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VOL. 22, NO. 6 KODIAK, ALASKA, FEBRUARY 9, 1962 PRICE TEN CENTS
Leite Sewer Project Gains Approval
Most property owners in the Le
ite addition expressed themselves
as favorable to the City going
ahead with the sewer construction
in that area.
A petition circulated by O. K.
Chandler, protesting the project,
had signatures of less than 35 per
cent of the property owners in the
area, insufficient to stop the proj
ect. Chandler appeared at the
Council meeting last night, voicing
objection to the sewer construc
tion. Others from the area were
also present who stated they fa
vored the project. Feb. 8 was clos
ing date for objections to be head.
A bond issue will be voted on to
finance the project when an elec
tion will be held March 27.
An attempt to fix the responsi
bility for the freeze-ups in the
Aleutian Homes area was made at
the Council meeting Thursday. Ed.
Franklin, agent here for the proj
Permits Required
On Kodiak Refuge
A permit is required before
building or using a cabin located
on the Kodiak National Wildlife
Refuge, according to Dick Hensel
of the local U. S. Fish and Wildlife
Service. Anyone using cabins, such
as those located at gillnet sites,
who does not notify the U. S. Fish
and Wildlife Service is subject to
refusal of such a permit and ar
rest in accordance with federal
regulations.
These regulations apply only to
lands within the Kodiak National
Wildlife Refuge which necessi
tates each person applying for a
permit to give an accurate descrip
tion in respect to longitude and lat
itude bearings to enable federal
authorities to ascertain whether or
not cabin locations come under fed
eral jurisdiction. If these locations
are on the refuge, each applicant
must pay a fee of $25.00 before a
permit can be issued . Permit fees
and applications for the year 1962
were due this past January. These
regulations apply to those people
who have cabins or permanent
structures located outside village
boundaries and patented lands.
Tent Camps and temporary struc
tures do not require a permit pro
vided they are removed within 90
days since they were established.
For further information contact
Dick Hensel of the U. S. Fish and
Wildlife office in Kodiak.
Dr. Milo Fritz
Here February 25
Dr. Milo H. Fritz, eye, ear, nose
and throat specialist from Anchor
age will hold a Clinic in Kodiak the
week of February 25th, through
the courtesy of the Holmes-John
son Clinic.
Appointments must be made
through the Holmes-Johnson Clin
ic, prior to February 22nd.
Dr. Fritz, who has filed for can
dicacy for the office of Governor
of Alaska on the Republican ticket,
will also speak with various groups
in Kodiak regarding his platform.
The time and place of his political
appearances will he < nnounced
later.
ect, appeared at the meeting. The
question is receiving further study.
A further study will also be
made on the ice condition in the
small boat harbor. It was suggested
that the City iron bark the bottom
of the Cohoe, AF&G Department
boat, so that it can be used as an
icebreaker. A system of water
aeriation also was suggested.
No More State
Funds For Airport
The plight of the municipal air
port completed here last year was
outlined to the members of the
Chamber of Commerce in attend
ance at the meeting held at the
Town Club yesterday noon.
Funds, he said, are lacking for
the proper maintenance of the run
way. The runway is unusable at
present, as it has a sheet of ice
over its surface.
Weir pointed out that under the
present laws there can be no rev
enue derived from the operation
of the runway. An attempt is now
being made to amend the present
law to derive funds from the avia
tion tax which the State is now
collecting. This added to a possible
federal grant would enable the
City to make further improve
ments to the field.
Weir also stated that the State
has no more funds for airport im
provement construction. In his con
versations with State aviation de
partment officials, they state they
will not be responsible for further
airport work here.
Superior Court
Grants 6 Divorces
Six divorces and one decree of
separate maintenance were granted
here yesterday by Judge Edward
V. Davis who held a session of the
Superior Court of the State of
Alaska, Third District, in Fisher
men’s Union Hall.
Divorces were granted in the fol
lowing uncontested cases: A1 Hoch
berger vs. Clara Hochberger; Os
car H. Bailey vs. Betty Jean Bailey;
Robert Spencer vs. Dorothy Spen
cer; Olive Bavilla vs. Thomas Ba
villa; Grace Healey vs. Jame9 Hea
ley; Herbert Fox vs. Esther Lou
Fox. Local Attorney John S. Man
suy represented parties in the
above uncontested cases.
A decree of separate mainten
ance was granted in a case of Buck
ner vs. Buckner and the case of
Stella Agnot vs. Miney Agnot for
divorce was held over as was a civil
suit involving Pete DeVeau vs.
Clayton Harris.
The court, originally slated for
three days, completed its work in
one day and departed on this morn
ing’s PNA flight for Anchorage.
Herring Ban Bill
Juneau UFi—A ban against taking
herring in Alaska waters for any
purpose other than use as food for
human consumption or for bait was
urged in a resolution introduced
in the House yesterday by Repre
sentative Cashel. The resolution
would eliminate the use of herring
for fertilizers.
Chamber Supports
Guides Protest
The Chamber of Commerce at its
meeting Thursday voted to oppose
passage of a bill that would create
an Alaskan Guides Association.
The bill, originated by Rep. D.
Harris of McGrath, would place
the power of regulating guides in
the hands of a selected commis
sioner. According to Alf Madsen,
who asked the Chamber’s support
in opposing the measure, guides
would have to be bonded, which
he said is totally unnecessary.
Bill Poland, who also opposed
the measure, stated that the bill if
enacted would be detrimental to
the business. He said it was an at
tempt to form an organization of
guides, which he said, had been
tried before with little success.
The Chamber members voted
unanimously favoring the paying
of the so-called Reed fund debt
from ESC funds and from current
income of the State, rather than
by imposing an extra tax on busi
ness as is now being done.
Also, a resolution was passed
commending .George C. Ameigh
Jr., for his puUing together his
book on Kodiak, which it was said
would result in much favorable
publicity for Kodiak.
President of the Chamber,
“Chuck” Powell in his half-yearly
report commended some commit
tees for being extremely active and
doing a good job. He cited Art
Brooks, chairman of the Tourist
committee, who, he said, worked
hard on his committee last sum
mer.
Powell stated the Chamber has
had no luck in the effort to open
the Pillar Mountain road.
Ray Martin, speaking on Crab
Festival plans, stated bids are be
ing asked for on a car to be raf
fled off. Other plans are being
formed and will be announced
shortly.
Powell stated letters had been
received from Senators Bartlett
and Gruening and Rep. Rivers,
which stated the Chamber’s re
quest for support of Kodiak as a
missile supply site was received
and will be considered.
Visitors in attendance were
James Tapscott, Glen Irving and
Harold Eilers.
The members voted to hold a
meeting of the group every week
while the legislature is in session.
Flu Seige Hits
Kodiak Schools
The current seige of flu in Ko
diak has reached almost epidemic
proportions according to statistics
of the public school system this
week.
Ivor Schott, superintendent of
the Kodiak Independent School
District advised that “nearly 200
students were out of school on the
peak day.” He added however that
some of the absences were prob
ably due to bad weather.
During the same time about fifty
people representing one-fourth of
the population of Old Harbor were
down with the flu, according to the
Kodiak Public Health Center here.
Plan Transfer Of
ACS To Air Force
Seattle OP) — The Alaska Com
munication System will be trans
ferred from the Army to the Air
Force beginning July 1, Sen. War
ren G. Magnuson’s office reported
from Washington yesterday.
Defense officials said Civil Serv
ice personnel now working on ACS
for the Army would be transferred
to the Air Force without affecting
employment status, but that Army
personnel would be replaced grad
ually with Air Force men.
CAB Sets Inquiry
Date, Time, Place
The date, time and place of the
inquiry into the crash of a Kodiak
Airways plane last December has
been announced by John R. Hafer,
Supervisory Air Safety Investiga
tor, Bureau of Safety, Civil Aero
nautics Board in Anchorage.
The Special Hearing, which is
open to the public, will begin at
9:30 a.m. Feb. 14, 1962, in the
Court Room of the Donnelley
Building here.
Mr. David Beardsley of Washing
ton, D.C., will preside at the hear
ing “to help determine the facts,
conditions and circumstances re
lating to Kodiak Airway’s Grum
man Good G-21A, N1503V accident
at Old Harbor, Alaska, on Decem
ber 24, 1961.” according to Hafer.
Governor Signs
Work Comp Bill
Juneau (/f)—The bill dealing with
workmen’s compensation today be
came the first measure to become
law through actions of the 1962
legislature.
Governor Egan this morning
signed the bill which requires em
ployers authorized as self-insurers
for workman’s compensation pur
poses to have staffed claims facil
ities in the state or have licensed,
resident adjusters with power to
effect settlement within the State.
Wages & Hours Bill
Hearing Concluded
Juneau —Union Labor Repre
sentative Henry Hedburg yester
day described the legislative-ap
proved wages and hours act re
vision, SB93, as “bill for little peo
ple.”
Hedburg was the last person to
appear before the Senate, which
sitting as a committee of the whole,
held a five-hour hearing. The Sen
ate approved House changes in the
bill last Thursday and was ready to
send it to Governor Egan, when it
decided to delve further into the
measure.
Hedburg said the bill was a boon
to the wage earner without union
representation.
A series of witnesses represent
ing individual businesses and
groups of businesses preceded
Hedburg to the stand to urge the
Senate to rescind it’s action. Gor
don Barr, a Petersburg baker, told
the Senators, “if you really are in
terested in putting people to work
you should make a work week of
more than 40 hours illegal.”
House Holds Firm
On Education Bill
Juneau (Jt) — The State House of
Representatives yesterday refused
to rescind its approval of a meas
ure which would make the state
board of education the administra
tive fiscal head of the department
of education. The measure is first
of two so-called “Section 26’’ bills
introduced this session to appear
before the House for action. The
second bill, making the state board
of fish and game head of tthe fish
and game department is now in
the hands of the Judiciary Commit
tee which is having the measure re
drafted by the legislative council.
The bill will probably be reported
back to the House on Monday or
Tuesday.
Mirrored Reflections
By SIG DIGREE
The dignity of the court receives
quite a setback on coming to Ko
diak.
Ironically, we have one of the
most up-to-date courtrooms in the
state, with facilities for conducting
court sessions entirely adequate
and leaving very little to be de
sired. Yet Judge Davis had to hold
sessions of the court these past few
days in the Fishermen’s Hall — a
building suitable for its purpose,
but offering little in the way of a
proper atmosphere for a court ses
sion.
Justice we suppose, can be ad
ministered even in a barn, but it is
sad that a State that talks budget
wise in terms of $78 million can’t
afford to furnish its court system
adequate facilities for the few days
in the year it meets here.
* * *
Also, as someone pointed out, we
have one of the finest jail facilities
here, and yet, our prisoners are
housed in a make-do, ill-ventilated,
and certainly inadequate jail that
leaves much to be desired.
Maybe this is the right idea after
all. Maybe we shouldn’t pamper the
prisoners, or make their jail en
vironment too attractive.
* * *
Here’s an item from Mrs. Paul
Beard, Storekeeper at Ouzinkie:
“Bird dog carries things little
too far. Now hunts from plane.
Wednesday afternoon “Whiskers”
John Panamaroffs’ black labrador
from Ouzinkie decided either to
hunt by plane or go to Kodiak. He
rode the pontoon of Bill Harvey’s
plane past the docks for several
hundred yards and was still hang
ing on as the pilot gunned the en
gines for the take-off. Everyone
on the dock was wildly waving and
yelling to the pilot with no effect.
“Apparently no-one aboard the
plane knew the dog was there.
Whiskers finally gave up as the
plane started to rise. He was swim
ming for Ouzinkie when our noble
hero, Norm Ooheim, pulled him
from the water. All the thanks
Norm got for depositing him back
on the beach was a good wetting
down.
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