"News of oAmerica’s Last Frontier’
VOL It NO 5
KODIAK. ALASKA MARCH 31, 1951
PRICE 10 CENTS
New Rate
For Dock
A new tariff naming wharf
age, handling, storage and
daekage charges at the Kodiak
City Dock, which becomes ef
fective May 1, 1951, was ap
proved by the city council
Wednesday night during a
special meeting.
Tariff No. 3, which cancels
Tariff No. 2 and the one in
effect for the past few years,
fta based on the tariff now in
effect at Juneau plus an added
m
The approval of the new
tariff by the council came
after a month of study and
discussion of wharfage and
handling rates at the dock.
The action on the new tariff
began after it was found that
the dock was losing an aver
age of one dollar on every ton
at freight handled by the
longshoremen.
The new tariff is higher on
some items and. in a few
cases, lower on others.
A complete list of charges in
dollars and cents per ton of
2,000 pounds or 40 cubic feet,
according to the shio’s mani
fest. for wharfage and handl
ing is being prepared by the
city for distribution to mer
chants, shippers and whole
sale business houses in the
states and territory.
The mgnest cnarges are ior
the handling of explosives
which are $4.20 for handling
and $2.60 for wharfage.
Alcoholic beverages, which
are the second largest com
modity handled here, have been
set at $4.00 for handling and
$2.75 for wharfage, while
groceries in one classification
are $1.65 wharfage and $2.90
handling. In classification
two, groceries are $2.50
wharfage and $4.40 handling.
The higher rates on some
groceries apply to those items
which require special handl
ing. Perishable items which
awe packed in breakable con
tainers or those which will
freeze require special handl
ing.
The rate on automobiles has
been raised from $7.50 to
$8.50. The minimun charge on
any item is 25 cents for
wharfage and 50 cents for
handling.
The city council expects the
new rates to provide enough
revenue to make the long
shore operations at the dock
show a slight profit rather
than a loss.
Mrs. Bill Poland an 1 her
son returnel from Homer last
week on P M A.
Clean Up Drive
Set By Council
The city council has de
clared the week of April 9
through 14 as Annual Clean
up Week in Kodiak and ap
propriated $300 of city funds
to help finance the project.
The council will call on the
Chamber of Commerce to ad
minister the drive and to
solicit an additional $200, to
cover the estimated cost of
$500, required for hiring
trucks, helpers, etc.
The city is spending the
$300 to hire trucks and
workers because all mobile
city equipment and workmen j
are needed on other city jobs. I
In previous years, Ken 1
Wade, then director of the'
Community Center, spark- j
plugged the drive and used!
city trucks and volunteers and ■
hired workmen for the pick up
of debris.
John Gibbons, local garbage
contractor, said he would do
nate the use of his garbage
truck for part of the time this
year. j
Areas and the days debris
will be picked up will be an
nounced in next week’s issue'
of the MIRROR.
Oscar Awards j
Announced
Hollwood (A’) — Squeaky;
voiced Judy Holliday who
starred in Born Yesterday,
stole the thunder of more
serious actresses Wednesday
by winning the gold plated
Oscar, emblematic of top
movie acting achievement in
1950.
Jose Ferrer won the male
acting award for his portrayal
in Cyrano de Bergerac. The
movie All About Eve won six
awards.
Anne Baxter. Bette Davis
and Gloria Swanson were all
nominated for the prize but
Miss Holli day edged them in
the vote.
Kodiak— James G. Martz,
Orpheum Theatre partner,
said the picture in which Miss
Holliday won her award is
scheduled to be here shortly.
The picture in which Ferrer j
won his award will not be j
shown here as the local ]
theatre does not have a con-i
tract with the producing com- j
pany. !
-i
John Argetsinger, engineer
I for the Alaska Public Works,
j will arrive in Kodiak this
! week to discuss the school
! project with city of
| ficials. Argetsinger notified
Mayor Lee C. Bettinger of his
1 contemplated visit.
Siren To Signal
Enemy Air Raids
The pulsating wail of the
fire siren will signal a simu
lated air raid. Residents are
requested tt blackout houses
if at night and to keep streets
clear for military traffic. One
long blast will signal all clear.
Annual Infant
Show April 29
The third annual baby show
to be sponsored by the Vete
rans of Foreign Wars auxi
liary will be held Sunday,
April 29, at 1 o’clock ac the
Orpheum Theatre.
Children one, two and three
years old may enter the show.
Entry blanks, costing $1.00,
will be on sale at Bert’s Drug
Store.
As in past years a repre
sentative of each of three
branches of sevvice will serve
as judges. Mrs. Willard Hall is
chairman of the baby show.
Prizes have already been
offered by the following busi
nesses: Alaska Transfer,
Doghouse, Russell’s, Leo
nard’s Jewelry, Knudsen’s,
Kodiak Cleaners, Variety
Store, Thorsheim’s Barber
Shop, Bert’s, City Market,
Mar’Lou, Powder Puff,
Frontier Shop, Island Foun
tain and Norman Photo.
New officers of the auxi
liary, elected Monday night,
are the following, to be in
stalled at the first April meet
ing: president, Mrs. Arnold
Ewing; senior vice, Mrs. Hall;
junior vice, Mrs. Paul Bleich
ner; treasurer, Mrs. Edward
Best; chaplain, Mrs. Vern
Smith; conductress, Mrs.
Louise Hayes; guard, Mrs. 0.
J. Cryan; and 3-year trustee,
Mrs. Mill Vokacek.
Lars Haglund Dies
At Home
Lars Haglund, 62, a carpen
ter was found dead Thursday
in his home near the Knudsen
apartments. He had been a
Kodiak resident for the past
13 years.
Funeral arrangements are
pending, until word is heard
from his surviving daughter,
Mrs. Everett Sundholm of
Lake Grove, Ore. The body is
at the Kodiak Mortuary.
Mrs. Robert Sullens, wife of
a Coastguardsman on the
Sedge, left last weekend for
San Diego, called there by the
death of her father. She does
not plan to return as Sullens
exnects orders for re-ass:gn
ment shorlly.
Naval Station Tightens
Defense Against Attack
A warning against aggres
sor agents’ operating in the
Kodiak area during the mili
tary operation "Firestep” was
issued this week by Captain
L. J. Dow, commanding of
ficer at Kodiak Naval Station.
The All-Alaska military
exercises will include the Ko
diak area for a major share of
the activity.
Thursday night Capt. Dow
addressed a large group of
Kodiak residents at the Le
gion Hall and explained the
coming operation. Mayor Lee
i C. Bettinger spoke briefly and
I George Sonntag. Kodiak Civil
Defense Director, outlined the
city defense program.
Earlier, an information
' bulletin was distributed by
Capt. Dow to all base per
sonnel.
In the information bulletin
Capt. Dow warned; “It is
anticipated that ‘aggressor
agents’ will operate in the
Kodiak area after April 1
both on the station and in the
City of Kodiak. Tney will un
doubtedly attempt to obtain
Naval School
May Close
The school at Kodiak Naval
Station is among nine schools
on military posts in Alaskathat
may close next year , because
of changes in federal proce
dures at Washington, James
C. Ryan, territorial commis
.sioner of education, told
Donald Lawvere, base school
superintendent, recently.
Ryan told Lawvere he had
to notify 100 teachers present
ly operating the schools that
there is no contract for them
next year. Ryan further said
the territory cannot promise
$400,000 in salaries for teach
ers when there is no contract
■with a federal agency.
Lawvere explained that the
situation in the schools is not
confined to Alaska but is na
tionwide.
The school program on mili
tary bases is complicated by
an action of Congress which
has deleted school funds from
military appropriations. This
i stops the military from con
tracting with the territory to
cover the costs of schools.
Lawevre said he believed
the problem would be solved.
“Until Congress makes an ap
propriation federal officia's
can’t make a ontract and the
territory can’t obl'gate i'scf
tor $100,00 > unless it has a
contract.”
information concerning base
defenses and possibly attempi
to penetrate our internal
security for purposes of sirm>
I lated sabotage,
“All persons will be alert to
discover and report ‘stran
gers’ in the area or any one
making inquires of the base
on defense plans.’*
Captain Dow has requested
that "suspicious individuals”
be reported to the Officer of
the Day at Navy phone 254 or
202.
Citizens of the City of Ko
diak under the Civil Defense
.organization will be urged to
| participate.
j Effective April 2 until the
end of the Kodiak problem on
I Appil 6 or 7 no visitors from
j town will be allowed through
I the gate and personnel re
siding in town will be required
to have a special daily pass to
enter the gate during this
period, Captain Dow said.
! He emphasized that there
' was no need for alarm during
i the exercises. “Aggressor”
personnel have instructions
not to enter any buildings.
Gunfire and the use of explo
sives will be carefully con
trolled to prevent injury to
any person.
“It is realized that some in
convenience to individuals wilt
be experienced during the
exercises but the fullest eo
' operation and interest of 'all
hands’ is expected,” Capt.
Dow said. ,
All personnel on the Naval
Station have been ordered to
turn in all privately owned
pistols, rifles, shotguns and all
ammunition to the station
armory during the duration of
the exercise.
Drastic disciplinary action
will result from failure to
comply with this directive
I
Volunteers To Aid
Red Cross Drive
Four persons have notified
Mrs. Merrill Coon, roll calf
chairman of this year’s Red
Cross fund drive, that they
j wili assist in the collections.
) Those who volunteered are
| Mrs. A. Holmes Johnson,
•Mrs. Vivan Kilgore, Mrs.
Henry Haag and Mrs. Leon
Johnson.
The drive officially opens
on April 2. Contributions may
be turned over to collectors
or mailed to Mrs. Coor.
Anyone who wishes to assist
in the drive may call Mrs.
Coon or L. K. Wodlinger,
chaiiman of the local chapter.