VOL. 18 NO. 42
KODIAK, ALASKA, OCTOBER 18, 1958
PRICE 10 CEJm
PAS. Representatives Draw Fire
it First Legislative Council Session
Following a few brief remarks
hy the chairman, Ralph R. Moody,
the Legislative Council began its
first session Friday morning in
the Federal courtroom, wth a re
port from Robert Stover and Mike
Morris, P.A.S. representatives.
Members of the council appear
ed irked and somewhat disap
pointed since the two men were
enable to give a report of their
findings pertaining to the organ
hong of the state government.
Stover outlined at great length
the difficult task involved in mak
ing a study of this nature. Their
study when released will include
recommendations for setting up
the varous state agences and de
partments. Release date is sched
uled for mid-December, both men
stated.
Both Henry Camarot, executive
director of the council, and Moody
sosght answers to specific inquir
ies regarding departments in the
sew state government, but were
taic? no information had been
compiled, and could not be firmed
oatil the study as a whole had
keen completed.
Stover pointed out the study
mas of an exploratory nature, but
mould also be specific in handling
sorb problems as personnel, classi
fication and pay plans, transitional
problems involved in taking over
Ftederal functions, retirement
plan; in other words, a complete
plan for organization.
Following a recess for lunch,
the council reconvened at 1:30
p.m. A report on a study on the
organization of the legislative
branch of government was con
sidered.
Hearings will continue today,
Sunday and Monday. Revenue and
taxation will be considered at the
session today, which will begin
at 9 a.m. Dick Freer, budget direc
tor, Department of Finance, and
Robert Stevenson, tax commis
sioner,. Department of Taxation
are expected at this hearing, to
gether with Moe Allan, Bureau of
Land Management, and Phil
Holdsworth, commissioner of
mines.
In the afternoon there will be
hearings on intra-state civil aero
nautics laws and blue sky laws.
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Small Boat Harbor
‘Ours’ Officially
The small boat harbor has been
officially turned over to the City.
This was confirmed in a letter
from Col. W.C. Gribble, District
Engineer, Corps of Engineers.
Col. Gribble stated the dredging
and breakwater construction has
been completed on July 31. Grib
ble also, reminded the Council
that “local interests” shall per
form the maintenance dredging
necessary to insure projects depth
at all times: and that mooring
facilities shall also be provided.
The upkeep of the breakwater will
be provided at Federal expense.
Raning, Numbering of Streets
Manned by Zoning Commission
Recommendations offered the
City Council by the Planning and
[ Zoning Commission were approved
by the City Council in an action
Monday. The recommendations
were adopted by the Commission
at a meeting October 8. A change
in streets is indicated.
The recommendation covered
Mainly the naming of new streets,
reallocation of others and num
bering the houses throughout the
city.
The Commission is made up of
Mayor Coon, Commissioners Ole
Johnson, O.K. Kincaid, Lars Lo
berg, Vincent Root, Art Brooks,
and City Manager Bill Poland.
The house numbering plan as
proposed by Paul Bond originally
was approved by the Commission,
with one exception. Bond proposed
changing the numbers in the
Aleutian Homes area, rather than
using the ones already in effect.
The Commission favored the use
of the present numbers, with the
exception that the street designat
ed as Maple be changed to 6th
street in order to serve as a divid
ing line. The commission also, pro
posed that this designation be
carried through on the road, now
extending from Maple to corner
number five of the Municipal
Boundary.
Another recommendation of the
Commission was that all streets
affecting the house numbering
system and not presently con
structed should be located by ap
propriate street signs, and that
those streets presently construct
ed have signs either erected or re
placed when financially feasible.
Another recommendation ap
proved by the Commission and
subsequently adopted by the City
Council was that uniformity of
size, type, and placement of num
erals be maintained. It was
thought to have a uniformity in
this respect throughout the City.
The size and type was not specifi
ed.
The street now known as
Brooklyn Avenue will be no more,
according to the plans outlined.
North Brooklyn will now become
Benson Avenue. It shall continue
to the main street of town, Shelikof
Street, but instead of continuing
on into South Brooklyn as at pre
sent, will turn at the intersection
and continue along the present
Base road. The road facing
Knudsens and Krafts Drygoods
and Hardware, will now be desig
nated Shelikof Way, and will con
tinue to its southwesterly ex
tremity.
X-RAY SCHEDULE
Kodiak Health Center
Monday, Oet. 20—10-12 a.m.
Wednesday, Oct 22—2-5:30 p.m.
Thursday, Oct 23—7 9 p.m. '
Above Hours for the
General Public
Thursday afternoon, for all
downtown elementary school chil
dren and St Mary’s school chil
dren.
Tuesday, Oct. 21
Naval Station, Activities Room,
Elementary School.
9-12 a.m., 1-4 p.m. for school
children.
7-9 p.m. for military depend
ents, civ. personnel and other
adults.
Kodiak High School building
Friday, Oct. 24—9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
All elementary school children
and high school students attend
ing school on the hill.
Harmonica Player
In Concert Monday
Harmonica playing at its best is
the offering of the Alaska Music
Trails concert, Monday„ October
20, when John Sebastian, world
famous harmonica virtuoso, is pre
sented in the first concert of the
season at the Kodiak High School.
This is the first of four concerts
to be presented in Kodiak. Spon
soring groups is the Kodiak
Business and Professional Womens
Club. Tickets are available from
any of the members.
The harmonica has gaihed reco
gnition in the last few years as an
instrument of great charm and as
a genuine mode of musical expres
sion. The artist appearing here
has been instrumental in bringing
this about. Sebastian’s amazing
virtuosity and unique artistry have
won the admiration of conductors,
inspired audiences and impressed
JOHN SEBASTIAN
music critics throughout Europe,
the Orient and South America, as
well as the United States.
His frequent appearances with
outstanding orchestras as a soloist
testifies to his artistry and mastery
of his instrument. He has found a
means, through the harmonica, to
express musical ideas artisically.
Interest everywhere is being
shown in the harmonica, accord
ing to Sebastian. In his recent
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Death Comes to
Kodiak Resident
Kodiak mourns the passing of
another long-time resident here,
with the death of John Norton,
age 88, who died iin his sleep,
Sunday, October 12.
Born at Vassa, Finland, July 14,
1970, Norton began going to sea
in 1886 when only 16 years old.
He first came to America in 1888,
when he landed in New York.
Active as a seaman, he sailed on
windjammers around the world
twice, landing in San Francisco
in 1890.
He then sailed up and down the
west coast from California to
Washington and Oregon on
schooners hauling lumber and
supplies until 1893, when he first
came to Kodiak. He has lived here
since that time, going outside
only twice, when he went to Se
attle.
He sailed on schooners out of
Kodiak for many years, and for
several years on the mailboat
Dora. He also spent two seasons
working as a sea otter hunter. He
worked for the Alaska Road Com
mission during the summer for
14 years, until he retired in 1938.
He married Phyllis Cheraoff in
Kodiak. Seven children were born
to them, four of whom are still
living. His wife died several years
ago.
John Norton is survived by his
two daughters, Mae Tapper, and
Mrs. Don Cross,, both of Anchor
age; two sons, Emil and Harry of
Kodiak; and a brother, Emil of
Seattle.
Services were held Wednesday,
Odtober 15, at the Community
Baptist Church. Services were con
ducted by Rev. John Molletti. In
terment was made in the City
cemetery.
Along The
Waterfront
Much needed repairs to the Cit>
Dock are being done these days
with a sma|I crew moving righJ*
along with the prelect It is tlw
area that has bee.i dosed off ad
jacent to King Crab, Inc.
Incidently,, King Crab wert
without telephone service for
couple days, due to the repairs:
when the lilies were disturbed.
The Expansionv -was. in Wednes
day, to discharge freight and con
tinued Westward the same day.
•i
King Crab, Inc. is busy freezmt.
these days, with loads coming kr
for processing. The two catcher
by Oscar Dyson’s Suzie Q ant
Dave Murphy’s Western, affi be
ing frozen with some of. them
being sold on the . fresh market
Chris Poulsen left for Anchor
age and Seattle, but Bob Reso
is back at the helm. The carpent
ers are still busy on the shrimr
plant addition, and the equipmen
ts expected to be brought up ir
a couple el weelcs,
Ed Pearson of the Kodiak Boa:
Works reports his boat ways fill
ed up. 21 boats are on the ways
He is busy making repairs to A'
Fenner’s Chigrtik 12. which wa^
burned quite badly last week.
&
Some lights have been installer
above the floats and dock at the
small boat harbor..... .There ha.‘
been quite a flurry of activity,
there this week. Lloyd Cannot
with the Rosemary left Monda;
with a load of lumber from. Do.
Valleys sawmill. The lumber goe:
to Homer, where a market ha>
been found for it.
£
AIvine’s Marine Repair is pine
ging away at repairs on the Alt
Jim and Von Scheele’s Shuyak.
New Sanitary Land Fill a Success
On Grounds Adjacent to City Hall
City Manager Bill Poland has
announced that the sanitary land
fill next to the City Hall is now
in operation and is proving to be
a success.
A long trench is excavated with
heavy-equipment and the surplus
earth is piled alongside. The days
pick-up of trash, debris, and gar
bage is dumped into this trench
by the garbage collector and at
the end of each days collection,
this accumulation is spread and
compacted by running a tractor
back and forth over it. The final
process is to cover this compacted
material with a six inch layer of
earth, after which the trench is
ready for the following days opera
tion.
In conjunction with the sani
tary land fill, an extensive rat
exterminating program is being
carried on at the city dump t>y
Sanitarian Richard Pace. Eighty
six poison bait boxes were made
by the Kodiak High School shop
class, which are baited with war
farin and located in strategic
places at the city dump. In orde
to follow through on this progran
it has become necessary to dost
the city dump completely fo
maximum effectiveness. All pe:
sons are reminded that Ordinance
no, 134, Sec. 1, paragraph C. makes
mandatory the use of the City
garbage pick-up service by in
dividuals, companies, and corpora
tions for the hauling of garbage,
trash, and debris from within tht
city boundaries. Those person"
living outside the city and no;
availing themselves of this service
may dump their garbage and .
limited amount of trash at the
sanitary land fill adjacent to tht^
City Hall by first obtaining ora.
permission from the front office
of the City Hall.
Your cooperation is neeessar;.
in order to keep all tood waste*
in a central dumping place where
it can be covered daily. Only by
.complete cooperation, will it bt
possible to eliminate the rat pro
blem with its threat to the public*
health ana welfare.