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KODIAK. ALASh'i JUNE 30, 1956
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4th of July
Colorful I atade Looms
As Big Kickoff Event
Mountain Climb
Derby, Boat and
Horse Races Billed
The traditional celebrating of
Independence Day in Kodiak, this
year, looms as one long to be re
membered. Prospects now are for
a big parade to start off the days’
festivities—more than 18 floats
are expected to line up for the big
gest parade ever staged in Kodiak.
Eighteen organizations and firms
have indicated to the Parade Mar
shall, Pete Ramaglia, they will
have an entry in the colorful par
ade, which will be the kickoff for
a long series of events throughout
the day. Three Scout organizations,
the Girl, Boy and Cub Scouts have
signified they will have an entry.
The VFW will have two this year.
Others expected to enter are the
Beachcombers and Montmartre
combined, Kodiak Exploration,
KEA-Kodiak Telephone Company
combined, Rainbow Girls, Elks
Lodge No. 1772, W.C.T.U, Kodiak
Airways, N.A.A.C.P., the Baptist
Mission, Halferty’s Cannery, VFW
Auxiliary and “Mortgage Row.”
The parade will be lead by the
Navy Band. Various marching
units will follow. These include
the Brownies, Boy Scouts and
other children’s units, the Ameri
can Legion Auxiliary, the Fleet
Reserve and several others. The
spectators will get a preview of
the newly-made soap box racers,
for they will be in the parade, too,
complete with driver in his racing
helmet and accoutrements. It is
rumored that samples of local pro
ducts will be tossed to the specta
tors.
The major marching groups
from the Naval Station will in
clude a Color Guai'd made up of
enlisted men from the Navy, Mar
ine Corps, Coast Guard and Army
from ACS in Kodiak. Cpl. E. J.
Fogarty, Jr., from the Marine Bar
racks will carry the United States
Flag. A drill platoon from the
Marine Barracks will march in the
parade.
1st prize for the winning float
will be $50. Second and third
prize in that order are $25 and $15.
A first and second prize is be
ing offered to the following en
tries, according to Ramaglia: Bike
and Trike entry, original cos
tumes,, original entry, colorful
entry, comical entry and the child
ren’s marching units.
The parade route, published
elsewhere in the Mirror, will be
as follows. All units will assemble
at Brooklyn Avenue North at
Thorsheim Street at 9 o'clock. At
10 a. m. the parade will proceed
south to Kodiak’s main drag, Alas
ka Way, turn left and move along
to Mill Bay Road, turn left again
to Main Street, thence along Main
Street. The reviewing stand will
be set up in front of the USO,
where City officials and dignitaries
will view the parade. The parade
will continue on to Mission Road,
and proceed up that street to
Kashevaroff Street, passing the
Catholic Church, Kodiak Christian
Center and Union Hall, thence to
MH1 Bay Road, where it will turn
left and proceed to the flagpole
on the old Kodiak High School
grounds.
Lt. Comdr. Kenneth L. Cox,
Maintenance Officer for GCA at
the U. S. Naval Base, will deliver
the main address at the Kodiak
Fourth of July celebration this
year.
The speech will be given at 10:30
a. m. on the school grounds follow
ing the Flag Raising Ceremony.
Following the Flag Raising
Ceremony and opening prayer by
Chief C. W. Lavine, Mayor Ole
Johnson will then offer a speech
of welcome and introduce Lt.
Comdr. Cox for the main address
of the day.
Following the flag-raising cere
monies, the eagerly awaited child
ren’s races will be run off on Mar
ine Way. The races are expected
to start at 11 a. m. and continue
for an hour. Prizes are being offer
ed for all these events.
12 noon, the combined marathon
and mountain climb up Pillar
Mountain will begin. The first
group are the 16 years old and
under. Following them, entrants
17 years and over will compete.
Each must reach the top, receive
a colored ribbon and return to the
starting point at Berts Drug Store.
Prizes for this event are being
furnished by Special Services on
the Naval Station. Some keen riv
alry is expected.
Bicycle races are scheduled for
the Boys and Girls at 12:30.
The long heralded Soap Bex
I}erby is the next event, and will
commence at 1 p.m. More than 25
racers are entered for this event.
It is expected to run a full hour
Competing racers are sponsored
by local firms and organizations,
as well as representing clubs on
the Naval Station.
A pie eating contest, an egg
throwing contest are the next in
order. These events will take place
in front of the USO. At 3:30 ice
cVeam will be given out to the
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Dedication Set
For NevvSchool
The new Kodiak High School
will be dedicated September 9,
according to an announcement
made at the Chamber of Com
merce Thursday, by Dr. A Holmes
Johnson, Chairman of the Kodiak
Independent School Board.
A program will be presented
and visitors shown through the
buildings. Further details will be
announced at a later date.
Lammes To Leave
For Anchorage
Bill Lamme, newly elected Pres
ident of the Rotary Club, and his
wife Lillian will go to Anchorage
next Tuesday.
Lamme will represent the local
Rotarians at a meeting honoring
the President of Rotary Interna
tional, Gian Paola Lang, who is
making a tour of Alaska.
The Lammes expect to return
Thursday.
Lang was elected to head Rotary
at the recent convention of that
group held in Philadelphia. He
will take office July 1.
Elks Make Way
For New Lodge
First steps were taken in break
ing ground for the new Elks
Lodge, when the old Mahle home
on Marine Way was pulled on to
the reef and burned yesterday
morning.
This old Kodiak landmark, which
was built of logs and heavy tim
bers, was on the property purchas
ed from the Mahle estate last year.
Construction will begin this sum
mer on the new Lodge home, dor
gen Fredrickson is Chairman of
the Building Committee. This
committee has recommended an
assessment of $10 to be added to
the yearly dues, effective April 1
1957. The money will be used to
retire bonds the Lodge plans to
issue to defray the cost of build
ing. Members are being notified
of the action, and will vote on the
issue at the September 14 meeting.
The Lodge will hold one more
meeting, which will be on Friday,
July 13, before adjourning for the
summer recess.
C. of C. Group
Has New President
Jack Hinckel was presented the
gavel of office by retiring Cham
ber of Commerce president Mer
rill Coon, at the regular meeting
of that group last Thursday,
Coon thanked the members for
their cooperation the past year.
Hinckel in turn complimented the
outgoing president on ftis work for
the City, especially on the Small
Boat Harbor project. In connection
with the latter Merrill Coon stated
Dick Berg had been especially
helpful.
Coon further suggested the City
Council attempt to get the sales
tax into effect as soon as possible
so that funds for the small boat
harbor can begin accumulating.
He stated it may be necessary to
send a representative to Washing
ton, D. C., in October, and it is
vital that Kodiak show funds are
being collected.
Dr. Bob Johnson reported that
all the July 4th plans have been
made and all is going smoothly.
Fourth of July programs will be
distributed to places of business
around town, according to an an
nouncement at the meeting. They
will also be distributed by boys
in the streets on the 4th.
Dr. Bob Johnson was appointed
to head a committee to formulate
a program for the group at their
meetings.
Dr. A. Holmes Johnson and Dr.
Bob Johnson were appointed to
temporarily flead the Tourists
Committee to work in conjunction
with the Historical Society in
marking local historical sites. O.A.
Torgerson, local representative of
AVA distributed brochures entit
led “Discover Alaska.” These are
given to all visitors to the terri
tory.
Two guests, Walter L. Pender
grass and Bill Muegge were pre
sent. Twenty-eight members were
in attendance.
less Ballard
New Rental Agent
Jesse Ballard has been appoint
ed to the position as rental agent
for the Aleutian Homes He re
places Oscar Hansen, who resign
ed recently.
Ballard is presently employed at
D & A. He will take over his new
duties July 15, when the Hansens
expect to leave for the States.
Work Progressing on New Playground
The leveling off of ground for
the new playground at 6th and
Mill Bay Road is moving at a rapid
pace. Four cats, operated by vol
unteer labor, worked most of Tues
day, and other times during short
intervals, to push down the earth.
A naming contest has been launch
ed for the naming of the field.
Work in earnest on this worth
while project, which is being en
gineered and carried to comple
tion by Paul Stover, in charge of
Alaska Road Commission opera
tions in this area, when the ACS
gave the City a lease on the prop
erty. It will supply a long felt
need in the community, since the
the only other ground available
in Kodiak is at the old high school.
A ball field is planned, mainly
for soft ball, and it is hoped to
have it ready for this season’s
play. Eventually, it is hoped to put
in tennis courts and other facili
ties in the same area. The work is
being done by volunteer labor. The
Mirror is planning to print pic
tures of the work in progress of
development next week.
As means of furthering interest
in the project, the Mirror takes
pleasure this week in offering a
prize of $25 for the winning name
submitted for the new playground.
An entry blank will be published
in next v/eeks issue of the Mirror.
You can submit as many names as
you wish, but each must be ac
companied by $1.00. The money so
raised will be used for the pur
chase of needed equipment and
supplies for the new field. None
of it will be used for prize money.
Further information and closing
date will be announced later.
Along The
V/aterfront
Closure of the fishing seaso*
still remaining in effect, has slow
ed boating traffic. A few boat* ,
are moving in and out of port, tjwjt
local canneries are almost ,^t i
standstill, with thq exception, of
preparing for the coming hump.y
season. j
The main activity down at the
City dock is the repairing of the
decking adjacent to the Island Sea
foods and King Crab canneries.
Stringers are being roplrce-i whew*
needed and new decking added. |
Jack Johnson expects the Lor*
dor in on the 3rd of July and the
Coastal Rambler shortly after!
Clarence King, agent for the Alas;
ka Steamship Company, says it js
hoped to get her unloaded before
the holiday. He also announces the
company office will be located cm
Main street level in the space
formerly occupied by the Junior
Miss Shop. He said he hopes tw
have “open house” in the new lo
cation July 4.
Alvine and Gibsons report the
CAA boat, the Civair, has beea
repaired. She has been seen steam
ing out the channel on her regu
lar runs to Woody Island. The
men are still working on the Shu
yak, owned by Bob Von Sheeie,
and also Pete Olsen’s boat. Tint
Prospector was in for repairs anA
is now finished. The Fadaoff
brothers are going to fish with lit
this year. Johnny KatelnikofPs
Sea Mount is in for repairs. Rel*
tives of the owner are running jil
The Westward developed engine
trouble and was towed in. Her
engine was repaired by Alvine anti
Gibsons while tied up at the D &.
A dock.
The humpies are in for it thus,
year. We just had a quick look st
a jitney being built by the Sears
brothers, Leo and Ray, who left
the sunny clime of California lt>
do a spot of fishing this year. It
is a 31’ craft with a 13' beam. The
boys have cut a hole in the bot
tom, which Leo says is a safety
hatch in case the boat turns ower.
Launching ceremonies will take
place shortly, when the work shop
wall will have to be taken out.
The Sears, including Ray’s son, AL
len, will team up with Bill Poland
for the humpy run this year. .
The 150 Freezer ship, the K-'i,
has been in since Wednesday. Sbe
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Applicant Is
Offered Job
The position of City Clerk ha*
been offered to Nick Frost, a De
troit, Michigan applicant.
Frost stated in his application
he was not avalable until Septem
ber. The City Manager wired him
offering the job on an “available
at once” basis. Word is expected
almost momentarily.
H. F. Trivette, Juneau applicant,
turned down the position, after
negotiations were renewed, follow
ing his first refusal.