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TOL. 18 NO. 27
KODIAK, ALASKA, JULY 5, 1958
AlaskaiBecomes the Union’s 49th State
Eisenhower Ready,
Might Sign Today
Vote by Alaskans
: Needed by Aug. 1
‘WASHINGTON MV-With Eisen
ftffver ready to sign the statehood
some of the Alaskans who
came here for Senate debate are
beaded homeward. The President
may sign the bill today, but the
Wliite House didn’t say specifical
to
Gov. Stepovich and members of
the unofficial congressional dele
gation went to New York to ap
pear on a nationwide TV program
honoring the 49th state. Egan,
Rivers and Gruening are expected
to close their offices soon and re
turn to Alaska to seek official
status in the forthcoming r,r<'
Hons. Gov. Stepovich has given no
indication as to when he may call
(he primary and general elections.
Kt is considered likely he will
make no announcements until his
return to Juneau shortly after
JWy 4.
ITbe senate’s^ passage of the con
troversial bill; granting statehood
to Alaska came to a dramatic dose
early Monday afternoon. The his
toric vote was 64 to 20 in favor of
admission. Admission of Alaska
marks the first time a new state
has been added to the union since
Arizona in February 14, 1912.
Even though the statehood bill
is in the hands of the President, it
may be six months before Alaska
enters the union.
The President must notify the
Governor of Alaska that it is eli
gible for statehood. By terms of
the bill, the Governor calls for a
piebicite on the question of state
hood itself, and the election of
two senators and one representa
tive to the U. S. Congress. This
most be done toy August 1.
Elections must be held not la
ter than December 1. They may
he held on separate dates, or sim
ultaneously.
The referendum on which the
people of Alaska shall vote are:
(1) Shall Alaska be admitted im
mediately to the Union as a
state? (2) Are the state boundar
ies as set worth in the bill ap
proved? (3) Are the provisions of
the bill authorized to make na
tional defense withdrawals in
Northwest Alaska approved? This
referendum could be held on the
day of the primary, or at the gen
eral election, or at a special elec
tion.
If the piebicite shows a major
ity of Alaskans favorable, the
President proclaims Alaska a full
fledged member of the Union.
Should Alaska be formally admit
JUBILANT OVER STATEHOOD — Alaska's
jrovr nor, Mike Stepovich, and congressional ad
vocates of statehood for the northern territory
are jubilant Monday night (June 30) after sen
ate passage of the Alaska* statehood bill by a
vote of 64-20. Celebrating over a 49-star flag
outside the Senate chamber after the bill’s pas
sage are, left to right: Ernest Gruening, form
er Alaska governor; Sen. Frank Church <D
Idaho); Sen. Thomas Kuchel (R-Calif); Gov.
Stepovich; Sen. Henry Jackson (D-Wash), floor
manager of the bill; Wally Hickel, GOP chair
man for Alaska; Sen. Arthur Watkins (R-Utah);
and Sen. Richard Nueberger (D-Ore). Men in
background are not identified.
AP Photo
Plan Alternate Celebration Date:
Rain Friday - Events Set for 5th
It’s not a question of whether
the 4th of July celebration will
be run off, but whether the weath
er will permit the events to be
run off on the scheduled date.
The committee announced this
week the celebration will be run
off the following day in the event
it rains on Friday. Announcement
will be made over AFRS on any
changes.
According to the weatherman,
there was to be a hot spell across
the nation the first three days of
July. This has not yet hit here.
Beginning on the 4th, fair weath
er is slated to prevail in the north
west.
Schedule Printed
A schedule of events has been
printed and distributed by the
Chamber of Commerce. The sched
ule appears on page three of the
Kodiak Mirror.
Concessions Open July 3
Concessions will be open even
ings on July 3 and 4. The big cor
ted this year, all new U. S. flags
must show a 49th star by Inde
pendence Day, July 4, 1959.
onation ball will be held at the
Labor Temple from 9:30 p.m. to
12:30 a.m. The Queen and Princess
will be crowned at 12:00 midnight.
Big Parade at 10 a.m.
The celebrations on the Fourth
will begin with the big parade,
which will begin at Brooklyn and
Alaska Way, and proceed up thru
town, past the reviewing stand
across from the USO.
Following the flag raising, the
events of the day will begin with
the childrens races, Pillar Moun
tain climb, childrens contests,
tugs-of-war and other contests.
Live fish have been caught and
are being kept alive for the fish
pool competition, according to
Walt Muller, who is handling the
arrangements.
Omitted from the printed pro
gram is the Horseshoe pitching
contests. Horseshoe pitching en
thrsiasts are going to battle for
the Kodiak Island Championships.
This added attraction will take
place on the downtown school
grounds at 1 p.m. Jim Duros is in
charge of the tournment. Fun
and prizes are promised.
Events scheduled for later in
the day include a Little League
game, street dance in front of the
USO, and the midnight drawing.
There will be a Gay Nineties en
tertainment in connection with
the street dance. This will be held
in the USO and will feature Kod
iak ladies.
Announce Cutback
In N.S. Employees
The Nav?y announced this week
a reduction in the number of grad
ed and ungraded civilian em
ployees at Kodiak Naval Station.
The number of civilian em
ployees at Kodiak will drop from
346 to 300, due to a reduction in
operating funds for the Naval
Station for the fiscal year 1959.
GENE CANNON AWARDED
NAVAL STATION CONTRACT
The 17th Naval District Public
Works Office Tuesday awarded a
contract to Gene Gannon of Kodiak
for cleaning and repainting of
two elevated steel water towers
on the U.S. Naval Station here.
Gannon received the contract
with the low bid of $7,850. Kodiak
Decorators bid was $8,500 and a
third bid for $8,965 was submitted
by Western Builders Supply.
Alaska Game Laws
Given for Season
The new Alaska Game Regula
:ions which go into effect? have
3een announced by the Fish ami •
Wildlife -Service. • Following ‘arc
:he seasons arid bag limits affect
ing Unit 8 Which ’ is the Kodiak
area, according to Will Troyer, of
the Game Management office of ,
the FWS. *•
Deer—August 20 - November
30, 1 buck per hunter.
Elk—September 5 to 15 and
October 20 - November 5, 1 bull ,
per hunter.
Bear—September 16 - May J31- *
For that portion of Unit 8 on jthe
mainland the season is November
1 - May 31, 1 bear per hunter:
provided that cubs and females ac
companied by cubs are illegal.
Hare and Rabbit—No closed sea,
son, no limit.
Ptarmigan—August 20 - April
15, 20 per day.
Grouse—No opep season.
Game Fish—No closed season,
Along The
Waterfront
“There’s fish out there in those
waters”-—that’s the hope of the
Kodiak fishermen as they leave
for the fishing grounds. Fishing
season begins Monday morning
Though hampered by bad weather
boats have been seen plying their
way out the channel.
FWS reports fishermen and
neries pretty well lined up for
the season. Twenty^seven stream
watchers came in Tuesday, 11
Kodiak Island and the rest for gife
Alaska Peninsula. Most are col
lege men, fishieries students gain
ing a little experience in f eld
work.
Cannery workers have been
coming in droves, and have had to
spend some time in Kodiak due
to brd flying weather Halfertys
is pretty well lined up They are
still working clams, but expect to
start on salmon next week. Theirs
is a combined operation, foi
Parks, Ouzinkie and Malispino —
the Arthur H came in *rom Cor
dova.
Nick Frost, Tom Renshaw and.
Harry Lindgrer. made a swing
around the island stooping at can
neries along the way. They visited
Port Bailey, San Juan, Parks,
PAF, Libbys, Sheerwater, Ouzin
kie. They flew with Ray Albrecht
of Kodiak Airways, and were
weathered "in a day ecroute.
Bob Resoff of King Crab, lac
reports the cannery is opening