•'ansflU, Alaska
OL 7 NO. 32
"News of cAmerica’s Last Frontier”
KODIAK, ALASKA OCTOBER II, 1947 ___ PRICE 10 CENTS
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Man Dies i
On Boat
Gustave Albert Keil, 6tt, of
kittle, died at 11:50 am Tues
■y aboard the Uganik Fisheries
oat DP-4 in Uganik pass as he
ras being brought to Kodiak
|e was taken ill while visiting
is daughter, Mrs. Alice Card,
^in-law, Lewis, and their son,
Jary. Mr. Card has been winter
nt»Km.n for San Juan the past
I yean. The deceased, a black
Mtb, was on his first trip to
Ikaka.
Tbe body was shipped on Nor.
font kirlines yesterday to Se
ttdefor burial, and was accom
waied by the daughter and
^aadaou
George King, superintendent
( San Juan, was aboard the
IF 4 and left via PNA for Se
ttle.
Bab Magnusen was elected
resident of the Program council
f the Community Center at the
nt fall meeting of that group,
eW Tuesday evening at the
ienter. Joe Heifcman, Jr., was
amed vice-president and dele
to the Center’s Board of
:tors Donna Fitzgerald was
lected secretary.
Plans for a big Hallowe’en par
I) for Kodiak’s young people
eenr launched at meeeing. The
rffair will f»e a costume party on
October 31. The following chair
nen were named to arrange the
dair: Prog'am, Royle Smith;
promotion, Dolly Olson; decora
tion, Joe Heitman, Jr ; refresh
■ents, Marilyn C'hamberlain;
dean up. bob Magnusen.
The council members voted
■aniroously to spend the day of
hturday, November 1, assisting
the Busiuess and Professional
Women's club with their annual
•rnival for the benefit of the
Use of the center on next Fri
day evening from 6 to 9 for a
|wty was approved by the coun •
d and other plans for the winter
Maths were discussed.
Sophomore-Freshman initiation
The regular meeting of the
Baptist Women’s Society was
held at the Mission cottage1
Thursday afternoon, with Mrs
A. H. Johnson presiding
After the business session Mrs
C. Dav d Hungerford served de
Itotous refreshments, which was
followed by an inspiring program
given by Mrs. N. M. Chamber
lin. Her topic being, "I’ve a
story to tell to the Nation.”
The quarter annual Love Gift
Box presentation was an impor
tant feature.
Others present included Mes
<«nes William Stone, Harold
fcatt. Fred Millet and F. R-.
Kamil ton.
Queen Cecilia
Leaves On Trip
Kodiak’s Queen winner in the
receDt contest conducted by St.
Mary’s Catholic church, Cecilia
King, left via Northern Airlines
yesterday to take the trip she
won in the contest. She had
postponed her departure because
of illness in the family.
Guest of Northern airlines on
the trip, she will have hotel ac
commodations provided in Se
attle, and will visit relatives, in
cluding 2 sisters she has never
seen. She expects to stay a month
or two.
Chamber Meets
Vice President Talmage L.
Smith presided at the Chamber
of Commerce luncheon Thursday
in th j absence o President G.
W. Bubendorf, in Anchorage for
the grand jury.
Dr. A. Holmes Johnson read
the resolution presented to O A.
Torgerson before his departure.
Merrill Coon was named to
work on the pamphlet commit
tee
In a discussion on ways to im
prove the work of the chamber
Ken Wade suggested town meet
ings, a coordination of all local
financial campaigns, and aD ef
fort to promote business with
outlying districts.
The lemainder of the meeting
was taken up with discussion on
the annexation election. (See An
nexation story )
Council Meets,
Approves Lease
An approval of a lease for cold
storage space at the city dock
was taken up at one of 5 special
council meetings held this week.
The lease, submitted to the
council by the newly-formed Ko-I
diak Ice & Cold Storage Co., was,
received from Wallace George.
Severn! changes were made by
the council and will now be re
turned to the company for ap
proval.
The lease provides for a $500
monthly rental to begin io 90
days and requires that substan*
rial stock be sold also within the
90 day period One clause pro
vides an option to buy the prop
erty but the option cannot be
exercised unless the plant is in
operation.
The notes and mortgages in
volved in purchase of the city
dock were signed at one meeting
and another was called to refer a,
building permit from Catherinei
Blankenburg to committee. The
permit is for a $7000 addition to
the Frontier building, with 3 of
fice and storage space, of cement
btock construction.
Kodiak Man
In Wreck
Seaside, Ore.—By Associated
Press—Carl Pajoman, of Kcdiak,
was hurt when his car went over
a 75-foot embankment here on
Tuesday. Pajoman suffered mul
tiple fractures of the right leg.
Gold dust of undetermined
value was fouffd in the Alaskan's
wrecked automobile and more
than SI 1,000 was found on his
person and that of a woman
companion, the State Highway
Patrol reported.
Kadiak—Carl Pajoman form
erly owned the Kodiak Mercan
tile Co. of Kodiak and still owns
property here.
Although they played better
volleyball than at any other time
they’ve been together, the Kodi
ak Community Center netsters
took a couple of lickings at NOB
Monday evening
The locals almost upset the
Ghampion Fasron sextet in their
opening game but wore down
after piling up an 8 to 0 lead At
the end of the evening the town
players dropped two out of three
close ones to the NOB civilian
tqu»d led by Slim Owen.
About eight teams are expect
ed to i articipate in another tour
nament at NOB Monday even
ing. The local squad will leave
the center at 7 pm.
First paddlebird tournament,
of the winter season will be held
at the Community Center Tues
day evening. Half a dozen teams
- -each composed of two young
men and two young women—are
expected ti compete Play will
start at 7 p m
Any group of two boys and
two girls.or two men and two
women, can enter the tourua
ment. Names of the winners
will be engraved on a trophy to
be posted for the season
The tournament is sponsored
by the Program Council of the
Center.
Hear Speaker
Ben Kraft, only Kodiak-born
member of the Rotary club, gave
a classification talk on his busi
ness at the Rotary luncheon
Tuesday at the VFW club
He contrasted the early days
of doing business around the is
land on a boat with present
practices
Guests included Tom Swiit,
Howard Wakefield, Jack Fly, L.
L Vance, Father Menager,
Father Fink and Eugene Hard
ing.
Members Lee Bettinger, who
recently visited Kentucky, and
Dr. Eugene Sullivan, who visited
in Florida, were called on to tell
of their trips
MissingMan Found
Unconscious
Zach Chichenoff, of Ouzinkie,
a Patrick Lynchs Co employe,
who was reported missing last
week, was found late last Friday
unconscious in the grass near
Mill Bay, Herbert Hoff, in charge
of the U. S. Marshal’s office re
ported.
The Marshal’s office said that
Chichenoff is subject to epileptic
spells and thatjanparently suffer
ing from one he had wandered
out Mill Bay .road in a dazed)
condition and collapsed. He lives
on Mission road.
He was taken to relatives and
despite his several hours expos
ure recovered quickly and was
up and about by midweeK
Hoff said a young boy, whose
name was not known, found Chi
chenoff.
An eight da> Retreat for the
Sisters at the Hospital will close
on Sunday morning. The Retreat
exercises have been conducted by
Reverend Francis M. Menager,
S. J., of Bethel. Alaska, opening
on Saturday evening, October 4.
Mrs. Ruth Eaton has been on
duly during the week to relieve
the nursing Sisters.
Nick Inga had his tonsils re
moved during the week
Wallace Gleboff has been con
fined to the hospital for several
days with an infected foot caus
ed by a rusted nail.
Births:
On Oct. 7, to Mr. and Mrs
William Lester Nagle, a son
William Lester, Jr, weight 8
ibs, 13 ounces.
To Mr. and Mrs Donald L.
Shockney, on Oct. 3, a son, Ron
ald Allen, weight 6 lbs. L ounce
Sophomores «*f Kodiak High
School will be hosts at the Com
munity Center next Friday ev
ening and the Freshmen will be
the “goats". The evening’s fes
tivities will include an initiation
party starting at H pm and the
weekly Pot O’ Oold Dance at 9
o’clock.
BP W To Meet
A special meeting of the Bus -
ness & Professional Women's
club will be held Monday even
ing at the Jack Hinckel resid
ence. All members are to bring
white elephants and a prize will
be awarded the one bringing the
most.
Any women of town who
would like to donate white ele
phants (something new or still in
good condition that you no long
er want which someone would)
for use at the BPW Carnival
may eontset Mrs. Dorothy
II sag.
Annexation
Defeated
Proposed annexation of the
East and Leite additions, resi
dential areas north of and adjac
ent to Kodiak, failed to win e
nougli votes Tuesday in the a
reas involved although a light
vote in town gave the proposal
’ a big majority.
In town 60 voted, with 55 for
| and 5 against the proposition.
1 In the area precinct 100 voted,
1 vote was rejected as defective,
leaving 64 against and 35 for, al
most a to 1 opposed where a
two-thirds majority was needed
to ratify it.
As a result of tne election
there has been much conjecture
as to what action the city will
take regarding fire protection
supplied the area by the city, a
portion of the city water system
in the area, and schooling.
A clue to the council's stand
was furnished by Mayor Lee
Bettinger at the Chamber of
Commerce luncheon Thursday
when he said the council would
be guided by the wishes of the
majority of tax payers in the ci
ty, as the council is merely cus
todian of funds and must do as
the city “stocholders” desire
He said if the people in (own
wish city services to the area
discontinued, the council will do
it.
Ex-Councilman James Martz
said he felt the council should be
given an expression on the mat
ter by the chamber, as a repre
sentative group of taxpayers,
and after much discussion a mot
ion was approved bv which the
chamber we..t on record as fav -
oring discontinuance, but with
later date to be set. and full
| notice given
The matter of setting up <•
school d.strict, to include the
areas and town, with a separate
school assessment, as provided
by Territorial law, was suggesied
as a possibility by Marsha I
Crutcher, baDk president, and
will be investigated.
The matter of “irregularities”
■ in voting in the area precinct,
where 14 votes were challenged,
! was discussed at a special council
meeting Wednesday evening.
The council moved that U S.
Commissioner G. W Bubendorf
investigate the alleged irregular
ities, and prosecute any viola
tions if found Such action would
p obably involve perjury charges
against individuals only, and
would have no effect on the
election results unless the mini
| ber of sucti votes could be shown
; to affect tlie election ,esult.
Rev Rowland Wilkinson has
bten named chairman of the
Rotary-sponsored annual Christ
mas Seal drive.