Switchblades Now
Illegal in Alaska
Possession, sale or manufacture
of switchblade knives became il
fegfel Hri Aia&ca ' this week. Public
Law 85-623 passed by Congress on
August 12 went into effect Thurs
day. ; '
A switchblade knife is defined
as “any knife having a blade which
•opens automatically—(1) by hand
pressure applied to a button or
other device m the handle of the
fcnife, or (2) by operation of in
ertia, gravity, or both.
The law, as it applies to the
vhole country, provides that
‘whoever Jcoowinvlv introduces,
or manufactures for introduction,
rato interst<it° commerce. or tran
sports or distributes in interstate
commerce, any switchblade knife,
shall be fined not more than
52,000, or imprisoned not more
than five years, or both.”
Manufacture, sale or possession
is flatly outlawed “within any ter
ritory or possession of the United
States-”
The penalty does not apply to
members of the armed forces
asing switchblade knives in the
performance of their duty, or
?ommerce pursuant to a contract
So the armed forces.
6 Kodiak Marines
In Sitka Today
Six U.S. Marines from the
Marine Barracks at Kodiak, Alaska,
participate today in flag raising
ceremonies during Sitka’s Alaska
Day Festival.
A color guard, consisting of two
flag bearers and two guard es
corts* flew to Sitka from Kodiak
Oct. 16.
Members of the color guard are
Staff Sergeants Jackie Eaton and
A. E. Ryderberg, and Corporals
J.D. McBride and Kenneth Zru
beck.
Accompanying the color guard
will be Lieutenant Colonel Albert
Wood, USMC, Commanding Officer
of the Kodiak Marine Barracks,
and Sergeant Major W.A. Umlauf,
USMC, also of Kodiak. *'
The Festival .commemorates the
transfer of Alaska' from Russian
to American control. The historic
transfer took place in Sitka on
Oct. 18, 1867.
USO Schedule
October 17—October 23
Friday—8:00 Game night—Can
asta, Bridge, Pinochle, etc.
P' - cr Pong rV'H
test (Contest each Saturday w:th
a v/inner and prize: tournament
last Saturday of each mcnt*» far
Champ of the month. Award: tele
phone call home. Ask at USO
about limitations. 5 00 p.m. Re
freshment hour. 8:00 p m. Movie:
The Desert Fox.
Sunday—5:00 p.m. Refreshment
Hour. Is your birthday in Novem
ber? It so, sign up for the Novem
ber birthday party for “Scorpio
and Sagittarius”, the USO Direc
tor stated.
Monday—8:00 p.m. Party. Prizes,
Alaska souvenirs.
Tujesday—8:00 p.m. Crafts.
Wednesday—Open House.
Thursday—Movie.
Chaplain W. Riggs
At Baptist Church
Chaplain Wayne Riggs of Mobile
Construction Battalion Nine will
be the speaker at the 11 o’clock
morning worship at the Commu
nity Baptist Church next Sunday.
Chaplain Riggs has been in Ko
diak seven months, and during
this time was also responsible for
the spiritual welfare of the Sea
Bee contingent at Adak, where he
The Community Baptist Church
“The Big White Church on the HOI”
REV. JOHN MOLLETTI, PASTOR
Sunday School—-9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship—11:00 a.m.
Youth Fellowship Groups—6:30 p.m.
Evening Worship—7:30 pjn.
Mid Week Service—7:30 p.m., Wednesday
“Holding Forth the Word of Life”
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visited a number of times.
“The Chaplain is youthful and
enthusiastic about his work, and
his spirit of Christian purpose is
contagious,” Rev. John Molletti,
pastor of the church here, stated.
/.‘The J^c^L.congregation is happy
to share* this hour with him so
that residents of Kodiak might
have the opportunity to hear his
message.”
Sunday school classes for all
age groups from the youngest
baby to the oldest adult. are held
at 9:45, according to the pastor.
“An open invitation is extended
to all who have no church home
to come and worship here,” Rev.
Molletti stated.
Public
School Lunches
Monday, October
Macaroni and cheese, buttered
green beans, peach cobbler, bread,
butter and milk.
Tuesday, October 21
Vegetable beef stew, pickled
beets, vanilla pudding, bread,
butter and milk.
Wednesday, October 22
Baked beans, coleslaw, apricots,
rye bread, butter and chocolate
milk.
Thursday, October 23
Hamburger on buttered bun,
potato salad, cheese sticks, cherry
jello whip and milk.
Friday, October 24
Salmon and noodle casserole,
buttered peas, pears, oatmeal
cookies, bread, butter and milk.
HARMONICA PLAYER HERE
Continued from Page 1)
155-day tour of the world, he
found the harmonica played
everywhere. In Hong Kong, he
found himself faced with a group
of 4,000 children, all playing har
monicas. In Tagamatsu, in South
ern Japan, he heard grammar
school children play “The Light
Cavalry Overture” accompanied
by xylophone and drums.
Concert goers Monday night will
witness a rare performance in
deed, and will hear unforgetable
music played by one of the worlds
great artists. ;/ •
As Herbert Elwell wrote of
Sebastian, in the Cleveland Plain
Dealer: “His mastery is equal to
the virtuosity of any other first
rate Instrumentalist. He has
brought the harmonica into the
society of the great, where it com
mands respect.”
The concert is scheduled for
Monday, October 20, and will be
gin at 8:15 p.m., in the high school
auditorium.
LEGAL NOTICES
IN THE PROBATE COURT
FOR THE TERRITORY OF
ALASKA THIRD DIVISION,
KODIAK, PRECINCT
In the Matter of the Estate
of
CHARLES MADSEN,
Deceased
No. 490 Probate
NOTICE OF RENDERING
FIRST AND FINAL ACCOUNT
AND PETITION FOR DISTRIBU
TION AND DISCHARGE OF AD
MINISTRATOR WITH THE
WILL ANNEXED DE BONIS
NON
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that LEON H. JOHNSON, admin
istrator with the will annexed, de
bonis non of the estate of Charles
Madsen, deceased, has filed in the
United States Commissioner’s
Court for Kodiak Precinct, Third
Division, Territory of Alaska, his
fkst and final account and report
of his acts done in the administra
tion of said estate, together with
a petition for distribution and for
discharge of the administrator
with**the will'annexed de boni&
non and exoneration of his bond;
and
That the 28th day of November,
1958, at the hour of ten o’clock
A.M. of said day, at the office of
the United States Commissioner
at Kodiak, Alaska, has been set as
the time and place for hearing and
settling such account, and for
hearing the petition of such ad
ministrator with the will annex
ed de bonis non for distribution
and discharge and exoneration of
his bond, and at such time and
place the undersigned Coramis
sioner will also hear any objec
tions thereto.
All persons interested in said
estate are hereby notified then
apd there to appear and make
their objections, if any they have,
and to show cause, if any there
be, why the said account should
not be settled and allowed and
such petition granted.
Reference is hereby made to
such account and petition for
further particulars.
Dated at Kodiak, Alaska, this
27th day of September, 1958.
Mabel M. Fenner
United States Commissioner
and ex-officio Probate Judge
Publish October 4, 11, 18, 25, 1958
Eric Mueller, prop.
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DIRECTORY
KODIAK
EMBLEM
CLUB No. 187
Meets 1st & 3rd
Thursday at
8 p.m. at the
Elks Club
KODIAK LODGE NO. 1772 BPOE
Meets Every
Friday evening
at 8:30 p. m.
Visiting Members Welcome
UNITED CANNERY WORKERS
of Kodiak Island, Kodiak, Alaska
Meets the 3rd Thursday of everj
month at 8 p. m. at the
Union Hall
Phones 4474 or 2583
JACK ALLMAN POST NO. 17,
AMERICAN LEGION,
meets the 1st and 3rd Thursday
of every month, at 7:30 p.m. at
the VFW Hall._
BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL
WOMENS CLUB
Business Meeting—1st Monday al
7:30 pm.
Dinner Meeting—3rd Monday at
7:00 pm. at Island Fountain.
BARTENDERS LOCAL 875 AFX
Meets on 2nd Sunday of every
month, 12 noon at Labor Temple.
No. 295
F. & A. M.
LODGE
KODIAK
Meetings—Stated 3rd Monday, S.m.
at Kodiak Masonic Temple
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS
1st and 3rd Tuesday 8 p in at
the VFW Post
LADIES AUXILIARY TO VET
TERANS OF FOREIGN WARS
KATMAI POST NO. 7056
Meet 2nd and 4th
Monday at 8 p.m.
at VFW Post Hall.
United Fishermen of Kodiek
meet the 1st Wednesday of
every month at 8 p.m. at the
Union Hall
Phones 4474 or 2583
ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS
SYSTEM
—Hours of Business —
Monday through Saturday—open
9 a. m. to 6 p. m.
Closed Sundays & Holidays
Emergency wires may be filed
during the closed office hours tl
the message center.
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Kodiak Outfitters
Op«n 10 A.M.
until 9 P.M.
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