Library 6* Museum
Juneau, Alaska
KODIAK, ALASKA, APRIL 12, 1958
Clean-Up Program
Stirs Discussion
City Manager Bill Poland’s an
nouncement of the starting of the
dean-up campaign, which begins
today, started a discussion at the
Chamber of Commerce meeting.
Thursday.
Poland stated City trucks would
be available to pack up trash and
debris collected by residents
around their homes, beginning
Saturday. The only thing neces
sary for the householder was' to
pile the trash along the roadside
and the City crews would do the
President Gibbons took a dim
view of this procedure, stating
tZds campaign to clean-up would
'be as ineffectual as in the past. He
voaeed the opinion it was a job for
the City’s police to see that offend
ers were made to clean up their
yards.
Poland replied that using City
police officers to force people to
dean up was not fair. Asked as to
whether the City had authority
wilder any existing Ordinance to
up a place and charge the
owner, Poland stated lie didn’t
tfcmk the City could legally get
away with it.
Jade Hinckel then stated the
ordinance should be revised to
cover such a procedure. Mayor
Chen, who was present at the
■Meting, then stated efforts of the
community, through representa
tives from various organizations,
are being consolidated, “every ef
fort is being made to make this
program as effective as possible,”
he said.
May Hot Complete
K Cat-Off Road
Prospects for the completion of
file new road to the Naval Station
are very dim, according to Ole
jWmson, who reported on the
Baseball Town committee meeting
at the Chamber of Commerce.
Naval authorities don’t expect
flie contract for its completion to
be let this year.
Another problem discussed was
rentals. The question of “price
eontrols” entering into inspections
^as discussed. Naval authorities
here stated they have the author
ity to do so according to a direc
tive, but have never used it.
The subject of land withdraw
als also came up. Two parcels of
land are now being sought, one in
the Middle Bay area and the other
near the Buskin Lake. It was
brought out that the Navy had no
desire to acquire any more land
than is necessary.
The operation of the Seabee bus
to town came in for some discus
sion. It was pointed out the bus
used for this purpose last year,
jdsa picked up civilian and other
Navy personnel on their trips back
to the Naval Station. Assurances
^cre given that this would be
checked.
ROTARY INTERNATIONAL
VICE-PRESIDENT
SPEAKER AT CONFERENCE
JUNEAU to)—Henry Clark, vice
president of Alaska Steamship
Company at Washington, D. C.
and Gus Cantoni, Beirut, Leban
on, have been named the principal
speakers at the 44th annual Dist
rict Rotary convention to be held
here May 4-6. Cantoni is vice
president of Rotary International.
This is the second district meet
ing ever held in Alaska, the first
being held in Juneau in 1939.
Envision Kodiak
As Location for
Vocation Center
'rhe school board of the Kodiak
Independent School District favor
the establishment of a vocational
school in Kodiak for the children
to the Westward and Kodiak Is
land.
In a letter read before the
Chamber of Commerce, Dr. A.
Holmes Johnson presented the
views of the board on the matter.
The letter, written to Bob Logan,
in answer to a query on the lat
ter’s part in establishment of such
a school here, stated the idea was
“quite feasible.” v.
The letter/ however, stated the
present wing of the new school
devoted to this phase of education
was inadequate. Other problems
that would have to be met were
that of dormitories for the stu
dents and more teachers.
“Kodiak is the natural geogra
phical center for cultural and edu
cational development for the area
in question,” the letter stated.
Doctor Johnson, in a further
report, stated the District has been
granted a sum of more than $136,
565.50 for new building to replace
the old downtown school. Esti
mates of the board as provided by
the architect for building accord
ing to present plans, was approxi
mately $371,000. The board presi
dent state, however, revised plans
may allow an adequate structure
to be built. “We may be a little
short, but we may be able to de
vise means to supplement the
grant from the Federal govern
ment.
Plans are now for construction
to begin this summer, he said.
Al Hochberger
Joins Bank Staff
Al Hochberger joined the staff
of the Bank of Kodiak this week.
He is vice-president and will be in
charge of the loan department,
replacing Harold Booth, who left
Kodiak early this year.
Hochberger is from Frankfort,
Illinois, where he was executive
cashier for the Frankfort State
bank. He is married, and his wife
Marian will arrive in Kodiak at a
later date. The Hochbergers have
two boys, one an attorney and the
other an accountant, and a daugh
ter soon to be married.
Be a Wise Buy!
Bet Ready for the
City Pick-Up Crew!
Airport Funds
Voted by Chamber
A part of funds in the bank, col
lected to further the construction
of the small boat harbor, and un
used. will be allocated to the pro
posed Municinal Airoort use, it
was decided at the Chamber of
Commerce meeting held this
week.
With more than $1000 in the
fund, the members voted approxi*
mately half of it for the Airport
project, on motion of Dr. Bob
Johnson. The balance will be used
for ceremonies following comple
tion of the small boat harbor.
Main objection of members op
posed to the transfer of funds,
stemmed from the belief that the
Chamber would receive adverse
criticism from fishermen and oth
ers who contributed to the fund.
The argument advanced.by those
favoring the reallocation of the
funds was that the main purpose
of the original idea has been
achieved. “We now have the sihall
boat harbor,” it was contended.
Dr. AJ Holmes Johnson stated:
“All will have advantages from
the airport. The fishermen as well
as all others who contributed
want to see Kodiak benefitted.
Dairy Operation
Checked by Group
Following considerable discus
sion at the meeting of the Cham
ber of Commerce Tuesday, the
group voted to have a committee
appointed to investigate Nixon s
Dairy.
President John Gibbons appoint
ed Dr. A. Holmes Johnson, Bill
Poland and Jack Hinckel as the
committee. John Mansuy voiced
the opinion it was not a Chamber
matter, but an issue between the
Health Department and the dairy.
However, the majority opinion
favored the commerce group in
vestigating the claims made by
the dairy, and act on their request.
Nixon’s Dairy, according to
health authorities, has not com
plied with the department’s stand
ards for cleanliness and handling
of milk. The dairy’s claim is that
they have met all the demands.
The committee visited the dairy
Thursday afternoon.
Doctor to Attend
Miami Conference
Dr. A. Holmes Johnson is ex
pected to leave this week for an
educational conference to be held
in Miami, Florida next week.
The conference will be held for
five days. Dr. Johnsin will attend
in his capacity as president of the
Alaska Association of School
Boards. He will preside over two
study grpups during the confer
ence.
The main problem of the ait
port * advocates was to secure
funds to purchase land now being
offered by the Bureau of Land
Management, which is part of the
site of the airport. Poland stated
the city is setting up in the bud
get funds for the purchase of the
land. He said a meeting will be
held here with officials from CAB
and CAA, who are traveling
throughout the territory, this
month, and the proposed airport
will be brought up at that time.
Gov. Stepovich
Unable to Attend
Crab Festival
Gov. Mike Stepovich will not be
here for the Crab Festival to be
held May 2-3, it was learned this
week. The Alaskan governor had
been invited to participate in the
two-day celebration now being
planned. >
The governor suggested the
name Of Col. Thomas Carroll, Ad
jutant General of the Alaska Na
tional Guard, to represent his of
fice. No decision has been reached
up to press time.
Tickets are still continuing to
sell at a lively pace, according to
Jess Ballard, chairman of the com
mittee. The six queen candidates
are piling up votes, but none will
reveal the number of. votes cast.
The candidates are Anna Mae Ben
son, Beoma Biinn, Linda Tucker,
Frances Burke, Bonnie Wheeler
and Opal Green,
Two dances are planned for the
weekend celebration. Jess Ballard
announces a dance will be held at
the Carpenters hall Friday, May
2, and also Saturday, May 3, with
“the best dance band available,”
he stated.
Ladies Endorse
Clean-Up Program
An enthusiastic endorsement of
the Chamber of Commerce ‘Clean
up Kodiak” program was voted at
the lively business meeting of the
Kodiak Business and Professional
Women’s Club held at the home
of President Fostina Johnson Mon
day evening.
Reports were given by officers
and committee chairmen.
Genova Driscoll and Ursula
Strash, newly candidated for mem
bership, were unanimously voted
into the club.
Margery Knudsen, Ruth Torger
son and Marian Johnson were
elected to serve on the nominating
committee for the annual election
to be held at their next business
meeting, May 5, at the home of
Kittie Briggs.
Following the business session
refreshments were served by co
hostesses Louise Walker, Lillian
Smith and Louise Barker. ,
The next meeting of the club
will be the dinner meeting at the
Island Fountain, Monday evening,
April 21.
Along The
Waterfront
The Coast Guard Cutter CLO
VER left this week on its spring
run of checking aids to navigation
to the Westward.
The cutter will proceed along
the Aleutian Chain to Adak, and
will head north to Kuskokwim
Bay, return along the western
coastline of Bristol Bay, return
ing to Kodiak towards the end of
May. Commanding officer aboard
the CLOVER is Lt. Cmdr. Jamev
Stewart.
The Cutter BITTERSWEET is
on maintenance status at presen*
and the third cutter usually as
signed to the area, the SEDGE, is
in Seattle.
The YARSH, tender for Hal
ferty’s cannery, is enroute to Kod
iak and is due here on the 19th
of April. George Howland is the
skipper.
The Cannery is being readied
for the clam season due to start
on May 1. Tiny Cichoski will again
open the camp at Swishak. Engin
eer for the cannery will arrive
next week and a new cook later.
» Stan Alvine reports the PARKS
NO. 11 is about ready for the wa
ter. Clyde Hatfield is again work
ing at the boat works, having been
absent for some time.
The ELDORADO is expected p
Sunday with a load Of about 4,000
crab. Louie Wick is bucking a
heavy sea, with the load of crafr
and crab pots aboard. One more
boat, the KING FISH, skipperetf
by Fritz Deveau, is on its way in
too—the last of the boats to come
iost of the fleet is now in. The
PEM has gone to Seattle, and
mg some Of the boats in port
spotted the JUNO, WESTERN
HE Q, LINDA MAE and the
SUE.
Manager of King Crab, Inc. Bob
Res off states the cannery has pro
cessed about 17,000 cases for the
season. These are in one-half and
one pound cans. He was in An
chorage for a few days this week
Tommy Clampffer was in after
crab fishing in the Alitak area
for the past few months. He stat
ed he had a pretty good seascu
He went over to Anchorage for
treatment of a neck ailment, oc
casioned when he lost his boat
last year.
City Manager Poland reports
that 3.000 yards of gravel has been
contracted for the shoreline ap
proach to the inner facilities of
the small boat harbor. The gravel
has been supplied by Manson
Osberg, and was pumped from the
small boat harbor..
The southeast breakwater is
nearing completion, with half the
breakwater raised to its specified
height.
Uganik will be a port of call art
the TATALINA’s schedule lor the
April 9 sailing.
Jim Veasy, erstwhile owner of
the ING-A-PUK, is back in town
after a long stay outside. He has
been travelling extensively m the
States and Mexico. Asked about
his trip, he said “Ing-a-puk.” (This
means “cost aplenty” ir*. Eskimo. V