Audience Briefed
On Navy’s Alaska
Role and Strength
.. The “tasks and chores” per
formed by the Navy stationed hi
Alaska, and how it is equipped
to do its job, was demonstrated in
a briefing held in the Little Red
School House on the Naval Stat
ion, Thursday morning.
The briefing was attended by Ko
diak's two legislators, Reps Pete
Deveau and Hank Haag, Mayor
Menril Coon, City Councilman
DeWtt Field, and several busk
nesmen, as well as Naval Station
officers and civilian department
beads.
Speakers included Cmdr. R. R.
Esch„ Capt. G. H Oarrithers.
Cmdr. E. G. Sweizer, Comdr. H. C
Stirling, Cmdr. R W. Worthing
ton, and Capt W. A. McLennan,
ton, Capt VW. A. McLennan, and
Lt O'Donnel. All spoke on phases
•f Navy activities in Alaska. They
were introduced by Capt G. D.
Roullard, Chief of Staff.
Capt Oarrithers, District Pub
lic Works Officer, pointed oat in
bis speech that dwindling appro
pratxms from year to year, and
maintaining and operating "jer
ry-rigged” buildings, water and
electrical systems built during
the war when materials were
scairce, which have since become
obsolete or in disrepair, has
created quite a problem. Projects
program for the coming year he
said, are listed as “Urgent”, "Es
sential,” “Important,” and "Long
Range ” He said budgetary re
quirements are scrutinized min*
utely before submission u Con
gress for approval.
Carrithers said he was gratif
fied to note that Alaskan firms
ore able to take on more and
more of the contract work avail
able on the stations. There are .d
so more and more local ft-vns
bidding, he said.
Cmdr. Sweizer gave a run down
©f Navy investments in Alaska,
its operating budget and instal
lation values.
A brief history of the beginn
ing of the Naval Station here, and
a resume of present strength of
personnel, was given by Com
mander Stirling, The population,
civilian and military, attached to
the station was 4,030. 1706 were
military and 1,546 military depen
dents. There were 355 civilian
workers with 420 dependents.
Hie Commanded gave some in
teresting figures on average ex
penditures of Navy personnel,
taken from a survey involving 156
Navy families living in Kodiak.
The survey was conducted last
month. They are summarized as
follows: Rent, $21,500; telephone
$899; electricity, $2,595; gas (Pro
pane), $3,200; fuel, $4,427; mis
cellaneous, $1,197.
Urge Overhaul -
Of Space Program
Anchorage (AP)— Sen. Stuart
Symington (Divio) called Thurs
day night for a complete overhaul
•f the nation’s space program.
Car Overturns
On Cut Off Road
A 1954 Ford, 4 door sedan be
longing to Reginald J. Gregg
torued over on the Mill Ray-Mis
sion Road cutoff about 10 p.m.
Thursday. It was completely de
stroyed.
The driver turned left off Mill
Bay Road headed for Mission
Road when rearr ight tire blew
out. The car was demplished by
fire. No one was injured.
Rev* R. Sturmer
Leaves For NYC
Rev. Roman Sturme>r left this
morning for New York City where
he wiH attend a convention of the
Russian Greek Orthodox Church of
North America. The church group
meets every four years..
The convention sessions will coi>
meoee November 10 and will con
tinue for four days. Father
Stunner is rector of the Russian
Church here.
Mrs. Tom Colford
Leaves For Pasco
Mrs. Tom Colford leaves today
tor Pasco, Washington.
Mrs Colford received the sad
new* that both her father and
mother suffocated in their home
due to a defective furnace, last
Thursday.
Ken Boyce Leaves
Ken Boyce, who has spent his
third hitch in Kodiak in the Navy,
leaves this week for Seattle where
he has been transferred.
• Boyce’s last tour of duty here
was for the past two years. He
was attached to GCA. He goes to
the same activity in Seattle. He
will retire after one more year,
and will enter the University of
Washington school of accounting,
working toward C. P. A.
Ken Boyce has been very active
white here in Little League, Base
ball activities, Boy Scouts and
other activities.
Ten Bound
For Honolulu
Boarding a Westair Transport
plane Saturday morning for a
special flight to Honolulu, Hawaii,
wiD lie ten passengers from
Kodiak. The flight, a Bridge Club
charter, will orginate at Anchorage
pick op the Kodiak passengers,
then fly directly to Honolulu.
Several of the Kodiak passengers
are members of the American Con
tract Bridge Club, and will be
playing in the Regional Tourna
ment in Honolulu. Those planning
to go aboard at Kodiak are Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Hinckel, Mrs.
Harriott McKechnie, Mrs. Ann
Tucker, Judy Moore, Mrs. Helen
Stockaard, Sue Munn, Mrs. Louise
Hizer, Mrs. Ann Knoche and Mrs.
Nancy Worthington.
Pilots on the flight will be Chief
Pilot Lynn Mayfield and Co
Cap&ain Don Burlingame. Stewart
esses will also be aboard.
The return flight will leave
Honolulu on November 16, arriv
ing in Kodiak on November 16.
Outdoorsmen’s Turkey Shoot Nov. 22
The Kodiak Outdoorsmen will
hold their annual turkey shoot on
Sunday before Thanksgiving, Nov
ember 22, commencing at 10 a.m.
The event will be held at the tar
get range between Mill Bay and
Fort Abercrombie.
A great portion of the regular
meeting held Tuesday was spent
in discussing plans for the annual
event, which drew a huge crowd
of participants last year.
In addition to the usual 22 cal
ibre class there will be competition
in larger bores, handguns and shot
gun classes. If sufficient interest
is shown it is hoped to also have an
archery section. Those interested
in the latter competitions are ask
ed to phone 4544.
Movies were shown, and a talk
was given by Clint Kornagay on
the Carlsbad Caverns. Mr. Kora<a
gay spent some years as a guide at
the famed caverns.
POST OFFICE TO CLOSE
The Kodiak post office will be
closed next Wednesday, Nov. 11,
in observance of Veteran’s Day, it
was announced today.
Mail from the two regular flights
will be distributed to the boxes.
Open House At Hospital Saturday
On Saturday, November 14, the
Grey Nuns of the Sacred Heart
will hold an Open House at the
Griffin Memorial Hospital from
3:00 to 5:00 p.m. The anniversary
to be commemorated is two-fold:
Twenty years ago, on November
29, the Griffin Memorial Hospital
opened its doors to its first patient;
fifteen years ago, on November
11,' the first five Grey Nuns to
come to Alaska took over the mana
gement of the hospital.
Many friends of the hospital will
remember these first sisters:
Sister Mary Monica, Superior;
Sister St. Hilary, Sister Madeline
of the Sacred heart, Sister St.
John Berchmans, and1 Sister Mary
Leo. They were accompanied to
Kodiak by Right Reverend Mon
signor G. Edgar Gallant, who ar
ranged the details of their com
ing.
Refreshments will toe served in
the Sisters’ Community Room.
Pourers will be: Mesdames A.
Holmes Johnson, Merrill Coon, R.
Holmes Johnson and J. Bruce
Keers. All friends of the Sisters
are cordially invited to visit their
Hospital on November 14.
Awards Are Made
To NS Cub Scouts
A very successful Cub Scout
Pack meeting was held Wednesday
28 October, at 7:30 p.m. r
The following awards were pre
sented to the following Cub Scouts
and their parents.
Bobcats: Wayne Aichele, Mich
ael Byrd,, Steven Crook, Eugene
DuiChairme, Gary Fansler, Robert
Fleck, Robert Fyffe, Leigh Harri
son, Brooksey Iler, Mark Lasater.
Melvin Martin, Steven McLennan,.
Frank Rogers, Wayne Symanietz,
Tmmy Templer and Richard Vos
gien.
Wolf: Sidney Cogley, Wolf Bad
ge; Michael Scallan^ Gold Arrow
on Wolf; Craig Dootson, Silver ar
row on Wolf; Bobby LaRue, Gold
and Silver Arrow on Wolf; Robert
Cunningham, Gold on Wolf.
Bear: Warren Hansen, Bear Bad
ge, Gold and Silver Arrows on
Bear; Michael Donnelely, Gold Ar
row on Bear.
Lion: Robert Ross, Lion Badge.
One-Year Pine: James Allen,
Robert Cunningham, Craig Doot
son, Robert LaRue, Tommy Nae
hand, Michael Scallan, Harlan
Simeon, Dale Tallin an and Will
iam Vosgien.
Two-Year Pins: John McCarthy,
and Chuck Valen.
Den Mothers & Den Chiefs for
the next year are Den 1, Marian
Tall man & Tom McLennan, Den 2,
Jessie Van De Walker & James
Farrell, Den 3, Pat Byrd & Leroy
Spinharney, Den 4; Nancy Aichele
and Wayne Daggett, Den 5, Wini
fred Whitm?:* and Robert Sprague,
Den 6, A- na May Wilson & Tom
McArthur.
The following members of the
Boy Scouts “Order of the Arrow”,
presented Indian dances: Kenneth
Tillotson, Tom McLennan, Bob
Sprague, LeRoy Spinharney, Rog
er Spinharney, Charles Coker and
Jack Trent.
Cubmaster Daun LaRue stated
that this was the largest turnout
for any Pack meeting that anyone
can remember and hopes that the
active participation will continue
Cubmaster and Assistants are:
Daun LaRue, William Dootson,
Charles Tallman.
Pack Committee members are
Harry Sprague, Wilburn McFar
land, Robert Fleck, Eugene Du
Charme, Charles Rogers, Judy
Sprague.
Den Dads listed are Charles
Tallman, Eugene DuCharme, Char
les Rogers, Wilburn McFarland,
Robert Fleck, Mchael Zieba.
To Clamp Down On
“Creek Robbers”
Seattle (AP)— Alaska Fish and
Game Commissioner Clarence L.
Anderson served notice that “creek
robbers” better not try operating
next season when the new state
take-over fisheries from the Fed
eral government.
“Let them come — we will be
ready for them,” Anderson said in
an interview. He’s here as adviser
at the International North Pacific
Fisheries Commission meeting.
Anderson said Alaska will open
next season 20 permanent and 200
to 300 temporary enforcement
agents. He said he expects Alaska
fisheries will be transferred to the
state by the Federal government
early in January.
WHITE HEADS LEGION POST
Henry White was elected to head
the American Legion Post No. 17,
at a meeting Thursday evening.
•
New Regulations
Subject of Study
A meeting has been called for
.tonight of the Fisheries committee
of the Chamber of Commerce. Pro
posed regulations for the next
year’s fishing will foe discussed.
The Chamber of Commerce meet -
ing to. .be held at the Isflanof
Fountain, Thursday, November 12*
will be deyoted largely to. a di&r.
cussaon of the, proposals* accord
ing to Dr. Bob Johnson, president,..
of the Chamber. The meeting is
open to -anyone interested, but
those who do not regularly attend *
are asked to call the Island Foun
tain prior to the meeting.
Chamber Group
To Appear On TV
* . - V ; ' !• *
Several members of the local
Chamber of Commerce will parti
cipate in a TV-program, Sunday
afternoon at 2 o’clock.
The five memfbers, who will ap
pear on the Norma Clique show
are Emil Knudsen, who will speak
for the roads committee; Tenora
Veerman, Tourist; A1 Hockberger,
Industrial; and John Gibbons, who
will speak on the State Chamber
of Commerce.
Display The Flag^
Urged By Legion
^he Amerioon Legion is
greatly distressed over the grow
ing public apathy toward dis
playing the Star Spangled Ban
ner of our nation.”
In these words, George Cornel
ius, Commander, Post No 17 of
that organization, issued a plea
for ali people of kodiak to fly at
flag on Veterans Day, November
11. “The American Legion urges
that if you have a flag, fly it, and"
if you don’t own a flag buy it”, he
said. “No American flag, whether
a ’48er or a ’49, is obsolete.’
Cornelius cited a direct relat
tionship between the apathy of
the people in not flying their flagr
and the apparent spiritual ero
sion which is eating away the
faith, patriotism and love of a
country that was once the un
questioned and unabashed spirit
of the American people. “Attacks
such as the threat of world com
munism, the growing disrespect
Of the rest of the world toward
our motives, must be answered
with a Showing of national unity.
There is no (better way of dem
onstrating our dedication to thet
ideals of our great nation than
by starting in the home, and fly
ing *Oid; Glory’ Veterans Day„
Wednesday, is a good time to*
start,” Cornelius stated.
“Not Interested”
Say The Russians
Vancouver, B.C. (AP) Alexander
Ivkin,r representative of the Rus -
sian Food Industry workers union:?
attending the fisheries meeting;
here, said halibut was not included*
in 7-year Soviet plan to increase?
fish production. .
'Canadian and U. S. officials ex
pressed, 'relief. When Russian fish
ing fleet! appeared off the Alaska
coast las^t summer there was spec
ulation that the Soviets were in
terested in halibut.