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Kodiak mirror., 1942-02-28
Federal Tax Collector Now Here To Help In Difficulties

Cecil Minaker, Anchorage, de- putty collector of internal reve7 nue, has arrived in Kodiak and will be at room ?, Sunbeam hotel, for about a week to assist people with income and otber federal tax matters.
 Mir. Minaker states he has an ample supply of income tax blanks with him, and that ad- ditional ones have been left with the postmaster at Kodiak
 He reminds taxpayers that ln order not to be delinquent their returns must bear a postmark not later than the morning of March Is.
 Contrary to some rumors here, members of the armed forces must have their income tax re-
Kodiak mirror., 1942-02-28

turns in the mail not later than March 18th the same date as civilians.
 This applies to those single members of the armed forces whose taxable income was S|oO or more, and those married mem- bers whose taxable income was $1 800 or more.
 Recently Congress passed an act extending the time for hing in the case of members of the army or navy now outside the cont mental United States, such as the Philippine Islands; how ever MT. Minaker stated inform ation received here by wire ln- dicated Alaska was not included in this extension.
Kodiak mirror., 1942-02-28
Council Burns
 Midnight Oil

The city council held it's regu- lar meeting this week and acted on the following:
 l. Corrections on the tax roll as per a previous committee re- port on the W. J Erskine tax reduction matter, were reported as not completed yet by Assessor Noble. A committee of Council men Hopp and Pajoman was ap- pointed to meet with the Mayor in concluding the work.
 2. Instructions were issued in preparation for elections to be held April z.
 8. Road Commission Head Rogers reported he was unable to give any more assistance on roads, as long as other equipment was available.
 4. Resignation of Fire Chief R. V. Loughead was presented. Will liam Spath was appointed as new fire chief.
 5. Carl Pajoman reported tha "A fire extinguishers ordered were not procurable.
 6. Fire committee was author ized to provide for 3 new sumps on the hillside portion of town.
 7. Decided to write a letter to the Office of Production Man ayemert, Juneau, asking for a priority rating on a fire truck chassis.
 s. Fire committee instructed to make recommendations as to condemning Chernoff residence and Ali Loney place.
 9. Wire from Hubbell & Waller said plans for water works will be completed in 10 days and bids will be asked for. Mission road
 Continued on page A
Kodiak mirror., 1942-02-28
ocoI Tire Rotioning Boord
 ives Result of 1st Awards

he Kodiak Tire Rationing I'd has received notification Wire that its name hereafter be just Kodiak Rationing "a, which implies that the Ed's duties may be extended Include rationing of other modities. The board consists Il. B. Winans, chairman, K Hermann, secretary and lHelsel.
 fes awarded during January Fl passenger car and tube, ard f. Cox, permit No. a6, only applicant: 2 truck Is tires and tubes to Island Ser Co.,, permit No. 839345,
 applicant; l light truck
 and tube to Victor J. tin, permit No. 839342,
Kodiak mirror., 1942-02-28
Notice

Starting next week the office of city clerk will be in the city hall, hours from l to 4 p. m
 weekdays except Saturday. The office will be in charge of Gather inc Blankenburg, new city clerk.
Kodiak mirror., 1942-02-28
Notice of Meeting

There will be meeting of the c. D. C. next Friday evening, March 6, at s pm. at the Civil Defense Corps headquarters.
Kodiak mirror., 1942-02-28
K o D IA K DIA RY...

Esquire, the magazine for men came out this month banded il . white wrap-around bearing the title of it's feature article Alaska Is Ready for the Japs The article is of especial interest because 1t dwells on Kodiak and Dutch Harbor. Highspots men, kiOned in Kodiak include Teny's, the honky tonks and Jack All |nan. Also mentioned are rents, wages, (both high) base workers foming and going, and the Yale.
 The article isn't bad, as art EleS go; just a couple minor in- Rccuracies. Taxi drivers will be happy to learn it costs $7 for a E'mlle trip to the base. The Psader's Digest could cut it to @words and leave nothing of hportance out. Quitting the fdamns" and "hells" they could pake 1t in 293 words. But that's Esquire.
 We've heard a lot of comment ? that advertising stunt in the lterest of defense bonds, in 'mch leaflets were dropped from lesky. On them it said this lght be a bomb", and went on
 explain the current drive for ling bonds to buy a bomber Alaska. The stunt was the leldea of Ray Martin, an he ranged the whole thing Best nment we heard was made
 a gentleman living near
 att's dock, who, upon seeing a
 nxlf
 adful of white objects futter
 n a plane said "Look! The
 ne hit a seagullw
 Continued on page (4)
Kodiak mirror., 1942-02-28
INDEX

 Weeks. Highlights Page ? Income Tax Soon 3 Patrol Assignments 4 Marine Enlistment 3 Rotary Hears Report 5 Registrat on Notice z Classifeds II Game Law Bill Up s Women's Page 10 Notice of Election II Pictures 6
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-11-28
Music Maker
NoU In Army
Aft. Custer

FORT CUSTER, Mich.-tANPl-
Count Basic wrote number called
jumping at the Woodside" but
Horace Henderson, well known in
music circles is swinging al the
Reception Center" here awaiting
assignment.
Henderson, younger brother oil
the famous Smack" and a COM
poser, arranger and director in his
own right. was indicted from Chi
cago last week. He has made ar
rangements for such famous bands
as his brothers, Jimmy Dorsey.
Charlie Barnet, and Benny Good
man.
Henderson's orch estras have
played main popular hot spots in
GLIDING the Rhumboogie in Chicago,
the Savoy in New York, and the
Graystone in Detroit.
He was graduated from Wilber-
force university with a bachelor OF
music degree in 1885. Immediately
after graduation he was featured
as pianist with his brothers
orchestra and later formed several
orchestras OF his own.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-11-28
MR.. WALKER WAS
WRONG THIS TINE

Prior to the Chalky Wright-Wl-
lie Ped featherweight champion
ship fight in New York last Friday
night, Eddie Walker. manager Of
Wright, became very profuse in his
words as he analysed the coming
fight, and Mr.. Walker based his as
sertions on past events.
DO you know that Madison
Square Garden is the graveyard of
winning streaks, said Brother Wal
ker, Asked TO explain what he
meant, Walker went on to give his
explanation.
We'll, that Willie Pep is coming
down here Friday from Hartford to
try to take MY Wrights feather
weight title away. Pep has never
been licked in 50 fights and I just
want TO remind him and his Con-
nectcut friend that a lot Of things
have happened TO guys with long
winning streaks when they came
into the Garden"
Asked again to explain, Walker
went on:
well, take the case of fluffy
Griffiths, for instance. He came in
to the Garden from out west with
no defeats in something like forty
fights Then whaml He got stopped
cold by Jimm" Braddock,
"One of my own fighters, Mike
Belloise. came into the Garden with
a winning streak OF thirty-odd
fights and then he gels himself
0 pointed by Lew Feldman.
"Yami Mauriello, when he was
middleweight, bounced his oppon-
emit around like they was duck
pins. He had more than Is wins
in a row and comes into the Gar
den to get whipped by Billy Soose.
Il see where Al Davis is fighting
again and doing pretty good. Re
member when AL Davis piled up 40
straight wins and then got smeared
all over the Garden ring by Lou
Ambers? And how about Make
Shapiro? He's a pretty good light
weight Do you kno'v he came in
10 the Garden once with record OF
81 straight and then got licked by
Al Reid?
"A couple Of months ago Charley
Jones, the manage Of Sammy An
gott brought his young bantam
we ght Freddie Pope. into New
York for a fight al the Garden. Pope
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-11-28

FORT CUSTER. Mich.-Thc cage
season started at Fort Custer Field
House last Tuesday night with a
bang With two games starting al
I pm. the eason was officially
opened and the first round OF the
schedule had begun
While the 795th Tank Destroyers
were tIpuncine the 7O3rd Sanitary
Co on one court the Recruit Re
cepiion Center " beating the Sta
ton hospital on another
Post Headquarters and Post
MP's met in a hard fought game
in the second shift, as did the Post
Quartermaster and Post MP's in
a game that Was a thriller Both
Mp. teams lost closely contested
games but promise 10 come back
with some winning games
BY not shown up the hath Field
Artillery lost their game to the 46th
Ordnance by forfeit.
The teams showed that they're not
in top form, but as the season goes
on each coach expects TO have his
team IN better condition.
The-19ata- Tank DeStraNers. de
Tending champions are due for a
tough battle TO retain their cham
pionship tins season Already teams
are cunning for their hide and the
team is playing under pressure
every E8ine.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-11-28
The BIackOut
BY RUSS !. coWANs

SKIPPING HITLER and ihither:
Thelma Oiney won a beauty con-
TEST here IN 1910 and now her
father is searching Tor her. II any
one knows OF her whereabout please
notify this column. Sherman
Roberts discovered he had a frac-
tured thigh the other day and now
hes laid up fo- a SPELL. The dis
covery came while Sherman was
bowling Clsrice Washington is
one OF the girls at the desk in the
bowling alley OF Paradise Bowl.
Theodore Van Buren,. husband Of
Lillian Van Buren,, hish-ranking ten.
mis- player, is stated for induction
in the army soon. Van is a good
tennis player himself. and Lillian
is manager OF the Forest club bowl
ing alleys.
Lean Walden thinks It Is terrible
10 have to write a column. bu,
she gets it out every week. o., Al
Monroe. theatrical critic Of the Chi
cago Defender will be in town this
week 70 take a gander at a few
OF the floor shows after seeing the
football game. and renewing ac-
quaintances....I,et Clarence Jack
son and Norman Wells get together
and you'll hear some good football
stories. and some "talr ones too.
Trains are so packed now days
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-11-28

TYLER, Texas-Mr, and Mrs. R.
,. johnson. 9l6 Morris street, had
as their guests recently their som
in-lsw and daughter. Cpl. and
Mrs, John II. Chretein, San An
tonic. Corporal Chyetein is the
son Of ]. Paul Chretein, sll South
Palmetto street, San Antonio. who
is an instructor in the San Antonio
Public School system. Corporal
Chretein. will be stationed at Hens
ley Field, Dallas me visitors
have lived in the Alamo City since
their marriage at the home OF Miss
Eloise Benton, 1923 East Houston
s.sa.A
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-11-28
Soldier Writes
Poem For Girl

Proof that soldiers on furlough
are romantically inclined and de-
sire to have some reason for fight
ing with their whole soul and mind
was made evident this week in a
letter received by the Michigan
Chronicle. The letter follows:
Dear Larry: Forgive this letter
My printing is bad, but my writing
is worse.
Recently I was furloughed in
Detroit where I met and fell hard
for a cute little lady who won't
even answer my letters, I'm send
ing along a verse which fits her
perfectly.
III you find space please humor
o soldier that much. I'm hoping
that she will see and know that all
soldiers are not flirts and would
fight harder with a new bride as
inspiration.
Here is the verse: dor Zelda
Scharleyne):
I'm not a poet with fancy words
But I'll try 10 write it here
Just what ! feel when ! see you,
Just what you mean to me dear.
You're the moon and the stars in
their glory;
You're the sun on a cold winter day;
You're the silver snow in its fury.
You're the raia that dampens the
way.
You're the coming OF twilight in
winter.
You're the breaking OF dawn after
night.
You're all OF my sorrow and sad.
ness.
You're all my Joys ard delight
You don't know I'm here,
But love you.
! shall til my life GIBBS away
Ny heart will carry its candle.
Till YOU say you love me. some day
Contributed by a Fort Knox
lieuienanD
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-11-28
MORE TICKETS
AWAIT Patrons
TO PARADISE

Increasing interest in the Paradise
Theatre Amusement contest is
shown by the large number OF lovers
of fine entertainment who are ex-
pressing through their coupons their
choice OF bands, acts and enter
tanners which they wish 10 see on
the Paradise theatre stage.
Enter Contest Now
Anyone is eligible TO participate
IN the contest Fill out the coupon
found on this page. select your
favorite act or band and mail TO
Larry Chism at Michigan Chronicle.
Free passes 10 attend current at
fractions at the Paradise theatre
will be given weekly to winners of
the contest. Winners for the past
two weeks have already been an
nounced through THIS column
All those who have not called al
the Chronicle office for their passes
should do so al once, between the
hours OF and daily.
winners for the third week are:
Mrs J, Willis, Of 576 Erskne, Apt.
203; Dorothy Miller, Of ll722 Grand
Haven street; Zelma Lightfoot. OF
3l30 Macomb street; Mae Richard
son OF 1920 Delmar and Thelma
Goggins OF 1904 Benton street.
Get Free Passes
Please call at once for your free
passes to the Paradise theatre and
see an outstanding sepia stage and
screen attraction and listen to the
music OF one OF the leading Race
bands
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-11-28
BLUES ARTIST
HEADLINER AT
CLUB zOMBIE
Newcomers Featured In
Current Reed Show

A medley Of patriotic fumes fea-
'uring a dance routine by Zombie
chorlnes and aided by The vocaliz-
.rg Of Dell Stg John gets the cur
rent Reed production OF Dance OF
he Opera of o singing start al
Breads Club Zombie.
Next Rhythm Ray newcomer.
Uses his nimble feet 70 the taps
'une Of Liza" and lays down plenty
OF iron for the patrons delight
Emcee Baron Harris does a swing
version Of "Ol6 Man River" and
sends his deep baritone voice
through the audience as he seeks
Chloe and wins the patrons APP
pause,
My Heart Misses You" new
Reed composition as delivered vo-
caliy by Dell St. John may some
day rank along with his other com
positions and be2ome song favorite
Middle number features dance
routine by the Shapely chorines as
hey caper in dances on themes
angling from classical down
TO boogie-wooeie and exotic torso
twisting. This IS the colorful high
light OF the show.
On comes 7 Bone Walker after
A. three-month engagement at CHS
phup1 hoouia 20 break IN fhe house
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-11-28
Find War Use For
Old Cat Tail Weed

Farmers through out the United
States arc expressing intense in
terest in the development by Dr.
c F Burgess, Chicago scientists, Of
q method Of processing the "fuzz
IN the spikes Of tire common cat
tail plant into doWny, lightweight
resistant stuffing nr filing material
that seems to hay~ uncounted COM
mercisl uses as VEL as consider
able military value.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-11-28
Basketball Campaign
Opens At Fort Custer

Awards will 20 10 the winners Of
the two rounds, at. the end OF tie
season. Each Tuesday and Thurs
day nights is certain to be nights
Of surprises, plus good hard clean
fighting for the soldiers at Fort
Custer.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-11-28

NEW YORK Phil Norman, De
troit weller. dropped s.x-round
decision TO George sonny Horne,
from Niles. Ohio. here last Mon
day night Norman. graduate Of
thr Detroit amateur ranks has been
campai gning in the cast for the
pasi year.
Evening star., 1942-08-28
TubIe of Tides Hereubout
Time, Eastern Standard.

type indicates tides Lght-faced type
which tide
reference station.
high and low does not time of change
mdchanne
Evening star., 1942-08-28
Victory Comet Meet
Cancellation Is Blow
To Daniel Brothers
Capitol Poir Advised
Regatta Is Blocked
By Coast Dimouts

At least one local team Of sailing
nthusiasts-Clarke and Cushing
Daniel OF Capital Yacht Club-re-
ceived with disappointment the an
nouncement this week that the
Comet Glass Yacht Racing Asso-
ciation's victory regatta scheduled
for next week end at Stone Har-
Dor, N. j., had been Cancelled.
The affair was to have taken the
place of the class nationals held
each September at some prominent
sailing center of the United States.
When war came, and gas and rub
Der restrictions with it. officials in
New York decided to put the Presi-
dents Trophy, emblematic of the
class title, on the shelf for the du-
ration.
In place of a nationals it was
agreed to stage the victory regatta,
in which feet champions of the
country would compete in comets
loaned by three fleets in New Jersey
This would eliminate trailing of
boats to the nationals scene, Sea-
side Park, N. j.
Even this compromise event was
Cancelled because of dimouts along
the Jersey coast and other Difficult
ties.
The Daniel brothers were to rep
resent the local comet fleet in the
event.
Evening star., 1942-08-28
hiddies' Racing Fleet
Will Vie With Bay
Craft Tomorrow
Washington Yoehtsmen
To Compete Sunday in
Event OFF Round Boy
BY MALCOLM LAMBoRNE, Jr.


Severn River. scene last month of
Chesapeake Bays biggest sailing re-
gatta of the year, again this week
end will see fleets gathering on
two sections in the seasons waning
racing schedule. The Annapolis
Yacht Club regatta attracted more
than $50 boats in July.
Each of this week ends events
will be one-day affairs, the first
tomorrow at the mouth of the Sew
ern under United States Naval
Academy auspices, and the second
Sunday, off Round Bay, with Indian
Landing Boat Club sponsorship.
This is the Navy's final race for
large cruising and racing yachts
and star boats. Earlier in the sea-
son the Academy sponsored its first
series of races in Bay history.
The ILBC regatta is the 5th an
nual and will be staged all day Sun
day. A total of 10 classes is slated.
Nays Fleet in Regatta.
Capt. K. c. Christian, U. S, N,
commanding the Naval Academy
Yacht Squadron, announced this
week that all but the stars will
compete over an 18-mile course
which will take the feet across
to the Eastern Shore, down to a
buoy off the mouth of West River
and thence back to the start off
Severn's mouth.
The stars, which will include
number of Aye and Academy en-
tries, race over smile triangle.
In addition to entries from Gibson
Island and Annapolis, tomorrow's
race will see return of the Navys
fine racing fleet. Six boats, includ
ing the ocean racing yawl Vamarie
and the cutter Highland Light, will
represent the midshipmen,
Commodore Norman r. Smith OF
ILBC has announced that a two
race series will be offered shippers
of 20-footers divisions I and ID !,
Hampton one-designs, comets, ma
tlonal one-designs. Severn one
designs, snipes, penguins, moths and
17-foot open boats.
Races off Round Bay will begin
at 10 am. and 2 pm, and prizes
will be awarded at the ILBC club
house at pm.
ILBC Lures d. c. Shippers.
Washington sailors are entered
for Sundays affair in both the comet
and penguin classes. Shippers in the
latter class will be out in rather
large numbers, it is believed.
Assisting Commodore Smith on
the Race Committee will be Paul
Tomalin of Washington, Dorothy
Bartlett, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert w
Wayland of Baltimore, Mrs. Jonet
Scharf. Nancy Burke and John
Biddison.
ILBC courses have been laid out
between Herald Harbor and Sher-
wood Forest.
A, B and C cruising classes and
the single racing division have been
scheduled for the Naval Academy
race which begins at pm. Prizes
will be sponsored by the Academy.
Assisting Capt. Christian on the
Race Committee are Comdr. M. F
Talbot and 1t. Condr. Clarke
Withers.
Both affairs have been sanctioned
by Chesapeake Bay Yacht Racing
Association.
Remaining events on the CBYRA
calendar this season of interest to
sailing men in this area are West
River Sailing Club regatta, Septem-
ber and Z; Urbanna Yacht Clut
regatta, September II and 13, and
Maryland Yacht Club regatta, Sep
tember 13.
Evening star., 1942-08-28
New York Yacht Club
Has Many Members,
Boats in Service
$50 With Armed Forces;
Anxious to Keep Own
Flag on Their Croft
BY LAWRENCE PERRY.

NEW YORK, Aug. 28.-Dropping
into the New York Yacht Club, your
correspondent found himself in an
atmosphere of quietly intense patri-
otisn. 1t was practical patriotism,
not Just talk or display of flags.
The flower of this national yacht
ing organization Is indeed out of
town. 1t is in the national armed
services mainly and, in smaller part,
in important Government duty.
For that matter, whatever club
you happen to visit, familiar faces
are missing. Several hundred of
the New York Yacht Club members
are engaged in defense work and $50
OF this total are at sea for the Navy
or bearing arms for the land forces.
Some Are Famous Boats.
Not only members are serving the
Government but their craft are in
service as gifts, Or loans. All the
stately leviathans that used to beau
tify the summer seas are now wear
ing the leaden gray paint of naval
or Coast Guard craft, beginning
with Vincent Astor's mighty Nour-
mahal, Gerard B. Lambert's trans
Atlantic champion flyer, Atlantic:
j. P. Morgans Corsair-in British
service-and SO on through a list
including some $50 engine driven
craft.
Vincent Astor himself is in serv-
Ice, a full commander in the Navy
and the two sons of J. P. Morgan
Junlus and Henry-are also tread
| ing decks OF war vessels. c. Sher-
man Hoyt, probably the greatest of
racing navigators, is in the Navy
along with many other well-known
yachtsmen.
These and many more hold Navy
commissions ranging from captain
to Junior leutenants, but o. Doug
lass Green, secretary of the club, is
at sea as a chief boatswain's mate
Flag Designed "a Years Ago.
Of chief concern at the New York
Yacht Club, aside from pride in its
war showing, is the effort now being
made to eliminate the national
yacht ensign through legislation
Evening star., 1942-08-28
Indian Landing Rega Severn Are High Spots Of Waning Season.
Columbia Yacht Club Worried,
As Dog Mascot Goes AWOL =,
Skipper Gone Since Sunday Hos Salty i.
Record as First Mate on Dolphin ~

Skipper, whose American Kennel
Club name Is Columbia Skipper, has
gone AWOL, and members Of Co
lumbia Yacht Club, from Commo-
dore Bill Barker down, are worried.
The 3-year-old Boston bull terrier
Is Columbia's mascot, is first mate
on Commodore Barker's cruiser
Dolphin and generally is the most
unusual canine of these parts.
Skipper last was seen by boat
captain early last Sunday. At that
time he made difficult leap from
the deck of the Dolphin to Column
bias dock while all hands remained
asleep. Since Skipper is not wont to
wander ashore for any period of
time-Skipper, you see, is sea-going
the members fear he was picked
up by someone on the street and
taken away for good.
For Skipper to be kept away from
the water for any length of time is
tragedy in itself.
At the tender age Of 8 weeks
Skipper had his first salt water
swim. 1t was at Solomons Island.
Since then he has visited virtually
every port on the Potomac River
and Chesapeake Bay.
Skipper particularly is adept at
retrieving boat hooks, oars, cush-
ions and all those other things that
sometimes fall overheard. From
this, he developed a mania for fish,
ing out cans and bottles floating on
the water, After playing with them
for a while, Skipper would deposit
them on the dock in front Of DOL
phin. Commodore Barker said the
pile of bottles at his slip got him
something of a reputation as a
rounder.
On cruises, Shippers favorite
berth was riding the bow of a toweo
dinghy. The more the speed anc
seas, the better he liked it.
When last seen, he was without
harness or Identification tags. Mean.
while a SOS has gone out from
Columbia, and anyone spotting 9
bull terrier along the waterfront
please let Commodore Barker, a.
Metropolitan 1920, know.
Il doubt if the Dolphin leaves tn.