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VOL. 23, NO. 42 KODIAK, ALASKA, OCTOBER 4, 1963 PRICE TEN CENTS
Senate OK’s Bartlett Ship Seizure
Bill As Senator Heads For Tokyo
The Senate Tuesday passed Sen.
Bartlett’s bill providing for penal
ties including seizure of foreign
vessels invading the territorial
waters of the United States or tak
ing resources of the continental
shelf claimed by the United States.
The Senator said “This legisla
tion has moved through the Sen
ate in unprecedented speed.” This
was accomplished because of the
strong support from all those in
terested in preserving the integ
rity of our territorial waters and
protecting our fishery resources.
It was fully supported by the Gov
ernor, all federal agencies and was
co-sponsored by nine Senators.
Senator Bartlett Wednesday an
nounced that he would leave im
mediately for Tokyo to attend the
closing phases of the negotiations
on the North Pacific Fisheries at
the request of the Senate Com
merce Committee Chairman Sen.
Warren G. Magnuson. Senator Bart
lett is a Congressional Delegate ap
pointed to represent the United
States Senate.
“I hope to take this opportunity
in Tokyo to emphasize the import
ance that we place on the substance
of the abstention principle. I am
afraid the Japanese people and
many of their political leaders only
read of this problem in their own
press which to my knowledge has
never adequately explained how
these resources particularly sal
mon and halibut are present today
because of the conservation effort
of our fishermen. The regulatory
efforts of our states and the vast
expenditure of public funds both
by the states and federal govern
ment.
The Senator continued “Tokyo
is the place where this should be
said and the public there must
be told.’’ The Senator left Wash
ington late Wednesday, Oct. 2. It
is understood that the negotiations
may close within the next several
days.
Along
The
Waterfront
By Karl Armstrong
Ocean Queen Skipper Archie
Nelson now has a “First Mate”
right at home. Miss Judy Cale,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ken Cale
of Bend, Ore., became Mrs. Archie
Nelson last week in ceremonies in
Anchorage. They arrived back in
Kodiak early this week and Archie
found time to phone his mother,
Mrs. Oscar Nelson, who is now liv
ing in Mt. View, Calif., to tell her
the good news. Our best wishes to
a lovely couple.
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Work is progressing satisfactor
ily on the Kodiak ferry according
to a picture and story datelined
Sturgeon Bay, Wis., in the An
chorage Times. According to the
article travel time for the new
ferry has been estimated at some
9% hours between Homer and
Kodiak and about 12 hours between
Seward and Homer. Schedule and
tariffs have not been established
yet but it is expected the ferry
will make three or four trips week
ly and fares will run about $35
for autos and $9 for passengers.
Though the article says the ex
isting contract calls for no state
rooms, we are advised by Pete
Deveau that contract negotiations
are underway to equip the vessel
with 22 staterooms.
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Many fishermen were disappoint
ed that Oscar Dyson, a fisherman,
failed to receive the necessary
votes to win a seat on the city
council Tuesday. He missed out
only by just a hair with many fish
ermen out on their boats. How
ever, should a vacancy occur Oscar
would be in line for appointment
since he received the highest num
ber of votes among the losing
candidates. Besides it seems only
fitting that Kodiak with its econ
omy primarily based on fishing,
should have a fisherman on its
council.
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PACE WINS SEAT
Final official tallies of the
borough election show that Rich
ard Pace of Port Wakefield over
took Phillip C. Anderson for the
third seat on the Borough Assem
bly. The official results showed
Russell Wright, Harold D. Alex
ander and Pace as winners.
Governor Appeals
For No Violence
In Kodiak Area
Kodiak area fishermen heard an
appeal to refrain from violence in
their encounters with Russian
fishing fleets in this area direct
from Gov. Bill Egan last Friday
evening.
The Governor heard local fisher
men again recount of losses of fish
ing gear and the threats of the
fishermen to begin shooting at the
Russians.
Local fishermen talked of “min
ing their crab pot areas,” “shoot
ing out the windows of Russian
vessels,” and the strong insistance
of fishermen’s leaders that they
could not hold back the anger of
the men of the local fleet much
longer.
The Governor’s appeal was be
lieved to have considerable effect
according to some fishermen and
it is believed that a crises was
averted “for the moment at least.”
Captain Hammond of the Coast
Guard told fishermen that an ad
ditional cutter was being assigned
for duty in this area and the State
Department has advised Egan that
Coast Guard patrols in this area
are to be extended until Dec. 15,
“specifically to deal with the crab
gear interference problem.”
U.S. Delegation Appears To Be Taking
Firm Stand At Tokyo Fish Treaty Meet
by Karl Armstrong
State Senator A1 Owen who is
in Tokyo as an advisor to the
American delegation on the North
Pacific Fisheries Treaty negotia
ions dropped us a few lines this
past week and enclosed a number
of clippings about the negotiations
that have appeared in the Japanese
press. As the Senator said: “As
you have perhaps guessed, individ
ual delegates on the U. S. conting
ent cannot issue press releases dur
ing the meetings, even though the
Japanese press apparently has a
pipeline. However in thinking of
your interest in these meetings it
occurs to me that the enclosed
clippings from the Japanese Eng
lish press might be of interest to
you.”
The Mirror is unable to carry
the Japanese articles sent by Sen.
Owen due to space limitations but
has made the following attempt
to summarize generally what they
say. The clippings are being turned
over to the Fisheries Committee
of the Chamber of Commerce for
their scrutiny.
Review of the clippings indicate
that:
1. The Japanese view the current
American position of “Past Re
sults” as being more severe than
the “Abstention Principle.”
2. The American negotiators
have stood firm and are not about
to capitulate or “give away our
fisheries” as they have been ac
cused in the past.
3. The Japanese feel that the
Canadian position is so close to
that of the U.S. that they suggest
a “united front” against the Ja
panese.
4. The suggestion that the Ja
panese position be presented to
higher political authority indicates
that the Japanese negotiators feel
that they have gotten all they are
going to get out of our negotiators.
5. Our negotiators and advisors
are under strict press control by
our State Dept, and therefore it
is difficult to assess one way or
the other the worth of our indi
vidual representatives.
In summarizing the articles of
the Japanese press it appears that
our delegation to Tokyo is having
a rough time negotiating with the
Japanese. The Japanese appear de
termined to fish in waters East oi
the 175th West Meridian. They
seem agreeable to the conservation
program of that area but are not
agreeable to the distribution of the
catch. They claim we have a mon
opoly which they also claim is con
trary to their version of freedom
of the seas.
AQUARIUM ATTRACTION
Mayor-Elect Pete Deveau has a
couple of new attractions in his
marine aquarium ... A sting ray
and large octupus were added the
past week and have been squaring
away to do battle. Most of the other
various creatures in Deveau’s sea
zoo try to keep out of their way
and many of the smaller fishes
have been disappearing pretty fast
with the addition of these two vor
acious appetites.
Pete Oeveau Elected Mayor; White And
Brechan In; Rodli Edges Out Dyson
School Bonds OK’d
Charter Beat 2 to 1
598 Voters, the largest number
ever tq turn out for a municipal
election in Kodiak, went to the
polls on Tuesday.
Voters rejected the proposed
city charter by an overwhelming
margin of two to one. Voting No
were 319. Voting Yes were 163.
The $500,000 school bond issue
received a whopping majority of
275 to 44 and Hazel Butler, who
was unopposed for a seat on the
school board received 492 of the
508 votes cast.
Incumbent Councilman Wilton
White proved to be the greatest
vote getter among the various
candidates seeking city offices. He
received a total of 294 votes which
assured him of another 3-year term.
Winner of the other 3-year term
was Fred Brechan whose total was
255. Losing candidates were a form
er councilman, DeWitt Fields, who
received 175, while Dave Frem
ming, running for public office for
the first time, received 166 votes.
Tightest race in the election turn
ed out to be between Oscar Dyson
and Carl Rodli over the two-year
council seat. Incumbent Rodli, who
had been appointed to the seat fol
lowing Nick Frost’s resignation
several months ago, narrowly
DEATH AND THE CHRISTIAN
“The Christian and Death” will
be the subject of the Rev. Don
Bullock’s sermon at St. James the
Fisherman Episcopal Church this
Sunday at 11 a.m.
This subject will also be discus
sed in the adult class at 9:30 a.m.
Death Claims
Arthur F. Brooks
Friends of Art Brooks gathered
in St. James the Fisherman Episco
pal Church Thursday morning to
pay final tribute to the well known
businessman and civic leader, who
died suddenly Tuesday in Chicago.
A heart attack while he was
asleep in his hotel room was the
cause of his death.
Burial services will be held Sat
urday in Sioux City, Iowa, in the
Brooks family plot.
Mrs. Maxine Brooks and daugh
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squeeked into a 16-vote lead over
the challenging Dyson. The final
vote was Rodli 251; Dyson 235. Dy
son’s commanding lead over other
losing council candidates puts him
in line for appointment to any va
cancy that might occur in tha
council.
In the race for mayor, veteran
campaigner Pete Deveau racked up
285 winning votes, which consti
tuted nearly 59 per cent of tha
votes cast in the mayorality con
test. Challenger Wally Nelson, in
his first bid for public office, re
ceived 121 votes or nearly 25 per
cent of the votes. Using their tra
ditional and historic right to writa
in choices other than those listed
on the official ballot and despite
the legal pall cast over his eligi
bility to serve if elected, over 80
voters, a surprising near 17 per
cent, voted for Ed Naughton, who
was not an active candidate.
-INSTALL MAYOR THURSDAY
Installation of the city mayor
and city council is to be held at
the District Courtroom above tha
postoffice this coming Thursday
evening. Canvassing of votes cast
in Tuesday’s election will also bo
held at this meeting of the coun
cil.
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PTA Roundup
Hootenanny!
On Thursday
An honest to goodness for real
live Hootenanny in Kodiak! Yes
siree! The evening of fun planned
out for the PTA’s Roundup this
coming Thursday includes that
First for Kodiak.
The Roundup begins at 7:30 p.m.
at the High School Corral.
Square dancing demonstration
with volunteer audience participa
tion is another highlight of the
evening’s program.
Jeans and shirt for men . . .
slacks and blouses for women will
be the dress of the evening. How
ever, come dressed as usual if you
don’t care to participate in the
Western motif.
For those who anticipate trouble
getting a baby sitter for this oc
casion, call Genene Keplinger at
486-5280.