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They Got A Plan Now!
We learn from the editorial of the Juneau Empire Sunday news
paper last week that the state has turned out a “beautiful 175-page
8M>xll “Kodiak 1980 General Plan” booklet, prepared by the Alaska
State Housing Authority.
The Juneau newspaper lauds the booklet which describes Ko
diak’s history, natural features, the community and its facilities,
economic supporting potential, existing land uses, the general plan
itself, capital improvements program, fiscal inventory, development
policy, and effectuation, along with photographs, charts and maps.
Again quoting from the Juneau newspaper, which quotes the
introduction, it gives room for some hope to the citizens of Kodiak
in that it states, “The 20-year General Plan provides the Planning
Commission and Governing Body of Kodiak with the basis for an
intelligent course of action.” Which might help to explain what has
transpired prior to the availability of this plan.
Still quoting the Juneau newspaper which says, “We can hardly
wait till we get a nice booklet, like this Kodiak one. . . .” Neither
can we!
Waterfront
(Continued From Page 1)
day’s Anchorage Daily News en
titled “Hair Seals Could Face Ex
tinction.” While we feel we are
properly appreciative of the im
portance of the principles of con
servation and we are sure the An
chorage editorialist’s intentions
and motivations were of the high
est order, we do question his tim
ing somewhat. . . . Any fisherman
along Alaska’s coastline could ad
vise on what a scourge these seals
(and sea lions) have become to sal
mon fishing. The Anchorage edi
torial writer should not be sur
prised if his editorial is greeted
by fishermen with about the same
reaction as an Australian stockman
would greet an editorial worrying
about the possible extinction of
rabbits there!
T
Kit
Last week we mentioned we had
been invited on the inaugural voy
age of the Southeastern ferryboat
Malaspina but were unable to go
due to lack of transportation to
and from Prince Rupert and Ju
neau. We want to take this oppor
tunity to extend our thanks to Ad
miral Bakutis and the U.S. Navy
for extending an invitation to ac
company him. We have on several
occasions come into contact with
Admiral Bakutis and officers of
his command recently and have
been especially impressed with
their sincere interest in the pro
gress and welfare of our commun
ity ... and especially the Admiral’s
avid interest in our fisheries and
its problems. We understand that
he recently purchased a view lot
in the city of Kodiak with the view
in mind of building and making
this his home port upon retirement.
While we were not able to take ad
vantage of the Navy’s offer due to
the crab festival and an almost im
possible press schedule, we none
theless extend our feelings of ap
preciation.
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Down Eastpoint Seafoods way
canneryworkers have gone back on
a two-shift basis again, Office Man
ager 8hirley Fillis tells us. While
weather hasn’t been the best for
shrimping, the boats have been out
and brought back respectable loads
that hare kept the canneryworkers
busy since last Monday, day and
night. In a way weather helped out
in that it kept three mainland can
nery shrimpers from crossing Shel
ikof Straits and they had to deliver
their catches here!
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A number of items of waterfront
import were brought up at Thurs
day’s Chamber of Commerce meet
ing which we were unable to at
tend and are indebted to Dr. Don
Fenner for reporting to us. Most
important was the report of Oscar
Dyson, who reported on the actions
taken by the Alaska Department
of Fish and Game Board at its re
cent Juneau meeting. The board, of
which Oscar is a member, extended
the landing law limits (resource
boundaries) to cover the entire
Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Is
lands. The limits cover the conti
nental shelf or generally out to
the 100 fathom curve. The board
also set a July 8 opening of Wide
Bay for seiners. Oscar said hopes
of getting moose placed on Kodiak
have improved considerably during
the past few months. He attributed
this to the various resolutions en
dorsing the idea from local organ
izations and to the efforts of our
local Representative Gil Jarvela.
The board also liberalized hunting
regulations and lengthened the
season.
THE GREAT REMOVER
An Exchange says: Alcohol will
remove stains from summer
clothes. This is correct.
Alcohol will also remove—
The summer clothes
The winter clothes
The spring clothes
The fall clothes
not only from the back of the man
who drinks it, but from his wife
and children as well.
Alcohol will also remove—
A good reputation
A man’s business
A man’s friends
A happy look from children’s
faces
A prosperous man to a pauper
grave
A man from respectable soci
ety to the penitentiary
A man from the highway of
heaven to the road to hell.
And will make a wildcat out of
an otherwise inoffensive citizen.
As a remover of things
ALCOHOL HAS NO EQUAL
(Author unknown)
Paid for by W.C.T.U.
Letter b the Editor
The following letter expressing
thanks to the Grey Nuns at the
Griffin Memorial Hospital was
received by WiUiam S. “Billie"
Koumanis who gave us permis
sion to reprint.
Athens, Greece
April 16, 1963
Dear Lady,
I am the sister of a mechanic
sailor whom you attended anc
cared for while he was in the Grif
fin Memorial Hospital, at Kodiak
Alaska.
He has suffered from very se
vere burns following an explosior
which occurred in the Greek shii
Pelaga.
My brother has come here nov
and has no words sufficent to ex
press his gratitude towards you foi
the maternal love you have showr
to him during the very painfu
moments he lived in the hospital.
On behalf of our whole family !
hasten to express to you our eter
nal gratitude and the deepest feel
ings of thankfulness.
God bless you and your family.
Yours sincerely thankful,
Catina Droggitore
12, Acheou St.
Athens, 139, Greece
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ADF&G BOAT BID
The Commercial Fisheries Of
fice of the Alaska Dept, of Fish
and Game will be opening bids
for a vessel of at least 65-foot
registered length for pot fishing
and trawling on knig crab breed
ing grounds the latter part of
May. An official notice will ap
pear in next week’s paper.
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Kodiak Rotarians
Spark Public
Library Drive
Kodiak Rotarians visited Ko
diak’s Public Library this Wednes
day following their weekly lunch
eon at which the librarians weie
guests of honor. Spurred on by
the efforts of Dr. A. Holmes John
* son, “Governor Doc,” to Rotarians,
' the local Rotary Club has made the
> matter of getting a decent library
building built here a prime project.
The present library building, lo
1 cated next door to the old Down
1 town school house, is probably one
of the oldest structures in the Ko
diak area. It looks it.
Head Librarian, Mrs. A. Holmes
Johnson, was introduced to Ro
1 tarians at the luncheon and in a
‘ short talk highly lauded and
praised the volunteer librarians
who have made it possible to main
tain the library here.
Naming “those who have given
their time and efforts in order that
Kodiak could have a library,” Mrs.
Johnson listed: Assistant Head Li
brarian, Mrs. Robert Acheson; Vol
unteer Librarians Mrs. Chester Ha
gel, Mrs. R. D. Van Buren, Mrs.
Jack Metzgar, Mrs. William Bacus,
Mrs. Arnold Hansen, Joyce Bru i
net, Louise Harvey. Catalogue De
partment: Mrs. Jack Hinckel, Mrs.
Arthur Brooks, Mrs. Emil Knudsen.
Substitute Librarians: Mrs. Ben
Ardinger, Mrs. Lou Veerman, Mrs.
Henry Haag.
During the luncheon Ivor Schott,
chairman of the Rotary Committee
on Community Projects, reported
to the club that the committee had
agreed hat Kodiak needed more
and better library facilities and
that the first need that should be
met is that of a paid librarian.
“Our public library has been op
erating only through the generous
ity of volunteer help ever since it
was organized in 1943,” said Schott,
adding:
“Kodiak is now a large enough
and wealthy enough community to
be able to provide itself with a
paid full-time professional libra
rian.”
“Our second need is the obvious
need for a library building. PeV
haps this can be combined with our
museum,” he suggested.
“It is our hope that all of our
citizens will recognize these needs
and their responsibility to contrib
ute to this need . . . the city now
contributes only $500 per year for
maintenance and operation of our
public library,” he said.
ATTENTION QUEENS
Queen contestants are re
minded that there will be a meet
ing at the Chamber office April
30 at 5 p.m. All contestants are
to be at this meeting.
Girl Scouts
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