VOL. 16 NO. 47
KODIAK, ALASKA, NOVEMBER 24, 1956
>> "PRKS5 10 CENTS
Open House
At Library
The people of K)odiak are invit
ed to participate at the open house
to be held at the Kodiak Public
Library next Wednesday from
p30 p. m. to 9:30 p. m.
$'■ The new library building,' which
Is the former Home Economics
building of fclie . pld hi^h school,
has been completely renovated.
The work, which was recently
completed, was done mostly by
volunteer labor. The new quarters
provide more space and more
shelves for books*.' and, though
temporary, is thought to fill the
present needs of. Kodiak for a li
brary, until such time a? a perm
anent building vis erected. There
are more than ten thousand books
which have been classified and
catalogued and placed on the
shelves, t
The Board of Directors of the
Kodiak Public Library Associa
tion, who are sponsoring the Open
House, consists 0f the following
officers: President is Dr. A.
Holmes JohnsoH) Vice President,
Ivor Schott; 2nd Vice President,
Marion Lynch; tt-efclursr, 0. A.
Torgerson and JustinS Hittckei,
Secretary.
Dr. Johnson, oft bfehalf of the
Board, expressed grateful acknow
ledgement of the many Who con
tributed time and work ift the re
furbishing of the present building.
“This effort was a truly communi
ty effort,’ He said.
The names of the librarians arc
are as follows: Heed Librarian,
Fostina Johnson; ^Ultifte Hinckel,
Betty Acheson, Ruth Torgerson,
Xenia Sturmer, Mar km Lynch,
Dorothy Haag, Louise Coon, Helen
Schott, Blanche Clegg, Dorothy
Perdok, Eugenia Strigga, Ruth
Belcher, Betty Metagar, Madeleine
Belleau, Marian Daly, Ruthanne
Hayes, Margaret Burroughs and
the Junior Librarians under her,
Kathryn Brooks, Rhonda Shupp
and Melanie Draper.
Refreshments are to be served
during the Open House by the
Business and Professional Wo
men's Club.
Elks Are Host To
Mission Children
A dinner was-served to appyo^i-.
mately 44 children and their sup
ervisors from the Kodiak Baptist
Mission, at the Elks Club Thurs
day afternoon.
The dinner is a traditional af
fair, sponsored by the Elks Lodge.
The officers of the Lodge were on
hand, serving the dinner, which
consisted of turkey and the trim
mings.
William Stone, Superintendent
of the Mission, in a few words,
stated the group was smaller than
usual due to some of the older
boys who have gone into the ser
vice, others who have departed to
rejoin their, parents, and the ina
bility of the Ouzinkie children to
attend this year.
Chef for the occasion wa*"t$0org?'
Kappoc. - «
History Society
Makes Changes
By William Lamme
A change in meeting date and
elimination of a $10 joining iee
were two results of a round table
discussion conducted by President
George Cornelius at the meeting
of the Kodiak and Aleutian His
torical Society Tuesday at the
high school. Nineteen members
were presents-*-- * •
* Both changes were made in aij
effort to interest new members
in the organization. With the $10
fee removed the total cost is $j
per year in dues. Because of con
flicts with other groups the socie
ty will hereafter meet on the first
Wednesday of each month, instead
of the previous third Tuesday
The next meeting will oe helii
December 5. i
Plans for a first museum for
Kodiak were presented by Dr. Al
Holmes Johnson chairman of the
society's museum committee. In ^
joint Operation with his son, Dr.
ft. Holmes Johnson, chairman of
the Chamber of Commerce tourist
eomfnittee, a quehset hut has
been obtained from the high
school, and the City Council has
8tVih pbhaisSion for moving it to
ti library sit* being purchased
by the ttotary club from Norman
Noble, located Oh Mill Bay Road
in the block above the Bank of
Kodi&k, ‘Dl% Johnson said the
bulldihg should be in place in a
few weeks and kid will be sought
from organisations for help in
purchasing display cases.
A concerted program for obtain
ing historical articles and artifacts
will be undertaken as soon as the
quonset building is ready, Dr.
Johnson added.
Dr. Thofbat R. McGowan of the
health ship Hygiene told the club
that on a recent visit to Dutch
Harbor he had been told by the
mayor there that a rare skin bi
darka, believed to be the only one
in existence in the Aleutians,
would be released to the local so
ciety if assurance could be given
of proper care and display of it.
The skin boat is one the society
had previously negotiated for and
a committee, headed by Henfy
White, was appointed to make ar
rangements for the boat’s trans
portation to Kodiak.
Coffee and cookies were served
by the board of trustees at the
close of the meeting.
Food Collected By
jutiior Red Cross
Enrol)ment in the Junior Red
Cross was conducted this week,
according to Mrs. Henry Neseth.
A program was carried out and
food items collected.
A considerable quantity of fodd
was turned over to Mrs. George
Strigga, Welfare representative
here, for distribution locally
among needy families.
A sum of $93.QJ. was collected.
This will go into the Junior Red
Qross funds.
Mrs. Boko’s sixth graded work
ed especially hard toward theif
contribution. They presented a
play, baby sat and did various odd
jobs to earn their money.
Election
December 4
The election to be held Decem
ber 4 in Kodiak will determine
the term of office of' futin'c ..may
ors and councilmen of .;the iCily of
Kodiak. This is one of two. prop
ositions to be voted upon.
The proposition covering the
election of City officials states
that two coOncilmfen Sliailbe'elect
ed for; a term Of three^yfears; 'two
for a term of two years, and two
for h one year term. ■: •
The proposition also states that
as the term of office of council
men expires, their successors shall
be elected sO that two1 eorfmeilmen
ihail be elected diirtually ' for a
fhtee year ter'm. If approved by
the' Voters, the ¥nay6f;; shall be
elected for a two year’iJerm’.
A second proposition provides
for the construction of improve
ments -to the municipal water res
ervoir for the purpose of increas
ing its capacity. This will also ex
tend service to the Mission Rond
area. Permission to issue general
obligation bonds of the City is
asked. These are not to exceed
$100,000.
Funeral Services
For Jack Bourne
Funeral services were held this
Week in Forsyth, Montana for F.
M. "Jack” Bourne, 63, who passed
away Saturday November 17 at
the Veteran’s Hospital, Miles City,
Montana. He was a former resi
dent hefe.
Francis Moree Bourne was born
October 6, 1893 near Chadron, Ne
braska, the son of Richmond and
Sarah Bourne. He spent his early
life at Rushville, Nebraska. He
went to Birney, Montana in 1915.
There he married Emma Davidson
on August 17, 1920. To'this union
five children were born; the young
est preceding filid ih death in 1946.
He moved with'hisf'fiinhy to
Forsyth, Montana in 1935 where
he remained until 1942, when he
came to Alaska. He worked first
on the Alcan highway and later a
year in Fairbanks. He came to
Kodiak in 1945, and was employed
on the Naval Station until he re
tired in June, 1955. He then retu. fl
ed to his former home at Forsyth.
Surviving, besides his wife, Em
ma of Forsyth, are two daughters,
Mrs. Betty Nile,'Forsyth, and Mrs.
Mary Ruth Slater, Kodiak, arid two
sons, Jim and Joe both of Billings,
Mo.ntana. He is also survived by
fourteen grandchildren, ofie sister
and four brothers.
He was an Army veteran of
World War I, serving in Fiance,
Belgium and Germany,
He was a charter member of Ko
diak Lodge 295, F. & A. char
ter member of St. Paul Harbor
Chapter No. 7, R. A. M. and a
charter member of Kodiak Chapter
No. 13, O. E. S. He was a’so a
member of Anchorage Commanding
No. 2.
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Thanksgiving dinner, sponsored
by tha- Rotary Club, for service
men and their wives and families,
drew approximately, one hut&red
people.
Rotary Host
To Teachers
Arrangements are being com
pleted for a dinner to be held
November 29 in honor of the
teachers in Kodiak schools. Com
mittees appointed arranging for
the event reported at the meeting
of the Rotary Club held last Tues
day. The latter club is sponsoring
the dinner. .
Invitations have been sent out
to the teachers. The wives of Ro
tary members will also attend. The
dinner will be held at the Elks
Club.
Jess Ballard spoke to the group.
Tuesday in a scheduled classified
talk. Guests attendihg were Sgt.
Black, Jack Swartz, Norman Lane,
Russ Reese and Art Brooks.
“Mighty Mo” Model
Given Territory
A full-dress scale model of the
famous battleship US3 Missouri
was presented this week to the
Territory of Alaska by Rear Ad
miral Ira E. Hobbs, Commandant
Seventeenth Naval District. The
Honorable Waino Hendrickson,
Secretary of Alaska, accepted the
model in behalf of Governor B.
Prank Heinteleman, in ceremonies
held in Juneau commemorating
Navy and Marine Corps month in
the Territory.
During his visit to Juneau, Rear
Admiral Hobbs was guest of honor
at a reception and dinner hosted
by officers of the Seventeenth ,
Coast Guard District and officers
of Naval Reserve Composite Com
pany 17-2. The Commandant was
accompanied by Captain R. W. Al- !
ten, USN, Commanding Officer, U.
S. Naval Station Kodiak, and Lieu
tenant W. R. Davenport USNR,
Assistant Chief of Staff for Naval ,
Reserve Training, Seventeenth,
Naval District.
The battleship model, approxi- j
mately 20 inches from stem to (
stern, was assembled by patients
of the Occupational Therapy De- (
partment of the Naval Medican ,
Center, Bethesda, Md.
Admiral Ira Hobbs
Host At Reception
More than two hundred people
attended a reception held at tne
Officer’s Club on the Naval Sta
tion Wednesday evening. Admiral
and Mrs. Ira A. Hobbs were hosts
to many towns-people and officers
and their wives aboard the Naval
Station.
Members of civic organ zations,
businessmen and their wives weie
in attendance. Cocktails were
served followed by a luncheon.
Carnivai Success
Gross receipts from the school
carnival held last week was $2375.
Estimated expenses are expected
to run approximately $500
The affair was adjudged » com
plete sucess. A large (trowel par
ticipated. The Navy Combo epn
tributed its service* in providing
music for t!le eh!:rig evening.
Along The
Waterfront
There was a slight spurt of .it
tivity along the Watbrffont this
week. Both crab canneries pro
cessed' the big crustacean.?, ai
though not in any record amounts
Other than that, the i\ews was bau,
since it ‘ invOfroi ''sbVei*Al boats
drifting around due* to the winds
Bob Resoff at .King Crab, Inc., re
ports the Totem ’in with 800 crab,
Cory Kaldestad, the s k i p p e
brought in his last load earlier
t£is.w.eek. He is going to fish for
a. load of sole, which he will tales
to Seattle, oil his trip there. Pat
Mullin brought in the Rdxann*
Dawn with 1000 crab The Rori
nie docked with 700. Adi am Pana
maroff is the skipper. Jerry
Gouge! brought ID; 315 aboard the
GPC18. .All i these crab|were frozen
At thte nearby tslapd Seafood^
cannery, Pete Dev£au reports sew
eral boats in with crab. Hiram
McAllister brought in 1850 of
them on Monday.’ LatOr in the
week he brought in another 350
rhe new .Hostler unloaded 500
Fred Pestrikoff fat skipper. Louie
Wick’s Eldorado brought in 3500
This was the combined catch of
the Eldorado and the King Fish.
Additional studies are being
made on the Small Boat Harbor
site. Al Soliss Kid Harold MOats
of the Army Engineers have re
turned to Anchorage, but wil! be
jack in Kodiak for further prob
ng. Plans are being drawn up
’or ,tbe inner harbor facilities
vhicta of course will be construct
id by the City*
Driftwood Products1; have su.v
>endetl operations for the present,
>ut hope to start up again at soma
uture date* ;
The Alvibe & Gibson boat works
aunebed UF No. 13 this week
Hi is is Ted Sberatine’s boat. They
(re now working on Nick Wat
toff’s Marie. Engine parts are
>eeded for the Seamill before it
ran be completed
Several boats have been sees
irifting around this week. They
vere not identified at time of go
ng to press. One pleasure cr.ifl
vas seen partially submerged in
ront of Cal Brown’s Aouse on Mil
lion Road. Two others were sub
nerged, one partially and one
■ompletely except for1 one mas: a
ittle further along the beach.
Two New Members
In Tcs&tma&'lsrs
Two: new. iceiAbeijs Kvfere brought
nto the Kodiak Island Toast?
nasters..Ciii&l .^nen that group
net Tuesday. Bud Sch.-.U. who
*as inducted with a second m..;o
aer, Sid Wallace, ga.e his first
speech the same night.
The Chub has inae. rated a sys
;em whereby member: hav ng do
ivered six or more speeches will
ict as Counselors for r.: : mcirr
aers going into the organization,
siv members were elected ir. this
.apacity
PROMOTION RECEIVE!)
KennetH % thurley, NS Kodiak,
was pronfoted to sergeant in the
itOTC at the Pniverity of Alaska