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' The Proposed New Library Site
\ move of great importance, in
<rur opinion, has been made by
the City Council, when they
voted this week to secure title to
the Federal jail building. Object
ii to turn it mto a city library.
The idea has a lot of merit.
The City would acquire a build
ing that would in every way lend
itself to the housing of a library.
Part of it could be utilized for a
utdseum. The building is fire
proof, an important point where
books and museum pieces are
concerned. It is centrally located
- has a fhtfp view of the
small boat harbor which could be
ii*ilized to better advmtage.
The deal has one big advantage.
It can . be consumated at very
little cost to the city. The cost of
renovating and remodelling can
be borne by public subscription
or a drive for funds. Possibly the
Rotary Club could be approached
to dispose of the property ear
marked originally for a library
site, and undertake the remodel
ling of the jail building. There
are a number of ways to finance
it—for we feel sure the people of
Kodiak would back the acquisi
tion of a fine library building—a
library is a must in any commu
nity.
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A Ferry Service For Kodiak
'A ferry service to the mainland
from Kodiak has been advanced
si an idea by our two representa
tives Pete Deveau and Hank Haag,
and by Sen. A1 Owen.
The idea is by no means new,
b*it it still has merit in our opifi
iogi. Living on an island has its
advantages, but also has its dis
advantages. The feeling of being
thwarted from going somewhere
by^the restraint imposed on you
by a body of water is sometimes
fnktrating, and is to say the least,
oqp of the significant disadvan
tages of living on this island. Of
course we can go anytime we want
t(\ providing we have the fare—
all the way or part of the way
by' PNA. There. is nothing wrong
wfth that mode of travel.
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put sometimes, for obvious rea
sons, you may want to take your
c«ir. Maybe you want to travel
down the highway through Canada.
You may want to see the scenic
wonders of Alaska before leaving
it', for the last time. Vacation
frir.ded people, having t' e oppor
tunity of taking their car to the
mSinftmd/at a nominal cost, might
pJan their vacation in Alaska.
The hunter, fisherman or out
doorsman, could select no better
psace than this great new state to
enjoy his outdoor pleasures to the
utmost. Naturally, he requires a
great deal more gear than other
vacationer, or traveller. How much
simpler it would be to load his
car, put it aboard a ferry, at little
more effort than if he planned a
trip to Chmiak.
Rep. Deveau, the prime mover
in the idea, stated that South
eastern is plugging for a ferry
service linking that part of the
state with the water outlet in B.C.
Main argument is that it will pro
vide another egress and exit for
tourists to and from Alaska. This
other route could help Southeast
ern cities, undoubtedly.
The same could be said for the
ferry from Kodiak to the main
land. It would bring a few tourists
this way, depending on how we
publicize and exploit the possi
bilities of Kodiak. But the great
benefit would be to the residents
here, the service personnel depart
ing. or reporting for duty here, and
people generally, who live in
Alaska.
Whether it is economically fea
sible, or just a pipe dream, would
^ave to be decided by a little more
study. On the face of it, it seems
feasible, desirable, necessary.
What is your opinion? Rep.
Deveau says the legislators from
Kodiak would like to know what
the people of Kodiak think of the
idea. We invite an expression of
opinion through the columns of
this newspaper, on this question.
The Year That Wat Eighteen Months
)3ver the quest goes on.
Happiness isn’t the only quality
that man seeks in his brief so
journ on the face of the earth.
H« quest for knowledge exceeds
fair his efforts in attaining that
sometimes almost ethereal state.
Knowledge, on the other hand.
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knows no bounds. Or should we
say, the seeking of knowledge
knows no barrier, no boundaries.
In the International Geophysical
Year which ended Dec. 31, man
h4k> probed the bottom of the
ocpaiij the earth’s surface, the
hqavens beyond. Upward* ever up
wird; scientists have projected
tty?ir» probing fingers into outer
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space attaining altitudes of 73,000
miles. Satellites of an ever-in
creasing weight are being launch
ed. The end is not yet.
On the earth’s surface, Antarc
tica, the subject of study by re
nowned scientists from many
countries, show evidence from
seismic soundings and core drill
ings to indicate that Antarctica,
the 6 million square-mile “white
continent” m^y not be a continent
at ail but may be a mountainous
island chain covered with a thick
icecp,
Scientists found that it may be
40 percent bigger than previous
estimates. They also found that
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Here, There ad Everywhere
By SIG DIGEEE .
Now that Kodiak’s major adult
sport will probably be bowling,
following the opening of the Elks
Bowling Lanes, it might be appro
priate to mention an incident that
happened m Spokane. The moral
is: don’t take your game too ser
iously.
Crowds of curious lined the
Division street bridge, speaking
in hushed tones.
“Who was it?” one asked.
“I don’t know,” replied another.
“But I think a diver is going
down now.”
Diver Bill Harris came up 22
minutes later. He was carrying a
bowling ball a dejected bowler
had tossed over the bridge railing
after a poor night at the alley.
Friends hired Harris to retrieve
it for them.
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From time to time we get des
criptions of criminals designated
as one of the “Ten Most Wanted
Fugitives.” by the FBI. .
You have to get pretty harden
ed, and a • desperately wanted
criminal to get on that list. After
reading some of them it is readily
understood why. This week the
wanted man is a character known
as David Lynn Thurston. He was
pretty slippery, for he released
one handcuff with a homemade
key while being escorted from the
Multnomah County Courthouse,
Portland, Oregon, April 29, 1958.
He made good his escape. Appar
ently, the department thinks he
may have found his way to Alas
ka.
The homemade key had been
fashioned by another inmate from
a metal ashtray. Thats a trick in
itself, I’d say. Too bad that sort
of adeptness couldn’t be turned
to more legitimate and productive
channels.
Thurston spent most of his life,
since age 18, defying the law, and
in and out of jails and penitenti
arys. He would be out on parole
for brief periods, then would com
mit a robbery and wind up back
in again.. Work proved distasteful
to him. He also resented getting
caught. He was irrational and
violent when arrested and at one
time attempted to dive out a win
average temperatures at Antarc
tica’s Little America have risen 5
degrees in the past 50 years. Ac
cording to one writer, if warming
trends continue, melt water may
raise ocean levels and inundate
some coastal areas.
Nodules of maganese, iron, co
balt, nickel, and copper worth
perhaps $500,000 per square mile
were found on the Pacific Ocfan
floor.
Hugh Odishaw, director of the
U.S. effort, reported these and
many other IGY discoveries in a
recent issue of the journal Sci
ence. He called the IGY “the
single most significant peaceful
activity of mankind since the
Renaissance_”
In this world of hate and dis
trust between nations, and of war
ing ldealologies, what we consider
significant and of great import
ance, IGY represented a period
of unprecedented cooperation in
which 30,000 scientists and tech
nicians from 66 nations partici
pated.
The end is not yet m sight.
There is a great deal more to be
explored. Plans have been made
to continue ocean, Antarctic, and
space research under internation
al auspices.
In this period of political un
rest, this cooperation is signifi
cant.
dow while handcuffed. At that
time he continually tried tm bat
ter his head against the wall and
floor.
He has worked as a dishwasher,
salesman, cabinet maker, laborer,
exercise boy and groom, farm
hand and truck driver. He is des
cribed as an avid gambler, adept
at cheating. He is 5’ 8^” tall,
weighs 135 to 145 pounds, is of
slender build. Hair is brown, eyes
hazel, complexion fair. He has a
1%” scar under his left eyebrow,
and no teeth on the upper right
side of his mouth.
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Mirror Lake (in front of the
Mirror office) overflowed its
banks Friday morning when a
water main north of it broke,
flooding Brooklyn Avenue.
Water poured into the building
at 2 knots, and a mad scurrying
took place to get stock above the
floor level. The editor had to rush
home for his rubber boots. The
hour spent on the end of a floor
brush sweeping out the water
should have done some good for
a protruding waistline, but the
trouble is the appetite at noon
improved also. All around it was
a losing battle.
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Water, water everywhere, but
not a drop to wash clothes with.
That was the predicament of the
Kodiak Laundry about the same
time. The city’s tank ran dry,
which incidentally saved us all
from a worse flood, and so that
ended washing clothes for awhib*.
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A driverless car turned the
corner at Mill Bay Rd and Main
Street and ran into Brian Thor
sheim’s barber shop Sunday morn
ing, narrowly missing him as he
stood before a mirror shaving. The
car knocked one of his chairs
across the room, and did other
damage. Brian was unhurt, in fact
he didn’t even cut himself shav
ing.
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Griffin Memorial
Hospital Notes
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—ADMISSIONS—
Those admitted to Griffin
Memorial Hospital the past week
were Rolf Christensen, Old Har
bor; Mrs. Mary Osbekoff, Chignik;
Walt Muller; Mrs. Tina Nelson;
Jeannie Lokken, age 12; Willie
Arsenti, Kaguyak; George Lekan
off, St. Paul Island; Mrs. Nina
Lestenkoff and baby Stephen, St.
George Island; Tony Reed; baby
Stephen Thompson; Mrs. Millicent
Kullberg; Mrs. Martha Nelson,
Afognak; Eugene Criss; Charles
Sutliff; Henry Aga, Larsen Bay;
Lester Daniels; Vic Hansen, Ou
zinki, and Gloria McLaughlin, age
8, Afognak.
—DISCHARGED—
Patients discharged were Mrs.
Wells Smith; Mrs. Mavis Buxton
and infant; George Lekanoff; Mrs.
Margaret Garner; Mrs. Tina Nel
son; Tony Reed; Walt Muller; Imo
Trueman; Henry Aga; Rolf Christ
ensen; Eugene Criss; Mrs. Milli
cent Kulberg; Nick Malutin; Willie
Arsenti; Mrs. Mary Osbekoff; Mrs.
Nina Lesmtenkoff and baby Step
hen and George Lekanoff.
—BIRTHS—
Nancy Marie, weighing 7 ibs.
9 ozs., was born on January 13 to
Martha and Willis Nelson of Afog
nak.
One. rocket expert has estimated
that we could send a man to the
moon and back for $3 billion.
This would include meals.
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Ballot Rfecount "
In 8«natt Race
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Juneau (^. A request for a re
count from one precinct in the
state senate election race between
Democrat W.O. Smith and Re
publican William K. Boardman
was filed Thursday.
The two Ketchikan candidates,
opponents for a two-year Senate
seat from Ketchikan-Prince of
Wales District, wound up in a tie
on basis of official certification of
Nov. 25 General election results.
Boardman won the draw between
the two candidates last month.
The request for recount sub
mitted in behalf of Smith by
Floyd Guertin, Juneau, chairman
of first division democratic com
mittee. Guertin, in a letter to Gov.
William Egan, entered the matter
as an interested citizen, at pre
scribed in recount provisions of
an executive order that governed
letter. The letter asked a recount
of ballots and inspection of the
Craig precinct.
Gov. Egan Thursday approved
next Tuesday as day for recount,
which will be made in the office of •
the secretary of state here..
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HELD IN BABY’S KIDNAPING— 1
Mrs. Jean Iavarone, 43, is shown
in New York police station Jan.
12 where she was booked on
charges of kidnaping newborn
Lisa Rose Chionchio from her
hospital crib Jan. 2. The baby was *
found safe and sound in Mrs.
Iavarone’s apartment in Brook
lyn, N.Y., Jan. 12. Mrs. Iavarone
is a divorcee and widow with
seven living children.
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