"News oj ^Americas Last Frontier”
fOL. 6 NO 2
KODIAK. AL4SKA MARCH 9, 1946
PRICE 10 CENTS
Fountain
Robbed
Someone broke a Dane of glass
in the side door of the Island
Fountain between closing Thurs
day about 11:30 pm and the
next morning, thus bei- g able to
•pen the door, and got away
with about $80, according to an
estimate of James Marie, mana
ger. The robbery was discovered
when the janitor came in the
morning to clean up.
Money was taken from two
cash registers, and $15 was taken
from under a box of toothpicks
in a drawer of a desk in the back
office. The person apparently
made a thorough search of both
the front of the store and the
back rooms. In one of the latter
he piled up a box of Christmas
tree lights with several cartons
of cigarettes on top, and then
left them. He also jimmied open
a portable typewriter that he
could not figure out how to open
with the latch.
He left the typewriter and
other valuable items, including
an expensive camera.
Meeting Called To
Start Garden Club
Mrs. Fohn-Hansen, of the ex
tension service of the Universiy
of Alaska, a visitor here this
week, has asked Mrs. W. J.
Wheeldon to show her flower
Blides at the Community Center.
Men and women are invited to
attend to organize a garden club
and to elect officers.
The meeting will be Monday
at 8 pm, at the Center. After the
organization is formed garden in
formation and literature will be
available from the University to
help the members in their work.
CenterFund
Has $6000
The Kodiak Community Cent
er board met Thursday night at
the center, with Dr. A. Holmes
Johnson, chairman, piesiding,
and learned by the final report
of Charles Madsen, center drive
chairman, that over $6000 has
been collected, with a few pledges]
still to come in.
Almost 5000 books have arriv
ed for the library, through ne
gotiations started by the Ameri
can Legion and Pat Wright, and
are ready to be catalogued.
A director is still being sought,
and a letter was read stating that
several hundred USO directors
should soon be available for such
Dositions,
2 Claim Being
; Hit-Run Victims
Mrs. Lee Jones DuBos was ta
ken to the hospital Monday ev
ening on a stretcher, after being
' found in the dark on Shelikof
highway
Public Hea th Mur-e Marion
Curtis, who was called, procured
the stretcher and supervised get
ting the woman to the hospital.
Mrs. DuBos said she was struck
by a hit-and-run driver and was
moaning when found.
Miss Curtis examined her on
arrival at the hospital and said
there were no visible injuries.
After a doctor’s examination the
next day Mrs. DuBos was releas
ed.
Police, who investigated but
said there was nothing to report,
also said that a claim of Lars
Larsen, local Bsherman, to hav
ing been struck by a car several
days ago on Mill Bay road, had
not been reported to them and
they were making no investiga
tion.
Mr. Larsen said he was walk
ing in from the Club Montmartre
in the dark ana was struck by a
car that hurried on without stop
ping. He proceeded on foot to
the GM hospital where he was
treated for a cut on the head and
a slight leg injury.
Tanker Bow
Found Capsized
Kodiak, Alaska—Alaska Sea
Frontier—During a 50 knot gale
and snow storm the bow section
of the American tanker Sacketts
Haibor was located by the Navy
patrol frigate Orlando in a cap
sized condition and down by
midships, making salvage impos
sible. On orders of the Com
mander of the Alaskan Sea Fron-|
tier the hulk was sunk by naval
gun fire as a menace to naviga
tion j
f Meanwhile the Navy Meet tug
Sarsi, under the command of Lt
J. S. Malayter, was proceeding
to NOB, Adak, at a speed nf 5
J knots with the stern section of
broken tanker in tow
The tug Sarsi, which last week
went to the aid of the Russian
tanker Dondass, broken in two
in a violent storm in the same
general area south of Attu, had
just returned to her base when
she was dispatched to aid the
Sacketts Harbor.
Survivor Has Baby
Seattle (*P)—A girl was born
to a woman rescued from the
broken Russian tanker aboard
the Puente Hills as a coast guard
cutter with a doctor aboard sear
ched for the ship in the North
Pacific. The baby was delivered
by Pharmacist’s mate Jerry
Bradbury, fortified by radio in
Choose New
KEA Board
Counting proxies, 63 member
ships were represented at the an
nual meeting of the Kodiak
Electric Association at the Kod
iak Community Center Monday
evening, where new directors
weie chosen and the main topic
discussed was need for cheaper
rates on home appliances.
The nine new directors, ard
their votes, are:
W. J. Rhoades
Glen Robinson
W. J Wheeldon
M. D. Gunderson
Norman Sutliff
Chas. Nettle
Walter Taylor
Sam Sears
A1 Miller
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36
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The list, including write-ins
and nominations from the floor,
also showed the following:
The growth of the KEA was
depicted in reports from Walter
Taylor, director, and Eino Kain
ulainen, manager, that showed
that the membeiship s now over
500 and the peak load of power
nov requires all units to be in
operation.
Merrill Coon
Walter Muller
Chester Clark
Jack Beukers
William Wurth
Stan Austerman
Ed Higgins
H. F. MacDonald
Talmage Smith
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5
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Members tooR part in discus
sions involving aspects to be
considered in obtaining addition
al plant units, and lower rales to
encourage home owners to install
increasingly available eject ric ap
pliances. In regard to the latter
the members went on record as
writing to the REA to find out
what adjustment can be made in
rates to provide cheaper power
for home appliance users.
The meeting was presided over
by William Lamme, retiring
chairman, and after the business
session a Navy movie, “The
True Glory” was viewed, and
refreshments prepared by the
Polar Bear cafe we e enjoyed.
Walt Muller was in charge of
arrangements.
On Thursday night a special
meeting of the new board was
called by Charles Nettle, M. D
Gunderson and Walter Taylor,
at the power house, where offic
ers were elected New president
is Charles Nettle; J. W. Rhoades,
vice-president; Wralter Taylor,
treasurer; and M. D. Gunderson,
secretary.
struction8 from a coast guard
medical officer.
OPACuts Prices Of
Coke, Milk, Bread
I Milk is being sold in half-pints
at 15 cents, Coca-Cola is 10 cents
a bottle, and bread is being re
duced to 20 a loaf as the result
of new specific prices set on
those items by the OPA, and
distributed this weeK by the lo
cal OPA office.
Milk has been selling at 45
cents a quart, and on notifica
tion of the new prices E. E. Be 1
quit delivery of milk to stores
UDtil be made arrangements a
few days later to sell it in hak
pints, which Dringsthe total cost
per quart to 60 cents. The new
regulation provides that restau
rants should sell half pints at 15
cents instead of the previous 20
but does not list a half pint re
tail price.
Bread went to 25 cents a loal
in November, 1941, and n»s sold
at that price since. Befoie that it
was 20 cents.
Describing Coca-Cola as a
“significant item in the budgets
of most families” the OPA re
duced the price from 15 to 10
cents, on the basis of a whole
sale price of 5 cents.
The action was due, the OPA
said, to the fact that inflation
ary prices had already existed in
Kodiak during the base period
because of the base construction
j boom.
Ship Crewman
Found Dead
The body of William A. Burns’,
34, of Seattle, crewman an the
freighter Sutherland, was found
in his stateroom Marc 2 just
aftei that vessel left Seward, and
the boat put in at Kod ak for an
autopsy.
The autopsy revealed he died
of respirator}' paralysis from an'
overdose of morphine. He had a
hypodermic needle in his room.
The body is being shipped to
Seattle for burial.
The city council will meet in
regular session Monday night at
7:30 at the city hall.
Boat Sale
Dates Set
Anchorage (iP)—Sa'es of sur
plus marine equipment will be
held at Seward March 15 and
Ketchikan March 22. Bids may
be made the day of the sale to
avoid delay and make it possible
to release boats in time for fish
ing.
Boats at Seward include power
barges, J boats, large tugs, tugs>
scows and FS boats; at Ketchi
kan sale is of 11 50-ft; coast
guard cruisers.
Filings Due;
39 Register
With filings open for candida
cies in the coming city election
April 2, preparations were being
made ibis week for several filings,
although none have yet been re
corded at the city hall.
Three have been named as go
ing to run for the council, and
they include Viola Sipprell. as
sistant agent of the Alaska
Steamship company; Mauiice
Gunderson naval base employe;
and A. L. Fenner, taxi owner
and one of the partners of the
new Kodiak Cold Storage com
pany.
For mayor, it is reported a pe
tition will be presented for the
nomination of Glen Robinson,
president of the Central Labor
council.
1 here are two vacancies to De
filled on the school board, Char
les Nettle and Mrs. Louise Coon
being outgoing members, and
M's Catherine Blankenburg
holding over.
It is reported Mr Nettle will
ruD again for the board, nod that
Mrs. Marcus Meyers will also
be a candidate.
Candidates have until mid
night, March 18, to file.
Everyone desiring to vote in
the election must register at the
city hall, and yesterday 39 vot
ers had done so.
Oil Borrowed
The annual spring oi' shortage
is on again as the tanker, due
about April 22, is awaited, end
arrangements have been made
with local Navy officials to bor
row oil from the base during the
emergency.
A barge load of oil is expected
to be brought to town today,
(Saturday).
2 Purchase
Tavern
Announcement of the purchase
of the Ship’s Tavern and 3 ap
artments was made this week by
the new owners, Harry Christo
nherson, owner of Christy’s bak
ery, and Kimball De Young, em
ploye of the bakery and ex-ser
viceman, and operation will be
taken over as of Monday, March
11. Mr. De Young will be mana
ger.
The Ship’s Tavern was origin
ally constructed and run by Mr.
and Mrs. William A. Schulta,
who sold it to J. H. Pierce before
leaving for the States.
The sale to the two new part
ners was made by Mrs. Vera
Pierce, as the property had been
deeded to her by her husband.