The Burton Island Stops Over In Kodiak
After Record Setting Trip To Northland
“It was all in a day’s work.”
At least that was the feeling gen
erated by the crew of the USS
Burton sland (AGB-1) when ques
tioned here earlier this week con
cerning the rigorous tour of duty
just completed in the Arctic
Ocean.
The Burton Island’s mission in
the frozen north was twofold.
Primarily, the task laid out for
the Navy icebreaker was oceano
graphic and scientific survey of
the unchartered ocean bottom of
the icebound northern Chukchi
Sea.
It was during these operations
that favorable ice condition facili
tated the ship’s push through the
icepack to Fletcher’s Ice Island,
T-3, to resupply that station..
T-3, one of several ice floes
manned by the United States for
scientific studies, is about 450
miles beyond the northernmost
U.S. settlement and is 600 miles
from the North Pole.
The Burton Island’s trek to T-3
set a record as the deepest icepack
penetration north of Alaska by a
vessel of that type.
With blizzards and intense cold
hampering every move, crewmem
bers and T-3 personel fought a 36
hour battle to off-load the provi
sions and fuel needed to maintain
future ice island operations.
From the Arctic, the Burton Is
land proceeded to Kodiak for a
brief recreation and resupply stay
before continuing to its home port
at Seattle, Wash.
The frozen, bleak, and once im
pregnable Arctic has, through op
erations such as these, gradually
given up its centuries of ice-bound
secrets.
Lutherans Plan
Communion, Wed.
Lutheran Communion Services
will be held on Wednesday eve
ning, Oct. 17, at 8 p.m. when the
Rev. Joseph Frenz from Anchor
age will conduct the service to be
held at the Christian Science So
ciety building on Cope Street.
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Everything’s On The Move In Kodiak
Although the dark cloud of foreign fishing fleets hovers ominously
over our island's economy, Kodiak’s economic upswing continues
unabated. Symbolic of this continued encouraging trend is one
belonging to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Breehan who “rode shotgun’’ as it
was brought through town from the base.
Funeral Services
For Chet Carlson
Held In Seatle
Family and friends here were
saddened this past week in learn
ing of the accidental death of Ches
ter G. Carlson, age 40, of Kodiak.
Mr. Carlson fell from his boat, the
“Henning J,’ which was at Lake
Union, Seattle, while preparing it
for fishing in this area. An au
topsy revealed, death on October
1, 1962, was due to drowning after
having been rendered unconscious
by a blow to the head from falling
into low piling beside his boat.
Divers located the body on Octo
ber 4th.
Chet, as he was known, was a
boatswains mate in the Navy dur
ing World War II, and after, en
gaged in Commercial Fishing off
the Washington Coast. The family
made its home in Seattle until
December of 1960 when they
moved to Kodiak to engage in fish
ing in this area.
Survivors include his wife, Vir
ginia of Kodiak, daughters Mrs.
Larrp Suydan of Seattle, Kathy,
Kodiak, and a son, Mark Jon, of
Kodiak He is also survived by his
mother, Mrs. Marie Carlson and
brothers Kenneth, Elliott and
John, all of Seattle.
Services were held Oct. 8 at the
Wiggins & Son Mortuary in Seattle
with burial in Pacific Lutheran
Cemetery there.
An earlier story about Carlson’s
untimely death appears on page 6
of today’s Mirror.
Whammo' Applied
Fo Trade Dollars
Alaskan Trade Dollars which
lave been in circulation in the Ko
Jiak area for the past two months
cannot be used as media of ex
change, the promoters of the pro
gram, Alaska Boosters, notified the
Kodiak Chamber this week.
The Kodiak Chamber purchased
$2,000 worth and distributed about
$1,535 worth through business
channels, but earlier this month
the Boosters organization was told
to collect them and stop their dis
tribution by the U.S. Treasury De
partment.
A majority of them sold here
were for the souvenir value, it
was indicated.
Apparently the same edict to
halt distribution applies to the
Century 21 trade dollars extensive
ly circulated throughout Washing
ton.
‘Poetry Day’ Set
Monday, Oct. 15
Gov. William A. Egan of Alaska
has proclaimed Oct. 15 as National
and World Poetry Day along with
the other 49 governors of the U.S.
The resolution reads in part:
Whereas, the Governors of Alas
ka have previously set aside this
date to stimulate an appreciation
of poetry as a source of enjoyment
and inspiration, as well as a source
of expression or artistic creation
among Alaskans: Now, therefore
I, William A. Egan, Governor of
the State of Alaska, do hereby pro
claim Oct. 15 as Poetry Day in
Alaska.
New power, durability in
1963 Chevrolet truck line
Twc new, modern, more efficient six-cylinder engines lead a
long list of improvements in the 1963 Chevrolet truck line. Other
features include a new front axle and spring design m medium
and heavy-duty series for excellent ride and durability; generally
heavier frames; easy-riding independent front wheel coil spring
ing in light-duty models; narrower front sheet metal width for
easier handling in close quarters on many models and improved
body and sheet metal mounts for softer ride.
HERE IS THE RESULT
OF OUR INCUMBENT
LEGISLATOR THE
LAST TWO SESSIONS
THIS IS WHAT WE
WILL RECEIVE IF
HE IS RE ELECTED
PUT A STRONGER
VOICE IN JUNEAU
DO THIS
Vote and Elect
CHUCK POWELL
Republican for
House of Representatives