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VOL. 18 NO. 20
KODIAK, ALASKA, MAY 17, 1958
PRICK If C1NTO
Commencement Exercises Wednesday
Thirty-three Seniors Will Graduate
Commencement exercises for
the graduating class of 33 seniors
will be held in the high school
auditorium Wednesday, May 21.
The program will start at 8 p.m.
The Navy band ,under the direc
tion of bandmaster Allen S. Ben
nett, MVC, will participate in the
exercises and together with the
high school chorus will furnish
the music. Following the rendi
tion of Rudolph Sieczynski's “Vi
enna Dreams,” by the band , the
seniors will march in to the
strains of Elgar’s “Pomp and Cir
cumstance.” The invocations de
livered by Chaplain H. W. Buck
ingham will follow.
Charles Johnson, student body
president, will then give the salu
tatory and following that the high
school chorus, under the direction
of Robert Boko will sing “I Be
lieve.” Mrs. Virginia Lee Carr will
give the valedictory address fol
lowed by the high school chorus
rendition of “Halls of Ivy.” The
address will be delivered by Mich
ael Greeley
The Naval Station band will fol
low with-Rudolph Friml’s “March
of the Musketeers,” after which
James H. Gray, principal of the
high school, will present the class.
For the balance of the program,
Dr. A. Holmes Johnson will pre
sent the. diplomas. Presentation of
awards will be made by Ivor
A, Schott. The graduation song
will be sung by the seniors, and
the benediction pronounced, by
Rev. Raymond Talbott. The i eees
sional will follow, s'
Seniors graduating are James
Philip Beaty, Charlotte A. Benson,
Lothar P. Biermanski, Rebecca
Juanita Booth, Norma Louise
Booth, Virginia Lee Carr, Larry
T. Chase, Gerald H. Clark, Rena
Susan Corgatelli, Farl Kenneth
Deitzler, Dennis H. Frickson,
Michael Philip Greeley, Opal Max
ine Greene, Harold Grant Kaken
Ketchikan Firm
Lowest on Armory
JUNEAU {#)---McGillvray Broth
ers of Ketchikan were low bidders
for construction of the National
Guard Armory at Kodiak, asking
$190,650.
Construction of the armory is
scheduled to begin in June, and
to be completed by next March.
The only other bid was from Mor
risan-Knudsen who asked $286,192.
Thomas P. Carroll, adjutant gen
eral of the Alaska National Guard,
said the Department of Finance
probably will make the award
next week. The * Federal govern
ment is paying $145,000 of the
arihory cost with remainder from
the territorial government, and to
be financed by bond issue.
The armory will. be used as, a
community center for Kodiak resi
dents in addition to providing
training facilities, office space for
the local National Guard unit.
soa, Dwight Justin Holman
Charles Howard Johnson, Jack A
Johnson, Jerry C. Johnson,, Alice
Vi Kilgore, Robert Allan King
Otto C. Mahle, Roger N. Metro
kin, William R. Nachand, Lile
Ruth Olsen, Caroline Katherine
Reft, Ronald Charles Short, Merle
Glen Snider, Gary Charles Tigne
Joyce Arlene Torgramson, Donalc
Warner, Ronald Warner and Ter
rence Lee Warner.
No Reduction in
Base Labor Force
No reduction in force on the
Naval Station is contemplated at
this time.
This assurance was given by a
Navy official interviewed this
week. Rumors have been going the
rounds that a major RIF is expect
ed in the near future. Spokesman
i for the Navy Department stated
: that despite reductions in amount
, of money allocated, most activi
i ties on the station are now operat
• m , with the minimum labor force
necessary for essential work.
City May Get Water from Well,
May Start Test Drilling Soon
Future city water supply maj
came from a welldigging projec
now contemplated by the citj
council and the Alaska Publi<
Works. This will replace the orig
inal pi "a to raise the present dam
Joe Crennin, engineer for Alas
ka Public Works, was in Kodial
this week, and after a study oi
the proposed project and the city’s
financial position with a view tc
its assuming the additional fin
ancing for the well-digging, statec
before he left he was favorable
to the project and would go bacl
and recommend to APW officials
a further study be made. The
well-drilling will cost approxi
mately $11,000.
City Manager Poland stated he
had conferred with Thomas Moon
ey, director of Alaska Public
Work'-, while he was in Juneau
Mooney had then stated that ii
the city could finance the tes’
drilling and a satisfactory sus
tained flow of at least 200 gallons
POLIO CLINIC MAY 24
V ; ■
A polio clinic will be held a
the Kodiak Health Center fron
10 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Saturday
May 24.
1st, 2nd and 3rd shots will be
given as needed to children up t<
19 years.
' per minute was ootaineu, uie
; APW would force account about
r $24,500 to improve the well by
: enlarging and deepening to obtain
. all the water possible.
The APW project would then
. cover cost of pumps, chlorinator if
: needed, pipelines, etc., and if
? funds are still unused the Mission
. Road pipeline would be included
, in the project.
Mayor Appoints
ZoningCommission
A planning and zoning commis
! sion has *been selected by Mayor
■ fCoon. Seven members will consti
: tute the body.
The city manager at the council
• meeting Monday suggested such
: a group be formed, and the coun
' cil voted favorably for its adop
! tion. The seven members are Leon
, Johnson, 0. K. Kincaid, Pete De
veau, Art Brooks, Vincent Root,
Hugo Grundland and Fred Brech
t an.
t Mayor Coon also appointed two
, men to make a survey of Brook
lyn Avenue to determine the cost
s of making a 60-foot right-of-way.
> In the survey just completed it
was found that several buildings
Council Views
BIM Land Sale
The sale of lots in U. S. Survey
No. 2538 B, which is tentatively
set for 'between August 15 and
September 1, occupied the atten
tion of the city council at the last
meeting.
City Manager Poland reported
to the council that he had con
ferred with Bureau of Land Man
agement officials and had request
ed that prices be set at a mini
mum to promote and encourage
building in this area, rather than
outside the municipal limits.
Questioned as to whether they
thought the whole area should be
put up for sale, or just a partial
sale be conducted, the council
members expressed the opinion
the whole area should go up for
sale. This was in line with the
BLM officials’ opinion that a par
tial sale would tend to localize
sales, and reduce speculative buy
ing.
Poland recommended to the
council the city acquire one or
two lots prior to the sale for use
Continued to page 4
fronting the avenue extend into
the street The corner building at
Brooklyn and Alaska Way, adja
cent to Tony’s and a part of
Naughton’s Bakery are two in
stances. The two men appointed
are A1 Hochberger and Fred
Brechan. The Bureau of Public
Roads Engineer expressed disap
proval of the present 40-fobt’
right-of-way and stated that the
highway commission was unable to
spend federal money for roads
less than 60 feet wide.
The committee appointed will
determine the value of the prop
erty needed, and will negotiate
for its acquisition.
The Territorial Highway a~ui
Public Works Board has earmark
ed $200,000 for Kodiak, to be used
for road work, but it is being held
up pending the outcome on the
feasibility of getting the 60-foot
right-of-way.
Navy’s Role in Alaska Far-flung
All Inhabitants' Lives Affected
Observance of Armed Forces
Day here points up the role of the
Navy in Alaska and more
particularly in the area adjacent
to Kodiak. The lives of all inhab
itants here are affected by its
activities and those of the Coast
Guard and the Marines. Area af
fected is the total 33,000 miles of
Alaskan coastline.
; Simply, briefly and officially
stated “The Navy’s role in Alaska
is to provide protection of sea
communications, submarine and
anti-submarine operations, mining
and harbor defense, control and
protection of shipping, reconnai
sance in Alaskan waters and re
supply of the Arctic Dew Line.”
It is conseivable that a poten
tial enemy might consider Alaska
to be the “Gateway to North
America.” Without the presence
of the military here, this gate
way would be wide open to anyone
who might care to enter.
The Alaskan Sea Frontier to
the United States is a cushion—a
four-hour cushion of warning.
Were attack to come from the
north or west, Alaskan outposts
would be the first to know. Min
utes later, by means of swift com
munications, every big city and
military base in our country would
be alerted.
At Kodiak, and at Adak, a con
stant watch is kept around-the
clock to “shadow” every ship and
aircraft which enters the Alaskan
Sea Frontier. The latter is aware
of the activities and movements of
every type of vessel in the nearly
two million squarie miles which
comprise the Sea Frontier.
The Alaskan Sea Frontier is re
sponsible for resupplying the
isolated radar bases of the Dew
Line. This reaches into the most
isolated sections of Alaska. Last
year, the resupply of the Dew Line
involved a sea lift to the Arctic of
approximately 242,000 tons of
cargo and three million barrels of
petroleum products.
Navy P2V “Neptune” patrol
bombers, operating from Kodiak
and from detachment at Ladd Air
Force Base, provide much of the
weather and ice information so
vital to the successful planning of
the Dew Line resupply.
At Kodiak are located the head
quarters for the Alaskan Sea
Frontier, Commandant, Seventeen
th Naval District. Rear Admiral
Arnold McKechnie is at present
charged with administering both
activities. Headquarters are also
here for the Military Sea Trans
portation Service in Alaska, as
Continued to page 4
Along The
Waterfront
Cannery workers Thursdaj
night agreed to accept the five
percent hike offered by the Alas
ka Canning Irdi;3triy. They will
now receive $2.25 an t hour.
Pete Gilmore, (negotiating agent
for the industry, made the pro
posal earlier this month When he
visited Kodiak. The cannery work
ers will receive longshoreman's
rate of pay when doing this
work in connection with tbeif
cannery job.
The union is also studying sev
eral group! insurance plans with
the view to adopting c*ne of them.
Clam canning will' begin again
at Halferty’s, according to Frank
MoConaghy, general superintend
ent. Diggers at Swishak are hah*
pered by bad weather with a stiff
wind blowing.
Bill Damery, marine surveyor,
is offering, for bid the halibut
boat “LIBERTY,” which wa& de
clared a total loss following; its
scuttling on the beach at Cape
Ikolik last week. Sale of it is on a
“where is, as is” basis, and bid*
must he postmarked by 12:00 noon
today. He can be reached at phen* f
4064 or by writing to him, P. G-.
box 91.
The crew froth the boat re
turned to Seattle shortly after,
getting into Kodiak.
Advance parties of cannery;
workers are now coming through.
to the various canneries on the
island, and are being flown to
their destination by Kodiak Air
ways, ,.
All the canneries are receiving
some of the workers and the fol
lowing figures indicate how man?
for each: Larsen’s Bay, 20; Alitak.
40; Moser Bay, 20; San Juan.
35; Port Bailey, 25; Port William.
30; and Shearwater, 85.
A boat tied up at the D ;k A
dock is of a little more interest
than usual. She is the halibut boat
KAARE II, which received quit*
some notoriety some time eg*
when a group of refugees left -Es
tonia aboard her, fleeing from the
Commies.
The KAARE came from the AV
1 antic via the Panama Canal, and
is now under Canadian registry.
The following bear hunt story
could well come under water
front news. Harry Gottscbaft
took a party of four Navy men
out in his MARIE M for a bear
hunt. One bear was sighted, and
soon dropped in his tracks, alter
the "roar of four guns simultane
ously. The question then wars
‘'Who, shot the bear?” That ques
lion may never be answered, but
■ownership was established by the
time-honored method of drawing
for high card.
As a parting thought, it migtat
be mentioned that clam shovels
are also good Tor diggirig in the
garden (but don’t let your wife
know about that, especially if he
has a garden).