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VOL. 22, NO. 9 _ KODIAK, ALASKA, MARCH 2, 1962 PRICE TEN CENTS
Chamber Looks At
Legislative Bills
The Chamber of Commerce
voted in opposition to SB49, some
times termed as a strikebreakers’
bill, when some of its provisions
were read to the group at its meet
ing Thursday noon at the Town
Club by Legislative Chairman,
Bill Poland.
Poland also read an editorial in
the Anchorage Times denouncing
the bill. The bill would in effect
prevent an employer of skilled la
bor from bringing in such labor
from “outside” in the event of a
deadlock during strike negotia
tions.
Another bill, which would set
up a contractor board to set regu
lations for the industry. Opposi
tion to this was expressed, but no
action taken pending further
study of the bill.
lhe Kodiak Ouzinkie road is as
far away from construction as it
was two or three years ago, ac
cording to City Manager Poland.
He stated in answer to a query
that the Bureau of Public Roads
cannot justify the expenditure of
$180,000 to build a road below the
watershed. Objection to build
through the watershed was voiced
by the Department of Health. The
City Council also went on record
as objecting to it.
Republican gubernatorial candi
date, Dr. Milo Fritz, who was pres
ent at the meeting, spoke briefly
on introduction by the president,
Chuck Powell. He announced his
candidacy for the governorship,
and further stated that he did not
favor a measure such as that which
would be set up by the so-called
contractors’ bill. “No group of in
dividuals should be given the
power to decide on the qualifica
tions of anyone in their own field,”
he said. He cited the Dental
Board, which prevents anyone
from out of state to practice in
the State. Such exclusion acts
are against the public interest, he
stated.
The Chamber later voted to send
a letter to the Optometrist Board
in an effort to seek permission
for Don Fenner to set up his prac
tice here. He has been waiting
for the necessarv go-ahead before
opening his offic.
Present also at the meeting
were Lt. Millicent Tsepe, Sam
Hartman. John Spahn and John
Trent.
May Be Required
A bill which would eliminate
straight party voting in general
elections and which also calls for
pre-registration of voters in all
election districts in which more
than 3,000 votes, including absen
tees, were cast in the preceding
election, has been reported out of
the House state affairs committee.
The bill provides for a major
revision of the state election code.
Precincts within election dis
tricts in which less than 300 votes
vjere cast would be exempt for
rfesnfhtion.
Open Forum Set
For Next Tuesday
Dr. Milo Fritz, Republican can
didate for governor of Alaska, will
speak at an open meeting sched
uled for Tuesday evening at 8 1
o’clock at the Elks Hall. 1
The meeting is open to the pub
lic. Following a speech by the 1
candidate, an open forum will be 1
conducted by Chuck Powell, allow
ing questions from the audience.
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Wage & Hour Bill |
Copies Available
Copies of a summary of the new :
Alaska Wage and Hour Act just '
revised by the current Legislature j
have been mailed to some 4,500 i
employers in the state, according j
to Labor Commissioner Gil John- ;
son in Juneau. i
The summary, to be posted by
employers sets out the increase i
of the minimum wage from $1.50 <
to $1.65 per hour and the require- i
ment of payment of overtime for ;
hours worked in excess of eight (
hours a day or 40 hours a week.
The summary lists the numerous
exemptions to the law and the ex
emptions to the requirement for
overtime pay.
Copies of the wage and hour act
together with the new changes
enacted by the legislature are
available for distribution. Persons
desiring a copy of these laws or
a copy of the summary may do
so by writing to the Department
of Labor at P.O. Box 2141, Juneau,
Alaska.
Carrier Based Planes Here Monday
A flight of AD Skyraiders will
arrive on the Naval Station Mon
day morning after being launched
from the deck of the aircraft car
rier USS Ranger, from somewhere
in the Gulf of Alaska. They will
be greeted by a special “welcome
ashore” ceremony to be held at
the Station.
Th special training exercises be
ing conducted from aboard the
huge carrier will include three
flights of conventional and jet
type aircraft, one group coming
here and the other two going to
Elmendorf AFB and King Salmon
AFB respectively. The Ranger is
returning to the West Coast after
its deployment to the Far East as
a part of the air arm of the Sev
enth Fleet.
This will be the first of a series
of exercises held in the Alaska
area of operations in which car
rier-based aircraft ' will use air
base facilities of the Alaskan Com
mand. The purpose of these ex
ercises is to familiarize carrier
personnel with command activit
ities, installations, and cold weath
er operations.
The USS Ranger is one of the
super-carriers of the Navy and was
QUEEN CONTESTANT’S
SPONSORS TO CALL C. OF C.
Anyone interested in sponsoring
a Crab Festival Queen contestant
or co-sponsoring a contestant, are.
asked to contact the Chamber of
Commerce office at 486-2405.
Queen contestants are asked to
call the office also.
the flagship of Rear Admiral Cald
well w’hen he was Commander,
Carrier Division One from Dec.
1958 to July 1959.
Exercise aircraft will include
propeller-driven AD Skyraiders
coming here, jet A4D Skyhawks
which will go to King Salmon, and
F8U Crusaders, which will touch
own at Elmendorf.
Kodiak Economy
“Bright Spot”
KodiaK remains tne ongntesi
spot in Alaska, employment-wise,
acocrding to the figures released
by the Alaska Department of La
bor.
A breakdown of the money paid
out in Alaska’s ten major cities
for unemployment insurance bene
fits during the month of January
shows that Kodiak received only
$3,459 out of a total of $913,855
paid out in the entire state.
Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Ket
chikan led the list receiving $362,
256, $214,938, and $78,475 respec
tively.
Juneau claimants received $71.
217; Soldotna, $48,808; Nome $39,
300: Petersburg, $36,169; Palmer
$35,185; Sitka, «124.048.
The balance of $239,959 was
out tn ri'jl-nonts jn outlyini
_ari?as of, the state.
In January 1961, the total paid
out in the entire state amount
ed to $940,763, the breakdovir
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Capt. C. Richmond
Accorded Honors
Capt. Chester A. Richmond, Jr.,
Commanding Officer of the Coast
Cuard Air Detachment on the Na
ia 1 Station, was the recipient of
he Distinguished Flying Cross in
ceremonies held in Juneau last
Monday.
Rear Adm. Christopher C. Knapp
Commander, Seventeenth Coast
Cuard District, pinned the award
m Capt. Richmond, acting in be
lalf of the President of the United
states and the Secretary of the
rreasury. He was afterwards con
gratulated by Gov. William Egan.
Capt. Richmond earned the Award
or meritorious achievement as
lircraft commander of a Coast
Cuard helicopter on the 13th of
\pril, last year, while engaged in
he delivery of a doctor and emer
gency medical supplies to St.
Ceorge Island, Alaska, and the
subsequent air evacuation of two
critically burned persons.
Capt. Richmond’s wife, Barbara,
attended the ceremony. Also at
:ending were twenty-six command
ing officers of the Coast Guard
units thi'oughout the State of Alas
ka who arrived in Juneau recently
for a special two-day conference
and officers and enlisted men ol
the Coast Guard Cutter Sweetbier,
the CG-95301 patrol craft and the
Seventeenth Coast Guard District
Dffice.
The Distinguished Flying Cross
(Continued on Page 4)
Mabel Fenner Now District Magistrate
Juneaum’l—The magistrate court
at Kodiak is being changed from
Deputy Magistrate to District Mag
istrate Court by order of the Su
preme Court, Rep. Pete Deveau
and Sen. A1 Owen said Thursday.
Owen and Deveau said they were
advised of the action by State
Courts Administrator Thomas B.
Stewart.
The change will enable the Ko
diak Court to act in juvenile cases,
in civil cases involving amounts
up to $3,000 and in certain other
cases. Stewart said the expense
Dr. Milo Fritz
Critical Of
Egan Policies
Republican Gubornatorial candi
date. Rr. Milo Fritz, in a speech
before a group of Republicans
gathered in his honor at the Mont
martre Inn Monday evening, at
tacked the present administration
for very little accomplished for its
three years in office; its deficit in
the road fund; and the lack of
. teamwork shown.
The meeting was emceed by
Chuck Powell. Dr. A. Holmes
Johnson introduced the speaker.
Dr. Fritz was critical of the pres
ent governor’s policy in handling
the payment of the Reed fund,
which he said should come out
of funds of the state such as oil
leases, rather than employers.
The candidate was strongly in
favor of the building of secondary
roads throughout the state, which
he said would contribute more to
its development than anything
else, “econdary roads would open
the way for new industry,” he
stated. “New jobs would be
created thereby.”
“One of our great problems,”
Dr. Fritz stated, “is the non-recog
nition by the present government
of the importance of gold.” He
said the mining of gold would
benefit all the people. “I feel it
more profitable to offer some form
of subsidy for those who mine
gold—the country needs it.” Sub
sidies should be paid for produc
ing rather than not producing, he
said.
Alaska is in need of a change of
administration, the speaker said.
He pointed to the evidence of lack
of teamwork, and the “rumblings
of discontent” in the several dis
isions in the government. He cited
the firing of four heads of depart
ments in recent weeks.
Dr. Fritz stated he feels a pro
found gratitude to the people of
Alaska for what they have done
for him. “I’m one of the people
known as George, when you say
‘Let George do it.’ I’d like to do
something about it.”
Tn a auestion and answer period
that followed, the candidate was
asked whether he favored a state
sales tax to which he answered he
did. hut that it should be spelled
out. The electors, he said, should
dpHdp when it should be repealed
, and what it is for. was asked
the oue-tion as to wnere the capi
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of transportation and inconven
ience involved in taking such cas
es to the District Magistrate Court
at Anchorage was instrumental in
the decision.
Mabel Fenner is the District
Court Magistrate here.
KEA Annual Meet
Monday At Elks
The annual meeting of the Ko
diak' Electric Association will be
held Monday night at 8 p.m. in
the Elks Hall.
Election of nine directors to
the KEA board will be the main
order of business following a re
port on last year’s business.
Lunch and refreshments, enter
tainment and movies will be of
fered as well as prizes for attend
ance.
A total of 22 candidates will be
listed on the ballot. Members un
able to attend but who wish to
vote may give their proxy by
means of the form included in the
KEA annual meeting notice on
page ten of this issue of the Mir
or.
4 Girls Sign Up
For Queen Contest
Four girls have already entered
the King Crab Festival Queen Con
test, and Ray Martin, contest chair
man, reports a lot of enthusiasm
for the unique prizes of ten
free round-trip tickets on Pacific
Northern Airlines for the Century
21 World’s Fair at Seattle.
The first candidates to sign up,
and their sponsors, are: Gail
Cobb—American Legion, V F W
and FRA; Peggy Heglin—Or
pheum Theatre and Donnelley &
Acheson; Carolyn Rockstad—Polar
Bear Cafe; and Gail McKinley—
Knudsen’s and Knudsen’s Outfit
ters.
A $500 cash prize and a round
trip to Seattle for the Seafair will
be given the girl crowned Queen,
and $100 cash will be awarded
each contestant. More candidates
are wanted and those interested
should sign up with Chairman Ray
Martin at once.
Each candidate will sell tickets
to be counted as points toward the
honor of being King Crab Festival
Queen. Holders of two of the
winning tickets will each receive
♦wo round-trip tickets to the Fair,
and six other winners will receive
nne ticket each. The tickets will
be good any time during the Fair,
nnd if winners are unable to use
♦hem they may be redeemed for
••ash.
Live Crab Ban
.Tuneau(/P)—A bill which would
ban shinment of live crab from
'taska was in the hands of Gov.
H^an Thursday
Legislative action on the mea
sure, HB°95, was comnleted Wed
nesday when the House concurred
in a Senate amendmert which
would make effective date 15 days
after passage or approval.