VOL. 19, NO. 45 _ KODIAK, ALASKA, NOVEMBER 14,1959 PUCE 10 CENTS
Drive For Sports Fund Begins
$1,000 Provided As A Starting Sum
For A “Children’s Recreation Fund”
A sum of $1,000 has been voted
towards a fund to be used for the
purchase of basketball and roller
skating equipment and other ath
letic gear for the National Guard
Armory. The equipment is to be
for piiblic use.
A sum of $1,000 was left in the
City’s keeping by the late Jorgen
Frederickson to be used for play
ground equipment as the Council
saw fit. The Council at it’s meeting
Thursday voted the money for use
at the Armory.
A public subscription is being
started this week to raise an add
itional sum of two or three thou
sand dollars for the same purpose.
Purpose is to provide a place for
children and adults to use for rec
reation and other civic endeavors.
The Armory Board is back of the
drive to make fuller use of the
Armory facilities.
Many people have indicated they
would donate to a fund to provide
the equipment needed, according
to Pete Deveau, a member of the
Board who appeared before the
Council. The fund is to be called
the Kodiak Children’s Rec reation
Fund. Donations may be sent to
the Armory, Post Office Box No.
786 or may be left at the City Hall.
Checks should be made out to the
Kodiak Children’s Recreation
Fund. An account is being set up
at the Bank of Kodiak under that
name. The fund will administer
ed by the Armory Board.
Deveau pointed out in a speech
to the Council that more use
should be made of the Armory for
recreation, and by the children of
the community. It is an excel eint
building, be said, and particularly
fine during inclemente weather.
A schedule of events will be
drawn up and publicized, designat
ing certain nights for certain ages
and sports activities. It is planned
to provide roller skating several
nights a week. A little league bas
ketball games was mentioned as
another possibility. ' 1
Legislators Will
Not Meet Here
The Legislative Council, which is
holding hearings throughout the
state will not be in Kodiak this
year.
This fact was learned in a letter
received by Hep. Peter Deveau
from Rep. Peter Kalamarides,
Chairman of the Council, who stat
ed that the group would only be
able to meet as agreed on earlier,
in Juneau, Fairbanks, Anchorage
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A total of 120 elk were harvest
ed during the 1959 season, accord
ing to figures released by Will
Troyer of the Fish and Wildlife
Service. The kills were concentrat
ed in the following areas:
Rarpfcerry Island, 17; Malina
Lake and -beach areas, 38; Rasp
berry Straits—Afognak side and
Afognak Lake, 32; Tonki Cape,
33. Of the 33 elk taken on Tonki
Cape, 16 were cows.
A total or 330 hunters partici
pated in the hunt and 36 percent
of these were successful in killing
an elk.
Through good cooperation of
the hunters, Troyer said, a total
of 58 jaws were collected for age
ing studies. Of these, 47 were bulls
and 11 were cow jaws #takeoi on
Tonki Cape. Ages of bulls taken
were as follows:
\>k years—30 percent, 2M> years
—19 percent, 3 Mi years—17 per
cent. 4M: plus years—34 percent.
Elk cannot be accurately aged
after the fourth year.
This year a very high percent of
the kill was composed of the older
r
Officers Appointed In CAP Squadron
by Yule Chaffin
Senior and cadets of the Civ 1
'Air Patrol Squadron in Kodiak
have been, working overtime to get
their organization off to a good
start. A meeting of officers and
senior members was held at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Verlyn
Geriene Friday evening, November
6th.
Acting Commander Robert Leon
ard, confirmed the following ap
pointments among the senior mem
bers:
Carl Littleton, Public Relations
Officer; Constance Littleton, Ad
jutant and Finance Office"; Joe
Fuqua, Supply Officer; Verlyn
Geriene, Operations Officer: Janie
Geriene, Coordinator for Women.
The appointments of Yule Chaf
fin as Executive Officer and John
Warren as Training Officer had
been accomplished prior to this
meeting- Other adults attending
the meeting were Thomas Wells,
A0C1AP and Eugene Harding,
and Eugene Harding.
Cadei: appointments included:
Jerry Chaffin, Cadet Comman
der; Mike Littleton, Assistant
Cadet Commander; Teri Wells,
Operations Officer; Svea Breek
burg, Public Relations Officer;
Dawn Jarvela, Adjutant; Allen
Hubert, Training Officer; Jimmy
Bulyca, Supply Officer.
The primary mission of the CAP
organization was discussed, that is;
a. “To provide an organization to
encourage and aid American citi
zens in the contribution of their
efforts, services, and resources in
the development of aviation and
in the maintenance of air supre
macy, and to encourage and deve
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Robert Steelman
Rep. River’s Aide
Robert C. Steelman, attorney of
Anchorage, has been appointed too
the position of Administrative
Assistant (to Alaska’s congressman
Ralph J. Rivers. He replaces
Charles W. Hughes, who resigned
to accept the state post of Director
of Local Affairs.
Steelman has been employed in
a legal capacity with the U.S.
Army Engineer District Alaska,
Corps of Engineers during the past
four years.
Rep. Rivers made the announce
ment as he was enroutte to Wash
ington. D.C. following a two
months tour of Alaska.
age groups. This was primarily
caused from the majority of the
kill harvested in Ithe Malina and
Tonki Cape areas. The distribution
of the kill was ideal from a good
elk management standpoint since
these two areas had been under
harvested ini the past and thus
more older bluus were available.
All cow jaws collected on Tonki
Cape were 2V2 years or older.
Cooperation of hunters has been
appreciated during the past few
years by the Fish and Wildlife
Service and it is hoped that all
hunters will continue to cooperate
with the new State Game Depart
ment who will be in charge of the
elk management program starting
on January 1. “If you weren’t one
of the lucky 36 percent this year,
good hunting and batter luck next
year,” Troyer stated.
Superior Court
Judges Named
Gov. William A. Egan this week
named eight Superior Court judges
for Alaska, clearing the way for
early activation of the State’s
count system.
From the 1st District, judges
appointed were James A. von der
Heydt, Nome, Walter E. Walsh,
Juneau; from the 2nd District,
Hubert A. Gilbert, Fairbanks, was
the lone appointee; Edward V.
Davis, James M. Fitzgerald, and
J. Earl Cooper, all of Anchorage,
received appointments for the 3rd
District. The two appointees from
the 4th District were Harry 0.
Arend and Everett W. Hepp, both
of Fairbanks.
The appointments will be ef
fective Friday, November 27, at
which time formal ceremonies will
be held in Juneau to administer
the oath of office to the eight
judges.
Mine Sweeping
Exercises Here
The U. S. Navy will conduct
mine exercises in Chiniak Bay, Is
hut Bay, Kalsin Bay, St. Paul Har
bor and between Woody and Long
Islands, during the period from
November 18 through November
24.
Naval vessels will patrol the ex
ercise areas and all boat owners
are requestel to keep clear of mine
vessels plant ing or sweeping drill
mines and to navigate with cau
tion in the above areas during the
period of the exercise.
C. of C. Favors Crab Fishing Proposals
Recommendations To Jnnean Hearing
The Chamber of Commerce at
its meeting Thursday noon at the
Island Fountain went on record
as favoring the proposed regula
tions governing king crab fishing
in Alaska. Minutes of the Fisher
ies Committee meeting will be
sent to Juneau in time for the hear
ing November 18.
The recommendation came from
the Fisheries Committee of the
Chamber of Commerce, following
a meeting of that body on Novem
ber 6. Following the reading of
the minutes of that meeting by
Lloyd Cannon, an open discussion
took place in which Howard Waker
field of Wakefield Fisheries spoke
against the proposed regulations
which would outlaw trawls for the
taking of crabs, and would limit
each boat to 30 pots,, as well as es
tablishing area fishing for crab.
In his speech Wakefield stated his
company pioneered the king crab
industry in Alaska. He stated his
company has set aside $3,000 a year
for the past 5 years which was
paid to the Fisheries Department
for research and study. He podne
ed out that trawling does not hurt
the crab and has been used for a
hundred and fifty years in the
lobster industry without harm. He
said 'his company was interested
in conservation, and had suggested
to other companies a sum of one
cent per pound of crab be set aside
for research, but had not received
even the courtesy of a reply.
When 'his company was accused
by Pete Deveau of taking under
sized crab, Wakefield stated his
•company was not interested in
them, as there was too much loss
in handling them.
Lloyd Cannon stated in his plea
for Chamber endorsement of the
proposed regulations: “I’ve fished
70 pots myself, but as a conserva
tion measure feel the 30 pci. limit
is a step in the right direction.”
He said the number of pots employ
ed in 1958 was approximately 1200,
and the number of pots in 1959 is
estimated to be approximately
4,000. He said the proposal for
area fishing would tend to elimi
nate th heavy influx of boats from
other areas during the peak of the
season. Outlawing trawls would
prevent the destruction of females
with eggs, undersized males, and
the destruction of soft-shelled
males of all sizes.
Cannon also stated that any re
strictions on pots could be remov
ed when and if reserch and mana
gement difinitely proved that crab
were not being fully harvested.
Public Invited
To Open House
The Grey Nuns of the Sacred
Heart extend a cordial invitation
to the public to attend the Open
House at Griffin- Memorial Hos
pital Saturday, November 14, from
3 to 5 p.m. The Grey Ladies will
be on hand to greet the visitors
and show them the facilities of the
hospital. :
“Everyone is welcome”, stated a
spokesman for the staff at Hie
hospital. “We hope all those who
can come will be there.”
Ken Thorsen, biologist for Wake
field Fisheries, who was present
at the Fisheries Committee meet
ing, stated, that in his opinion, any
measure of conservation had not
been proven <bv those in favor of
the proposals and that the only
criterion of the depletion of the
resource would be a -loss each year
in the average weight of king crab.
Oscar Dyson, Emil Norton and
Bob Resoff countered this state
meat by stating, that all of fheii
records* did show such a loss of
weight in all areas and this was
especially true for this year.
Bob Simon and Guy Powell de
clare that large catches of illegal
crab were being taken this year,
as high as 41 per cent in omr or
two investagations made. They
further stated that unrestricted
fishing from year to year would
deplete the large male crab, leav
ing only those below the legal
size, which are unprofitable for
industry to process.
Rofoert Resoff of King Crab Ins.,
and Emil Norton of Alaska King
Crab -Company both stated their
companies favored the proposed
regulations.
Kimball Poland, President of the
Alaska Fishing Industry, Inc.,
stated the proposed regulation?
were the only known solution at
the present time, for -the continu
ation of the crab industry here. *
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WELFARE OFFICE NOW
AT KODIAK REALTY BUILDING
Mrs. George Strigga, Alaska
Department of Welfare represent
ative here, announced this week
she •will he available a/fc the Kotttak
Aleutian Realty Company Thurs
day afternoons.
Her office was formerly in the
Labor Temple on Thursday. Her
phone number is 2761 on that day.
RULES GIVEN FOR
BIG TURKEY SHOOT
The Out do or amen’s turkey shoot,
November 22, wil he managed as
it was last year, according to club
officials.
Additional details on the shoot
mil appear in next week’s Mirror.