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VOL. 21, NO. 65 KODIAK, ALASKA, APRIL 28, 1961 PRICE TEN CENTS
Game Board Approves Longer Hunts
Proposal for amendments to the
Alaska Game and Guiding regula
tions were the main order of busi
ness to come before the Alaska
Board of Fish and Game hearings
held here Thursday through Mon
day, April 20 - 24.
Sport fishing also and commer
cial fisheries regulations were dis
cussed. Commercial fisheries regu
lations in the main are taken up
during the fall sessions of the
Board. Roy Selfrage was chairman
of the Board.
The bear season on Kodiak Is
land was extended to the end of
June. The season approved by the
Board will be from September 1
to June 30.
It was brought out by Ron Batch
elor, State biologist, that 75% of
the deer killed comes from one
small area. He suggested liberaliz
ing hunting in other areas that
are less accessible. He said the
deer population on Kodiak is dif
Urge Residents
To Furnish Rooms
During Festival
Finding accommodations for the
anticipated visitors here during
King Crab Festival came in for con
siderable discussion at the Cham
ber of Commerce meeting held
Thursday at the Town Club.
Art Brooks, Tourist Committee
chairman, stated the committee
had met a snag in finding housing
for the visitors. Single persons will
be provided for, with dormitory
type accommodations being set up
in rooms at the downtown school
house. “But it is the married
couples who may find difficulty in
getting accommodations,” he said.
The Kodiak Hotel is filled up, with
no more reservations being taken.
The opening up of private homes
is the only answer, it was brought
out at the meeting. All residents
of Kodiak with available rooms are
asked to show visitors “hospitality”
and register their homes as avail
able, and should phone Art Brooks,
at 486—5204, or at the Kodiak In
surance office.
Pacific Northern
Shows Big Gains
Pacific Northern Airlines showed
an increase of 51.3 per cent in reve
nue ton-miles flown during the
first quarter of 1961 as compared
with the same period a year ago.
The revenue ton-mile figure
climbed to an all-time first quarter
high of 4,268,005 for the three
month period.
Passenger traffic showed an in
crease of 40 per cent for the first
quarter with a total of 23,917,000
revenue passenger-miles flown. Air
cargo and express increased 71
per cent with a total of 1,124,208
revenue cargo ton-miles. Mail, in
cluding first class, increased 74
per cent for a new all-time first
quarter high of 548,101 revenue
ton-miles.
ferent than anywhere else in Alas
ka. The Department estimates
2,500 to 3,000 deer population here.
A small percentage is harvested,
he said.
Batchelor stated that there were
345 Elk hunters in 1960. He sought
a season from August 20 to Nov. 5
in the Tonki Cape area, which he
said was difficult to hupt, with a
bag limit of one of each sex.
Jim Brooks, management bio
logist for the Department, advo
cated hunting moose of either sex.
“There are 15,000 moose on the
Kenai.” He said it was biologically
sound to extend the hunting to
either sex.
Woman Murdered
Paulita Dolly Leonard, age about
51, was almost instantly killed fol
lowing a shooting in the home of
Manual Martin Davis, on the out
skirts of Kodiak, on Mission Road,
Friday night. ,
The shooting resulted from an
argument between Davis and the
Leonard woman. Davis is charged
with murder and was arrested al
most immediately following the
fatal shooting. The victim was shot
once through the head with a 30-30
rifle.
Davis admitted he shot the
woman. He went to a nearby home
following the shooting, and asked
that the police be summoned. State
Patrolman Jim Hussey, who ar
rived on the scene shortly after,
took Davis in custody.
Davis, age 67, has lived in Ko
diak for many years. He was un
employed at the time.
Standard Oil
Adds 27th Well
ANCHORAGE (A*)—The comple
tion of the 27th oil well in the
Swanson River field of the Kenai
Peninsula has been announced by
Standard Oil Company of Cali
fornia, operator for the field.
The new well was completed
Monday with an initial production
of about 700 barrels daily.
Alaska Part Of
Fisheries Coop
SALEM, Ore. (/P)—'The Oregon
Legislature Thursday approved a
measure adding Alaska and Ha
waii to the Pacific Marine Fisher
ies compact. Washington and Cali
fornia have accepted this change,
which now must be considered by
Congress.
The compact is a cooperative ar
rangement for the preservation,
and development of ocean fish
eries.
SEIBOR AT YOKOSUKA, JAPAN
Ronhid L. Seibor, seaman ap
prentice, USN, son of Mrs. Vivien
Levan of this city, is serving with
Headquarters Support Activity lo
cated at Yokosuka, Japan.
Parade Plans
For Festival
Well Underway
August was mentioned as the
month in which to invite Hector
Chevigny, noted author and lec
turer, here for a series of two pub
lic lectures.
The dates have not been con
firmed as yet, according to Dr. Bob
Johnson, president of the Chamber
of Commerce, who stated the
month of August seemed the more
likely. He also stated that the play,
“Cry of the Wild Ram” may be per
formed here at a future date. The
play deals with the early history of
Kodiak in the days of Baronof.
“It looks like it’s going to be a
good parade this year, according
to Ray Martin, who reported on
the preparations made for the
forthcoming Festival. Most of the
details have been worked out, he
said, by the parade chairman, Gene
Sundberg. On the sale of tickets,
he said, it was hard to tell how they
are going. “There are a lot of them
out, but the contestants are hold
ing back in reporting them,” he
said.
The Queens crown, he said, has
been made by Anna Mueller, and
the Queen’s robe by Louise Tucker.
King crab hats for ladies of visit
ing dignitaries have been made by
Mrs. Coons and a group of ladies.
Following committee reports,
John Gibbons, member of the
Board of Directors of the State
Chamber of Commerce who at
tended the Board sessions in
Palmer recently, spoke on the
State Chamber’s activities as re
gards fisheries, legislation, and
tourism, as well as promotion of a
good “business climate” in Alaska.
Gibbons stressed citizens getting
behind a drive to bring funds to
Kodiak to restore some of its his
toric landmarks. He mentioned the
old Erskine home as a project well
worthwhile. He cited an example
of Sitka where the Forest Service
recently announced plans to spend
$250,000 for restoration of old his
toric landmarks. “Why not Ko
diak?” he asked.
Vast Jap Fishing
For Bristol Bay
SEATTLE (/P)—Japanese fish
eries are planning to put another
vast fleet into the Bering Sea this
year, the Bureau of Commercial
Fisheries reports.
Japan’s fleet, now beginning to
move out for the summer’s work, is
expected to include 20 mother
ships. However, Japanese fishery
agency announced the Japanese
bottom fishermen are barred from
fishing South of the Alaska Penin
sula because of the likelihood they
might catch halibut.
Bowlers To Meet
The new officers for the coming
year will be elected at the annual
meeting Sunday of the Kodiak
City Bowling Association. The
meeting will be held at the Elk’s
lodge, 2:30 p. m. Sunday, April
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PICTURED ARE THE new officers of the American Legion Post
here, who were installed into office Wednesday.
Left to right are Karl Brunstad, Ray Cobb, Carl Rodli, “Oakey”’
Chandler, Larry Loomis and Herman Vest.
Post Installs
Legion Officers
Carl Rodli was installed as the
new commander of the American
Legion Post here in a ceremony at
the VFW Hall Wednesday evening.
Rodli was elected to replace Henry
(Hank) White, last year’s com
mander.
Other officers installed were Ray
Cobb, Vice - commander; Oakey
Chandler, Jr. Vice-commander;
Larry Loomis, Adjutant and Fin
ance Officer; John Trent, Service
Officer; Herman Vest, Sargent-at
Arms; and Karl Brunstad, Chap
lain.
Hank White received a 100%
medal for commander who met
membership quota in 1961. He also
received a medal for personally
getting 15 or more members. Oakey
Chandler received a medal for get
ting 15 or more members. The post
had the largest attendance of mem
bers since 1950.
The members voted unanimously
to send a resolution to all Amer
ican Legion Posts in Alaska, seek
ing their backing, of the local
Post’s investigation of the present
and long range results caused by
the lifting of the ban on Russian
processed crab meat.
The Kids Parade
The children’s parade will be a
highlight of the King Crab Festival
this year, according to Gene Sund
berg, chairman of the parade.
He urged all children to register
entries in the parade, and is seek
ing the aid of parents in assisting
their children with costumes and
novel entries.
Fathomeers Form
A new club, the Alaskan Fatho
meers, has been formed, with John
Warren being elected its first pres
ident. Kenny Nikeferoff was
elected vice-president.
The club is composed of a group
of skin-divers. A femal skin-diver
is being sought for the position of
secretary-treasurer.
The Chiniak Seals are affiliated
with the Kodiak club. Paul Oas is
president of this group with Bill
Beaty the vice-president.
Alaskan Fathomeers are having
practice sessions Saturday, April
29 at 2 p. m. and Sunday, April 30
also at 2 p. m. in preparation for
the diving in the King Crab Fes
tival, May 5, 6, and 7. All divers
or prosepctive divers are welcome.
Expect Volume Of
Calls Mothers Day
A record volume of telephone
calls to and from Alaska on
Mother’s Day, May 14 is expected,
according to an announcement to
day by the U. S. Army, Alaska
Communication System.
To speed service, the ACS sug
gested that persons planning to
make long distance calls during
this period should secure in ad
vance the telephone numbers to be
called.
When exchange or telephone
numbers by personal correspond
ence is not possible, ACS will se
cure in advance the requested tele
phone numbers with no charge to
the customer. This service is avail
able by contacting the long dis
tance operator and asking for the
telephone number of the person
to be called.
Fast Journey Of About 5,000 Miles
Made By Four Alaskan King Crabs
And then there were the four
Alaska King crab that went to
Harvard. ,
It would seem from recent de
velopments that a couple of the
brothers of the King Crab we
honor here May 5, 6, and 7, are by
now educated specimens of the
ocean s depth.
At least two of them traveled by
airlines using propeller driven and
jet airplanes to rush them alive
to Boston, where they were en
rolled . . . well, received as speci
mens in the Harvard Medical
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