Library & Museum
Juneau, Alaska
VOL. 18 NO. 35
KODIAK, ALASKA, AUGUST 30, 1958
PKICE 10 CENTS
Decisive Vote Cast for Statehood
Here and Over All of Alaska
. The lure of statehood, and
favorable weather combined to
bring out the voters in full force
in Tuesday’s election. The gjajority
of the one thousand in the two
precincts here and the one on the
Naval Station voted overwhelm
ingly for statehood. Villagers on
the island also voiced a very defi
nite affirmative for statehood.
This was in line with the trend
all over Alaska, where the voting
favored statehood by 6 to 1.
Six hundred and sixty-nine votes
were cast in the Kodiak precinct.
The vote for statehood, according
to propositions was as follows:
Proposition No. 1, ,626 for, 40
against; Proposition No. 2, 616
for, 46 against; Proposition No. 3,
625 for, 38 against.
The vote on the island also in
dicated a strong desire for state
hood. At Ouzinkie, the vote was 49
for and 1 against; Alitak, 30 for
and 1 against; Karluk, 28 for and
I against; Old Harbor, 34 for and
1 against; At Larsen’s Bay, the
vote was 42-1 on the first proposi
tion and 43 for and none against
on the remaining ones; Afognak
gave a resounding vote of approval
for statehood, registering a 54-4
vote on all three propositions.
In the Kodiak (Mission Rd)
precinct, statehood fared quite
well. On proposition 1, the vote
was 146 for, 15 against; Proposi
tion 2, 139 for, 17 against; and on
proposition 3, 143 voted for, and
12 against. Voting at the v'plls
located at the Montmartre Inn.
was brisker than usual, with a
total of 161 casting their ballots.
The Naval Station vote was even
more decisively for statehood. For
proposition 1, the vote was 164-7:
Proposition 2, 163-8; Proposition^,
166-5. A hundred and seventy-one
voted on the station.
Pete Deveau, candidate for the
Democratic nomination for the
House of Representatives, polled
the highest vote of any candidate.
With good support from the
Kodiak precinct, backed up by
votes from the island village^ and
outlying areas, Deveau rolled up a
total of 569 votes.
A close race developed between
John Gibbons and Hank Haag for
a seat in the State House of Repre
sentatives. The final unofficial re
sults gave Gibbons a margin of 34
votes. His total was 316 and Haag’s
FIRE DESTROYS HOME
OF THE CHESTER WEBBERS
Described as a total loss the
home of Jane and Chester Web
ber was destroyed by fire Thurs
day evening about 9 o'clock.
The house is located on Mission
Road beyond the City Dump. Fire
men were at the scene of the fire
shortly after it started, but the
frame structure was badly burned
even then. No insurance was carri
ed.
Fire Chief George Magnuson re
ports a good turnout of volunteer
firemen.
282. This may be changed some
what when absentee ballots are
counted, but is not expected to
change the standing of the two
candidates. A waiting period will
be required before they are count
ed.
Two of the Republican candi
dates polled the next highest
votes. These were Kim Clark with
269 votes and Stan Nelson with
251. Bill Worth, the third Republi
can candidate, received 207 votes.
Hazel Owen, candidate on the
Democratic ticket, lost out but re
ceived general support from all
precincts. Her total vote was 237.
A1 Owen, Democratic candidate
for District I State Senator, polled
the impressive vote of 858, re
ceiving excellent support from
Kodiak, the island villages and all
precincts. Jack Hinckel, Republi
can candidate, rolled up 351 votes,
gaining most of his support from
the Kodiak precinct. Both candi
dates will appear on the ballot in
the November 25 elections.
Big Island Vote
Favors Democrats
Voting here for candidates for
the offices of Governor, Secretary
of State, U.S. Senator for Term
A. followed the pattern throughout
Alaska, with slight deviations.
•Egan proved popular here with
328 votes in the Kodiak precinct;
Base, 70; Mission Rd, 74; Island,
125. Other candidates for governor,
Butrovich, Kodiak, 102; Base, 27;
Mission Rd, 23; Island. 27. Rivers:
Kodiak,, 90; Base, 35; Mission Rd,
21; Island, 61. Williams: Kodiak,
122; Base, 32; Mission Rd, 32;
Island, 78.
Gruening polled 814 votes in
this district to 420 for Stepevich,
which was contrary to the general
trend statewide. For Secretary of
State, the majority vote for this
district went to Hugh Wade, who
received 535 votes. Greuel garner
ed 451 votes, and Dewey polled
232.
Bartlett was assisted in his
record vote throughout the State
with an impressive 1062 votes for
the district. Robertson’s tally was
178.
In voting for U.S. Representa
tive, Ralph Rivers polled the high
est with 476; Plummer, 432; Ben
son, 290.
Irene Ryan topped the other
three candidates for Senator-at
Large for District E, with 616
votes; the others, Baldwin, 296;
Anderson, 156; and Snodgrass,,
147. These were for the two year
term.
For the four year term. Moody
polled 394; Smith, 226; Frey, 143:
Long, 161; Lesh, 122; and Light
wood, 89.
Above tabulations are compila
tions of alL the polling on the
island. A record vote was cast here
in Kodiak and at each of the vot
ing precincts.
Late Bulletin
By the ASSOCIATED PRESS
Unofficial returns from 230 of
about 297 precincts in Tuesday’s
primary give:
For LUS. Senate Term A: Bart
lett (D) 32,879, Robertson (R)
6,852.
For U.S. Senate Term B: Greun
ing (D) 17,424, Stepovich (R)
22,210.
For U.S. House: Plummer (D)
15,251, Rivers (D) 14,768, Ben
son (R) 8,703.
For Governor: Egan (D) 19,776,
Rivers (D) 6,651, Williams (D)
4,884, Butrovich (R) 7,837.
For Secretary of State: Greuel
(D) 16,147, Wade (D) 16,807,
Dewey <R) 5,993.
Statehood Referendum, 218 of
297 precincts:
Proposition One, for 36,832,
against 6,906. Proposition Two,
for 36,669, against 6,618. Proposi
tion Three 36,883, against 6,582.
Northwest Plane
Fails in Takeoff
MINNEAPOLIS (*>—An airliner
that failed on its takeoff carried
57 passengers on a terror-filled
slide through a farm field today,
but held together long enough for
them to get out alive. Within min
utes after they crawled to safety
the plane was a blazing ruin.
Forty-nine persons, including
Rep. Don Magnuson (D-Wash.),
and four crew members aboard a
Northwest Orient Airlines DC6B
were given hospital care. About
14 remained under hospital care,
but only two were in serious con
dition.
The plane, which was bound
for Seatlet-Tacoma, came to grief
only seconds after it took off at
3:30 a.m. The exact cause of the
trouble was not immediately
known.
Dr. Roger W. Blaisdell, 52,
Wellsville, N. Y., who was enroute
to Alaska for a big game hunting
expedition tended injuries of his
fellow passengers.
Betty Kaye Sloan, 14, of Homer,
Alaska, was hospitalized briefly
when shaken up in the crash. Also
aboard the plane was Mrs. Melvin
Olmein, Anchorage, and her three
children, Elizabeth, 9; Mary, 6;
Bruce, 14 months. Injuries, if any,
were not reported.
Massachusetts
Couple Visit City
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas F. Barry
of Beverly, Massachusetts arrived
in Kodiak August 26 to visit their
son and daughter-inlaw, S/Sgt and
Mrs. Thomas M. Barry, USMC.
The Barrys traveled by train
from Boston to Seattle, and from
Seattle here by plane. They were
much impressed by the snow
capped mountains, glaciers and
beautiful scenery along the way.
Egan, Wade Lead
As Demo Choices,
RECORD VOTE FOR BARTLETT;
STEPOVICH WELL AHEAD
»i
JUNEAU (ffl—William Egan and
Hugh J. Wade appeared assured
of the Democratic nominations for
governor and secretary of state in
Alaska’s first state general elec
tion in November. With more
than half of the 297 precincts re
porting complete returns, Egan
was the run-away choice of the
three-way Democratic race for the
gubernatorial nod.
' One Thousand Lead
Wade is running better than'
one thousand votes ahead of his
only opponent, Richard J. GreueL
There seemed very little possibil
ity of the remaining votes altering
the outcome. Egan will face John
Butrovich in November.
Butrovich was nominated with
out opposition as the Republican
governor choice. His running mate
as Secretary of State will be Karl
Dewey, of Juneau, who also1 got
the nod without opposition.
45,000 Votes Cast
The vote total m Tuesday’s pri
mary election, in which Alaskans
approved the admission of the
northern area into the union, is
approaching 45,000 votes. Ap
proval for statehood on the basis
of mounting returns is running a
margin of six to one. Earlier fore
casts were that between 35,000 and
40.000 voters would approve ad
mission to the Union by a 2-1 mar
gin.
Stepovich Popular
In other primary races, Stepo
vich is running well ahead in
popular vote of the man who will
be his Democratic opponent in
November. Stepovich has lead of
about 3,000 votes over the Demo
cratic nominee for the same
Senate seat, former Gov. Gruenmg.
Stepovich’s margin over Omen
ing appeared to be increasing.
Record Vote For Bartlett
Bartlett amassed the greatest
vote total in his long career. He
was unopposed for the Democratic
nomination for the other seat! that
will go to Alaska when it becomes
the 49th state in about four
months. He piled up more than
20.000 votes. He has a margin of
more than 5-1 over R.E. Robertson,
of Juneau, who is his GOP oppon
ent.
(Continued on Page 9)
Along The
Waterfront
The holiday spirit comes to the
waterfront, too. King Crab report’
little activity, and are taking a
three day holiday over the week -
Ondi Same at; the5. Ciky Dock.
; if
At A1 vine’s Marine Repair, worfe
on Alf Anderson’s ALF-JIM is
completed and the boat hit; the
ways this week. Nick Walkoff *
MARIE is on the dock for repam
The crew at the boat works i!
working on the PARKS 21 inside.
I Mrs. Fred Crozier and her foo
children are visiting at Alvfner
this week. Mr. Croaier was forn
erly missionary at Karluk. Th*
family now liye at Ken.31. Stan flew
Mrs. Crozier to Karluk and Ole
ttarboir 'Friday to' visit old friend*
Chuck C&meUey, FWS agenv
here, reports the DENNIS WINN.
FWS patrol boat, is due in late to
night or Sunday morning from
Seattle with freight. The boat wiP
unload at Kodiak and Anchorage
freight here, and will proceed to
Bristol Bay to discharge freight.
It will return here, pick up the
Anchorage freight and deliver it
before returning to Seattle.
The FWS now has only six mer
left on stream watching and weii
attendance. No date has been set
yet for the annual public fisher;,
hearing.
Over at the Standard Oil Dock,
boats are seen in and out. Pat Can
non and Del Valley and tht
power barge ROSEMARY are haul
ing freight around the area. Joe
Maxwell is in from Uyak a boar*
his boat th€( BEAR BAIT.
About sixty head of battle arc
being freighted aboard a barge
towed by Pat Cannon. They will be
taken to Palmer for exhibition
.then fattened up and sold on the
Anchorage market.
This represents quite a sea-lift
The cattle were put aboard the
barge ROSEMARY on low tide.
PTA BOARD TO MEET SEPT. S
There will be a meeting of the
PTA boand Monday, Septembe
8, at 7:30 p.m. in Ivor Schott5*
office.
PTA WILL MEET SEPT. 11
The first regular meeting of the
fall season will be held Thursday.
September 11 at 8 p.m. in the
High School Gymnasium.
Opening Date for School September 8r
Students Enroll Wednesday, Sept. 3
The Town public school enroll
ment date is Wednesday, Septem
ber 3, at 9 o’clock, in the main
school building, according to Ivor
A. Schott, School Superintendent.
All grades, kindergarten through
high school, will be registered at
that time. Classes will convene for
the first time, Monday, September
8.
Kindergarten and grade 1
children must have their birth
certificates or other legal proof
of age with them at the time of
registration. The Alaska school
law states that a child must be
five (5) years of age on or before
November 1, 1958, to be eligible
for enrollment in the public schoo
kindergarten. Any child who is
six (6) years old on or before
November 1, 1958, may be enroll
ed in grade 1.
Only high school pupils are re
quired to pay a $5 registration fee
at the time of enrollment. This
payment is a book deposit fee
which will be returned in full at
the end of the school year, or wher
the pupil withdraws from school,
if all books are returned free of
mutilation.