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VOL. 19 NO. 39_ KODIAK, ALASKA, OCTOBER 3, 1959 PRICE !• CfefTS
$38,147,350 State Highway Program
For Alaska Announced For Hext Year
A $38,147,350 Alaska State High
way program involving construc
tion on more than 450 miles of
highway and 24 bridges was an
nounced Tuesday by Commissioner
Richard A. Downing of the Alas
ka Department of Public Works.
The program, largest ever under
taken in Alaska in a single year,
includes construction on 66 indi
vidual projects. Survey and design
work is programmed on an addi
tional 26 projects.
Magnitude of the program re
flects Alaska’s first full partici
pation as a State in the Federal
Highway Aid program beginning
next July.
Downing said contracts for some
projects would be let in the next
month or so. Bulk of the awards,
however, will be made this winter
and spring.
Largest single money item in
the 1960 construction program is
the estimated $2,200,000 expendi
ture for grading, drainage and
bridge construction on 43 miles of
highway between Willow and Tal
keetna along the Susitna River.
This is rivalled in mileage, how
ever, by the 45 miles between
Ester and the North Bank ot the
Tanana River, on which the De
partment plans to lay the base
course at an estimated cost of $1,
000,000.
Kodiak will participate in the
program with two road projects.
These are the construction of a
primary highway through the city,
for approximately one mile. Cost
is estimated at $330,000, and in
cludes right-of-way, grading, drain
age and bituminous paving.
The other project, at a cost of
$1,000,000 is the Kodiak-0 uzinkie
road, a stretch of six miles.
As a full participant in the Fed
eral Highway Aid program, A:as
ka qualifies for a program of more
than $41,500,000 financed by $36,
738,000 in Federal money, and the
remainder in State matching funds.
Most of the State’s matching
money will come from Feder :1
grants made available under t' a
Alaska Omnibus Act. The Act pro
vided $4,000,000 in each of three
years to substitute for highway
programs which the Federal Gov
ernment presumably would have
undertaken had Alaska remained
a Territory.
With its full participation in the
Federal highway program. Alas
ka also is expected to pick up the
full burden of the road mainten
ance program on which it pre
viously could spend Federal funds.
This, too, will be offset for the
next three years by a provision of
the Omnibus Act which authorized
Alaska to use its 1960 fiscal year
entitlement as well as money un
spent from -the 1959 program sole
ly for maintenance, if desired.
Because highway aid program al
locations were delayed until late
summer, Downing said it nad been
found necessary to delay advertis
ing projects this summer to pre
serve Federal funds for mainten
ance purposes.
In this manner, he said, the
State will be able to take advant
age of its full program entitle
ment for construction over the
next three years before having to
assume the double burden of main
tenance and construction matching
requirements.
The $38,147,350 program holds
Shack more than $3,500,000 of the
1961 entitlement for emergency or
other use, including possibly a
start on construction in connection
with the proposed Southeast Alas
ka ferry system, should necessary
legislation now before Congress be
approved.
The 1960-1961 program provides
$22,705,950 for the States primary
highways, $15,231,400 for the sec
ondary system, and $210,000 for
urban roads, including $628,500 for
planning in the various categories,
tative 1960
Standard Oil Co.
To Build Pipeline
ANS0HORAGE —W— Standard
Oil Company of California plans
a seven million dollar program in
Alaska in 1960, R. G. Follis, Board
chairman said.
The program is to include a 4
million dollar pipeline and tanker
terminal from Swanson River to
Nikiski on Cook Inlet. The remain
der will be spent on exploration
and formation of the new Soldotna
drilling unit of 70,000 acres
Three Seek Office As Councilmen;
Mayor Merrill Coon Uncontested
Three candidates for the two va
cancies on the City Council will
give the voters a choice when they
go to the polls next Tuesday.
Carl Huer, local contractor and
a Council member the past two
years, will again be in the running.
Huer has been a resident of Ko
diak for more than sixteen years.
Another candidate up for re
election is Bill Worth. Worth has
been a member of previous Coun
cils ,and at one time was a mem
ber of the old Territorial Legis
lature. He has been a Bristol Bay
fisherman, and now is the owner
of rental property in the Cope
Street area.
Offering himself as a candidate
for the first time in a, civic elec
tion is Nick Frost. He is book
keeper at Kodiak Airways at pres
ent, but was formerly City Clerk
and City Magistrate here.
The two Councilmen elected will
serve for three year terms.
The present mayor, Merrill
Coon, is uncontested in seeking
re-election. The mayor-elect will
serve for a two year term.
Voters may register just prior
to voting. All citizens 19 years
old and over may vote. It is only
necessary to have been a resident
of Alaska for one year prior to
election and a resident of Kidiak
30 days prior to election.
Polling place is the City Hall.
Hours are from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.,
next Tuesday, October 6.
Elks Convention To End Saturday;
Wilford Stump Elected President
Approximately one hundred
Elks, their wives and guests are
registered and in attendance here
for the eleventh annual State Elks
Association convention now in ses
sion.
President for the ensuing year
is rolifdW.si now is the time for
is Wilford Stump of Ketchikan,
who succeeds Hal Gilfilen.
Led by Gilfilen, President of the
Assciation, Wilftfrd Stump, vice
president, Alaska East, Robert D.
Civil Air Patrol Squadron Planned
Plans are underway to start a
Civil Air Patrol Cadet Squadron
in Kodiak consisting of sixteen
high school age boys and girls
and at least five senior members.
A meeting was held Wednesday
night at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert A. Leonard to discuss var
ious phases of the plan. Those
present were Verlyn Gerienne, Bob
Leonard, Gladene Stuart, Yule
Chaffin, Leland Olsen, William Mc
Linn, Ben Guhrke. Some of the
topics that came up for discussion
were duties of senior members,
possible meeting place for drill and
instruction of iadets, and tenta
tive dates for a meeting in Kodiak
with C.A.P. officials from Anchor
age. Many details and problems are
yet to be dealt with and solved.
Any adult interested in becom
ing a member of C.A.P. and Help
ing with this worthy and interest-'
ing organization for the boys and
girls of Kodiak are urged to call
either Mr. Geriene at phone 6244
or Mr. Leonard at phone 4184 any
evening. Adult senior members
need not necessarily have any
aviation experience or education,
although it helps. All that is need
ed is a sincere desire to help and
time to devote at least two hours
one night each week to meetings.
A group of C.A.P. officials will
arrive in Kodiak within the next
several weeks to meet with high
school boys and girls for the pur
pose of explaining the work and
purpose of the C.A.P. Watch your
local paper for further details.
CHICAGO —if)— Two tremen
dous home runs by Charlie Neal
and a pinch-hit homer by Chuck
Essegian gave the L.A. Dodgers a
4-3 win over ChiSox tying series 1-1.
Appointment Of
Educator Near
JUNEAU — UPl— Gov. William
Egan says the appointment of a
state commissioner of education
can be expected by Saturday.
The delay is caused by “exhaus
tive examination of qualifications”
of nominees for the $17,000 post.
The department is only one of 12
major departments not activated.
Firemen To Meet
A meeting of the volunteer fire
men will be held Friday evening
beginning at 6:30 at the Fire Hall
on Mill Bay Road.
All persons interested are wel
. come to attend.
Lewis, vice-president, Alaska West.
A plane load of delegates and
association officers arrived Wed
nesday morning. Additional dele
gates continued to pour into the
ujiiiiuMi v m _m
WILFORD STUMP
City‘since. Another plane load is
expected in today (Friday) from
Palmer.
E. Robert Haag, of Juneau, Dis
trict Deputy Alaska East and a
trustee in the association* also ar
rived aboard the plane. Bud Met
zgar, District Deputy Alaska West
and also a trustee, who has been in
Kodiak since last week, is aiso in
attendance. Other officers here
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Chest X-Ray Unit Here October 12
With the goal of having every
person who lives in this communi
ty take a chest x-ray, a State
Health Department x-ray Unit will
be in Kodiak Monday, Ocober 12
to Friday, October 16.
In its efforts to combat tuber
colosis, the department is offering
the x-rays free of charge, and is
travelling throughout the state.
The Unit will have completed a
tour of the Island before coming
here.
A chest x-ray is the most effec
tive means of finding evidence of
TB. The x-ray shows a healthy
chest ar well as one which needs
medical attention. Some heart con
ditions and lung conditions other
than tuberculosis may be found
and reported.
The film in each case will be
processed and read, and the results
sent to the person taking the x-ray.
Below is a schedule of the lime
and place at which the unit will be
set up.
Schedule for X-ray Unit
KODIAK HEALTH CENTER
Monday, October 12 thru Wed
nesday, October 14, 1959: 9:00
12:00 a.m.—2:00-5:00 p.m.—7:00
9:00 p.m.
ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH,
Mission Road
Thursday, October 15, 1959:
10:00-12:03 a.m.—2:00-5:00 p.m.—
7:00-9:00 p.m.
NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY
Friday, October 16, 1959: 9:00
12:00 a.n%—2:00-5:00 p.m.—7:00
9:00 p.m.
Beverage Sale
Hours Restricted
JUNEAU — UW— The State Al
coholic Beverage Control Board
voted for uniform dosing hours
Wednesday but State representa
tive Warren Taylor, speaker of
the House from Fairbanks, says
he will seek a court restraining
order.
The new hours are to be effec
tive in about 30 days. The order
would provide that there could be
no alcoholic beverage sales be
tween 3 a.m. and 8 p.m. weekdays,
and 4 a.m. and 8 a.m. holidays
and 4 a.m. and 2 p.m. Sundays.
Taylor contends the board acted
without authority, and says it as
sumed the duties of the legisla
ture. The board says that specific
authority was granted il to pre
scribe rules and regulations of
liquor manufacture and sale in the
1959 law.
Along The Waterfront
Fishermen Meet
For Crab Hearing
A large group of fishermen and
interested spectators were in at
tendance at the hearing Saturday
to consider the proposals of the
Kodiak Advisory Board of the
Fish and Game Commission.
A prior meeting was held FTiday
evening to consider sport fishing
and hunting regulations.
One proposal offered by the
Board on which there were pro
and con arguments presented, was
to outlaw dragging in State con
trolled waters in the Kodiak area.
Also that a 70 foot ground line
he placed on bait trawls.
Howard Wakefield stated that
he did not consider it in the best
interests of conservation to outlaw
dragging. He pointed out that due
to weather here, large boats-were
needed. He said he did not think
a fisherman would drag when it
meant depleting the resource.
x Other fishermen stated the regu
lation would be too hard to en
force, and that fishermen would
not drag where small and soft
shell crab are found. It was said
the fisherman would move on to
somewhere else. This was refuted
by another, who said the fisher
man would not go prospecting
somewhere else if he was making
$300 an hour in one place. It was
brought out that trawl gear was
an effective way to fish and cheap
er.
Guy Powell presented figures
showing the percentage of crab
thrown out, some females and
others mutilated. He said there
was a high percentage of lose
The proposal to set a season for
king crab fishing, tentatively set
for August 15 and closing August
1, received little objection. It was
voiced that a better sysfem would
tbe to establish quotas. Poland,
chairman of the meeting, asfced
how or what kind of a quota could
be set?
A limit of 30 pots was o k. with
some, others thought it did not
necessarily have to be limited to
•that number.
Oscar Dyson stated that the
areas fished can not stand up to
the fishing of last year.
Earlier in the meeting he had
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