rrNewi of oAmenca’s Last Frontier’
VOL 12 NO 50
KODIAK,
ALASKA FEBRUARY 28, 1953
PRICE 10 CENTS
HEINTZLEMAN APPOINTED GOVERNOR
Legislators Howl
Over Appointments
By Jim Hutcheson
AP Correspondent
A wave of criticism echoed
in corridors and hotel lobbies
*n Juneau this week from ter
ritorial legislators and others
when the appointments of
Frank Heintzleman and Waino
Henrickson as governor and
secretary of Alaska were an
Bounced.
The criticism expressed
seemed to boil down to three
main categories: 1. Some reg
ular party organization people
feel the party organization has
been lei down through the ap
pointment of a non-political
candidate; 2. some critics feel
that Heintzleman didn’t merit
the appointment because he
has been basically a govern
ment bureau man during his
career in Alaska; 3. many leg
islators from other divisions
feel they have been cheated by
the appointment of two Ju
neau men to top territorial
positions.
However, most legislators
speaking for publication in the
first day’s excitement of the
news lauded the appointments
and pledged unanimity in sup
port.
Mission Shopper
Changes Hands
The sale of the Kodiak Shop
per by Mrs. Tenora Rockney
to John and Margaret Gibbons
was announced Wednesday by
Mrs. Rockney.
The sale includes all the as
sets and equipment of the
business. The 20 year fran
chise held by Mrs. Rockney
from the city of Kodiak will
be transferred to Mr. and Mrs.
Gibbons. The city council will
be asked to approve the trans
fer of the business at the next
meeting.
“New equipment will be
added in the very near future
to take care of the increasing
load,” Gibbons said. He added
that a new bus would be or.
dered and he expected deli
very by early fall.
Mrs. Rockney has been the
•wner and operator of the
business for the past six years.
She did not reveal what her
future plans were.
Mr. and Mrs. Rockney have
lived on Mission road for seve
ral years. Rockney is employed
at Kodiak Naval Station.
The film King of the Bering
Sea was shown at the Thurs
day meeting of the Chamber
•f Commerce.
LAVA FLOWS FROM MOL NT TRIDENT
;
The above photograph shows the hot bed of lava flowing down the side of Mount Tri
dent, the eurupting volcano in the Katmai National Park. The above photo was taken last
week. The white dotted line shows the increase in the lava as witnessed by a navy patrol
plane early this week. The present flow extends about 1,500 feet down the slope, fanning out
to a width of 1,000 feet. The Navy has maintained a constant patrol over the volcanic area in
the interest of science and safety. (O.Hiial U. S. Navy photograph. Kodiak Naval Station)
Recital Given
By Students
A music recital by piano and (
accordion students of Mrs. j
Dorothy S. Anderson was J
given Sunday at the U.S.O. i
The recital began at 3 pm!
and a large crowd was in at- j
tendance.
Piano students heard were
Virginia Foster, Jeanrue Ham-j
ilton, Varya Anderson and
Anna Mae Benson. Accordion
students were Robert Croyle, !
Milton Souter, Joseph Zajac, ,
Barbara Moffit, Kenneth Ne
efkeroff and Carl Smith.
The audience was well
pleased with the musical selec- j
tions and enjoyed the after-!
noon.
The next regular meeting
of city council is Mar. 9. I
Snider Suggests
Boat Harbor
Juneau (^P)—Senator Heine
Snider introduced a memorial ^
yesterday asking Congress j
and the War Department to ■;
construct a breakwater in Ko- ;
diak harbor and that funds be
appropriated.
The senator said the break- ;
water was essential for small ,
boat protection for 400 fishing ,
boats and additional boats
used in big game hunting. He
addressed the memorial to
President Eisenhower, Secre
tary of War and Congress.
Fairbanks — Influenza hit
Little Diomede Island result
ing in six deaths and more
than 90 Eskimos ill.
Wein-Alaska Airlines is fly
ing aid to the island. .
ft FL Deck Officers
Threaten Strike
San Francisco C<P)—Ship
>wners of the Pacific Maritime
Association obtained a tempor
iry coart order Thursday
limed at halting the looming
AFL deck officers strike.
The members of the Masters
md Mates Pilots Union were
irdered out after the ship
>wners refused a 14.5 percent
wage boost.
The shipowners claim they
lave a “firm contract” until
septemoer 30, 1953. They of
fered the union a five percent
ncrease.
C. E. May, vice president
jnion, said: “no one can force
as to work for sub-standard
wages.” The court order set a
hearing for Monday.
Hendrickson Gets
Secretary Job
Washington (vT*) — Secretary
of the Interior McKay has
recommended the appointment
of B. Frank Heintzleman as
Governor of Alaska.
At tha same time he recom
mended Waino Edwin Hen
drickson of Juneau to be Sec
retary of the Territory of
Alaska.
The appointment of Heint
zleman to succeed Governor
Ernest Gruening has been pre
dicted for months. However,
at one time there were 16
candidates for the appoint
ment.
Governor Ernest Gruening
is expected to stay in office
until his term expires April 1.
| Heintzleman,s appointment
: must be confirmed by the Sen
| ate and receive the approval
of President Eisenhower.
Heintzleman has been re
gional forester for Alaska
i since February 16, 1937, and
has worked in the territory
for 25 of the last 27 years.
He started his career as as
sistant in the Williamette
(Ore.) National Forest in July
1910. He later served as forest
supervisor at Eugene, Oregon.
He became forest examiner,
a job covering timber apprai -
sals for the national forests of
Washington, Oregon and
Alaska in 1919. Heintzleman
left the forest service in
March, 1935, to serve four
months as deputy administra
tor of the NRA directing
forest conservation activities.
He has also been vice presi
dent of the Northwest Trade
Association.
I
Knudsen Buys
Kodiak Laundry
Emil Knudsen has purchased
the Kodiak Laundry from
; Floyd Johnson.
Some new equipment will be
installed and we hope to be in
operation by Wednesday,
Knudsen said. He cautioned
customers against bringing
laundry until Wednesday as
the laundry is now undergoing
remodeling and expansion.
Johnson closed his business
three weeks ago. The laundry
is located in the Brooklyn
Building next to the Kodiak
MIRROR.
“If the business warrants it
we plan to install several
washers and offer self-ser
vice,” Knudsen said. He is
owner of Knudsen’s Fountain
and has been in business heie
for over 10 years.