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Campaigning Democrats Stage Rally;
Bartlett Critical Of Administration
Alaska Democratic candidates
for both national and State offices,
headed by Sen. E. L. (Bob) Bart
lett, arrived in Kodiak Sunday and
in a whirlwind campaign met with
Democrats on the Naval Station
Sunday evening, made a tour of
the Island villages Monday, culm
inating the two-day stay with a
rally dinner at the Elks Club Mon
day evening.
In the party, besides Sen. Bart
lett, were Rep. Ralph J. Rivers,
Mrs. Helen Fischer and Mrs.
Irene Ryan, and Thomas Bechsel.
The delegation was joined by the
local Democratic candidates, Sen.
A1 Owen, Rep. Pete Deveau and
Gil Jarvela, the latter a candidate
for the second seat in the State
legslature.
Sen. Bartlett, featured speaker
at the dinner rally Monday, which
was attended by almos^ 200 people,
lashed out at the present admnis
tration in Washington, and stated
that some good legislation of bene
fit to Alaska was passed despite
opposition or at best “reluctant
acquiescence” by the administra
tion. He referred particularly to
road and land legislation.
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Flag Presented
To Sen. Bartlett
Sen. E. L. Bartlett was honored
at the politcal rally Monday night
at the Elks Club when he was
presentd a hand made, painted
Alaskan flaig, autographed by the
designer of the flag, Benny Ben
son.
Gil Jarvela made the presenta
tion on behalf of Benson. The
Senator seemed moved by the un
expected presen taton, stating as
he sat down: “I’m speechless.”
CAP Active In Search And Rescue Work
The Civil Air Patrol is becom
ing increasingly active in search
and rescue in Alaska, it was learn
ed at a meeting of the Alaska Wing
Cap Conference held at Elmen
dorf in Anchorage, Oct. 2 and 3.
Mrs. Yule Chaffin, of Woody Is
land, and CAP Public Relations
Officer, returned this week after
attending the conference.
It was brought out at the con
ference that search and rescue is
the primary mission of CAP in
Alaska, and the cadet program is
its main objective. Membership in
the organization has doubled in
the past year, n 1959 there were
14 squadrons; in 1960, there are
25.
The active participation of
CAP in search and rescue are
brought out in the figures present
ed at the conference. CAP took
part in 64 missions in 1959; 58 in
the first six months of 1960; and
70 missions in the past 90 days.
Mrs. Chaffin also stated that
there will be another Aviation Ed
ucation Workshop this coming
summer, which will be held in
Anchorage. This is jointly spon
sored by the University and the
Department of Education. Five
semester hours of credit will be
given for the course in avaition.
The course will take about 4
weeks. 5 days a week.
Any adult who has graduated
from high school is eligible, Mrs.
Chaffin stated. Eighty students at
tended last year. “It is particular
ly good for teachers who need
extra credit, “Mrs. Chaffin stated,
“or those who wish to have such
courses in their schools, or who
wish to work with cadets in the
cadet training program.”
Total cost, Mrs. Chaffin said, for
the course including tuition, billet
ing and meals would be from $250
$300.
People most wanted in CAP, ac
cording to the Information Of
ficer, are pilots; those who like to
work with youth: “Hams” for
communications; and people for
administrative positions.
At Juneau Meet
Ivor Schott, Superintendent of
the Kodiak Independent Schools,
is in Juneau attending a confer
ence of school superintendents.
Mirs. Dorothy Clark, School
Board secretary, is also in Juneau
attending the school board con
ference being held there simul
taneously.
Rodent Control
Starts Monday
During the week of October 17
through October 22, the City of
Kodiak in oo-operation with the
Fish and Wildlife Service is in
stigating an extensive rat control
program.
This program will consist of us
ing a very deadly poison (1080)
on the old dump on Mission Road
and placing permanent bait sta
tions containing every mild poison
(warfarin) in the downtown busin
ess and residential areas.
All persons are urged to stay
away from the old dump on Mis
sion Road during this period.
Persons owning pets and having
children are urged to keep them
away from the dump. 1080 kills
all most instantly when eaten.
The program is being carried
out by Robert Burkholder, Assis
tant District Agent, FWS, and
Dick Pace, City Health Officer.
Anyone having a rodent problem
are urged to phone either of these
men at 4731.
Fishing Revenue
Over $15 Million
The Kodiak Island Area Cham
ber of Commerce went on record
Thursday reaffirming its endorse
ment recently enacted State Land
ing Law and entering into recipro
cal agreements with other states
in its enforcement.
This resolution, proposed by the
C of C Fisheries Committee, to
gether with another seeking to
have the existing buoys in Geese
Channel adjacent to the Trinity
Islands group, replaced with light
buoys. Heavy sea traffic in the
channel was given as the reason.
Bob Simon, reporting for the
committee, stated that $5V£ million
dollars were paid out in this area
for raw fish products this season.
Between $15-$16 million was paid
out for products of the sea dur
ing this year.
Dr. Bruce Keers, reporting on
action taken by the Executive
Board, stated the Board favored
a concered drive to secure a favor
able vote on the bond issue in
the coming election.
The bond issue is for the Kodiak
Homer-Anchorage ferry, as well
as one for Southeastern Alaska.
The sum of $250 was voted to
spend in participating advertis
ing in newspapers in the South
central area.
The names of Jack Hinckel, as
area representative on the State
Chamber of Commerce, Felix
Toner, district represntative and
Dr. Bob Johnson, as delgate from
Kodiak were proposed and voted in
by the group.
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Hunter Convicted
Martin H. Kasser, former em
ployee of Port Wakefield, was
fined $250 in Deputy Magistrates
court this week. He pleaded guilty
to the charge of shooting two elk.
Kasser’s hunting and fishing
license was revoked for the bal
ance of the year. He was defended
by John Mansuy.
Music Trails
Concert Series
Opens Monday
The first concert of this season’s
Alaska Music Trail series will
welcome the popular tenor and
guitarist Richard Dyer-Bennet, on
Monday Oct. 17, at 8:15 P.M., at
the Kodiak high school Auditor
ium. The Kodiak Business and
Professional Women are sponsor
ing the concert series here for the
fourth consecutive year.
Born in England, Richard Dyer
Hearing Monday
The public hearing relative to
sport fishing, game, and commer
cial fishing regulations for 1961,
originally scheduled for Wednes
day, October 12, has been post
poned to Monday, October 17, ac
cording to an announcment by the
Alaska Department of Fish and
Game.
The meeting, called by the Kodi
ak Advisory Committee, will be
held in the courtroom above the
Post Office. All persons who are
interested are urged to attend, or
to submit written suggestons or
comments concerning the present
regulations.
An emergency regulation con
cerning otter trawls has been put
into effect by ADFG at the request
of the Kodiak Advisory Committee.
This reads as follows: 108.70 (D)
Otter trawls with a ground line
in excess of sixty (60) feet may
not be aboard any vessel engaged
in taking or transporting king crab.
Three Sworn In
Counoilmen elected at the Oct
ober 4 election were sworn into
office Thursday night when the
City Council met.
Two new councilmen, Wilton
White and Bill Criss took there
Bennet grew up in California. He
played tennis well, and was on
the Olympic Club Soccer Team in
San Francisco. While he was an
undergraduate at the University
of California he was divided be
tween a career of the life of a con
cert singer and that of a profession
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Senate Candidate
Studies Hawaii
Word was received this week
from A. Holmes Johnson, candi
date for a seat in the Alaska Sen
ate, who is now in Honolulu,
Hawaii.
Johnson expects to remain in
Hawaii for a few weeks, where he
is making a study of the 50th
states transition from a territory.
“I am sorry not to be home active
ly campaigning,” he stated, “but I
am sure that I am getting some
very worthwhile ideas from our
sister new state, which I would
be unable to get if I hurried back
to Kodiak. The study I am doing
and the research I shall do in the
next two weeks is, I believe, very
important for understanding of
state government. No man should
run for the Senate, unless he is
willing to study such basic prob
lems and thus be able to make up
his mind on the best legislation
for his own state.”
Among the material he is study
ing is the Constitution of Hawaii,
“Election Laws of Hawaii, revised
1960: “Hawaiian Reorganizaton
Act,” and “Bill and Resolutons of
the First Legislature of Hawaii."
The Johnsons reported meeting
Edris of Kodiak in Honolulu, Ron
McDonald, Betty Ethridge (now
Beard), the latter two former resi
dents of Kodiak.
seats on the Council, as did in
cumbant John “Blackie” Patter
son, who was reelcted for a one
year term. Outgoing councilmen
were DeWitt Fields and O. A. Gil
breath.