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rrNews of ^Americas Last Frontier’
VOL 12 NO 10
KODIAK, ALASKA
MAY 10 1952
PRICE 10'CENTS
Seniors Get Diplomas;
Admiral Cruise Speaker
There are two hopes for the
future of the world, the
United Nations and young
high school graduates, Rear
Adm. Edgar A. Cruise told
graduating Kodiak High
School seniors Thursday even
ing.
“If the United Nations, the
last institution for world co
operation fails, our way of
ife will be lost forever, ” the
Ihead of the 17th naval district
said.
Each nation must “give a
little”, Adm. Cruise urged,
and added th at on the level of
high school graduates in all
countries such giving can
begin.
“You and your classmates
around the world must learn
to understand each other,” he
told the class.
Graduation exercises were
held in the Elks Hall. Music
was furnished by the school
orchestra, a girls’ chorus, and
Barbara Moffitt, accordionist
George Wick gave the invoca
tion and benediction.
Prizes were awarded as
follows to members of the
graduating class: two year
scholarship to the University
of Alaska. Margo Archibald,
valedictorian; special award
for work on Island Star, Al
fred Anderson, Jr., special
award for work on Channel
Light, Phyllis Sullivan;
awards in inter-Alaska, com
mercial class contest, Roberta
McNeill, second place in book
keeping; Ruby Larsen, first
place in typing 2.
PNA Cancels
Sunday Flight
Pacific Northern Airlines
cancelled their regular An
chorage flight tomorrow
because of the curtailment in
use of petroleum products,
Ray Martin, local PNA agent,
said yesterday.
Lt. Gen. W. E. Kepner,
commander in chief, Alaska,
stated that the nationwide
strike in the petroleum in
dustry had dicated rigid re
striction in the consumption
of fuel throughout the A
askan Military Command.
Alfred M. Moers, 20 year
old’sailor at Kodiak Naval
Station, was fined $225 for il
legally shooting a deer near
Cliff Point two weeks ago.
The fine was levied by U. S. j
Commissioner A. M. Vokacek. j
He also surrendered the .22
caliber Marlin rifle used to
kill the yearling deer.
Armed Forces Day
Parade Planned
The town will participate
with members of the military
in a parade and observance of
Armed Forces Day on May 17.
Captain R. C. Brixner, com
manding officer of Kodiak
Naval Station, has named
Mrs. V. G. Ellis as co-ordina
tor between the base and
town for preparing the plans.
Mrs. Ellis presented sugges
tions by Captain Brixner to
the Chamber of Commerce
Thursday for approval regard
ing the parade and obser
vance.
The C of C suggested the
parade form on the grounds
at the American Legion Build- j
ing (former community cen-i
ter) and that the parade be
gin at 9:30am. A reviewing
stand will be set up under the
marquee at the Bank of Ko
diak for ranking officers on
the Naval Station and for]
prominent people in the vari-1
ous clubs and organizations in |
town.
Marching units composed
of Sailors and Marines and
the Navy band will be in the1
parade. Representatives of all
social and civic organizations
in town will be asked to par
ticipate.
TTie parade will march along
the main streets of town and
end in front of Kraft’s store.
Catholic Bishop
Visits Parish
The Most Reverend Dermot
O’Flanagan, Catholic Bishop
of the Diocese of Juneau will j
be in the City of Kodiak for |
an official confirmation visit
this weekend.
A class of approximately
35 adults and children will be
confirmed tomorrow at St.
Mary’s Catholic Church at 3
pm, Father Louis B. Fink, S.
J., said yesterday.
The Bishop will conduct
similiar services at the Star
of the Sea Chapel at Kodiak
Naval Station for a class at 8
pm tomorrow. A dinner in his
honor was held last night at
the Montmartre Inn and was
given by members of the local
parish.
Rev. John Marshall was ap
pointed city assessor Tuesday
night during a special meet
ing of the city council. Rev.
Marshall has made the city
assessment for the past two
years.
Martz Nominated
Thursday
J. G. Martz has been se
lected to become president of
the Chamber of Commerce for
the 1952-53 year.
The C of C nominating com
mittee submitted a list of per
sons for office for the coming
year. The election will be held
during the next regular meet
ing.
For First Vice President:
Jack Hinckel and Paul Dup
ler; Second V. P.: Cscar Han
son and Bob Acheson; Board
of Directors: Mrs. Glen
Banks, Merrill Coon, Clarence
Dizney and Ben Kraft.
The nominating committee
proposed that the office of
secretary-treasurer be made
into seperate offices. William’
Smith was suggested as
treasurer and Mrs. J. G.
Martz as secretary.
A change in the By Laws
regarding the salary of the
secretary and treasurer will
be voted upon at the next
meeting.
Navy Confirms
“Saucer” Identity
Navy Intelligence^ Kodiak
Naval Station confirmed Bill
Kriss’ identification of the
elliptical object, called by Ko
diakians a “flying saucer”,
this week as a fuel flask for a
torpedo.
The “flying saucer” was on
display at the Kodiak Electric
Association plant for several
days and created considerable
interest before it was identi
fied. It was found by John
Chya several weeks ago near
Spruce Cape.
The official Navy release
from 17th Naval District Pub
lic Information Office stated:
“The so called flying saucer
found by a resident of Kodiak]
recently and later identified
as a fuel tank from a Japa
nese torpedo is a fuel flask
from a U. S. Navy Mark 14
torpedo and did not come from
anywhere in the Alaska area
recently.
“Several theories were
given to the origin of the ob
ject. The torpedo may have
been fired in Chiniak Bay
sometime ago as a practice
shot and sunk. The fuel flask
evidently coming loose and
drifting aground. It may be a
relic of World War II or it
may have been fired in the
Soutn Pacific or Japan area
and drifted to Kodiak Island. ”
The “flying saucer-fuel
tank-fuel flask” had not been
returned to the KEA late j
yesterday but when it arrives ;
Leon Johnson, plant manager,
will put it on display again.
Carpenter's On Strike;
Local Projects Affected
The territory-wide carpent
ers strike has idled approxi
mately 75 carpenters in Ko
diak and on construction jobs
at Kodiak Naval Station.
An estimated 3,500 carpen
ters went on strike Monday
after a series of unsuccessful
wage negotiations between
the American Federation of
Labor Carpenters and Associ
ated General Contractors.
Tuesday, the AGC filed a
$5,000,000 lawsuit against the
international carpenters union
charging violation of contract.
Among local projects affect
ed by the strike are Kraft’s
new building at the corner of
Brooklyn ave. and Alaska
Way, the housing project in
the area behind the Baptist
Church, Navy projects at Ko
diak Naval Station and other
smaller jobs.
Anchorage and Fairbanks
were hardest hit by the strike.
Around 2,000 carpenters were
idle m Anchorage and 1,000
in Fairbanks.
Carpenters are asking for
a 41 cent an hour wage in
crease, bringing the hourly
wage to $3.56, while the con
tractors offer a 25 cent in
crease for a total of $3.39. f
In addition to the $5,000,000
suit the AGC is asking special
and continuing damages of
$123,500 for each day the
strike contintes. The AGC has
directed the suit against the
Carpenters International, all
Alaskan carpenters locals af
filiated with the Council of
Coast Guard Cowboy Shoots Up Town;
Arrested. Jailed On Two Violations
A young Coast Guardsman
shot up the town Thursday
night with a newly pur
chased .38 police special and
wound up in the clink for his
brief and dangerous celebra
tion.
Donald W. Klamrowski, 21.
of the USCG Sweetbriar pur
chased the revolver early in
the evening and then pro
ceeded to take on a cargo of
liquid refreshment.
He started in the direction
of the city dock shortly after
10 pm and began trying out
his new gun. Five reports hit]
the U. S. Deputy Marshal’s I
office in a matter ot minutes.
The City Police Depart
ment, U. S. Deputy Clarence
Dizney and members of the
Shore Patrol went to quell the
disturbance. Klamrowski ran
up to the water tank above
the city dock. When the police
car approched two bullets
Carpenters and all other busi
ness agents and secretaries of
the Aiaskan Carpenters locals
affiliate with the Alaska
Council of Carpenters.
A spokesman for the union
in Anchorage said they are
not worried over the threat of
legal action as they are en
tirely within the law.
Earlier, both parties had
signed an agreemnt to sub
mit the matter to the Wage
Stabilization Board for a de
cision on the wages.
“The boys decided not to
wait for the WSB because this
thing has been prolonged
since last November,” Peter
Kappelle, business agent for
an Anchorage local and a
member of the negotiating
committee, said.
The agreement, signed on
behalf of the carpenters by
their attorney, James E.
Swan, would have forestalled
any work stoppage while the
issue was before the board.
Locally, the strike will have
far reaching effects unless an
immediate agreement be
tween the'two parties is
reached. Construction of Jay
Wolf’s new cleaners building
and the proposed housing pro
ject in the east addition are
among some of the planned
ventures.
Laborers and cement work
ers continued to work on
Krafts building this week and
a cat and shovel excuvated for
the foundation of Wolf’s
building.
landed close by.
Lights from a Coast Guard
vessel were turned on the
area where the inebriated
gunman was hiding and the
officers went up and disarmed
him.
Klamrowski has been
charged with discharging a
firearm within a city and with
possession of a firearm while
intoxicated.
He was held in the Federal
Jail overnight and then re
leased to his commanding
officer. The date for his trial
has not been set.
V. G. Ellis of the Insurance
Department of the Bank of
Kodiak attended the Kotaiy
convention in Bellingham re
cently. The convention ende '
Tuesday. Ellis plans to re
main in Seattle for two more
weeks on business.