rrNews of ^Americas Last Frontier’
VOL 12 NO 20
KODIAK, ALASKA JULY 19 1952
PRICE 10 GENTS
Democrats
To Meet
The Democratic candidates
for the presidential nomi
nation did their last minute
maneuvering this week in
preparation for the opening
of the convention Monday.
While most of the candi
dates are out drumming up
support, one man - Governor
Adlai Stevenson - is diseourg
mg any supporters.
Senator Estes Kefauver,
the coonskin hat wearer from
Illinois, let loose a blast at
Gen. Eisenhower, the Repub
lican nominee, charging he
was the “unwitting tool of
a few greedy men”.
He further charged that
"Wall Street bankers put Ike
across” at the convention last
week.
Other Democratic hopefuls
are Averill Harriman, with
113 delegates, Senator Richard
Russell of Georgia with 134,
Senator Robert Kerr, 34 dele
gates and Kefauver leading
with 257 delegates.
At least 616 delegates are
needed to nominate.
Property Tax Roll
Sale Aug. 18
The sale of property listed
•n the delinquent sales tax
roll for the City of Kodiak will
he held August 18, the city
otoncil decided Monday night.
The council unanimously ap
proved a motion to hold the
sale and Robert A. Hedloff,
dty clerk, will be in charge of
the proceedings.
The final publication of the
delinquent tax rollj will begin
in the MIRROR on July 26. It
will run for four consecutive
weeks.
Restricted deed property
held under native possessory
rights will not be listed on the
final roll. When the order of
sale was issued by the Third
District Court the order speci
fied that such property could
not be sold.
The sale will continue until
*11 property listed on the roll
is sold. The city clerk has been
authorized to bid for the city.
Fred Solberg, <U. S. Federal
Jail guard, was released from
Griffin Memorial Hospital
Wednesday. He has been in
the hospital since July 3.
Solberg was severely beaten
by four young prisoners who
made a break for freedom.
The prisoners, Richard Lar
son, Raymond Noya, Tecon
Shuravloff and Milton
Squartsoff, were later cap
tured by U. S. Marshal Clar
ence Dizney.
Bank Banquet
Held Wednesday
Bank of Kodiak employees,
stockholders, directors, of
ficers, and guests celebrated ;
the bank’s going over the
$4,000,000 mark in deposits <
Wednesday night with a ban
quet.
Mrs. George Segner, bank
employee, was toastmaster
for the evening. The dinner
was held in the main dining ;
room of the Montmartre Inn.
The table decorations and j
place cards were designed by
Mrs. Marshall Crutcher, wife
of the president of the bank,
and by Mrs. Oscar Hanson.
A small replica of the Bank
of Kodiak designed to show
the sides bulging with coin :
was placed at the head of the
table. A colorful “rainbow’’
of crepe paper running from i
the ceiling to the bank model
represented “A pot-o-gold at <
the end of the rainbow”.
Marshall Crutcher, presi- :
dent or the bank, gave a brier :
history of the bank and praised
his employees highly. He told i
how the bank was started by 1
O. A. Torgerson and mention
ed that Ben Kraft was one of l
the original stockholders. 1
Mrs. Segner called on vari- i
ous employees and guests for !
short talks. Mrs. N. J. Ander
son played several Scandina
vian numbers on the accordian
and Lorraine Magnusen ren
dered some piano selections.
Effc's Annual Kida
Picnic August 3
The annual Elk’s picnic for
children will be held August
3, at Holiday Beach, Jim Ben
nett, picnic chairman, an
nounced yesterday.
All the children on the is- !
land are invited to the big
event. “We are going to have
pop, ice cream, hot dogs, 1
hamburgers and everything
that makes a picnic,” Bennett
declared.
Baseball games and other
events will be held. A com
plete schedule will be re
leased next week, Bennett 1
said. 1
Mr. and Mrs. Crawford 1
Here To Visit
Mr. and Mrs. E. L- Craw
ford of Jasper, Missouri ar- ‘
rived Wednesday evening to
spend several months with
their sons, Mel, Don and Gene | (
and their families. j,
Mrs. Crawford visited in,
Kodiak, Alaska, last summer. !(
This is Mr. Crawford’s first |(
visit to Alaska.
Mrs. Del Valley of Afo^nak
was in town this week. !
I
Navy PBY
Pilot Killed
A Navy PBY Catalina en
gaged in a mercy flight from
she Adak Naval Station
srashed while landing on Atka
island Wednesday killing the
Dilot and injuring crew mem
bers.
The plane had flown to Atka
;o pick up and evacuate an 18
^ear old girl, who was in dan
ger of going blind, and who
seeded immediate hospitali
sation.
The pilot, Lt. George H.
seaman, USN, was killed
vhen the left landing gear of
;he plane struck a mound of
oose sand on the runway and
sheared off. Three crew mem
>ers suffered minor injuries.
Immediate word of the
1 tv-ui V cu
idak. When the plane was
>verdue in reDorting a Reeve
Aleutian Airways plane on a
•outine flight into AdaK was
ilerted and investigated. C. G.
Jelly, pilot of the plane,
anded at Atka and picked up
;he survivors.
Lt. Seaman is survived by
lis wife, Betty, two sons,
Gregory, 6, and Scott, 1. All
ire living at the Adak Naval
Station.
Plane Crash Kills
rhree At Atka
Anchorage (A1)—The second
Diane crash within the week
•esulting in fatalities occured
Wednesday on Atka Island in
;he Aleutian Chain.
Episcopal Minister Rev. Ho
vard Laycock, piloting a pri
vate plane, Lizzie Frankson
inn Edith Downey died when
he craft crashed on Point
dope. I
Earlier, a Navy PBY, |
:rashed killing the pilot. i
Receives Charter
The presentation of a char
,er to the local branch of the
Slational Association for the
Advancement of Colored Peo
ple will be made at 8 pm Mon
lay at the Union Hall.
Paul A. Dupler, city attor
ley, has been asked to make
he presentation. All interes
ed persons are requested to
ittend the regular monthly
neeting.
Rear A dm. Edgar Cruise, J
Commander Alaska Sea Fron-1
;ier and Commandant 17th i
Slaval District, underwent an
>peration Saturday for appen
licitus. j
Dr. Russ Spears performed1
he operation. Tuesday the
Admiral was permitted to go
;o his quarters.
City Asks For !;
New Pumpers i
The city has filed an appli- '
cation with the Director of
Civil Defense at Juneau for g
two fire trucks. j
Early last week George i
Sonntag, local Civil Defense 1
director, received an appli
cation blank. The city was in- 1
formed by letter of the Jeep ]
pumpers. ]
The pumpers are to be used ]
in conjunction with the local <
civil defense program. They
cost $5,500 each and the city i
must pay 15% of the cost or a- 1
round $825 for. each one. The i
federal government will pay j
70% and the territory the re- (
maining 15%. i
Delivery of the pumpers is
not expected for several j
weeks. In October a new piece x
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equipment is expected to be ^
delivered. The city anthorized j
the purchase ot the $20,000 r
“cat” early this year. (
Postmaster Holds
Up Mirrors 4 Days ]
The July 12 issue of the j
Kodiak MIRROR was with- ,
drawn and barred from the
U. S. Mail from Saturday j
morning until Tuesday noon
by Maurice Briggs, post
master. .
The “mailers” were wjth
held from the mail because g
Briggs thought that a short ®
item on page 3 of the MIRROR ^
about five-year old Ronnie
Miller winning the Plymouth .
oar rm .Tnlv 4. violated some
Postal Laws and Regulations.
On Tuesday a telegram from .
Washington, D. C., stating *
that the papers could be 1
mailed at the publisher’s risk
was received by Briggs in t
answer to a telegram he sent 1
on Saturday. ‘
THIS SECTION 1
REMOVED
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From papers Mailed J
because of current
Postal laws -
and Regulations
THU EDITOR 1
The withdrawal of the 1
MIRROR for the four day c
period was the first time it has '
happ ened here since the p per
was first published 11 years ^
ago.
JohnThevik, former Kraft’s
hardware man, is employed in
the hardware department at
Donnelley and Acheson.
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Fairbanks
Hotel Burns
Fairbanks (.P)—Three per
ons perished, eight were in
ured and four are missing
,s a fire swept the Pioneer
fotel early Monday morning.
The eight injured are in
lospitals and Police Chief
Hoyd Clower listed as missing
drs. Edna Richardson, Caro
ine Kimbell, Florence Gib
on and Margaret Gordon.
Approximately 250 oecup
ints were in the old, wooden,
dock wide structure when the
ire struck. Scores of guests
umped from windows and
ithers leaped t) a building
text door.
The police chief said many
lersons had left the city and it
nade an accurate check of
ausalties difficult. Most of
ne hotel guests fled empty
landed-some barely clad.
?hey scattered through the
ity to cars, other lodgings,
md homes of friends.
Bill Va.nderpool, Alaska
freight Lines employee, died
n the hospital as a result of
mrns. Two charred bodies,
irere found in the rubble.
Calm action by Night Clerk
)avid Littlefield was credited
irith helping hold down the
asualties. When he discovered
he fire at the staircase he ran:
o the switch board and pres*
ed down all the buzzers. He
hen ran along corridors
nocking and pounding on
oors. When he left the build
ig it was a mass of flames.
Mrs. Rockney Named
ro Rent Board
Mrs. Ed Rockney has been
ppointed a member of the
Codiak Rent Advisory Board,
ihe replaces David Gibson
vho plans to move to Ketchi
;an.
Mrs. Rockney is a member
if the Chamber of Commerce
he Kodiak Health and Wel
are Council and cyvner of the
Codiak Shopper She has been
i resident of Kodiak for six.
rears.
Mrs. LaLande Leaves
ror States
Mrs. Angelina LaLande,
aother of Max LaLande,
wner of the local bakery.,
/as entertained with a cock
ail party at the Montmartre
nn prior to her leaving Ko~
iak last week.
Mrs. Max LaLande was hos
;ss at the party. Fifteen wo
len attended and presented
irs. LaLande with going a
/ay gifts.