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VOL. 17 NO. 49
KODIAK, ALASKA, DECEMBER 7, 1957 “
PRICE 1% CENTS
Project Report
Harbor Project Continues Despite lain, Winds, Snow Or Stormy Weather
Hr. Bob Johnson
New Notary Head
- Dr. Bob Johnson, was installed
ts President of the Rotary Club to
rucceed Clarence King, who re
tained. The short ceremony, was
held at the meeting of the club
Tuesday at the Island Fountain.
King leaves for Ketchikan 'Fri
day, where he will assume his
duties as Alaska Steamship 7 Com
pany fcgeht. He has beep -gent
here^ since 1954.
Dr. Johnson has served on the
Board of Directors of the organi
zation since July of this year. IIet
came to Kodiak in 1955 to join his
father, Dr. A. Holmes Johnson, as
a physician. Since then he has
been very active in civic affairs, as
a member of Rotary, Chamber of
Commerce and other organiza
tions.
Dr. A. Holmes Johnson, intro
duced as a ipast president of Ro
tary paid tribute to King on his
departure, and presented him a
presidents pin, an award, he said,
he justly deserves. “The City as a
whole has been benefited by his
services,” he said. “Where there
was work and he could be of ser
vice, he was there.”
Sig Digree was elected Yico
ptesident by the Board of 4>irect:
ears, to fill the vacancy1 left by
President Johnson.
A movie on the UJ5. Post?.’ Syst
em was shown, which was proceed*
Od by a talk given by Postmaster
Morris Briggs. The.^wvle We» 4^
enlightening film lowing
modern methods introduced re
cently in the handling ^of mail.
Machines, It was emphasized, do
the work formerly done by people,
making the handling of rasii-quick
er and more efficient
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Many Awards Mad*
Four NS And City
A Joint Court of Honor of local
Boy Scouts was held at jthfe Elks
han Monday evening. Units parti
cipating included Troup 625 Of Ko
diak; Troop 626 from the Naval
Station; Ship 726 Sea Explorers
and Post 826 Explorers.
The Court was presided over by
the Elks Exalted Ruler Pete
Ramaglia, who was assisted by
Cdr. Van Limburgh, District Com
missioner and Jerry Le Baron of
the Westward Council, Anchorage.
Mayor Merrill Coon presented
Eagle Scout awards to three
scouts, James Garrett, Courtney
Star bird and William Nachand.
Corsages were given to the moth
ess of the Eagle Scouts.
Other awards were made by
committee members and were as
fallows: Cold Palm (award; to Wil
liam Charles Knupke and Dennis
Ci&ilan; Star Scout award to
limry Foster, Crist Volmer, Eddie
PmJkham, Max SchJiewe and Harry
Morn; First Class: award' Eobdrt
Buell and Roy Gunsolus; Second
fSms'award'Roy Houston and Dell
Jackson.
Guests in attendance were Rev.
Fred Mamaloff, R. A. Clement,
TMC, Lou Veerman and Jim
Beaty.
The annual Christmas party
sponsored by . the Club, will be
held December 21, it was announc
ed at the meeting. A party for all
pre-school children, complete with
Santa Claus, will be held at the
USO, at 9:30 a.m. and the theatre*
party at the Qrpheum Theatre alt
10 a m. ‘ ' «
Truck Accident
Fatal To Navy Man
One Navy man was killed and
another suffered a minor foot in
jury when a Navy semi-truck and
trailer in which they were riding
jackknifed on an extremely icy
joad near Cliff Point and crashed
into an embankment. The accident
occurred Tuesday.
Dead from concussuion and com
pound fracture of the skull was
Jaseph Peter Towne, 21, Constru
tion man Mechanic, 3rd cl&ss,
USNR1 He is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Cameron J. Towne, who re
side at 613 Thomtpson St., Water
ton, NY.
Driver of the vehicle, Gerald
G. Blando, 19, Contruction man,
USN, was injured. He is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Antone L. Blando
of Spi arfish, South Dakota. Med
iea|* officers at* the U:S. Naval
Station reported Btondo’s condi
tion as "satisfactory.” -i v ;
Navy officials at the Station re
ported Towne and Blando had
delivered a frag of'jKxnduil pipe to
a^eashed Cape
Chiniak road and were returning
to the station. Towne was appar
ently thrown from the cab when
the trailer jackknifed. An investi
gation followed to determine de
finite cause of the mishap.
[ At Court Of Honor
Units Participate
Merit Badge award, Citizenship
in the Home; Max Schliewe, Gary
Augustyn, Eric Kulberg, Harry
Horn and Eddie Pifikham; Citizen
ship in the Nation 1 Eddie Pink
ham, Max Schliewe, Courtney
Starbird and William Nachand;
Public Speaking: Jack Trent, Wil
liam Knupke, Gary Olson and
Harry Horn; Citizenship in the
Community: Gary Olson, Harry
Horn and Eric Kulberg; Public
Health: Max Schliewe and Eddie
Pinkham.
Marksmanship: James Garrett,
Robert Van Limburgh, Crist Vol
.mer, Larry Foster and Norman
Dinwiddie; Rowing: Dennis Gil
lilan; Fishing: Eddie Pinkham and
Harry Horn; Nature: Eddie Pink
ham and Courtney Starbird; Pio
neering: Jack Trent and Lloyd
Fuller, Safety: Max Schliewe and
Eddie Pinkham; Camping: Lloyd
Fuller and Tommy Rayfield;
Home Repairs: Harry Horn; Art:
Roy Guosolus; Scholarship: Harry
Hornf; r Fireitfaliiship: W fl 1 in xp
Knupke; First Aid: Roy Gunaalui/,
(CotftaM* to Page 19)
New Rocket Test
?rwe% Failure
. Cape .CanaxOE.al, Fly. JN,-—'The
Vanguard rocket.,test, yejiicle ex
ploded pn its.stand, at the(in)pment
of launching today, .There were no
casualties.
The exploding ended a week of
effort .to get the 72 foot sky giant
into'datin-phihg condition. Pentagon
said another test probably . could
be made in about thirty dayg. ^Fhe
spokesman said the failure was the
result of “loss of chamber pres
sure in first ^stage;-: after, two
seconds. . •/.« ;.»;•!«•
Education Forum-'
To Meet Sec. 19
• The first,, of a series of education
forums will be held Thursday, De
cember 19* at the High School,
according to Dr. ,Victor Strash,
teacher at the high school.
The lecture series is being
sponsored by the PTA and Adult
Education, and will deni with
problems of education. The first
panel discussion will be on the
subject of “Classroom Discipline”,
selected by papular choice from
answers to a questionnaire sent
out.
Christmas Trees
Again Offered
: The local Boy Scouts will again
seU Christmas trees. Saturday and
Sunday, December 14 and 15, have
been announced as dates for sell
ing. :
The Scouts will clothe trees
and'will Offer kale on the
above datgs at Sutliff and Son
store on 'Haae rbad.
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Warning Issued •:
Against Sliding
A warning to parents of children
sliding on the streets was issued
yesterday by Chief of Police Vick
ery.
"The City will not be respon
sible for any injuries resulting
from accidents while children are
sliding on the streets.” he said.
The parents must watch their
children.,,
“We will designate sliding areas
whenever possible. At present
children may only use the Hill
crest Street area, and must keep
off all other streets. They are
definitely traffic hazards to motor
ists”, he added.
PARENTS INVITED
TO DOWNTOWN SCHOOL
Parents of the children attend
ing the downtown school , are in
vited! to a PTA meeting, Thursday,
December 12. The meeting will be
held in the downtown school be
ginning at.7:30 p.m. !• *
The 5th and 6th grade children
will furnish the entertainment
Refreshments; will be served,.
convention excelled .the,
Teamster* Union on comvptien
charges.
Around The Clock
Will Make 30 Year I
By Sig Digree
(This isi the first in a series of
articles which will acquaint
.Kodiak residents with the work
being accomplished in the small
boat harbor area. The article deals
mainly with securing, hauling of
the rock and the building of the
first breakwater now completed.
Subsequent articles will explain
the dredging operations)
(The. swish and swirl of “cues”
(short for euclids)—trucks to
you—along Kodiak streets the past
month has been a familiar sight
aiid sound to Kodiak residents,
particularity those living on Mill
Bay Road, Brooklyn Avenue and
Marine Way. Those noisy, diesel
driven rock haulers have made
about 1000 trips from the rock
quarry located on Monashka Bay,
approximately 4% miles from
Kodiak. Each load represents
about 10 and 12 cubic yards of
rock—which takes a well-built
truck to stand the gaff (these
“ernes”, by the way, cost about
$25,000. M-K has 10 of them here.
They use 8 of them for each 8
hour shift.
Project specifications called for
the City to furnish suitable rock,
and Kodiak was fortunate indeed
in finding several seams of rock—
good roek. Graywacke has been
hauled from two levels alt the
quarry site—the first from along
the beach. Last hauls were made
L) from ■ the upper level. By a
strange formation, most ef the
nock ledge is ‘ graywacke, with
small seams of shale. When drilV
ing, MdC workers never knew how
far In tH&si seams would; go.bul
in most cases found they were
shallow formations.
Permission to use the rock has,
. been granted the City by the
Bureau of Land Management. The
site is located in a reservation
area, which precludes any possi
bility of an individual staking a
claim.
The Southeast breakwater is
No Disease Found
In Island Rabbits
' A number of hunters have re
ported taking rabbits on Woody
Island which were thought to be
diseased because of the lack of fur
around the head. Itt addition, some
had scabby skin in this same area.
The Fish and Wildlife Service
recently collected several of these
rabbits and shipped them to Dr.
Rausch of the Arctic Health Re
search Center in Anchorage,
Alaska. Dr. Rausch is in charge
of animal diseases as related to
human beings in Alaska.
After thorough examination of
these rabbits, Dr. Rausch informed
the Fish and Wildlife Service that
the cause of the missing fur is
strictly due to a slight skin con
dition which is not harmful to hu
mans. No disease was found in the
rabbit! aDr. Rausch finds no
danger in utilizing these rabbits,
-ac£ordiitg-4o rWiU: Greyer? ioeai
FWS agent
Operation
Dream A Reality
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now complete. The reef running
out along the channel was a
natural for a breakwater. Built of '
quarry tub rocty the breakwater is
about 25 feet wide at the base,
tapering to 6 feet on the surface
Jt. is plus 12 feet high.
Its' ntirpose is mainly protect
boats moored in the harbor from
the after washL. of boats and ships
speeding thfoufft the channel, It
extends for a distance of 760 feel
and will have a beacon light at the
tip end at the harbor entrance:
Pat Patterson ,js resident super
visor for M-I$. RpCk hauling oper
ations are finished for this year.
Housewives - an4 ^residents along
the route will have a respite from
the noise of the huge “eucs” rolling
along, until early in January, when
the Southwest breakwater wilsl fee
constructed.
It might be of interest to note
in passing the payroll on this
operation alone for the month of
November was $25,000.
Along -The
Waterfront
The additional work being done
on the dock was completed Thurs
day. 1000 square feet of dock was
repaired in front of ki||g Crafc
cannery, known a;> the East
approach.
Excess material from the last
dock job was utilised ' before it
would get away from us * accord
ing to City Manager Bill Poland
Abodt $<5,000 worth remained and
the same $rew that worked on the
oxS^^Tt^jafir jdid the work.
Many of; you will remember the
hard-luck tanker Dukinea, which
was in Kodiak some time ago. and
wound i|p on the rocks in the
Aleutians In a lawsuit, Maria
White, wife of a pumpman aboard
’who lost his life when gasdtine
fumes od the tanker exploded Mas
20, * 1050, " was awarded $65,000
settlement fwe didn’t know hus*
hands came that high).
According to another Associated
Press dispatch, the Alaska Stganv
ship Company has asked the Fed
eral Maritime Board to grant an
immediate 12% per cent freight
rate increase, pending the hearing
on the proposed 15 per cent boost
which the Board suspended.
The petition requested the 1»
ser boost as a "temporary emer
gency rate increase” on freight
carried between the States and
The Expansion came in Thurso
day on its way Westward. This is
the pre-Christmas trirp when Capt.
Thomsen symbolizes Santa Claus
to grownups and children alike
along the Chain. The ship will car
ry its usual heavy load of freight,
but will have in addition a load of
Christmas tress/ These wfere cut
and brought to; the snip1 by Bob
Achesbn and a crew of volunteers
;... .*. Two truest ;^re aboard
bound for Unalaska.
TataHaa will be-in oe Wed*
(Cofttimttd *» P»I« 7)