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RAGE 2 KOUIAK ALASKA DECEMBER 25. 1954 KOD'AK MIRR3K
CAB Goof
Back-fires
Senator W. G. Magnuson,
Washington D.C. sent the fol
lowing wire to City Manager
Robert Sharp on Friday:
"CAB officials advised no
formal action made on States
Alaska case despite rumors (
otherwise. Am contacting CA
B and the President regard
ing the PNA.”
In another wire from Gov
enor Frank Heinzleman, the
Govenor of Alaska, he has
moved to do what he can to
forestall the proprosed non-is
snaoce of official permission
for the Pacific Northern Air
lines and the Alaska Airlines
from further operating their
Seattle-Anchorage flights. The
Governors wire follows:
"Have already taken action
by wire to CAB to support
continued service to the Pacific
Northwest, by PNA.”
Thousands have rallied to
theeause since the first word
of the CAB action was made
public. Civic grovps through,
not Alaska and the Northwest
have wired or written mem
bers of the CAB and accord
ing to the Presidents Secre
tary they are being deluged
with daily wires and letters
regarding the controversary.
Local Yufetlde Service
iV
Special Christmas Services
at the Community Baptist
Church in commemoration of
tiie Birth of the Christ-child
in Bethlehem, will be observ-i
ed with a program of special
music on Sunday, December
26th at 11 o’clock: The Church
Choir will present a cantata,
The Song of Christmas,” by
Roy Ringwald. Mrs. Brian
Martin will direct. Mrs. De
Witt Fields and Mrs. John
Springhill will accompany on
the organ and piano.
Sunday evening on Decem
ber 26th at 7:30 ther will be
recordings of Handel’s ‘‘Mes
siah,” played. This is a two
hour program of music and
everyone is cordially invited to
attend and stay as long as
they can.
Wednesday evening Decem
ber 29th the Church will meet
for prayer and Bible study, at
7:30.
. Friday night the Watch
Night Service will begin at 8
o’clock, and there will be a
a jfilmshown titled ‘‘The Boy
hdodof Jesus.” Followed by
baptismal services and com
mtmion.
There will be no services at
tfce church on Christmas Eve
or 'Chnfetmae Day. ' ’ '•
EUREKA, Calif.—This is the front of the Woolworth’s five.and dime store
in downtown Eureka, Calif., which was lashed by a heavy earthquake Dec. 21. The earth
tremors toppled chimneys, smashed windows and demolished glass goods in this northern
California seaport town. Twenty injuries were reported. (^PwirephotO)
PNA Prexy Announces Alaska Runs
Are Definitely Out. No Rumor Now
Seattle (A1) A.G. Woodley,
President of the Pacific Nor
thern Airlines, cnarged
Wednesday that the action
brought about by the Civil
Aeronautics Board to abolish
PNA’s daily flights between
the States and Anchorage, is
no longer a rumor. It now is a
known fact that the CAB has
definitely decided to terminate
PNA’s States-Alaska service.
“We know from reliable
sources in Washington D.C.,
that the decision has been
made, and it is not merely a
rumor,’’quoted Woodley.How
ever the question whether, c
not the action was on the
Presidents desk brought a
denial.
PNA employees in the Pa
cific Northwest conferred
with Governor Langlie in O
limpia and Mayor Allen Pom
eroy seeking support for their
protest against the CAB action
Both dignitaries are preparing
statements and planning a
protest for Washington D.C.
presentation.
In a scathing editorial In the
Oregon Journal under the ti
tle of “CAB OFF BASE A
GAIN,” the writer in no un
certain terms, tears the Civil
Aeronautics Board apart over
its recent ruling.
“Portlands direct air service
links with Alaska must not be
cut off, yet that is exactly
vyhat will happen if the re
ported 3 to 2 decision of the
CAB denying renewal of certi
fication to both Pacific North- j
ern and Alaska Airlines in the
States Alaska case in allowed
to stand,” I
“Portland and Alaska busi-l
nessmen and travelors who
have enjoyed this direct air
link will be deait an under
handed blow... Seattle once
more w II have its discrimina
tory air monopoly...Aviation
progress in the Northwest
will be set back by years.”
“Those familiar with the
air service needs of the North
west and the Alaska Territory
simply cannot understand CA
B’s action...it is contrary to
the wishes of every City in
Alaska and of Portland Cham
ber of Commerce. It ignores
necessary service...it all smells
of cheap, cheap politics.”
The editorial goes on accus
ing CAB of trying to force P
NA and Alaska Air Lines to
merger and PNA couldn’t go
along with this merger idea
which was of CAB birth, “It
appears that the Board is
punishing PNA for not going
along and if this is true, its
action is inexcusable.”
In closing the editorial states
“We think CAB should quit
playing politics and favorites
and provide adequate service
into Northwest and Alaska,
and if the Board can’t supply
this need the President
should.”
Texans Like Kodiak
As Ranch Possibility j
Newton Harrell, of Claude,
Texas’ Lloyd Williams, of
Dalhart, Texas and Ed. Rey
nolds, of Cayon Texas have
returned to their native Texas
after spending a week in Kod
iak looking over the possibil
ities of the rolling grasslands
of the Islands for feeding cat
tle, and starting herds on Kod
iak.
| The three men seemed very
much impressed with the pos
sibility of turning herds into
the Islands lush grass valleys
and saw a possible chance that
the cattle could survive the
mild winter weather and get
feed enough from hay made
from the local grass to winter
| the herds.
The three Texans studied
the herds already on the Is
land with much interest and
bsfore leaving Kodiak stated
they would return to Kodiak
in the sping to see how the
cattle weathered the winter.
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Eddie Bowman returned to
Kodiak Friday after an un
successful attempt to purchase
a ranch at an auction in An
chorage. The property he was
bidding for belongs to Jo<
Beaty.
Crab Scene
Brightens
City Manager Robert Sharp
announced Friday n^on that
he was the recipient of a let
ter from John L. Farley, the
Director of the Fish & Wild
life Service, Department of
the Interior, Washington,
D. C. regarding the crab
closure here in Kodiak. Sharp
felt after reading the letter
that the future outlook for
crab fishing seemed a little
brighter that at any time
heretofore. The letter from
Farley is as follows:
‘ ‘After reviewing the testi
mony and briefs as well as
further information from
field representatives, it has
been concluded that the situa
tion Can Be controlled satis
factorily during the season by
field airinoucments based on j
information of observed con
ditions.
It is planned tnat erasures
will be enforced when moult
ing becomes heavy during
both the female and male
moulting periods.”
This the first woad that has.
been issued officially regarding
the closure of the crab season
since the proposed F&WLS.
crab fiahing program went
into Washington, D. C. for the
final ruling. ___
Commissioners
Meet With Judge
! Honorable Judge J. L. Mc
Carrey, Jr., head of the Third
Judicial District of the Territ
ory of Alaska, has called a US
Commissioners meeting for
January 5th, 6th and 7th at
Anchorage.
The purpose of the meeting
is to better acquaint the en
cumbent Commissioners with
their duties in their resective
Districts.
To assist the Judge in his
instruction, are the Attorney
General of Alaska, head of the
Terr torial branch of the FBI
and the Territorial Chief of
Police.
The three 'day session will
be broken up into regular as
signed classes in the various
duties that befall the Commis
sioners in their daily handling
of judiciary matters.
Mrs. Mabel Fenner, Com
missioner in this area will at
tend the institute ru d har office
will be closed from January 4,
to the 10th.
The KODIAK MIRROR will'
i not be printed January the 1st
* as the staff of the paper have
| declared a printers holiday.