VOL 11 NO 41
KODIAK. ALASKA
DECEMBER 15, 1951
PRICE 10 CENTS
"News of oAmerica’s Last Frontier’
Rotary Christmas Party
To Be Held Thursday
All children in Kodiak and
vicinity have been invited to
attend the annual Rotary
sponsored Christmas party
Thursday at the Orpheum
Theatre.
The program for the even
ing will be presented by stu
dents of the Kodiak Public
School. The programs are
scheduled to begin at 7 and
8:30 pm.
Following the program Sa n
ta Claus will be in the lobby
of the theatre to distribute
presents to all the children.
Children of pre-school age are
requested to bring their
parents.
The use of the theatre is
donated by the Orpheum man
agement. The presents of
fruit and candy for the child
ren are madepossibleeach year
by the assessment of fines on
members of Rotary Club 5533
during the weekly meetings
at the Montmartre Inn.
Club members will meet to
prepare the presents and
packages which Santa Claus
will distribute on Thursday
night.
ACS Asks For
Reservations
The ACS has urged all resi
dents wishing to make holi
day long distant telephone
calls to the states to make
their reservations now.
The ACS Kodiak shares
circuit time to the states with
Adak. Kodiak is allotted the
even hours 12 noon to 10 pm
and full time 10 pm to 11 am
from 4 pm, December 22, to
10 pm December 26. The same
hours apply from 4 pm, De
cember 29 to January 2, Cap
tain Larry Bucy, officer in
charge, said yesterday.
Reservation will be made on
the basis of four calls per
hour allowing three calls
southbound and one north
bound. Capt. Buey suggested
that everyone make their re
servations early.
Martzes Delayed
Because Of Funeral
Mr. and Mrs. James Martz,
who were expected to return
from Seattle Monday and
Tuesday, have been delayed
because of the death of Mrs.
Martz’ father.
Martz was flown to the Vir
ginia Mason Clinic in Seattle
several weeks ago for special
medical treatment. Mrs.
Martz accompanied her hus
band on the trip outside.
Kodiak Declared
Critical Area
Kodiak has been declared a
critical housing- area by the
Department of Defense Dele
gate E. L. Bartlett wired
Mayor Lee Bettinger Wednes
day.
The only other two areas in
the territory that have been so
designated are Anchorage and
Fairbanks.
The department’s action will
be of benefit to the housing
project which is scheduled to
be built in the east addition as
soon as the water and sewer
project is completed.
“Work on the project should
be underway by spring, ” Bet-i
tinger told the council Monday J
night. He added that a firm in
Portland would be in charge of
the construction of houses.
The houses will be pre-fabric
ated type dwellings.
Earlier it was announced
that Ray Lewis, Los Angeles
contractor, would be in charge
of the construction for the
housing project.
By declaring Kodiak a criti
cal housing area the builders
will nave priority on all build
ing materials needed, Bet
tinger said.
LaLande Returns
From Lodge Visits
Max LaLande, deputy
Grand Exalted Ruler for A
laska West, returned to Ko
diak this week after visiting
all the Elk lodges in his juris
diction.
He attended meetings in
Seward, Fairbanks, Anchor
age, Cordova, Palmer and
Homer. Mrs. LaLande ac
companied him on the trip.
While in Homer they visited
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Christen
son, sister and brother-in-law
of LaLande.
PNA Names
New Manager
Walter H. Zeiser, former
Pan American World Airways
sales manager, has been
named Agency and Interline
Sales Manager for Pacific
Northern Airlines.
He has been active in air
line and steamship transporta
tion for over 25 years.
Ernie Stolen, district man
ager for the Encyclopaedia
Britannica, was in town this
week. He plans to remain
here until next Saturday.
Pageant To Show
Two Nights
Two performances of the
Christmas Pageant of the
Nativity will be given at the
U. S. Naval Station gym
nasium. The first wiH be pre
sented on Saturday, December
22 at 8 pm and the second on
December 23 at the same
time.
Invitation tickets for the
congregations of all Kodiak
churches will be available at
the various churches tomor
row. A section in the gym
nasium will be reserved for
the ticket holders.
Members of the churches
who are participating in the
Pageant will need these in
vitation tickets to get on the
base for rehearsals as well as
for the performance.
All sections of the Pageant
Choir have been filled with a
total of 75 voices. The Rus
sian Orthodox Choir will sing
Christmas hymns in Old Sla
vic. There will be 50 costumed
people in the cast.
Bank Deposits
Reach New High
Total deposits at the Bank
of Kodiak reached an all time
high of $3,630,000 at the close
of business last week.
Savings accounts total $925,
000 and checking accounts
$2,705,000. These are the
largest totals which have been
reached during 1951.
The highest deposit during
1950 was on August 15 when
the total stood $3,135,000. At
that time savings deposits
amounted to $715,000. and
checking accounts $2,420,000.
“Deposits have increased
faster than loans, “Marshall
Crutcher, president of the
bank, said yesterday. “Loans
one year ago were about
$795,000 whereas today they
are about $860,000.”
Rockneys Outside
For Vacation
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Rockney
were scheduled to leave yes
terday for a two and a half
months’ vacation in the states.
They will spend Christmas
with their son in Portland,
and will also visit relatives in
Minnesota.
During their absence, Cliff
Mowry will drive the Shopper
for Mrs. Rockney.
James Hamilton, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Hamilton of
Kodiak Naval Station, is ex
pected home for the Christmas
holidays. He is a student at
University of Washington.
Orpheum Theatre Sold
To Anchorage Firm
Baptist Annual
Program Dec. 19
Congregationl singing of
Christmas carols, reading of
the Scripture, prayer, the
presentation by the kinder
garten and nursery depart
ments of several numbers will
make up the annual Christ
mas program at the Baptist
Church Wednesday evening.
The program will start at
7:30 pm, Mrs. S. K. Alvine,
general chairman, announced
yesterday.
The closing part of the pro
gram will be a presentation of
the Nativity story by the choir
and organ. During the tableau
Mrs. M. S. Burnham will sing
a solo, Mary’s Lullaby. The
free-will offering of the even
ing will be dedicated to the
new building which is near
ing completion. The public is
invited to attend the program.
At the close of the service
the children will receive j
Christmas treats from the
Sunday School.
Second Operation
For Police Chief
Carter Seymour, Kodiak
chief of police, has received
additional surgery for a gun
shot wound in his right arm
at Virginia Mason Clinic in
Seattle.
A letter from Mr. and Mrs.
Seymour said their new ad
dress for the coming weeks
would be P. 0. Box 284,
Montesano, Washington.
Mayor Leaves
For Anchorage
Mayor Lee C. Bettinger
left Wednesday via PNA for
Anchorage on city business re
garding the proposed housing
project in the east addition.
He had returned Mon
day from Anchorage in time
for the regular council meet
ing that night.
Former Resident
Killed By Car
Mrs. Eulah Smith, 40, for
mer Kodiak resident, was kil
led when struck by a car on
the Redwood highway near
Grants Pass, Oregon.
She was in Kodiak in the >
early years of World War II
and worked for the Victory
and the Brown Bear cafes.
Her husband, Lloyd Smith,'
was a cook at the cafes.
Buy Xmas Seals
The Orpheura Theatre was
sold this week to the firm of
Poulson and Schock, owners
of the Denali Theatre in An
chorage, Chris Poulson said
Thursday.
The new owners will take
over the management of the
Theatre on January 1, Poul
son said. He was in town this
week to arrange the details of
the transaction.
The Orpheum Theatre has
been under the management
of J. G. Martz for the past
five years. Martz is now in
Seattle for special medical
attention. Jorgen Fredrickson
is owner of the theatre build
ing and is one of the owners
of the business.
A new manager will be
sent from Anchorage to man
age the theatre, Poulson said.
The Orpheum was remodeled
and decorated a little over a
year ago.
Carnival Receipts
Over $600
The Studenc-Parent-Teach
ers Association carnival at the
school building last weekend
grossed $632.02. Expenses are
expected to come to approxi
mately $100.
The remaining funds will be
ised for child welfare work,
to help defray the expenses
}f the basket ball team’s trip
to the annual Fur Rendezvous
tournament and for senior
dass expenses.
Members of the PTA ex
pressed thanks to many per
sons who attended the carni
val and made it a financial
success.
Annual Xmas
Tea Held
The annual Christmas Tea,
sponsored by the Women’s
Society of the Community
Baptist Church, was held
Tuesday at Sprucehaven,
home of Dr. and Mrs. A.
Holmes Johnson.
Mrs. Paul Randall gave the
devotional meditation which
was based upon her experien
ces as a missionary among the
Hopi Indians of Arizona.
Mrs. M. S. Burnham sang
Silent Night in the Hopi
language.
Mrs. Gil Jarvela read the
Christmas story from the
Scriptures. The Society was
hostess to the women teachers
and several other guests.
Ted Wiley recently returned
from a several weeks vacation
and trip to the states.