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Warm Reception Greets Sen. Bartlett; ®j*J; ^f°“{laafrfd
Reviews Legislation Affecting Alaska Leaves for Calif.
“We’re going to get the highways
and roads we need,’ Sen E.L. Bart
lett affirmed in a speech before a
group of more than sixty people
gathered at a dinner in his honor
at the Montmarte Wednesday ev
ening. He received a warm recep
tion.
The Senator in his speech stated
the so-called Omnibus bill was the
■lost important piece of legislation
passed in the last session of Con
gress. Funds made available by its
provisions, will enable Alaska to
secure airports and roads neeeded.
Sen. Bartlett appeared in a hap
py frame of mind as he recounted
the passage of (bills in congress
favorable to Alaska. Having a vote
"made a very considerable differ
ence,’ he said. The difference, he
said, would be for Alaska, rather
than just personally. He said the
two senators and representatives
worked in complete harmony. Of
216 bills voted on, he said, the
three voted the same on all but 19,
without prior collaboration.
Bartlett denounced the Admin
istrations plan to set up a wild
life range of 9 million acres in the
Arctic. Mining interests, he said,
are against the bill Gov. Egan
and the state administration are
apposed to the transfer. Should it
he found necessary at a future date
to set aside any land, it can be
done then.
On the subject of fisheries, Sen.
Bartlett stated that in order to
preserve and build up our salmon
runs, it would be necessary to re
duce or elimate the taking of sal
mon on the high seas, and invoke
an embargo on the im ort of
salmon from Japan.
Bartlett stated it will be a great
day for Alaska when it manages
Hs own fisheries. “We will have in
a few days, control over our fish
eries.’ The State will assume man
agement of its fisheries resource
January 1, 1960. He said people
blame the Federal government for
the present condition of our fisher
ies. “Why shouldn’t they“ he asked
Bartlett lauded Gov. Egan and
his administration. He said the
Alaskan delegates in Washington
have worked in complete harmony
with the administration, and will
continue to do so for the better
ment of Alaska. He quoted exten
sively from Gov. Egan’s speech de
livered before delegates attending
the Southcentral District Demo
crat meeting Saturday in Anchor
age.
Gov. Egan, stated in his speech
-that education had faired well in
the new state .... “Every Alaskan
may justly be proud of the State
Department of Education,“ -he had
stated. “As much as any Alaskan
I have an abiding concern for the
quality and the availability of pub
lic education in Alaska.44
The Senator concluded his re
marks by inviting Alaskans to
write to their representatives in
Washington. He said he looked to
the future with high hope. “We
have the resources, he said. With
God’s ‘blessing we will make our
place among the other states.44
Youth Leadership
Contest Announced
The annual Elks Leadership
program is underway, according
to Norman Dinwiddie, chairman
of the Elks Youth .Leadership
Committee for Alaska West.
Any high school student inter
ested in participating may obtain
full details from Mrs. Belcher
teacher at the school.
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Hobby
A move has (been started in A’a -
ka to remember the guests at the
Pioneer Home at Sitka, on their
birthdays by the sending of a card
•r letter.
Mrs. Amante T.. Hansen, of
Fairbanks, Alaska, was the origi
nator of the idea following a visit
to -the Home in 1956. While there
she met many of her old friends,
both men and women, and became
acquainted with many more. She
was struck by their loneliness,
despite the fact the Home is a
beautiful place and well run and
kept. It was then she conceived
the idea of obtaining a list of the
guests with birthdays each month
and writing them_ Mrs. Hansen
found it to be such a worthwhile
hobby, enlisted the aid of the Pio
neer Women of Alaska, and news
papres throughout the state.
Writing of cards need not be
confined to just birthdays but,
Christmas cards, especially to
those from the same city or town,
would be thoroughly enjoyed by
the recipients, she stated.
The following is a list of the
guests at the Alaska Pioneers
Home who have birthdays during
the month of December, the yeiv
•f birth and the place from which
they entered.
The (address is Box 198, Sitka,
Alaska . Here is the list, which in
cludes only one from Kodiak, Jack
Graham:
Ole Skogen, Dec. 2, 1887, Fair
banks; Patrick Joyce, Dec_ 3, 1881,
Kasilof; Erik Gissberg, Dec. 4,
1864, Seldovia; Charles Fratter,
Dec. 5, 1873, Wrangell; Valentine
Sorli, Dec. 7, 1877, Talkeetna;
Peter Slugen, Dec. 9, 1877, Wran
gell; Elijah Weaver, Dec. 11, 1875,
Seward; Jack Graham, Dec. 13,
1884, Kodiak; Paul Heinrich, Dec.
14, 1878, Manley Hot Springs;
Elmer Anderson, Dec. 15, 1881,
Cordova; Mrs. Effie Baldwin, Dec.
18, 1883, Nome; Frank Richard
son, Dec. 19, 1877, Petersburg;
Mrs. Margaret Bell Soares, Dec.
24, 1879, Fairbanks; John Peder
Olen, , Dec. 25, 1870, Petersburg;
Carl Jacobson, Dec. 26, 1877,
Ketchikan; Willard Wall, Dec. 26,
1892, Myers Chuck. Two with no
date were John Schwartz, born
1876, and from Craig; and Nick
Bosoff, born 1878, and from Anch
orage.
The names listed below are
guests at the Home who have
birthdays other than December,
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KODIAK, Alaska, Dec., 2—Cap
tain Lyle E. Strickler, USN, will
assume duties as Chief of Staff to
Commander Alaskan' Sea Frontier
and Commandant 17th Naval Dis
trict here on Dec*, 11.
He replaces Captain George D.
Roullard, USN, who has been
ordered to duty on the staff of
Commander Western Sea Frontier
in San Francisco, Calif.
•Captain Strickler reports from
Coronado, Calif., where he has
been serving as Chief of Staff to
Commander Amphibious Training
Command, Pacific since Sept.,
1957.
Born in South Dakota, Captain
Strickler began his naval career
when he graduated from the Naval
Academy in 1934. He is a sub
mariner who completed seven war
patrols during WWII, and is holder
of the Silver Cross, Commendation
Ribbon, Navy Unit Citation, and
Army Distinguished Unit Badge.
In March 1942, he helped evacuate
Philippine President Quezon from
Corregidor and High Commis
sioner Sayre from Corregidor to
Fremantle. Before the end of the
war he was in command of the
submarine USS PORPOISE.
Other duties have placed him on
board the aircraft carrier USS
TARAWA, in command of the des
troyer USS ROOKS and attack
transport USS CAVALIER, and
on staffs of various commands in
the U.S. and abroad.
He is married to the former Miss
Marion J.. Brady of Tulsa, Okla.
They have two daughters, Judith
20 and Victoria 12.
Captain and Mrs. Roullard, and
their sons Geoffrey, 6 and Phillip,
4, left Kodiak for heir San Fran
cisco duty station on Nov., 26 on
the Military Sea Transportation
vessel USNS FREDERICK FUN
STON.
Reporting to Navy headquarters
at Kodiak as Inspector General in
Nov., 1957, Captain Roullard was
appointed Chief of Staff the follow
ing February. He served in this
capacity throughout the remainder
of his Alaska tour.
Meeting Tonight
On Boundaries
A meeting has been called for
Friday evening in the Federal
Court room to discuss boundaries
which have to ibe defined when
boroughs are-set up. The meeting
is scheduled to begin at 8 p.m.
The State Boundary Commission
will meet here December 11 and
12. The meeting tonight and an
other planned prior to those dates,
is for the purpose of ironing out
differences as to where boundaries
shall be defined.
Connelleys Leave
Charles (Chuck) Connelley,
FWS agent here, will leave in a
few days_ His wife and son left
Friday, for San Francisco.
They will be vacationing for a
month following which Connelley
will go to h:s new assignment as
assistant to *he Director of the
Tuna ProgrA d Terminal Island,
near Long Beach, Calif* *
Connelley has been in Kodiak
since February 15, 1958.
Death Follows
Short Illness
Death came to a well-known
resident of Kodiak, Mrs. Frieda
Blinn, 51, who passed sway early
Friday morning.
Mrs. Blinn was stricker.' with a
cerebral hemorrhage Friday night,
and has remained in a critical
condition since.
Mrs. Blinn is survived toy her
husband, Jess, and two daughters,
Marlyss and Beoma.
Fishery Loan
Program Explained
A meeting was held at Fisher
man’s Hall Thursday night to ex
pVn the Fishery Lean Program to
interested boat owners. Mr.. C. E.
Peterson, Chief of the Office of
Loans and Grants of the U. S. Bu
reau of Commercial Fisheries in
Washington, D. C. and Mr. George
Haill, the Alaska representative of
that office explained the program.
Funds are available from the
Bureau to provide loans to fishing
vessel owners who are unable to
obtain credit elsewhere to finance
and refinance the costs of operat
ions, maintenance, repairs, replace
ment and eqiupment of fishing
vessels and gear. *'
Crab Stickers
Available Again
A new supply of Kodiak crab
stickers tare now available at the
Kodiak Mirror office.
1 The attractive stickers proclaim
ing Kodiak the King Crab Capitol
of the Worlds are in three colors,
and have proved popular for at
taching to letters or packages when
mailing. Many are now buying
them to stick on Christmas letters
and packages. They sell for $1.50
a hundred.
Sports Roundup
Tonight the Kodiak Bears and
Junior varsity swing back into
action following the Thanksgiving
vacation.
In the 6:30 game the JV’s meet,
the hustling high school Indepen
dents in what should be a thriller
The 8 pm, game sees the Bear*,
move into action against the,
strong Kraft team. Probable!
starters for the JV’s will be Sheri I
cyan and Gammon as guards with!
Tillatson at center, and Brown j
and Olson in the forward posi
tions. j
This will be the second game of
the season for the JV’s while the
Bears will be out to gain their!
second victory of the week.
On Monday night the hardflghtj
ing high school I n dependents -were,
finally edged by the N'aval Station
Supply team, 46-40. The Indepen
dents led until 3 minutes remain
ed in the game_
The second game between PNA
and Krafts proved to be fast and
exciting but Krafts jumped off to
an early lead and were never
headed. Final score, Krafts, 66*
PNA, 56.
Thursday nights game focnd
the fast and aggressive Fleet
Weather team edging a hard
fighting Krafts team 66—66. '
The second game showed some
fast playing between PNA and the
high school Independents; with
PNA trailing the entire game only
to finish fast for a 50*44 win.
Nekt week only two nights will
see basketball action in nondeague
tilts- On Monday night the strong
Krafts team will meet a Navy
opponent while the 8:15 game will
see PNA go against Fleet weather!
Friday night December 11, th«
JV’s meet Krafts, while the Bear*
tangle with the American* Legion
team in a league game. The laiteif
team won the first half of the
league play.
Demos Offer Program To Revitalize
The Fisheries Resources In Alaska
The Southcentral District Demo
cratic party’s platform, adopted at
their meeting Monday, contained a
plank which passed without opposi
tion, offering measures to revita
lize Alaska’s fishing industry.
The suggested program calls for
the establishment of an Alaska
College of Fisheries, endorsement
of the principal of government
assistance to Alaska fisheries, op
position to high seas salmon* fisher
ies and a re-examination of the
nation’s position on the doctrine
of the Continental Shelf.
Support of the principal of
government assistance to the
fisheries, the plank stated it was
in order to expand and improve
•the industry so that it will form the
basis for a sound economy for the
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NEW PNA AGENT
ANNOUNCED FOR JUNEAU
Ron Stafford, Pacific Northern
A i r 1 i n e s’ passenger agent at
Seattle-Tacoma Airport, has been
transferred to Juneau, it has been
announced by Harold A. Olsen,
PNA vice president of traffic and
sales.
Stafford joined PNA : in April,
1956. .
people of the state.
The plank Includes loans to
fishermen to build new boats of
the utility type for expanded fish
ing operations.
The caucas also endorsed the
proposed Kodiak-Homer-Anchor
age ferry.
Anna Mae Vokacek was among
among the four delegates named
to the district central committee.
The others are Bob McFarland,
Quincy Benton, and John Weiss.
Metzgar Replaces
Johnson On Dock
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Jack Metzgar assumed the. du
ties of City Dock Warfinger thi*
week following his appointment by
City Manager Poland. He replece*
Jack Johnson, who has held uh*
position for the past three years.
Metzgar is a long-time resident
of Kodiak. He formerly worked on
the Naval Station as a dock supcrin
tendent, and more recently as
warehouseman at Donnelley and
Acheson.
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Johnson will be employed by the
City in the. dock repair work which
is getting underway.