Special
Christmas
Services
Christmas will be observed by
the various churches in the com
munity and the Naval Station by
special services. Included are ser
vices in some churches Christmas
day, choral singing and childrens
programs.
At the Community Baptist
Church, there will be no services
on Christmas Day, but on Sunday
at the 11 o’clock services there will
be a choral presentation with a
Christmas theme. At 7:30, the
Sunday School will present a pro
gram, in which the children and
the young people will join in pre
senting a play, recitations and
songs.
New Years Eve, a Watch Night
program is being held, according
to the pastor, Rev. John Molletti.
This will begin at 8 p. m. A full
length movie, “The Great Com
mandment” will be shown. It will
be followed by baptism and com
munion at midnight.
Father Tolbert of the St. Mary’s
Catholic Church announces a
Christmas play to be presented by
the Sunday school at 8 p. m. Sun
day. Monday night there will be
the traditional mass at midnight.
Tuesday, Mass will be held at 9:30
a.m. at the Griffin Memorial Hos
pital. It will be held at the church
at 10:30 a. m.
Chaplain Buckingham announces
that regular services will be held
Sunday at the Hillside Chapel on
the Naval Station. 11 a. m. is a
Sunday Christmas service. 4 p. m.
the Sunday school will present a
Christmas program. At 7 p. m. the
Hillside Chapel Choir will present
a Christmas program and tableaux
in cooperation with the Kodiactors
at the N. S. gymnasium. On Christ
mas Day there will be the Christ
mas services at the Chapel.
Father Brenngartner of the Star
of the Sea Chapel announces that
members of the congregation will
join Monday night at 11.30 in the
singing of Christmas carols, which
will be followed by Midnight Mass.
Christmas Day, Mass will be held
at 9:30 and also at 11 a. m.
A Christmas party will be held
for children of military personnel
at the Billiken Theater today.
Post Office
Ready Soon
The new Post Office building is
nearing completion. Plans are t<
/move into the structure shortlj
after the 1st of January, when th<
lease of the present building is up
The new building will also serv<
as the Court House and is fullj
equipped with office space in addi
tion to being used as the post office
Owner and lessor is Donnelly &
Acheson.
The building is constructed or
solid rock and is two stories higl
with the Post Office occupying the
entire first floor, an area approxi
mately 60’ x 72’. The second floor
is devoted to quarters for a Third
Judicial Division United States Dis
trict Court, consisting of lobby
court room, jury room, judges
chambers, secretary’s office and li
brary.
Also on this floor are commis
sioner’s office, reception room,
vault and additional rental office
space. Somewhat larger in area,
the second floor projects beyond
the confines of the first floor b>
cantilevered areas and in the case
of the front of the building, creat
ing a covered walk to the Post Of
fice below.
Exterior walls are reinforced con
crete at the first floor level and
porcelainized panels on the upper
level street front. Exterior con
crete is protected with plastic
sprayed paint. Windows arc wood
sash used in conjunction with fixed
plate glass areas. Building columns
are steel, supporting steel beams
which in turn carry wood joist
framing.
Roofing is built-up tar and grav
el. Heating system is Hot Watei
boiler serving baseboard radiation
Mechanical ventilation is provider
in Court Room.
The Court Room is daylightec
with plastic sky domes in roof
avoiding eye straining window
glare of many Court Rooms. Prin
ciple areas of this room are finishec
in Wheat Tone mahogany panel
ing with matching furniture. Ac
cessory items in contrast with the
mahogany are either dull black 01
oyster white.
The building was designed bj
Robert Hugh Ross, Seattle archi
tect, and built by S. S. Mullen
General Contractor.
Council Assured
Of Storage Plant
Wallace George, President of the
Juneau Cold Storage, was a visitor
1 in town this week. He is president
of the Company planning to build
, a cold storage plant here. Mr
George and a number of stock
holders met with the City Council
and discussed the building of the
plant.
George assured the Council that
preliminary work has already beer
done in Juneau and Seattle, towards
the construction of the plant. He
said that the Company plans tc
start construction next year, and
the plant should be ready for oper
ation in two years.
The Company seeks clear title
to the land, George said, in order tc
complete plans. This has been an
obstacle to the City until this year,
when title was given the City for
the City dock area.
Donald Clark
Here On Visit
Donald Clark, son of Basil and
Dorothy • Clark, arrived here last
Saturday to spend Christmas with
his family. He finished his basic
training this month, and has been
assigned to duty with the U. S.
Army Engineers Corps at Elmen
dorf AFB. Anchorage. Donald will
leave for Anchorage on December
27.
MRS. EDNA KRAFTS
CONDITION GOOD
Mrs. Edna Kraft, who underwent
major surgery Tuesday in San
Francisco, is recuperating and her
condition is good, according to word
received here by her husband, Ben
Kraft.
MRS. ROCKNEY
TO VISIT FAMILY
Mrs. Tenora Rockney, of the
Frontier Shop and Shoe Box, plans
to leave Wednesday for Portland,
Oregon where she will visit her
children and grandchildren. She
expects to return to Kodiak Janu
ary 8th.
Ben, Charlotte and Anna Mae
Benson are visiting the girls grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Hiss in
San Diego, California.
They left here December 3, and
expect to be back before the new
year.
Some of the 89 Korean orphans while waiting to be “sorted’’ for well. Ore., who has for some time
who arrived in the middle of the dj t0 their foster homes fa been engaged in securing a r.e«
might at San Francisco m a charter- chance in life ioi the homeless oi
*d plane, are a study in expressions America. The group were brought Korea.
m they mill about at the airport from Korea by Henry Holt, of Cas- (AP Wirephoto]
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Navy Reduces
Land Needs
Rear Admiral Ira Hobbs, Com
mandant 17th Naval District, an
nounced today that the departmen
of the Navy has reduced its origi
nal application for land withdrawe
in the Attu, Adak, Kodiak am
Woddy Island areas from 528,373.
acres to 78,946.45 acres.
This reduction means that 448
426.67 acres “frozen” by land with
drawel applications will be release<
and returned to public domain. Thi:
is in accord with the Navy’s lonj
standing review of land holdings t<
assure that land when it is m
longer needed for national defense
is relinquished as quickly as pos
sible.
The new withdrawel applicatioi
also revises the Navy’s 51 applica
tion for the withdrawel of 14,101.71
acres on Kodiak and reduces thi
present withdrawel to a minimun
of 6,269.7 acres which are require!
to protect the water supply of thi
Naval Station.
The Navy has also applied foi
6.75 acres of land on Woody Islam
for protection of defense facilities
located there.
Collect AVA Funds
The drive for funds for thf
Alaska Visitors Association is still
continuing.
Merrill ooon, Chairman of the
drive announced three more have
signed up for membership.
Those added to the list already
publish-;.; are Thompson Transfer.
Club Casino and Island Seafoods,
Sedge Evacuates
Measles Victims
“Thanks, for well done services,"
were extended to personnel of the
Coast Guard Cutter Sedge, Wednes
day 14 December, upon completion
of an emergency evacuation opera
tion to the measle and pneumonia
stricken Alaskan Penninsula village
of Perryville. The congratulation
came from Commander, Search and
Rescue Operations at the U. S
Naval Station, Kodiak.
The Sedge, operating jointlj
with Naval aircraft from Kodiak
had been dispatched to Perryville
to stand by until the emergencj
conditions there had subsided. Ar
attempt to remove the most seri
ously ill patients to Kodiak foi
hospitalization via Navy air provec
fruitless when weather conditions
forced the plane to turn back . .
then the Sedge was pressed intc
action.
The evacuation was slowed on the
•Sedge’s trip from Perryville tc
Kodiak by heavy seas and gale
like winds. At times the Cutter
speed had to be reduced to sever
knots. Even with the heavy seas
and inclement weather the Sedge
continued to Kodiak and relief foi
the nine critically ill passengers.
Upon arrival at Kodiak, the
evacuees, ranging in age from eiglv
months to 6:5 years, were trans
ferred from their “mercy” ship t<
Navy ambulances for transporta
tion to Kodiak’s Naval Hospital
The patients have since been re
moved to Griffin Memorial Hospi
tal Kodiak, for recuperation.
Word has been received tha
Martin Larsen, Jr., formerly o
Kodiak, died November 23 of cor
onary thrombosis. He was confinet
in the Marine Hospital in Seatth
at the time of his death.
Miss Blanche Rrillon is visitinj
her mother, Mrs. Charles Johnmey
er over the holidays. The Johnmey
ers reside on the Naval Station.
Miss Brillon is Associate Direct
or of the Elizabeth Leslie Model
ing School in Edmonton, Alberta
She formerly lived in Kodiak.
Along The
Waterfront
Its been a little cold around the
t edges along the waterfront, slow
- ing down crab canning operations.
• and boat activities, but there has
1 been some production that can be
l noted.
King Crab, Inc. had a small spurt
’ of activity which of course didn’t
' tax their facilities in any way. The
Cape Cheerful came in with 70(i
’ This is Alfred Torsens boat. 552
' crab were brought in by Abram
Panamaroff on the Bonny. The
’ Joanne brought in 100. Archie Hub
’ ley is skipper. Hiram MacAllister
docked the Miss Artie with 824 and
Rudy Carlson came in with 300 o*
' the Reliance. Paddy Mullen tied to
! the dock with 1120 on the Roxanna
Dawn.
The Cannery sent out a nice
i shipment of frozen crab on the
, Palisana this week. 05,000 pounds
were sent to the Washington Fish
. and Oyster Company for distribu
tion throughout the States.
Mike Mullins of Afognak, and
brother of Paddy, is now the owner
of a new boat—a 82 footer, which
arrived on the Palisana. It is named
the Michelle M and will be used
for crab and salmon fishing.
Bill Ziegler and Vic Lenhart.
geologist with the Army Engineers
have been in town most of the
week. They seek suitable rock for
construction of the Small Boat
Harbor.
The crew at the City Dock were
busy, of course, since the Palisana
and the Expansion were in at tbe
same time. The Palisana left Fri
day in the small hours of the morn
ing and the Expansion left for Se
ward Thursday. ’
The Eldorado, the Suzie Q and
the Western were all in with crab
for the Island Seafoods. Pete Dc
veau says the cannery has installed
a new seamer for 1 pound flats, *
new size to the cannery. The El
dorado and the Kingfish are ex
pected in over the weekend. Tb*
Cannery has discontinued opera
tions until after Christmas, and go*
together for a little pre-Christmat
party Friday.
Wallace George, and the principal
stockholders of the Cold Storage
to be built here, had a conference
with the City Council this week ©»
the matter of constructing the
plant. Assurances were made that
the plant will be built. See else
where for a story on this.
And now to all our readers along
the waterfront a verry Merry
Christmas and may you have
smooth sailing in the coming year,
a good harvest and “no bottom?
up.”
Christmas Trees
Next to the USO
Christmas trees will again be of
fered for sale by the Boy Scout
troop No. 025, today and Sunday
, from 9:30 a. m. until sold.
The Scouts have set up a stand
, next to the USO, and have quit*
an assortment of sizes to pick from.
They began selling last Saturday.
FIRE DESTROYS
KARLUK HOME
Fire totally destroyed the home
I of Mr. and Mrs. Tim Shugak at
. Farluk last Wednesday’ evening.
Nicanor Melcolie, aged' about 5(t
died in the blaze.
r The Shugaks have four boys, X.
. 5, 7 and 9 years. Everything they
. owned was destroyed. A house next
door belonging to Katie Melcolie^
. was also burned. No one was living
. in it at the time.
The Baptist Mission has sent
clothing to the family.