"News of cAmerica’s Last Frontier’
VOL 11 NO 31
KODIAK, ALASKA
OCTOBER 6, 1951
PRICE 10 CENTS
Town Tidbits
The little old man somp
where in the states, who at
tended his own funeral Iasi
month, had nothing on on
Kodiak Islander who wen
part way along the same path
one recent day.
A visitor in town, he must
have been unable to find a
friend to put him up for the
night. So he moved into Walt
Muller’s old hearse which is
parked across from the Health
Center. His resting olace, atop
the platform reserved for the
coffin, was discovered next
morning when he waved en
thusiastically to a passerby
who called Muller’s attention
to the potential customer . . .
Mary Jane Hurley, who re
cently resigned as public
health nurse here to return to
New York, is laid up with a
broken foot. While she was out
for a Sunday drive in her
brand new car, a truck ahead
of her had an accident, and
landed on the front part of
Miss Hurley’s car. She has not
as yet been able to look for a
new job, she writes friends
here . . .
Tommy Gallagher, Polar
Bear proprietor who is always
ready with a helping hand,
made a long day more pleasant
for several election judges and
clerks Tuesday. He kept the
gang at the city hall well sup
plied with coffee and donuts . .
Alf Madsen, bear guide, and
his dog Murphy, who’s as
familiar with bears as Alf,
have met their match in Tom
my Madsen, not quite two.
One recent day, Alf scrubb
ed up his car, and dusted it
out, before taking it to a local
garage for a trade-in estimate.
After he left the garage he
made another stop, leaving the
baby and dog in the car.
Murph’s frantic barking called
him back.
Tommy had opened a just
bought bottle of shampoo,
poured it all over the front
seat, and hit Murphy with the
empty bottle. The Madsens
did their best to un-shampoo
the car, but every time they
just got suds, and complained
the attempts to clean up the
car went too far . . .
Reassigned Here
SFC Archie Zehe of the A
laska Communications System
is expected to arrive here soon
after Oct. 10 for assignment
to the local station.
Sgt. Zehe was formerly sta
tioned here. Mrs. Zehe, the
former Phyllis Webster, and
children are due soon from
Fairbanks where Zehe has
been stationed.
Rear Adm. Lewis N. Moller
of the Navy Civil Engineer
Corps was on Kodiak Naval
Station this week on an in
spection tour. He plans to vis
it Adak and Anchorage before
returning to the states.
Navy Patrol Squadron 61,
which has flown 19,903 aerial
miles in Alaska photographing
and mapping, has returned to
its home base in San Diego.
The squadron uses Liberators
in its aerial mapping work.
KEA Gets
New Loan
The REA in Washington ap
proved a $350,000 loan to the
Kodiak Electric Association
this week.
Action on the application
has been pending for several
months, Leon “Ole” Johnson,
manager, said Thursday. Tele
grams from Claude R. Wick
ard, REA administrator, and
Delegate E. L. Bartlett advis
ing the KEA board of the loan
were received Wednesday.
The money will be used to
add a generating unit, build
power lines to Spruce Cape for
the loran s tation,build power
lines in the East Addition for
the new housing project, re
build the lines along Mill Bay
road and to Island Lake, and
for the street light program.
The REA requires that
loans be repaid over a maxi
mum 35-year period and carry
2% interest.U The KEA receiv
ed approval of the $350,000
loan only after the REA com
pleted a thorough check of the
application.
Johnson said some of the
power line construction may
be delayed because of the
shortage of copper wire.
Since the KEA was organ
ized it has received around
$750,000 in loan fund alloca
tions from the REA. The co-op
is meeting payments on sched
ule, Johnson said.
Harry Howe Dies
At Oregon Home
Harry Howe, former Kodiak
resident and CAA employe at
Woody Island, died recently at
his home in Gladstone, Ore
gon.
He formerly owned the Ku
preanoff Sawmill and Logging
Co. and is well known in Ko
diak.
Howe, about 50, left Kodiak
four or five years ago. He is
survived by his wife Susanne
von Scheele Howe, his child
ren, Jo Ann, Harry Jr. and
Diane, and by his mother.
Shooting Hours
The following shooting
hours have been compiled by
the FWS and the MIRROR
will publish a list each week
for the convenience of hunters.
Oct. Opening hour closing
6 5:52 am 4:33
7 5:54 4:30
8 5:58 4:27
9 6:00 4:25
10 6:02 4:22
11 6:04 4:19
12 6:06
13 6:08
14 6:10
15 6:12
4:16
4:13
4:10
4:07
Cannon Elected
By Fishermen
W. A. ‘ ‘Pat’ ’ Cannon was e
lected president of the United
Fishermen of Alaska, AFL,
during the three day conven
tion held here Monday through
Wednesday.
This is the fifth consecutive
term for Cannon.
William Hansen of Old Har
bor was elected vice-president
and Vivan Kilgore and D. N.
“Buck” Hoylman were chosen
for the executive board. P. J.
Kerrigan was selected as sec
retary-treasurer.
“As of the closing date
Wednesday there were 985
signed members of the fisher
men’s union and 186 cannery
workers,” Kerrigan said yes
terday.
A review of the year’s ac
tivities and plans to attend
the final fishery hearing in Ju
neau in November were made,
Kerrigan said.
African Guide
To Hunt Here
A big game hunter and
guide from Tanganyika, Afri
ca, will arrive in Kodiak next
Saturday to hunt Kodiak
bears.
Harry Selby, who has shot
all kinds of African game, and
Robert E. Maytag of the May
tag Corporation, will hunt un
der the supervision of Alf
Madsen, Alaska guide and
outfitter, in the area around
Karluk Lake.
Maytag completed an Afri
can hunt and safari with Sel
by last year. Selby is making
a tour of the U. S. prior to
coming to Kodiak to hunt the
largest game offered on the
North American continent.
Madsen recently completed
a bear hunt with Malcolm J.
Boyle of the Boyle Construc
tion Corporation of Chicago,
and Julian B. Hatten, presi
! dent of the Eagle Ottawa Lea
ther Corp. of Grand Haven,
Mich.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kerrigan
and son left yesterday for a
vacation in the states. They
will stop in Juneau to visit a
sister of Kerrigan and will
then fly to Nebraska.
They plan to be gone 30 days.
Mrs. Henry Haag will act as
secretary of the United Fish
ermen of Alaska union during
Kerrigan’s absence.
The Union Oil tanker A. C.
Rubel was at the Union Oil
Co. dock, near the city dock,
Tuesday to unload cargo, lu
bricants, diesel oil and gaso
line.
Bettinger Re-elected As
Mayor For Sixth Term
PNA Adds Plane
Thrice Weekly
Monday Pacific Northern
Airlines began operating an
extra plane between Anchor
age and Kodiak in addition to
its regular daily flights.
Monday, Wednesday and
Friday’s extra plane arrives
here at 5 pm and departs at
5:35 pm. The extra plane on
the three days connects with
PNA’s flight from Anchorage
to Seattle and Portland.
The daily plane arrives here
from Anchorage at 12:50 pm
and departs at 1.25 pm. Dead
line for depositing air mail let
ters in the post office is 12
noon.
Victim’s Parents
Seek Information
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Lund of
Seattle, parents of Arthur S.
Lund who was killed last week
in the crash of a Ford Tudor
on Brooklyn Ave., have writ
ten the MIRROR asking for
information concerning their
son.
The following letter was re
ceived Thursday: “If anyone
having known Arthur S. Lund
would please communicate
1 with his parents it would be
greatly appreciated by Mr.
and Mrs. A. E. Lund, 151 11th
Ave., Seattle 22, Wash.”
1 It was explained that Mr.
and Mrs. Lund are unabie to
travel and do not know any
one in Kodiak who knew their
son.
Addresses PTA
Feeding the School Child
was the subject of a talk giv
en by Mrs, Patrick Lynch
Thursday night at the regular
meeting of the Kodiak Parent
Teacher Association.
She placed special emphasis
on the importance of lunches
for the child. Twe»ty-seven
persons, including 10 teachers
were present.
Emil Christoffersen, Jr.,
employe of Smith’s Transfer,
left by plane Thursday for the
Tacoma Indian Hospital for
treatment of arvold foot inju
ry.
Dr. A. Holmes Johnson
made arrangements through
the Bureau of Indian Affairs
for Christoffersen to enter the
hospital.
Walt Muller of Alaska Air
lines flew to Seattle this week.
Lee C. Bettinger was re
elected mayor of Kodiak for
his sixth consecutive term, re
ceiving 189 of the 310 votes
cast for the three candidates.
The voters in both the Inde
pendent School District and
the City of Kodiak over
whelmingly favored the two
bond issues. On the city bond
issue, 171 votes were cast in
favor of the measure with
eight against and on the
school bond issue 202 voted
for incurring indebtedness
and nine voted against it.
The voters placed Basil
dark, D. N. “Buck” Hoyl
man and L. K. Wodlinger on
the city council for the two
year terms and Jay Wolf for
the one-year term.
Mrs. Patrick Lynch, Dr. A.
Holmes Johnson, and Paul A.
Dupler were elected to the In
dependent School District
board.
By a large majority the vot
ers indicated that they ap
proved the bus franchise
sought by Tenora Rockney
from the city. Two hundred
and sixty cast ballots for
granting the franchise and 45
: voted against the proposal.
Voting for mayor, council
men and school board mem
bers was as follows:
Bettinger, 189; Merrill
Coon, 110; James Loan, 9.
Basil Clark, 191; D. N.
Hoylman, 167; L. K. Wodling
er, 167; Jack Hinckel, 157;
Charles Marshall, 125; Ed
Pearson, 80.
John Wolf, 175; John Mc
Laughlin, 116.
For school board, Mrs. Pat
rick Lynch, 328; Dr. A.
Holmes Johnson; Paul A. Du
pler, 248; Ben Bolden, 69.
World Series Even
New York (iP) — The
World Series between the
New York Giants and Yank
ees stands at one game each.
In the opening game the
Giants defeated the Yanks 5
to 1 and in yesterday’s game
the Y anks won by the score of
3 to 1.
The Kodiak Bears lost their
first basketball game of the
season to a team from the
Cargo Pool at Kodiak Naval
Station Wednesday night. Fili
al score was 31 for Cargo
Pool, 21 for the Bears.
Bob Boyd, formerly with
the CAA on Woody Island,
and Mrs. Boyd were visitors in
town this week from Summit,
Alaska.