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Long Range Planning Needed
Kodiak’s current water crisis was brought on by an extremely
dry summer and unexpected heavy commercial usage, city officials
explain, in asking coopertion that all users reduce consumption as
much as possible.
Larger mains and other improvements will result from the
$600,000 bond issue, if it is approved, as expected, on October 2.
But it is important to look beyond the immediate future, as
far away as 10 to 15 years from now, in doing our water planning.
Industry is primarily concerned with water and power in estab
lishing plants, and Kodiak will be no exception when processing
plants begin looking for locations. If we cannot assure them ample
water and ample power they are sure to locate their plants else
where, regardless of how far away the fishing activity is.
Today Kodiak probably enjoys the healthiest economy of any
community in Alaska. Employment and unemployment figures plus
the remarkable salmon season bear this out.
A consulting firm studying the potential of Anchorage predicted
that Kodiak could become a city of 25,000 by 1970—that’s slightly
more than eight years away.
Our planning should be along these lines. Not just to take care
of the present needs.—B.M.
September Promises To Bring Cloudier
And Cooler Days And Much More Rain
We’ll have weather, whether or
not, in September and a glance
into the month of September based
on what’s happened during the
past 10 years is presented by U. S.
Fleet Weather Central through the
courtesy of Cmdr. A. L. Dodson.
Average daily mean temperature
should be 49.8 degrees with an av
erage daily maximum of 54.6 and
a minimum of 45.0.
Back in 1954 the thermometer
soared to a 71.0 degrees for the ex
treme maximum, while two years
later, in 1956, it plunged to 31.0
degrees—one degree below freez
ing.
Average daily sea water tem
perature is 50.0 degrees for Sep
tember, with the prevailing wind
direction during the month from
the Northwest with an average
hourly speed of 7.8 knots. A wind
maximum of 59 knots took place
in 1952 from the Northeast.
Average total amount of precip
itation is 4.10 inches in September
with 9.01 inches occurring on an
average of 13.0 days. Maximum
amount of precipitation to occur in
one 24 hour period was 2.30 inches.
You can also expect cloudy skies
most of the time, as in the past
72.8 per cent of the time the sky
cover was at least six-tenths with
clear conditions occurring only 5.8
per cent of the time.
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It Makes Good Sense..
To have a well stocked first aid kit in your house, in your
car or in your boat. It could save somebody’s life. Maybe yours.
Come in and see our First Aid supplies and kits. We have a
good supply on hand.
WODLIRGER DRUGS
(Bert's) Ph. 486-5211
Deveau Scores Lack Of Local Action
In Preparing Of Kodiak Borough Plan
Concern over the lack of action
by local officials on the matter of
establishing a borough for Kodiak
was voiced this week by Rep. Pete
Deveau.
“There should be a study group
at work on this matter right now.
Such important matters as the size
of the borough and its makeup
otherwise should be under study
and reported back to and acted
upon by the people of Kodiak,”
said Deveau, who worked on the
borough bill enacted by the legis
lature.
“Members of the school board
as well as the city council should
be active in making preparations
for appropriate action by the peo
ple on this vital matter,” he stated,
adding, “We have only until next
July to have our borough plan
ready.”
Deveau released for publication
the contents of a letter sent out by
Director Rodger W. Pegues to the
Kodiak city council and school
board dated July 26th requesting
action and offering assistance from
the state.
Pegues has appealed to Deveau
for his assistance in getting a meet
ing arranged. “As you are aware
the state constitution prohibits the
indefinite continuation of existing
special districts and the state law
requires that existing special dis
tricts come into conformity with
the constitution by July, 1963,”
said Pegues in his letter to the
council and school board.
“Your city is part of the Kodiak
Independent School District which
is one of some fifteen special dis
tricts affected by the constitutional
and legislative provisions. Local
government officials and other in
terested persons in most of the
areas in which special districts are
located have been giving a great
deal of consideration to the con
stitutional and legislative require
ments and to the several alterna
tives for local action available un
der law,” he wrote.
“I assume that you are no less
concerned, and I regret that no
one from this agency has been to
Kodiak to discuss the problem with
School Lunch
Menus
Monday, Sept. 10
Spanish Rice with Meat, But
tered Green Beans, Sliced Peaches,
Peanut Butter Sandwich, Milk.
Tuesday, Sept. 11
Chili Con Carne, Coleslaw, Hot
Buttered Corn Bread, Pineapple,
Milk.
Wednesday, Sept. 12
Barbecued Hamburger, Vege
table Salad, Fruited Jello, Choco
late Milk.
Thursday, Sept. 13
Baked Beef Hash, Buttered Corn,
Vanilla Pudding, Bread, Butter,
Milk.
Friday ,Sept. 14
Tuna Salad Sandwich, Creamed
Carrots, Apple Cobbler, Milk.
(Soup for High School).
HERE ON BEAR HUNT
Dr. L. G. Hammer of Butte, Mon
tana was in Kodiak, Tuesday, to
begin a bear hunt in S. E. Kodiak
with Big Game Guide Alf Madsen.
RETURNS HOME
Bonnie Jean Ferreira, 12. daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Cat
terlin, returned to Kodiak on Tues
day after a month’s vacation with
friends in Hollywood, Calif. En
route home she attended the
World’s Fair in Seattle.
you. I wonder if it would not be
beneficial if someone from this
agency were to come to Kodiak
and discuss with you, the school
board, and other interested per
sons the constitutional and statu
tory requirements as they apply
to Kodiak and the alternatives
available to Kodiak," Pegues ad
vised.
“We’ll make ourselves available
at your pleasure, but suggest that
sometime within the next two
months be chosen as a date,” Pe
gues concluded.
Anchorage Firm
Wins School Bid
Inlet Mechanical Inc. of Anchor
age has entered the apparent low
bid of $19,415 for installation of a
heating system in the Kodiak base
school, according to Richard A.
Downing, commissioner of the
Alaska Department of Public
Works.
Other bids were from Holm
Plumbing and Heating of Anchor
age, $21,313 and from Lentz Plumb
ing of Bremerton, Wash., $21,816.
Successful contractor must be
gin work 10 days after receiving
notice to proceed and must com
plete installation within 90 days.
GOOD JOB
The Kodiak Police Department,
through Chief R. E. Vickery, said
this week that congratulations are
due those people responsible for
putting on the teenage dance.
Chief Vickery said it was a “fine
dance and more like this should
be arranged for the teen-agers.”
Chamber Meetings
Resume Thursday
Kodiak Chamber of Commerce
meetings will resume again on
Thursday, Sept. 13 at noon at the
Town Club, according to President
Art Brooks.
The chamber meetings were su
spended for the month of August
as has been the custom for several
years.
PD-Court Busy
As 16 Are Fined
The Kodiak Police Department
had a busy week with 16 entries
on the police blotter during the
past week with a majority charged
with intoxication.
Stanley G. Winters, Gust Agick
and Bud N. Hansen, a minor, were
ordered to leave town, while Rob
ert F. Nickels was instructed to
leave the state of Alaska.
Those who forfeited $25 bail
bonds included Steve Farsovitch,
Mattie P. Waselie, Willie P. Wa
selie, Ephriam Agnot, and Russell
F. Coyne. Coyne and Agnot for
feited $50 bail bonds after being
picked up the second time.
Rudolph Anderson forfeited a
$50 bail bond for being drunk and
disorderly and Julia Charliaga the
same amount for intoxication,
while Joseph J. Brennan and Louis
M. Sinniger forfeited $35 bonds
for intoxication and disorderly con
duct.
KODIAKANS AT FAIR
Six Kodiak residents registered
at the Alaska exhibit at the Cen
tury 21 on Aug. 24 including Joe
Floyd, Don Erdman, Janice Hall,
Carol Ann Heitman, Jo Ann Heit
man and Sonja Kopun.
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