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VOL. 19 NO. 25_ KODIAK ALASKA, JUNE 27, 1959 PRICE 10 CENTS
Dr. Bob Johnson
To Head C. of C.
Dr. Bob Johnson was elected
1 os dent of t • Kodiak Chamber
r Commerce, at a meeting of that
t ody Thursday at the Jsland Foun
tain.
He won over Nick Frost and
'Sig Digree, who also w*jre nomi
nated. Nick Frost was elected
vice-president in the balloting for
that office. Second vice-president
elect is Maurice Egan, who won
over other nominees, Emil Knud
sen and Art Brooks.
New secretary^treasurer of the
organization is Del Valentine. Di
rectors chosen for the coming year
are Art Brooks, Sig Digree and
John Gibbons. The latter was
elected as delegate to the Alaska
Chamber of Commerce meeting to
be held later.
A motion of appreciation to the
Executive Board for their services
was passed by the group.
Considerable discussion arose on
juvenile delinquency in Kodiak
following a remark made by Vic
tor Strash. He had just returned
from Juneau, and the remark was
Bade to him there that “juvenile
delinquency is rampart in Kodiak."
Strash stated he didn’t believe this
to be true, and so voiced his opin
ion in Juneau. However, he said,
if such a condition exists here,
we should do something about it.
This same opinion was expressed
t>y John Gibbons, who said he felt
pertain juvenile delinquency is
not rampant here. “We .have en
joyed the reputation of having the
lowest rate in Alaska, he said. “If
this condition has changed, we
should do something about it.“
v Frank Irick then stated that
there is such a problem in Kodiak.
He dcpjpred the lack of play
ground facilities, such as tennis
and badminton court, etc;, in Ko
diak.
| Most of those who voiced an
opinion felt that juvenile delin
quency was a city problem annd
Should be handled by the city.
The condition of the playground
equipment at the Spruce St. play
ground came in for considerable
criticism.
The Youth committee was desig
nated as the group to meet with
other committees fro morganiza
tions in the city, in order to sur
vey the situation and bring back
a report.
Boxing July 3rd
Gloves will swing when fighters
in the lightweight, middleweight
and heavyweight class meet in the
ring at the National Guard Arm
ory, Friday, July 3.
The boxing will conclude with
a “battle r,oyal“ staged by the
local Brown Bears. Following that
four wrestlers will enter the ring
to battle it out. These are “Kid
Taco“ Barrientos and “Tiger“ Nel
son who will wrestle “Killer“ Beck
and “Swamp Rat“ Hale.
The card is being arranged by
Tommy Gallagher, and is in aid
of the St. Mary’s Parish Develop
ment Fund. It begins at 7:30 p.m.
Public Hearing
Set By Council
i
A public hearing will be held on
a proposed new road replacing the
'gw c sting Tagir . road, along
Gp w.-cr ont, ir> > r»’
'’vine’s Marine Repair, Kodiak
Airways a fid KE.A The meeting
is scheduled for Thursday, July 9
at the City Hall.
A cost estimate was prepared
by the City Manage:. Ke places
the cost as under $10,000. This
includes removal of old buildings
and preparation for the right of
way. * • V
There are too many buildings
near the existing road to make the
road feasible. * - , ' ■
Molletti Family
Here Next Week
Rev. and Mrs. John Molletti and
family are expected here Wednes
day of next week.
The Molletti family has been in
the other States for the past sev
eral months. While outside they
attended the American Baptist
convention held at Des Moines,
Iowa in June. Rev. Molletti was
honored with honorary ^doctors
degree conferred on him by the
Eastern Baptist Theological Semi
nary at Phladelphia, Penn., his
alma mater.
Irene Morrison
In Car Accident
A car driven by Irene Morrison
wac badly damaged as it swervecl
out of control, as she was returning
from the Naval Station Wednes
day evening.
The car hit the guard rail with
a heavy impact and the car turned
over on its side. Mrs. Morrison
received several injuries and was
rushed to the hospital by the
City ambulance^: She: - suffered
mainly from shock.
Bob Miller Dies
Bob Miller, superintendent at
the White Alice project atop Pilj
lar Mountain, died ^suddenly yes
terday shortly after 3 o’clock.
Death occurred while Miller was
walking on Alaska Way near the
Bar-B-Q Kitchen. He is survived
by his wife,- Nile, and a stepson.
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George Slawson
Resigns Post
The position of police officer
jail guard, is open . due to the
resignation of George Slawson, ef
fectve this week.
Applicants must be between the
ages of 21 and 45, according to
Chief of Police Vickery.
Fuel Contracts Awarded
Thompson Transfer was low bid
der on the City’s contract for heat
ing oil for the year, and was
awarded the conttract.
The diesel fuel and gasolone con
tract went to Standard Oil of Cali
fornia. Both Union and Standard
submitted similar bids.
Seek To Establish
Right Of Way
On Mission Read -
A discussion on establishing ft
right cl way on Mission Road oc
cupied the attention of tie City
Council at the meeting Thursday.
The area in question is that which
extends from Holman’s Auto Mart
to L e City limits.
Laying the water lines and pav
ing of the road are planned in
the future.
Right, of way has to be estab
lished before any work can be
done. .; . •
.It was brought out in the dis
cussion that several buildings are
on city property, which will re
quire adjustments to establish a
right of way over the existing
road.
Councilmen were of the opinion
to proceed wtih the survey and
settle the question once and for
all. “This has been going on for
years. It’s time it was settled
once and for *11,“ was the way
one Councilman expressed it.
Platting of the road was ac
complished prior to 1953, which
remains valid according to a then
territoral law. It is expected that
disputes will arise. It was brought
out that adverse possession of city
property does not establish owner
ship.
The City Manager was-author
ized to order pipe and materials
for the laying of an eight inch
water line. ; . :
Agreement Signed
On Reservoir Job
A purchase' agreement and sales
contract with Alaska Public Works
was ratified at a special meeting
of the City Council held Friday,
JUne ;19. '
The agreement is for the exten
sion on the City reservoir. The
contract has already been let, and
work is expected to be started
soon. ' ’ ,
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To Tax Or Not To Tax
; Walls constructed around dwell
ings will not be taxed, provided
they are built to beautify:
• Walls, whether stone or brick or
other material, utilized for pre
venting ground slippage or ero
sion are taxable.'
The City Council arrived at this
decision Thursday.
’59 Salmon Pack
Trails Last Year
JUNEAU —UP)— Alaska’s can
ned salmon production in the third
week of the 1959 season continued
to trail production of the same
time last eyar. The Federal Bur
eau of Commercial Fisheries third
weekly report showed the total
producton of 66,081 cases, 15,755
below the number of 48-pound
cases processed the same time last
year.
Oscar E. Olson
Dies Suddenly
Death came to Oscar E. Olson,
foreman at the Island Seafoods,
Tirfrday, June 23, about 11 a.m.
Olson had cc* ?e during the
plants coffee break, and com
plained about not feeling v ."v
well. He went,to his quarters, and
from appearan es, sat down on the
bed, when he slumped over back
wards. He was discovered after
lunch. •• - •
The cannery foreman has been
coming to Kodiak for the past sev
eral years. He r is from : Seattle,
where his wife and married daugh
ter are residing. He was born*April
17, 1896. • -
The body was shipped to Seattle
the next day. Burial services were
to be held at the Columbia Funer
al Home. :■* ! -
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City Will Not
Buy Water System
The City Council turned thumbs
down on an offer by Lev Sears
for the purchase of his water sys
tem on Mission Road.
The system has been servicing
the area adjacent to the Sear’s
properties for many years.
Present plans of the City are
to increase the water supply and
bring all users into the City sys
tem.
Codification of City
Ordinances Planned.;
Codification of all City ordinam
ces will be accomplished as soon
as practical, according to a de
cision of the Council Thursday.
The City Manager* was author
ized to proceed with the. ordinance
codification program/ When com
pleted, the ordinances wtfi 4^ put
in booklet form for distribution
and reference.
Red Trawler;
Operating In
Gulf Of Alaska
ANCHORAGE —UPl— An Am
erican: tug skipper, says he afid
officers of a Russian trawler “gave
each others vessel the once-over
through binoculars” in the Gulf
of Alaska. This was the first time
he had sighted a foreign ship so
close to the Alaskan shore, Capt.
Tom King reported Wednesday.
He said the 600-ton trawler was
spotted Monday about 90 miles
south of Seward. He said the* So
viet ship had fishing gear in the
water and was drifting at the edge
of Portlock Bank, halibut fishing
grounds.
• Capt. King added that there
were 11 or 12 crewmen aboard
the vessel, which was described as
200 feet long with a red band en
circling the black stack, with a
gold hammer and sickle insignia
within the band.
Meanwhile, the Navy disclosed
they had investigated a report by
an American vessel that a strange
submarine had been sighted, that
the Navy had found nothing.
Along The
Waterfront
Clam diggers1, for Halfsrt’y Cj.iv
r- y finished digging Thur-r’ry
and were paid off . Friday, accord
ing to an announcement by Del
Valentine, super mtenent.
The canrorv will finish process
ing Saturday The year’s quota was
reached and the company is satis*
fied with the pack this season. Hal-,
ferty’s will can Karluk fish Sun-*
day, to to brought in by the tended
PHYLLIS.
Ralph Oltin, Vern Hillaker and
Mr, Cooper, all from Alaska Pack
ers,* Were in: town and le£t for :j$pwr£
dova, will continue to Bristol Bay!
Some of the clam diggers ar.^
staying on for fishing, others hay%
returned home. V
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.News from, the City. pockr—The
vessel NUISANCE IV, Ripper. S.
S. Thompson, from Hoonah, broke*
a tail shaft a short distance out of
Chignik. She was bound from Seat*"
tie to Naknek with a load of can
nery supplies.
The ROBERT M towed the NUI»
SANCE to Chignik where tempor
ary repairs were made to the
tail shaft and also a leak repaired]
Arriving here Wednesday, the skip
per is awaiting a new crankshaft
which will be installed by Alvines.
The cargo was transferred to the
TOTEM for delivery to .Naknek.;
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At Alvine’s repairs are being
made on Bill CuthberTs MIST.J
They are busy now on; the SUI2,
owned by Milton Pagan©/ ’ ji
Dave Selden is staying with th&
Alvines. He is going fishing for
Halferty’s iwth Burnie Lindsey^!
who is laid dp with a case of
mumps in Seattle; * •'
Stan is working on his scow and
plane between other jobs, i!
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' The GAL*ENA is due in Tuesday
evening or Wednesday a.m. The
EXPANSION is due July 9,
bound Westward. A new roof ha|
been put on the dock tyavehousej
where it had been leaking, ;
t I;
At /King ! Crab’,-; inr, the crev[
has been canning reds in the Isf
land Seafoods plant. Construetiort
is continuing . . . Shri/r*p boats
tied up still. f !; £
t.. *
The M/V SIREWTrom Col-diva
was in. P. Nickoloff is the skipper.
At \FWS, Chuck Conrxliy say$
it looks pretty good for the pink
season . . . Karluk has been better
than for, several previous years.
There are half as many boats this
year ,and the run .is beginning to
taper off.
From Union Oil Doch word
comes that Jack and Justine Hin
ckel arrived in Seattle Thursday
night, and are due home Tuesday
morning if the doctor says Jack
is ready to return.
At the dock the EXPANSION
refueled Sunday a m. The TOTEM
and the ELDORADO refueled.
A . £
A charge of $15 a day will be
made for the use* of the grid at
the Small Boat harbor after the
first 24 hours.
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