rrNews of oAmencas Last Frontier\
VOL 12 NO 4L
KODIAK, ALASKA DECEMBER 13, 1952
PRICE 10 0EN5PS
KEA May Determine
City Lighting Needs
The Kodiak Electric Associ
ation has been requested to
make a survey of the “light
ing needs of the City of Ko
diak” and present their find
ings to the city council.
Action on the request was
taken Monday night during
the regular meeting of the
council in the city hall cham
bers.
The council plans to ask the
ELEA to take over the engine
ering and installation of street
lights providing the survey
meets with their approval.
The regular meeting Mon
day was one of the shortest on
record, according to Bob Hed
k»ff, city clerk. The council ad
journed after one hour and
half.
The new proposed liquor
ordinance is still tabled and no
action will be taken toward its
passage by the council until
some expression is received
from the local lipuor dealers..
George Sonntag, civil de
fense director for Kodiak,
gave a brief resume of the re
cent bombing attack by “ag
gressor” aircraft and instruct
ed council members how to
sonnd the air raid alert. Sonn
tag said it should be a three
minute-wailing sound.
The city clerk was instructed
to have a section of the ordi
nance governing the cleaning
of sidewalks after a snow fall.
(See page 4 for notice)
The council approved the
following liquor licenses for
the coming year: The B & B
Bar and B &. B Liquor Store;
Club Liquor Store; Juneau
Cold Storage Company, whole
sale license.
At an earlier meeting these
liquor handling establishments
received approval: Belmont
Bar: Tony’s Bar and Tony’s
Liquor Store; Ship’s Tavern;
Mecca Bar and Mecca Liquor
Store; Town Club; Idle Hour
Bar; Club Unique; Cap’n
Johns; Dad’s Liquor Store and
Ace Liquor Store.
The Casino Sporting Club,
V.F.W. Club and Kediak Bill’s
Club renewed their club li
censes.
A car driven by Paul Dupler
local attorney, crashed into
one parked along Mission
Road above Harold Jonas’s
house around 7:45 pm Tues
day evening.
The 1950, Ford driven by
Dupler, struck the parked
1950 Chevrolet. James Bell, !
owner of the Chevrolet, was
not in his vehicle at the time
of the accident. I
Seattle Fights
Immigration
A resolution urging the 83rd
Session of the U.S. Congress
to repeal those provisions of
the McCarran-Walters Immi
gration Law which would re
quire the screening of all tra
velers moving from Alaska to
the U.S. after Dec. 24, has
been prepared by the Seattle
Chamber of Commerce.
“The law is designed to
screen undesirables from the
U.S., but travel between
Alaska and the states is no
wise different, so far as af
fording opportunities for pas
sage of undesirable aliens is
concerned, than is travel be
tween one state and another,”
the letter from A1 Shyman,
chairman of the Seattle C of
C, Alaska Division, states.
The Seattle group feels that'
while the law has many good
features it will be impossible |
•to enforce the act because of |
the hundreds of fishing vessels
running between the U.S. and
Seattle that seldom, if ever,
contact any government
agency. Aliens could obtain
transportation in this manner.
“Alaskans feel that the sec
tion requiring screening
is discrimatory. They point
out that the screening will dis
courage tourist travel between
the states and Alaska,” the
explanatory letter accompan
ing the resolution said.
Fishery Biologists
Visit Kodiak
Clint Stockley and Robert
Parker, biolgists for the
Alaska Fisheries Board, were
in town this week. The two
biologists inspected the Paul’s i
Lake project on Afognak Is
land and then flew to Irazer
Lake to check on possibilities
for setting up an experimental
station there.
They made the trip with
Bob Hall in his Gruman
widgeon.
O.K. Chandler, fiance of
Miss Marie Olsen, was plan
ning to leave Kodiak Naval
Station this week to fly to the
eastern states.
Miss Olsen left two weeks
ago for Lynchburg, Va. She
planned to visit a sister of
Chandlers. Chandler hinted
that they may be married
within a few weeks.
Vinnie Peters from Olga'
Bay was in town this week.
He lives at the hunting camp
of Bill Pinnell and Morris j
Talifson.
Christmas Tree
li Position
The big Rotary Christmas
tree was placed in position
Thursday under the super
vision of A1 Miller, chairman
of the Rotary Christmas Com
mittee.
Workman from the Kodiak
Electric Association firmly
anchored the big tree with
wires and placed several loads
of rock and earth around the
base.
A cherry picker owned and
bperated by Shupp, Chase and
jTolbert was used to stand the
! tree uprignt on the lot be
tweexi Dads’ Barber Shop and
the Log Cabin Liquor Store,
Miller and Lee F. Bettinger
cut the big spruce down. They
had to call J.W. “Blackie”
Patterson for assistance in
getting the tree to town and
Miller’s truck out of the mud.
It is planned to use the new
truck, with the ladder attach
ment, owned by the Telephone
Company for decorating the
40 foot Christmas tree.
The annual Rotary sponsored
Christmas party will beheld
on the afternoon of December
24, Miller said. One program
will be given at theU.S.O.
and another at the Elks Club(
Miller announced.
The time of the program
and where the presents will be
distributed will be announced
in the next issue of the MIR
ROR.
0. L. Grimes Dies
In Seattle
Seattle (■£*)—Funeral ser
vices for 0. L Grimes, 74,
cannery operator were held
this week in Seattle.
Grimes died Monday in a
hospital after a sudden illness.
He was born near Nashville,
Tenn., and first went to
Alaska in 1904. He operated a j
mercantile business at Cook;
Inlet, Afognak and Ouzinkie.
He later established the
Grimes Packing Co. at Ouzin
kie, which he sold in 1950. He
had lived in Seattle since 1941.
Survivors include his widow,
Ella.
Dance To Provide
Funds For Annual
Friday evening there will
be a school dance at the Elks
Hall to provide funds for this
years Channel Light, high
school annual.
Tickets may be obtained at
the door or may be purchased
in advance at Knudsens,
Polar Bear Cafe or the Island
Fountain.
During the evening a turkey
will be given away,
iud*® °?moSn J',pK°d'al<;
Three Receive
Citizenship
Three new American citizens
emerged from the court
yesterday afternoon following
a hearing before Judge An
thony J. Dimond.
These receiving citizenship
papers were Mrs. Audrey
Elizabeth Kraft, Mrs.
Maureen Josephine Green,
Mrs. Cora Agnes Warner.
Paul V- Clumpner, U.S.
Immigration and Naturaliza
tion officer of Anchorage con
ducted the investigation of
the new citizens.
Road Blocked
Thursday
A large slide blocked the
Base-Town road Thursday and
the PNA passengers took boat
rides to board the incoming
daily plane.
Last Saturday the road was
blocked because of a slide and
traffic over the road was
brought to a halt. Thursday,
the road was closed from
around 5 am until 4 pm. Terri
torial Highway trucks and
workmen finally cleared the
area.
PNA used the tender owned
by French’s Seafoods Cannery
to take passengers to the in
coming plane.
ASC Vessel
Sails Dec. 20
The Alaska Steamship Com
pany freighter Chena will sail
from Seattle December 20,
and come direct to Kodiak, 0.
H. Kimbail, local A.3C agent,
announced Thursday.
The vessel will go to Se
ward, Valdez and Cordova
after calling at Kodiak.
Shore Patrol Chief
Gets Base Duty
Chief Bruce Cole. USN,
shore NCO for Kodiak for the
past year, has been transfer
red from SP Chief to duty at
Kodiak Naval Station.
Chief H. Henderson has as
sumed the duties as Kodiak S
P Chief. Acting Chief of Po
lice OvidMcKinley praised the
fine work that Chief Cole has
done during the past year. He
also expressed regret that Cole
was transferred to the base
for duty.
“He will be a hard man to
replace and he certainly
cooperated with the City Po
lice v hile lie was in office,
‘McKinley said.
The Kodiak term of court
opened yesterday morning at
10 am with Judge Anthony J.
Dimond of the Third District
Court presiding.
The roll call of the jurors
was made and shortly there
after Judge Dimond dismissed
the jurors until 10:30 am to
day. The Kodiak court calen
dar lists 12 divorce cases, one
application for a retail liquor
license, one assault case and
one case over a debt.
Talmage L. Smith and Paul
A. Dupler, local attorneys,
have prepared most of the
cases. Three of the divorce
suits listed on the calendar
will not be heard.
Those scheduled to be
heard are Mary Mo wry ask
ing a divorce from Clifford
Mowry. Smith is • attorney for
Mrs. Mary Mowry and Dupler
is attorney for Mowry. Other
divorce cases are Mildred
Markham from Lynn Mark
ham; Jennie Speight from
Carl Speight; Barbara Pern
Taylor from William A. Tay
lor; Loretta J. Larsen from
Larsen.
Charles Marshall is schedul
ed to present an application to
the court for a retail liquor
i cense. It is reported that he
[intends to open a store in Ou
Jzinkie if the application is
approved.
Charles F. Hansen, charged
with assault with intent to
kill John N, Tellakpelak, may
be heared here.
The case of Ben Kraft vs
Jack McCord is on the Kodiak
calendar. Kraft charges that
McCord ows him a dept.
VFW Xmas Party
December 21
The VFW Auxiliary Child
rens Christmas Party will be
held on Sunday, December 21,
at 2 pm in the club rooms, it
was announced this week.
Earlier it had been announ
ced that the party would be
held on Monday or Tuesday
but dancing classes are con
ducted on these days, Laurose
Keyser, VFW Auxiliary chair
man, said.
Mrs. Meda Law, who has
spent the past 17 months here
with her daughter, Mrs. Wal
ter O’Brien ar.d her family,
was scheduled to leave this
week for Ridgecraft, Calif., to
make her heme with another
daughter.
Mrs. Law was honored at a
bon voyage party given Mon
day evening by Mrs. J. W.
Patte-son at her home on Mill
Bay Rd.