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Along
The
Waterfront
By Karl Armstrong
According to the October issue
of one of the fisherman’s favorite
magazines, the Pacific Fisherman,
the amount of money which sal
mon canners paid to fishermen for
Pink (Humpies) salmon in the Ko
diak district this past season nc
tualiy exceeds the full purchase
price paid to Russia by the U S.
for all Alaska — ST.200.000! Mind
you—this is counting Pinks only
and doesn't even include the sub
stantial number of Pinks which
were caught and paid for in Ko
diak and transported in refrig
erated tenders to other areas
where canning capacity was avail
able. The magazine obtained their
figures from Dr. Donald Bevan of
the Fisheries Research Institute.
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Also the Pacific Fisherman
makes the following observation
in its editorial on the meeting of
the International North Pacific
Fisheries Commission in Seattle
this month:
“Shelikof Strait will have no
part—and properly so—in the
conversation at Seattle in No
vember. While Alaskans will
have it keenly in mind, and the
Japanese will be seeking to peek
into those minds, the Shelikof
Strait incident is wholly apart
from the treaty. So far. Governor
William Egan is plainly in the
lead, having won the first heat
The others haven’t been sched
uled.”
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The ADF&G apparently has
found the plastic-and-glass 32-ft.
Smolt which is assigned to Ko
diak, as highly satisfactory. It has
ordered three more of these pa
trol boats for delivery in the com
ing year
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Having passed through Kodiak
some weeks ago and now engaged
in crabbing for Wakefield Fish
eries is the Selief, the first power
scow to be converted exclusively
for King Crab fishing. The 86x28’
scow features some unique new
type equipment to handle her
7’x7’x30” square crab pots. For
those interested further, you will
find details in the October issue of
Pacific Fisherman under the ar
ticle entitled “King Crab Special
ist.’’ A note of local interest is the
fact that she is being skippered by
Bill Cuthbert who recently sold his
Mist to Ken Klockenbrink. We car
ried an article about Bill earlier
Congratuations
to
Gil Jarvela
On Your Re-Election
As Our Representative
Chuck Powell
Republican
this year and hope to also write
one about his industrious son Jim,
sk.pper owner of the Yukon.
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The Shrimp boat Vida, with own
er and former Kodiakan Hal
Drinkall aboard, was in port here
this week getting electronic work
performed by Deveau Electronics.
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Back early this week from a
moose hunt on the mainland was
Lee Andrich. skipper of the .Mer
ganser.
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The Sea Quail, as of Tuesday,
was still moored alongside the
A PA dock and is to be put in dry
dock for repairs to its holed hull
before resuming the crab quest.
.T.
Having failed to get our basic
industries, our island canneries, to
advertise and thereby help support
this publication and thus make pos
sible the continued employment of
a full-time marine reporter, the
author of this column is curtailing
his activities as a marine newsman
and gone to work full time in a
cannery here. Tis the old story of
“The mountain wouldn't come to
Mohammad—so Mohammad went
to the mountain,” you might sav:
While on this subject of com
munity support for its newspaper
I might add that the basic marine
industries of the island are not
the only businesses who make it
difficult for a publication to sur
vive here. Most community news
papers have heavy grocery’ adver
tising. We do not. Our own REA
outfit, the KEA. not only does not
advertise regularly as do most
REA utilities elsewhere, they even
have their stationery, letterheads,
envelopes, and monthly billing
forms printed elsewhere. We have
a number of big game guides who
advertise regularly in other publi
cations but overlook their own
community paper. We have been
fortunate in the past several weeks
to have had a political campaign in
progress and also to have had the
new automobile ads released. But
these are one shot seasonal ads for
the most part. We have no com
plaint for the most part with the
small businesses of the area who
consistently support their commun
ity newspaper with ads. Many give
us ads only because they feel some
responsibility to help sustain the
publication. If the canneries, cold
storages, and other marine firms
and other firms feel that this is
pointedly written at them , . . they
couldn’t be more right ... it is.
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ACCA Announces
Therapy Program
Kodiak Chapter of the Alaska
Crippled Children’s Association
met Thursday, Nov. 1, at the Pub
lic Health Center.
Mrs. LaRue Troyer, president,
reviewed changes and organization
in the Association as a result of
the state meeting in Palmer in
October.
Under the new program the lo
cal chapter will be responsible for
one-sixth of state costs for a hear
ing and speech therapist amount
ing to about $2,500 a year. In the
future not only children but adults
may participate. There will be a
nominal charge of S5 but if fam
ily cannot afford that amount any
amount will be accepted and no
one will be turned away for lack
of funds.
The Association's Christmas
cards, sourdough pots and other
gifts are now available at the home
of President Troyer, 486—2916.
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St. James Planning Baked Goods Sale
Members of St. James the Fish
erman Church announce that a
sale of baked goods and hot dishes
will be held on Saturday, Nov. 17,
at Clark's Garage.
Members of the committee an
nounce tnat mere wm oe a wiae
variety of both hot casserole dishes
and baked goods.
Read the classifieds for profit,
use them for results
. SAILING FROM SEATTLE
i NOV. 14, 1962
I MS TANAMA
Womens Bay, Kodiak
Port Williams, Seldovia, Homer
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Notice
WINTER RATES AND HOURS
Open 12 Noon Until 12 Midnight
PRIVATE STEAM BATHS
(Everything Furnished)
BAY SHORE STEAM BATHS & ROOMS
Phone 6—5205
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YOU’VE NEVER SEEN SUCH BARGAINS !!!
At Kraft’s Bargain Center —Next To Hardware Dept.
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Boys’-Girls’ Apparel and Shoes-Men’s Sport Shirts, Shoes
Women’s Ready-to-Wear Items
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All at Give-Away Prices
To Make Room For A Boatload of Xmas Toys
— Be There Early —
(STARTING SATURDAY UNTIL STOCK IS GONE)
0. KRAFT & SON
BARGAIN CENTER BARGAIN CENTER