■fou 7 NO. 26
"News of oAmericas Last Frontier
PRICE 10 CENTS
KODIAK, ALASKA AUGUST 30, 1047
Gardeners
To Exhibit
Laat year the annual Kodiak
harden Show at the Community
Qatar proved an eye-opeDer to
vie hundreds who viewed the
ohibits. This year the variety
aid interest is expected to be
ma greater and members of the
Garden Club, who spcm
a the show, have been working
may weeks in preparation for
diverse display of local flowers,
v^e tables and miscellaneous
Exhibitors must have their
Materials in between 9 am and
13 soon Sunday, and promptly
at 1 pm the doors will be open
tte the public, remaining open
aotil 8 o'clock.
Jodgiog of the exhibits and
awards will be completed by a
■pecial jury before the opening
ao the winning exhibits will bear
their designations for the public
to see
The Sunday hours from 1 until
S are expected to give everyone
an opportunity to enjoy the var
ied display, and ail m the area
are cordially invited to attend.
Exhibits will be accepted from
9 am to the noon deadline on the
day of the show, with the doors
open to the public from 1 pm to
l pm, and later if the crowd
warrants it.
Exhibits should be identified
with the name ot the exhibitor
and the class of entry.
The exhibit schedule and ones
a charge of each group are as
ftaUaws:
I. Cut flowers—June Wilson
2 Centerpieces—Hazel Sutliff
3. Monochromatic groups—
Abce Meyer
4 Floral arrangements under
water—Mary Root
5. Miniatures—Alice Meyer
& Artificial flowers — Edna
Kraft
7. Pressed wild flowers (juven
ile and adult classes)—Hazel
Mf
8 Bouquets from field, wood
4 beach—Edna Kraft
• Floral pictures—Mary Root
10. Miniature garden scenes,
wikfflower <fr homegrown—Bea
Naehtweih
11. Terrariums—Bea Nacht
«A
12. House plants, 3 classes—
•alb Wheeldon
13. Unusual house plants
iprown from seed—Beth Wheel
doe
14. Cacti & succulents—Alice
Meyer
15 Home garden displays, 4
classes—Belle Smith
16 Miscellaneous—dried bou
quets seasjnals, marine, etc —
Alice Given
Mr. and Mrs. Dorian Coogan
«*e expected to catch the Denali
at Seward for a visit to Kcdiak.
School Wednesday
Wednesday, Sept, Si is the
first day of sohool, and all stu
dents are to report at 9 am at
the school building.
Due to the overflow of stud
ents in the small quarters avail
able, parent b are requested to see
that children do not arrive at
school before 8:30, as the doors
will not be open until that hour.
At noon all students who
eat at home should not re
turn to the building until 12:45
as they will not be permitted to
enter the building until that
time. The faculty will appreciate
this courtesy on the part of par
ents and students. (See page 3)
Denali Due Monday
The Denali is due here this
week, the estimated arrival time
being Monday morning at 7 am,
with a fieighter, the Coastal
Monaich, due later in the week.
Tax Roll
Approved
The tax roll of the city of Ko
diak was approved at the coun
cil meeting Monday, represent
ing a total valuation of
$2,2 '7,668.50 an increase over
last year.
Removal of a section of the
Ka*t Addition on Mission read
that had been taxed before od
tbe belief it was in the city limits
was expected to out the valua
tion and tbe tax revenue, but a
remarkable increase in personal
property valuations, which in
elude business inventories,
brought the total up.
Due to tbe removal land val
oes showed a decrease of
$21,702.50 and improvements a
decrease of $13,638. hut persona’
property inceased $115,362 over
last year.
Total tax revenue will he
$ 15,953 39, an increase over last
yeai of $1599.25.
The tax roll is as follows:
Land—*319 056
Improvements—$999,842
Personal—$97,877 50
Total—$2,297,668.50
Group Due
On Friday
The House Subcommittee on
Territorial and Insular Posses
sions of the Public Lands Com
mittee is due at Kodiak Friday
for an overnight stop via an Air
Transport Command plane.
The make-up of the group has
been changed and is now sched
uled to consist of the following:
Congressman Fred Crawford
(R—Mich.)
Congressman Clair Engle (D—
Calif.)
Congressman P. E. Peden
(D—Okia )
Congressman A Mrs. J.J. Y.
LeFevre (R—New York)
Congressman and Mrs. E H
Jenison & son (R—III.)
Congressman W. A. Dawson
(R—Utah)
Delegate E. L. (Bob) Bartlett
Joseph T. Flakne, Director,
Alaska Branch. Division of Ter
ritories
Miss Regina C. Gardiner, re
porter for the committee
To honor the visitors the
Chamber of Commerce has made
arrangements for a public dinner
to be held at the VWF club Fri*
day evening beginning at 6:30.
At the chamber meeting Thurs
day it was decided to have a reg
istration of all those desiring to
attend The charge for the din
ner will be ma le at the time of
registration and only those who
nave signed up in advance will
be served. Thore interested may
register at the Commissioner’s
office or the drug stores. Thurs
day evening is the deadline
The main purpose of the
group’s vi«it to Alaska is to
study the Territory's readiness
for statehood and investigate
land prob’ems.
A separate hearing on state
hood may be held in addition
to the dinner, but plans have
been held up until more definite
word is received on the party’s
arrival time All persons wishing
to testify on statehood are asked
to contact Lee Hettinger, Vic El
lis or Jaek Hinckel in advance,
so the hearing program may Ire
arranged.
Contestant Sponsor Votes
Bonnie Jean Breckburg(14 mo.)Breckburg Dairy 800
Virginia Briner Talley’s Beauty Salon 20,700
Albertia Ann Farrow (2 yr.) Tony’s Place 2,500
Donna Fitzgerald Friends 7 700
Kathleen Flood American Legion 39,400
Donna Frost ACS & Bea Nacbtweih 20,400
Cleo Gregorioff Kodiak Fountain 12,200
Rita Gustaveson Drake Puget Sound 800
Marjorie Header Griffin Memorial Hospital 23,300
Cecilia King O. Kraft & Son 72,600
Betty Kizer Rotary Club 55,500
Genie Miller VFW & Auxiliary 70,000
Chene Morrison Pub. Wks. Metal Shop 62,/00
Shirley Muffley Ship’s Service 12,200
VA Man Coming
H. Kenny, Veterans’ Adminis
tration representative, will be in
Kodiak Sept. 2 and 3 to assist
veterans on loans, lapsed life
insurance and other matters,
He will be at the U. S. Em
ployment office.
King Girl
Takes Lead
Who wins the Pontiac?
Who will be Kodiak Queen of
1947?
The answer will be given next
Tuesday night when the drawing
in the St. Mary’s Catholic church
raffle will decide which one of 14
lovely contestants will receive
the honer of being crowned be
fore her assembled subjects
Final details of the sale of
tickets and for the drawing and
coronation were announced to
day by Father Louis F nk
To make the momentous an
nouncements a loud speaker
system will be installed in front
of the Orpbeum and Ken Wade
wJl be master of ceremonies.
To see who gets the more than
$2000 worth of de luxe Pontiac
sedan only one ticket will be
drawn. The winner does not
have to be present and will have
exactly one week to claim the
car
(If the winner is not present
and in the unlikely event he
-houldnot appear in the time
limit, 2 alternate tickets will be j
diawn to serve as alternates inj
the order of their drawing.)
The rules for the closing of
i he ticket sale are as follows,
and should be closely noted:
All base tickets and Pontiac
and Qu»*en stubs will be collect
ed from all points at 7 pm on
Tuesday After that, from 7 pm
r,.> 8 put, stubs may be deposited
at the following places only: Is
land fountain Knudsen’s, and
Ray Martin's Absolutely no tic
kets may be deposited at any of
the above places after 8 pm.
There wilLbe a last chance (o
buy ticket® from 8 pm to 8:30
pm only in front of theOrpheum
theatre from the Queen Contest
ants and others. At the 8:30
deadline all final votes will be
handed to a committee of lad
ies who will be making the final
tally of queen votes in the for
mer Victory cafe building
At 0 the coronation is eched
u'ed, with Mayor Lee Bettinger
doing the honors.
A tabulation of votes lste yes
terday showed Cecilia King in
first place, with last week’s lead
er, Genie Miller, following 26,000
votes behind. Cherie Morrison
jumped to 3rd followed by Betty
Kizer.
With 4 days left it. appeared
to still be anybody’s tace.
Fish Derby
On Sunday
Scores of anglers, representing
both sexes and all ages, are ex
pected to fan out over the wat
ers of Cbimak Bay. Woman’s
Bay. Middle Bay, Kalsin Bay
and St. Paul harbor tomorrow
in the Second Annual Kodiak
Salmon Derby sponsored by the
Community Center. Four cash
jack pots and a dozen addition
al merchandise awards await the
lucky fishermen aBd fisher
women.
Headquarters for the Derby
will be the McConaghy Cannery
on Erskine’s Dock where Chair
man Marcus Meyer and com
mittee members will officially
weigh and judge the fish Ad
vance entry (fee one dollar) is
required of all participants En
tries will be accepted until 4
p.m. and fish will be weighed
unt 1 5 p.m.
Fish must be caught in salt
water to be eligible for pnae
consideration
Defending champions in the
Derby are Stan Nelson in the
men’s division, Sammy Nelson
in the junior division, and Mrs.
George Maguusen in the wom
en’s class. All three are hoping
to again get the cash and glory
that accompanies the biggest
fish.
Prizes include four jackpots—
lone for the biggest fish of the
day regardless of who catches
it, one for the biggest fish caught
by a man, one for the largest
victim of a women s lure, and
one for the largest fish caught
by a jun or angler under 16
years e age
Second place in the junior di
visi n will take a bicycle tire and
tube posted by the Community
Center Other prires for the big
gest fish outs de the jackpot
class—regardless of who catches
them—includes a $25.00 Victory
Bond from the Bank of Kodiak;
a camera from the Norman
Photo Shop; a picnic thermos
and reel frt m the Kodiak Med
ian ile Company; a hot plate
from Max Folsom; five caa - of
"Coke” from the Anchor***
Cold Storage Co.; a rod and real
from Emil Knudsen; a case of
Pioneer Minced Sea Clams from
Frank McConagliy; and a r<el
from Ken Wade
The competition is open to all
residents and visitors No license
■ isiequired for salt water sport
fish ng
Entries will be accepted a-’
; day today at the Bank of Kod
iak, Ray Martin’s Kodiak Merc
antile, Polar Bear Cafe, Norman
Photo Shop, Emil Knudsen’s
Kodiak Fountain, and at the
NOB Welfare off:ce