‘News of ^Americas Last Frontier
VOL 14 NO 26
KODIAK, ALASKA._SEPTEMBER 4 1954
PRICE 10 CENTS.
Five F.W.L.
Men Killed
Juneau (jP)—Five of six
persons aboard a U. S. Fish
& Wildlife Service plane were
killed in a crash late Friday on
Admiralty Islands. All aboard
the ill-fated plane were
Government Emyloyees, most
of the men having at one
time worked in the Kodiak Is
land Area for the Service.
Four of the victims died in
their seats when the twin en
gine plane crashed. The vic
tims of the crash were - George
Kelez, Seattle, assistant FWS
supervisor for Alaska, Dick
Shuman, a FWS supervisor in
Alaska, Larry Kolleon, a FWS
biologist from Seattle and Pat
Davis Bid well. Juneau, who(
was worKing for the Service
and * vacationing in Juneau, j
The fifth victim was pilot Bob
Meeks.
The only survivor was Gus
Hilsinger, FWS biologist and
although he was suffering
from broken ribs and serious
hip bruises, struggled miles
to reach the beach" where he
Continued on page 4
Savoy Receives
Suspended Term
Louis Savoy, local resident
of Kodiak for the past ten
years, was arrested on a war
rant by the U. S. Commission
er’s office on a complaint by
his former wife Juanita Mar
shall for failure to support a
minor child.
At the time of his arrest he
was aboard the SS Alaska
bound for Seward where he
planned a short vacation, then
planned on driving down the
highway to the states. He
was removed from the ship
by a special appointed officer
and placed in the city jail for
arraignment. This court action
took place Tuesday and he was
released on a $1000 bail, Wed.,
September 1st
Savoy pled guity at 10 am in
Commissioners Court as charg
ed and recieved six months
suspended sentence with the
understanding that he get in
touch with the District Judge
in Anchorage and make proper
restitution.
Anchorage (A*) One new
case of Polio was reported
Thursday, total now 90.
POLIO VICTIMS
“A Clean Sweep for Kodiak” the slogan adopted by the E
mergency Polio Drive Committee, will be much in evidence at
the Labor Day Carnival being held in the Cold Storage Build
ing at the City Dock. To date polio, the devasting disease of
children, has struck all around Kodiak with Seward and An
cdorage being hardest hit. Those communities suffering from
the dread malady need help badly and right now. Hence the
emergency drive which has been underway for the past week.
The local emergency drive under the leadership of Mrs. Wes
Rhoades will hold a tag day today for the Polio Foundation,
which needs money desperately.
MARCH
Labor Day
SCHEDULE
LABOR DAY WEEKEND
CELEBRATION
SATURDAY SEPT. 4TH
1:00 Soap Box Derby On
Main Street
2:00 Model Racing Cars
Schoolyard
9:00 Labor Day Ball Elks
Club. '• »•••
SUNDAY SEPT. 5TH
1:00 Childrens Races-A
laska Way
2:00 Model Plane Meet
Schoolyard
1 6:00 Outboard Races
City Dock Are.
12:00 Fireworks Display
Near Island
2 to 2 Huge Carnival
City Dock
MONDAY SEPT. 6TH
12 Noon Mamrr.outhPar
ade
2 To 2 Huge Carnival
City Dock
i . Dancing
Games
I:.-:, ; iM - ■ :'ru' ' • ' «
I Races ..
PUN FOR ALL
Explorer Meet. Celled,
A meeting for the purpose
of organizing an Explorer
Post in Kodiak, * will be held
at 7:30 pm, Thursday; Septem
ber 9th in the Scout Hut in
Kodiak.
All boys from the city and
the Naval Base who are 14 or
over, or who will be 14 by
November 30th, and rre in-‘
terested in the Explorer phase
of scouting are urged to at
tend.
Prior experience in the Boy
Scouts is not necessary to get
into this advanced branch of
scouting.
Billy Johnson left Wednes
day for Tacoma, Washington
where she will visit her sister.
She will be gone about a month
and taking her place driving
the Shopper is Louise Spencer. |
National Headquarters of
the Polio Foundation wired
Seattle Officers of the organi
zation to furnish gamaglobulin
to innoculate 200 Fairbanks
school children.
Latest Fish Pack
Records Released
i ^ow that the salmon season
is over in Alaska, except for a
few minor fisheries, it is pos
sible to summarize how things
went in the major areas, al
though in some cases latest
pack figures are not available.,
; Bristol Bay produced a disa
ppointing packof 353,687 cases
all species, the bulk of which
was red salmon. This was at
least partly expected and
therefore the canneries engag
ed in a concentration program
to cut expenses.
This was the weak cycle for
pink salmon on the Alaska
Peninsula, and the season was
set for an early closure with j
one district closed entirely.;
Nevertheless, the total pack
of 225,880 cases, of which
64,847 cases were pinks, was
a decided improvement over!
the cycle year.
TheChignik red salmon in
so far as the commercial catch
went. It amounted to 11,078
cases, although other species
brought the total pack up to
78,282 cases.
Kodiak’s to+al pack of 662,
570 cases was well ahove the
20 year average of 500,074
chses. Pink and chum salmon
made up the bulk of this pack;
the once-important red salmon
pack continued to decline.
Cook Inlet red salmon- pWi-i
duced reasonably good catches
on the two days of each Week
that were open to commercial
fishing. Also, pinks wer6 in
good abundance during, early
August. The total pack of 350,
905 cases was well above aver
age.
Prince William Sound was
closed under a two year pro
gram to restore the salmon.
Surveys have shown this re- j
striction to have been a wise;
one--so few fish arrived that a |
commercial operation would i
have been a failure. However,
improved escapement was a
chieved.
Fortunately, nearby Copper
River had a good run of red
salmon which provided a mea
sure of relief to the Cordova
fisherman.
The once-great pink salmon
runs of Southeast Alaska fail
ed to appear in volume, as has
been the case during the past
several years. Despite greatly
curtailed trap and seine fish
ing operations, it was neces
sary to close early many of the
Southeastern districts to per
mit an incresse in escapement.
The chum salmon runs were
good in Southeast Alaska,how
ever, and catches of this
species were especially large
Continued on page seven
480 Enroll
In School
When the school term open*
next Tuesday, September L
480 school children who en- ,
rolled last week will enter t ^
Kodiak public schools. La®
registrations are expected to
bring the total enrollment up
to 5C0 on the opening day. _
ALL GRADE SCHOOL
CHILDREN WILL REPORT
FOR CLASSES IN THE NEW
ELEMENTARY BUILDING.
. Twenty-four teachers have
been employed, eight on the
high school staff and sixteen
in the elementary school.
Teachers Pew on the big
school staff are: Everett Be
sola, commerce and, social
science; Fred Feathefstone,
science and mathematics;
Esther Gold, home economics,
and girls’ P. E.. and Frances
Bates, who will teach music m
both high school and the ele
mentary school. Don Morgan,
high school principal, Der*
runstad, Frances Gray a™
uby Walker will return to
ositions held last year.
Four elementary school
sachers will fill vacancies and
ew pdsitior 8 on the elemen
iry school staff. Curtis Sax
in will teach seventh grade,
ileen Holiber, fourth grade;
dith Collins, second grade
i ana Hei«n,s.eteen. *
Betty Springhill will teach
eighth; grade, Louise Warren,;
fourth grade; Mary Dandenew*
seventh grade; Gl^aelleh
Dawson, sixth grade; Wanda
Fields, third grade; Virginia
Briner, third grade; Lore
Burnham, second grade; Vida
Truitt, second grade; Rose
Whinerv first grade: and
Helen Schott, kindergarten.
Irvin Gilbreath will teach
shop, ,,!-'
Art and Crafts Show
To Be Held Sept li-12
The Arts and Crafts Show
will be held at the U. S. 0. on
Saturday and Sunday 11th and
12th of September from 2 to
10 pm. Local artist, Paul Bond
and Bill Gray will be on hand
toentertain with quick sketches
and paintings.
A great vanity of Crafts wii
be on display as well as paint
ings and drawings by the Tues
day Art group, Elementary
and High School Students
j and others.
I Due to the generosity of the
following merchants, 0. Kraft
& Son, Donnelley & Acheson,
Naughtons Bakery, Berts
Drug 6tore, Knudsen, & La
Lande Bakery, cash prizes will
| be awarded by popular vote in
I the Adult & Junior section.