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VOL. 18 NO. 21
KODIAK, ALASKA, MAY 24, 1958
PRICE 10 CENTS
BPW Officers
Installed by
State President
G. Helen Brown, of Anchorage,
State Federation President of the
National Federation of Business
amd Professional Women’s Clubs,
Inc., was present to install the
new officers in the local club, at
their largest meeting of the year.
At this meeting held Monday ev
ening, May 19th, at the Island
Fountain, places were laid for 53
members and 15 guests at the
beautifully appointed tables. Cen
terpieces of local spring flowers
and pastel green candles were ar
tistically arranged by Ruth Tor
gerson.
Nile Miller and Lt. Charlene
Soneson were introduced as new
members by Membership Chair
Etta Edris, followed by the intro
duction of the guests.
President Brown called the out
going officers: President Fostina
Johnson, Vice President Mary
Sorum, Corresponding Secretary
Lillian Smith, Recording Secre
tary Dorothy Moletti and Treasur
er Muriel Valen, forward and com
mended them on their ardent
work throughout the past year,
smd presented President Johnson
with a gift from the club.
She then officiated as installa
tion officer at the candlelight
ceremony for incoming officers:
President Mary Sorum, Vice Pres
ident Lillian Smith, Corresponding
Secretary Bertha. Hamann. Re
cording Secretary Virginia "low
ly and Treasurer Mary Mow y.
Past President Johnson thanked
all the members and especially
her commitee chairman for their
faithful support and willingness in
helping to fullfil the year’s slo
gan '‘Achieve through Action” and
for their wholehearted coopera
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Pay Raises Felt
Ry Military Here
With the signing of the new
military pay bill by President Eis
enhower, Kodiak servicemen
should begin to feel its benefit
sometime i-n June.
According to computations made
from figures published in an As
sociated Press news story, Kodiak
military payroll should be increas
ed by about $35,000 a mocith. Its
present military payroll averages
now about $150,000 a month.
The AP story gave the follow
ing average increase that will go
into effect by the president sign
ing the bill into law:
Rear Admiral, $905 to $1,175;
Captain, $794 to $910; Commander,
$608 to $720; Lt. Commander,
$530 to $610; Lieutenant, $452 to
$510; Lieutenant (j.g.) $335 to
$370; Ensign, $237 to $251.
W-4 Chief Warrant, $499 to
$543; W-3 Chief Warrant, $406 to
$470; W-2 Chief Warrant, $350 to
$381; W-l Warrant, $306 to $435.
Chief Petty Officer, $281 to
$310; First Class, $234 to $255;
Second Class, $191 to $210; Third
Class, $140 to $160; Seaman, $117
to $124.
The scales were not changed for
non-rated men with under two
years of service. Small increases
are listed for those with over two
years service.
Extra PNA Flight
The local post office has receiv
ed word that beginning June 1
the Sunday afternoon PNA flight
will oe added, making two filghts
daily until further notice.
Outgoing mail for the morning
filght will close at 9 a.m. and for
the afternoon flight at 4 p.m., al
though in all cases later mail will
be dispatched when conditions al
low.
New Phone Directories Monday;
Striking Cover Makes Book Unique
By Sig Digree
A strikingly different cover
will greet phone users when they
receive the new Kodiak Telephone
Company dirctories, which will be
issued beginning next Monday.
The book was printed locally.
The cover was designed by Paul
Bond, well-known Kodiak and
Alaskan artist. He has grouped
the four most famous inhabitants
to be found on the island and the
adjacent sea, with a life-like rep
lica of each. In the top left-hand
comer is the Kodiak bear, in ail
his ferocious mien, as if to pro
claim his mastery of the island.
Opposite him is the salmon, com
plete wth a crown, symbolic as
still wielding a royal perogative in
the affairs of the community and
master of Kodiak s economy.
In the lower left-hand corner is
the giant crab, who also wears a
king’s crown. He :is challenger to
the crown of genus Salmo, and has
in the past few years brought a
fairly stabilized economy to the
Kodiak area. He is Mr. King Crab
himself, who was feted recently
in Kodiak’s first King Crab Festi
val.
Whether or not the position of
the genus Salmo in the overall
drawing is indicative of his im
portance in the eyes of the artist
is not known. Fishermen, too, and
biologists might have a word to
say as to the species indicated.
Though he wears a crown, clear
ly denoting him as “king,” he is
not of course meant to be a true
king—a species all its own and not
found in great quantities in the
waters adjacent to the town of
Kodiak.
He is rather an orcorhynchus
neka, commonly called a sockeye
or red, or an orcorhynchus keta.
or chum: but more than likely he
is an oroorhynus garbuscha, the
true name for the species com
monly referred to as pink salmon.
The latter are found in larger
quanties than any other and are
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Statehood Vote
May Be Wednesday
Washington (J*)—The House of
Representatives agreed to end the
general debate on the Alaska
Statehood bill Monday. An agree
ment has been reached which will
pave the way for a possible final
vote Wednesday.
The House received assurances
that President Eisenhower favors
the Alaska bill in its present form.
Rep. John Saylor (R-Pa.), ranking
Republican of the House Terri
tories Subcommittee, said he had
been authorized by Secretary of
the Interior Seaton to say the
President supports the bill. Ip ad
dition, he said, Statehood for Alas
ka has the support of Seaton, both
the Republican and Democratic
party platforms, aind the people
of the United States have indi
cated a 12-1 support in public
opinion polls.
P. O. Will Close
On Memorial Day
The Kodiak post office will be
closed next Friday in observance
of Memorial Day, May 30, and
will be open on Saturday the reg
ular hours from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
On the holiday incoming and
outgoing mail will be distributed
for the two scheduled PNA
flights.
Mrs. B. Mahaffey
Free on Bond;
May Appeal Case
Mrs. Betty Mahaffey is free on
a $15,000 appeal bond, pending a
possibility funds can- be raised to
take the case to the Ninth Circuit
Court of Appeals in San Fran
cisco.
She was to have turned herself'
over to the U. S. Marshal Monday,
but the bond was raised and filed
with court just before 3 p.m. on
the deadline date.
If funds can be raised, her case'
will be taken to the higher court,
following the verdict of U. S. Dist
rict Judge J. L. McCarrey, Jr.,
who had denied a motion for a
new trial.
The appeal bond is secured by
the property of three Spenard
property owners, Eleanor Mower
and Nola M. and Kenneth D. An
cress.
Mrs. Mahaffey was convicted of
manslaughter for the New Year’s
Day slaying of her husband, Ro
bert Mahaffey, former FWS agent
here, in their Kodiak home. A
three-year sentence, one year su
spended, was imposed by the
judge.
The three Mahaffey children,
6, 8, and 10 years of age, are liv
ing with the deceased man’s par
ents in Seattle.
Fourth of July Plans Launched
Dr. Bab Johnson will head the
4th of July committee for this
year. The event is sponsored by
the Chamber of Commerce.
Dr. Johnson has announced the
organizational meeting of his com
mittee will be held today noon at
his office. President of the Cham
ber of Commerce John Gibbons,
announced the appointment of
committee heads as follows: Fin
ance, Art Brooks and John Fletch
er; Electronics, Robert Spencer,
Pete Deveau and Bill Criss; Par
ade, Pete Ramaglia; Flag raising,
Don Wolf; Street Sports, Walt
Muller; and Publicity, Lou Veer
man; Traffic and Parking, Chief
Roland Vickery; Special Props,
Reviewing stand Bill Poland. The
KEA crew will handle the decor
ating.
The celebration eagerly looked
forward to by the children and
grown-ups, will be jam-packed
with events and will be bigger and
better than ever, according to tne
committee.
In other action at the meeting
of the Chamber Thursday, mem
bers voted to put $2,000 into a sav
ing’s account. This represents a
part of the proceeds from the re
cent festival.
Reports were given by the Tour
ist committee, Ole Johnson on the
Base-Town meeting. Johnson quot
ed the Navy officials as stating
no lay-offs are contemplated at
the Naval Station.
Writer Visits
Kodiak & Karluk
Mrs. Olive Barbur, of Bremer
ton, Wash., is stopping in Kodiak
this week obtaining material for
an article on the depletion of the
salmon run on the famed Karluk
river. She will also visit Larsen’s
Bay and Karluk.
Mrs. Barbur is formerly from
Coos Bay, Oregon, where she
wrote a daily column for several
Oregon papers and she has also
done radio work. A recent book
of hers, The Lady and the Lum
berjack, has been sold to Twenti
eth-Century Fox movie producers
From Kodiak Mrs. Barbur goes
to Nome for a second visit there
and plans to write an article about
that city.
Three to Receive
Honorary Degrees
Three persons will receive hon
orary degrees at the University of
Alaska’s 36th annual commence
ment exercises Monday, May 26.
Frederick A. Seaton, U. S. Sec
retary of Interior, is miking a
special trip to Alaska to deliver
the commencement address at 10
a.m. He will receive a Doctor of
Laws degree. Dr. Sydney Chap
man, president of the internation
al committee for the International
Geophysical Year, will receive a
Doctor of Science degree, and
Claudia Marie Drake will receive
a Doctor of Letters degree. She
wrote “Alaska’s Flag,” the official
Territorial song.
Along The
Waterfront
Clams continue to come in ill*
Halfertys, keeping the crew busy
daytime atnd in tiie evenings most
Of this week. 1,000 boxes were
brought in one day. 500 came in
Friday, which will keep the can
nery crew going today. Digging
has slowed down due to stormy
weather, but Norman Haagland.
superintendent, expects to resume
operations Monday
Some fishermen have been do
ing exploratory work on shrimp
possibilities in this area, under
the direction of King Crab, Inc
Bob Resoff, manager, states the
operation will soon terminate due
to the fishing season getting un
der way. He promises a boat load
of shrimp will be brought in in
the (next few days, as soon as
weather permits, and will be givey*
away at the dock.
The BANSHEE, skippered bj
Ronald Kepplinger, arrived at the
Cannery- this week.
Eric Bulmer of the Ouzinkie
Packing Company passed through
town over the weekend, and is in
Ouzinkie readying for salmon
packing.
The Civil Aeronautics boat
CIVAIR is undergoing repairs and
a refitting job at Ai vine’s Marine
Repair. The skipper, Howard
Slomiger,; is assisting in the month
long jcto. there will be no regular
trips to Woody Island, but Alf
Anderson’s ALF-JIM will be go
ing over as needed.
The Coast Guard cutter BIT-*
TERSWEET is in the Shumagan
Island area servicing aids to navi
gation. The CLOVER is at ADAK
on the same mission.
The cutter STORIS leaves June
2 for Seattle, where she will load
logistic supplies for the Arctic
Distant Early warning stations.
No. 7866. That number means
nothing to you, but it meant a
check for $1.00 to “Jiggs” T&e,
resident engineer, Corn of Engin
eers;, and meant still more to the
Fisheries Research Board of Can
ada, Pacific Oceangraphic Group
In* probing around the small boat
harbor, “Jiggs” came up with a
bottle with a message enclosed,
stating the bottie had been
dropped overboard at a point lati
tude 50 degrees, 00’ N, longitude
145 degrees 00’ W—which is just
off Vancouver* Island. The date
was December 18, 1956, and it
was recovered here January, 1&57
Not quite as fast as Alaska Steam
ship, but considering the buffet
ing around by currents, tides, etc,
it was pretty fast at that. Accord
ing to the Group, 1,000 bottles are
being released from several loca
tions every six weeks Object: To
supplement information obtained
from surface ships and determine
the average speed and course of
surface currents in the Northwest
Pacific Ocean.