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"News of oAmencas Last Frontier’
VOL 13 NO 34
KODIAK. ALASKA
OCTOBER 31, 1953
PRICE 10 (HUNTS
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Relief Promised Fishermen
President Designates
Two Alaska Regions
Washington (^5*) — President
Eisenhower designated two A
Jaska regions, hit hard by a
poor fishing season, us major
disaster areas and directed
that relief measures be taken.
He acted on the pleas of
Governor Heintzleman.
No specific sum has been
earmarked for aid. Western
Aaska and Southeastern A.
task a has been designated' - as
the two areas needing aid.
Food will be distributed to ap
proximately 1,600 families in
both areas, of which 600 are
in western Alaska. If the need
is shown food will also be dis
tributed in native villages in
Prince William Sound, Cook
Inlet and the Kodiak area.
The announcement from
Washington said food will be
available in any quanities
need with main staples of
butter, cheese, powered mi lkf
honey, canned meats and
cottonseed oil which “al
though new to natives shou'd
help meet the needs of an oil -
heavy diet.”
Bob De Armond, aide to
Governor Heintzleman, is in
Seattle arranging to ship the
food north by boat. The dis
tribution will be i^ade largely
by air with the Alaska Native
Service cooperating.
The Kodiak Elks Club will
bold their annual Halloween
dance tcnight for Elks.
Local Meeting Set
For Monday Night
At Union Hall
A meeting to plan the dis
tribution of relief food to na
tive villages and to plan the
work relief program for dis
tressed fishermen will be held
Monday evening at the Union
Hall at 7:30 pm.
Henry Benson, territorial
commissioner of labor, has
written A. J. “Tiny” Cichoski
and asked him to arrange the
meeting and “submit pro
posals for work projects to
meet the needs of the com.
munity.”
Cichdfski has asked that a
representative from every
social and civic organization
in town as well as representa
tives of the FWS, Health and
Welfare board and city of
ficials attend the meeting.
Former Resident
Shoots Husband
Pasco, Wash. —Sigrid Lip
pard, former Kodiak resident,
was dry eyed and outwardly
calm as she testified that she
killed her husband on Sep
tember 4, with a shot gun.
The 44-year old woman is
charged with the second de
gree murder of her husband,
Frank W. Lippard. She said
that while in Kodiak her hus
band administered several
brutal beatings.
Governor's Aide
Arranging For
Relief Ship
Seattle (A*) — Bob De Ar.
mond, executive aide to A
laska’s governor, said the ad
ministration expects to get an
aid program for the territory’s
distressed fishing areas under
way in the “immediate fu.
ture.”
He said it would apply both
to the public works program
and the distribution of food,
which the governor announced
in Washington two days ago.
De Armond arrived in Se
attle Wednesday night from a
three weeks conference at
Washington between Heintzle
man and federal officials. The
governor is due this weekend.
De Armond said it was a
fairly successful trip and that
they accomplished most things
he and the governor went
east for, both on problem of
immediate relief to fishermen
and on a long range program
of territorial development.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee F. Bet
tinger and two children, Marc
Tod and Leanne, will leave
next week for a two months’
vacation in New York City
with Mrs. Bettinger’s family.2
En route outside, Bettinger
will stop in Cordova to attend
the convention of the League
of Alaska Cities. Mrs. Bet
tinger and the < children will
continue to Portland and
spend a few days there.
Pictured above is the Kadiak High School Easkethall Squad and the two cheer lead rs.
The Bears will enter the Class A tournament in Anchorage this season. In the past they have
played in the Class B league. Front Row - Jackie Foster, Rcdnev Saxton. John Molletti,
Auglist Heitman, Clarence Selig, Floyd Richey. Tommy Swenson Marcia Lund. Back Row
B>bby Norton, Cari Smith, Buddy Squartsoff, Wayne Morrison. Bobby Frost, Jimmy Ander
son, Billy Frost. Alfred Tor gram son, Mike Fitzgerald, Brad Poland, Coach Howard Carpenter
Robert Sharp Accepts
City Manager Position
Elk Hunt On
Tomorrow
All 40 elk permits for the
Afognak Island hunt have
been issued by the U. S. Pish
and Wildlife Service. The hunt
is fr#m November 1 to 15 and
is open only to those persons
having a special permit.
Of the 25 alternates only
eight were called this year.
All elk hunters must check in
at the FWS office on Mill Bay
Road Drior to leaving on the
hunt and again upon return
ing.
The local office will be open
today from 8 am to 5 pm for
the convenience of those
hnnters wishing to check out.
Elk hunting will be per
mitted on any part of Afog
nak Island in which the hunt
er wishes to look for his
trophy. The elk which are
legal to kill are elk with
forked horns or larger.
Hunters should be pre
pared to butcher their game
and should go on the hunt
well equipped.
The 40 hunters were re
quired to pay a $15 special fee
for the hunt in addition to
purchasing a regular hunting
license. There were 150 appli
cents for this years hunt A
drawing under the supervision*
of the FWS was held several
weeks ago. At that time 40
names were drawn and 25
alternates were also selected.
Hunters wishing further in
formation should call at the
FWS office or call 4292.
Girl Scouts
Hold Meeting
Girl Scout Troop No. 1 co
operated with other troops in
the United States the past
week in observance of Na
tional Girl Scout Week.
The Ouzinkie troop attended
services at the Baptist Mission
Chapel in uniform and assisted
with the services.
Mrs. Jack Warren’s fourth
grade won the PTA member
ship contest Thursday night.
The pie sale netted The PTA
$lb'J.05 A1 Miller and Don
Morgan auctioned the pies.
There are 285 members in the
PTA.
The student body decided
yesterday to have a school
carnival given by the student
council. No permanent date is
set as yet.
To Take lob
After Nov. 7
Robert Sharp, former city
manager of Anchorage, has
been employed as city man
ager of Kodiak and will as
sume his duties early in No
vember.
The city council was un
animous in their approval of
Sharp. When his application
was reviewed Monday during
a regular meeting of the
council it received the strong
approval of Mayor Jack Hinc
kel and City Attorney Paul
Dupler. Sharp was in Kodiak
in 1951 during the annual
meeting of the League of A
laska Cities.
The new city manager will
attend the meeting of the
LAC in Cordova on November
5, 6 and 7 prior to coming to
Kodiak.
The council agreed to pay
the expense of transporting
Sharp and his family to Ko
diak.
Mayor Hinckel will also at
tend the three day league
meeting in Cordova. The
council agreed to advance
$200 to help defray Jus ex
penses.
V. L. Bahring, Anchorage
certified public accountant,
will audit the city books and
records for the past fiscal
year. He submitted the lowest
bid There were nine applica
tions for the job. In the past
the city books have been
audited by Elmer Johnson of
Ketchikan.
Bread Flown
To Nome
Anchorage (A5) — Alaska
had a breadline 600 miles long
Thursday. It was set up when
an early morning tire destroy
ed Nome’s only bakery and an
emergency request was made
by radio to Anchorage for
loaves. Alaska Airlines flew
up 300 hastily wrapped loaves
and more will be sent when
needed.
The fire truck rushed to the
Aleutian Homes housing area
at 11:40 pm Thusday in an
swer to a call. Some wooden
forms fior concrete founda
tions caught fir . r lere was
little damage.
Bernie Lindsey, fisherman,
returned Sunday after severaj
weeks in Seattle. Mrs. Lind,
sey and their two daughters
will come, later next month.
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