"News of oAmericas Last Frontier”
Libra ry—Mi ib enn
Juneau, Alaska
'Qu 6 NO. 41
KODIAK, ALASKA DECEMBER 7, 1946
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[lection
)ate Nears
Kodiak’s second special elec
jon on granting land to the U S.
government for a federal jail site
ipproache--, with the date set. for
Tuesday, Dec. 17, at the city
iall. .
Ir. the first election Kodiak
roters, by a majority of 86 to 5,
roted granting the government
i portion of the city hall lot, 47
jy 100 feet. Following that elec
lion in August the plans for the
iail were drawn, and government
officials decided a greater por
lion of land was needed for the
itructure and necessary parking
pace.
A lot 100 by 100 feet is now
lesireJ, and this second request
•as quickly approved by the
aty council, but now must be1
ratified by the voters as the pre-1
rious action was.
The ordinance granting the;
and provides that if the jail is
lot constructed the land will re
rert to the city. The estimated
lost of the planned structure is
1140,000.
Declining to stand by while
he noisier sex gets all the action,
eminine athletes of Kodiak go
into tournament competition in
a paddlebird league which gets
under way at the Community
Center Monday evening at 7
• clock.
Six teams—with 2 men and 2
girls on each squad—will vie for
konors in the leage which will be
Iponsored by the Program Coun
cil. Team captains are Pat Me-:
Murdo, Anona Gregorioff, Helen
Beukers, Donna Frost, Patsy
Belten and Joy Wade.
Plans New i
Building
A fireproof masonry building,
to be located ou Block 10 Lot 2,
is to be built by A. J. Collins,
Owner of the Casino, ir, was an
nounced this week.
The building, of one story,
will be 30 by 60 feet of cement
block construction and will be
the future home of the Casino.
U will be erected next to the
present Jasino building, between
*t and the Kodiak Jewelry com
pany.
Building permits have also
been issued te:
Lilian Morris, Lot 2 Block 11,
Pew building, for a shop and 3
garaui's, $2500, on Marine way.
Hal oh Shupp, Lor 153 Erskine
addition, dwelling, $7000.
Jess Blinn, Lot, 1 Block 5,
frame warehouse, $495.
Fish & Wildlife, new building, |
11200
Ve-a Bierce, Lot 3 Bloek 12,,
Ponset warehouse, $600
Former Resident
Dies Suddenly
H. E. Bettinger, former resid
ent of Kodiak, d ed suddenly
yesterday m irning at his home
in Mill Valley, Calif , according
to >v rd received here by his son
1 Bettinger, mayor of Kodiak.
The deceased lived in Kodiak
over 2 yea s, being employed at
the base and at the former H
PiDch Jewelry company.
Besides his son Lee he is sur
vived by another son, Harold,
formerly of Kodiak, now at Oak
land, Calif., and by a daughter,
Mrs. Fern Marshall, also of Oak
land.
Mayor'Bettinger plans to at
tend his lather's funeral and has
a reservation on Sunday’s plane, j
No Deficit
Seen For Center
Kodiak's Community Center
wi’l finish the year without a
deficit, thanks to the splendid |
support of Kodiak citizens and !
the Navy, it was reported at the ;
final meeting of the board of'
director* for the year, held
Thursday night at the Center.
Treasurer Walter Sipprell report
ed that the Center financial ac
count has a balance on hand of,
more than enough to pay ex
penses for December Thi* is in
addition to $1750, part if the re
cent Navy gift, to be held for j
lt»47 operations, and a thousand
dollars, also from the Navy,|
which has been set aside for the!
installation of a new floor and
building improvements.
The Center’s yearly financial
campaign, in which the residents
of Kodiak will have an opport
unity to assist in making up the
funds needed for 1947, probably
will be held in February.
Leif.Norman, representing the
American Legion, reported that
the Li-gmu is interested in dis
posing of the Center property
and it was decided that a joint
committee from the Center and
the Legion will meet at some fu
ture date to discuss the matter.
Chairman Marjorie Gunder
son reported that the library
had a record month in Novem
ber but that there is room for
mauy more users of library cards
since the Library now has a col
lection of nearly 5000 books.
One additional volunteer librari
an is needed to fill out the staff.
Appreciation for the splendid
support and work of all members
of the boa'd for the year was ex
pressed by Dr A. Holmes John
son, chairman ol the boa'd.
Old Version
Just 15 Shopping Days
Until Xmas!
New Version
Just 15 Non-Shipping Days
Until Xmas!
Owl Wanderer
Shot At Kodiak
A huge, White Snowy Owl, in
digenous to Arctif regi ns, was
shot near the city water reser
voir a short distance from town
Ihe first of the week by Harold
Heitlin and Jackie Nelson, local
youths.
The owl, identified by Frank
Beals, wildlife ag "lit, was about
22 inches tall and had a 58 inch
wingspread.
Mr. Beals said it was definite
ly a stray and is not common to
these parts. The owl hail a pre
cedent to go by, as a few years
ago a polar bear, also far afield,
was killed on the southern end
of Kodiak island.
Fiank Beals is skinning and
stuffing the specimen.
King Sues
Legion
Papers were served this week
by deputy U. S. Marshal Paul
Herring on Eugene Erwin, ad
jutant of the I cal post of the
American Legion, in s suit filed
in Anchorage by Father C. R.
King, which seeks $21,600 from
that body.
The complaint alleges that
Father King owned I.ot 2, of |
Block 3 on April 12, 1939 andj
had owned it 10 years previous
ly, and that in 1939 the Ameri
can Leg.on took possessi n of
said land *o erect a building.
A value of $300 monthly on
the rent and profits is set by the
complaint, which on that basis
asks “restitution of sa>d land and
premises to (Father King) in the
sum of $21,t}00.’’
Attorneys for the plaintiff are
John E. Manders and William
H. Olsen, of Anchorage.
The American Legion building
located on the land in question
was U3ed by the American Red
Cross during the war, and is
n >w under lease to the Kodiak
Community Center for one year,
at $1 per year.
It is reported here that the
land for the building was obtain- j
iD a fifing made in 1939 for the
Legion by Bert Heglin, prior to
the closing of entry of public
lands. The Legion budding is
mcated adjacent to the present
King residence.
A warranty deed application
was made by the legion for the
land, it is reported, but last word,
from the land office at Juneau
was to the effect that warranty |
deed applications by the Legion
and King conflicted, and the Le-j
gion is not aware of a dt?ed l»eing
issued
A meeting of librarians of th*> |
Community center is set for
Thursday, at 7 30 at the l.brary,
Mrs. Marjrrie Gunderson an
nounced today.
Mrs. Petellin
Dies At Home
Mrs. E. Peteilin, of Afognak,
passed away ou Dec 1 at her
liome after a long illness.
Funeral services were held at
Afngnak on Dec. 4, conducted
hy the Very Uev. Gregory Gle
bofT, of the Kodiak Kussian
church.
The deceased is survived by
her husband, Etnel an Petellin; 2
daughters at Af >gnak, Mrs. Leta
V. Scheele and Nadia Griggs; 5
other daughters, Mrs. Jessie Nel
son, Miss Nonna Petellin, Mrs.
Lydia Dalke and Mrs; Marie
Williams, of San Francisco; Mrs.
Elizabeth Abate of San Jose; 2
nieces and 1 nephew in Medina,
Calif; and 11 grandchildren.
Mrs. Petellin was 74 years old.
City Asking
For Garbage Bids
With the i)r*-.ent garbage con
tract terminating on Jan. 9 nex‘
year, the city lias issued a notice
for bids for 1917. Present con
tract holder is Patrick Lynch &
company.
Bids must be filed in writing
pricr to 5 pm on Dec. 23 and in
erested parties may obtain infor
mation on revenues and contracts
at the city hall.
FIRE ALARMS, in answer to
a query, are handled in Kodiak
through the office of the deputy
U. 9. Marshal, located in the
residence between the Kodiak
hotel and Felder apartments.
Commissioner
Finds Location
%
U. S Commissioner G. W.
Bubendor , forced to move from
the former De 1 cafe building to
make room for the Victory cafe,
will have his new offices in the
upper story of the city fire hall.
Some doubt about renting the
space was first voiced by city
officials when it was learned that
ir firemen didn’t live in the quar
ters the insurance rates on bus
iness buildings would increase 5
per cent, but a plan was worked
so firemen can keep the living
quarters including a kitchen, and
the commissioner will use the re
mainder. Char'es Ruch. of the
fire department, is now living in
the hall. j
An addition wi I be built on
Ihe bui'ding to take care of the
heavy safes of the office, and as
soon as completed the move to
the new quarters will be made.
Remember
Pearl Harbor
Dec. 7, 1941—Dec. 7, 1946
And Buy War Bonds! j
More Items
Due Next
Juneau (Governor’s Office)—
Tlie vessel Keef Knot, of 5000
ton capacity, will start loading
in Portland next Monday
for Alaska ports, the governor’s
office was advised by Lt Comdr.
Ches'er, naval aide to the gover
nor
The vessel will call at Yaku
tat, Cordova, Valdez and Sew
ard for rail belt points, and Sel
dovia and Kodiak. It is antici
pated it will take 5 days for
loading under the priority sched
ule.
The tollowing items will be ac
cepted: dairy and poultry feed
and supplies, medical and hospi
tal supplies and equipment,
school s iDplies and equipment,
general food itemi clothing bag
gage erne gency supplies fo the
Alaska railroad, urgently needed
public utility supplies for tele
phone. electric and water comp
anies, weather bureau supplies,
snow lemoval equipment, urg
ently needed beating and plumb
ing supplies, Railway expiees,
pa cel post, urgently needed
building material for homes
where construction actually is
under way and Christmas sup
plies
Alaska buyers who have no
Portland contact may place their
orders through the Portland
Chamber of Commerce, or they
may notily their Seattle whole
sa'e houses, some of which have
agreed to transport merchandise
from Seattle to Portland for the
relief ship fiee of charge.
There wdl be a meeting of the
Alaska Crippled Cmldreu’s asso
ciation next. Thursflav, Dec. 12,
at 8 pm at the quonset hut on
the schoo'groimds
The public is cordially invited.
Ship Plan
Outlined
Seattle—A report filed by the
Alaska Steamship company and
the Northland Transpo'tation
company with the Maritime
commission offering a plan of
service to the Tenitory on re
sumption of private operation of
Alaskan vessels, offers wietly
sailings to Kodiak.
As outlined, pas enger sr.vire
would be provided by the Dcna
i, sailing every 3 weeks from
Seattle (on Thor day )
Freight service would be prev
ded by a c mhtnation cargo and
■eefer ship fKnoi *vpe) of 5000
ions eapaei'v. teavmg Seattle
weekly (on Thursdays .
Vessels would eail at. Co'dova,
/aldez, tS ward, Kodiak and out
sorts.