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Seizure of Boats
Without Incident
Tbe sexzare m the Japanese fi*£
mz was cose with Lntle
at: i_-; nc.-ixnt with tae Japan
ese h£-z?tn smd boat i«mkI
l—ijij nj ;n.cab*j to a~ re
quests.
Tbe first vesse. s*n«rt was ij
n| a in-±.->r off U zan.x Say wren
tr.e W .-izec-n. it ADF3KJ patfrol
boat sJLppercri by Lynn Crosby
aL-oc* side ini se^esa: Jap
anese cars# on deex to see what
was £onz oo. The Teal airier
the cemsasd of Howard Marx*,
was cccti tp oc then port Eds
5-tat.e Poke* Capl E L Mi -
6ekL W B Back StrwarL area
projection Kiperraoc for the F 3c
G Department. and Sr e mi Mott,
i yon-z Korean who wis bora in
Japan, isd was to act as inter
preter. boarded the catcher boat,
and the capca.r. was told be was
asder arrest A messaze was r>
(Ltoed to the captain of the mother
ship who hm^t hs ship to the
vieznrty He also was placed nn
der arrest.
The catcher boat and crew were
brought to Kodiak, together wpi
the captain of the ship arming
here Sunday morning
The second catcher boat sorted
later by the Widgeon came
through the Kodiak channel about
1145 pn Sunday
The State Patrol the protection
Diriiiw officers and the Attorney
General personnel were acting oa
specific order of Gov. William A
Egan to seize the vessels
Several Kodiak men had a hand
in the seizure and later in keep
ing the boats in custody C. L.
Hussey State Trooper stationed
here, was aboard when the second
Japanese boat was boarded. He
remained on duty throughout the
four days and nights before an
agreement was reached. Ovid
“Mac" McKinley, of the protection
diTisioc of the ADFtG. also was
on hand throughout the proceed
ings and spent boors aboard the
Japanese vessels as they were tied
op alongside the Teal Other De
partment personal also worked
“round-the-ciock1'’ thifts until the
boats were released and returned
to their mother ship.
Nine Lovelies At
Rotary Club Meet
Nine of the Queen contestants
were guests of the Rotary Chib
luncheon Tuesday. Each intro
duced herself and gave a short
summary of her life.
These contestants, each of whom
have been sponsored by business
es in town and dubs and various
activities in town and on the na
val station, were as follows: El
len Sandberg, sponsored by Ko
diak Motors: Polly Perry, with EM
Club. CPO Hub. Officers Club
and the Civilian Club as sponsors
Carolvn Rodrst*/* sponsored by
the Polar B^ar Cafe- Chickie Ze
he Elks and FmMom Clubs: Dawn
iarriia. K:<ut Aim;? Penij
ikglia, D k A. and Crptenac
Tleaire Gale Code Veterans if
Famp Wars. Aaeheaa Lepn
an; Fleet Esserrs Aasoc-ansa,
Eitrsa Ha.l Mecca Cai» aad
Da^e McsiKecadseas and
V ~ adtrat OctfiKers
Ouer isests iaclilrd Hoirard
Wakefield. Crr Gomsea. B-s?
Maisen J B Ta B£i Beeres
Vjctoc C Urban
Bartlett Backs
Gov. Egan Action
Washington Sen E L Bart
lett i;ied with Got. WJLum. A
Egan _n Alaska 5 seizure of two
Japanese fishing vessels
Bartlett said the governor nr
geasij requested advise and coun
se. from the state kpartmeot af
ter the Japanese fleet was sighted
early this month He said "The
record shows dearly that Gov
Egan sough: to handle th_s grave
vexing problem with delicacy,
and moved unilaterally only after
endless frustrations and delay.*
Bartlett stated hxs position In a
letter to the Washington Posh a
copy of which he made puhlk.
The letter was a reply to an edi
torial in which the Post said of
the governor: "Whatever the final
outcome may be. he needs to be
taught a lesson to the effect that
international relations are hand
led by the department of state
Bartlett said Egan sought State
Department advice April 2 when
the Japanese boats were first
sighted, adding "when seven days
passed without even the courtesy
of acknowledgement from the
State Department, while the Jap
fleet was actively fishing Egan
called a high official only to learn
he had not been advised of Use sit
uation.*
Juneau Jf- The appointment of
former highways commissioner
Sam EL Johnson as State Highway
Maintenance Engineer was an
nounced by Donald McKinnon,
new chief of the Department of
Highway*.
Kodiak Group
continued from page 1)
asent to release these vessels with
bo fine *
The statement farther criticizes
the Japanese method of falling
with tangle gear, which has been
outlawed, they say. ten years ago.
Alaskans, they said, have advocat
ed regulations to conserve the
seas resources Japanese methods,
they say, can wreck the resources.
Workers at .Alaska Packers .As
sociation. headed by BC1 Wright
also favor backing Gov Egan s
stand They urge letters and tele
grams be sent from here offering
him support. “When the State De
partment comes to question Gov
Egan about interning the Japan
ese fishing flee: he wil have a
stack of letters and telegrams from
the oeople of Kodiak to back him
up." Wright stated
CAPT. TAD AO HI GAS HI if A. extreme right, is aWtt to eadergo quarantine inspection aboard his
ressei. the Oh tori Kara a. fish rag boat seized by the State of Alaska, as the boat lay at anchor in
Kodiak Harbor. Others shoara aboard the boat are. from left. W. B. “Buck” Stewart, area super
visor of the protection dirisioa of the .Alaska Department of Fish and Game, interpreter Sueman
Moos of Kodiak, and l-S. Public Health Service officer M. E. Liadburg of Anchorage.
Photo by Jerry Bowkett
City Council Briefs Agreement Signed
Tie Cry Coared Las? week ap
proved actions of the Cry PLau
»:ng fflir.-v.-an taken at a recent
meeting.
In a mo*-on the Council suggest
ed the Commiseoe set up rules
on persons aonng surplus build
ing into Sxiii
The Ceased voted against
a roed which wooid provide ac
cess to ha property, as requested
by Edgar Burr-ess High cost and
'he fact that the road would only
be temporary were g^ec as the
reason*.
Request of transfer of liquor li
cense of Village 3ar to new own
ers received no objections
Ordinance number 243. which
re places the prerjoas sales tax
ordinance and provides for the
levy of 3 per cent was read in its
entirety ooee and by title twice,
and passed by the Council
Fine Imposed
I continued from page 1)
Jones established himself as a
qualified expert in Ka railing crabs,
when he gave a summary of his
experience in catching and pro
cessing crabs, dating back to 1927.
He stated in his testimony that he
had given instructions to throw
back into the water crab that were
not the legal sue This is 6m
inches mmiirtnyn
The crab were delivered to the
cannery by A1 La vine, skipper of
the Hooker.
Arnold based his case on
the Company's normal procedure
which is to throw back undersized
crab, and that crab arrived at the
cannery Late the night before and
that no criminal intent had been
established In his summation.
Arnold said the statute on which
the State based its action, was not
in effect at the time of the alleged
misdemeanor.
The Court in levying the fines,
said the statute, title 5. Sec. 102.71
of the Alaska Administration Code
was filed May 17. 1961 by the
Alaska Fish and Game Board, and
went into effect June 16. 1961
Defendants have 30 days in
which to appeal Arnold stated
the company would appeal
ccetmued from page 2)
rcgnmance. and that he move his
ship and boots out of Sheukof
Strait and waters now claimed oy
tre state The Court recessed
while the two Counsels conferred
tie Japanese fishermen
When the Court convened later
Tuesday a near agreement was
reached, white proved unaccept
ah.e to the administration at Jun
eau. and no farther court sessions
were held that day. The fleet
comsusder was brought in from
the mother smp the following day,
and through conferences an agree
sen: was reached. An agreement
was signed Thursday morning dv
the Captain of the Japanese ves
sel tor his company, the Eastern
Pacific Fsaeres Company.
Cape Xongo Eanasaki posted
bail of S23» and S5tt) bail was
posted for each of the other two
captains- The agreement was
made “to alleviate any further ar
rests. se mires or controversy over
the jurisdiction of said waters "
The agreement also stated that
neither party “shall waive, sur
render or abrogate any rights, his
torical or otherwise that they may
have had or claim to have had,
or which may be in existence at
the time of signing.”
Boundaries of Alaskan waters
as defined by the State were incor
porated in the agreement. The
Eastern Pacific Fisheries Com
pany agreed not to fish in Sheli
kof Strait pending outcome of the
cage, which will be tried in Su
perior Court in Anchorage. Trial
is not expected for at least one to
three months.
The fishing fleet was given five
days in which to leave the area.
Eight Year Olds
To Play Baseball
Calling all eight year olds!
A m'nor league for boys eight
years old is being formed. Boys
in this age group are unable to
play in the Little League baseball
teams. This is an attempt to teach
the boys of that age group some
thing about baseball, according to
Carl Rodli. president of the Little
League.
Eight year olds are asked to see
their teacher who will furnish
them with cards to fill out.
Mirror classifieds bring results.
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