News of oAmenca s Last Frontier
VOL 12 NO 29
KODIAK, ALASKA
SEPTEMBER 20, 1952
PRICE 10 CENTS
MacDonald Libel Suit
Postponement Given
Lee C. Betti nger and Jack
Hinckel were suponeaed this
week to appear as witnesses in
the case of the United States
▼s H. F. MacDonald. The case
will be heard before U. S.
Commissioner Rose Walsh in
Anchorage.
The criminal libel complaint
was signed by Bettinger in
October 1950. He charges that
MacDonald “did publish, by
depositing in the United
States Post Office at Kodiak,
written defamatory matter. . .
with intent to injure and de
fame the complainant.
BULLETIN
The MacDonald case was re
scheduled for September 29 by
the U. S. Commissioner in
Anchorage after he failed to
put in an appearance. Late
yesterday MacDonald said he
had called the U. S. Attorney
and obtained a continuance of
the case.
The complainant charges the
said matter, addressed to Box
Holder accused the complain
ant of accepting “monetary
contributions from undisclosed
sources,’’ in the complainant’s
official capacity as mayor of
the city. Other allegedly de
famatory matter was included,
the charge avers.
The filing of charges against
MacDonald by Bettinger oc
cured at the time of the city
election. Bettinger at that time
was running for his fifth term
as mayor.
When arrainged before U.
S. Commissioner A- M. Voka
eek, MacDonald refused to
plea so the commissioner en
tered a plea of not guilty for
him.
MacDonald furnished bail
bond of $50 after asking for a
change of venue. The commis
sioner wired the district court
at that time to see if the re
quest could be granted.
Public Dinner
Set For Tonight
A public dinner will be held
tonight at the Montmartre
Jnn. Republican ^candidates
for the Territorial Senate and
House will be present.
Persons wishing to attend
the dinner should call Emil
Knudsen to make reservations.
The dinner will begin at 7 pm.
Among the candidates ex
pected to be present are John
F. Gorsuch, candidate for the
four year term in the senate,
Paul Robinson, seeking the
two year senate term, and
Herald Stringer and Fred M.
Williamson, candidates for the
Territorial House.
Late Bulletins
By Associated Press
So. Carolina—Gov. James
Byrnes, lifelong Democrat,
announced he will vote for
Eisenhower for president. “I
shall place loyalty to my coun
try above loyalty to a political
party,” he told a news con
ference.
Washington—Joseph Short,
48, President Truman’s press
secretary, died of a heart at
tack.
Anchorage—The bleak lone
ly island of ice floating near
the north pole will be the win
ter home of an Air Force re
| search party. The chunk of
ice has been occupied as a
weather station since last
March. Most af the airmen are
southerners.
Washington—House inves
tigators drew from T. Lamar
Caudle an account of how
a wartime price violation case
against the No. Carolina lum
berman was dropped by order
of Tom Clark, now a Supreme
Court Justice. The case was
dropped, Caudle testified,
after he hired Clyde Hoey as
his lawyer. Hoey now is a
Senator from No. Carolina
and head of the Senate Inves
tigating Committee.
Elk Hunters
Must Pay Fee
All hunters who were noti
fied by the Fish and Wildlife
Service that they have been
chosen to hunt elk on Afognak
Island between Oct. 1 to 15,
must send in their $15 before
j Monday, Sept. 22, Russell
Hoffman, FWS agent, said
yesterday.
In August 35 persons were
notified they had been selected
to hunt. In addition to a regu
lar hunting license all hunters
must pay a $15 additional fee.
Kodiak School District
October 7
The Kodiak Independent
School District will hold an
election on October 7, in con
junction with the regular city
election*, to elect a member to
the school board.
The polls for the ISD elec
tion will be at the city hall and
eligible voters may vote for
city officials at the same time
they vote for the school board
member.
Persons wishing to run for
the school boaid may have
their name filed by petition or
by caucus.
City May Get
Public Nurse
A public nurse may be as
signed to Kodiak around Octo
ber 1, Miss Anna C. Caldaris,
district nursing supervisor for
the Alaska Department of
Health, informed Clarence
Dizney, president of the Ko
diak Health and Welfare
Council,
Dizney received the infor
mation in a letter from Miss
Caldaris. The letter stated
that housing facilities would
be needed for the nurse. Any.
one having a suitable place
should call Rev. R. N. Wilkin
son, member of the KHWC.
Tuesday night the welfare
council held a special meeting
to hear Max Williamson, rep
resentative of the Office of
[Vocational Rehabilitation, and
1 Mrs. Margaret Hafemeister,
| district worker for the depart
ment of public welfare, report
on their work here.
Kodiak has been without the
services of a public health
nurse sinee the resignation of
Miss Virginia McMullen on
Aug. 1.
Grand Opening
For New Store
Many shoppers and visitors
thronged Ben Kraft’s new
Super Market Thursday when
the modern grocery store was
opened.
Clerks and helpers worked
many evenings until late to
stock the new shelves and |
cases with produce, groceries
and meats. Free coffee and
cake were served adults and
free popcicles, ice cream bars j
and balloons were distributed
to the children.
Many bouquets were sent to
the store by other businesses
and residents. The flowers
were on display about the
store.
An additional set of scales
and cash register were in
stalled at the check out coun
ter to handle the lines of shop
pers.
Lloyd Wilson of Olympia, I
Wash., is in charge of the gro
cery department of the Super1
Market. Charles “Butch” j
Rush and Paul Swanson are •
behind the meat counter.
Boy Scout Drive
Starts Tomorrow j
Tne annual fund drive forj
Boy Scouts of America will be ,
held from Sepr. 21 to 27, it was
announced yesterday.
Boy Scout Troop 625 is spon
sored by the Elk’s Club and
will hold a Court of Honor on
Sept. 23,
Little Interest Shown
in Coming City Election
Duck Season
Opens Today
Duck season opens today
with shooting hours from noon
j to one hour before sunset,
j Russell Hoffman, ^bdiak FWS
| game agent, said yesterday.
I After opening day shooting
hours are from one-half hour
before sunrise to one hour be.
fore sunset. Waterfowl may
be taken with a shotgun or
bow and arrow but not with a
1 rifle or pistol. Shotguns must
be plugged to a three shot
capacity or less.
Hunters are required to pur
chase a “duck” stamp in addi
tion to the regular hunting li
cense. The season on water
fowl for the Kodiak-Afognak
Island group is from Sept. 20
to Nov. 13.
Hunting is not permitted
from power boats, including
outboard motor boats when
the motor is attached. For
the shooting hours for the
coming week see page 4.
Bjerken Loses
On Second Trial
A second trial for Harold M.
Bjerken was held yesterday
after the one Wednesday re
sulted in a hung jury. The de
fendant was charged with dis
orderly conduct.
The jury of the second trial
found Bjerken guilty as char
ged. He was given a six mon
ths sentence with five months
suspended.
The complaint was signed
by U. S. Deputy Marshal
Clarence Dizney and charged
Bjerken was in an intoxicated
condition on the boat Left
Cape and did operate same
near the Donnelley and Ache
son dock on Sept. 14.
The second jury was com
posed of Phyllis Raft, N. H.
Rockstad, David Henley,
James Reese, Ed Getty,j
George Kappos, Mary Bolden,
Mariam Sautner, James
Garoutte, Alf J. Anderson, !
Dorothy Haag. Zelma Stone. I
After deliberation the first j
jury could not agree. U. |
S. Commissioner A. M. Voka-;
cek discharged the jury and
ordered a new trial. The jury
was drawn Wednesday after
noon.
Members of the first jury!
were Vivan Kilgore, Fred
Rave. Rasmus Urdahl, Henry
Neseth, Mrs. E. Koch. H. F.;
Fread, John Metzgar, William I
Worth, Egbert Intvelt, J. G. i
Martz, Jack Lee and Mrs. Jess
Blinn. i
As the deadline for filing
candidates for the office of
mayor and councilmen ap
proaches Kodiak voters con
tinued this week to display no
interest in the Oct. 7, city
election.
According to city ordinances
now in effect, candidates for
City office must be filed 15 days
prior to the election. Monday,
Sept. 22, is the deadline for
filing either by party conven
tion or by petition.
The office of mayor and four
council positions must be filled
this year. Councilmen who
have completed their terms
are Bud Metzgar, William
Worth, Jay Wolf and Leo
Sears. Mayor Lee C. Bettinger
has not publically stated if he
intends to run for re-election.
Late yesterday not a single
person had filed for city office.
The Kodiak Independent
School District will hold an
election in conjunction with
the city on Oct. 7, to elect one
school board member. Persons
wishing to run for the position
must register with Mrs. Pat
rick Lynch, clerk of the school
board.
Those seeking city offices
must file with Robert Hedloff,
city clerk.
For a persons name to be
fflaced on the city ballot by
petition, 20 eligible voters
must sign the petition.
The Progressive Party, local
organization, plan a caucus
Monday. They have until mid
night to file their slate. The
city clerk’s office closes at 5
pm.
BPW Director
Visits Local Club
Miss Beatrice A. Patterson,
national field director of the
National Federation of Bus
iness and Professional Wo
men’s Club, visited Kodiak
Sunday and Monday.
A special meeting of the
Kodiak BPW was held Sunday
evening at the home of Mrs.
Gien Banks. Monday Miss Pat
terson toured Kodiak Naval
Station. This is her first trip
to the territory.
Erich Mueller, owner of
Thompson Transfer, returned
Monday from Seattle, where
he had gone to be with Mrs.
Mueller wno was taken ill
while outside. Mrs. Mueller
who is now recovered, and
theit two children will return
the end of the month.
Mrs. RalphShupp is employ
ed part time at Dr A. Holmes
Johnron’s office.