VOL. 18 NO. 26
K6DIAK, ALASKA, JUNE 28, 1958
PRICE 10 CENTS
Chamber Votes
Manson-Osberg
Pat on the Back
Manson-Osberg, small boat har
bor contractors, came in for com
mendation at the meeting of the
Chamber of 'Commerce Thursday.
The group voted them an expres
sion of appreciation for “the many
acts of courtesy extended the
community by the personnel” of
the dredging crew. The letter fol
lows:
Gentlemen:
The Kodiak Chamber of Com
merce wishes: to take this oppor
tunity to express its appreciation
for the many acts of courtesy ex
tended the community toy the per
sonnel of your dredging opera
tion.
1The small boat basin at Kodiak
nr one of the most significant im
provements Ayet made in western
Alaska. Its completion well ahead
of schedule will allow ample time
te inner harbor installations, thus
alluding further insurance
against loss .of life and marine
property.
Particularly to be commended is
Dredge tdaptain, Jbfr. Art Molvar,
—der whose able direction so
moch has been accomplished in
snch a short time. Mr. Molvar and
his crew have entered into the
affairs of the community, both
t**ie and social, heartUy and grace
fisBy; and allow us to look for
ward to further association with
poor fine organization.
Please accept our best v ^hes
and a sincerely expressed “Well
Done.”
Sincerely,
- Kodiak; Chamber of Commerce
'fohn A. Gibbons
At the same meeting, vote was
taken to send a similar letter to
the U. S. Corp of Engineers of
fice in Anchorage, commending
Jlggs Tice, Resident Engineer on
the small boat harbor project.
Gar Turns Over
On Mission Road
A car driven by J. C. Slaton,
and containing two passengers,
liuded to make the turn on Mis
jdob Road near the Mission, early
Sunday evening, went into a ditch
and turned over. None was serious
ly injured.
H»e accident was witnessed by
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Farley and
nephew, Michael Renthrow, who
were driving towards the city
dump. They saw the car heading
towards them at a speed estimat
ed at 60-65 miles an hour. They
turned off the road to avoid a
collision, but the car turned after
passing them.
A call to the police department
was answered by city, ambulance
and officer Tony Reed. The driver
and the two passengers, who were
B. A. Harmon and H R. Ragsdale,
all servicemen, were taken to the -
Naval Station hospital. None of
the men being seriously hurt, J
they were released from the hos- i
pilal the following day.
Chamber Officers
Are Installed
O. K. Kincaid, newly-elected
president of the Kodiak Chamber
of Commerce, took office Thurs
day at the noon luncheon, in a
brief ceremony mc’d by Lou Veer
man.
The retiring president, John
Gibbons, in a speech prior to re
linquishing his office, thanked
the members for the privilege of
serving them the past year as
president. “Though we didn’t ac
complish as much as we would
have liked or dreamed, I feel we
have made some progress during
the year,” he said. He stated that
the main support of the Chamber
efforts has come from the rank
and file, the salaried workers,
whereas he thought it should come
mainly from those who will bene
fit most.
Legislative Committee
Kincaid, in his speech on assum
ing office, stated that he was go
ing to expect a lot of co-operation
from the members. Basically,
there are two levels of activity
for a Chamber group, he said, lo
cally and territorial interests. “The
Chamber should be very active in
the affairs of the Legislature,” he
said. In naming his committees,
Kincaid appointed a Legislative
committee to keep the Chamber
informed at all times as to what
is taking place at Juneau
He appointed four committees,
which are as follows: Budget, O.
A. Torgersom, chairman, Larry
Wod linger, Robert Ache son and
Ben Kraft; Base-Town, Jack Hinc
kel, chairman, Ole Johnson, Bill
Poland, Bob Acheson, Jess Bal
lard and A1 Hochberger; Legis
lative John Gibbons, chairman,
Jack Hinckel, Dick Berg and Fred
Brechen.
New Committee Appointed
A new committee, at least new
to Kodiak, was appointed. Kincaid
referred to it as the Red Carpet
Welcoming Committee, which will
greet visiting dignitaries, etc. Eld
on Lester heads this committee.
Others on it are Merrill Coon, Ole
Johnson, John Gibbons, Dr. Bob
Johnson; Bill Lamme, Lou Veer
man and Bob Acheson.
Kincaid stated he plans to have
the board of directors meet on al
ternate weeks. In answer to a
question from Rev. Talbott, Kin
caid stated he is planning the ap
pointment of a very strong Youth
Activities committee to assist in
scheduling activities for young
people. Rev. Talbott stated a
schedule has already been made
out aind activities are being pro
vided for the youth of the city.
Chamber Active
Lou Veer man in his speech,
briefly outlined the activities of
the Chamber the past year, and
stated it may appear from the
C. of C. minutes there’s a lack of
interest; In a review of the rec
ords, however, he found the vari
>us committees have functioned
;ery well, commenting briefly on
he work of the Base-Town com
nittee, 4th of July and King Crab
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Beat Down Move
For Commonwealth
In Senate Debate
Late Bulletin
WASHINGTON m — After sur
viving two tests of strength yes
terday, statehood backers aban
doned plans for a night session
and adjourned until Monday.
Sen. Mike Mansfield, acting ma
jority leader, said he plans to keep
the Alaska bill before the Senate
until it passes—“Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday or if neces
sary later than that.”
WASHINGTON (£>—Senate sup
porters of Alaskan statehood beat
down a move to give Alaska Com
monwealth status rather than
statehood. Roll call vote was 50
20.
The vote provided the first test
of the comparative strength in a
week-long stalemate between advo
cates and foes of Alaska’s admis
sion to the Union. Action came
quickly after Sen. Monroney (D.
Okla.) called up the amendment.
Commonwealth amendment would
have given Alaska status similar
to that of Puerto Rico, including
exemption from Federal income
tax on money earned inside Alas
ka. ■ f"; V
In later developments, Sen.
Eastland' attacked * constitutional
ity of bill. Both Eastland and
Thurmond (D.-S.C.) denied any in
tention to-filibuster bill. But op
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City Sanitarian
To Be Assigned
A sanitarian will be employed
by the city, following an agree
ment with the Alaska Department
of Health, it was learned this
week. A full-time nurse will also
be assigned.
The sanitary engineer will be
stationed here and will operate oh
a part-time basis. .The council ap
proved a contract drawn up by
the Health Department, requiring
that the city contribute a sum not
to exceed $1,600 a year for his
services. Clerical assistance, of
fice space and office supplies will
also be furnished fey the city. * -1:
The services of a sanitarian
been under negotiations for some
time and had been included in the
present budget!
The contract also included the
services, of a health nurse on a
full-time basis; the city paying a
sum not to exceed $1,600 a year.
Also in the contract, the city will
be required to furnish an aujtohib
bile, clerical assistance, space, iiAd
supplies for the health center.;
Since the assignment of a nurse
to Kodiak was not anticipated at
the time the budget was dr?wn
up no provision- was made for
funds. The council, however, in
considering the problem at their
meeting ^Monday, voted to divert
some unused funds available due
to an over-estimate of School Dist
rict requirements. Approximately
$800 more than that budgeted
would be required.
ACS Property
Offered to City
For Airport Use
One more hurdle in the pro
posed construction of a municipal
airport has been jumped with a
portion of the ACS property re
quired being made available to the
city.
' In a letter to the city, Col. Carl
Hatch, officer in charge of the
system, stated that since the ini
tial proposal of the airport, there
has been a great reduction in the
activities of the ACS in Kodiak,
and that it is planned to move
the receiving station at some.fu
ture date. This will not be before
1960, he stated.
He further stated that he was
advising the Alaska District En
gineer that the portion of the res
ervation required by the city was
in excess to ACS requirements. A
number of conditions were stipu
lated, however and compliance
with them would have to be met.
These are:
1. A properly graded and sur
faced access road must be provid
ed at no expense to the ACS.
2. The 140-foot vertical steel an
tenna support tower will be re
moved in good condition and stor
ed in a designated location at no
expense to the system.
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Celebration Plans Firmed Up;
Committee Announces More Events
Recent developments in the
forthcoming Fourth of July cele
bration is the taking over by the
Chamber of Commerce of the big
smoker planned for the 4th, a Gay
Ninety’s review as part of the en
tertainment at the street dance
and a beer drinking contest.
Tommy Gallagher is in charge
of the smoker, which will feature
all local talent. It will be run off,
beginning at 8 pm on the 4th at
the Labor Temple. All proceeds
From the smoker will go to defray
Expenses of the celebration
Booth sites are being taken up
fast by various organizations Any
organization or individual can op
erate as many booths as desired,
according to the celebration com
mittee This is a reversal of the
committee’s to restrict assign
ments of booths
Ole Johnson, manager of the
Kodiak Electric Association, has
issued a request that all booth op
erators requiring electric services
advise the KEA of their require
ments no later than July 1
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Entries Songlit
For Boat Races;
May Call Off
The boat races scheduled for
the 4th will not be run this year,
unless more interest is shown, ac
cording to the chairman, Dick
Berg. Few entries have been re
ceived to date.
Some excellent prizes are being
offered in the three events sched
uled. Below are given the race.1
scheduled and the prizes offered
Starting time of races will be 2
p.m. Those interested are asked
to fiU in the entry blank found
elsewhere in the MIRROR amt
send it in prior to duty 2.
1. Channel run: Unlimited,
horsepower of outboard type, no
restriction on type of boat. Five ^
laps beginning and ending at(thf
D A Dock around channel buoys.
Classification on receipt of en
tries.
2. Near Island run: One lap : •
around Near Island shortest pdt^
sible route. No restriction * enf
horsepower of outboard type. Ply-;
wood or similar type construction
boats up to and including .46* in
length. Open at least % pfiftBgtir
and with ratio of 4* beam to M
of length, utility type. t
3. Seagoing run: One lap around
Woody Island, shortest possible
route, unlimited horsepower
Boats of 16' length and over with
at least plank type construction
on bottom. Open at least % of
length with beam at 4’ for 16
length. General provisions of out
board Motor Association will ap
ply.
Prize for each race in cash on
completion and award by judges:
First $100; second, $50; third, $25.
Applications must be filed by
July 2.
For additional information ion
tact chairman. Phone 3203 or
4543.
Along The
Waterfront
Fisheries Bill Endorsed
The Chamber of Commerce en
dorsed HB 10244, sponsored by
Rep. Pelly, which has to do'with
Japanese fishing on the high seas,
and boycotting fish products can
ned therefrom and sold in the
U. S.
A market report from Half pi
ty’s Canneries was presented by
Dick Berg before the Chamber.
In the report it stated the Japan
ese were fishing 24 hours a day.
using small mesh nets, thereby
catching immature fish. They are
reported as having 461 catcher
boats out and 16 mother ships.
Storis Docks Today
The Coast Guard cutter STORr
IS docks this morning at 8. The
ship' will be in for three or four
days. Coming from Seattle, it is
enroute North with supplies for
Dew-line installations.
The CG butters CLOVER and
BITTERSWEET are in Kodiak on
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