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VOL. 18 NO. 39
KODIAK, ALASKA, SEPTEMBER 27, 1958
PRICE 10 CENTS
Settling Land Problems Important,
Anchorage Realtor Tells Chamber
ctating that Alaskans have a
vp"v real stake in Alaska, Ben
Culver, Anchorage realtor, spoke
before a w«M attended mpcting
of the Kodiak Chamber of Com
merce Thursday noon at the Is
land Fountain. The economy and
social health of the new state to
come is dependent on how we set
tle our land problems, he said.
Alaska received one of the big
gest land grants accorded any new
state, he said. “We must exercise
the utmost wisdom in the distri
bution of that land.”
Legislators, he stated* should
seek advice from agriculture, min
ing, fishing and commerce inter
ests. He advocated a commission
be formed to study the problem,
and act solely in an advisory ca
pacity to the legislature.
“We must guard against the so
cialistic idealists, who seek to co
lonize large areas as was proposed
in 1950 in the Kenai area. We
must guard against that sort of
Utopian scheme,” he stated.
In reports made to the chamber.
Mrs. Rockney sought support for
the BPW sponsored Music Trails
concerts. Charles Edris, reporting
on roads, stated the Kodiak road
program had bogged down. He
said a resolution is being drafted
for presentation to the Legisla
tive Council when it meets here
in Octobr, outlining Kodiak’s
needs.
Lou Veerman reported on a vis
it of Matson Steamship Company
officials here last week, and the
possibility of the ship l.urline
stopping here next summer on
Blue Ribbons
Award to
Smith Horses
Wells and Lillian Smith, who
returned Tuesday from a three
weeks vacation in Seattle and
Wenatchee, Washington, were
happy when their horses received
Blue Ribbons at the Okanogan
County Fair recently.
While visiting at Wenatchee,
they attended the Fair where
Wells had entered two of his Ara
bian horses. Both entries were
awarded Blue Ribbons as finest
horses entered.
They also attended the Okano
gan Pionneers Association picnic
which is an annual affair. The
Smiths’ were honored at the pic
nic for being the only members
present from the newest state,
Alaska, and for having traveled
the greatest distance to attend.
Wells was interviewd on a ra
dio prgoram originating at Okan
ogan, and was questioned at
length about Kodiak and Alaska.
They spent a few days visiting
their son and daughter-in-law,
Gene, and Lillian, in Kirkland.
Gene and Lillian are former resi
dents of the Naval Station, who
left about five years ago*
Both Wells and Lillian are em
ployed on the Kodiak Naval Sta
tion.
her trip to Hawaii. He stated it
would mean 7*>0
r>as«pn?erc and about half the
crew would visit Kodiak.
President O. K. Kincaid then
turned the meeting over to John
Gibbons. The latter sought re
ports from committee heads on
resolutions to be presented before
the Legislative Council meeting
here in October. Bill Lamme read
a resolution from the Historical
Society seeking funds for museum
purposes here. The resolution ask
ed for a consideration by the
council to a broadening of the
scope of the museum by providing
financial assistance “so the pro
gram may be carried out on a
scale more commensurate with
the size and more important needs
of the new state of Alaska.”
Ivor Schott reported on the
recommendations passed by the
Alaska School Board Association.
One of these he particularly em
phasized called for one single
state education department to be
headed by a board which would
be able to appoint executive offi
cers, fix standards and set up reg
ulations.
Another resolution passed by
the chamber, to be presented to
the council, was that of the hos
pital’s advisory committee recom
mendation that action be taken
on the transfer of the property as
voted on by residents last year.
Gibbons urged chamber mem
bers to submit resolutions or
ideas to be presented to the coun
cil while in session here. He asked
them to contact the legislative
committee of the chamber so that
a unified effort could be made
that would best serve the needs
of the community.
Berthing Rates
Set by Council
The rate schedule for moor
age and berthing of boats in the
small boat harbor, as proposed
by the city manager, was voted on
favorably by the city council Mon
day. i
The resolution also establishes
the general procedures for ren
tal. Berthing space will be rented
on a first-come, first-served basis,
and berths will be kept available
for the exclusive use of the renter.
Rental rates will include garbage
disposal, but will not include elec
tricity. Water, when available,
will be included in the rental.
The rates have been established
according to lengths of boats, and
run from $2.50 a month or $25
annually for skiffs under 20 feet
to $10 a month or $100 annually
for boats over 50 feet,, with a
garduated price scale in between.
The harbor wdll be completed
next week, according to City
Manager Poland. Applications are'
now being received for berth
space and moorage. Boat owners
are asked to contact the city hall
for arrangements.
PTA to Meet Oct. 9
A big membership will be the
theme of the next meeting of the
Parent-Teachers Association to be
held in the high school auditori
um Thursday, October 9.
All parents and teachers are in
vited. The meeting will begin at
7:30 p.m. Refreshments will be
served following the meeting.
Court Here Monday
The Third Judicial court will
convene here at 2 p.m. Monday,
September 29. Judge J. L. Mc
Carrey, Jr., presiding.
Complete calendar of the cases
to be heard is not available,, but
the following are scheduled dur
ing the sessions: Three divorce
cases, Sonntag vs. Sonntag; Mins
trell vs. Minstrell and Renshaw
vs. Renshaw.
Others scheduled are City of
Kodiak vs. Pearson; Patterson’s
Garage vs. Eugene Wick, money
judgment; and A1 Fenner vs. Mil
Vokasek, quiet title.
Fishermen and Cannery Workers
Annual Convention Here Oct. 1-3
The annual convention of the
TTnited ^she^men of Alaska and
the Urrfod Capp°ry Workers or
Kodiak Island will commence Oc
tober 1 and extend through Oc
tober 3.
Delegates from the various vil
lages are now making plans to
attend ,and it is expected that a
good representation will be on
hand to represent all points, in
cluding Kodiak. Members in good
standing are urged to attend all
meetings. The convention will be
in session at the Union hall daily
betwen the hours of 9 a.m. and
3:30 p.m.
The United Cannery Workers
of Kodiak Island are in th midst
of contract negotiations with King
Crab, Inc., and Alaska King Crab
Company. “We are hopeful for an
early and amicable settlement
which will be to the benefit of
the Union, the industry and the
8-Inch Wafer Line Under Discussion
The proposed 8-inch waterline
on Mission Road came in for con
siderable discussion at the city
council meeting Monday, follow
ing a short resume of its contem
plated completion as an APW
project, furnished by City Mana
ger Poland.
The project, originally planned
with APW funds, was to have cost
$66,200. Councilman Carl Huer
felt this estimate too high, even
with higher costs prevailing than
at the time of the esimates. No
allocation of funds by APW has
been made pending feasibility
studies. Huer called for action on
the project soon. “We have let
too many years go by already,” he
stated. Residents in the area favor
ed annexation as a means of com
pleting the much needed water
system, he said. He thought the
Election Oct. 7;
Only Two File
Deadline for filing for city coun
cil is today with only two candi
dates signifyng their intentions
to run for office.
The two, Bob Spencer and
Fred Brechan, seek the three-year
term vacancy. Spencer seeks re
election, having served the past
two years. Brechan is a newcomer
to civic politics, but has lived in
Kodiak the past several years.
Dick Berg is the other outgoing
incumbent.
Others are expected to file to
day. Though the City Hall will be
closed, candidates can still file
by turning in their petitions to the
city police or by contacting the
city clerk, Doug Preston.
Any qualified elector of the
city may file for office by secur
ing the signature of 25 electors as
his sponsors.
city had let them down in not
planning for the project.
Asked what he thought the
project would cost, he stated he
felt the cost could be consider
ably lower than the APW figure.
It was pointed out that the water
line could be contructed with lo
cal labor, and under the super
vision of the city manager. An
alternative suggestion was to let
it out on contract.
Following the discussion, Coun
cilman Patterson moved that the
city cease negotiations with APW,
until the project’s construction,
either by the city’s crew or local
contract, can be investigated for
possible inclusion in the 1959-60
budget. This motion was seconded
by Councilman Worth and passed
by the council.
Hunters Harvest
Seventy-One Elk
During the early elk season
from September 5-15, a total of 71
elk were talfen by hunters, accord
ing to the Fish and Wildlife Ser
vice.
Around 170 hunters participate d
in the hunt and around 40 per
cent were successful. This is high
success ratio and is attributed to
the excellent weather condition
which prevailed throughout the
season.
Most hunting was concentrated
in the Raspberry Strait area but
a few hunters took elk from Tonki
Cape. This year nearly all meat
remained in excellent condition
and a lot of Kodiak people will
be broiling elk steaks at home
this winter.
The late elk season opens on
October 20.
community,” a union official
stated. • . .
A lonq The
Waterfront
“GOODBYE, HUSKY”
Bon Voyage and fond adieus
were said yesterday to Art Mol
var and Floyd Barney of the Mars
son-Osberg company, who left for
the states. The Husky, long a fa
miliar sight in the small boat har
bor, and the CUB, which was load
ed aboard the barge, were taken
in tow by the MARTHA FOSS,
and steamed out of Kodiak at 11
a.m. Friday.
A1 Wilson was aboard the tug,
accompaning the barge on the trip.
Capt. Finsolm is the skipper
aboard the tug.
Barge loading operations have
been going on all week, with two
of the local boys assisting. They
were John Molletti, Jr., and Mike
Fitzgerald.
According to Art, the company
expects to go on a channel dredg
ing job at Coos Bay, Oregon. He
wanted it to be known that he
and his company appreciated the
excellent cooperation they reeeiv
ed while here.
We in our turn will have to say
it wasn’t hard to cooperate with
such splendid fellows. It was a
treat to watch men who knew
their work so well, and w ho were
so agreeable on and off the job.
We wish them the best of lack
wherever'they may be.
STRIKE ON
CafnnerjS’ workers are now hold
ing out for higher wages. This
has stopped all activities in the
crab industry. Boats are unable
to market their crab locally, which
in turn lias stopped crabbing oper
ations on the fishing grounds.
At King ;Crab, Inc., there is no
crabbing operation, of course, but
they are going along with com
pleting the facilities for the
shrimp operation. Chris Poulsen
is in town again, and Bob Resoff,
cannery superintendent; is' leav
ing today for Seattle. He expects
to Tie. gone two weeks, mainly on
company business.
At, Alvineis Marine Repair, re
pairs are being made to Johnny
Katelnijcoff’s SEAMOUNT. Finish
ed are Billy Torsen’s PARKS I
and Nick Walkoff’s MARIE.
Jack Johnson at the City Lock
reports the SC m/v TATALINA
is expected in Wednesday. The
EXPANSION is due in Wednes
day, also, on hjer way to Seward.
The mailboat will go into cry
dock for bottom overhaul and
should be back here about the
13th! of October.
Oil spilled ipAhe Buskin itjV€r
didn’t make for smooth waters,
but through, the cooperation of
the FWS and the Navy authori
ties, the situation was cleared ap.