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Kodiak’s reaction to the Senate
vote giving Alaska statehood was
one of general jubilation. Homs
and sirens began to blow at 3 p.m
Monday, following word received
here. Bells rang and firecrackers
announced the event.
City officials declared a holiday
following the news, and several
business firms followed suit. Peo
ple began congregating. Backs
were slapped and there was much
handshaking. Such expressions as
‘'wonderful,” “great,” “hard to
realize” were heard. Clergiymen,
business workers, city officials,
passersby on the street were can
vassed, and their expressions were
mainly of satisfaction and jubila
tion. Firecrackers were shot off
despite a city ordinance against
them.
The Kodiak Investors Club gain
ed sanction of officials and shot
off 49 firecrackers, and a few
more for good measure. Cars and
crowds poured into the Marine
Way area facing the small boat
harbor to watch the fireworks at
3 p.m.
0. K. Kincaid, president of the
Kodiak Chamber of Commerce,
expressed great satisfaction in the
participation of the various groups
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in heralding the great event. PA
systems of the various churches
were called into service, and
Father Sturmer of the Russian
church rang the church bell. Two
Kodiak Airways planes buzzed the
town during the fireworks. Can
nery whistles, the police car si
ren, car horns blowing, all added
to the note of rejoicing.
A very few were skeptical of
Alaska’s ability to pay her way as
a state. Only one outright expres
sion against statehood was given
by one woman, who said, when she
was told of the Senate vote, “Oh,
d... m.” Another said “I wonder”
(if it’s the best), but a rough
estimate would place Kodiak as
about 95 percent favoring. A
clergyman expressed the belief
that the psychological effect
would be tremendous, but was not
sure of Alaska’s ability economic
ally to support it. Pat Lynch
a resident of Kodiak for than 16
years, and an Alaskan for almost
40 years, expressed it as a dream
come true. Despite the handicap
of the loss of one leg, and being
confined to his home, he said he
would jump up and down when
the sirens blew, and he knew it
was a fact.
2 Local Members
Elected to Office
VFW Convention
Two members of Veterans of
Foreign Wars Katmai Post 7056,
Kodiak, were elected to Depart
ment offices at the VFW Terri
torial convention held June 21
25 at Fairbanks. Dr. Paul Jaeger
will fill the office of Junior Vice
Commander, while Charles Chris
toffersen, Commander of Katmai
Post 7056, will act as Judge Advo
cate.
Local members who attended
the convention with Commander
Christoffersen were Leroy (Smo
key) Weusel, Robert A. Johnson,
Pye Watson, Joe Kacvinsky and
Cecil Vaughn. Mrs. Vaughn ac
companied her husband. The
group returned to Kodiak last
Friday.
Another member of the local
post, who lives in Fairbanks, Jack
Coble, also attended the conven
tion as a delegate.
James Fennel, Spenard Post
3836, will head the Department
as Commander for the coming
ye^r: Ted Vanderweyst, Ketchikan
Post 4352, was’ elected as Senior
Vice Commander; T. Victor Pat
tinson, Fairbanks Post 3629, will
serve as Department Surgeon and
Fred Zimmerman,- Elmeridorf
Post 9978, will act as Chaplain.
James Brunette of Juneau Post
5559 will again serve as Quarter
master, his thihi year in that of
fice. -
“It was a most successful con
vention” recalled Christoffersen,
“and we are proud of' the'' honor
given to Katmai Post and Kodiak.”
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