'News of oAtnenca’s Last Frontier”
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VOL. 16 \Q. 30
KODIAK, ALASKA, JULY 28, 1956
FRI^g^iCENTS
Engineers
To Start
Preliminary work on the Small
Boat Harbor is planned for this
year, it was learned at the Cham
ber of Commerce meeting held at
the Island Fountain Thursday.
Work may start in a couple of
weeks.
Merrill Coon reported to the
small group in attendance that he
had received a phone call from
Harold Moats of the U. S. Army
Engineers at Anchorage, asking if
a piledriver was available in Ko
diak. Coon assured him there was
owe. Preliminary work is contem
plated in a couple of weeks.
Funds to the extent of $500,000
had been voted ealier by Congress
for work on the boat harbor.
Chamber To Hold
Executive Meeting
An Executive meeting of the
Chamber of Commerce is schedul
ed for Tuesday evening at the
Elks Club. The meeting will begin
at 8 p. m.
Reports from various committees
of the group will then be heard.
Ways and means of attracting new
members will be discussed, and a
decision will be made on action to
be taken on suggestions offered at
a previous meeting.
A letter was read at Thursday’s
meeting from Bob Bartlett ad
dressed to President Hinckel, in
which the Delegate to Congress
stated that a great deal of credit
should be given Major General
Itchner for his work in securing
lands for the small boat harbor.
Another letter to the Secretary of
the Chamber, Dick Berg, also from
Bartlett was read. In the letter he
stated Alaska will receive treat
ment comparable to that of Hawaii
and Puerto Rico in regards to the
roads program. It was further
learned at the meeting, the Bur
eau of Public Roads, Department
of Commerce, will replace the Al
aska Road Commission about Sep
tember 1.
A discussion on the proposed
direct flight of PNA between Seat
tle and Kodiak was held. Dr. Bob
Johnson moved the Chamber send
a resolution to the Civil Aeronaut
ics Board asking that PNA be
granted permission to make the
flights.
Marion T. Howe
New Administrator
Marion T. Howe is the new Unit
Administrator for Company D,
307th Battalion of the National
Guard, it was announced this week
by Lt. Ed Pagano, who is in
charge of the unit here.
Company D rated well on the
last training encampment at Ft.
Lewis. Kodiak’s own company will
resume drills the last week in
August, according to Pagano.
rSYCHOLOGIST ARRIVES
James Parsons, Clinical Psycholo
gist of the Alaska Mental Health
team arrived in Kodiak Wednes
day on departmental business. He
expects to return to Anchorage
this weekend.
“Miss Xodiak”
To Be Selected
“Miss Kodiak of 1956” will be
selected from eight young ladies
who are contestants for the honor,
in the Labor Day Queen Contest,
currently sponsored by the St.
Mary’s Catholic Church. She will
be crowned at the Coronation
Dance, which will be the conclud
ing event of the Labor Day cele
bration. Music for dancing will be
furnished by a local band, as yet
unannounced.
A trip to Hollywood, all expenses
paid, is the award to be made to
the young lady who is lucky
enough to pile up the most votes.
Several television appearances
have been requested in the nations
film capital, and visits to several
live shows have been planned in
conjunction with the Los Angeles
Chamber of Commerce. Miss Ko
diak will leave Kodiak on Septem
ber 15, and may plan her return
trip as she wishes.
At the present time, eight young
ladies are competing for the cov
eted prize as the Kodiak Queen.
They are Linda Rockstead, Fran
ces Lindsley, Meta Hansen, Dona
Van Buren, Penny Gregorioff, Ar
lene Brooks, Catherine Chichenoff
and Anna Mae Benson.
In conjunction with the Corona
tion Dance, Walt Muller will make
the trophy awards to all the win
ning contestants in the days events
which will include Boat Races,
Soap Box Derby, Bicycle races,
foot races, etc.
The highlight of the sports
events will be an exhibition of
boxing by several five, seven,
eight and twelve year old boys.
Okey Chandler, manager of the
Naval Station contestants, has
challenged the City of Kodiak to
produce contestants, and already
the exhibition promoters have
more fights than they can handle.
The local High School coach, Joe
Floyd, is expected to referee these
fights, but no confirmation on
this has been received.
Mrs. Ballard Heads
Local Cancer Drive
Mrs. Jess Baiiara is in charge
of the local Cancer Fund Drive.
This was announced by Mrs. Jack
Hinckel, regional head.
The Rainbow Girls will partici
pate in the tag day August *,
when plastic swords will be sold
on the streets. The swords repre
sent the symbol of the American
Cancer Society. The “Sword of
Hope” was adopted by the ACS,
and “speaks for the crusading
spirit of fRe cancer control move
ment,” according to rMs. Hinckel.
The drive will culminate in a
public dance at the Elks Club Aug
ust 18.
POLIO SHOTS TO BE
GIVEN AT HEALTH CENTER
Second polio shots will be given
to all children who received their
first shots at the Health Center
clinics held in June and July.
The first clinic will be held
from 10 to 11 a. m. Saturday, Aug
ust 4, at the Health Center. The
second clinic will be held Satur
day, August 11 from 10 to 11 a m.
APW Head
Here Soon
Thomas Mooney, the new Direc
tor of the Alaska Public Works,
will make a visit here in the near
future, to inspect the new school
and the City’s water system.
At a recent meeting between
Mooney and representatives of the
Alaska Department of Health, ap
plications for Alaska Public Works
funds for construction of health
centers at Bethel, Kenai, Glen
allen and Kodiak were reviewed,
according to Dr. Charles R. Hay
man, acting commissioner of
health.
Dr. Hayman stated that every
effort will be made by both the
Alaska Department of Health and
the Alaska Public Works to get
as many as possible of these health
centers under construction next
summer.
Death Comes .
To Mrs. Woiling
Melvina Ana Woiling died in the
Griffin Memorial Hospital, Wed
nesday, July 25. She had been ill
for several weeks.
Mrs. Woiling was the wife of
Samuel C. Woiling, who died here
February 3 of last year. He had
been connected with the CAA in
stallation at Woody Island'up to
the time of his death. The late
Mrs. Woiling had been in failing
health for some time.
The deceased was born in Ala
bama, August 16, 1912. She is sur
vived by two daughters, Peggy
Ice of Anchorage, and Nancy
Lohr, who resides at 3234 Murray
Ridge Drive, San Diego, Califor
nia. Each of her daughters has a
son. They are Sammy Coleman
Ice and George Lohr, Jr. There
are no other known relatives.
Funeral services were held for
Mrs. Woiling Friday afternoon at
2 p. m., under the auspices of the
Emblem Club. Rev. John Molletti
officiated.
DEATH CLAIMS
EVAN ATET2
Death came quietly to one of
Kodiak’s oldtimers last Wednes
day. Evan Atetz, an old pioneer,
was found seated in a chair in his
home. Death had claimed the body
of the old man, who had become
something of a legendary charac
Atelz spoke very little English.
He is said to have come here from
the Mt. Katmai region, having been
evacuation from there following
the eruption. Little is known of
his past. He is reported to have
been married, and has grandchild
ren in the States. His age is esti
mated by some in the late seven
ties and by others as over ninety.
He was a familiar figure in Ko
diak, and would be seen many
times walking along the beach or
strolling about town. He was in
failing health for some time, and
hard of hearing.
Among his personal belongings
was found $77 in cash, a last will
and testament dated December 8,
1939 and several paintings.
No Fund Drive
For This Year
The proposed United Fund
Drive will not get under way in
1956 as formerly planned by the
committee set up to handle pre
liminary arrangements, according
to a report by Harold Booth,
Chairman of the Committee.
In his report to the Chamber of
Commerce, Booth stated further
study has to be made, in working
out details for the drive. It will
not be possible, he said, to organ
ite the drive until 1957.
Radio Speaker
Here Next Month
Father Peyton of the Family
Rosary is expected to come to Ko
diak in the near future, it was an
nounced by Father Tolbott of St.
Mary’s Church. The famous speak
er is making a tour of Alaska as
well as the Northwest States of
Washington, Idaho «and Montana.
Father Peyton will be conduct
ing Rosary rallies throughout the
Territory during the month of
August. He is famous for the ra
dio program, the Family Hour.
The popular slogan, “The family
that prays together, stays tpgeth
er,” originated on this hour.
Thousands flocked to his gather
ings on the Rotary crusade, in a
recent tour throughout India.
O. E. S. OFFICIAL DUE
HERE NEXT WEEK
Mrs. Florence A. Plummer, Most
Worthy Grand Matron, Order of
the Eastern Star, is expected to
arrive in Kodiak Thursday, Aug
ust 2, for an-official visit to the
local chapter.
A special meeting will be held
at the Masonic Temple Friday eve
ning, August 3 at 8 p. m, when
the ritualistic work will be per
formed for Mrs. Plummer.
The Star Points will be hostesses
at a luncheon Saturday noon at
the home of Mrs. A. Holmes John
son, for the officers. At 8 o’clock
Saturday evening a school of in
struction will be held at the
Temple. Local and visiting mem
bers are requested to be present
to confer with Mrs. Plummer on
ritual changes.
A banquet honoring Mrs. Plum
mer is scheduled for 6:30 p. m.
Sunday evening, with a social hour
preceeding at 6 p. m. Reservations
for the banquet can be made by
calling 574 or 2804.
The local Eastern Star Chapter
was founded in April, 1951 with
50 charter members, and has
grown steadily. Mrs. Anna Croutch
was the first Worthy Matron, with
A. Curtis Cushman as the first
Worthy Patron. Mr. and Mrs. Wes
ley Rhoades head the chapter this
year.
Schotts Leave
On Short Vacation
Mr. and Mrs. Ivor Schott left
this week on a two weeks vacation.
They plan to go to Kansas.
On their return to the West
Coast they plan to spend a week
in Seattle, before returning to Ko
diak.
Along The
Waterfront
The weeks closure on fishing has
resulted in many boats dotting the
waterfront the past week. Boats
have been laying in supplies, prep
aratory to returning to the fishing
grounds over the weekend.
Fishing for pinks will get into
full swing next week. Good catches
have been reported in the Ceek
Inlet area and also at Prince Wil
liam Sound by some of the opera
tors. Halferty’s dispatched a tend
er from here to help take care qf
their catches.
Roy Lindsley reports the fishing
should be fair here in the early
days of the season about to .open.
But, he ad<jed, it will not be any
thing like last year.
The big Hews this week, pi
course, is that preliminary work to
about to begin on the small boat
harbor project. The many. boats
that have been tied up at the D
and A dock, in many cases four
deep, indicates the necessity for
the harbor, and a place to anchor
these boats.
The freezer ship, North Star,
owned by the North Star Fish
eries of Seattle, pulled in to the
Union dock yesterday for refuel
ing. She is down from Bristol Bay
and will operate in this area. Shu
will have about eleven boats fish
ing with her.
A couple of incidents that
might have been disastrous, oc
curred. Lloyd Cannon, aboard h)S
boat the Juneau, experienced a
few anxious moments while in the
Shelikof Straits, when a drum of
fuel came loose in the hold ami
broke the seacock. Considerable
water had gotten in before discov
ered. The Majestic went aground,
and was towed into Port Bailey,
and soft patched by Alvine and
Gibsons. She is being repaired. We
are happy to say a rumor making
the rounds that the Lois sank in
the Shelikof Straits was entirely
erroneous. She has been tied up at
the D & A dock most of the week
Alf Madsen has been making
frequent trips these days out to
the sea lions and elsewhere. The
good weather is giving him more
sightseers than he can handle.
Harry Gottschalk’s bo.it is un
dergoing repair and painting en>
the ways at Alvine and Gibsons.
ISLAND HEALTH NURSE HERE
Miss Beverly Dalton. Public
Health Nurse, and Mrs. Ann Wen
zel, Regional Nursing Supervisor,
Department of Public Health, ar
rived in Kodiak Monday.
Miss Dalton, who .ill maintain
headquarters in the Kodiak Health
Center, is the new Island Health
Nurse, and will call at the villages
around the Island.
She received he- f*'?ring at the
A. Barton Hepburn "ospital in
Ogdensburg, N. Y , acquired
her Public Health Nursing Cer
tificate at Syracuse University. Sy
racuse, N. Y. Miss Dalton's home
is in Richville, N. Y.
Mrs. Wenzel accompanied Mis't
Dalton to Old Harbor Wednesday
They returned to Kodiak Friday.
Mrs. Wenzel will return to he? of
fice in Anchorage today or lomor
row.