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VOL. 18 NO. 33
KODIAK, ALASKA, AUGUST 16, 1958
PRICE U CENTS?
Greening Makes
Urges Big Majori
Ernest Gruening, one-time gover
nor of Alaska, and Senator under
the Tennessee plan in Washington,
spoke before the Chamber of Com
merce group at their meeting
Thursday. He made an earnest
plea for statehood for Alaska.
“In a recent Gallup poll, the
people of the United States ex
pressed themselves as favoring
statehood, 12-1,” Gruening stated.
“This is a high mark to shoot at. I
only hope we can equal it in the
coming election.”
Gruening then stated rumors
are flying thick and fast in Alaska
—rumors that are being spread by
opponents of statehood. There is
no foundation in fact in any of
them, he stated. We must combat
them with the truth. “Contrary to
these rumors,” he said, “Civil
Service workers will not lose their
25% cost of living allowance. On
the contrary, they will more likely
be. adjusted according to costs in
various areas. Natives need have
•o fear they will be moved to
reservations. Alaskans will have
«• part of that.” The clergy in
Aaeherage, he said, have been
deluged with letters stating that
open gambling will be rampant in
Alaafca. “Nothing is further lrom
the truth,” he said.
The speaker then voiced the ad
oaolages of having two senators
aad a representative in Congress.
Be lauded the calibre of the men
who have represented Alaska in
BSashington as its delegates, and
the efforts they have put forth.
**■■1,” he said, “a voteless delegate
has no tools to work with.”
Ite then dealt with the cost of
slate government. “The cost of
date government will be very
little more,” he said, and cited the
*«*««* uwu wm oe maae available
to the new state, and the increased
revenues under statehood.
The former Governor then de
plored the little given Alaska for
roads. “Through the years Alas
ka*** have paid for all the roads in
the States—and without repre
sentation—-besides the $104,000,
000 for South American roads,” he
said. “We are not getting enough
for defense.” he further stated.
He. quoted figures to show that
Masons In Kodiak
For Ceremonies
About 15 knights of the Anchor
age Commandery No. 2, Knights
Templar, and their wives arrived
by chartered plane in Kodiak yes
terday to put on temple degree
ceremonies during the annual
meeting of the Grand Chapter of
Royal Arch Masons.
At Kodiak, the Anchorage
Masons will be joined by Royal
Arch Masons from Cordova and
Fairbanks, including dignitaries
of the grand chapter. The St.
Paul Harbor Chapter will be host
for the meeting.
BILL MUEGGE’S LEAVE
FOR SEATTLE TODAY
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Muegge leave
today for Seattle.
The Muegge’s are co-owners of
the Kodiak Hotel and operated
the hotel during the illness of the
lot* Bill Fitzgerald, who was then
m Seattle for medical treatment.
Statehood Plea
ity At Election
Alaska’s potential in hydroelectric
rower is great, and stated that
less than 1% of that potential has
been developed. “We must try to
reduce the high cost of living by
developing these resources, and
attract industry,” Gruening stated.
“Our natural resources will be
developed as never before,” he
concluded.
Considers Bill To
Up Allowances
Washington UP)—The Civil Ser
vice Commission advised Congress
it favors the pending legislation
to permit the payment of a higher
cost of living allowances to
Federal employees in Alaska “even
in event of statehood.”
Chairman Ellsworth said in a
letter to Rep. Murray (D-Tenn).
Chairman of the House Civil Ser
vice Committee, “The Commission
is in full accord with the purpose
of these bills.” Ellsworth pre
viously had said cost of living
allowances in Alaska will continue
under statehood. The House com
mittM nAur hac it (wa HiTtc
to remove the 25 per cent ceiling
allowance. Although stating the
Commission’s preference was one
introduced by Bartlett, Ellsworth
said that “provisions of both these
bills would be applicable to
Alaska even in event of state
hood.”
Del. Bartlett’s bill would not
only remove the 25 per cent ceil
ing on cost of living allowances,
but would permit payment of a
differential based on hardship and
isolation up to 25 per cent addi
tional. “That living costs in Alaska
are exceptionally high has been
shown by numerous surveys,”
Ellsworth wrotje. “Inadequate
allowances for Alaska has led to
high personnel turnover, and
difficulty in recruiting competent
people for classification Act
grades, and has brought heavy
pressure upon the classification
program.
An inadequate allowance is un
fair to employees who work there,
Ellsworth said. “While employees
in other territories and in foreign
areas receive allowances which
reasonably compensates for their
higher cost of living, those in
Alaska do not.”
Gruenings Guests
At Dinner Party
Sen. and Mrs. Ernest Gruening
were guests at a dinner given in
their honor at the Town Club
Thursday evening. The dinner was
attended by members of tbe
Democratic Club.
Later that evening, Gruening
spoke before a group at the
Montmartre Inn. Jules Radinsky,
president of the Kodiak Demo
cratic Club, was master of cere
monies, and introduced the
speaker.
Gruening spoke mostly along
party lines. A question and answer
period followed.
Biologists Back
From Kitoi Bay
Prof. R. C. Dugdale of the
University of Kentucky and his
research team returned this week
from the Kitoi Bay Research
Station of the Alaska Department
of Fish and Game.
Dr. Dugdale, under a grant from
The National Science Foundation
and in cooperation with the re
search branch of the Alaska De
partment of Fish and Game has
been studying the chemistry and
biology of several lakes on
Afognak Island. The studies were
yi uiidi uy on tne eneci oi volcanic
ash and terrain on lake produc
tivity. Their basic study will be a
significant contribution in under
standing the factors limiting the
growth of fish in lakes.
City Employees
Salaries Hiked
Pay raises were general for City
employees following a review of
present wages. Resolution No. 6-58
establishing general personnel
regulations for city employees,
and the establishment of a new
pay schedule, was adopted.
Under the requirements of the
resolution* wage scales will be
reviewed annually in January to
take effect as of the new fiscal
year beginning April 1.
In a previous action, the em
ployees had dropped the forming
of an agreement to have a union
negotiate for them.
BILL FACILITATES
OCCUPYING LANDS
Washington (J*>—The House has
accepted the Senate amendment
to a bill which will facilitate the
occupancy of Alaskan coal, oil and
gas lands, and sent it to the White
House.
D.C. (Carl) Gillum
Dies Unexpectedly
On Friday Morning
Douglas Carlton (Carl) Gillum,
age 64, died suddenly at 1:15 Fri
day morning at his home on the
Naval Station. He had not been
feeling well for the past several
days, and became seriously ill
Thursday evening. It is believed
that death was due to a heart con
dition.
Mr. Gillum was born October 16,
1893, in Portland, Indiana. Surviv
ing him are his widow, Nina, and
a son and four grandchildren.
Mr. Gillum came to Kodiak ten
years ago and has been Super
visor of the Naval Station Public
Works Telephone Department and
Electric Shop.
Masonic funeral services will be
held at the Community Baptist
Church on Monday at 1:00 p.m.
The body will be flown to the
Purdy Funeral Home in Everett,
Washington, and graveside services
and burial will be held in Everett
later next week.
Mr. Gillum was a member of
Kodiak B.P.O.E. No. 1772, and of
the Masonic Ix»dee.
Mrs. Gillum requests that dona*
tions be made to the Elks Cerebral
Palsey Fund in lieu of flowers.
Mrs. Gillum and her sister, Mrs.
Alice Petterssofi, will accompany
the body to Everett.
Open House
August 23 at
Health Center
All residents of Kodiak are in
vited to an Open House at the
Health Center Saturday, August
23 from 2 to 4 pm by the Kodiak
Health and Welfare Council.
“We would like everyone to
meet Miss Dora Riggins, our new
Public Health nurse,” said a
spokesman for the Council, “and
want everyone to see the new ad
dition to the Health Center,”
Mrs. Ila Fox
Honored At Tea
Mrs. Ila Fox was honored at a
tea given by Mrs. Robert Hall
Tuesday afternoon at the Hall
residence.
Mrs. Fox, who is Mrs. Hall s
mother, has been visiting the Hall
family the past, two weeks. She
returned to her home in Sidney,
Ohio, the latter part of the week.
This was her first trip to Alaska.
Salmon Pack So Far This Year Exceeds 1957
Juneau Iff)—More salmon have
already been canned in Alaska
this season than were packed in
all of 1957. The 1958 pack this
week passed last years total by
74,938 cases. This is more than a
half million cases ahead of the
same week a year ago.
The weekly Fish and Wildlife
Service report showed a total of
2,517,648 cases of salmon packed
so far this year. Last year at this
time 2,015,074 cases were packed,
and the season ended with only
2,442,710 cases packed. This was
one of the lowest totals since the
salmon industry began in. Alaska
in 1910. The slim run of pink
salmon pulled down the total of
the 1957 pack. But the continuing
big runs of pinks sent the 1958
pack surging, with two weeks re
maining of the summer season.
So far this year in all of Alaska,
1,328,376 cases of pinks were can
ned. This is 687,014 more than at
the same period last year, or
592,280 cases more than the total
number of pinks for all of 1957.
Canning of pinks at Bristol Bay
set an all time record this year.
The Western Alaska pink salmon
pack total for this season was a
total of 60,161 cases. None were
canned there a year ago. Previous
high was 40,773 cases 22 years ago.
Canning of rods in the Western
district was off 215,652 cases, with
a total of 267,712 cases packed this
year. In all Alaska, canning of
reds amounted to only 467.377
cans, a drop of 218,189 for the
same period a year ago.
Western Alaska is the only
district showing a pack decline
from last year. The total Western
pack this week was 420,361, whic h
is 126,510 cases from a year ago.
In the Central District the pack
was 433,499 cases ahead of last
year. The 1958 pack was 1,308,491
cases of all varieties. Total South
eastern pack this week reached a
total of 788,796 cases, which was
195,225 ahead of a year ago.
Along The
Waterfront
Buttoning-up operations are
proceeding all along the \\ „ter
front, from Kodiak to the South
end of the island. Cannery crews
have been coming in in droves,
being airlifted by Kodiak Airways
despite the foul weather. “It’s
the worst yet,” Bob Hall stated.
But the Airways got most, oi
them in yesterday and PNA is
winding up the second phase oi
the operation.
The JOSIE, TOTEM and the
ELDORADO, tenders for King
Crab, Inc. have already gone to
Seattle, and only a skeleton prew
remains at the cannery, with the
bulk of the crew departed for
Seattle.
Bob Resoff expects to leave
soon for Seattle.
The CARMEN M, a 40 foot parse
seiner is reported in trouble off
the Trinity Islands. Bob Von
Scheele left with his boat to tow
the boat back, following a report
from the Coast Guard. They were
expected in late last night
At the City Dock the salmon
pack is being stacked up, and witil
be shipped on the Tatalina follow
ing its arrival Wednesday. The
Expansion is expected in Monday
or Tuesday from the Westward.
Bill Wood, Traffic Manager for
Alaska Steamship Company, is in
town this week for a few days. His
office is in Anchorage. He has a
gleam in his eye that bodes no
good for some of those stream
salmon hereabouts.
Stan Alvine is working on the
Parks No. 21, which is about the
only job pending at the boat
works. The INGAPUK left for
Homer this week with a new owner
aboard. Bill Rivard, former owner
sold it. It will be used in the
Homer area for charter.
Ray Reed, skipper aboard the
fishing boat DERRING, was lost
at sea as the boat was enrome to
Seattle. He apparently fell over
board about 5 a.m. August 11. The
boat circled, but nothing war
found of Reed.
Norm Haagland, Superintendent
at Halfertys, states the cannery is
just about “moth-balled” until
next year. He expects to leave
about Wednesday. Del Valentine,
accountant at the cannery will
leave later in the week.
Republican Club
To Meet Tuesday
A meeting of the Republican
Club is scheduled for Tuesday at
8 p.m. at the Fishermen s hail.
Some important business will
come before the group, including
election of officers and the adop
tion of a constitution. All those
interested are urged to attend.
ALONG THE WATERFRONT
Ben Kraft Returns
Ben Kraft returned to Kodiak
Thursday afternoon. He has been
in Seattle the past few weeks.
He is convalescing following an
operation.