"News oj oAmencas Last Frontier”
VOL. 7 NO. 17
KODIAK, ALASKA JUNE 21, 1947
PRICE 10 CENTS
KEA Power Rate Reductions Start In July
Ships Sail
After Truce
San Francisco (.4J) — West
Coast shipowners and unions
agreed to keep ships sailing while
tattling differences at the confer
ence table. An interim agreement
lar uninterrupted operation,
pending final settlement was
oped by Pacific-Amerioan ship
owners and CIO workers.
The break in the 4- day old
itime deadlock came 12
hawrs after settlement of the
Beat coast maritime stoppage
In Seattle Alaska passenger
ebip sailings were reset after the
interim truce Scheduled to sail
jnsterday were the Alaska, Bar
and Denali.
Kodiak’s undefeated softball
team will play three games at N.1
O. B. during the coming week j
Tbday (Saturday) the town nine
w«B tangle with VPHL7 Enlisted
Men on the Hangar diamond at
1:30 p. m. The squad will leave
the Community Center at 1 p m
and all interested players are in
vited to make the trip
Tomorrow (Suuday) the locals
wilt play theFasrou Nine on the
supply D amond near the Motor
peol at 1:30 pm.
On Monday evening at 6:30 the
townies will meet the Marines
•o ti e Supply Diamond.
Pete Hjelmeir is expected to
pitch for the locals.
Playing fa-t ball behind the
airtight pi'ching of Pete Hjel
meir, the Kodiak Community
Center softball team made an
impressive debut in the N.O.B
league last Sunday when they
whipped the VPHL Officers nine
by the score of ten to nothing.
Elmer Dean Town first base
man, led the batting attack with
two home runs
Tuesday’s game in which the
townies were scheduled to play
the U.S.S. Pottawatami, was
rained out
Opening
DateNotSetj
Although it was hoped thej
fishing closure wouid end Mon I
day no date has been set for the
re-opening of salmon fishing in
this area, Marcus Meyer, agent
for the Fish & Wildlife 3eivice,
announced yesterday. Canneries
have been notified to that effect.
He said indications are that
the next period of opening will
bt of short duration and follow
ed by an additional closure.
Employes Get
Part of Claims
Judgment in the suit brought
by employes of Fred Miller &
Sods, cafe and cafeteria operat
ors, was rendered this week by
U S. Commissioner G. W. Bu
bendorf.
The suit, representing claims
for wages of several employes,
asked for over $900 allegedly
due for overtime and other wage
payments.
Of 27 counts in the suit, 11
were denied while 4 were dismiss
ed on the request of the plaintiffs
Of the remainder, Commis
sioner Bubendorf found for the
plaintiffs in the amount of $381,
sums running from the lowest of
50 cents for Gertrude Rinehart,
to the largest of $92.75 for Clar
ence Rinehart. The plaintiffs
were also awarded $63.63 for
costs.
Prepare For
Anniversary
The Kodiak Community Cent
er will be closed all next week,
staiting Monday, in order to
prepare the building for the big
Fir.-t Anniversary Celebration on
Sunday, June 29. That was the
announcement made by Dr. A.
Ho mes Johnson, chairman of
the board of directors, after the
board meeting Thursday even ng
Hans for the celebration on
June 29 include bicycle races,
athletic competition anti other
events for boys and giris of all
ages, an open house program in1
the library,craftwoik display and
a dance in the evening. Refre fa
in* nts will be served throughout
the afternoon. More than $100
worth of prizes, including four
ai plene rides, have been posted
for various program activities
Maicus Meyer, Center program
chairman, is in charge of arrange
ments
William Stone was elected sec
retary of the Center board, re
placing S A. Nave who has left
the city
While the Center is closed next
week the floor will be treated
with hardener, polished and wax
ed and a great deal of cleaning,
painting and re-furbishing wi I be
accomplished. Volurteer workers
are needed to help complete the
job and should report at the
Center any time during the day
throughout the week
Material also is on hand for
new drapes, seeded by a com
mittee from the Business and ,
Piofessional Women’s club, and j
volunteers are needed this week :
to sew them. The work can be
done at the Center any time dur
Power Will Be
Cut Sunday
All electric power in Kodiak '
will be shut off tomorrow, Sun
day, June 22, beginning at 5 am
while emergency repairs are be
ing made, Ted Rozak, manager
of the KEA, announced today.
The shutoff is expected to be 2
hours or longer.
ing the week. Anyone interested
is requested to contaet Mrs,
Dorothy Haag at Pat Lynch’s
office.
The library will be open as us
ual throughout the week.
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Christy’s Bakery
Taken On Lease
; The announcement was made
this week that Everett A. Koch
and Walter D. Erickson, em
ployes of Christy's bakery, have
taken over the business on a
lease from Hairy Ghri-topher
! son, owner.
The lease is reported to run
for 3 years.
Mr Christopherson left yes
terday on a short business trip
to Anchorage, and expectB to
leave for the States this fall
Washington (JP)— The Senate
banking committee voted unani
mously a 850,000 approp.iation
for investigation of the H econ
struction Finance corporation.
Student’s
Essay Wins
Bill Anderson, a member of
the graduating class this year of
the Local high school, won the
Territory-wide Americanism es
say oontest sponsored by the
Amerc m Legion Auxiliary, it
was announced today by Mp,
Dorothy Haag, local contest
chairman
Notification of tie honor came
from Nema Ellis, Department
Americanism chairman, of Anch
orage. Young Anderson won a
gainst entries from most of the
other towns in Alaska, and his
essay will represent Alaska io
the national contest in the states
As a i rise he will receive a
World Encyclopedia given by the
national Auxdiary headquarters,,
and a copy of “The Lincoln
Reader.’’ His theme was on the
topic ‘America’s Contribution
to World Peace.”
Last year another local stu
dent Katherine Frost, also won
the Territory prize in the same
contest
Both the students were mem
bers of Mrs. Maurice Gunder
son’s Eng’ish classes.
36 Lots Sold j
In Auction
Lees than a third of the lots
offered in the East Addition auc
tion Wednesday at the Victory
cafe were sold, Lowell M. Puck
ett, regional administrator, Bur
eau of Land Management, who
conducted the auction, reported.
Of 123 lots offered, 36 were
sold for a total of $6275, he said.
Lots offered in the sale were
located in the east end of the
tract, in the Mission road area
and above Miss on road. Lots re
maining unsold are now subject
to private entry for cash at their
appraised value.
Purchasers of lots and the
number obtained was as follows:
Charles Payne 3
De Wayne Sovereign 4
J. P. Hjelmeir 1
M. S. Burnham 1
S. Dignee 2
Richard L Pack 2
L. H. Forehand 1
A. J. Springbdl l
Leo Sear& 17
J. D. Jensen 1
M. L. Briggs 4
Champ Log Roller
To Perform On 4th
Seth Harris, of Longview,
Wash., who has held the title of
Champion Log Roller of ihe
World, will meet all comers in
log rolling and also give an ex
hibition in connection with Kod
iak’s big 4th ot July Jubilee, Key
Martin, cha rman, announced
today
Harris, who came to Kodiak
island for the fishing season, will
perform on a block 36 inches
long and 32 inches around, and
on a standard 18 inch log 12 feet
in length. Any challengeis are
asked to contact Ray Marlin
now.
Other b g events are also be ng ^
lined up, Mr. Martin said Flans >
are being made now for a tug of
war between 2 cannery tenders,
a last*man-on-ibe-raft deal (if a
raft can be obtained) and speed
boat racing.
Contestants for the marathon
raw, to be run on foot between
the. base and town, and the speed
boat racing, should register now
with Mr. Martin. The 1st prize
in the marathon has been raised
from $50 to $100.
The water events will prob
ably be held along side the city
dock where tides will not affect
the nig if war, Mr Martm said.
A blanket decrease of over
11 psr cent in local electric rates,
with advantageous new rates for i
range and water beater users
and certain institutions, was an
nounced today by G. W. Buben
dorf, chairman, for the board of 1
directors of the local Kodiak El
ectric Association.
"The new low rates,” Mr..
Bubendorf said, “are the cub 1
initiation of several yearn’ efforts 1
of the local boards to bring
cheaper power to the commun
ity. Kodiak now has the lowest. 1
rate in Alaska for similar instab 1
lations and everyone should be 1
able to enjoy the benefit^,
"The new rates will mean a .
$9000 yearly saving to consum
ers,” he said, "and should en
courage greater use of electrical
energy.”
For home consumers the first
50 KWH start at 10 cents, and
decrease to 2 and a half cents
for over 200 KWH monthly. The
minimum remains at $3 with the
penalty for la'e payment redu«
ed from 10 to 5 per cent.
An entirely new rale structure
| is provided for consumers with ■
automatic water beaters used in •
conjunction with electric ranges. ■
Persons in this category will get
the first 50 KWH at 10 cents;j
next 50 at 6; next 100 at 3; the i
next 300 at 1.7 cents and the
Bext 500 at 2.5 cents The mini
mum will depend on the tians
foriner required and restrictions
requite that no other type of
water heating be present.
For commercial and industrial,
users the new rates range from
(continued on page 4,
To Be Married
A marriage license was issued
this week to Let ilia Phillips, for
meily of Portland Ore., and Eo •
uene Harding, of Kodiak The
couple are to be married at the
bate today at noon
Garden Club
Plans Show
Plans for the annual foimal
Flower Show to be held on Lab
or Day were discussed at the re- j
sidence of Mrs Jeriy Sears
Participants aie asked to keep,
the date in mind and begin plan
ning their exhibits now. Eniiants,
this year must be owner grown
or wild flowers.
The next meeting of t he club
will be a picnic on July 2 on Hol
iday island, with Mrs Itdna
Kraft as hostess.