VOL. 22, NO. 43 KODIAK, ALASKA, OCTOBER 26, 1962 PRICE TEN CENTS
U.S. Navy Again Called Upon To Protect
Nation Against Aggression On Navy Day
Kodiak, along with the rest of
the nation, will observe “Navy
Day” on Saturday, Oct. 27, but due
to the weather factor open house
will not be held until Armed
Forces Day in April.
However, the Day will not go
unobserved in the Kodiak area as
there will be holiday menus. Navy
Day messages, religious observ
ances and other events.
At the Kodiak Naval Station
there will be a special menu at
general mess with military de
pendents invited, and a Navy
League banquet followed by a
Navy Day Ball at the Commis
sioned Officers’ Mess in the eve
ning.
Ships in port will dress ship.
On Sunday the Naval Station
Chaplain has suggested that local
CG Fliers Set
Record In Kodiak
To Florida Hop
A new amphibian straight line
record of non-stop flying, from
Kodiak to Pensacola, Florida,
was established Wednesday and
Thursday when the 3,140 mile
hop was made in an elapsed
time of 18 hours, 26 minutes.
This almost doubles the record
set of 1,613 miles set by the
Italians in 1954, and is about
three hours less than the antici
pated time.
The two pilots, Cmdr. W. C.
Dahlgren, in charge of the proj
ect and Cmdr. W. F. Felon, pilot,
along with Lt. Wm. Senn, navi
gator and Ron Ellico, civilian
observer left Kodiak at 9:43 a.m.
Alaskan Standard Time Wednes
day and arrived in Pensacola at
9:11 a m. EST Thursday.
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clergymen include the hymn “Eter
nal Father, Strong to Save,” and
urges Navy personnel to wear their
uniform while attending church
services on the occasion. Citizens
of Kodiak have also been invited
to attend services at the Navrl
Station Chapel on Sunday.
With the important role the
Navy is playing in today’s Cuban
crisis with enforcement of a quar
antine against shipment of offen
sive weapons, the entire nation will
pause to pay tribute to the U.S.
Navy once again on Navy Day.
C of C Luke Warm
To State School
General Obligation Proposal No.
•4—that of issuing $2.2 million dol
lars in bonds to build a vocational
school along the Kodiak-Aleutian
Chain area finally came in for a
smattering of attention.
The Kodiak Chamber of Com
merce’s Civic Improvement Com
mittee head, A1 Hochberger, was
instructed to draft a resolution to
the effect that Kodiak unamiously
endorse and vote for it.
There will be no financial effort
or campaign, other than the reso
lution to gain state wide approval
of the proposal, it was apparent.
Senior Play Opens Friday
Mean old “Papa” (Gary Woody) gives a shaking up to son “Jake"
(Leroy Spinharney) in rehearsal of the Senior Class Play “Papa Is
All,” which will make its first showing tonight in the high school
gym at 8 p.m. Tickets may be obtained at the door. Another showing
will be held tomorrow night.
Senior Class Play Papa Is All Opens
For Two Night Stand At Gym On Friday
Along
The
Waterfront
By Karl Armstrong
Interest is mounting in the legis
lative race between Democrat Gil
Jarvela and Republican Chuck
Powell. Whereas only a month ago
challenger Powell’s chances looked
remote in this normally heavy
Democratic district, intensive cam
paigning by the GOP candidate has
steadily been closing the vote gap
and it could result in a close race.
£
King Crab, Inc. Superintendent
Bob Springhill left a week ago this
Tuesday for medical attention in
Seattle. He is expected back
around the end of the month ac
cording to Office Manager Erwin
Thiessen who is in charge during
Super Bob’s absence. “We are very
anxious about the outcome of the
negotiations with crab fishermen
over crab prices, Thiessen advised,
adding, “We understand the bulk
of the Japanese king crab pack has
yet to hit the market and that the
present crab market is in a slump.
We have offered the same price as
the past year and do not see how
we can operate at a higher price.”
King Crab, Inc., has been op
erating “3 or 4 days a week.” “We
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The smell ol paint and the noise
of hammering have been coming
from the stage all week as mem
bers of the senior class stage crew
recreate the kitchen in a Men
nonite family’s home. The appeal
ing comedy-drama, “Papa Is All”
will open tonight in the high school
gymnasium at 8 o’clock. It will
also be presented again Saturday
night.
The play features the struggles
of a Mennonite family against the
tyranny of a strict father. When
the father disappears, there is a
remarkable change in the rest of
the family as they succumb to the
appeal of “just doing like other
folks do” to give the play a happy
ending.
Under the direction of Ronald
Mills, high school teacher and
drama coach, action of the play un
folds itself smoothly.
Kodiak is privileged to be able
to enjoy this play by the success
ful Broadway playright, Patterson
Greene.
Tickets may be purchased at the
door—$1 for adults, 50 cents for
children 12 years and under.
DEMOS SET MEETING
A “Get-Out-And-Vote” Demo
cratic rally is set to be held at the
Fishermen’s Hall on Tuesday, Oct.
30, according to an announcement
by Mrs. Pat Cannon, party chair
man.
Doors Open At 9
Doors at Donnelley and Ach
eson’s liquidation sale in its final
seven days will open at 9 a.m.
sharp instead of 8 a.m. as an
nounced in the advertisement of
today’s two ads in the Mirror on
Pages 6 and 7.
The change in hours was made
by Robert Acheson in deference
to his employes who have put in
long hours to keep the sale mov
ing.
How Timely Can
You Get? Ferry
Bid Readvertised
Just in time for a pre-election
announcement conies the word
that the Alaska Department of
Public Works is readvertising
for bids for the Kodiak-llomcr
Seward Ferry.
Sealed bids to furnish all la
bor, equipment, materials and
performing work for the con
struction of one 238-foot passen
ger and automobile ferry will be
received until 10 a.m., P.S.T.
January 9, 1963, in the office of
the Commissioner, Department
of Public Works in Juneau.
Plans and specifications may
be obtained from P. S. Spauld
ing in Seattle.
Cornelius Elected
Alaskan Realtor
Of Year For ’62
George Cornelius, president of
Kodiak-Aleutian Realty in Kodiak,
Saturday was elected Alaska Real
tor of the Year at the Alaska As
sociation of Realtors convention
held in Fairbanks.
Cornelius was also elected sec
ond vice-president of the state or
ganization.
Named as president was William
H. Poe of Anchorage.
A photograph of Cornelius ap
peared in the Monday edition of
the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner.
Crab Fishermen
To Quit Oct. 31
Crab fishermen belonging to
the I’nited Fisheries Marketing
Association numbering 700 mem
bers will pick up their gear on
Oct. 31 and quit fishing they de
cided at a meeting held in Ko
diak, Friday morning.
The Association formally re
jected the ninecent offer made
by the canneries, the same price
which was in effect last year.
Earlier the Association had
asked for a 12-cent per pound
price.
The negotiating committee
was enlarged and in event they
get a new offer from the pack
ers, they will fly out to hold
meetings at Alitak, Jap Bay as
well as Kodiak to poll the mem
bership.
City Dads Seek
Federal Monies
Talk On Defense
The City of Kodiak has high
hopes of obtaining 50% federal aid
towards water and sewer sanita
tion based on this premise they
are sending City Manager Bill Po
land, currently in Haines attend
ing an Alaskan Cities convention,*
to Seattle to work towards that
end.
The monies would come from re
cent enacted legislation from
FHHA funds.
Frank Irick, director of Civil
Defense in Kodiak, told the City
Council that the only available
shelter was at Ft. Abercrombie
but that it would not provide shel
ter for all Kodiak residents. He
also urged in laying in a two-weeks
supply of foodstuffs.
STEADMAN SERVICES
Funeral services for Dan
Steadman will be held Monday
at 2 p.m. at the Kodiak Mortu
ary. Cremation will follow. A
complete obituary will appear in
next week’s Mirror.
— Kodiak Kapsuies —
(By Bill Mason)
We note in Thursday’s Daily
News-Miner from Fairbanks a
headline reading “Oscar Casey
Shot in South End.”
Guess it’s as good a spot as
any, and we have a sneaking su
spicion that Oscar must have
been in full retreat.
* * * *
Last week’s front page picture
of the submarine in downtown Ko
diak brought lots of comment (of
the favorable type).
More important it brought out
the street grader in front of our
building on two consecutive days.
Hope the other parts of town did
as well. We call it the “Submarine
Patrol."
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One nice part about the TV
programs emitting from the Base
station is that if you missed any
of the pictures in the 30’s or
didn’t get to see Errol Flynn’s
entire roles you can catch up on
them now.
Seriously, we do appreciate
the entertainment the base sta
tion provides but at the same
time wonder if anyone here has
ever investigated the possibility
of bringing Anchorage’s two sta
tions here via booster relays.
They are quite common in the
Lower 48 bringing in reception
as far away as 500 miles and the
booster units cost only about
§1.300 each. In most places they
are supported by donations.
* * * *
We couldn't help overhearing
the two attractive girls sauntering
down the Main Stem, Sunday after
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