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News of ^America's Last Frontier”
VOL. 16 NO.16
KODIAK, ALASKA, APRIL 21, 1956
PRICE 10 CENTS.
Election
On Tuesday
Voters in Alaska will go to the
polls Tuesday, to cast their bal
lots in the territory’s prirtiary plec
jtion. A heavier vote than usual is
i anticipated.
Voting hours will bp from 8 a m.
to 8 p. m. Polling pfa£e is* desal
inated as the City Hall by the City
Clerk Dick Berg and the U.S. CoPV
missioner’s office on Mission Road
by Mabel Fenner. , : : . . : f ,
In the primaries^ candidates Will
be mentioned for delegate to Con
gress, Attorney General, Highway
Engineer, two Senators and IQ Rep
resentatives. A National Committee
man and a National Committewo
man will* be elected. Voters will
declare their preference for candi
date for President of the United
States. In electing Committeemar
and Committeewoman and declar
ing a preference, voters must des
ignate their preference for the
J party whose ballot they request.
\ The names of Dwight Eisenhow
j er and William Knowland appears
on the Republican ballot, and that
, of Estes Kefauver and Adlai Stev
enson on the Democratic ballot.
For National Committeeman on
the Republican ballot the names
of Henry A. Benson and Walter J
Hickel appear. Two women, Mrs
Janice Reeve and Sylvia Ringstead
seek election as National Commit
tewoman.
rui i'iuuuiicu uuumuue«m<iu on
the Democratic ballot is the name
of Alexander Miller. Mrs. E. A
(Helen) Fischer is the candidate
for National Committee woman.
The present incumbent, as Dele
gate to Congress, E. L. (Bob) Bart
lett is again seeking reelection,
this time for his seventh term. He
was first elected in 1944. He is for
Statehood. Peter Wood is also a
Democratic candidate for Delegate.
The Republican opponent is Byron
C. Gillam, a Fairbanks store own
er, who is an advocate of tax re
form, and Statehood.
For Highway Engineer, there
are three Democratic candicates,
Charles (Jack) Davis, Donald H.
Eyinck and Frank A. Metcalf. The
Republican candidate is Irving
Reed. There -are two candidates
for Attorney General, William H.
Sanders (R) and J. (Jerry) Gerald
Williams (D).
There are two vacancies in the
territorial Senate to be filled, and
six candidates to fill them. They
are E. G. Bailey (D), Barbara Dim
ock (R), John H. E. Johnson (D),
Lee L. (Doc) McKinley (R), Vic
tor C. Rivers (D), and Ralph E.
Moody (D).
Thirty candidates seek the ten
seats in the territorial House of
Representatives. They are Richard
H. Alvord (R), George C. Ander
son (R), H. Andy Andrews (D),
Dorothy J. Awes (D), David (Col.)
Newton Boyer (D), Seaborn J.
Buckalew, Jr. (D), Ralph H. Cottis
(R), Benjamin F. Culver (R), Le
roy H. Duncan (D), K. Lewis
Fields (D), Thomas A. Fink (R),
Mrs. E. A. (Helen) Fischer (D),
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ATTENTION VOTERS!
There is ho doubt election day,
Tuesday, April 24, will see more
people in Alaska going to the
polls'than ever before in its his
tory. ’
Admittedly we have much more
to vote for this time—ratification
. .of jg. constitution. This is no small
' iriatter. It’s history in the making.
. t The long-awaited day will soon
be at hand. Make April 24—Rati
fication Day!
i : 'Unfortunately, ratifying it does
i.
n’t mean we will achieve statehood
this year. It may take several'
years. But the benefits, are already
showing. „ ". .... .
Alaska is in the limelight. It- is
indicated by editorials and Hews,
items-that people living in thei
United States are looichvg at Alas
ka;- some for the ‘first time.' Con
gressmen are bound to take bote.
The constitution process we have
gone through has more effectively
welded Alaskans together as .Alas^
kans than any previous event.
Professor Moresby of the U. of
A. aptly puts it, when he says:
“There will be a most beneficial
result (after ratification) in Alas
ka’s political, process-—greater, in
terest and participation inidui1'ji>fr
litical affairs by the voters, better
qualified legislators will run and,
be elected, and both of jthe^e will *
be reflected in improved territori
al government.”
B£ siirt-jtP'fotfeV on -April ' 24,
1956— Ratification Day?
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Career Planning
Forum Tuesday .
The Vocational Guidance Depart
ment, under the direction of Mrs.
Dera Brunstad, will hold a meet
ing in the new school kindergarten
room at 7:30 p. m., on April 26,
where Kodiak business and profes
sional men and women will discuss
various vocations and trades and
later that same evening individual
counsel members of the senior and
junior classes, and local alumni,
fcdiosh carreer interests have been
determined in a recently conduct
ed career survey. Parents of this
year’s graduating class are also in
vited.
The meeting is designed to pre
sent the opportunity for junior and
senior students to meet with men
and women already engaged in
careers in whiqh the students have
indicated an interest and in in
formal round table discussions,
learn more about the field of en
deavor which the student has chos
en for his or her life’s work.
The Kodiak community busi
ness interests and service organiza
tions have been drawn together in
presenting the program through
the efforts of a committee com
prised of Dr. R. Holmes Johnson,
representing the Kodiak Chamber
of Commerce; Bill Lamme, Rotary;
Mr. James H. Gray and Mrs. Dera
Brunstad, Kodiak High School sys
tem and Vera M. Booth, Business
and Professional Women’s Club.
Under the heading “Career
Planning,” the following program
of speakers and counselors will be
presented.
r ivc apcaivcia nm jjiv; a gcuctai
speech on the following subjects:
Professions, John Mansuy; Trades,
Sig Digree; Engineering, Jerry
Dodd; Business, Harold Booth and
Arts and Music, Jules Radinsky.
Following the speeches, the stu
dents will assemble in the various
classrooms with local trades and
professional men as counseled
and a roundtable discussion will
be held on the specific careers
they are interested in. In these
discussions, such subjects as des
cription of the vocation, require
ments, rewards and how to get
started will be taken up
Stan and Juanita Nelson left this
week for Seattle. He will visit his
mother at Enumclaw and will va
cation in the States for an indefin
ate time.
Court Here
Next Week
Eight wives of Naval Station
military and civilian personnel
will become naturalized American
citzense next Thursday afternoon
in Kodiak in formal ceremonies.
Presiding over the ceremonies will
be Judlge J. L. McCarrey, Jr., of
the Third Judicial District of Al
aska.
The Court will convene at 2 p.
m. in the Elks Hall, following
which it will continue in session
each day thereafter with a full
slate of cases to be tried.
Six of the wives are married to
military personnel and the other
two to civil service employees.
The new American citizens are
Mrs. Ella Johnmeyer from Canada,
married to Charles Johnmeyer of
Public Works; Mrs. Stella Shanks,
England, married to James B.
Shanks of Public Works; Mrs.
Mary Bullman of Australia, mar
ried to ALC Bullman of tf'asRon
114; Mrs. Phyllis Stewart from
Australia, married to SKC Clint
F. Stewart, Jr„ of Supply Depart
ment; Mrs. William M. Smith from
Canada, married to BM3 Smith of
FasRon 114; Mrs. Putman R. Day
from Trinidad, married to Lt. Day
of the Air Department; Mrs. Dawn
Minshell from Australia, married
to EN1 Mahlon W. Minshall of the
YTB 497; and Mrs. Henry J. La
Grue from Canada, married to CS1
La Grue of the Dispensary’s Gal
ley.
BASE PTA CARNIVAL TONIGHT
The Base PTA Carnival will get
underway at the NS Grade School
this evening at 5 p. m. and will
run until 10 p. m.
Booths will feature arts and
crafts, plants, sewing contribu
tions, attic treasures, cakes and
baken goods. Added attractions
this year include a supper served
picnic style, movies for the kids,
a plush animal booth, games of
skill, a balloon booth, a ‘fish pond’
of new toys and a novelties booth.
FATHER STURMER IMPROVES
Rev. Roman Sturmer, who suf
fered severe burns in the parson
age fire recently, is now up and
around, but is still confined to the
hospital.
Sturmer is improving rapidly,
but is not expected to leave the
hospital until next week.
“Billikin” Name
Of New NS Theatre
The new theatre opened at the
Naval Station amid fitting cere
monies, and was witnessed by a
capacity crowd.
The theatre will be konwn as
“The Billikin,” and its naming was
the result of a contest conducted
the past month. G. E. Gunderson,
ATC, a serviceman, was the,win:
ner with the true Alaskan namei
He was awarded a $25 Savings
bond as a reward.
G. L. Humphrey introduced Ad
miral Craig, Commandant of the
17th Naval District, who made ap
propriate remarks. Humphreys
then asked Capt. R. B. Krum, Dis
trict Public Works Officer, if he
was ready to turn the theatre over
to the Naval Station. The keys
were then given to Capt. W. M.
Drane, Commanding Officer at the
Naval Station, and the Billikan
Theatre was formally opened.
The theatre seats 525 people. It
is equipped with a modern wide
screen, and is capable of showing
“SuperScope,” ‘Cinemascope” and
“VistaVision.” It contains the best
acoustical properties, stage and
house lighting and projection
equipment.
The movie shown last night was
the new “SuperScope” release,
“Glory,” starring Margaret O’Brien
and Walter Brennan. In addition,
a “standard size” cartoon and a
true “Cinemascope” short feature
was shown.
PLANE ENROUTE TO ALASKA
Kodiak Airways new airplane,
a Grumman Goose was due to ar
rive last night, but up to press
time had not made an appearance.
According to Mrs. Bob Hall, her
husband Bob, pilot Gil Jarvela
and Dr. A. Holmes Johnson left
Seattle at 5 a. m. Friday morning
for Alaska, in the new plane Word
was expected from the airmen al
most momentarily.
NEW HEALTH NURSE ARRIVES
Jeanne Clough, the new City
Health Nurse, arrived Thursday, to
take over her duties here. Anne
Zaldaris. Area Nursing Supervisor,
arrived with her.
Most of the members of the local
National Guard, who went to Fort
Lewis for the two weeks training,
returned this week. Eddie Pagano
remained in Seattle to visit.
Along The
Waterfront
The important news in the crab
indstry this week is the closure of
drag operations Thursday, whietv.
pf course, will have a marked ef
fect on catches. Crabs at this time
of year have a soft shed, which is;
ipjured by this type of fishing. Ft'
maid crab are in the molting starfe
at present, and to protect mem,
the season closure will run through*
tyaji.and June. Pot fishing wjll of.
cbiirse, continue.
However, this week there has
been considerable activity. At the
Island Seafoods, Pete Deveau re
ports the Reliance came in with »■
nice load of crab—3700 to be exact
Rudy Carlson is the skipper. The
Suzie Q also brought a nice load ot
2700, which weighed in at 24,0Otli
pounds. Oscar DysCn is the ship
per.
Bob Resoff of the King Crab, J»*
reports a big week with the can
nery busy for the week-end, toe
The Linda Mae, Alvin Sergeant;
came in with 1388 crab for a total
weight of 12,445. Ernie Graves’
Lois docked with 2387 crab for a
weight of 21,545. The GPC 18
brought in 931 crab. These weigh**!
11,516 pounds. Jerry Gogol as
skipper. Nick Ketelikotf skippered'
the GPC 19 in with 900 crab. Then
combined weight was 11,134. The
Roxanna Dawn had 500 of the or
ange-colored crustaceans, which*
tipped the scales at 5450 pound'
The Sue came in last Saturday
with 1701 crab weighing 16^351
The last boat reported for the
week was Cory Karlstad’s Toteur
with 5600 crab with a nine pound'
average for 49,400 pound total.
Pete Olson’s Parks 6 is again in
the water after being worked on at
Alvine and Gibsons. He is on his
way to Ketoya Bay with a load el
provisions and with a scow in tow
Pete Walkoff’s Attu is also back
in the water. A new GM Diesel is
being installed in the New Hoff
ler. Stan has put up a new stiff-leg
to facilitate lifting of engines
of boats. He also has a new sif»v,
which is 5’ x 8’ in front of his-boat
works, which announces "Sales &
Services,” 'and can be seen from
the channel.
Channel Jottings. Bill Poland re;
readying his boat for the hunting,
season. Bill (Blue-eyed) Anderson
is working on a buoy boat, getting
it ready for fishing .... his Sun
set burned from under him re
cently . . . The Eldorado left again i
for the fishing grounds .... A
Standard Oil Tanker is due in*
shortly .... The Yarsh, 70 foot
tender of McConaghy’s, skippered i
by George Howland, arrived .in
port Friday, with a scow in tow
She is the first tender to arrive .
. . . Tiny Cichoski is taking sup
plies to Swishak, getting the camp
set up for clam-digging. According,
to Frank McConaghy, everything
is going according io schedule.
Some fine low tides prevail next
w-eek—clam diggers take note
These are all morning lows. The
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