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Kodiak mirror., 1942-12-05
New Years Eve Ball Announced

. The Volunteer Ere Depart ment announced this week that New Years Eve will be the date of the third annual Firemen's Ball, always one of the biggeste- vents of the year. Last year the ball was cancelled because of the war.
 The dance will be held at Blinn's hall, and tickets at Sl will go on sale next week, Further plans for entertainment features and other details of the dance will be announced later
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Death Follows Fall Overheard

Manuel Lopez. about 50, died Sunday after a fall overbOar,i from an Army boat which hast left Kodiak and was about E5 minutes out.
 w tnesses said Lopez fell Ovev- board and that one of the crew jumped in and pulled him OUE but that he was already dead when rescued. Death was ascrit- ed to heart failure and immeF-' sion
 It is reported he IS survived tly his mother in Blaine, Washing ton.
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ScrapD Drive Renewed

The scrap metal drive was re- newed this week with the distrib- ution of handbills urging that scrap be collected to all homes in town with assistance of the Boy Scouts
 Metal pots, pans, old stoves, machinery or soap metal of any sort are sought in the drive, and anyone having any may contact the Island Transfer Go or Ray Mariin's Club Liquor store, so that t can Le promptly coMcc,eI
 All scrap will be turned over 10 the army for immediate shipment.
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Scout Official Visiting

F z. Frazier, executive of the Boy Scouts of America for Vest ern Alaska and the interior is vI-iting in Kodiak to- assist the local Scout troop winch is active under the leadership of Scout master A. William Schara and the sponsorship of tie Commun ity Baptist church. He is also here to give people the oppor- tunlty to help ln financing of Scout work in the Territory.
 A drive for funds is being sponsored by the Rotary club, headed by a committee comnos- ed of Frank Hermann, Forest G Ayers and Rev Gregory Morony. "The Boy Scouts as an O, ,ganiz- at on is doing a tremendous job in assisting in the war effort" !" Mir. Frazier said, land are help ing in 24 projects at the request of various bureaus in Washing ton. We are concentrating all our efforts toward national de- fense."
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Center Fund Drive On

A drive was started this week to enable the Kodiak Post of the American Legion to turn over the Legion hall to the American Red Cross free of 8 S3500 obligation, SO that the Red Cross can go ahead and inn prove the building for a recrea- tion center Tor the men in uni form. After the war the building, with improvements, will be turned back to the eg on, with the stipulation that it be used for a community center.
 Donations are being collected by Mrs. Warren A. Taylor and Mrs. FoJ est C. Ayers, and in the first week over $500 was pledg- ed by local business men. Volun teer contributions in any amount are welcome. DonoIs and a. will be published at completion of the drive.
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Hes Held For Hrs. ShuraVIOff

Funeral. services were held
 edLesday at 3 p. m, at the asSian Greek Orthodox church ith Rev. Gregory Glebef offic
 ting, for Mrs Simeon Shuravl- who was born in Kodiak Jan Iry l0, 1882, and had lived
 re practically all her life
 Daughter of Mr.and Mrs Jacob ericalloff,, who preceded her in ath,she was married in 1900, CT husband died in February
 1927. She was the mother oI
 children and is survived by daughters and ? sons: Mrs |lrl Wendell, Mrs. Helen Eek, IS A,MOrrison; A and Lionel and |llIiam; all of this city.
 In l904-05 Mrs Shuravloff ted in Cordova, but has lived re since. She suffered a paral- IS stroke Tn January, 1941, and second in September tl,is year m which she never recovered. e had made her home with r daughter Mrs. Morrison.
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Fire incident Ends In Trial

A jury trial was held Thurs day in U. S. Commissioner c. c Naughton's court as the result oi an assault and battery charge brought by Lester Page, taxi driver, against Ray and Leo Sears. The chal ge followed an in- cident that occurred during the Thanksgiving evening fire at the Helsel and Frost residences, when the taxi, driven by Page, came to a fire hose stretched a. cross Mission road
 Testimony indicated Page ap- piled his brakes to keep from running over the hose and skid ded The Sears brothers, mem bers of the. fire department, testified the skidding taxi en- dangeTed tbeir mother and father MT and Mrs. Sears, who were standing nearby, and that they pulled the driver from the car and gave him a beating then drove him to the Marsha's off ice
 The jury returned a verdict of not guilty. The jurors six by were Jack Lydick, R. Urdahl, Herman Fielder, Henry Wolff, Oscar Nelson and Ole Olson.
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Dies After Accident

Death struck suddenly ct i1:10 A. M. at the Base last Saturday, when EdriC McRe berts, 27-years-old auto mechaR ic's helper, was crushed beneath the rear wheels of a manIsaSpE truck as it entered an icy spB- faced curve in the road.
 McRoberts had boarded the snowcovered steel deck of the flatbed truck. which was driven by John DonDely, at the garage with his companion Robert E. Loud and was enroute to the mess hall, playfully tossing snowballs as they rode along
 Eyewitness, Earl T. Johnson, who was driving behind the truck said, "As nearly as ] could tell. the boy was standing, fac ing towards the cab as it went into the curve and his feet slip ped from under him and he tOE tered backwards topping be- meath the right rear wheel which passed over his head an q. shoulders " He attempted ts rise from the proEe position bus fell down agaln, unconcious. He was rushed to the he pitai bus failed to rally from the com pound comminuted fractured skull and passed away at lG:30 P. M. Sunday evening.
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3 Overdue Hunters Return

Mir. and Mrs. Bob Anderson, Kodiak, and Dean Smith, base employee, returned 10 town last night after having been overdue Is weeks from a bear hunting trip that started Oct. 3 The party was straIh.ed in spiridon bay and was delayed by a combina- ton of outboard motor trouble and the long spell of inclement weather.
 They were picked up by Mir Laurenson, Bear Island and brought here last night. A boat piloted by Don Rogers had al- ready left yesterday to search for them, but a wire caught him at Ouzinkie and he is expected back today.
 The party bagged three bears but were forced to leave the skins behind
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RecOVerS After Puicide Attempt

City police reported this week bat 8 man attempted suicide a. but HOO a. m. Monday by mixing poison and had to be pFc ply taken to the hospital for mergency treatment The man plly recovered and was released Om the hospital later in the eek
 Police said the man had been eSpOndent because of worry Yer the care of his family after D expected induction into the nay.
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J. Goodmensen Services Held

Funeral services were hekf Wednesday at 2 D, m for Jobn Gocdmensen, GA, who passe@ away December afser a hears attack, He had been i'll for some, time.
 The deceased was well-knOWre here, where he had worked as a sailor and fisherman for the past. Q years. He was born in Norway and was a naturalized '. S citi- zen.
 He is survived by q brothcF Gustav, of Kodiak and bv q number of relatives in the States Interment was ln the new ceme- tery.
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Accountant Arrives

Marshal CIutchPr account ant, of Kctchikan and seattle, arrived here recently for short stay during which he will do work for various private ac- counts, and also for the City, in connection with tue water and sewer projects.
Kodiak mirror., 1942-12-05

Jesse Blinn was born on Feb ,usry IT, 1862 in Frankfort, Ind Lns, and came to Alaska first on he Amethyst in 1887 to fish a. IOund Karluk. He returned the blowing year on the schooner ]. T Hill and assumed manager hip of the Northern Commercial Do. store on Woody island. Lat ! he was in charge of the com sHy's store here, which was the Drerunner of the present O. raft < Son store.
 He and partner, P D. BlOd
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Pioneer Is Called

Seattle (R)-Jesse Manson Blipn. 80, Alaska pioneer who bunded the first cannery on kodiak island, died at the Au- 'urn hospital Tuesday. Blinn Ivped and operated a dance hall
 nd pool room at Kodiak, now Iin by two sons, and for many
 ears operated the mail route etween Seldovia and Cooks in- ,t
Evening star., 1942-09-20

the driver of this incongruous outfit. In
the summer, when walking was permis-
sible, it was not an uncommon sight to
see even venerable members of the COM
munity almost sweltering from the heat,
with their coats thrown over their
shoulders, preceding the "has-been" trot-
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Seventh Street Tollgate

with one pronged fish forks. Canny
Slav shippers never miss a count
Often a net is ruined. Then a boat
must put into the nearest port, and have
the net repaired. At least once this year.
one boat had such huge haul that the
driving, thrashing salmon surged through
the net, and got away.
There are usually nine men to boat.
A crew OF eight and the skipper, who
charters the boat or owns it outright.
Money from the catch is divided into
shares. Thirteen to a nine-man boat
Two for the boat, one and q half for the
seine, and one and half for the skipper
himself, one each for the men.
Seine nets are worth pile Of money.
One skipper told me it cost IS
a day to keep his in shape during the
season.
Sometimes the individual fishing boats
have full load, and the buyer boats are
full too. Nothing for it then but to head
for the cannery and unload at the dock.
We passed one boat, the Wonderland
churning cannery- bound She was loaded
so deep the crew were wearing life-pre-
serves, and keeping their fingers crossed.
In her holds and on her decks were
10000 sockeyes.
Two boats were sunk trying to get
home with such loads. One went down
IN deep water and was lost. The other
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The canneries send "buyer boats" out
to where the fishing fleet is hauling them
in. Individual boats pull alongside the
buyer boats, unload their catch, get a.
receipt for 1t, then dash off to set nets
for another haul. When buyer boats are
loaded to the gunwales, they chug back
to the canneries. unload, then tear out
for more.
Meeting the Buyer Boat
l went out with a buyer boat early
In the morning. We started out with
one boat, three men including myself.
We came back to the cannery 10 hours
later, with two boats. so heavily weighted
down with fish they had to be tied to-
gether for sufficient power to make
headway.
Between the two boats we had $4,000
sockeye salmon. That's about 175,00O
pounds of fish.
Salmon feet men spend all year get
ting ready for the run. They repair nets,
paint boats. overhaul engines. The
season opens when the salmon start
coming in from the blue Pacific
down from Alaska. That's In late July
or August. 1t ends around September
10 =. or sooner If the Fisheries Depart
ment decides it's necessary to conserve
the fish pack.
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was nearer shore and sank with on1v
the mast top and wheelhouse roof show
ing above water. It. was salvared the
next day, overhauled, and went back To
fishing again.
Help Is Scarce Now
Back at the canneries it's . different
story. Cannery oflcials are crying. They
can't get help. It's only seasonal work
and most Of the men have gone to ship
yards or other war industries.
I saw more than hundred thousand
salmon piled in bins. Canning lines
were changing at fever heat Never since
1880 had there been such a catch. The
fish must be cleaned, packed into cans
within "a hours after they're caught.
Otherwise they'll spoil Long lines of
women toll eight-hour shifts, cleaning,
slicing packing.
Anyone wanting to work can walk
into the canneries, peel off his coat, and
start right in. I saw two bandy-legped
cowhands far from familiar range coun-
try, stroll in the cannery entrance,
speak to the foreman, shuck of their
stetsons, slither through the fsh-muck
IN high-heeled boots, and start to work,
Maybe I should have taken that fore
mans of1er. Gus Dalstead told me later
that one Of his boys made $ls that day.
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wooded scenery along the driveways of
Rock Greek Park seem to approach it
nearest in splendor. in this vicinity.
Like some other roads In the District,
the Seventh street turnpike once had its
tollgate. It was located where is now
6400 Georgia avenue, on the property
purchased In 1900 by Lewis Cass White.
During the Civil War this Union veteran
was encamped near this spot With the
Union troops and engaged in the battle
Of Fort Stevens, July lila, 1854 The
beauty Of the surrounding country at
that time 50 appealed to him that he
determined to move here when the op-
portunity presented itself It was not,
however. until the lapse of 36 years that
his desire was realized, though it was
his great satisfaction to spend the re-
mainder Of his days on the battlefield
where he had fought for the protection
Of the Capital Of the United States. The
foundation walls Of the tollgate property
still exist, but are covered over in the
lawn in front Of the White residence.
Tollgates have always been a source
OF worry 70 the people, ana happy was
the man who could beat the tollman out
Of but even few pennies. Thus, it
will not prove surprising to learn that
this tollgate. put here many years ago,
did not meet with the approval of those
who lived close by and had to pass that
way. meeting Of some Of the promi-
nent residents to the north was soon
called and 1t was determined to purchase
. right Of way In order to detour around
the tollgate. This detour road--now q
section Of the Piney Branch road-had
It's beginning at about 6400- Georgia ave-
nue. ran south paralleling that avenue
to the west and ending across the street
from the Masonic Hall, where it may be
seen today.
Evening star., 1942-09-20
BY Grant Macdonald,
Wide World.

ANACORTES. Wash.-Gus Dalstead's
card reads, &c. N Dalstead. Postmaster,
Anacortes, Wash" That's a good Job
and Gus is proud of it.
But you'll never guess where I met
him. In salmon cannery dressed in
dungarees, with sweat streaming down
his face, heaving cans of sockeye around !
Four of Gus postal employees were
sweating alongside him, elsewhere in
the plant, the chief of police, the fire
chief and other civic dignitaries were
toiling. Every one in Anacortes works
in the canneries while the salmon run
is on.
I was walking around, soaking up at
moSphere, when a foreman yelled above
the din, Hey, Bud, va wanna go to
work? A buck an hour"
I shouted back. Thanks, l am work.
ing, can't you tell?'
We'll, If you see anybody uptown who
does, send 'em down here 'runnin"
That's the little town of Anacortes
while the salmon are running. There
are tears, drama and heartbreak .
and plenty of hootin' hollerin happiness
when the silver horde rips into the Strait
OF Juan de Fuca. The salmon can make
man IN week :. or break him.
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ern Star. in the District of Columbia,
held its first regular meeting on August
II 1892, SO years ago, and this half CEN
tury of chapter progress will be COM
memorated In Stansbury Lodge Hall to-
morrow evening in the presence of the
principal officers OF the District.
Beginning of Chapter
Naturally, since this organization has
grown in size in the District to 40 subor-
dinate chapters, with a membership OF
nearly llooo, and grand chapter, 1t
may be interesting to repeat in part
what Mrs. Carrie Y. Pollard. an original
member, has to say of its beginning:
TN 1892 Stansbury Lodge was hon
ored in the Grand Lodge by Fred G.
Alexander, worshipful grand master
The lodge was most desirous of having
good record for their grand master.
A large debt, due that year. must be
liquidated to make this good record for
Stansburys first grandmother. After
much discussion, Henry Yost, ST., was
appointed chairman of the committee
to raise money enough to cancel this
Indebtedness.
"The committee decided to hold fair.
In April 18 to %, inclusive, the fair was
held at National Rifles Armory, G street
NV. Mr.. Yost and his co-workers real
ized the need of more ladies than those
OF Stansbury Ladies Aid to make this
fair a success.
"A letter was sent to each lodge in
the jurisdiction, telling them a booth
would be named for each lodge, and ask
ing their aid and support; also, that two
ladies be sent from each lodge to assist
at the booth named for lodge. The
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Eastern Star Has Golden Jubilee Here
BY John Clagett Proctor.


There is probably no section OF the
District Of Columbia that cannot boast
OF one or more outstanding events that
could not we'll form a part of It's his
tory. And this is certainly true of
Brightwood, which, although 1t covers an
indefinite area, at least has its center
where Colorado and Concord avenues
intersect Georgia avenue. Being cross
road section at very early date--in the
days when the Milk House Ford road
crossed the Seventh street turnpike in
this area-it naturally had its tavern
and country store, and here also was
the post Office and the Crystal Spring
race course. which was laid out in 1859.
OF course, the most notable thing that
ever took place in this neighborhood.
was the Battle of Fort Stevens, which
occurred July II and IL, 1864, when Gen.
Jubal A. Early made his famous ad-
vance on Washington only to be stopped
dead In his tracks.
However, upon this occasion, the old
Moreland Tavern that then stood where
is now the Masonic Hall, was taken over
and occupied as the headquarters of
Gen. Alexander D. McCook for four
days, or from July 10 to July 13.
Shortly after Stansbury Lodge, No. "a,
FAAM was formed in 1873. in the dwell
ing connected with the Crystal Spring
race course, it removed the Moreland
Tavern Building and erected in its place
building suitable for business and
lodge purposes, and here during the 70s
and Dos James H. Moses conducted the
Brightwood Club, being succeeded In
later years by George G. Mountcastle,
known far and wide for his AT pounds
Of avoirdupois. Subsequently, on No
venber 81, 1919, the corner stone Of the
present building on that site was laid.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who
was then Assistant Secretary OF the
Navy assisted in laying this stone, and
after he had thrown trowel of mortar
on the base of the stone, Gen. Pershing
who had previously performed the same
duty, is reported as having whispered to
MIR. Roosevelt in jocular vein, as he
returned to his seat:
"Mr. Secretary, from the way you
handled that trowel I think you could
do better at bricklaying than helping to
run the Navy"
To which Mr.. Roosevelt replied:
"There is no doubt about that, general,
/ am sure could make much more
money, at least"
There are several other Masonic bodies
now meeting in this building. together
with two Eastern Star chapters.
Indeed, it was on this site, and in the
building the present one replaced, that
Ruth Chapter No. /, Order of the East
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1891, to look after Its interests and from
this time on improvements began to
come, slowly but surely.
Early Streetcar Service
It Is true that streetcars ran to this
suburb three years before Ruth Chapter
was formed, but for some years the
service was very unsatisfactory. They
called 1t the Brightwood Railway Co.,
and it was promoted through the assist
ance of venturesome capitalist. At
first 1t terminated at Rock Creek Church
road and was later extened to Bright
wood. But, unfortunately, this part Of
the road was equipped with the discarded
horses and the obsolete bobtail cars Of
the Metropolitan line.
Prior to this the people living 80 far
out in the country were compelled to
depend entirely upon their own convey
ances or on a rickety contraption, known
as the Red Bird" which was drawn by
two ancient and jaded horses and driven
by good-natured colored man named
Cherry. He was a picturesque darkey,
however, and his unusual outfit with the
bus Tapping curtains and his Mutt and
JET type Of animals are still indelibly
fixed on the minds of those who were
compelled to either walk or adopt this
once-and-awhile mode Of travel For
tunate were those who survived without
becoming affected with spinal meningitis,
or some other form of afiiction of the
vertebrae. Verify the ancient oxcart had
little on Cherrys chariot, which ran
about as fast as water in the old James
Creek Canal during a draught.
Of and on the passengers would be-
come exasperated and would "hoof it"
for days at time, refusing to patronize
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ters into the village after their days
labor in the city was finished.
In an address delivered in 1897 at
Brightwood. William Van Zandt Cox
speaks very entertainingly Of this place.
Although" he says, there was no Ger
tainty Of reaching our destination, we
all Loyalty patronized the improved
method Of transportation. claiming it
to be superior to the Red Bird At first,
being humanitarians, 1t was a pleasure
to alight and help the fearless driver
to lift the car on the track and assist
him push 1t and the balky horses up the
hills; but as time rolled on and the
roads grew muddy 1t became a trifle
monotonous and irksome and our sym-
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Beall farm at Brightwood. It is through
one of these widows, Mrs, Nicholson,
formerly q Miss Edmonston, that Mrs.
Annie G. Osborn is descended.
The Beall farm. according to Mrs
Osborn, was made up of several grants
and is said to have included parts of
Girls Portion, surveyed for Col Henry
Dulsney in 1888; Support, Widows Mite,
Poor Toms Last Shift and Resurvey of
Partnership.
To the north of the Beall tract facing
George avenue was the Lay farm, which
in time was sold to the brother Of
Thomas Carbery, Mayor of Washington
from 1922 to 1928, who later sold it to
Mr.. Cameron, and this farm now forms
the larger part of the Walter Reed Hos
pital grounds. 1t was from tree on the
Lay farm that a sharpshooter tried to
pick of President Lincoln during the
attempted invasion of Washington by
Gen. Early in July, 1864, but the sharp
shooter missed his mark and did no fur
ther damage than to wound a surgeon
standing near Mr.. Lincoln.
But to return to the 5Gth anniversary
of Ruth Chapter to be celebrated tomor-
row night. OF the original members,
there are living today but seven, so far
as known, and who are still members
of the chapter. They are Mrs. Rose A.
Yost, who has served as grand secre-
tary Of the order since 1900, Mrs. Mary
E. Teachun, who has served about the
same length of time as grand lecturer:
Mrs. Carrie Y. Pollard, Mrs Sally s.
Wilson, Mrs. Katie Graf, Mrs. Abbie
Turner and Mrs. Annie Cridler.
The principal members of the Golden
Anniversary Committee are Mrs. Pauline
I. Loveless, chairman; William c. zim.
merman vice chairman, and Mrs. Kath.
crime S. Eppley, secretary.
Mrs. Edrena Magee is the present
worthy matron OF Ruth Chapter, and
Mr.. William Earl Plantz, the worthv
patron.
Mr.. Frank Y. Pollard, the associate
patron, is the grandson Of Henry Yoet.
founder Of the order in the District OF
Columbia.
OF the local Grand Chapter Mrs. Hazel
r. Enselbrecht is worthy grand matron
and Ira Y. Balm, worthy grand patron.