VOL. 18 NO. 46
KODIAK, ALASKA. NOVEMBER 17, 1956
TRICE 10 CENTS
City Council Approves
A New One-way Street
Approval of issuance ot, liquor
licenses, establishment of a one
way street, a move to take over
property of the Kodiak Icc .& Cold
Storage Company on the City
Dock, and a second reading ap
proving an t increase in utility
rates, were hmong,. the. itejns, on
the City Council a'gehcto af’theit
meeting Monday night.
Approval to the following firms
for liquor licenses were given
Aleutian Distributors, Belmont
Bar, Blinn and Nelson, Club Cas
ino, Club Unique, Dads Liquor
Store, Elks Clubs Log Cabin Liquor
Store, Mecca Bar, Mecca Liquor
Store, Tony’s Li,quor Store, Tony’s
Place, Tovyn Club, VJF.W. Club. A
transfer was approved trorn Jesse
L. and Ann N. Tucker and Haroid
and Peggy Simmons to the-latter
and Eldon Lester.
A proposal that Kraft Street be
designated a one-way street was
voted] bh favorably by the Council,
Thisiwill be on a trial basis.
Oraihance No: 207 came up for
second reading. This ordinance
provides for a 35% increase in ex
isting water rates.
The city plans to take over the
property of the Kodiak Ice & Cold
. Storage Co. A letter had been sent
local stockholders asking then
wishes in regards to the City ac
quiring the property, with a view
of seeking another company’s de
velopment of the plant. Iteplics
favoring the m#ve came ‘from six
stockholders and three opposed it.
Council members concurred in
taking action to acquire the prop
erty. The City Attorney has been
s<^ advised. ,. . ,
CITY cour^ti'BtuteFs
j George Cornelius appeared be
fore the Council and advised them
of the availability of' ro<;-c in the
Larsen’s Bay area which s suitable
for roadway and breakwater con
struction. No action was taken, tne
Mayor stating that Mr. Moats of
the Army Engineers would be con
sulted before the Council would
act.
Dr. Bob Johnson was present as
a representative of the City Tour
ist organization. He stated the or
ganization is seeking a temporary
location for a museum until such
time as a permanent one could be
acquired. His reiquest that the Citi
lease the lower corner of the Noble
proprty to the Chamber oi Com
merce for the site of a building al
ready acquired for this purpose,
was approved.
An estimate bid for the re-roof
ing of the Kodiak Health Center
building, presented by Jim Healey,
was approved.
; The City budget was presented
to the Council by the City Mana
ger for approval. It was referred
to the Finance Committee. Action
will be taken at the next meeting.
The names of the Mayor or City
Manager and City Treasurer were
authorized as signatures to the
Sales Tax Fund.
It was impossible to include the
National Guard Armory in the
forthcoming elections, the Council
was advised by the City Attorney.
The City Manager reported the
City could borrow up to $45,ooo
from th? Bank of Kodiak to con
struct the Armory. The Mayor re-r
quested the City Manager put the-;
matter 'fop the next agenda.
Permit was again approved to,
allow Max Torkelson and Glen ’
Banks to build in the annexed
W Mission R.pjfd. 'This action
f oho wed a'T^Jter from the City At
torney clarifying zoning problems
of the area.
William S. McDonald is interest!
ed .in operating the City Dock, ac
cording to a letter receded by'the
Council. Council concurred that;
the City Manager write fo? further
information.
The Council authorized Fire!
Chief George Magnusen to attend
a Fire Chief conference to be held’
at a lateif date. i
The City Manager requested ap
proval of an order to Balbca and
Wright for replacement of City
tools lost in the fire at the City's!
garage in July.
A request for the allocation of;
funds to the amount of $5C9 for
new signs was turned down So
also was a request for additions to
the p lice force. Nick Frosi was
approved as City Clerk-Treasuren
for 1956-1957. ,
ApproVal was concurred in by
the Council for the new hours dur
ing which the City Hall will bej
open.
The Council members concurred
in a vote of approval of the mari
ner in which the City crews clear
ed the streets -of snow following
the recnt snow storm.
Dr. Johnson Heads
AVAMeriibers Drive
The Alaska Visitors Association
has begun its annual membership ••
drive. Dr. Bob Johnson has been 1
appointed Chairman of the drive1
here. He will be assisted by Merrill 1
Coon and Betha Digree.
Memberships will be solicited ]
from business firms .of the City j
Individual memberships costing ]
$10.00 on up can also ba obtained. ]
It is suggested anyone wishing to ,
subscribe contact either Merrill .
Coon or Betha Digree.
For every dollar turned in, the ,
territorial government will match i
it with two more. Twenty-five per
cent of the funds sent in from Ko- |
diak will be returned to the local i
Chamber of Commerce to use as ]
they see fit.
MEMORIAL SERVICES ,
TO BE HELD SUNDAY
Memorial services will be held
in the Russian Church for the Very
Reverend Gregory Gleboff, form
er pastor of the Kodiak Russian
Church, who died at Huron, Wis- I
consin in September.
Gleboff was in his late 70’s. He ■
was Director of St. John the Bap
tist Church at the time of his deaih.
NEW CO ARRIVES
Captain Sawey arrived this week i
as commanding officer of the Alas
ka Communications System, lie re i
places Major Ross who left recent- !
ly for his new duties in Washing i
ton, D. C.
John Gibbons
New President
John Gibbons was elected pr3s>
lent of Hire Alaska Territorial Elk3
Association at’’the?’ ebtrvention' in
session1‘at1 Jtl'r*feau.’' He';suecehd.s
M.‘Ef. •' Jioriagle,: J iirtcau* attorney ;
"Ethnietf f. 'Anderson',- Lieutenant
Governor of the- State ofcWifthittg
LOii,‘ was the -principal speaker al
the convention! which ^opened
rhursday. About ■ 150 EHts wcde- In
aWehdaftee'-frahV' all parts of the
territory. Anderse#-1s a past <Tran
Exalted Ruler of the B.P.O.E. He
headed,,<the organization in .1949.
flft(5«a^,aJfto yie .Republican candi
letp^fpjv governor of .the State of
iYflgbjng&lfcid .the recent, election..
•Others: )vko: spoke,, before,
’onvention were Gov. Heintzleman,
Mayor M. L. MacSpadden of
Juneau, and Gus Gisbersf, Exalted
Ruler of j;he Juneau'Lodge.
Gibbons has been pr'rtipiAent in
be felks'bfganizatjon locally: He
has been a member since it was
First organized in 1949. He 'has
held offices most of those years,
and was Exalted Ruler here in
1955-1956; concluding hi£ terra last
April.
Kodiak Bears
l"o Anchorage
• > I tvvw.. . ■"
The Kodjflk Bears will go to Apt?
thorage -Tuesday morning, whepre
they will pi ay , the Anchorage High
school in a regular season two
jame series.. Games will-.be., played
Fuesday and Wednesday. .ft : :
This is the first time the Kodiak
team has gone to Anchorage for a
•egular game. They have played
p the tournaments held eadj .year,
"oach. Jag, Jpipyd .willvta)m. his
charges Jp .tlfp maiuJan&^-oA^
jog.:pne qf. the. bpst, teams in the
schools history. With the Baseband
«ity high schools combined lie ,w;i.s
ibLe. to select his team from a
arger enrollment,
Those making the trip will be
Job Frost, Bill Mclver, Artie Tor
'rameon, Bill McCray, Otto Mahle,
farvey Anderson, Tommy Hed
nan, Clarence Selig, Stan Corneli
is, Grant Hakenson, Jack • John
on and Roger Malutin. Jim Beaty,
nanager of the team, and Coach
loe Floyd will accompany the
earn. '
Coach Joe Floyd will also enter
he Junior Varsity in a game at
tnchorage. The high school hasket
iall season is just getting under
vay in Anchorage.
The Kodiak Bears were defeated
n their game with Administration
vhich was played Friday, Novem
>er 9. The score was 50-30.
On the same evening the Junior
/arsity played and beat the Local
t’okels. Both teams are from the
ligh school.
Wednesday evening two games
vere played. The Junior Varsity
his time lost to the Local Yokels,
!4-14. In a return game Admmi
gration again defeated the Bears
his time 42-28. Harris of the A.d
ninistration team scored 18 points.
The Bears will play Air Depart
nent on November 19, ACS on the
!6th and NavComSta on the 28th
>f this month. All games are at 8
).m. Admission is 50 and 25 cents.
Library Committee
Plans Open House
Open House is planned for Wed
nesday, November 28, at the new
Library building. Hours will be
from 7:30 p‘; m. to 9:30 p. m.
The Rotary Club, Emblem Club
and all those who assisted in equip
ping the new building are especial
ly' invited. Tea, coffee and cake
will be servedf'to.'Alii^fidie^attenii
in'g. • «,?. ,
Mrs. A. Holmes Johnson is Pres
ident of the Library Board.
Fire Destroys
Jackson House
Fire broke out in a house be
longing to T. T. Jackson, Saturday
night, and was almost completely
gutted before firemen could get it
under control.
The house was occupied by Wel
ter Wilson, who was not home at
the time. T. T. Jackson had just
started the fire shortly before, and
had gone to visit the Wes Wares
who lived nearby. In the meantime
the stove exploded, and the fire
started. Before firemen! from Ko
diak could reach the scene, the
fire had gained considerable head
way.
The house was partially covered
by insurance.
Accounting Firm
Opens Office Here
.. ,i... . ■ •
Peggy Goodrich 'bf the firm of
Goodrich and Young Alaska Book
keeping Service is opening up a
branch office; of the firqt in Ko:
diak. Their main office? is'in Sew
ard.
Miss Goodrich has been iijjA^ie
territory the past 18 year$>caiVd 1i#s
traveled over most of Alaska in
connection with her work. She set
up the books for the town of
Haines several years ago. She and
her partner, Marjery Young, have
been in Seward the past 10 years.
Along The
Waterfront
The topic of conversation among.;
boat owners, along the-waterfront
is “wind.” Boats were tied up
'Along the City float during the.
blow but considerable damage was
done just the same.
*" AlVine'hnd tSlhsou^ifoat- Works.,
.hay^.^bojuh they can
do repairing (fasTage dtjjie to boats
during the weekend blbw. The U K *
No. 2 owned by Ted Shevatine, is
in for repair caused by breaking
away.frofli her moorage and drift-*
ing. ,. ,
The same with Nick Walkoff s
Marie. The boys arc working o.O
the Seamill, owned by someone m
Seattle, and used for crabbing. It
hit a rock. Gene Irwin’s Mary Lee
drifted yup .against the sea wall
back of Kraft’s. Not too much
damage wasidone to it, but Gene's
jitney was damaged considerably.
A number of boats tied up to
the boatworks got a little too inti
mate during-the storm-. • Bill Po
land’s erdisdr cable out second best!
in. a three way encounter with the
Marathon and Tommy Gallagher’s
boat. All three were i;ed up to tht;
dock. The Marathon swaying with
the wind, punched in the stern,
causing considerable damage. Tom-:
my’s- boat- managed-1 to punch :i
large hole in the bow Tho boat
would have sunk except for the
float tanks.
Oscar Dyson’s jitney broke away
from the City flo^t, but suffered
littld dania^e. 1' ' !
Wharfinger Jack Johnson re*
ports a 22 foQt.mboaid dory—own
cr ^unknown—tied }up ,fo the
float, but is in a perpendicular
position. The boat apparently fill:
ed with water during the storm;
ah(|i ibtitt $d!r-the line holding it^
would £ink completely. Johnsob
would like the owner to claim the
boat before the line- ‘breaks He
also has found an orange colored
cat, a friendly little fellow he
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Planes, Cars Wrecked
In Weekend High Winds
Winds of a hurricane nature
blew the past week end, leaving
considerable damage in their wake.
The climax was reached about 3
a. m. Monday morning when the
velocity was clocked at approxi
mately 84 miles an hour.
Chimneys and stacks were blown
down, lumber scattered through
out the City, windows were brok
en, boats broke from their moor
ings, airplanes wrecked, and of
course an untold casualty of garb
age cans lost. Aerials and roofs
were damaged.
Two planes belonging to the Bill
Harvey Flying Service were badly
damaged. One of them was prac
tically a total wreck except for the
engines.
In the Aleutian Homes area, a
pile of plywood was scattered over
a wide area. Anything not suffici
ently tied down took off during
the gusts. A pile of lumber belong
ing to the Community Bap ist
Church was blown all over that
area, causing seme damage to
nearby dwellings.
ISoMe inkling*ef the force of the
blow may be gathered from a re
port of a KEA service meter being
dislodged from one of the project
homes. Manager of KEA, Ole Johr,
son, reports the winds kept hie
crew busy during the storm par
ticularly in caring for salt spray
damage to transformers Service
was not interupted other than the
periods needed to wash them down
and when a tree fell over some
wires.
Art Brooks of the Insurance De
partment of the Bank of Kodiak
reports an adjuster is due hen to
appraise damage to in rred prop
erty.
Other damage sustain.'1 is rt
ported elsewhere.
Winds of 60 knot velocity wen
again predicted for yeitevda'7 ailei
noon, but had not matenalizod up
to press time. Temperatures \v< rc
reported as low as 12 above Titurv
day evening, and remained near
there Friday.