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VOL. 19 No. 21 KODIAK, ALASKA, MAY 30, 1959 PRICE 10 CENTS
Game And Sport Fishing License
And Regulations Changes Announced
In the 1959 Alaska game regu
lations effective July ly the Fish
and Wildlife Service announced
the elimination of the federal li
cense requirements for all resi
dent hunters and sport fishermen.
A one dollar license fee will be
charged non-residents. The Fish
and Wildlife Service had hoped to
eliminate all licensing July 1 but
due to a legal technicality was un
able to do so with the non-resident
fees.
This action will curtail as much
as legally possible a double system
of licensing in Alaska and will
permit the new State to establish
fish and game license fees so that
the State will obtain funds to op
erate its Sport-fish and Game De
partment when they become re
sponsible for these activities. It
is expected that the State will
assume control of the activities
on January 1, 1960, but it has not
yet been officially announced.
The Fish and Wildlife Service
will be responsible for wildlife
regulations until that date and
have announced the following
changes in hunting seasons for
the Kodiak area: The elk season
opens October 1 and closes Oc
tober 25. The limit is one bull
except in the Tonki Cape area
where one of either sex may be
Fishermen To Get
Boatside Service
An inovation has been added to
the annual halibut Derby which
will be staged again this year by
the Kodiak Outdoorsmen. Fisher
men entered in the derby this
year will be able to purchase food
and drinks delivered to their
boats as they vie for the largest
halibut.
Patrol boats will carry hot and
cold drinks, hamburgers and hot
dogs for those who wish, as they
make their rounds over the fish
ing area.
Another extra feature of the
derby this year will be the novelty
prize being offered for the largest
Irish Lord caught.
Tickets for the derby are being
sold at most of the stores in town.
There are special rates for season
tickets. .
The Park chairman at the 1[)ut
doorsmen Park is calling for vol
unteers to assist in building
swings, a teeter-totter, outdoor
fireplaces, trimming trees, reha
bilitating trails, making signs and
many other projects. Volunteers
are asked to call Jim Duros at
2402. There are 23 projects in all.
The regular meeting of the Out
doorsmen will be held Tuesday,
8 p.m. at the downtown school.
2 SELECTED TO ATTEND
SCIENCE TRAINING MEET
Two Kodiak youths, Richard
Garrett, Jr. and Wayne Kraft,
have been selected to attend and
participate in a three-week sum
mer science training program, to i
be held at Anchorage August
R-28.
taken. The deer season will be
open from August 20 to November
30 and the limit is one buck, pro
vided that during the last three
days of the season a buck or does
may be taken. These are the only
major changes for the Kodiak
area. For futher information call
the Fish and Wildlife Service at
4294.
Ambassador Here
Is On Bear Hunt
.Sir Harold Cassia, British Am
bassador to the United States,
arrived in Kodiak Friday, and
left immediately for Uganik Bay,
where he will seek a Kodiak bear.
He is hunting with big game
guide, Alf Madsen, and is accom
panied by his aide, Scott-Ran
kine.
Mr. Gordon C. Witteridge,
British Consul-General for the
Pacific Northwest and Alaska, a
member of the party,, remained
in town.
Jaycees Strive For New Kind Of 4th
Junior Chamber members are
currently working feverishly on
several projects to present their
version of the best 4th of July
celebration ever for Kodiak. Guy
Powell is the general chairman.
The theme—fun for children—
briefly explains the planned acti
vities—but the grownups are not
entirely forgotten. There will be
a parade of floats as well as gaily
decorated tricycles, races and con
tests of all kinds, a soap box der
by, tug of war, the annual Pillar
Mountain climb, and many others*
Since the usual raffle, involving
luck only has been recently de
clared illegal, the Jaycees are
presenting a Volkswagon automo
bile which must be earned in a
game of skill. Tickets which will
shortly be on sale must bear the
purchaser’s calculation of the
number of beans in a measured
glass container soon to be dis
played publicly.
Activities will begin on the 4th
at 11:30 a.m. with the Pillar Moun
tain climb, Junior and Senior Di
vision marathon races, and a
greased pole climb. At noon, bal
loon races, sack races, and a
three-legged race will be held.
Kodiak’s Sky Diver, Ron Short,
will push off at one o’clock in the
afternoon, performimg his bird
man parachute act.
At 2 p.m., a fish pool will be
opened and prizes offered for the
best catch. The tug of war and a
boat trace will be held at 2:30 in
the afternoon. The holiday crowd
will see a greased pig ride and a
pie-eating contest, as well as more
specialty races at 3 o’clock.
Soap Box Derby contestants will
wheel their engine-less hot rods
between 4 and 5 o’clock, after
which there will be a beer (root)
irinking contest. Tentative plans
ire for the volunteer firemen to
stage a demonstration of equip
Omnibus Bill Up
In House Monday
WASHINGTON UP>—'The Alas
ka Omnibus Bill will be brought
up for House debate Monday, it
was announced Thursday by Rep.
Jo.m McCormack (D-Mass.), Dem
ocratic floor leader, shortly after
the bill was cleared for House
action by the Rules Committee.
Action £ame after members
singled out two provisions of the
bill for questioning at a brief
hearing, but verbally applauded
what was called modestly propos
ed financial grants. Rep. Wayne
Aspinall (D-Colo.), Interior Com
mittee Chairman, explained the
total was actually million
more than would have been re
quired of the Federal Government
had Alaska remained a territory.
The priciple criticism was aim
ed at a section of the bill which
would authorize the President to
turn over to the new state any
real or persona] property which a
Federal Agency might have in
surplus.
ment to complete the day.
Futher developments and many
more activities will be described
each week both in the newspaper,
and on the (radio and TV mediums.
The annual 4th of July Queen
has not been left out; the contest,
presentation, and coronation plans
will be announced later. A public
dance will conclude the day’s ac
tivities, when announcement of
winners of major contests will be
made.
The Bear Who Wouldn't Be Lassoed
What these hunters wont do
for excitement!
It seems there were two of
them from Texas who tried to
lasso a Kodiak bear.
Yup, Podner, that’s right.
As you will note, as you read
on, the bear was uncooperative.
Texas steers may be mean and
ornery, full of vim and vigor, and
offer excitement when you try to
rope’em, but they don’t hold a
candle to the bear of the species
Ursus Middendorffi, commonly
known as the Alaska brown bear.
To get back to these Texans—
they must be running out of tall
stories to tell the folks back home
when they go to such lengths as
lassoing a bear. Two of them had
been in the vicinity of Wide Bay
for several weeks, hunting and
photographing bears: This must
have proved too tame for one of
them,, for the next time a bear was
sighted, the Texan’s cowboy in
stincts came to the fore, and he
grabbed a rope, and headed for
the bear. The second Texan grab
bed his camera equipment, for a
full pictorial history of the event
about to take place.
As thje lasso went singing in
the air and came in contact with
the bear, a bundle of fur and fury
broke loose, and headed for him.
This was a new departure from
that of Texas steers and caught
the Texan a little by surprise. He
did manage, however, to make for
the nearest tree, and in the direc
tion of the sky. He was astraddle
that tree faster than he had ever
mounted a horse, as was his pod
ner, who dropped his camera
equipment and likewise widened
the space between himself and the
oncoming bear.
Thus did two Texans fare on
Kodiak Isle away from their Tex
as corral. As they sat treed for
several hours before the bear
sauntered away, they must have
mused on the difference between
a Kodiak bear and a Texas steer.
Both may kick up their heels, but
when that big hunk of fur comes
flying at you, you’re lucky to
have a tree nearby.
Tall trees are handy then. The
tall tales come later.
Since this happened, the two
Texans are back in their home
state, safe among their high-step
ping steers. But they will doubt
less long remember the bear who
demonstrated in a most certain
manner that he wasn’t about to
be roped or tied—not by a Texan,
anyway. A bear has his pride, too!
Jaycees Charter Night To Be Public
The Kodiak Island Junior Cham
ber of Commerce will be formally
chartered at a no-host dinner at
the Elks Club at 8:00 p.m. Satur
day, June 6. The people of Kodiak
are cordially invited to attend.
The featured speaker of the
evening will be Tom Fink, State
of Alaska President of the Junior
Chamber, from Anchorage. The
president of the Anchorage club,
Bob Hall, will also attend. Dick
Berg of Kodiak, ex-Jaycee, will be
the toastmaster of the evening.
Rear Admiral Arnold McKech
nie, Captain Jacoby, Mayor Coon
and club president Chuck Weir
have been requested to speak:
Guests of honor will be Father
Raymond Talbott, Reverend and
Mrs. Molletti, Mayor and Mrs.
Coon, Admiral and Mrs. McKech
nie, Captain and Mrs. Jacoby,
Colonel and Mrs. Wood of the tl.S.
Marine Corps, Captain and Mrs.
Epley of the U.S. Coast Guard,
and Mr. and Mrs. Sig Digree.
- The banquet will be catered by
the Emblem club who will serve
ham as the main course. Tickets
may be purchased from any Ju
nior Chamber member.
I Proceeds of the evening will go
•into the Jaycee treasury and wilb
ibe used for the purpose of mak
ing Kodiak a better place in which
|to live. “The Junior Chamber de
pends upon Kodiak for its exis
tence,” a Jaycee member stated.
“Support of this group will be
returned in community projects
and entertainment of equal1 ot bet*
ter value. Much of the Fourth of
July expenditures, for example,
will be based upon the proceeds
of the Jaycee activities in the King
Crab Festival and upon the Chan
ter Night Banquet.”
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He urged all who can to come
out and help them get off to an
enthusiastic start.
Along The
Waterfront
Two boats, one a Canadian ves
sel and the other of U.S. registry,
were in Kodiak this week.
Both are enroute Westard.on a
research project, working on the
International Pacific Salmon In
vestigation- in those waters. The
KEY WEST, 2nd has been in
since Sunday,: and will remain
here two or : three days longer.
It is a Canadian Fisheries Re
search vessel, with biologist Bill
Pin chard aboard. j
The other, the COMMANDER,
is a U. of Washington Fisheries
Research vessel, came in Thurs
day and remained one day.
The halibut schooner, ATTU,
out of Seattle, refueled at the
Standard Oil dock, Friday. Skip
per is Ralph Ekrom.
John Malutin came in to the
dock with three hunters, each of
whom got bears. They were Air
force men from Fairbanks.
At the City Dock, REEFER 2,
ARCTIC MAID, CHIEF and WES
TERN PIONEER, all were in jthis
week with supplies for King <S*ab
Inc. The WESTERN PIONEER
left Friday for Uganik ahd SAND
Point. Ira (Rocky) Rothwell,' on
the MARY M barge and towboat,
was in with equipment and sup
plies for paving the Base Road
and Brooklyn Avenue.
The GALENA is due June 10
EXPANSION is due June 11 en
route Westward. /
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At Alvines Marine Repair, Bob
Von Scheele is working on the
SHU YAK. Stan Alvin e is working
on his skow, as well as some work
on the JUNEAU in the small boat
harbor.
At Half erty’s,, clams are coming
in in great plenty. Tuesday was
the largest days receipts for the
season, according to Frank ,Mc
Conaghy and Del Valentine. They
were running full speed with good
tides most of the week. They will
begin digging again Wednesday.
King Crab, Inc. received sup
plies for the salmon season, and
they are getting ready for the
big push. In the meantime shrimp
are running steady—-a full crew
worked seven consecutive days
this week. . . . Bookkeeping de
partment personnel report they
are swamped.
A meeting was called for
Wednesday of the fishermen, par
ticularly the crab fishermen at
the District Courtroom. The meet
ing, wound up in an uproar with
very little accomplished. Rep.
Pete Deveau had called the meet
ing, and members wanted to know
why he had called it.
An argument ensued and the
•representative left the meeting.
Another meeting will be called at
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