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VA 19 No. 8_ KODIAK, ALASKA, FEBRUARY 28, 1959 PRICE 10 CENTS
Additional Water Storage Sought
Will Extend Height of Reservoir
Jm» am effort to assure sufficient
water for cannery operation and
. other uses this summer, the City
will extend the present reservoir
six feet.
The City Manager got the go
ahead from the City Council at
its meeting Thursday to plan the
project. It will involve am expendi
ture of $100,000. General obliga
tion bonds of the City of Kodiak
will have to be issued to defray
the cost.
A Mission Road water line is
included in the project, which will
assure residents in that area of an
adequate water supply for domes
tic use amid fire protection.
The proposition was voted on at
a special election held here Decem
ber 4, 1956, and passed by the
asters.
Considerable discussion arose as
the Council turned its attention
t» snppyimg sufficient water to the
canneries here this summer, whdh
Seeks Repeal Of
lasiness Tax Law
The Chamber of Commerce en
dorsed a motion to repeal the
present law, known as HB No. 1,
wider which the present Alaska
business tax is set up, and to seek
the failure of enactment of HB No.
13, which provides for a revision
of bill No. 1.
At the meeting Thursday at the
Island Fountain, the members
present further suggest*-1 doing
away with any business «ax, but
should a tax be necessary, a State
sales tax be- considered. Upon mo
tion of Jack Hinckel, the sales tax
was endorsed, with the stipulation
that two-thirds of the funds so
raised be turned back to the cities.
House bill No. 13 provides for a
reversal of the provisions of the
present law.
The meeting was presided over
by vice-president Dick Berg in the
abenee of the president O.K. Kin
Main discussion centered around
various law enactments being coo»
sfcfored by the State legislature.
Boy Rickey presented H. B. 33
which had to do with the organiza
tion in the State structure of a
firib and game department.
Following a discussion. Dick
Berg appointed a committee con
sisting of Bill Boland as chairman,
and members Roy Rickey, Frank
Irick, Carl Huer and Jack Hinckel
to study the bill, endorsing or re
jecting it.
Maurice Egan, chairman of a
committee to study the proposed
ball, reported the committee as
opposed to Senate bill 13, but fa
voring H. B. 1.
A committee was also appointed
to make a study of the State legis
lators proposal for a judicial
system.
A1 Hockberger reported no new
developments since -the last meet
ing, on the ferry proposal.
Geests present at the meeting
were Dick Pace, Cal Winey and
Amos Berg and Marie Balojh.
would ncrease usuage consderably.
A letter from Frank McConaghy,
soperntendent of Halfertys Can*
diery -urged consideration of the
need for adequate water.
Several possibilities were dis
cussed, one being water from Bus
ink Lake on the Naval Station.
It is estimated it would have to
be pumped six miles. Other possi
bilities are the building of addi
tional storage adjacent to the City
reservoir.
Dsg Pack Control
Urged By Council
Dogs became the subject of dis
cussion at the Council meeting
Thursday.
Councilman Bob Spencer stated
that dogs running loose in the
project area have become a serious
problem. “It is dangerous for
the small children with packs of
dogs running/’ he stated. He said
he has had complaints from resi
dents who are kept awake nights
with dogs getting under houses
and creating disturbances.
Council members urged the City
Manager contact the dog catcher
and the police department on the
matter, seeking a better control
of stray dogs.
Bringing owners of offending
dogs to court was urged as a mea
sure for enforcing the ordinance.
Leon Johnson
Returns To Kodiak
Ole Johnson returned this week
from a trip to Minneapolis, Minn.
Johnson spent more than two
weeks in the Midwest city. He was
there attending his father’s funer
al and business pertaining to the
family.
He is manager of the Kodiak
Electric Association.
Alice Pettersson
Goes To Seattle
Alice Pettersson left last week
to attend . the funeral of her
brother, Wesley Cole, who was kil
led in an automobile accident in
Seattle earlier in -the week.
Cole was superintendent of
Sharpies Junior high school in
Seattle. He and his son were re
turning from school when their car
met in a head-on collision, killing
the elder Cole instantly.
O. Nelsons’ Return
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Nelson re
turned this week from a two
months vacation, the most of which
was spent in California.
The Nelsons’ spent some time in
Seattle, San Francisco and Los An
geles, and in adjacent qities visit
ing relatives.
A revolving fund for the con
struction of sewers was established
housing construction areas,
at the Council meeting Thursday.
By means of the fund, sewers
will be laid when needed in new
Nick Bez Seeks
Gradual Trap Ban
JUNEAU OP).—Nick Bez, Seattle
fishing executive and airline offi
cial, Thursday night asked the
House and Senate resources com
mittee to phase out fish traps from
Alaska waters over a three-year
period.
He proposed, before a public
meeting, that trap operations be
reduced on a 40-30-30 per cent
basis during the three-year period.
Bez, a long time Alaska fisher
man who now holds extensive op
erations in the State, said it would
not be fair to abolish traps over
night. He said time was needed
to permit trap owners to*build
up seine fleets to replace traps.
His appearance before the joint
committee came on the same day
that Acting-Governor Wade signed
the new fish trap ban passed by
the legislature. The new act re
places one passed by the 1955 ses
sion, at the time when Alaska
had mo immediate prospect of ob
taining control of its resources.
The new act which would pro
hibit all except hand-driven trap
operations on inland streams was
designed to stand for the future.
Four Convicted
In Court Cases
Four persons were convicted
and sentenced this week. Two ap
peared in the U. S. Commis
sioner’s court and two in the
count’'
Walter V. Wade, arrested on a
drunk charge, forfeited bail of
$25. Carrol Garretson, a minor,
was arrested on a drunk charge,
and fined $50 with $25 of it sus
pended.
Raye E. Wilson, arrested for
disorderly conduct, appeared be
fore U. S. Commissioner and was
sentenced to 90 days, was taken
to Anchorage. Allen Strelow, who
was picked up on the Naval Station
on a charge of disorderly conduct,
was given a sentence of 180 days,
90 of which were suspended.
Suit Is Filed
The alleged failure of a Kodiak
Island firm and its owner to com
plete a contract has resulted in a
$200,000 suit being filed in the
clerk of court’s office in Anchor
age. '
Donald C. Wright is suing Sit
kalidak Cattle company and Jack
McCord, for failure to assign a
lease and to give a bill of sale on
the grazing lease and sub-lease on
Sitkalidak Island.
According to the suit, Wtright
and the defendants entered. into
an agreement for Wright to pair
chase the lease and sub lease for
$65,000 in July, 1956. As a portion
of the purchase, Wright was to
assume a certain mortgage to the
Bankers Life and Casualty com
pany of Chicago. *
Ilf addition to the $200,000, he
is asking $10,500 from McCord
personally.
Council Decides
To Hire Assessor
A qualified assessor will be
hired this summer to revaluate
City property.
This decision was reached at the
Council meeting Thursday night,
following a lengthy discussion.
Vote was 4-2 for the survey. The
two dissenting votes were council
men Fred Breehan and Dewitt
Fields.
The decision was reached follow
ing the recommendation of the
City Manager that the records of
the City be brought up to date.
He also said many properties in
the city need to be reyaluated.
The revaluation will take about
three months. Cost to the City
will be 6,000. The assessor, Rich
ard Tuff, has worked in Anchorage
and Seward, and is rated highly by
the city managers in both cities.
Douglas Preston
Will Show Slides
Doug Preston will show his
slides of mining and fossil discov
eries in the Fairbanks area as
well as wildlife pictures in the
interior of Alaska, at the meeting
of the Kodiak Island Historical
Society meeting Wednesday even
ing in the science room of the
downtown school. He will offer a
^commentary.
Reports will be made of the un
der ground workings of the An
thropology group; bird identifying
of the natural History group; the
History group will present micro
film references and medical herbs.
Refreshments will be served.
Anyone interested is welcome. The
meeting will begin at 8 p m.
Bears Leave Den
Off To Fairbanks
On Monday the Kodiak High
School basketball team will travel
to Fairbanks to participate in the
Western Alaska Basketball tourna
ment. The Beams will piay at
8 p.m. Tuesday night meeting the
strong East Anchorage team.
This is a double elimination
tournament with the winning team
playing the winners of the Eastern
Alaskan tournament in the West’s
home town sometime in March.
JOYCE TORGRAMSEN
NOW IN SEATTLE
Joyce Torgramsen, formerly of
Kodiak, is now in Seattle and is
associated with the United Jani
tor Supply Co. of that City.
Winner of the Emblem Club
Scholarship last year, she attended
Griffin-Murphy Business College,
graduating with high honors.
Carrol Geiger, of the employing
firm, states <she is doing "an out
standing job.” Geiger will be in
Kodiak the week of March & •
Fisheries School
Sought For Here
JUNEAU tfl.—Rep. Helen Fish
er (D-Anchorage) this week intrt
duced a memorial asking for th*
establishment of a school of fish
eries at Kodiak.
The memorial was addressed t<
Acting Gov. Hugh Wade, Direeto
of Fish and Game Clarence Andeiv
son and Dr. Ernest N. Patty, Presi
dent of the University of Alaska
The memorial describes Kodiai
as an “ideal location” for lh«
school and “for almost two eer
turies the heart of the Alaska
Commercial fishing industry.”
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Begins Filming
Of Crab Industry
Amos Berg, photographer Witr
the Alaska Game Commission it
in* Kodiak to begin filming of th«
king crab industry.
Berg was introduced to mem
bers of the Chamber of Commerce
who were present at the meeting
Thursday, and he and Roy Ricker
outlined their plans for the film
ing of the operation.
They will leave soon as weather
permits, and go by boat first to
Alitak to shoot actual operation*
on the fishing grounds. Other area
will also be filmed. The movie will
be full-length and will follow thv
operation from the catching, pro
cessing in the various canneries
Both the canning and freezing wil
be shown* in the film. The filzx
will conclude with scenes from tin
king Crab Festival which will b*
staged here April T?-18.
Annual Meeting
Of K* E. A. Monday
Election of Officers and report*
will be the main order of business
at the annual meeting of the Ko
diak Electric Association, which
will be held at the Elks hah:
Monday night, beginning at 8 p m .
Refreshments will be served fol
lowing the business meeting,
STATE GOVERNMENT
BILL TO REORGANIZE
EXPECTED NEXT WEEK
JUNEAU IAV-—The long-awAyteo
hill to reorganize the State gos«dHf:
meat is expected to come to ih*
floor early next week.
Earlier, the floor action was ex*
pected to start this week, but that
was prevented by continuous eom**
mittee revisions. i
Most of the differences on the
bill is being worked out in private*
This is expected to result in speedy*
floor action once the bill yets
out of committee.
DRIVE FOR FENDS
MEETS WITH RESPONSE
More than $900 has been col
lected by the Salvation Army the;
past week. i
Funds collected will be used byj
the Kodiak Extension Unit for
the care of needy families. :
Sen. Capt Lester Holmes >> m
town conducting the drive. He
stated any coqtribuftiotns;
may be left at Knudsens or the
Rank'of Kadiak. —.