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VOL. 19 NO. 26 KODIAK, ALASKA, JULY 4, 1959 PKICK 10 CENTS
4th Of July Festival Plans Made;
Parade At 11 A.M. Starts Many Events
Kodiak assumed its annual fes
tive garb this week with the
stringing of barrors across the
streets, and ail is in readiness for
the big Fourth of July celebration
Saturday.
The Jaytoes, who are staging
the event this year, promise a
bigger and better celebration, and
have workod hard to put the final
touches on the preparations.
The day-long celebration will
culminate with fireworks at mid
night. Before that, however, the
scheduled activities include many
events, with a big parade, orga
nized by Jim Eggemeyer as Mar
shal, starting off the days proceed
ings. This begins at 10 a.m., fol
lowed at 11 o’clock with the flag
raising ceremonies at the Small
Boat Harbor.
The flag raising ceremony will
take on a new meaning this year
as the new 49th star flag will be
hoisted for the first time.
Attention is called to the slight
change in the route the parade
will follow. Beginning on Brook
lyn Avenue, it will proceed past
Kraft’s Drygoods, along Marine
Way over the new road that con
nects with Main Street at the D.
and A. store, past the post office,
turning left at Mill Bay Road and
proceeding directly to the harbor.
! Chief of Police Vickery pointed
out the school grounds downtown
and the upper Mill Bay Road area
can be utilized for parking.
Other events follow with a busy
afternoon for the youngsters, with
many and varied races, contests
and events planned. These in
clude a greased pole climb, pillow
fights, fish grab, pie-eating con
test, and many other activities.
The popular sky dive performed
by Ron Short is scheduled for 1
p.m. Another popular event will be
the tug-of-war, in which <the fish
ermen have issued a challenge to
all comers.
A water exhibition, which in
cludes a demonstration of high
Kim Clark Returns
Kim Clark, who has been at his
home town, Deerfield, Massa
chusetts, since early March, re
turned to Kodiak Wednesday. He
drove up the Alcan Highway, left
his car at Homer, and flew from
there to Kodiak.
“The highway was in fairly good
condition and I had no trouble on
« the way”, he said. “I saw very little
game animals along any of the
roads until after crossing the
Alaskan border.” he added.
speed water drop and pickup of
skin divers, is another event which
should draw great interest. This
is set for 5 o’clock.
The Pillar Mountain climb al
w a y s attracts many contestants.
There will be four divisions.
The indoor attraction for the
evening, which will be held at the
Labor Temple, is the Fourth of
July Ball. A second performance
of the “Roaring Twenties” is
scheduled for 10 p.m., followed by
the award of the Volkswagen to
the person with the nearest guess
as to the number of beans in the
big jar. The fireworks will follow.
PNA Sets Record
Pacific Northern Airlines set a
new all time high, June 30, for
passengers and passenger miles in
a single days operation.
The system’s total for the day
was 724 passengers and 744,000
passenger miles, surpassing April
15, 1957 when the National Guard
movement from Seattle to Alaska
was undertaken. “This is positive
ly the greatest single day for
Alaska traffic by any carrier serv
ing Alaska,” Harold Olsen, Traffic
Manager for the company stated.
In addition to the passenger
traffic, PNA carried approximate
ly 35,00 pounds of air cargo and
10,000 pounds of airmail for a
grand total of approximately 90,
000 to miles of traffic.
Johnson Clinic
In New Quarters
Completion of the new Dr.
Johnson Clinic is expected*in the
next few days.
Renovation of a portion of the
USO building below the Kodiak
Apartments has been in progress
for several months. The new offi
ces will have four examining
rooms, a library, a laboratory, an
office and a reception room.
Upon completion, the Clinic at
the Kodiak Hotel will be vacated.
Eastern Teacher
Vacationing Here
Here to visit for a few weeks is
Miss Blanche Cliffton, supervisor
and teacher in the business depart
ment of the Central Bucks high
school, Doylestown, Pa.
Miss Cliffton is the guest of
Miss Estelle Marlin, who is a
former resident of Doylestown and
attended the Central Bucks high
school.
OUR FLAG
A star has been added to the American flag.
The new star in no way destroys the beauty of that which repre
sented the 48 states. Rather, it enhances it.
This significant event has focused the attention of people on our
flag. Leaving out patriotism, love of country, our nations prestige and
power, and from a purely esthetic viewpoint, our flag is recognized for
what it is worth—a beautifully designed and wholly lovely flag. Furled
fun unfurled by the gentle breeze, it presents a poem in motion.
The clustering stars, white in a field of blue; the red and white
stripes give it color and freshness—each complements the other. Is it
my wonder our forefathers aptly named it
“Old Glory.”
Island Children
May Be Placed
In School Here
James Hawkins, from the Re
gional Office, Bureau of Indian
Affairs, and Howard Matthews,
F't?'o Comrvssioper of Education,
were in Kodiak Monday to survey
the possibiHtes cf sendng students
of hi<*h school age from around the
island to Kodiak for further study.
The Bureau is faced with the
problem of placing 20 to 30 young
sters from around the island and
the Aleutian Chain in Mt. Edge
cumbe .with no space available in
the school.
Mr. Matthews surveyed the cur
riculum offered here and seemed
to feel that it was satisfactory, ac
cording to Ivor Schott, Superinten
dent of Schools here Another re
presentative from the Bureau of
Indian Affairs is due here later
this month.
Schott state this may be the be
ginning of the long talked of vo
cational school in Kodiak.
It will be necessary to find
rooms for the boyjs and girls in
private homes here. The Bureau
of Indian Affairs pays their tuition
and board.
Court Upholds
State Trap Ban
JUNEAU —(AP)— Judge Ray
mond J. Kelly denied a prelimin
ary injunction against the State
in a fish trap case involving three
Indian villages. The denial, a for
mality to clear the way for an
appeal to the Supreme Court, fol
lowed court action granting con
tinuance in the arraignment of
three defendants charged with
violating state anti-trap laws. Atty.
Gen. John Rader asked that the
pleadings of the three defendants
be put over until the fall term
of the District Court. Named in
the charges for violating the 1959
fish trap ban are Ernest Williams,
Sr., president of the Kake village
council; Herbert A. Hansen, fore
man of Whi? Fish Products Co.,
Seattle, and the Whiz firm itself,
which operates Kake Cannery on
contract with the village.
Mike Monagle, Juneau attorney
representing the three defendants,
waived reading the charge and
supported the motion to delay
pleadings, providing the two men
named in the charges would con
tinue free without bond.
Judge Kelly asked Rader whe
ther there would be any need for
a bond. “Absolutely none, your
Honor,” the attorney general re
plied.
With the Supreme Court in sum
mer recess, an appeal will be laid
before one Justice with the request
the restraining order pending be
given full review by the court. R.
L. Jernbeg and C. L. Cloudy, at
•torneys for the defendants, plan
to leave for Washington Sunday to
make an appeal. Jernberg said he
understood the matter will be
heard by Justice Hugo Black.
Rader will also go to Washington
for the hearing.
Halferty Canneries Acquired By APA;
McConaghy & Valentine To Continue
Announcement was made Thurs
day by Halferty Canneries that
Alaska Packers Association has ac
ouired the company’s Kodiak and
Cordova canneries.
A feature of the transaction
provides that the Halferty Com
pany continue to carry on the
operations at both plants for the
1959 season. The actual transfer
of the properties, incident to each
cannery, is scheduled to take
place in September.
Frank McConaghy, vice presi
dent of Halfertys, and a long time
superintendent of operations for
the company, will continue in an
advisory capacity* at least for thi*
year, and will assist in the plant
transition to the new owners. Del
Valentine, bookkeeper for the com-,
pany for many years, and this
year superintendent of the Kodiak
operation, will also continue with
the new company, as will Verne
Paulson, superintendent at Cor
dova.
Halfertys has been canning in
Kodiak since 1937. Beginning first
with the canning of salmon, the
company opened their razor clam
canning operation in 1952. It has
provided a substantial payroll to
Kodiak ever since.
Halfertys was started by Peter
F. Halferty, the company canning
razor clams at Aberdeen, Copalis
and West Port in the state of
Washington. He was originator of
the famous Pioneer Brand ra*or
clams, which he began to pack.08
years ago in Warrington, Oregon.
G. P. Halferty, a son, and president
of the company, headed the firm
in 1912.
Operations at the above Wash
ington towns has long been dis
continued. In 1916, Halfertys mov
ed to Cordova, where packs in
clude both salmon and razor clams.
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Dr. Colford
To Anchorage
Dr. T. E. Colford, dentist, will
leave for Anchorage Monday to
take the State Board examinations.
He will attend the Alaska State
Dental Convention white there.
Dr. Colford plans to return to
Kodiak about July 15.
These are the company's only two
operations.
Al-bin Barthold of Seattle is
president of Alaska Packers. He
is exacted in town next week.' .
Cliff (Bud) Day is General Mana-..
per, and Don Cooper, Production
Ifeanager. Verne Hilliker, well
known here, is superintendent at
Larsen’s Bay.
No word has been received as
to the company’s plans for the
future.
• Along The
Waterfront
-« The big news along the water
front is the change in ownership,
of Halfertys Cannery. (See story
elsewhere) This name has meant
so much to Kodiak’s economy over
the years. Alaska Packers, the
new owners, carries a name that
has been associated with the Alas
ka fishing industry these many
years.
Watch for big development
along the waterfront.
&
There is considerable activity
these days and much movement
of boats, painting, and readying the
fleet for the fishing season.
Boats in and out of Kodiak the
past week include the PAF tender#
SEA STAR, the CW Company’s
SATURN, with a scow in tow; a
fleet of lushing seiners with about
15 boats from Cordova. These will
fisfi iSr the New England Fish Co,
PAF will can for them.
t *
The ARTHUR H, tender from
Seattle, with Olaf An$e as cap
tain aboard, and the CORA R,
with Captain Bob Snow from Cor
dova, are in. The latter is a Park’s
tender. Both will operate for Hal
fertys here.
Captain Paul Gregorieff made
a brief stop in port last week on
his boat, the VEJtDON, He was
on his way to Alitak for the fish
ing season.
&
Death struck twice in the past
two weeks in the same place. Last
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Ben Benson Honored At Juhean On 4th
On the personal invitation of
Gov. William Egan, Ben Benson,
designer of Alaska’s flag, and his
daughter, Charlotte, will attend
the flag raising ceremonies at
Juneau, Saturday, July 4. The
Bensons left Thursday.
Benson, a resident here and
employee of the Kodiak Airways,
designed the Alaska flag at the
age of 13. Since then he has been
honored on many occasions. He
was accorded a standing ovation
at the Constitutional convention,
held in Fairbanks in 1955-1956.
Juneau will be the site of one
of the biggest celebrations through
out the State. Lowell Thomas,
world 'traveller and photographer,
will be master of ceremonies.
Other features of the celebration
will include a parade in downtown
Juneau, a marine parade, raees
among hydroplanes, cruisers and
fishing boats, an all night picnic,
three Independence Day balls,
crowning of a queen and a street
carnival.
Aerial bombs will burst in the
sky at midnight in Juneau to
signal the addition of a 49th star
to the nation’s flag.
Ben Benson is expected to go
to Sitka where the flag raising
ceremony will be held in the morn
ing. Gov. Egan will deliver an
address during the ceremonies
which will raise the flag over the
same site where the Russian flag
once flew, and was lowered for the
last time in 1867.
‘.Similar celebrations as those in
Sitka and Juneau will be held
throughout the State.