"News of oAmertca’s Last Frontier’
/0L13 NO 41
KODIAK. ALASKA
DECEMBER 19. 1963
PRICE 10 CENTS
Land Official Plans No
Enforcement Of Law
The Territorial Land Com
missioner said that no liens
will be filed nnder the new
property registration law.
W. A. Chipperfield issued
the statement following pub
licity given to recent filings in
the office of the U. S. Com
missioner in Anchorage.
Chipperfield is charged with
the responsibility of adminis-]
tering the Territorial Land
Registration Law. He said
that no foreclosure of the $5
lien for failure to file would
be likely.
The law is a counterpart of
the Alaska Law that stood on j
the books from 1915 to 19491
without enforcement by of
ficials. I
“The intent of the law was '
to provide territorial records '
of property ownership follow
ing repeal of the controversial
Territorial Property Tax. Op- |
ponents of the tax repeal
urged a registration law for
the purpose of obtaining title!
to abandoned parcels of land
on which no record of owner- j
ship existed and in order to J
get them into the hands of I
private owners who would
utilize idle parcels of real
estate and mining claims. • j
Chipperfield explained.
Chipperfield pointed out
that no liens could be recorded j
against property owners un-i
til his office complied delinqu- j
ent lists covering the entire'
territory, which, Chipperfield |
indicated, would be an im
possible financial burden un
Lots Open
For Filing
A letter to the MIRROR
from Virgil 0. Seiser, man-,
ager, Land Office, Anchorage, j
Alaska shows the following'
lots open for filing as of De
cember 11, 1953. j
Survey 3098; lots 3 to 7 in- j
elusive, 12, 14, 15, 18 to 29 in
clusive; Survey 3099; lots 5, 6,
10 to 13 inclusive, 15, 18 to 20
inclusive, 23, 25 to 28 inclusive
Survey 3100; lots 1 to 12 in
elusive, and lot 20. i
Survey 3101; lots 1, 4, 6 to
11 inclusive, 13. 16, 22 and 23. ,
Survey 3103; lots 1 to 11 in
clusive, 13, 15, 17 to 19 inclu
sive. Survey 3104; lots 5 to 9
inclusive, 12 and 13. :
The drawing for the 128
small tracts of land in the Ko
diak area was held at 10 am.,
December 10, at Anchorage.
Persons wishing to file for any
of the above tracts may obtain
application forms and infor*
der his present budget.
“Although the intent of the
law is good,” Chipperfield
said, “its purpose, to a great
extent is fulfilled by records
maintained by various U. S.
Commissioners, City and
School Districts and Public
Utility District Tax Asses
sors.”
Because of more important
duties of his office the Land
Commissioner indicated that
filing of delinquent lists by
his office and bringing $5 fore
closure suits against non
registrants will be impractical
during tne present mennium.
He further plans to recom
mend to the next legislature
that the filing requirement be
eliminated entirely as to own
ers of all property within any
taxing district such as cities,
schools and PUD.
The ■ controversial Land
Registration Law was created
by a bill introduced by Third
Division Rep. Howard Pol
lock. The measure was voted
on in the House on the 50th
day of the last session.
The House Journal shows
all representatives of all Di
visions favoring it except
Speaker George Miscovich,
4th Div. Rep. The bill passed
the Senate later with 13 Sena
tors present. All voted in the
affirmative. Absent were
Senators Butrovich, Coble
and Nolan. The above was
printed by the Anchorage
Times on request of a letter to
the editor.
mation at the Kodiak City
Hall.
CAA Grants Extension
To Kodiak Airways
Washington (A5)—The Civil
Aeronautics board granted
Kodiak Airways an indefinite
extension of life recently.
Kodiak Airways, like many
another airline, has been
operating under a temporary
exemption from the civil air
regulations—an exemption re
neped from time to time and
currently set to expire next
December 28.
The board decided to ex
tend the exemption until 30
days after the board’s final
decision is isseed on the ques
tion of issuance of a certificate
to the airline.
Mr. and Mrs. Myron Lund
and daughter, Marcia, were
outgoing PNA passengers
Thursday.
Open House At
School Sunday
Open House will be held at
the new elementary school
building tomorrow between
1:30 and 5 pm, Ivor Schott
superintendent, -* announced
Thursday.
The public is invited to in
spect the new school. Teachers
will be present to conduct
visitors through the building
and the Parent Teachers As
sociation will serve refresh
ments.
The new L-shaped building;
has 11 class rooms, a kinder
garten, office suite, first aid
room, teachers room, cafe
teria kitchen, auxiliary rooms
and a janitors room.
The entire cost of the build
ing was $780,000. One half the
total cost must be paid for by
the Kodiak Independent
School District board over a
period of 20 years.
The building was an Alaska
Public Works project. Sam
Bergeson of Tacoma was the
contractor and W. Arild John
son and Harry E. Botesch of
Everett, Washington were the
architects.
There are 13 teachers and
the superintendent assigned to
the new building which is the
first wing of building that will
later feature a high school
and gymnasium.
Navy, Rotary Provide
Christmas For Village
The villagers at Unalaska
were assured of a big Christ
mas dinner this year as a
Navy plane, on a regular
logistic flight, dropped off
over a hundred pounds of
food.
The money for the food was
handed to John Fletcher by
members of the Rotary Club
and some Navy Personnel.
Fletcher recently told the
Rotary Club that the villagers
at Unalaska were woefully
short of food for their Christ
mas dinner.
Around $114 was provided
Fletcher, who was U. S. Com
missioner at Unalaska for
several years, to purchase ths
food. The Navy flew the food
because an emergency existed
and it was relief food, Fletch
er said.
Mrs. Fletcher recently re
turned to Kodiak after spend
ing four weeks at Unalaska.
She informed her husband of
conditions there.
Inez Lohse was a PNA pas
senger from Anchorage to Ko
diak Thursday.
Floyd Ward returned to
Kodiak via PNA Thursday.
Churches, Clubs Plan
Many Holiday Programs
The vJAA regular unnstmas |
party on Woody Island will be I
held December 22. “Old Santa
Claus” visited the children of I
the station Wednesday morn-1
ing to check on what gifts1
they expected this year and to
see if everyone passed inspec
tion
There are approximately 60
children on Woody Island
looking forward to the return
of the cheerful, whiskery old
gentleman.
A Cantata, The Star of
Bethlehem will be presented
by the Senior Choir of the
Baptist Church at 11 am Sun
day, December 27. It will be
broadcast over radio station
WVCQ.
The Church of God will hold
their Sunday School Christmas
program on December 22, at
7:30 pm. The public is invited
to attend the program.
Watch Night Service will
be held at the Church' of God
on December 31, at 8 pm. The
service is open to the public.
The annual Rotary sponsor
ed Christmas Kiddies Party
will be held at the Orpheum
Theatre at 11 am on December
24. John Fletcher, theatre
manager, has donated the use
of the building for the party.
Every child will receive a
gift from Santa.
The annual Navy Party for
Navy and Civilian personnel
will be held today at 10:30 am
at the Naval Station Gym.
Christmas presents will bej
presented to every child ac
companied by an adult. I
Marine Hurt In
Slide Area
A Marine Pfc was dazed
Tuesday when struck on the
head by a falling rock in the
“slide area” on the Base
Town Road.
The big boulder crashed
thrnugh the top of Pfc B. J. |
Gilmore’s car striking him on I
the head. His wife was in the
car with him at the time.
The Marine was dazed by
the blow but able to stop his
vehicle near the edge of the
road. He was taken to the
Navy hospital by a passing
motorist. The accident occured
around 7 am.
A regular meeting of the
city council was held Monday
A Ennstmas Party will be
held at the recreation hall of
St. Mary’s Catholic Church'
tomorrow afternoon for all'
Catholic children.
The annual Elks Club
Christmas party will be held
tonight. This is a joint affaii
with the Emblem Club partici
pating. It includes Elks, their
ladies and Emblem Club mem
bers and guests. Everyone
attending the event is re
quested to bring a gift not
exceeding one dollar in cost
The annual New Year’s
Party wild be celebrated by the
J Elks at the club on Brooklyn
Avenue on December 31.
Curly Wilson is in charge ol'
the entertainment. Dancing
will continue throughout the
evening and at the dawn of
the new year “fitting cere
monies will take place,” Sig
Digree, publicity chairman
said.
The annual Sunday School
program at the Baptist Church
will be h°ld Wednesday at
7:30 pm. ,
Watch Night Service at the
Baptist Church will start at
9 pm, January 31. There wi»
be games and refreshments
and the devotional service will
begin at midnight, the Rev.
John Molletti said yesterday.
Midnight Mass will be / held
December 24 at the new
church, Father Talbott said
yesterday. Christmas day a
Mass will be held at 10:30 am.
On January 1, Mass will be
held at 8:30 and 10:30 am at
St. Mary's Catholic Church.
White Wins
Trip To Hawaii
Wilton White, manager of
Kodiak Motors, was winner of
a contest conducted by the
Ford Motor Company during
October. White's prize for
getting the most points in car
salesmanship for all Alaska
and Washington state was a
trip to Hawaii for himself and
family.
He is supposed to depart on
December 22. Yesterday it
was not known if he and his
family would make the trip.
Mr. and Mrs. James Martz
returned to Kodiak after a
trip through the Orient and to
the States. Friends are wait
ing to hear Martz’ account of
the trip.