Wade, former
e Francisco Y MCA champion
Mixed Paddlebrd: Patsy Hel
l’s All-Stars (Kodiak champ
s)—Patsy Hellen, Alma Nel
li, Jack Velson. Kay Wade, vs
erie Morrison’s Marvels—
erie Morrison, Peggy McMur
, Lars Panamaroff, Ken Wade.
Penny Scramble: Youngsters
H scramble for coins tossed by
dience. All money will go t»
arch Of Dimes and prize will
awarded youngster who picks
the m. st money.
'Square dance “ufe on the
*au Wave"; Dr and M s. A.
almes Johnson, Mr and Mrs
ax Fo'soin, Mr and Mrs. Ken
aJe Miss Beverly Gunnisoi,
tr Harold Heglin.
Tug O-War Preliminaries (five
tan teams): U. S. Army vs U.
Navy NOB Civi ian Ciub vs
{iodiak Fi hennen.
Men's Paddlebird: Jack NeJ
jon’s undefeated Fliers (Jack
Eshoe, Lars Panamaroff, Kay
ade, Ken Wade, Harold Hcr
)vsBeukei8 Bombers (Her*
aau Beukers, jobu Beukers,
Jharles lerling, Sid Hubley, Iver
lialutiu).
Tug-O-VVar finals,
j Tumbling ajj ConaeJy Acro
batics: Clarenee Disney
Members of the carnival staff
re: Program chairman and floor
aaaager, Ken Wade; A sistant
bo. manager, Harold Heglin;
aaster of ceremonies, Max Fol
tui; ticket sales, Mild.ed Bet
?nger; head usher, Vivian Paga j
o (assisted by members of the ,
Community Center Advanced!
>aBcins Class); boxing referee,
.’jin Nachaud; paddleb’rd refer*'
e, I’im Chernoff, Jr ; tug-o-war
eferee, Tiny Tesarik; programs,,
leverly Gunnison
VFW Auxiliary
Formed
An organizational meeting of
women was held Tuesday even
ing for the purpose of forming a
local auxiliary to the local Veter
ans of Foreign War’s chapter.
Officers were chosen as follows:
President, Lila Rozack; senior
▼ico president, Vera Coogan;
junior vice president, Helen
King; secretary, Roberta Wil
son; treasurer, Dorothy Chase;
chaplain, Bdythe Smith; con
ductress, Peatl Foster; door
guard, Mrs. Bea Nachtweih;
historian, Verna Abston; patrio
tic instructor, Juanita Savoy;
and 3 trustees, Mabel Miller,
Mrs. E. W. gSinders and Janet
Saunders.
Baby Boom
Bulges Bassinets
Three babies last!week, plus 9
new arrivals this week, have fill'
ed every bassinet at the GM
hospital and one infant is en
sconced in an improvised file cab
inet drawer awaiting dismissals
of other infants so it ean be
moved to a bassinet.
Two more blessed events are
scheduled to advent very soon.
But there is no need for concern,
hospital officials report, as some
of the babies are almost due to
leave—and there are plenty el
extra file drawers.
(See Hospital News for names
of this week's Baby Brigade.)
Harry Wallace returned from
jury duty at Anchorage this
week.
Record Cold Spell Hits
Record-breaking temperatures,
below zero, continued snow flur- j
ries, and cold northwest winds
found Kodiak at week’s end shi
vering in cold houses and busin
ess buildings, the school closed,
the hospital depend ng on a navv
storage truck for water, and half
the town busily trying to thaw
pipes
On Wednesday the Fleet. Wea
ther Central recorded an official
5 point 5 degrees below zero.
Yesterday their thermometer
(showed 1 degree above but by
evening It bad d opped to 1 be
low hj*ain. A maximum of 6 a
bove was foiecast for the week
end.
Hie city water svstem ran out
of water again at midweek and
wu- off f r seve ai h mrs By ev
ening the pump had been locat
ed on Big Lake and hose strong
aga n to bring water from the
lake directly into the city mains.
It is reported theie is stilt a goixi
supply in the lake.
Many more pipes frozj during
the time the water was off add
ing to the waterless discern fart
that has indicted many residents,,
especially in higher area*, since
before Christmas.
School was dismissed Wednes
day tnornmg. That night it was
discovered a part in the oil fur
nace was broken and the part
has been shipped ou' for replace
ment. it was reported yesterday
there was still no water at the
schoul, and whether there w II he
school next week will depend on
getting the water back on and
installation of a substitute oil
burner.
TUe hospital line also froze,
which meant no heat nor water
for the staff acd Hock of pa
tients, including several mater
nity patients
The Navy answered an appeal
f >r help and rushed a 6000-gal
lon storage tank to the ins&i'u
tion If was placed by the ent-;
ranee, covered with canvas, and
a heater, complete with pipe
and Frisco top was put under
the covering and water pumped
into the building. Navy person
nel was in constant attendance.
Jain' s Maitz. chairman of the
water commit'ee, said there had
been enough water in the city
reservoir for 11 d >ys, and that,
the supply disappeired in 6 days
due to users allowi g it to run
to prevent freezing of pip'B A
stream thesize of a ma'cli (quot
ed from “True” magazine) u*es
3t<00 in 24 hours, and the drain
was too great. Users had been
warned again«t runing faucets.
Clerks in stoies and offices
bulged w th ex’ra clothing and
moved woik nearer to inade
quate stoves. In one office an
electric adding machine had to
be warmed over a stove before
it would operate At. the post of
fice a cancelling machine with
rubber rollers wo ild not work.
(At the Mirror, rubber rollers
presented the same problem )
The Kodtak hotel was out of
water and one patron had made
arrangements to take a bath at
a private home when it was re
ported the home had frozen up
al o
Houses that, do have water
are supplying it for neighoors,
who are hauling it in everything
from Hill Bros coffee jars to
buckets.
City mams as much es 42 in
ches underground have frozen
solid and being made of wood
offer no solution for thawing
Thermometers in different, lo
calities varied, one at. Kraft’s
regi-te mg 6 below, while anoth
er claimed 10 below
Such below zero wra'her is
unu-ual for Kodiak In 46 years
previously there had been only 8
win ers m which below zero le*
co dings had been reached. The
lowest ever recorded was minus
12 degrees
Man Found
Dead At Home
Hallgnmur Olafson, 82, better
known as “The Frozen Swede,”
waa found dead at bis table in
bis borne on Mission road Tues
day by Rasmus Urdahl. Death .
was ascribed due to a heart at- \
task.
Olafson, a resident of Alaska
for 3k years, was born in Ice
land and became a citizen in
1933 at Valdez. He lived there,
at Nome and other parts of
Alaska before coming to Kodiak.
He has relatives surviving in
Winnipeg and North Dakota.
He never married.
Funeral airangements are be
ing made by Walt Muller, for
the first of the week. It was bis
wish that he be buried at Kodi
ak. _
Washington (AP)—Three Al
askan steamship companies,
which have threatened to dis
continue service to Alaska unless
they have higher rates whtn the
government returnes the lines to
their private ownsrs in March,
are expected to present an inter
im plan to Congre-smen Tues
day.
Commits
Larry E. Brown, 22, T-4 U. S
Army stationed at the local Sig
oal Corps office, cjmmitted sui
cide SuDday in a deserted gully
off the road leading to the city
water tank ba> k of the VFW
riu1.
His bo y was found after an
hour and a half search in which
mi'itarv personnel, civi'ians and;
a Navy plane took part
Brown had told friends he was
going skiing and if not hack in
tune for his 4 pm shift to have
someone work for him After he
did not appear uuring the night
the sea ch was instigated early
Monday morning.
Brown killed hun-elf by tieing
a st’ing to a bough, the other
end to the trigger of a Spring
fie d rifle, plaecd the muzzle of
the gun agamet his breast ami
then apiarenily walked back
waid u itil the gun discharged
The bul et struck his heart as it
coursed through his body.
A suici.ie note, written and
typed on a telegram biank, was
fo in I under the body. Officials
said it contained seve al discon
nected statements which indicat
ed de30ondency over unrequited
affection! r a girl. He also left,
iustucti'-ns for disposal of per
SOlial effee'S
Fallowing an autopsy the
body w is in mediately flown to
anchorage fot trans-shipment to
t-eaitle for burial. His foster par
ents are reported to reside in
that city.
2 Men
Given Up
A sailor who was, reported
missing last week on Afognak
island, and a native of the vil
lage of Afognak believed to have
been with him, have been give®
up as lost, presumably drowned
in the ice-filled waters of the
area, military oficials report.
The sailor, attached to the
17th naval district and tempor
arily assigned to a nnit guarding
naval installation at Afognak
lake, was lost on a hunting tn»
a week ago Monday. Word war
received here last Praday of hie
disappearance, and a searching
party of Marines from Kodiak
went to the area. The Navy had
conducted a 4-day land search
during the week, and the new
party searched the land one day •
and then began searching the
bay area.
It was learned the sailor and
Victor Lukin, of Afognak, had
been seen is a small boat. Dur
ing the search boards were found
and identified as coming from
the boat, as well as oue oar, and
a mu ten and htit.
Dragging operations were car
ried on but weie badly hamper
ed by ice and were finally caHed
>fT and the marching party re
turned 'o Kodiak.
The sailor was identified as
| Robert Fan ell Sullivan, 8 1c,
iUSN, whose next of kin live
[near Greenfield, Ohio.
| Jim Tierce left, by plane to ro
ll urn t«' Fairbanks after a busi
ness trip here, during which be
sold his interest in 'he Kodiak
Bottling company and Kodiak
Candy company, including the
property to his partner, Lte Bel
li nger.
Seasons
Reduced
Washington (A*)—The Interi
or Department has reduced A!bb*,:
ka eommercia1 fishing seasons as
much as a month ti protect late
running salmon. Secretary Krug
said the alarming delay in pink
salmon runs could be corrected
only by allowing more of the
early arriving fish to »scape to
reproduce in 1947
Delavs are partially offset by
reduction in the period each
week when fishing is closed from
CiO to 36 hours
Typically delayed opening
dates are:
July 14 instead of July 1 for
icy strait district; July 2 in
siead of 6 for Western district;
fall fishing thr< ugliout Southeast
ern will he permitted from Off
15 to Nov 15, 2 weeks less l ben
in 1916