"News of oAmencas Last Frontier”
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7 NO. 22
KODIAK, ALASKA JULY 26, 1947
PRICE 10 CENTS
Phone Work
To Start
Mrs. Martha Cushing, owner
of the Sitka Telephone company
«■<< franchise holder for Kodiak's
contemplated system, has sent
word that her superintentent
will arrived in Kodiak the mid*
dts of next month.
Construction of the phone
aompany building on Brooklyn
avenue is to procede at onoe and
equipment for the new company
in to be shipped soon and ar
■ungements have been made lo
cally to Btore it while the build
ing is finished.
Recordings made at the U. S
Commissioner’s this week indi
noted financial arrangement
have been completed with tl*
Bank of Kodiak Tor a portioi
af the funds for the contemplat
ed new system.
The phone company building ii
to be located on N. Brooklyn or
the site of a former bunkhousi
that burned. It is to be a mod
era, 2-story structure with living
quarters upstairs.
Young women of Kodiak and
vicinity are cordially invited to
attend a Red Cross dance at the
Social Center at NOB tonight.
T>mnsportation will leave the
Community Center at 7:45 pm.
Mies Helen Dineen is in charge
af arrangements.
Chamber Hears
Of Cold Storage
An outline of successful cold
storage operations in Cordova
of plans for expansion there,
and of possibilities in this area
was presented the Chamber of
Commerce Thursday at the
VFW club by Bob Logan, who is
interested in establishing a mar
ine way in this area at Gibson
eove.
He said the succe.-a ot the t^or
dova operations indicated the
nme type of plant would pros
per in (bis area. Speaking of a
proposed plant at Cold bay, be
mm) the establishment of one
there would not prevent a local
plant from being successful.
Guestp a the luncheon includ
ed J E. Thomas, export and
domestic sales representative,
Seattle, Walter Meredith, canned
salmon broker, Seattle, A. G.
Else and Joe a ulqueen
President G. W. Bubendorf
appointed Bill Bailey, Talmage
Smith and Jorgen Fredrickson on
a special lis’u trap committee;
and V G. Ellis, Junes Martz
and Charles Madsen on a com
mittee to work in conjunction
with the Alaska Development
Bo&td.
Asks Age Limit
Be Enforced
A request that the Territorial
law prohibiting the sale of liquor
to meB under 21 years of age be
' enforced as regarding navy per
sonnel was directed to Mayor
Lee Bettiager this week by Capt.
R. C. Sutliff, commandant,
] NOB-NAS.
I His letter said:
"It has come to my attention
that some establishments in
Kodiak dispensing liquor and
beer are not conforming to the
, Territorial Statutes prohibiting
. the serving or sale of alcoholic
beverages to minors.
"All Navy enlisted men are
requited to have Identification
' Cards whereon the date of birth
1 is given and, consequently, the
1 age of any naval enlisted man
1 ean be determined by requiring
him to Dresent his Identification
eard prior to selling him liquor
• "In view of the above it is re
quested that steps be taken to
enforce the applicable statutes.’’
The question of sales to minor
servicemen had been the subject
of official discussions through
out the war years in Kodiak At
one time city officials took no
action ou enforcement of tbe law
in question after a naval com
manding officer indicated to tbe
council bis unofficial appioval of
liquor sales to any servicemen.
Tbe Territorial law provides
penalties for both tbe seller and
pu chaser in cases involving min
ors.
Health Gain Seen
In Annexation
An improvement in health
conditions in Kodiak and in the
East Addition area would be one
of the results of annexation of
that addition to the incorporated
limits, Amos J. Alter, director of
the Division of Sanitation and
Engineering of the Territorial
Department of Health, informed
the council this week by letter.
H s letter stated:
"During my recent visit to
Kodiak it was my privilege to
note sanitary conditions at ap
proximately 100 private premises
in the east addition of Kodiak.
| Only a small percentage of this
group *f properties is served
with a suitable water system and
sewer system.
‘‘It is our opinion that a com
munity utility system is the most
economical and satisfactory solu
tion to water and waste prob
lems in the east addition. This
type of improvement is much
more easily obtained thru use of
a revenue financing method;
however, such a method cannot
be used in an unincorporated
community or utility district.
"It would, therefore, seem
Hearing
Monday
The hearing on the proposed
| election for the annexation of
the East and Leite additions to
the city of Kodiak is scheduled
to be held next Monday, July
28, at the U. 8. Commissioner’s
office.
Judge Dimond will journey
here from Anchorage to listen to
testimony on the proposed an
nexation and on the basis of the
evidence will decide if an election
on the annexation is justified
and if so will set the election
date. In the election voters in
the area must approve the an
nexation by a two-thirds major
ity, and voters in the present
city must approve it by a major
ity vote.
The additions lying mainly in
the Mission ioad area, are one
of the main residential areas of
the locality Steps toward seek
ing the annexation were original
ly undertaken by the city to pro
vide additional revenues and to
fextend city facilities into the
area
Judge Dimond has announced
that if there are transportation
delays the bearing date will te
continued from day to day until
his arrival.
good public health practice to
encourage the incorporation of
; the east addition in order that
they uoay economically obtarn
proper water and sewer facilities
[Such a step would not only be
ibeneficial to the health of people
! residing in the east additi n but
| would a'so be beneficial to people
I res ding in the incorporated town
o Kodiak
“If we may be of any further
service to you with reference to
this matter, do not hesitate to
call up.'n us.”
Beoma Blinn and Myrna Kraft
had their tonsils removed Friday
morning
IMP Station
Beautified |
The MP station at l be corner
of Brooklyn avenue and Alaska
Way jumped the gun on the
city's clean-up week with a land
scaping project that has greatly
added to the appearance of the
center of military law and order
In an almost overnight trans
formation an unsightly oil tank
was moved, parkways and plant
ing areas were set out with field
stone, dirt was hauled and ever
green and deciduous bushes
planted in neat array.
A new picket fence, painted
white, and a white coat of paint)
for the rocks completes the im-j
provement picture. !
Has Luck Finding
Lost Relative
Eldon Harper, a sailor at the
base who arrived here a couple
of weeks ago, had unusual luck
Monday when he came to town
for the first time and decided to
inquire about a missing relative.
The man he was looking for |
was his uncle, Dillard Harper,
who 4 years ago was working at
Dutch Harbor. Relatives had
sought word on the uncle for
eeveral years without avail, even
after the Governor’s office at
Juneau issued a call for informa
tion as to his whereabouts.
On Monday Eldon came to
town and went up to Max La
Lande, owner of the Idle Hour
bar, and asked him if he knew
of anybody by the name of Dil
lard Harper in this area He had
no reason to believe he was at
Kodiak but just thought be
would inquire.
By a coincidence that very
day Dillard Harper had made
himself known to Mr. La Lande
in a discussion of a check be bad
due him from the CAA at Woody
Island, where Mr. Harper is
working as a carpenter, and at
the instant Eldon made his in
quiry Dillard Harper was sitting
in the Idle Hour.
"Sure I know him," Mr. La
Lande replied, ‘ and there he is,"
he added, pointing to him.
The nephew and his uncle had
a joyous reunion and Eldon is
still amazed at the lucky coincid-j
ence that reunited them.
Requiem Mass
Said For Bishop
A requiem mass was offered a',
the St. Mary’s Catholic church
Thursday for the late Most Rev*
erend Walter J. Fitzgerald, Cat h
o ic Bishop of Alaska since 1939,
who died in Juneau. Funeral ser
vices were held Thursday at
Spokane, Wash.
Acting governor Lew M. Wil
liams asked that all flags
throughout the Territory be low
ered Thursday as a token of re
spect.
On Sunday a mass will also be
offered, Father Louis B. Fink, S.
J., announced today, following
his return to Kodiak Wednesday
from the States.
The Very Rev. Father Paul
Deschout, who has been in
charge of northern Missions, has
been assigned to Juneau to be
administrator until a new Bishop
is appointed, Father Fink said. J
An application for a marriage
license has been made t>y Eu
gene Francis Atkins, employe of
the Alaska Road Commission
and Sylvia Adelaide Thornell
Bank Head
To Retire
Mr. O. A. Torgerson has an
nounced his retirement as Pres
ident of the Bank of Kodiak
effective in about six weeks or
two months.
He will be succeeded by Mi.
Marshall Crutcher of Ketchikan
who is well known to the people
ef Kodiak.
Mr. Crutcher has been a stock
holder of the bank for several
years, acquiring stock as it bas
been available.
He also has a substantial in
vestment in the Kodiak Realty
and Investment Company.
Mr Crutcher has built up a
large practice as a Certified Pub
lic Accountant throughout Alas
ka, he has handled many large
estates and tax problems in
Southeastern Alaska, and wi’l
bring to the bank valuable ex
perience and judgment.
Mr. Torgerson has felt, the
need of being lets active for
some time, but before relinquish
ing his position as head of the
bank he wanted to be certain
that the bank would continue to
be managed according to the
p n ciples laid down by its found
ers, and the other directors have
full confidence in Mr. Crutcb< r
jto carry on these policies
Indicative of the growth of
Kodiak, the bank has had a re
markable growth, opening early
in 1910 with a Capital of
$35 000.00. Now its Capital, Sur
plus and Undivided Piofils aie
over $165,000.00.
Mr. Toigerson will continue
being a stockholder and director
of the bank, and states that he
has no plans except a long defer
red rest. t
Mr. T< rgerson has been pre
sident of the bank of Kodiak
since its opening on Match 4,
1940. He came to Kodiak from
Cordova where he was with the
First Bank of Cordova for 7
years and prev ious to that bad
spent 10 years in the banking
business in Everett, Wash.
Mrs. Torgerson is visiting her
ir other in San Francisco, and as
soon as Mr. Torgerson is ready
to leave will journey to Seattle
to meet him. They have a new
car on order and will drive back
to San Francisco togetbei
Letter Unclaimed
An important letter is being
held at the U. S. Commissioner s
office for Esther Waldheim. Any
one knowing the addiessee is
asked to ootify the commission
er.