ACS LAUDED
Personnel of the Alaska Communication System received high praise today
from City Manager Ralph Jones who said "the personnel, both civilian and
military, of the ACS here are due the highest commendations for their
unstinting performance during the initial stages of the disaster in keeping
the lifeline of communications operating under the most trying conditions."
He pointed out that two of the women civilian ACS operators have
"appropriately been selected to receive the Meritorious Service Award, the
highest award given by the American Legion, for the vital part they played
in keeping communications open with the outside world and with the fishing
fleet and other villages in the Kodiak Island area," The two women are
Dorothy Valen and Lois Hausman. The City Manager paid tribute to all the
ACS personnel headed by S/Sgt. A. "Buzz" Sawyer who from the time of the
quake have worked to restore and make available 24 hours a day the vital
telephone and telegraphic facilities of this island community. Others cited
by name by the City Manager were: S/Sgt. Ronald Partlow, S/Sgt. A. "Buzz"
Sawyer, NCOIC, Station Commander, Al/c John Daugherty, Al/c Lanny Watkins,
E. W. Talbert, Jinny Carlson, Linda Russell, Jim Childs, Ruth Arneson (who
incidentally is the ACS chief operator in Anchorage who was on leave
visiting here and pitched right in to help!)
COLD STORAGE
Increasing concern by Alaska Ice & Storage officials over the sea level
problem was voiced this morning by Mr. Bill Gee who advised that they are
erecting a 3 1/2 foot coffer dam around their engine room.
75 STUDENTS GONE
School Supt. Ivor Schott today said that school attendence records indicate
that only about 75 students have left Kodiak, Refugees have been moved out
of the school and the school is operating back on normal schedule again.
The following boys from High School were given permission to join the searching party on Tuesday, April 7, 1964:
Edward Deveau Nick Shuravloff
Kenneth Lester Jon Lester
Charles Magnussen Marvin Frost
James Sholl Jim Fleming
Gary Brumage
VILLAGE REPORTS
EMPLOYMENT OFFICE ON RADIO
Employment Office Manager Doris Simon announced today that the Navy has
granted use of the base radio station to assist in getting men for work.
She urged employers to make their manpower needs known to the employment
office and these would be broadcast over the base radio station.
OFFICIALS ARRIVE
Three agents of the Department of Agriculture arrived in Kodiak this
morning and brought news of the possible establishment of an office here
during the reconstruction period at least. District Agricultural Agent Ed
Liebenthal, Program Leader James Matthews and Agriculture Engineer Robert
Gilden arrived from Homer, Fairbanks, and Washington, D.C.
AMERICAN LEGION AWARDS
Six Kodiak residents have been selected to be awarded the American Legion
Meritorious Service Award, according to George Cornelius. Joe Briones,
Deputy Adjutant for the State of Alaska American Legion, is coming to
Kodiak to make the award which is the highest citation given by the legion.
The six selected to date are: Leon "Ole" Johnson, Dorothy Valen, Lois
Hausman, Frank Irick, Ivor Schott, Trooper Don Church and City Manager
Ralph Jones.
GIBSON COVE
Pat Cannon advises that work on the Gibson Cove small boat harbor facility is "progressing nicely."
KODIAK MIRROR
Sig Digree, publisher of the Kodiak Mirror, advises that their office
temporarily will continue to be the Sears Roebuck Store. Production Manager
Wayne Kotula left today for Soldotna where arrangements have been made for
printing the Mirror until production facilities are rebuilt here. If
everything goes as scheduled the printed Mirror's should return with Wayne
on Friday afternoon's PNA flight.
KRAFT'S SUPERMARKET OPEN
Kraft's Supermarket reopened on a limited basis this morning. "It is a bit crude
but we have reopened," owner Walter Kraft remarked.