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The Weather Can Be Beat
There is one thing that even the Federal Government can’t do
anything about.
We have Federal controls for about everything, but they can t
control the weather, especially in Kodiak.
We’d like to offer a suggestion to the Chamber of Commerce
committee working on plans for the Kodiak King Crab Festival,
who are no doubt giving considerable thought to the question of
what kind of weather we will have at that time and what should
be done prior to the festival in the event of rainy weather. What s
kind of weather we have makes a difference as to whether or not k
we have a successful celebration. Unless we prepare for it.
A huge tent of the circus variety has been suggested as a
means of housing concession booths and generally serving as a pro
tection to participants particularly on the midway.
The demonstration of wind velocity we witnessed here last
weekend prompt a word of caution in considering a tent as a solu
tion. The hurricane force gusts we experienced could well take
tent and all for a ride skyward.
We would like to make a suggestion.
We are inclined to believe the solution would rather be found
in a more permanent structure. We do not suggest a huge building
be erected over the whole area, but rather a structure sufficiently
large to house all the booths, concessions and what have you. This
structure could be a low building, extending from Marine Way
where the midway booths were last year to the harbormaster’s
building. It wouldn’t be a building in the true sense of the word,
but would be open in front, boarded up in the back with a 20- or 25
foot overhanging roof. It would be built similar to a ball park
grandstand without the seats of course and much, much lower.
This structure could be constructed from lumber recovered
from a Base building. The walled-up portion in the back could be
covered with an attractive material—a good siding, and the inside
lined with plywood, these items to be purchased locally. Suitable
wiring could be installed to handle light and power as needed.
A structure such as we have in mind could be erected, we be
lieve. for about $1,500.
This would be a permanent structure, wind resistent, protec
tive. neat, good-looking and extremely serviceable for the use in
tended.
It would also eliminate the chore of calling for volunteers,
erect and tear down a temporary shelter—in other words tidying
up afterwards, and storing a huge tent.
This type of construction would have the added feature of be
ing usable for boat or car storage the rest of the year. Of if you
wanted to go a step forward, lease the grounds from the City and
rent boat or car parking space excepting during time when needed.
If it was felt the center area should also be protected, an um
brella-like low structure could be erected, or a tent be used.
Reflections
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gent in the storage and handling of
their garbage—an A-No. 1 method
of encouraging rat population
growth. Here’s what he found: 1.
Cans without tight fitting lids; 2.
can with holes in them; 3. garbage
stored outside in cardboard boxes
and paper sacks; 4. garbage con
tainers accessible for scatter by
dogs and wind; 5.1ittered garbage
racks and yards; 6. Accumulations
of scrap lumber and other litter
serving as harborage for rats.
* • *
It was not our intention to write
about rats in this column this week,
but after the visit of Carter, we
decided the problem was so timely,
and the need so great to do some
thing about it—for we have seen
rats in the downtown area—that
we pass along some of his observa
tions to you. In conclusion, we will
quote him: ‘'If there is any evi
dence of rats around your home or
on your property, pick up some
free rat bait at the City Hall and
use it! Alaska is noted for its hos
pitality, but please do not ‘feed and
harbor the living which causes
death.”
* * *
Now they’re having style shows
at press conferences in Washing
ton, D. iC., and of course Alaska
had a hand in it.
Secretary of the Interior Udall
opened a news conference and in
troduced several young women
who modeled coats fashioned from
furs obtained from the fur seals of
the Pribilof Islands.
The 1961 fur seal harvest pro
vided 97,091 sealskins, Udall noted,
the largest since 126,826 animals
were taken in 1956. Gross receipts:
$2,839,862 for year ended June 30.
Above coats, by the way, retail at
from $1,500 to $4,500 each.
* * *
An odd bit of news submitted by
Wa^t Muller: Twin sisters, born
within minutes of each other 70
years ago, died at almost the same
time 6,000 miles apart.
One died in Brighton, England
of an overdose of sleeping tablets,
the other in Capetown, South
Africa, of a heart attack.
* • *
The Governor is one up on State
Senator Brad Phillips, who accused
that honorable gentleman of steal
ing his thunder—in other words
points in a program he outlined to
a recent State Republican conven
tion. The Governor in turn stated
it was a program the State has been
on for some time. As far as the
senator’s speech went, the Governor
told him, he hadn’t read it yet. It
bears out our first reaction when
we read the senator’s remarks —
how self-important can you get?
The final touch was when Gov.
Egan said: “I am sorry for neglect
ing you in this way.”
* ♦ *
From a letter we received the
other day we have a very excellent
“voice” coming to Kodiak. We have
been asked to pave the way for a
young fellow named Bobby Coyle,
who sings a mean ballad, folk
song, rock and roll, torch song or
hill billy western or what have you.
Young Bobby, who ever he is, will
have to place himself in better
hands than ours—you, the listeners
We’ll take it from there.
• • •
With 1,051 serious offenses re
ported to the Alaska State Police
during the first nine months of
1961, crime climbed a resounding
13.4 percent over the same period
in 1960. According to the report,
this upward trend in Alaska crime
outstrips population growth by 2.3
to one.
Murder, aggravated assault, burg
lary and larceny showed signifi
cant increases.
I « «
Fire Prevention Week this year,
which started Sunday and ends Sat
urday, should probably have had a
greater observance than it did—es
pecially when you read such sta
tistics as these: Alaska has had 40
deaths, including 24 children, from
fire this year as compared with 12
deaths from fire this time last year.
All of them were home fires.
• • •
From reading the above two
items it would seem Alaska is fast
getting into a stride with our sis
ter states to the South.
* • •
And now on the lighter side:
A newspaper recently stated that
the speaker at the veterans’ dinner
was battle-scared. Hastening to
correct the error, the editor re
ported in the next issue: “We sin
cerely regret that we referred to
the speaker as battle-scared. This
should obviously have been bottle
scarred.”
* * *
“Once upon a time a lion ate a
bull. He felt so good that he roared
and roared. A hunter (heard him
and killed him with one shot.
Moral: When you’re full of bull,
keep your mouth shut ”—Jim and
Charlie Crawford, Lawrenceburg
(Tenn.) Democrat-Union.
Councilmen
(continued from page 1)
which it was stated that the De
partment regrets the delay in the
road project, but that the Depart
ment has set a target date for the
first of the year, with construc
tion to begin early next year.
The Alaska Court System is
working on the rental of the Court
room in the Donnelley Building,
according to a letter read. The City
offered $100 a month rental which
was acknowledged.
King Crab, Inc.’s request for per
mission to move in a small porta
ble freezing unit adjacent to the
new City dock warehouse was ap
proved. The freezing room will be
temporary for storage of bait, and
will be moved upon completion of
the cold storage plant or when
other facilities are available.
Council action approved a three
year contract with the auditing
firm of Egan, Sites and Lala. It
also approved issuing of licensing
to bars, package stores and clubs
now operating. This approval was
made at the request of the Alco
holics Beverage Control Board.
Applications for permit for oper
ating games of chance was granted
the Student Council of the high
school, The games will be run in
connection with the school’s annual
carnival. Permit was also approved
the Rotary Club for a proposed
raffle for a car.
F. A. FUTCH, AVIATION STOREKEEPER Second Class, USN,
accepts congratulation from his commanding officer, Captain E. C.
Smith, after being awarded a plaque as second place winner in the
Chief of Naval Personnel All-Navy Big Fish Roundup. The award was
made during ceremonies held October 5 aboard the U. S. Naval Sta
tion, Kodiak, Alaska.
Futch’s entry in the contest was a 222-pound halibut, which he
caught on a 110-pound test line, in July, only one week before the
start of the Kodiak Halibut derby. Off. Navy Photo
Kodiak Airstrip
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able for municipalities, and private
individuals or groups who wished
to expand facilities. Purpose of the
new agency was to assist in provid
ing employment in a depressed
area.
Chamber members voted to rec
ommend to the City Council that
the Civic Planning Commission act
as an economic commission in im
plementing the program.
The Chamber voted to support
the Freedom Foundation’s endeav
ors at Valley Forge, and voted a
contribution not to exceed $25.
Visitors at the meeting were Ken
Johnson, Earl Kennedy and Rear
Adm. H. H. Caldwell.
Game Cancelled
The Army-Navy basketball game,
reported elsewhere in this issue of
the Kodiak Mirror to be played to
morrow afternoon, has been can
celed.
Rotary Club To
Honor Teachers
7ihe annual teacher’s dinner has
been set for Oct. 24, according to
an announcement made at the Ro
tary Club meeting Tuesday. The
dinner will be held at the Elks
Club.
The Rotary Club sponsors the
dinner in honor of the teachers in
both grade and high school. Enter
tainment will follow the dinner.
Early Snowfall
Snow that stayed hit Kodiak
Thursday morning, and increased
in intensity in the afternoon and
evening.
Child Killed
Jana Lynette Stout, five-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel
Stout of Afognak was killed when
a tree fell on the Stout’s home dur
ing the windstorm Sunday.
Funeral will be held Saturday.
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Wednesday, October 18
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