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VOL. 20, NO. 22 KODIAK, ALASKA, JUNE 18, 1960. PRICE TEN CENTS
Hospital Fund
Now $12,719.10
The Griffin Memorial Hospital
fund climbed to a total of $12,
719.10 Wednesday afternoon, with
$2,002.01 of thait amount presented
by the Civil Service Employees.
The donation made by the Civil
Service Employees was the result
of the Griffin Memorial Hospital
Benefit smorgasbord and dance
held at the Civil Service Club on
the Naval Station last Saturday
evening.
Contributions were also received
this past week from Joan Benson,
Linda Bettis, Svea Breckberg, Con
nie Trent, Virginia Valley and
Candace Wilson, all members of
Senior Girl Scout Troop 10; Mr.
and Mrs. Richard Hartman, Mr.
and Mrs. Herman Buescher, Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Oesterle, Mrs. Ruth
Breckberg, Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Metrokin and son, Walter Kraft
and family, Mrs. Marcia Craig, Mr.
and Mrs. J. D. Juelson, Mr. and
Mrs. Wesley Rhoades, Becky King
of Woody Island, the Coast Guard
Wives, Sid Old, and Mr. and Mrs.
Gerasim Pestrikoff of Mt. Edge
cum.be.
G. S. Troop 21
Has Busy Month
Members of Girl Scout Troop 21
have been busy this month with
various activities.
On June 1 they hiked to Island
Lake where they cooked lunch.
The Bluebird Patrol cooked foil
dinners, the Green Shrines and
Fireflies made stew, while the
Moss Eater prepared spaghetti
with meat sauce.
Following lunch the girls spent
the afternoon clearing camp sites,
chopping underbrush and moving
debris.
On June 8 and 9 they camped
overnight, using their cleared
campsites. They learned to put up
their own tents and cooked four
meals.
A special Court of Awards was
held for Christine Shipley, who is
moving to Santa Monica, Califor
nia. She was awarded her First
Class, five year pin and the follow
ing proficiency badges: Dabbler,
Magic Carpet, Reader, Storyteller,
Music Appreciation, Aviation, Lan
guage, Outdoor Cook, Home Health
and Safety, Home Nurse and Good
Grooming.
Girls who participated in both
activities were Sue Ann Ramaglia,
Judy Acheson. Barbara Sutliff,
Terry Coker, Lois Howard, Cindy
Thompson, Christine Shipley, Na
dine Flotre, Pam Clemens, Jean
Brunstad. Kris Butler, Kathy
Evans and Pauline Peterson, with
Linda Bettis as assistant Leader
on the overnight camp. Carol and
Susan Cannon and Allison Rickey
participated in the hike. Dodie
White. Mary Turner and Helene
Talbott in the overnight camp.
The girls and their leaders, Mrs.
Ann Coker and Mrs. Bonnie How
ard. and assistant leader Mrs. Peg
gy Sutliff. with the assistance of
the parents are planning a week
long camp in July.
ACS Officials On
Inspection Tour
A group of officials of the Alas
ka Communications System were
in Kodiak Monday and Tuesday,
June 13 and 14, on an inspection
tour of the System’s facilities here.
In the party were Col. William
B. Feindel, Jr., Deputy Chief of
the Army Communications System
Division, Office of the Chief Sig
nal Officer, Washington, D. C.; Col.
George F. Rogers, Commanding
Officer, U. S. Army Alaska Com
munication System, Seattle, Wash.;
Mr. Thomas A. Riviere, Communi
cations Facilities Branch, Army
Communications System Division,
Office of the Chief Signal Officer;
Mr. C. Weldon Lawrence, Special
Assistant to the Commanding Offi
cer, ACS; and Lt. Col. Gordon D.
Gray, Deputy Commander, ACS.
Near-Tragedy In
Kodiak Chanhel
A near-tragedy was averted Sun
day by prompt action of rescuers
when five people were thrown into
the water when the boat they were
in capsized as it started down the
channel in front of the Griffin
Memorial Hospital.
Bob Morton, Bill Warner, War
ner’s daughter, and his two sons
started down the channel in Mor
ton’s outboard skiff, about 10 a.m.,
when they suddenly hit an uniden
tified obstruction, tearing a hole
in the boat.
Warner’s son, Bobby, 3% years
old, was thrown out when the boat
hit. The others fell into the water
when it capsized. Morton spotted
Bobby, and the boy’s brother, Jun
ior Warner grabbed him.
Mitch Chya and a companion
saw the accident and came to the
rescue in their speedboat. All were
put aboard and taken to the D.
and A. dock, where artificial res
piration was applied by Bill Unger
and the child’s father. The boy
was unconscious.
The treatment was successful
and he was taken to the Griffin
Memorial Hospital, where he was
given oxygen. He regained com
plete consciousness later in the
afternoon and released from the
hospital Monday. According to
Mrs. Warner, the boy’s condition
is good.
Rev. R. Sturmer
In California
Rev. Roman Sturmer, pastor of
the Russian Greek Orthodox
Church here, left Friday of last
week for Berkeley, Calif., where
he will visit relatives.
He was accompanied by his
granddaughter, Kathy Hamel, aged
14, who completed her freshman
year in the high school here this
year. She is returning to her par
ents in the California city.
All Box Rents Due
The rent on all 864 post office
boxes becomes due beginning next
Monday, June 20, Postmaster Wil
liam Lamme announced today, and
the rent must be paid by July 1 as
unpaid boxes will be closed #n
that date.
Fall Is Fatal To
Sigrid Wodlinger
Mrs. Sigrid Wodlinger, 58, wife
of Mr. Larry Wodlinger, of this
city, died at Griffin Memorial Hos
pital, June 11, shortly after being
admitted. She was found earlier
at her home with a broken arm
and hip.
She had been a resident of Ko
diak the past 18 years. She was
co-owner and working partner of
Wodlinger Drug store with her
husband. Mr. Wodlinger was ill in
the hospital at the time of her
death.
Mrs. Wodlinger was born in
North Dakota, October 15, 1907.
Surviving the deceased, besides
her husband, are four sisters, Mrs.
Olga Dunn, Whitefish, Montana;
Mrs. Christine Brunk, Seattle,
Wash.; Mrs. Esther Husted, Eph
rata, Wash.; and Mrs. Ruth Shaver,
Big Sandy, Montana.
Brothers surviving are Ole,
Knute, Rudolph and Arnold Haak
enson, of Big Sandy, Montana.
Funeral services were held at
the Community Baptist Church,
on Wednesday, with the Rev. L.
White officiating. Cremation fol
lowed.
Bob Von Scheele
Dies In Seattle
Another old resident has passed
on in the death of Robert Von
Scheele this week. Death came
Wednesday in Seattle, following
a long illness.
Von Scheele was a member of
an old Kodiak family. He was 58
at the time of his death. His father
is still living in Afognak. Robert
was one of nine children.
Bob Von Scheele has been con
nected with the fishing industry
here for a great portion of his life.
He was the owner of the Shuyak,
and at one time operated the mail
service around the Island. In ill
health for many years, Von Scheele
has confined his activities the lat
ter years to prospecting and min
ing interests.
He is survived by his wife. Mar
garete; sisters, Eunice Neseth and
Marie Brunton, of Kodiak; Enola
Mullin, Afognak; Esther Picker
ing, Seattle; Suzanne Howe, Port
land; Ellis Wamser, Sweden. Two
brothers survive, Tom, of Kodiak,
and Herman, of Seattle; a son,
Neil, and a niece, Charlotte Alex
ander.
Elks Score Heavy
In Double Win
A revitalized Elks team took the
measure of two Little League ball
clubs in one day, winning both
games by handy scores.
In a game played in the after
noon, Thursday, the Elks nine won
over the Merchants by a score of
10-6. Winning pitcher was Wat
kins. Losing pitcher was Ready.
The evening’s game saw the
Elks triumph over the Merchants
by a score of 15-4. Winning pitcher
was Mickey Shuravloff. Metrokin
was the losing pitcher.
Limited Air Service for Island Predicted
Kodiak Island may be faced with
a limited air service, with all local
airlines being reduced to a charter
status, should the Civil Aeronau
tics Board delay certification of
Kodiak Airways beyond this fall.
This statement was issued by
Bab Hall, President of the Kodiak
Airways, in answer to a protest by
James Harvey, of Harvey’s Flying
Service, a local charter air service.
The latter seeks to delay certifica
tion of the airlines by CAB until
a further hearing.
Hall, in a brief submitted, which
is published elsewhere in its en
tirety in the Kadiak Mirror, con
tends his airlines is the only one
in the area capable of offering
regular scheduled summer and
winter service and with the equip
ment to carry the mail.
Hall further contended that with
out certification his airlines would
be forced to curtail its operation
Memorial Services
For Alf. Anderson
A memorial service for Alfred
Anderson, Jr., will be held Sunday,
June 19, at the Community Baptist
Church. Mr. Anderson was among
those killed in the Pacific Northern
Airlines plane crash near Anchor
age, June 14.
Alf Anderson was born August
24, 1933, in Karluk, Alaska. He
attended grade and high schools
in Kodiak. He served four years
in the Air Force and then contin
ued his schooling at Linfield Col
lege in McMinnville, Oregon. At
the time of his death he was at
tending Oregon College of Edu
cation in Monmouth, Oregon.
The deceased is survived by his
wife, Carol, and daughter, Mary
Ann, 8 months old; his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Anderson;
and brother Jim; two aunts, Lizzie
Antonson, of Karluk; and Mary
Gallagher of Kodiak; three uncles,
Albert, Gus and Charlie, all of
Kodiak.
Colfords Leave
For Oregon Stay
Dr. and Mrs. T. E. Colford left
last week for Burns, Oregon.
While in the lower 48, Dr. Col
ford will complete a course in
orthodontia, and will return short
ly after. Mrs. Colford will remain
visiting friends and relatives in
Oregon.
Officers Elected
FAIRBANKS (Special)—Instal
lation of officers formed the cli
max of the 3-day postmaster con
vention held here ending June 11.
The Alaska chapter of the National
Association of Postmasters has 182
members out of 215 post offices
in Alaska.
The new officers, who take over
in November, are: Val Poor, Doug
las, president; William Lamme,
Kodiak, vice-president; and Alice
Brusich, Ward Cove, secretary
treasurer.
by September of this year, and
operate with limited equipment
and personnel on a charter basis.
The company suffers losses dur
ing the winter months, Hall stated,
in maintaining a scheduled service,
which places Kodiak Airways in
serious financial straits. “If this
hearing is reopened,” (and cer
tification delayed) Hall stated,
“Mr. Harvey will have accomplish
ed his aim and the people of Ko
diak Island and Kodiak Airways
will be the losers.”
ADFG Announces
New Regulations
Roy Rickey, Westward Region
al Supervisor, announces the fol
lowing changes in the Commercial
Fisheries Regulations as promul
gated by the Alaska Fish and
Game Board during its spring
meeting:
Part 101 — Definitions. Section
101.12 (j) is amended to read:
(j) Pot. A single chambered cir
cular or rectangular enclosure for
capturing and retaining shellfish
alive in the water.
Part 102 — General Provisions.
Section 102.60 is amended to read:
Easward from 162° 30’ 00” W.
Long., near Cold Bay on the Alas
ka Peninsula, no species of clams
may be taken by means other than
a shovel or fork except that hard
shell clams may be taken from
specified areas with mechanical
diggers by permits issued by the
Commissioner.
Section 102.69 (b) is repealed
and deleted. (Formerly this sec
tion prescribed a 2% inch mini
mum size on butter clams.)
Part 105 — Alaska Peninsula
Area. Section 105.02 (d) (e) and
(f) are amended to read: (d)
Southwestern. All water on the
south side of the Alaska Peninsula
between Cape Pankof light and
Arch Point including Inner Iliasik,
Outer Iliasik, Goloi, Dolgoi, Poper
echnoi and Deer Islands.
(e) South Central. All waters
on the south side of the Alaska
Peninsula between Arch Point and
Point Aliaksin including Ukolnoi
and Wosnesenski Islands.
(f) Southeastern. All waters on
the south side of the Alaska Penin
sula between Point Aliaksin and
Kupreanof Point including all the
Shumagin Islands.
Section 105.05 Ob) (4) is amend
ed to read: (4) Salmon may not
be taken between Moffet Point and
Wolf Point after June 20.
Section 105.06 (b) (1) (B) is
amended to ead: (B) Purse seines
and drift nets may be used
throughout the section from June
20 to June 24 and from 6:00 a.m.
August 1 to 6:00 p.m. September
30; on June 27 purse seines only
will be used in the area northeast
of the church located near the
beach about two miles northeast of
the mouth of Bear River, and drift
nets only will be used in the area
southwest of the church; there
after, purse seines and drift nets
will alternate fishing areas each
fishing day as well as alternating
areas on each Monday until July
28.
Section 105.15 (c) is amended
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