VOL. 20, N0.46 KODIAK, ALASKA, DECEMBER 3, 1960 PRICE TEN CENTS
Proposed Ferry System Underway
Impetus Derived From 3 Day Conference
The proposed ferry system proj
ect for Alaska, voted in by the
electorate Nov. 8th, received a big
boost by the attendance of a dele
gation of Alaskan officials and
legislators at a three day confer
ence held at Vancouver and Vic
toria, B. C. and Seatte, which be
gan Sunday. Delegate from Hawaii
were also present.
Sen A1 Owen, ot Uganik, one of
the representatives from Alaska,
returned from the conference this
week, and spoke very highly of
the information obtained from the
meetings. Panel discussions, he
said, were lead by me n who were
successful in the ferry system field
in the Pacific Northwest. Phillip
P. Spaulding. Seattle Marine archi
tect, who has previously designed
vessels for the several Pacific
Northwest systems, lead the con
ference, with the following par
ticipating: R. J. Acheson, president,
Black Ball Transport, Inc.; Capt.
O. J. Williams, Manager, CPR
Systems, B. C. Coast Steamship
Service; I. D . Birse, Manager,
Washington State Ferries, and
several others prominent in ferry
business.
In addition to panel discussions,
the sessions included travel from
Victoria to Seattle aboard the
Washington State Ferry, Coho, on
a regular automobile - passenger
and roll on-roll off freight run,
and inspection of facilities at Seat
tle’s new Shilshole Marina.
Stating that the conference was
a regular seminar that would have
taken much effort to duplicate,
Sen. Owen said the delegation from
Alaska gained much from observ
ing the new type ferry boats, and
the new methods of handling their
cargoes. “We were briefed by the
people in the business,” he said,
“who have been and are success
ful operators.” The ferry systems
on the West Coast were in a sad
state only a few years ago, with
most of them in the red. The Wash
ington State Ferry System was a
prime example. Heavily in debt
several years ago, the system was
refinanced, and the Coho design
ed and put into service. In one
years operation, the system was
again in the black and has shown
a profit since. The proposed ferry
which will operate between Prince
Rupert, B. C., Juneau and Haines,
is of a similar design to that of
the Coho. The Kodiak-Homer-An
Swimming Pool
Topic Of Meet
A report on the progress of the
swimming pool project will be
the main order of business at next
week’s Chamber of Commerce
meeting to be held Thursday noon
at the Island Fountian.
In making the announcement,
Dr. Bob Johnson, President of the
Chamber, stated that a discussion
will follow the report from the
special committee studying the
project. Other civic projects will
also come in for review, he said.
Art Brooks, Chairman of the
Tourist Committee will report on
explosive developments at the
Alaska State Toiyist Convention
in Juneau,
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chorage ferry will be smaller, and
will be built along the lines already
publicized. The two ferries will be
built and put into service simal
taneously, according to Owen.
When compietec, travellers will
be able to drive to Prince Rupert,
ferry to the Haines cutoff, con
tinue into Alaska, and board the
ferry at Anchorage or Homer for
Kodiak.
Sen. Owen concluded by say
ing: “The thing which really struck
me, though, was to observe by
driving through the area from Vic
toria to Nanaimo, the growth and
apparent economic well - being
which the ferry system in the area
have made possible.”
Alaska’s representatives at the
conference included Commission
er Richard A. Downing, Depart
ment of Public Works; George
Nichols, deputy commissioner,
Department of Administration;
State Senators A1 Owen and John
Coghill, Nenana; and State Repre
sentatives Frank Chapados, Fair
banks, and Donald Harris, Mc
Grath, all members of the re
spective House and Senate Fin
ance Committees.
Home Decorating
Contest Is On
Two $25 savings bonds are be
ing offered as prizes for the best
decorated homes during Christmas.
The announcement was made by
George Cornelius of the Kodiak
Aleutian Realty Co., whose firm
is offering the prizes. A $25 bond
will be given to both an enlisted
man and a civilian whose homes
are adjudged the best decorated. A
committee consisting of the mayor
of Kodiak, and a representative
from Health and Walfare, Ameri
can Legion and other civic groups
will do the judging, according to
Cornelius.
Those entering the contest are
required to register at the Realty
office. Deadline for registering,
which is free, is Dec. 15.
Democrats Lead
Scant In House
Democrats will hold a scant 22
18 majority in the state House of
Representatives when the Legis
ature convenes in January, com
plete and official state election
returns have shown.
Republicans picked up seven
additional seats in the Southcen
tral, two in the Central and three
in the Southeast District.
Democratic candidates upended
three Republican incumbents in
the general reshuffling of House
seats.
BPW TO MEET
The regular business meeting
of the Kodiak Business and Pro
fessional Women s Club will be
held at tfae home of Mrs. Mary
Sorum, Monday evening, Dec. 5,
beginning at 7:30.
Mrs. Lorraine Rhein #nd Mrs.
lyillian Lamme ar cohostessess. 0
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New Phone System
On Naval Station
The Naval Station telephone
system will be changed over to the
new seven digit numbering plan
at the same time as the Kodiak
Telephone Co. inaugurates the
new toll-dialing system early next
month, according to Naval author
ities.
Three digit extension numbers
will be replaced by four digit ex
tension numbers with a three-digit
prefix. All Naval Station phones
will have 487 as the prefix. To
call a party on the Naval Station, a
person in town will have to dial
487, and follow with the four digit
extension number.
The old extension number is in
corporated in the new number.
For example, if one dials 0-526
at present, after Dec. 17, the party
must dial 487 .J; or 0-237 will
change to 487-2237, etc. The Naval
Station extension will continue to
be 0.
Civil Air Patrol
Week Proclaimed
The week beginning Dec. 1, has
been designated Civil Air Patrol
Week by Gov. William Egan of
Alaska.
Dec. 1 marked the 19th annivers
ary of the founding of the volun
teer civilian organization, which
is dedicated to aerial search and
rescue, mercy missions, disaster
relief, and aerospace education for
the youth of the country.
Merchant Marine
Nominees Sought
Senator Bartlett has announced
that he is accepting requests for
nominations to the U. S. Merchant
Marine Academy. The Academy
is located at Kings Point, Long Is
land, New York, about 16 miles
from New York City.
The Academy offers a four-year
course leading to a license as an
officer in the U.S. Merchant Ma
rine, a commission as Ensign
in the U. S. Naval Reserve
and the Bachelor of Science De
gree The sophomore year is spent
as a Cadet on merchant vessels
of the U. S. Merchant Marine.
Tuition, room and board, re
quired uniform and textbooks as
well as medical and dental care
are furnished by the United States
Government.
A candidate must be single, meet
physical standards similar to those
of Midshipmen, U. S. Naval Acad
emy, must have reached his 17th
but not his 22nd birthday by July
1, 1961, be a high-school graduate
or now in his senior year. Those
selected on a competitive basis as
a result of the College Entrance
Examination Board tests in March
1961, and other pertinent factors,
will enter the U. S. Merchant
Marine Academy in August 1961.
Anyone interested in a nomin
ation should write to Senator E.
L. Bartlett, 6241 Senate Office
Building, Washington 25, D. C.
giving his full name, date of birth
and address. & 0 o
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Gen. Carroll Here
Seeking Recruits
Gen. Thomas Carroll, Adjutant
General of Alaska, visited Kodiak
and its National Guard unit on
Wednesday of this week. Purpose
of the visit was to augment the
visit made last week by Major
Lloyd T. Mapes on behalf of the
Guard, and the statewide efforts
to keep up Alaska National Guard
strength.
The General and his aids, Sgt.
William Anderson, appeared on a
hastily prepared television show
over AFRTS on Wednesday even
ing with a group of others to stress
the great need for additional mem
bers in the Kodiak unit. The Gen
eral said that the National Guard
is an excellent means for young
men to fulfill their obligated mili
tary service. “The Guard requires
far less interruption of civilian
life, and if he chooses, a young
man may take advantage of the
many service schools available to
Guard members. The training of
fered is valuable, not only in the
Guard but in civilian life as well.
Members may choose, of course, to
go into the regular Army. I know
of two pilots who started in the
Guard as enlisted men, and then
went to OCS.”
“Due to budgetary restrictions
no service can be as large as we
would like. This places great im
portance on the National Guard
and other reserve units, and the
more active and efficient they must
be.” The Alaska National Guard is
different from that of the lower
48, Gen Carroll said, in that Alas
ka’s units have a mobilization mis
sion right at the start of war if
it comes. The two Scout battalions
on the mainland have an actual
mission rigiht now—'surveillance
of the coast and collection of in
telligence data. Kodiak’s unit has
been given a prior mission in the
event of war.
“This unit is a rifle company
though it does have heavy weap
ons. Equipment available to the
Kodiak Guard is comparable to
that used by regular Army units,
but their primary weapon is the
106 recoil ess rifle.
“Within the next two months
this unit should be able to have a
live fire demonstration with the
106. This is quite an impressive
weapon,” Gen. Carroll stated.
Gen. Carroll stressed that in
creasing the size of Kodiak’s Guard
unit is a local problem and in order
to keep the unit, great strides will
have to be made within the next
sixty days.
Increased Pay
For Military
Members of the Alaska Com
mand will receive ncreased cost
of-living allowances in this month,
accordin to word received this
week from the 17th Naval Dis
trict. The increase will benefit of
ficers and enlisted personnel who
have their dependents in Alaska.
The additional payments, based
on military grade and number of
dependents, will range from 25
cents to $1 per day. ° s
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Heintzleman Head
Of March Of Dime6
B. Frank Heintzleman, former
Governor of Alaska and a leading
figure in Alaska’s progress and de
velopment, will lead Alaska State
volunteers in the New March of
Dimes next January.
The appointment to head the
March of Dimes campaign against
birth defects, arthritis and polio
in the State of Alaska, was an
nounced today frojji New York by
Basil O’Connor, president of The
National Foundation. Governor
Heintzleman succeeds Dr. Ernest
N. Patty, former president of the
University of Alaska, to this im
portant volunteer post.
As State Chairman of the New
March of Dimes in Alaska Gover
nor Heintzleman will assist local
volunteer March of Dimes chair
men throughout Alaska in carry
ing out the traditional appeal, set
for January 2-31.
In accepting the appointment
Governor Heinzleman said, “The
New March of Dimes next January
will emphasize the need for greater
public understanding of the prob
lems of birth defects, arthritis and
residual polio. Few of us realize
how many Americans are affected.
One out of every 16 babies is bom
with a significant birth defect and
at least 11 million Americans have
arthritis or rheumatism.
“The prevention of birth defects
and arthritis are the new goals
that have been added to the March
cf Dimes’ continuing fight against
crippling diseases and the March
of Dimes is on its way to solving
these problems with the same skills
that were brought to bear against
polio,” he concluded.
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rasi Hciion seen
For Next Week
Monday nights play will see the
D & A and NavComSta teams in ac
tion, beginning at 6:30, in a Town
League basketball game. Medical
Dental will meet PNA at 8:15 p.m.
Both games will be played at the
high school gym.
Tuesday night the Kraft’s team
will meet D & A at 6:30, whi^e
at 8:15 the American Legion will
collide with PNA.
To round out the week’s pl^y,
the Junior Varsity will line up
against the D & A team on Friday
night at 6:30, while the Bears
will tangle with the fast VP i7
team at 8 p.m.
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BASKETBALL SCORING HEAVY
In this week’s action, the Nav
ComSta team handily defeated the
Coast Guard team by a score of
90-35.
NavComSta, sparked by Hall
with 24 points and McLouth with
33, led all the way and were never
threatened. High for the Coast
Guard was Demichiell with 17
points. In the second game of the
evening, VP 17 outlasted Krafts
by a score of 56-43. Fehlinger was
high for VF 17 with 20 points while
Hartman and Fltzgefald each had
11 for Krafts.
In Tuesday night’s single game
PNA defeated Krafts by a score of
65-44. Jerling had 18 points for
PNA while Hartrp?n scored 15 for
the Kraft’s team. ° o 0
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