VOL. 20, NO. 21 KODIAK, ALASKA, JUNE 11, 1960. PRICE TEN CENTS
Alaska’s Governor, William A. Egan, received an official welcome from the Navy and Kodiak when he
arrived here last week for an overnight stay. Pictured above from left to right are City Manager Bill
Poland, Capt. Nathan Lincoln, commanding officer of the Naval Station, Rep. Pete Deveau, Gov. Egan
and Radm. H. H. Caldwell, Commandant of the 17th Naval District. C. S. Navy photo
Chamber Activities For Year Reviewed;
Nominations For Officers Followed
The president’s report and re
ports from committees and nomi
nations for officers, were the order
of the day at the Chamber of Com
merce meeting held at the Island
Fountain Thursday noon, which
was attended by many members.
President of the Chamber, Dr.
Bob Johnson, reviewed briefly the
year’s work, which he said was a
good beginning for a reactivated
Chamber, with members function
ing as groups under the committee
system. He recommended continu
ing the services of a paid secre
tary which, he said, has worked
out very well. He also recom
mended subscribing to legislative
reporting services so that the
Chamber may keep abreast of pro
posed and pending State legisla
tion. He called for more “spon
taneity” from members in hand
ling committee assignments.
Nominations for office in the
Chamber for the ensuing year
followed. The nominating commit
tee, headed by Jack Hinckel, pro
posed the following: President, Dr.
Bruce Keers; 1st vice-president,
A1 Hochberger; 2nd vice president,
Art Brooks; Directors proposed
were Walt Kraft, Jack Hinckel.
Nominations from the floor then
followed. Dr. Bob Johnson was
nominated to succeed himself.
Members nominated for directors
were Dr. Bruce Keers, Chuck
Edris and Bob Simon. The latter
declined, as did Dr. Bruce Keers
Daughter Born
Word has been received here of
the birth of a daughter to Ruth
and Clarence Fry of Tonasket,
Washington. The baby, Kathleen
Ruth, weighing 7 lbs., was born on
May 20.
Mrs. Fry is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. John Chase and is a
former resident of Kodiak.
as candidate for president.
A clause in the bylaws which
called for the immediate past
president to be a director, was
hastily changed by a specially ap
pointed committee at the meeting,
who re-worded the clause to read:
“the most immediate past presi
dent in residence in Kodiak.”
Visitors in attendance at the
meeting were Miss Inez Tomlinson
and Mrs. Ann Souter, Bob La
Follette, Calvin Brown and Ken
Matthews.
Committees Report
C of C Activities
Committee reports at the Cham
ber of Commerce meeting Thurs
day reviewed accomplishments of
the organization the past year,
and offered recommendations for
the future.
Chuck Edris, chairman of the
Roads, Lands and Harbor commit
tee, stated the most important
single accomplishment of his com
mittee was to initiate action on
the Kodiak-Otmoloi road. The com
mittee recommended keeping in
close contact with the department
of roads in regard to this and
other proposed secondary high
way construction. He said Kodiak
has been allocated an additional
$30,000 for the Small Boat Harbor
by the Division of Rivers and Har
bors.
Under the Educational commit
tee report, Ivor Schott stated his
committee has worked for a voca
tional high school in Kodiak, a
much needed function, he said.
He stated he believes progress has
been made to bring dormitory
facilities here for the students, but
he said the political aspects in the
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Freight Costs
Will Be Added
WASHINGTON <*>—'The Senate
Appropriations committee rejected
a Pentagon appeal to permit ex
clusion of transportation costs
from prices of food and other sup
plies sold to servicemen in com
missary stores in Alaska and Ha
waii.
Local merchants in the two
states have advocated including
shipping costs from the U. S. in
prices of various items to permit
them to compete with mainland
bidders in selling to commissaries.
A Defense Department spokesman
said the addition of transportation
costs would average about $283 a
year in ihigher prices for each
military family in Alaska.
Fourth of July Plans Underway
Plans are now being formulated
for the annual Fourth of July cele
bration, it was announced this
week by Chamber of Commerce
president. Dr. Bob Johnson. The
Chamber will handle arrange
ments for the celebration.
A day complete with the tradi
tional parade, concessions, chil
dren’s games and races is planned.
Committees are being set up to
handle the various events.
The annual Pillar Mountain
climb is again to be featured, to
Committee OK's
Approach Roads
WASHINGTON — A bill to
allow the use of Federal Aid High
way funds to build approach roads
to ferries was approved by the
House Public Works committee.
Rep. Ralph River, sponsor, told the
committee ferries will be a vital
part of Alaska’s “Marine Highway
System.” and that approach roads
are needed to provide missing
links between roads and ferries.
Outdoorsmen, Red
Of 1960 Season~F
Little League baseball was off
to a flying start Memorial day with
games played on the town field
and the Naval Station. Both fields
were dedicated in brief ceremonies
prior to the games.
The first on-Base game of the
season saw the Braves playing
host to the Outdoorsmen, and the
latter downing them by a score of
10-6.
Ceremonies were highlighted by
the traditional throwing out of the
first ball by Radm. H. H. Caldwell,
Commandant of the 17th Naval
District. The ball, inscribed and
autographed by Adm. Caldwell,
was caught by Outdoorsmen win
ning pitcher, Bill Reedy. Loss of
the game was charged to the
Braves pitcher, Thurman.
On the Kodiak field, the Chief’s
Club Red Sox team won over the
Elks with a complete shutout.
In the second game of the Out
doorsmen 20 game schedule, the
Merchants bowed to defeat behind
the pitching of Wallace Weber
with the win going to Outdoorsmen
pitcher Don Robinson by a score of
19-2. Robinson gave up three hits
while fanning 13 Braves batters.
June 6 saw the yet undefeated
Red Sox taking the field against
the yet undefeated Outdoorsmen.
In the close, hard played game the
Red Sox were finally nosed out
4-3. The losing pitcher, Paul Milas,
went the distance giving up only
three hits and striking out eight
batters. The Outdoorsmen starting
hurler, Bill Reedy, was relieved
at the end of the second inning
after giving up three hits and
striking out four Red Sox batters.
In the final four innings, Out
doorsmen pitcher Dick Veerman
took the mound and held the
strong Red Sox team hitless. Veer
man, who was credited with the
win, struck out eight of the Red
Sox. In the top of the sixth, with
the score 4-3, Red Sox slugger
gether with the “train” for chil
dren.
Concessions will be handled by
the Jaycees. Booths will again be
assigned to organizations and indi
viduals requesting them. These
will be free of charge. Anyone
interested in obtaining booths is
asked to call Jerry Redick at phone
6464, or Bob Leonard at 4184.
Sox Win Openers
ields Dedicated
Andrews smashed a triple into
right center, which put the Red
Sox in scoring position for a last
inning drive.
The next Red Sox to face Veer
man connected for a drive into
deep left, where Outdoorsmen
Mickey Turner made a one handed
catch followed by a long throw to
third to trap Andrews off the bag
for the final out of the game.
The new park includes a fence,
dugouts, refreshment stand and
broadcasting booth. Through funds
raised by Little League mothers
and other donations, actual con
struction was done by voluntary
labor, wihich was spearheaded by
C. D. McIntyre.
A last inning hit by Kastopuff
wrecked Milas’ hopes for a shut
out. LaFollette of the Elks gave
up eight hits to the Red Sox for
5 runs. He was backed up by a
sharp infield which made two
double plays.
Pres. Eisenhower
To Arrive Sunday
WASHINGTON (A — The first
speech to be made by President
Eisenhower of several on his tour
to the Far East will be at Anchor
age after his arrival Sunday at
Elmendorf Air Force Base at 11:00
a.m., after a flight of seven hours
and fifteen minutes from Wash
ington. He will reply to a welcome
extended by Gov. William A. Egan.
Anchorage Mayor George Byer will
also take part in the half-hour
ceremony.
The president will drive into
Anchorage to visit the Alaskan
Wildlife exhibit, then return to
the Officers Olub on the Base for
a reception in his honor at 5:30
p.m. He will dine privately follow
ing the reception.
The president and his entourage
will leave at 6:50 a.m. Monday for
Wake Island.
Oil Future Bright
JUiNEAU W)—Governor William
Egan praised major companies
who are pushing forward the devel
opment of the Alaska oil industry.
Back from a two-week trip West
ward, during which he visited
drilling sites on Kenai Peninsula,
Egan told newsmen hopes for a
substantial production are brighter
than ever.
Mirror To Offer New Service
Plans are being formulated to
publish in the Kodiak Mirror
weekly stock quotations from the
New York Stock Exchange.
Arrangements have been made
with Kenneth F. Castledine, of
inVesco, Inc., an international
brokerage firm with headquarters
in Anchorage, to furnish the quo
tions, if there is enough local in
terest in a service of this type.
Due to the time element in
volved, and the mail service be
tween Anchorage and Kodiak,
Wednesday’s closing quotations
will be used. Articles of financial
interest will also be featured.
Only those securities having the
widest local interest, and which
are listed on the New York Ex
change, will be quoted.
The Mirror, together with Mr.
Casrtledine, request that readers
phone the inVesoo representative
at 5242 or write him at box 1344,
Kodiak, as to listings desired for
publication, or phone the Mirror
office at 3123.
If there is sufficient interest
shown, the service will begin next
week.