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High School Commencement Exercises
Planned For Next Tuesday Evening
Graduation exercises for the
1959-60 class of Seniors of the
Kodiak high school will be held
in the high school auditorium,
Tuesday, May 24, beginning at 8
p.m. Mr. Theo J. iNorby, Alaska’s
Commissioner of Education, will
give the principal address.
Norman Smith will give the sa
lutatory and valedictorian will be
Milton Souter. The program fol
lows:
Processional, Pomp and Circum
stance No. 1 by Elgar; Invocation,
Rev. Kenneth French, Pentecostal
Church; Salutatory, Norman Smith,
Merit Examination finalist; Gradu
ation Day, High School Chorus,
Gary Benson directing, Kathy
Hamlin, accompanist; Valedictory,
Milton Souter, Senior Class Stu
dent Council representative; Ad
dress, Theo J. Nonby, Commission
er of Education, Alaska Depart
ment of Education; Polonaise Op.
40 No. 1 by Chopin, Kathy Hamel,
Freshman student; Presentation
of Class, Mrs. Ellen Dawson, High
School principal; Presentation of
Diplomas, Gilbert Jarvela, Kodiak
Board of Education member; Pre
sentation of Awards, Ivor Schott,
Superintendent of Kodiak Schools;
Benediction, Chaplain Stewart P.
Robinson, Protestant Church on
Base; Recessional, Pomp and Cir
Baccalaureate
Services Sunday
Baccalaureate services will be
held Sunday, May 22, at the Ko
diak high school auditorium. Prin
cipal address will be given by Lt.
James R. Hutton, Seabee 9 Bat
talion Chaplain.
The program is as follows:
Prelude; Procession. Seniors,
Carolyn Rockstad and Gary Olsen,
Sophomore leaders; Invocation.
George Wick, high school faculty
member; The Lord’s Prayer, Doug
las Dawson, high school faculty
member, Mrs. Betty Springhill,
accompanist; Address. Lt. James
R. Hutton. Sea Bee 9 Chaplain;
Holy Is the Lord, High School
Chorus, Gary Benson directing,
K a t h r i n e Alvine, accompanist:
Benediction. Rev. Roman Stunner,
Russian Orthodox Church.
Ben Culver Dies
Following Illness
Ben Culver, prominent Anchor
age realtor, passed away in that
city, Tuesday night. In ill health
since suffering a heart attack a
year ago, he had been a patient
in the Providence Hospital since
May 7.
Culver is well-known here as
well as throughout Alaska. He
entered the real estate business
in 1946, in Anchorage. Prior to
that he was personnel director for
the state of California, director
of personnel for the West Coast
area of the American Red Cross,
and later personnel director for
the U. S. Government’s surplus
property division in Anchorage.
He started a branch of the Cul
ver Realty here. This is now the
Kodiak-Aleutian Realty Services.
euimtance by Elgar.
Students graduating this year
are:
Reka Ambrosia, Edna Mae An
derson, Julius Anderson, Denton
Andrews, Stanley Austerman,
Judith Beck, Kathryn Brooks,
Frances Burke, Phyllis Burum,
Bill Cummings, Mona Ensslin, Bill
Fearn, Jim Fritcher, Delores Gal
lagher, Jack Healey, Olivia Huey,
Adolph Jackinsky, Sandra Jesser,
Wayne Kraft, Glenn Lawson, Fay
Luque, Christine Neseth, Kay Mc
Call, Barbara Read, Norman Sax
ton, Tom Shugak, Ronda Shupp,
Norman Smith, MiLton Souter,
Anita Stewart, Zelanna Stone,
Sharon Strope, Rolanda Vickery,
Jim Wheeler, Pete Wolten.
Anchorage Lawyer
To Locate Here
Robert LaFollette, III, Anchor
age attorney, will locate his office
here approximately June 1st.
A visitor in town this week,
LaFollette is making arrangements
for the opening of his office. He
is a graduate of the University of
Wisconsin, and is 34 years of age.
He practiced in Wisconsin, and in
Anchorage since 1954. He is a
former member of the Arnett and
LaFollette law firm in Anchorage.
Population Down
According To
Census Report
Census figures released by the
Census District Superivsor, Betty
Jane Nelson, indicates a popula
tion of 2,584 in Kodiak.
The figure for election district
No. 13 indicates a population of
6.869.
These figures are subject to
correction when final returns are
in. but are believed to be substan
tially correct. An opportunity will
he afforded those who were missed
during the census taking, before
an official announcement will be
made.
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City Contractor
Wins 2 NS Jobs
Jayar Builders of Kodiak were
low bidders on two contracts on
the Naval Station. Bids were open
ed Thursday.
Bidding on informal contract
60-4, which calls for the installa
tion of 300 linear feet of electrical
ground conductors in three CCL
towers, and contract 60-5, install
ing approximately 280 linear feet
of walkway over existing gravel
surfaced built up roofing.
The successful bid for 60-4 was
$990. Government estimate was
$1,000. $1,990 was the bid on 60-5
contract. Government estimate was
$1,958.
Five bids were submitted on the
60-4 contract and two on the other.
Rescue Attempt
On McKinley Fails
ANCHORAGE UP)—-Another at
tempt to rescue the stranded
climbers on Mt. McKinley failed
Friday morning when an Army
jet helicopter developed mechan
ical trouble.
Ground rescue teams are climb
ing towards 17,500-foot level where
two parties totaling nine persons
are marooned.
Four Pacific Northwest climbers
were injured in a fall Tuesday
night. Five members of the An
chorage party were turned back to
aid them but a woman in tne
latter group, Mrs. Helga Bading,
became ill from altitude sickness.
Plasma for Mrs. Bading will be
dropped near the party’s camp
today.
Further helicopter rescue at
tempts are scheduled today (Fri
day). Ground parties couldn’t
reach the scene until tomorrow at
the earliest.
Urdahl Goes South
Rasmus Urdahl left Thursday
for a two months vacation in the
lower 48 states.
The long-time resident of Alaska
and Kodiak will visit relatives and
friends in Seattle, Washington,
Eugene, Oregon, So. Dakota, Min
neapolis, Minnesota and elsewhere.
Russ Limit Japs
TOKYO UP>—Russia has forced
Japan to accept a salmon catch
limit of 67,500 tons for the 1960
season in Soviet-controlled North
Pacific waters.
This is 12,500 tons less than last
year and scarcely half of the 120,
000-ton limit of 1957.
Kodiak Naval Station Will Be Host
To Visitors Saturday From 1 to 5 P. M.
Armed Forces Day will be ob
served on the Naval Station on
Saturday, May 21, between 1 p.m.
and 5 p.m. Many activities will
feature events or displays.
The Station commanding officer,
Capt. N. R. Lincoln, extends a
cordial invitation to the public on
behalf of himself, all local com
manders, and the officers and men
of the U. S. armed forces.
Displays will be offered by the
Coast Guard Air Detachment, Fire
House, Fleet Weather Central,
Marine Barracks, Naval Communi
cations Station, Naval Station Air
Division, Patrol Squadron 19, Pub
lic Works and Supply Depart
ments.
There is no charge.
The Coast Guard Cutter Sorrel,
a WWII veteran, will play host to
Kodiak residents during the day.
Lt. W. E. West is the commanding
officer.
Based at Sitka since 1954, the
Theo J. Norby
To Visit Kodiak
Theo J. Norby, Alaska’s Com
missioner of Education, will make
his first visit to Kodiak next week.
Mr. Norby will arrive on Monday
for his annual inspection of the
On-Base schools, and to acquaint
himself with the Kodiak area.
While here, Mr. Norby will de
liver the Commencement Address
at the graduation ceremonies
Tuesday evening at 8 o’clock in the
High School Gymnasium to which
the public is invited.
The Kodiak Education Associa
tion is planning an informal re
ception for Mr. Norby for those
close to the education programs
in the Kodiak area.
Most of Mr. Norby’s life has
been spent in the west coast
states. He was born in Washington
and attended the Bellingham pub
lic schools. His master’s degree
was earned at the University of
Oregon, and his doctorate in edu
cation was obtained from Stanford
University.
Jap Seaman Dies
The Japanese seaman aboard
the Kinyo Maru died during the
night, desipte attempts by the
Coasit Guard Air Detachment here
to save his life.
Alaska ‘Short Changed’ Says Gov. Egan
Governor William A. Egan said
that Alaska is being “short chang
ed” in national tabulations pur
porting to set forth the amount
of tax payments made to the Fed
eral Treasury by Alaska residents
and businesses.
His comment was prompted by
recent news stories based on the
Internal Revenue Service crediting
Alaskans with payment of $47,942,
000 in Federal taxes, including
$46.-141.000 for individual and cor
poration income taxes and em
ployment and profits taxes, during
the fiscal year which ended last
June 30.
“Actually, the records of the
State Department of Revenue
demonstrate conclusively,” the
Governor said, “that individual
and corporate Federal income
taxes attributable to Alaska total
ed $65,862,000. The over all figure
for all Federal taxes paid by Alas
kans was well in advance of $76,
637,000.”
Major discrepancy in the tabu
lations of the Federal agency, the
Governor explained, results from
its failure to credit Alaska with
tax payments by non-resident in
dividuals and corporations doing
business in Alaska but showing an
address other than Alaska.
Because such individuals and
corporations pay a State income
tax based on a percentage of their
Federal levy, it is possible through
a simple mathematical projection
to compute accurately their Fed
eral tax payments.
The additional $1,801,000 credit
ed to Alaska by the Internal Reve
nue Service represents miscellan
eous and excise taxes directly
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180-foot tender, with service both
in the Pacific and the Atlantic,
carries a complement of some 50
officers and men.
Informative talks and tours of
the ship will be given.
Hearing Thursday
On Certification
WASHINGTON UP) — The Civil
Aeronautics Board has scheduled
hearing here May 26, on the appli
cation of Kodiak Airways to oper
ate to and from 22 points on Ko
diak Island.
Bear Kills Bear!
Bow & Arrow Fatal
By SIG DIGREE
It takes a Bear to kill a bear.
And when this particular Bear
uses a bow and arrow, that’s cur
tains for Mr. Bruin.
Fred Bear—that is his name—
armed only with bow and arrow,
was on Kodiak 'Island last week
in quest of a large Kodiak bear.
Seeing several specimens, but none
to his liikng, Bear went farther
afield. On board a boat piloted by
guides Ed Bilderback and Harley
King of Cordova, the hunter en
tered Wide Bay on the Alaska
Peninsula. Spotting a bear on the
beach, Bear drew his bow taut,
and at 50 feet, struck the bear in
a vital spot. The bear turned and
headed for the three men. Bear
shot another arrow, this time at
25 feet, but the animal continued
towards them. At about five feet,
the bear veered off into the woods,
oblivious of what or who struck
him. He was later found several
hundred feet in the woods.
Phe bear s hide squared off at
9 feet, ten inches, and the skull
measurement was 27% inches—a
good sized bear.
Bear’s skill with the bow and
arrow comes naturally. President
of an archery firm that bears his
name, in Grayling, Michigan, he
is said to manufacture more bow
and arrows than all other firms
put together. He has killed more
than 80 big game by this method.
In case you get any ideas it’s
easy, it would be well to equip
your arrows with the razor-like
attachment Bear uses—therein is
its deadly power.
Storis Leaves
The Coast Guard Cutter Storis,
based at Kodiak, leaves Friday to
begin the annual patrol of the
Bering Sea.
The Cutter Northland will leave
Seattle June 15 to relieve the
Storis on patrol.
Clam Diggers Lost
JUNEAU GW—The Coast Guard
has called off the search for Ray
Gustafson, Stanwood, Washington,
and William Bergstrom, LaConner,
Washington, missing since they
left Cordova on a clam digging
expedition.