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VOL. 18 NO. 28
KODIAK, ALASKA, JULY 12, 1958
4th Celebration
Shows Net Profit
Gross receipts turned in to date
for the Fourth of July celebration
was $3,055.85, according to Art
Brooks, finance chairman, in his
- report to the Chamber of Com
merce Thursday. With several
bflls outstanding, it is estimated
the net balance from the venture
will be approximately $800.
Dr. Bob Johnson, general chair
man, reported on the operation,
which he said was a success, ^and
thanked the many who participat
ed and gave of their time in assur
ing its success.
Ole Johnson, iin a report on the
Base-Town committee meeting,
outlined several points that were
discussed. He stated the Navy au
thorities have requested the Cham
ber of Commerce be a clearing
house for requests from city
groups seeking the participation
of Navy personnel in civic affairs.
Numerous requests have been
made the past year for participa
tion by the Navy band end march
in gunits. Due to curtailment in
personnel, it has become neces
sary to limit their activities in
civic functions, etc. ~
Other matters dscussed were
the Naval Station layoffs, the re
cent shootings, the Chiniak devel
opments, the Base-Town road and
the radio station.
O. A. Torgerson, chairman of
the budget committee, presented a
budget for the year ending June
30, 1959. Estimated receipts for
the year totaled $2,130.48. Esti
mated disbursement stotal $3,130.
48. This would leave a deficit of
$1,000. Estimated balances in the
general fund, savings account and
the July 4th fund total $5,500.
Ole Johnson, chairman of the
street decorating committee, re
ported another banner disappear
ed over the last holiday. He stated
this makes the second one taken.
He said some effort should be
made to recover them, as the
chamber will soon be out of street
banners. “They cost $80 each,” he
Said.
Greetings from Southern Cali
fornia were offered the chamber
here by Paul Spencer, who was in
attendance. He is a citrus grower
from San Dimas, California.
O. K. Kincaid, president of the
chamber, announced further ap
pointment of committees, as fol
lows: Industrial Relations, A1
Hochberger, Lanry Wodlinger;
Civic Improvement, Merrill Coon,
Russell Wright and Emil Knud
sen; Roads and Public Lands,
Charles Edris, Dick Berg and
George Cornelius; Utilities, Ole
Johnson, John Cushing and Bill
Poland; USO representative, Beth
Digree; Health and Welfare,
George Cornelius.
Cmdr. Birum was introduced
by Cmdr. Ralph Groom as the new
laison officer to replace him.
SORRY, NO PICTURES
It was planned to run a series
of pictures on the 4th of July
celebration in this week’s issue
of the KODIAK MIRROR.
The pictures did not arrive
«p to press (time.
Statehood Dinner
Planned for Wed.
Alaska’s Congressional Delegate
E. L. (Bob) Bartlett will be the
guest speaker at a statehood ban
quet planned for Wednesday ol
next week, according to Jules Ra
dinsky, who is arranging the af
fair.
Radinsky stated ararngemenU
are now being made, but the time
and place has not yet been de
termined. He said he thought il
would be held at the Elk’s Club
Announcements will be made ear
ly next week, he said.
A LOSING BATTLE—A Leban
ese rebel carries a wounded
comrade into hospital quarters
near Muktara July 5 after the
umu^ressful attempt by Druse
leader Kamal Jumblatt’s anti
government forces to break
through to the Beirut area. The
rebels withdrew to their moun
tain retreat after five days of
skirmishing with government
forces in the Einab area near
the Lebanese capital.
(AP Photo)
Queen, Princess
Luncheon Guests
A no-host luncheon was held at
the Town Club Friday, July 4
when the 4th of July Queen and
Princess were honored. Jules Ra
d insky was master of ceremonies
Queen Charlotte Benson and
Princess Zoe Nelson were be
decked in their full regalia. Other
contestants who were present
were Carolyn Spencer, Sandra
Koenig and Carolyn Nelson.
About 25 persons were in at
tendance.
New USO Director
To Be Introduced
There will be a Special Meeting;
of the Operations Committee oi
the Kodiak USO Club on Friday
July 18, 1958. This meeting will
be held at the USO Club at 7:3C
p.m. Miss Ethel McCurry, the new
director of the USO, will be in
troduced and all members arc
urged to attend.
Directors Elect
Dank Officers
O. A. Torgerson was re-elected
president of the Bank of Kodiak
for the fiscal year. Vice-president
is Ben Kraft with A1 Hochberger
as vice-president and secretary.
Mary E. Sorum serves in the posi
tion of cashier.
The annual stockholders meet
ing was held in the banking quar
ters on July, and was attended by
most of the local stockholders.
The fiscal year’s business was dis
cussed, and the following direc
tors were re-elected: R. S. Ache
son, A1 Hochberger, Dr. A. Holmes
Johnson, Ben Kraft and 0. A.
Torgerson.
At a meeting following, the di
rectors elected the above bank
officers.
The annual stockholders meet
ing of the Kodiak Insurance and
v Building Corporation was held
July 7. The directors elected for
the ensuing year were R. S. Ache
son, A1 Hochberger, Dr. A.
Holmes Johnson* Ben Kraft and
O. A. Torgerson,
At the directors meeting fol
lowing, officers of the Corpora
tion were elected. These were O.
A. Torgerson,, president; Ben
Kraft, vice-president; A. Holmes
Johnson, secretary-treasurer; Al
Hochberger, assistant secretary
treasurer; and Art Brooks, mana
ger of the insurance department.
City Celebrates
4th on the 5th
The Fourth of July celebration,
despite the fact it was postponed
to the following day because of
rain, was participated in by a
good crowd. The parade this year
ranks as one of the most success
ful in the history of Kodiak.
, The Outdoorsmen’s entry com
plete with huge bear, hunter, and
children around a campfire roast
ing wieners, not to mention a girl
in a bathing suit, won a deserved
first prize. The Kodiak Baptist
Mission entry, publicizing their
65th birthday, won second place.
Other entries winning prizes
were the CB-9 marching unit;
Bobby Acheson as a cowboy; Rita
Johnson as an Indian girl. Special
awards went to the Walter Kraft
family, and a “Train” group.
Melvin Borton figured in the
big money prize offered in the
Soap Box Derby. He won first
place honors and $50, winning
over the other 19 entries. Steve
Selig placed second and won the
$40 offered, with Wayne Kozak
placing third and copping the $30
prize. Consolation prizes of $20
and $10 were won by “Skipper”
Knudsen and Tom Belleau.
Winner in the Pillar Mountain
hill climb this year was John
Reft.
VERDICT IS MANSLAUGHTER
The jury handed down a verdict
of manslaughter in the Edna Lee
DeMers murder trial which has
been proceeding the past few
weeks.
Outdoorsmen Plan
Park Dedication
Plans are being made for a ded
ication of Outdoorsmen Park in
August. Following its dedication,
the park will be put to public
use.
According to an Outdoorsmen
spokesman, several things will
have to be done before that time.
Rest room facilities is one project
that needs completion. They ask
for a donation of 180 sq. ft. of
sheeting and 190 linear feet of
2x4 from 5 to 8 feet long. “We
have the carpenter,” they say.
Chuck Edris at 2244 or Jim Duros
at 2402 can be contacted and the
material will be picked up.
Work is currently underway in
fixing up and cleaning the lake
bottom around the diving board.
The next meeting of the club
will be held at the clubhouse lo
cated in the park Tuesday, August
5, beginning at 8 p.m.
Dates of the halibut derby be
ing sponsored by the club have
been announced for August 15,
16 and 17. This is on Friday, Sat
urday and Sunday. Sixteen prizes
are being offered in the competi
tion.
The shooting gallery sponsored
by the Outdoorsmen on the
Fourth of July grossed $104.30.
Most of this will go into park
equipment and facilities.
Outdoorsmen who won in the
events on the Fourth include Mel
vin Borton, Soap Box Derby and
bicycle races. He also tied with
Dell Jackson in a foot race; Jim
Duros, horseshoe pitching con
test. The Outdoorsmen float, made
by member Fred MacIntyre,
copped first prize in the parade.
Three Found Dead
Following Quake
JUNEAU Ifl—The mighty earth
quake felt throuoghout all south
east Alaska Wednesday night left
three known dead, two missing.
Dead were two picnickers sucked
into the sea when the quake
sheared off a tip of the island at
Yakutat Bay.
Missing are a man and his wife
whose 44-foot fishing boat was
swept by giant waves toward the
rocky side of Lituya Bay, 125 miles
west of here. Dead include Mrs.
Jeanice Walton, head of a Bell
ingham family,, which owns Icy
Straits Canning Company cannery
at Yakutat. Others were Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Tibbies, employes at
the CAA station at Yakutat.
Missing are Mr. and Mrs. Orville
Wagner who were aboard the trol
ler Sunmore at anchor in Lituya
Bay.
The quake caused the worst
cable break in the history of the
ACS system, snapping it in four
places in the Skagway-Haines
area. ACS spokesman said a re
pair vessel left Seattle Thursday
and will take four or five days to
reach the cable breaks, if all goes
well. ACS was unable to predict
how long before the cable is re
paired.
CUSHINGS LEAVE
John and Martha Cushing left
yesterday for Sitka. Daughter
“Jay-Jay” accompanied them.
Along Waterfront
Caniery Addition
Work Is Started
Work has begun on the addi
tion. to the King Crab, Inc. can
nery, with the extension to the
wharf facilities started this week.
Chris Poulsen, a major' stock
holder in the cannery, is here,
and can be seen assisting in the
project almost every day.
s Plans are to drive piling and
complete the wharf to the beach
at the site of the old Driftwood
Products plant, which is now be
ing torn down. According to Petilf
sen, eventually the two old build
ings adjoining the cannery will
be torn down, and replaced by
new structures;
Poulsen stated that two shrimp
peelers have been ordered, an^
the company is going to gamble on
the possibility of shrimp being
found in sufficient quantities here
to make it pay. It will be an* al
most all-year-round industry.
Bob Resoff, who is general su
perintendent of the cannery, is
busy these day$ with the more
immediate affairs4 of the cannery
—that of canning salmon. The
cannery started canning yester
day, with the arrival of the first
boat load of fish.
Nearby, at the City Dock there
was considerable activity, while
the Alaska Steamship TATAr
LINA was being unloaded. The
ship pulled out Thursday.
The CAA boat CIVAJfLis back
in operation again, after being i®
drydock for more than a month.
Howard Sloniger, the skipper, is
now giving it the final touches in
the overhaul job, in between runs
to Woody Island.
Manson - Osberg completed
dredging and drilling operation?
in the small boat harbor yester
day. The dredging crew will be
gin the task of dismantling equips
ment. The firm has a good pos
sibility of getting the contract for
the harbor facilities an Anchor
age,. a big job.
“Jiggs” Tice, resident engineer
on the small boat harbor project
leaves Monday for Anchorage, for
a new asignment. He expects t*
go on a pierhead survey job. This
is for the whole of Alaska, and
concerns about 133 seacoast towns.
The survey will be done mostly
by aerial photography. He ex
pects to be back in Kodiak for z
brief stay later.
Boat Explodes
Libby Cnnery boat No. 20 ex
ploded July 9, according to Caii
Aspelund, superintendent of the
Moser Bay cannery. None of the
crew were killed or seriously iiv
jured.
The boat was assisting another
boat in distress, when the engime.
died. On starting it up, the ex
plosion occurred. Skipper of th«?
No. 20 was Frank Suryan. Crew
members, all from Anacortex,
Washington, were Tom Higgins.
Albert Lake, Merrill Mallard and
a man identified as Baltazor. The
incident occurred at Bumble Bay.