Kodiak mirror. [volume], November 22, 1963, Image 1

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Both City & State Paving Programs
For Kodiak Now Getting Underway!
Definite action to get Kodiak’s
long-awaited paving program un
derway began this week with the
announcement by the State Com
missioner of Highways, D. A. Mc
Kinnon, that the apparent low bid
of $1,543,760 by S. S. Mullen Inc. of
Seattle was now being processed
for award.
The state engineers estimate on
the paving was $1,711*597.
Smoky Stover of the Highway
Dept pointed out that previous bids
on the various portions of the work
involved had been turned dawn by
the state as being to high above the
state’s estmates. Stover noted that
the Mullen firm’s bid was “consid
erably lower than the state's es
i mates.
The project involves the paving
of Benson Avenue from Alaska
Street (Main) to the cutoff road
that connects Mission and Mill Bay
Road. It also involves construction
of curbs, gutters and sidewalks
from Alaska St. to 7th Avenue.
Last week the city began advertis
ing for bids on improving and pav
ing of other streets. The City’s pro
gram calls for improving and pav
ing lower Mill Bay Road from the
Boat Harbor to the Drug Store and
from the Hotel to Kashevaroff
Street and also from Kashevaroff
on up to Rezanoff. Also the bid cal
led for paving of Mission Road
from Belmont to the hospital. In all
the city’s paving and improving
program provides for almost one
half mile of paving within the city.
The state’s program involves pav
ing of approximately two miles.
The states completion date is July
20, 1965.
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Marine Falls 600 Ft. On Barometer;
Reported In Satisfactory Condition
A Marine corporal who fell from
snow-covered Barometer Mountain
last Sunday afternoon is reportedly
in satisfactory condition at the
Naval Station, Kodiak, Hospital.
According to members of the
search and rescue party, Lance
Corporal Dennis M. Domino, USMC
20, was “lucky” to have survived
the 600-foot fall.
Domino sustained multiple con
tusions and lacerations about the
head and body but there were no
fractures discovered.
Rescuers agreed that Domino had
been saved from possible death by
the slight upgrade on the left side
of the mountain before it fell off
steeply to the brush and rocks more
than 200 feet below.
“It would have been tragic if the
accident had occured on the steep
and rocky side facing Old Women’s
Mountain,” the same source said.
Domino and a buddy, LCpl. Rob
ert C. Larsen, left the Marine Bar
racks after lunch Sunday. They ar
rived at the foot of the mountain
shortly after 1 p m.
According to Larsen, it took
them almost two hours to reach the
height from which Domino had
came tumbling down. Larsen at
that point was 25 feet below the
ill-fated spot.
Shortly before the accident, Lar
sen said Domino had taken pictures
of the red flag he had planted above
another red flag implaced by a
group of sailors during an earlier
expedition.
Domino was found unconscious
two hours after the search party
went into action. He was taken iO
an ambulance parked at the foot of
the mountain and rushed to the
Station hospital.
Rivers To Visit ■■
Dinner Planned
Congressman Ralph J. Rivers
will be in Kodiak on November 25
and 26. He will spend the congres
sional recess in Alaska visiting a
number of communities. Mrs.
Rivers will accompany the congres
sman on this trip.
A No-Host non-partisan dinner
is being arranged for the congres
sman and his wife. Time and place
will be announced this weekend
and reservations can be made by
contacting Mayor Pete Deveau.
Death Claims
Vera Wodlinger
Vera Wodlinger died Thursday
afternoon in McMinnville, Oregon,
according to word received here
yesterday from her husband Larry.
Mrs. Wodlinger, long time Ko
diak resident and businesswomen
for many years owned and operated
the Town Chib bore. She was con
nected with Wodlinger Drug until
her hospitalization. She had been
111 for many months.
She will be buried in McMinn
ville. Funeral arrangements are
being handled by Macy & Co. Fun
eral Home there.
Kodiak Boars Meet West Aachorage
Eagles Here Toaight aad Satarday
By Coach Terry McMullin
The Kodiak High School Bean
will make their first start against
high school competition tonight
when the West Anchorage team in
vades the KHS gym. A second game
between the two teams will be play
ed tomorrow night.
West should have a strong team
this year. Bill Wiltrout, former
Supt. of Schools at Homer, has
taken over the coaching. He form
erly coached the Junior Varsity
teams at Anchorage and is well-re
spected as a builder of fine basket
ball teams. Also, West has the ad
ded incentive of avenging their 48
47 loss at the hands of the Bears in
the opening round of last year’s
Western Alaska Tournament. It
was considered the upset of the
Tournament and the Bears went on
to capture runner-up honors.
Kodiak will start the same five
thait started against the Navy All
Stars last week. Stan Sargent will
be at center, Wayne Kozak and Jim
Fleming at forwards, and Aloys
Kopun and Ron Franklin at guards.
Both games will be preceded by
Junior Varsity games between the
JV’s and West’s JV’s.
Varsity games begin at 8 p.m.
JV games at 6:30 p.m.
Ticket prices are $1.25 for adults
and high school students; 75 cents
for elementary students.
People wishing to buy season
tickets may purchase them at the
door — $8 adults and $5 for stu
dents. They are good for all Ko
diak home games.
Eight Days Left
To Win $1300
Eight days remain in which to
submit slogan and emblem entries
in the Alaska State Centennial
Commission contest now being con
ducted, according to a reminder is
sued by the Commission today.
The contest, which closes Nov
ember 30th, offers $1,000 to the
person submitting the winning em
blem entry for the 1967 event, and
$300 to the person submitting the
winning slogan entry.
The executive director of the
Commission, Bob Arnold, said the
emblem and slogan designated as
official would be used on medal
lions, pins, and publications issued
in conjunction with the Centennial
Assassin’s Bullet Proves Fatal
To 35th President At Dallas, Texas
By Rev. Don Bullock
The President of the United
States is dead.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the
36th President of the United States
was shot down by an assassin on the
outskirts of Dallas, Texas this
morning.
Death came at 0 a.m., Alaska
time.
The President was riding in a
motorcade, traveling out from
downtown Dallas. Ha and Mrs. Ken
nedy were riding in a convertible,
traveling towards an underpass
when suddenly three shots rang
out.
President Kennedy slumped, and
as Mrs. Kennedy reached out to
catch his slumping body, she was
heard to cry out, “Oh No."
Blood- appeared on the Presi
dent’s head, at the right temple,
as he fell back in his wife’s arms,
slumped over the turtleback of the
convertible. The car carrying the
wounded President sped on to Park
land General hospital where death
came at 9 a.m.
Governor John Connolly of Texas
was also shot, and lays wounded in
Parkland hospital. He was taken to
the operating room for surgery,
while the President remained in the
emergency room. Governor Connol
ly was wounded in the back.
The rifle used in the assassina
tion was found on the 5th floor of a
warehouse building along side the
highway. Three spent shells were
found near the high powered 7.65
Mauser German army rifle, fired
by the yet uncaught assassin.
Last rites were administered to
the President by Roman Catholic
Priests at the hospital.
White House sources reported
the bullet entered the President’s
right temple and passed through
his head.
The President and the Governor
and their wives were riding in the
President’s convertible which did
not have the plastic bubble top on
today.
Police say the rifle which fired
the fatal shot was equipped with
telescopic sight.
The shooting occurred at 8:30 a.
m. AST.
Shortly after death came, the
President’s body was carried to an
ambulance, accompanied by Mrs.
Kennedy who was in a state of
shock.
Plans called for the immediate
return of the President’s body to
Washington by plane.
Meanwhile throughout the nation
and the world shock gripped the
people on hearing of the near un
believable news.
Vice President Lyndon B. John
son, riding in the car behind the
President, was at first thought to
have been shot, but this proved un
true.
The attending physician in the
waning momants of President Ken
nedy’s life told reporters that when
he arrived at the President's side
in the hospital, "fteThdifhUm
in critical and a dicing condition.”
A tracheotomy was performed
and oxygen given to assist the Presi
dent's breathing.
Vice President Johnson was
sworn into office at 1:38 p.m. CST,
by a woman U. S. district court
judge, aboard the Presidential
plane at Love Field.
President Kennedy was the Na
tion’s fourth chief executive to die
from an assassin’s bullet.
Requiem Mass for the repose
of the immortal soul of President
John F. Kennedy will be held at
St. Mary’s Catholic Church tomor
row morning at 10 a.m. Father John
Marx said the services are open to
both Catholics and those of other
faiths.
Memorial services for the Presi
dent were held by Father Don
Bullock at 12:15 today in the St.
James The Fisherman Episcopal
Church.
Mayor Pete Deveau issued a Pro
clamation of Mourning shortly after
receiving word of the President’s
death.
Local Lodge Hosts
Elk’s Dignitary
Walter W. Sipprell, District
Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler,
Alaska West, will be in attendance
at the Elks Lodge session tonight.
A steak night has been arranged
preceding the Lodge’s session, with
serving from 6 to 8 p.m. A class will
be initiated later in the evening.
The District Deputy will speak at
the meeting.
Mr. Sipprell is a former resident
of Kodiak, having represented the
Alaska Steamship as their agent.
He moved to Seward, where he was
Exalted Ruler of Lodge 1773. He
is also a past president of the old
Alaska Territorial Association.