"News oj oAmericas Last Frontier”
TOL. 6 NO. 16
KODIAK, ALASKA JUNE 15, 1946
PRICE 10 CENTS
Priorities
Available
An encouragement for prospec
tive builders in Kodiak was con
tained in information received
tbis week from the Fedeial
Housing administration at Ju
seau, which points out that the
Regulations for Veteran’s housing:
do not apply to Alaska, and pri
orities are available in most cases
fot Alaskans.
Although the Veterane Hous
ing restrictions on building do
not apply here, in order to se
cure materials in the States as
they become available it is help
ful and sometimes necessary to
to have a priority rating.
This priority rating is issued
from the Federal Housing admin
istration at Juneau. The prior
ities are available 6rst to veter
ans and tnose who build housing
that they will make available to
veterans for a certain period, but
will also be issued to others, so
long as the issuance does not in
terfere with the veteran’s pro
gram.
Full information and priority
ipplications are available from
V. G. Ellis, manager of the Kod
iak Really & Investment com
pany, at the Bank of Kodiak.
Jury Trial Set
For Tuesday
A demurrer was filed this week
by Attorney Willian H. Olsen in
the suit brought by Ray Phillips
•gainst Amanda Price, which
sought judgment for moneys
daimed owed the defendant for
materials and services.
The demurrer, based on the
grounds that 2 causes of action
were contained in the 1 com
plaint, was sustained by U. S.
Commissioner Q. tV. Bubendorf,
•nd an amended complaint filed
following.
The defendant requested a
jury trial, which is set for Tues
day.
Talmage Smith is attorney for
the plaintiff.
Harry Bell, of Anaoortes,
Washington, spent several days
n the hospital last week for
•reatment for acute nephritis.
He returned home on the Lakina
Phillips Gets Island
Wail Route
Ray Phillips has been notified
hat he has been awarded the
tlitak mail route, which includes
he mail route around the is
and, which has been operated
>y Robert Von Seheele. The new
ontract is to take effect July 1.
Mr. Phillips is now negotiat
es for a surplus boat, of a,
reight and passenger type, for;
be run.
3 Crewmen
Pilfer Cargo
Seward, (vP) — 1 hree crew
members of the cargo freighter
Clove Hitch were fined $50 each
after pleading guilty to charges
of pilfering merchandise from the
vessel.
Investigators asserted the car
go was in the most damaged
state of any discharged at Sew
ard in the last 2 years. Seventy
per cent of cartons containing
shoes, clothing and other appar
el were slashed open and looted
and packages of food were also
opened.
Falling Lumber
Kills Navy Man
Seaman 2nd Class Gordon Hu
bert Walerius, 19, was killed at
the Navy base Saturday when a
load of plywood fell on him.
crushing him to death.
He was rushed to the naval
dispensary but was dead on ar
rival. Head injuries were the im
mediate cause of his death, ac
cording to the certificate filed at,
the Commissioner’s.
It was reported the heavy ply
wood Upped off a vehicle in the
warehouse area.
Seaman Walerius is survived
by his father, Andrew C. Waler
ius, of St. Paul, Minnesota. The
body was flown Outside for bur
The body of Leonard C. John
son, skipper who drowned at Er
skine’s dock, was shipped on the
Lakina for Ketchikan, via Se
attle, for burial
Plan More
KEA Units
The KEA is negotiating now
for surplus electrical producing
equipment with a view to expan
sion of the local plant, Herbert
G. Bryan, REA senior engineer,
told members of the Chamber of
Commerce Thursday.
Last year, he said, almost the
full capacity of the plant was in
use and the new units will allow
for needed expansion. Present
machinery is being dismantled
and overhauled and a survey of
the distribution system is being
made with a view to needed im
provements in it.
Charles Nettle, chairman of
the KEa board, also asked that
everyone cooperate by filling in
their electrical survey question
naires and returning them as
soon as possible.
Guests at the lunche >n (Delud
ed Capt. Hansen, Gordon Jenk
ins, Otto Olsen, George King,
Eitou L. Bennett and Mr. Bryan
and Mr. Nettle.
Opening Of
Center Set
Official opening of the Kodiak
Community Center has been set
for Sunday, June 30, according
to an announcement by Marcus
Myers, chairman of the Center
program committee. All residents
of Kodiak and vicinity are cor
dially invited to visit the Cent
er between 3 and 10 pm on that
day and meet the director, Ken
Wade, and his family. Dancing
and refreshments will be enjoy
ed and the Center building and
equipment will be on display.
As an added feature celebrat
ing the opening of the Commun
ity Center several out-of-doorg
events will be staged. Among
them will be kite-flying competi
tion, marbles contests, horseshoe
pitching, archeiy competition
and bicycle races for boys and
girls. Complete details of the
contest and lists of prizes will be
announced next week.
Although the Community
Center is not officially open as
yet, scores of Kodiak young peo
le ate using the facilities daily.
Nearly 300 persons visited the
Center during the first 7 days
after arrival of the new director.
The ping-pong table and pool
table are in use from morning to
night and the juke box has been
used for informal dancing in the
evenings and dancing instruc
tion in the afternoons. Athletic
equipment and archery equip
ment has been provided for use
in the vicinity of the Center.
Program projects planned
the committee at a meeting i
Wednesday night included the
following:
,A photography contest to run
during July and open to all resi
dents of Kodiak and vicinity. j
Hikes, picnics, bike-hikes and j
hill-climbing during July and
August
A wild-flower show to be spon-1
sored by the Garden club.
A “salmon derby” during Sept
ember.
Regular dancing and square
(continued on page 9)
PNA Plane Schedules
Kodiak Island Tour
Sunday's Pacific Northern Air-j
lines plane will stay at Kodiak,
to make a sight-seeing trip as j
the result of plans made this
week by Ray Martin, local
agent.
Tickets will be only $10 each J
for a full hour’s flight and reserv
ations should be made at once
with Mr. Martin »s only 21 can !
be accommodated. If the weath-,
er is not good the trip will be J
cancelled.
Plans are also being made for,
a similar trip around the 4th of j
July.
Trailer Catches
Man Against Wall
During the unloading of a skid
shack yesterday morning from a
Patrick Lynch truck the truck
trailer suddenly rolled loose and
caught Howard Fread, truck
driver, against a small shack.
Mr. Fread was taken to the hos
pital where he is being held for
observation. He was hit in the
stomach and the wind knocked
out of him, and he suffered a
sprained wrist.
The accident happened when a
skid shack was being unloaded
behind the Union hall.The heavy
trailer, after being uncoupled,
suddenly rolled down an inoline
to the shack.
Add 4 Prizes On
Raffle Tickets
Tickets for the raffle of the
1946 Ford Sedan went on sale
this week at $1 each and as the
results of efforts of Ray Martin,
chairman of the 4th of July com
mittee, the tickets will be Vrorth
more than only a chance on the
Ford, as 4 other prizes will go to
some lucky ticket holders.
The other prizes are an out
board motor, electric lange and
set of luggage (all for sure) and
a washing machine (maybe). It
is tentatively planned when the
drawing for the Ford is held to
draw 4 other of the same tickets
for the awarding of these addi- j
tional prizes.
Tickets may be secured at al- J
most every si ore in town. The;
proceeds will be used exclusively
for the Rotary sponsored play
ground fund.
Other features, from tugs-of
war to a free dance are being
planned for a big one-day July
4th Jubilee.
Zoning
Proposed :
A zoning ordinance for the!
city of Kodiak, that has been a!
subject ef discussion and plan
ning for several years, came up
at the council meeting Monday
for its first reading, and is due
for passage at the ntxt meeting
The ordinance sets zones in
the city for residential and busi»
ness property, and places a min
imum value on buildings that
can be constructed in the various'
areas.
The proposed ordinance is car
ried in full on page 8 of this j
issue.
The ordinance affects new con
struction and does not apply to
present buildings. With passage
of the ordinance, owners of skid
shacks will have 1 year to bring
che shacks up to the standards
set for the area they sre in
Agreement
Reached
After injection of an offer on
fish prices by the Parks Can
ning company in the current
fish price negotiations, it was re
ported yesterday that an agree
ment had been reached on prices,
with only minor details to be
worked out before the official
announcement is made.
An agreement was also reached
in the cannery workers wage
question. Last night the union
executive board was in confer
ence to draw up the agreement
for submission for official accept
ances from the eanners.
Prepare Test Case
A test case in court is being
planned by the city in an effort
to determine whether the city/
can tax income-producing im
provements on property that
conies under the restricted deed
classification.lt is hoped to have
the case ready for the fall term
of the floating court.
City Has Ail New
Police Force
Belmont McCormick, who has
been on the police force at J»»
neau, arrived here Sunday and is
now the acting chief of police of
Kodiak, replacing George Mag
nusen, who has resigned and i*
now employed at Kraft’s.
Mr McCormick is originally
from Wichita, Kansas. After tak
ing part in the Taylor Air Ciicus
as a parachute jumper, he went
to Hollywood and did doubling
in the movies. He has made 373
parachute jumps
He arrived in Juneau in 1938,
which has been his home since,
except for bis service in the war,
when he get a ermmission in the
air force, serving on a B-24, his
tour of duly including submarine
patrol work in South America.
Kodiak’s police force is cem
pletely new with the addition of
Thomas Dallas and Charles Me
Giboney to the staff this week.
Former night patrolman Fred
Mahle also resigned his post.
Gail Christopherson
Flies to States
Gail Christopherson, age 6,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Christopherson, left by plane
Wednesday on a journey all by
herself to Shelton, Wash., where
see will spend the summei with
her gi and parents.
Mrs. Margaret Pielage, of An
chorage, took her ni hand in that
city to see that she made the
change over to Alaska Airlines.
Mrs. Ohristoi hereon is going
to work in the bakery this sum
mer