^laQvca
juneau, ^
New Mailboat To Replace Expansion
A new and more luxurious fur
nished boat will replace the m/v
Expansion on the Kodiak-Aleutian
mail run, it was announced this
week by Capt Neils Thomsen, who
heads the Aleutian Marine Trans
port Company, the firm having the
mail contract for the run.
In a telegram to the Post Office
'here, Capt. Thomsen stated the
new boat, similar to the Penguin
type, will replace the Expansion,
June 1. He said the ship would
make the run from Seattle every
other trip, thus piroviding direct
Tariff Protects
Alaska Crab—Says
State Department
There is a 15 per cent tariff on
imported frozen crabmeat and 22.5
per cent on prepared crabmeat, ac
cording to statements released by
the State Department. The depart
ment also states that the lifting
of the ban on crabmeat from Rus
sia may not affect the domestic
crab market as much as originally
expected.
Sens. Gruening and Bartlett re
ceived assurances from the State
Department that it is felt that the
importation of crabmeat from Rus
sia will not affect the Alaskan pro
ducer due to the protective tariff
imposed. It also stated that crab
meat is in short supply.
Serious consideration is being
given the North Pacific fisheries,
and the expansion of foreign fish
ing activities into new areas of pri
mary interest to Alaskan fisher
men.
Assistant Secretary of State
Brooks Hays, in a letter to Sen
Bartlett, stated: “With regard to
the apprehension expressed in the
communications to you front indi
viduals and organizations in Alaska
. . . that the Alaskan king crab in
dustry would suffer severly from
competition from Soviet imported
canned crabmeat, it is difficult for
us to see the basis for these fears.
You will appreciate that the action
to lift the ban does not mean that
Soviet crabmeat will automatically
find general acceptance on the
American market. Soviet crabmeat
imports, just as crabmeat from any
other source, would be subject to
an import duty of 22!£ per cent.
We see no reason to expect that
Alaskan canned crabmeat, taking
into account the tariff and market
situation, should not be able to
maintain a fully competitive posi
tion with Soviet crabmeat.”
freight cost savings. He said that
“luxurious stateroom’’ accommoda
tions are being provided for pas
sengers.
S.P.O.0.K. (Forms;
Oppose Dry Dump
The newly formed Suburban
Property Owners of Kodiak, an or
ganization made up of resident
home owners outside the City lim
its, voted opposing the proposed
new site for the City dry d-ump,
■at a meeting of the group last Mon
day.
The vote came following a speech
by John Trent, president of the
-group, outlining the City’s plan
to use property on the We3t side of
the Mill Bay cutoff road. The ma
jority opposed the site on the
basis of home property devalua
tion.
City Attorney John Mansuy
spoke to the group and defined
Alaska law on incorporation as non
profit organizations and as public
utility districts. The forty-three
members voted to adopt the name
“Suburban Property Owners of
Kodiak as their official title. Initia
tion and yearly dues were estab
lished ait $1 and $3 per annum per
person.
The prospect of acquiring an op
erating tank fire engine for a vol
untary fire department was re
garded with favor. A meeting on
April 10th at the home of Mr. Pete
Blackwell has been scheduled to
plan and develop a workable pro
gram for self-help fire protection.
Seek Increase In
Elalibut Consumers
SEATTLE (A3)—The formation
of the Halibut Association of North
America, an industry financed or
ganization to promote the consump
tion of halibut, was reported Thurs
day.
Sponsors are producers of hali
but from Alaska, British Columbia,
Oregon, Washington, who market
95 per cent of the halibut caught in
Worth America.
The organization will sponsor
a nationwide publicity campaign,
financed by the assessment of one
tenth of a cent a pound. E. A. Ruth
ford, Seattle, is president. Trustees
include James Pinkerton, Ketchi
kan; Norman Weitkamp, Port Wil
liams; Elton Engstrom, Juneau.
Russian Orthodox Church Observes
Christ’s Passion And Resurrection
CHRIST’S PASSION AND
RESURRECTION
By Rev. Father Macarius Targonsk
By Rev. Macarius Targonsky
The Holy Eastern Orthodox
Church climaxes her annual wor
ship of her Lord, Jesus Christ with
the commemoration of His Divine
Passion and glorious Resurrection.
This year Easter is April 9th. Di
vine services are listed for the
Holy Resurrection Orthodox
Church here for the week begin
ning tomorrow.
To the Orthodox Christian, “Eas
ter” is more appropriately known
as Pascha, which is the Russian
word for resurrection. St. Paul tes
tifies that if it were not for the
Resurrection of Christ our faith
would be meaningless. Therefore,
the Holy Orthodox Church has cel
ebrated this event as the greatest
in the history of mankind.
Passion Week reaches its climax
on holy Great Thursday when the
Liturgy of St. Basil is celebrated
commemorating: Christ washing
the feet of His disciples, the Last
Supper, and Hjs betrayal by Judas.
In the evening the Passion Service
(Continued on Page 7)
Cancer Crusade
Begins In April
“"he Crusade Against Cancer,”
the "linual drive to raise funds for
I he work of t he American Cancer
Cohety, will get under way in Ko
dirk. beginning the first week in
Apr 1 and continuing for the bal
ance of the month. Local cancer
drive chairman is Sgt. Archie Zehe,
CO of the ACS here.
Mrs. William Egan, wife of Alas
ka’s governor, is chairman of the
961 Cancer Crusade for the State
of Alaska. Vice chairman is Lieut.
Gen. Frank A. Armstrong, Jr. Gov.
Egan has proclaimed April as Can
cer Control Month.
S t. Zehe stated that during the
month of April, the familiar jars
’vi : be placed throughout the city
for collections. A bake sale and a
tag-day is also planned. •
Mrs William Egan
M v Egan urged peoole to get
b::h .>.1 the crusade in three ways.
Tie first, to learn all you can
about cancer, its seven danger sig
nals, and preventive measures. Sec
ond, to devote time and effort to
the program of the American Can
cer Society.” There are many ways
in which people can help, Mrs.
Egan stated. “The third way is to
support the three fold program of
the Society by contributing gener
ously to the “Cancer Crusade”
conducted in your area,” she
stated.
Gen. Frank A. Armstrong, Jr.
ACS Not Sold
C. of C. Told
Rumors that the Alaska Com
munications System is up for sale
and that its property in town is to
be disposed of is not true, accord
ing to Sgt. Archie Zehe, CO of the
station here, Who spoke to mem
bers of the Chamber of Commerce
at its meeting Thursday at the
Town Club.
Zehe stated that he has heard
these rumors for some time now,
but he assured his listeners that
there is no truth in them. “I came
into the ACS from the Infantry in
1946, and I was told then not to get
settled as the System was being
sold.” He said it would take ten
years to dispose of the property, if
and when it were sold. He em
phasized that no property belong
ing to the system locally will be
offered for sale.
In a vote as to a meeting place
for the Chamber, the members
voted overwhelmingly for the Town
Club who offered luncheon at $2.25
per person with a minimum of 25
to be served.
Reports were heard from several
committees. Ray Martin reported
the King Crab Festival was pro
ceeding well ahead of schedule in
ticket sales and arrangements. It
was also reported that the crab
take this year so far exceeds last
year’s total.
Big Budget Bill
Passed By House
JUNEAU (J-P) — The House on
Thursday passed and sent to the
Senate the House finance commit
tee’s $55%-million appropriations
bill for fiscal 1962. The House vote
was 28-11.
The Senate is scheduled to act
on big budget bill Friday, clearing
way for adjournment of the 1961
session by perhaps late Saturday
night.
Child King, Queen
To Be Selected
The King and Queen of the Ko
diak babies will be selected April
9, when the annual Baby Show con
test is run off on that date. Spon
sored by the Ladies Auxiliary,
V. F. W., the contest will be held
at the high school auditorium at
2 p. m. on that date.
Entry blanks are now available,
according to Mrs. Schmacher, chair
man of the event. She can be con
tacted at phone 486—2496 for fur
ther information.
Three classes of entries are in
cluded and are as follows: Babes
in arms, which are infants up to
12 months old; Toddlers, children
from 12 months to 24 months; and
walkers, ages form 24 months to
36 months. No babies will be en
tered over 36 months old. “No pic
tures, costumes or uniforms are
wanted or required,” Mrs. Schu
macher stated.
Entry blanks for the baby show
are available at the following
places:
Kodiak Barber Service, Wodlin
ger Drugs, Louise Shop, Knudsen’s
Outfitters, Log Cabin Liquor store,
and Knudsen’s.
Japs Won’t Fish
South Alaska
SEATTLE LP) — The Japanese
government has rejected applica
tions by Japanese trawling firms to
fish the South Alaska peninsula,
the Bureau of Commercial Fisher
ies Market News Service reported
Wednesday.
The reason was that trawler
might take some halibut with bot
tom fish and the Japanese are
barred by International treaty
from taking halibut in those
waters.
Mirrored Reflections
By SIG DIGREE
There is one more word to be
said on that access road at Island
Lake. The residents are having
difficulty finding a government
agency to go ahead with the road
—it seems this type of road doesn’t
come in a category where the State
and Federal flow of money can be
used. But why use it anyway?
A do-it-yourself-policy of opera
tion might be the answer. Follow
ng is a little story of how one com
munity handled an even bigger
problem by this method:
“The Molalla River in Oregon,”
says the DALLAS STAR POST,
“is like many peaceful small
streams that under storm condi
tions go on a rampage. At a horse
shoe turn in its course it has been
eating away valuable farm land on
ts periodic sprees, so the farmers
affected organized the Molalla
River District Improvement Co.,
Inc. Following the current prac
tices, aid was sought from Great
White Father. This led to the US
Corps of Army Engineers. Then
the fun started.
“Dissatisfied with the engineers’
est mate of $188,000 for a flood
control improvement in addition to
erosion elimination, to be carried
out. at ome uncertain future date,
the farmers decided to start a ‘do
it yourself’ project. They borrowed
a tractor last fall and in some two
weeks cut a new 500-foot-long chan
nel for the river to bypass the
1,800-foot horseshoe. It has con
trolled the erosion. The cost was
some $1,500, compared with an es
timated $188,000 for the more ex
tensive government project.
“Commenting on this self-help,
the Feather River, Calif., BULLE
TIN said: ‘It costs the federal tax
payers nothing. It makes one won
der how much of the federal tax
bill could be eliminated, at the
same time increasing the efficiency
of operations now financed by the
taxpayers, if a little common sense
were applied to the problem.’ ”
* * *
We have a little chore here in
Kodiak, similar to the above case—
we refer to the diversion of the
stream that causes all our ice prob
lem in the small boat harbor. When
we say do-it-yourself in this in
stance, we mean the City, of course.
No doubt City Manager Bill Poland
has given this some thought al
ready.
* # *
If you can count to 11, you can
multiply 5,132,237,201 by 452,736,
(Continued on page 4)