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VOL. 22, NO. 2_ KODIAK, ALASKA. JANUARY 12, 1962 PRICE TEN CENTS
NAVY OFFICER SWEARS IN ARMY SERGEANT — Cmdr. R. K.
Stacer, USN, 17th Naval District legal officer, swears in Army M/Sgt.
Archie Zehe, station commander, Alaska Communications System,
Kodiak, upon the sergeant’s extension of enlistment.
(Official U.S. Navy Photo)
Kodiak s Mr. ACS Nears Retirement
In the wintery March of 1947, a
lonesome army buck sergeant, un
known amongst Kodiak residents,
arrived here for a tour of duty with
the Alaska Communications Sys
tem.
Today, almost a full fifteen
years, a charming wife, three love
ly children, and a flock of friends
later, that buck sergeant, now ACS
Station Commander M/Sgt. Archie
Zehe, USA, is on his final tour
looking eagerly forward to retire
ment.
A veteran of over 19 years mili
tary service, with virtually fifteen
of those years serving the people
of Kodiak, M/Sgt Zehe, extended
his enlistment for another nine
months on January 2.
Sergeant Zehe, a gregarious per
sonality, quickly became interest
ed in the activities of the people
of the Kodiak community—so in
terested he married a pretty local
girl.
His charming wife Phillis is the
eldest daughter of one of the
pioneer families of Kodiak. They
have three children.
Amongst his many other activi
ties as a member of the community,
Sergeant Zehe has been especially
active in the Elks Lodge and Ro
tary Club. He is Past Exalted Ruler
C-47 Will Carry
CAP To Area Meet
At least six members of the Ko
diak Squadron of the Civil Air Pa
trol plan to attend the Annual
Wing Area Conference slated for
Jan 20-21 in Anchorage, according
to 2nd Lt. Margaret Cook, squad
ron information officer and Com
mandant of Cadets.
The six, including Lt. Cook, who
will be picked up here at 5 p.m. by
a C-47 for flight to the conference,
are: 2nd Lt Verlyn Gereine, Com
mander; 2nd Lt Robert Leonard,
Executive Officer; 2nd Lt Eugene
Harding, Supply; and Senior Mem
bers Charles Hamilton, Communi
cations & Search & Rescue; and
Robert Heikes, Administration.
The next meeting of the Kodiak
Squadron will be held 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Jan 18, in the Harding
Building located behind Patter
son’s Service Station.
of the Elks and presently is Presi
dent of the Rotary here.
As for retirement, Sergeant Zehe
makes it clear that he will be re
tiring only from his military career
. . . when he does. And where does
he plan to retire?—His quick re
ply gives you the answer . . . “Ko
diak is my home.”
Vessel Calls
For Help
Juneau UP\ — The 75-foot vessel
“Lucky Star” radioed for Coast
Guard help, reporting the vessel
was taking water in Geographic
Bay, 65 miles west of Kodiak Is
land.
The CG Cutter Bittersweet es
corted the vessel into Kodiak
where she is presently moored for
repair of a hole in her bow.
Social Security
Agent Available
James L. Mara, Social Security
Representative from Juneau, will
visit Kodiak Monday, January 15.
Persons desiring information on
the old-age retirement, survivors
or disability benefit programs can
contact Mara at the Kodiak Hotel
from 1 to 5 p.m. on that date.
Persons planning to file retire
ment claims should bring their so
cial security cards, proof of their
date of birth and a copy of their
1961 Federal income tax return.
8th Graders To
Challenge Frosh
Playing their first games of the
year, both the Town and Base 8th
grade basketball season will get
underway on Tuesday night, 6:30,
high school gym.
The Base 8th Grade will head
the twin bill clashing with the
Freshman White Intramural team.
Town 8th Graders will play the
Freshman Red Intramural team at
7:30 p.m. Admission is fifty cents
adults; two bits for students.
BULLETINS
Copies of “Fall-out Protection”,
government issued bulletins, are
available free of charge at the Post
Office, according to Postmaster
William Lamme.
Kodiactors Ready
Musical Fantasy
In production for nearly two
months, and with a cast of almost
thirty under the direction of Mar
ion Striekler, “The Story of Mary
Poppins,” will be presented by the
Kodiactors next Saturday and Sun
day, 8 p.m. June 20-21 at the Strick
ler Little Theatre on the Naval
Station.
A musical fantasy based on the
story of Mary Poppins, by P. L.
Travers the production features
music by Carter Wright (A.S.C.
A.P.) with book and lyrics by Rich
ard Goddard.
Director Marion Striekler re
vealed today that the production’s
four leading children’s roles will
be played by Cindy Carter, Cheryl
Ellis, Bill Ballwebber and Mark
Pelletier.
A special matinee showing will
be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Jan
21.
CG Security Card
Program Outlined
Port Security Cards will con
tinue to be issued every Saturday
until further notice, according to
B. R. Hutchens, GM1, who is handl
ing the Coast Guard program here.
All persons whose presence
might be required on the water
front, including fishermen and can
nery workers, will be required to
posses a Port Security Card, Hutch
ens advised. Cards will be process
ed and issued between the hours
of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the city police
station on Saturdays.
Further information and clarifi
cation of the Coast Guard Port
Security Guard Program was made
available to City Manager Bill Po
land in a statement issued by Cap
tain G. I. Lynch, Chief of Staff,
17th Coast Guard District.
Following are pertinent excerpts
from the statement:
“The Captain of the Port may
restrict waterfront, facilities when
operations of a dangerous nature
are taking place, certain types of
military cargoes are being handled,
or at such times as certain vessels
are moored at that facility.
“Port Security Cards are obtain
able upon application to the Coast
Guard and now remain in effect
for eight years from date of issu
ance. There are two types of cards
now in force; the regular card, issu
ed to longshoremen, dockworkers,
etc., and the Gold Seal Card issu
ed to officials in responsible posi
tions. The latter card remains in
force for the lifetime of the bearer.
A port security card is not in
dicated for those persons having
only occasional business on the
waterfront. A temporary pass is
sued by the Captain of the Port or
his representative would be suf
ficient in these instances. By way
of explanation, an agent would
normally be expected to posses a
port security card as his business
on the waterfront would tend to
be of a recurrent nature. In the
case of a delivery man, a tempo
rary pass would suffice.
These cards are not passes, but
serve to identify those persons
whose presence on the waterfront
is not considered inimical to the
United States.”
Sears Boosts Alaska - King Crab
In Five States Area Sales Promotion
Alaska King Crab will get the
royal treatment in a five-state-wide
sales promotion announced by
Sears, Roebuck and Co. here today.
Both the Alaska Kodiak King
Crab Industry and the Scenic Won
ders of Alaska will be featured in
a special month-long program be
ing planned for the Company’s 59
catalog sales offices in the States
of Alaska, Washington, Oregon,
Idaho and Montana.
A giant King Crab will be on dis
play in a Coldspot chest freezer in
each of the Company’s sales offices
in these states.
Customers will be invited to
guess the weight of the crab and
the person guessing closest to the
actual weight will be awarded the
crab.
Pictures, maps and posters pro
vided by the State’s Division of
Tourism and promoting the Alaska
tourist industry, will serve as a
background for their interesting
display. Packages of frozen King
Crab legs will be presented as
prizes to Sears employees partici
pating in the program.
Advised of the Alaska tie-in fea
ture, Alaska’s Governor William A.
Egan gave the program his warm
endorsement.
“The development of Alaskan in
dustry is of prime importance,”
saiid Egan, “and this cooperation
by firms doing business here is
^incerely appreciated.”
Bears Depart To
Ruffle Kardinals
The Kodiak Bears hit the road
this weekend as they travel to the
Peninsula for return games with
the Kenai Kardinals. Both teams
are out to get back in the win
column as last week saw the Bears
lose two close ones to Palmer while
the Kards dropped two to the East
Anchorage Thunderbirds.
Departing this afternoon and re
turning Sunday morning are the
following Bears: John Michell,
Hugh Devlin, Rudy Kennedy, Gary
Olson, Harold Katelnikoff, Kenny
Vail, Rich Mize, Harry Wilson, Stan
Sargent and Clete Leverette.
The idea for the promotion of
two of Alaska’s important indus
tries was conceived as a result of a
recent visit to Alaska by Sears’
Mail Order General Manager L. K.
Bye.
Vocational School
Bill 8s Planned
Kodiak’s two representatives to
the state legislature expressed
hopes of introducing a bill to lo
cate a vocational education school
at Kodiak at the Thursday meet
ing of the Chamber of Commerce.
Representatives Gil Jarvela and
Pete Deveau gave resumes of the
issues which they expect to come
up during the next session includ
ing changes in the ESC law, tide
lands lease funds, blue sky laws
and the Alaska business license
tax.
Floyd Johnson, Alaska State dir
ector of the Veterans Administra
tion was a guest at the chamber
this week.
Late Bulletins
Washington (A3) — Rep. Ralph
Rivers today said he will make
“down-to-wire try to postpone
Alaska payments on unemployment
compensations fund debt due this
month,” but said it is not likely his
one-year moratorium bill can get
through congress and be signed be
fore Jan 31, when the first install-,
ment is due.
Juneau (A3) — Governor Egan ‘
and State Democratic Chairman
Wendell Kay held a dramatic 90
minute meeting in Egan’s office
Wednesday night possibly signal
ing an end to their bitter public
feud. “No first flying, no epithets
hurled,” Egan laughingly told re
porters.
Juneau UP) — Lt Col Dan Ma
honey, state selective service chief,
today said only 26 men will be call
ed in February, compared with So
summoned in November.
CONGRATULATIONS! — Rear Adm. H. II. Caldwell, USN, Comdt.
17th Naval District, congratulates Ensign Joseph L. Ellis, USN, after
commissioning him as a naval officer during ceremonies at the Ko
diak Naval Station, January 9. Ellis, a veteran of over 17 years en
listed service, has been attached to the commandant’s office since
March 1958. He will attend an indoctrination school at Newport, R. I.,
prior to assignment to sc-' duty. (Official U.S. Navy Photo)