To Enlarge Cold Storage Plant
Plan Operating By Next May
The Kodiak Cold Storage Com
pany announced this week it’s
plans to complete a cold storage
plant in Kodiak with an initial ca
pacity of 1,800,000 pounds of fish.
This capacity is almost four
times greater than the original
plans, which called for a plant with
a capacity of 500,000 pounds. The
head of the firm, R. C. Sweezey,
and Mr. Craig, conferred with City
Manager Bill Poland on Wednes
day. They stated that they had
made an independent survey as to
the needs here for a cold storage
plant, and said they felt the 500,
000 pound capacity plant was not
sufficient.
The company has purchased a
plant now in operation at Kitimat,
B. C., which they will install here.
This plant will give them the 1,800,
000 pound capacity.
Work at the plant is now in pro
gress, with Bruce Smith in charge.
Smith said a load of material,
mainly cement and steel and other
building material will be aboard
the m/v Tatalina, which should
arrive here about the 15th of this
Awards Contract
On New Warehouse
The firm of Northern Ventures,
Inc., of Anchorage was the success
ful bidder for the erection of the
City’s new warehouse, replacing
the wooden structure now being
torn down.
Bids were received on several
types of material—Galbestos, Vin
Cor, Enamel and Galvanized steel.
The Northern Ventures Company
bid on all types. The City Council
selected the galvanized material.
Price for the erected building is
$59,863. A bid for materials alone
was $32,863.
The bid submitted by the same
firm using Galbestos was $71,484
erected price. For Vin-Cor, the
same firm bid $42,204, or $73,284
erected. Taft Structural of Anchor
age bid $43,400 for material only.
A low bid by Alaska Metals Build
ings of $34,547 was rejected. The
latter is an Anchorage firm.
Saule’ Steel Company, Seattle,
submitted a last minute bid by
telegram for the sum of $29,387 for
the galvanized structure. Taft
Structural’s bid was $34,000.
All firms offering bids were
from Anchorage, with the excep
tion of Saule’ Steel Company, a
Seattle firm.
It will take approximately six
weeks for manufacturing of the
material, prior to getting it aboard
a Kodiak-bound freighter, Rod
Saunders, of Northern Ventures,
stated. He was present at the meet
ing. Construction will begin in
about two months. The building
will be 100’ wide by 147’ long, with
14’ eaves. Construction will be
rapid as it is prefabricated.
Demolition of the present ware
house is proceeding rapidly. West
ward Construction Company and
Russ Wellborn as co-ventures, have
the contract for removal of the
building, fill, footings, and prepara
tion of the surface for the new
building. »
month. He said the plant is sched
uled for completion by May of
next year, in time for the halibut
season.
It was pointed out that even
with this enlarged plant, the com
pany can still expand. It would
still operate at only 55 per cent
of its potential, it was said.
The company officials were con
cerned about the water supply.
When assured by the City Manager
that the City would furnish water
for a cold storage plant of even
greater size if necessary, they
stated they would go ahead with
their* plans for the enlarged plant.
Smith stated he and the com
Three Drown On
Spiridon Lake
The bodies of three men drowned
in Spiridon Lake Monday have been
recovered, the Coast Guard Air
Detachment announced.
George Carte, one of a party of
four thrown into the water when
their boat capsized, managed to
swim ashore. He then hiked about
eight miles to camp, located on the
south end of the lake, where word
was radioed in to Kodiak Airways.
He was a member of a five-man
U.S. Geological survey crew doing
work on the lake.
While Carte was being taken
back to Kodiak, the camp cook
hiked back to the spot, but found
no trace of the men or the boat.
The boat, 12 feet in length, was of
plastic construction, and was of
special design, with watertight sec
tions bolted together.
The three men believed drowned
were Rifhard Rumph, of Sacra
mento, Calif., Bob Scott and John
Savini, the latter two from Tacoma,
Washington.
Search planes from Kodiak Air
ways, Coast Guard Air Detachment
flew over the area, but found no
trace of the men or boat. A. John
son, official in charge of the crew,
who was near Anchorage at the
time, flew here the next day.
Search was hampered that day due
to fog and rain.
Wednesday morning, he and a
party flew over via Kodiak Air
ways, but still found no trace of
the missing men.
A group of Navy divers were
taken over to the lake on Wednes
day. They camped two nights.
The father of John Savini accom
panied the divers and was present
at the time the bodies were recov
ered.
City Will Remove
Mill Bay Rd. Tree
The tree on Mill Bay Road must
go.
The City Council voted last night
to remove the tree, which is now
on City property in front of the
Walter Kraft home, which ob
structs widening of the road.
Council members present were
unanimous in their decision, voic
ing the opinion that it was the only
way in which to lay out the road
prior to paving. Removal of the
tree will be done by the City.
pany officials were grateful for the
fine cooperation they had received
from the City and citizens of
Kodiak.
District Governor
Of Rotary
Here Next Week
The Rotary Club of Kodiak will
be host to Edward D. Fletcher,
Governor of District 504 of Rotary
International, who is making his
annual official visit to each of the
forty-three Rotary Clubs in District
No. 504, comprising Alaska, West
ern British Columbia and North
west Washington.
He will arrive here Wednesday
afternoon and will confer with
President Archie L. Zehe and Sec
retary William Lamme, and with
the Club’s committee chairmen on
Rotary administration and service
activities, Wednesday evening at
the home of Dr. A. Holmes John
son. A no-host dinner in honor of
the visitor will be held at the 49
Room preceding the meeting,
which will be attended by Rotar
ians and thdir wives.
Mr. Fletcher, retired, is a mem
ber and Past President of the Ro
tary Club of Vancouver, B. C. He
has been a member of Rotary for
more than thirty-four years, and
was elected as District Governor
of Rotary International for the
1961-62 fiscal year at Rotary’s 52nd
annual convention in Tokyo, Japan,
last June.
After attending the International
Convention in Tokyo Mr. and Mrs.
Fletcher toured Japan, Thailand,
Burma, Hong Kong and Hawaii, at
tending many Rotary meetings, be
fore returning to Vancouver to
take up his duties as District Gov
ernor. He is one of 270 District
Governors supervising the activi
ties of more than 11,000 clubs,
which have a membership in excess
of 510,000 business and profes
sional executives in 123 countries
and geographical regions. During
the (past year 334 new Rotary Clubs
have been organized throughout
the world.
Barbara Dimock
Guest Of Honor
M*rs. Barbara Dimock of Anchor
age was guest of honor at a lunch
eon held Thursday at the home of
Mrs. Justine Hinckel. A few friends
of Mrs. Dimock were also guests.
Mrs. Dimock, who accompanied
her husband, Ed, here for the
Alaska Insurance Agents conven
tion, is a staff member of the
“Guide to Alaska and the Yukon.”
She transacted business in connec
tion with the travel guide while in
town.
Mrs. Dimock plans to fly to
Asuncion, Paraguay, where she has
business interests, next week. This
will be her second trip to the South
American country this year, as she
returned a few weeks ago after
spending a month there.
Shrine Dignitaries Here For Initiation
Shrine officers from the Nil?
Temple, Seattle, will arrive here
direct from that city Tuesday morn
ing, August 15th for a two-day cere
monial to initiate new members
into the Shrine.
The visiting Divan will be head
ed by Ford Q. Elvidge, Illustrious
Potentate, who has been a visitor
to Kodiak on several other occas
ions. With him will be Cliff Mor
tensen, Chief Rabban; A u r i e
Thompson, Assistant Rabban; Wil
liam Parker, Oriental Guide; Glenn
Carpenter, Recorder; L. J. Dewell,
Treasurer; and Sumner Smith, Di
rector, Second Section. ,
Ford Q. Elvidge
Mrs. Elvidge and Mrs. Thompson
will accompany the party.
Festivities will start with a no
host dinner on Tuesday, August
15th. The Nile Temple will host
a complimentary dinner on
Wednesday, August 16th. A social
hour will precede both dinners.
All Shriners are urged to make
reservations.
The ceremonial initiating fifteen
Scottish and York Rite Masons into
the Shrine will begin ait 9 a. m.
Wednesday, and continue most of
the day. The first section will be
held at the Rose Room of the Civil
ian Club, and the second section at
the Base Roller Skating rink, start
ing at 2 p. m.
The Kodiak Shrine Club, with
Emil Kraft, president; John Wal
ler, Vice-president; and John Lotz,
Secretary-treasurer, will be hosts
to the Seattle Shriners.
The visiting dignitaries will leave
for Anchorage Thursday morning.
T. W. McArthurs’
To Leave Kodiak
T. W. McArthur, fire chief of the
Naval Station for the past 15Vfe
years, leaves Tuesday for Hubbard,
Oregon, where he and his family
will take up residence.
This marks the second time Mc
Arthur has retired from a fire de
partment. He has fought fires for
the past 44 years, and except for
three years in the service, fire
fighting has been continuous.
McArthur first came here on
March 12, 1946. He was the first
fire chief appointed on the Naval
Station.
He will be accompanied by his
wife, Hazel, and sons Tam and Ken
neth. The latter was born here.
McArthur, in announcing his
retirement, stated he wanted to
thank the many people in town and
on the Naval Station who have
been so kind to him and his wife
during their stay in Kodiak. “Peo
ple have been just wonderful to
us,” he stated.
1961 Waterfowl Regulations Given
Season on most waterfowl shoot
ing opens on September 1, accord
ing to the 1961-62 edition of the
Alaska Waterfowl Regulations now
ready for distribution. Permission
to hunt for cranes is one innovation
in the regulations.
Shooting hours are from one-half
hour before sunrise to sunset, in
cluding opening day on September
1. The season on ducks, geese,
brant and coot opens on Septem
ber 1 and closes on December 14.
The season on jacksnipe opens Sep
tember 1 and closes October 15.
The season on cranes opens Sep
tember 1 and closes September 30.
Duck limits are five per day and
ten in possession, with an addi
tional 15 per day and 30 in posses
sion of Eiders, scoters, old squaw,
harlequins, and mergansers being
allowed. The daily bag limit for
geese is 6 birds and the possession
SPECIAL EDITION
A “Back to School” edition of the
Kodiak Mirror will be published
next week.
The edition will be enlarged, and
will contain many feature articles
on the American school system,
with a glimpse into the future of
education, with articles written by
noted authorities. It will also fea
ture articles on what the child
should wear, meals, etc., with many
pictures and illustrations.
limit is 12 birds; however, only 3
of the geese (or 6 in possession)
may be Canada or whitefronted
geese.
Possession limits on brant, snipe
and coot are the same as the daily
bag limits, unlike those for ducks
and geese. Limits are 3 brant, 15
coot, and 8 snipe daily or in posses
sion. The limit on cranes is 2 per
day or 4 in possession.
Persons over 16 years of age are
cautioned that a Federal migratory
bird hunting stamp (Duck Stamp)
must be purchased from a posit of
fice prior to hunting waterfowl.
John Thompson
Going To Hawaii
John Ilerte will succeed John
Thompson as manager for Lock
heeds of the Chiniak Tracking Sta
tion, it was announced this week.
In making the announcement,
Thompson said he would be here
for another month. After that time
he will be transferred to Hawaii,
to the tracking station there.
Dick Bergs’ Here
Dick Berg and his wife, Bonnie,
were visitors in Kodiak this week.
Berg was here for the Alaska
Insurance Agents Convention just
concluded. The Bergs were former
residents here, and now reside in
Juneau..