"News oj cAmericct’s Last Frontier”
iL. 6 NO 50
KODIAK, ALASKA FEBRUARY 15, 1947
PRICE 10 CENTS
'enter Fund
low $4600
Kodiak Community Center
ancial campaign workers, seek
516500 to assure operation of
i Center for the balance of
• |7, had turned in over $4600
1 the Bank of Kodiak yester
'y afternoon. All workers ex
essed the determination to
ep at the job until they had
iarviewed all prospects. Sever
of the campaigners are expect
to complete their assignments
day. It is hoped that all per
ns who have not been contact
as yet will co-operate by cal
g at the Bank of Kodiak or
5 Community Center and mak
1 their pledges. Pledges need
be paid in full unless desired,
nee the Center is operated
• the benefit of the entire eom
jnity it is expected that ail
^idents will join together to
rry the financial load, Mr. O.
Torgersi.n, Center finance
airman, staled. This is parti
larly of families whose child
b are daily users of the Center
iilities, he added, and pointed
|t that a number of these fain
ts have not as yet been beard
JampaigD workers have re
■ted that, in many instances,
y iiave been unable to make
itaets because all the adult
mbers of a family were work
; and could not be reached at
; home. It is hoped these peo
; will co-operate by coming
th voluntarily.
Merchants and professional
:n of the city have responded
erally, with very few ex cep
ms, Mr Torgerson pointed
t. The balance must be ob
meti from individuals. Small
otribudons are as welcome as
rge amounts. If necessary it is
toned to canvass individual
the fall—after the fishing sea
d—to complete tbe fund.
['Attack” Facts
tot Known Here
Local m litary officials at Ko
ok report they have no mfor
atioo of any practice attack
it Marine'’ on Kodiak inland,
(reported recently by a news
tper correspondent at Adak.
The correspondent's story said
he Marines wanted to learn
(uditious “near the pole” and
were planning an attack on
odiak island using cold weath
J equipment and Bear, some
one nex* month
•'The (Jone'‘pwndent's story
luted as the source of inforuaa
»n the fact lhat officers at A
k “ had heard” such a mauu
r was planned
. i
o J. Much, butcher at Krafts,
It by plane t his week on a vac
Jkm trip to the Sla es.
Chamber Hears
Krug Report
Twenty-two members of the
Chamber of Commerce met at
the Victory cafe at boon Thurs
day for a regular meeting, pre
sided over by President V. G.
Ellis.
Among matters taken up was
a resolution, which was passed
unanimously, favoring continu
ance of the Territorial Develop
ment Board; a communication
from Delegate Bartlett, asking
the chambers opinion of the
steamship rate increase fight he
has been waging in Washington,
which the members voted to an
swer with a pledge to support
Bartlett in bis efforts; and the
matter of local business houses
closing on holidays. A committee
will be appointed to recommend
at the next meeting a list of days
f >r winch closures will be consid
.
ered
Mayor Lee Bettinger present
ed a detailed letter from Secret
ary of the Interior Julius Krug
in which he told of progress on
points which were presented tc
his assistant secretary Warner
Gardner on his trip to Kodiak
| last August, when Kru» was un
able to add Kodiak to his Alaska
itinerary.
Highspots o the letter are:
Kraft dock—‘ The dock will
be advertised for sale next spring.
In the meantime, the town will
have the use of the dock under
the present lease
East addition—“An order has
been prepaied for the sale next
spring of a pari of the East, addi
tion Some of the lots have been
aporaised for disposal under Sec
tion 23S1, Revised Statutes, and
will be sold in accordance with
i customary procedure.
| Restricted deeds—“The mat
ter is being studied by the Of
fice of Indian Affairs and by the
Office of the Solicitor. 1 am in
clined to agree with the views
expressed at the meeting in Ko
diak that, in many cases, there
is no good leason to continue
restrictions in deeds issued to
residents who happen to have
some Native blood It has been
proposed that legislation be sec
ured that would make it possi
ble. . .to conduct a general in
quiry into Native property own
ership in Kodiak and make a
general determination covering
the Native land in the entire
community, under which it
would be known promptly whe
ther each piece of Native prop
erty was to be restricted or un
restricted We plan to ask the
coming session of the Congress
for remedial legislation which
will permit this Department to
lake such action as may be
found to be justified
Ftsheries—‘ The t se of fish
rsp* will cont. nue to receive
North Sea
Aground
Vancouver, B. C. (iR)—Res
cue ships, after battling through
a southeasterly gale, removed
150 passengers and crew from
the steamship North Sea,
aground on Middle reef near
Bella Bella, 300 miles north of
Vancouver.
In a pounding sea the ship
struck the reef on the inside
route to Alaska late Thursday
night.
Rescued were taken to Bella
Bella where some were hospital
ized and others sheltered, in pri
vate homes. Two stretcher cases
were sent to Seattle. The ship is;
reported resting easily.
Gasoline Spills
Milton Smith, driving one of
his tran-fer trucks loaded with
hay for Bell’s Dairy, was one of
the few vehicles allowed to tra
verse the road near the tempor
ary pier after a gasoline tank in
the storage “‘ank farm” in that
aiea sprang a leak.
Gasoline, reported as several
I thousand gallons, flowed from
| the tank downward 'o the rotid,
where it gathered in puddles
along the inner edge of the high
way.
Mr Smith said the fumes were
v. ry strong.
Wally Gleboff, son of Rev
! Greforv S. Gleboif of the Russ
ian Orthodox church, arrived on
the Denali
careful study in the drafting of j
regulations. The number permit
ted hat been reduced and it is
possible that the use of fish traps
may be further restricted from
year to year. . .This department
will do what it can to encourage
the expansion and development
of the fisheries of Alaska.
Channel dredging—“ Repre
sentatives of the herring indust
ry asked that Raspberry Straits
be dredged to permit regular ac
cess to the ctuning plants. This
request should la? addressed to
the War Deparnnent. . .We shall
be glad to assist the War De
partment in its efforts to obtain
funds for this purpose.
Steamship service—"I realize
something of the difficulties ex
periends by the people of Kodiak
due to limited steamship service.
. .Representatives of this depart
ment have worke 1 unremitting
ly with representatives of Labor,
the Maritime commission, and
other interested persons and
agencies in effo is to prevent j
strikes, to li nit their duration, |
and to have additional legular:
service made available to Kndi- j
ak. We shall continue these el-!
fort-'.”
Accident Fatal
To Worker
I.arry Lae Rand, 34, was
kiiled in an accident near Baran
of cove of Danger bay on Afog
nak island this week, when a
large “cat” he was operating fell
on him.
He was engaged with others
in removing equipment of the
Danger Bay sawmill for ship
ment to Metlakatla. Witnesses
said the equipment started to
turn ever and he jumped but
not far enough to keep from get
ting crushed. His spinal column
was severed.
Rand had been here about a
year, employed as a civilian by
the Navy, and lived on Mission
road He wa< from Wadena, Wis.
and his next of kin is Rt se Rand,
wife.
Denali Calls
The Denali arrived at the city
dock Thursday morning with a
huge load of cargo, 770 tons and
passengers for Kodiak and Wo
men’s bay. (List on page 11.)
Outgoing passengers were to
get aboard at 8:30 this morning
with sailing set for 9:30
Discontinues Dances
The series of fiances at BlimiV
ha'l have been discontinued,
Walt Muller, who has been put
ting them on, amounced today,
The announcement came too late
to removp the dance ad on page
5. There is no dance tonight
The VFW Valentine daDce
will be held tonight at the VFW
Club on Mill bay road, for mem
bers and guests.
A door prize will be offered
and Dorian Coogan, steward,
promises good music and a good
time for everyone.
Youth Dies
At Mission
Fred Alpiak, age 9, died at
the Baptist Mission here Thurs
day morning from tubercular
meningitis. He was born in Kar
luk.
Funeral services will l>e held
at the Community Baptist
church at 2 pm today, with Rev.
Glen Chandler performing the
ceremony.
Collector Here
Marlin Fieldstead, deputy
collector of internal revenue, ai
rived fiom Anchorage.
Individuals may receive as
sistance on income tax returns
and turn them in to him on 2
days each week at the following
times: Saturday 9:30 am to 12:
30 pm; Friday, 9:30 am to 6 pm.
He said he will he here about 3
weeks His office is in the San
l>enm ho'e!
Ship Plan
Approved
Washington (A5)—The House
merchant marine committee ap
proved legislation to authorial
the Maritime commission to
contract with private operators
to furnish temporary steamship
service to Alaska.
The legislation would allow
the commission to charter gov
ernment vessels to operators for
use in Alaskan service, with die
government paying the insurance
on the ships and receiving 7f>
per cent of the operating profits.
The measure also gives the
commission authority to require
economical operation by the
Alaska Steamship company, the
Northland Transportation com
pany and the Alaska Trnnspor
tation company, and to coordio
j ate their operations.
The commission is also given
authority to increase rates Oper
ators have said they would not
enter into at>y agreement wit it
the commission until the new
rates have gone into effect.
New Superintendent
Richard Stockwell, resident of
Kodiak for over 4 years, has
been named as new city utilities
superintendent, replacing Paul
Stover, who resigned Stockwell
has been employed as a plumb
ing foreman at the base
The appointment was made
by commiitee and is subject to
ratification by the council.
■
Offer Fashion
Art Class
Formation of e fashion art
cla-s for high school girls and
women is under way the
Kodiak Community Center and
all interested persons are invi'ed
to contact Aileen Wade for en
rollment
The first course will run for
: three months, meeting on M«»
i day afternoons at 3:45 o’clock
At the end of that time it is ex
pected that an advanced group
will he formed and a new begin
ners group started The instruct
or is a graduate of the Fashion
Academy in San Fiaucisce
and has had a number of years
experience in fashion art end d«-»
signing
Enrollment fee will be $1.60
per peison to cover the cost of
tex'books Ouly other fees wit!
be for materials used
Formation of both beginner
and advanced lea1 her craft clas
hes 's planned for the near future
a; the Outer and iuteiested per
jsous are invited to emoll now.
i Margo Kiil giard will instruct
the oeg'iineM class nod a leader
i< now lieing sought for the ad
vanced group.