5Sd!aTaLASKA. AfKi^ •• 1960_____
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VOL 20, NO. 12___
Tax Assessments Reduced 15 Per Cent;
Tax Rate May Be Set At 19 Mills
Land and Personal property as
sessments have been reduced by
CboncU at a. special meeting held
COacil at a special meeting held
at the City Hall, Aprl 4. ',
The Council sought a reduction
ip land values as figured by the:
City Assessor.
' City Manager Bill Poland, fol
lowing 'an executive session of the
Council March 29, explored the
possibility of reducing certain
properties by different percent
ages for assessment purposes. He
found on seeking legal advice ihat
this would not be a legal assess
ment.
Tile possibility of reducing
property on other percentages wus
then considered. Poland stated in
a letter to the Council members:
•nince the assessor, in making his
evaluations by a prepared manual
oa improvements was attempting
to reach a value approximately
•0% of the replacement cost Jess
depreciation, and since the only
available soles experience has
Service Awards
Presented Te
Roth Arneson
Meritorious work performance
brought awards frotn the Depart
ment of the Army to Mrs. Ruth
Arneson, chief operator of the
Alaska Communications System
*•»* distance telephone section
here Friday, April 1.
Mrs. Arneson, Civil Service em
ployee, was presented a Sustained
Superior Performance AWdrd,
whHe ithe other certificate was an
Outstanding Employee Rating.
The presentation, made by M/Sgt.
Archie L. Zehe, Station Command
er, also included a check for $150
as part of the award for outstand
ing service for the period from
October 1, 1958 to September HO,
1959.
Witnessing the ceremony were
the entire staff of ACS Kodiak.
Postmaster and Mrs. William
Limme, Deputy Magistrate Mabel
Fenner and other friends.
Mrs. Arneson besan working
for ACS Kodiak in 1951 and was
one of the first civilian operators
hired here. She is also the -irst
member of the local ACS staff to
receive the Department of Army
Awards.
Cake and coffee were served
following the presentation cere
mony.
Canadian Vessels
In Alaska Waters
WASHINGTON l/fl — A bill to
extend a waiver allowing Canadian
vessels to provide service to South
eastern Alaska until June SO, 1961.
has been signed by President
Eisenhower.
Similar legislation, passed annu
ity since 1947, permits Canadian
vessels to serve certain points U. S
ships cannot.
shown these assessed values to be
approximately 85% of market val
ues, then it was considered equit
able to lower the other types of
property, namely land and per
sonal property, to the same levels,
or 85%, of market value.”
Poland then stated that this
gave a total taxable property valu
ation of $11,489,302, which would
require 18.5 or 19 mills for the
1900411 operations, depending on
school district requirements and
the municipal budget.
Well Child Meet
Date Is Changed
The Well Child Conferences
scheduled for April 13 and 20 at
the Kodiak Health Center have
been cancelled, according to Dora
Kramer, PHN.
Anyone planning to attend on
those dates is invited to come on
Aoril 27 at 2 p.m. instead, she
raid.
VFW Official
Due Here Monday
James Fennel, Service Officer,
Department of Alaska, Veterans
of Foreign Wars, will be at the
Katmai Post 7056 rooms Monday,
April 11.
A joint meeting of the Post and
Ladies Auxiliary is scheduled for
8 p.ra. that evening.
Compromise Seen
SEATTLE Ufl — A compromise
between the U. S. and Canadian
positions on historic fistrng rights
appears in the making u't the Inter
actional Law of the Sea Confer
ence being held in Geneva.
Stan Patty, Seattle Times, re
ported the American and Canadian
delegates who mett privately Wed
nesday agreed “There is some
thing in the wind—something big.”
Patty said U. S.-Canadian compro
mise doubtless would include a
time limit on fishing rights in
foreign waters.
Alaska's New Electi
Provides For Electa
JUNEAU (if—Alaska’s new elec
tion code went into effect with
Gov. William Egan approving the
comnliealted 88 page bill which
was taken to him Wednesday eve
ning. The urgency was prompted
by the proximity of the May 1
deadline for declaring candidacy.
The new law codifies old elec
t i o n provisions, incorporating
amendments made by the Legis
lature, providing machinery for
new election needs because of
statehood.
Major new provisions indude
the establishment of machinery to
permit Alaska to cast first presi
dential Electoral College ballots,
Awards Made To
Scout Pack 326
Kodiak Cub Scout Pack No. 326
were presented awards at a meet
ing held at the Elementary school,
Naval Station. Wednesday eve
ning, March 30.
The following awards were
mcde: Pa<u Boyle, Bobcat Award;
David Ogden and Rodney Mertens,
Wolf Badge; Steven Crook, Gold
end Silver Arrow Awards on Wolf
Badge: Craig Dootson, Bear
Award; Sidney Cogley, Bear
Award; Joseph Stanton, Lion
Award.
A skit with the theme “Home
States” was presented by Den No.
6 following the Awards ceremony.
The Pack was inspected by
r-mdr. W. J. McFarland, Deputy
District Public Works Officer, who
rmnouneed Den No. 4 as the win
ners of the monthly inspection.
The meeting was closed with a
group sing.
Church bells, not rabbits, are
said to deliver Easter eggs in Bel
gium and France. According to
World Book Encyclopedia, '-me ?eg
end says that the bells, which do
not ring from Good Friday to
Easter, fly to Rome. They return
on Easter and drop the eggs.
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Four Entered As Queen Contestants;
Ticket Sales Up-Many Events Planned
Four contestants have entered
the race for Queen of the Kodiak
King Crab Festival, it was an
nounced by Ray Martin, in charge
of this phase of the Festival plans.
With the announcement of the
big prizes being offered, more are
expected. The grand prize which
goes to the girl selling the most
tickets is $500 or two round trip
tickets to Seattle, with expenses
paid while there. Prize money
goes to all girls entered and also
to the sellers of the tickets.
">ere vps b°en a rxnid sale of
f'okcts. -'"cording to Martin, with
oirh git-’ nvirshnlling a force of
ticket sellers. A greater in
h'':n"T «hown :n Festi
val this y^r '"artin stated.
T’’e gir’s entered to date and
gnnrtcor; ai.e fjeien <^?meon
off. s^on^o^d hv WodUn^era rnd
Ponnellev and Actieson- Betty
Schreiner, Snortland: Rolanda
V'ckery, Thompson Transfer: and
Dolores Gallagher, sponsored by
the Polar Bear Cafe. One or two
firms are expected to announce
contestants from town and two
service eluhs on the Naval Station
have indicated they will sponsor
contestants.
Activities are expected to be
many and varied for the three
day*. In addition to the two dan
ces, one Friday night at the Elks
Hell and the big Coronation Dance
Saturday night, May 7, at the Na
tonaJ Guard Armory, a fashion
show is planned for the ladies,
a mutt parade for the kids on Sat
urday, boat and plane rides, car
To Permit Traps
In Southeastern
WASHINGTON — Prooosed
new Federal regulations which
will permit the villages of An
goon, Kake and Metlakatla to con
tinue to operate 11 fish traps have
been announced by Secretary of
the Interior Fred Seaton.
Alaska outlawed the use of such
traps but the Supreme Court last
year enjoined the state from in
terfering until it was determined
whether the fishing rights were
preserved to natives under provi
sions of the Statehood Act. The
regulations would provide that
during the 1960 season and until
otherwise authorized villages may
operate the same number of traps
as in 1959.
Seaton said, “The best legal ad
vice I have been able to obtain is
to the effect that these fish traps
are fishing rights protected by the
Statehood Act.”
Elks Lodge Officers Are Installed
The B. P. O. Elks Lodge 1772
officers were instated during cere
monies at the lodge on Friday eve
ning.
Seventeen officers were install
’d. These included Archie L. Zehe,
Eva'ted RrVr: Robert Dawson,
E'-tremed L - ‘ding Knight; Thom
’s Frost. Jr., Esteemed Loyal
Knight; James Eggemeyer, Es
teemed Lecturing Knight; William
Unger, Tiler; EMon Lester, Secre
tary; Stan Nelson, Treasurer;
Wally Valen, Chaplain: Jack Metz
gar, Inner Guard: Rus.se*! Panchot,
Esquire: Charles McIntyre, Assist
ant Esquire; Lorren Chester, Spec
if Officer. Pete Ramaglia, newly
elected trustee, was installed also.
The four other trustees are Russel
Wright. Jess Blinn, Henry Haag
and James Zieba.
nival events, skin diving displays,
crab shucking contest, and nteny,
many more.
A special Festival button hat
been ordered, with an appropriate
crab insignia conunemot4trng
event ' r .. •...
Arrangements are :betrfg aide
to include on the program lor
both dances acts from the highly
successful variety show, Poop-Deck^
Panic. ■ - *
Booths are still available, and
organizations or individuals may
make arrangements for them bty
contacting Chuck Weir, or Cihuek •
ppwc” nr Gibb Monroe.
Vi?'tors from out of town are
expected in for the three day
event. PNA is publicizing the
festival throughout Alaakn and the
West Coast. Hotel accommodations
are limited here, and homes are
being nought with sleeping rooms
available. Mike Fitzigerald at the
Kodiak Hotel is listing all avafl
able accommodations.
Will Construct
Kenai Pipe Line
ANCHORAGE (ft — Plans for
the construction of a 20 mile com
mon carrier crude oil pipeline and
marine terminal facilities on Kenai
Peninsula have been announced
by Standard Oil Company of Cali
fornia', Western operations branch.
The cost is expected to exceed
four million doMars, with comple
tion scheduled for mid-1961. It will
include an 8 inch line to Nikisti
on Cook Inlet. 20 miles west of
the producing area.
Edris Acquires
Kodiak Creamery
A change in ownership of the
Kodiak Creamery was announced
this week by the new owner
Charles (Chuck) Edris. The
change became effective April 8.
The Creamery, formerly a
branch of the Matanuska Valley
Cooperative Association, has been
operated by Fred McIntyre nearly
3 years. Edris said he ctoes J|i«J
contemplate any immediate chan
ges in operation but will specialize
in ice cream. t .
McIntyre will remain here for a
few weeks to do some hunting
and fishing before he goes to the
Mainland. He and Mrs. McIntyre
plan to go Outside in June or
July.
Vessels Cook Aided
By Coast Guard
Sunday. April 3—A Coast Guard
TJF Ifew into Dutch Harbor on
radar during a snow storm to
evacuate Fred Mottland, ship’s
cook from the fishing vessel, Mar
tin Dale. Motl'Jand was suffemg
from a suspected cardiac condition
The UF was manned by LCDB
Don Vaughn, Lt. Paul Brped.
Loistner AL2, Myers AF2, and
McCary HM2.
The patient was taken to Griffin
Memorial Hospital where he was
reported ’ater to be improving.