"News of oAmenca’s Last Frontier’
VOL 12 NO 12
KODIAK, ALASKA
MAY 24 1952
PRICE 10'GENTS
Sale Order Given On Delinquent Tax Roll
1952 Fish Prices Set
Thursday For Kodiak
Fish price negotiations
ended Thursday morning be
tween a representative of the
Alaska Salmon Industry and
the executive board of the
United Fishermen of Alaska
with the fishermen receiving
a four percent increase over
last year salmon prices.
Fishermen with independ
ent gear, on delivery to a
tender, will receive 37 cents
for pinks; 42 cents for chums;
85 cents for Reds; 78 cents
for silvers and $2.60 for kings.
Pete Gilmore represented
tiie ASI and Pat Cannon,
president of the UFA, D. N.
Hoylman and Vivan Kilgore
the fishermen. The contract
was signed by both parties.
The price is the highest ever
paid for salmon in the Kodiak
area.
Frank Mcuonagny oi nai
ferty Canneries, Inc., arrived
in town Wednesday and at*
tended the final meeting be
tween the two parties. Thurs
day McConaghy told the
Chamber of Commerce that in
the event there was a heavy
ran of salmon this year that
the local cannery might oper
ate.
Earlier, it was announced
that the local cannery would
not can this season because
of rising costs and the
shortening of the fishing sea
son. The local plant plans to
consolidate its canning opera
tions with Parks Cannery at
Uyak this year.
Orin Kuhnley, superinten
dent of the local cannery,
said the plant could be put in
operation on short notice. He
added that unless there was a
“very heavy run of salmon” i
ft would not be made opera
tional during 1952.
Clint Stockley, Alaska De
partment of Fisheries biolo
gist, was flown to Paul’s Lake
near Peranosa Bay Monday.
Stockley has been conducting
experiments in the “re-plant
ing” of red salmon.
The construction of fish
ways to permit the returning
salmon to reach some spawn
ing grounds in lakes is now
under way in the area.
Sgt. Norman Smith, ACS,
Mrs. Smith, and their four
children, Carol, Penny,
Tommy and Puggy Gregor
off, have left for Smith’s new
assignment in Seattle.
Masonic Classes
To Be Held
Fifteen local Masons will
attend a class of instruction
in the Ancient and Accepted
Scottish Rite of Free Masonry
Monday, Tuesday and Wed
nesday at the Kodiak Masonic
Temple on Mill Bay Road.
A degree team composed of
five Scottish Rite Masons of
Juneau will be in charge of
the work. They have requested
that they be assisted by local
Scottish Rite Masons.
The class of 15 Blue Ledge
Masons will seek degrees from
the fourth through the 32nd.
The five members of the de
gree team are Arthur A. Hed
ges, Kenneth G. Merritt,
Howard D. Stablee, Royal M.
Donelsen and Walter B.
Heisel.
The five men are expected
to arrive on Monday’s regular
Pacific Northern Airlines
Sight.
VFW Poppy Sale
On Today
The Veteran of Foreign
Wars Auxiliary will conduct
its Poppy Sale today
Wreaths and crosses have
already been sold and are on
display in many business es
tablishments around town.
The sale today will mark
the 31st annual nationwide
drive to raise funds with the
poppies. A sales force of at
least 25 women and girls has
been organized.
The r>11 for the 1952 Buddy
Poppy Sale has been set at
2,500 poppies, Moe Kimes,
commander of VFW Katmai
Post 7056, said yesterday.
Clean Up Continues
The annual city-wide clean
up campaign will continue this
week with pick ups of trash
and debris being made on
Monday and Tuesday.
Residents are requested to
pile all trash near the roads so
that city crews can make the
pick ups speedily. Last week
several truck loads of debris
were picked up and taken to
the dump.
Mrs. Jack Mann and two
children have arrived from
Albuquerque to spend the
summer with Mr. and Mrs.
Ben Kraft.
Seamen Refuse
To Board Ships
Seattle (JP) — Members of
two AFL unions refused
Thursday and yesterday to
sign aboard three ships of the
Alaska Steamship Company.
The ships are the Aleutian
and Coastal Monarch which
were scheduled to sail yester
day, and the Victoria, sche
duled to sail today.
Both the Sailors Union of
the Pacific and the Marine
Cooks and Stewards Union
ordered members not to sign
on until demands are met.
Union officials contend the
ASC is not following a recent
NLRB ruling and is hiring a
greater number than it should
from a rival independent Ma
rine Cooks and Stewards
Union.
The Coastal Rambler, now
enroute to Kodiak is expect
ed to dock here Monday morn
ing.
Former Resident
Dies Monday
William Wallace, former
quarterman at Roads and Run
ways, Kodiak Naval Station,
died Monday night around
11:30 in a hospital at Port
land, Oregon.
Funeral services will be
held today at the Portland
l1 amily Funeral Home and
burial will be in Wickenburg,
Arizona. William Wallace,
known locally and on the
Navy base as “Spike”, was
employed at KNS from 1945
to 1951. During World War II
he at one time worked on the
Alcan Highway for the Utica
Construction Company.
Wallace was in ill health for
several months. He is sur
vived by his wife, Ruby, and
four children, three girls and
a boy. He was a charter mem
ber of Kodiak BPOE 1772.
Plans for the Annual Fourth
of July Celebration were
nearly complete yesterday and
will be the greatest ever
held, Ray Martin, program
chairman for the event, said
yesterday.
Martin has been in charge
of the annual event for seve
ral years. The usual big sur
prise event will be held at
midnight on the night of the
Fourth.
Proceeds from the big sur
prise event will go toward the
purchase of playground equip
ment and comDletiori of the
Rotary sponsored playground
' on Mission Road.
Restricted Deed Land
Can Not Be Sold
Local Youth Held
For Grand Jury
A 20-year old youth is held
in the U. S. Federal Jail on a
charge of attempted burglary
in a dwelling.
Richard Leroy Larson was
bound over to the Grand Jury
by U. S. Commissioner A. M.
Vokacek following a prelimin
ary hearing this week. Larson
allegedly attempted to enter
the apartment of Jay Wolf in
the Kodiak Cleaners Building
through a window early in the
morning of May 16.
Mr. and Mrs. Wolf were
awakened by a noise and Wolf
went to the window and
looked the would-be intruder
in the eye. “I asked him what
he wanted,” Wolf told the
Court during the hearing.
“I’m looking for Tomny,”
Larson said, according to
Wolf.
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TTU1L cauici. m^iiwiivu
son as the man attempting to
jgain entrance to the building.
Larson was arrested Friday
evening by Acting Chief of
Police Ovid McKinley on a
description furnished by Wolf.
Larson denied that he was
the person attempting to get
into the Cleaners building.
Clothing, identified by Wolf,
allegedly’worn by Larson was
submitted as evidence.
Larson at the time of his
arrest was* working at the
Polar Bear Cafe, owned by
Tommy Gallagher.
Construction of the Paul’s
Lake Fishways is ahead of
schedule, Detrick Cooter, A
DF engineer, said yesterday.
Cooter flew to town with
Bob Hall to obtain supplies
and check on equipment due
to arrive on the ASC freight
er, Coastal Rambler.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob High
tower have moved to town
from their Portage Bay
ranch for the summer. High
tower is working at the Idle
Hour.
Donald Clark, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Basil Clark, returned
to Kodiak early this week
from the Uuiversity of Alaska
where he is a student.
Pete Gilmore, Alaska Sal
mon Industry representative,
left via PNA Thursday.
a judgement ana order oi
sale on property listed on the
delinquent tax roll of the City
of Kodiak was signed Wednes
day by Judge Anthony J.
Dimond of the Third District
Court.
The tax roll was presented
to the court by Paul Dupler,
city attorney. The tax roll
covers that period from 1941
to 1951. The roll was published
for four consecutive weeks in
the Kodiak MIRROR.
The city may proceed to
sell the property listed on the
roll according to law save and
except that held under native
possessory rights or native
restricted deeds.
The city must give notice
of the sale and publish the
notice for four consecutive
weeks. Those whose property
is listed on the delinquent
roll may pay the taxes up un
til the day of sale. However,
the property owner must also
pay a penalty, interest and
me cost oi me sail.
All property offered for sale
by the city must be sold by
auction. The property must be
sold for more than the amount
shown on the tax roll, plus in
terest, penalty and cost of
suit and sale. If the property
is sold for more than the
above costs the delinquent
former owner will receive the
money.
Buyers of the property will
receive a certificate of sale
and may have immediate pos
session of the property. How
ever, the former property
owner has the privilege of re
demption for two years.
He may regain his property
by paying every cost the buy
er did plus 15 % of the total
cost.
Two years from the date of
sale the buyer may demand
and receive a tax deed from
the city.
No date has been set for the
public auction. Dupler plans
to give a report to the city
council during the regular
meeting Monday night.
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License suspended
Permit F. Noren was fined
i $50 and had his drivers licence
suspended for 30 days when
he was found guilty of driving
under the influence of intoxi
cating ilquor.
The case was heard Wednes
day in City Magistrate Robert
Hedloffjs court. Noren was
arrested Tuesday night.