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Propose Plan For Airport Construction;
“Who To Supervise?” Question Asktd
An airport for Kodiak is assured
and can be a reality by this time
■tat year—(the City Council and
interested citizens present were
Md at the meeting of that group
Thursday night. Four officials rep
resenting several State agencies
were present also.
Richard Downing, Commissioner
ef Public Works. Milton Donner,
aim ef the State Public Works,
Eugene G. Roguszka, Director of
•he Division of Aviation, and Mr.
Sherrard, of the Highway Division,
attended the meeting.
Clarification, however, as to
whether this is to be a City or
community project was sought by
a resident of the area.
Downing, under whose depart
ment the project comes, stated
that he saw no reason why the
•airport couldn't be buHt by this
time next year, if a start were
made .soon. He stated that due to
the limited funds allocated to the
project—a sum of some $125,000—
Ae work would have to be accom
plished under local planning, uti
the resources of the com
munity. His department, he said,
would furnish the design and as
sist in the engineering work, but
actual construction would have to
%e done by local means. This, he
mid, to outlined by the bill author
izing construction.
Rpguszka spoke briefly reiter
ating statements by Downing, and
statlfeg that his department will
famish data as to type and meth
od of construction.
In the discussion ttzat followed,
various members of the audience
and City Council spoke. Chuck
Weir, Airport Projects Committee
Chairman of the Chamber of Com
merce, then stated he saw no rea
son why the construction shouldn't
•begin soon. Harry Felton, a resi
dent of the area, then asked if this
was to be a City project or a com
munity project. Considerable dis
cussion then followed as to who
should spearhead the construction,
the City Council or a committee
comprised of city and area resi
dents. Mayor Coon stated he
thought the Council should, but
Council members were divided on
this. Councilman Patterson
BPW Club Will
Elect Officers
There will be election of offi
cers at the regular dinner meet
ing of Kodiak Business ond Pro
fessional Women’s Club Monday
evening, April 18, at the Island
Fountain.
Career Advancement chairman
Margaret Lightfoot has announced
that Alfred Craig, high school
History teacher, will be guest
speaker at the dinner.
Club president Lilian Smith
said that aP members of the club
are urged to attend this important
meeting. “The election is being
held at this time because of the
imminent arrival of a National
Officer who is expected to be
present for instaRation of the
needy elected officers," she added.
brought out that council members
were elected City officials but
were not elected by residents of
the area in question. “What about
the upkeep? Are we to assume
that, too?” Patterson said we
should forget “community” and
“City.” This project is for the
benefit of the people of Kodiak.”
The Council on voice vote,
elected to get the project under
way by arranging a meeting of the
Council and residents of the area
to map out a construction pro
gram.
Sherrard was then introduced
by City Manager FoCand, and out
lined the various methods of con
struction of the new road pro
posed by engineers in his depart
ment. He gave a master plan of
urban type of construction that
he said would cost approximately
$1,000,000. This he thought, was
more road than needed at present.
Of several alternate plans, some
of which called for a rural type of
construction, which was the orig
inal plan, and combined rural and
urban construction, with side
walks, storm drains, curbing, his
alternate plan D, costing approxi
mately $650,000, met with the ap
proval of the Council. This called
for 60 foot wide road, curbing
part way, four foott sidewalks only
in the downtown area and rural
tyre of construction throughout
the undeveloped areas.
The Council voted in favor of
the latter method. Sherrard then
slated that a design could be
drawn up in two months, and bids
called for, assuring construction
this year.
Gov. Egan Hits At
Sec’y Seaton’s
Fishing Proposals
JUNEAU UP)—Governor William
Egan and Attorney Genera! John
Rader levied heavy criticism at
the proposed 1960 fishing regula
tions announced by Secretary of
Interior Fred Seaton.
Egan said the proposals ad
vanced last week by the Bureau
of Indian Affairs extend far be
yond any such issued in the past
by Fish and Wildlife Service.
Rader called them an "attempt to
regain control of Alaska fisheries"
by the agency of the Federal gov
ernment, on the basis that native
fish5ft? rights are being protected.
Regulations would permVt oper
ation again this year of 11 Native
f;sh traps in Southeastern Alaska,
despite State laws which ban any
•such use of that type gear. In
addition, 10 other Southeastern
tran sites are designated in the
urcvposed reguM’ons, but no au
thority granted for their use this
year.
Rjader said, “It appears that on
the basis of race, regulations pur
port to exempt persons of Indian
or Native blood from State Fish
and Game regulations at the op
tion of the Secretary of Interior,
if! some areas and for some pur
poses." Egan said, “It seems pe
culiar that former Federal regu
lations permitted fishing by all
U. S. citizens."
Both took particular exception
to proposed regulations relating
to Karluk fishery, Kodiak Island.
Rader said the fishery had been
“open to natives and whites alike,
as have all the rest of Alaska fish
ery resources, for many years.
However, Seaton’s proposed regu
lations purport to now give these
resources exclusively to persons
of Indian Wood In Kartilk.”
Changes Made In Election Procedure;
Candidates Must File By May 2
Closing date for filing for office
in the State general election is
May 2. A number of provisions
new Ho the election heretofore
were made in the new Alaska
Election Code, which went into
effect April 6.
Under the code closing date
would be May 1, which this year
falls on Sunday. The following
Monday. May 2. at 5 p.m., has been
designated as the last day.
Under the code, candidates must
file a declaration of party affilia
tion, and their names will be en
tered on the ballot as such in the
arimaries.
Independent candidates seeking
■xditical office without aprty af
filiations are subiect to new filing
requirements under the new Elec
‘ion Code. Candidates in this cate
gory must file at the same time
ns others. Independent candidates
heretofore could be nominated at
any time prior to the actual pri
mary election. Names of such can
dkpJtes w;il go directly on the
general election ballot without
being placed before the voters :n
the primary election.
Petitions nominating no - party
candidates for the State Senate
or State House of Representatives
shall be signed by qualified voters
of the election or senate district
in which the proposed nominee
desires to become a candidate,
equal in number to at least five
percent of the number of votes
cast in the preceding general
election. No more than 200 signa
tures or less than 50 signatures
are required.
A limited number of forms are
obtainable at the Deputy Magis
trate’s office for use of candidates
desiring to file.
Halibut Derby
July 15-16-17
$2,000 in prizes will be given
awav in the annual Outdoorsmen’s
Halibut Derby, it W3S announced
this week. The derby will be run
from July 15 for three days.
In announcing the event, Carl
Huer. Chairman of the Derby
committee, stated 10 prizes will be
given away for the largest, small
est, the first, the most halibut
cauc’T, n other categories,
which will be announced later,
""he derby will be run over a
Larger area than heretofore, he
stated.
Cold Storage Plant Survey To Be Made;
Many Resolutions Passed By Chamber
Action is forthcoming on the
cold storage plant, according to a
report given the Chamber of Com
merce ,by City Manager Bill Pol
and. .
Poland stated a representative
from (the Bureau of Fisheries is
arriving in Kodiak next week to
conduct a survey on the cold stor
age potential here. The survey is
being conducted as a result of in
formation supplied by Sen. Bart
lett.
Rep. Pete Deveau spoke to the
Chamber group, outlining various
bills which passed the State Leg
islature. He referred to the -and
’n? Viw, for which he was co
sponsor, the annexation bill, the
'teacher’s salary bill. The latter, he
said, was voted down because no
provision had been made for funds
to cover the increase. The legis
lature, he said, favored the in
crease.
Deveau predicted passage of the
State ferries bill, which will be
voted on in the general election
in November. He said the ferries
will become a reality by 1961.
A number of resolutions adopt
ed by the merchants at a recent
meeting, and presented by Don
Wolf, were adotped. These will be
taken to the State Chamber of
Commerce at its meeting in
Petersburg. In the resolutions, the
merchants ask that the State
group seek more stringent provi
sions in peddlers licenses, a review
and overhaul of the business
license act, making it a control
measure rather than a gross re
ceipts tax measure as now. Efforts
on behalf of the State organiza
tion to investigate industrial pos
sibilities of Alaska, and measures
to encourage outside investment.
The Georgia Plan was cited as a
good one.
Lloyd Cannon offered five reso
lutions pertaining to the filling
industry, which were adopted.
These called for a reciprocal
agreement with California, Ore
gon, Washington and British Co
lumbia for fishing outside the
state boundaries; for fishing with
in the 12-mile limit; a higher tar
iff on shrimp and canned fish
products; and sought to boycott
salmon shipped in to the United
States caught by foreign nationals
using gear illegal for U. S. fish
ermen.
A resolution to bring ubout
tighter securities regulations than
now prevail was introduced by .AJ
Hoehberger. This passed. ,
In resolutions introduced by Dr
A. Holmes Johnson, he sought an
equitable state tax to provide for
adequate teachers’ salaries; and
urged a continuing study of a site’
for a vocational school.: •'
A discussion on the issuing of.
passes on t^e Naval Station eon
eluded the meeting. It was brought
out that anyone malting frequent •*
trips on or through the Naval!
Station can secure a pass. The
idea of a permanent pass was men -j
lioned.
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Census Taking
Proceeds Rapidly
Census takers are proceeding at
a r3pid pace in the nose count of
this area, according to Etta G
Edris, crew leader in the area..
The advance census forms have,
aided considerably in speeding up>
the work of the 160,000 census
takers in the 50 states, who Will
cover 3Vz million square miles of ■■
’and.
Census takers in this area in-i
elude Bonnie Jarvela, Nancy Rich
ardson, Loveis Jackson, Donald
Clark. Gretehen Saupe, Sonia
Quinn and Freda Beaty.
Designate Refuges
JUNEAU LW — Gov. William
Egan signed irtto law two bills
designating 13 State game refuges
and creating a State game sanctu-*
ary on Walrus Island in Bristol
Bay. The two bills were among'
14 approved by the Governor
Wednesday and Thursday, raising
to 122 the number of laws enacted.'
this year. «
The game refuges co.ver areas'
now included in the j National!
Wildlife Refuge system and in j
elude Kodiak National Wildlif**
Refuge.
Legislators Back f
Sen. A1 Owen and Rep. Pete*
Deveau returned recently follows’
ing the conclusion of the *egis<»
lative sessions at Juneau. j
Senator and Mrs. Owen left this
week for their home at Uganik
Bay.'
Representative Hank Haag and.
his wife are in Seattle and will;
leave shortly for Kodiak. They*
plan to drive up the Alasku high
way. i
10 Candidates Run For Festival Queen;
Ten candidates vie for Queen to
reign over the Kodiak King Crab
Festival this year, the largest
number running for the honor in
any contest in the past.
Ray Martin, who is handling
‘■'rket sales and this phase of the
Festival, stated that three of the
queen contestants are being rpon
sored by organizations on the Sta
tion and seven are from town.
From town are Doris Gallagher,
sponsored by the Polar Bear Cafe;
Judy Beck, Knudsens; Rolanda
Vickery, Thompson Transfer,
Betty Schreiner, Sportland; Helen
Simeonoff, Wodlinger and Donnel
ley and Acheson; Sandra Hose
V. F. W. Club; Tina Simeonoff.
0. Kiuft & Son. From the Base,
candidates who are in the running
are Linda Zarfeski, sponsored b>
the Marine Club and Marine Bar
racks; Polly Jac Perry, C. P. O
Club and the E. M. Club: and Judy
Strickler, Officer s Club and the
F. R. A. Club.
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The M/V Expansion docked Fri:
d3y morning, leaving agoin
noon for the trip around Kodiak
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