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VOL 14 NO 16
PRICE 10 CENTS
KODIAK. ALASKA JUNE 26. 1954
City Given
Ambulance
The ambulance, the VFW
purchased for the city was
presented to Mayor Jack
Hinckle, by Ed Pagano, Com
mander of the local post of
the VFW, in a most fitting
ceremony, and attended by
about 100 enthusiastic citi
zens on Sunday, June 20th at
4 pm.
A Chevrolet with all the
latest improvements for better
transportation for the sick or
injured, and an item the city
has needed for a long time
was stated by Mayor Hinckle
in his acceptance speech.
George Sonntag, senior vice
commander of the local pwst
acted as master of ceremonies
for the occasion and introduced
the speakers. Captain Rhodes
of the naval base was called
on as he was responsible for a
large donation from the naval
base out of the proceeds
earned through the Red
Heart Carnival. Major Mc
Carthy, Commanding Officer
of the Marine Detachment
also gave a short talk on the
willingness and cooperation of
fite base in civic matters of
this nature.
Music was supplied by the
VFW Drum and Bugle Corps,
with Paul Swanson conduct
ing.
Gray Nun Celebrates
Her Silver Anniversary
t Sister Mary Hilary, of Grif
|fin Memorial Hospital, cele
brates her 25th year as a Nun
jin the Order ofGrey Nuns of
the Sacred Heart, on July 3rd.
Twenty five years of adminis
tering to the sick, and nine of
those years spent in Kodiak in
Griffin Memorial Hospital.
All those who know Sister
Hilary have come to love her
dearly, regardless of whether
they have been a patient in
the Hospital or a visitor.
Kodiak to a man wishes her
another 25 years of marked
sneeess in her chosen field and
many many happy days in the
future.
Open Construction Bid
Alaska District Engineer
Corps of Engineers announced
earlier this week that the bid
will be or>en on the construc
tion at Kodiak, of a - 3-family
quarters building, a transmit
ter and communication center
building, a power house and
transformer station, utilities
to serve. Bid opening date
witl be June 28, at Anchorage.
The formal acceptance by Mayor Jack Hinckle of the
new City Ambulance given to the City through the efforts of
the VFW Post 7056. Commander Ed Pagano makes the
presentation.
Employment Security Commission
Cracks Down On Frauduient Payment
1 Information was released
from ESC Headquarters office
that another attempt to col
lect unemployment insurance
benefits fraudulently was suc
cessfully stopped and prose
cuted in U. S. Commissioner’s
Court in Anchorage.
Elmer J. Emery pleaded
guilty on June 16th, to mak
ing false statements on nine
separate claims, to sfeciire un.
employment insurance bene,
fits, it was said. Emery re
ceivpd board and room as well
as caSh compensation for
working in the Rainbow Rol
ler Rink in Anchorage all dur
ing4he time that he was filing
his claims, but he did not re
porton the claims that he was
working or had earnings.
Emery was fined $50 by the
Commissioner’s Court and in
addition was given 270 days
jail sentence. The Commis
sioner suspended 240 days of
this jail term on the condition
that Emery pay back to the
Commission, within 90 days
from release from jail, the
$493 ll\at he .obtained on the
claims that he admitted .filing
falsely. ,.c.; .
Washington D. C, (A>) —
The House of ft'eprtsphtatives
passed a Bill and sent it tc
the White House for‘signature
of the ‘President, making a
vailable $3,000,000 a year for
three years for fishery re
search, promotion of propaga
tion for the declining Alaska
Salmon'runs. '* ;il'!
Must Register
Married Names
James G. Browne, man.
ager of the Juneau Social Se
curity field office, requests all
June brides to have their new
names registered in the social
security records.
“A social security account
is something like a bank ac
count,” says Browne. “If it
was assigned to Miss Jones,
we cannot post credits to it
for Mrs. Smith. Unless we
have been notified officially,
we have no way of knowing
that Miss Jones and Mrs.
Smith are the same person.
Mrs. Smith may work and pay
social security tax, but we
cannot credit her account as
it was issued to Miss Jones.”
“June brides of former
years who have not corrected
their records should also do
so at once,” states Browne.
“It is very easy to change
your name in the records”,
Browne says. “A simple form
which takes a couple of
minutes to complete is all that
is required.”
These forms can be obtained
at any Social Security Ad
ministration field office. The
Juneau office is in Room 519 of
the Post Office building. Those
who cannot come into the of
fice can write to the Social Se
curity Administration, Box
1331, Juneau, Alaska.
$100 Doll On Display
The “One Hundred Dollar
poll” is now on display in the
Window of the Variety Store.
The Auxiliary of the local
Post of . the • Ametican -.-Legion
is sponsoring the sale of tic
kets and they may be ob
tained from members of the
organization.
Champion Rocky Marciano (right) scores with solid right uppercut to head of Challen
ger Ezzard Charles in eighth round of title bout at New York’s Yankee Stadium. Marciano i
eye shows deep cut sustained earlier in fight.
Celebrate :
In Kodiak
The Fourth of July celebra
tion will cover a two day
epead this year because the
4th falls on Sunday. Mon
day has been set aside as a day
of celebration also. Likewise
Kodiak has utilized this double
day festivity and two different
celebrations will be held.
On Sunday July 4th the*
VFW Post here in' Kodiak are
having an enormous picnic it
“El Rancho Foley” at Anton
Larson Bay. In cooperation
with the Navy, a gala affair is
being planned. Games and
races of all kinds are planned
for the kiddies and contests
and events for the adults.
Headliners for the day include
speed boat races, water skiing
soft ball games, and real
horse races. Picnic tables have
been obtained and a real good
time seems to be in store for
those attending.
| Then on the 5th of Ju’y or
Monday, the Charpber of
I Commerce has planned the
! regular annual celebration in
the City of Kodiak. This will
consist of the parade, races
and games for the children,
contests for adults . and the
| usual events of other years. .
fL Kodiak hastwo days of su
! per celebrations coming up 0$
j the 4th and 5th of July.
sure to attend both events. :j
; Radio Cldba-TdkS Part
in Natiorwljietd Day j
i 'The Naypl Station Amateur
I Radio Club and the Kodiak Is
1 land Amateur Radio Club held
‘ a field day test ot a con tin reus
I nature for twenty four hours
j in connection with the nation
1 wide hook up of “Ham£”to test
I the transmitting and receiving
equipment at fthelocfal stations,
Tbe two kodiak “Hams’ ’
that particitated in the test
were Verne St. Louis -KL7A\
and H.F. McDonald, KL7BEV
The test covered the twenty
four hr. pd. from 2P.M. Satur
day June 19th to Sunday 2P.Mj
June 2t’th, on Smith Point on
the Island. The test was in
conjunction with the National
American Amatur Radio Relay
League, a group of Ham radio
operators that extend all over
the United States ani her
Possessions.
The results of the test were
j most satisfactory.
James C. McAllister, age 28v
was arrested on Main S nee tin
a highly intoxicated condition
and taken to the City Jail on
i Saturday night. Sunday tnorn
ing bail was set at $2o liO for
being dmnk on a City Street.