Crash of Kodiak-Based P5M Saturday
On Montague Island Kills Crew Of Ten
A Kodiak based Navy P5M wilh
10 men aboard crashed and burned
Saturday on a mountain top on
Montague Island killing the entire
crew.
The Navy crewmen from Patrol
Squadron 42 from San Diego were
on temporary duty at the Kodiak
Naval Station and were on a rou
tine patrol Saturday about 50 miles
southeast of Seward about 1:30
p.m. in turbulent weather condi
tions.
Bad weather Saturday afternoon
and evening hampered search op
erations although the Coast Guard
Albatross and another P5M were
dispatched to the general area
was the Coast Guard Cutter Storis
which was in the vicinity. Two
helicopters from Elmendorf AFB
at Anchorage which w'ere to join
the search party had to return be
cause of weather conditions.
SIGHTED AT 9:15 A.M.
Wreckage of the amphibian was
spotted from the air about 9:15
a m., Monday, and the crew of the
Albatross reported sighting three
bodies and apparently no sign of
life. The ground party reached the
scene a short time later and found
the remains at a 1900 foot level in
heavily timbered country.
Montague Island is about 60
miles southeast of Seward in the
Prince William Sound.
The Taku Maid, a fishing vessel,
reported Saturday night that it had
heard what sounded like an air
craft crash about 75 miles west of
Montague Island on the Kenai
Peninsula.
After the wreckage was spotted
from the air, a ground party of 20
Marines and a medical team from
the Kodiak base were landed on
the island.
CASUALTY LIST
Navy officers and men killed in
the crash were identified by the
Navy at the Kodiak base as fol
lows:
Lt. Cmdr. Henry B. Nix, pilot;
wife. Mary M. Nix, Coronado, Calif.
Lt. Allen J. Feinstein, wife, Su
san. Glen Cove, N Y.
Lt. (jg) Lawrence S. Hembree,
wife Georgianna, Imperial Beach,
Calif.
Aviation electronics technician
E. C. David David L. Hard, wife,
Nancy Jo, San Diego, Calif.
Aviation ordnance man 2/c Hir
man P. Hurd, Tulsa, Olka.
Aviation electronics technician
3/c Robert J. Joss; mother, Paines
ville, Ohio.
Aviation structural mechanic air
man Ralph D. King; wife, Arlene
King, San Diego, Calif.
Aviation electronics technician
3/c James L. Kirky, mother, Ber
tha Hare, Trempealeau. Wis.
Aviation machinist’s mate 2/e
Ralph C. Poort; wife, Naomi Poort,
San Diego, Calif.
Crewman R. G. Bradberry, home
address not listed.
Junior & Senior
Classes Choose
Officers At KHS
Officers for the junior and sen
ior classes were elected at Kodiak
high school, according to the
school newspaper, the Island Star
in its first issue of the fall.
Elected president of the senior
class were Joni Jonnmeyer; Don
Nekereroff, vice-president; Loretta
Levine, secretary; and Connie
Short, treasurer. Susie Gilbert was
named class historian. Student
council representatives c h os e n
were Svea Breckberg and Fred
Zharoff with Rikki Barnett as al
ternate. Frank Heglin, Ritchie
Mize and Ronnie Simeonoff are
this semester’s Rotary representa
tives.
Ian Fulp was elected president
of the junior class; Stan Sargent,
vice-president; Elna Ross, secre
tary and Anna Hall, treasurer.
Mike Downing is the SAA repre
sentative, while Tom McCormick
and Bob Fisher are student council
representatives and Jan Hall as
alternate.
Wandering Vessel
Makes Good Speed
The fishing vessel “Mallard”
owned by Sam Petrikoff broke
loose from its mooring on Wednes
day, Sept. 19, at Port Williams, ac
cording to Bill Damery, and was
located the following morning al
most at Port Douglas—about 50
miles away.
A Kodiak Airways amphibian
was chartered to look for the stray
vessel.
It was damaged only slightly.
Large Stock Must Go — D & A
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AGAINST FIRE..
“It couldn’t happen to
me,” you may think as you
read of a house burning
to the ground. But it could
happen — and then what?
Complete disaster, or the
knowledge that you are
adequtely insured?
INCREASE YOUR FIRE
COVERAGE AS YOUR
PROPERTY VALUE
GROWS!
KODIAK INSURANCE, INC.
Phone 486-2215
Bowling Deadline
Set For Midnight
All local entries in the Alaska
State Elks Bowling tournament
being held at the Elks Lanes in
Kodiak this weekend must be
turned in by midnight Friday,
Sept. 28, Russ Panchot, chairman,
has announced.
Out-of-town entries have been
steadily coming in, Panchot re
ports.
Republicans Say
Alaska Surplus
Does Not Exist
Republican leaders called upon
Gov. William A. Egan this week to
correct a widespread impression
that he has given the people of
Alaska that this state has a cash
surplus in its treasury of more than
$24 million.
Sen. John Coghill of Nena, Sen
ate minority leader, and Rep.
Bruce Kendall, house minority
leader, issued a statement charg
ing that Gov. Egan misled the peo
ple of Alaska in making his annual
report last week.
“The fact of the matter is that
the unobligated balance which ex
isted on June 30, actually existed
only on one day, on July 1st. The
balance became a part of the
money needed to meet the de
mands of Governor Egan’s huge
$70 million dollar budget for the
fiscal year 1952-53,” the men said.
CAP Cadets Will
Check Membership
Cadet meetings of the CAP will
be held at the high school instead
of the CAP headquarters, it was
announced this week.
Membership in the Cadets will
be closed after Oct. 2 until further
notice, and any one 14 or older
who is interested in aerospace edu
cation is invited to attend next
Tuesday’s meeting.
Presently 12 cadets are enrolled.
Temporary staff assignments are:
Mary Janine Atkins, minutes: Lar
ry Knapp, supply: Margaret Ham
ilton, scrapbook.
Further information about the
organization may be obtained by
calling Lt. Margaret Cook, Com
mandant of the Cadets at 486—
5515 evenings, Saturdays or Sun
days.
Fewer Intoxication
Arrests Recorded
Three persons were arrested and
fined on intoxication charges this
past week, according to Chief R. E.
Vickery.
George Nekeferoff was fined
$300 and jailed for five days with
25 days suspended, while Nick E.
Shanigan forfeited $25 on the
same count and Rudolph Anderson
$75.
An application for a chauffeur’s
license requested by Benjamin J.
Hall was not granted for giving
false information.
ST. MARY’S TEENAGERS
St. Mary’s teenage high school
group will hold the first meeting of
the coming year at 7:30 p.m., Mon
day, Oct. 1, at St. Mary’s School.
Please contact Susie Burckhard,
Pam Bell or Wayne Kozak for
details.
Dutch Roy Paint at D & A
EMIL NORTON IS
SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATE
Qualified voters are urged to
cast their ballot in the October
election for Emil Norton to fill
the vacancy of office as member
of the Kodiak Independent
School Board when Gil Jarvela’s
term expires this year. Emil,
who is Superintendent of Alaska
King Crab, Inc., is a life-long
resident of Kodiak. He is mar
ried to the former Frieda Lor
enson and has two daughters
and one son. Emil has gracious
ly consented to have his name
entered on the ballot, and if
elected, states he will make a
conscientious effort to dis
charge his duties to the best of
his ability. Vote for Emil Nor
ton October 2.
(Paid Pol. Adv.)
Be you businessman, fisherman,
housewife, worker, or student.
The Kodiak
Area Chamber
Of Commerce
Asks For Your Ideas
. . . “And what do you think our Kodiak
Area Chamber of Commerce Should Do?”
* * * * Do you have an idea how to
improve the town you live in?
* * * * What can we do to make Ko
diak a better place to live and to play?
The Kodiak Area Chamber of Com
merce is seeking your idea or ideas
to improve our community.
Write It Down
Mail It In!
I would like to see
the Chamber:
(Signed)
(’tisn’t necessary—but we would prefer it.)
Mail to Box 1485 Kodiak, Alaska