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VOL. 21, NO. 59 KODIAK, ALASKA, MARCH 17, 19G1 PRICE TEN CENTS
Suspend Crab Ban Lift
Lifting of the ban on the impor
tation of Russian crabmeat into the
U. S. has been temporarily su
spended.
This important piece of news
for Kodiak was contained in a tele
gram to the Kodiak Mirror from
Sen. Earnest Gruening (D-Alaska)
who acted to bring about a suspen
sion of the proposed order to lift
the ban.
Gruening stated in his telegram
he had conferred by telephone with
Pres. Kennedy explaining the sit
uation to him, and the president
then called the treasury depart
ment, and had the order, which was
up, for review shortly thereafter,
suspended. Gruening stated the
prompt action of the president of
fers a hope for favorable action
later.
Gruening’s telegram, jjp part,
was as follows: “I am most grati
fied at the speed and vigor with
which President Kennedy acted in
response to my personal plea to
him last Saturday. For despite my
earlier telegrams to the secretaries
of State, Treasury and Commerce,
the Treasury Department informed
me by phone at a quarter to eleven
Saturday morning, March 11, that
the announcement that the crab
meat ban would be lifted, was
scheduled for noon.
“I then phoned President Ken
nedy. He was in a conference. He
left that conference to talk to me
Temporary Halt
To Shrimp Canning
Shrimp processing has been
temporarily halted at King Crab,
Inc. due to the heavy demands for
water and for the need by the
cannery for a shut-down period for
maintenance on the shrimp peel
ers, City Manager Bill Poland an
nounced today.
Adequate stocks of water are
available for the continued opera
tion of all crab processing plants
for an indefinite period, Poland
said, but due to the extremely
heavy drain on the water supply
by the processing of shrimp, R. J.
Springhill, Superintendent of King
Crab, Inc. decided to take advant
age of the situation to achieve
some mucli needed maintenance
and repair to the shrimp ma
chinery.
Processing of shrimp will be re
sumed after the work is accomp
lished on the machinery and a
break in the weather occurs.
Senate Vote Aids
Depressed Areas
WASHINGTON (A>)—The $394
million depressed area bill passed
the U. S. Senate 63-27. It now goes
to the House where approval is ex
pected before the Easter recess.
The bill carries $300-million in
federal loan funds and $94-million
in grants designed to bring new
jobs to communties long suffering
from high unemployment.
and grasped the situation immedi
ately, and within minutes ordered
the suspension of the order lifting
the ban. He called me back imme
diately informing me of his action.
I then immediately telegraphed
President Kennedy thanking him
for his prompt action and confirm
ing what I had told him in our con
versation.
“Regardless of the outcome of
the current review of the situation,
the president’s action shows a keen
awareness of the interelationship
of domestic and international prob
lems and demonstrates his respon
siveness to a call for help.”
The text of a letter to Sen.
Gruening from Lawrence F. O’
Brien, special assistant to the pres
ident, which was received later,
Geo. Magnusens’
Return To Kodiak
Mr. and Mrs. George Magnusen
and family returned this week to
take up residence in Kodiak.
The Magnusens left here sev
eral years ago for Tacoma where
George worked for the Standard
Oil Company. He had been em
ployed here with the same com
pany, returning again now to work
for the same firm.
George Magunsen was Fire De
partment Chief for many years
prior to his departure. The Mag
nusens have purchased the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Nicolet.
Club Manager
Sought On Station
Applications are now being
sought for the position of Manager
Bookkeeper of the Civil Service
Club on the Naval Station.
The position was left vacant with
the resignation of Mr. Kratocvil,
commonly known as the Commis
sar, who will serve as Club Man
ager of the Elks Club here. This
position was left vacant with the
resignation of Jim Eggemeyer.
Trophy Honors
Alf Anderson, Jr.
A swimming trophy awarded in
memory of a Kodiak youth killed
in an airplane crash last summer,
was presented the captain of the
Oregon College of Education, Lin
field, Oregon, swim team in a meet
last weekend.
The beautiful trophy, called the
A1 Anderson Memorial trophy, was
given by the student body of the
Oregon school in memory of Alf
Anderson, Jr., who was a student
there prior to his accidental death
when the plane in which he was a
passenger crashed as he was en
route home. Bob Gregson, captain
of the winning team in the meet,
won the trophy after he set a new
record in the 200-yard free-style
event.
WOULD SET $5M ASIDE
JUNEAU (A*)—The Senate Fed
eral Relations Committee intro
duced a bill setting aside $5-million
of the $23-million ferry-road bond
issue for construction of new high
ways under the federal matching
fund program.
was as follows: Dear Sen. Gruen
ing: “The president has asked me
to acknowledge your telegram of
March 13. We understand that as
a result of your conversation with
him Saturday, the entire matter has
been under review.
As you may know, the Depart
ment of State has been giving con
sideration to the whole problem
of the international fishing in the
North Pacific, and will continue
to do so.”
Charles Powell
1st Vice-President
Kodiak C. of C.
Chuck Powell and Leon Johnson
received the nominations for the
office of 1st vice-president of the
Kodiak Island Area Chamber of
Commerce in the election held at
the meeting Thursday noon in the
Island Fountain. In the voting that
followed Chuck Powell was elected
to the office. The office was va
cated by A1 Hochberger and the
elected candidate will fill the un
expired term.
The Kodiak King Crab Festival
is being highly publicized through
out the West Coast and Alaska ac
cording to Bill Lamme, Chairman
of the Publicity Committee of the
Chamber. Write-ups, pictures have
been sent to Oregon and Seattle
papers, and ads have been released
in several papers, he said. Ticket
sales are moving at a brisk pace,
it was reported. A brochure on the
festival is now being printed, which
will be sent to travel agencies and
the State Tourist Bureau.
Carl Armstrong will handle pub
licity for the two weeks prior to
the Festival, during the absence of
Lamme, who will be absent from
the city.
Letters and telegrams were sent
by the Chamber to government of
ficials and the delegates to Con
gress, protesting the lifting of the
ban on Russian crabmeat to this
country, it was reported by presi
dent of the Chamber Dr. Bob
Johnson.
In a report on the status of the
Island Lake access road, Chuck
Edris reported several of the resi
dents there will meet with Lee
Hubbard, district engineer from
Anchorage, who will be in Kodiak
next week.
The vocational school wing for
the public school is now in the
planning stage, according to Dr.
A. Holmes Johnson, although funds
are not available at present. Arch
itects are being interviewed, he
stated.
Two new members of the Cham
ber were announced. Mrs. Erdman
was present representing she and
her husband and Mrs. Louise Tuck
er who represented the Town Club.
Visitors attending included Dr.
Helen Dittman of Anchorage, Gil
bert Monro, and Forrest McCon
nell.
Help crippled children through
Easter Seals.
House Passes Ferry Bonding Bill
Kodiak Run Intact Despite Opposition
JUNEAU (A5)—The State House
of Representatives, Tuesday, ap
proved the big $23-million-dollar
ferry bonding bill by a vote of 27
13.
The Kodiak-Anchorage portion
of the bill, though receiving heavy
opposition, remained intact in the
final reading of the bill. HB44, pro
vides for ferries for Southeastern
and also for the Kodiak run. An
amendment by Donald Harris (R
McGrath) would have trimmed the
amount which could be spent for
ferries and ferry landing facilities
from $18 to $11 million.
After almost an hour of debates
on the amendment, the House
turned it down 26-14. Voting for
the amendment were 13 Republi
cans and one Democrat; voting
against it were 21 Democrats and
five Republicans.
Anchorage’s seven Republican
representatives all voted for the
limiting amendment, as did one
Democrat.
Rep. Pete Deveau (D-Kodiak)
said he was against the Harris
amendment ‘‘because the people
knew when they voted for the fer
ries last November that the Kodiak
run was included in the proposed
ferry system.”
Rep. Gil Jarvela (D-Kodiak) pic
tured the proposed ferry system,
including the Kodiak run, as a boon
to the farmers of the Matanuska
Valley in providing them a means
through which their produce can
be distributed to the state.'
“It will also let us market our
fine Kodiak beef and our fine Ko
diak seafood,” Jarvela said.
“In addition, I see the Kodiak
ferry as the start of a road system
which will eventually serve the
Bristol Bay area, with its untold
riches.’’
Representatives cast their vote
on the amendment as follows:
In Favor: Baggen, Baker, Bink
ley, Blodgett, D. Harris, Johnson,
Kendall, Leonard, Parsons, Pratt,
Rhode, Sanders, Strandberg, and
Stratton.
Voting Against: Boardman, Ca
shel, Chapados, Christiansen, De
veau, Ditman, Erwin, Garrison,
Hammond, Hansen, A. Harris, Hel
lenthal, Hope, Jarvela, Jensen,
Kerttula, Kubley, Llorente, Long
worth, Nusunginya, Pearson, Reed,
Stalker, Sweeney, Widmark and
Taylor.
Opposition in the Senate is ex
pected to be sporadic and in the
final showdown is expected to pass.
Weekly Clinic
At Health Center
Each Wednesday afternoon from
2 to 4 P. M. a Well Child Confer
ence will be held at the Kodiak
Health Center. Children attending
the conference may get their regu
lar immunizations against Polio,
Diptheria, Whooping Cough, Ty
phoid Fever and Smallpox.
Immunization Clinics for all
other children and adults will be
conducted each Thursday after
noon from 3 to 4:30 P. M. Anyone
desiring more information regard
ing these clinics should call the
Kodiak Health Center, telephone
number 486—2831.
12 Contestants Entered In Queen Race
The choice of a queen for the
Kodiak King Crab Festival is going
to be a difficult one this year, with
12 lovely girls from Kodiak and
the Naval Station entered in what
promises to be one of the most ex
citing contests in years.
There may even be 13 entrants,
Ray Martin, Festival chairman an
nounced today, if another girl can
line up a sponsor, and in this case
13 will be a lucky number, as each
of the contestants receives $100
and the winning queen receives
$500 cash.
The girls are now selling tickets
at $1 each, and of course the holder
of the lucky ticket will be given the
bright red, white-upholstered Cor
vair Monza coupe now on display
near the Donnelley & Acheson
building.
Purchasers of tickets, Chairman
Martin pointed out, should keep
in mind the girl whom they think
will best represent Kodiak as
queen of the festival, both as to
charm and beauty, and should be
sure to see that their tickets are
credited for their favorite.
The names of the 12 contestants
and sponsors are: Chickie Chya;
King Crab, Inc.
Sandi Marconi; Kraft’s, Jaycees,
Lockheed, Fish & Wildlife.
Shirley Holman; Ace Cab & Hol
man Auto Mart.
Alberta Mueller; Thompson’s
Transfer & Anna’s Apparel.
Peggy Heglin; Orpheum theater
& Wodlinger’s
Delphene Snider; Outfitter’s.
Chickie Zehe; Knudsen’s
Ruby Carlson; Sportland.
Diane McClouth; Civilian Club.
Sandy Carter; E. M. Club, CPO
Club.
Mae Valley; Polar Bear.
Melanie Draper; American Le
gian & Donnelley & Acheson.
Motor Fuel Tax
Boosted One Cent
JUNEAU (/P)-—The Senate passed
the bill increasing the motor ve
hicle gasoline tax one cent, boost
ing the tax per gallon to eight
cents.
Sen. Howard Pollock said tne
tax increase was the only way to
keep the State’s highway program
going. The $500,000 a year addi
tional raised will be used to remove
utility poles from rights of way on
new highway construction. The
money will eventually be returned
to the state either by utilities and
federal government in combina
tion, or utilities themselves.
The Senate also approved a $420,
000 appropriation measure for con
struction of the Sitka airport on
Japonski Island. Money will used
as matching Federal airports fund
thus boosting total available to
$1^,200,000.