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“Battle Of Pink Passes” Continues
As Kodiak Civilians Take Offensive
The “Battle of the Pink Pass”
between the U.S. Navy and the
Town of Kodiak continued this
week at the Thursday meeting of
the Chamber of Commerce with
neither side completely satisfied
with the apparent outcome.
As the smoke of verbal fire
cleared, it was not readily appar
ent that either the town or the
navy had scored a victory, nor was
it obvious just what the immediate
results were.
As matters stood at the begin
ning of the meeting it was clear
that the casualties included all of
the “Pink Passes,” which the com
manding officer of the naval sta
tion had rescinded for what he
termed “security reasons.” Local
businessmen who had had pink
pass privileges up until the last
month felt insulted that they were
considered security risks, or at the
least, felt the recall of the passes
was accomplished by the command
ing officer in a “disrespectful fash
ion.”
Seizing the initiative for the
town forces was A1 Hochberger
who made a report on the recent
town-base committee meeting. He
recounted how “mutually friendly”
town-base relations had been in
$50 Check Boosts
Ben Benson Fund
A $50 check for the Benny
Benson Fund was added this
week by the Sitka Telephone
Company from John and Martha
Cushing who formerly operated
the Kodiak Telephone Co.
Other smaller contributions
also came in from various
sources in and around Kodiak.
Still being weighed by the
committee is a White Elephant
Sale early in February at the
National Guard Armory which,
with present funds, should about
put the drive over the top of
$3,000 to cover Benny’s Seattle
hospital expenses.
The seventh graders of Ko
diak’s Elementary School with
the aid of their three teachers,
Mrs. Brierly, Mr. Resoff and
Mrs. Cessna, collected $18.40 this
past week which was added to
the benefit fund.
Contributions still may be sent
to the Kodiak Mirror, P.O. Box
1307, Kodiak, Alaska.
the past and how businessmen had
reacted unfavorably to the recall
of pink passes for security rea
sons.”
Cmdr. Whyte, PIO and Legal
Officer of the base, refused to as
sume a defensive position, and
mounted an offensive by challeng
ing the “interpretation” made by
Hochberger of the base command
ing officer’s comments before the
base-town meeting group.
Town forces quickly rushed for
ward to reinforce Hochberger’s
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No Pink Passes?
Don’t feel despondent if you are
lost without your “pink pass.”
The Kodiak Mirror is printing
up a batch on Monday for local
consumption. They will be sold at
10 cents each with all proceeds
going to the Benny Benson Fund.
The passes are good anywhere
this side of the Naval Base, includ
ing Mill Bay and Mission Roads
and as far away as Ft. Abercrombie
and will also include such priv
ileges as wading at Island Lake
and salmon-berry picking in sea
son.
There will be no restrictions ex
cept to obey speed limits and stop
at the stop signs and to wave at
the City Police officers when you
see them.
They will also be honored at the
postoffice, the museum and the li
brary.
It won’t be necessary to know by
heart all the verses of the Star
Spangled Banner to purchase one.
Remember, they’ll be on sale Mon
day at the Mirror!
Airplane Owners
Offering Reward
Kodiak aircraft owners who
have been victims of vandalism
in recent weeks announced today
that they are offering a $500 re
ward for the arrest and convic
tion of anyone found tampering
with the planes.
These owners felt this drastic
step necessary before some plane
cracks up as a result of the van
dals’ acts.
The owners are patrolling the
airstrip and Big Lake strips
night and day in an effort to
trap the culprits.
— Kodiak Kapsusles —
(By Bill Mason)
Rain and the weather seem
to be making the news these days
on our Island, and there’s very
little question about the mois
ture.
Of course we came from an
arid corner of Colorado where
a traveler once stopped and
asked one of the old timers,
<‘Doesn’t it ever rain here?”
After reflecting a moment, the
native replied, “I wouldn’t say
it never rains here. Remember
the story about Noah’s Ark when
it rained for 40 days and 40
nights?”
“Sure do,” replied the pas
serby.
“Well,” said the native, “we
got a quarter of an inch that
time.”
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Alfred Craig of the Kodiak Edu
cation Association has an article
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Pastor Resigns
The Rev. Lewis E. White, who
has been pastor of the Commun
ity Baptist Church for nearly
two years, announced last week
his resignation. His future plans
are indefinite.
Along
The
Waterfront
By Karl Armstrong
With gale force wind warnings
for Shelikof Straits during the
past week, deliveries from the
fishing fleet to canneries hasn’t
been exactly spectacular but all
seem to be carrying on near nor
mal operations. ... A number
of top-spot cannery officials all
happen to be in town this week:
San Juan’s Superintendent Ivan
Fox, APA’s Vern Hilliker, PAF’s
Norman Holm (who brought in
the Reefer II with a capacity-load
of frozen crab to unload to the
Tanana). Also Wakefield’s Dick
Pace and PAF’s Superintendent
Lonnie Scroggs (formerly of Ko
diak and Ouzinkie) who is now in
charge of their Redmond, Wash.,
cannery. In town for several weeks
is Raytheon Co.’s Field Engineer
Bob Nicholson of Seattle. Most of
them are waiting for the fog to lift
enough to get out to various island
plants. . . . Our good friend and
ally, the Rev. Don Bullock, is inter
ested in an ancient (300 to 400 lb.)
stock anchor which Marine Sur
veyor Bill Damery reports was
picked up out of the bay by the
tug Pawtuckett. Our State Rep.
Gil Jarvela advises us he will at
tempt to keep us posted on any
new legislative developments on
fisheries.
*
Stopped in at APA Superintend
ent Ralph Jones’ office a few min
utes to remind em I’d be back at
the cannery afore long. Noticed a
brand new blueprint hanging on
the wall . . . one so huge it covers
virtually a whole wall. It showed
the Karluk Spit area complete
with scale dimensions of five huge
canneries complete with auxiliary
buildings. This got me somewhat
excited and I asked him if it was
okay if I wrote up a news article
about such developments. “Can’t
see any reason why we should ob
ject,” Jones replied, adding with
a big grin, “better look it over
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fl.R.fl. Corporation Could Provide
$10 Millions For Expansion Here
Expansion of two major indus
tries in Kodiak, and prospects for
development of new industries and
creating new jobs were discussed
Monday night at the Kodiak Area
Development Committee meeting.
Thomas J. Bichel, field coordi
nator in Alaska for the Department
of Commerce, Area Redevelopment
Administration, outlined the pro
gram.
Out of the meeting came enthusi
astic response to raise $6,000 in
pledges from area residents, to as
sist in securing the first ARA loans
of $533,000. Two local firms are
seeking the loans—Alaska Ice and
Storage for $400,000 to double its
cold storage capacity; and Alvine’s
Marine Repair, to expand repair
facilities to meet the increasing
boat repairs demanded by the
growing Kodiak fleet.
By Thursday noon $4,900 had
been pledged by local residents,
according to Walter Kraft, one of
seven executive board members of
the Kodiak Area Development
Committee.
More than 35 persons met with
the ARA coordinator at the City
Hall Monday night to learn about
the federal aid offered by a pro
gram geared to assist underdevel
oped and depressed areas in boost
ing their economy.
The Area Redevelopment act
was passed by Congress in 1961
and Congress authorized $300,000,
000 for the program which was to
be coordinated between federal,
state and local agencies. ARA will
loan up to 65 per cent of the total
cost of any particular project.
The remaining 35 per cent comes
from local sources. Of this amount
at least 10 per cent must be raised
locally to show community sup
port of redevelopment program.
The business enterprise seeking
the ARA loan must contribute 5
per cent and the remaining 20
per cent comes from local lending
institutions.
It was pointed out the ARA loan
is a second mortgage at 4 per cent,
“a really good deal,” said Attor
ney Roy Madsen.
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Much Ado About
Nothing, But City
PD Scores A Win
The Kodiak Police Department
won a minor battle of authority
this week over the U.S. Navy.
One of the members of the Ko
diak PD attached an overtime
parking ticket to the window of
the commanding officer’s car
when the red flag on the meter
was up.
The Navy first called the po
lice department insisting they
weren’t subject to city parking
regulations and then went on up
the political scale—all without
very much success. The city au
thorities stood their ground.
The overtime parking ticket,
however, was paid by a Kodiak
businessman.
Much ado about nothing.
11 TO LOSE JOBS
A small reduction involving ap
proximately 11 civilians is to be
effected by Feb. 28, the Naval Sta
tion said this morning. The reduc
tion in personnel is to be accom
plished in accordance with the
Navys reduction in civilian per
sonnel at 75 installations under
the Bureau of Weapons’ manage
ment control.
What’s My Line?
Well-known Kodiakan A1 King solemnly inspects a Polaroid snap
shot of himself as he pauses his raking task atop the shrimp peeler
machines now going full-time down at Kodiak’s newest cannery
operation: Eastpoint Seafoods. Skipper Clyde Lovett of the Vita de
livered 50,000 pounds of shrimp Thursday morning which the 15-man
shrimp cannery crew began processing. Skipper Ted Moseley is out
with his Fortress and will bring in a load this weekend. Eastpoint
Superintendent Jim Major said they expect to keep the cannery
crew working a steady 8-hour schedule from here on out. “Most of
the big bugs we’ve corrected in our test runs,” he said.