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VOL. 19 NO. 17 KODIAK, ALASKA, MAY 2, 1959 PRICE 10 CENTS
PNA Inaugural Flight Brings Many;
Visitors Are Accorded Welcome
A new service for Alaska
travelers, direct flights from
Portland and Seattle/Tacoma to
Kodiak and continuing on to An
chorage, began yesterday.
The initial northbound flight
had News and TV representatives
from Washington, Oregon and
California aboard, as well as
Chamber of Commerce and busi
ness leaders from the three Paci
fic Coast states. The airline
delegation on the initial flight was
headed by A.. G. Woodley, Pacific
Northern Airlines President.
A group of 30 or more Anchor
age Chamber of Commerce and
news media representatives were
aboard the first southbound flight
•ut of here, flying to Kodiak
where they met the northbound
delegation for inaugural ceremo
nies.
The twice-weekly service will
result in a reduction of 12% in
passenger fares and 10% in cargo
rates. Flight 7 will depart from
Seattle/Tacoma at 2 a.m. on Tues
days and Fridays, with connecting
flights departing Portland at 11:40
pjn. Mondays and Thursdays. Ar
rival in Kodiak is 5:40 a.m. with
the plane continuing on to Ancho
rage for an 8:40 a.m. arrival there,
with a stop at Homer enroute.
Southbound, Flight 8 leaves Ko
diak at 1 p.m. on Tuesdays and
Fridays and arrives at Seattle/Ta
coma at 8:25 p.m. Departures from
Amchorage are at 10 a.m. Connect
ing flights continue to Portland,
arriving at 10:50 p.m.
VISITING ANCHORAGE
HOMER DIGNITARIES
A list of the visiting guests and
dignitaries arriving on Pacific
Nothern Airlines inaugural flight,
Friday, May 1st are as follows:
A. G. Woodley, President, Paci
fic Northern Airlines, Don Brice,
Station KIRO-TV, Seattle, Dick
Lyall, Seattle Post-Intelligencer,
Ted Simpson, King TV, Seattle,
Dick Cornwell, KOMO TV, Seattle,
Merle Severn, CBS TV, News, Par
ris Emery, UPI TV News, Henry
Fortin, TV News, Seattle, Martin
Heerwald, UPI Bureau Manager,
Fond Campaign
Underway Soon
Plans for raising funds to build
a new St. Mary’s School have been
announced by the Rev. Father
Raymond L. Talbott, S.J., Pastor
of St. Mary's Parish. Formal open
ing of the Fund Drive is May 17th,
and pledges will be payable over
the next two year period. Leon
H. Johnson will serve as Chair
man of the Campaign Committee,
assisted by O. K. Kincaid, Frank
Irick and Douglas Preston. It is
currently planned to have the
new school in operation within the
next year. Long range plans call
lor a total new Church plant to be
built at the same location just
north of the City line on Mill Bay
Road.
Seattle, Don Watt, KTNT TV, Ta
coma, Ed Garrison, Tacoma News
Tribune, Leverett Richards, Port
land Oregonian, Bud Crick, Ore
gon Journal, Portland, Pat Shan
non,, Los Angeies Mirror News,
Pat Frazier, San Francisco Exami
ner, Marty O’Rorke, Seattle Cham
ber of Commerce, Ernie Flranklin,
Tacoma Chamber of Commerce,
(Continued to page 10)
Kodiak Rainbow
Assembly Guests
Guests of the Kodiak Rainbow
Assembly, No. 8 recently were
Mrs. Margaret Kenrick of Tacoma,
Washington who is Supreme Dep
uty for Washington, Idaho and
Alaska, Miss Anne Adams, of An
chorage, Alaska who is Grand
Worthy Advisor of Washington,
Idaho and Alaska; also Miss Jean
Eckelbarger, Worthy Advisor of
Alderwood Manor Rainbow As
sembly No. 55, Alderwood Manor,
Washington, and Miss Earlyne
Peters, Past Worthy Advisor,
Northgate Rainbow Assembly No.
139, Northgate, Washington.
These distinguished guests were
entertained by Miss Kitty Brooks,
Worthy Advisor of Kodiak Rain
bow Assembly and were taken on
a sight-seeing tour of Kodiak. The
Kodiak Rainbow Assembly put on
initiatory work for their guests
fo” owing a banquet at the Kodiak
Masonic Temple.
The Grand Cross of Colors was
presented to Mrs. Betty Acheson,
Mrs. Ruth Arneson, Miss Jill
Acheson and Miss Sharon van
Buren for outstanding work in
the Rainbow Assembly.
Arthur J. Hudson
Death Announced
Arthur J. Hudson, 56, Quilcene,
Washington died April 17th of
lung cancer at Port Townsend,
Washington. Mr. Hudson, born in
Grafton, N D. Jived in Seattle,
Tacoma and Klamath falls, Ore
gon, and attended Gonzaga Prepa
ratory School, in Spokane, Wash,
and the University of Washington.
After serving three years in the
Marine Corps he joined the Wash
ington National Guard, called to
active duty at the beignning of
World War II, and retired as Lt.
Colonel.
Shortly after the war Mr. Hud
(Continued to page 10)
Kodiak’s National Guard Unit Will
Move Into The New Armory Sunday
The National Guard unit here
will move into the new AVmory
on 6th Street, Sunday, May 3.
Following the “Go Ahead” from
headquarters, the thirty-one mem
bers who comprise the unit began
packing Monday and readying
material for the big push.
Authorization followed alloca
tion of the necessary funds by
the State government for insur
ance needed before opening the
building to the Guards use. Pres
ent armory on the Naval Station
will be abandoned by the unit.
M/Sgt. Frank Pagano, the local
unit’s first sergeant, has been ad
ded to the Armory Board. Anoth
er civilian member is to be chosen.
The local company has been
redesignated Company “D,” 3rd
Battle Group, 297th Infantry. Pre
viously it had been 297th Combat
Regiment.
The unit will participate in the
Armed FV>rces Day celebration,
with the dedication of the new
armory taking place on the same
day. Open house will be held
starting at 10 a.m. on May 16.
Weapons and equipment will be
displayed. Refreshments will be
served. A military ball is being
planned.
Three men have been selected
to go on the advance detail to
Camp Denali. They are sic Char
les Miller, SP3 Robbie King, and
SP3 Alvin Cohen. These men will
leave a few days before the rest
of the company to prepare the
barracks and make other arrange
ments.
There were several promotions
within the Company last week.
Those promoted from.PFC to SP3
were Alvin J. Cohen, Edmund C.
Hall, James Ramsdell and Michael
A. Swenson. Paul R. Harmon was
promoted from Pvt. E 2 to PFC.
Pictured above is the new 255 foot Standard Oil tanker, which is due to arrive in Kodiak today
or tomorrow. *
He vessel Is new and modern in every respect, and has a capacity of IS,004 barrels. Merril Coon,
agent for the company, states anyone interested will be taken aboard for inspection.
New Westward Service Includes
Kodiak Island Points; Bids Now Open
Mail boat service, including
freight and passengers, will again
be offered several Kodiak island
points as provided in the West
ward mail contract, now open for
bids.
The advertisemnet for mail ser
vice has been received and is
posted in the post office, Acting
Postmaster William Lamme an
nounced today, and provides for
service to the following: starting
at Seward, to Seldovia, Port Gra
ham, Old Harbor, Alitak, Karluk.
Larsen Bay, Uganik, San Juan,
Port Bailey, Afognak, Ouzinkie,
back to Kodiak, and thence to
Chignijk* Perryville, Ivanoff Bay,
Unga, Squaw Harbor, Sand Point
Belkofsky, King Cove, Cold Bay,
Pauloff Harbor, Ikatan, False
Pass, Akutan, Unalaska, Kashega,
Chernofski and ending at Nikol
ski.
On the return trip, besides the
Westward stop, the boat will calf
on Kodiak island at Larsen Ba&,
Karluk, Alitak, Old Harbor, Ko-j
diak, Ouzinkie, Afognak, and.*
thence to Seldovia, Port Graham^
to Seward. ,. t *
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The bid requires that the ser
vice be performed once a month*
by a schedule satisfactory to thef
Post Office Department, to leavci
Seward after receipt of m^ii from]
steamer Seattle about the 1st of*
the month. 1
Instructions to bidders on water,
routes, and applicable Wage-Hour;
Law applications, are posted with
the bid invitation at the post off i-:
ce*ce. Bids dose June 25, ISSik,
and bid forms may be obtained;
from the postmaster.
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Along The j
Waterfront'
Since the king crab stofy wa»
written, we learn from Howard
Wakefield'that the Deep Sea'opeir
ation this year resulted in 425,4
205 pounds of the product prepar
ed for the frozen market.
Wakefield estimated 1,700,000
pounds of raw crabs were caught^
resulting in $120,000 being paid ty
fishermen, and a payroll of $85,:
000. These figures are for th^
Deep Sea operation alone.
He estimates the Sandpoint
processing * would figure out at
about two-thirds of the above.
&
Boats and their skippers wh*
worked on king crab harvesting
were: The AFOGNAK, skippered
by Dick Olsen; ELDORADO,
Louie Wick; SUSIE Q., Oscar Dy
son; COPPER PRINCE, Louis Me
Meehan; GPC-18, Jerry Gugel;
KING FISH, Fred Deveau; MI
CHELLE N, Mike Mullen; ORAN- ‘
IUS, Albert Peterson; SUE, Milton
Pagano; WESTERN, Dave Mur
phy; LOIS, Ted Olafson; JUNO,
Lloyd Cannon; VENTURE, Benny
Grotecloss; BARRICUDA, John
Luque; CAROL ANN H; LINDA
MAE, Alvin Sargent.
The above boats fished for King
Crab, Inc. No lists were available
from other canneries.
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Parson Bags Bear
Something of a record may have
been established this week when*
Rev. John Molletti bagged a bruin
just thirty five hours after depart
ing the dock in Kodiak. Nick Ma
lutin, Jr. conducted the hunt from
his boat the Juan. The bear was
sighted and bagged in Kizhuyak
Bay.