"News of oAmenca’s Last Frontier”
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Juneau, Alaska
DL 6 NO 48
KODIAK, ALASKA FEBRUAHY 1, 1947
PRICE 10 CENTS
to Trace
)f 2 Men
[ A Navy plane making a search
j^terday in the area of Wide
ay on the mainland reported
i) sign of 2 local men and their
»t.
The men are Mike Kerr and
ay Harmon, who left Kodiak
a a trapping venture and said
iey would be back around Jan.
No efforts wi 1 be made to
•arch for them by boat until the
leather moderates.
Boonir- Bees, nee Neilsoa, left
f plane for Seattle, where she
3) await her husband, who is
w for discharge from the heal
gnal Corps on Feb. 8.
They will then go to West
irginia to bis parent*’ home.
Square dancers hold the spot
ght at the Kodiak Community
fenter on Monday evenings
rth Dr. A. Holmes Johnson and
Lett Wade as the callers.
All adults are cordially invited
»attend. The callers guarantee
rat anyone who can walk can
arn to square dance in a few
inutes. Dancing starts at 9 o’
ock and there is no admission
targe.
Polkas, schottisches, reels and
He dances are enjoyed in nd
ition to the squares^
A demonstration square from
■se Center—composed of Dr.
■d Mrs. A. Holmes Johnson.
Ir and Mrs Max Folsom, Mr.
ad Mrs. Ken Wade, Miss Bev
rly Gunnison ami Mr. Harold
leglin, will dance at the Officers
3ul> at NOB next Saturday
i|£hf.
Bobbie Norton's Imps won
he Pee Wee Pad ilebird Champ*
ondiip of Kodiak in a grade
•hool t nirnamenr at the Com
■unit.y Center Tuesday, defeati
ng Tommy Johnson’s Dwarfs
ry scoies of 11*7, 2-11, 11-ft.
Captan Norton's team mates
■we the diminutive Marie Nel
son Johanna Buekers, and Mel
no Wheeler.
D >zens of Kodiak children have
sale hund eds of valentines at
he Coinmun ty Center this
seek under the direction of Mrs
tileen Wade aud Mrs. Lola
liutiloerger
School Funds
Hot Available
'•'here is no chance for Kodiak
to net federal funds for a new
*h .ol, Miyor l.ee Bet tinker has
■"••i advised by Delegate E. l>.
Jaii!e;t, in a letter read at the
ouncii meeting Monday.
Dn'y funds available. Delegate
Krtlett said, are Federal Works
tgency funds for blue printing
foposed project^.
Water Shortage Worse
As More Lines Freeze
Reef Knot
“Indefinite”
The local Alaska Steamship
I office was advised late yesterday
that sailing of the Reef Knot
Irom Seward for Seldovia and
Kodiak iB still “indefinite”, with
no sailing date set.
Ballet Features
Dance Tonight
The Bilious Ballet has been
revealed as the special entertain
ment which a gioup of business
men will present ton'gbt at the
annual March of Dimes Ball in
I Biiun’s Hall However, identity
' of the participants who are being
' eoached by Ken Wade, is being
ikeDt a secret until the show goes
i on at intermission at 11 o’clock.
Tickets for the dance, which
will end the March of Dimes
campaign locally, are still obtain
able today from members of the
Business and Professional We
men’s dub which is sponsoring
,t. Th?y will also be on eale at
the danse tonight.
Decorations for the dance, eo
! mealing with the annual Presi
dent’s Bali fo funds for polio
victims, will be carried out pat
riotically, with red, white and
blue streamers and balloons.
Fleet a Christopbereon and
Justine Hinckel are co-chairmen
of the dance. Irene Brooks is
chairman of the BPW's March of
Dimes campaign.
I _ _
Art Kizer, repotting for U>e
Teamster’* Union, appealed at
the i oiineil Monday to object to
tb h z.ird of cars and trucks
parked and double parked on
M ssion road at night. 'Jfcie mat
ter oi cats outside tne city limi's
was referred to Marshal Paul
Hem ig, and the city promised
action on the others.
Revise City
Dog Rules
As a result, of difficulties in
volved in sho ting of 2 dogs re
cently in Kodiak, the city dog
cdmance was revi-ed and the
new revision adopted at the
council meeting Monday, and is
now in effect.
The new regulations provide j
for impounding of unlicensed or
“nuisance” dogs for 3 days, with
a fee to he paid for recovery. It
also provides for disposition of
unclaimed dogs, and penalties
for dog owners who do not com-.
ply with regulations.
I
The complete ordinance is
published on page 11.
With no relief in sight, addi
tional residents began carting
water this week as more mains
and individual lines froze in
temperatures that hovered
around 10 above.
Trouble began in earnest Mon
day when the pump at Big Lake
broke down. The hose from the
pump froze, so the city Bystem
was switched back to the reser
voir where a 4 ineh stream
splashed emptily into the stor
age tank.
A fortunate few continued to
have water in lower sections,
while for 5 days there was no
pressure in the system. After the
pump was fixed the frozen hose
was hauled to the KEA plant
where it took 2 days to thaw.
Hooked up again, the pump
wouldn’t work, bo Mayor Lee
Bettinger appealed once again to
the Navy for a pump, which be
gan operation yesterday.
While the pressure was off the
5 days there were fortunately no
hres, but more sections of town
froze up Buckets, jackhammers,
plumbers and A1 Fenner and his
thawing device are much in de
maud More business houses
closed, but many are making an
effort to get water lines thawed
now that pumping has been re
sumed.
School remained closed all
week. Following repairs on the
furnace the water was off, and
school will not be resumed until
water is back in the building.
Individuals who are getting
their own lines lhawed out are
stymied by bozen mains, which
have cut ofT all high areas, Sheli
koff, and p^rt of the main busin
ess district.
The hospi’al is still depending
on the storage truck furaished
by the Navy. The hospital line
was located after days oi dig
ging Navy' personnel spent 8
hours in bitter cold thawing the
line, only to have the mam ou1
of water when the thawing was
finished.
A number of fire hydrants
have broken. One at Erskiae’s
flooded the dock wareho se but
did no dmnage
Many people are removing hot
water coi s from their stoves, re
signed to the fact that the wood
en city mains will not thaw un
til a pro onged moderate spell
occurs
Old timers sre -haking their
heads ever tne unusual winter.
Mrs. Mike Kerr, Kodiak hors,
said she had never teen such a
long cold sp*ll in over fit) years
Although St Paul’s haibor is
not frozen (it «id in l'Jl'J) Wo
men's bay at the base is i«c
blocked, and the Navy is arrang
Paul Stover
Resigns Post
Paul Stover, city superintend
ent of public works, submitted
his resignation to the council
Monday and would not reconsid
er when asked to do so.
He said he is planning to leave
lor Juneau, and the resignation
is to take eflect today. He said
he would woik a week with any
successor named*
To Appraise
Loe Estate
U. S. Commissioner G. W.
Bubendorf left yesterday for
Raspberry strait to appraise a
home belonging to the late Jacob
Loe, who drowned some time
ago.
The trip is being made with
Pat Cannon on the latter’s boat,
aud Herbert Hoff, special deputy
from the Marshal s offiee, is a
loug. They expect to be back to
day.
Harold Naughton
Wins Contest
Three boys, all Seniors, won
two prizes and honerable men*
tion in the Community Center
Campaign Fuad contest for the
high school division, it was an
nounced today.
First prize for the best essay
on the subject of “Why You
Should Support Your Commun
ity Ceute.” went to Ha old
Kaugbton, winner of $10; teoond
1 prize and winner of a $5 award
went to Kay Wade; and Joe
i Heilman was given honerable
mention.
Kssays were presented to the
judges without names, each pap
er bearing a number to designate
it The judges weie: is. A. Nave,
Walter ftippred and William
namine.
Due to the school snutdowu
woik on grade rctniol essays
could not be completed this
w ek, so the judgi ig n the grade
division will he held later. Cash
pr.zes, whioti are the same for
t he grades, were doua< ed by O.
A. Torgerson of the I3auk ot Ko
diak. and Dr A. Holmes John
son.
The contend was conducted as
i a part of the campaign for the
I Community Center annual luud
drive, winch opens next Monday
| The lull text of the w nning
essay appears on page 2
ing to berth vessels at the oily
dock. Keiioitr- Say lla. piw J
8'raits a»i<l wa'eis n the Afo^
nak-Onss okie a i a a e lic d
and m some a eas bo it : ravel i -
restricted to fl *>d fid
$6500 Goal
For Center
Seeking $6500 to make pe«i
b!e the operatiou of the Kodiak
Community Center for the bal
ance of 1947—the Board of Dir
ectors of the Center launches its
annual financial campaign Mon
day morning. It is hoped that
the entire amount may be raised
by the end of next week
Co-nperation of all Kodiak res
idents i» urged in helpiag to
complete the earopaiga. Head
quarters is the Bank ef Kodiak
and residents who want to stop
in there, or at the Commanity
Center, to make their pledges
will save the time of the noUei
tors. Pledges need not ho paid all
in cash but payments ea» be
distributed throughout the year
if desired. Many patrons of the
Center made quarterly payments
on 1946 donations. Contributions
to the Center may be deducted
from income tax returns since
the Center is a non-profit orgaa
ization operating for the benefit
of the entire community
Attendance totals of 38,601)—
recorded at the Center during
it’s six months of operation in
1P16—indicate the popularity of
the institution with Kodiak resi
dents. Activities for children and
adults are provided seven days a
week.
“Scores of Kodiak people have
stated, publicly and privately,
! that the Center is a fine thing
for the community and that it is
filling an impo taut role in the
recreational, soeial and cultural
life of the coinmun ty.” O A.
Togerson, chan man of the fin
ance committee, said ycst rda>,
1 'i\ow is the tune ior a l of thebe
folks who believe in the < enter
to liaek up their compliments
with cash ”
! Cbas 8kinner and Alfred A
| Owen left this week for Juncai
| on union business.
Two new officers of the Kod
■ iak Rod & Gun club were metal
led sr. their regulai ineetinj
Thursday evening.
Eugene Erwin, isthe new pres
ident filling the vacancy left bj
the resignation of Ted Roaak
and tbeoffice of Range Olden
formerly held by James Jonte,
who is leav ng soon fo" Hit
states, was filled by Beaus An
tone.
Ways and means of pioeurinji
game animals for Kodiak island
wa tbe mam issue under discus
sion at this meeting.
Anyone wishing to become a
member or aitend tbe meetings
of i he club i- cord.ally mviied tc
d; so Tbe club in ets every
l'liu sii iy evening at b o'clock
a the i.Mv h b. w ih reutsh
mo t being s^ ve 1 toll- wing ti r
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