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KEA Elects
1954 Board
The Annual Meeting of the
Kodiak Electric Association
was held on Monday, March 1
at which time the annual elec
tion was held and the various
committees gave their re
ports. Fifty-two stock holders
were present which was two
ever the prescribed .quorum
needed to hold an official meet
ing. Originally there were
twenty nominees for tt e
Board of Directors and prior to
the bailot two of these with
drew their names, Morris
Barham and Merrill Coon. To
offset this action there were
two write-ins on the ballot,
Pete Ramaglia and Ernest
Harding.
The nine of this number
elected to the Board were:
1. Wilton T. White
2. H. E. Spencer
3. E. L. Lightfoot
4. William Smith
* Basil Clark
* R. C. Wilson
7. Joe Gale
8. P. J. Kerrigan
ft. James Garoutte.
The Financial Report was
given by H. E. Spencer and
the total revenue for last
year as compared to 1952 was
9171,350.01 for ‘52 and an in
crease for ‘53 to $199,511.79.
The entire operation showed a
net gain over the year '52 of
9*398.71.
The Chairman of the Con
struction Committee, E. L.
Lightfoot made a report on
tile amount Of csnstruction
and cost of same for the year
K53. There was $65,000 on the
East Housing Addition and
approximately 5 miles of line J
strung, 50 transformers in
stalled 140 poles set, and 100
anchors and pole guys put in.
Approvimately 280 houses j
have been provided with
electrical service. The in
creased use of electricity has
’ made it necessary to enlarge
the generation plant and the
distribution centers. A new 8
cycle 650 KW, 950 HP Enter
prise Diesel engine is being in
stalled to carry the extra load
and larger power conductors
m the sub-station.
Basil Clark, Chairman of the
Labor Committee made his
report on this subject. Dae to
the heavy construction pro
grm carried on by KEA this
pa3t year the payroll made
suostantial gains. Nearly
$10).0)) wa3 paid out in sala
ries, two thirds of this amount
being paid to regular .employ
ees.
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Ambulance, Police Cars At Caoitol After Shooting
A crowd gathers quickly, ambulance and police cars are drawn up to the capitol
(Mar. 1) after the shooting in the House chamber. At right center, Capitol policeman Jack
Brunner is showing newsmen what he identified as a Puerto Rican flag taken from one of the
persons seized in the House gallery. In the wild shooting five congressmen were wounded,
|two of them seriously. (AVirephoto)
Basketball Team Leaves For Tourney
The Kodiak High Schoo
Bears will leave Kodiak Sun
day March 7th at 12 noon from
the PNA terminal for the
basketball tournament at
Fairbanks. These boys will be
accompanied by their coach,
Mr. Carpenter, the two cheer
leaders, Pat Kee and Shirley
Hutchins, and a chaperone for
the girls, Mrs. Carpenter.
The players making the trip
are: Billy Frost; Bob Norton;
Brad Poland; J. Anderson; W.
Morrison; M. Fitzgerald; B.
Squartsoff; A. Torgramson;
Bob Frost and August Heit
man.
This marks Kodiak’s first
venture into Class A competi
tion. The growth of the com
munity as reflected in the
high school, places Kodiak
High School among the Class
A schools for the territory.
This means that the Bears will
be pitted against such teams
as Fairbanks & Anchorage.
It is a little difficult to nre
dict how things will go. The
boys record in the base com
petition shows a won-lost
average of about 50%. It must
be remembered, however, that
in this competition they play
against much older fellows
then themselves. It is hoped
that Kodiak can again make
the fine showing they have in
the past against boys their
own age.
We are particularly happy
this year that’ the team has
earned their own way up and
back. Travel expenses are1
made up by the tournament
itself, but personal expenses
of lodging and food are not.
Due to the carnival held earlier
in the year, and the dance
held last Thursday, the boys
will be able to make the trip1
without asking for contribu-1
tions from the town.
I The boys will fly by charter I
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plane to Anchorage. There
they transfer to the Alaska
Railroad to go overland to
Fairbanks. They will remain
in Fairbanks until the follow
ing Sunday, March 14th apd
then fly directly by charter
plane from Fairbanks to Ko
diak. They will make the re
turn trip with the Base High
School which will heip cut
costs greatly.
Wounded Congressman
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Rep. Kenneth Rc berts, Alabama Democrat, one of five
congressmen wounded in a moment of wild shooting in the
House gallery (Mar. 1), is carried from the capitol on a
stretcher. Robert’s face shows just below sleeve of man wear
ing trench coat, center. (ANvirephoto)
Guns Blaze
In Gallery
The House of Representa-*
tives in Washington, D. C- *
was the scene of a wild pistol'
shooting demonstration with,
the assailants shouting for*
Puerto Rican independance.
this past week.
Five Congressmen were shot
down on the floor of the Housed
by three men, lead by a won|
man, identified as Lolita Leb-.
ron shouting, * ‘I want freedom?
for my country.”
The injured law makers*
were: Alvin M. Bentley,.
(R-Mich.); Ben F. Jensen,.
(R-Iowa); Clifford Davis,'
(D-Tenn.); Kenneth A. Rob
erts. (D-Ala.) and George H.
Fallon, (D-Md)
Rep. Alvin Bently, 35 years
of age was shot through the;
chest, the bullet passing
through his liver and lung..
Emergency surgery and four
blood transfusions wore given*
the solcn and tys recovery is.
felt to be certain. 1
Rep. Kenneth A. Roberta*
was shot in the knee; Rep. Ben,
F. Jensen, wounded in the;
left shoulder. Rep. Clifford;
Davis, shot in the right leg
and Rep. George Fallon was
hit in the hip. Rep. Roberts* i
also was given immediate sur-f
gery, but of an exploratory |
nature, because of suspected!
nerve.injury, which proved to#
be unfounded. :
The four Puerto Rican fana-!
tics were indicted Wednesday
on ten charges each, assaul^
with intent to kill and assault^
with a dangerous weapon.j
Their arraignment took- plaeer
Friday, March 5th, at which,
time they plead innocent ►
Lead by Lolita Lebron,
those under arrest are Rafae’
Mirando; Andres Cordero and
Irving Rodriguez, all from
New York. The four are in
jail in default of $100,000 bail
which they were unable to
raise.
Congress, since the shoot
ing, has voted to put on thirty
more guards in both chambers
and 10,000 passes were dis
tributed to all the Congress
men, placing the responsibility
of the visitors allowed in the
galleries, entirely up to them.
It was felt by the FBI, that
the shooting in the House of
Representatives is just a part
of a fanatical move by Puerto
idcan Nationalists to terrify
National leaders in the United
States.
President Eisenhower and
J. Edgar Hoover are both be
lived to have been on the list. •