VOL. 18 NO. 30
KODIAK, ALASKA, JULY 26, 1958
PRICE 10 CENTS
Radinsky Elected
Speakers Denounc
The revitalized Democratic Club
elected Jules Radinsky as its
president at an organizational
meeting Tuesday evening at the
Montmartre. He won over Pete
Deveau, the other nominee for
the office.
The meeting was sparked by
speeches calling for Democratic
loyalty and a denunciation of Mike
.Stepovich’s record as a senator in
the territorial government. The
candidacy of Pete Deveau for a
seat in the new state legislature
was announced.
Other officers elected included
Mil Vokacek as vice-president;
Mrs. Frank Irick as secretary and
Dorothy Haag as treasurer. James
Bennett, who was tied with Mrs.
Irick for the office of secretary,
will act as assistant secretory fol
lowing his withdrawal in favor of
Mrs. Irick.
In a vigorously delivered speech
of a partisan nature, the new
president emphasized the need for
members of the party to think in
party terms. “Only by believing
in the concepts of the Democratic
party and its leaders, can we
achieve victory in the coming elec
tions. The Democratic party is to
have a big part in the shaping of
the destinies of this great state.
It is a difficult task that lies
ahead, because it is to be done
for the first time, insofar as Alas
Hinckels Return
From Motor Trip
Jack and Justine Hinckel return
ed last week from a trip through
out the United States in which
they covered more than .14,000
miles from the Pacific coast to the
Atlantic.
Highlights of the trip, of course,
was in Washington,, D. C., when
the Hinckels were present during
the passage of the Alaska state
hood bill by the Senate. Jack was
one of the signers of the Alaska
constitution, and followed closely
the fate of the bill. He stated the
senators rose from their seats and
clapped following announcement
of the bill’s passage. The same
thing happened in the House
when the announcement was made
that the House-sponsored bill had
passed without amendment.
The Hinckels drove through
many states, including California,
New Mexico, Mississippi, Louisi
ana, Florida, the New England
states, Pennsylvania and visited
relatives of Mrs. Hinckel in South
ern Illinois. They visited Yellow
stone Park and Tucson, Arizona.
They had nothing but praise for
air-conditioner installed in their
car, which made the trip very
pleasant during some of the hot
weather. “We especially appreci
ated it one time when the temp
erature rose to 112.
Jack Hinckel is the Union Oil
consignee here.
Head of Demos;
e Gov. Stepovich
ka is concerned.” Radinsky de
nounced middle-of-road political
thinking. ‘‘By taking a stand, we
reach political maturity,” he said.
He called on all those present to
join the party’s efforts in the
coming election. “We are out to
put a Democrat into every office
in the new state,” he stated.
Pete Deveau, former vice-presi
dent of the club, announced his
candidacy in the forthcoming elec
tions as a representative in the
new state legislature. He stated
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Lowell Thomas, Jr.
Here on Brief Visit
Lowell Thomas, Jr., world tra
veler, who is in Alaska shooting
scenes for a future travelogue,
arrived in Kodiak late yesterday
afternoon to visit Jack McCord,
an old friend,, and to arrange for
the filming of Kodiak activities
at a later date.
He was a guest of McCord at a
dinner at the Town Club. Among
those attending were Dr. and Mrs
Bob Johnson, William and Lillian
Lamme and John and Marjorie
Gibbons.
Thomas’ crew is at present film
ing a walrus hunt.
Benny Benson is seen after he autographed a large star of Adm.
A. Me Kechnie. Both were in attendance at the dinner of Del. E. L.
(Bob) Bartlett held at the Elks Club last Wednesday.
Hinckel and Worth FiSe for Office;
Meeting Scheduled for Tonight
Two Republicans have announc
ed their candidacy for office in
the forthoming state elections.
Jack Hi nek el, a staunch Republi
can and a delegate to the Consti
tutional Convention, announced
his candidacy for a Senate seat
following a conference with Re
publican party leaders in Anchor
age. The other candidate who al
ready has filed is Bill Worth. He
seeks a seat in the House of Rep
resentatives.
Closing date for filing is Mon
day, July 28. Filing forms must be
in the hands of the clerk of the
Third Judicial Division Court by
that date. It is not known if the
office will be open beyond the
Stepovich Silent
On Future Plans
JUNEAU Iff) — Gov. Stepovich
gave no immediate indication of
his political plans after returning
from a two-day session with Re
publican party leaders at Anchor
age.
An unconfirmed report from
Anchorage earlier said Stepovich
would resign his appointive post
and be a Republican candidate for
the ,U. S. senate pending state elec
tions. It appeared likely he would
make an announcement today.
regular time lor receiving appli
cations.
A meeting is being called for
all Republicans in this area to
meet at the home of Jack Hinckel,
tonight at 8 o’clock. This will be
the last opportunity, according to
Hinckel, to discuss possible can
didates for office in the coming
election.
Extend Payments
To Jobless Vets
JUNEAU (J*>—Unemployed vet
erans and federal civilian work
ers without jobs in Alaska after
August 3, will be able to obtain
additional temporary unemploy
ment compensation, the Employ
ment Security Commission stated.
Extended benefits, under the
federal program, will go only to
eligible workers who have ex
hausted normal benefits. Extend
ed benefits in Alaska will be paid
only to veterans and federal work
ers, and the entire cost will be
paid by the U. S. Labor Depart
ment.
Workers covered only under the
Alaska Employment Security act
will not be eligible to the extend
ed benefits, even though the pro
gram will be administered locally
by the ESC. Added benefits will
go generally to workers who
have drawn 26 weeks jobless pay.
New Cannery Here
To Open This Fall
Announcement was > made this
week of the merging of canning
interests in the forming of a new
cannery here. It will be a com
bined operation of the Kadiak
Fisheries, the San Juan Fishing
& Packing Company and Walt
Muller. Only king crab will be
canned.
Chuck Turner and Chet Hurst,
both of whom are connected with
the two canneries, were in town
this week and conferred with
Muller. Installing equipment and
readying the plant for operation
later will begin following the cur
rent fishing season.
Halves and one-pound size cans
will be processed besides freez
ing. The venture was started to
provide a market for local boats
who engage in crab fishing follow
ing the fishing season.
It is estimated the new cannery
will furnish work for about 60
people.
Armory Architect
Inspects Project
Linn Forrest, architect on the
National Guard armory now un
der construction here, was a visi
tor earlier this week.
Forrest is from Juneau. He
made an inspection of the project,
and conferred with Homer Shoe
smith, general superintendent of
construction for McGillivry Bros.,
contractors for the job.
Conduct Research
Here This Summer
JUNEAU UH — Dr. William R.
Meehan of Buffalo, N. Y. has been
named head of the red salmon re
search of the Department of Fish
and Game.
Dr. Meehan will work this sum
mer at the department’s Kitoi re
search station near Kodiak. His
headquarters will be in Juneau.
Along The
Waterfront
Crying towels—big ones—are
order this week among the fishing
fraternity. This week was looked
ujaon as the week that tells the
tale,, and a sorry tale it tells.
Boats in the larger producing
area, Karluk, are reported catch
ing loads of about 2500 with most
of them i00 to 600. In other area^
fishing is not good. Chuck Coir
nelley, FWS representative here,
paints the picture in two words.
?4very poor.” If this keeps up, th*
Texan who said Alaskans are th*
biggest eaters' of beans, will prob
ably be right.
• 40,000, cases were put last week,
which, is about the same as a year
ago. King Crab, Inc. and Halfertys
both are not overburdened with
fish. The latter is canning surplus
fish caught in the Cordova area,
which is having a good year.
Not much doing at the city dock
these days. Cases of fish are be
ing stored for shipment at a fu
ture date. The Tatalina will be in
about Wednesday.... Rumor has
it that she will carry the first load;
of tungsten from this area, from
the Kodiak Exploration Company
There is considerable mOve
ment among FWS officials and
personnel, and other connected
with the fisheries. Roy Lindsley
is expected in Kodiak today. He
is a former agent of the FWS
here and is now regional manager
Last week a biologist from Japan
was here. He was Tomara Matsiv
shita and his job is comparable' t*?
agent of the FWS. He is on a rur
vey trip and is now in Juneau.
Harry Reitze, FWS staff co-ord
inator from Juneau, was in. Ji b»u
Hoges, chief of Alaska Commer
cial Fisheries, was here for rev
eral days. He is from Washing
ton, D. C. Carl Lagler, a fishe’iej
biologist, is expected in today oi
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Exhibition of Paintings Planned
For Well-Known Alaskan Artist
An exhibition ana sale is Demg
sponsored by the local Business
and Professional Women’s Club
for Alaskan artist Jeanne Laur
ence who has returned to Kodiak
on another visit to paint and take
orders for her projected Alaska
wildflower book.
The combined exhibition and re
ception honoring Mrs. Laurence
will be held at the Bank of Kodiak,
Mrs. Mary Sorum, BPW president
announced yesterday,, on Wednes
day, July 30, from 7 p.m. to 9:30
p.m. Refreshments will be served.
Everyone is invited to attend.
Those in charge include Dorothy
Haag, Fostina Johnson, Irene Law
head, Dorothy Moletti and Antjie
Huer, with Muriel Valen being
in charge of the guest book.
Many local residents will be fa
miliar with Mrs. Laurence’s flow
er book from viewing the sample
she showed on a previous visit. The
flower paintings represent years
ox a jaoor oi iuve m miming
reproductions of wildflowers
many areas of Alaska. The book
is to be printed in full color is
Hawaii and because of its sc< pt
and the painstaking color work
will represent a very large cash
investment.
To finance the book, Mrs. Laur
ence is taking advance orders for
it at $15 a copy. Arrangements
can also be made to invest $i00
units on a loan basis to be paid
back with interest after the book
is published and sold. Friends and
critics familiar with the project
predict the book will become *
beautiful collector’s item.
Mrs. Laurence, who is the wr
dow of the famed Alaskan artist
Sidney Laurence, recently returned
from a visit to her home in France
and has just visited several south
eastern Alaskan communities on &
successful promotion trip. She is:
staying in Kodiak with Mrs. Mar
garet Lightfoot.