Eodrafc fuirro?
* of cAmtrita’s Lust cfroniie?
Published Every Saturday at Kodiak. Alaska
Yearly Subscription Rate $5.00
Entered in the Postoffice at Kodiak, Alaska as Second
Class matter under act of Congress of March 3. 1878.
THE BENNETT PUBLISHING COMPANY
James G. Bennett, Publisher
Patrick J. Bennett, Editor
Nita and Mike Bennett, Executive Editors
MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use,
for ^publication of all news dispatches credited to it
or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the
local news published herein.
Don't Bile The Hand 7 hat's Feeding You
This week the Alaska Steam made a momentous decision.
Screaming two inch headlines announcing, “Alaska Steamship
Company to end Passenger Service.”
Just a few facts and figures to show what the curtailment
of passenger service will mean to Alaska and especially Kodi
ak in the mjnths to come. Alaska does a fifteen mill'd dollar
tourist'business every year, in fact the tourist trade ranks
third in .value in the Territory in dollars an,d cents. “The tour
ist trade curtailment will set Alaska back 20 years,” stated
.Brad Phillips, Chairman of the Anchorage tourist and trade
Committee, of the Chamber of Commerce. Various ways and
means have been attempted by the Steamship Company
to combat the deficit they have been operating under for the
past several years and still theii loss last year was claimed to
be $420,000.
Unionism is a good thing for the workingman but it is the
contention of some that the Unions are largely responsible for
this enormous deficit. The company has been forced to carry
a full crew on all voyages regardless of the number of passen
gers.
It stands to reason that the number of Union Maritime Em- 1
ployees on a ship carrying a capacity load of passengers should
be greater than the same ship carrying twenty passengers on
a lean trip. And yet the Union compels the Steamship Com
pany. to employ the full number of employees on both trips.
In other words each passenger would have four or five attend
ants including waiters, cooks and cabin boys, all getting top
wages. Does’nt make much sense does it?
As stated before Unionism is a good thing, until any partic
ular Up ion stymies its own personnel into unemployment
through a zealous program to over load a hiring agency when
that agency could carry on its business with about one half
the pay roll it is forced into paying by that Unien’s ultimatum
. It seem as if the Maritime Union* have bit the hand that
Ifjto been feeding them.
Class Mate Captains
Change At Adak Post
!i • *
JGpdiak, Alaska. . . Naval A
cadetny shipmates met at Ko
diik on July 21, when. Captain
Jfcuestl- Elliott, USN, arriv
ed Jrom Washington. D.C., to
.■it fcecemejthe -new Commanding1;
. Olfiaerof the U.S; Naval ,Sta
tion, Adak, Alaska, relieving
Captain'Garrett S. Coleman,
Uf}N .who will report to the
Chief of Naval Operations in
ttifc Pentagen for duty.
■Both Captains were class
mates at the U.S. Naval Acad
emy, and graduated with the
cfjifss of 1933. Captain Coleman
h&3 been Commanding Officer
of the Navy’s only Station in
the thousand mile long Aleu
tain Islands, at Adak sincel953
Captain Elliott comes to the
Seventeenth Naval District
ft$m the Bureau of Ordnance
^Washington’ where he serv
ed in the Aviation Ordnanch
Branch.
■Rear AdmiralKenneth Craig
USN, who became Comman
der, Alaskan Sea Frontier and
Commandant of the Seventeen
tli, Naval District of July 7,
conferred with the two cap
tains at his headquarters at
the Kodiak Naval Station, pior
to their departure for Adak.
Captain Coleman had reported
to Admiral Craig’s headquart
ers to greet his successor and
former classmate, and togeth
er they returned, to the Adak.
Station where the change of
command ceremonies were
held.on July 24.
Both Captain Elliot and Cap- ’
tain Coleman are naval avia
tors. Captain Coleman receiv
ed his primary ar.d basic evia
tion training as an Army Air
Force cadet’ prior to accepting
a permanent commission in the
U.S. Navy in June 1934. After
graduating from the Naval A
cademy in 1933 he returned to
civilian life’ and reentered
military service the following
year.
This is Captain Elliott's
first duty in the far north. Cap
tain Coleman, who established
the first fish hatchery in the
Aleutian chain at the Adak
Naval Station, will be going to
his first Washington tour in
the Naval Operations assign
ment.
NOTICE
Doctor McKinley will be in
Kodiak July 24th, 25th and
26th.
USO News
Hospitality nu-ht at the
USO proved to be even f
greater success than the ini
tial program put on by the
local church groups in Kodiak.
The talent comes from nine
different Kodiak church
groups and the two gioups
an the Naval Station
The enj< > able evening was
itremonitdby Biii McL’avid,
issistant cashier of the Bank
)f Kodiak, and an excellent
[oh was accomplished through
lis efforts.
The hignligncs
tertainment included a ping- ,
pong match between Neil
Parler of the local ACS and ,
Pill Kraft of the Navy Base,
rhe match was won by Kraft
and was thoroughly enjoyed |
by the audience.
St. Mary’s church sponsored j
Sene Schrickten, who played
three numbers on the piano,
which was most enthusiasti
cally received.
Garney White, representing
rhe Latter Day Saints sang
“Ain.t She Sweet,’ and)
wrought down the house with
ler rendition. Garney is about I
>ix years old and the descrip-1
ion given by some members
>f the audience were “Isn’t
she a little doll.,,
Reverend John Molletti,
accompanied by Mrs. Molletti
who is an accomplished
pianist, sang two numbers,
“Asleep in the Deep, , and
“Teach Me to Pray.” #
They were roundly applaued
for an exceptional presentation |
Bill McDavid' the evening’s,
Master of Ceremony did an ex
cellent job playing the piccolo
and two numbers on the flute
accompanied by Art Bates at
the niano.
1 The Star of the Sea Chapel
on the Base was represented
by Dee Ann Fox, who did an
excellent dance number and
captivated the capacity crowd
in attendance.
Art Bates from the Hills de
Chapel on the Base next enter
tained the audience with two
organ solos* followed -by the
Church of God representative,
Marian Meyera, who sang a
solo accompanied by Mrs. Mo* ^
lletti. .
Doctor A. Holmes Johnson J
led the group in community
singing with Art Bates accom- ’
pany in some of the old songs |
such as “Juanita” and“K-K(
Katy-” j
Two hundred and fifty j
people made up the audience
of which 125 were service men |
After the program, cake and
coffee were served by the local
women and a most enjoyable
evening was had by all.
Guests at last weeks Ro
tary meeting were: Theodore
and Shirley Bank, Commander
J. W. Grant, District Legal
Officer of the 17th Naval
District, Alaska Steamship
Agent, Clarence King, Mel
Qrawford and Steve Zdepski.
Support The Cancer Crusade
Contwv--' '■'0M - 3
it th e StU’l.
When in Juneau, Director
Bank conferred with General
lohn Noyes of the National
juard and others who are in
crested in establishing a
similar center in southeastern
Alaska. The two proposed
centers would best work in
:lose colltb ration according
:o bank, and might even be
tombined if costs of main
taining both proved too high.
The need for permanent re
search centers in both south
eastern and southwestern A
aska is urgent says Bank.
Expeditions and individual
scientists are faced with al
nost insurmountable problems
if transportation and of opera-1
sions impedes their field work,
[n th.e long run the Territory
will benefit greatly from the
establishment of better facili
ties for visiting scientists.
Bank and his charming wife
Shirley left Kodiak bound for
Unalaska Thursday morning.
Accompanying them on the
iourney was former Publisher
Editor of the KODIAK MIR.
KOH Mel Crawford as special
correspondent for the expedi
tion.
Bank disclosed minutes be
ore flight time that his ex
pedition is planning on explor
ing the inside of the crater
located in Mt. Makushin if
possible. Mt. Makushin is lo
cated approximately 45 miles
from Unalaska and is an ac
tive volcano.
Hospital News
Births:
To Mr. and Mrs. Joe Malo
tin, July 21 a girl, 7 lbs. 13 ozs
name, Olga Marie.
To Mr. and Mrs. Carl Saunt.
ner, July 19th a girl 5 lbs. 2
ozs. name, Carla Jo Marie.
To Mr. and Mrs. Quinto De
nato, Julr 23 a boy 5 lbs. 13
ozs. name undecided.
NOTICE
Game night at the
VFW
is now Friday night.
Everybody Welcome
June 30, 1954
Official Publication of Report of Condition
| s RESOURCES
.Cash on hand and due from banks . $ 521,993.53
United States Government obligations, none
valued higher than market prices,
and accrued interest . 2,059,820.17
Obligations of U. S. Government agencies.. 1,886,250.00
Loans on real estate . 898,232.25
Loans, other, less allowance for bad debts .. 356,2«9.06
Banking house, fixtures, equipment and
residence .. 91,611.81 I
Other assets . 29,547.90 >
TOTAL ASSETS $6,843,734.72
LIABILITIES aid CAPITAL
Demand deposits . $4,378,741.77
Savings .deposits . 1,169,969.39
Cashier's and certified checks . 12,333.47
j Reserve for taxes and other expenses 34,236.32
■ Other liabilities . 16,680.31
TOTAL LIABILITIES $5,611,951.26
I Capital stock . I 60,000.00
Surplus fund . 130,000.00
Retained earnings . 41,783.46
'TOTAL CAPITAL ACCOUNTS $ 231,783.46
TOTAL CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
AND LIABILITIES $5,843,734:72
United States of America )
Territory of Alaska 1) ss. s
Third Judicial Division )
I, Mar shall Crutcher, president of the above named
ba nk, do solemnly swear that the foregoing statement is
true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
MARSHALL CRUTCHER
President
(Correct Attest)
BEN KRAFT
A. HOLMES JOHNSON
Directors
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 16th day oe
July 1954.
HARRIET K. HASLETT Notarial Seal
Notary Public in and for the Territory of Alaska
My commission expires 6-25-55.