State Officials Quizzed At Dinner
On Loci! Projects By Committee Heads
Highway, Aviation and Public
Works officials, in town earlier in
the week on a survey of needs of
the community and projects pend
ing, were quizzed by Chamber of
Commerce committee heads on
roads, harbor and airstrip and oth
er projects at a dinner held in the
49 Room Sunday evening. The din
ner was sponsored by the Cham
ber of Commerce.
Richard Downing, Highway Com
missioner, William Niemi, Public
Works Commissioner, M. C. Zim
merman, Commissioner 01 * ,ac
Roads, and Jack Doner, Assistant
in the Aviation Department, were
in attendance and answered Ques
tions fired at them by members
of the audience.
Downing assured Charles Edris,
Chairman of the Roads commit
tee, the Otmoloi road would be
constructed as soon as plans for it
arc completed. Asked by Edris as
to the access roid, which is sought
to tie in with Island Lake property
and affording property owners a
road connecting with the highway,
Downing said it would be a State
route, and financed by the State.
Niemi stated the Alaska high
way program will be doubled next
year since it was held up by the
gas hike legislation in Congress
lilts year. In answer to City Man
ager Bill Poland s question, Down
ing stated that when the roads
are turned over to the City by the
Slate they will be in good repair.
Poland also asked if State high
ways will be <built through the
cities. Downing answered that this
” would be a question for the legis
lature.
John Gibbons brought up the
suggestion the road work be di
vided thus affording the small con
tractor an opportunity to bid on
jobs. Zimmerman, however, point
ed out that it costs as much for
engineering work on a small proj
ect as a large one. The Base-Town
road and the City road were con
sidered small jobs, he said.
Zimmerman pointed out that on
the Otmoloi Road, consideration
should ibe given to the many who
will use the road rather than the
few affected who own property ad
jacent to Island Lake.
The road and public work3 of
ficials took a dim view of the City
purchasing an asphalt batch Dlant
It was suggested by Poland the
City could further its road work
by having one on hand, to lease
to contractors. Poland stated he
tfftderstood the Base plant will not i
be available next year. Zimmer- '
man suggested the City "take an
other look” before making *nth a
purchase. Downing stated: “if I
were a contractor, I wouldn’t want
any less than an 80 ton an hour
plant. There is too much lost time
otherwise.”
*Phere is an “uncertain amount”
available for airstrip construction
in various villages, according to
Sen. A1 Owen. When it was stated
that another survey would be made
of the proposed airstrip site, Bob
Hall remarked: “I’m a little hazy
in my mind why another engineer
ing survey is necessary in the area,
when , one has already been com
pleted.” He stated the last ob
stacle had beer removed as soon
as the surplus ACS property is
acquired. Owen stated that E. G.
Roguszka, Aviation Department
head, had said the . engineering
data was insufficient to warrant
construction.
Eep. Pete Deveau, speaking on
behalf of the proposed Kodiak
Maiirland ferry, was given en
couragement in his efforts from
Nieme, wao said “he was on the
right track.”
The officials conferred with in
terested parties and toured proj
ect sites Monday morning before
returning to the mainland.
Cerebral Palsy
Sig Elks Project
A work that is little heard of
by other than Elks is performed
by the Alaska State Elks Associa
tion through the individual lod
ges. This is the work of the Cere
bral Palsy Commission, Inc., which
has mbile units throughout Alas
ka caring for children afflicted
with this drea^ disease.
Three trained therapists had
140 children under their care last
year. Not all of these are cerebral
palsy victims, but each requires
seme form of therapy which the
therapists are qualified to give.
The therapist coming to Kodiak
periodically is Nick Peters, a train
ed and able therapist who has
helped many children in this area.
Miss Maybelle Townsley, who for
merly did come here, works in the
Anchorage district. Another is sta
tioned in Southeastern Aiaska.
The State Elks Association,
along with State Associations
across the country, has many chor
table projects, including Boy
Scout sponsored activities, youth
activities, student endeavors, blood
bank donors, as well as many oth
ers. Their “pet” charity is the
cerebral palsy project.
Contributions from the various
lodges in the State in 1958 amount
ed to $38,587.56. Anchorage Lodge
contributed $10,000 towards the
fund, and varying amounts were
raised by the other lodges. Kodiak
contributed $3000 to the fund,
which is a substantial contribution
for a lodge of this size. The CP
fund as of August 31, 1958, had a
total of $59,190.46.
Few undertakings in Alaska can
be operated without an expendi
ture of a great deal of money. The
CP work is no exception. Air
travel for personnel represents the
biggest single item other than pay
roll. $1,814.83 was spent on that
alone. Total expenditures amount
ed to $35,129.85. Through the* gen
erousity of the members, who have
contributed to the fund about $5
each annually, available funds at
the last audit amount to $59,
190.46.
During the convention here,
there will be a Cerebral Palsy
Demonstration, at which three of
the therapists, Miss Mabel Nehoul,
Miss MaybeUe Townsley and Mr.
Nick Peters will be present. Treat
ing of a patient will be illustrated
and the results shown.
The Cerebral Palsy Committee
is composed of Robert D. Lewis,
chairman, and members E. P. Mc
Carron and Earl Shennett, all Past
Exalted Rulers in their lodges.
Baby Girl Born
Lori Anne, weighing 6 lbs.. 13
ozs., was born on September 20 to
Carol Lucille and Lt Robert Earl
Bryant, DC, USNR, at the Naval
Station Hospital.
ine Bi ants’, who live at 6-B,
Lake Louise, hajjg one other child.
BLANKENRERGS RETURN
AFTER 2 MONTHS ABSENCE
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Blankenberg
and son Eric returned to Kodiak
after vacationing outside the past
two months.
The Biankenbergs toured many
states including Idaho, Montana,
Wyoming, Arizona, California, Ore
gon and Washington, visiting rela
tives and sightseeing.
Visitors Enjoy
Good Fishing Here
Here since August 11, Mr. and
Mrs. William Woods of San Diego,
California, have been taking ad
vantage of the good sports fishing.
The visitors, houseguests of Chief
and Mrs. A. L. Hooker, Naval Sta
tion, have been getting the limit
catch whenever they have fished
and “Enjoy every minute of it!**
Woods is looking forward with
anticipation to an elk hunt with
Chief Hooker. They plan to leave
on September 29.
Mr. and Mrs. Woods will return
to San Diego sometime in Novem
ber. .
Mrs. M. Moeller
Visits Wheelers’
Mrs. Marvin Moeller of Grand
Junction, ■ Colorado, left for her
home Tuesday after visiting here
ten days.
Mrs. Moeller, who came to at
tend the wedding of her son, Gary,
and Miss Bonnie Wheeler, was the
houseguest of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Wheeler on the Naval Station.
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Why we built two cars for 1960 ...
as different as night and day
•it y able to walk into your
ii9 iq-year history— »i960 Chevrolet,
' o, October t-S« to mTt
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Why two hinds of cars? Because
America itself has been going through
some big changes in the past few
years. Our cities have been straining
at their seams. Traffic is jam-packed.
Parking space is at a premium.
And our suburbs have spread like
wildfire. People are living farther from
their work, driving more miles on
crowded streets. There is new leisure
time—but more things to do. There’s
a new standard of living—and more
need for two cars in the family garage.
In short, America’s automobile
needs have become so complex, that
no one kind of car can satisfy them
completely. That is why we at Chev
rolet, keeping tab on these trends,
have had a revolutionary compact car
in the planning stages for more than
nine years.
Thus, when we decided three years
ago to prepare for production of such
a car we were ready to build it the way
it should be built. There was no need
for a hasty “crash” program that
would create only a sawed-off version
of a conventional car.
That is why the two cars you
will see in your dealer’s showroom
October 2 will be two entirely
different kinds of cars. One is the
conventional *60 Chevrolet—brand
new in beauty, with new space inside,
new spirit under the hood, a new
feeling of sumptuousness and luxury
never before attained by any car in its
field. There is great V8 power linked
with new thrift, plus Chevrolet’s
superb 6-cylinder engine. It is a
traditional car that comes even closer
to perfection—in silence, in room, in
ease of control, in velvety ride—than
any other car we have ever made.
The other is the Corvair, a compact
car that is astonishingly different from
anything ever built in this country.
It has to be—because this is a six
passenger compact car, with a really
remarkable performance ... a car
designed specifically to American
standards of comfort, to American
traffic needs.
The engine is in the rear. Among
the basic advantages resulting from
this engine location are better traction
on a compact 108-inch wheelbase and
a practically flat floor. But to be
placed in the rear, the engine had to
be ultra light and ultra short. So
Corvair’s engine is totally new—
mostly aluminum and air cooled; it.
weighs about 40 per cent less than
conventional engines. It is a “flat”
horizontally opposed six—so it is only
three cylinders long . . . and that
leaves a lot more room for passengers.
Another weight saving: like modem
airplanes, the Corvair has no frame;
the body-shell supplies it great struc
tural strength . . . it's a welded unit
that is virtually rattle-free.
The ride is fantastic. But to get it
we had to design independent sus
pension at every wheel; conventional
springing would give a compact car a
choppy ride. Right now well make
one prediction: no other U.S. compact
car will ride so comfortably, hold the
road so firmly and handle so beautifully.
Now there are two kinds of cars
from Chevrolet—because it takes two
kinds of can to serve America's needs
today. If you love luxury—the utmost
in luxury—and if you want generous
interior space, breath-taking perform
ance, automatic drives and power
assists—then the conventional *60
Chevrolet may be your choice.
If easy parking, traffic agility and
utmost economy are high on your list
—then you should seriously consider
the Corvair. But the best thing to do
is to look these two new cars over at
your Chevrolet dealer’s ... take them
out for a drive. It may be that the
only logical choice for your family
between two cars like this is—both.
They make a perfect pair.
See all the new Chevrolets October 2 at your local authorized Chevrolet dealer’s ,
DONNELLEY & ACHESON MOTOR COMPANY
FOOT OF MAIN STREET PHONE 3201 KODIAK