News of oAmenca’s Last Frontier’
VOL 13 NO 5
KODIAK, ALASKA ARPIL 11, 1953
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Alaskans Ask Legislation
To End Shipping Strikes
Seattle (Hr’)—Alaskans put
in a request Thursday for
Federal legislation to end re
curring tie-ups on the Seattle
waterfront that pinch the
Alaska food supply and up
prices.
A subcommittee of he House
Committee on Interstate and
Foreign Commerce heard one
Alaskan view the situation as
"outrageous and immoral”
when ‘‘six persons can
strangle 160,000 persons.”
Jim Beard, Juneau, refer
ring to the testimony of a
Seattle labor leader that it
took only six pickets to shut
down the Seattle waterfront
last fall, cutting off shipments
to the territory.
William Broadman, Ketchi
kan legislator, said the terri
tory strongly opposes the cur
rent maritime situation and
proposes federal legislation to
curb it.
Seattle Mayor Allan Pome
roy and labor unions have
opposed Federal legislation,
maintaining tie-ups can be cor
rected at the local level.
San Francisco—Harry Brid
ges charged Thursday the
government wants to destroy
the International Longshore
men’s and Warehousemen’s
Union. Bridges told the union
convention at Seattle it was
the delegates responsibility to1
keep the union going.
Norris Joint-Partner
In Town Club
Herbert Norris, son-in-law
of Mrs. Catherine Blanken
burg, is a joint buyer with her
«f the Town Club, the pur
chase was announced last
week by Mrs. Blankenburg.
Norris will he manager of
the night spot, and he and
Mrs. Norris will occupy the
apartment in the rear of the
club.
VFf/V Installs Officers
In USO Ceremonies
Elwood Watson was for
mally installed as commander
©f VFW Katmai Post 7056
Thursday evening in ceremo
nies at the USO. George Sonn
tag was installing officer.
Others taking their positions
were George McCausland,
senior vice commander, Em
mett M. Clark, junior vice
commander, Edward Pagano,
quartermaster, Neil Argy,
chaplain and Charles Christof
fersen, judge advocate.
Mrs. Patrick Lynch has re
turned home after a brief trip
•utside.
William Hughes
Funeral Today
Funeral services for William
Hughes of Larsen Bay were
held early this morning at the
Russian Orthodox Church.
Father Alexander Popoff con
ducted the services.
Mr. Hughes died Tuesday at
Griffin Memorial Hospital. He
was 82 years of age. He has
made his home at Larsen Bay
! for several years. Mrs. Hughes
I accompanied her husband to
! Kodiak when he came for
i medical attention.
His body will be taken to
Larsen Bay for burial. Besides
his wife he is survived by
several step children.
Mrs. Hughes is staying with
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gal
lagher while in Kodiak.
Sailor Arrested
For Carrying
ConcealedWeapon
Benjamin Ulysses Tolbert,
24, USN, was found guilty in
U. S. Commissioner’s court
Wednesday on two counts and
was fined $75 and sentenced
to a total of 30 days in the
U.S. Federal Jail.
Tolbert was arrested outside
the city limits by U.S. Deputy
Marshall Clarence Dizney on
a charge of drunkeness and
was found to be carrying a:
straight razor in his sock.
He received $25 fine and 10!
day sentence on the drunk1
charge and a $50 fine and 20
day sentence for carrying the
razor.
Concert Tickets
Sold At Door
Tickets for the Alaska'
Music Trails Concert may be |
purchased at the door, Mrs. 1
Patricia Mitchell, chairman [
announced yesterday.
The season tickets for the
four concerts will also be
honored. The concert will be
gin at 8:15 pm (see earlier
story page 2).
i
Charles Madsen has several
Kodiak bear hunters aboard
his hunting yacht, Kodiak
Bear III, for his first spring!
bear hunt on Kodiak Islands
The party left Kodiak for the!
Shelikof side of the island;
Wednesday.
Mrs. Gene Schilliman flew to
Portland recently to visit her
husband who is critically ill
in a hospital there.
Omening Regime Ends Yesterday
IV!etzgarResigns;Hincke9
Named Acting Mayor
C. H. “Bud” Metzgar re
signed from the city council
yesterday morning following
a heated budget discussion on
Thursday night.
Jack Hinckel, temporary
councilman replacing William
Worth who resigned several
weeks ago, has been named
acting mayor.
Metzgar, serving a one year
! term as councilman did not
| give his reasons for resigning.
| He has previously served a j
two year term on the council.
The special meeting Thurs
day night was called at the
request of D. N. Hoylman,
who did not attend the meet
ing. The present council is
composed of five members.
Barely enough to form a
quorum with Hinckel acting
as mayor. Lee C. Bettinger
was elected mayor last Octo
ber but has not been in Ko
diak since December.
continued on page 14
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Mary May Cichoski, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tiny
1 Cichoski, and John Watson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Wat
| son, as they appeared when crowned king and queen of the
VFW Auxiliary Annual Baby Show. (See story page 3.)
Judges
Three serious and solemn judges view the little contest
ants. Left to right, Stan Nelson, Lew Chenier and Lcdr. Don
Coogan
Heintzle-man
Sworn In
j Juneau (A1)—Frank Heint
1 zleman assumed the gover
nor’s chair yesterday with a
pledge of aggressive action for
Alaska’s industrial develop
ment and the recommendation
for drafting a preliminary
constitution as a part of a
general statehood study.
In his inaugural address, on
becoming the first Republican
governor in two decades, th«
former Regional Forester de
clared the Governor’s office
! will work with other agencies
, in making a “continuing ob
jective study for statehood.”
i He said Alaskans want to be
j sure that the provisions of any
enabling act are satisfactory.
He suggested the Territory
should draft a preliminary
state constitution and make a
| detailed estimate of the cost
of state government and ex
plore the ('tiier possible sour
ces for added revenue.
A colorful inauguration pro
l gram for Gruening’s successor
was arranged as a day-long
affair. It ended with a formal
ball last night.
Governor Heintzleman and
the new secretary, Waino
Hendricksen, were sworn in
by Judge George Folta in a
ceremony in Juneau’s largest
theater.
Gruening Plains
To Write Book
Juneau (^P) — Governor
I Ernest Gruening”says he will
devote several weeks to writ
ing a history of Alaska after
he steps out of office, after a
13 year regime.
i The former governor and
Mrs. Gruening will make their
home at their summer resi
dence on Eagle River, scenic
i area about 25 miles north of
' Juneau.
Gruening said he has history
project fairly well outlined
but has never found time to do
the actual writing, although
his publishers have been after
him for 10 years to complete
the project.
He added that he will attend
the House hearing on state
hood for Alaska if he is in
Washington while it is in ses
sion.
Two big game hunters left
town yesterday with big game
guides Alf Madsen and John
Cushing for a bear hunt in the
Uganik Bay area.
Madsen has a hunting camp
at Uganik. The party made
the trip in the Polaris.