Airport Construction To Begin Soon
Construction of the Kodiak mu
nicipal airport, long a conversation
piece here, is expected to get un
derway in the near future, possibly
next week.
This prediction was made by
City Manager Bill Poland, follow
ing receipt of a telegram from
Richard A. Downing, Commission
er, State Department of Public
Works, indicating his department
will go along with the City in
reaching an agreement. A series
of telephone conversations between
Poland and Downing, together
with the Department of Aviation
officials, has resulted in the im
passe that existed being cleared
and differences resolved.
According to the telegram, a
deposit of $50,000 will be placed
in the local bank, to be drawn on
as the work progresses. A total of
$125,000 will be placed in the bank
to cover construction costs.
The work will be in charge of
John Chase, and will consist mainly
in clearing land, and making a
surface suitable for light plane
landings. The strip will be 2,200
feet long.
In an earlier agreement pro
Group Meets To
Form Ski Patrol
The first organizational meeting
of the Kodiak Ski Patrol was held
Thursday evening in the NS chaipel
annex, which was led by Ski
Patrol Leader Bert Swift. George
Ameigh is assistant Ski Patrol
Leader.
The group outlined the forth
coming program for the year. The
objective of the organization is to
provide better services for skiing.
The 15 people present were very
enthusiastic. The group will be af
filiated with the National Ski
Patrol System. They also plan to
initiate a rescue program.
Members are forming as volun
teer labor groups to assist in get
ting skiing facilities in good shape
and repairing equipment. They
will meet at the ski chalet Satur
day, and will continue meeting
weekends until the job is com
pleted.
The group also plans ski school
classes to be held weekends and
holidays. Films on skiing will also
be shown.
Committee chairman appoint
ments are as follows: First Aid:
Richard Pfaffenberger; Publicity:
Larry Shultz; Safety: Roman
Adams. Chairman of the ski school
committee has not been appointed
as yet.
Election Code
Proved Workable
Gov. William A. Egan said he
believes the state’s new election
code operated “very well’’ in first
test during last week’s primary.
Egan said he would study re
ports from election judges to see
whether any changes should be
recommended to the 1961 legis
lature. Egan said the official can
vass was progressing rapidly with
only a few precincts missing.
The count of approximately
3,500 absentee ballots starts Fri
day (today).
posed by the Department, the City
would pay out construction costs
for later reimbursement by the
State. This has since been revised
with the State providing the funds
as needed.
One of the obstacles that pre
vented an agreement being reached
was that of acquiring land for the
right of way. The Department of
Aviation wanted the City to secure
an option on lots 8, 10 and 12 ad
jacent to the airport site. This is
no longer required. Negotiations
on these lots will be taken up later.
Options will be secured or are in
process of being secured by Po
land. This will remove the last
obstacles from actual construction.
Rotary Clubs In
116 Countries
United For Peace
“Rotary clubs in 116 countries
are united in these difficult times
of international tensions in an
endeavor to promote understand
ing, good will and peace through
out the world,” Herbert L. Lohr of
Everett, Washington, and governor
of district 504 of Rotary Inter
national, stated in a speech deliv
ered before the Kodiak Rotary
Club Thursday noon at the 49
Room.
In addition to the activities of
the more than 10,600 Rotary Clubs
within their own communities to
promote this objective, Mr. Lohr
explained, Rotary International
has awarded grants of more than
$3,300,000 in the past 13 years
through its program of student
fellowships. These fellowships en
able outstanding college gradu
ates to study for one year in coun
tries other than their own. The
speaker complimented the local
club on its participation in the
program.
“Rotary is concerned with peo
ple, not politics,” Mr. Lohr con
tinued. “It is organized friendship,
making for neighborliness through
out the world.
“With fellowship and service to
others as its keynote, Rotary pro
vides a common ground for nearly
500,000 business and professional
executives throughout the world,
regardless of differing nationali
ties or customs or languages or
political and religious beliefs.”
The Rotary governor spoke on
three of the functions of the or
ganization — Club service, voca
tional service and community serv
ice. He said club service was the
very foundation of Rotary. “Ex
pand it—express it—live it,” he
advised. Under vocational service,
Lohr said, Rotarians have an op
portunity to express Rotary in
their daily business contacts.
Lohr then emphasized that com
munity betterment should be a
goal of every Rotary dub. “What
are the needs of the community,”
is a question that should be asked,
he said. “Recognize the need and
do something about it.”
In the closing remarks, the
speaker said that one of the great
est needs today is an informed
public opinion.
Salmon Pack Up
800,000 Over
Last Year Catch
JUNEAU UP>—The 1960 Alaska
salmon pack inched up to 2,330,
703 cases last week, the Depart
ment of Fish and Game reported
Wednesday.
Poor catches in southeastern
Alaska took some of the edge off
the huge haul of red salmon made
in the Bristol Bay area earlier in
the season.
The pack through last Sunday
was still some 800,000 cases ahead
of last year at the same time. Of
the total pack through last Sunday,
the Southeast area contributed
217,234 cases, down 369,290 cases
from 1959; Central area, 1,066,999,
up 585,750 cases from last year;
and Western area, 1,046,470 cases,
up 588,483 from a year ago.
Will Construct
Cement Plant
Near Anchorage
Permanente Cement Company
has filed claims covering 240 acres
of high-grade limestone deposits
near Anchorage, Alaska, it was an
nounced this week by Wallace A.
Marsh, president of the company.
The limestone deposits will
serve as sources of raw material
for a cement manufacturing plant
which Permanente plans to build
to serve Alaska’s growing construc
tion market.
A site has been acquired ad
jacent to the Alaska Railroad,
where the plant will be located.
The facilities at Sutton will rep
resent an investment of approxi
mately $5,000,000. Initial produc
tive capacity of the facilities will
be approximately 500,000 barrels
of cement per year. This is equal
to 2,000,000 sacks.
Alaska Sourdoughs
Want Polar Bears
OAKLAND, Calif. OP)—Oldtimers
gathered here for a three-day in
ternational sourdough reunion.
President of the sourdoughs,
Dick Racine, 76, now a Long Beach,
Calif, real estate dealer, said the
sourdoughs are going to try to
stop the slaughter of polar bears.
GEN. WHITE IN ALASKA
ANCHORAGE UR—Gen. Thomas
D. White, Air Force Chief of Staff,
arrived Thursday for a few days
visit in Alaska.
The Air Force said White is on
leave, but probably will visit some
remote sites before returning to
Washington next week.
Attendance pins were given out
by the visiting governor to Rotar
ians who had perfect attendance
for periods ranging from 1 year to
12 years. Mr. Lohr was presented
an Alaskan flag autographed by
the designer, Ben Benson. The pre
sentation was made by Art Brooks,
president of the local Rotary club.
Following a dinner in his honor
at the 49 Room Wednesday eve
ning, Mr. Lohr met the members
at assembly, which was held at the
home of Dr. Bruce Keers.
Don Morgans Here
For Short Visit
Don Morgan, former high school
principal h^re, is in Kodiak for 9
few days. He and his wife, Bar
bara and one child accompanied
him.
The Morgans returned to the
U. S. from Munich, Germany,
where Morgan worked for the State
Department. He served a year
there, and prior to that was sta
tioned in India. The entire family
of three youngsters and Mr. and
Mrs. Morgan drove across the
country, leaving the other two
children in Oregon. Prior to enter
ing government service, Morgan
taught school. He was in Kodiak
from 1953-55, and was principal of
the high school here.
Don Morgan has left the State
Department, and will teach at
Clark College, Vancouver, Wash.,
next year. He plans to study for
his Ph degree. The Morgans will
leave Tuesday.
Zelanna Stone
To Be Married
The engagement of their daugh
ter, Zelanna, to Mr. Clayton S.
Copsey has been announced by Mr.
and Mrs. William Stone.
The wedding will be held at the
Community Baptist Church at 8
o’clock in the evening on Friday,
September 1.
Tender Grounded
JUNEAU (iT)—The 75-foot can
nery tender, Cydonia, grounded
Wednesday night on Burnt Island,
in Wrangell Narrows, the Coast
Guard reported.
The Coast Guard said the Cy
donia, owned by publisher Sid
Charles of the Ketchikan Daily
News, was carrying seven persons.
None were reported injured.
All vessels in the area were
warned to be on the alert for 14
drums of aviation gasoline which
were jettisoned by the Cydonia’s
crew in an effort to refloat the
boat.
On board were R. T. Stack, mas
ter of the ship, Ketchikan; Dr.
R. W. Carr, Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Carlson and E. Rieb, all of Ketchi
kan; Gene N. Gabbs and E. L.
Stephanson, both of Reno, Nevada.
Polaris ‘Great’
Navy League Told
Overseas bases and the Navy’s
Polaris program came in for re
view at the meeting of the Kodiak
Council of the Navy League, held
at the Town Club Tuesday noon.
The meeting was presided over by
the president, Dr. A. Holmes John
son.
A paper was read by Art Brooks,
in which the question: “What is
the usefulness of overseas bases?”
was answered. The paper took the
position that the mobile fleets of
the U. S. Navy acted as a deter
rent to aggressive action by a
hostile nation.
The Polaris missile was describ
ed as also a restraining factor to
hostile action by another nation,
due to its great accuracy, which
was described as greater than any
other missile. A1 Hochberger, in
his remarks on the subject, stated
the missile’s range began at 1,200
miles, then 1.500 miles and is now
up to 2,500 miles. “It can hit all
targets in the world,” he said.
There are 25 Polaris subs in use,
or building or promised, he stated.
Captain Nathan Lincoln, Com
manding Officer on the Naval Sta
tion, spoke to the group following
the speeches, commenting on the
subject of overseas Naval bases
and Polaris missiles. He cited the
6th fleet in the Mediterranean as
providing close air support to land
troops. In speaking of the Polaris
missile, Captain Lincoln spoke
highly of Adm. Raburn, who he
said pushed the Polaris missile
program to its present progress.
“We need SAC,” he said, “but we
also need Polaris. It has a great
future with a great future poten
tial.”
The president then outlined
ways in which the club could assist
the Navy in its program—through
the Advisory Council on Naval
Affairs, attending Navy Day func
tions, periodic visits to the naval
stations, giving recognition to in
coming and outgoing naval per
sonnel, and other means. The club
voted to send funds to a project
which provides music to ships in
the Navy.
Eleven members will go to the
convention of the Navy League in
Seattle, to be held September 29
to October 1.
Public Sale of East Addition Lots
To Be Held Here By BLM Wednesday
A public sale of lots in the East
Addition, townsite of Kodiak, will
be held in the Court Room in the
Post Office building, on Wednes
day, August 24, beginning at 10
a.m. The lots will be sold to the
highest bidder, with the sale con
tinuing from day to day as long
as is necessary.
Minimum prices on the lots have
been published and no lots will be
sold for less than the listed price.
Full price can be paid by a success
ful bidder at the time of sale, but
if the bidder chooses to do so,
one-fourth of the purchase price
may be made, and the balance
payable in three equal annual in
stallments. Four per cent interest
will be charged on the unpaid bal
ance.
Prices of lots range from a low
of $75 to a maximum of $250. An
indication of what lots are selling
for may be gleaned from the fol
lowng: Block 40, lots 9, 10, 11 and
12, $150; Block 42, lots 1, 2 and 8,
$150; lot 3, $120; lots 13, 14 and
15, $250; Block 43, lots 1 through
6, and 12-16, $150; lots 9 and 10,
$75; lot 11, $100. All lots in block
44, $150. Block 45, lots 3-8, $140;
9-13, $150; 14-15, $120; lot 16, $100.
Block 46, lot 1, $70; lot 2, $80; lot
3, $90; lots 4 and 5 and 9, $150;
lots 6, 7 and 8, $130. All other lots
will be sold for varying amounts
from $80 to $200 and include lots
in block 47 through block 56.
Blocks 41, 53 and lot 13 of block
55 are municipal reserve.