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Kodiak mirror., 1948-02-14

NOTICE is hereby given that Warren A. Taylor, administra- tor of the estate of Ellen O'Brien, deceased, has filed herein his final account of such administration together with 8 petition for the final distribution of said estate, and that Wednesday, the 14th day of April, 1948, at 200 p.m., of said day. at the office of the Probate Judge in the City of Kodiak, Alaska, has been set for the settlement of the said account and the hearing of the petition for distribution, and all persons interested in said estate are notified then and theie to appear and show cause, if any they have. why the said account should not be settled and allowed, and any distribu- tion of said estate should not thereupon be immediately made to the persons entitled thereto without further notice of pro- ceedings.
 Dated at Kodiak, Alaska this 4th day of February, l94S.
 Warren A. Taylor.
 Administrator
 By: John c Hughes
 Attorney for the Administrator Date of lst Publication Feb IA Date of Last Publication Mar. 6
 A former CAA employee at Woody Island, Miss Arvilla Un. derland, has been selected by the Lions Club in Anchorage as their candidate for Fur Rendez. vous Queen Miss Underland is an airway traffic controller new at Anchorage
Kodiak mirror., 1948-02-14
EEks initiation Plans Outlined

Kodiak will take on a festive air during the Elks Jamboree which opens the new Bills Club here on March 6.
 Street and store decorations are being planned in Elks celors, and an influx of more than ]00 visitors is expected. Advance re- servations in Anchorage list S5 persons planning to fly here for the formal opening and initiation of the local group.
 The visiting Elks and their wives are expected from Anchor age at 2 pm and at 2:30 pm they will be formally welcomed by the mayor in Kraft's new building, which wlll serve as initiation hall.
 Early in the evening open house will be held at the Bills Club, to be followed by the Flks meeting and initiation at 8 pm. During that time. the women: will have a reception at the VFW Club.
 A dance, entertainment, and midnight buffet banquet at the Bills Club will conclude the Saturday program.
Kodiak mirror., 1948-02-14
KHS Five Plans
 Anchorage Trip

The high scbool basketball team, which will participate in the Western Alaska champion ship tournament at the Fur Rendezvous at Anchorage this month, will probably go to Se- ward and Palmer for games with their beams, Superintendent Tho. mas Utterback sad.
 MT. Utterback hopes to be able to take the team to Palmer before the Rendezvous, Feb. "A to P, and to Seward after the tournament is over.
 Twelve boys will make the trip to Anchorae, and the Elks Club will take care of the hous- ing there, if the Anchorage schools are not able to. Special round-trip rates have been offered for the team by Northern Airlines, and contribu tions which have been made by various organizations in town are sufficient to pay for the transportation and for expenses for any boys who are unable to pay their own way, MT. Utter back said
 Contributing organizations in. clude the American Legion, Rot ary Club, Bills Club. Bartend- ers' Union, Carpenters Union, and Chamber of Commerce
 MT. Utterback revealed that the school is planning minstrel show sometime in April, to fin ance next years trip to Anchor age.
Kodiak mirror., 1948-02-14
Collector Here

Paul Odlaug, deputy collector of internal revenue, arrived Wednesday and will have his offices while here in Room l of the Kodiak Hotel
 MT, Odlaug requests that all persons desiring aid bring with them their withholding state- ments for 1947, and any other papers or records which have to do with their business and which will have 8 bearing on their in come tax liability.
Kodiak mirror., 1948-02-14

A second meeting called by local Democrats failed to mater. alIse Tuesday evening, because of an extremely small attend anee. G. W. Bubendorf, chair man, said.
 An attempt will be made, he added, to obtain voting lists of sat Dem ocrats here, and mail meeting notices to them, ln the hopes of getting out a large crowd for a meeting in the fu- eure.
Kodiak mirror., 1948-02-14

Tom Utterback. school super. intendent, spoke at the Rotary club Tuesday at the Montmartre knn on 'The Menace of Commu- nisn." He described Commun. sstie methods of infiltretion and their establishment of "front' organizations to promote their ideas.
 Guests at the luncheon were Father Louis B. Fink and Walter Shuham.
Kodiak mirror., 1948-02-14
"Dear Ruth", Comedy, Starts Tomorrow

"Dear Ruth", the play that kept Broadway audiences laugh ing for 2 and a half years, with it's light and romantic story. opens tomorrow at the Orpheum Theatre
 The story of the comedy re wolves around romantic letters written to a homesick soldier by a precocious 16-year old, in her older sisters name. The sister is entirely unaware of the letters and is making plans to marry 8 stuffy bank teller when the sol dier comes home on leave with plans to marry his correspond ence dream.girl himself.
 Joan Caulfield stars as Ruth, William Holden as the returning warrior and Billy De Wolfe as the bank teller. Mona Freeman is the letter-writing ycuDgster, Edward Arnold and Mary Phil lips are the tolerant parents oi the girls, and Virginia Wsllet and Kenny O'Morrison have supporting roles.
Kodiak mirror., 1948-02-14

Father Francis D. Gleeson s. | has been appointed Bishop of Alaska, according to word re- ceived here this week.
 Bishop Elect Gleeson has been superintendent of St. Mary's Mission at Cmak, Wash in the Spokane Diocese He is 53, 8 graduate of Gonzaga University in Spokane, and has held many executive positions.
Kodiak mirror., 1948-02-14

Tim Chernoff, a student at Mt. Edgecumbe School. has written friends here that he has just been appointed editor of the high school paper and man. ager of the basketball squad.
 After graduation this spring he will return to Kodiak He plans to fish for San Juan this he added.
Kodiak mirror., 1948-02-14

Ku Klux Klansmen burned 8 cross before the Emanuel County courthouse at Swaipsboro, Ga , as crowd of spectators looked on.
 The Klansmen paraded iD full re alia for tn first time since the heyday of the xxx in the POS
Kodiak mirror., 1948-02-14

George Magnusen, recently employed at Ray Martins Club Liquor Store, is now diving a bus for Tagura Transit. His bro- ther Bobby is helping out at the store now oD PNA plane days.
Kodiak mirror., 1948-02-14
FFeighter On Way

Square Knot sailed from Bel haeham Thursday, with POS tons for Kodiak, including 2 autos, 13 tons of steel and IA tans of feed.
Kodiak mirror., 1948-02-14
NOTICE

All members are asked to meet at 3 pm, Sunday, Feb. Is, in the social hall of the church. Very impol tant me citing
 Rev Gregory Gleboff
Kodiak mirror., 1948-02-14
Valentine Party Today

Kodiak children of the 5th grade and under are invited to attend 8 Valentine Party at the Community Center at 1:30 o'clock this afternoon.
 Each child who attends should have a valentine, without 8 name on it, to 20 into the Val- entine box. The hall has been specially decorated and ttere will be refreshments,
 Fifth graders, Jean Hamilton and Irene Simeonoif, head the Valentine party committee
Kodiak mirror., 1948-02-14

Helen Beukers was hostess at a party Wednesday in obsec- vance of her 18th birthday
Kodiak mirror., 1948-02-14
Legal Notice

IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA, THIRD DIVISION KODIAK PRECINCT In the Matter of the Estate
 of ELLEN O'BRIEN,
 Deceased. NO. 2S8 Probate
 NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING
The Nome nugget., 1948-03-24
BENEFIT BASKETBALL GAME FRIDAY NIGHT

Friday evening at the Nome High school gymnasium the Nome High School basketball team will meet the U. s. Mercantile team in a special game from which the en- tire proceeds will go to the hospi- tai fund.
 These two teams have played twice before this year, and appar- ently are closely matched as each has won one game with close scores.
 The U. s. Mercantile team has also won the U. s. Army League title with eleven straight wins.
 As an added attraction, the 9th Grade Mustangs are playing the 7th Grade Grizzlies in a prelimin- ary game at 700 pm.
The Nome nugget., 1948-03-24
GOOD FRIDAY
 UNION SERVICES

The traditional Good Friday Union Services will be conducted at the Federated Church at 2 PM, with the ster-members of the Nome Ministerial association in charge. The service will be led by Chaplain Darling of the Nome Air Base, and each of the other min isters will participate in the serv- ice.
 There will be special music ap- propriate to the occasion. The ser mon will be preached by Rev. Day, of the Federated Church.
 On this occasion last year the church was filled to capacity with worshippers of all ages. This was made possible because children were released from the schools and the business houses closed during the hour of worship.
 All who wish to commemorate the occasion of the Crucifixion of Our Lord are invited to spend this hour in this interdenominational service.
The Nome nugget., 1948-03-24
Briq. Gen. F. F. Everest. com

Brig. Gen. F. F. Everest. com manding general of the Yukon Sector has sent letters of appreci- ation to the following men who participated in the rescue and search of the missing members of the B-29 which crashed near Ser pentine in December. The men who have been so recognized are: David Walluk, Lawrence Nayok- puk, Jakey Mingoona, Dave Min geulook, Floyd Walluk, Arthur Tocktoo, Gideon Barr, Alfred Ku- zuruk, Andrew Tocktoo, Serge Ob- ruk, Alev Weyieounna, David Xii gutelluk, William Sinnok and Fred Davis.
The Nome nugget., 1948-03-24

VANCOUVER. Wash. (P) - A two-year-old boy crawled under a bed in fright last night and burned to death as the Ray Piper farm house was leveled.
 Clark county sheriff's deputies probed the debris for several hours to find the youngster, Mi chael Piper, a grandson and ward of Mir. and Mrs. Piper. He had run from the dinner table.
The Nome nugget., 1948-03-24
Wednesday. March 24 .ls48
Frank Glaser who with his wife

 has been on Nunivak island since last July, states that he has had a rugged time making the check-up on the musk-ox for the fish and wildlife service. Of the 50 musk k-ox imported from Greenland for ex- perimental purposes he finds that there are now a total of A and that they are scattered here and there all over the island which is about 75 by 45 miles in size, prov ing that they are well able to sur vive the rigors of the extreme weather in that locality. He count ed six new calves.
 He states that they are very good eating and interlarded with fat like beef and weigh about 600 pounds each.
The Nome nugget., 1948-03-24

"A most interesting display of or iginal Easter bonnets is now on display at the Nome Hardware. All creations, it is reported, were designed by Mrs. Larry Calvin and Miss Agnes Calvin.
The Nome nugget., 1948-03-24

Scouting is so popular in Bar row that another troop had to be formed recently for the older Scouts and will be limited to those who are IS years or older. There will be 38 in the troop it is understood.
, 1948-07-07

AOSot(0 TIC 4o1 6CSl d4Q IlOSI
fertile plantations, and here, in
consequence, the number of slav-
es was greatest. The commander
of the fort in Frederiksted, Cas-
tonier by name, dispatched an or
derly to 'Bulow's Minde", Schol-
tens favorite retreat, to report to
the Governor-general. Shortly
thereafter Scholten and Iriminger,
Captain of the "Ornen'" took
horse to ride the two miles to
Christiansted. Arriving there at
about three A. M, they proceeded
to Government House, to which
military and civilian officers
were summoned to what, in effect
was a council of war.
At this meeting, various plans
were discussed. Iriminger propos-
ed that the "Ornen" should be
sent at once to Frederiksted, but
Scholten withheld approval pend
ing a report on the situation at
that town from Commissioner of
Police Anderson. This delay turn
ed out to be the decisive point in
the instruction. At even AM, a
letter was handed to the Governor
general from his brother Frederik
who was chief customs official
and head man at Frederiksted.
This letter, lost in the general
confusion, is said to have counsel
ed giving the slaves their free
dom.
Scholten thereupon detailed a
detachment of infantry and cav
airy to hold a line about Ola
mond and Ruby" to prevent reb-
els from the west end from infi1-
trating into Christiansted. At 8
A. NJ, he sent his adjutant
Meincke to Frederiksted with or
ders to report back as soon as pos
Sible. Meincke returned at / PM.
with the information that the com.
motion had taken on a very vio-
lent character, & that a large mum
Der of slaves had forced their way
into the town. Almost at the same
time, a special courier brought a
second letter from Frederik
Won Scholten, urging his brother
to come down and save the town
from destruction. The Governor
general then set out for Frederik-
sted accompanied by his trusted
advisor, Judge Rothe, after giving
Irminger permission to take the
"Ornen' to Frederiksted.
Hearing that the Negroes, arm
ed with bills and sticks, were as
sembling at La Grange" outside
the town, Commissioner Anderson
went out to meet them and asked
what their grievance was. They
shouted that they wanted to be
free, which request Anderson
prnyaicnd Ixyo111d 10 forxyardaJ ~
, 1948-07-07
The Abolition Of sluvery in the Dunish West
Indies und the Events ThGt Led Up ToH
TEXT Of address By FREDERIC c. MAC FARLANE, Phi D.
Continued from yesterday

Nor was Scholten much
more enthusiastic over the
plan for the abolition Of slav-
cry in the British West Indies,
partly on principle, and partly
because he feared it might re-
suit in serious unrest and so
retard the Development of
his idea.
His problem accordingly
was two-fold: first to liberate
the slaves and second, to break
down the caste system separat-
ing the whites from the free
persons of color. The status of
the aforementioned was estab-
lished by royal ordinance of
1884, which declared there
should be complete equality
between whites and free color
ed persons. Those who were
free in 1884 made up the first
IS. For those who achieved
adom after that date, there
to be a period of probation
ting three years, and they
were placed in the second and
third categories. Good behav-
ior and education could move
a man up to the next higher
category; lack of either denote
him to the new lower, eta
sort of transmigration, not of
souls, but of social status.
In the meantime, the COVER
nor-general took the social
bull by the horns. He appoint
ed intelligent, free colored
men to public office and in
vited them to dinner with
planters and officials. This in
novation caused as great a.
furore as when Theodore
Roosevelt invited Booker
Washington to dinner at the
White House. But even greater
was the cutlery when the fam
lies Of the colored men were
asked to take part in parties,
balls, and the like. At first the
women of both groups stayed
away; but Scholten stuck to
his guns and after a while,
the white ladies no longer
turned away their faces when
they met free colored men at
social affairs. This would
naturally have been impos-
, 1948-07-07

sible had not Scholten assum-
ed complete jurisdiction in all
cases involving slaves as well
as free persons of color.
In carrying out his plan, Schol-
ten relied heavily on education.
In 1889 he was successful in Sc
curing the approval of the home
government of an ordinance Great
ing a system of rural schools.
There were to be eight in st.
Croix, five in st. Thomas, and
four in st. John. These schools
were to be supported by a tax on
property in the islands, which
made them all the more unpopu-
lar with the planters. With Schol-
ten acting in his favorite role of
supervisor of building operations,
eight schools in ST. Croix, some of
them still standing in quiet digni-
ty and simplicity, were dedicated
on May 16, 1841, seven years be-
fore emancipation. Those in St.
John were completed in 1874 and
were followed by those in st.
Thomas two years later. "A special
contribution for the schools of ST.
John was granted from the royal
treasury.
AS a conciliatory gesture toward
the planters, children under nine
years of age attended school three
hours each week day with the ex-
ception of Saturday. After the
twelfth year, they attended three
hours every Saturday only.
For school purposes, the popu-
lar "lingua franca', known as
Creolese, was discarded and
English made the language of in
struction, since most of the slaves
were already familiar with it. The
teaching assignment was intrust-
ed to the Moravian Brethren, and
Scholten made a trip to Herrnhut,
headquarters of the Moravians, to
work out details. The first in
spector of schools was George
Hauses, who was chosen by the
administration at Herrnhut. The
school board consisted of the
Danish pastor as superintendent,
the police master of the district,
a member of the citizens council
and chosen by Scholten. The in
struction in religion was based on
an INSTRUMENTATION catechism
prepared by the Danish pastor
Dagger.
Through his initiative in the
establishment of the educational
system his organization of it, and
his untiring interest to the last
minute, Scholten added another
star to his crown and another
memorial to his fame, which his
, 1948-07-07


While plans were still under
consideration looking toward the
Inauguration of the new school
system, negotiations were begun
to allay misgivings on the part of
both planters and the "unfree"-
this was the euphemism Scholten
had chosen as a substitute for the
word "slave-as early as 1910. If
Denmark had then been a consti-
tutional monarchy, some settle
ment satisfactory to both parties
might have been found. Irked by
the delay, Christian VIII, success
sor to Frederik VI, issued a re-
script on July %, 1847. This fixed
the probationary period at twelve
years-Scholten had held out for
sixteen as an irreducible mini
mum-so that slavery would come
to an end on July %, 1859. The
rescript also provided that chill
dren of all slaves, born after July
%, 1847, were to be free. Scholten
was instructed to appoint a COM
mission for the purpose Of carry
ing out the terms but before the
commission could get down to
work, the fateful events of the
year 1848 had begun to take their
course.
The year 1848 was one of the
most remarkable in history, with
the seeds of liberty beginning to
terminate all over the western
world. Before its first month had
ended, Christian VIII died, and
Frederik VII who was known to
be in sympathy with the liberal
aspirations of the age took his
place. The immediate result was
that the alliance of German states
declared war on Denmark over
the perennial issue of the duchieS
of Schleswig and Holstein. In
February the French ousted King
Louis Philippe and set up the
Second Republic. This, in turn,
touched off bloody Instructions
in the French islands of. Martini
que and Gaudeloupe, news Of
which soon reached the Danish
West Indies.
On Sunday afternoon, July 2,
1848, at about 4 PM, Scholten re-
turned to St. Thomas aboard the
brig-of-War "Ornen' from a visit
to St. Thomas, where, a few days
before, he had given assurance to
both officials and merchants that
the trade of the islands would in
no wise be affected by the Dano-
German var then in progress.
Scheduled to disembark at Fred
eriksted, where his carriage had
gone to meet him, the direction
of the winds caused him to put in
at Christiansted instead. With an
nran concn IF +iro;no 4ho rab
Evening star., 1948-05-10
Early American Charm

zone Of the advantages Of working
in this period, n. Teller pointed
out, "is that If you have to patch
up q mistake 1t isn't so noticeable.
Many Of the genuine antiques are
patched up, too" The old pieces
were built for utility and wear. and
he has incorporated this sturdy
quality into his work.
Magazines and books are source
of ideas for him. He Is an occa-
sional, but not frequent, visitor OF
antique stores. Interesting is the
Lazy Susan coffee table, built with
a small circular piece of wood that
revolves fastened above the cir
cular table itself. The Hutch cof-
fee table can be made into seat
when pegs on the sides are pulled
out and part of the table dropped.
Rubbing is the secret to making
the pieces" Mr.. Teller revealed.
After he has made a cupboard or
a table he tears" it with q file and
a rasp to help 1t achieve a CEN
turies-old look, then stains 1t with
a walnut stain. Next, it is rubbed
some more to bring out the high
lights and sealed with shellac.
The shellac is rubbed of with
steel wool to give the piece a satin
finish, and it Is then waxed.
Work such as cutting and turn
ing on the lathe is done at the work
shop at George Washington High
Evening star., 1948-05-10
By Betty Miles

When q man doesn't have q lawn
to rake or NOV, Mr.. Thomas Teller
explained, he Is apt to look for other
things to do around the house.
This, Of course. could include such
chores Is fixing locks or repairing
broken, treacherous cellar stairs. In
Mr.. Tellier's case, it included build
ing several pieces of early American
furniture Of knotty pine, including
q Welsh cupboard, a dry sink, a
Hutch coffee table, a spoon rack,
an end table, and a Lazy Susan
coffee table. All Of the pieces have
been made since last Christmas.
When the Telliers moved into
their home at 3539 Martha Gusts
drive, Parkfairfax, they found them
selves faced with the necessity of
furnishing a larger home than they
had ever had before in a day of
inflated prices. Mr.. Teller, an en-
ploye Of the Department Of Interior,
did some experimenting, found he
could turn out attractive articles,
and was launched on his current
project.
The Tellier's like informality, both
favor the early American period,
and hope ultimately to have a pine
paneled living room complete with
a stone fireplace that will show of
Mr.. Tellier's work to advantage.
Evening star., 1948-05-10

took over in the due course OF events
and worked backward to give us
the reasons for the results and sta
bilize procedures. From their lab
oratory experiments we have estab-
lished a standard by which jelly
should be judged. We define the
ideal jelly as product that cuts
easily with a spoon, yet is firm
enough that the angles thus formed
retain their sharp edges. 1t should
be beautifully colored, transparent
and sparkling with well-defined
fruit flavor; it must be clear, not
sirupy, gummy or tough.
We know, too, there needs to be
a definite relationship of sugar,
pectin and acid to produce a good
jelly. Some fruits contain enough
natural pectin and acid OF their own
to make a perfect product; others
are lacking in either one or the
other, or both, and need to be COM
bined with juices supplying this de-
ficiency or with commercial pectin.
Strawberries happen to be one OF
the fruits low in pectin. So for sat
isfactory results, you will find it's
necessary to use a second fruit high
in pectin or, we suggest, adding a
commercial one.
Every experienced Jelly-maker
knows the best jelly is made by cook
ing small patches at a time-no
more than 4 to 6 cups. Another i'm
portant rule to follow is this: Do
not boil unnecessarily; fast, short
cooking is best. The old idea that
the sugar should be heated before
adding to the juice has no partic-
ular value. If you are using COM
mercial pectins, be sure you follow
the directions on the bottle; these
recipes are thoroughly tested and
reliable.
Lucky are the ones with straw
berry patch in their back yards,
they can indulge In jams and jellies
to their hearts content! Have you
ever tried sliced strawberry jam?
Your family will find 1t q real treat.
And before I give you the recipes,
let me add this bit of advice: Give
your jellies and Jams plenty Of time
to set. Some fruits take a week to