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Kodiak mirror., 1945-03-17

A new kind of Victory garden, ofthe wild variety, will be sprout ing soon on Kodiak island when new seeds and roots now ordered arrive and are set out, according Go Charles Kettle, president of Che Kodiak Sportsmen's Club.
 On the way to the club are the following:
 Duck potato 1000 tubers
 Wild rice 2 bu. seed
 Smartweed g lbs. seed
 Bullrushes 300 roots
 Sago pondweed 1000 roots
 Lespadeze 20 lbs. seed
 The above order cost $117 and in addition some Scotch Broom plants and seed were ordered, and the Alaska Wildlife service IS sending some wild grain found on the Stikine river flats and some mountain ash, cedar and pine trees.
 An order has also been placed with the Sam Martin Game farms for 400 Ringneck Pheasant eggs.
 One fire truck went to the An chorage Cold Storage plant Tues- day evening to stand by during chimney fire that scattered sparks on the roof. There was no damage.
 Deputy U. s. Marshal Paul Herring was advised thls week that subpoenas recently issued for l.. F. Nachtmeih and himself to appear before the grand jury at Anchorage March 20 were to
Kodiak mirror., 1945-03-17

Betty Chernoff, formerly en- ployed at the Kodiak Candy company, is working at the Polar Bear cafe.
Kodiak mirror., 1945-03-17

Louise Kephart, who was re- moved from the Columbia be- cause of illness, left this week to continue her trip to Unalaska.
Kodiak mirror., 1945-03-17

ATTENTION-Will customers who have repaired shoes ready at the Kodiak Shoe Repair Shop please call for them at once
Kodiak mirror., 1945-03-17

be disregarded, as their appear ance is not required.
Kodiak mirror., 1945-03-17

fender Toms returned from Seward by plane Thursday on his way back to Ouzinkie, where he is employed by the Grimes Packing Go.
Kodiak mirror., 1945-03-17

WANTED-Will pay cash price
 for electric washing machine Inquire at Mirror office. 3-H
Kodiak mirror., 1945-03-17
cIossifieds

FOR SALE-I.a Sale 4-door se- dan Also small portable light plant. H. Pinch Jewelry.
Kodiak mirror., 1945-03-17

WE BUY-Guns-Cameras-
 Radios. Harry Pinch, Jeweler.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-02-01
Will Freedom Survive Victory?

Another year of has drawn to close. Volumes OF
rhetoric will be written about the awful destruction of the
past twelve months Puny efforts will be made to describe
the suffering of the of the armed forces who face death
day after day. year after year. far from home and loved
Actually, there words that adequately sum up
1914, the most critical year in American history.
that except for the families of service men, lives normally
and has conception of the horrors of Comunques
from Washington the price of toilet paper other
trivial item fill countless columns in the Social security
planning, full employment and dizzy talk of conened
postwar world with all the worries assumed by benevolent
government from the American like haze from
swamp Clear, unqualified thought the sub ect of per-
sonal freedom, is almost totally lacking
AS the on, country after country sees the
spectre of oppression and by small cues loom
larger and darker the world The United States
exception this trend Much of postwar planning
crazy mixture of individual initiative and bureaucratic pater
naliSm. The conflict between those who believe in state
socialism and would have the take basic
industries and those who believe the superiority of p
vatey owned enterprise has led to rash promises Many
both sides apparently believe that the of the issue
full stomach with the result that material value has been
put freedom Each side has strven outpromise the
other until has become rank heresy suggest that there
may at times be lean going in the future.
Missions expect government to furnish them jobs to
guarantee peacetme prices to protect them from the in
security of competition They should remember that the
they ask of government the less freedom they will
have If government ends by owning most of industry and
employing most of the people well regulating the lives
of the remainder, freedom will become mockery.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-02-01
Business Conditions i'm
the United States

grams" the report points out. In
order to deal effectively with such
emergencies, 1t 10 believed, there
should be better coordination among
agencies on contract run-outs or
cutbacks and on new contract place.
ments; and both the War Produc-
ton Board and the War Manpower
Commission must improve their
methods Of supervision and compn-
ance to "avoid leakage Of critical
components and critical manhours
from must plants into less essen
tial production"
There has been no actual suffering
among troops at the war fronts due
to lags in production programs, &C.
cording to Lieutenant General Bre-
hon Somervell, Chief Of the Army
Service Forces. Although instances
have occurred when troops have
suffered from lack OF ammunition,
these have been cue to transporta-
ton and other difficulties. General
Somervell adds, however, that "un-
less manpower is found to meet de-
ficiencies in critical items like tires,
ammunition, heavy artillery, radar,
batteries and bombs, textiles and as
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-02-01
40 YEARS AGO
IN WYANDOTTE

Jake Reno and o Canadian friend
started to cross the river on the ice.
After proceeding about two miles, a
buckle broke loose, causing the horse
to run away. Hitting q chunk Of ice
the rig partially overturned throw
ing the nssn out. Reno landed in
an air-hole, into which the runners
had dropped. He managed to crawl
out somehow, with his clothes frog
en- stiff and himself rapidly losing
consciousness from the cold. Mean
while the horse was making record
time to its home in Canada. Reno
was brought to the American shore
and revived by vigorous rubbing ana
the use Of stimulants.
Miss Alice B. Wilson. Of Detroit,
deputy supreme commander OF the
Ladies of the Maccabees Of the
World, was organizing a supreme
hive in Wyandotte. The supreme
hive was the largest and wealthiest
fraternal benefit organization in the
world, and the seventh largest in
North America, the other six being
composed OF men.
Gartner's Hardware advertise the
Snowfall wash machine, the best
in the market for 800.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-02-01
Help Wanted - For e.. |. Toe

In every generation there certain percentages of
human beings who emoonaly vulnerable Earlier or
later IN the of their lives under stress of ordinary
daily living these vulnerable human beings have emotional
difficulties In the of any generation such breakdowns
are spread out over period of ten twenty thirty
because some men have their difficulties early and some
have them late in life
Therefore when we hear how many men have nervous
breakdowns IN training camps should conclude that
military life turning our population into lot of neuroc
cracks 1t means only that among the 100000 men who
by the END OF this war will have served in the various
branches of armed forces nervous and emotional
which would have occurred spread twenty or
thirty year period have all been pecated within the short
space of four five years
TINS contronts us with huge immediate load of psy-
chiatrc casualties for whom proper treatment
be provided does not however either that we are
nation of softes that military service produces mental
illness.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-02-01
Lesson of the Thirties

In the opinion of of the countrys leading publishers
production without aggressive and sound selling is futile
hen china egg wasn't overproducton that caused
trouble in the thrtes, it underselling.
Selling which would have stimulated the purchase of
$000000 in goods and services the tenyear period
could have provided all the employment and payros needed
to maintain sound economy"
This undoubtedly true but it not entirely the retail
distributors fault that better job of selling not done
the thireS AS most persons will recall the hirtieS
the hacyOn days of political attack the chain stores Laws
passed than 20 states levyng special
against chain stores because feared their efficiency
and lowcoS distribution methods constituted threat
the existence of independent merchants fear that
not supported by fact and grounded in nothing
substantial than political expediency.
These special tax laws direct brake the distr
button of the products industry to the consumer and still
AS long penalize efficiency in this manner
cannot expect retailers to perform miracles.
After the present over industry will have greater
productive capacity than Whether it passed
the depends much upon the kind of tax and
regulatory laws under which distribution operate
upon the selling ability of the retail merchant Will we
remember the lesson OF the thrtes?
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-02-01
HunliLiating

What happens when nation begins live by the grace
of subsidies indicated in the present position
of dairy farmers large part of their income made
up of subsidies The Federal subsidy milk is due end
March 81 unless the government fit to it.
Commenting the situation, the Darymen's League
Cooperative Association says Without advance knowledge
that their returns will be sustained at least present levels
either through price increases subsidy continuance farm
erS will be forced to abandon expensive but eec
tive production practices. this happens limitation will
be necessary civilian of milk and there will be less
butter and cheese To regain high production levels
they decline will be costly and take long time"
1t is humliang for American farmers to be dependent
upon government handouts
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-02-01
Will They Want Socialism Nom?

The rapidity with which France was adopting socialism,
or communism, previous to World War IT. was causing
economic instability in that nation
The will of the late Renaut owner of the orso Er.noh
automobile factory left that property to its 10000 workers
it will be interesting to how they take to naionazaion
OF the factory by Delaule that they are its owners
They now have stake in private ownership and NAV not
wish to see their property absorbed by the state The will
caused sensation in Paris - va
noticeable that the ardent socialist ALWAYS wants
the state to run the other fellows business-how about his
own? ~ ~ ~
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-02-01

might we'll reflect that it is precise
ly such prejudiced and deliberately
angled reports as his that make
Soviet officials and censors so eter-
nally suspicious of the foreign jour-
naliStS quartered in their midst"
Whites THEY WE'RE EXPEND-
ABLE was the first imperative"
named by the Council on Books in
Wartime and because of that it
would be easy to accept his REPORT
ON THE RUSSIANS as equally au-
thoritative. DONTl His book lacks
the sympathy and sensitivity so evil
dent in THEY WE'RE EXPEND-
ABLE and JOURNEY FOR MAR
GARET, both books which he WAS
admirably qualified to write.
But" you say, II have neither
the tools nor the time to Judge a
mans qualifications to write on a
given subject" No, but the library
does have the tools and its facilities
and assistance are available to you.
We would say. Select your books on
world affairs from the lists recon-
mended by the Council on Books in
Wartime. Let them judge the quail
ifications of. the author for YOU"
And by all means, read all the books
they name imperative" Books
chosen as Imperatives' are selected
by the Council as basic reading for
Americans who wish to understand
everything about the war effort"
You're busy? Yes. but only one
book Is named imperative" each
six months and ALL of us, should
make time to read two books q year
whichswill increase our efficiency as
world citizens.
So-in answer TO your question
what shall I read on the world Sit
uation? I suggest that you: BE
fore reading anything try to free
your mind of existing prejudices: 2
read books by authors qualified
to write on the subject you are
studying; 3select books recon-
mended by the Council on Books in
Wartime; 4-read ALL the books the
Council names Imperative"
And having done all this, steiVe
to KEEP an open mind-and keep
on reading. An intelligent world re.
cures not only qualified writer's
but qualified readersi
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-02-01

iiSSCio Va VIC NoJ'
We were all afraid Of being strafed
f the Germans came over and saw
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-02-01

The last few weeks have BROUGHT
an emphatic renewal Of emphasis on
production for victory at the ex-
pense Of preparations for peace
states the current issue Of The Quar-
anty Survey, published by the Guar
anty Trust Company OF New York
Stiff enemy opposition on the
lighting fronts and serious SHORTAGES
IN some categories of war equipment
have impressed the nation with the
TACT that Its primary Job Is by no
means finished and that no second
AIRY consideration. however impor-
tant, can be allowed to impede It.
The Survey continues. Outstanding
among the measures. taken to in
crease or maintain war production
are the suspension Of authorizations
Tor resumption Of civilian output in
critical areas, new regulations to
prevent the transfer Of manpower
from war industries to less essential
work, and direct efforts to expand
both current output and productive
capacities in strategic divisions Of
industry.
In announcing the appointment of
key officials in the recently created
Office Of War Mobilization and pa.
conversion, James F. Byrnes. Direc-
tor OF the organization, declared
that the planning necessary for the
transition to peace will not be over
looked but that the first task is 10
assist the several agencies respon-
siole FOR war procurement in - re-
newed and intensified production
drive" The immediate purpose of
MS organization. he said, is to SEQ
ordinate the problems of manpover
supply, production and transports
ton to assure a maximum flow Of
needed munitions from the factory
assembly line to the front line As
long as may be necessary to bring
ABOUT final victory"
In order to promote such coordi.
nation, official reported. Mr.
Byrnes planned to relesate to sec
ond place his usual function of set
ting disputes and to assume active
direction of the production. man
power and economic phases of the
war as well as of reconyersion
Among the initial steps in the new
program was an order to Selectiye
service authorities to increase the
drafting of men between the ages
OF 26 and 81 years who are not now
doing their part to contribute to the
war effort"
The work or fight" policy is hav-
Ing the desired effect, according 70
j. A. krug, Chairman of the War
production Board. Already. Mr.
hrug says, the board has noticed
renewed enthusiasm for war work
among men within the age limits
a11ected; and production has in
creased IN such critical categories
as heavy artillery and ammunition
heavy trucks and tires, radar. cot
ton duck. B-29 Superfortresses and
C-54 transport planes.
New critical programs, however
are sure to develop with changing
military requirements, according to
a report on war production issued
recently by Hiland G. Batcheller
Chief Of Operations of the WpB
Even when war production drops
substantially from current levels =
even when We are fighting a one
front war-we will have critical pro-
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-02-01

do hope this digging today is all
wasted effort. 1 never wanted to do
useless work so bad in my life.
Any time 1 get so feet from my
home ditch you'll find me digging q
new ditch. and brother I amt jok-
ing. I love to dig bitches
Digging out here In the soft des-
ert sand was paradise compared to
the clay-like digging back at our
base. The ditch went forward like
a prairie fire. We measured it with
our eyes to see if it would hold
everybody.
Throw up some more right here
one of the boys said, indicating a
low spot in the bank on either side.
DO you think we've got it deep
enough?"
1T don't have to be so Deep" an
other one said. "A bullet won't 60
through more than three inches of
sand. Sand is the best thing there
is for stopping bullets"
A growth of sagebrush hung over
the ditch on one side. Lets leave
it right there" one of the boys said.
Its good for the imagination.
Makes you think you're covered up
even when you amt"
That's the new outlook, the new
type of conversation, among thou
sands Of American boys today. It's
hard for you to realize, but there
are certain moments when a plain
old ditch can be dearer to you than
any possession on earth. For all
bombs. no matter where they may
land eventually, do all their falling
straight at your head. Only those
of you who know about that can
ever know all about bitches.
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-02-01

The sand was soft and moist: just
the kind children like to play in.
The four of lis dug a winding ditch
20 feet long and 8 feet deep in about
an hour and a half.
The day got hot and We took off
our shirts. One sweating soldier
said: Five years ago you couldn't
a got me to dig a ditch for SIS an
hour. Now look at me-
you can't stop me digging
bitches. I don't even want pay for
it; I just dig for love. And I sure
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-02-01
Ernie PyIe's Slant on the Var:
Digging bitches Becomes
A Welcome Job to G.I.s
FOxhOLes Offered Protection
Against Nazis' Continued attack
BY Ernie Pyle

Editors Noe This dispatch written first published
when Pyle with the GIs the African front He
his way the boys the Pacific
WITH TROOPS IN AFRICA-When our Sahara salvage
expedition found wrecked apanes far the endless
desert the mechanics went to work taking off disable parts
and four others of appointed ourselves the official ditch
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-02-01

men W o r K / n 8
roun d t h e
planes and we
wanted a mic e
ditch handy for
diving into. The
way to have a
nice ditch is TO
dig one. We
wasted no time.
Would that all
silt tren C h e s
could be dug in
coil lilo thot
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-02-01
"Be Prepared"
BOY SCOUT week
FEBRUARY sTH.14TH 1916
The 35rH ANNIVERSARY
OF the
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
Over 100000 Members

As the United Nations programs
Scouting step forward to do their narng the
theme Of the 35h anniversary celebration
Of America from Feb 9Th to 1lth "Scouts Of the World
Brothers Together
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-02-01

sault wire, we have every reason to
expect q shortage at the front"
The Wyandotte news-herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1943-1963, 1945-02-01
4 SOLDIERS LETTER

While we we were digging, one of
the boys brought up for the thou
sandth time the question of that
letter in Time Magazine. What let
ter, you ask? Why, it's a letter you
probably don't remember, but it had
become famous around these parts.
1t was in the November % issue,
which eventually found its way over
here. Somebody read it, spoke to
few friends, and pretty soon thou
sands Of men were commenting on
this letter in terms which the. fire
department won't permit me to set
to paper.
To get to the point, it was written
by a soldier, and it said: 1.-The
greatest Christmas present that can
be given to us this year is not smok-
ing jackets. ties. pipes or games. II
people will only take the money and
buy war bonds they will be
helping themselves and helping US
to be home next Christmas, Being
home next Christmas is something
which would be appreciated by all
Of Us boys in servicer'
The letter was all right with the
soldiers over here until they got
down to the address of the writer
and discovered he was stil in camp
In the States. For q soldier back
home to open his trap about any
thing concerning the war is like
waving q red flag at the troops over
here. They say they can do what
ever talking is necessary.
Them poor dogfaces back
hsme," said enc Of the ditch
diSgerS with fine soldier sar-
casm, "S,ey really got 1t rug
ged. Nothing to eat but them
old greasy pork chops and them
Continued on Pare 100
Kodiak mirror., 1945-07-28
Kodiok-Bound Plane Missing; 2 Aboordl

A private commercial land- plane, with two passengers, mls- sing since Monday on a flight from Chirikof island to Kadiak, was still unreported late yester- day, according 10 reports from local naval officials.
 Aboard the plane were Louis Bud" Thompson, mining man, and Jack Gottcher, a sawmlll man from Seward. The latter IS said to have chartered the plane and was making the trip to re- mote Chirikof to inspect the cat tie there with a view to puIchas ing them. The cattle are owned by Jack McCoId. who is at pres ent iD the Fairbanks area.
 The plare did not stop on its way from Homer to Chirikof af- ter leaving Anchorage but was scheduled to stop here on the re- turn flight It has been determln. ed that the plane left the island Monday, a day of heavy fog here that almost prevented landing of an Alaska Airlines plane, and fog and heavy storms have been re- ported in the area since. A break in the weather yesterday is ex- pected to aid in searching opera tions, which are continuing. Mill itary planes are being used in the search and tue coast guard has dispatched a boat to aid Tn the hunt for the missing plane.
 CAA at Anchorage said the flight was unauthorized.
 Chirikof island is located about 300 miles sou Invest of Kodiak.
Kodiak mirror., 1945-07-28
Local Fish Pack Figures Given

The red salmon pack in the Kodiak area is more than 10000 cases more than last year and the pack of pink salmon to July 21 was 6S,777 cases, figures furn- ished by Marcus Meyers, of the fisheries Division. U s. Fish and Wildlife Service, show.
 The following table gives total pack (by eases) for the Kodiak area to July 2l, and furnishes comparative figures for l942-44 inclusive:
Kodiak mirror., 1945-07-28
Standard Oil Lowers Fuel Rates

Price reductions at most points in Alaska on gasoline, kerosene and heating oils, effective July |19, have been announced by the Standard Oil company of Calif- ornia.
 Reductions from one-half to l and one-half cents per gallon on gasoline and kerosene were made for southwestern Alaska (one-half cent for Kodiak and from one fourth to one and one-half cents per gallon on heating oils at all points (one-fourth cent for kod- iak).
 These are the third voluntary reductions made since Septem- ter, 1942, the company said, when prices were raised to meet increased war shipping costs.
 The company explained the decreases are made possible part ly by cuts in War Shipping Ad- mlnistration tanker surcharge rates and partly to operating economics.
Kodiak mirror., 1945-07-28


 Major J. H. Wakefield, son of Lee Wakefield, arrived in Kodiak via Alaska Airlines Monday and left the same day for the cannery at Port Wakefield where he will spend 7-day furlough visiting members of his family, including a sister from Honolulu whom he has not seen for IA years.
 Major Wakefield said he will return to Ga'ena at the end of hls furlougb.
Kodiak mirror., 1945-07-28

Tomorrow morning at ll:l5 o'clock Rev. Gen Chandler will be the guest preacher at the Community Baptist church. He and Mrs. Chandler, accompanied by their son Lee, arrived in Ko- .diak in late June to join the staff of the Baptist children's homes. They are former residents of Washington state, and he IS a graduate of Crozier Theological Seminary at Philadelphia.
 At the evening Gospel Hour at 7.30 o'clock Miss Olga Brick son, missionary at Afognak for the Russian Gospel Association, will be guest speaker
Kodiak mirror., 1945-07-28
Man Found 

Merrill Helwig was found Sun day afternoon in an unconscious condition near the street running south from the Belmont Bar, 1t was reported by deputy U. 5. Marshal Paul Herring, who took him to the hospital. A check showed no serious injuries and he was released shortly after wards.
 Marshal Herring said Helwig, while intoxicated, had been in a fight with a serviceman.