D/V Coho Master Edward Spencer Is
Youngest Skipper In ADF&G Service
Coho Skipper Ed Spencer Heads North
At 20 years of age the youngest
patrol boat skipper in the state and
having completed his third suc
cessive season with the Alaska De
partment of Fish and Game, Pro
tection Agent 3, Edward Spencer,
will leave Kodiak this week to re
turn to the University of Alaska.
He is the son of Mrs. Dorothy
Spencer.
The husky young master of the
38-foot diesel vessel Coho gradu
ated from Kodiak High School with
the Class of ’61 and his duties as
a protection agent and ADF&G
skipper made possible a number of
“reunions” with fellow classmates
—many of whom are engaged in
Kodiak’s fisheries.
Fortunately in his first year as
Coho skipper, with an excellent
run of salmon, all such “class re
unions” on the fishing grounds
were pleasant friendly encounters
for “Fish Hawk” Spencer. During
the entire salmon season, Spencer
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had to deal with only three viola
tors, two of whom were issued
warning tickets. A large part of
the protection efforts of the state
in this area were conducted by pa
trol planes with Spencer’s Coho
assisted by only one other char
tered patrol boat.
Skipper Spencer spent two years
as a deckhand on the protection
vessel Kittiwake before taking
over the Coho this year. With him
aboard the Coho this year was
Ken Cramer.
“The Coho is a fine boat but not
exactly ideal for its purpose,”
Spencer advises, adding, “For this
type of work there is a need for a
larger boat . . . something with
more deck room and able to carry
a skiff on board. Also it goes al
most without saying that speed is
an essential quality for any pro
tection vessel.”
“All in all it was an outstanding
season for salmon and the tempta
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Sanitarian Back
City Sanitarian Harry Carter re
turned Tuesday from a two weeks
vacation trip to Homer and Fair
banks. He was accompanied by his
two-year-old daughter Nancy. They
visited with his parents who reside
in Fairbanks. Mrs. Carter, who is
employed in the ADF&G offices
here was unable to accompany
them on the trip due to the press
of business at the ADF&G.
OUT FOR CHECKUP
Charley Rush, manager of the
meat department at Kraft’s Super
Market, left this week for the Out
side for a medical check-up.
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One School Post
Up For Election
Besides voting on two city
council members, two bond is
sues, city charter and and a land
sale, voters in Kodiak will also
elect one school board member
on Oct. 2.
A notice of election is pub
lished in today’s Mirror an
nouncing that the election will
be held on that date from 8 a.m.
to 8 p.m. at the city hall to elect
one board member for five years.
Incumbent in the Kodiak In
dependent School District Post
is Gil Jarvela who has served
10 years and who has indicated
he will not seek the post again.
Nat’l Guard Unit
To Get New Guns
Lt. Ronald Chase of the Kodiak
National Guard unit has learned
that the new M 14 rifle and M-60
machine gun, both which are being
used by the regular army, are ex
pected to be available to the local
company sometime this winter.
On Sept. 16, members of the
guard will fire M-l rifles for the
annual qualification at the Marine
Firing Range on the Naval Station.
SEE CENTURY 21
World’s Fair visitors from this
area on Aug. 27 were Betha Digree,
Sig Digree, and Bessie Sexton of
Kodiak and the Rev. Norman L.
Smith and family of Ouzinkie.
Earthquake In Iran Kills Thousands
Survivors huddle in front of rubble at Merad- before. The quake damaged more than 50 small
tapeh in Northeast Iran on September 2 after the towns and villages and killed thousands. —(AP
area was hit by a violent earthquake the night Wirephoto via radio from Tehran)
tions for fishing illegal were large
ly absent and this made our job
that much easier and far more
pleasant than is usual,” said Spen
cer. “Everyone was careful to be
legal insofar as gear and methods
were concerned and everyone was
very cooperative,” he concluded.
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