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Clash Tonight
Tonight at 6:30, the high school
JV’s will meet the Medical &
Dental team on the gym floor,
while at 8 o’clock the Kodiak Bears
tangle with the NavComSta team
from the base. This should prove
an interesting game in that it
will match the high school boys
hustle and enthusiasm with the
Navy teams experience, height
and skill.
The NavComSta team boast two
standout performers in 6’3” center
Hall, and 5’ 11’ McClouth, who
between them have led the Navy
boys to 26 wins and only one loss.
Starters for the Bears will be
Huey and Olson at guard positions,
Ellison and Starbird as forwards
and Buckingham at center.
Bosses Night Mark
Nat’l Jaycee Week
In celebration of National Jay
cee Week, the Kodiak Junior
Chamber of Commerce plans to
hold a Bosses’ Night, the annual
banquetmeeting of the members
of the Junior Chamber of Com
merce and their employers. This
will be held in early February.
Bosses’ Night is an annual fea
ture of Junior Chamber through
out the nation. It is dedicated to
the bosses who support the Jaycees
and recognize the value of the
organization.
A high point of the evening will
be the announcement of Kodiak’s
outstanding young man for the
year. A committee, headed by Dr.
Favor Increase
Teachers Salaries
JUNEAU (.1*) — Gov. Egan said
Thursday he will recommend a
“reasonable increase” in salaries
of Alaska’s 1,900 schoolteachers.
“This has to be; it is one of the
necessities,” he said in discussing
his 1961 Legislative program. Egan
also said he would recommend
revisions in the unemployment
compensation act, which affects
30,000 workers. He said he wants
to bring State employees under the
act.
Marion Marconi
On Buying Trip
Marion Marconi left for Seattle
and Portland on the direct flight
Tuesday of this week.
Mrs. Marconi, who is in charge
of Kraft’s Drygoods, is on a buying
trip for her department, and is ex
pected to be gone about three
weeks.
Bruce Keers, is canvassing
churches, businesses, clubs and
organizations to determine which
young man has contributed the
most to the community during the
past year.
The Distinguished Service Award
winner from Kodiak will be enter
ed in the Alaska Jaycee contest.
The state winner in turn will be
entered in the national competi
tion, which chooses the nation’s
ten outstanding young men.
In addition, the Kodiak Junior
Chamber of Commerce plans to
honor individuals and represen
tatives of organizations that have
aided or supported the Jaycees
during 1960.
Pronounced as a very successful undertaking the Jaycee’s sponsor
ed Christmas tree burning at Mission Lake is said to have drawn
about 500 people in the course of the evening. Held Saturday, par
ticipants, ate hot dogs, drank coffee and some skated, as you will
see from the above and other pictures on page 4, taken by our staff
photographer.
Report Shows
Chamber Active
President Bob Johnson submit
ted his half yearly report of act
ivities of the Chamber of Com
merce to a good sized group in
attendance at the meeting Thurs
day at the Island Fountain.
The report in writing listed the
the meetings held by the various
committees, showing the active
and inactive ones. The report show
ed a membership of 67. $336 was
listed in the general fund, $1,762
in the Crab fund, and $750 in the
Airport fund.
Among other items, the report
listed the Chamber as actively
supporting the following: Cert
ification of Kodiak Airways; the
ferry bond issue; Landing Law;
swimming pool project; the film
ing of the King Crab Story; com
pletion of a Kodiak Display Board;
resing of Executive Order No. 8344,
thus,removing Kodiak Island lands
from military reserve, making
them available for development.
The President also named a num
ber of committee heads for the
forthcoming King Crab Festival.
The overall chairman has not been
named as yet. Some of the com
mittee heads mentioned include
Anna Mueller, Food; Kids Parade,
Gene Sundberg and the National
Guard; Information, Ole Johnson;
Publicity, Bill Lamme. A meeting
of committee heads is scheduled
for Saturday noon at the Johnson
Clinic.
(Continued on Page 9)
State Chamber
Seeks Changes In
Employment Bill
JUNEAU (iP) — The Executive
Committee of the State Chamber
of Commerce recommended broad
legislative program it said was de
signed to create improved econo
mic climate for Alaska.
The group suggested an employ
ment security bill which would
“correct present inequities and a
buses and place the program on a
sound economic basis.” The sug
gestions included appropriation
of $300,000 to promote tourism in
fisical 1962, and appropriation of
$50,000 to create a department of
Business, Economic Research at
the University of Alaska.
Wickmans Return
After vacationing in sunny Calif
ornia for the past three weeks, Art
and Mary Wickman returned on
the direct flight Tuesday.
The Wickmans visited relatives
in Alameda mainly. Planning to
spend the holidays with their
children and then returning, they
were held up due to the heavy air
traffic and fog in the San Fran
cisco area, arriving home a week
late. “Loved every minute of it,”
says Mrs. Wickman. “And I’m go
ing back.”
The Wickmans operate the Ko
diak laundry.
MRS. IIALL IN SEATTLE
Visiting in the South 48 is Mrs.
Helen Hall, who left here Sunday
for Seattle.
On Sunday afternoon, Jan. 8,
another link in communications
between the villages on Kodiak
Island was established when Chuck
IWeir, pilioit for Harvey Flying
Service, landed a ski-equipped
commercial plane on the recently
completed 2100 foot airstrip at
Old Harbor, Alaska.
Pilot Weir is shown being greet
ed by Rev. Dave Selden, mission
ary and schoolteacher, and an
enthusiastic group of youngsters
from the village. (See picture
taken by the Mirror staff photo
grapher, who accompanied Weir
on the trip.)
Until the construction of the
airstrip just north of the village,
Old Harbor residents relied on
small boats and amphibious air
craft which could approach only
from the open beach adjacent to
the village. Frequent high winds
and rough water reduced travel
and supply trips and somewhat
isolated the people cf Old Harbor
from the rest of the island. The
completion of the year-round air
strip brings Old Harbor much
closer to greater participation in
the economy of Kodiak Island.
March Of Dimes
Plans Announced
The New March of Dimes fund
raising campaign is now in pro
gress, according to R. E. “Bob”
Dawson, local campaign manager.
Dawson’s appointment was an
nounced by Mrs. Osky Weeda,
Southcentral Chairman of the Out
lying districts. He handled the
program last year. An organiza
tional meeting was held recently
with Mrs. Jesta Faull, secretary of
the Southcentral Chapter, who
visited Kodiak. Plans were formu
lated for a Mother’s March to be
held this month. Arrangements
were made for space in the Na
tional Bank of Alaska building
for an information desk and supply
center during the campaign.
Mrs. Louise Coon is in charge of
this. Volunteers will be able to
contact the center to determine
how they can assist with the var
ious projects.
Pioneer Kodiak Resident Dies
Oscar Nelson Succumbs In California
Oscar A. Nelson, 68, native born,
and a well known former Kodiak
guide and fisherman, died Mon
day, Jan. 2, in the Palo Alto Vet
erans Administration Hospital.
Nelson’s death was due to a
malignant cancer. He retired sev
eral years ago and moved to Moun
tain View, Calif, with his family.
He visited Kodiak for the last time
during the summer of 1960, when
he came here to fish and to dis
pose of some remaining property.
The deceased is survived by his
wife, Alexandria, of Mountain
Veiw; four sons, Donald, of San
Pedro; Jack, Arthur and Samuel,
all of Kodiak; four daughters,
Mrs. Jean Zampa of Mountain
View; Mrs. Alma Stickley of Brush,
Colo; Mrs. Isabell Franklin o)f
Mountain View; and Mrs. Marie
Humphreys, also of Mountain
View.
Surviving him also are seven
sisters and one brother. These are
Mrs. Anna Bigford, Kirkland,
Wash.; Mrs. Betty Phillips, Seattle,
Wash.; Mrs. Pauline Winther, Port
Angeles, Wash.; Mrs. Marjorie
Barton, Santa Clara, Calif.; Mrs.
Jean Hoffman, Burlingame, Calif.;
Mrs. Mary Ogilvie, Spokane, Wash.;
and Mr. Alfred Nelson, Afognak,
Alaska. He had 11 grandchildren.
Nelson was a member of the
Jack allman Post 17, American
Legion.
Funeral services were held at
Mountain View, Friday, Jan. 6,
and were under the auspices of
the Leon Robart American Legion
Post of Mountain View. Honorary
pallbearers, all former Kodiak
residents, were Ed Laurel, Dan
Zampa, Mike Franklin, Lester
Stickley, Bill Humphreys and Sun
ny Heitmam.