VOL. 22, NO. 27_KODIAK, ALASKA, JULY 6, 1962 PRICE TEN CENTS
Judge Rules Against Former Kodiak
Mayor In Aleutian Homes, Inc. Case
Federal Judge John F. Kilkenny
of Oregon, in a 33-page opinion,
entered a judgment for a Portland
couple, defendants in a nine-year
old Kodiak housing dispute—which
the Portland Oregonian described
as one of the most “involved cases
to come before the U.S. District
Court.”
The couple, Ray B. and Lucille
Woodbury, were co-partners in
Aleutian Homes, Inc., builders of
343 prefabricated homes for naval
personnel here.
The judgment dismissed the cam
plaint of plaintiffs, James C.
Dougherty, trustee under the es
tate of the late Hugh K. Dougherty
of Calif., and Lee C. Bettinger, for
mer Kodiak mayor.
The judge’s opinion also favored
two intervenors, the U.S. Govern
ment which granted a Housing and
Home Finance Agency loan and
provided the property and M. C.
Gebhart, receiver.
Illegality Cited
Judge Kilkenny ruled that a
management contract was obtain
ed by plaintiffs Dougherty and
Bettinger by illegal means and that
it was “an essential part of the
entire scheme by plaintiffs to con
trol legislation of the city of Ko
diak.”
The judge ruled that all of the
contracts involved in the dispute
were “tainted with illegality.”
According to the Oregonian, the
case, filed with inter-pleaders and
dismissals dealt with the sole issue
of legality of contracts after the
former Kodiak mayor claimed part
of a construction differential pro
fit for services rendered during
construction.
Ten Year History
Ten years ago the city of Kodiak
approved Aleutian Homes, Inc., as
sponsors of the housing project.
Aleutian Homes entered into a con
tract with Kodiak Const. Co. to
build the project for $4,230,900
under HHFA loan. In 1953, the
housing project came to a stand
still due to breaches of trust and
conversion of trust funds, and in
1957 HHFA began foreclosure pro
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Along The
Waterfront
ADF&G Management Biologist
Dexter Lall’s total salmon pack re
port for the Kodiak Area—week
ending July 1st — continues to
show Reds leading the pack with
6627% of 48—1 pound cases out of
a total of 9322%. Chums comprised
2281, Kings 78, Coho 2, and the
“Payday” Pinks 334. Port Williams
total for frozen and salted salmon
is 38.746 pounds and the razor clam
pack here has reached 16,150 24%
pound cases.
.t.
Alvine’s Marine Repair sez
that Skipper Howard Sloniger’s
Fedair will be back in the brine
ferrying passengers tween Woody
Island and Kodiak again shortly.
They had the Primus up on their
dock for about a day . . . she went
back in the water Wednesday night.
Skipper Jim Cuthbert’s Yukon is
still tied up there . . . “be done
soon.”
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The Richard D and the Canadian
Arrow had work done by Kodiak
Welding Works during the week
according to Tuck Wheeldon who
is managing the shop for the next
couple weeks while Maurice “Red”
and Lois Burnham are outside
visiting in the Pacific Northwest.
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Kickoff Day For Three Weekend
Halibut Derby Set For July 7-8
Saturday, July 7, marks the kicK
off of the Halibut Derby with a
grand prize of an aluminum boat
awaiting the winner of the three
weekend event.
The event sponsored by the Out
doorsmen will run for three con
secutive weekends: July 7-8; July
14-15 and July 21-22.
Derby tickets selling for $5 may
be obtained from any member of
the club or from Curley’s Barber
Shop, the Kodiak Mirror office,
Knudsen’s and many other mer
chants in town.
Many other prizes await success
ful halibut anglers in addition to
the grand prize which are being
offered by merchants and individ
uals.
Catches Reported
Good halibut catches have been
reported in the Kodiak area re
cently including a 110-pounnder
caught by David Beardsley.
Six basic rules govern the Hali
but Derby. They are:
(1) Contestants must comply
with all the state sport fishing laws.
(2) Halibut entered in derby
must have been legally caught by
the contestant.
(3) There must be a witness to
the catching of the Halibut.
(4) Halibut that have been
cleaned are not eligible to be en
tered in the contest.
(5) Halibut will be weighed at
the Small Boat Harbor from 6 p.m.
to 8 p.m. each day of the Derby.
(6) Each contestant must have
a Derby Ticket in possession.
Last year’s winner was Bob
Beardsley.
In addition to the first prize of
a 14-foot Elgin Aluminum boat,
four other prizes are being award
ed in the adult division: second, a
30.06 Remington rifle; third, a
matched pair of 22 calibre Colt
pistols; fourth, a Shakespeare mo
del 2080 spinning reel and spinn
ing rod; and fifth, two $6 dinners
at the Mecca, a hunting knife, hat
chet and a Thermal chest.
Two prizes have been listed for
youngsters, 15 years of age and
younger: first, a Kodak camera;
and second, a 22 rifle.
Jam Throngs Streets for July 4 Parade
Downtown Kodiak was packed with hundreds of spectators Wednes
day morning to see the Independence Day parade at 9 a.m. Leading
off the parade was a color guard by area ranchers. In the background
is Bob lies of the Kodiak Mirror, one of the two clowns. Most military
organizations joined in the parade.
There’s The Solemn Observance, Too
After the flag - raising ceremonies at which the U.S. Naval band
played, Rear Admiral Itakutis, commanding officer of the Naval Base
here, spoke of the importance of Independence Day, stressing that
the dangers of 186 years ago are with us again today to preserve our
way of life.
Ideal Weather Conditions Prevail
For Jam-Packed Fourth Observance
Perfect weather conditions pre
vailed as hundreds of Kodiakans
and military personnel enjoyed a
jam-packed day of Independence
Day activities beginning at 9 a m.
Wednesday and extending until
nearly midnight when the fire
works display ended.
A parade at 9 a.m. with the Navy,
Army Marines, VFW, WW I Vet
erans, the National Guard, Shrin
ers and Rotarians, as well as two
clowns, Bob lies and John Salmine,
and scores of children started off
the day. The parade was led by
ranchers of the area as the color
guard.
At the conclusion of the parade,
the flag-raising ceremony was held
at the Small Boat harbor with Rear
Admiral Bakutis, commanding of
ficer of the U.S. Naval Station, re
minding the crowd of the signifi
cance of the 186th observance of
Independance Day.
A host of races for the young
sters occupied the remainder of the
morning.
Afternoon events saw the tug-of
war between four teams with the
Fishermen winning the champion
ship, and.in the senior marathon it
was a three-way tie won by three
Marines, Brown, Brain and Hall.
Others placing included Schmidt,
fourth, Wolford, fifth Cannon,
sixth, and Loewe, seventh. Winn
ing time was 54 minutes, 45 sec
onds.
Winning the junior marthon was
Wayne Kozak with top money of
$50; second was Bob Ekin $25 and
Jerry Markham, third, $15.
Many original ideas appeared in
the parade, but the committee did
not signal out first, second or
third places. All won prizes.
In addition to the appearance
of the Rotary train, three Little
League ball games, an outstand
ing boxing card with an attend
ance of over 500 at the smoker, the
activities were climaxed by the
display of over $1300 worth of fire
works which lasted from 11 p.m.
until nearly midnight—called the
best in Kodiak history.
23 Of 40 Lots
Sold Thursday
At BLM Sale
More than half of the 43 lots of
fered for sale by the Bureau of
Land Management, Thursday at the
Elks Lodge were purchased, ac
cording to Warner T. May, mana
ger of the Anchorage office who
conducted the sale.
In all 43 lots were offered and
23 were purchased at the Thursday
•sale for a total of $13,100. Only two
of the lots, both appraised at $170,
went at above the appraisal price
one at $180 and the other at $250.
Those who purchased the lots in
the Dark Lake and Island Lake
areas include Jim and Ellen Barr,
Janet M. Jump, Raymond K. Gun
kel, Mildred Markham, Ray Will
Cobb, Tom and Mary Gallaghter,
Harry Valen, Lois Stover, Bill and
Zelma Stone, Sam Stout, Thomas
Felton, Joe Zenter, Norman Sut
liff, Eunice Neseth and Lee George,
Nick and Nancy Lee Anrich.
May said Thursday that the re
maining lots will be offered for
sale again on Friday July 13 and
every succeeding Friday through
the BLM offices at the Cordova
building in Anchorage through
written or over the counter bids.
Kodiak Kapsules—
(By Bill Mason)
This business of writing a col
umn started some seven or eight
years ago in a remote corner of
what you Alaskans refer to as the
“Lower 48.”
It was first named Cortez Cap
sules—Cortez being a community
in Southwestern Colorado near a
point where four states, Colorado,
Utah, New Mexico and Arizona—
have a common boundary.
Virtually all the land surround
ing this geographic point of dis
tinction belongs to either the Ute
or Navajo Indians who were
shunted off on these wastelands to
struggle for an existence.
As fate would have it, just lately
it has been discovered that the res
ervation is underladen with rich
oil and uranium deposits, and now
the white man is paying millions
of dollars for oil and mineral
leases in this forlorn area.
* * * *
With me is my brunet wife, Har
riet, whose place of birth is Dallas.
Like most Texans who come this
far North, her major purpose is to
determine the truth of the claim
that Alaska is larger than Texas.
If they are forced to accept this bit
ter truth, she maintains that there
is a movement down in the Lone
Star State to buy Alaska.
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Little League
Meeting Sunday
A special meeting of the Kodiak
Little League has been called for
Sunday, July 8 at 6 p.m. at the Lit
tle Red School House on the Base.
It is highly important that all
people connected with the league
activities be on hand for the meet
ing.