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Sea Divers Will Be In Spotlight
Boring 1960 King Crab Festival
Underwater diving operations
will be one of the featured attrac
tions during the King Crab Festi
val. These include deep sea and
aeuba diving.
There will be an exhibition of
deep sea diving and the use of
deep sea equipment by U. S. Navy
divers. These divers are members
of the Explosive and Disposal Units
from the Naval Station here, and
are furnished through the coopera
tion of the Navy. -
Scuba and the hard hat diving
demonstrations will be demon
strated at 12 noon both Friday
and Saturday during the festival.
The scuba diving will be perform
ed by local skin-diving enthusiasts.
A water tank filled with various
assorted marine life will also be
m display.
Tickets are continuing to sell at
a rapid pace, with the Queen con
testants vieing for the big prizes
tor selling the most tickets. One
contestant, Betty Schriner, has
dropped out of the race.
Midway concessions are being
picked up rapidly, but booths are
available to private individuals or
jarfanfautions Prizes will be sup
plied on consignment by the Crab
festival committee, and any and
are urged to get a spot in the
aaidwray. The midway wUl run for
Qke three days of the festival,
r Another highlight during the
celebration will be the crab gudg
/Mg contest. A $50 prize Is bejttg
offered for the largest cralv'*nd
b similar prize for the heaviest
dodging will take place at,) p.m.
Saturday. £
TV time is available for the
Queen contestants on APRS-TV.
They are asked * -to contact Ray
Martha. The car has arrived and
j* on display in the show room of
Nuclear Submarine
For Pacific Fleet
The nuclear-powered submarine
V. S. S. Seadragon will join the
Pacific Fleet this summer, accord
ing to the Navy Department, and
wfll be stationed at Pearl Harbor.
The Seadragon will leave New
London approximately August 1,
and will make the east to west
transit to the Pacific via the Arc
tic Ocean, thus being the first sub
marine to use the Arctic route
from east to west.
During the cruise, the 2360-ton
ship, the latest to join the Navy’s
growing force of nuclear attack
class submarines, will continue
tiie exploration of the Arctic Basin
to collect Oceanographic, Hydro
graphic and Bathymetric data and
to establish ice conditions in the
Arctic during the summer months.
The Seadragon will cruise under
the polar ice to the North Pole
cn route.
The Seadragon is a Skate class
submarine, 268 feet long and car
rying a crew of eight officers and
seventy-five enlisted men. She is
commanded by Cmdr George P.
Steele, 2nd. USN of Washington.
D. C. On reporting to the Pacific
Fleet, the Seadragon will change
her home port from New London
to Pearl Harbor.
Kodiak Motors.
Plans have been firmed up for
a style show during the Friday
night dance at the Elks Club. This
is sponsored by the Wardrobe and
Kraft’s Drygoods.
Special reduced fares are being
offered throughout the State by
PNA, with a 37 per cent reduc
tion. Indications are that this will
be the “best ever” Crab Festival,
according to Roy Rickey, Festival
chairman.
Teeny the Clown jvill be in
charge of the Kiddie Parade this
year. This popular clown will
direct the parade, which promises
to be of great interest to the small
fry. ..
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Rev. D. O'Flanagan
To Confirm Class
The Most Rev. Dermot O’Flana
pan, D. D., the Bishop of the
Juneau diocese, will be in Kodiak
to confirm a group of twenty-five
aspirants on Monday, May 9, at
? 30 p.m. in St. Mary’6 Catholic
Church.
A!! are welcome to witness the
ceremony that will start with ques
tioning children on their religion,
then will proceed with the, con
firming of the candidates.' This
will he followed by Benediction
or the Blessed Sacrament:';. ;.V
Following the ceremony, aU are
invited to a reception in honor of
the bishop, in the large classroom
at St. Mary’s.
On Tuesday night, th$ bishop
will confirm candidates on the
Naval Station.
Ronald C. Short
Passes O. Exams
Ronald Charles Short, former
high school student and a gradu
ate of the school here, has just
passed both the physical and scho
lastic examination for Annapolis.
He was nominated for officers
training by Rep. Ralph Rivers. The
latter wired the information to the
Mirror.
In the meantime, Short has
signed up for a four year hitch
with the Marine Corps, and having
completed boot training, is now at
Camp Pendleton, Calif.
White Alice Has
New Site Manager
Paul Davenport is the new man
ager of the Federal Electric in
stallation atop Pillar Mountain.
Davenport arrived Tuesday to
replace Joe Duffield, who leaves
shortly for New Jersey and reas
signment.
The new manager is from Ho
quiam, Washington. He has been
in Anchorage for the past three
vears. His wife, Lillian, and their
six youngsters will join him
shortly.
King Crab, Inc. anticipates a
busy year with salmon, shrimp,
king crab, dungeness crab and
halibut processing, according to
Bob Resoff. General Superintend
ent at the cannery.
Clean Up
Campaign
The Clean Up, Paint Up, Fix
Up campaign is still continuing,
and there has been a marked
improvement in some areas.
Though the campaign ends
May 1, residents are reminded
that collected refuse, when
•laced alongside- the road, will
je picked up by City crews
Monday and Tuesday of next
week.
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Elks To Frolic
On 11th Birthday
F!!ks and their ladies will gather
at the lodge hall Saturday night
to celebrate the e'eventh year of
existence of the Elks Lodge here.
Starting with a charter member
ship of one hundred and twenty,
the lodge was instituted April 23,
1949. It now numbers more than
500. It started with a group of
Elks, mainly belonging to the An
chorage Lodge, who formed a
Bill’s Club, meeting in the build
ing whioh was the old Cheechako
Club and which now houses the
Kodiak Mirror. Soon after the
lodge was instituted, the old Coca
Cola plant was purohased and the
building renovated, and has served
as the lodge hall ever since.
Max C. La Lande was the
Lodge’s first Exalted Ruler, the
position now held by Archie L.
Zehe, Station Manager of Alaska
Communications System here. ; '
The Lodge now boasts bowling
alleys, the focal center for mu^h
of the City's social activities.
The celebration Saturday night
will begin with the serving of char
coal broiled steaks from 6:30 p.m.
to 9:30 p.m., which will be follow
ed by an evening of dancing.
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Bids Are Sought
An invitation for bids for Air
Star Route No. 02148. providing
service by air from Kodiak to
points around Kodiak Island has
been issued by the post office de
partment. Wm. H. Lamme, Acting
Postmaster announced today.
Bid proposals will be accepted
at Seattle until June 2. 1960. A
copy of requirements is posted at
the post office, and extra copies
of the invitation and proposed
contract may be obtained by in
terested parties only at the post
office.
Breakup Soon?
Rotten ice and rising tempera
tures at Nenana cause old-timers
to predict the ice will go out on
the Tanana River in about a week,
according to word received this
morning from the site of the Ice
Classic.
The ice is declared unsafe for
both vehicle and passenger traffic.
EIGHT ALASKANS NAMED
ANCrriLAGE iff)—Eight Alas
kans we re : el: cted to serve on
four major committees at the
Democratic National Convention
in Los Angeles starting July 11.
Chamber To Embrace Kodiak Island
Under Terms Of New Constitution
The Kodiak Chamber of Com
merce will be broadened to in
clude £he whole of the Island, ac
cording to the new constitution of
that group which received its first
reading at the meeting Thursday.
To be designated as the Kodiak
Area Chamber of Commerce, the
organization will have as one ob
jective “to advance the economic
and social interests of the Kodiak
area.” Other objectives as stated
will be to contribute to the eco
nomic and social development of
the State of A'’a<»ka and “to pro
mote an interest in national af
fairs among the membership.”
More powers have been placed
in ttm bar^s of the Executive
Committee t:,an heretofore.' The
committee wMl approve all ',on
tracts. and direct and supervise
the business and affairs of the
organization.
Under the new constitution, n
secretary - treasurer will be h'red
by the president, who will deter
mine the salarv, subject to the
approval of the executive com
mittee. Heretofore the office has
been elective.
ilUu^s in the organization will be
fefefed. Individual membership
^es will be $10 per year; busi
ness membership dues $20; and
;firm membership dues shall be
$30 per year.
TJie mew constitution will be
voted on at the next meeting.
; Ail Hochberger, Industrial Com
rriittce chairman, reported that he
had acted as a mediator between
the local bakery and merchants.
Differences were settled and
agreements reached.
A new type of Base pass will be
issued upon expiration of the pres
ent ones held by residents of Ko
diak, according to Jack Hinckel of
the Base-Town Committee.
Ray Martin stated two photog
raphers from a movie company
are expected in town in a few
days to go on a bear hunt. They
want to take pictures of the City,
he stated.
John Gibbons reported on the
State Chamber of Commerce meet
ing at Petersburg. He said the
main subject discussed was the re
organization of the State Chamber.
A full time manager is planned
with an office in Juneau. $50,000
is budgeted for the purpose. Ko
diak’s share is expected to be $800
$1,000, he said.
RADM H. Caldwell, USN, attend
ed the, meeting as an honorary
member. Others in attendance be
sides members were Gene Steffen,
representing Lockheed Corp.,
Chiniak Air Station, and R. W
Read, representing the VFW. Use
latter is eommander of Post 7056
Cold Reception
OFF DUTCH HARBOR UP) jr
Search by the Wakefield. Fisheries
vessel Deep Sea. for the Soviet
Bering Sea crab fishing expedition
had an unexpected climax Tuesday.
The ten thousand . ton Russian
mother ship was located 40 niiles
northeast of Amak Island, bi|t
when the Deep Sea drew along
side, the Russian captain refused
to allow her to tie up or talk with
Wakefield officials. Hundreds of
Russian men and women crowded
the rails and portholes. Many beck
oned the Americans to comp
aboard, and tossed packages df
cigarettes to the Deep Sea.
Huge pots of king crab wens
seen on deck and clouds of ftemi
were rising from the pots. The re
ception contrasted with one w
another Russian ship earlier this
month whose skipper wanted W>
“cooperate” with Americans. f
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Young Bowlers
to Form League j
' All children who wish to bow
durfh£ the summer months and
as* interested in forming a lea
gue are asked to be at the EUn
bbvMing lanes at 8:30 Saturday
mbming, 'April1 38th.* This ieapgfe
will-be for-each Saturday morning
and will include all children, both
boys and girls, between the age*
of 8 and 12 years of age.
Bowling instructions win be
given those who have never bowl
ed, and the league will be sanc
tioned by the American Junior
Bowling Congress, with trophies
and awards being given at the end
of the league season.
Cost of bowling will be at re
duced rates of 25c per game.
WORK PARTY SCHEDULED
A work party is scheduled it
the Little League baseball field
for Sunday, May 1, at 1 p.m.
Parents and other interested
persons are invited to help. Each
is asked to bring a shovel and
rake.
Dr. A. H. Johnson Files For Senate
I>r. A. Holmes Johnson, well
known physician and surgeon, who
has practiced in Kodiak since 1938,
has filed for election to a State
Senate seat on the Republican
Jcket.
Dr. Johnson, now retired, was
born in Mapleton, Iowa in 1894.
His A. B. was obtained at Morn
ingsidc (la) College: B. S. at Uni
versity of Oregon; M. D. at North
western University followed by
postgraduate study at Oxford Uni
versity, England.
Prior to coming to Kodiak. Dr.
Johnson was in private practice
in Portland, Oregon from 1929 io
1938.
The doctor is a member of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars, a mem
ber of the American Legion Post
here. He has been president o-f the
Kodiak School Board since 1945
Ke was presklent of the Alaska
Association of School Boards in
1953. He is a member of the Ho
tary Club here and a past presi
dent. He was elected to serve as
president of the recently formed
Navy League.
Deadline for filing by candi
dates in the August 9 primary is
5 p.nr. Monday.