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Toll-Dial System Inaugurated
Kodiak phone users are dialing seven digits now in order to call
their parties, as the result of the changover to the new toll-dialing
system inaugurated by the Kodiak Telephone Company, at 9 p.m.
Thursday.
Seen above is Rear Admiral Howard Caldwell, Commander, Alaskan
Sea Frontier and Commandant of the 17th Naval District as he makes
the first call, dialing direct to Washington, D.C. and talking to Sen.
E. L. Bartlett (D-Alaska). Connections were good, with the two-way
conversation amphlified over a loud speaker in the Elks Hall where
about two hundred guests of the telephone company were gathered.
Also pictured, left to right are Mrs. John Cushing, secretary-treasur
er of the phone company, her husband John, president, and Lt. Col.
Henry J. Schneider, Deputy Commander, ACS, Anchorage.
U.S. Navy photo
ACCA Director
Here In January
Dr. Helen H. Dittman, Clinical
director for Alaska Crippled Chil
dren’s Association, will arrive in
Kodiak on Wednesday afternoon,
January 11th and will remain
through January 14th for consul
tations and meetings concerning
speech and hearing therapy.
On Thursday evening, Dr. Ditt
man will meet with the town P.T.A.
when she will discuss matters con
cerning speech handicaps and also
answer questions. During her stay,
she will meet with interested in
dividuals, both in town and on the
Base, in addition to her activities
with the A.C.C.A.
Nick Peters, physical therapist
o f the Elks Cerebral Palsy Unit,
will also be in Kodiak at this time
and will discuss physically handi
capped children in the schools
and at the P.T.A. meeting Thurs
day evening.
Action Sought
On Land Order
A discussion and possible action
will be taken at the next meeting
of the Chamber of Commerce slat
ed for Thursday, Dec. 23, on ex
ecutive order 8344, which places
aii land on Kodiak Island subject
to withdrawal from public owner
ship or use, with the exception of
patented lands.
Action may be taken to the pro
posal that the Chamber endorse
rescinding the order, and that
Abereomrobie be mentioned for
specific withdrawl and turned over
to the BLM and later the state.
Hawaii Sojourners
Return To Kodiak
Mrs. Stan Nelson returned to Ko
diak this week rejoining her hus
band who preceded her by about
a week, from vacationing in Hawaii
and ori the West Coast.
icy Roads Are
Cause Of Accident
1 Due to icy road conditions, a
tragedy was narrowly averted
Thursday morning at the top of
Brooklyn street, nea r Hemlock,
when a machine driven by Oscar
Dotson slid into the front of a car
owned by Louise Barker, which
was stalled on the hill.
Miss Barker, a civil service em
ploye, was out of the car when
the mishap occurred, standing
near the rear of the car. Her car
rolled over her from the impact
of the Dotson machine and stopped
on top of her body. She slid par
tially into the ditch when the two
machines hit and did not receive
the full weight of her car.
Police Officers Anderson and
Pagano answered the call and as
sisted in getting her to the hos
pital where examination revealed
only bruises and lacerations. Dot
son was declared innocent of any
violation by officers and assisted
in getting the injured women from
under her machine.
Wodlinger Back
From South 48
Larry Wodlinger, local druggist,
is again shaking hands with friends
following an absence of two months
in Seattle and Palm Springs. His
good appearance is the result of
that Palm Spring sun.
Banker Returns
A1 Hochberger returned Thurs
day after spending a few days in
Anchorage.
Hochberger is vice-president of
the local bank and attended a
Board meeting in the mainland
city.
HONOR ROLLS NEXT WEEK
High school and grade school
honor rolls will be published in
next week’s issue of the Kodiak
Mirror. «
Sailer Deserts
Is Impersonated
By Brother
Naval authorities at Adak un
covered a hoax involving
two brothers, one a serviceman
and the other a civilian. The lat
ter had donned his brother’s uni
form and posing as the latter, was
stationed on this far west Aleu
tian Chain base.
Richard Allen Kelly Jr. fireman
apprentice, USN, was detached
from the USS Porterfield in Sept.
1960 with orders to report for duty
to the U.S. Naval Station, Adak,
Alaska. Richard returned home on
leave before reporting for duty.
He is the 19 year old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Richard Allen Kelly Sr.
of 1701 West Ave. “1”. Landcaster.
Calif.
While Richard was home the re
semblance between Richard and
his younger brother William be
came very apparent when Rich
a r d ’ s girl friend mistakenly
thought William was Richard. This
situation caused William to begin
the strange plan that later back
fired. He talked his older brother
into swapping identities in order
that he might report for duty for
a few days to see what Navy life
was like—with a view to someday
enlisting himself.
The plane to Adak departed two
days earlier than expected, young
Williams was whisked aboard, his
brother’s seabag and all, arriving
in Adak on Oct. 14, where he man
aged to conceal his true identity
until Dec. 13, Meanwhile, the true
Richard, absent from Navy ser
vice, assumed his brother William’s
name and got a job in Burbank,
Calif.
Young Williams still wants to
join the Navy. “I really like the
Navy and think Adak is a nice,
place,” he said. He may get his
chance if the U.S. Marshal is agree
able. As for Richard Allen Kelley,
Jr. he has been ordered picked up
by Navy authorities as a deserter.
It is unlikely that he will be home
for Christmas.
Funeral Services
Held For Child
Funeral services for Rhonda
Lynn Olssen, 4 year old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Olssen of
Kodiak, were conducted Wednes
day afternoon at the Kodiak
Catholic church. Burial was in the
Catholic cemetery, north of town.
A great number of her childhood
playmates attended the services.
The child was burned badly last
week and she passed away last
Saturday morning. She was play
ing “grown up lady” when her
clothing caught fire. This is the
first tragedy in some time of this
nature. In addition to her parents,
she is survived by one brother and
one sister.
Johnsons Return
From Hawaii
Returning this week from Port
land and Hawaii were Dr. and Mrs.
A. Holmes Johnson. The Johnsons
spent almost two months in the
South Pacific islands. Both were
enthusiastic about the islands that
Robert Louis Stevenson once call
ed “the lovelist group of islands
anchored anywhere.”
Cardinal Francis Spellman On NS Visit
Final details for the arrival of
His Eminence, Francis Cardinal
Spellman, Archbishop of New York
and a distinguished leader of the
Catholic Church, were being work
ed out this week by personnel of
the Naval Station. Cardinal Spell
man will arrive in Kodiak shortly
after 2:30 p.m. December 19th and
will visit the Naval Hospital short
ly afterward.
The public is invited to attend
all the functions of the afternoon
and evening which will include;
Pontifical Low Mass at 5:30 in the
Station Chapel, a reception at the
Marine Club at 7:30 p.m. He will
depart early Tuesday morning,
December 20th, for Galena Cam
pion.
took possessibn of the Archiocese
of New York and during the same
year was named Military Vicar of
the United States Armed Forces
Brian Thorsheim
Heads For South
One of Kodiak’s best known pi
oneers, S. B. Thorsheim, will be
leaving Kodiak with his family for
several months for a visit with rel
atives. Their first stop will be War
saw, Indiana where they will spend
several weeks with his daughter.
The Thorsheims future plans have
not been announced.
A very active Democrat, Thor
sheim was an aggressive booster
for the Ferry system and his Bar
ber Shop has often been the loca
tion for political discussion. A
true “Sourdough”, Thorsheim is
a member of the Pioneers of
Alaska. A host of Kodiak friends
are bidding the Thorsheims a hap
py vacation in the South 48.
FREE CUTTING ALONG
HIGHWAY PROHIBITED
Cutting of^Christmas trees along
highways is prohibited, according
to State Policeman, Jim Hussey.
by the Holy See. On February 18,'
1946, he was proclaimed Cardinal
under the title of SS John and,
Paul in the Consistory of that year.
He is the author of many books on
religion, including “The Road to
Victory”, “Action This Day”, “The
Risen Soldier” and “No Greater
Love”. He now resides at 452
Madison Avenue, New York City.
Crews To Install
Beacons In SBH
Using their equipment at night
between tides, construction crews
will start Friday night installing
two beacons in the Small Boat Har
bor as an additional safeguard,
City Manager Bill Poland said this
week.
One of the beacons will be plac
ed at the entrance tc the boat har
bor and the second at the cut line.
They will be of 4” pipe that will
be sunk deep into bedrock and
painted with flourescent paint. The
City Manager estimated that the
work will be completed within
three low tides.
License Plates
Tabs Available
Automobile license plate tabs
for 1961 went on sale throughout
Alaska this Thursday, December
15.
License fees for private vehicles,
as follows: Motorcycle, $10; auto
mobile, $20; trailer, two or four
wheel, $4.
For commercial vehicles, license
fees are: Taxi, $40; less than 12,
000 pounds, $50; 12,001 to 18,000
pounds, $100; 18,001 pounds and
over, $150.
Seven Join NG
The drive for new recruits car
ried on by the National Guard dur
ing November and December re
sulted in seven new enlistments,
Guard officers reported this week.
The first plane to “sit down’ on the Kodiak Municipal Airport was
logged this past week when Dave Henley landed his Piper PA-11
2-placer on the partially completed airport north of the city. His
passenger was Mac McKinley for the initial flight.
At the time of the flight Dec. 13th, construction crews had approxi
mately 500 feet ready but within the past four days have added an
additional 400 feet. When completed, the gravel runways will be
about 2,200 ft. in length.
. .John Chase. Airport Superintendent, stated that he expects the
addition to Kodiak's air facilities to be completed in about six more
weeks. Work was progressing on schedute despite the inclement
weather of the past two weks. •
Photo by Hussey