"News of oAmericas Last Frontier’
VOL 11 NO 17
KODIAK, ALASKA
JUNE 30, 1951
PRICE 10 CENTS
Cook inlet
Reds $1.25
The price on red salmoi
soared to an all-time high o
$1.25 Wednesday as canneriei
intensified their efforts to ob
tain boatloads of the scare*
fish.
The price war between th<
canneries was brought on bj
the poor run of reds. Th<
price of reds at Chignik is re
ported to have hit $1. The ares
was closed to all commercia
fishing last week because oi
the poor run of fish.
The regular run of reds ir
the Cook Inlet area usuallj
reaches its peak around Julj
6 or 7.
Kodiak boats and fisbermer
rushed into the alreadj
crowded Cook Inlet area as
news of the high prices cir
culated rapidly around Kodiak
Island.
Kodiak Pilot;
Found On Beach
Burl Clymer, 39, local pilot,
missing for five days on a
flight from Port Williams to
Chignik, was found by a 10th
Rescue B-17 at 6:06pm Sunday
on the beach at Aniakchak
Bay.
Earlier, he was reported to
have made a landing at Wide
Bay when fog and bad
weather closed in on him.
Clymer was in good physical
condition when found and his
plane, a 4-place Aeronca float
plane, was not damaged.
A Kodiak based Coast
Guard PBY delivered fuel and
oil to the downed airman and
he continued his flight to
Chignik. Earlier the B-17
dropped blankets and food.
Clymer was carrying 50
loaves of bread and no pas
sengers on the flight. He had
nothing but bread to eat for
five days. Clymer has been
described locally as a “well
bread-pilot”.
Weather prevented rescue
planes - from spotting the
downed airman for the first
four days of the search.
Survey Party
Completes Work
Marvin J. Slaughter of the j
U. S. Coast and Geodetic Sur- j
vey and six members of his
party were flown to Kodiak
this week affer spending
several weeks at Mush Bay
installing government equip
ment for registering the tides.
The Bellanca of Kodiak Air
ways hauled the men and
their luggage. Slaughter’s
headquarters is in Palmer.
Fourth of July Program
10:00 am
10:30 am
11:00 am
12:30 pm
1:00 pm
2:00 pm
3:00 pm
6:00 pm
9:00 pm
Parade: Forms in front of Kraft’s Store,
through town. Ends at school grounds.
Floats, bikes, costumes etc.
Flag raising ceremonies at school grounds.
Independence day address.
Children’s races, games, penny scramble
etc. on Marine Way (Near seawall)
Start of Junior Marathon at Marine Gate
to corner Bert’s Drug Store. For boys 16
and under.
Start of Marathon from Administration
Building at Naval station to corner of
Bert’s Drug Store.
Pie eating contest, beer drinking contest,
etc. front of Variety Store.
Horse racing on Marine Way. Betting
must not be done in the presence of police.
Outboard motor boat races in channel near
D & A dock.
Dancing at Legion Hall (community cen
ter)
12:00 (midnight) ???? Don’t Miss It!!!! In school grounds
(Motorists are reauested to watch for Marathon
runners between 12:30 and 2 pm on base-town road.)
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Chamber Of Commerce Asks
For Action On City Clean Up
i he Chamber of Commerce,
disgusted with the skid shacks,
burned out buildings left stand
ing and the general run down
appearance of Kodiak, went
on record Thursday as support
ing any action the City Council
may take against property ow
ners whose premises and build
ings are in a state of disrepair.
“It is a disgrace to any in
corporated city, and a source
of constant embarrassment to
residents when visitors come
here, for any city to have ord
inances regarding sanitation
rand fire hazards and not en
force them,” John Gibbons
declared.
Numerous instances where
persons have moved skid
shacks into town and built
temporary houses after build
ing permits were denied by
the council were cited by vari
ous speakers during the regu
lar meeting at the Montmartre
Inn Thursday.
Steps to obtain a permanent
chief of police, who would en
force ordinances on all phases
of clean up, sanitation and
building, were discussed. It
was reported during the meet
mg that the present acting
chief of police was resigning
on July 1.
Among 12 places mentioned
that needed to be cleaned up
or torn down were the old
Lyric Theatre building, which
was gutted by fire on two oc
casions, and the old burned
out Cohen residence behind
the Kodiak Hotel.
It was pointed out that some
of the worst appearing proper
ties and buildings are owned
by persons holding restricted
deeds and that the only way
to remove or raze the build
ings is for the City of Kodiak
to foot the bill.
“I’d like to know if the maj
ority of the taxpayers want us
to spend their money cleaning
up and improving someone
eise’s property,” Jack Hinck
el, city councilman and mem
ber of the C of C, asked.
The letter to the council asks
that it notify owners, whose
buildings are in bad repair, to
clean up. The C of C recom
mended that if they fail to do
so within 30 days, a crim
inal complaint be filed.
Chaplain Weise Named
July 4th Speaker
Chaplain John Weise, USN,
will deliver the Independence
Day Address Wednesday fol
lowing the flag raising cere
monies in the school grounds.
Lt. W. E. Bond, USMC,
has been chosen as parade I
marshal for the annual event.
Celebrate in Kodiak the 4th
of July.
Annual Parade Heralds
July Fourth Celebration
The big annual Fourth o1
July Celebration will officially
get under way Wednesday at
i 10 am as the yearly colorful
parade marches through town
and to the school yard for
flag raising ceremonies.
The parade will form on
Brooklyn avenue and will
proceed slowly along Alaska
Way to the school grounds so
that photographers may ob
tain pictures.
Prizes will be given for the
best floats, costumes, best
decorated bicycles, baby
Burglars Enter
iiquor Store
The B & B Liquor.? Store
was burglarized sometime
early Friday morning and
$115 taken from the cash
register. The burglar over
looked around $200, Jess
Blinn, owner of the store,
discovered when he opened
for business Friday morning.
rmtry to the place appears
to have been made through a
side door. The thief is be
lieved to have been a thin or
small man as the forced door
opens onto Blinn’s Hall, oc
cupied by Alaska Airlines’
office and the Bowling Alley,
and there is only a narrow
passage between the build
ings.
U. S. Deputy Marshal
Clarence Dizney is conducting
an investigation.
1952 Licenses
Now On Sale
Fiscal 'year 1952 hunting
and fishing licenses will go on
sale beginning July 1. Miss
Helen Carlson, employe of
Donnelley and Acheson, was
appointed Alaska Game Com
mission Licensing Officer re
placing Emil Knudsen, who
has held the position for seve
ral years.
Licenses will be available 9
through 12 noon beginning
July 1 and on Friday evenings
in addition to the regular
store hours.
Persons buying licenses are
requested to bring their old
licenses with them at the time
af purchasing new ones, Paul
Chapados, local game enforce
ment officer, said yesterday.
All members of the Armed 1
Forces who are buying resi- 1
lent licenses for the first time 1
must-show an affidavit signed
by their commanding officer
relative to their resident 1
status in the Territory of A- 1
laska.
carriages, tricycles and wag
ons, and most original cos
tumes. Marching units frcm
Kodiak Naval Station and the
Navy band are expected to be
in the parade. John Gibbons
has been named parade chair
man.
The usual races and games
f-or children will be held on
Marine Way following the
flag raising ceremonies and
the Fourth of July address.
The speaker for the occasion
was not announced late
yesterday.
The grueling base-town
marathon will start at 1 pm
from in front of the Adminis
tration Building at Kodiak
Naval Station. Contestants for
the 7 mile run are requested to
register with Ray Martin,
Fourth of July program chair
man. Transportation for run
ners from town to the start
ing line at the base will be
furnished. Cars will leave
from in front of the bank at
12:30 pm, Martin said.
the junior marathon foi
boys 16 and under will start
at 12:30 pm. The course is
from the Marine Gate, at the
entrance to the Naval station,
to the corner of Bert’s Drug
Store. The big marathon will
also finish at Bert’s corner.
The winner of the marathon
will receive $100. Those finish
ing second, third, fourth and
fifth will receive $50, $25, $15
and $10 respectively. Winner
of the junior event will receive
$50, second place, $25; third,
$15 and fourth, $10, Martin
announced yesterday.
In addition to the games
and races for the children,
pie eating contests and penny
scrambles will be held.
At 6 pm the motor boat rac
ing enthusiasts will have their
hour. The races will be held in
the channel alongside the
Donnelley and Acheson dock.
Wilton White will be chair
man of the event and all
racers are urged to register
the type and horsepower of
their boats and engines with
White, Martin said.
Balloons, funny hats, canes,
svhips and other such holiday
rear will be on sale at a booth
lear the Club Liquor Store.
The big surprise event will
)e held at midnight on the
school grounds. Proceeds from
he event will be used t®
inish the Rotary playground.
A Whiz-Halferty tender
vill go to Ouzinkie to bring
he children and grown ups to
sown for the celebration™
Martin said.