Kodiak High School Graduating Class of 1960
THE KODIAK HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATING CLASS OF 1960—Thirty five
students, members of the Senior class, became full-fledged graduates, follow
ing commencement exercises held in the high school auditorium, Tuesday
evening. May 24. Pictured in front row are: Glenn Lawson, Delores Gallagher,
Julius Anderson, Judith Beck, Edna Mae Anderson, Bill Fearn, Zelanna Stone,
Tom Shugak, Christine Neseth and Norman Saxton. Second row: Jim Fritcher,
Barbara Read, Milton Souter, Sandra Jesser, Wayne Kraft, Reka Ambrosia,
Fay Luque, Jim Wheeler, Francis Burke, Pete Wolten, Mona Ensslin and
Norman Smith. Back row: Sharon Strope, Denton Andrews, Katherine Brooks,
Bill Cummings, Phyllis Burum, Stanley Austerman, Olivia Huey, Anita
Stewart, Adolph Jackinsky, Kay McCall, Jack Healey, Rolanda Vickery and
Ronda Shupp.
CAB Investigation May Be Reopened;
Harvey Flying Service Files Objections
WASHINGTON UP* — The Civil
Aeronautics Board has proposed
to reopen for the second time its
hearing on the need for additional
air service in the Kodiak Island
area. CAB examiner Paul Pfeiffer
gave the parties in the proceed
ings five days in which to file any
objections to the reopening of the
hearing about July 13.
The place is to be fixed later,
to receive testimony by James W.
Harvey, of Harvey’s Flying Serv
ice. The proceedings were original
ly a part of CAB’s investigation of
air services within Alaska. Intra
Alaska case is completed for the
most part, but was reopened for
the hearing May 27 on the Kodiak
portion.
After the hearing Pfeiffer re
ceived a telegram from Harvey
complaining that he had not been
notified. Harvey said he took ex
ception to testimony that Kodiak
Airways is the only year around
air service on Kodiak Island. He
said he has operated in the Kodiak
area for five years, and the last
two years the year around. He said
“public necessity for air service
on Kodiak Island can be adequate
ly fulfilled under the present au
thority engaged in by Harvey Fly
ing Service and Kodiak Airways.
The need for air service is not suf
ficient to warrant the government
to contribute to and stabilize the
economic status of one of these
two existing year round air serv
ices. The issuance of a subsidized
certificate to one of two such serv
ices within a given area would ex
clude self-supporting operator, and
force upon an unwilling public the
unhappy state of having no choice
of such air service as is needed.”
Harvey urged a further hearing
at Kodiak. He said the cost of
going to Washington is “prohib
itive.”
Fletcher Family
Vacations Outside
Orpheum Theatre manager John
Fletcher and his wife, Ina, left
last week for a vacation Outside.
They were accompanied by sons
Rusty and Raymond. •
The Fletchers picked up a new
car in Seattle and are driving to
California where they will visit
Hollywood and other points of
interest. They expect to be gone
at least a month.
Anthony Reed will act as man
ager of the Orpheum during
Fletcher’s absence.
City Tax Rate
Set At 17.5 Mills
At a regular meeting May 31,
the City Council took positive
action on the 1960-61 budget as
proposed by the City Manager.
Council set the mill rate required
by the city for the forthcoming
year at 9 4/10 mills.
With a total real and personal
property valuation of $11,666,678
plus a revenue of $1,600 from boat
tax based on tonnage, a tax levy
of 17.5 mills yields a tax revenue
total of $205,767.00. Of this $205,
767 tax revenue, $110,767, repre
senting approximately 9 4/10*inills,
is required for municipal purposes,
while $95,000, or approximately
8 1/10 mills, is for the estimated
city share of the Kodiak Independ
ent School District budget.
In keeping with the policy of the
City Council, estimated expendi
tures have been cut to what is con
sidered to be a minimum without
a cut back in services, which is
beyond the authority of the ad
ministration. Anticipated expendi
tures for the coming year total
$223,894.98 with a contingency
fund of $3,179.02.
The figure of $227,064, which
includes the contingency fund, is
$6,511 less than the total expendi
ture figure of $233,575 for the
fiscal year ending July 1, 1960.
Gov. Egan Defends Stand On Fish Traps
In Speech Before Group Here Thursday
Reiterating his stand against
fish traps, and voicing the opinion
that Alaska has gone a long way
in removing the “deep freeze’’
control of its resources by absentee
Bureaus, Gov. William A. Egan
spoke to a non-partisan group at
tending a no-host dinner in his
honor, Thursday evening, at the
Mecca 49 Room.
Egan emphatically stated that
“we cannot remain with a pant of
our state bound by one law and
the rest by decisions in Washing
’ ton. Alaska would be in a constant
state of* litigation with this con
dition.”
The governor had just returned
from dedicating the new bridge
across the Karluk river at Karluk.
He stated it was a “real pleasure”
to see this much needed bridge
erected.
Eighteen months have passed
since Alaska became a state, the
Governor continued. “It is taking a
long time to transfer control of
land to the state. But we have
gone a long way in removing the
deepfreeze of absentee bureaus
miles away.”
The State, he said, has launched
a program to restore its fishing
resources. Studies are being made
of new fishing grounds, with a
view to utilize bottom fish. Egan
stated that the Russian Bering Sea
episode is a touchy one, but he
wrote the State Department sev
eral weeks ago protesting the Rus
sian fishing methods. A reply, he
said, was received from the De
partment since he left Juneau,
stating that the episode is being
investigated.
The Governor stated that in his
recent trip to the governor’s con
vention, he saw a healthy optimism
as to the future of Alaska among
investment sources necessary to
develop Alaska. He touched on
the forthcoming report from the
Arthur D. Little Company, com
missioned by the State to study its
resources. This report, he stated,
will aid greatly in interesting out
side capital.
Touching briefly on the proposed
ferry for Anchorage-Kodiak, he
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MRS. SKIP FLETCHER VISITS
Mrs. Skip Fletcher and two chil
dren spent a few days in town last
week as house guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Joe Hester. They returned
to their (home in Seward last Sat
urday.