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Owen Wins By Small Margin Over
Brechan in Close Primary Election Race
JUNEAU <J*> — Official returns
from the August 9 Primary elec
tion released this week gave in
cumbent A1 Owen a 79 lead over
his opponent, Fred Brechan, in
the hotly contested Democratic
race for a Senate seat for the
Kodiak-Aleutian district.
Owen increased his lead in late
returns and the absentee vote
count. He collected a total of 565
votes to Brechan’s 486. Republican
candidate A. Holmes Johnson, 142.
Other Kodiak results were: For
House of Representatives seat Jar
vela led the race with 511. He and
Rep. Pete Deveau, who garnered
377, are the Demo candidates.
Other vote totals, Eudora Preston
266; Charles Weir, 207; Emil Knud
sen, 88; John Trent, 89.
Returns on candidates for the
U. S. Senate: E. L. Bartlett (D),
26,915; Lawrence Brayton (R)*,
4,131; Lee McKinley (R), 8,867.
For U. S. House: David Boyer (D),
4,142; Ralph Rivers (D), 23,347;
William Haagland (R), 1,716; R. L.
Rettig (R), 6,224; John Ryan (R),
5.272.
The Capital move initiative was
defeated by a 5,107 margin. For,
19,865; against, 23,972.
The November races throughout
Alaska will include: District A,
Southeast at large, Nolan (D), un
opposed; District B, Ketchikan
Prince of Wales, Sen. Smith (D),
vs. Engstrom (R). District E,
Road Delay Raises
Ire of Councilmen
The lack of action by the State
and Federal government in reach
ing an agreement on the construc
tion and paving of the proposed
road here, was deplored by the
City Council at its meeting Thurs
day.
City Manager Poland reported
that he is unable to get any firm
commitments on the road project
from the State highway commis
sion, and at present saw no hope
of the work being started this year.
A discussion then arose as to
whether it would be best for the
City to study further into the plan
originally talked about of the City
acquiring the necessary equipment
and doing the work as funds would
allow. It was felt that this might
be the better plan, thus insuring
getting roads badly needed, and
improvement of the existing roads.
It was pointed out that equip
ment is available that would do
the work, even if done on a limited
scale. “We would be able to im
prove some of our existing roads,”
it was pointed out by one council
man.
A further study of this plan is
to be made.
MISSING PERSON SOUGHT
Anyone having known or heard
of Einar Indal Sorlie is asked to
contact the Postmaster, Kodiak.
Mr. Sorlie was born in Norway
Jan. 11, 1896, and is a fisherman.
He was reported seen at Kodiak
four years ago.
South Central at-large, Sen. Ryan
(D) vs. Phillips (R).
The results also showed two
senators, Edmund Orbeck, Fair
banks, and Seaborn Buckalew, An
chorage, failed in their bid for
renomination.
City Election
Set For Oct. 4
The annual municipal election
is slated for October 4.
A total of three councilmen will
be elected. Two councilmen will
be elected for three year terms
each and one will be elected for
a one year term.
The seat of Councilman I. O.
Gilbreath, who is now serving out
the term of Bob Spencer, who re
signed eahlier this year, will be up
for election, as will that of two
other councilmen, DeWitt Fields
and J. Patterson, who have both
served three year terms.
Councilman Nick Frost’s motion
that the election ordinance be
amended to provide for a person
standing for election to fill an
unexpired term, be elected for
the period remaining in that term,
passed by vote of the Council.
Sen. John Kennedy
In Alaska Sept. 3
ANCHORAGE (A*) — Presidential
aspirant Sen. John Kennedy’s ten
tative Alaska schedule is for two
major, one minor speech packed
into a few hours in the late after
noon and evening of September 3.
Kennedy is scheduled to leave
Washington that morning, after
Congress adjourns for a three-day
weekend, fly to San Francisco for
a two hour layover. He is due in
Anchorage at 5 p.m.
The candidate will be greeted
at the airport, make a short speech,
fly to Palmer where he will launch
his presidential campaign with a
speech at the race track during
the Palmer State Fair. He will
return to Anchorage, have dinner
at the Edgewater Hotel at 8 p.m.,
and make another major speech
about 9:30 or 10 p.m. He will then
sleep a few' hours and take off on
a flight to Detroit.
Sen. Bartlett said in Washington
that he had accepted an invitation
to accompany Sen. Kennedy on his
campaign trip to Anchorage.
To Exempt Vessels
WASHINGTON Wt — Congress
voted to extend for two years ex
isting waiver law which exempts
small vessels operating in southern
waters of Alaska from Coast Guard
manning provisions.
The House agreed on a confer
ence report on the measure and
the Senate quickly followed suit
Wednesday, sending it to the White
House. The bill extends waiver to
December 31, 1962. Vessels involv
ed are those cooperatively owned,
which carry freight to small vill
ages.
Cannon To Spark
Kennedy Campaign
The appointment of Lloyd Can
non as chairman of the Kennedy
for-President Club in the Kodiak
area was announced Thursday by
Stanley McCutcheon of Anchorage.
McCutcheon is co-chairman of
the Kennedy - Johnson campaign
for Alaska and will head the cam
paign with State Senator Robert E.
Ellis of Ketchikan.
McCutcheon is the former Na
tional Committeeman and former
Speaker of the House in Alaska.
He is also campaign manager for
U. S. Sen. E. L. Bartlett (D-Alas
ka). Ellis is president of the Ellis
Airlines in Alaska.
Emblem Club Head
Is Expected Here
Mrs. Arthur W. Thorn, president
of the Supreme Emblem Club of
the United States, and Mrs. Eli
nore Helfert, supreme marshal,
are expected to arrive here for an
official visitation later next week.
Mrs. Thorn and Mrs. Helfert are
completing the last lap of their
year’s tour which has taken them
to Emblem Clubs throughout the
United States. Mrs. Thorn is from
Hemet, (Calif., and Mrs. Helfert is
a resident of Glendale, Calif.
Shrine Leaders
Here This Week
North American Shrine leader
George A. Mattison, Jr., of Bir
mingham, Ala., headed a delega
tion of Shrine leaders who arrived
here ’Tuesday on the direct PNA
flight for the fall ceremonial of
the Kodiak Shrine Club.
In the divan who accompanied
him from the Nile Temple in Se
attle were Illustrious Potentate
L. L. Foote; Ford Elvidge, chief
rabban; Cliff N. Mortenson, assist
ant rabban; Webb J. Heaslip, high
priest and prophet, and Glen H.
Carpenter, recorder. Sumner Smith
also accompanied the group. Mat
tison was accompanied here by his
wife and 22-year-old daughter,
Mary. The Seattle men were ac
companied by their wives.
The men in the group were
guests at the Rotary Club meeting
Tuesday noon. Members of the
Kodiak Shrine Club entertained
the party with sightseeing tours,
and a trip to the Sea Lion Rook
eries at Chiniak.
The group left for Anchorage
Thursday where they will conduct
fall ceremonies for the Anchorage
Shrine Club. They will continue on
to Fairbanks, Nome and other
points in Alaska.
Merchants League
Will Organize
The Merchants Bowling League
will hold an organizational meeting
at the Elks Bowling Lanes Thurs
day evening, September 1. The
meeting will start at 7:30 p.m.
Merchants wishing to place a
team in the league should have a
representative at the meeting.
Municipal Airport Construction
To Begin Monday-Funds Available
Work is to begin Monday on the
construction of the municipal air
strip, according to City Manager
Bill Poland.
Poland told the City Council at
its meeting Thursday, that funds
have been deposited in the local
bank for use in the construction.
A sum of $50,000 was deposited by
a State engineer this week, and
vouchers will be drawn on this
account as the work progresses.
John Chase will be in charge of
the airstrip work, which will con
sist mainly in clearing land for the
2,200 foot strip. The strip runs
through U. S. Survey Nos. 1396,
3468, 3467, 3218, 3098 and 3469. It
will begin near the John Morton
hangar and continue to the Hol
land estate.
Options on the minimum land
requirements have been secured,
and further land purchases will be
made as required.
The Council discussed the agree
ment with the State, which has
been considerably revised since an
earlier proposal by the State. Pres
ent agreements are mainly in the
form of letters and wires. The
Accident Toll
Up This Year
JUNEAU (J5)—Seventeen persons
died in Alaska traffic accidents
this year through August 15. The
Public Safety Department report
ed that this is four more than in
the same period a year ago.
GROUP ANCHORAGE BOUND
A group will leave here Saturday
for a Navy Day observance at An
chorage over the weekend. Among
those making the trip will be
Mayor Merrill Coon, Mr. and Mrs.
John Trent, and Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Galloway.
Trent and Galloway are reserve
officers here, attached to Compos
ite Unit 17-5.
HERE FROM SITKA
John Cushing arrived from Sitka
Wednesday to spend a few weeks.
Council favored the drawing up of
a new agreement, incorporating
the changes, and spelling out the
terms.
Avigation easements are requir
ed, and Poland reported these are
being secured.
Slow Down Noted
In Fish Catch
Fishing in the Kodiak area, as
in other parts of the state is thin
ing out. Several of the canneries
are beginning to close with about
a one-third or one-quarter opera
tion being carried out at present.
Bob Simon, Biologist with the
Alaska Department of Fish and
Game, estimates the daily fish
catch for the Island at about 60,
000 fish. Some of these are pinks,
chums and a few silvers. The es
capement has been very good this
year, he said.
The fish this year have been
running smaller than in previous
years, with their size increasing
somewhat as the season progressed.
The big producers on the Island
have been Deadman’s Bay in the
Alitak area, Uiganik and Marmot
Bay. The run this year has not
been exceptional, but the fisher
men, generally speaking, have had
a good year. This was due in part
to the abolition of traps this year
for the first time.
About 60 fishermen, most of
them from other areas, have been
brought to court for violations of
fishing regulations, according to
Ovid McKinley, law enforcement
agent for the ADFG. Violations
for fishing inside markers drew
jail sentences this year. There were
net violations, with license viola
tions being in the majority.
McKinley stated that the coop
eration of the fishermen, on the
whole, has been “outstanding.” He
also praised the crew aboard the
Kittiwake law enforcement boat,
and his men generally as doing
an outstanding job.
School Opening For All Grades Sept. 6;
Downtown School Closed This Year
The formal opening day of the
1960-1961 school term of the Ko
diak high and elementary schools
is Tuesday, September 6. Registra
tion for on-base high school stu
dents is next Monday, and on Tues
day the pupils, both high school
and elementary, living in Kodiak
will be registered from 9 a.m. to
12 noon and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
With the completion of the six
new classrooms, the downtown
school will not be used this year,
and all elementary school activi
ties, as well as high school will be
centered at the main school on
“J” Street.
Completion of the new class
rooms makes it possible for all
pupils, both high school and ele
mentary school, to attend the main
school.
Little change in the organization
of classes has been made; however,
the seventh and eighth grades will
be departmentalized, and the physi
cal education program in the sev
enth and eighth grades will be
under the direction of Mr. Floyd
and Miss Knudsen. Mr. Bensen will
teach music in both the elementary
and high schools.
Nine teachers new to the system
have been employed, six in the
high school: Evelyn Knudsen, girls’
physical education; Betty Davis,
home economics; Eugene Darling,
commerce and mathematics; Dew
ard Halsey, mathematics and sci
ence; William Rodda, world his
tory; and Jack McFarland, English;
and three in the elementary school:
Mary Wyatt, first grade; Virginia
Siegle, second grade; and Donald
Blaisdell, seventh grade.
Other members of the high
school staff are Claraellen Dawson,
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