Z0L14 NO 12
KODIAK, ALASKA MAY 29, 1954
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PRICE 10’GENTS
ACS Announces Phone
Call Rate Increase
The spiraling cost of com
modities which has prevailed
in recent years has necessit
ated an increase in rates for
telephone calls between A
laskaand the United States,
Colonel M. R. Kunitz, com
manding officer of the Alaska
Communication system, an
nounced today.
The new rates, which will
be effective July 1, will re
flect the first increase since
1945.
Four civilian employee wage
increases since World War
II, increased shipping and
transportation costs to and
within the territory, and the
high cost of maintaining a
communications system under
adverse weather conditions
and in rugged terrain' were
indicated as factors which
contributed to the necessity
for a rate increase at this
time. The telephone user in
Alaska is also obtaining bet
ter quality and faster long
distance telephone service as a
result of recent expansion of
facilities and modernization
of telephone plant by ACS at
I considerable cost.
The rate adjustment will
aount to a tw$ty-five cs^nt
per miuute increase in the
fetes for long distance calls
wtween Alaska and tjhe
^touted States. However, the
present maximum rate of
$9 for a 3 minute call will not
tye change d.
j For example a person to per
«bn 3 minute day rate call
from Juneau or Ketchikan to
Seattle will cost $5.22 plus
federal tax, as compared with
$4.50 plus tax under the old
rate schedule. The .same type
call from Anchorage or Fair
banks to Seattle will cost $6.75
plus tax, as compared with
$6.00 plus tax. It was pointed
out that the reduction in the
federal tax from 25 percent to
10%. effective 1 April 1954,
practically negated the impact
of the rate ihcrease.
Colonel Kunitz further sta
ted that since 1945 the price of
most everything people buy in
Alaska has gone up over 33%,
whereas this telephone rate in
crease will amount to an aver
age of about 11? to the using
customer - far lower than the
increased cost of most other
products and services Alaska
residents buy.
The regular meeting of the
Grandmother’s Club will be
held Wednesday, June 2. at
the home of Mrs. “Doc”
Stockard on the Naval Base
*t 8 pm.
C of C Discusses
Local Time Change
At the Chamber of Com
merce meeting held on Thurs
day, Marshall Crutcher, the
president presented the idea
of daylight saving time for
the City of Kodiak. Other A
laskan cities, through their
Chambers of Commerce are
considering the adoption of
the plan but the concensus of
opinion seemed to be against it
in Kodiak. The plan would
push the clocks ahead two
hours, chiefly to allow more
daylight time for recreational
purposes.
One member sounded the
opinion of most everyone at
the meeting when he said,
“We have daylight in Kodiak
now to waste.”
The nominating committee (
presented their slate of officers
for the ensueing year con
sisting 6ft William L. Smith,
president; Merrill Coun, vice
president; Clarence Dizney,
2nd' vice president; Hazel
Smith, Secretary; William A.
MacDavid, Treasurer. Direc
tors for t}ie, organization ; are
Marshal! 'Crutcher teri'd!. Emil
Knudsen.
Payid.OS. Lenhart, projec
tionist at the Orpheum Thea
tre has gone to a hospital in
t^ie states fot medical atten
tion.
On his return he will make
his residence in the apartment
above the theatre. John Fletc
her expects to be in his new
home by then.
Hedloff Resigns
City Position
The : City Manager Robert
Sharp and the City Council re
ceived the letter of resignation
of Kodiak City Clerk, Robert
A Hedloff, effective on Aug
ust 15th 1954, dated May 25th
1954.
Hedloff was also a member
of the Territorial Police Associ
ation; Alaska Chairman of the
Municipal Clerks Association;
Deputy Tax Collector for the
Motor Vehicle Division of the
Territorial Department of Tax
ation; and Registrar of the
local induction Board No. 4 of
Kodiak.
He was also the City Treas
urer and Magistrate. Outside
of City and Territorial duties
he was the Business Agent for
the Territorial Musicians
Union.
The appointment of a City
Clerk is handled by the City
Managers’ Office and the Trea
surer and Magistrate positions
are appointed by . - the City
Council.
Hedloff has held the above
appointments since July l,
1951, and is very well known
througfj'oit thb" Territory. .
as? xsJjjfls
4 Edwin Gi.-;iStor»^fiieULj'£prei-<
tentative nfthe Social‘Sefipiitjfi
Administration,,-will he afc~4ha
KodialfclsliSO Tuesday, .Junely
from 19 am to 12’noon. He will
be yayaR9.b^.>|_to. issswer any
Qtiistions tb. the old
a£e and ptQgrQjig,' •
Storr will assist:; anyone
wishing to file a claim for
Social Security benefits. Social
Security benefits are payable
to workers who are 65 or over
and retired, and to survivors
of deceased wage earners,
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Sen. Joseph McCarthy (R-Wis) starts a dispute at the
reopening of the McCarthy-Army hearing (May 24) in Wash
ington, by requesting that the record of an executive session
of the investigating subcommittee held on May 17 be released
as soon as possible. After almost a half hour sf debate, the
subcommittee postponed action. (-A’wirephoto)
Memorial Day Parade ;
Scheduled For Monday
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Youth Kills Bear
On Madsen Trip
Alf Madsen returned home
Wednesday, from another
successful bear hunting so
jurn. With Alf on the trip
were three Doctors. Stanley
Cell, William Ress, Hoyt
Wooley, his 12-year-old son
Hoyt Wooley, Jr., all from
Idaho Falls, Idaho, and Real
Estate Agent William DeVore
of Bakersfield. Calif. All bag
ged bears.
First bear to be killed was
an 8 footer by Hoyt Wooley,
Jr. The youth dropped his foe
after only one sh9t with a 30
06, at Uganik Island. “Finest
bit of shooting by a youth that
I’ve ever witnessed,” Madsen
stated. “The Bullet entered
tfie left breast, severing the
main artery just above the
heart and Mr. bear dropped
r|ght in his tracks, ” Kodiak’s
prominent guide comrnented.
! DeVore shot his bear.at U
gknik. JLake with ja 3Q0 Mag
fTess catered tpf the 30-06.
“jj/Kim Gfyrk.' j Paddy Milfrjtoi
a&d Walt Panamdroff served
ajj assistant guidel tb Mkdseh
ob the trip. Clark’s wife j&hir
\jljy hustled the chow and the
lArti^^s^.tiransportationiWjMf
tarnished' by Mullin’s coat
j^inda Mae.;”
lij'iThe bear hunting group . de,
parted last ■!Wedtiesdriy: v»
PNA- far ~ their respective
homes in the states.
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,,0n June first the City Police
will start checking passenger
cars and trucks for two li
cense plates, one in the rear
and one in the front of the
Vehicle.
It is a violation to operate a
vehicle without the two re
quired plates. If you have
only one plate you may obtain
another one at the City Hall
for two dollars.
Owen J. Dougherty, a sailor
stationed at the Kodiak Naval
Station was arraigned in Com
missioner’s Court on Friday.
May 29th on a charge of theft
of government property. ,He
received a $100 fine and six
months in jail which was sus
pended.
Dougherty at the time of
theft was stationed at San
Diego Naval Base. Authorities
at San Diego turned the cast
over to the FBI and a warranl
was issued by that organiza
tion for his arrest.
Decoration Dafwm W cele
brated on Monday May 31 tb
The 30failing on Sunday. ThJ
event will get under way witf
a parade which will form ajt
10:30 on Brooklyn Avenue ip
front of the Kraft group erf
Stores. Lt. Wiedhahan of thb
US Marine Corps stationed
the Naval Station has beep
appointed as Parade Marshal.;
U flits- making up themarefa
ing groups will consist" of Maf
rine Corps Platoons, Navy and
Coast Guard marching unite
Navy Band, Mobile Field EX
quipment. and the Military
Guard Sections.
Local units to march in the
Parade will be VFW and theif
Auxiliary, American Legion
and their Auxiliary, Kodia*
Junior Drum and Bugle Corpi
Army ACS, Color Guard, Bo
Scouts and Girl Scouts Uni
and the ...Cjty Pql^e^.Cql'
Guard.
tte ', line jnarch will fa
from Krafts l3uper Market u
MftW.-.i*5treet, passing in n
view.a£ the..jceyie^ingiatand i
tcQPlr&L Jtta*^i;Kod iak^
proceeding ya Mill Jlay Roi
tp j\e cdagUrfyQ jJ
1 The VFW will cond
^'ceremonies ai
.ffprarttofcpmetary theparad
will march to the D & A doefi]
^here a Navyyfe^5£^«*i
cast flowers on tffi! water.
houses wil
e closed for .the, day.
Tfteir&'Wifr bfd no'parking os
-Brooklyn Avenue between-'A*':
laska Way and Main-Street nor J
0n Mill Bay from Main Street *
out to the Cemetery.
Michael E. Dailey, II year ,
old, son of Violettfi Dailey,>
had the misforturie to fall off*
the cliff behind the Kodiak
Transit Bus Gar^, while ,
playing with some other boys •
on Thursday afternoon. The >
other boys notified Mrs. f
Acheson, who lives near the >
scene of t he accident, and the -
lad was picked up unconsious •
and rushed to the hospital. He <
regained consciousness severa
hours later and at firBt the
authorities feared Michae 1
had an injured back.
According to Mike’s story
one of the boys he was play - •
ing with, got his foot caught
between two rocks and he wa*
trying to get the lad’s foot out *
when he lost his balance and j
pitched forward over the cliff »
and fell about 25 feet below. *
;At the latest reports :Mike'’.^ \
I condition is improving Never- y’
theless he is still confined in '
the hospital for observation.