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VOL. 20*NO. 3 KODIAK, ALASKA, JANUARY 23, 1960 . PRICE 19 CENTS
Alaska Needs Settlers With Skills,
Capital For Resources Developement
“Deveflopement of the latent re
sources of Alaska calls for imagin
ation. patience, and work, plus new
settlers with ‘specialized’ skills,”
the Business and Defense Services
Administration, U.S. Department
of Commerce, stated this week in a
special study of the 49th State.
Investment capital also must be
forthcoming to finance this growth,
it stated.
A study—“Alaska: Its Economy
and Market Potential,” was pre
pared by the Office of Distribution
BDSA, and covers the major eco
nomic aspects of the State.
The study indicates that, for
the foreseeable future, Alaskan
production will likely depend on
developement of her natural re
sources Manufactures there at
present—except for canned fish
and woodpuLp—are primarily for
domestic consumption, a recog
nized weakness in the State’s econ
omic framework. Many sources
of potential revenue have been ex
plored, but in the industrial field
only canned fish and pulp indus
tries have had any marked success,
owing to the high cost of produc
tion and the coot of shipping to
outside markets.
In a population estimated at
211.000 in 1957, the working force
totalled 111,000, which included
47.000 members of the armed for
ces. About half the private labor
force is seasonal and transient, it
was brought out.
For more than o decade, Fed
eral, Territorial, municipal, and
private construction has been
a principal factor in the Alaska
economy. Seafood processing,
mainly salmon-canning, has long
been the main industrial activity,
but the labor force in this field
has been declining as it has in
mining, where mechanization anu
high operating costs have taken
their toll. Petroleum prospectors
and drillers are a small but grow
ing force. Logging, lumbering,
and cellulose pulp manufacture ai
so offer a somewhat brighter em
ployment outlook. Alaskans, the
booklet said, are hopeful that with
strict enforcement of conservation
laws, the fishing industry can be
restored to its former importance.
Consumer necessities generally
are well provided for by wholesal
ers, the study says. Wholesalers
of groceries, meats, and beverages
Air Force Sarge
To Work Claim
Merced, Calif. WV S.Sgt. Thomas
L. Howlett, 28, Castle ALr Force
Base B 52 gunner who say’s he has
cinnebar claims in Alaska that he
estimates are worth more than $40
million, won him an Air Force
discharge.
A veteran with 11 years of ser
vice and his latest reenlistment not
to be up untjl 1965, he said the
demands of his claim has forced
him to see the discharge. He and
his wife. Nova, were given the
claim by Mrs. Cora Ddnsmore
widow they befriended. Mrs. Dins
more had received a map of the
cinnebar deposit from her late
prospector husband years ago.
are the leaders in this line. The
retail trade, widely diversified, al
so flourishes, and there is a strong
demand for quality merchandise.
Summing up, the study states
that: ‘It should be borne in mind
that Alaska, despite its impressive
geographical area, is economically
a small market. It needs basic in
dustrial deveiopement to provide
sustained employment for perma
nent residents, which in turn will
enhance demand for goods and
services. Capital is required to
finance this deveiopement. More
people are also needed, but only
those with specialized qualifica
tions. “Engineers, medical tech
nicians, and stenographers are in
demand.
The study can be purchased for
70 cents from the Superintendant
of Documents, U.S. Government
Printing Office, Washington 25,
D. C.
Alaskan Sales Up
Washington OH. Census Bureau re
port shows increased retain trade
in Alaska.
The report says the total sales
of Alaska retail establishments wer
$187 million in 1958, an increase of
7 per cent from the previous bus
iness census in 1954. During the
period, Anchorage showed an in
crease of 19 per cent. Fairbanks
rise was 22 per cent.
Valentine Here
Del Valentine, Superin tendant
of Halferty’s Cannery, arrived in
Kodiak this week.
Valentine will remain here for
several weeks, then will return to
Seattle tor a period of two weeks.
He will return to Kodiak to ready
the plant for the opening of the
dam season.
Credit Union Meet
The annual meeting of the naval
Station Federal Credit Union is
slated for Wednesday, January 27,
at the Civilian Cafeteria on the
Ease. The meeting will begin at
7:30 p.m.
The main business to be taken
up will 'be election of officers and
declaration of dividends.
Port Head Chosen
San Diego Ifl. H. Henry Rodoff,
public relations director of the
Harbor Department here, resigned
to become port director at Anchor
age, effective March 1. His salary
is $16,000 annually there, nearly
twice his pay here.
ALASKA FIRM WINS BID
Juneau Ml. A bid of $169,700 by
the Inlet Company Inc. of Anchor
age accepted by the Alaska District
Army Engineers, for construction
of a range and training facilities
tor the Army at Fort Richardson,
Gov. Egan announced. It was the
lowest of six bids.
Bill Barham Leaves
Bill Barham, on the staff of the
Kodiak Mirror, left for Blue Earth,
Minnesota, Last Sunday.
Barham was called home when
his son became seriously ill.
Bears & Moose
On Basketball
Menu Tonight
Tonight at 8:15, the Kodiak Bears
meet the visiting Palmer Moose in
the high school gym in the first
of a two game basketball series.
This game should prove inter
esting to all basketball fans in
this area. The Palmer team have
lost their last six high schol games
but all were evenly matched and
dose. The game tonight should
show some hotly contested ball
tossing, as the Bears are out to
even up their high school record
after losing two to Seward.
(Preliminary game tonight at
6:30 matches the JV’s against
FASRON, and on Saturday night
Krafts tangles head-on with PNA
in a league contest that will de
cide second place in league play.
Adult admission is $1.00 and stu
dents 50 cents. Holders of season
tickets will be admitted for half
price.
Juneau Fog Bound
Legislators Sit
\NNETTE ISLAND Gfl. Eighteen
Alaska Legislators who had been
unalble to get into fog bound Jun
eau for two days, spent Wednes
day night here and at Ketchikan,
where they attended the Demo
cratic party’s State convention last
weekend.
Several small seaplanes got
through to Juneau (but a fog blank
et since Sunday night kept large
commercial airliners out. Among
the legislators were Rep. Warren
Taylor, Fairbanks, speaker of the
House, Sen. William Betz, Unala
kleet, president of the Senate, and
Rep. Earl Hillstrand, Anchorage.
Hillstrand is chairman of the An
chorage capitol site steering com
mittee, which wants the capitol
there. One of their arguments is:
Juneau is hard to get to.
Earnings Higher
Predicted By PAF
Bellingham The Pacific Amer
ican Fisheries predicts earnings
in the current fiscal year will be
higher than last year.
The company says it accounted
for 12.9 per cent of the total pack
the past season. It put up 228,327
cases of 48 one pound cans.
Fasron To Play
American Legion
On Monday night at 6:30, FAS
RON plays American Legion while
NAVCOMSTA plays Supply at
8:15.
Tuesday night the Kodiak Bears
play American Legion and the
JV’s meet PNA second team.
Thursday nights action finds FAS
RON playing PNA at 6:30 and
American Legion will meet Krafts
at 8:15.
These should be some hotly con
tested games v, it h plenty of action
as the league is drawing to a close.
Anyone of the six teams have a
chance for first place.
Seek Permit For
Larger Parcels
Washington on. A move is under
way to permit larger parcel post
packages to and from Alaska. Sen
ators Bartlett and Gruening have
joined those from Hawaii in intro
ducing a bill to permit tihe larger
parcels.
While territories, Alaska and
Hawaii had special grant. Parcels
could he up to 100 inches combined
length and girth up to 70 pounds in
other states of 72 inches and 40
weight. Under statehood Alaska
and Hawaii have regular limits of
poimds.
License Needed
For Tax Free Gas
Juneau Ul. Commercial fisher
men seeking to buy tax exempt
.motor fuel for their fishing ves
sels must have a valid 1980 com
mercial fishing license, State Reve
nue Commissioner Peter Gatz an
nounced.
In response to inquires, he said
fishermen without a current com
mercial license will be required to
pay the motor fuel tax at five
cents a gallon at the time of pur
chase. A claim for refund may be
filed with the revenue deportment
when the license is obtained.
PNA Edges Supply
In League Game
In Town League last Monday
night the two games offered plen
ty of action and spectacular inter
est.
PNA defeated Supply 81 - 72 in
an overtime game. Jerfing led
PNA with 34, while Olsen for Sup
ply was high with 26.
The second game found Krafts
defeating NAVCOMSTA 56 - 43!
This moved Krafts and PNA into
a tie for 3rd place with 5 wins and
3 loses.
Town League Team Standing
Won Lost
American Legion 5 2
Bears 6 2
PNA 5 3
Krafts 5 3
Supply 4 4
Fasron 2 2
Navcomsta 1 3 .
High School Ind. 1 8~
Bears Win Two
The Koddak Bears used a man
to-man defense last Friday night
to gain a 48 - 45 decision over a
short-handed FASRON five, Who
had defeated them earlier 54 - 52
in the Christmas tourney.
Souter was hjgh for the high
school with 16 ana Tredona with 20
was high for FASRON.
In the preliminary game the JV!s
won their second game of the sea
son 'by handing the high schoofl In
dependents a 35 - 33 loss. Tillis
ton, Suydam and VolJmer were all
high for the JV’s with 6.
The Bears coasted to an easy
69 - 36 win over the high school
Independents in a Tuesday after
noon encounter. All 13 men in
the Bear lineup scored. Starbird
was high with 13 points while Chya
led the Independents with 10
points.
Hoyt On The Hill
(This is another in a senes of
informal articles that will be pub
lished from time to time, by Chuck
Hoyt, Press assistant for Sen. E. L.
Bartlett in Washington, D. C.)
Man they got decorum! ,
That Supreme Court is ju^ out
of this world. In fact if f hadn’t
seen one Justice sleeping end
three laughing I would have
thought just that.
The other day it was my pleasure
to have a friend present a ease
before the nine most elevated
judges in the United States, and
possibly the world.
It was really sort of a low-down
case for such a high-up tribunal,
but the social elements were there.
The rights of man and women, or
husband and wife, as s*en through
the unblinking eyes of justice.
My friend, representing the
Department of Justice,(if one can
imagine me having a friend on the
“right side” of the law) was decked •
out in “soup and fish” (rented).
The other barrister wasn’t nearly
so formal, but then he didn’t work
for the Department of Justice. He
was probably getting a fat retainer.
Anyway, the body of the crime
was over whether a woman could
be transported across a state line
for immoral purposes by her hus
band and then be made to testify
against him. I won’t go into thf
corpus delicti, but then probafbdy
you can guess the violation hhat
shocked law and order.
As it turned out. the woman
wasn’t married to the guy at the
time of the crime, but it appeared
the man, in fact, it was a “Mann
Act,” married the poor girl after
he was nabbed.
So by marrying the girl the
transporter pulled a shrewdy, be
cause it is a well-known fact that
a wife doesn’t have to testify a- 1
gainst her husband, or so some- ■
body once said..
But in this case the big had
government got the girl to testify
and sent the criminal up the river
—or would have liked too, but he
had a smart^ lawyer. He appeal
ed, Alaska style.
It was an interesting case with
its ups and downs and my friend
from Juneau may have won it or
may have lost it. Those nine jud
ges just don’t commit themselves
until everyone has gone home.
But getting back to that Su
preme Court. To start with it if
an exclusive-exclusive club. That’?
very exclusive.
To get appointed you have to
he on more than just a nodding
acquaintance with the President
of the United States, and it takes
that f'nal Act of God to he de
frocked. That’s patronage on the .
highest level.
Lt is interesing to note that each
of the members of the Supreme
Count have different type and size
chairs. But then, I guess they
have different type bodies.
The busiest people weren’t the
judges, but their little nelpers,
the page boys. They bounced a
round like yoyos, up and down.
They were delivering messages,
bringing drinks (of water) to the
judges and just in general earning
their money.
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