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VOL. 23, NO. 24 KODIAK, ALASKA, JUNE 14, 1963 PRICE TEN CENT*
Will Vet Groups
Let Kiddies Down
On 4th Of July?
It looks as if Kodiak’s kiddies
won’t have much of la 4th of July
this year.
The Chamber of Commerce yes
terday announced that it had not
received any replies from veteran’s
organizations about putting on a
4th of July affair this year. Cham
ber President Art Brooks said he
had written to the VFW, Amer
ican Legion and FRA, and not one
of them have indicated any inter
est.
“The Chamber feels that the 4th
of July celebration should be han
dled by veteran’s organizations in
asmuch as the Chamber handles
the King Crab Festival each year,”
Brooks said.
Ray Martin, PNA agent here, de
cried the possibility that there
might not be a 4th of July celebra
tion and stated it was his opinion
that the children should not be al
lowed to forget just what the 4th
of July meant. “There should be
fireworks, a parade, and the whole
works complete with a speaker,”
Martin said.
The Chamber has ordered $750
worth of fireworks.
Proposed City
Budget Presented
The city council last night re
ceived the city manager’s annual
budget message and the estimates
for the 1963-64 General Fund rev
enues and expenditures. The Wa
ter, Sewer, Dock Funds and Capital
Improvement budgets will be pre;
sented at or prior to the June 27
council meeting. Following is the
City Manager’s budget message:
“The anticipated general fund
revenues are $401,453, an increase
of approximately $25,000 over the
anticipated 1962-63 budget. This is
occasioned largely by an increase
of $10,500 in State Raw Fish Tax
refunds for two fiscal years (1962
1963) which refund now embraces
all fish products rather than only
salmon; by sale of City real prop
erty for approximately $9,000, and
an anticipated increase in Sales
Tax collections of $9,000.
“A reduction in revenues of $3,
500 is anticipated in equipment
rental to other funds.
“Taxes on real property has pro
duced an increase in revenue of
only approximately $2,500 over the
previous fiscal year.
“The General Fund expenditures
reflect an increase of approximate
ly $14,500 over the previous fiscal
year. This is brought about largely
by the proposed addition of one
patrolman and one jail guard to
the police force.
“The incidence of night time dis
turbances and petty thievery in
the downtown and small boat har
bor area has reached the point
where one patrolman is not suf
ficient to maintain control; there
fore, it is desirable to add a foot
patrol in that area between the
hours of 8 p.m. and 4 p.m. When
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Chamber Appeals
For 2nd Trooper
Another appeal to Gov. Egan for
assignment of an additional fuli
time state trooper will be made by
the Chamber of Commerce due to
problems arising in policing of the
naval base road.
Many reports of speeding and
drunk driving have been received
and the fear was voiced that the
Navy will feel compelled to man
the gates along the road unless bet
ter policing is accomplished some
how.
The Navy itself, which has juris
diction over the highway and
moved the gates to accommodate
civilian traffic going through the
base without annoyance, is putting
two more patrols on the road.
Emblem Club 187
Becomes Teenager;
Party Thursday
“Hurrah! We’re 13 years old this
month!” To celebrate the occasion,
Kodiak Emblem Club No. 137 in
vites all its members to a birthday
party on Thursday evening, June
20, at the Elks Club.
The birthday party will include
steak dinners at $3 a plate and the
revealing of secret sisters for the
past year. A drawing for new se
cret sisters will follow.
The steak dinner birthday party
was started in 1961 and, because of
its success, has continued each
year when the club becomes a year
older. The party will be held in
lieu of the regular business meet
ing with cocktail hour beginning
at 7 p.m. and dinner to be served
at 7:30 p.m.
All reservations must be made
with Sally Ramaglia at 486—2825
by Tuesday, June lb.
With the birthday the club con
cludes its activities for the season
and will recess until the first
Thursday in September.
Last Of Local
Men Resigns
Police Force
Virtually the last of the local
men on the city police force quit
last Friday.
Laurence Anderson, a veteran
police officer with five years serv
ice on the Kodiak force, resigned
last Friday and cited the cause of
his sudden resignation only as
“personal reasons.”
“The new police chief is a good
chief but I just don’t think I could
live up to his expectations,” Ander
son stated.
Anderson will skipper his own
fishing boat for salmon this year.
Fishing with him aboard his Chig
nik 12 will be Corky McCorkle,
who also rcently resigned from the
police force, and Frank Sangui
netti.
Anderson is the sixth man to
quit the force this year. Others
were Frank Pagano, John Boucher,
Lewis Lyle and Terry Wolf.
Elks Present
Flag Day, 1963
Officers and members of Kodiak
Elks Lodge No. 1772, with the as
sistance of the Boy Scouts, will cli
max the observance of Flag Day
with a program to be presented to
night at 8 p.m. at the Elks Lodge.
A history of the flag will be
given by Harry Valen with the aid
of the Boy Scouts and a patriotic
address will be given by Maj. Caleb
Clark, Jr.
Music will be furnished by Mrs.
Betty Springhill.
The public is invited to attend
this special and impressive cere
mony.
BUDGET MEETING
The city council will hold a spec
ial meeting next Thursday, June
20, to take up the school budget
and proposed city budget. Mem
bers of the local PTA and other
interested persons will be present
for the meeting.
Along
The
Waterfront
By Karl Armstrong
Robbie Skipper Oscar Dyson
sure got the right idea . . . was
married last Saturday night (and
if everyone that attended that
event votes for him he’ll win a
council seat by a whoppin’ land
slide!) and on Wednesday he had
his pretty missus, Peggy, slapping
paint onto the boat! Not only that
. . . even his crew members’ wives
were a’paintin’ on the Robbie . . .
at least his newest crewman’s wife
. . . Mrs. Harry Lund! Everone sez
to refer to him as “Haywire Harry”
an’ you’ll know who I mean.
£
Had a cuppa cawfee with high
school basketball coach Terry Me
Mullin who is getting ready to fish
salmon with Skipper Curt Saxton
this season. Curt’s Gary will be
fishing for San Juan (Whiz) down
Uganik Bay way. While sittin’
there we wuzz joined by Skipper
Norman Holm of the Neptune
whose tall and still growing sopho
more son. Oliver, is of more than
passing interest to Coach Terry
who obviously views the six-foot
plus Oliver as prime basketball
material
£
Was down on the APA float
watchin’ Skipper Sam Selvog and
his brother, Oliver, readying the
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Kodiak About To Become A College
Town With 120 To 200 Students!
Kodiak is about to become a col
lege town!
Establishment of a Marine Re
search Facility in Kodiak for the
Institute of Marine Science of the
University of Alaska is now under
way according to word received by
Walter Kraft from K. M. Rae, di
rector of the Institute at College,
Alaska.
Kraft and Roy Madsen, who
broke the news of the development
to the Chamber at Thursday’s
meeting, have been working
through Area Redevelopment chan
nels to facilitate progress on the
project. The local ARA is assisting
in obtaining a $630,000 direct fed
eral grant.
The Marine Research Facility
will employ an estimated 44 per
sons and have approximately 120 tc
200 students.
“Kodiak is the obvious and nat
ural place for such a facility,'1
Kraft commented today.
“We want to thank those who
have quietly been assisting in
bringing about this development
for Kodiak during the past weeks
and especially those who have writ
Chamber Briefs
ABERCROMBIE PARK
The State is taking steps to pro
cure Fort Abercrombie for use as
a recreation campsite or park, ac
cording to word received from the
Parks and Recreation Officer of
the State.
MOVE F.A.A.
A special meeting between
Chamber of Commerce officers and
F.A.A. officials to discuss the mat
ter of moving the F.A.A. facilities
from Woody Island to Kodiak will
be held June 25 at 8 p.m. in the
state courtroom.
C ANCEL ADS
The Chamber authorized pur
chase of a device for use by the
Post Office which will imprint an
advertising cancellation mark on
letters, bringing attention to the
annual King Crab Festival.
Quint “Sully”
Sullivan Dies
Quint “Sully” Sullivan, 43, col
lapsed while working in the Vil
lage Bar early Tuesday morning,
June 11, and died enroute to the
hospital. It was known he had a
heart condition and death was be
lieved caused by a heart attack.
Mr. Sullivan originally worked
civil service on the naval base in
1948 and in recent years was em
ployed in town where he operated
a janitorial business. He was a
veteran of World War II.
He is survived by his mother,
Carrie Sullivan and two brothers
and two sisters, all of Gainesville,
S. Car.
Instructions on burial are being
awaited from his mother.
ten letters in support of the idea,”
Kraft said.
He urged that others in the com
munity write letters indicating sup
port for the new project. Such let
ters should be addressed to Tom.
Bichsel, ARA, Box 1451. Juneau.
"We want those people in Wash
ington concerned with the direct •
federal grant of funds for the proj-'
ect to know that this has wide sup
port and approval amongst our
community,” Kraft concluded. ,
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Fishermen Hang 1
Tough For Last i
Year’s Prices
Reports that “humpies” have
shown up around various Kodiak
Island bays has put added pressure
upon fishermen and cannerymen to
arrive at an agreement on salmon
prices.
Negotiations looked very prom
ising last Friday and at one point
it appeared that fishermen might
be willing to sign a contract pro
viding for a one cent per fish cut
in last year’s price of pinks. An
offer of 4414 cents on pinks was
made at one point during negoti
ations according to Lloyd Cannon,
president of the United Fisher
men’s Marketing Association who
said, “I made clear that I would .
recommend acceptance of that
price even though it was a cut of
one cent,” said Cannon who has
since been out on his boat the
Oceanic on an ADF&G charter.
“However the offer was suddenly
withdrawn and I doubt that the
boys would now consider any cut
in price at all,” Cannon said.
Rumors have been circulating
around the town to the effect that
fishermen from the states may be
trying to negotiate a separate price
settlement.
Cannery negotiators were ex
pected in town today to resume
price talks this weekend in the
hope of obtaining a settlement by
Monday. Cannon is expected to ar
rive back in town this afternoon.
“Around
The Ball Park”
By Dave Fremming
It will be Alaska Ice battling
Kraft’s in town and the Elks vs.
the Red Sox on base in this after
noon’s (Friday) Little League play.
Make it a point to be there if you
want some real excitement.
Joe Lester is at it again with his
grand slams. Wednesday night Joe
connected with one over the fence
and two triples! The final score
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HALIBUT DERBY
July 4, 5, 6 and 7 and July 12,
13, and 14.