Chamber of Commerce Protests
Work Stoppage On New Road
The Kodiak Chamber of Com
merce has voiced a vigorous pro
test to the recent work stoppage
on the new road between Kodiak
and the Naval Station. In a letter
addressed to K. L, "Bob” Bartlett,
Chamber of Commerce President,
John Gibbons, (pointed out the
hazardous condition of the present
road, which ho said has been
worsened by blasting this summer,
and the removal of the guard rail,
liis letter in part follows:
The work stoppage at this stage
of construction places the commui
ty of Kodiak in the hazardous
position of having to use for
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another year that part of the Ab*
bejrt. Highway known, as the slide
area. Accidents from slides and
falling rocks aie common and a
situation that the people of Ko
diak, as well as the officers of the
17th Naval District and the U. S.
Naval Station at Kodiak have long
prayed for relief from
The Sub-grade of that section of
Abbert Highway has been serious
ly weakened by the removal, by
the contractors, of a vast amount
material from the toe of the slope
below the slide area, causing the
slough presently to start at the
pavement edge. In the opinion of
MAX’S DRIVE INN
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STEAKS — CHICKEN — PRAWNS
FISH & CHIPS
Orders to go
Open 7 am until 3 am
Buster & Lillian Richardson
KODIAK OIL SALES
UNION OIL PRODUCTS
Unoba . T5x Triton
Greases I O Motor Oils
UNION
Complete Petroleum Service
Marine Service Station
Airport Dealer
STOVE OIL - BURNER OIL
KEEP FULL SERVICE
PHONES
Dock & Plant 2411 Res. 3141
Leon Roach, Gloria Lane and
"Piik" Woods appearing
Fri.-Sat. nites—Sun. Afternoons
See Curley for that haircut
Liquor Store
Also We Cash Pay Checks
3101 Pboaa 3101
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those with a working knowledge of
Kodiak soil conditions this will
very likely result in slides from
under the pavement on the exist
ing road.
. The mountain above the slide
area has been greatly agitated by
blasting in the cut during the sum
mer construction, and quite reas
onably will be active during the
coming snows and winter weather,
causing closure of tho present
road and leaving Kodiak without
access to the Naval Station.
The design of the military ac
cess road will not be commented
on at this time other than to note
that the grade at each end is ex
treme to the point of being haz
ardous, and the back slopes lend
themselves to sloughing rocks.
It is well known that Kodiak has
two main industries, fishing and
commerce with the personnel of
the 17th Naval District and the U.
S. Naval Station at Kodiak. Several
thousand people, requiring a pay
roll exceeding six hundred thou
sand dollars per month, use this
nighway daily. Over 2,5Q0 of these
people reside in Kodiak and de
r- nd on this road to go and return
from work.
.The merchants of Kpdiak have
geared their merchandising meth
ods to the needs of these people,
and it is plain to see what even a
shor tclosure period of this road
would mean to local business and
ti e (privilege of trade. Add to this
the requirements of civil defense
and military security, and we have
a community in distress, and tho
Territory of Alaska will be faced
with the expenditure of emergency
funds. -v.
In sumnation, may wo suggest
that the stop order was effected
without full consideration of the
cause and effect. We aro sincere
in the opinion that Kodiak faces an
emergency of the most critical
nature, from which wo beg relief.
We request that you intercede
on our behalf with the Board of
Road Commissioners and the
officials of tho Bureau of Public
Roads, asking that they re-examine
their position and that they adopt
one of the following suggestions.
A. Proceed onergetically with
the Kodiak military access road,
bearing in mind the earliest pos
sible completion date, or
B. Haston completion to the
point that the new road can be
used in an emergency, even though
it may mean modifying the app
roach on oach end so as to allow
the use of either road.
May we close by remarking that
Kodiak has never been a "omo
thing for nothing community, nor
is it now. However with over
5,000 motor vehicles here, and so
vary few miles of road, we feel
that we are being neglected in the
Territorial road system, and earn
estly hor-a for consideration.
Sincerely,
John A. Gibbons, President
Kodiak Chamber of Commerce
Lease Approved
A lease between the City and
Frank Irick was finally approved
by council Monday. The lease is
for use of land at the old City shop
at City Dock as a salvage yard by
Irick.
The lease is for two years at a
rental of $500 a year and the pro
vision made that Irick will vacate
the site within 30 days if the city
wishes to redeem the property.
OBEY SCHOOL PATROL
The School Patrol is now in
operation, and Police Chief Vick
ery requests all motorist to heed
the Patrol. Vickery stated that all
school ground areas are posted at
15 miles per hour speed limit be
tween the hours of 8:00 am and
5:30 pm.
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ANNOUNCEMENT
Dr. Paul Jaeger will be in his
Kodiak office October 12.
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BRBG STORES
Lose pounds & pounds in two weeks
Follow the
■'Kessamin plan”
it gives plenty to eat. No loss of
nutriment. No dangerous drugs.
Easy to follow
For Sugar sweetness
use SUCARY !
Liquid or Tablets
(non Caloric)
Ask for booklet
Shop The Drug Stores
BEACHCOMBERS
Leon Roach, Gloria Lane and
“Pick” Woods
Western Music
Open Nightly Except Sunday
From Up.m
Playing all your requests
Same Fine Food
by “Legs” Legrue
and
The Same Friendly Welcome