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KODIAK. ALASKA. AUGUST 25, 1956
800 Enrollment Seen
For 1956 School Year
Grade School
Divided Into
Two Sections
The Kodiak public school will
open September 4 with an esti
mated enrollment of 800 children.
All children are requested to en
roll during the last week of Aug
ust in the central office of the new
school building. Kindergarten,
grade one and grade two will en
roll Monday morning, August 27;
grades three, four and five, on
Tuesday morning, August 28, and
grades six, seven and eight Wed
nesday moining, August 29. The
high school pupils will enroll Mon
day through Friday, August 27-31.
The new high school building is
ready for fall opening with home
making and science laboratories,
a shop, commercial subjects suite,
gymnasium and auditorium, six ac
ademic subject rooms, a library
study hall and a cafeteria designed
to serve 500 meals daily.
A large enrollment in the ele
mentary school will make it nec
essary to divide the district into
two sections for school attendance.
The children in the first five
grades who live in the down-town
part of the district will attend
classes in the down-town school.
All other grades and those child
ren living in the east part of the
school district will attend classes
in the new school building.
All teachers have been employ
ed and will meet in the high
school building September 1, at
10 o’clock io jdan the opening of
the school year. Claraellen Daw
son will be principal and teach
grade five in the down-town
school. Other teachers in the
down-town school are Helen Se
leen, grade one; Lois Burnham,
grade two; Betty Metzgar, grade
three, and Bertha Hamann, grade
four. Maurice Curry is the cus
todian.
Teachers in the new school ele
mentary grades are Betty Spring
hill and Curtis Saxton, grade
eight; Marian Collani and Mildred
Tanner, grade seven; Marianne
Boko and Leona Dickow, grade
six; Melanie Draper and Blanche
Clegg, grade five, Gertie Otness
and Eunice Neseth, grade four;
Virginia Briber and Eunice Tay
ltor, grade three; Vida Truitt and
Emma Zieba, grade two; Edith
Rooney and Betty Lindgren, grade
qne; Helen Schott and Kuthanne
Hayes, kindergarten.
The high school staff will be
under the direction of James Gray,
principal. The teachers are Helen
Pruessing, English and Spanish;
Patrick Kennedy, English and U S.
history; Dera Brunstad, mathema
tics and guidance; Patricia How
ard, mathematics and physics;
Irma Bobalko, science; Dr. Victor
Strash, Latin, French and world
history; Ida Holewinski, home
making; Rita Hunter, girl's physi
cal education and commerce;
Louise Walker, commerce; Joe
Floyd, boys’ physical education
and coaching; George Wick, indus
trial arts; and Ruth Belcher, li
brary science. Floyd will also have
charge of the evening recreation
program at the gym.
Robert Boko will teach music
and Patricia Gordon, elementary
French. Marion Lynch, school
nurse, will be on duty seven half
days each week. The custodians in
the new school building are Jack
Metzgar, Mathey Fitzgerald and
Zack Chichenoff.
The central office is located in
the new building and all inquiries
should be directed to the o£fiee of
the superintendent, Ivor Schott
The school secretary in this office
is Mona Long.
The cafeteria meals will be Class
A lunches selling for 35 cents
each. This lunch includes milk,
meat or meat substitute, two serv
ings of vegetables or one serving
of vegetables and one serving of
fruit, butter and bread. The week
ly menus will be published in ad
vance. It is anticipated that free
meals may be available for those
children whose needs warrant
them. All children who live too far
from school to return home for
noon lunch are urged to take ad-*
vantage of the hot noon meal. At
the time the child enrolls he
should state whether or not he
will buy a hot lunch.
The school bus, operated by the
Kodiak Transit Company, will be
gin its p^k-up of the Naval Base
high school pupils at 7:30 each
morn>ng when it makes its first
stop at Building S-12 on the Base.
The following stops are scheduled:
3rd and B Avenue, 7:33, Base Bus
Depot, 7:38; Base Hospital, 7:40:
Officers’ Club, 7:43; 8th red D
Street, 7:45; Tower, 7:47; 8th and
E Street, 7:50; Rifle Club, 7:55';
Building 17 8:00; Building 10, 8 03;
Main Gate, 8:10; Town High
School, 8:20. The afternoon sched
ule will follow the same route in
reverse, leaving the town high
school at 3:30.
Ike Accepts
Renomination
San Francisco (AP). President
Eisenhower and Vice-President
Nixon accepted their nomination
on the GOP ticket. The President
pledged himself to work for “a
new era of good life, good will
and good hope for all men.”
Eisenhower paid tribute to his
running mate, and cited Nixon’s
.“dedication and loyalty,”
Elton Engstrom, Chairman ol
the Alaska delegation ta the Con
vention, cast Alaska’s four votes
for Eisenhower and Nixon.
Atwood Is Visitor
Robert Atwood publisher of the
Anchorage Times, and Republican
candidate for Senator to Washing
ton under the Tennessee plan, was
a visitor in town over the week
end.
He arrived Friday and left Sun
day. During that time he confer
red with party officials, and met
many old acquaintances. He was
entertained at a breakfast Sunday
morning at the home of Mr and
Mrs. Jack Hinckel.
District Head
Here Next Week
The local Rotary Club will be
visited by the District Governor of
the organization, Ralph A. Bar
tholomew, who is expected here
next Thursday. He will be accom
panied by his wife, Laura. The
Bartholomews are residents of
Ketchikan.
The Governor will attend a Ro
tary meeting at Anchorage and
will come to Kodiak on the after
noon plane. Thursday evening he
will devote to Rotary Assembly,
which will be held at the new
High School building. All Rotar
ians are urged to be present at
this meeting, which will begin at
7:30 p. m.
While Assembly is in progress,
a reception will be held for Mrs.
Bartholomew at the home of Mrs.
Merrill Coon. All Rotarran’s wives
are invited.
The regular meeting of the Ro
tary Club, which is usually held
every Tuesday, will be held Fri
day noon instead, at the Island
Fountain. The Governor will be in
attendance, and will deliver an ad
dress.
Ralph A. Bartholomew
Bartholomew, in his capacity as
Governor of Rotary District 151,
will visit all of Alaska, part of
British Columbia and a section of
Washington. He and Mrs. Barthol
omew will leave on Friday after
noon’s plane. , ; ■
The Rotary Club here is one of
the top clubs in the district. It
has scored a perfect attendance
record twice in the last month, ac
cording to a report just received
by the Club’s president, Bill
Lamme.
Lamme announced a meeting of
all committee heads and directors
Fountain, when reports will be
turned in for presentation to the
Governor on his visit here.
Major C. W. Fitzmaurice, Com
manding Officer of the Marine de
tachment on the Naval Station
here, was guest speaker at the
meeting held last Tuesday
The Marine Corps is made up of
three divisions, the speaker stated,
in outlining its functions. Marines
are found everywhere in the world,
he said.
The detachment at Kodiak is
made up of five officers and 150
Marines. Shore duty consists main
ly of policing. The speaker pointed
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Changes Planned
For Harbor Project
District Corps of Engineers are
considering some changes in their
original plans for the Small Boat
Harbor, according to Harold Moats.
The changes would enable th:
money appropriated for the pre
liminery work to go further. This
was learned from John Gibbons
in a report to the Chamber of
Commerce at their meeting Thurs
day.
Bids are expected to be let early
in January, 1957, according to
Gibbons.
DeWitt D. DeMeer, own*r-<Jf the
Modern Electric Construction
Company of Anchorage, was a visi
tor to the Chamber. He is in
charge of the White Alice project
on Pillar Mountain. In a short
speech before the Chamber, he
praised the cooperation and cour
tesy shown workers on the project
by Kodiak residents.
Other visitors at the meeting
were Don Taylor, Superintendent
of Ramstad Construction Company,
also of Anchorage, and Bob Olsen,
assistant editor and advertising
manager of the Alaska Sportman.
The latter is from Ketchikan.
Dr. Bob Johnson reported for
the Tourist Committee and said
some of the Historical Sites signs
will be completed and in place
within the next two weeks.
Red Burnham speaking for the
Cemetery Committee, recommend
ed the City be requested to clean
and maintain the cemeteries. Bob
Hall, City Councilman, said the
City has no funds for the work. It
was referred back to the Commit
tee for further study.
Ivor Schott gave a report on the
school opening next month.
The Chamber went on record to
'(fiuest the U. S. Marshal’s Office
in Anchorage to assign a Deputy
Marshal here as soon as possible.
A film was shown of the All
American Soap Box Derby of 1955,
held in Akron, Ohio. It was pro
nounced, “very interesting.”
Duck Hunting
Opens Sept. 1
The duck hunting season opens
September 1 and the, same regula
tions prevail as last year, accord
ing to Will Troyer of the Game
Department of the, FWS.
} An attempt was made to extend
the opening and closing dates in
this area, according tj Troyer, but
proved unsuccessful. Hr states
copies of the regulations are on
the way here, but haven’t arrived
as yet. On arrival •• they may; be
picked up by hunters at the FWS
office on Mission Road,, .
Daily bag limit is as follows!
Jacksnipe, 8; Game ducks, 7;
Geese, 3; Brant 3; Coot, 15 and
Mergansers, 25. Old Squaw, Harle
quin, Scoter and Eider ducks, 10
singly or in the aggregate of all
kinds.
COUPLE MARRIED
Gladys Marie Buehello and El
mer Nienien were married before
the U. S. Commissioner last night.
Th$ .first meeting of the Toast
master’s Club is scheduled for
September 4 at the Montmartre.
Along The
V/aierfront
LOOKING AHEAD
Many have sought the “Mother
Lode”
Many have sought just Gold,
Hills and streams do not all the
riches hold,
The sea and its wealth is for the
bold.
Boats have ventured seaward
Hoping to harvest the silver horde,
Stalwart men have sought the key
To open the-secret of the dea.
All have returned, their quest J
ended.
Some with only their knowledge
extended.
Purses flat, the future in gloom
Bleak Wintry days for them loom.
But did you ever see a fisherman
quit?
For they all in chorus say: “Next
year is it!”
—Anonymous
Fishing, however, is not over for
the year. Some of the hardy are
going out for Silvers in an attempt
to recoup losses sustained in the
earlier fishing. As one of them
said, “God hates a coward." The
season opens next Saturday, Sep
tember 1.
Frank McConaghy of Halferty’s
Cannery reports his cannery will
pack the fall fishing. Halferty's
have combined operations with
Ouzinkie Packing Company. The
tender Yarsh and power scow
Mallard, and the Ouzinkie Sun
wing will handle the catch. Hal
ferty’s will employ about 90 per
cent local help.
At Alvine and Gibsons its very
quiet. There isn’t any screamiqg
despite they have a banshee in the
boatworks—the boat Banshee is
still in awaiting a propeller,
shaft. Even Stan Alvine isn't
screaming about business, despite
the quiet. They took the oppor
tunity to go fishing Thursday.'
Gene Wick with his power scow
Bobbie is in, from his trip to Sit
kinak. His scow transported the
Santa Gertrudis cattle to the is
land for the Scarboroughs. He
says the cattle are doing nicely!,
and have adapted themsilves to
their new surroundings.
Some of the fishermen are at
ready out after king crab and the
heads of the local cpnncries arc
turning their thoughts to canning.
Unofficial negotiations • a.e being
carried on by Island Se i.oods to
establish a lower hourly rate for
cannery workers. The canneries
find it impossible to operate oft
the rate established .this year
King Crab Inc. is giving some
thought to processing crab by
freezing thus eliminating their
staff of forty or fifty to about six
or eight. They processed about
1800 crab by this method this week
These were brought i... by Oscar
Dyson of the Suzie Q.
Several boats are over in the
Katchimak Bay and Cook Inlet
area. Among them is the Eldorado
the King Fish and the Richard D
Halibut boats have been coming
through on their way homewaicl
The season just closed. The North
Stir was in. The Osage was sem
tied up for several days.
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