McC-arrey Faces
Full Calendar
Anchorage-sThe 1954 gene
ral term of tne Third District
Court got underway Monday
with a backlog of around 1,
800 civil cases awaiting action.
This is the largest number
of cases ever to face a federal
juPge when he opened a term
of court. Criminal cases to be
heard are not included in the
above figure.
Judge J. L. McCarrey said
an attempt will be made to
fake the cases in chronologi
cal from the time of filing.
Most of the eases originated
in 1952-63 but a few go back
to the 1940s.
A new petit jury is slated to
report at 10 am January 11
with the first jury trial to
start that day.
I Juneau Site of Demo
Conclave This Month
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The chairman of the Demo
Icractic National Committee,
Stephen Mitchell, is slated to
be the principal speaker at
the territorial Democratic con.
vention set for January 15
through 17 in Juneau.
Frank Barr, central com
mitteeman, predicted the con
clave would be the best in
many years, noting there has
been a very “definite upsurge
of interest among Democrats
within the past few months
and all party meetings...
have been more heavily at
tended than ever before.”
A total of 80 delegates—20
from each division—are eligi
ble to attend the convention.
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was named the new chairman
of the Third Division Demo
cratic committee with Ray
| Flummer, secretary, and
j Betty Mears, treasurer,
i The trio were elected during
I the final meeting of the divi
| sinoal convention held in An
chorage late in December.
The election of Mrs. Voka
cek marks the first time a wo
man has held the high party
pest, according to Steve Mc
Cutcheon, outgoing chairman.
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[USO Holds Meet !
ForReorganization |
The newly organized ser-|
vicemen’s program committee
met at the USO this week to
layout plans for the coming'
year. The meeting was held
under the direction of Ansel
“Zero” Syphers, newly ap-'
| pointed head of the Kodiak '
USO. |;
The meeting was called to ;
evaluate past programs and to ]
Payout a constructive and en- ]
tertaining program for the !
corning year
Under Syphers guidance the,
members discussed ways and
means to augment the year’s !
program into a plan of co- ;
operation and advancement. ;
The committee plans to cover
the entire year with a pro
gram each night of the week
to benefit and attract service
personnel. j
Those attending the meeting
were Chaplain A. R. Reed of:
Kodiak Naval Station; Ensign i
A. Langlie of the United
States Coast Guard; L. H.
“Ole” Johnson, chairman of|
the board, and chairman of i
many other boards, Mary i
Wimmer, Junior Hsstess; C. S
IJ. Matthes, BMC, Special
Services; Sgt, Walter Cham
bers, ACS member and well
! known in Kodiak; Sgt. Nash,
jUSMC, and USO Director!
I Syphers.
The Russian New Year’s
Dance will be held January
14, at the Elk's Club The
event is sponsored by the local
Russian Women's Club.
Music will be provided by
Mr. and Mrs. Willy Hall and
admission will be one dollar.
Prizes will be given for the
best dressed couple; funniest
dressed couple and for the
best dressed couple represent
ing some historical persons.
Enrollment for expectant /
mother’s classes is still open
for anyone interested in at
tending the series of lectures.
Classes will begin on Wed
nesday, January 13, 1954 at .2
pm at the Kodiak Health Cen
ter on Mission Road.
Miss Olive Walker, Kodiak
Public Health Nurse, will
teach the series of classes and
announces that they are for
both local and service per
sonnel. To enroll in the series
of six classes, call the Health
■Center at 3394 and leave your
name.
Another American
Changes His Mind
Tokyo (A1) — Another
American has quit the Com
mies and is reunited with his
wife.
Corporal Claude Batchelor,
22, Kermit, Texas, left the
Communist stockade at Pan
munjom and was flown to
Tokyo. He is being kept in an
Army hospital for a physical
check up.
He was permitted to see his
Japanese wife briefly before
going to the hospital. His de
cision to return leaves only 21
Americans still in the pro-Red
compound at Panmunjom.
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Iliamna Blowing
PNA Reports
Increased volcanieactivity
on Mount Iliamna, located
across Cook Inlet midway be
tween Homer and Kenai, was
reported Tuesday by the pilot*
of a Pacific Northern Airlines
plane.
The 10,085 foot volcano is in
an area surrounded by lakes
and is only a few miles from
the coast. It has been smoking
slightly for several years.
- No signs of smoke or ash
were reported over on Kodiak
Island which is approximately
-120 airline miles north and
west of the Town of Kodiak.
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