TOL
7 NO. 8
KODIAK, ALASKA APRIL 19, 1947
PRICE 10 CENTS
Scout Plan
Under Way
A full scouting program of
Boy Scouts of America will
get under way iu Kodiak this
«eek with the organization of a
Cub Pack and Scout Troop spon
jwed by the looal Rotary elub.
Morris Burnham has been
Mined Institutional Representa*
bee and the Pack committee
eMeists of Leo Sears, Frank
ha's, Mill Vokacek, Gil Buben
fcrf, Paul Herring and Walter
Spprell. William Stone has been
■keted as Cubmaster and Sgt.
fernon More and An Larkin as
NWtant Cubmasters.
Cubbing is a program for boys
1,10 and 11 years of age. Par
■teof these boys will me t in
be school house at 7:30 pm
Monday to see a motion picture
iplaining the program.
The local pack will include
Jens at the base and the Bap
*t Mission iu addition to the
OWU
Plans for the coming week in
fade the reorganizing of the
tout troop and making plans
■rentier a Sea Scout or Air
Wit unit for fellows 15, 16 and
.7years old.
The past two years of Scouting
■ the Territory has been very
■ccessful—membership hasi
«nped from 192 to over 1200
it present. Three field Scout Ex- j
eutives are wo.king in Alaska'
•der the direction of Delbert j
Janks. Council Scout Executive, j
Mr. Hanks is in Kodiak to
tip with the organization of the
irogram and to make plans for
»2 weeks rummer Scout camp
or all Boy Scouts. A profession -
J camp director will conduct the
amp.
nouiaK Wilt pai Licipuic m
nuocil finance program with the
nditi nal educational and fin
ux* campaign approved by the
National Council to be held at
ilater date. !
Winding up a five team melee
i a dead-beat, Cherie Morrison’s
Varvels and the Buekers’ Jum
na’ Joes tied for the Kodiak |
Vised Paddleoird championship |
■ the monthly tournament at
W Community Center last Sun
by evening. The two*out-of
kre playoff for the title tomor
•» (Sunday) evening at 7:30
•ore Mail
Mail came in bunches this ■
■ttk to Kodiak.
The Denali brought 117 sacks,
i navy boat brought 25 sacks,
•don Thursday evening the
Haitian Mail arrived from Se-,
»rd with 131 sacks, more than]
■Hon the Denali. The latter
■Hrouted from Seattle to Se
Hud via Alaska Steamship ves
*k
Kodiak Man
In Custody
Stan'ey C. Johnson, Kodiak
taxi driver, was removed from
the Denali at Ketchikan Thurs
! day afternoon and is in custody,
awaiting probable return to
| Kodiak, the local (J.S. Marshal’s
| office has been informed.
The action followed filing of a
' civil complaint here by Jorgen
Fredrickson, seeking recovery of
' funds loaned to Johnson for pur*
chase of a taxi.
Ship Strike
Trouble Due
San Francisco (JP)—Shipown
ers served notice Thursday of
| their intent to terminate the
West Coast Longshore contract
on the expiraton date, June 18
The CIO Longshoremen’s union
l termed the move a “first step in
forcing the unions to agree to
changes or face a lockout in
June.”
Shipowners said it was an eff
ort toward uniformity in expira
tion of various contracts.
Dufing moving operations ra
dio st ition WVCQ is off the air
as of Wednesday, and is expect-j
ed to resume operations next
Wednesday
Chamber Hears
Of Tourists
Two more groups of tourists,'
due June 24 and July 25, are;
scheduled to visit Kodiak, Presi-j
dent Vic Ellis announced at the
Chamber meeting Thursday. It
has been suggested that the first
date be changed, as another
group is due that date and ac-;
commodations are limited.
L J. iMornian reportea mar
coriespoudence has been sent
out seeking iufor • ation of sale
of goods at the base, following
leports of indiscriminate sales to
unauthorized persons and other1
eatures ihe chamber is investi
gating.
A discussion was held on the
possibility of sheep raising in,
this area and of the problem of
bear versus cattle and sheep
around Kodiak. The chamber
will seek more information on
the subject and also on the poss -
bility of getting a bounty placed
on bear.
O. A. Torgerson read a letter
written to the Saturday Evening
Post, protesting the “Hangover
Town” title and article on Kodi
ak in a recent issue, and also
read the author’s reply, in which
he suggested the town get be
hind the mayor in his campaign
to make Kodiak a community to
live in so the liquor influence
(even the airline office is in a
liquor store, he pointed out) is
ot so noticeable.
Red Cross
Drive On
I On Monday a week-long drive
to rai^e funds fer the American
Red Cross will begin, with local
women, under the direction of
Mrs. Merrill Coon, roll call
chairman, canvassing the homes
and business district.
A goal of $2500 has been set
for the drive and it is hoped it
will be reached in the one week,
although the campaign continues
the rest of the month.
Many people lorget me rote oi
the Red Cross in peaee time and
do not realize the large amount
of money needed for the neces
sary work the Red Cross carries j
on. Servicemen still receiving
Red Cross benefits, as well as
veteians, and many of the strick
en areas of the world have only
tlie Red Cross to look to for aid.
i
The Red Cross role in disaster
relief was emphasized this week
with the death in Texas City,
Texas, of 650 and injuring of
thousands in a series of explosion
Wednesday when 3 ships in the
harbor were blasted. With dev
a tation worte than that ever j
suffered by any American city I
the Red Cross jumped in with
food relief supplies and medical
care.
Women who will take Dart in
the drive and their areas were
announced by Mis. Coon as fol
lows:
Mission road—Margo Lester
& Jerry Sears
Bert’s to Kraft’s—Mrs. Mar
jorie Gunderson & Mrs. Louise
Warren
Shelikoff to Gundlach’s—Mrs.
Henry Neseth
Carlson hill—Mrs. Morris
Burnham
Bank to Tony’s—James Bei>
net
Krart’s down S. Brooklyn—
Mrs. Coon
Hospi a! to Erskine’s to ba;
ber shop—Mrs. Coon
Anyone inis-ed in the drive
may leave their contributions
with L. K. Wodlinger. chapter
chairman, or O. A. Torgerson.
Mayor On
State Trip
Mayor Lee Bettinger left
Monday evening for Washing
ton, D. C. where he will join
members of the statehood group
which left Anchorage earlier to
attend the statehood hearings.
Mayor Bettinger was invited on
the trip by Robert Atwood, An
chorage publisher.
He expects to be gone about
10 days, and will devote most of
his Mine to Kodiak projects and
problems v.ith various officials.
Gun Club Plans
Party, Shoot
To celebrate receipt of its na
tional charter the Kodiak Rod
and Gun club will hold a free
party for paid up members next
Thursday evening at 8 at the
Victory cafe. All members are
urged to attend and help plan a
public skeet shoot for Sunday,
April 27 at the city park on
Brooklyn avenue.
Participants may sign up at
the base or in town and it is on
ly necessary to furnish your gun
to try for many prizes that will
be offered.
Church Opened
With Easter services last Sat
urday and early Sunday conduc
ted by Rev. Gregory Gleboff,
the new Russian church was
placed in service for the first
time
Although a 35-light electric
chandelier and other installations
are still to be made the new
sanctuary drew praise tor its
beauty from all who aw it.
Woodwork is finished in a
light tone, with screens on each
side surmounted with silhouettes
of chuich spires Brass cande abra
stood before the iconastas, on
which 4 laige religious images
have been mounted. Through an
opening in this wall the altar is
seeu, and behind it a larger pic
ture in a white carved frame. In
direct lighting sets the picture off
dramatically
The choir sings from a loft
opening overhead in the front of
the church.
Inaugural Flight
Leaves Thursday
Under bright skies 22 and a
half passengers left at 6 am
Thursday morning on the inaug
ural flight of the Cordova Air
Service from Kodiak to Seattle.
With 2 stops scheduled, at
C rdova and Annette island, the
flight is listed to take about 10
hours. The round trippers will
spend 4 days in Seattle, leaving
there Tuesday morning for the
return flight.
The passei.ver list, released by
G. W. Bubeuuorf, agent, listed
the following
Mrs. Tenora Rockney, Jack
Hinckel, Paul H. Callahan, Hai
vy Gundlach, Robert W, Phillips
Loren Hansen, Don Fields, Wil
liam H Goodmao, Mrs. Ellen
Dawson Mrs. James D Ras
mussen Mrs Bobbie Allison,
John W. Keebler, C. A. Moore,
Carl Smith, Mrs. Virginia C w
an, Genevieve Eisner, Mildred
Pe'erson, Erie B1 an ken burg,
Lome Bristol, Patrick Lynch,
Emmet Jennings, Mrs. Chailes
Nettle and Infant.
Road Setup
Is Changed
A new plan for maintenance
of roads In the Kodiak area waa
announced this week following a
visit to Kodiak of M. C. Ed
munds, of the Alaska Road Com
mission, who conferred with city
and base officials on eare of lo
cal byways.
The city has been using com
mission equipment in return for
care given Territorial roads, but
with return of many roads to a
civilian status the commission is
resuming much of the work
! Mission road, Mill bay road
[ and the highway betwern the ci
ty limits and the naval reserva
tion will now be maintained by
the Territory, with additional
roads originally built for military
use to be undertaken when funds
become available.
Paul S'over, of Jureau, for
mer Kodiak road eupe intendant,
has returned here to do the work
for the commission
New Council .,
Takes Over t;jj ee]
Following passage of bills and
approval of minutes by the old
council Monday, VV. J Wheel"
don, Jack Hinckel and Noiinan
Noble took their seats as new
council members along with
holdovers Harry Ghristophersou
and A A. Owens. Mayor Lee
Bet'inger had to leave to catch a
plane and A A Owen was elect
ed mayor pro tern
I efore adjourning the ©Id
o ■ ncil declared null and void its
evious action in removing
Charles Net lie from the -chool
board because of his residence at
the base, after it was determin
ed the law states that residence
outside the city limits does not
affect such membersh p
They also decided to request
a financial report from the echo®I
hoard every 2 months,
The new council will consider
appointments to city jobe and
i salary recommendations for the
next meeting, where a line-up ef
committees for the year will he
formulated. Aftei routine deiion
on building permits and taxi ap
plications the new council ad
journed.
■■
Mildred Keck and Flavia Ha -
fen, until recently on the local
school staff left on the Denali to
return to the Sta'es.
Denali Date Set
The Dena'i will sad for Kodi
ak at 10 am April 25, the local
| office has been inf rmed.
It will come direct to Kodiak,
I hence to cannery ports, hack to
'Kodiak and then return to Seat
tle via Cook’s inlet and ‘Ketcln
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