Abolition
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recent years; in part the fault of
mismanagement was the system, in
part, the infancy of research.
Proof of the ignorance that pre
vailed and of the mismanagement
of what was known are the statis
tics of annual yield which show a
disheartening decline for the past
25 years. Salmon, for example, live
to be 2 to 8 years old; the effects
of overfishing are not felt for sev
eral generations but correcting the
effects can take 3 to 4 generations,
or as long as 15 to 30 years in the
case of red Salmon.
To the Territory of Alaska it was
quite evident in 1948 that its fish
eries were in trouble and that a
dynamic program of research and
conservation was long overdue.
Frustrated Alaskans voted in a
plebiscite to gradually abolish fish
traps, the worst of all the foes to
sensible conservation, and though
they knew full well their vote was
but a voice in the wilderness, they
hoped it would be heard and
heeded. The Secretary of the Inter
ior heard and publicly recom
mended elimination of salmon
traps, but the Fish and Wildlife
Service, the one agency em
powered to decide the issue,
washed its hands of the matter.
To do what it could to remedy
the ills of poor administration, the
Territorial Legislature in 1949 cre
ated the Alaska Department of
Fisheries” to assist in conservation
and perpetuation of this important
resource; to promote more resi
dent ownership, management and
control, and to cooperate with the
United States Fish and Wildlife
Service.” Karl Brunstad of Kodiak
and J. Howard Wakefield of Port
Wakefield were two charter mem
bers of the Fisheries Board set up
to govern the Department.
The Board worked out a tenta
tive budget, hired a director, C. L.
Anderson of Seattle, who ap
pointed Lewis MacDonald as fish
ery supervisor, and made a number
of recommendations to the Fish
and Wildlife Service” in the hope
that it (would) find them helpful
in making its decisions for the
coming season.” One suggested
amendment to regulations current
at the time was to allow boats en
gaged in catching salmon with gill
nets to use motor power. Though
fish traps, the cheapest, the most
efficient, and the most destructive
method known in fishing, were
allowed, yet in 4 dangerous areas
including Bristol Bay and the
waters around Kotzebue, only boats
under sail were allowed to net
salmon! The regulation was a lu
dicrous excuse for limiting the
catch, and was the reason for more
lives lost than in any other fishing
areas. This regulation was amend
ed, a small beginning, but a be
ginning in fact at long last.
The Alaska Department of Fish
eries hired a few men to patrol
streams and critical escapement
waters, and in succeeding years, as
the Fisheries Board developed its
long range plans of controls and
conservation, young men in col
leges in the states were given sum
mer employment in the small labs
and fish hatcheries that were
started throughout the territory.
The Board hoped the young men
would become interested in the
future of its hopes for Alaska and
want to settle here after college.
A good number of them have.
The annual reports by the
Alaska Fisheries Board and the
Alaska Deparmtent of Fisheries,
from their inception in 1949
through the year 1957 show a
steady increase in the numbers of
activities relating to fisheries in
the territory. The Legislature in
creased appropriations for the
work,and with the cooperation of
the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
preditor controls, fish planting for
both sport and commercial fish
ing, biological research and water
shed management were expanded,
or started. Shrimp research was in
itiated, and in 1954, research on
King Crab. But the fish trap re
mained while other less effective
types of gear were prohibited.
Statehood became a fact on
Bids Called For
The 17th Naval District PuMic
Works Officer has released an In
vitation to Bid to contractors for
the construction of 52 mooring
eyes and installation of grounding
rods for weapons loading area No.
10 at the U. S. Naval Station,
Kodiak.
The invitation, NBy 23296/Spec
ification 23296/61 (SF), sets forth
requirements necessary for sub
mission of bids.
Sealed bids in triplicate covering
work in specifications, schedules,
drawings and conditions for the
project will be received by the 17th
Naval District Public Works Of
ficer until three p. m. (AST),
March 23, 1961.
Additional bidding data and spe
cifications may be obtained from
the District Public Works Officer,
Box 38, U. S. Naval Station, Kodiak,
Alaska.
January 3rd., 1959. And in 1959, to
the utter delight of the new state
of Alaska, that old albatross, the
fish trap, was abolished.
(To be continued)
Kodiak Assembly
of God Church
Mission Road
Pastor Wm. L. Cummins
Phone 486—2491
“Not By Might, Nor By Power,
But By My Spirit, Saith the
Lord of Hosts."
SERVICE SCHEDULE
SUNDAY
Sunday School.10:00 a.m.
Morning Worship ... 11:00 a.m.
Christ’s Ambassadors 6:30 p.m.
Evangelistic Serviee .. 7:30 p.m.
MONDAY
Missionettes.1:30 p.m.
TUESDAY
Women’s Prayer
Meeting.2:00 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
Prayer & Bible Study 7:30 p.m.
FRIDAY
Youth Meeting.7:00 p.m.
Kraft’s Hardware
Announces It’s
RE-OPENING
With the arrival of 91/2
ton shipment of
Hardware Merchandise
Pianist
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Sonata is programmed in its en
tirety,—the dreamy and romantic
Adagio, one of the best known
works in the piano repertoire, and
the fiery and impassioned Presto
which follows. The first half closes
with three Chopin gems; the
Grande Valse, a Nocturne, and the
beloved Polonaise Opus 53.
After intermission the Three
Preludes of Gershwin give a mod
ern touch to the program, based
as they are on jazz materials. The
fascinating Suite Bergamasque of
Debussy follows, and here is the
popular Clair de Lune in its origi
nal setting. The program closes
with the flashing brilliance of the
Liszt-Paganini Etudes, including
the lovely Campanella.
In the event the artist is delayed
due to weather or other causes, the
concert will be re-scheduled for
Tuesday of next week.
CHURCH OF CHRIST
Sunday School 10:00 A. M.
Worship Service 10:45 A. M.
Meeting Each Sunday Morning
In The Old City Hall Bldg.
For Information Call 486—2478
Church of God
Fred Mamaloff, Pastor
Sunday School.10 a.m.
Morning Worship.11 a.m.
Evening Service_7:30 p.m.
Mid Week Service ... 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday
Youth Service .. 7 p.m. Friday
Located off Mission Rd.
near the hospital.
Christian Science
Society
Sunday School .9:30 a. m.
Sunday Service 11:00 a. m.
Testimony Meeting .. 4th Wed.
8:00 p.m.
Reading Room.Wed.
7-8 p. m.
Located on Shelikoff
near Cope St.
Berean Baptist Church
REV. CLETIS LEVERETT, PASTOR
L. B. LINDSEY, S. S. SUPERINTENDENT
A Bible Believing Baptist Church with
a Real Concern for Souls of Men.
SUNDAY SCHOOL 10:00
MORNING WORSHIP 11:00
EVENING SERVICE 7:00
PRAYER MEETING (Wed.) 7:30
“For the Word of God and the
Testimony of Jesus Christ.”
The Community Baptist Church
□ Rev. Lewis White
“The Big White Church on the Hill”
Sunday School—9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship—11:00 a.m.
Youth Fellowship Groups—6:30 p.m.
Evening Worship—7:30 p.m.
Mid Week Service—7:30 p.m. Wednesday
“HOLDING FORTH THE WORD OF LIFE”
KODIAK DIRECTORY
BARTENDERS LOCAL 875 A.F.L.
Meets on 2nd Sunday of every
month, 12 noon aft Fishermen’s
Hall.
KODIAK
EMBLEM
CLUB
N«. 1S7
Meets 1st & 3rd
Thursday at
8 p.m. at the
Elks Club.
KODIAK LODGE NO. 1772 BPOE
Meets every Friday
evening
at 8:30 p.m.
Visiting Membeis Welcome
ALASKA COMMUNICATIONS
SYSTEM
Hours of Business
Monday thru Friday, 9 am to 6 pm
Saturday, 9 am to 12 noon
Sundays and Holidays, Closed
Emergency wires may be filed
during the closed office hours at
the message center.
KODIAK ISLAND JAYCEES
Meet the 1st. and 3rd.
Wednesday of each
month.
7:30 pm. to 9 p.m.
In the Montmartre
Basement.
KODIAK
LODGE
F. & A. M.
No. 295
| Meetings — Stated 3rd Monday,
8 p.m. at Kodiak Masonic Tempi*
1
BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL
WOMEN’S CLUB
Business Meeting—1st Monday at
7:30 p.m.
Dinner Meeting—3rd Monday at
7:00 p.m. at Island Fountain.
VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS
Regular meetings 1st and 3rd
Tuesdays, 8 p.m.,
at the VFW Hall.
JACK ALLMAN POST NO. 17
AMERICAN LEGION
meets the 1st Thursday of every
month at 7:30 p.m. at the
American Legion Dug-Out
above city hall.
KODIAK ISLAND
TOASTMASTERS CLUB NO. 1968
Dinner meetings every Tues.
from 6 pm. to 8 p.m.
In the Montmartre Basement.
Visitors are cordially Invited.