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"News of oAmencd’s Last Frontier”
KODIAK, ALASKA MARCH 29, 1947
PRICE 10 CENTS
Section
uesday
rith one candidate witbdraw
this week and another an
acing his candidacy as a
_ e-in, voters on Tuesday will
'■J; 6 candidates from which to
ise 3 councilmen for 2 years
u Mayor Lee Bettinger isj
ling unopposed for re-elec- j
lof H. Olson declined to run
week (see statement this
ii) but his action was taken
late to prevent his name be
an the ballot.
ewcomer to the candidate
is Pat Cannon, at present ;
rfinger at the city dock, whoj
seek election on a write in j
i. It is reported he planned
e but that through a slip-up j
1() wtition was not completed !
filed in time.
"■"iters who wish to indicate a
rence for a write-in candi
must. not only write the
in the place provided but
mark an “X” in the prop
juare
(her councilman candidates
. J. Wheeldon, partner in
iodiak Welding works; Nor
Noble, long time local resl
; and Jack Hinckel, amuse
1t machine operator. The 3
'5 put up by the Central
La*
louncil, who also nominated
Ior Bettinger and the sole
widate for school board, Leon
i” Johnson.
lgene Erwin, of the Kodiak
ety store, and Ted Rozak,
ager of the Kodiak Electric
Nation, are the other 2
i
lidates filed by petition. j
ne polls will be open at the |
hall from 8 am to 7 pm I
ne question of the rights of
len s in the mooted East
ition to vote in the election
ight hot arguments and took
large portion of time at the
icil meeting Monday i
, i J Watkioso i aopeared toi
mint action was bei.g taken
respective voting bv resi-.
V s in that area, dow that it is j
rn that the area is not a
■ I the city
fh avor Lee Belt-nger replied
f since it had been believed a
rAi of the city, that the resi
,shad paid taxes and voted
* jod faith in the past, that he
irthpy had a moral r.ght to
wand that he would take no
id against, it. He also pointed
.'that many (49) of the resi
have signified their willicg
■i to become a part of the
xby signing a petition to that
it.
lr. Watkinson maintained
fit* the law is exolicit about the
jifications of a voter and that
e the area is not a part of i
city the residents have no (
J rieht to vote. He said that.
Last Rites
Held Thursday
Funeral services were held
Thursday at Hillcres* Chapel at
the base for Mrs. Helen Elmira
Sprague, 66, mother of Mrs.
Charles Nettle.
Mrs. Sprague, a resident of
Kodiak for the last 3 years, has
been an invalid for many years
and passed away at the base
hospital on Tuesday.
Mrs. Nettle was her only
child.
if they are allowed to vote he
will contest the election.
Councilman Martz said he felt
that if allowing the residents to
vote would jeopardize the elec
tion something should be done
about it, but no councilmanic
action was taken.
Statements
As in the past years the Mir
ror has given candidates for the
contested positions in the city
election space to use as they see
fit. Their statements follow:
Pat Cannon
(See advertisement page 5 )
Ted Rozak
Quite a few people in Kodiak
seem to be under the impression
that 1 am a government employ
e, and as such, I am restrained
from running for or holding pub
lic office. I wish to correct this
im.ressiou
I am employed by the board
of directors of the Kodiak Elec
tric Association, not by the gov
ernment. The Board of Directois
are elected by you, the people of
Kodiak who have designated
these men to be your representa
tives in matters pertaining to
the policies and the efficient run
ning of the cooperative.
Our only connection with the
governme.il is the fact that the
money used to build ihissysttm
was loaned by the Kural Electri
fication Administration, which
department has jurisdiction only
insofar as saferuarding their in
vestment is concerned.
Olof Olson
A petition nominating me as a
candidate for the Common
Council of Kodiak was circulat
ed and filed without my know
ledge or approval.
When in was brought to my
attention it wras too late to have
my name withdrawn from the
ballot.
I appreciate the confidence ex
tended to me but wish to state
that “I am not a candidate at.
this election ”
Norman Noble
Anyone who has lived in Ko
diak as long as I have‘will real
ize that any program will just
shape itself. If elected my idea
Last Day
To Register
Today is the last day voters
may register at the U. S. Com
missioner’s office for the general
election next Tuesday, April i.
The registration book will
close at 4 pm.
Yesterday 239 had registered.
Last year 278 registered and 228
voted.
Speed Hoff of the U. S. Mar
shal’s office returned on the Al
eutian Mail this week from Un
ga with Spiridon Kaiakokonok,
of Perryville, who is being held
here on a rape charge for the
grand jury.
would be to try to solve our
problems with common sense.
Eugene Erwin
(No statement.)
Jack Hinckel
if elected to the city council
it is my intention to support a
progressive attitude in the gov
ernment of the city. It is my be
lief that the majority of the vot
ers want and expect advance
ment and improvements that can
be had only through mutual ef
fort.
The city council is the acting
body that represents the people,
makes plans and starts the ac
tion necessary to attain the ends
that the people desire. Without
a progressive body representing
you there will be no progress.
1 am for the inclusion of the
F,a6t and Leite additions that
more people may be represented
and receive the be refits of repre
seutaiiou. 1 am for the inclusion
of these aieas so a sufficiently
large number of people will be
represented to permit the bond
ing of the city 10 raise funds for
civic improvements that are ne
cessary to the welfare of the
community.
On y those people and commu
nities are nelped who help them
selves. We can have nothing
that we do not pay for but, as m
our present needs, payment is
not all monetary but in part co
operation, consolidation and con
certed effort.
I make no claims to past ex
perience in civic government but
have had over twenty years com
bined experience in business, en
gineering and construction. If
elected I will represent the vo
ters with all the time and ability
at my command.
I wish to express my apprecia
tion for the confidence shown by
those organizations and indivi
duals who sDonsored my nomi
nation.
W. i. Wheeldon
I’ll try to do the best job I
can with the tools that are avail
able
Find No Trace
Of Missing Men
Tommy Clampffer, Beans
Anton and Chuck Harmon re
turned on Clampffer’s boat
Thursday morning after an un
successful search on the main
land fo Mike Kerr, and Ray
Harmon, local residents.
The missing men left here last
fall on a trip to the mainland
from which they said they would
return about New Year’s.
They were last seen at Kana
tak in November
The hunting party ended their
search at Agripina bay, and re
port they found no trace of any
kind at any of the spots the men
might have visited.
Reports that cooperation be
tween the base and town were
lacking were discussed at the
council Monday, when Mayor
Lee Bettinger reported he knew
of no instance of lack of cooper
ation in any respect and that
a discussion on the subject with
naval officials confirmed his
belief.
At the invitation of one of the
council members Chief Goble,
shore patrol officer, appeared in
an unofficial capacity to state
that in his personal opinion the
cooperation was of the best, and
that all requests to local busin
essmen, individuals and taveru
owners had been met.
S. L. Hackett, carpenter and
resident of Mission road died of
a heart attack at his home early
this week while visiting with cal
lers.
He was horn in North Dakota
in 1890.
No funeral arrangements have
been made, and there are no
known relatives
Air Fares
Cut Again
Another reduction in through*
fares from Kodiak to Seattle has
just been made effective by Pa
cific Northern Airlines accord .
ing to Rav Martin, district a- j
gent
New rates are $150 one way
and $270 round trip Kodiak toj
Seattle, plus tax, with the ad
vantage of stop-over privileges
at Anchorage, Cordova and Ju
neau. i
The new lower rates are timed
to coincide with the arrival of
Alaska’s big spring and summer
travel season.
New low commodity rates co
vering transport of fish, fur,
foodstuffs, household goods and
photographic film a e also an
nounced with reductions running
up to 5G per cent.
Jeep Runs
Over Cliff
Four members of the town
shore patrol had a miraculous
escape from death about 1 o'clock
Monday morning when a jeep
they were in returning to the
base got out of control soon after
leaving the Marine gate and
tumbled down the cliff to come
to rest a short distance from the
bay.
The jeep was practically de
molished, its top coming off in
in its descent.
The four men were thrown
free, the only injury other than
slight cuts and bruises being a
cut in the back suffered byj H. J.
Halvorson, one of the passengers
Others in the jeep were H. G.
Sprenkle, driver; S F I.iedtke
and L. J. Lemonski.
Three Marines were killed on
the same stretch of cliff last Nov
ember when a Marine truck with
6 men weQt over the cliff and
crashed into the ba> 300 feet
below
The Denali is due in Seattle
today, and is cheduled to ;eave
on April 3.
School Board
Member Removed
The position on the school
board of Charles Nettle, holdov
er member, was declared vacant
by the c:ty council Monday,
after a discussion of Mr Nettle s
legal right to serve since moving
to the base, where he is employ
ed.
When advised of the action a I
midweek Mr. Nettle said he he •
lieved the council acted without
authority and that reports that
his residence at the base had
caused his abst nee from school
board meetings wheie without
foundation, and that the council
had not checked with the school
board befoie taking the action.
In answer to the action and In
reply to criticism of the council
that the school board was "un
coopeiative” the board distri
buted a letter yesieiday to all
boxholders.
Tbe letter claims mat if it is
necessary to replace a member
of the board the council may ap
point one, with tbe approval of
the r< maining board members
Without that approval, the let
ter states, it is necessary to call
a special school board election
The letter a’s<» explains the
board’s stand against a reported
consideration of condemning of
the schoo building as a fire haz
ard and against excluding child
ren outside the city limits from
attending school because of the
crowded c >nddi. ns and lack <>f
financial support from out • f
t wn residents