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Suit Results In Agreement Assuring 4 Million Pounds
Capacity Cold Storage Plant Being Built By Next Year
A new agreement, which virtu
ally assures Kodiak of a cold stor
age plant in approximately a
year’s time, was reached during a
suit filed by the City of Kodiak
against the Kodiak Cold Storage:
Company, which appeared before
Judge J. L. McGarrey of the Dis
trict Court in. session here this
week.
The City sought a default judge
sent against the cold storage com
pany for failure to build the
pfcmt as planned. The City sought
lufcovery of the property in order
t•! interest other firms to make
mift of the property. .
Jtnss Arnett, City Attorney,
represented.»the City and Gene
fiHliams, Wallis George and the
Kbdiak Cold Storage Company.
(After testimony from Bill Po
tend, €$ty Manager of the .Qity of
Htefiak, and Wallis George, presi
of the company, Judge Me
Ckmy observed, that.it. appeared
titter party was' not prepared to
glee ground. A* Court recess- was
On» declared, and a meeting of
ffce City Council was hastily call
ed* Following, the meeting Wallis i
emerge and his attorney pipt with
Ik Council and an agreement,
which will be formalized ih'An
chorage at a later date, was drawn
of and presented to the Court.
jSalient ? features, of ' the agree *
sent call for claims to back taxes,
fifst assessed in 1954, to be vaca
ted by the City, and .conversely
any claim for rentals’ for City
Bfrck use of the Company5 ? prop
erty would be vacated by the
storage company. All previous
agreements would be nullified. /
.A deed from the Kodiak Ice
and Cold Storage * conveying* all
of its; right, title and interest to
the City, and a deed from the
€Oy to Kodiak Ice and Cold Stor
age likewise conevying all rights
fifle and interest would be placed
m escrow subject to the following
terms:
A Within six months from this
itotc a certified Public Accoun
tant's certificate must be in the
hands of the escrow agent showing
financing in the amount of $275,
Ml paid up or in reliable pledges
ter construction of a four million
gwwsd capacity plant.
Legion Post Here
■oners McCarrey
Jack Allman American Legion
list 17, lead by Commander
Cfcorge H. Cornelius, sponsored a
■e-bost dinner in honor of U.S.
Circuit Court Judge J. L. Mc
Carrey, Jr. at the Town Club
Wednesday evening.
The distinguished judge was
leaered for his concern in sup
porting Americanism activities of
flbe American Legion, and in par
ticular for his current role in
administering naturalization pro
ceedings during his Court visit
Judge McCarrey spoke briefly"
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2. By April 1, I960, a statement
from a Registered engineer must
likewise be delivered to the es
crow agent certifying that con
struction had begun.
3- Eighteen months from this
date a cold storage plant must be
constructed and in operation on
the site. , ;
Other stipulations in the agree
ment call for the City to retain
use of the storage facilities in the
meantime without rental charges;
when escrow agreements are set
up, and in the custody of a trus
tee, the suit will be dismissed;
failure of the company to con
form to any of the above agree
ments, would result in the City
taking over the property.
The two attorneys; Gene Wil
liams and Russ Arnett* wUl collab
orate on the agreement for signa
ture by Wallis George and City
officials.
:
V. . A' .
Episcopal Church
Official Coming
The Rt. Rev. William J. Gordon,
Jr.,( BishoP; of Alaska for the
Alaska Episcopal Diocese, will ar
rive on the Naval Station today
He will deliver the sermon at the
morning service at the Station
Chapel tomorrow, begirding at
11 o’clock.
Prior to that a Holy Communion
service will be. held at 8:30 at
the Chapel Annex..
hv thev - afternoon beginning at
3 p.m., Confirmation services will*
be held.. A .reception Will be held
for Rev. tibrdoji following the
service. This will, he held at the
Annex. w,
Rev. Gordon is well-known in
Alaska, as the flying person. He
flys his own, Cesna^^which is
known as the “Blue Box.”
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Jaycees Already At Work On Plans
For ffe Fourth Of July Celebration
Th£ Jaycees are already getting
underway^ fof/ the big Fourth of
July Festival.
The whole of the day’s activi
ties -will take, place; at * the Small
Boat Harbor with the exception
Of the dances and it promises to
be -a. livfJjL carnival atmosphere.
The Fftiance Committee consis
ting of chairman Bob Leonard and
committeemen Chuck Powell, Rog
er Reed and Nick Anderson, is
responsible, for raising enough,
money {o pay for the event. Jay
cees will control the concessions
and will arrange for the. use of
plats by any interested parties.
Inquiries have already been re
ceived by the Navy Wives and the
Outdoorsmen. Those interested
in concession sites at the Boat
Harbor should contact Bob Leo
nard early—first come, first
choice of site.
The Supply Committee with
Chairman Jerry Rediek and com
mitteemen Corky McFarland and
Dick Pace, will have everything
set up for the event, including
the Reviewing Stand, Soap Box
Derby Ramp, flagpole (at the
Boat Harbor), street banners, pil
low-fight pole, etc. This is the
work crew.
The Publicity Committee, head
ed by Chuck Connelly and assis
ted by Jack Johnson, and Bob
Waage will try to keep the public
aware of what is going on and
what is to be expected.
The Program Committee is
responsible for all the events of
the Festival. Chairman is Doctor
Bob Johnson. Subcommittee
chairmen are as follows. In
charge of the parade—which will
be the biggest yet—and the flag
raising ceremony, is Jim Egge
meyer, assisted ,by Dick Rowland
and Harold Heglin. Doug Lohse
Will chairman all the children’s
tades aiid &ahfcs; With Chuck Pen
rod, Joe Peterson and Ron Short
as assistants. There are a lot of
ideas in thjs group.. The commit
tee" in ^'charge of dances consists
of Doctdr' Bruc# Keers, Lloyd^Can
n<m: :and Orville VOIker;> anj the
accent 'Willy he **on ;• ;co u pi es end;
parent attendance with an eye to
fine* entertainment. Danny Enss
linwili.arrange other activities
of the day such: as the Derby,
and possibly fireworks. V;H
“All in all, the Jacees hope this
will: be the greatest Fourth : of
July. ; the Kodiak children have
ever seen,” Bob Johnson stat
ed* “Accent. is • childrens«fun and
parent’s fun in sharing with their
children. The Jacees will appre
ciate cooperation and will solicit
aid from the experienced hands
of past Fourth of July Events.
Don’t anybody miss a chance to
get in on it!”
Dr. Skarland
May Come Here
Dr. Ivar Skarland, head of the
antropology Department at the
University of Alaska, is slated to
be the speaker at the next quart
erly meeting of the Kodiak and
Aleutian Islands Historical Socie
ty, to ho held Wednesday, June 3.
Dr. Sfcarlands coming will be
confirmod next week.
Readm. Harding*
Row In Command
Rear Admiral Chester L. Hard
ing, USCG, assumed command
Monday of the Seventeenth Coast
Guard District relieving Captain
J. R. Stewart who temporarily
held the position after the death
of CaptauuC. A. Tyler.
The new, officer is scheduled to
attend the District Commander’s
Conference in Washington, D. C.
return to Juneau about the first
on the seventh of June and will
of July with his family.
Mrs. Faye Sonntag
Given Judgement
A property settlement in which
the house and property facing the
Base road was awarded Faye
Sonntag by Judge J. L. MeCarrey,
in a decision handed down late
Thursday during a session of the
Court held here this week* * j
The case was the first to open
on the calendar and the last in
which a decision was handed
down.
Following the concluding argu
ments by the plaintiff and de
fense lawyers at 5 p.m^ Mrs. Sdnh
tag was awarded the house in
which she now resides With her
aged mother. The jucl£e tftiptila
ted, however, the awarding of 'the
property is for a one year perkw,
allowing her time
self able to suppor.
v‘ rx*r!v*
The • trial brought out . accusa
tions of cruelty, ill-tempered re
marks, and accusations of drunk
eness and excessive drinking, and
also infidelity.
Witnesses appearing for Mrs/
Sonntag stated repeatedly they
had never seen her in an intoxi
. cated condition, or at any time'
she did act unladylike. She was
described as an immaculate house
keeper.
George Sonntagi appearing as
the chief defense witness, describ
ed a married life which he said
was anything but a .^ed of roses.
He accused, the >lkn|iff of being
an alcoholic,' stating she would
drink as much as two bottles of
liquor a day, and usually several
bottles every week. He described
an instance when he and .another'
man had picked her off the floor
where she lay in a drunken con
dition, and put her tombed?
* » ? »
The husband accused the‘plain -
tiff of being a drinker from the
time he first married her. He
said her consumption of liquor
had increased to the point that
she was a habitual drinker. He
further accused her of committing
adultery. ’
A cab driver, called to the
stand by the plaintiff, stated he
had on numerous occasions
brought liquor to the accused
woman, sometimes as many as
two bottles a day. In her testi
mony earlier she stated her pur
chases amounted to about a pint
a month.
A police officer, called to tes
tify. stated he had seen a man on
two occasions go to the home of
the accused woman about mid
night, but could not state if he
had ever seen him enter.
Mrs. Sonntag stated that her
husband had always -(said the
V-F.W. and his work in that or
ganization came first with him,
before his family or anything
else.
Sonntag, represented by Russ
Arnett, sought possession of the
houses, twp of which are involved.
Mrs. Sonntag was represented by
John Mansuy.
Along The
Waterfront
Barge Floating
Major Operation
. r.. . v ’
£tan returned Monday,
iol^jyjng, a,.months absence from .,
hi^, ..marine ,ways, when he was
engaged in floating a 400 ton,
barge, which had gone aground Ip
Noyember of last year at Whirl-_
pool Potot on Sitkinak Island- ,
Th« barge, 30 x 100 x 8, was con
sidered , a total loss following? a
mishap, at -s^a.^Jt’s bottom vj$p
damaged; pr$pmaWy by reefs fit*,
Whirlpool PI,; and, later ,yrash0d..
i up on shore. It was .oymed by v
rPete,, Nikoloffc . .owner, r, of the
SIREN, who wpS; here i#, jfipvemr.
.her, of. last .year,. Alvin* *puflphased
the scow from .him- About&eveuv *
4 teen .men were.. involved to the
operation of getting it off the
beach, and towing “it td Kodiak. ;
Three boats, |he SHUYAK, the
MARMOT, .and .the SKIPPY, all *
ha<J a hand i» towing to Kodiak.
Bad weather * hampered opera- ’
tions, which took thirty days.
t .Alvine is going to use the scow
at his Martini Ways, converting it.
into a floating drydock. Perma
nent repairs will be made to it,
and floats put on, and the barge
painted. St^n, then can bfanjlle re- -
paftr Work bh 'KdlflSut boats and
good sized vessels..
1 .Pete ! WaB&Qffrlf *AE)Xk, J which ‘
was in for major overhaul, was,,
launched this week. In its place
for some fast work is King Crab,^
Inc., COPPER PRINCE, in for a
rudder rn^air. ■ ? * I :
f.Tty T|AT<AL1NA was in at the'
City dock Wednesday, leaving*,
Thursday* 'alfter discharging and
loading a total of 920 tons ...»
The Expansion will be in June 11,
heading Westward ... A Gener
al Petroleum barge is expected in
today, enroute to the Peninsula.
&
Shrimp * processing is going
along steadily at King Crab, Inc.,
with 3 shifts working most of the
time.
Construction of the" new addi
tion to their plant is going along
steadily. Chris Poulsen is super
vising. Bob Resoff just returned
from a trip South.
Food Provided
For Bristol Bay
JUNEAU lift — Surplus food
packages provided by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture will
be available this summer for
Alaska’s Bristol Bay residents.
The Governor's office announced
the food distribution plan Thurs
day, saying packages were needed
for about 4,000 persons.
The exact number to qualify for
Federal food supplies will depend
on the number of persons adver
sely affected by the Red salmon *
fishing closure, at Bristol Bay.
Food * packages include1 wheat,
flour, powdered skim milk, corn
meal, rice and butter.