King Crab Fishery Lures Boat Padilla
Partners To Answer Call Of The Sea
By Karl Armstrong
Among those lured to sea by the
fabulous Kodiak King Crab fishery,
is the youthful (33) Doug Lohse
^ Jr., whose business partner in the
boat Padilla insisted he didn’t wish
to be interviewed (so we won’t
tell you his name, but his initials
are Bill Burke.)
Although originally born and
schooled in Cordova, Skipper Lohse
has lived and made his home in
Kodiak for the past 16 years and
married a local girl. His father,
Doug Lohse Sr., owned and oper
ated the Doughouse Cafe here for
a number of years and before that
he was a man of the sea—running
tenders for Washington Fish and
Oyster Company.
Prior to heeding this most recent
call of the sea (Young Doug has
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also worked fishing boat tenders
before) Skipper Lohse owned and
operated his own taxi cab business
here in Kodiak for several years
and has worked for Pacific North
ern Airlines, driving bus, and cook
ed for a living.
The boat Padilla, which Lohse
and Burke brought up last fall
from Seattle, is a 45-foot former
halibut vessel. She has a 12 foot
6 inch beam and can tank 1,000
King Crabs.
The two partners lost out on a
large part of the past crabbing
season working out the invariable
and varied mechanical bugs and
kinks characteristic to a vessel
newly converted to the crab fish
ery.
Though primarily interested in
the King Crab fishery, Skipper
Lohse, who has had experience in
the salmon game, indicates that the
two partners keep an alert eye on
other local fishery developments.
“We could fill up the Padilla
with shrimp in four hours in these
waters” said Lohse, adding as an
explanatory note why they didn’t
undertake to do so—“All we need
is a decent price.”
“The shrimp are certainly here
in commercial quantities and the
fishermen know it. All the fleet
is waiting for is a market for
them,” he commented.
“We are not presently exactly
planning on salmon fishing,” he
replied in answer to a question,
but smilingly added, “And it pre
sently isn’t exactly entirely a mat
ter of our own choice as to whether
we do or not go for salmon.”
Local Teacher
To Study Science
Mrs. Melanie Draper, 3rd grade
teacher here is one of thirty-eight
elementary school teachers from
throughout the United States who
will participate in the Summer In
stitute of Science and Mathemat
ics at the University of Oregon.
One teacher from Brazil is also
enrolled.
The eight week course is spon
sored by the National Science
Foundation.
Purpose of the institute, one of
21 throughout the country, is to
improve the subject matter back
ground in physical science of ele
mentary school teachers.
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Model Airplane
Alaska Contest
Any Kodiak youngster under 15
years of age who can build and fly
one model airplane can compete
for the title Air Youth State
Champion, according to Clifford D.
Olson, contest director of the state
competition which will be held on
Sunday, June 24th, in Spenard,
Alaska.
The model airplane enthuiast
who competes in the four events
and places first will be named Air
Youth Champion of Alaska and
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Glanview Naval Air Station, Illi
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The four areas of competition in
the State Final Air Youth event are
Beauty, Endurance, Speed and
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write Mr. Olson at Box 128, Spen
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