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'_/QL14 NO 38 — ~ KQDiIk. ALASKA, NOVEMBER 27, _1S54_ PRICE 10 CENTO
Karluk Man
In Custody
William Ambrosia. 24, was
arrested by the city police on
Wednesday night, charged
with assault and tried before
City Magistrate on Friday
morning, receiving 30 days in
jail and $200 fine. Ambrosia’s
home is in Karluk.
The police received a call
from the Polar Bear of a dis
turbance being perpetrated by
a man, later identified as Am
brosia, and an unidentified
sailor. According to witnesses
Ambrosia entered the restau
rant in a very belligerent
mood and without cause knock
ed the sailor off a counter stool
Officer Louis Lyle answered
the call and upon arriving at
the Polar Bear found Ambro
sia quarreling with other cus
tomers. Lyle placed the man
undtrarrest, put him in the
squad car and proceeded to the
Shore Patrol Headquarters to
try and find the sailor to in
dehtify Ambrosia. Shore par
trolman Dave Cochrane and
Officer Lyle opened the rear
door of the squad car and Am
brosia came out swinging.
The two officers finally sub
dued the enraged Ambrosia
but in the process officer Lyle
received a broken hand which
required three stiches and an
ex-ray to determine any bone
fractures.
Ambrosia was unable to
raise the fine money and he is
compelled to serve the 30 days
in the city jail, and work out
the fine he was assessed.
Trees To Aleutians
For A Merry Xmas
According to H. E. Spencer,
City Dock Wharfinger, the
“Westward” are in for a tree
less Yuletide. For years in the
past the “Garland” brought
from Seattle and Sitkh, Christ
mas trees which wei;e deliver
ed to the families down the
chain. Since the “Expansion”,
runs only between Seward and,
Kodiak, the supply of trees!
for the Westward this year is!
dependent upon Seward and
Kodiak, for delivery on thej
“Expansions’s” December'
run out the Chain.
Organizations and indivi
duals interested in giving the |
tots living on the Chain a real
Christmas with a tree may do
so by cutting a few trees, not
over 4 or & feet tall, then tie
them together and deliver to ■
the City Dock where the “Ex
pansion’ ’ will pick them up for
delivery. -
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Two crew members of a Martin B57 jet bomber were killed (Nov. 22) when the
plane crashed into the back yard of a home in Baltimore, Md. The crash set fire to the bouse
but Edward Adams, his 32 year-old wife and three children escaped without injury. The plane
was on a routine flight. (A’wirephoto)
Alaska Chamber Of Commerce Votes
To Abolish Military Civilian Services
The Alaska Chamber of]
Commerce was in convention
in Anchorage, November 11,
12 and 13, and during the 3
day meeting, adopted 43 reso
lutions to introduce before the
Territorial Congress for con
sideration during this session.
Among the 43 resolutions pas
sed by the group was one lab
eled Government Competi
tion, which has a direct bear- j
ing on the Naval Station, here
in Kodiak, if this legislation
is passed by the Territorial
Congress.
The resolution 42 is as fol-!
lows: !
Whereas private industry in
Alaska and private industry
serving Alaska has suffered
from competition of non-tax
paying government competi
tion and
Whereas namely the shipping
firms, engaging in water tran
sporation have been the vic
tims of the Military Sea Tran-1
sport Service, to the point
that they have had to reduce
service to Alaska, and in the
case of passenger service com-j
pletely abandon such service, >
and
Whereas the stevedore in-)
dustry is being deprived of,
much work from the use of (
troop labor in the unloading of i
ships and barges, and
Whereas the trucking indus-:
try suffers from competition
from the use of military truck
and troop labor in transport
ing governmentally-owned
material within Alaska, and
Whereas the aircraft indus
try suffers from severe com
petition from Military Air
Transport Service, the Air
Arm of the Fish and Wildlife
Service and the Air transport
activities of the Civil Aerona
tics Administration, and
Whereas the construction
industry faces strenuous com
petition from the Armed Ser
vices using government equip
ment and troop labor, also ser
ious competition from \he A
laska Road Commission doing
work by force account, and
Whereas the Army, Navy
and Airforce in Alaska through
its Post Exchanges, Ships
Store, Civilian Clubs, Service
Clubs and Commissaries are
offering competitive business
services and merchandising to
the point that each of these
units are rapidlv developing
self-sufficient muncinal-type
shopping centers and facilities
ip area immediate!^ adjacent
to and in direct competition
with adequate and now suffer
ing nrivato pntonnr?se.
Now. .TR ERE CORE RE TT
RESOLVER that the Rnord of
Directors of the Alaska Cham
ber of Commerce be requested
to take aggressive action a
gainst the Government of the
United States and its agencies
to stop its competition with
private enterprise and indus
try and to desist trom engag
ing in business except where
the best interests of the na
tion can be served by govern
ment operation j
And, be it further resolved |
that the Honorable Governor
of the Territory of Alaska be
respectively requested to take
action through the executive
and legislative U. S. Govern
ment branches for. the dbject
of closing CIVILIAN CLUBS
ON MILITARY ESTABLISH
Mu, NTS, and to stop all sales
of all merchandise to civilians
and to place all sales to mili
tary personnel in military es
tablishments within the Ter
ritory of Alaska within the
same categories as such sales
within military establishments
in theCfontinentalUnitedStates
This resolution was propos
1 ed by the Fairbanks delega
tion to the convention, and
passed by the body after much
discussion by the convention:
from the floor.
Mission Kids Eat!
The Elks Lodge,1772 of Ko
diak played host to the child
ren of the Baptist Mission on
Thanksgiving Day, serving 68
of them to a big tnrkey dinner
with all the trimmings.
Entertainment for the fes
tive occasion was furnish* d
by the children when they
sang several numbers for the
Elks in attendance and then
the Elks entertained the kids
with an Elks trio composed of
Mrs. Bob -McDonald, Mayor
Ole .Johnson andvinney Koot,
present Exalted Ruler of the
local lodge.
Over 100 reservations were
served a delicious turkey din
ner at the Club for Elks and
their guests on Thanksgiving
evening.
Both dinners, were prepared
by A1 Miller of Ronnies Cafe.
Due to unexpected demand
for tickets, the St. Mary’s
PTA supper, originally sche
duled 2 Dec. at St. Mary’s
School has been changed to 6
Dec. and will be served at the
Elks Club. The time, 6 pm .to
8:30 remains the same.
M. Rockstad
Is Mourned
Melvin A. Rockstad, 45,
better known to his host of
friends in Kodiak as “Rocky'
passed away in Providence
Hospital, Anchorage on Mon
day evening, November 22nd,
of a heart ailment that hafc
him hospitalized since the 18th
of October.
“Rocky” was born at C ip
pewa Falls, Wisconsin on Feb,
20th, 1909. At the age of 13 lie
ran away from home and
homesteaded in the Peace Riv
er Area in Canada. He stayed
on his land until he became
old enough to join the Army
and then he enlisted in the US
Cavalry where he became an
excellent horseman. After dis
charge from the Army early
in the 30's he moved to South
eastern Alaska.' ;
When construction of the
Naval Station, Kodiak was be.
gan in 1939, Rocky came to
Kodiak with the earliest com
j struetion crews and worked on
I the Base for Drake Pojfot
Sound. From that time and up
until his death he had resided
in Kodiak.
During h's residence u Ko
diak, Rocky was very ; active
in various Unions of wb ,cfr he
was a member. At one t nve he
was president of t}ie Long
shoremen^Union and i) later
years became the Secret iry of
the Carpenter ■ Union ) ere i»
Hfidiak. •«.. 1
lie is survived by hi* wife
Helen’,' 5 daughters and 1 son*
Linda, 16, Mary, 13, Carolyn.
10, Hildur, 8, Yvonne Mario,
20 months and an only so,n Guy
who is 6.
Funeral arrangements, were
incomplete at press time,-It is
known that Mr. Rockstad will
be buriedin the Russian Ceme
tery on Mill Bay road. Fune
ral Director Walter Muller is
j.n charge of the funeral.
Missed Man Found
Bellingham, Wash. (.<B) —
William Sundberg, 49, Kodiak
fisheeman was reported miss
ing from his boat at Belling
ham on September 9th. He
was located in the City jail of
that City by Detective Frank
Haichei, when he checked i»
for work last Saturday after
noon and recognized that
wanted mans name on tne
roster of prisoners.
Sundberg hurt been picked
up for public intoxication 01*
Friday night and he didn’t ex
plain where he had been fox
‘the past two and a half months
\ while the police were search
»ing for him,