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VOL. 20, NO. 29 KODIAK. ALASKA, AUGUST 6, 1960. PRICE TEN CENTS
Protest Shipping
Of Bristol Bay
Salmon To Japan
Governor William A. Egan and
Senator E. L. (Bob) Bartlett today
urged the State Department to
utilize “all resources at your com
mand” to halt proposed Japanese
purchases of Bristol Bay salmon
for shipment to Japan for final
processing.
The joint protest to Secretary of
State Christian A. Herter followed
receipt of reports over the week
end that Japanese vessels now dis
charging cargo at Astoria, Oregon,
expect to load unprocessed Bristol
Bay salmon.
Bartlett and Egan take the posi
tion that transportation of Alaska
caught, unprocessed salmon by
Japanese nationals, or on Japanese
vessels, through the North Pacific
waters in which Japan has agreed
to abstain from taking salmon is
clearly opposed to the spirit of the
North Pacific Fisheries Conven
tion.
“We urge prompt utilization of
all resources at your command to
prevent such shipments pending
international resolution of differ
ing interpretations of treaty pro
visions,” the two Alaskans said in
their joint telegram to Herter.
Boy Scouts To
End Encampment
Eighty-two boys are in attend
ance at the Boy ScoUt encampment
being held at the Scout campsite
on the Naval Station. The encamp
ment ends tomorrow.
A Court of Honor will be held
Saturday afternoon at 3:30, which
will officially close the encamp
ment. The public is invited to the
Court, at which all the boys will
be advanced in scout ratings.
The boys have been housed in
tents, there being thirty of them.
According to Joe Rayfield and
Jerry LeBarron, Scout executives
in charge, the camp has been a
great success.
Joe Rayfield is a recent casualty
of the encampment, and is in the
hospital with blood poisoning.
Theatre Group Scores In Comedy
The Little Theatre Group at the Lake Louise Playhouse on the
Naval Station has been turning out excellent performances to near
capacity audiences the past two nights, in their stage production of
“Petticoat Fever." The last performance is tonight. Pictured above
is a hilarious scene from the comedy. On stage are left to right:
Don Anderson, Nancy Pottinger, Christine Quartana, Casey Angell,
Lin Lewis, Hy Stanton, Chaplain Jim Hutton and Mike Blackwell.
The play is under the direction of Mrs. Marion Strickler.
Photo by Ameigh
Sharp Quake Felt
In The Aleutians
MOBILE, Ala. UP)—.Sharp quakes
in the Aleutians were recorded by
the Spring Hill College seismo
graph. |
The primary phase began record
ing at 1:45:48 a.m. CST, secondary
phase, 1:54:49. Epicenter is be
lieved just south of Rat Island.
Lease Sale IVlay
Spur Development
Purchase of a substantial inter
est in 48,000 acres of oil and gas
leases in the Kenai-Cook Inlet
basin of Anchorage Gas and Oil
Development, Inc., has been an
nounced by Hawk Exploration Co.,
Lt., a Colorado corporation.
Exercising of an option with*
Anchorage Gas and Oil calls for
taking assignment of the acreage
and leasing drill rigs, machine
shops and camp facilities on the
present drilling site.
Anchorage Gas and Oil is retain
ing a substantial working interest
and royalty in the leases. The firm
will work olosely with Hawk, which
will be technical and managerial
operator.
Boy Scout Fund Drive Saturday Morn
A fund drive for the Boy Scouts
will be conducted tomorrow morn
ing. A City-wide canvass will be
made, which will include business
houses and homes.
Chairman of the drive, Doug
Preston, stated a large group of
men and women will hold a final
organizational meeting tonight
(Friday), with the drive canvass
ing being conducted Saturday
morning.
Joe Rayfield. Scout executive
Committee Named
A committee of three Juneau
residents to investigate the possi
bility of State acquisition of the
Juneau home library of former
Delegate Wickersham as a historic
shrine, were named by Gov. Egan.
They are Miss Helen Dirtadian,
state librarian; Richard Cooley,
research analyst; State Supreme
Court Justice John H. Dimond.
from Anchorage, who has been
here the past several weeks at the
Scout encampment, stated that
funds are urgently needed. Most of
the money raised, he stated, will
come back to Kodiak in the form
of equipment used here.
No quota has been set, but all the
money that can be raised is needed,
according to Rayfield.
Plan Bottom Fish
Survey By BCF
JUNEAU Iffl — The Bureau of
Commercial Fisheries said that an
exploratory bottom fishing pro
gram will be started soon in the
unfished area off Prince of Wales
Island.
The project will be headed by
Chuck Connelley of the Bureau of
Commercial Fisheries at Juneau.
Connelley was formerly agent in
Kodiak for the FWS.
Facts On Voting
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Every qualified voter present
and in line at the time prescribed
for closing the polls may vote.
A rule for marking the ballot is
not too well known. A voter may
mark his ballot by the use of
checks, cross marks or plus signs,
or any other written mark that is
clearly placed in the square oppo
site the name of the candidate.
Erasures and corrections do not
invalidate the ballot.
Absentee voting. Any qualified
voter may vote absentee at any
election. Absentee ballots may be
obtained by applying in person or
by a personal representative to a
Deputy or District Magistrate, or
the Secretary of State. Absentee
ballots can be applied for in per
son up to one day before election,
by a persdnal representative, but
application must be made not less
than four days before the election
when made by mail. For the pri
maries, Friday (today) is the last
date to send by mail.
Contesting election. Any defeat
ed candidate or 10 qualified voters
may contest an election. Among
other grounds, one is any corrupt
practice as defined by law suffi
cient to change the results of the
election.
What are the qualifications of a
voter? How late can a voter file
an absentee ballot? What is tne
proper way to mark a ballot? Are
you as an employee allowed time
off for voting?
These and many other questions
are being asked just prior to the
Alaska primary election. In order
to set the facts straight, a look at
the Session laws of Alaska, 1960
edition, provided the following
answers:
In order to qualify, a voter must
be a citizen of the U. S.; at least
19 years old; a resident of the
State for at least one year; a resi
dent of the election district in
whch he seeks to vote for at least
30 days immediately preceding
the election; must be able to read
or speak the English language.
Election polls will be open from
8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
The law allows time off with
pay for voting if the employee
does not have sufficient time in
which to vote during the day or
after work. An employer refusing
time off, or deducting from wages
for time off is subject to fine.
Fishing Here Still Continues Steady
Commercial fishing in the Ko
diak area is leveling off, but still
holding steady, according to Bob
Simon, area biologist with the
Alaska Fish and Game.
An estimated catch of IV4 mil
lion fish is reported for the Island
area, 70,000 more than last year.
Equally good fishing is reported
for all parts of the Island, with no
area outstanding. Good pink runs
are being found in the Marmot
Bay, Karluk, Uyak, Uganik and
Terror Bay areas. An estimated
433,000 pinks are reported for Kar
luk.
The fishing season will continue
to September 30.
Two Million
Fish Pack Seen
By Alaska F&G
JUNEAU (Ah — The 1960 Alaska
salmon pack, held down by poor
catches in Southeast Prince Wil
liam Sound, inched towards the
two million case point last week,
the Alaska Fish and Game Depart
ment said.
With the Bristol Bay red pack
of 985,859 cases figuring promi
nently in the catch thus far, the
total Alaska pack through last
Sunday is 1,967,553. The all-Alaska
Compensation Fund
Balance Increases
The Unemployment Compensa
tion Fund balance as of July 31,
1960 was $1,832,000, according to
Merrill E. Weir, Director of the
Employment Security Division of
the Department of Labor. The fund
balance increased during the
month of July as compared to the
preceding month as contributions
exceeded benefit payments re
ceived during the month.
During the month of July, 1960,
$131,000 was paid out in current
benefits as compared to $211,000
in June, 1960 and $213,000 in July,
1959. This is a decrease in benefit
payments as compared to the prev
ious month and also a decrease as
compared to the same month one
year ago.
Declaration of party preference.
Before obtaining a ballot, voters
may declare their party preference
but are not required to do so.
total pack is more than 700,000
cases above the pack during the
same period a year ago when 1,256,
798 cases were packed.
The Southeast area contributed
180,631 cases in this year’s pack;
central'area, 750,089 cases; West
ern Alaska, 1,036,833 cases. The
F&G Department said a reporting
error by a cannery in the northern
district in Southeast Alaska threw
last week’s Southeast total off. The
cannery reported the number of
fish received, rather than the num
ber of cases packed.
Of the Southeast total, 785 eases
were kings, 32,914 were reds, 5,231
were cohoes, 78,790 were pinks,
62,911 chums. In the Central area,
821 cases were kings, 210,176 cases
were reds, 18,325 cohoes, 228,380
pinks, 283,387 chums. In Western
Alaska, 33,451 cases were kings,
886,479 were reds, 1,687 cohoes,
10,140 pinks and 105,076 chums.
Firm To Reduce
Freight Rates
JUNEAU UP) — Gov. Egan took
official note of the proposal by
the Puget Sound Alaska Van Lines
to reduce the rates on groceries
and other items in Alaska, calling
the move a “step in the right
direction.”
The Puget Sound Van Lines on
July 21 asked the Maritime Board
to approve a reduction in rates by
nine per cent. The Board approved
the rate change July 29.
Egan stated he didn’t know
whether reduced rates had actually
been put into effect yet. He told
a news conference he hoped other
carriers in the Alaska trade will
also recognize the need for lower
transportation costs. The Seattle
based firm serves the railbelt area
portions of Northwestern Alaska.
Bortons Celebrate
25th Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. A1 Borton cele
brated their twenty-fifth wedding
anniversary Wednesday, August 3.
This is also Mrs. Borton’s birth
date.
A reception was held for Mr. and
Mrs. Borton and Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Mamaloff, by members of the
Church of God congregation. This
was also the Mamaloffs’ seventh
wedding anniversary.