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KODIAK, AI 4SKA APRIL 8 , 1944
(fitnesses
re Called
ft(!y Pearl, Tommy Jones, Joe
^,,0 and Jim Pierce were
red wifh subpeonas this week
all but the latter, who ex
„ tn Mave laier, left by plane
jav f»r Anchorage where the
,r8| grand jury will open next
eday All except Joe Maieno
presumably appear before
jury in connection with the
ulta safe robbery case,
bpsy Jerling was also sub
naed and it was reported at
I U S. Commissioner’s office
tt she bad been called in con
,1,ion with a bigamy complaint
blving Mildred Richardson,
lorraer Kodiak waitress, who
Tied a soldier, Herman Lind
^2, in August, 1942 in Kod
The ceremony was witnessed
ilia, Jerling.
Ither plane passengers includ
es. Charles Svendsen, War
Tayior and Mickey Ingram.
bject To
tatehood
Washington (^P)—Legislation
give statehood to Alaska
nld be delayed until after the
•,four government depart
itstold Delegate Dimond in
orts he made public today
n War, Navy, .Justice and
erior departments,
iecretary Ickes said: “I be
ntatehood is a desirable and
mate status for Alaska. How
f, there are several reasons I
eve staiehood is not appro
ite at this time. For these
ions I recommend the bill be
enacied at this session of
igress.”
he Justice department sug
ed changing the bill regard
the judicial set-up provision
thing persons holding federal
ttappointments to be citizens
daska as such provision is
required in other judicial
nits.
“e Navy objected to turning
r all public unappropriated
I, saying it would operate to
more costly establishment
'ailitary and naval reserva
® and might possibly affect
t naval oil reserves in the
itory.
"ta War department said it
objection to the bill but
ed that it be deferred until
war.
that the economy
a is not yet firmly est
and added that before
„ statehood the territory
^'1 he prepared to assume
l0us governmental and fin
'a' responsibilities. Hfe ob
^ Particularly to the section
1 Provides that the proposed
New Alaska Naval District
Announced
2 Councilmen In Tie; Knudsen Mayor
Election Questions
Bring Reply
A wire from the Attorney Gen
eral’s office, Juneau, received
yesterday by the Mirror, cleared
up a few points of doubt raised
during the election.
Answering a query as to Mrs.
Magnusen’s status the wire said:
“A peison living outside the city
limits is not a qualified voter in
a municipal election even though
property, used tor income, is
owned within the city. He may
not serve therefore as an electn n
official or vote.” Such illegal
voting will not in itself be suf
ficient to void an election, the
wire pointed out, unless it dis
turb the result of the election.
Concerning the removal of
Mrs. Dorothy Haag from the
election board because Mr. Haag
was a candidate, the wire said:
“The wife of a candidate may
serve as an election official.”
Advice as to settlement of the
tie vote is expected in another
wire which had not arrived up
to press time last night.
Guild Dance Set
For April 22
A hospital benefit dance, spon
sored by the Griffin Memorial
hospital gudd, has been ann
ounced for Saturday, April 22,a'
Blinn’s hall.
Tickets will be sold in advance
and will be limited in number so
that over-crowding present at
some previous dances will not be
a problem at this affair.
Dancing will start at 8:30 and
will end at 12.
E. L. “Bob” Bartlett, candi
date for Democratic nomination
as Delegate to Congtess, wired
from Anchorage yesterday that
he had started for Kodiak two
days ago but was forced back
and in view of the late date had
been forced to cancel his trip
here.
state retain all public property
and all vacant unappropriated
lands. This section, he said,
would turn over to one state
tremendous natural resources
acquired by the U. S. for all its
people.
I ekes also objected turning
over to proposed state control
the fisheries and suggested be
fore statehood the territory
should cooperate with federal
agencies in a program to develop
Alaska’s resources.
The largest number of voters
in the city’s history went to the
pullb Tuesday and chose Emil
Knudsen, owner of the Kodiak
Fountain, as mayor; Warren A.
Taylor attorney James Pierce,
incumbent, and James Martz,
manager of the Island Fountain,
as council members for 2-year
terms; and tied Jack Delane and
Charles Hopp in the fourth high
est position for the council for
the 1-year term.
Method of settling the ques
tion of the tie will be decided at
the next council meeting. The
old council will convene at the
next meeting and wind up old
business and the meeting wil]
then be turned over to the new
council Hold-over councilmen
are Ben Sholl and Larry V\od
linger; out going members are
E. A Peirson and William P.
Smith.
Mrs. Catherine Blankenburg,
city clerk, for a 3-year term, and
Jan Beukers, owner of the Bel
mont cafe, for a l-year term,
will comprise the school board
with Mrs Merrill Coon, hold
over member Out-going mem
bers are Charles Madsen, chair- ]
man, and Rev. Gregory S.
Morony.
Previous high vote in a city
election was in 1942 when 455
regi-tered and 361 voted
Clerks of the election were
Mrs. Marian Blinn and Mrs.
Helen King and judges were
Mrs Georgia Sumerlin. Merrill
Coon and Carl Brunstaad. The
latter replaced Mrs Pete Mag
nusen, who had been appointed
by the council but was removed
when the question arose as to
legality of her appointment be
cause she resides on Holiday
island, outside the city limits.
Definite ruling on this point and
on other minor que-tions that
arose this election is being sought
from Attorney General Roden
to prevent a re-occurrence.
The new mayor came to Kodi.
ak in July, 1940 and worked at
the base for 30 months during
■ which time he built the Knud
;sen Apartments. He purchased
the Kodiak Fountain from Al
fred Lian in March last year.
Mr. Knudsen is originally
from Seattle and first came to
Alaska in 1322 when be was en
gaged in cannery work. Since
1929 he has resided continuous
ly in Alaska, having lived in
Juneau, Petersburg, Wrangell
and Sitka and having engaged
in mining, fox farming and work
for the Standard Oil company
before coming to Kodiak.
Election Results
Total registration 420
City Election
Votes Challenged 13
Votes Cast 368
Defective Ballots 11
School Board Election
Votes Challenged 13
Votes Cast 368
Defective Ballots 18
Mayor
Emil Knudsen 163
Charles Madsen 115
W. F l^wis 83
Council
Warren A Taylor 196
James Pierce 180
James Martz 127
Jack Delane 123
Charles Hopp 123
Stanley Nelson 118
Paul Johnson 115
Leo Tyler 109
W. A. (Pat) Cannon 106
Tom Nachand 63
Henry Haag 58
Clyde Gal breath 56
Treasurer
O. A. Torgerson 298
School Board
3-year Term
Catherine Blankenburg 204
Hazel Nixon 137
1-year Term
Jan Beukers 146
Raymond Sears 106
E. H. Palmer, Jr. 95
Cannery Changes
Being Made
Frank McConaghy arrived
Thursday on the reconditioned
Duncan, captained by Leonard
Johnson, and is “up to his ears’’
in work superintending work in
preparation for operations of the
local cannery which will start
June 1.
The warehouse is now being
torn down and will be replaced
with a new 2-story one. The can
nery proper is also being enlarged
with a 70-foot 1-story addition
on the south side and a new high
speed line will Ire installed, re
placing the former 4-pound line.
A new sliming machine is also
on the way.
Glen Palmer, who also arrived
this trip, will return to Seattle
and will captain the cannery ten
der, the Cougar, to Kodiak. The
latter was purchased this year.
Mrs. Sigrid Wodlinger was ad
mitted to the GM hospital this
week after an X-ray showed a
fractured ankle bone, the result
of a fall at home a week ago.
Washington, D. C. (-A?) Cre
ition of a new naval district,
3omprising Alaska and the
Aleutians, was announced Wed
nesday by Secretary of Navy
Knox.
The new district will be called
the 17th Naval District and is in
command of Rear Admiral I' l*-*
M Whiting, of Watertown New
York.
Temporary headquarters art?
at Adak and an office will al
so be maintained in Alaska
proper.
Rear Admiral Whiting has
been a commander of a south
east Pacific force and command
ed a destroyer division. From
1938 to 1940 he served in
various recruiting assignments.
He was born in New York
City 53 years ago and graduated
from Annapolis in 1912.
(Efforts made by the Mirror
to secure release of this story
earlier failed as the Navy De
partment refused release until
this time.)
Yehudi Menuhin, world fam
ous violinist and former child
prodigy, arrived at Kodiak yes
terday afternoon on a tour of
Army and Navy establishments.
Concerts have been scheduled at
Army theaters Saturday and
Navy theaters Sunday and
townspeople have been invited
to hear him Time of the concei ts
an 1 information about passes
may be obtained from the Army
Public Relations office.
Dimond Hits
Fish Bill
Tbe Chamber of Commerce of
Kodiak, at a meeting Thursday
night, adopted a resolution con
demning the Wallgren fish bill
and recommending against it s
passage.
Washington, D. C. (/P)—Del
egate Antliony Dimondsaid that
the Wallgren bill is "still largely,
if not entirely, objectionable to
most Alaskans ”
"The bill does modify provis
ion of the present law almost
without limit, because it provides
for the granting of leases to trap
sites, thus giving exclusive fish
ing rights to those sites with pro
visions for renewal and other
provisions establishing priority
rights virtually in perpetuity.
Dimond said there is nothing
in the bill he could see that
would prevent heirs of trap site
holders from inheriting the es
tate.
"The bill contains no provis
ion whatever which will safe
guard residents of Alaska against
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