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KODIAK. ALASKA
MAY 8. 1954
PRICE 1Q5CEKTS __
_ Hinckel
Leaves
For D. C.
Mayor Jack Hinckel will
represent Kodiak as one of
7. ifty delegates from the Ter
$ ritoryof Alaska to ask for
•' statehood in Washington,
D. C. next week. They will
travel by Alaska Airlines
barter stopping at Juneau
I; andiSeattle enroute to Wash
X mgton. A similar delegation is
-> expected to tty from the Ha
waian Islands to be in Wash
- teuton at the same time.
The ■ Kodiak Chamber of
Commerce raised a fund of
$500 by special subscriptions
to helpdefray Mayor Hinckel’s
expenses'on this trip.
Some residents of Anchor
age who are expected to go
ate: Barrie M. White, Jr.,
(President of Operation State
hood). Mr. and Mrs. Al Owen,
J. C. Morris, Raymond E.
Plummer, Walter J. Hickel,
Jerry Limagee, Ken C. John
son, Irene Ryan, Blanche Mc
Smith and Ed Baldwin.
Auto Injurlms Place
Tot Welch In Heapital
"Tot" Welch, well known
pianist in Kodiak, had the
misfortune to be injured in an
autombile accident in Seattle
last week, where she is now
residing.
According to the letter re
ceived from her sister, Tot
was waiting for a bus and a
driver of another car swerved
around the loading bus. knock
ing her down and fracturing
both of her pelvic bones. She
also suffered multipal bruise8
and abrasions.
Miss Welch is confined in
Harborview Hospital 325 9th
Room 610 Sooth. She is off
the critical list now after hav
ing four blood transfusions
and several days in a semi
eoma.
Tot played at the Beach
combers for several years and
probably will be remembered
best for the many hours she
spent at the keyboard re
hearsing the local Elks Min -
strel back in 1951, during the
Territorial Elks Convention
here in the City.
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Mrs. Juanita Nelson left
Wednesday, for the states to
be with her mother who is
extremely ill.
Mrs. E. W. Wright is living
with Mrs. Nelsons’ sister in
Auburn, Washington at the
present. She formerly came
from Carbonado, Washington.
Madsen Guides
Rifle-Puoto Group
A group of well-known rifle
and camera enthusiasts ar-j
rived in Kodiak yja PNA,
Monday morning to hunt , the
world's largest bear.
Walter Stocklin, executive
I vice president of Ward Whee
lock Advertising, Philadelphia,
Leo S. PaveUe, president,
Pavelle color photography, and
Hy Peskin, 'Time-Life photo
grapher, left New York In
ternational Airport aboard
Northwest Orient v Airlines
Stratocrui8er Flight 1 Sunday
for Seattle, and arrived a
board Flight 583 Monday in
Anchorage on the combination
bear hunting and camera ex
pedition.
James Nash, a well-known
package designer, and Mrs.
> Nash joined the group in Se
attle. ->
From Kodiak, the party
| boarded a 98-foot yacht, the
“Kodiak Bear”, with their
guide and owner of the yacht
Charles Madsen, to hunt famed
Kodiak brown bear. Mrs.
Nash, besides being a big
game hunter, plans to keep a
diary of the trip for possible
publication, while Pavelle will
have seven cameras of every
type along to photograph the
expedition.
The group has been making
preparations for the trip for
1 five years.
| The Bank of Kodiak instal-j
led a huge 1500 pound Neon
Sign over the marquee on the
Bank Building, Thursday.
According to Marshall
Crutcher, the bank president,
; ‘The sign is the finest in all
Alaska, and it will brighten
the bank corner greatly.”
Gene Roguseka, Territory of
Alaska’s Department of Avia
tion left Kodiak yesterday via
PNA. Roguseka spent several
days herb conferring with city
officials on a site survey for an
air strip for small aircraft.
VMKWaniHMW
Do You Believe In Ghosts? K
5 Of course you don’t. You
took time to learn the
truth: Take time to attend
the public meeting at the
Elks Hall on Monday,
, May 10, 1954 at 8 pm and ;
learn the facts about the *
Harbor and Street Im- •;
provement program and >'
related taxes on which
h you will vote on May 18,
1954. ■
Ovmr Mmmtmd Sfovs
Causes firm in Bmmt
The city fire-department an*
swered a call at midnight on
Wednesday? at the city dock.
TheJ. H., a 44 foot purse
seiner model eraft owned by
Cliff Hollifer was found to be
afire, caused by an over heated
stove. >v
s It took -I'the department?
about 15 minutes to extinguish
the blaze with hand chemieats
and the galley and wheelhouse
were found to be charred from
the conflagration. Holly Evans
and Walter French were cook
ing a midnight snack and they
had the stove turned up too
high; the excessive heat being
so great it melted parts of the
carburator.
The hull of the ship was un
damaged and the upper struc
ture that was charred can be
repaired. The J. H. will be
back with the “fleet” in a day
or two.
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A. B. McTavish; W. W.
Laws; Marcus Bera Cruz; S.
C. H. Mason; Bea Grant;
Harry F. Havrilack; M. I. As.
sociates and Harold W. Tar
vert and all their affiliates
were made most happy at 6:01
Thursday evening.
I Out of nine thousand that
chose May 6th, as the day for
the big inundation, only eight
and their Co’s will benefit.
Maurice Briggs, Kodiak’s
congenial Postmaster, left
last Saturday for a 6 weeks’
vacation to the states via
PNA.
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the Armed Forces of the United States are sta
tioned through the free world as a bulwark against the en
croachment of Communism,
WHEREAS, the City of Kodiak is contiguous to the Kodiak
Naval Station, one of the vital defense outposts of the United
States,
WHEREAS, the residents of the City of Kodiak have been
proud of their long association with the signal members of
the military establishment as exemplified by the Kodiak Naval
Station personnel,
NOW THEREFORE, be it proclaimed that May 15, 1954 is
designated as Armed Forces Day in the City of Kodiak and
the residents urged to join with the people in other American
Cities in appropriately honoring the members of the U. S.
Armed Forces.
Jack Hinckel
Mayor
Emblem Club
Installs Officers
The Emblem Club, Kodiak
Chapter 187, held their an
nual installation of officers
last Thursday night before
the largest crowd that has
ever witnessed, the impressive
ceremony. Installing officer,
Peggy Sutliff, hhopld be com •
mended most'highly for the
efficient work she performed
in her office.
~ Those installed for the 1954
66y<ear were: President Mar
garet Gibbons, First 'Vice
President Helen Seleen,
Second Vice President Antjie
Huer, Financial Secretary
Hazel Slayton. Treasurer
Louise Coon, Recording Secre
tary Hazel Smith, Correspond
ing Secretary Irene Lawhead,
Third Year,. Trustee Helen
"Stockard, First Assistant
Marshal Lois Hansen, Second
Assistant Marshal Sally Ra
maglia, Organist Lois Spenc
er, Press Correspondent
Betha Digree, First Guard
Francis Bowman, Second
Guard Kathryn Wright, Mar
shal Muriel Vallen. and Mary
Sorum Chaplain.
New members initiated
were: Margaret Lightfoot,
Betty Reynolds, Margaret
Harding, Barbara Conner,
Donna Reed, Helen Panamar
off, Mary Wagner, Germaine
Madsen, Laura Belle Earl,
Margaret Cote’ Ruth Carlson,
Helen NacDonald and Rose
Short.
The evening was culminated
by a delicious luncheon and
dancing. Music was furnishsd
by the Moffits. A delightful
time was had by all those
attending.
By Associated Press
Phris (IP) — Premier Joseph
Laniel announced yesterday
that the fortress of Dien Bien
Phu in Indochina has fallen to
Communist-led rebels after 57
days of siege.
There was no immediate
word on the fate of French
Commander, Brig. Gen. Chris
tian De Castries and his 14,
000 men. The fortress’ fall
came after 20 hours of con
tinuous combat.
The Parent - Teacher As.
sociation will hold their an
nual installation of officers on
Thursday, May 13th, at the
Kodiak High School Building
All parents and interested
persons are urged to attend.
Mrs. Jeanne Crawford left
Thursday via PNA to visit her
father, N. H. Broznsm of
Williamsport, Penn.
Broznam’s condition was
reDorted as optical.
Aluetian
Project
To Begin
Humor is rnnning wh»
again about the suit filed
gainst Aleutian Homes Incor^
porated by Pacific Alasksf
Corporation. In a wire just re*
ceived from FHHA in regard^
to the above suit, quote: "The
reason suit was filed against
Aleutian Homes Inc. by \PAO
was to ^preserve *th.«ir -li«4
rights which would exptr^i
this week.” The attorney
representing FAC inform ey
interested people that FAC
had no intention of pressfnji|
the suit or making service o^
it.
The Disbursing Office
Aleutian Homes has been
up in room 1300 in the Equitf
able Building, Portland, Ore
gon. The new Project Manj
ager has also been selected bj/
FHHA, Harry Langton.
Scott Cro3S the local Pr<^
ject Supt. is due in Kodiak t< -
day to start work on tl*e
Aleutian Homes Project.
Kodiak Youth Become^
First Life Boy Scout ?
Stanley R. Thorsheiro, age
13, has just receiyed his Lifje
Scout award at the last Couiji
of Honor meeting of the loc^f
Boy Scout Troop 625 of Kd
diak. He is the first Kodiajk
boy to receive the second
highest honor the Scouting
organization confers on tie
Scouts. <
To become a Li fe Scout the
boy must have a satisfactory
record of service as a Star
Scout for a period of not less
than three months, and shall
have qualified for ten merit
badges which include: First
Aid; Personal Health and
Public Health; Physical De
velopment or Athletics, Life
Saving or Pioneering or Safety
The requirements to become
a Star Scout include: A satis
factory record for the past
three months as a First Class
Scout and the earning of any
five Merit Badges.
Stanley was born in Kodiak >
and is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Bryan Thorsheim.
Besides being one of the
Scout Leaders in Troop 625,
Stanley is senior Patrol Leader
Den Chief and a member of
the Order of the Arrow. He
also won the Youth LeadersKip
Contest sponsored by Kcdiak
Lodge 1772 of the B P. 0. E.
last year.
The last and highest awaivl
of Eagle Scout is StanleJ’
goal and his next six montfts
will be devoted to gain t‘#h
acme of Scouting Awards.