VOL 22, NO. 32 KODIAK, ALASKA, AUGUST 10, 1962 PRICE TEN CENTO
Nurse Corps Commander Retires
Cnidr. V. M. Bates, Nurse Corps, USX. receives a certificate of re
tirement signed by Vice Adm. VVm. It. Smedhert, III. It was read
at quarters this week by Capt. E. C. Smith, Naval Station Command
ing Officer. Cmdr. Rates plans to settle in Kalamazoo, Michigan,
after a vacation trip in Alaska and over the Alcan Highway. She con
ducted a final inspection of nurses attached to the Navai Station
hosnital this past week. Her retirement becomes effective Sept. 1.
—(U.S. Navy Photo)
— Kodiak K apsides —
By the time you read this it is
expected that some person will
be the one millionth to have vis
ited the Alaska building at Cen
tury 21.
The event was expected to
have taken place about Wednes
day, Aug. 8, and chambers of
commerce and businesses were
asked to send gifts to the one
millionth guest. We hope the
District Salmon
Catch Tops Half
A Million Cases
Kodiak district salmon case
pack topped the half-million
mark the first part of this week
as a total of 494,535 cases were
reported by the Alaska Depart
ment of Fish and Game through
August 5.
The period covering July 29
through Aug. 5 showed a total of
148,121 cases—down about 8,000
over the previous week report
which was attributed to weather
conditions, not lack of fish, by
ADFG officials.
The breakdown by classifica
tion was as follows: 107 kings;
38,202% Reds; 2,040 Cohos; 402,
189 Pinks and 51,996'/a Chums.
A good many fishermen are ex
pected back in Kodiak this week
end, and the salmon run will
probably be over next week.
Meanwhile towards the latter
part of this week, the fishermen
found they “had to fish” for
their catches.
Kodiak Chamber learned of the
occasion before the Mirror. Our
letter about the occasion arrived
here on Aug. (i—the date the gift
was supposed to be in Seattle.
* * * *
The importance of the recent
success of the communications
satellite came a bit closer to home
this week when Sen. Gruening ar
gued that AT&T should not have
a monopoly over the statellite.
He argued that for geographic
reasons Alaska has had to wait for
its TV programs until the film
could be flown from the lower 48,
and that Telstar and its successors
could mean a great deal by equal
izing the delivery time of such
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Borough Meeting
In Mid-September
A meeting to discuss the forth
coming borough organization as de
creed by the state legislature has
been set for mid-September.
The borough law will do away
with Independent School districts
£\s such and provides for a number
of changes in collection of taxes
and limits of authority.
According to law, organization of
boroughs must be in effect July,
1963.
Rodger Pegus, director of local
affairs for the state of Alaska, will
be here to meet with the council,
school officials and other inter
ested parties.
House, Governor
Races Highlight
Tuesday Election
Kodiak, along with the rest of
Alaska, will go to the polls, Tues
day for the second time since the
state achieved statehood to select
nominees from the two parties to
make the races in the general elec
tion in November.
State-wide the center of interest
has been on the governor’s race
with three other Democrats, be
sides Gov. William Egan, seeking
the nomination. They are David
Newton toyer, George H. Byer
and Warren A. Taylor.
No less interest is displayed on
the GOP gubernatorial race with
five men, including former terri
torial governor Mike Stepovich,
seeking the nod. The others are
John B. Coghill, Dr. Milo H. Fritz,
Verne O. Martin and Howard Pol
lock.
LOCAL INTEREST
Of local interest in the three-way
race for the State House of Repre
sentatives on the Democratic tic
ket, Peter M. Deveau and Gilbert
A. Jarvela were both in the House
last session, but Kodiak’s repre
sentation has been reduced and
thus one will be eliminated. The
third candidate is Charles E. Weir.
Charles A. Powell is unopposed
for the Republican nomination.
Slight interest has been shown
in the state senate race for District
E, and about the only candidate to
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Kodiak Mother Struck Down By Auto;
Driver Faces 2 Counts In Court Today
Counts of driving while under
the influence and in such a man
ner as to cause injury face Ben
ton Pringle, 44, Friday afternoon
at 3 p.m. before Magistrate Mabel
Fenner in the district courtroom.
A car driven by Pringle, a Ko
diak bartender, allegedly struck
Mrs. James S. Anderson, Sr., a
mother of 13 children, between
Lil's Cafe and the Kodiak Clean
ers Monday about 10:30 a.m. after
jumping the curbing. Mrs. Ander
son was walking with her husband
at the time she was hit by the ve
hicle. She was knocked a distance
of about eight feet with her head
striking a rock, according to Chief
R. E. Vickery.
Mrs. Anderson was rushed to
Griffin Memorial hospital by am
bulance for emergency treatment
of lacerations, bruises and other
injuries.. She was released on Tues
day.
Pringle was released Monday on
a $300 bond after being taken to
police headquarters.
At arraignment proceedings
Tuesday afternoon, Pringle en
tered a not guilty plea and was
granted until Friday to obtain the
services of an attorney.
The injuries incurred by the
victim are such, according to local
authorities that specialized treat
ment may be necessary.
Nine District Canneries Explain Limits
Imposed On Salmon Fishermen In 1962
EDITOR’S NOTE: Last week’s
“Along the Waterfront” column by
Karl Armstrong carried a state
ment to the effect that:
“While most salmon fishermen
stand to make a good payday this
year after having sustained a num
ber of poor years, the happiest fish
ermen in the island’s fleet are
Alaska Packers boys who alone
among all the fishermen are not
held down by a limit. Many fisher
men are puzzled over the limit im
posed on them by other canneries
in that the tenders are willing to
accept the “overs” fish but will not
credit the extra fish to the fisher
men. The tenders advise that the
canneries will erbdit the "over” to
the fishermen’s fund of some sort.
At any rate the “limit” is unappre
ciated by the fishermen who
pointedly praise APA’s planning,
preparation and foresight and suc
cessful efforts to continue accept
Street Contract
Won By Welborn
Welborn, Contractors of Kodiak,
was awarded the contract, Thurs
day evening, for construction of ap
proximately 780 feet of street im
provements on Mission Road from
Main Street to Tagura Road for a
figure of $38,544.04.
Two other bids were submitted.
Bachner of Anchorage for $40,210
and Russell Wright of Anchorage
of $43,477.95. The bids were opened
at 5 p.m. and approved at Thurs
day’s council meeting
The work will be completed this
year and black-topping is sched
uled for next year.
Millions Dollars
In Salmon Head
For The Lower 48
Seattle (/P)—The freighter Tal
keetna docked Thursday and be
gan discharging 322,616 cases of
Bristol Bay red salmon valued
wholesale at between S34 and S37
a case or worth about 11 million
dollars.
The Coastal Rambler is due Mon
day with another big cargo. It is
the last of four ships bringing more
than 7 million cases south from
Bristol Bay, Kodiak and other
areas.
Three other Alaska Steam
freighters also now in Alaska wa
ters are taking on full cargoes of
salmon.
The Bureau of Commercial Fish
eries Market News Service says
total Alaska pack through Aug. 5
was 2,285,920 cases which is close
to the bumper pack of 1961.
To Remove Stop
Sign At Mill Bay
And Alaska Way
Kodiak will have one less stop
sign as a result of city council ac
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ing all the fish their boats deliver
for their Larsen Bay cannery
which is operating on an around
the-clock schedule to handle the
catch.”
Here follows a letter signed by
9 canneries in the Kodiak district
explaining the reason for the lim
its and what is proposed for the fu
ture.
Kodiak, Alaska
August 6. 1962
Editor,
Kodiak Mirror
Kodiak, Alaska
Dear Sir:
In your issue of August 3, 1962,
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Schedule Second
Ferry Bid Call
By September 15
Richard A. Downing, Commis
sioner of the Dept, of Public
Works in Alaska, wired Kep.
Pete Deveau, Thursday, that bids
for the Kodiak ferry will be re
advertised no later than Sept.
15, 1962.
Downing’s wire read: “For
your information Kodiak ferry
hid readvertising is scheduled
for not later than Sept. 15, 1962.
You may be assured that Kodiak
ferry will he a reality by spring
of 1964 in accordance with previ
ous announcement.”
Air
Pays Visit Here
Two representatives of Air
France visited in Kodiak, Satur
day, Aug. 4, to obtain information
and pictures about Kodiak Island
which will be used in publiety for
the French air lines firm.
The two airlines men were met
by Ray Martin, Kodiak's PNA man
ager, and George T. LeCours, tour
host and interpreter and chief pho
tographer of the USN.
The two visitors were Roland
Briends, photographer, and Etien
ne Veyrin-Forrer, writer.
Cornin’ Events
Aug. 11—Elks’ Club Pre-Infla
tion Feed, 7 p.m., Elks Lodge. For
members and guests.
Aug. 12—Attend the Church of
your choice today.
Aug. 12—Little League Season’s
Finale. Exhibition game between
All-Stars and Braves, Town dia
mond, 2 p.m.
Aug. 14—Primary election. Cast
your ballot at the Armory building
or at the city hall.
Aug. 14 — Rotary Club, Mecca
12 noon.
ENTERTAINMENT
Montmartre Inn—Exotics, Jean
ne Satellite, Dallas Darlene, and
Ruby Rae.
Beachcomber—Sing Along with
Rich.
o Orpheum Theatre—See schedulo
in today’s Mirror.