Ray Martin, agent for Pacific Northern Airlines, fondles a bunch
of plastic crab pins and hopes he will sell them all during the annual
Kodiak King Crab Festival, being held this year May 5-7.
As chairman of the festival committee Mr, Martin is supervising
plans for parades, crab contests, midway booths, crab feeds and the
queen contest.
A highlight this year will be dedication of the new small-plane
airport by Governor William A. Egan. Staff Photo
SUNDAY SPECIALS
Apple Strudel.150
Rhubarb Pie. .600 E,
NAUGHTON'S BAKERY
Open Day & Nite
Phone 486—2600
KNUDSEN’S OUTFITTERS
New Shipment of
SWEATERS
At a New
Low Price of
$3.50 and Up!
Also New
Inexpensive Capris
$3.50 and Up.
KNUDSEN’S OUTFITTERS
YOUR HEADQUARTERS FOR SHOES
AND CLOTHING NEEDS
State To Pay Extended Jobless Benefits
The local office of the Alaska
State Employment Service began
taking claims for the new temp
orary unemployment benefits on
Monday, April 10.
Johnson said jobless Alaska
workmen who have exhausted their
regular state unemployment com
pensation benefits should contact
their local employment office to
determine if they qualify for the
federal program which pays ex
tended benefits for up to 13 addi
tional weeks.
In general, Johnson said work
men will qualify now for the tem
porary extended unemployment
benefits if they have exhausted
their state unemployment benefits
since June 30 of last year, are still
unemployed, meet the require
ments of the state unemployment
compensation law and are not dis
qualified. Under the program such
Alaskan workmen may draw up to
13 additional weeks of compensa
tion at the same rate as the state
benefits drawn originally. In ad
dition, under terms of the program
workmen who exhaust their state
benefits between now and April 1,
1962 will be eligible to draw tem
porary benefits.
Also of interest to claimants is
the fact that no waiting period is
Banker Heads
Navy League
A1 Hochberger, vice-president of
the Kodiak Branch,National Bank
of Alaska, was elected to the office
of president of the Kodiak Chapter,
Navy League of the United States,
at a meeting of the group, Wednes
day noon in the 49 Room. He re
places A. Holmes Johnson, M. D.
Lou Veerman, secretary for the
past year, was elected to the office
of vice-president. The office of sec
retary-treasurer went to John
Trent.
Following a review of the year’s
activities by the president and
committee heads, the group was ad
dressed by Rear Adm. H. H. Cald
well, Commandant of the 17th
Naval District.
Despite the space age in which
we are now living, Adm. Caldwell
pointed out, there is still a need
for the foot soldier, the men who
man the ships, and the Air Force.
More specifically, he cited the
great strides made by the Navy in
its Polaris program. Subs equipped
with Polaris, he said form an im
mense strategic factor in striking
power.
“The Kodiak naval station,”
Adm. Caldwell pointed out,” is
important. Both Kodiak and Adak
bases are so located as to effec
tively serve as watchdogs of ship
ping.” He stressed the importance
of this even in peace time.
“Kodiak,” he said, “is important
as a submarine base. Though in
active now, we have the facilities
here, which can be activated in a
hurry.”
The Admiral pointed out the im
portance of Kodiak as a supply arm
for the Coast Guard. “Only re
cently we witnessed the import
ance of this branch of the service
to Kodiak,” he said. Adm. Caldwell
spoke highly of the Marine Corps,
which he said was another branch
of the service which was served
by the Navy installation here.
He touched on the importance
of ACONA, the Navy League’s ad
visory group which works directly
with Navy authorities in an area
to iron out any differences that
may arise. He cited instances where
they have been of a real help in
certain areas. Adm. Caldwell called
on greater participation by the
League members in the observance
of Armed Forces Day in May.
required to obtain temporary un
employment benefits and that
claims are filed at the employment
service offices in the same manner
as for regular state benefits.
An estimated 1,300 jobless work
ers are expected to file for the ad
ditional benefits beginning Mon
day. During the life of the federal
program it is estimated that $1,
250,000 will be placed in the hands
of the jobless and channeled into
the business communities of
Alaska.
Dogs Picked Up
In New PD Drive
Nineteen dogs have been picked
up so far this month by the Police
Department, since the new drive
was launched beginning this
month.
Dog owners are warned to keep
their dogs tied up. Many of the
dogs picked up do not have City
tags, Police Vickery stated. These
dogs will be kept for three days at
which time they will be destroyed
unless claimed by owners, he
stated.
On The Screen
SATURDAY
“Tarzan’s Fight For Life”—the
latest of 32 Tarzan motion pictures,
this one stars Gordon Scott, Eve
Brent. Tarzan books have built np
gross sales of more than $100,000,
000. Exciting wild animal scenes,
tribal life and other authentic
African scenes.
SUNDAY Thru WEDNESDAY
“Can-Can,” the Cole Porter musi
cal, uncut road show production at
popular prices. What this one did
to Premier Khrushchev when he
saw it in 1959 is history. Frank
Sinatra, Shirley MacLaine, Maurice
Chevalier, Louis Jourdan and Ju
liet Prowse provide entertainment
at a fast pace.
THURSDAY and FRIDAY
“North to Alaska” — Fast-paced
action drama of gold-rush days,
claim-jumpers, confidence men,
and lusty romance on the roaring
frontier of Nome. Top stars include
John Wayne, Stewart Granger,
Ernie Kovacs, Fabian and the
French newcomer Capucine. It’s
the year 1900, when strike-it-rich
excitement sparked the atmos
phere.
COMING SOON!
Ben - Hur
WATCH FOR OPENING DATE
Orpheum Theatre
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