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fOL 7 NO. 31 KODIAK, ALA3KA OCTOBER 4,1947 ____ PRICE 10 CENTS
FishHearing
On Today
The annual fishery heating
Igjji by the Fish and Wildlife
gpviee is set for today at 2:30
^at the Union hall.
ga opportunity will be given
to present recommendations and
jama changes proposed in AI
^a commercial fisheries regula
Satoa Thompson, who con*
jKted the bearing here last
j*, arrived by plane yesterday,
aaaaapanied by Steele Culbert
Batriee will be accepted in the
Baftak Free Throw Tournament
0f time before October 19, it
•as announced by Director Ken
Vade of the Community Center,
be postponement was made
■cessary by inclement weather.
Present leader is Dick Skinner
to scored 14 baskets in 25 trys.
Mayor Returns
Mayor Lee Bettinger returned
pterday by plane from Seattle
pAnchorage, and a brief busi
S trip to tbe States to secure
ateria/s for a new building on
Utbor avenue.
Mrs Walter Sipprell, acting
pat for the Alaska Steamship
nmpany, left yesterday to visit
ler husband, general agent, at
fcward
She will return before the next
Deaali and stay here until a re
placement is secured for the lo j
cal office.
Ad alarm was turned in at 2:21
p Tuesday for a ehimney burn
tg out at the coke plant but no
etion was required.
Aerog.apber's Mate Royle E.
Smith, “Smitty" to the folks at
he Community Center, is Kod
•k’s first official pinochle chatn
pma. Tbe young sailor piled up
010 points in five inning* to
■a the title from a field of four
Ima contestants Tuesday night.
Second place went to Bob Lear
iWe R. L Dawson received the
isolation award.
Aao'her tournament will be
tU in about a month.
! Couples Married
Harold Waugh and Julia E.
featsch both of the naval base,
ere married by U. S. Commie
loner G. W. Bubendorf Satur
Marjorie Heaser and Arthur
lurk were witnesses.
tte Thursday Father C. K.
&>! united in marriage Hildur
Mlena MeElwsin and Raymond
^ Van Buren, both of Kodiak
^teadants were Herman Gron
Mrs. M. A Rockstad.
Banker Bids
Kodiak Adieu
O. A. Torgerson, piesident of
the Bank of Kcdiak since its in
ception 7 years ago, left by plane
Wednesday for the States for a
long vacation trip and a new
home, perhaps on the Olympic
peninsula, one of his favorite
spots. He will be met in Seattle
by Mrs. Torgerson, and together
they will drive to California and
then East.
The day before he left the Ro
tary club, or which he was a
member and treasurer, devoted
its noon lunoheon to a farewell
program in his honor.
L. K. Wodlinger led off the
testimonial addresses, giving
"Torgy” credit for h<s services
for the Hed Cross and as mayor
of the city 3 years ago.
Ken Wade spoke of his untir
ing efforts on behalf of the Com
munity Center, and Dr A.
Holmes Johuson pointed out
that the Rotary’s community
playground was first conceived
by Mr. Torgerson, who instig
ated the fi st raffle to raise funds
to get it started Dr. Johnson a
director of the bank, said .t was
through the retiring president’s
personal efforts and hard work
that the bauk had achieved a
sound reputation throughout
Alaska and the State*.
President Jams* Martz also
dwelt on his many services to
the oommuuinty, and on behalf
of the club presented him with
a bon voyage gift of a pair of
Ahgupuk etchings on deer hide.
Guests at the luncheon includ
ed Admiral A E. Montgomery
Comdr L E. Steere Dr. Fred
Swenson and Dr H E Pop^
the latter two from the Hvgien ;
Tom S.Icox and William S one.
Marsh dl Crutcher r ew bank
president, »nd Ed Naugli o
echo >1 representative, were in ti
ated as new members.
Annex Vote
Tuesday
Whether the East and Leite
additions, lying adjacent to Ko
diak on the north, will come into
the eity at this time will be de
cided at the polls next Tuesday,
Oct 7, between 8 in the morn
ing and 7 pm.
The polling place for property
owners and resident voters in
the city is the city hall, and for
residents of the areas, at the
John Hughes residence on Mis
sion road.
It will require a two-thirds
majority of those in the areas to
approve annexation, and a 50
per cent majority of those with
in the city limits to approve of
their coming in. If approval is
given the election returns will be
| sent to the District Court aDd
immediately cn issuance of an
o. der of annexation the area will
be part of the city.
Two questions of qualifications
of voters have been answered by
District Judge Anthony Dimond.
One to the effect that voters
must reside in the area in which
voting; aud ownership of proper
ty by * husbaud dees not entitle
the wife to vo e, or vice versa
Both must have legal ownership
although no restr ction is set as
to bow long the property has
been owned
Liquor establishments will be
closed while the polls are open
Letter To The Editor
For whit, it Is worth to the
voters of the East additiou and
the l.eite addition in the coming
election of annexation to the
City of Kodiak, I would like to
ask a few questions. If you can
mswer these tew questions with
good workable answers, then you
may have no fears as to which
way you vote, because if your
answers are correct, and your
Takes Prisoners
To Anchorage
Deputy U. S. Marshal Paul
Herring left yesterday via PNA
for the fall term of the grand
jury at Anchorage, which con
venes Monday.
He took with him Sigfus F.
Sigfuson, charged with conceal
ing stolen property belonging to
John R. Malutin; and Anthony
Novikoff, held to answer on
second degree murder and man
slaughter charges. Novikoff is
accused of killing Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Nelson at Uyak lagoon
last May.
judgment sound, you an* the
masters of your future, and
whether you enter the City lim
its or not ie of little importance.
What would you do should the
city school system of Kodiak re
fuse to allow your child to at
tend the Kodiak Public school
after the 1st day of November,
1947? This happened in Fair
banks.
How would you protect you'
home should your neighbors
house become ablaze in a strong
wind and the Kodiak Volunteer
Fire Department refused to send
assistance?
Can you afford to go into Dis
trict Court in order to prevent
your neighbor from running his
sewage into your yard, or youi
well?
Would you rather be policed
by a City Police of you- selec
tion, or do you think you can
depend on tlie choice of otheis?
As tbft Community grows, can
you always provide yourseif with
sanitary drinking water and ade
quate sewage?
Would you like to have street
lights to guide you bonne in tb
dark of w nter nights?
Do you feel, because past city
Proposed Catholic Church Building
Missing
Man Sought
Polioe are seeking information
about Zack Cbiebenoff, about
44, of Ouainkie, who has been
missing in Kodiak since Tuee
day.
Employed by Patiiok Lynch
& Co., friends said he had sent
for hi6 family to some to make
their home here. Police said be ;
did not show up at his cabin on
Mission road Tuesday night and
has not been seen since.
government in Kodiak left much
to be desired, that there can
never be anything but poor man
agement in municipal affairs of
the City of Kodiak?
Do you feel that the City of
Kodiak should come out into the
East addition and make improv
meots before the territory is an
nexed and officially a part of the
City cf Kodiak?
1
Upon these answers should
rest your decision.
I have gone on record as fav
oring annexation. I don’t say
that I am light and you are
wrong if you wish to stay out of
the city limits. I would like to
see all the voters get out and
vote according to their best
judgment. I have opened my
home for that purpose, and I
bid vou ell welcome. Make up
y ur mind in your own home
and come csst your vote in mine,
without fear of being made the
iirunt of lidicule.
I do want to urge each and
every one of the voters of the
East addition and the Ltite ad
dition to vote upon considered
judgment and not petty peeves
and personalities. Because if
your judgment is wrong, just as
suie as the sun rises in the east,
there will be a lot of sot ry-peo
ple in Kodiak Piecinct and most
of them will be in the East- addi
tion and the Leite addition to
the Cny of Kodiak
May your judgment he to the
best inteieet aDd for the im
provement of our community.
Go i knows we need it.
Signed,
John C. Hughes
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Illustration shows the exterior
of the proposed new St. Mary’s
Catholic church, Kodiak.
j1 Modern in design, the struc
I ture is to be located on the chan
nel next to the ” rf> Memorial
hospital. John Maloney, of Se
’ attle, is the architect.