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KODIAK, ALASKA MARCH 2, 1946
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Election In
The Offing
The choice of a mayor and 3
eouncilmen, and decision on two
referendums, will be up to the
voters of the city at the general
election, to be held April 2, and
the counc 1 took steps at this
week’s meeting to begin the e
leetion ball rolling
Mrs. Myrna Perkins was ap
pointed registrar, and the city
registration books are now open
at the city hall daily from noon
antil 5 pm. All desiring to vote
Bust register, and must be a res
ident of the territory one year,
of Kodiak six months, a citizen
of the United States and over
the age of 21.
Registration will close the
Saturday before the election, at
4 pm.
uanaiaate Dungs are also open
for three 2-year terms on the
council, ami the mayorship.
Robert King, whose business
will take him out of town a great
deal of the year, resigned at
Wednesday’s meeting to allow
bis position to be placed on the
ballot for filling. The other posi
tions open are those of James
Martz, who has served a full
term, and A. A. Owen, who was
appointed until the election to
take the place of J. H. Pierce,
resigned. Holdover councilmen
are Lee Bettinger and Stanley
Nelson, both at present in the
States, and L. K. Wodlinger.
The referendums to be voted
on were placed on the ballot by
action of the council Wednesday,
one involving a property trans
fer, the other a combination of
two city offices.
The property vote is necessary
by law because of a request by
Ben Kraft, local merchant to
obtain a portion of an unused
alley for private use. The alley
•n question runs from Christy’s
Bakery to S. Boooklyn, coming
out on Brooklyn next to Knud
sen's Kodiak Fountain. Mr.
Kraft plans a new store addition
and seeks the Brooklyn end of
the alley to add to his property
that runs from the alley to Alas
ka Way. In return Mr. Kiaft
offers to deed to the city the
portion of land used by the
street he built running from S.
Brooklyn to Shelikof in front of
the C. C. Naughton residence.
The second referendum, if
passed, would combine the office
of city clerk and treasurer, mak
»ng the combined position ap
pointive by the council. The city
•lerk’s position was formerly e
lective but was changed to an
appointive one in a special elec
tion. The treasurer’s position
pays a small salary, and the
council felt because of the im
portance of the work and Its tie
ia with the activities of the city
Broken Craft
Towed Southward
Seattle (^P)—At least 15 per
sons were apparently lost when
the Ru sian tanker Tongass
bioke in two in a storm300miles
southeast of A lak Feb. 17, the
Navy’s Alaska Sea Frontier
headquaiters radioed the com
mander of the NOB, Kodiak.
A message from 13th Naval
District headquarters reported
that further search was aband
oned after discovery of capsized
lifeboats, life rafts and other life
saving equipment in the general
vicinity of the wreck.
The American tanker Puente
Hills, with 47 persons taken off
the aft section of the ship which
it has in tow, is on its way south.
Washington (T*) — The In
terior Department moved to
make more of Alaska’s 34,300
mile coastline available to settle
ment under the homestead and
other public land laws.
In the future only areas along
Territorial shores which is “suit
able to be used or needed” for
public harbor purposes will be
withheld from acquisition by the
public.
Acting Secretary Chapman
instructed Commissioner Fred
Johnson, General Land Office,
to determine which shorelands
in Alaska might be removed
from existing restrictions.
Washington (^P) — Howard
Lynch, head of the OPA’s fish
section, said fish price ceilings
will be removed if expected
heavy production materializes
this spring. He declined to name
the items which may be removed
from price control
Expect Dismissal
In “Hair” Case
Charging that a “Henna pack,
shampoo and hair set" had been
“negligently done", Irene Miller
Bled a civil suit Monday versus
Della Kinports, operator of Del
ta’s Beauty Cabin, and seeks
8975 and costs and attorneys
fees. Trial has been set by U. S.
Commissioner G, W. Bubendorf
for today (Saturday) at 10 am.
The plaintiff also alleges that
the amount sought is necessary
so she can go to another city to
seek a specialist for treatment.
1 almage L. Smith is attorney
For the plaintiff
Yesterday the plaintiff left bv
plane for Anchorage, booking
aassage under the name Barbara
Martin, according to the PNA
office, and Attorney Smith said
ater that he expects to move for
iismissal of the case today.
clerk’s office that the two could
be advantageous’y combined.
KEAMeet
Monday
Next Monday evening is a
date to remember for all mem
bers of the Kodiak Electric As
sociation, for at 8 pm at the
Kodiak Community Center
building the annual meeting will
be held.
With membership now over
500 in the KEA, it will be neces
sary to have 50 members pies
ent for a quorum.
The meeting will be divided
in two sections, the business por
tion, including election of 9 new
directors, and the entertainment.
For the latter Walter Muller,
chairman of the program com
mittee, has obtained, through
the cooperation of the Navy, an
important 80-minute movie, en
titled “The True Glory”. Utiliz
ing film from official sources, the
talkie film tells the story of the
invasion of Europe in panoramic
form with great effectiveness
The picture is a well-rouuded
review of the war in Europe,
bringing into sharp focus the
vast sweep of the conflict.
As part of the entertainment
there will be refieshments, in
cluding sandwiches, ice cream,
cake and drinks.
The KEA has shown marked
growth in membership and pow
er use the past year, and action
has already been taken toward
securing additional power units
for the plant.
Eino Kainulainen, manager,
will speak briefly on the present
and future power set-up.
Walter Taylor, director, will
also present a financial report to
members, showing income and
costs in connection with the
plants operation.
In regard to the annual meet
ing the following message has
been received from Claude R.
Wickard, administrator for
REA, from Washington, D. C.:
“Your cooperative has made
steady progress during the three
and one half years of its opera
tion but the goal is not yet reach
ed—not until low cost electricity
is available to every rural estab
lishment in your area, and not
until your members have fully
learned to use electric power
wherever possible for better rural
living and for the social, econ
omic and cultural advancement
of the community your coopera
tive serves. To achieve this will
require still more of the vision,
the spirit of cooperation and de
termined effort to which this
program and your co-op owe
their existence.
“Your course for the next year
will be set at your annual meet
ing. Therefore, I hope that it will
be well attended and fruitful in
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Seek Removal
Of Katmai Ruling
A new ruling of the National
Park Service that restricts com
mercial fishing off the shores of
Katina' National Monument, on
the mainland across from Kodi
ak, was discussed at the Cham
ber of Commerce meeting Thurs
day.
It was pointed out that fishing
in the past has contributed to lo
cal fishermen, and that the set
ting aside of the monument as a
scenic and game preserve was
not originally intended to affect
offshore fishing.
The chamber decided to send
a letter to the secretary of the
Interior department, urging re
vocation of the order, with cop
ies to go to Delegate Bartlett
and Governor Gruening.
Robert Kestor who has a $30,
000 investment in a clam cannery
on Swikshak bay, in the monu
ment, is also affected and is
working to have the restriction
removed.
Sale was reported this week of
the cannery on Moser bay own
ed by the Far North Packing
Co , to Libby, McNeil & Libby.
Officif Is of both companies leit
Kodiak early this week after a
trip to the cannery
The I.akina, next boat for
Kodiak, is scheduled to sail from
Seattle March 15
Larceny Trial
Ends In Acquittal
Raymond Phillips, accused by
Leona Smith ot taking a 12 by
G piece of linoleum from her
home on the Beach road some
time between June 4, 1943 and
August 15, was found not guilty
in a jury trial held Wednesday.
Mrs. Smith was represented by}
Talmage L. Smith, and Phillips
pled his own case.
Testimony indicated Phillips
had a piece of linoleum similar to
that claimed missing by the
plaintiff, and local dealers were
called who testified they had not
cariied that pattern. Phillips said
he purchased his linoleum from
Robert Townsend, a former
Kodiak resident.
The jury, which took 20 min
utes to reach a verdict, consisted
of Wm. Nekeferoff, Paul Swan
son, Norman Slenes, Mrs. Jack
McCord, Walt Muller, Viola Sip
prell, Wm. Worth, Jess Blinn,
Tuck Wheeldon, W. A. Cannon,
R. E. Dawson and H. E. Spencer.
In the couise of the trial the
jury visited the defendant’s
home and Phillip’s laundry and
also Tony Martin’s place. Any
testimony in reference to the lat
ter was ruled out by U. S. Com
missioner G. W. Bubendorf as
having no bearing on the case.
Plan Hopes
Get Boost
As a result of the brief visit to
Kodiak this week of James R.
Luper, Federal Works agency
engineer, of Seattle, another
spurt of encouragement for Ko
diak’s badly needed projects was
given by his survey of the city s
needs.
Conferring with local city and
government officials, Mr. Luper
sought to determine especially
the needs for a new school, boat
harbor and federal building, 3
projects which the city some
time ago placed high on its post
war list.
As the result of his visit, a
letter, incorporating figures and
facts he obtained, was drafted
by the city and was dispatched
this week to Earl D. McGinty,
Bureau of Community Facilities,
Federal Works Agency, at Ju
neau, asking for consideration of
the projects with Federal aid.
Mr.Luper sa;d his trip certain
ly shewed that the community
had need of the projects and
that he would so recommend.He
was especially optimistic about
the possibilities for a small boat
harbor, and school.
Following Mr. Luper’s survey,
the letter prepared by the city
requested the three projects as
follows:
School—Location, U.fe. survey
1594.
Two story building, rooms,
with combination gymnasium
and auditorium, of reinforced
concrete, trussed roof. Land
owned by city. Estimated cost.
$250,000 construction; $25,000
equipment; plan preparation and
other items $16,350.
Justification: Present school
designed for 135 has enrollment
of 280 and is expected to in
crease; Territorial law prevents
collection of taxes from persons
holding restricted deeds and
limits taxes available.
Proposed method of financing:
City to try to issue general obli
gation bonds in sum of 20 per
cent of cost. A Federal grant
of 20 per cent of the cost is
requested. (The Federal 20 per
cent would be an outright grant.
The remainder would presum
ably be a repayable Federal
lean.)
Boat harbor—St. Paul’s har
bor. One thousand lineal feet of
jetty of heavy rock fill, land own
ed by federal government. Es
timated cost: construction $150,
000, plan preparation and other
items, $7,500.
Justification — Residents de
pendent on fishing industry, ap
proximately one Hundred small
boats operate from Kodiak with
out harber.
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