rrNew\ of cAm erica’s Last Frontier’
VOL 12 NO 18
KODIAK, ALASKA JULY 4 1952
PRICE 10 GENTS
Kodiak Observes Fourth
Manual ueieoration
Starts With Parade
Today is the day the kids
have been waiting for. Ko
diak’s colorful Fourth of July
Celebration will begin to roll
at 10 am.
One of the biggest parades
in years will officially pro
claim the celebration’s open
ing. Starting in front of
Kraft’s and Knudsen’s the
colorful procession will pro
ceed up Alaska Way, turn
left on South Mill Bay Road
and end in the school ground.
Judges stationed along the
parade route will make selec
tions for the best floats,
costumes, best decorated bi
cycles, tricycles, wagons,
baby carriages and most
original costumes. Marching
units from Kodiak Naval Sta
tion and a band are expected
to be in the parade.
Arrangements for the
children’s races and games
are being made Ray Martin,
celebration chairman, said
Wednesday. The children’s
events will be held on Marine
Way immediately following
the flag raising ceremony and
speech at the school grounds.
Chaplain Peter McPhee of
KNS will be the speaker
One of the highlights of the
day will be the water skiing
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ehannel near the Donnelley
and Acheson dock. Horse
racing, one of the popular
events last year, will be held
on Brooklyn Avenue (see
schedule for approximate
time).
Reports yesterday indicated
the seven mile long Base
Town Marathon and the
Junior Marathon will be held.
Other attractions planned are
a greased pig catching con
test and a greased pole climb
ing event.
Balloons, funny hats, canes>
whips and other holiday gear
will be on sale next to the
PNA office.
Hot dog stands and soft
drink stands will be open at
various parts of town.
The Kodiak Transit Com
pany Inc. will run a special
bus on its base-town run dur
ing the day in addition to
maintaining the regular sche
Continusd on Papj 10
-ff SCHEDULE OF EVENTS ^
9:30 am. Parade begins forming- on Brooklyn Ave
nue in front of Kraft’s and Knudsen’s.
10:00 Grand Parade marches along Alaska Way
to intersection of South Mill Bay Road,
turns left, passes review ng stand. Turns
left at Bank of Kodiak and proceeds to
schoolgrounds.
10:30 Flag raising ceremonies at school grounds.
Speaker of the Day is Chaplain Peter
McPhee.
11:00 Children’s races, games, etc. on Marine
Way (near sea wall). Prizes for all young
contestants.
iz:av pm
1:00 pm
2:15
3:00
6:00
8:00
12:00
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start or junior maratnon. ror Doys tb
years and under. Finish in front of Bert’s
Drug and Kodiak Motors. Prizes for first
four runners.
Base-Town Marathon. Finish same as
Junior Marathon.
Pie eating contests, tug-o-war, beer drink
ing contest, etc. Held in street in front of
U. S. O. and Island Fountain.
Water Skiing and Motor Boat Races in
channel near Donnelley and Acheson dock.
Horse Racing on Brooklyn Avenue.
Dancing at the U. S. O. for service per.
sonnel.
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Sale Notice On Delinquent Property
To Be Published in MIRROR Soon
A nnai notice oi saie on
property listed on the City* of
Kodiak delinquent tax roll will
be published in the MIRROR
soon.
Members of the city council
are awaiting a check of the
records at the U. S. Commis
sioner’s office before deciding
on the date to be set for the
sale.
Earlier, the delinquent tax
roll was published for four
consecutive weeks in the
MIRROR. A judgement and
order of sale for the property
has been signed by Judge
Anthony J. Dimond of the
Third District Court.
The city may proceed to sell
the property formerly listed
on me tax ron accoruing to
law save and except that held
under native possessory
rights or native restricted
deeds.
The National Guard Bureau
will make a survey of Alaska
in the next week to determine
the possibilities of an Air
National Guard for Alaska,
Colonel L. L. Johnson, the
Adjutant General, announced
yesterday.
Former Air Force personnel
are especially invited to call
their local National Guard
headquarters in Anchorage,
Fairbanks or Juneau for
further information. Informal
questionnaires are available
at th? headquarters.
U. S. Guard Fred Solberg
Suffers Severe Beating
ged a guard early yesterday
morning in a break out from
the Kodiak U. S. Federal Jail.
Fred Solberg, 60, was
aru tally beaten about the
lead by Martin Squartsoff, 19>
Raymond Noya. 19, Tecon
shuravloff. 19, and Richard
Leroy Larson, 20, as they
escaped from jail around
L :30 am.
An island wide hunt is un
ierway for the youthful fugi
tives. Radio Station WVCQ is
broadcasting periodic descrip
tions of the youths and the
U. S. Marshal, City Police and
U. S. Marines are searching.
Canneries around the island
and fishing vessels have been
alerted to be on the lookout
for the four.
Solberg is confined to Grif
fin Memorial hospital with
severe lacerations and bruises.
BULLETIN
The stolen Plymouth car
was found by Marshal Dizney
and McKinley late yesterday
in a building at kort Aber
crombie. The officers followed
four sets of tracks along the
beach towards Ouzinkie. They
hoped to arrest the men
last night.
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Halibut Vessel
Hits Reef
Seven halibut fishermen
reached shore safely early
Monday morning after their
boat went aground on a reef
near Narrow Cape
The Wizard, 65 foot two
masted schooner, sent nut a
distress call which was
answered by a Coast Guard
PBY and the USS Mahopac,
Navy tug. The halibut' vessei
was skippered by Captain C.
A. Kaldestad of Seattle.
Fog and low visibility is be
lieved the cause of the boat
going aground. The Wizard is
now on the beach at Narrow
Cape with a load of iced hali
but in its hold. The Mahopac
will attempt to pull the vessel
off of the beach. It is believed
it can be salvaged.
The men reached shore after
it began taking on water. They
were brought to town by a
rancher.
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four door maroon Plymouth
belonging to William Bacus
was reported stolen. An of.
ficial search of all roads and
trails failed to reveal a trace
of the car which police be
lieves the fugitives used to
get out of town.
An over-night inmate of the
jail is credited with saving
Solberg’s life. He pleaded
with the four desperate
youths to stop beating Sol
berg. The beating was witnes
sed by other inmates in the
bull pen of the jail who were
afraid to interfere.
Solberg was called into the
corridor or the jail around
1:20 am when Noya asked him
to get some toilet paper. Sol
berg stepped inside and locked
the door behind. As he opened
a closet the men jumped him.
After administering a se
vere beating they opened cell
29 and threw Solberg in with
the over-night inmate and
locked the door.
The men took nothing on
leaving the jail and the keys
were thrown down in the cor
ridor. When the fugitives
were gone other prisoners be
gan yelling through the win
dows for help.
The over-night inmate in
29 finally convinced the other
prisoners to try the door of
Tlimr fnntirl it
open and went to the office to
call Marshal Dizney, who im
mediately rushed to the jail.
Solberg was taken to the
hospital. City patrolman Cliff
Mowery and Chief of Police
Ovid McKinley joined in the
search. The Plymouth was
taken from the beach near
Bob Hall’s plane hangar.
Tracks along the beach led
from the jail to Hall’s hangar.
All tour youths were being
held for trial. Larson, under
! $5,000 bail, is charged with
larceny and burglary. Shurav
, loff is held for attempted
j burglary, Noya for attempted
rape of a child at Afognak and
■ Squartsoff for burglary,
; Shuravloff and Larsen are
' from Kodiak, Noya from
1 Afognak and Squartsoff re
; cently arrived here from
'Juneau. The youths know
!many people around Kodiak
1 and surrounding islands.