PRICE 10 CENTS
WOL14 ’ NO 4
KODIAK, ALASKA
APRIL 8. 1954
U. S. Senate
Passes Bill
Washington (.P>—-The Sen-,
nate Thursday passed the bill
to grant statehood to Hawaii
and Alaska, but the measure
may languish in the House.
Tne Republican leaders there
are receptive to statehood for
Hawaii but not for Alaska.
•Senate approved the com
bined bill 57-28 after batting
down moves to grant terri
tories and commonwealth
status, and to require referen
dum to let voters choose be
tween Commonwealth and
Statehood. First move was
lo3t63 21, and the referendum
proposal was beaten 59-25.
Both were sponsored by op
ponents of statehood, led by
Sen. Smothers, Florida demo
crat. _
On-final passage, 23 Demo
crats joined 33 Republicans
and Independent Morse of
Oregon, against 19 Demo
crats and 9 Republicans.
GdP Leaders in House were
reported to be determined to
prevent Alaska from achiev
ing statehood now, even if it
meins delay in admitting
Hawaii.
Qmzral N->yzs 'Visits
Koiiik’s Guzrd Unit
Brigadier General John R
Noyes arrived in Kodiak last
Thursday. The General met
with City Manager Robert
Sharp and Mayor Jack Hinc
kel. and discussed the possi
bility of establishing an ar
m»ry for tho lo:al Natioaa
Guard unit, here in Kodiak.
Noyes, Sharp, Hinckel.
along with seyeral members of
Kodiak's Notional Guard in
spected the Shupp Building as
a possible site for the armory.
According to the City Man
ager, "The General and his
staff are going ahead with
plans for an armory which will
be submitted at a later date.”
General Noye3 revealed
that the Federal Government
will foot as much as 75 per
cent of the money for an
armory. The remaining 25 per
cent is usually handled by the
City or the Territory, or both.
Due to previous commit
ments in Anchorage, General
Noyesandhis staff left Ko
diak yesterday.
Chicago— Bobo Oleson won
a decision over Kid Gavilan in
their 15 round fight in the
Chicago Stadium on Friday
night. The fight was anyones
affair up to the final bell. No
kuoek downs.just good old toe
toe fighting for entire length
f the bout.
E7ERYB3DY VOLUNrSSRd-Tne whole tow i of Kodiak turned out for a com-j
munity blood-typing program this week. Left to right are Nurses Aide Jean Kepplinger,
mixing a drop of blood; little Chris Anderson, arivinz his drop for the te3t to Nurse Polly Hea
ly and Nurse Marion Lyneh preparing slides for typing. l,32o persons were typed in the pro
gram sponsored by che Kodiak Health an 1 Wilfare Couiill. (Photo by Norman) J>
Cub Scout Groups Meet
With Den Mothers-Chiefs
Cub scouters held their last!
organization meeting Monday,
March 29. Two den mothers1
will hold their first den meet
ings Friday evening after
school. Mrs. Tucker will have
her meeting with the boys and
their den chief at her home on
ACS hill for all the cubs on
Mill Bay road. Mr3. H)lmin
will have her Denners over to
Cubmaster Robert Bridgen’s
house in the basement. Mrs.
Bridgen3 will help with the
proceedings.
For the present the cubs
will work on their bobcat re
quirements so that they can
register at the next pack
meeting Monday, April 12.
They will then be allowed to
wear the uniform. The summer
promises to be a very pleasant
time for the cubs. At present
it looks as if the Mission Road
cub3 will have two dens, and
of course along Mission road
there are many attractive
thin?3 the cubs will be able to
do this summer.
Mr. Stewart has agreed to
act as Den dad, and it seems as
if Mr. Coble will also. They
thereby become members of
the pack committee together
with Den mothers. Mrs. Oster
Last Week’s regular City
Council meeting wa3 not held
as there were not enough
councilmen present to have a
quorum.
man, it seems, may act as dtn |
mother for the cubs on Carl
son hill and on the base road, j
Four or five boys make the
right size den, and even they
would be paralyzed without
the help of their parents.
Spring Fashion Show
Staged At Town Club
. The annual Spring Fashion
Show, was held amid soft
lights and sweet music at the
j Town Club with a matinee and
| evening showing yesterday,
Friday, April l.
Modeling the stunning Eas
ter and Spring fashions in a
all aiiound wardrobe for the
well dressed woman of ‘54
were: Ruth Engel. Marge
1 Gibbons, Justine Hinckel,
Ci')l Jsniifr, Judy
Johnson, Loifl Spencer,
i Sharon Stevens, Carol Tol
!f bert
Don Coogan acted as master
of ceremonies and handled the
commentary.
Mar Lou extends her'thanks
and appreciation to all her
j riends and patrons who at
tended and made the show
such a huge success,
1 Attorney Paul Dupler, his
secretary Dorothy Anderson
and Max 0. Therkelsen flew to
Alitak. earlier this week, via
I Kodiak Airways.
P. 0. Sends Out
Mail Boat Bids
A favorable indication that
the mail boat run may not be
cancelled was seen earlier
this week. In a reply telegram
to Mayor Jack Hinckel, Dele
gate E. L. Bartlett, stated
that the “Post Office Depart
ment has been persuaded to
call for bids on the Seward
Nikolski mail boat run.” Bar
lett also informed the Mayor
that the bids were being sent
out immediately.
Kodiak OK’s j
Blood Type )
On March 25, 26 and «27th, t
the P. E. Quonset hut at the 7
Kodiak High School was the .„>*
scene of the first blood typing
program in Kodiak. The pur- i
pose was to establish a “walk- <
ing blood bank” for our com
munity, which is too small for ;
a true blood bank, so that >
blood of the correct type can <
be readily procurred in case of ;
a local disaster or emergency.
The project was sponsored by' ,
the Kodiak Health and Wei-'
fare Council.
Mr. Frank P. Pauls, labors-'
tory technician for the Alaska
Department of Health, assisted
the council in the blood typ
ing-. This was a local project
sponsored and financed by the
Health and Welfare Council/
assisted by Mr. Pauls.
With the aid of excellent
volunteer teams composed of
doctors, nurses, nurses aides,
and clerical workers,, 1,325
people were blood typed.
Mr. Pauls pronounced it one
of the most successful pro
grams that he has assisted in
Alaska.
In addition to determining
the blood types, the RH factor
was also determined. Mr..
Pauls stressed that it is just as
important to know your RH
factor as your blood type.
Each person was given a
card which shows his blood!'
type and RH factor, and a!
metal dog tag will be maileff
at a later date.
The Kodiak Health ani#t
Welfare Council would like to»
take this opportunity to thai;f*
all of those who helped to
make this program a success.
Morman Churchlnaugurates
(Permanent Rodiak Facilities
The Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints plans to
build a chapel and eventually
establish a permanent mis
sionary endeavor on Kodiak
Island. Definite plans have not
been formulated as yet. Plans
at. present call for the selec
tion of a building site by the
local group this summer with
the assistance of President J.
A. McMurrin, leading Church
Authority of the Northwestern
States Mission located in Port
land, Oregon.
President McMurrin tenta.
tively plans a visit to Kodiak
this summer. The Kodiak
LDS Branch, composed almost
entirely of servicemen and
their families, now meet in
the Hillside Chapel on the Na
val Base each Sunday after
noon at 2:00 pm and hold a
Cottage Meeting each Tues
day evening at 7:30 pm in one
of the members’ homes.
It is felt that a permanent
installation in the city of Ko
diak will bring out more civi -
lian members that do not
know of the meetings held on
the base and those who„
through transportation and
other difficulties, have been
unable to attend services in
the past. Civilians and service
men alike who are interested
in obtaining more information,
regarding the Church’s activi
t es in this area are urged to
call Presiding Elder Bob Lun.-.
nen, phone 687, on the N^vat
Station.