Salmon Price Deadlock Looms
Forty-Two KHS Seniors To Graduate
Tuesday; Baccalaureate On Sunday
Sunday and Tuesday will be big
days in the lives of 42 young men
and women who are graduating
from Kodiak High School this year.
Baccalaureate will be held this
Sunday evening beginning at 8
p.m. in the High School Gymna
sium, Invocation, following the pre
lude and entrance by the Seniors,
will be made by Rev. Cletis Lev
erett of the Berean Baptist Church.
Main address will be delivered
by Chaplain H. S. Goss, Jr., of the
Protestant Chapel of the UJS. Na
val Base, Kodiak.
The High School Mixed Chorus
will render the song “Thanks Be
To God” by Dickson and Benedic
tion will be given by Rev. Jay
Blackshear of the United Pente
costal Church.
Commencement Exercises will
begin at 8 p.m. in the high school
gymnasium on this coming Tues
day night. The evening’s program
will begin with the traditional Pro
cessional and Invocation will be
by Pastor Woodrow Phillips of the
Kodiak Bible Chapel.
Svea Breckberg, Class Saluta
torian, will deliver the Salutatory,
after which the High School Mixed
Chorus will sing.
Class Valedictorian, Luana Ga
routte, will then deliver the Vale
dictory.
Main address of the commence
ment will be made by the Rev. Don
ald Bullock of St. James the Fish
erman Episcopal Church. His ad
dress will be followed by a rendi
tion by the high school band.
Mrs. Claraellen Dawson, high
school principal, will make the
Presentation of Class and Robert
Hall, chairman of the Kodiak Board
of Education, will make the Presen
tation of Diplomas.
New Firm To Build
$650,000 Hotel &
Department Store
Approval of the sale by the City
of its Old City Hall property to the
Kodiak Commercial, Inc., would
enable that firm to build a huge
$650,000, 2-story commercial build
ing containing a 50-room modern
hotel and a large department store,
Neil Sutherland has advised the
city council.
Sutherland, president of the re
cently-organized firm which has
purchased Knudsen’s and Knud
sen’s Outfitters store here, said
the two floors would each provide
16,000 sq. feet of space. The lower
floor would house the firm’s de
partment store operation while the
upper floor would be utilized to
provide 50 hotel rooms.
The city ordinance governing
the sale of city property valued in
excess of $5,000 provides that such
sales must be approved by city
voters in a public referendum but
Superintendent of Schools Ivor
Schott will make the Presentation
of Awards and Joni Johnmeyei .
president of the Class of 1963, will
make the Class Gift Presentation.
Benediction will be by the Rev.
Lewis White of the Community
Baptist Church after which will
follow the traditional Recessional
by the Class of 1963.
The Class of 1963 who are to be
awarded their diplomas are: Elisa
beth Anne Acheson, Kathryn Ann
Alvine, Bonnie Jean Anderson.
Frika Dawn Barnett, Svea Chris
tina Breckberg, Judith Ann Brown,
Pamela Ellen Brummett;
Doreene Conner, Darlene Mad
eline Denio, Charlene Marie Frost,
Luana Jean Garoutte, Suzan Lee
Gilbert, Paul Raymond Hamilton,
Clifford Frank Heglin;
Dell Delano Jackson, Dawn Lou
ise Jarvela, Joanella Johnmeyer,
Frank R. Johnson, Richard Paul
Johnson, Van Johnson, Francis Au
gust Joiner, Jr.;
Harold Katelnikoff, Loretta Ruth
Levine, Dale Eileen McKinley,
Richard Lee Mize, Karlene Nina
Murphy, Carl Don Nekeferoff, Ar
thur Jon Olsen;
Eugene B. Read, Judith Kay Rob
inson, Gail Louise Rousculp, Con
nie Short, LeRoy Ernest Spinhar
ney, Arlene Diane Spjut, Nelda
Jane Stone;
Virginia Vivian Valley, John
Robert Vosgien, Judy Ann Walker,
Candace Wilson, Harry Harold Wil
son, Gary Dale Woody, Fred Frank
Zharoff.
Champagne Capers
On Saturday Night
Tomorrow is the Big Nite for
Elks and Emblem Club members
and escorts who are reminded that
“Champagne Capers” doors at the
Elks Hall open at 6 p.m. Another
dinner seating will be at 8:30 p.m.
followed by a gala evening of en
tertainment and dancing.
also has provision for permitting
negotiated sales should the prop
erty be utilized for a greatly
needed facility ... in this case
hotel facilities.
The matter was referred to City
Attorney Roy Madsen for a legal
opinion.
The firm has already acquired
abutting property.
City Attorney Roy Madsen today
advised that after research into
the legality of direct sale by the
council to the firm, it was his legal
opinion that it would appear that
the council has authority to sell
without ratification of the voters
if the council determines that the
sale will be beneficial to the mu
nicipality and if the persons to
whom they sell agree to operate
a new industry. He added that in
a case decided by the Alaska court
in Fairbanks the definition of the
word “industry” was broad enough
to include housing as in this case.
Bulletin
Following is the text of a wire
received by the Mirror yester
day from Washington, D.C.
“Senator Bartlett expressed re
lief today after receiving a report
that the Japanese have delayed
their attempt to begin fishing
for king crab near Kodiak.
“This has not solved our prob
lem,” said Bartlett, “but it has
at l*»ast given us additional time
to impress upon the Japanese
that we will not tolerate their
invasion of our king crab fishery
when this Alaska resource is
clearly to be protected for our
own nationals under interna
tional law.”
“The Senator said that fight
for this Alaska king crab is an
nounced by the State Depart
ment to be protected under In
ternational law for our own na
tionals.”
Warren Magnuson
To Represent U.S.
The appointment of Sen. Warren
G. Magnuson (D-Wash.) as a mem
ber of the U.S. delegation for the
three-nation meeting in June on
the possible renegotiation of the
North Pacific Fisheries Treaty was
announced Thursday in Washing
ton, D.C.
The appointment of Magnuson,
who has been sharply critical of
the recent decision to allow the
Japanese to enter the Eastern Ber
ing Sea halibut fishery, coupled
with the appointment of former
Massachusetts U.S. Senator Ben
Smith, is viewed as evidence of ad
ministration concern over fishery
problems in the North Pacific, ac
cording to Washington reports.
ROOM FOR SIX MORE
There is room for six more in
the medical self-help course. En
roll by calling 486—2266.
Big Day At Base
Today & Tomorrow
Armed Forces Day, 1963, is
slated for this Saturday, May 18,
and the U.S. Naval Station, Kodiak,
will have many exhibits and dem
onstrations for your viewing.
As in past years, the slogan is
“Power for Peace.”
Saturday, Armed Forces Day, the
gates will be opened to allow every
one in to view the many displays
in Hangar Two, the Marine assault
landing, a jet-assisted-take-off by
a station seaplane, a crash fire ex
hibition and many others
On Sunday, the public is invited
to attend church services of their
choice aboard the Station.
Your Armed Forces will be on
display. Don’t miss seeing them
this weekend at Kodiak Naval Sta
tion!
Check the full-page Navy League
ad for program of events.
Probable That Kodiak Fishermen
Will Reject Cordova Fish Basis
Possibility of a deadlock between
Kodiak area fishermen and can
nery operators over salmon prices
loomed on the horizon this week as
members of the United Fisher
men’s Marketing Association began
their annual convention here this
Monday and made clear they would
not accept any price cut on salmon
in this area.
According to Lloyd Cannon, pres
ident of the group which represents
virtually all of the fishermen of
the Kodiak area, the canneries have
indicated their desire to purchase
fish on a per pound basis and have
offered nine cents on pink salmon
or “humpies.”
Cannon made reference to the
per pound basis established early
this month in the Prince William
(Cordova) Sound area where the
prices agreed upon “represent a
substantial cut in price for fish
to the fishermen.” Cordova prices
per pound now are: 10% cents for
Pinks; 8% cents for Dogs; 15 cents
for Silvers; 23 cents for Kings; and
24 cents for Reds.
“Cordova fishermen accepted a
substantial cut in the price they
get for pinks but maintained their
price for Reds. This is probably
due to the fact that reds are a sub
stantial portion of their catch
whereas it is almost inconsequen
tial to our Kodiak salmon catch,”
Cannon said, adding, “I would
never recommend that our
fishermen even consider the Cor
dova pink price, let alone the nine
cent offer here.”
Cannon pointed out that Prince
William Sound pinks are smaller
than Kodiak Island pinks. He
quoted from a detailed letter and
report made by the Alaska Dept,
of Fish and Game to substantiate
his statements:
“The ADF&G gave us these fig
ures and they got them from the
canneries so there can’t be any
arguing about them by the cannery
operators,” he said.
“In 1962 it took 25 pinks to fill
a case of 48 1-lb. cans in Kodiak
but took 25% pinks in Cordova.
“In 1961 it took 15.86 pinks and
17.50 in Cordova, and, in 1960 it
took 23.60 in Kodiak but 24 60 in
Cordova,” Cannon pointed out.
“In short, Kodiak pinks run big
ger than Cordova pinks by an av
erage over 10 years of about half
a fish per case,” he summed up.
“In Kodiak the 10 year average
is 19.68 fish per case with the av
erage size 3.75 pounds per fish and
it required 73.80 lbs. per case,"
Cannon said.
“Using the 10 year averages we
would have to get at least 12.13
cents per pound and this would still
represent about a 21 per cent cut
from last year’s fish price, assum
ing that the fish sizze are average
size,” Cannon said.
“I personally recommend that,
we negotiate on a per fish basi3
is always and let the canneries
and the Cordova area fishermen
experiment with the per poundage
basis,” Cannon told the convention.
“In order to get the same prices
as last year' for our salmon we
would have to get at least 16 cents
per pound,” he advised.
‘‘When you consider that the Cor
dova price last year was 52 cents
on pinks and consider the size of
their fish, it is clear that they have
taken about a 12 cent cut, possibly
more, on their pink price per fish,”
he said.
The canneries will claim they
have a big pack on hand from last
year and that the price per case
dropped from a high of $28 to $22
They don’t mention that they have
sold twice as many cases as in pre
vious years and that when the
price went up from $22 to $28 giv
ing them a substantial profit, they
didn’t offer to raise the fisherman’s
share accordingly ... in fact we
got a piddling 2 per cent increase
during that time,” he reminded
them, adding, “But now that the
per case price has dropped back to
its normal range they want us to
accept a heavy cut in price even
though the prices on everything
we use in our fishing efforts has
gone up and is continuing to rise.”
Cannon also cited the fact that
the canneries “though singing the
blues to the fishermen now, have
been able to boast grandly to stock
holders about their dividend decla
rations recently.”
“I shouldn’t need to remind any
veteran fisherman either, that once
one fish price drops then the price
of others like crab and shrimp, will
follow,” he added.
“The fact is, with the price of
everything we buy going up and
the cost of living increasing stead
ily all the time, it is obvious that
we must get an increase over last
year’s fish prices,” Cannon stated.
Comments from the floor of the
convention strongly indicated that
the fishermen endorsed Cannon’s
suggestions.
Stressing that the negotiating
committee be made up entirely of
fishermen who primarily fish for
salmon, Cannon appointed the fol
lowing men, nominated from the
floor, to the negotiating committee:
Stan Graves, Joe Malutin, Vivan
Kilgore, Louis McMeekins, Ronald
Keplinger, George Panamaroff and
Don Slater.
A special meeting will be called
after the negotiating committee
talks with fishermen around the
island and the cannery operators.
Cannon stated.
LICENSE DEADLINE
Kodiak area motorists are re
minded that only two weeks
remain now during which they
may obtain their 1963 mandatory
license tabs for vehicles. Failure
to have such tags will make driv
ers subject to arrest. Don’t say
we didn’t tell you!