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"News of cAmenca s Last Frontier’
VOL 12 NO 40
KODIAK, ALASKA DECEMBER 6, 1952
PRICE 10 CENTS
Eisenhower Completes
Korean Trip Safely
oeuui )—general uwigni
Eisenhower took a look at the
Korean War situation for
three days the oast week. He
departed Korea yesterday for
the United States.
The general inspected com
bat units near the front.
Shortly before his departure
he held a meeting with Presi
dent Synghm Rhee somewhere
In South Korea.
The President-elect left
New York by plane in the pre
dawn hours last Saturday, ar
riving in Korea via Honolulu
Tuesday night. The flight was
a tightly guarded secret.
Eisenhower told a news con
ference prior to leaving Korea,
*‘we came over here to learn.
We have no panaceas, no
trick ways for settling any
problem.” He strongly indi
cated the solution to the
Korean conflict does not lie in
spreading the war to attack
Red China, adding: ‘‘there are
many limitations on war of
this kind, but this is certain,
much can be done, in my
opinion, to improve our posi
tion—much will be done.”
Kodiak Liquor Doalors
Hold Mooting
The Kodiak lipuor dealers
held a meeting yesterday
afternoon to discuss the pro*
posed new liquor ordinance
which was introduced at the
council meeting.
The ordinance was prepared
hyPaul Duple r, city attorney.
Several liquor dealers have
expressed dissatisfaction with
parts of the ordinance.
Tim Spills Ono
A hearing for Tim Gilmore
bartender on charges of sell
ing intoxicating liquor to a
minor was scheduled for 3 pm
yesterday before City Magist
rate Robert Hedloff.
Gilmore was arrested by
Patrolman Clifford Mowry.
Bob McDonald plans to leave
this week for Honolulu. He
will fly to Seattle and from
there go by United or North
west Airlines to the Islands.
He plans to spend the win
ter there with Mrs. McDonald
and his child and return to
Kodiak this spring. Mrs. Mc
Donald flew to the islands
earlier this year.
The Kodiak Grandmother’s
Club will hold a. bake sale
Saturday, December 23 in
Kraft’s super msrket. The sale
will begin at 10:30 am and will
feature holiday items. .
Ambulance Drive
Gets Started
Katmai Post 7056 has ap
pealed to all organizations to
lend a “helping hand” to the
drive to provide the City of
Kodiak with an ambulance.
A letter directed to every
social, civic and fraternal or
ganization in town has been
mailed by George Sonntag,
chairman of the VFW Ambu
lance Committee.
Sonntag asked the support
of the various organizations
and explained that $3,500 is
needed to purchase an ambu
lance, fully equipped.
Earlier, Sonntag told the
City Council of the VFW plans
to purchase the ambulance.
ACS Offers
Holiday Calls
By Appointment
Captain Warren Strang,
ACS officer-in*charge, has an
nounced that reservations on
telephone ealls for Christmas
and New year are now being
accepted at the ACS office
“Kodiak circuit time is limi
ted, therefore, if you are plan
ning on calling during the holi
days you should make your re
servation now, ” Capt. Strang
said.
KNS Paving Stops
Because Of Weather
Paving operations on Kodiak
Naval Station have been post
poned until spring because of
excessive rain and freezing
conditions.
Approximately 32,000
square yards of the 40,000
goal were completed before
weather halted the operations,
CDR. T. F. Donlon, Naval
Station Public Works Officer,
said.
Areas which were paved in
clude the Administration
Building past the Fire Station
to the intersection at Sixth
Street and from the Fire Sta
tion to the Film Exchange,
the Supply Building area, E
street on Civilian Hill, rnd in
the Infirmary-Little Red
School House and BOY area.
John Morton, Shupp Chase
and Tolbert employee, planned
to leave this week for Missouri.
He expects to be gone this
winter and return to Kodiak
in the spring.
The Kodiak Republican
Committee held a meeting
Tuesday night.
Alaska Flag
Designer Honored
A move to honor Ben Ben
son, designer of Alaska’s flag,
“while he’s alive and can
appreciate it”, has been star
ted by the Kodiak BPW which
hopes to snowball the idea in
to a territory-wide affair.
Benson, 39, has lived in Ko
diak since 1949, and works for
Bob Hall Air Service. He has
two daughters, age 12 and 14.
Benson designed the Alask
an flag when he was a boy of
12, in the Jesse Lee home in
Seward.
Mrs. George Segner is the
originator of the idea to do
something for Benson, and
her plan, adopted by the BPW,
is to build him a completely
furnished home in Kodiak.
The BPW is contracting
sister groups throughout the
territory and hopes that they
in turn will promote the pro
ject in their cities so that the
honoring of the flag designer
can really be an Alaska pro
ject.
Kodiak merchants have al
ready been approached and
have indicated their willing
ness to cooperate, Mrs. Seg ■
ner said yesterday. Other lo
cal organizations will also be:
asked to help, she added.
Mrs. Segner said the cost of
the house would probably run
around $20,000
Benson is presently presi
dent of the Kodiak Carpen
ters’ Local. He is also study
ing for a airplane mec
hanic’s license. As a young
man he took a course in diesel
engineering, given as a re
ward for designing the ter
ritorial flag.
OPS Lifts Controls
On Some Items
JUNEAU—Price controls
on bottled soft drinks were
suspended this week by the
Office of Price Stabilization, j
The suspension is effective at |
all levels of distribution.
The action is in line with
agency of relaxing controls
wherever possible, consistent
with the purpose of the De
fense Production Act.
The OPS explained that a
majority of all soft drinks are ■
now selling below ceilings.
The suspension does not,
however, apply to drinks by
the glass in restaurants, foun
tains, bars or other similar
places the OPS said.
These establishments oper
ate under Ceiling Price Reg
ulation 120 and sales of un
bottled drinks will continue to
be governed by that regula
tion.
Buy Christmas Seals
Local Republicans Select
Candidates For Governor
Late Bulletins
By Associated Press
Seattle (A3) — Waterfront
employees filed a court suit
Thursday in an effort to halt
picketing in the longshore for
man’s dispute which has tied
up the port for nearly a
month.
A hearing on the case has
been set for 9 am Monday.
Both unions have been named
in the complaint and include
the AFL International Long
shoremens Association and the
Independent Ship and Dock!
Foremen’s Union which broke'
off from it, starting the pre-1
sent dispute.
Ten Alaskan Cities have ap- j
proved the Juneau Chamber
of Commerce proposal to help
support such court action.
Atlantic City (A3)-Walter P. j
Reuther was named this week J
as the new president of the
CIO. He succeeds the late
Phillip Murray.
The 42-year chief of the
auto workers union was elec
ted as the labor group ended
its annual convention.
l^ew York (A1) —United Na
tions sources reported Thurs
day that nine Americans have
been fired by Secretary
General Trygve Lie. Nine
others are expected to be dis
missed today.
All the employees have re
fused to answer questions
about alleged subversive acti
vities.
Anchorage (A>)-JA 12-man
party set up a camp at the
5,500 foot level on Surprise
Glacier on Mt. Gannett as a
staging point in efforts to re
cover the bodies of 52 persons
killed when a C-124 crashed.
Alaska Command officials
say camp is about eight miles
from the wreckage over a
treacherous route across the
glacier. There was no indica
tion when the crew would
reach the wreckage.
First Child Born
To Former Residents
Mr. and Mrs. Charles An
derson became the parents of
an 8 lbs., 10 oz. daughter on
December 3. Mrs. Anderson is
the daughter Qf Mr. and Mrs.
George J. Sonntag.
Mrs. Anderson graduated in
the Kodiak School class of
1950. Anderson, known locally
as “Chuck” is a former Ko '
diak resident. They now live
in Anchorage;
Recommend Present
Commissioner Stay
Members of the Republican
Kodiak Precinct have submit
ted several recommendations
for governor of Alaska and
other appointive positions in
the Territory to Republican
headquarters.
Frank B. Heintzelman of
Juneau and former Represent
ative fred Crawford of Michi
gan have been recommended
as the next Governor of
Alaska.
The first meeting of the
local group was held Tuesday
night at the Bank of Kodiak.
The resolution, adopted unani
mously, naming Heintzelman
and Crawford as candidates
for the governorship was
made by Marshall Crutcher,
president of the bank.
A. M. Vokacek, U. S. Com
missioner for Kodiak, received
the unanimous approval of the
group for reappointment. The
resolution regarding Mrs.
Vokacek says, “the Republi
cans of Kodiak Precinct feel
that the present U.S. Com
missioner is the best qualified
person to maintain the posi
tion. . . and that recognition
he given to the outstanding
service which has been render
ed by theincumbent in office of
U. S. Commissioner. . .it is
urged that nothing be done
which will disturb the high
quality of service that is being
rendered in that office.”
Walter B. Heizel of Juneau
received the group’s approval
for appointment as Collector
of Customs for the Alaska
District.
A resolution asking that the
Republican Senators and Rep
resentatives from the Third
Division be petitioned to press
for legislation that will enable
the rank and file of both poli
tical parties to choose National
Committeemen by popular vote
be enacted during the coming
session of the Territorial Legi -
slature was approved.
Coast Guard Seeks
Application
The Coast Guard has an
nounced that its annual coin
petitive examinationfor admis
sion to the U.S.C.G. Academy
at New London, Conn, will be
held on February 24 and 25.
To be eligible for appoint
ment a man must be between
the ages of 17 and 22 and a
high school graduate. Addi
t:onal information can be ob
tained by writing the Com
mandant, U.S.C.G., Washing
ton 25, D.C. All applications
must be filed by January 1.