rrNews of eAmencd’s Last Frontier'
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VOL 13 NO 26
KODIAK. ALASKA SEPTEMBER 5. 1953
PRICE 10 CENTS
Butler Draws ‘Pat’ Hand
In First Gambling Trial
Fellow Players Witnesses For Govt.;
Second Trial 10 AM Tuesday
The trial of Richard John
Butler vs the United States on
a charge of gambling ended in
rdraw’ (or hung jury) Wednes
day when a jury of six failed
to reach a verdict.
Butler was arrested and
charged with gambling at the
Recreation Parlor on August
22. He entered a plea of not
guilty and was represented by
P. J. Kerrigan. The case was
heard before A. M. Vokacek,
U. S. Commissioner. The com
plaint was signed by U. S.
Deputy Marshal Clarence Diz
■ey.
Butler was allegedly en
gaged ia a “low ball” game a
raund 5 pm on August 27.
Chips and cards confiscated by
Marshal Dizney were marked
as exhibit A during the trial.
Kerrigan based his clients
defense on the witnesses
failure to positively identify
any of the chips or cards be
ing in Butler’s possession at
the time of arrest. A large en
velope contained many yellow,
Wue and red chips as well as a
deck of “B” cards.
Witnesses for the prosecu
tion were Ray Martin, Martin
Jensen and George Kappos.
The three admitted to sitting
m the game and each told the
commissioner that the value
of the chips for that particular
game were reds, 25 cents, blue
and yellow $5.
According to testimony by
two of the three government
witnesses those sitting in the
game were Jack Petaggi,
Jack McCord, Dick Butler,
George Kappos, Martin Jen
sen, Ray Martin and a person
identified only as “Gomez”.
Another trial has been or
dered for Butler on September
8L Members of the jury on the
Wednesday trial were Carl
Huer, Oscar Nelson, Harry
landgren, Don Crawford, De
witt Fields and Coy Stockard.
Sf. Mary’s Use
New Building
Services will be held again
tomorrow in the new section
of St Mary’s Catholic Church,
as they were last week.
Part of the new building,
added to the old church, has
been roofed over as the old
roof was removed, so that ser
vices can be held.
Mrs. Stan McNallen and two
children plan to leave today
for a several weeks’ vacation
with McNallen’s sister, near
Portland.
Seaman Dies After
Fail From Boat
i
Karl Nieter, 60, crew mem
ber of the U. S. Geological
Survey vessel the Eider, was
pronounced dead by Dr. A.
Holmes Johnson early Wednes
day morning.
The seaman fell from the
stern of the former Fish and
Wildlife Service vessel around
1:45 am. He swam for a few
minutes and was later brought
from the water by Frank Bar
nett, a fellow crew member.
Artificial respiration was
administered to Neiter by
Barnett for over an hour in an
attempt to bring him to con
sciousness.
Nieter boarded the Eider a
round 10 pm. At approxi
mately 1:45 am the following
day he was observed walking
about the vessel.
Neil Argy, city patrolman,
conducted an investigation of
the accident. He obtained the
city inhalator from the fire
hall for use on the victim.
C. Vevelstad is skipper of
the government vessel which
is doing work in this area.
Nieter is from San Pedro,
California. His body was
taken to Kodiak Mortuary and
is being held until relatives
are notified.
Former MIRROR Man
Works For Daily
Gene Crawford, former
printer for the Kodiak MIR
ROR, is now employed in the
mechanical department of the
Carthage Press, a daily paper,
in Missouri.
Crawford has worked for
the Jasper News and the La
mar Daily Jorrnal in addition
to the Kodiak MIRROR.
Mr. and Mrs. James Cobb
announce that the marriage of
their daughter Sylvia Fay
Hutchins to Howard F. Bur
rows of the navy will take
place on Sept. 12.
A reception will be held at
8 pm, at the Montmartre Inn.
The annual Fisheries Hear
ng will be held in Kodiak on
September 18.
Silver Season Open
The commercial fishing sea
son on silver salmon in the
Kodiak area opened this morn
ing at 6 am. It will continue
until 6 pm, September 30. The
Karluk and Alitak districts
re closed.
Accident Takes
William Dailey
William E. Dailey was killed
Thursday on the Navy Cargo'
Dock at Kodiak Naval Station.
The Kodiak man was struck
by a heavy steel cassion when
it rolled from a truck.
The accident occured around
2:30 pm. Dailey, well known
locally for his work with the
cub scouts, his active interest
in the Parent-Teachers As
sociation, has lived in Kodiak
for over two years.
He is a member of Kodiak
Lodge B.P.O.E. 1772. He also
served on the Fourth of July
committee this year.
| Mrs. Dailey and two chil
dren, Cathryn, 14, and
Michael, 12, live in Kodiak on
South Brooklyn Avenue. Late,
yesterday funeral arrange
ments were incomplete.
At the time of the accident
Dailey was employed by the
Marci Construction Company
of Seattle and Anchorage. Im
mediately following the ac
cident all work by the company
was suspended, Paul Marci,
said yesterday. Dailey was
well liked by his fellow em
ployees, Marci said.
City Library
Board Named
A board of directors to take
charge of the Kodiak Commu
nity Library was named
Thursday evening at a meet
ing of persons who have been
working on the project for the
past year.
Named to the board were
Dr. A. Holmes Johnson, Mrs.
Patrick Lynch, Mrs. Marshall
Crutcher, Mrs. William Smith
and Basil Clark. I
The Kodiak BPW has spon
sored the library since its re
opening last year, and Mrs.
Crutcher has headed the li
brary committee.
“Now,” Mrs. Crutcher ex
plained, “we want to incor
porate the library under terr
torial law, so that the funds i
we have available, from the
sale of cards and from fines,
will be matched by the terri
tory, for the purchase of new
books.”
In order to incorporate, a
group must have a board of
directors, Mrs. Crutcher
added. With the formation of
the board, the BPW is relieved ,
of the responsibility of the li
brary, she added.
All persons who are inter
ested in the library and who
have helped there in the past
year are members of the Li -
b ary Association, Mrs. Crut
cher said.
School Enrollment Starts
Tuesday At 9 AM
Chenier Quits ASC;
New Man Here
John W. Titus, former as
sistant agent in Anchorage for
the Alaska Steamship Com
pany, arrived in town yester
day mornng. I. L. “Lew”
Chenier, former Kodiak ASC
agent, left on Wednesday’s
PNA plane.
Chenier did not make any
announcement prior to his
leaving. Titus said the local
ASC office would be open and
that he would be available to
answer any questions concern
ing shipping for the company.
Duck Stamps
At Postoffice
Duck stamps are now avail
able at the Postoffie. All duck)
hunters must have a duck'
stamp in addition to the regu
lar hunting license.
The duck season on the
Kodiak-Afognak Island group
is from September 15 to No
vember 28. On opening day
shooting hours are from noon
to sunset. Thereafter, shoot
ing hours are from one half
hour before sunrise to sunset.
Persons in doubt on the bag
limit should consult a FWS a
gent or call the local office be
fore going hunting.
Seattle Bank
Officials Here
Wendell Sizemore and Wal
ter E. Mitchell, vice presi
dents of the National Bank of
Commerce of Seattle, were
visitors in Kodiak last Monday
and Tuesday.
As guests of Marshall Crut
cher, president of the Bank of
Kodiak, the two attended the
regular weekly meeting of the 1
Kodiak Rotary Club.
Crutcher took them on a
tour of the housing project
and showed them other spots
of interest. Mitchell had not
visited Kodiak for three years
and was impressed with the
visible signs of growth, pro
gress and improvements in the
community, Crutcher said.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Kreiner
and two children plan to leave
Monday for Monterey, Calif.
They will be gone for a year
Kreiner said yesterday.
He has rented his house to
Mr. and Mrs. Barney Hebrig
and leased his cab to Cal
Brown, he said yesterday.
Kreiner has lived in Kodiak
for several years. At one time
he was on the police force.
The official opening date of
the 1953 54 school year for
Kodiak is September 8.
Registration and enrollment
for grades 7 and 8 and high
school students is 9 am, Tues
day at the high school build
ing, Superintendent Ivor
Schott said yesterday.
Kindergarten and grades I
through 6 will enroll in the
high school building at 1 pm
on the same day.
The announcement of the
opening day of the new ele
mentary school building wilt
be made on the day- the stu
dents enroll, Supt. Schott
said.
All kindergarten and grade
1 children must have their
birth certificates when the*
enroll. Territorial law requires
a child to be six years old or
or before the first day of No
vember in order to enter the
first grade. Kindergarten chil
dren must be five years old c»
or before November 1.
The high school staff will
consist of Don A. Morgan,
principal and social science
teacher; Dera C. Brunstad,
mathematics, guidance, com
merce; Howard Carpenter,
commerce, P. E., coach,
mathematics; Frances Gray,
English and Latin; Alice
Rudd, home economics and
chemistry; Ruby Walker li
brarian. Spanish, speech; Neal
Warwick, music; George
Wick, shop and science.
Mary Dandeneau and Betty
Springhill will teach the 7
and 8. The following teachers
will compose the staff of the
elementary school: Mary
Beam, Lois Burnham, Clara
Ellen Dawson, Wanda Fields,
Eloda Metzgar, Ramona Mof
fltt, Louise Warren, Rose
Whinery, Anna Yarberry.
Helen Schott will be the
kindergarten teacher.
Mrs. Truitt Hostess
To Grandmothers
Mrs. Charles Truitt was hos
tess to the Grandmother’s
Club Wednesday at her home.
Another quilt will be given
away in the near futnre, Mrs.
Bea Nachtweih, club presi
dent, announced. On Novem
ber 21 and December 19 the
group will hold bake goods
sales to raise funds.
Helen Prescott is now em
ployed at the City Market.
Mrs. Vera Pierce is expected
to arrive here soon from Tokyo
via NWA. She has been on a
vacation tour of the Orient.