Library & Museum
Juneau, Alaska
VOL. 20, NO. 44 KODIAK, ALASKA, NOVEMBER 19, 1960 PRICE TEN CENTS
Army, Navy, Air Force To Engage In
Military Exercise “Sled Dog” In Dec.
An Alaskan Command military
exercise call “Sled Dog” will be
gin in about two weeks, according
to an announcement from Lt. Gen
eral Frank A. Armstrong, Jr.,
Commander in Chief, Alaska.
"Sled Dog” will be an Alaskan
Command Post Exercise with unit
participation by the Army, Navy,
and Air Force components of the
Alaskan Command and other de
fense agencies in the Alaskan
Theater. The exercise will run for
48 hours. At some point during
the Nov. 28-Dec. 9 exercise vulner
♦ability period, “Sled Dog” will
start, without prior warning, on
order from General Armstrong.
Overall exercise planning is the
responsibility of Col. H. S. Judy,
USF, Assistant Chief of Staff for
Operations, Alaska Command. The
Exercise Director will be Col. Har
ley C. Vaughn, Deputy Assistant
Chief of Staff, J-3, Operations
and Training, Headquarters Alas
kan Command.
The Exercise Director and the
Control Group will simulate ac
tions that could be expected from
the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Wash
D C. under emergency con
ditions.
A simulated intelligence build
up and situation will be developed
to make the play of the exercise
as realistic as possible. Actual
forces, wetather, weapons, time
and tactical plans will be used.
Air attacks and the firing of con
ventional weapons and missiles
will be simulated, as will damages
and casualties suffered by friendly
forces and facilities.
No evacuation plans will be im
plemented. Dependents, therefore,
will not participate in this exer
cise.
Russian Priest
injured In Fall
Father Theodosy, Russian priest
who has been in St. George, Alaska,
for the past 20 years, is confined
to the Griffin Memorial Hospital
here, after suffering a fall aboard
the m/v Penquin as he was enroute
to his parish at St. George.
Father Theodosy has been a
priest for the past 50 years. He
was returning to his parish after
recuperating from an illness in the
South 48.
Alaska Highway Started 18 Years Ago
Wartime Road Vital To State Today
Eighteen years ago on Nov. 20,
1042 the Alaska Highway, then
known as the Alcan, was officially
completed, eight months and 11
days after it was started.
The brief road ceremony at
Kluane Lake, in which the ribbon
was cut, with E. L. Bartlett, then
Secretary of State for Alaska, and
lan MacKenzie, a Canadain cabinet
minister, doing the honors for
both countries, opened what has
been called “America’s Burma
Road”, and a “real unique tie”
between Canadians and Americans.
Following the ending of its war
time use. the highway has served
as a vital link in bridging the dis
tance between far and near points
in the United States, with the big
ger cities of Alaska, as well as the
hinterland.
Seven U.S. Engineer Regiments
—the 35th. 341st, the 95th, 18th,
340th, 93rd and 9?th—all had
a hand in its building. Three of the
regiments wrere composed of Negro
troops.
It was the 35th that started one
of the greatest roadbuilding proj
ects in history, rattling into Daw
son Creek, British Columbia, on
March 9, 1942 aboard a troop train.
They detrained to set up camp in
30 degrees below zero weather.
Other regiments (followed, or
came to the job from the northern
end at Haines or Fairbanks. That
summer, they learned the mean
ing of muskeg and mosquitoes.
When the weather turned cold
that fall, they found out the mean
ing of winter in places like Snag,
where 81.4 degrees below zero
weather has been registered.
The 1,630-mile wartime road de
veloped into the Alaska Highway,
a road of destiny to many north
ern emigrants , an exciting road
to thousands of tourist, an alter
nate exit road for Alaskans, and a
route for inland shipping.
AF Captures
Satellite Capsule
The U.S. Air Force plucked
another Discoverer satellite cap
sule out of the skies, Monday of
this week, making this their sec
ond completion. It was the capsule
ejected by Discoverer, XVII.
The capsule was bagged by a
Cl 19 Flying Boxcar, appropriately
named Pelican II. The plane was
piloted by Capt. Gene W. Jones,
39, of Walla Walla, Wash.
J. B. Thompson, Manager of the
Lockheed Division, Ghiniak Track
ing Station, in commenting on the
grab, stated it was a perfect oper
ation all the way. The local track
ing station followed the satellite
all the way, knowing its where
abouts at all times.
The Discoverer XVII capsule was
in orbit longer than the previously
recovered containers. The others
had been ejected from their satel
lites on the 17th pass around the
earth. This one, rocketed aloft Sat
urday at California’s Vandenberg
Air Force Base, was ejected on its
31st time around.
The gold-plated capsule weigh
ed 300 pounds when it left the
2,100 pound satellite but only 125
pounds at the time of capture.
Prisoner Wants
State Honeymoon
JUNEAU UP) — Grant H. Eck
man, 42, Nome cook serving up to
ten years at McNeill Island, Wash,
Federal prison for forgery, has
gone to court in an effort to get
Alaska’s first “Hellenthal honey
moon.”
The last State legislature approv
ed weeklong leaves each six months
for honor prisoners with good be
havior serving terms of one year
or more. These were dubbed “Hel
lenthal honeymoons” after State
Rep. John S. Hellenthal of Anchor
age, who introduced the leave bill.
Predicts Good
Bristol Bay Run
JUNEAU (/P) — The State De
partment of Fish and Game, in a
preliminary prediction of red
salmon run for Bristol Bay next
year, said the general outlook was
good.
C. L. Anderson, Fish and Game
Commissioner, said the Bristol Bay
run should be about 22 million
reds next year. Walter Kirkness,
Chief of the Commercial Fisheries
Division, said that about 37 million
reds poured into Bristol Bay dur
ing this year's banner season. Fish
ermen caught some 14-15 million
of them.
PARKING AGAINST TRAFFIC
Chief of Police Vickery called
attention again this week to the
practice of parking against traf
fic, as is done by many drivers.
Parking opposite traffic is il
legal, he states. “If someone runs
into a car so parked, they are
just as guilty as the other person.”
AN EYESORE and a menace to health is graphically illustrated in
the above picture, which shows a small portion of the City dump,
It illustrates, too, how dumping is being carried out closer and closer
to the road.
The newly formed organization, the Spruce Cape Property Owners
Association, presented their case before a receptive City Council
Thursday night, seeking the closing down of the dump, and restor
ing the area to its original state.
The Council tabled the question until the next meeting. Mean
while another location for the dump will be sought. Staff photo
Xmas Schedule
Of Mailing Dates
SURFACE PACKAGES —By
Nov. 30. These will be sent via
PNA to Anchorage, by train to
Seward and on by vessel to Seattle.
SURFACE PACKAGES T 0
WEST COAST—By Dec. 7. These
will be placed on the Tatalina, last
vessel to Seattle before Christmas.
However, the ship goes to Seldovia
and Homer after Kodiak and will
not arive in Seattle until about
Dec. 18. This is too late for assur
ed delivery by Christmas to many
points.
AIR PACKAGES—All should
be mailed by Dec. 10.
CHRISTMAS CARDS—At 3c
rate. Must be unsealed, no mess
age, in writing will not be forward
ed or returned, and will not be air
lifted. Not recommended.
At 4c rate. May have writing, be
sealed, and will be forwarded or
returned. Also this year, will be
air-lifted as space is available to
Seattle, by surface beyond that
point. Mail by Dec. 5.
At airmail rate. Priority over
other cards and airmail all the
way. Mail early and as ready, last
cards by Dec. 15.
ISLAND POINTS—All cards
and packages by Dec. 16 for last
dispatches.
WESTWARD POINTS—For last
Expansion, must be in post office
by Dec. 2.
Of This and That
By Betha Digree
Everett, Wash.—Last week we
spent several pleasant days with
former Kodiak resident, Nina Gil
lum .... days of chatter and remi
niscing . . . . Nina, who is the man
ager of a beautiful apartment
house in Bothel said that she
misses her many friends in Kodiak,
and wishes that she could return
for a visit. She also misses the
'beachcombing excursions and the
fishing .... Nina asked us to
greet all her friends in town and
on the Naval station.
We also saw Johnny and Kay
Meath while in Bothel. They, top,
formerly lived on the base. Johnny
is working in a printing
plant in Seattle, and Kay is em
ployed in the business office of
the Bothel Telephone Co. They
also send greetings to their old
time friends.
Although it is Nov. and nights
are cool, most days are pleasantly
warm .... warm enough to en
joy walking past homes with green
lawns and blooming flowers ....
Dahlias and roses are a riot of
color, while marigold and chry
santheumums add their own spe
cial touch of brilliance.
And now we pack for a few days
stay in Seattle .... We are looking
forward to seeing all the lovely
things for sale in the shops, and
visiting old friends.
Bears Go to Seward
On Friday morning the Kodiak
•high school Bears boarded a PNA
plane for Homer on their way to
Seward, where they will meet the
powerful Seward Seahawks in a
Friday and Saturday night twin
series
The Bears are looking forward
to some tough opposition as the
Seward team is expected to field
a stronger team than last year’s
class “B” champs who only lost
three games out of 26 played.
The Bears are out after revenge
after losing 4 regular season games
and one tournament game to the
port city five. The ten boys who
are making the trip are Danny
Olson, Dennis Huey, Carl Ellison,
Courtney Starbird, Bob Richmond,
Rhienhart Biermanski, P,e r r y
Flotre, Don Buckingham, Gary
Olson and Jim Allain.