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Kodiak mirror., 1953-05-23

Plans and specification ana
 other proposed contract docu-
 meats are open for public in spection at the District Direc
 tors office, Juneau, Alaska; at the office of the Associated General Contractor of A merica, s attle Chapter, Con struction Center, 3rd Avenue West and Harrison Street, Se- attle. Washington; at the of- flee of the Associated General Contractors of America, Moun5; in Pacific Chapter, 219 Benja ain Franklin Hotel Se- att]e, Washington; at the of
 fee of the Associated General
 Contractors of America.
 Anchorage, Alaska; at the off, ice of the Associated General
 Contractors, Suite 1l2, Mutt nomah Hotel, Portland, Ore gon; at the office of the City Clerk, Kodiak, Alaska; and at Room 2723, Interior Building, Washington, D. c. A set of such documents may be pro- cured from the office of Donald R. Wilson, District Director, at Juneau, Alaska, upon de-
 posit of $25. LOO. Remittance of
 the amount of the deposit
 should be made payable to the
 Treasurer of the United States.
 Such deposits will be refunded
 upon the return of the plans
 and specifications in good con-
 dition postmarked within ten
 (l0) days from the date of the
 bid opening. Each bid must be
 accompanied by a satisfactory
 bid security Certified check,
 bid bond. or U. 5 Treasury Bond) in an amount of not less
 than 5 per cent of the total
Kodiak mirror., 1953-05-23
3oTlCE

W.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR OFFICE OF
 TERRITORIES
 Aaa. 50- A-46- Unit No. 2
 May 1, 1853
 INVITATION TO BIDDERS Sealed bids will be received by Donald R. Wilson, District Director, Department of the lnterier, Office of Territories, Public Works Division. Alaska District Branch, 123 Third Street, P. o. Box ll81, Ju-
Kodiak mirror., 1953-05-23
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frame exterior walls, ai # one story at level of exis 2 school corridor level. inclu g a physical education r. |, stage, lockers, toilets, kite T. refrigeration and equipmeg t, vestibule and corridor, a j. quired mechanical work Il electrical work and all mis, el- laneous rooms and equipr 1t for the proper function f facilities; at Kodiak, AlaS a. At which time and place a. dicated above. the bids wi be opened and read aloud. F ds receivd after the hour set 'or the bid opening will be return ed unopened. Plans and spt ci- fications and other proposed contract documents are open for public inspection at the Dis trict Directors office, Juneau. Alaska: at the office of the As sociated General Contractors of America, Seattle Chapter, Construction Center, 3rd Ave- nue West and Harrison Street, Seattle. Washington; at the office of the Associated Gene ral Contractors of America, Mountain Pacific Chapter. 219 Benjamin Franklin Hotel. Se- attle, Washington; at the of flee of the Associated General Contractors of America, Anchorage, Alaska; at the of flee of the Associated General Contractors, Room 112, Mutt nomah Hotel. Portland, Ore gon; at the office of the Associ- ated General Contractors of
 America, 785 Market St., San
 Francisco, California; at the office of the Superintendent of 
 Schools, Kodiak Independent
 School District, Kodiak, A alaska; and at Room 2723, In- terior Building, Washington.
 D. c A set of such documents
 may be procured from the of
 flee of Donald R. Wilson, Dis
 trict Director, at Juneau, A.
 laska, upon deposit of $50.0e.
 Remittances of the amount of
 the deposit should be made l payable to the Treasurer of
 the United States. Such de-
 posits will be refunded upon
 the return of the plans and
 specifications in good condition lpostmarked within ten (l0)
 days from the date of the bid lopening. Each bid must be ac-
 companied by a satisfactory bid security (certitied check.
 bid bond, or U. s. Treasury
 Bond) in an amount of not less
 than 5 percent of the total bid. lin dollars and cents. The suc-
 cessful bidder will be required
 to furnish a performance bond
 and payment bond, each in the
 amount of 100 percent of the
 contract price. No bid may be
 withdrawn until thirty (30) Idays after the scheduled clos
 ing time for the receipt of
 bids. The Government reserves tthe right to reject any and all
 bids and to waive informalities with respect thereto. The Gov l L L.. 4 | .l.A
Kodiak mirror., 1953-04-25
Hunting News

Three hunters from New
 Mexico each shot Kodiak bear recently while hunting with big game guides Bill Tin nell and Morris Talifson at their Olga Bay Camp. R. H. Hedgecoke, Dewey Gam, Jr-, and Ralph Brown iof Ruidoso. New Mexico, flew from the south western state
 to Homer, Alaska, in Piper Pacer. They came to Kodiak by PNA and were taken co Olga Bay in one of Bob Hall $ planes.
 ] The men all used 30.06's t. tshoot their bear. They left Tuesday for Homer. Two sportsmen returned from a bear hunting trip with Ali Madsen Tuesday with
 their trophies.
 H. Van de Riet of Penny, British Columbia, and P. F.
 Swier of Illinois hunted in the Uganik Bay area with Mad sen. John Cushing of the Ko- diak Telephone Co. was also on the trip.
 Both hunters had to go up high on the mountains to get their bear, Madsen said. They used snowshoes part of the time. The two hunters used 375 magnums to shoot their bear. The trip was made in the Polaris, Madsen's boat.
Kodiak mirror., 1953-04-25

shield and all windows of sedanS and coupes, extra-easy Power Steering and many other important safety factors, and you'll understand why owners rate the new Chevrolet tops.
 Come in; see and drive this thrillingly advanced car, and we believe you'll place your order now! *Optonal at extra cost. Power Steering available on all models Con- tinuation ot Standard equipment and rim illus trafed is dependent on availability of material.
Kodiak mirror., 1953-04-25

Chevrolet owners have long been con- vinced that they have the SafeSt as we'll as the largest brakes on any low-priced car. And that is even more true in 1853.
 This year you will find much smoother, more responsive brake action =. up to 2396 less pedal pressure .. and softer, more velveU feel of operation.
 Realize, too, that here is the only low priced car with sturdy Fisher UniSteel Construction, Safety Plate Glass in wind
Evening star., 1953-12-20
BY Doris Kanier
FEW months after Capt.

A FEW months after Capt.
IA Robert Smiths dis
charge from an Army hospital,
he sat back, looked at his new
"wheelchair" home. and de-
cided it would be a pretty COM
Portable place to live.
From the outside. the re-
modelled rambler looked like
just another attractive house
except for one thing: A
concrete ramp. instead of
steps. led up to the front
porch.
It was designed that way
because 80 year = old Capt.
Smith, whose back had been
broken in a parachute Jump
at Fort Bragg. N. c.. in 1949,
cannot walk up steps. He was
paralyzed from the waist
down and doctors said he
would never leave his wheel
chair.
The ramp has become a
symbol of the postwar func-
tional type of architecture
known as "wheelchair" homes.
Passersby might not even no
tice it. But to Capt. Smith.
who had spent three years in
hospitals, it looked luxurious
and livable.
Inside, the house at 2O5
Washington road, Holland Hall
Village, Alexandria, was Just
what the doctor ordered. Doors
were 6 inches wider than
uSual-Wide enough to accom-
modate a Wheelchair COM
fortably-there were hand.
railingS around the bathroom
Evening star., 1953-12-20

fixtures, and another ramp
had been constructed from
garage to kitchen.
Capt. Smith set up a work.
shop in the garage, where be
could ref1nish furniture, and
he and his wife began working
together on a garden.
After a year in their wheel
chair home. Capt. Smith and
his wife say it is perfect"
They have nothing but praise
for the Veterans Administra-
ton and the program that
made the house possible.
The VA gave Capt. Smith
part of the house--$l0,0O0
Worth-aS a gift.
He is one of 80 seriously
disabled veterans In the
washington area who have
received a total of S288,638
since Congress authorized
Wheelchair home grants in
l948. To be eligible for grant,
a veteran must be entitled to
compensation for permanent
and total service-connected
disability for the loss, or loss
of use of both legs due to
certain specified conditions.
If he qualities, he receives
so per cent of the cost of a
wheelchair home up to $40
600. He can use the grant IN
one of several ways: To buy
a lot and build on it; to buy
a specially adapted house; to
remodel his own home to suit
his needs, or to pay on a
mortgage, if he has a suitable
home.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-12-12
Separated Twins
Reach Birthday

CLEVELAND IN --cleyeland's
separated Siamese twins reach
their first birthday Monday, and
except for q small scar they are
Just the same as any other little
babies.
"They play and say dada like
any other children" said DR.. Earl
Z. Smith, pediatrician for the two
girls, Nancy and Ellen. mo one
would know there was anything
unusual about them"
Their birthday win be some.
thing Of q medical milestone. II
VIII be the longest time that both
members Of a Siamese pair have
survived q severing operation In
the abdominal area.
Nancy and Ellen--their last
names never have been revealed
were joined where the chest and
abdomen met by q band Of flesh
one and q half inches thick. No
vital organs were involved and
the band was cut few hours after
they were born.
The little girls, both chubby and
lively, held a birthday preview
for photographers yesterday.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-12-12
Nine Die In B36
Mountain Crash

Ell PASo, Tex. IA 10-engine
B36 global bomber, numbering in
for a landing through swirline
snow, rammed into a mountain
yesterday and blew up.
Nine men were killed.
Five Of those aboard, including
the commander, had parachuted
from a Bs6 over England last Feb.
ruary.
The bomber was letting down
to land at Biggs Air Force Base
here when 1t smashed into the
west slope Of bleak, 7,1O0.foot
Franklin Mountain, just north Of
the Fl Paso outskirts.
City Patrolman E. A. Williams,
among the first to reach the scene,
said nine bodies "were scattered
up and down the slope"
Zone body was on fire. II was
soaked with gasoline"
carswell ALB. Fort Worth, said
the BS6 was being ferried Il
Biggs, where il was to have been
permanently stationed.
Rescue workers, who had 70
slosh three fourths Of the way up
the mountain. planned to bring
down the bodies today.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-12-12
DEMOS BACK
Continued From Page Onel


to upset the present House lineup
Of 2ls Republicans, ais Democrats
and / independent. And party
stalwarts are saying they can
chalk up more gains in other parts
o. the country.
Averell Hartman of New York,
holder of numerous top jobs In
the Roosevelt and Truman admin.
istrations, said in an interview:
There isn't the slightest doubt
we can get the House and perhaps
the Senate, but Wen all have to
work and pull together"
Lawrence said he is optimistic
because the COP barely squeezed
control of Congress out Of last
years election "even with Presi-
dent Eisenhower's tremendous pop
ularity-and they don't have him
on the ticket next year"
When Stevenson arrived late yes.
terday, he listed the issue for 1854
as foreign trade, foreign policy,
taxation, farm policy. He said his
speech would touch on 1.-The state
of the public mind, business, for
eign policy, miscellaneous things, "
and maybe communism in gcv.
eminent.
The former Illinois governor
said he didn't bring along any mud
to toss at the Eisenhower admin
istration.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-12-12
Face Is Finally
Gone From w Sci

BLUE POINT, NY. R-The face
that looked out Of Jerry Travers'
TV set for two days, with the set
turned off or on, was identified b
NBC yesterday as that of Francey
Lane, singer on one Of its shows.
Then ''poof''-as Mrs. Travers
described it--Miss Lanes face or
the screen turned into a bali short
ly after lunch time and finally
faded away.
TV experts who at first said sit
can't happen" gave this possible
explanation:
Could be an explosion Of cleo.
irons burned the image of a face
into the fluorescent lining Of the
picture tube.
Could be the image just burned
itself off.
MIC has invited the Travers and
their three small children to come
face.to-face with the face (of Miss
Lance Monday.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-12-12
DRAMATIC STORY OF
CONTINUED From page Onel


cumbed to treasure fever and have
ranged the Spanish Main turning
up the secrets of the old Buccan-
Ineers. They have recovered relics
OF the past from ancient cannons
to Spanish coins and pewter.ware.
A dramatic bit of Keys history
the reason why Looe Key was so.
named, was solved by Thompson
when an investigation started from
clues he brought up from the depths
showed that the island was named
for the a gun British frlgate
Inns Looe which went down In
liza near there.
Thompson actually discovered
remnants of that ship and the Post
article tells how the mystery was
solved with the aid Of British Ad.
miralty records.
The story is packed full Of inter-
esting anecdotes for those who love
the sea, and what is unde- il.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-12-12

VANDALlNE q. rHoMPsoN

Mrs. Vendaline z. Thompson, %,
died last night at the Monroe Gen.
eral Hospital after an extended Ill.
ness. Mrs. Thompson resided at
1901 Eaton Street.
Survivors are the husband, Ar.
chic Thompson: one daughter, Mrs.
Edna Mae Dion; mother, Mrs.
Susie Thompson: three sisters,
Mrs. Eta Smith, Mrs. Lauriett
Pierce and Mrs. Grace Sands, two
brothers, Tillman and Wilbur
Thompson and three grandchil.
dren.
Funeral services will be held
Sunday afternoon at S O'Clock from
the Fleming Street Methodist
Church with the Rev. ]. E. Sta.
than officiating. Burial will be in
the family plot in City Cemetery
with Pritchard Funeral Home In
charge Of arrangements.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-12-12
|EIks Lodge Will
Hold Gala Chart,
Ball Tonight

Traditional epsnlns 81 ths
chFisfmas sexial season will
be marked fenlshf when fhs
Elks Ledge hesds ias snnval
charity ball ~ the EIks Annex.
a salary Of eUf-sf-fown en-
feFfalnaFs had heen secured
fer the svsnf, proceeds Of which
viii 90 10 provide Christmas
Baskets ard fsYs fer INDECENT
fsmillss In Key West.
The public is cordially invis.
cd 70 attend the ball. Dress Is
eptienal, and tickets may be
secured Of the door.
PrIer 10 the time Of the
Dance 2 p. m, tickets are ..
SsiIahls a. the Broadway Cigar
Store, Paul SheT's end Lev's
Radio and Appliance Store.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-12-12
MOTHER STILL
tContinuec from Pace ore

A~fNN &-~eN%4 AAG&A4 az @&s&4
will be shown to Tenneson tenor
row.
We VII tell the prisoner the
letter contains = message from his
mother. the Indian spokesman
said. IF he accepts il and wishes
TO make a reply We also win for.
ward that.
Mrs. Howe few to Tokyo in a
dramatic attempt TO see her sol
der son across an explanation
table and urge him personally to
come home.
Top military authorities here
turned down her plea to be allowed
In Korea.
In Washington, Defense Depart.
ment officials said that If Mrs.
Howe were allowed in Korea. Il
could bring demands from the
Communists that families be per.
mitted to visit thousands Of anti
Communist prisoners who have
refused 10 return home,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-12-12
Congress MayCut
Bids For Foreign
Aid Million

WASHINGTON R-Sen. Mans.
field tD-Mont1 predicted today
Congress viii trim any request
for new foreign aid money doxn
Ito not more than two billion dol.
Jars.
For this year, Congress author.
lied A,5sl ,507 600 in new money,
along with earry-oYer appropria
tons 10 make the total military
and economic foreign aid 1852,
~. $50.
Mansfield, a member Of the Sen
ate Foreign Relations Committee,
has advocated ending foreign con
omie aid except for Point Four
technical assistance.
The Montana senator said in an
interview he feels that public
opinion is against any large-scale
aid abroad. But be said he think.
most voters favor continuing mill
tary assistance to build up North
strength ln Europe.
"0f course" be said, I'VE OBJ
viously must continue to give as
sistance in the fight against com.
munism in Indochin-. -
Recent surveys by the staff Of
the Senate Republican Campaign
Committee have resulted in re.
ports Of strong opposition to con,
Itinuance Of foreign aid programs.
Staff aids said they found feel
ing more nearly unanimous on this
issue than almost any other.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-12-12
GUNsAN HELD IN

CONTINUED frcgn raEe Ouel
couple when he tOrced his way
into their car.
Get Scared
But then | cot scared and fig.
ured they'd turn me in if let them
go. the prosecutor quoted the Sus-
pect as saying.
Sheriff Roy Traywick said Mat
thews told police they drove TO =
junction Of Highway Sc near Green
vile, Tex. where the gunman lock
ed Matthews into the autos trunk
and raped Mrs. Matthews before
resumlng the trip.
After an all-nlght drive. the rob
Der stopped the car near Arkadel.
phia and raped the 20-year-old
woman a second time. Matthews
said.
The husband said he was re
leased from the trunk and, after
| driving to Donaldson-lo miles
south of here-the rohber forced
his victims from the car and
bound them to a tree with ar
electric cord and bicycle tape.
! MATHEWS said be released him
self and his wife with q pocket
knife and summoned police. who
found the car abandoned about twS
miles down the lonely country
road.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-12-12
Sunday Set AS
Biggest Day Ever
In NY. Publishing

NEW YORK R-It's Be Chg
edItion) day On the New York
newspaper front tomorrow.
The if-day newspaper strike,
which stretched ever two Sundays,
VII make for the biggest publish.
lag day in New York history.
Here IL the announced lineup
for four Of the ak struck news.
papers:
Times: Biggest paper In its 102-
year history, with the largest
main news section II has ever
printed, q special section contain.
ing The front page and a general
news page rs prepared each day
for issues missed during the strike,
and q 64-page children's Christmas
book issue.
News: A ss2-page paper, includ.
ing regional sections, with q, 900
more lines OF department store
advertising than on the same Sun.
day last year.
Mirror: A capacity S6-page news
section plus extra district sections
Journal American: diversified
news and advertising sections, and
twice the number Of some Of the
papers comic and feature supple.
ments.
The other two papers struck by
the AL photo-engravers, the
World Telegram and The Sun and
the Post, do not publish Sundays,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-12-12
STUDY APPROVED

PORTLAND, Ore. uR-The Cir
cult Judges Assn. of Oregon have
approved . proposal for q study.
with newspaper publishers, of the
possibility Of drafting rules to GOV.
er the taking Of photographs in
court and press comment on trials
In progress.
Both now are sharply limited
Most judges do not permit court
room photographs and trial com.
ment subjects newspapers to pos.
ible contempt action.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-12-12
HARRY RENO pEARea

Harry Reno Pearce. So, retired
building contractor, died suddenly
Thursday afternoon on Grassy Key
Mr.. Pearce had been q resident
OF Marathon for the past seven
years.
He is survived by the widow,
Mrs. 10 Pearce and one son,
George Pearce.
The body was taken to Miami
by the Pritchard Funeral Home
for funeral services and burial.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-12-12
SHOULDERS SAYS

Continued From Page Onel
confession and challenged the FBI
to release the complete text.
''Why don't they tell the whole
story?" he said. "The public is
entitled TO all the facts from the
Police Board and the FBI."
Shoulders, who resigned from
the police force soon after the
inquiry started, said be wanted
the pdbiic to know the truth cas-
I gave II under oath" His resigna.
ton has not been accepted.
Partner Suspended
His partner In the arrest, Pa
trolman Elmer Dolan, was sus'
pended by the Police Board and
also faces department charges.
Shoulders said he never stated
the money.laden suitcases con-
tanning the ransom money were
brought into the district police
station at the same time Hall was
booked there.
81 deliberately sneaked those
bags into, the station" he said.
az tried 10 keep the whole thing
secret from everyone until we
knew II the child was alive or moi. "
He said he and Dolan went out.
side to q police car and brought
the suitcases In within 10 minutes
after the booking.
Missing MensY
Han has said he had most Of
the S60O, 900 ransom At the time
of his arrest. When the two suit
cases were opened by police, $685.
40 was missing.
Shoulders said Han, who stated
in his confession that the suitcases
were not taken 10 the station with
him, just didn't see the luggage.
Meanwhile, Hall was described
as a serene man by q priest but
th' prison grapevine says he is
nervous and sleepless as the ex.
ecution date approaches.
The Rev. George L. Evans, an
Episcopal minister and schooldays
acquaintance, visited Hall Thurs
day. He said the condemned man
told him he ''now has an inward
peace that he never before has
known"
But from death row, where Hall
and Mrs. Heady are under con-
slant guard, came the report Hail
was showing increasing nervous
ness and has had trouble lately
getting to sleep.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-12-12
POLICE OFFICER


one that is serving time-olAer
girls have paid of bat hey WON'T
80 to court and admit it.
When she was asked il she had
actually made payments to any
police officer. she said that she
hadn't but said that one night she
saw the patrol wagon moving slow
ly down the street and was told
BY q cab driver that 'the cop was
looking for a esbbie 50 that he
could get his psyoff. !"
Four witnesses were called 10
testify yesterday but the committee
adjourned after more than two
hours without interrogatiag officer
William Glib or SGT. Frank Car
aballo.