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VOL. 19 NO. 10_KODIAK, ALASKA, MARCH 14, 1959 PRICE M CENTS
Labor and Commerce Separated
in Senate Reorganization Bill
The State Senate Thursday
»ight wrote the Department of
Commerce into the State govern
ment reorganization bill and then
approved'the measure. : . ^ :
Before passage of the bill was
approved by the House Last week,
the Senate, beat back . 17.. efforts
to change the proposed adminis
trithwi of education and fisheries;
The vote on final passage was
16-4. The Vote to split the depart
ment of labor and economics into
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separate departments was unani
mous: The bill now goes1 hack to
the House for concurrence • m
amendment. ...
,.The Legislature received the
first executive budget ip. Alaska’s
history' today from Acting-Gover
nor Huge J. ‘'Wader* *1 : • ; “• •*' * -
Wade said the budget, totalling
$26,572,000 during, the fiscal year
beginning Julyl, would require
mo new taxes. The acting gover
wkt estimated the general fund
revenues for the same period at
$26,545,000. The $27,000 deficit
would be covered from $3,049408
No Water Supply
From Buskin Lake
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A letter was received from Rear
Attariral Arnold McKechnie, Com
mandant of the 17th Naval Dis
titty stating the Navy will offer*
the fullest cooperation to the
request of the City for aid in
fMing an adequate water supply.
He stated, however, tha4 'oilow
ing a survey, it was found that
there was little chance in pump
ing from Buskin Lake. The City
Manager had broached this as a
possibility in a letter to the Navy
authorities.
Main reasons given by the Ad
miral were the inadequacy of
water during the peak use period.
He said the Navy uses only two
pumps with a standby in normal
operation, which would be inade
quate for additional use.
The suggestion was made by
the City Manager that the City
could tie in with the station line
beyond the Lake Louise area,
hot it was pointed out that this
Ene had been abandoned two
years ago, due to leaks.
Adm. McKechnie concluded his
letter by stating that the Navy
would be glad to give full cooper
ation to the City in its quest. He
said a detailed feasibility study
by a competent engineer would be
welcomed.
City Magistrate
Resigns Position
Nick Frost resigned as City
Magistrate this week.
In a letter to the City Council,
Frost stated his present job made
it difficult for him to act in that
capacity. His resignation was ac
cepted and will be effective
April 1.
Doug Preston, City Clerk, was
agppfoted to the position.
anticipated in unobligated gen
eral fund balance at the end of
the current fiscal period ending
June 30. :
: -The= 26Vfe> ’ million dollar total
compares with the $36,248,818
appropriated by the last territo
rial legislature in. 1957, to cover
a two-year period. The increase
in: effect, then, is about six mil
lion more: .'than the: approximate
amount for a one-year period dur
ing the last biennium.
House Bill 114
Draws Criticism
The midin 'items of business
•taken up at the Chamber of'Com
merce * meeting at the " Island
Fountain Thursday noon were a
discussion of then pending bills
before the State legislature. House
bill 114 and the fisheries bill No.
34 came under considerable dis
cussion.
The Chamber voted in favor
of an amendment to section 13
of the reorganization bill. The
bill called far grouping of labor
and commerce under one admin
istrator, under the title of Labor
and Economics. The .consensus of
those at the meeting was that the
two should be separated. The
Senate since passed the bill with
this same provision.
Under the same bill, a provi
sion is made that a director of
education be appointed by the
governor from nominees selected
by a board of education. After
discussion, the Chamber voted to
back the school boards and
teachers in their efforts to amend
this, thus taking it out of the
hands of the governor, and mak
ing him solely responsible to the
board. Intent is to take the office
out of politics.
The location of a vocational
school here, and Kodiak as a
possible site for a fisheries bio
logical station were discussed.
John Gibbons, Legislative Com
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Mrs. Ben Sholl
Claimed By Death
Rushed to the hospital at 6:30
Saturday morning following a
heart attack, Mrs. Justine Sholl
died shortly after arrival.
The deceased was born in Ko
diak, October; 13, 1900. She was
the wife of Ben Sholl* who died
here, January 7, 1954. They were
married July 14, 1920.
Mrs. Scholl is survived by six
children, three sons and three
daughters. They are Mrs. Archie
Zetoe (Phyllis) and Alice J. Sholl
of Kodiak; Mrs. Robert Ekin
(Zoe) of Whidbey Island; Melvin
B., Cecil R. both of Kodiak; Edgar
J. ShoH of Seattle.
Others who survive her are two
sisters, Mrs. John Hubley and Mrs.
Alexandria Madsen; a brother,
Tim Chemoff. All three reside in
Kodiak. There are ten grandchild
tea.
City, K.E.A. Act
Protest SB 54
City Manager Bill Poland and
Eldon Lester, president of the
K.E.A., left for Juneau this week
to protest the passage of SB 54,
which creates a public service
commission. Provisions of the bill
will greatly affect the operations
of the City and the co-ops utilities.
All ; utilities, ‘ including tele
phone, power and lights, garbage *
collections.. and rates , charged
would porno under the conunispipn.,.
City officials are opposed to it
on the grounds ^thav c •\idt;‘ in
keeping with self-govermn -t, and
that it will result in L creased
costs. It can* be ‘ given p vver to
perform many municip .. func
tions.
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Mailboat Rumor
Stirs Chamber
The possibility of a change in
routing of the- Aleutian Island
mailboat was met with concern
by the Kodiak Chamber of Com
merce. • i
It was learned-here unofficially
that Seattle interests seek the con
tract, replacing the Expansion.
Should this happen, it is possible
Kodiak and Seward will both be
bypassed.
A committee headed by Dick
Berg will study the situation and;
take appropriate action. Two tele-;
grams have been sent for,; more
information on this—one to the
representatives in Wae&hgton
and one to the Postmaster Gen
eral. Approximate wording of the
telegrams ae as follows:
To Postmaster General: “We
have received information that
Seward and Kodiak and Aleutian
Islands mail route via surface
transportation is programmed for
re-routing, by-passing Kodiak and
Seward. Respectfully submit re
quest that present routing con
tinue and until your office advises,
contemplated changes come up for
public consideration.
To Sen. Bartlett: Please adivse
reliability information received
here that Aleutian mail run is be
ing considered for re-routing by
the Post Office Department.
U. Of A. Proposes A Fisheries School
An instructor in Fisheries
Biology has been hired by the
University of Alaska. It is planned
to establish a school of fisheries
in the near future.
The University further proposes
that a marine biological station
be constructed and a seagoing
vessel equipped for marine re
search be purchased.
Rep. Helen Fischer (D-Ancho
rage) introduced a bill recently
recommending the establishment
of the school. The Kodiak Cham
ber of Commerce, in a resolution
passed several weeks ago, asked
that Kodiak be considered for the
site of a biological station.
Initially, a fisheries program at
the university would concern it
self only with presenting advanced
courses in fisheries and marine
biology. Students would be en
couraged to spend all of their
summers at the marine biological
station.
The university estimates that
it will need in the future a mini
mum of six resident scientist
teachers for the school. It also
plans to have visiting professors
from other universities to aug
ment the program.
Establishment of the beginning
of the program would make the
university eligible for monies
from federal and research foun
dation programs. This would per
mit financing of projects in areas
that could prove prohibitively
expensive.
The university estimates that
construction of the station and
purchase of the vessel would
cost $460,000. The annual oper
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August 13 Closing Date For Pinks
Other Area Regulations Announced
JUNEAU (£)—Closure of the
pink salmon season at Kodiak has
been left at August 13, the tradi
tional date. This aind other fish
ing regulations were made public,
by the. Bureau of Commercial
Fisheries Thursday.
These were some of the high
lights: *'• * ’
L Tenakee Ihlet, Port Freder
ick .and Central portion of Sum
ner Strait closed’ to "seining! Nine
Southeastern Bays closed. from
1954 to 1957 are again restricted,
although not as severely in Sey
mour’Caiial, Hobart Bay and Port
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2. Prince William Sound closed
-to all' fishing during the season.
3. Mid-season closure on pinks
July 18-26 ordered on Alask Pen
insula with season closure set for
August 5. A fall coho season will
be allowed during the month of
September.
4. In Cook Inlet trap sites will
not -be opened to set nets and gear.
Timetable will again control fish
ing days during the week. Unless
the unit count climbs, kings and
reds may be fished only two days
a week from July 1 to July 25.
The major item 'lias already
been made piiblic. This was the
ban on fish traps and the con
tinued consideration of Bristol
Bay problems with no decision
as to whether *it will operate.
That * decision is expected soon
from Washington.
*= <There has been no change of
the Fish and Wildlife Service re
striction on seine boats of more
than 50 feet, or drum seines.
Long seiners still can only be
used West of False Pass.
Federal permission of drum
seines leaves to legal determina
tion whether gear actually can be
used. The legislature and the
governor have approved the bill
prohibiting drum seines.
A bill to continue the present
board for the cpre of sick and
disabled fishermen was intro
duced in the House Wednesday.
Sponsors were Reps.‘John Long
worth (R-Petersburg) and Donald
Harris (R-Magath).
The bill was designed to in
sure continuation of the board ”,
functions of . which have been ‘
transferred to the. proposed de '
partmpntof Labor aind Economics
in reorganization toll. , *
Rep. fretj^r ’ Iit. Deyeau (D-ito
diak) this, we’ep:' ihtrpduced a bjii m
to, expedite’tjio. £stai>lishjnent pf *
a f ferry system ^, Alaska. ,
!(ixe measure authorizes. the Dei
f-tt -, :>n.~ O.’cV*
partment of Public work?, tg.ac
quire ferry terminal facilities, to.,
issue certificates oft public ejMK*
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venience and necessity and grant
financial assistance tb* ferry op
erators'. ♦> ' ’ .*!• •*• >*
The ’ department ’! would • also *
prescribe rules ‘and procedures*'
necessary td carry out • provision^ •
of the act. '"vV •' • - '**
Along The '
Waterfront
Winds and heavy seas took their
toll along the waterfront thi*
week, although no serious damage
was reported.,.
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Serious | enough, though, was
the damage at the Standard Oil
dock. The heavy seas and wind
wrecked the 45 foot small boat
float 4ber$. t^j new, one will haw
to be constructed,' according to
George Magnuson.
The EXPANSION refueled at
the dock. It arrived at the City
dock Tuesday enroute Westwards
She was held up here by the
winds unt$ < Friday nporning. The
GALENA is xltie . in / at the Naval
Station Tuesday and will be in
town, Wednesday.
At Standard Oil, they were
without poorer for a while. The1
skow BARDNELL, owned by Fads
Bros, refueled. She is under char*
ter to Humble Oil Company,
taking a load of mud to .fate
Bay to fill a well that has beer
drilled there to 14,000 feet. TiLie*
scow loads have already been
hauled. ! '
The RUTH L refueled. She had
aboard a load of crab for Ouzinfcie
LEADING LADY refueled. i*
enroute to the crab grounds.
At A1 vine’s they are still work
ing on (the SKIPPY, Tiny Cicho
ski’s boat. They expect to have
her ready for the water next
week. Tiny says they will then
start building a ferry boat aor
the Kodiak-Mainland run.
The FWS boat KITTIWAKE
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Hawaii A State
WASHINGTON (.*>.—Hawaiian
Islands will become the nathm’s
50th state this year. The U.S.
House of Representatives passed
the statehood bill 323-89 Thursday
after the Seagate approved its en
try 76-15 a day earlier.
Pres. Eisenhower received £be
bill yesterday and it received
approval. U will take six months
to set up elections and complete
other arrangements.