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City Crab Festival Postponed
To May 1-2-Plan Many Events
The crab festival has been post
poned for two weeks, it was an
nounced earlier this week by O.K.
Kincaid, president of the Chamber
of Commerce.
The decision to postpone the
festival was made at a meeting of
the committee held Thursday. It
was due to several factors, the
main one being to allow more time
to organize the queen contest and
push the sale of tickets. The
weather, too, may be more favor
able.
But despite the postponement,
and probably because of it, the
festival will still be bigger than
ever. A full run of events are be
ing planned, and includes a repe
tition of the big crab feed that
was so successful last year: a
cooking contest; a coronation ball;
a big dance; and a bowling tourna
ment.
The boat to be given away dur
ing the festival is now on display
at Kraft’s Motors. It is receiving
the “ohs” and “ahs” of passersby.
It is a 17 foot Pacific Mariner
Runabout, complete with trailer
and a 35 HP Johnson Motor. It is
of fiberglass construction, the
ultra in motor boat cconstruction.
A $50 prize is being offered the
fisherman bringing in the largest
crab. This sum is being donated
by Howard Wakefield of Wake
fields Cannery.
The ladies will have a chance
to share in some substantial pri
zes too for their culinary efforts.
A cooking contest is be in..; staged
JAYCEES ELECT OFFICERS
The Kodiak Island Junior Cham
ber of Commerce held their first
annual election of officers last
Friday evening, March 27th, at
the home of Chuck Connelley.
Tom Fink of Anchorage Jaycees
and State of Alaska Director of
the Chamber attended the meeting
to aid in formation of the group.
He discussed in a talk followed by
an open session many benefits
jjaycee members and their com
munities again from the organiza
tion. The members work for the
(good of their community, thus
gaining improvement of the in
dividual.
Officers elected were, Presi
dent, Chuck Weir; 1st Vice Presi
dent, Eh*. Bruce Keers; second Vice
President, Guy Powell; and Secre
tary, Jack V. Johnson. Other mem
bers placed in office were State
Director, Dick Berg; Board mem
ber, Jerry Reddick, and Publicity
Director, Chuck Connelley.
Following the election, the con
stitution and by-laws were read
and adopted.
The first operational meeting of
the Kodiak Jaycees is scheduled
as a dinner affair at 8:00 p.m.,
April 10th at the Monmartre.
Those young men between the
fages of 21 and 35 who are interest
)ed in making new friends, and
^bettering themselves as well as
itheir community, are cordially in
vited to attend.
at the Elks Club during the festi
val. Time and place will be an
nounced. Arrangements are being
handled by the women of the Busi
ness and Professional Women’s
Club. Three divisions announced
so far are for the best hot dishes;
best cold dishes; and the most or
iginal. These are to be crab dishes
only.
Queen entries already certain
are from the Outdoorsmen, the
Labor Temple and the Enlisted
Men’s Club. Other organizations
have indicated they will have en
tries.
Kodiak will, of course, be gayly
decorated for the occasion, com
plete with banners and bunting.
Movies will be taken during the
festival and incorporated in the
film now being developed by
Amos Berg. The movie will in
clude the entire king crab process
ing from the catching to the can
ning, and will conclude with shots
from the festival and views of
Kodiak.
Film to Be Shown
For Outdoorsmen
The Kodiak Outdoorsmen will
have a special film showing at
their regular monthly meeting to
be heldl Tuesday evening in the
science room of the downtown
school. The FWS is supplying the
film.
There was a fair turnout at the
recent ‘Ham Shoot’ despite the
cold weather. The president, Curly
Wilson, stated that those who at
tended had a very enjoyable time
and are asking for another one
soon.
Elect Commander
Farris McAllister, of Anchorage,
was elected Comander of the
Western District, American Le
gion, Department of Alaska, at the
third annual convention of that
body concluded at Seward March
28.
Approximately seventy-five del
egates and guest were present at
the “most successful” convention
ever held. The Western District
comprises all Legion Posts west
of Longitude 141 degrees. The
farthest north post is located at
Fairbanks, and to the Westward is
Adak. There are seventeen posts
in the district.
B. Criss Family
Fly to Portland
Bill Criss and his wife, Pat, and
their two children left yesterday
for a three months trip in the
other states.
The Criss’ will travel by plane
to Portland, and will continue on
from there by ear. They will drive
through Oregon, California and
Nevada, visiting relatives and
friends.
NATO has Birthday
To commemorate the 10th
birthday of the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization a special
stamp has been issued and is on
sale at the Kodiak Post Office.
Movie & Speaker
Help Plan Career
The fourth annual Career Plann
ing conference was held Thursday
morning in the high school audi
torium.
The conference was divided into
a general assembly and an ihkihfi
dual conference session. DtftiiVg
the general assembly, the* entfrb’
high school student body viewed
the film, “Light On Democracy,”
which portrayed the variety of
career opportunities in- govern
ment service. The film is released
by the Post Office Department :
Ethel McCurry, USO director,
spoke on the subject, “I Wish. I
Had Know#/’ Comparing the clas$
with the recently arriving settlers
in the State Of Alaska, the ‘59ers,
Miss McCurry said the seniors were
the ’69ers. She asked the question:
‘What will you be doing ten years
hence?” She said there would be
no time then for preparation. Like
the ’59ers, she advised the students
to make their preparations ahead
of time. “For the job you will be
doing in ’69, some thinking is re
quired today,” she said. 1
Asking the question “Do you
know yourself?” the speaker had
the students participate in a pan
tomine. She brought out the fact
that students had to establish a
relationship with themselves,
others and the Creator.
Miss McCurry invited comments
from senior students on what they
have learned from school that they
thought was the most important.
All responded.
Following a few closing remarks
by Mrs. Dera Brunstad,, the
balance of the morning was taken
up with conferences held in the
school cafeteria between a group
of counselors and the senior' stu
dents.
C-Day Set For Cars And Trucks
*
C-Day, with the big C standing
for a big Clean-up, has been set
for next Saturday, April 11, and
with plans all made by a commit
tee of willing workers under the
direction of Mayor Merrill Coon
the success of the’ day will now.
depend on the co-operation of
everyone in the community.
,As one member of the commit
tee, a comparative newcomer,
said: “When I first came to Ko
diak I couldn’t help noticing un
sightly trash piles, unpainted
houses, and old wrecks of cars as
on Mission road—but after we are
here awhile we get used to it But
strangers notice it.”
One reason the campaign has
been set for April 11 is because
on May 1 a “stranger” by the
name of Amos Berg, the famed
photographer, will be around Ko
diak with his color movie camera
taking pictures of the town cele
brating the King Crab Festival.
The committee wants the town to
be spusand-span as the film will
be distributed all over the United
States in a King Crab publicity
campaign.
Mayor Coon reported that all is
in readiness for the week’s clean
up beginning Saturday at 8 a m.
With individuals and the city
pooling resources there will he 7
trucks available for hauling. Area
captains are surveying the city by
sections and noting eye sores and
Unnecessary litter. Handbills are
being prepared far distribution
during the week, outlining what
the individual should do, which is
mainly gather up the unwanted
trash on their property and place
it convenient to the road or street
for the trucks with their volunteer
workers.
And more volunteer workers,
are needed, Mayor Coon said. If
each organization in town will
provide a couple men there will
be enough to whisk the city clean
in no time at all. The National
Guard is providing some workers,
he said, and the Boy Scouts will
provide boy-power to circulate the
handbills.
At * the committee meeting
Thursday there was a heated dis
cussion about unsightly derelict
cars. Mayor Coon pointed out that
the city could pick up abandoned
cars on streets, but that those on
private property presented a
problem. However, if the property
owner calls the city a tow truck
is available. The committee felt
that many people keep ok! cars
for parts with the result that
wrecks in plain view of passersby
remain eyesores ior long periods
of time. The problem of old cars
was emphasized by the story of
one member, who tol.d of hauling
an old wreck to the garbage dump,
only to see it hauled back to town
the same afternoon by some hope
ful salvager. The wreck, months
later, is still sitting unused.
During clean-up week if any
collected trash should be missed
by the trucks a call to the city
hall will bring a vehicle at once.
Two swing-lid trash containers
have been ordered, Mayor Coon
reported, and will be placed along
the main street.
A TV program, on which mem
bers of the Civic Improvement
Committee will appear, is schedul
ed for Thursday evening to give,
added publicity to this year’s*
clean-up effort.
Final details Will be given next
Saturday on the first day of the
campaign.
Along The ‘
Waterfront
The ice has again left the small
boat harbor and we can once again,
look forward to a Spring break-up.
Post-mortems aren’t being said
yet;, but it would seem the last,
minute spurt in the king crab can-t
njng heralds, the end of that acti,-.*
vity for this season. It is said the
crab are not as full in the legs,,
and fishermen figure only one or
two more trips. }
Moderate activity was reported*
at. Alaska King Crab this week.ij
According to Emil Norton this,
next week -should see the end. I
The tender SUNRISE leaves forj
Seattle in a few days.
King Crab, Inc. has had a fair!
spurt this week. Three days of i
shrimp and a pretty full schedule ,
of crab. They, too, will be winding
up the crab soon. Among the boats
reported in this week were the
MCKINLEY, the AFOGNAK, the;
ELDORADO, the CELTIC, and;
the TOTEM. Some of these are*
shrimp boats and some crab.
At the City Dock, Jack Johnson
states the ramp work being done:
there will be completed- by the?
time the GALENA and the EX !
PANSION get in next week. The}
GALENA will be in possibly thei
7th. The EXPANSION will be*
heading Westward this trip andj
should be in April 9 or 10. *
The halibut boats are starting4
to drift in, according to George^.
Magnusen at the Standard Oil*
dock. Among the halibut fleet reV
fueling here were the PACIFIC,J
the VANCE, the PLATINUM, and!
the NORDIC, all American boats*
who will vie with the Russians for*
the delectable halibut. The power*
scow BARTELL was in and is onj,
her way with a load of mud for$.
Jute Bay.
' Harry • Gottschalk left with the,
MARIE N and had aboard three
bear hunters. Harry Nielson ac
compained him.
We learn from Jackie Luque at
Moser Bay that Ed Lilgren, skip
per of the boat STRANGER left
by plane to,Cordova to attend his
brother’s Amoral. His brother]
passed away Monday night.
AIsq, according to her letter,
the4 wife xKf Uffr. Carlson, tme esd
the crew members on the same
boat, gave birth to a baby girl
weighing only a fraction over 2
pounds, a. few weeks ago. The fel
low crewmembers were teasing
him, and said he would only need
to pass out cigarettes—cigars
would be too much. The Carlson*
live in Cordova, and his wife and
baby are doing fine.
HAZEL ARDINGER
WAS VISITOR HERE
Mrs. Ardinger, the former Haae)
Hartman, has been visiting her
mother Duncia Hartman the past
month. Her baby daughter, Ceettia,
accompanied her.
Mrs. Ardinger is a former resi
dent berg and attended Kodiak
high school prior to her marriage.v
She left here last week on the re
turn trip home. She will rejoiO her
husband later at Cbewsville, Mary
land.