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KODIAK, ALASKA,JANUARY 18, 1958
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Set Op A Budget
Council Advised
The Council was advised to oo
«rate under a “controlled budget”
•in handling the financial affairs of
of the City.
ft K Kincaid. Certified Pnh'’-''*
Accountant, who is reviewing the
r%’s finances in connection with
the interim report, mad'* the
above observation. The City is now
operating with expenditures great
er th"", v>e fa aid, showing
a deficit as far back as March 31,
1957 of $31,000. “You have cer
tain obligations to meet, such as
payment on the APW sewer and
water project debt, which come
doe in the future, and no provision
is being made to meet them.” He
pointed out the income of the City
in the amount of about $290,000 a
war. mav seem like a lot of
money, but when certain pay
ments which must be met, are con
sidered, such as the APW debt,
apportionment to the school, road
obligations in the Aleutian Hornes
area, and several others, there is
not much left for other than neces
sary expenditures. Kincaid gave a
detailed list of these obligations
to substantiate his; remarks.
City Manager Bill Polar ), at
whose request Kincaid appeared
before the Council, stated the
City’s finances were in "bad
shape.” He stated that there will
have to be further slashes 'he
City’s services, and economies
would have to he put into effect.
4a order to meet the City’s o’ liga
tions. “There. — certain things
we bave to do* and other thin? > we
to do—it is for us f > -
termine what is essential anc a hat
is not” he stated.
Followin'? a discussion, Cuilncil
nan Dick Berg moved for a vote
if confidence in the City Manager
authorizing him to slash expendi
tures wherever he saw fit, to
bring income and expenditures
more closely together.”
In his remarks, Kincaid deplor
ed the present practice of borrow
ing from other funds in purchas
ing equipment or meeting pay
ments He advocated a "realistic
ESSbe set up’and adhered t0
^closely as possible. Rather than
-borrowing” lrom the dock fund,
a -payment in lieu of taxes 01
some such means should be de
-jsed”, he said. “This would mean
^effect, the dotk fadlities rtt
U Charged for a port.on of the
City’s services. This would apply
to other Utilities, a)*" '•
PD Reports Few
Arrests For Dec.
pronounced as “very low”, by
Chief Vickery, the Police Depart
ment made only nine arrests foi
tbe month of December. Three
for drunks and two for
"drunk and disorderly,” with one
traffic violation and two assault
battery charges being filled.
A total of 40 meter tickets were
issued, aiid seven vehicle accidents
reported. 16 dogs were picked up
aJMj 14 of them were destroyed.
The Department was busy with
investigations, with 36. tabulate*!.
fbere were 4 ambulance calls.
Die patrol car travelled a total
0 1064 miles for l&e month.
City
Council
Briefs
HOUSE NUMBERING
WILL CONTINUE
Though an ordinance will not
' r"■ ■ -.-r>
rronbrrinr TrodTiak, the
Council v/’i co ahead
nre*TT\f rdans to try out the Citv
as to streets and the numbering of
houses.
Paul Rend, in charge of the pro
ject, is working on the clarifica
tion of street names and identifica
tion of off-side roads.
Russ Arnett, legal counsel to
the Citv, thought it was not advis
able to pass an ordinance making
it mandatory to number houses.
DRAIN VGE ASKED
A petition for drainage in the
a’•f!' above Brooklyn Ave., South
of City Hall, was read before
the Council.
The petition requested provision
be made for drainage before
black topping Brooklyn. Drainage
from the mountainside has long
been a problem to residents in the
area. Since black topping has been
delayed, the Council took no action
other than requesting the City
Manager to study the problem.
Con derable discussion arose
following the final reading of the
proposed ordinance that would re
quire t six months residence for
prospective cab drivers in the City
Courcilman Berg voiced the
opinion the ordinance wouH no4
accom lish much. The enactment
of t'w ordinance was requested by
Chief of Police Vickery, in order
to curb the influx of objectionable
cab drivers. Berg stated: “You
don’t establish your moral charac
ter in six month residence. It is
what the prospective driver has
done before he came here that
counts. This has already been de
termined by the FBI check.”
Councilman Huer, who favored
the ordinance, stated it was at the
Police Chiefs request the subject
was brought up, but stated if a
closer check could be made on cab
drivers, that might be the solu
tion. Berg then suggested a form
to fill out more information might
serve the purpose.
Following a suggestion the Chief
of Police and the City Manager
and cab drivers get together for a
consultation, before any action on
the ordinance be taken, the dis
cussion closed.
A letter asking the City to build
a road along the mountainside was
read. The letter, from Oscar and
Ethel Anderson, requeste'* the
road as an access to their lot, as
they propose to build.
Council members were not too
favorable, due to the City’s finan
cial condition and the cost. The
City Clerk was instructed to notify
the Andersons to secure the
signatures of property owners in
the area, petitioning for the road.
ALIENS MUST REGISTER
The United States Immigration
and Naturalisation Service remis
ed all aliens in 'A&ska today that
only two weeks remain in which
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Adm. McKechnie
Assumes Command
R^ar Admiral Arnold W. Mc
Kechnie, Commander, Alaskan Sea
Frontier and Commandant, 17th
Nf; ■ ■ ;ct who "r"’.* 5 h»-y*o
Nonday, to take over his new
es. v/a•> mo*ii ird>r C’arrit-r
revision- Fifteen :i cm October,
1956 rrtil order 'd to duty h'ire.
Prior io that-he-■ was Commanding
Officer of the Naval Station, San
Diego, California.
Admiral McKechnie has ha'1 **
lorn and varied career as a naval
officer, since he graduated from
the U.S. Naval Academy at An
napolis, and commissioned an En
sign in 1927. He saw dot” aboard
the USS Arizona and later the USS
Nevada. After serving a hitch at
Pearl Harbor, he proceeded in
February, 193* the Naval Air
Station, Pensacola, Florida, for
flight training.
Succeeding years he was attach
ed to several Patrol Squadrons,
based at Hawaii, Coco Solo, Canal
Zone, and in August 1941 he was
transferred to duty with the Fleet
Air Detachment, Naval Air Sta
tion, Norfolk, Virginia From Jun,e
1942 to April, 1943, he commanded
that Detachment.
He was at Dutch Harbor for a
brief period, and in Mav ^
assumed duty as Executive Officer
of the Station at Adak. He assisted
in the planning and supervision of
construction there.
He saw war duty as Executive
Officer aboard the USS Bon Hom
me Richard, and received the
Bronze Star Medal for “meritorius
achievement” while aboard. Other
commands followed.
In February, 1950, he reported
for duty as Aide to the Assistant
Secretary of the Navy for Air,
Navy Department, and in 1942,
was transferred to the Office of
the Deputy Chief of Naval Opera
tions (Logistic). Following a
course at the National War Col
lege, Washington, D.C., he assum
ed command of the USS York
town. Then followed the hitch at
San Diego and Carrier Division
Fifteen.
Rear Adtmiral and Mrs. McKech
nie have four children. Mrs. Mc
Kechnie is the former Harriet
Wheelihan of Everett, Washing
ton.
HALGERSON LEAVES it
Haidar Halgerson left Wednes
day for Berkley, California.
1 Halgerson has been here since
spacer, and while HerP; (v^
^Mr ^iaeVable sketching ahd
paintinf of Idea! scenes. He wa§
formerly from California.
Harbor Plans
Under Study
Several Small Boat Harbor plans
were considered at the Citv Coun
cil meet in? Mori day. Layouts were
submitted bv Rutledge, 'J''V««ou
and Tryck, Engineers and Survey
ore pf A ngion^.
Art Mr1’'"’'’. r nf fY? flar
f'O't* Hred"1^ “Tirrrfcj” rr'"-'»
Resident Engineer, Corp of En
gineers, were on hand. Each gave
their views on the proposed plans,
and pointed out improvements.
A discussion ensued and one of
the plans was favored with cer
tain alterations. The Council, how
eve”. did not adoot it, but will
study the plan further.
Local VFW Leader
Awarded Citation
A National Aide-de-camp cita
tion has been awarded to Philip
Dinelassa .Commander of Veter
ans of Foreign Wars Katmai Post
7056.
The citation, which was an
nounced this week by Headquart
ers, Department of Alaska, Veter
ans of Foreign Wars of the United
States, Juneau, was given to Din
glassa in recognition of his contri
butions toward making the local
Post the leader in Alaska in
membership and community ser
vice.
Joseph Hong, Commander of the
Department of Alaska, commend
ed the citizens of Kodiak for their
community service, and added that
the local Post has the distinction
of being the only Post in Alaska
to have had two National Aides-de
camp. Charles Christoffersen,
another member of the local Post,
was recently named National
Aide-de-ca;mp by the Veterans of
Foreign Wars Headquarters.
New High Total
Result Of Drive
A recent membership drive
Katmai Post 7056, Veterans of
Foreign Wars of the United States
resulted in a new high total for
the Kodiak Post.
Local membership has increased
from a total of 119 in 1957 to a
now standing total of 209, with
additional new members expected
to join.
2 ACS Buildings
Offored For Sale
Two buildings at the Kodiak
ACS site are being offered foar
sale to the highest bidders by the
U.S. Army Engineer District,
Alaska.
One of the buildings, Building
No. 204* is of wood frame, nine by
nine feet, with wood floors. The
second building, Building No. 207,
consists of two sections, a wood
frame section with wood floor
which is 54 feet by 19 feet; and a
Quonset hut section with wood
floor, which, is 36 feet by 16.
* Sealed bids on the buildings
will be at tl. a.m. AST on
February 3 at the Anchorage
office of the Engineer District
HS Bears
Take Two
The Kodiak Bears came from toe
hind to, defeat: a strong Marine
team by a score of 31-25.
This ,was a , low scoring game
n'Pi fine defensive play by both
t- nms. Bihf P-amery Mad fjie Pe a**
scoring with 14 points. Davis tv’*’
13 led the Marine?.
In the preliminary game ttf >
Fire T)fwif».rtvm»nt second jteam tk
feated the JV’s ~ score <Jf 4*?
41. Brown of the Fire Department
was high for the night with 2-‘
pcents. Olsen of the JV’s tired m
17. *
Tuesday night found the Bear*
again* out-playing their taller an
more experienced opponents, thie
time the Coast Guard five. Tb*
Bears jumped off to an early lead:
and held it throughout the gain* I
Final score, 33-26. Leading tfc».
Bears in. scoring was Mahle with
11 points. Graves with 15 was high
for the Coast Guard.
The Bears are now in 3ewar&
having left here by chartered
plane yesterday. They played tin
first of a two game series with tin
Seward Seahawks last night. Tbv
final game is scheduled for tonight
The next home games for tl*»
Bears will be against Krafts o*
Tuesday night, January 21 and tbe
National Guard on the 24th.
Speakers Tangle
On “Censorship1”
The highly controversial subject
of censorship in literature was ih*
topic of discussion at the meetiakr
of the Kodiak Island Toastmas*
er’s Club Tuesday evening. Foiu
speeches, pro and eon, were first
given, and then- followed a period
of discussion from the audience
led by a Moderator, Toastmaste?
Dick Guthrie. The speakers wen
John Maflsuy, Sig Digree, Ro»
Walker and Dr. Victor Strash.
Next week the gronn ™
turn to the usual style of program,
with a Toastmaster of the evening ,
a Table Topicsmaster, four speak
erg, gramgnarian and critics.
Speakers have been announce**
as follows: Paul Bond, Robert
Boko, -George Cornelius and J<de?
Radinsky. Dick Guthrie will serve
as Toastmaster; Dr. Bill Henry a
Table Topicsmaster. Dr h
Holmes Johnson will be the Chie*
Critic and will be assisted by
Wolf, Emil Knudsen, Jim Gra*
and Rev. Raymond Talljott. Gram
marian will be Dr. Bob Johnson
Court Of Awards
Planned For G.S.
Final plans for the Girl Scons*
Court of Awards, to be held it
March, will be discussed at the
meeting of the Kodiak Girl Scout’
Community Committee Thuisday
January 23. The meeting wili bf
hold in the downtown grade sctuxv
at 1:30 p.m. . ^
< Aft Community Committee mem-* H
bers are requested to attend thte
unportanC meeting.