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The Russian pirate fleets have
returned to Kodiak.
State and federal agencies have
obtained indisputable evidence
during the past week that Russian
fishing fleets have once again in
vaded and are looting historic king
crabbing grounds developed by
American fishermen based at
Kodiak.
The marauding fleet of high seas
pirates returned to rich traditional
king crab grounds developed by
Kodiak fishermen nearly two
weeks ago and have been running
amok through the gear of Kodiak
pot fishermen.
Local crab boats reported that
the red pirate ships “deliberately,
and wantonly” smashed and slash
ed through strings of American
pots in typical gangster fashion.
The gear loss of 7 local vessels, the
Oceanic, Lex, Gladys R, Vicki Leo,
Honey B, Sunward and Neptune
is reported to be heavy. The Ameri
can boats were forced to flee the
ruthless onslaught of the large
Communist pirate fleet in the area
about 20 miles due west of Low
Cape near entrance of Shelikof
Straits.
Coast Guard patrol planes have
been able to photograph the pirate
trawlers as they unloaded king
crab . . . which heretofore they
have denied taking. The Coast
Guard reported that after the cut
ter Winona was dispatched to the
area in response to complaints re
ceived from the local boats, the
Russian fleet continued dragging
for crab but after a few hours they
pulled their gear aboard and
cruised away.
The Coast Guard made no attempt
to seize or sink the marauding gang
of high seas gangsters despite their
flagrant acts of piracy and destruc
tion of American pot gear and loot
ing of the historic king crab
grounds off the south end of
Kodiak.
They took pictures and observed.
There have been no reports that
the U.S. Navy has attempted to
apprehend the red pirate fleet.
Fishermen To Meet Tomorrow
City Charter Described As ‘Return To
Feudal System’ By Rev. Don Bullock
The proposed city charter, upon
which city voters will pass judg
ment Oct. 1, came in for severe
criticism from Rev. Don Bullock
at Thursday’s Chamber of Com
merce Meeting.
Bullock took the floor to assail
the proposed charter’s require
ments in regard to the eligibility
of residents to seek public office.
The charter would require future
candidates for election to public
office to own property in the city.
“I was struck strongly and sharp
ly by these eligibility requirements
which completely rules out the
possibility of those not on the tax
roles from seeking election by the
people to public office,” Bullock
stated.
“This would be going back into
the fuedal system of the dark ages.
We hear lots of talk about civil
rights from a racial point of view
nowadays but right now here in
Kodiak I am worried about civil
rights of Kodiak citizens who hap
pen not to be property owners and
I am worried about this restriction
as to who can run for office,”
Bullock said.
Ole Johnson, chairman of the
Legislators Will
Meet Here Oct. 8
Rep. Gil Jarvela has advised that
the Legislative Council has tenta
tively set Oct. 8 as the day it will be
in Kodiak to hold public hearings
on matters of legislative concern,
particularly the Water Use Act,
Business License Tax, and propos
ed Insurance Code. Rep. Jarvela
said the committee would welcome
comments or suggestions on any
other matters of legislative con
cern.
Charter Commission rose to advise
that a majority of the members of
the commission approved the prop
erty owning eligibility require
ments.
Chamber President Nick Rauch
said the chamber would discuss the
charter at a meeting prior to the
election at which prospective candi
dates would be asked for com
ments.
Ed Naughton, who has advised
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Vocational School
Kodiak, Sand Point, and Un
alaska have all indicated an inter
est in being selected as the site
for the Kodiak Aleutians Vocation
al School, according to the state
department of education. Both
Kodiak and Sand Point have al
ready submitted community sur
veys and one is expected from Un
alaska. Site of the $3 million-plus
facility is expected to be selected
by mid-November or early Decem
br. The statement said bids for
the school would have to be ad
vertised by the first of May if work
is to be started during the 19t<4
season.
Both Homer and Kodiak Unhappy But
Egan Adamant On Renaming Ferry
Kodiak residents aren’t the only
ones disgruntled about the gov
ernor arbitrarily taking it upon
himself to rename the “Kodiak
Islander” ferryboat. The following
article is quoted from the Sept.
6 issue of the Cook Inlet Courier
of Homer:
“Kodiak is objecting to the name
for the Homer-Kodiak ferry which
Gov. Egan says will be “Tustu
mena.”
“Don’t feel bad, Kodiak!
“Homer wasn’t asked either.
“Neither is Homer advised on
any developments regarding the
ferry which will link Kodiak at last
to the mainland by way of Homer.
“Homer will be the gateway to
Kodiak, but from all the reports
the fourth ferry of Alaska’s ma
rine highway system is going to
run from Kodiak to Kodiak, or
perhaps from Kodiak to nowhere.
How about that?”
Chances are reported slim that
the Governor would bow to the
wishes of the people however.
Six petitions are being circulated
in the immediate Kodiak area ap
pealing to Governor Egan to re
consider his name decision and to
retain the name of “Kodiak Is
lander” by which it has been popu
larly known since it’s inception.
Reports are that no one has so far
refused to sign the petition and
requests for copies of the petition
have been received from Kodiak
Island villages and outlying can
neries.
Gov. Egan in a telephone con
versation with Nick Rauch re
mained adamant in his decision to
rename the ferryboat after a glac
ier somewhere on the mainland
(Kenai Peninsula).
Rauch said the governor said
that “it is impossible to please
everyone” insofar as a name for the
vessel goes
Rhuch advised that the governor
told him that the ferryboat’s port
of registry would be Kodiak rather
than Juneau and so the name
“Kodiak” would be on it’s stern.
The southeastern ferryboats all
have Juneau as their port of reg
istry the governor said.
Perhaps the biggest and more
pleasant statement the governor
had to make was that he “antici
pated the need for an additional
ferry or ferries for the Kodiak
run.”
U. $. Protests Red Fleet Invasion
Governor Sends Attorney General
Kodiak crab fishermen will meet
at 1 p.m. tomorrow (Saturday) in
the state courtroom above the post
office to protest the invasion by
Russian high seas pirates of their
traditional and historic king crab
bing grounds off the south end of
the island.
Alaska Attorney General George
N. Hayes has been sent to attend
the meeting and hear the fisher
men’s complaints and charges.
Lloyd Cannon, skipper of the
boat Oceanic, which alone suffered
the loss of 17 pots to the maraud
ing Russian pirates, said that ef
forts are being made by the Fish
ermen’s Marketing Association to
bring as many skippers as possible
into town to testify on damage
wrought to gear and resources by
the Soviet high seas raiders.
At Thursday’s meeting of the
local Chamber of Commerce a
strongly worded resolution protest
ing the pirate fleet’s activity was
given swift and unanimous ap
proval.
The resoluton, which was sent
to appropriate officials and agen
cies, stated in conclusion:
Kodiak Awarded
Street Funds
If it is possible to believe every
thing you read, you might find it
possible to believe that work is to
begin on street improvements
within the next four months. The
following wire was received
Thursday afternoon by the Mirror
from Congressman Ralph Rivers.
“Am pleased to announce award
ing of $75,000 accelerated public
works funds to Kodiak for street
improvements. Total cost $150,000.
Project -will provide _65 -men
months labor. Construction to be
gin within 120 days.”
“The Kodiak Chamber of Com
merce views these flagrant actions
with the utmost concern and urges
the United States State Depart
ment, the U.S. Coast Guard, the
U.S. Department of Interior and
U.S. Department of Defense, Gov.
Egan, Senator Gruening, Senator
Bartlett, Rep. Rivers, to do every
thing in their power at the greatest
possible haste to correct the situ
ation.”
Absentee Ballots
Available Now
Absentee ballots for the Sept. 24
proposed Kodiak Island Borough
Election are now available in the
district magistrate’s office at
Kodiak or may be obtained from
the secretary of sttae, P.O. Box
971, Juneau.
Garbage Contract
Awarded At 67%
At last night’s city council meet
ing the three year garbage collec
tion contract was awarded to Fred
Wessolek on the basis of his bid
of 67 per cent. Other bidders were
Walt Nested, 71 per cent, O. E.
“Pop” Peyton, 75 per cent, R. C.
Bob King 80 per cent, Harry Fel
ton 84 per cent.
LUTHERAN CHURCH
The regular monthly Lutheran
Church services will be held the
evening of Wednesday, Sept. 8, at
8 o’clock in the Naval Station
Chapel. Pastor Joseph Frenz of
Anchorage will conduct the serv
ices.
DIGREE OUTSIDE
Sig Digrqe, publisher of the
Kodiak Mirror, left Thursday fcr
a trip to the States. He expects to
be back within several weeks.