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A Road Badly Needed At Island Lake
The need of a road for the use
of owners of property on the far
side of Island Lake was brought
forcibly to the front when a truck
and driver broke the ice as the
lake property owner was hauling
material over to his cabin.
The truck now rests 20 feet un
der, and it was by a miracle that
the driver isn’t there too.
A stretch of road of about a half
mile in length is all that is needed
to give these people access to their
property. It doesn’t have to be a
first class road either. There are
at present at least a dozen homes
built in the area with others con
Letter to the Editor
For a period of nearly two years,
the Road Committee of the Kodiak
Chamber of Commerce fought to
get an access road to the north
end of Island Lake, where many
summer cottages and a number
of year-round residences exist.
They presented the situation in de
tail to the Bureau of Public Roads,
who readily saw the desirability
and feasibility of the road. After
surveying and engineering, they
allocated money for the job. Be
fore the road could be started, the
Alaska Highway Commission de
clared nothing but high standard
roads be built in Alaska. Since this
would more than triple the cost of
the road, the project was aband
oned, and the expense of survey
ing and engineering was forfeited.
Today there are more year
round residents, including eight
youngsters ranging from infancy
through high school age. During
the winter, oil for heat, materials
for building, and other necessities
must be transported over the ice.
As a consequence, one of our prom
inent business men broke through
the ice this week, lost his truck,
and but for a miracle, would have
lost his life as well.
We have three legislators earn
estly representing the needs of the
Kodiak area in Juneau. They know
of the attempt two years ago to se
cure the access road, and the rea
son for its abandonment. We trust
they will now see fit to use their
full influence with the Alaska
Read Commission so that the nec
essary funds will be allocated for
the project as soon as possible. A
mere four ^tenths of a mile of min
templated. That many people in an
area should have an access road to
their property. Especially since
there are at least six children in
volved who must go to school.
A road is not a luxury to these
people. It’s a necessity. What’s
holding up construction?
imum-cost road would be a life
saver (perhaps literally!) to U3
who already live on the lake, and it
would enable the many others who
own property to build their homes
and enjoy living on its beautiful
shores.
We hope our friends and all con
cerned will join us in pushing for
this road.
Sincerely,
Cecil H. Belcher,
Chuck Edris,
John Salmine.
Dear Sir:
Since Nov. 1, 1960, the siding,
roofing, doors and windows for our
new home on the far-side of Island
Lake has laid in a warehouse due
to a warm winter and no access
road. It seems that this proposed
half mile road would benefit more
people than ten roads to Ouzinkie.
Sincerely,
James It. Healey.
Educator
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Crab Festival are functioning, and
all doing a good job. Frank Irick
stated he has plenty of queen con
testants but needs a couple more
sponsors.
Due to the high costs involved,
the swimming pool project was not
considered feasible for Kodiak. Dr.
Bruce Keers reported the findings
of the committee which has been
making a study of the project the
past several months.
John Gibbons reported on the
ferry bill hearing in Juneau where
he represented the Chamber. He
said there were pros and cons ex
pressed at the meeting, but he felt
the bill had a good chance to pass.
$100 was voted for the airport fund
drive to come out of the Airport
Fund.
Another Seattle firm, Cascade
Photo Service, took out an asso
cited membership in the Chamber,
it was announced by the secretary.
Guests present at tne meeting
were Rev. Lewis White and JBd.
Crittenden of Anchorage.
LARRY’S CAFE
Formerly “The Barb”
is under new management
Opening March 1st
8 A.M. to 8P. M.
Mirr red Re legions
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We often get a reminder from
people leaving Kodiak that the old
town isn’t so bad after all
It is amazing how frequent we
get that sort of sentiment from
servicemen who leave here for
duty elsewhere. We can understand
it in many cases, s nee we know
there are better places to be from
and/or to go to. But when we get
this kind of reaction from a service
man who went to San -'rancisco,
we begin to wonder: “I’m afraid
this place doesn’t show me much,”
he writes. “Prices are out of this
world. It is, from what I’ve seen,
comparable to Kodiak in that re
spect.”
He goes on to say: “Unemploy
ment is rampant. Wear a uniform
and you get approached 50 times
for a handout in a matter of a few
blocks ... Yet as tight as money
is here, prices are going up instead
of down . . . Otherwise it is the
same old rat-race I left three years
ago to go to Kodiak. After a couple
of days I was wishing mightily that
I was back there, too!
Having weekends and evenings
free, he thought of getting a part
time job, but this was knocked in
the head when he found that they
were hard to come by, as there
were so few, and in specialized
fields, it was impossible to get in
because of unions.
Are you one of those who think
Kodiak doesn’t have a future? It
may have a future for you, who
knows? But you may have to make
a trip “outside” before you can see
it, just as many have done before
you.
* * *
The “great frontier of 6pace” is
now open to exploitation by private
industry, according to the head
of a company that it is said has
built, orbited, controlled, and re
covered more satellites than any
other—more in weight than the
combined total of the Russian Sput
niks. He is Robert E. Gross, Lock
heed’s board chairman, who spoke
before a group in San Francisco.
Gross said private industry must
plan its commercial space enter
prises now. He proposed the forma
tion of an industrial team of com
panies to enter the commercial sa
tellite field. They would develop
the complex ground support equip
ment, launching pads, block
houses, data processing devices, a
quality assurance organization, de
velop the satellites, place them in
orbit, and maintain and replenish
them in space.
Among other possible commer
cial uses for satellites, Gross
pointed to weather observation,
astronomical observation, naviga
tion aids, television satellites, and
maneuverable satellites to carry
out surveying assignments and
search missions. He revealed that
his company has been considering
a “number of exciting and poten
tially profitable commercial space
enterprises.”
“Fantastic?” he asks. He an
swered that by saying that most of
the above have been demonstrated
already.
We mention this because it is re
freshing to link our satellite ex
plorations with something other
than war for a change. Then, too.
we are inclined to believe nothing
is too fantastic these days. Much
of the above information was sup
plied by our friend J. B. Thomp
son, site manager for Lockheed at
Chiniak.
* * *
We were happy to see such an
overwhelming vote for the sale of
the cold storage plant on Tuesday.
With only five “no” votes cast, the
Council were given the go ahead
by an affirmative vote of 213 out
of 218 votes cast.
One For The Fishermen,
o f if you can. It’s the old,
,) of the big one that got
orious scientist went fish
< a sea serpent—and he may
;ked one.
ne if you will using a fish
' o eet long and as a line a
able with a breaking
of two-and-a-half tons,
ng this line with a 30-pound
? . and using a squid as bait.
T dentist fished in 200 fathoms
of er, off the coast of South
\j i a. This fisherman’s part
n. was the winch operator, as
th of course, was the only way
th iine” could be operated.
After lowering the gear to the
bo o.u and waiting a while, they
no'eJ a tremendous tug on the
c ble. Whatever was at the other
end of that line had the strength
to ar a three-foot iron hook, a 30
pound weight, and a steel cable
one f fth of a mile long. The op
erator started the winch immedi
ately to keep a constant pressure
on the line. But a few seconds after
they began hauling in, there was a
slackening in the cable. When the
hook came to the surface, it was
badiy bent and the squid was gone.
Top that for the one that got away!
Contestants
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be a full round of luncheons, crab
dinner, breakfast, dances and a
two-h our entertaining variety
show, built mainly for laughs, and
entitled “Mirth Around the Earth.”
The Millikins, feminine for Billi
kins, will stage the show, Friday
and Saturday of that week.
Plane tours, skin diving exhibi
tions .boat tours, a bowling tourna
ment, an arts and crafts exhibit, a
movie, the “King Crab Story,” and
many other attractions are now
being planned and will fill out the
three-day celebration staged in
recognition of Kodiak’s big indus
try.
Mirror classifieds bring results.
DINNER-DANCE
With An Alaskan Theme
SATURDAY, MARCH 4 — ROSE ROOM — CIVILIAN CLUB
Sponsored by The Fireweed Club
DANCING — DINNER — ENTERTAINMENT
Tickets Available From Vivian Munro at 487_2251
or Helen Hall at 486—2344
Anna’s Apparel
ARRIVED!!
New Shipment of Formats
For The Prom
f i
Phone 486-2452
ANNA’S APPAREL
Local Chapter
ACCA Plans Drive
Next Wednesday, March 1, the
Alaska Crippled Children’s Asso
ciation will initiate it’s Easter Seal
Drive for funds to assist handi
capped children of Alaska, Mrs.
Harriet Benson, chairman of the
local drive, announced this week.
The local group were encour
aged by the recent visit here of Dr.
Helen Dittman, Ph. D., who spoke
on speech and hearing theraphy.
They hope to purchase an audio
meter to test hearing and provide
the services of a travelling speech
and hearing therapist in this area.
The local Chapter of ACCA is look
ing forward to a wholehearted re
sponse from the residents of Ko
diak in the Easter Seal enterprise,
a spokesman for the group stated.
The money brought in from the
Easter Seal Drive, in addition to
the above items will go toward pro
viding psychological services, loan
equipment, and pre-school and un
graded classes for the handicapped
children of Alaska.
Episcopal Church
Services Sunday
The Reverend Tom Cleveland
will conduct Episcopal services,
Sunday. February 26, at 7 P. M., in
the basement of the Russian
Church in Kodiak.
Refreshments will be served fol
lowing the services. For further
information call Mrs. Doris Simon,
Tripod Set Again
With the famous tripod now set
up on the ice of the Tanana River
at Nenana, speculation begins as
to the time of the mighty river’s
ice breakup.
There is 26 inches of ice 350 feet
from shore. Last year at this time
there was 30 inches of ice in the
same spot.
Legal Notices
We have leased Max’s Drive Inn
as of January 15 ,1961 and will
not be responsible for any debts
incurred in the business until
further notice. Signed Max and
Winnifred Therkelsen. 2-10-4n