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Karl Armstrong, Marine Editor
City Mismanagement
Loyalty, service, and demonstrated competence apparently are
qualities that have no value insofar as the City of Kodiak is con
cerned.
This fact has been highlighted by the fiasco that has developed
out of the police pay raise issue.
First of all one patrolman, Frank Pagano, the number two man
on the force voluntarily resigned his position in protest over initial
indications that the city was unwilling to grant salary pay increases
that would provide the police with at least a living wage.
The city subsequently did grant a small partial increase but
Patrolman Pagano has not been offered his job back.
Somehow the pay raise issue resulted in the forced resignation
of Police Chief R. E. Vickery which came as a complete surprise
to the citizens of the community whom, to our knowledge, had not
made any protests to warrant such an action.
Coupled with the announcement of the resignation of the police
chief was the most startling revelation that no member of the
present force would be considered for the post. No explanation was
offered for this totally unwarranted policy which constitutes not
only an insult to members of the present force and other local people
but also is certainly the type of policy which serves to undermine
and destroy city employe morale.
Nor can the fact be overlooked that such a policy robs a man
such as Sgt. John Boucher, who has given over 10 years of outstand
ing service to this community, who makes his home here, and whom
we know has put his faith into the future of this community, from
entertaining any hopes of promotion. Nor in the future can any
other officer under this policy.
We welcome the new chief and wish him well in his position,
despite our conviction that it was not necessary to bring a total
stranger into our community to fill this post. His task has not been
made easier by the thoughtless and ridiculous policy and actions of
city administration officials. It should not take him long to ascertain
that what troubles our city police force have here, are mainly the
result of the ineptitude and lack of effective leadership outside the
police department but within the city adminstration. The new chief
has a formidable task awaiting him.
In conclusion we feel that the people of this community owe to
Chief R. E. Vickery their thanks for his policy of hiring local men
for the force and for the fact that the past 10 years of his tenure
Kodiak has been well and honestly served by him and his men.
—Karl Armstrong
SUNDAY SPECIALS
Trim Frozen Dessert. 550 Qt.
Raisin Pie.600 Ea.
HAVE YOU TRIED THE “KODIAK SANDWICH”?
By popular demand we repeat the recipe for the “Kodiak
Sandwich:” Combine 1 tablespoon minced celery, Ya clove minced
garlic, strong dash salt and one cup sour cream. Let stand. Spread
generously on two slices Naughton’s Russian Rye. Heap one with
King Crab meat. Close and cut. Be sure to clip thin and save it.
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Phone 486—2600
Youthful Marine
Fatally Wounded
A 19-year-old Pfc. Marine. David
E. Pell, was shot and fatally
wounded Saturday night at close
range by a .45 caliber slug in the
hands of Lance Cpl. Harry R.
Stubbs, also 19.
Both men were stationed at the
Marine Barracks on the Naval Sta
tion and at the time of the shoot
ing were on sentry duty in a max
imum security area, according to
a Navy spokesman.
Pell was the son of Mrs. Maxine
A. Pell of Grangeville, Idaho, and
came to Kodiak from Camp Pendle
ton. Stubbs is from Osceola, Iowa.
Legal Notices
ADVERTISEMENT
RECEIPT OF PROPOSALS:
Sealed proposals on forms pre
pared by the Engineer will be re
ceived by the City Clerk at the City
Hall Building, Kodiak. Alaska until
4:00 p.m. on April 22, 1963, for the
construction of a Boat Harbor
Building for the City of Kodiak
which shall consist of community
resrt-room facility and harbor mas
ter office, and shall include the
fixtures, plumbing, office equip
ment, and other items indicated in
the Drawings and Specifications.
Construction shaU be in accord
ance with Drawings, Specifications.
Construction shall be in accordance
with Drawings, Specifications and
other Contract Documents pre
pared by James R. Barr, Consulting
Engineer. Box 792, Kodiak, Alaska.
PROPOSALS WILL BE PUB
LICLY OPENED AND READ at
4:00 p.m. on April 22, 1963, at the
Kodiak City HaU, Kodiak, Alaska.
OBTAINING CONTRACT DOC
UMENTS: Drawings, Specification;
and other Contract Documents may
be obtained at the office of the Ci*y
Clerk after 8:00 a.m. on March 25,
1963.
OWNERS RIGHTS RESERVED:
The City of Kodiak, hereinafter
called the Owner, reserves the
right to reject any or all Proposals
and tc waive any formality or tech
nicality in any Proposal in the in
terest of the Owner.
Publish: March 22,
April 5 and 12, 1963.
Pursuant to Article 1, Section 6
of Chapter 94, SLA 1959 as
amended, the Chairman of the Ko
diak Area Advistory Committee
has called a public hearing on Fish
and Game matters.
The hearing will be held in the
court room of the Donnelley Build
ing at 8 p.m., Thursday, April 4.
All interested persons are invited
to attend.
Items for discussion concern
guiding regulations, season and bag
limits on deer, elk, etc., for Kodiak
Island, transplant of moose to Ko
diak Island, as well as seasons and
bag limits on game animals and
guiding regulations in other areas
of Alaska.
On the agenda for Commercial
Fisheries Regulations the restric
tion on minimum size on leads n
the salmon fishery will be dis
Further items of an emergency
n at u re concerning Commercial
Fish and Sports Fish may be dis
cussed.
Publish. March 29, 1963.
New Staff Takes
Over At A. C. S.
Taking over at the Alaska Com
munication System office this week
are M/Sgt. USA, Jimmie Meyers
who will be in charge for a 30-day
period before transfer and S/Sgt.
John Cahill, USAF from Anchor
ae and A/1C Burtus R. Burnam
from Chanute, Illinois.
The former ACS staff left last
week.
City Tournament
Playoff Tonight
The Upstart Storis basketball
quint put the “whammo” on D&A
Thursday night beating them 68-59
as Davidson hit 25 for the winners.
The two clubs play again at the
high school tonight at 9 p.m. to de
cide the tourney champion, each
having lost one.
After tonight’s contest the win
ner will receive a trophy and PNA
will get its award for being the reg
ular season winner.
Doors will open at 8:30 tonight.
Grass Fire Burns
Shearwater Homes
A grass fire which was spread by
high winds burned 4 buildings at
the Shearwater Cannery site,
Wednesday evening, including the
superintendent and f o r e m a n’s
houses, a bunkhouse and seven
quonsets which are occupied by
fishermen durnig the summer
months.
“The Red Shoes”
Here On Saturday
Lyceum members and other for
eign and art film enthusiasts will
be interested in learning that the
J. Arthur Rank production. “The
Red Shoes,” starring English Bal
lerina Moira Shearer has arrived
in Kodiak and will be shown Sat
urday evening at the high school
as scheduled.
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Space Capsule On
Display Here Now
A full scale replica of the Space
Capsule, Friendship 7, in which
Marine Colonel John Glenn made
three orbits of the earth, will be on
display at the National Guard Arm
ory tonite from 7 to 11 during
Teen Club Dance and also Satur
day from 4 to 6 p.m. and 7 to 9
p.m. On Sunday 1 to 5 p.m. The
public is invited. No admission will
be charged.
THREE INITIATED
Three new members were ini
tiated into the Kodiak Lodge No.
1772 of the BPOE at last Friday’s
meeting. They included William
Anderson, William O’Donnell and
Norbert Haase.
Beat the Sprng rush. Bring
in your motor for repairs.
We carry Elgin parts.
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Now is the time of the year to make those repairs on your home.
If you need additional money to complete that project, come
in and talk over your problem with us.
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