FEDERAL FW SHIP
SINKS WITH SIX
Vancouver, B. C.—(AP). Five
planes and seven vessels are
searching the southern Queen
Charlotte Islands for six persons
aboard a Federal Public Works
Department ship which sank in a
violent storm.
There was no word of its fate
after the 82 foot Hilunga flounder
ed near Cape St. James Thursday
morning. Searchers were hamper
ed by wind and snow and the dif
ficulty of pinpointing the spot at
which the disaster occured.
BASE SIXTHS
Merrill Francis, 8 lbs. 3% ozs.,
February 7 to Ann Gerrety and
Thomas Russell Milliette, LT, DC,
USN.
Micheal Thomas 7 lbs. 1V« ozs.,
February 9 to Belle June and
James Andrew Gunn, PRC, USN.
James Patrick, 6 lbs. 15 ozs., Feb
ruary 12 to Elizabeth Anne and
James Frederick Graybeal, PN1,
USN.
George Ernest, 8 lbs. 11 ozs.,
February 12 to Elizabeth Jeanne
and Jack Curtis Davis, TM1, USN.
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FOXES IN NOME
Foxes, according to tne Nome
Nugget, are making a quiet inva
sion of Nome. Foxes, which are
very prevalent around Kodiak, are
a raritv around the far-north town
Olaf Halverson, principal and
teacher at the Nome School, saw a
fox on two occasions. Six red foxes
have been going to the ACS area,
according to the Nugget.
Halverson was principal and
teacher here for several years.
DR. ALBRECHT LEAVES
Dr. C. Earl Albrecht left Juneau
February 12 for Columbus, Ohio,
to assume his new duties as assis
tant director of the Ohio State Hy
giene and Correction department.
Dr. Albrecht resigned as Alaska
commissioner of health in Janu
ary after serving in the position
for the past 10 year as the first
full-time officer in that post. Re
taining his property in the Mata
nuska Valley and his office of re
gent of the University of Alaska,
he said that he intends “to return
to Alaska at a future date.”
Dr. Charles R. Hayman, deputy
health commissioner since 1954,
was named as successor to Dr. Al
brecht.
CIRCLE GROUP MEET
The Aleutian Homes Circle of
the Baptist Mission Society, met
Thursday at the home of Mrs. Lois
Muesell.
After a brief business and devo
tional meeting, the ladies enjoyed
colored slides of the Larsen Bay
settlement and of the Evangel.
The pictures depicted the work be
ing done there by the Rev. Smith
and family.
Willie Kapjohn of Old Harbor
left for Seattle this week for medi
cal treatment. His condition neces
sitated him being taken out on a
stretcher.
Angus McFce left tiv. Griffin
Memorial Hospital this week. He
suffered frostbite on both iegs, but
is generally recovered.
The wile of Neil Anderson, Red
Cross director on the Naval Sta
tion, joined her husband last week.
She arrived on the O’Hara.
Coy Stockard, in charge of real
estate for the 17th Naval District,
fell and broke his wrist. He is now
in the Griffin Memorial Hospital.
His wife, Helen, returned this
week on the O’Hara, after an ab
sence of almost six months. She
visited in Seattle and California,
spending considerable time with
her grandchildren.
Travelers from every state in the
union and 42 foreign countries
toured the University of Alaska
museum during 1955 to set a new
visitor record of 30,817.
Dr. Ivar Skarland, museum di
rector and head of the anthropolo
gy department, today disclosed
that this record compares with
28,673 for 1954, 28,068 for 1953
23,400 for 1952. He explained that
the total number each year is ac
tually higher because many visi
tors decline to register when they
enter the museum in the Eielson
Memorial Building.
Foreign countries listed on the
registration book are Afghanistan,
Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bel
gian Congo, Bermuda, British
Guinea, Canal Zone, Columbia,
Costa Rica, Czechoslovakia, Cuba,
Denmark, England, Ethiopia, Fin
land France, Germany, and Hol
land.
Other foreign countries repre
sented are India, Ireland, Iran,
Japan, Latvia, Mexico, New Zea
land, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama,
Peru, Philippines, Samoa, Saudi
Arabia, Scotland, Sweden, Switzer
land, Thailand, Trinidad, White
Russia, Venezuela, and Yugoslavia.
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JVE7W CITY MANAGER
TAKES OVER OFFICE
Charles Truitt began his duties
this week as City Manager.
Truitt advised the Council Mon
day that there is approximately a
20 day supply of water remaining
in the City of Kodiak reservoir.
The water supply is quickly re
ceding during the cold snap.
Roy Brunnei\made an overnight
trip to Anchorage, returning
Thursday.
Cecil Wilson leaves for Anchor
age tomorrow. He will return later
in the week.
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