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VOL 12 NO 16
KODIAK. ALASKA JUNE 21 1952
PRICE 10 CENTS
Clinic For Children
Set For Wednesday
An orthopedic and crippled
children’s clinic will be con
ducted by Dr. Phillip H.
Moore at the Kodiak Health
Center, Wednesday, starting
at 1 pm.
Parents of children and
others with possible ortho
pedic conditions who would
tike to see Dr. Moore are re
quested to contact Miss Vir
ginia McMullen, public health
nurse, prior to the clinic. She
may be contacted at the health
center telephone 3644.
Hours for calling Miss Mc
Mullen have been set for
Saturday, June 21, between
9am and 12 noon; Monday.
June 23, between 8:30 am to
12 noon and 4 to 5 pm.
Persons may also call the
nurse on Tuesday, June 24,
between 8:30 and 9:30 am and
4 to 5 pm; Wednesday, June
25* from 8:30 am to 12 noon.
Dr. Moore is interested in
seeing individ uals with any of
the following crippling condi
tions: infections of bones and
joints; congential deformities
as clubfoot, absence of bone,
etc.; deformities due to in
jury of nerve, bone, joint,
tendon or complicated frac
tnres; residuals of polio
melitis.
Anyone with these condi
tions are also urged to call:
scars due to injury or burns;
posture defects; cerebal palsy
(spastic) or suspicious symp
toms which might indicate an
orthopedic problem.
Dr. Moore is orthopedic
surgeon for the Territory of
Alaska and consultant in or
thopedic surgery for the A.
laska Native Service. He is in
Kodiak on a two week tour of
active duty with the Navy.
Marshal Seizes
Four “Bandits”
Four “one-armed bandits”
■were taken into custody at
€hignik last week by U. S.
Deputy Clarence Dizney.
Marshal Dizney went to
Chignik to serve a civil writ.
While there he also investi
gated a larceny case. He found
the slot machines being used |
in a pool hall and a sandwich j
shop.
Mrs. John Gibbons is man
aging the Mar’Lou Dress
Shop while Miss Marvis
Heard is in the states on busi
ness.
Miss Patty Jo Spencer,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H.
E. Spencer, celebrated her
second birthday Tuesday by
giving a party for her friends. J
ADF Project Model
On Display
A miniature replica of the
Paul’s Basin Project on Afog
ank Island is on display this
week at Knudsens.
The project now under con
struction is a series of “sal
mon ladders” that will permit
returning red salmon to by
pass several falls and reach
an upper lake for spawning.
The miniature was made by
Detrick Cooter, Alaska De
partment of Fisheries engi
neer. The model is constructed
to give a person a picture of
the present conditions at the
falls and by removing several
small pieces the complete pro
ject may be visualized.
A construction company
from Juneau is now at the site
constructing the ladders.
Clint Stockley, fisheries bio
logist, has been conducting a
series of experiments in
“seeding” the barren lakes
above the falls with red sal
mon eggs.
The construction project is
due to be completed late this
summer.
Late Bulletins
By Associated Press
New York (-£*) — Senator
Taft went on the radio and
television Thursday night with
his “answer to Abilene,”
broadcast aimed specifically at
expressing his stand as op
posed to Eisenhower.
He read a prepared speech
saying he opposed the me-too
philosophy expressed by Ike.
He represented himself as
standing for immediate
abolishment of price controls,
the end to the draft and a re
pudiation of the Truman-Ache
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Washington (£*)— President
Truman said no president can
cut taxes 15%. He said taxes
should go up instead of down
because of the federal de
ficit.
News observers said it was
the president’s way of throw
ing a political punch at Gene
ral Eisenhower and particular
ly at Senator Taft. Taft made
a flat promise earlier that
taxes would be cut 15% if he
got into the White House.
Eisenhower has said that
taxes can be reduced.
A deed from H. E. Mac
Donald to Fred Helseth for
lot 15, \plock 7 of the Leite
Addition was recorded with
the U. S. Commissioner.
Aleutian Homes
Builds Trial House
Three houses, constructed
on the basis exactly as if they
were located in Kodiak, are
being prepared by the Aleu
tian Homes, Inc., in Portland,
Oregon.
The Carlton Lumber Co.,
Portland, is manufacturing
the pre-fabricated panels for
the structures. The houses
will be constructed under the
supervision of the Federal
Housing Authority with the
purpose of ironing out “bugs”
before the construction pro
gram begins in Kodiak.
A copy of a report on the
housing project in the east
addition was sent the council
by Mayor Lee C. Bettinger
who is now in Washington,
D. C. Bettinger received the
orginal report from the Brice
Mortage Company of Portland
who is financing the project
for Aleutian Homes, Inc.
According to the letter, com
mitments have been obtained
from the F. H. A. for 344
houses in the proposed sub
division. The sponsor (Aleu
tian Homes) recently pur
chased from the A. H. A. the
45 acres comprising the tract
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A representative of the
sponsor is due in Kodiak soon
to purchase the ‘ ‘16 odd par
cels of property” owned by
private parties in the tract
and to institute the proper
actions to cause the vacating
of the existing plat, the dedi
cation of a new grid system
of streets, the letter said.
The letter stated:‘‘the spon
sor has invested in excess of
$100,000 cash to date, show
ing his good faith in this hous
ing program.”
George F. Brice, Jr., presi
dent of the mortage company,
wrote the letter to Bettinger.
New License
Sale Monday
Hunting and fishing licenses
for the 1952-53 year will go on
sale Monday, Russell Hoff
man, U‘ S. Fish and Wildlife
agent, announced Thursday.
The licenses may be ob
tained at the FWS office on
Mission Road, the City Clerk’s
office or at the pass office at
Kodiak Naval Station.
Miss Gail Rockney, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Tommy
Rockney, entertained several
friends Thursday with her
first birthday party.
William Stone, superinten
dent of the Kodiak Baptist
Mission, was confined to the
hospital for several days this
week.
Strike Talks Underway
Kraft Gets Relief Boat
Hollywood Troupe
Due Monday
A Hollywood cast which is
making stage presentations
throughout the Alaskan Mili
tary Theatre in conjunction
with the world premiere of the
motion picture, World In His
Arms, will beatKNS Monday.
Heading the group will be
Ann Blyth, leading feminine
star of the picture. The film is
based on a story by Rex
Beach about the early sealing
lays in Alaska.
Two shows for military per
sonnel have been scheduled
for the evening.
The members of the pre
miere group are expected to
arrive at the Naval Station
Monday morning. They will
spend the afternoon touring
the station and Town of Ko
diak.
The stage show will be
given at the same time the
movie is shown at all the
clubs on the base.
Local Salmon
Run Light
Commercial salmon fishing
in Kodiak Island districts and
the Chignik district was des
cribed as poor this week by
Roy Lindsley, U. S. Fish and
Wildlife Service agent.
The run is so light in the
Red River district that a
closure will definitely be put
into effect soon. The Karluk
run of salmon is below aver
age for this time of year,
Lindsley said.
Fishing at Chignik was des
cribed as “slow and not up to
expectations.”
The commercial fishing sea
son for this area opened for
the 1952 season at 6 am Mon
day. Many Kodiak fishermen
have not engaged in saimon
fishing this year.
Earlier, one of the heaviest
runs of red salmon since 1924
was reported at Cordova. The
Halferty cannery at Cordova
put up a record pack.
Two Kodiak Island fisher
mein were apprehended by F
WS enforcement agents Wed
nesday while fishing * in the
mouth of a stream in Ugak
Bay.
Raymond Kelley, skipper of
Kadiak Fisheries boat no. 125
pled guilty before the U. S.
Commissioner yesterday morn
ing and received a fine of
$250. John Nekeroff, fisher
man aboard the boat, received
a $200 fine:
San Francisco (£0— Union
and management negotiators
met this week in their first
joint session aimed at ending
the four-week old AFL Sailors'
Union of the Pacific strike.
The strike has crippled
shipping along the entire
Pacific Coast and has created
shortages of food and building
supplies for defense work.
Seattle—Maxie Weisbarth.,
SUP Seattle port agent,' em -
phasized that in clearing ar.
special barge service for
south-eastern Alaska he way
not giving a blanket clearance,
He said the union will have to
j give clearance for each separ
ate barge.
He further said that the
barges may only carry essen
tia! supplies such as foodstuff
and building materials needed
by contractors. The striking
SUP and Alaska Freight
Lines, Inc. are arranging the
service.
Kodiak—Kodiak lesidents
were eating potatoes again >
this week after several
j “potato-less” days because of
uit; s trine.
j The Alert, Grimes Packing
Co. vessel, arrived in port
Tuesday with frozen meat,
groceries and produce for
Kraft’s Grocery Departments
The boat was chartered by
Ben Kraft. The trip from Se
attle to Kodiak was made in
six days, Kraft said.
The Denali which was sche
duled to sail on June 18 for A
laska was cancelled. Earlier,
it was announced that it had:
not been cancelled.
The S. S. Charles Crocker,
Coastwise Lines freighter,
sailed June 17 for Seward,
Valdez, Whittier, Anchorage
and Kodiak. However it only
carried 47 tons for Kodiak.
The Seattle-Tacoma Lifeline
Committee said more chan
1,300 passenger ship cancella
tions have resulted from the
strike The Denali had 165
passages booked for the June
18 sailing.
Mayor Beltinger Plans*
To Return
Mayor Lee C. Bettinger is
expected to return to Kodiak
Monday after spending the
past six months in Washing
ton, D. C. and other stateside;
cities.
While in Washington he
testified before a senate com
mittee regarding increasing
the federal appropriations for
Alaska Public Works and
worked on receiving approval
of the housing project in the
east addition.