Jeep Fire Truck
Has Arrived
Kodiak’s Jeep fire truck fer
use in connection with the
Civil D fense program arrived j
here this week aboard the'
Ring Splice, ASC freighter j
from Seattle
The little red fire fighter is j
the latest thing in fire fighting I
equipment. Monday it was
taken to Clark’s Garage for a
check. j
The vehicles are equipped
■with pumps, hoses, ladders,
portable fire extinguishers and
other up-to-date equipment.
They were manufactured in
Toledo, Ohio. Nearly every
town in Alaska has received
one or more of the vehicles for
use in Civil Defense.
Elmer Johnson, certified
public accountant from Ketch
ikan, is in town on business.
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Spruce St. Playground
Is Officially Opened
The Spruce Street Play
ground was officially turned I
over to the City of Kodiak
Tuesday by Kodiak Rotary
Club 5533.
The presentation was made
by Leon Johnson, Rotary pres
ident, to Jack Hinckel, acting
mayor, following the regular
luncheon at the Montmartre
Inn.
The dedication was origin
ally scheduled to be held out
of doors and at the play
ground. But the usual in
clement weather cancelled the
plans.
The first and second place
awards in both the boys and
girls division of the Elks
Leadership Contest were made
during the ceremonies by
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John Gibbons for the Elks
Club.
Those receiving savings
bonds were Jill Acheson,
Carol Tolbert, Stanley Thor
isheim and Robert King.
Short addresses were made
[during the dedication cere
j monies of the playground by
W. K. Rhodes. KNS comman
dant, Johnson, Elliott Hymans
and Jack Hinckel. Jorgen
Fredrickson was singled out
for praise for his efforts to
build the playground.
Many guests attended the
regular meeting of the club.
Elks Plan Annual
Mothers’ Program
Mothers of the Kodiak area
will be honored Sunday at the
Elks Club.
The Elks traditional cere
mony of the day is annually
observed in an impressive
way.
Kodiak B.P.O.E. 1772 will
introduce Gold Star mothers,
young mothers, the oldest
mother and grandmothers dur
ing the ceremony. All resi
dents of the Kodiak area are
urged to attend.
The mothers are requested
to arrive prior to three pm for
registration. The ceremonies
will start promptly at 3 pm.
Maurice Gunderson, Exalted
Ruler of the local lodge, said
yesterday.
Car Turns Over,
Driver Uninjured
An MSTS Chief escaped
death and serious injury early,
Saturday morning when he
overturned his 1947 Plymouth
sedan on North Brooklyn Ave
nue.
Chief Richard J. Goldman
lost control of his car and
turned over near the new road
crossing Brooklyn avenue from
the housing project. The car
skidded over 60 feet on its top
before stopping.
The windsheild was knocked
out and mud flowed into the
car nearly filling it on the long
skid along the ditch.
Patrolman Frank Pagano
took Goldman to Griffin Mem
orial Hospital around 5:45 am
for treatment of minor in
juries. He was later trans
ferred to the Navy hospital
and released.
Monday, Goldman was found
guilty of driving while under
the influence of intoxicating
liquor and fined $75 and had
his drivers license suspended
for two months.
The Fish and Wildlife ves
sel Kittiwake arrived in Ko
diak recently for patrol work
in this area during the coming
commercial fishing season.
Captain Henry Museth is
skipper of the Kittiwake
which is a 75 foot vessel.
The USCG Cutter Citrus
was in port this week.
Two Leave For
< ioneers Home
Two Kodiak Island old
timers left Monday for the
Pioneers’ Home in Sitka.
They were Harry Mayle, 73,
and Sam Gilmore, 72, who
have been living at Terror
Bay and around the island for
the past 20 years or more.
For the past year, the part
ners have lived near the Kris
Helgason home at Terror Bay.
An earlier attempt to get them
into the Pioneers’ Home foun
dered when the men changed
their minds and would not go.
Early this week, Mrs. Hel
gason found both men ill in
' bed, and called Commissioner
A. M. Vokacek. Mrs. Vokacek
flew with Vince Daly to Terror
Bay on Monday, and brought
the two directly to the Kodiak
j Naval Station where they
boarded the waiting PNA
plane.
Daly was given special per
mission to bring his plane
down on the KNS runway.
Both men were stretcher
cases.
Ellsworth To Face
|Embezzlement Charge
j Danford Ellsworth was
I taken to Anchorage Sunday by
. U.S. Deputy Marshal Clarence
' Dizney to face charges of em
bezzlement by employee.
He has been held in the Ko
'diak Federal Jail since March
! because he was unable to raise
j $2 500 bail.
! Ellsworth is charged with
‘stealing a typewriter owned
'by Haddock, Gerwick, Me
j Clure and Swinerton.
I The Evangel, floating Bap
tist mission, was in port this
* week.
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