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"News of ^Americas Last Frontier’
VOL 11 NO 47
KODIAK, ALASKA
FEBRUARY 2, 1952
PRICE 10 «ENTS
Mission Purchases
Chamberlain Property
The Nelson M. Chamberlain
home on Mission Roard has
been sold to the Women’s
American Baptist Home Mis
sion Society, William Stone,
superintendent of the Baptist
Mission, announced Wednes
day. The price of the sale was
not disclosed.
The WABHMS maintains
headquarters in New York.
The sale includes the house,
a small cottage and approxi
mately 23 acres of land. The
property adjoins the Mission
property on the north.
Chamberlain is a former
superintendent of the Baptist
Mission. He lived in Kodiak
for several years.
Stone said the Mission has
plans for the use of the house
but would not say what they
were at this time. The small
cottage will be used for a rest
cottage for the local Baptist
missionaries and tnose sta-(
tioned at Ouzinkie.
The former Chamberlain
home is located on some of the
finest property on Kodiak
Island.
Negotiations for the sale of
the property were oonducted
between Chamberlain and the
WABHMS office in New York.
Schoit Attends
Conference
Ivor Schott, Kodiak school
superintendent, plans to at
tend an all-Alaska administra
tor’s conference in Juneau
this week.
The heads of Alaska’s
schools will study changes in
the method of handling con
tracts for transporting pupils
to and from school; simplifica
tion of the present system of
funds; graduation require
ments for Alaskan high school
students and other topics.
Everett R. Erickson, com
missioner of education for
Alaska, will preside over the
conference. The educators
will be in session from Febru
ary 4 to 9.
Postmaster Briggs
Leaves For States
Maurice Briggs, Kodiak
postmaster, left Tuesday for
the states. He will be gone
for three or four weeks.
He plans to visit Mr. and
Mrs. Kenneth Briggs, son and
daughter-in-law, of Mr. and
Mrs Briggs, in San Franisco.
Kenneth Briggs is a student
at the Baptist School of Di
vinity at Berkeley. He is also
pastor of the Portola Baptist
Church.
Dance Tonight
Ends Dimes Drive
TKe annual March of Dimes
will end officially in Kodiak
tonight with a dance at the
Elk’s Club on Brooklyn
avenue.
This years March of Dimes
promises to be the best ever
sponsored by the BPW, Au
drey Naldrett. president,
said. Music for the dance will
be provided by the Three
Aces.
A bake sale will also he
held earlier in the evening.
The sale is scheduled to start
at 8 pm. Persons wishing to
give to the sale may leave
their contributions at Elk’s
Club tonight.
During the evening some
person present will receive a
$25 bond as a prize.
Landlords May
Register Monday
Landlords may register their
property with the local Rent
Control Office, located in the
Kodiak Apartments, between
the hours of 9:30 and 12 am
and 1 and 4 pm, beginning
Monday, John K. Woolworth,
field representative of the Re
gional Office of Rent Stabiliza
tion, said yesterday.
Since all housing accommo
dations are now under control
landlords are required to reg
ister all units not previously
registered, including those
formerly exempted or decon
trolled.
“Any landlord who is in
doubt about these require
ments should call at the rent
office,” Woolworth said.
“Landlords will be required to
furnish legal as well as street
names to identify their rental
properties.”
Mail Carrier Bids
Asked By Postal Dept.
Sealed bids for transporting
the U. S. Mail from the PNA
plane at Kodiak Naval Station
to the Kodiak Post Office were
asked this week by the Postal
Department.
Sealed proposals for carry
ing the mail on Mail Mes
senger Route No. 278034
(base to town) should be sub
mitted to the Postmaster at
Kodiak in a sealed enevelope.
All bids are to be submitted
on a round trip basis as often
i as may be required by the
| Post Office. Further informa
I tion may be obtained from the
j Postmaster. ,
Parking Meter
Report Given
The 37 parking meters
along Alaska Way, South Mill
Bay Road and Main Street
collected $127.24 from Janu
ary 7 to January 29, Robert
A. Hedloff, city clerk, said
yesterday.
The meters are in operation
from 8 am till 8 pm and cost
five cents for one half hour’s
operation. Hedloff said the
odd four cents was possibly
placed in the meters by those
accustomed to using meters
stateside that will “take”
pennies.
The meters are not in
operation on Sunday.
For the 20 day period the
meters averaged $3.44 apiece.
The city council discussed
the installation of the remain
ing meters during the regular
meeting Monday night.
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Comic Strip Fan
Takes Meter
Kodiak police believe that
someone has been reading the
Dick Tracy comic strip.
Thursday night someone stole
one of the city’s newly instal
led parking meters.
Currently, in the Dick Tracy
comic strip, three tough teen
agers are yanking out parking
meters and taking them out
in the country and taking the
cash. Dick Tracy, infallible
detective who always gets his
man, will soon be on their
trail.
Locally, the “local Dick
Tracys” are stymied as to the
identity of the culprits but
hope to get on their trail soon.
The missing meter was ta
ken from near the Log Cabin
Liquor Store.
Statehood Hearing
Due Monday
Washington (A3) — The
Senate has agreed to call up
the Alaskan Statehood Bill oh
Monday, Democratic Floor
Leader Ernest McFarland re
quested that the bill be made
the pending business on Mon
day. _
Party At Church
The Adult Party will be
held at the Community Bap
tist Church on Monday even
ing at 7:30. Refreshment
committee consists of Mrs.
Maurice Briggs. Mrs. Robert
Dawson and Mrs. Al. Ander
son. An outstanding part of
the fellowship will be the
showing of colored slides
taken at the youth camp
which was held at Fort Aber
crombe last summer. All
adults are invited to attend.
Kodiak Masonic Lodge
Instituted Monday
Williams Services
At 2 PM Today
Tom Williams, 68, left his
property to his two sons,
Roger, 14, and Richard, 17, it
was disclosed yesterday. John
Holland was named as execu
tor of his estate.
Funeral services will be
held at 2 pm this afternoon at
the Community Baptist
Church. The Rev. R. N. Wil
kinson, pastor, will conduct
the service with the assistance
of Mrs. Dewitt Fields as
organist. Mrs. M. S. Burnham
and Mrs. Robert Dawson will
sing a duet. Dewitt Fields will
read the Scripture and William
Stone will offer the prayer.
Williams was a member of
the Community Baptist
Church. He died early in the
morning on January 25. He
had lived in Kodiak for seve
ral years. His wife died here
in 1943.
The property left his sons
includes the Quality Bakery
and the house adjoining it on!
Brooklyn avenue.
Thomas Williams was born
January 12, 1884, in Curtis,
Wisconsin. It was not known
in which year he came to A
laska. He is believed to have
a brother living in Tacoma,
Washington. A half sister of
Williams died in Spokane
several months ago.
Williams will be buried in
city cemetery. Funeral ar
rangements are under the
direction of Kodiak Mortuary.
Shrine Holds
Formal Dance
The Kodiak Shrine Club in
stalled officers, gave a dinner
and held a dance last night at
the Fort Greely Service Club.
Jules Radinsky was installed
as president; Charles Glass as
vice president; Donald V.
Lawvere, secretary; Archie
J. Ahlstrom, treasurer and
Walter E. Neale, leader of the
chanters.
The aervice club was gaily
decorated for the occasion.
New installed officers received
humorous emblems as symbols
of their office.
The regular meeting of the J
Parent-Teachers Association |
will be held Thursday at 8
pm. The program will be an
observance of Washington and
Lincoln’s birthday. Guests
are invited to attend. All
members are rqeuested to be
present.
A Masonic Lodge was of
ficially instituted in Kodiak by
the Worshipful Master, Fred
C. Crouch, last Monday even
ing in the Masonic Temple.
Sixty Masons were present to
witness this historical occasion
as the result of earnest effort
over a period of years.
The Kodiak Masonic Club
was officially disolved by its
president, Donald V. Law
vere, and the gavel turned
over to Fred C. Crouch as
Master of Kodiak Lodge, U.
D. who read the Dispensation,
seated the Wardens, and ap
pointed the officers. After the
By-Laws were read and ap
proved, the Lodge was offic
ially instituted.
A public dinner and social
hour followed at the Ft.
Greely Service Club with a
large number of Masons and
guests present.
The Kod:ak Masonic Club
has been in operation for a
[ number of years. The Temple
i on Mill Bay Road has been
constructed chiefly by Masons
who have donated their time
and labor to see the Temple
reach near completion.
1 Last November, Grant A.
McMurray, deputy of the
Most Worshipful Grand Mas
ter of the Washington Juris
ciction, F. & A. M., made a
visit to Kodiak to check the
proficiency of the Brothers.
The institution of the local
Ledge is the result of his
favorable report.
The Grand Master appointed
Fred C. Crouch as Master of
the local Lodge; J. W.
Rhoades, Senior Warden; and
Harry N. Jackson, Junior
Warden. Other officers are:
treasurer, John W. Gerhart;
secretary, John W. Rollins;
senior deacon, Charles Glass;
junior deacon; Harold Hall;
chaplain, Chester Allain; mar
shal, Alexander Sheppard;
senior stewart, Jules Radin
sky; junior stewart, Hugh
Green; organist, Donald V.
Lawvere; and tyler, Clifford
Lattish. Stated meetings are
held the first and third Mon
day of each month.
Grandmothers To Meet
The regular meeting of the
Kodiak Grandmother’s Club
will be held Tuesday at the
h me of Mrs. Bonnie Stoner.
Persons interested in join
ing the club and visitors are
welcome to attend the meet
ing Mrs. W. J. Wheeldon,
president, said yesterday.
The meeting will begin at
8 pm.