VOL 11 NO 39
KODIAK, ALASKA
DECEMBER 1, 1951
PRICE 10 CENTS
Peace Report False;
Newsmen,GeneralBicker
Boston Paper Says
Reports Withheld
Boston (JP)—The Christian
Science Monitor in a copy
righted article by Assistant
Foreign Editor Gordon Walker
said there is “strong evi
dence” that General Mac
Arthur’s staff “withheld in
telligence information on the
Chinese intervention from the
President and from front
line commanders.”
In the 1950 ill-fated Yalu
River offensive the informa
tion about the Chinese reached
Tokyo in mid-September two
months before the United
Nation’s drive to Yalu star
ted. MacArthur maintained his
headquarters in Tokyo at that
time.
reamer, ivLaj. uen. Hilaries
Me Willoughby, former chief
of intelligence to MacArthur,
accused six newspaper men of
“inaccurate biased and pre
judiced” reporting of the
Korean War, and charged
their writings gave aid and
comfort to the Communists.
The article appeared in the
December issue of Cosmopoli
tan Magazine. The six accused
newsmen are Joseph Alsop,
syndicated columist; Hanson
Baldwin, New York Times
military editor; Hal Boyle,
Associated Press war corres
pondent; Homer Bigart, New
York Herald-Tribune war cor
resphndent! Drew Pearson,
colnmnist and Christopher
Rand, Herald Tribune’s Kor
ean Staff.
Willoughby also cited
Time, Newsweek and U. S.
News magazines for “in
ferential if not calculated de
ception of the public. ’ ’
In their replies the corres
pondents denied having criti
cized the Army or the in
dividual soldiers.
They said they had criti
cized MacArthur for his over
all decisions and Willoughby
for his intelligence reports, on
which MacArthur based his
strategy in Korea.
New FWS Man
Stationed Here
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Foster
arrived in Kodiak last week
aboard the Dennis Winn, U.
S. Fish and Wildlife boat.
Foster is a boat operator and
maintenance man for the
FWS. He will replace Stephen
Dunk who has resigned. Fos
ter will work aboard the
Shearwater, FWS Refuge
vessel, which is based here.
Shooting Continues
On Korean Front
By the Associated Press
A report early this week
that ground fighting in Korea
had come to a temporary halt
sent the world’s hopes soaring.
However, late reports from
Korea indicate that the battle
continues in the air, on the sea
and ground.
Munsan—The Reds demand
ed the withdrawal of foreign
troops from Korea as the next
step to ceasefire negotiation.
The demand was rejected by a
United Nations truce team.
Meanwhile, reports from
Seoul said an unprecedented
supply force of over 9,000
Communists trucks rolled to
ward the battle front Thurs
day night under cover of dark
ness. The Far East Air Force
gave the report.
Night flying squadrons of
the Fifth Air Force attacked
more than 3,500 vehicles and
destroyed approximately 300.
Red air activity was reported
to be increasing.
The South Korean Govern
ment arsenal at Seoul was des
troyed in a night explosion be
fore dawn yesterday. U.S.
authorities said they did not
know if the blast was acciden
tal or sabotage.
Key West, Fla.—President
Truman announced Thursday
that fighting will continue in
Korea as long as there is the
possibility the United Nations
forces could be caught off bal
ance by the enemy in a peace
trap.
Kodiak Man Guilty
Check Forgery
Anchorage — Harold Bjer
ken, Kodiak, pled guilty _to
forging and passing checks in
Third District Court this
week.
He was sentenced to serve
three months on each of the
four counts, with the time to
run concurrently, the balance
of the minimum term of one
year to be suspended.
Former Cannery
Official Dies
Seattle (A>)—Edward Bren
nan, 61, prominent in the fish
ing industry, died Saturday in
Seattle.
He formerly was general
manager of the P. E. Harris
Co. and more recently was
president of the Haines Pack
ing Co. and a director of the
Association of Pacific Fisher
ies and Alaska Salmon Indus
try, Inc.
All Churches loin
Xmas Pageant
All churches and religious
groups in Kodiak will join
with Hillside and Star of the
Sea Chapels at Kodiak Naval
Station in presenting a Christ
maa Pageant of the Nativity.
The Russian-Greek Orthodox
Church and the Christian
Science Group have given
their support to the program.
Other groups in town taking
part are St. Mary’s Catholic
Church, The Church of God
and the Community Baptist
Church.
The men’s section of the
Christmas choir has been filled
but more sopranos and altos
are needed for the women’s
section.
Those wishing to rehearse
in Kodiak are requested to go
r to the Baptist Church Thurs
J days between 7:30 and 9 pm.
Those who live on the Naval
Station may rehearse Tues
day and Friday at Hillside
Chapel between 8 and 9:30 pm.
Volunteers may call Mrs.
McPhee at Navy 642.
FatherGallantNow
Vicar General
Juneau (^P)—The Reverend
G. Edgar Gallant, pastor of
Skagway, has been appointed
Vicar General of the new
Diocese of Juneau, it has been
announced by the Most Reve
rend Dermot O’Flanagan,
Bishop of Juneau.
The Vicar General is the
highest official in a diocese.
He has jurisdiction over the
entire diocese in spiritual and
temporal matters to the ex
tent of the bishop’s ordinary
jurisdiction, except in matters
which the bishop reserves to
himself or which by church
law requires a mandate from
the bishop.
By virtue of his office he
merits the title Right Reve
rend Monsignor.
Monsignor Gallant was or
dained in Juneau in 1918 and
has been pastor of Skagway
throughout most of that time.
In 1931 he founded Pius X
Mission at Skagway, a board
ing school for Native children.
In addition to his new duties
as Vicar General, Monsignor
Gallant will continue to direct
the parish and mission at
Skagway.
Hansen Transferred
To Insurance Dept.
Oscar Hansen, former as
sistant cashier at the Bank of
Kodiak, has been transferred
to the insurance department
of the bank as assistant man
ager.
Students-PTA Carnival
To Be Held Friday
26,000 Acre Lease
To Foleys
A 20 year grazing lease for
26,920 acres, which run from
Otmeloi Point to the head of
Sharatin Bay has been
granted to Jake Foley, local
tavern proprietor and cattle
man.
Anton Larsen Bay is bet
ween Otmeloi Point and Shara
tin Bay and is included in the
lease. Otmeloi Point is direct
ly across from the village of
Ouzinkie. The lease is from
the United States government
to Jacob H. and Jean Foley.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Andrews
and family are now living at
Anton Larsen Bay. Foley now
has cattle there.
Andrews is the father of
Mrs. Foley and arrived here
from the states three months
ago.
Small Land Tracis
Not Available
Small tracts of land in the
‘vicinity of Kodiak are not
available at this time Lowell
M. Puckett, regional ad
ministrator for the Bureau of
Land Management, wrote the
MIRROR this week.
Puckett stated that he had
received a number of in
quires relative to availability
of land at Kodiak and that it
was necessary to point out
that as yet the small tracts
here are not available.
However he listed the fol
lowing lots within the East
Addition of the Townsite of
Kodiak that are open to pur
chase:
Block Lot N. Price
31
31
31
32
32
32
32
35
36
37
1-9 $250
10 50
11 100
1,2 150
3,4,5 250
7,8 150
10 150
7 300
1-6 200
13-16 100
The above lots are those
which have been offered for
sale at public aution but not
sold. The method of acquiring
them is to write a letter to j
the Manager, Anchorage i
Land Office, enclosing a I
cashier’s check or certified)
check, drawn to the Treasurer
of the United States, in the
full amount of the appraised
price.
The plat of the East Addi
tion is on file at the office of
the City Clerk of Kodiak.
The doors to the Student
Parent - Teachers Association
carnival at the school house
will open at six pm next Fri
day evening.
The sponsors have extended
an invitation to all Kodiak
residents to join the fun and
attend the buffet supper.
Each grade in the school is
putting on a special act and
entertainment.
The specialty acts and en
tertainment in the rooms of
the younger students will
come to a close at 9 nm. The
other grades will provide en
tertainment until midnight.
Feature acts include acro
batics by students of the
fourth grade. The fifth grade
students are setting up a
cherry tree that will provide
many prizes and surprises for
customers buying a number.
The freshman class in the
high schor' will offer a “House
of Horrors ’ for those brave
and adventurous customers.
The sophomores are plann
ing a “penny toss” and
junior class will run a ham
burger stand. The seniors will
be in charge of a dance and
will assist the freshmen with
their project.
Centenarian At
Old Harbor
Mrs. Stephanida Inga of
Old Harbor celebrated her
100th birthday on Nov. 27.
She has lived at the Island
village for the greater part of
her life.
Mrs. Inga lives alone and is
quite active. Her two sons,
Innokenty, 71, and Alexis, 69.
also live at Old Harbor.
It is not known if Mrs. Inga
j was living at Old Harbor when
the United States purchased
Alaska from Russia. She is
believed to be the oldest resi
dent on Kodiak Island.
Deadline For
School Tax Today
The deadline for paying the
five dollar yearly school tax is
at midnight today, U. S. Com
missioner A. M. Vokacek said
yesterday.
A penalty of $2.50 will be
added after that date and
persons delinquent are sub
ject to criminal action by the
Department of Taxation.
New D & A Employe
Drew Painter is a new addi
tion to the staff at’ Donnelley
and Acheson. He is a book
keeper and formerly worked
at Port Bailey.