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Kodiak mirror., 1956-12-22

Miss Blanche Brillon is visiting her mother, Mrs. Charles Johnmey- CT over the holidays. The Johnmey- CTS reside on the Naval Station.
 Miss Brillon is Associate Direct or of the Elizabeth Leslie Model. ing School in Edmonton, Alberta. She formerly lived in Kodiak.
Kodiak mirror., 1956-12-22
Council Assured
 Of Storage Plant

Wallace George, President of the Juneau Cold Storage, was a visitor in town this week. He is president of the Company planning to build a cold storage plant here. MT. George and a number of stock holders met with the City Council and discussed the building of the plant.
 George assured the Council that preliminary work has already been done in Juneau and Seattle, towards the construction of the plant. He said that the Company plans to start construction next year, and the plant should be ready for oper- ation in two years.
 The Company seeks clear title to the land, George said, in order to complete plans. This has been an obstacle to the City until this year, when title was given the City for the City dock area.
Kodiak mirror., 1956-12-22
Navy Reduces Land Needs

Rear Admiral Ira Hobbs, Com mandant 17th Naval District, an- nounced today that the department of the Navy has reduced its orlgl- nal application for land withdrawal in the Attu, Adak, Kodiak and Woddy Island areas from 528,373.1 l acres to 78,946.45 acres.
 This reduction means that 449, 426.67 acres frozen" by land with drawel applications will be released and returned to public domain. This is in accord with the Navy's long standing review of land holdings to assure that land when it is no longer needed for national defense, is relinquished as quickly as pos sible.
 The new withdrawal application also revises the Navy's 51 applica- tion for the withdrawal of IA, 101.76 acres on Kodiak and reduces the present withdrawal to a minimum of 6,269.7 acres which are required to protect the water supply of the Naval Station.
 The Navy has also applied for CTS acres of land on Woody Island for protection of defense facilities located there.
Kodiak mirror., 1956-12-22
FIRE DESTROYS KARLUK HOME

Fire totally destroyed the hom. of MT, and Mrs. Tim Shugak at karluk last Wednesday evening Nicanor Melcolie, aged about 50 died in the blaze.
 The Shugaks have four boys, 2, D. and years. Everything they owned was destroyed. A house next door belonging to Katie Melcolie was also burned. No one was living in it at the time.
 The Baptist Mission has sent clothing to the family.
Kodiak mirror., 1956-12-22
Sedge EVacuates Measles Victims

Thanks, for we'll done services" i" were extended to personnel of the Coast Guard Cutter Sedge, Wednes- day 14 December, upon completion of an emergency evacuation opera tion to the measle and pneumonia stricken Alaskan Peninsula village of Perryville. The congratulations came from Commander, Search and Rescue Operations at the U. S. Naval Station, Kodiak.
 The Sedge, operating jointly with Naval aircraft from Kodiak, had been dispatched to Perryville to stand by until the emergency conditions there had subsided. An attempt to remove the most seri- ously i'll patients to Kodiak for disqualification via Navy air proved fruitless when weather conditions forced the plane to turn back . then the Sedge was pressed into action.
 The evacuation was slowed on the .Sedge's trip from Perryville to Kodiak by heavy seas and gale like winds. At times the Cutter speed had to be reduced to seven knots. Even with the heavy seas and indictment weather the Sedge continued to Kodiak and relief for the nine critically i'll passengers.
 Upon arrival at Kodiak, the evacuees, ranging in age from eight months to 63 years, were trans ferTed from their mercy" ship tC Navy ambulances for transporta- tion to Kodiak's Naval Hospital The patients have since been re- moved to Griffin Memorial Hospi- tai Kodiak, for recuperation.
Kodiak mirror., 1956-12-22
Donald Clark
 Here On Visit

Donald Clark, son of Basil and Dorothy Clark, arrived here last Saturday to spend Christmas with his family. He finished his basic training this month, and has been assigned to duty with the U. S. Army Engineers Corps at Elmen- dorf AFB, Anchorage. Donald will leave for Anchorage on December 2.
Kodiak mirror., 1956-12-22
Special 0Y Christmas Services

Christmas will be observed by the various churches in the com munity and the Naval Station by special services. Included are ser vices in some churches Christmas day, choral singing and childrens programs.
 At the Community Baptist Church, there will be no services on Christmas Day, but on Sunday at the II o'clock services there will he a choral presentation with a Christmas theme. At 7:30, the Sunday School will present a pro- gram, in which the children and the young people will join in pre- senting a play, recitations and songs.
 New Years Eve, a Watch Night program is being held, according to the pastor, Rev. John Molletti. This will begin at 8 p. m. A full length movie, "The Great Com mandment" will be shown. It will be followed by baptism and com munion at midnight.
 Father Tolbert of the St. Mary's Catholic Church announces a Christmas play to be presented by the Sunday school at 8 p. m. Sun day. Monday night there will be the traditional mass at midnight, Tuesday, Mass will be held at 9:30 am. at the Griffin Memorial Hos pital. It will be held at the church at 10:30 a. m.
 Chaplain Buckingham announces that regular services will be held Sunday at the Hillside Chapel on the Naval Station. II a. m. is a Sunday Christmas service. 4 p. m. the Sunday school will present a Christmas program. At 2 p. m. the Hillside Chapel Choir will present a Christmas program and tableaux in cooperation with the Kodiactors at the N. s. gymnasium. On Christ mas Day there will be the Christ mas services at the Chapel.
 Father Brenngartner of the Star of the Sea Chapel announces that members of the congregation will join Monday night at 11.30 in the singing of Christmas carols, which will be followed by Midnight Mass. Christmas Day, Mass will be held at 9:30 and also at II a. m.
Kodiak mirror., 1956-12-22
Post Office Ready Soon

The new Post Office building is nearing completion. Plans are to move into the structure shortly after the 1st of January, when the lease of the present building is up.
 The new building will also serve as the Court House and is fully equipped with office space in addi- tion to being used as the post office. Owner and lessor is Donnelly & Acheson.
 The building is constructed on solid rock and is two stories high with the Post Office occupying the entire first floor, an area approxi mately 60' 72'. The second floor is devoted to quarters for Third Judicial Division United States Dis trict Court, consisting of lobby, court room, jury room, judges chambers, secretary's office and li- brary.
 Also on this floor are commis- sioner's office, reception room, vault and additional rental office space. Somewhat larger in area, the second floor projects beyond the confines of the first floor by cantilevered areas and in the case of the front of the building, creat- ing a covered walk to the Post Of flee below.
 Exterior walls are reinforced con crete at the first floor level and porcelainized panels on the upper level street front. Exterior con- crete is protected with plastic sprayed paint. Windows are wood sash used in conjunction with fixed plate glass areas. Building columns are steel, supporting steel beams, which in turn carry wood joist framing.
 Roofing is built-up tar and gray el. Heating system is Hot Water boiler serving baseboard radiation. Mechanical ventilation is provided in Court Room.
 The Court Room is daylighted with plastic sky domes in roof, avoiding eye straining window glare of many Court Rooms. Prin- ciple areas of this room are finished in Wheat Tone mahogany panel ing with matching furniture. Ac- cessory items in contrast with the mahogany are either dull black or oyster white.
 The building was designed by Robert Hugh Ross, Seattle archi- tect, and built by S. S. Mullen, General Contractor.
Kodiak mirror., 1956-12-22
Collect AVA Funds

The drive for funds for the Alaska Visitors Association is still continuing.
 Merrill coon, Chairman of the drive announced three more have signed up for membership.
 Those added to the list already published are Thompson Transfer. Club Casino and Island Seafoods.
Kodiak mirror., 1956-12-22
Christmas Trees Next to the USO

Christmas trees will again be of fered for sale by the Boy Scout troop No. 625, today and Sunday from 9:3G a. m. until sold.
 The Scouts have set up a stand next to the USO, and have quite an assortment of sizes to pick from They began selling last Saturday.
Kodiak mirror., 1956-12-22
Along The Waterfront

It's been a little cold around the edges along the waterfront, slow ing down crab canning operations and boat activities, but there has been some production that can be noted.
 King Crab, Inc. had small spurt of activity which of course didn't tax their facilities in any way. The Cape Cheerful came in with 1ou This is Alfred Torsens boat. 551 crab were brought in by Abran Panamaroff on the Bonny. The Joanne brought in 100. Archie Hub ley is skipper. Hiram MacAllister docked the Miss Artic with SPA and Rudy Carlson came in with 300 on the Reliance. Paddy Mullen tied to the dock with 1120 on the Roxanna Dawn.
 The Cannery sent out a nice shipment of frozen crab on the Palisana this week. 65,000 pounds were sent to the Washington Fisb and Oyster Company for distribu- tion throughout the States.
 Mike Mullins of Afognak, and brother of Paddy, is now the owner of a new boat-a 82 footer, which arrived on the Palisana. It is named the Michele M and will be used for crab and salmon fishing.
 Bill Ziegler and Vic Lenhart- geologist with the Army Engineers have been in town most of the week. They seek suitable rock for construction of the Small Boat Harbor.
 The crew at the City Dock were busy, of course, since the Palisans and the Expansion were in at the same time. The Palisana left Fra- day in the small hours of the morn ing and the Expansion left for Sc ward Thursday.
 The Eldorado, the Suzie Q and the Western were all in with crab for the Island Seafoods. Pete De veau says the cannery has installed new seamer for pound flats. S new size to the cannery. The FL dorado and the Kingfish are ex~ pected in over the weekend. TER Cannery has discontinued opera tions until after Christmas, and go& together for a little pre-Christmss party Friday. Wallace George, and the principal stockholders of the Cold Storage to be built here, had a conference with the City Council this week on the matter of constructing the plant. Assurances were made thsS the plant will be built. See else where for a story on this.
 And now to all our readers along the waterfront a verry Merry Christmas and may you have smooth sailing in the coming year, a good harvest and mo bottom~ up."
Kodiak mirror., 1956-12-22
MRS. EDNA KRAFT'S CONDITION GOOD

Mrs. Edna Kraft, who underwent major surgery Tuesday in San Francisco, is recuperating and her condition is good, according to word received here by her husband, Ben Kraft.
Kodiak mirror., 1956-12-22

Ben, Charlotte and Anna Mae Benson are visiting the girls grand parents, Mir, and Mrs. Dan Hiss in San Diego, California.
 They left here December 3, and expect to be back before the new year.
Kodiak mirror., 1956-12-22
MRS. ROCKNEY TO VISIT FAMILY

Mrs. Tenora Rockney, of the Frontier Shop and Shoe Box, plans to leave Wednesday for Portland, Oregon where she will visit her children and grandchildren. She expects, to return to Kodiak Janu- ary 9th.
Kodiak mirror., 1956-12-22

A Christmas party will be held for children of military personnel at the Billiken Theater today.
Kodiak mirror., 1956-12-22

Word has been received that Martin Larsen, Jr., formerly of Kodiak, died November 23 of cor onary thrombosis. He was confined in the Marine Hospital in Seattle at the time of his death.
Evening star., 1956-08-30
Russion I rack Star Skips
London Hat Theft TrioI

LONDON. Aug. 80 (R.-A
Soviet woman athlete failed to
show sup in court today to an
swer shoplifting charges and
Magistrate Clyde Wilson issued
a warrant for her arrest.
Nina Ponomareva, 27-year-old
champion discus thrower with a
Russian track team visiting
Britain, had been released on
$14 bond in the care of a Soviet
Embassy official after being
booked by police yesterday.
She was due to appear in
Marlborough Magistrates Court
this morning.
Miss Ponomareva, a dark
haired school mistress in pri-
vate life. was taken into custody
by a west end store detective
and charged with stealing five
hats valued at $3.50.
Police made inquiries at the
Soviet Embassy and consulate,
but could find no trace of her.
Nor could she be found at the
hotel where the Soviet athletic
team is staying.
The Soviet Embassy's First
Secretary had promised she
would appear in Police Court
today and said she would spend
the night at the Embassy instead
Evening star., 1956-08-30
BY RELMAN MORN
BY the Associated Press

Shortly after sundown tomor-
row. millions Of motorists will
begin playing American roulette.
The odds in this game are
even shorter than they look.
There will be many losers.
Some will never know they
lost. Others will pay heavy PEN
alties in pain. money and per-
Imanent injury. Still others, liv-
ling in grief and loneliness. will
carry the invisible scars of the
soul.
And this is sure to happen.
Sure as fate.
An American Phenomenon
The Labor Day week end
begins Friday evening. u hours
of fantastic movement, speed
and crowding on the highways.
AT the peak. II the weather is
good. more than 25 million auto
mobiles will be competing for
space. Some IS million persons
will be riding in them, the Ma
tionai Safety Council estimates.
This is a peculiarly American
phenomenon. Nothing near such
gigantic dimensions takes place
anywhere else in the world.
Tomorrow. as darkness falls,
the hospitals and emergency
wards all over the country start
getting ready. The ambulances
come racing in. Very often. how
ever, a doctors report is told in
Evening star., 1956-08-30
ConniboIs Going to Pot,
F Families Eat Each Other

BRAzzAvILLE, French Equa-
torial Africa. Aug. 80 R.-
French authorities have uncov-
cred two cannibal societies in
the Middle Congo which require
each prospective member to
designate one Of his family for
the pot.
The full story with all its grisly
details is expected to be told at
trials in January Of a dozen
natives charged with member
ship in the societies.
French officials got their first
clue when a Portuguese trader,
driving through the village Of
Ngole. came upon a villager
writhing in the road apparently
dying Of poison.
The villager was speeded to q
hospital at Impfondo. He re-
covered and told authorities he
had been forced TO drink poison
Evening star., 1956-08-30

by members Of a cannibal society
to which his aunt belonged.
A full-scale Investigation was
opened. Officials said they have
evidence that at least IL persons
have been killed and eaten by
the two societies.
The authorities said this is the
way the societies functioned:
The victim, a relative Of the
prospective member. was forced
TO take poison. A public funeral
was held. but later the body was
exhumed secretly and carried on
to the jungle to be eaten as part
OF ceremonial rite.
One member OF the society
contributed her husband for
such an event and another her
son. A male member admitted
he had eaten his brother and his
two children.
Police said 1t was the worst
outbreak Of cannibalism in this
part Of Africa in many years.
Evening star., 1956-08-30
Man Kills Self
After Phoninq
To Tell Police

A man telephoned police
shortly before noon today, an
nounced he planned to kill him.
self. but wanted them to know
SO no one else would be blamed
A few minutes later, police
found Jay c. Knight, jr., 36
colored, of 1909 Eleventh street
NV, dead of a shotgun blast ii
the head.
Detective Sergt. BernarC
Crooke of the homicide squad
answered the telephone call,
heard the man identify himself
and give his address, then say
he was going to commit suicide
The sergeant said the man ex.
planned that he had had an auto.
mobile accident and that he wa.
having difficulty with an insur.
ance company.
In more than two minutes ol
conversation the detective at.
tempted to talk the caller out
of the idea.
Immediately after the caller
cut of the conversation, Sergt
Crooke dispatched a Second Pre-.
cinct scout car to the Eleventh
street address.
Police found the victim on g
bed, the shotgun nearby.
Evening star., 1956-08-30
Wet Nomese Must
Drop French Names

SAIGON, Aug. 80 tP.-The
Wet Nam government today de-
creed that citizens Of this former
French colony will have to find
new first names If their present
ones are French.
The decree was another effort
Of the independent republic TO
wipe out remaining French in
fluence.
Many Wet Namese students
who attended French schools
during the period Of Frances
rule acquired French first names.
Evening star., 1956-08-30
Millions Of Motorists to Gomb|e Lives
On Labor Days American Roulette

an average Of one person every
six minutes throughout the
country.
Who died in those early hours
in the traffic holocaust of the
Nations 1855 Labor Day week
end?
The first reported in Cali
fornia was a young woman, who
smashed into a power pole near
Santa Rosa.
In q village west of Coeur
d'Alene, Idaho, an elderly man
walked into the side Of a car.
Near Warsaw, KY, four lives
were snuffed out in a head-on
collision. rhe speedometer of
one car was jammed at 80 miles
per hour.
Grim Total Rises
Many cars go of the road into
trees, utility poles, concrete
abutments. and near Westbrook,
Conn, a stone well.
The grim total goes up.
1920 a.m.--Traffic deaths for
the Nation-74."
The rate falls during the early
hours Of the morning. solely be-
cause there are fewer cars on
the road. II always begins pick
ing UP again as the flow thickens
later. Sunrise brings buoyancy
and speed--and death.
Through the three days. II
averaged q human life every Il
minutes.
These accidents actually hap
! See TRAFFIC, Page Al
Evening star., 1956-08-30
BULLE IN
Park Bridge to Close

The Park road bridge across
Piney Branch in Rock Creek
Park will be closed as unsafe
at 4 pm. today. The Commits
siOners issued the order on the
recommendation of the High
way Department, which found
the steel floor beams of the
57-year-Old structure are badly
c0rrOded. Traffic will be de-
toured across the park by way
Of the Klingle road bridge.
Evening star., 1956-08-30
Dr.. White Reaches
Moscow on Tour

MOSCOW. Aug. 80 (R.-Dr.
Paul Dudley White of Boston,
President Eisenhower's heart
specialist. arrived here today on
q European tour.
He said he planned to stay
about 10 days and added: I'VE
don't want to visit a lot of in
stitutes. We want to talk with
people who are specialists in our
field"
He told his Russian greeters
that he is also a correspondent
for the Associated Press and will
write an article for AP on his
experiences here.
DR.. White said he wanted to
study Russian research and re-
Mobilization methods.
Evening star., 1956-08-30
lndonesiun Fanatics
Kill Eight in Ambush

JAKARTA, Aug. 80 (R.-
Members of the fanatic Moslem
Darul Islam m OVEN ent am
pushed two trucks near Bandung
today. Eight persons were killed.
Darul Islam bands have been
waging a guerrilla campaign in
the West Java area ever since
Indonesia won its independence
from the Netherlands at the end
of 1949.
Evening star., 1956-08-30
THE REAL
GERMAN CAPITAL?

6ERMANY's FUTuRE-Berlin Is
still the eopitOI Of Gsmony--oi Ieost
in every 6ermon's hsoh. A picture Of
Bonn, the oetuoI eopitol, and Of
Berlin, the wor torn city. is presented
in the fifth and lost Of series Of
articles on Germony's future. See
pose A.3.
LAST HoLlDAY-violet FouIkner,
Stor food editor, describes o meol for
Labor Doy--but q meal in which the
cook con take the doy off also. See
poss B-3.
SECURITY FOR YoU--The sixth in
o series on soeiol security exploins
increases which ore due neorIy two.
thirds Of oil people nov getting roil.
rood retirement. See The Stars Fec.
turs Poss, BIZ.
Evening star., 1956-08-30

Democratic leaders have had no
reason to regret their sudden
decision to hold a precampaign
tour of the country. Although
opinion Is divided among those
accompanying the two candi-
dates about the effectiveness Of
their public appearances so far,
there can be little question that
the leaders themselves have been
pleasantly surprised by the en-
thusiaSm and confidence which
they have discovered at the
grass-roots level.
Feeling of Optimism
Even in normally Republican
Midwestern States. they have
been impressed by a new feeling
of optimism inside the Demo-
cratic ranks. BY now they are
talking about an entirely new
atmosphere" with something like
genuine conviction.
The candidates themselves
have contributed only modestly
to the success of the expert
ment. Mr.. Stevenson and Sem
ator Kefauver have shaken a
number Of hands, identified
themselves with a variety of local
causes, had their pictures taken
against several appropriate back
drops. But in general, the crowds
have been small, and the scope
of the appeal extremely limited.
In Sioux City yesterday, for
instance, the candidates made
three public appearances. On the
first occasion, they were sworn
in as members Of the Sioux
Indian tribe by two chiefs from
"a nearby reservation. Mr.. Steven
son cChief Charging Thunder'') }
was presented with a war bon
net. Mr.. Kefauver pulled SOL
emnly on a peace pipe. For the
television cameras, Mr.. Steven
son made a short speech, en-
phasizing the interest of the
Democratic Party in the welfare
of Indians. Mr.. Kefauver, feel
ing sighted. demanded to know
what his Indian name would be,
and the two chiefs. after holding
a long powwow, christened him
Good Rainbow"
Later. from the third floor
Continued on Page AS, Col. /
Evening star., 1956-08-30

supreme courts eQlcC on seq
regation will be accomplished
with little difficulty.
Caroline County, on the East
ern Shore, is the only one which
has not stated a policy on in
tegration.
But despite policy statements,
1t is apparent that many areas
won't have complete integration
for many years. if ever.
Baltimore First to Integrate
Baltimore City, with 10000
more colored students than all
the rest of the State, was the
first to integrate. and last year,
the second under the edict.
nearly $4,000 colored pupils at
tended formerly all-white schools
there.
Another 1000 were integrated
in all the 26 counties, with
urban Montgomery and Balti-
more Counties leading. In both
counties. less than 10 per cent
of the school population is Me-
gro. Baltimore City's is more
than 40 per cent.
Garrett. the States western
most county, has no integration
problems: 1t has no Negroes.
Fewer than one-fourth of the
States school children, number
ing roughly half-a-million, are
colored. But the figures are wide
ly varying-from Garrett, with
none. and Allegany, with only l.3
per cent, to Calvert County, with
more Negroes than whites.
Policy Outlined
Generally, in the Maryland
counties. which are considered
autonomous by the State Depart
ment of Education, the policy
has been this:
Students may apply for admis-