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KODIAK. ALASKA,_DECEMBER 78, 1F54
PRICE 10 CENTS
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Council Rules Refund To
Kodiak Boat Owners
tvoaiait coat owners, who
paid 19n3 ta on their boats
are duetto receive a refund on
January 25, 1955.
The City Council moved that
fjio tax was collected under a
(defunct statute and ordered
City Clerk Richard Berg to re
pay thos? who paid the tax the
amount of difference resulting,
from the over payment.
City Manager, Robert Sharp
presented several verbal and
written complaints to the City
Council at the last regular
Council meeting held on De
cember 13th, dealing with the
1953 assessment and tax on
boats and vessels. The follow
ing procedure was used in tax
ing boats for the year 1953,
After the enactment of the
1949 Property Tax Act, the
City assessed and taxed boats
under the provisions of the
Act (Chapter 10, SLA 1949. as
amended by Chapter 88, SLA
1949.) This Act provided that
owners or noats or vessels en
gaged in marine service on i
commercial basis could elect
to pay taxes thereon on the
(1) basis of value, or (2) $4.00
per net ton of such vessel’s
registered tonnage, but the
amount payable for each such
boat or vessel could not be less
than $20.00 each year.
In 1953 the City Council was
advised that boats and vessels
had been exempt from person
al property taxes by the Ter
ritorial Legislature. Attempts
to get a copy of the Act ex
empting such boats and ves
sels was not sucessful by the
time the regular tax roll was
completed and equalized. In
view of the information then
available to the Council, boats
and vessels were not listed on
the regular tax roll for 1953.
Later in 1953, a copy of the
1953 Session Laws was obtain
ed and revealqd that Chapter
Continued on page 2
Com. 17 Takes Personnel
A fired-up C0M17 basket
ball team, playing the final
game Monday right, out-husst
ed previous undefeated Mil
itary Personnel to dump the
“whiz kids”, 45-34. Lege and
Brady, with 22 points apiece,
and Nehrmann, scoring 11
points, led the winners hoop
parade. Rasmussen notched 9
points for Mil Pers to lead
their scoring.
On Friday, Dec. 11, COM17
took a close one from VP-6, 47
-46. Lege scored 15 points.
Gavasse for the losers hit 13
points.
•Base High Wins Three
The Base High Hornets pick
ed up three wins, as they mov
ed past the Civil Service Club,
45 34, downed the Crash Crew
86-30, then took a fine Depart
ment team, 41-34. John Durall
led the Hornet’s scoring in all
three wins, hitting, 27, 18, and
20 points respectively. Fores
man led the Civil Service Club
with 19 points, Oelson notched
12 for Crash Crew and Wenn
er 24 for the Fire House.
-Marines Take First Win
The Marine Barracks five
won their first game of the
season by dumping FasRon
114, 37-34. Kirtilla, led the
Corps victory with 14 points.
Vancil high for FasRon with
12 points. The Marines also
dropped one to the Fire Houae
55-35. Fire House,s Wenner,
notched 24 points. DeFries
high for the Marines with 9
points.
-C ty Market Wins 1 Drop 1
City Market raced by Navy
Exchange 75-44, then lost to
Coast Guard, 55-42. Jerling,
hitting 26 points in esch game,
was the hie gun for City Mar
ket. Ritchie hit 16 points for
Navy Exchange and Dispasqua
led the Coast Guard with 14
tallies.
Navy Exchange defeated
Civil Service Club 45-35. Rich
ie paced JN avy Exchange with
16 points, and Pierce was high
for Civil Service with 11 points
Because of the Christmas
Programs scheduled in the
Naval Station Gymnasium
during the Holiday season,
there will be no basketball
league play through Dec. 20
to Jan. 2, 1955.
Dupler Requests Judge\
Hear Charges Seperate
Attorney Paul Dupler, re
tained by Richard S. Parker,
appeared before US Commis
sioner Mabel Fenner and re
quested that his client be tried
on each count against him in
the original complaint, separ-1
ately. The permission wasj
granted by the Court and the
3 charges, reckless driving,
driving while under the influ
ence and leaving the scene,
will all be entered on separate
complaints.
The trail on the first charge
is expected to start the early
part of next week.
P. Lynch Has , eft
Leg Amputated
Pat Lynch. 54, well known
Kodiak contractor, had nis leg
rem ved between the knee
and the thigh at Virginia Ma
son Hospital in Seattle last
Tuesday morning.
Two weeks ago. he had a
blood elot removed from the
same area and the amputation
was the result of this clot re
moval.
Marion Lynch, his wife, is
in Seattle with Mr. Lynch and
§he writes that Pat is in fair
ly good condition after the
two major operations, one of
five hour duration and the
other of four hours.
Kodiak High Sings
The Kodiak High School
mixed chorus and Glee Clubs
cordially invite the public to
attend their Christmas Choral
Festival, to be given Tuesday
evening, December 21st, 8 pm
in the Baptist Church. The
music is under the direction
of Mrs. Art hur Bates and the
accompanist for the evening
will be Mr. Arthur Bates.
Tickets will be sold at the
door. Adults $1 and students
50^. The money will go to
wards building a fund to send
a few delegates from our girls
glee club to Anchorage to par
ticipate in the Spring Festival
in that City.
WEST LOS ANGELES, Calif
Actress Abigail Adam s is es
corted by Officer Lester Jones
after she was beoked for
drunkenness (Dec 12). Also
taken into cu tody with her
were actors Broderick Craw
ford and Myron McCormick.
Police said when arrested,
Miss Adams was barefooted.
(JP wi rephoto)
PNA Seattle-Anchorage
Flight On The Block
The Civil Aeronautics Board j
voted Thursday to eliminate!
Pacific Northern Airlines and!
Alaska Airlines routes be-/
tween the United States and
Alaska. The report came
through t!.er%merican Avva
tion Daily and the plan toelim'
inate the above two carriers
would leave Northwest and'
Pan American Airways as the
only two companies serving
Alaska.
This decision, according to
the Board, must be submitted
to the White House for final
approval.
The report by the CAB goes
on to state that the Board fav
ors the renewal permanently,
of the Northwest Airlines’
Seattle-Anchorage-Tokyo route
and the granting of authority
for Pan American to serve An
chorage.
A.G. Woodley, President of
Pacific Nortnern Airlines was
in Kodiak on Thursday and ad
dressed a special meeting of
the Kodiak Chamber of Com
merce.
“It is inconcevable to me
that the Civil Areonautics
Board could be contemplating
elimination of Pacific North
ern Airlines from service be
tween the United States and
Alaska as reported in the A
merica Aviation Daily today/'
said Woodly. “The Board Bur
ea Counsel has formilly re
commended renewal of Pacific
Northerns overseas routes in
to the additional points of
Ketchikan and Fairbanks. The
Board Chief Examiner has al
so recommended in unequivocal
language that Pacific North
ern Airlines overseas be re
newed." he stated.
Pacific Nothern Airlines
provides more air service to
the Territory of Alaska both
within Alaska and between
Alaska and the United States
than any other carrier, includ
ing Pan American and North
west. In its overseas operations
Pacific Northern Airlines re
quires less government sub
sidy than any other carrier.
During the entire course
of the extensive public hear
ings that have been conduct
ed by the Board for the past
two years, the one indisput
able fact that has always been
apparent and has never been
challenged is that Pacitc
Northern Airlines is the lar
gest and most economical car
rier serving the Territory, In
the light of this fact it is in
credible that the Board could
be seriously considering eli
T.ination of Pacific Northern
Airlines overseas service and
it is equally incrediabie that
the Board would consider en
trusting the Territories eh*
lire air transportation life line
to two international carriers
such as Northwest and' Pan
American,” Woodley con
tinued.
“Many rumors have been
circulated in recent weeks
about the possible nature of
the Boards pending decision in
the States-Alaska case but I
am completely confident that
the final decision will fully
recognize Pacific Northern
Airlines vital role in Alaska
air transportation and will
provide both for renewal and
extension of Pacific Northern
Airlines overseas service” he
concluded.
Surpise For Kids
This years Christmas Party
for the Kodiax children will
b° held at the Crpheum Thea
tre Friday, December 24th at
1C am. The party this year is
sponsored by a group of Ko
diak businessmen and Rotary
Club will furnish the Santa -
Claus as usual.
The movie itself is a sur
prise and will be shown at
10 am for all school children
who w 11 be admitted free. Im
mediately after the show
Santa will be on hand to giv&
out the stockings full of
goodies.
History Repeats
In a special interview with
Jack Lee, aged Kodiak pros
pector, about the curtailment
of the crab industry here i»
Kouiak, Jack had this to say.
i “History is repeating itself
Back in 1902 and 1903 the US
Government lowered the tariff
on J apanese cod fish and threw
2500 people out of work at
Unga and Unalaska, btcause
the Aleutian Chain fishermen
couldn’t compete with the
Japanese price when they
flooded the market with their
cod. And now the King Crab
Industry is laced with the
same situation.”
DenhomeNeilson was arrest
ed by the City police and for
feited a $ 5.00 bond by not a
ppearing for trial on Monday
morning
Elmendorf Air Force bested
Kodiak in the inter-Base box
ing bouts 5 to 2 last night. One
bout was called off due to ill
ness.