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VOL. 22, NO. 45_ KODIAK, ALASKA, NOVEMBER 9, 1962 PRICE TEN CENTS
Demos In Sweep;
Jarvela Winner,
Voc School Wins
Democrats Sen. Ernest Gruen
ing, Gov. Bill Egan and U.S. Rep
resentative Ralph Rivers were re
elected Tuesday, as Alaskan voters
turned down by a 3,000 plus mar
gin an initiative to move the cap
ital but okeyed $17,000,000 in
bonds, including $2,200,000 for a
vocational school in the Kodiak
Aleutian district.
Rep. Gil Jarvela (D) was re
elected by defeating Chuck Powell
by a 710 to 230 margin, while Nick
Begich, also a Democrat, appar
ently won the senator-at-large seat
by a narrow margin over Bob Stra
ton, Jr.
Closest race on the state level
was the governorship with 280
precincts reporting, Gov. Egan had
26,045 votes to Mike Stepovich’s
24,462. Sen Gruening won by about
an 8,000 margin, while Rep. Riv
er’s margin was slightly under 4,
000.
The G.O. Proposal No. 4 for the
vocational school, though opposed
by Anchorage and Fairbanks news
papers passed by a 10,000 vote mar
gin.
Voters turned thumbs down on
the capital move in this area by a
624 “no” vote to 204 for the move.
In Kodiak’s four precincts the vote
was 161 for, 512 against.
Major Ed Pagano
To Visit Kodiak
Promotion of Capt. Edward G.
Pagano, member of the National
Guard Adjutant General’s Staff in
Juneau, to the rank of Major, was
announced this week.
Major Pagano, originally from
Kodiak, entered the army in Octo
ber, 1944, and served with distinc
tion and honors in the Pacific
theatre. Following his release from
active service in December, 1946,
Major Pagano earned a BA degree
in Liberal Arts at San Francisco
State College.
Major Pagano, who has lived in
Juneau the past five years, will be
in Kodiak this month in connec
tion with guard matters here.
— Kodiak Kapsoles --
(By Bill Mason)
Strange that the metropolitan
dailies in both Anchorage and
Fairbanks looked upon the Uni
versity of Alaska Construction
bonds amounting to $5,950,000
and the capital move as great
boons to the state, while the $2,
200,000 for a vocational school
along the Kodiak-AIeutian chain
was a “pork-barrel” measure not
warranting support of the popu
lace.
Just before or immediately
after an election is a good time
to find out who your friends are.
* * • *
Have you tried to cross Bensoi
between Kraft’s and Naughton’i
in the evening as all the Bas<
employes are returning to town
If you have you know you are ir
for a 15 to 20 minute wait.
It’s still our contention that <
stop sign should be erected then
to slow down the traffic comini
down the hill, or perhaps we car
do as is done in many places—wai
until someone is killed there.
* * * *
And now we hear about the
Kodiak housewife who sum
moned a TV serviceman to fix
the set.
Spreading out his tools, Jerry
inquired: “What seems to be the
trouble?”
Replied the little woman,
“Well, for one thing, all the pro
grams are lousy.”
* * * *
Now that the elections are ovei
and everyone is happy again, w<
can pass on the story about th<
staunch old Kodiak Republican
who invariably managed to show
up at all the Democratic rallies.
A friend suggested that perhaps
he was thinking of swapping sides.
The die-hard snorted indignantly.
“Change parties? Neve r!” he
snapped. “Just go to their meet
ings so’s to keep my disgust fresh.”
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Dr. Fenner Named
C of C Officer
Dr. Don Fenner, Kodiak optome
trist, Thursday was elected second
vice-president of the Kodiak Cham
ber of Commerce, succeeding How
ard Wakefield who has gone to
Seattle for several months.
Other nominees were Lou Veer
man and Leon Johnson, the latter
who withdrew before balloting,
Thursday.
Street Bid lops
Estimate, May Be
Rejected By HD
S. S. Mullen, Inc., of Seattle
submitted the apparent low' bid
of S830.069 for street improve
ments in Kodiak.
The bid was the only one re
ceived and was substantially
higher than the state estimate of
$535,418, and Highways Commis
sioner D. A. McKinnon said he
would recommend that it be re
jected. It was, this week.
The job included paving, curb
and gutter work and sewer and
water line construction on Brook
lyn Avenue from Alaska Street
to Rezanoff Drive from Brooklyn
to 7Hi Avenue.
PTA Open House
Set For. Nov. 13
All parents who are interested
in meeting their children’s teach
ers and learning what are their
aims, methods, and motives are
urged to come to PTA Open
House from 7:30 to 9 p.m. on Nov.
13 at the high school.
A unique arrangement for bring
ing about the meetings of teachers
and parents has been devised; and
it is hoped that all parents, both of
elementary and high school stu
dents, will get to meet and talk
with each of their children’s teach
ers.
Skipper Sees Red Trawler Drag Pots;
Sen. Bartlett Warns Of Consequences
By Karl Armstrong
Alaska’s Senior U S. Senator JR.
L. “Bob” Bartlett sent an urgent
wire to the Department of State
shortly after his arrival in Kodiak
yesterday morning advising “that
a really dangerous situation is in
the making” here and further
stated “actually I am very fearful
what may occur should there be
continuations” of Russian trawlers
destroying American crab fishing
gear.
At about 10 a.m. yesterday morn
ing the Kodiak Mirror received a
ship-to-shore radiophone call from
Captain Albert “Coogan” Peter
son of the boat Oceanic advising
that he had observed a large Rus
sian stern trawler dragging
through the area in which he had
his 30 pots out. The call was re
layed by Skipper Vic Hansen of
the factoryship Mercator in Lazy
Bay. At that time Skipper Peter
son was unable to determine the
full extent of the damage done by
the Russian trawling but estimated
that at least half, or 15 pots, were
lost.
“They went right through my
pots, which are radar marked ac
cording to the advice of the U.S.
State Department, pulled up their
trawl and unloaded it into their
hold, and proceeded to then put
their trawl back into the water
and trawl back through the pot
area again,” Skipper Peterson told
the Mirror.
The Oceanic is owned by Lloyd
Cannon, president of the United
Fishermen’s Marketing Associa
tion.
The incident took place approx
imately seven miles south of Sit
kinak Island. Only one Russian
ship was seen and it is believed to
be the first time there have been
actual eyewitnesses to to such gear
destruction by Russian trawlers.
At a hearing of the Merchant
Washington Must Act Now To Protect Alaska Fishermen’s
Rights On High Seas, Senator Bartlett Demands In Kodiak
1 “The United States government
1 must furnish protection to its cit
! izens whose property is being dam
■ aged or destroyed by Soviet fish
1 ing boats,” said U.S. Senator Bob
Bartlett in Kodiak today. “This is
1 a primary obligation. It is one
! which any government, large or
' small, cannot shirk. Washington
1 must act. It will be time enough to
: negotiate with the Russians con
cerning fishing operations off Ko
diak Island, and other areas, after
American fishermen are made se
cure in their rights on the high
seas.”
Bartlett’s statement followed a
reported incident seven miles
south of Sitkinak Island early on
the morning of Nov. 8 when a big
Soviet stern trawler twice swept
through the crab pot gear of the
Kodiak fishing vessel Oceanic,
skippered by Albert “Coogan” Pe
• terson and owned by Lloyd Cannon,
s The incident, following several
i others several weeks ago, in the
same area, marked the first time
a Soviet vessel had been seen pass
ing through American fishing gear.
Cannon’s loss amounts to several
thousand dolars exclusive of the
greater loss to which he will be
subjected by loss of fishing time.
Bartlett noted that Kodiak fish
ermen pointed out that the Oce
anic’s gear had been marked in ac
cordance with suggestions made
recently by a State Department
representative. “This makes it
easier for the Russians to make
an accurate pass at our crab pots,”
cynically remarked Lee Andrich,
one of the first Kodiak fishermen
to suffer heavy losses.
Bartlett yesterday wired Assist
ant Secretary of State Dutton de
manding affirmative action by the
U.S. Government. “I’m going to
keep after this,” said the Alaska
Senator.
“First, adequate protection must
be given our fishermen, by what
ever means are necessary. Then
this must be taken up on the high
est diplomatic levels. It is true the
latest incidents occurred in inter
national waters. Nonetheless, what
Washington must realize is that
our fishermen will not stand by
while their property is destroyed
by fishing vessels from another na
tion operating so close to our
shores. I am convinced that Mos
cow, no more than we, will want
an international incident of seri
ous proportions to develop here.
There is no need for it. Tension
can be eased by one order from
Moscow. The sooner it is issued,
the better off everyone is going to
be. In the meantime, our fisher
men must not contiuue to be sub
jected to these depredations.’
Bartlett left Kodiak today for
Anchorage. From there he is going
to Seattle to address the opening
session of the International North
Pacific Fisheries Commission Mon
day.
Marine Subcommittee of the Sen
ate Commerce Committee held in
the State Courtroom here last
night, Senator Bartlett said that
he was phoning Assistant Under
secertary of State William C. Her
rington Friday morning to com
municate to him the latest develop
ments here.
DANGEROUS SITUATION
In his wire to Assistant Secre
tary of State Fred Dutton yester
day, Senator Bartlett stated:
“Upon arrival Kodiak early to
day I was informed that Soviet
fishing vessels caused extensive
damage to American fishing gear
last night. Expect to relay fac
tual and more detailed account
tomorrow. In meantime wish to
advise Soviet passes through
American crab gear, occurring
not once but twice, were without
provocation at all on part of
Alaska fishermen. Incident oc
curred seven miles from shore
southwest Sitkinak Island. My
office informs me you have sub
mitted explanatory letter telling
of other things of representation
made to Soviet embassy, and
their informing State Depart
ment that Soviet fishermen dis
claim knowledge incidents which
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Bears Destroying
Island Livestock
Kodiaks bears are again giving
the livestock industry a bad time
as three cows belonging to DeWitt
Fields’ herd were killed this week
by brown bears.
Hunters killed four of the seven
bears in the raid, and said that
three got away. Fields’ ranch is in
the Larsen Bay area.
Fields said Thursday that he
had lost 45 of his cattle in the
past 12 months—about half of his
stock—to the bears, and other
ranchers are experiencing similar
difficulties.
He said that a bear was observed
chasing a cow on the Ron Hurst
ranch recently.
Fields stated that this is the
worst time of the year for the
bears to attack livestock with no
salmon to feed on and just prior
to hibernation.
The protection division of the
Alaska Fish and Game has joined
in to eliminate the cattle-destroy
ers.
Breakin Nets $40
At Cleaning Firm
A break-in at the Kodiak Clean
ers between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Tues
day evening netted $40 in change
for the robber, according to Don
Wolf, owner.
Wolf said entry was gained by
using a glass cutter and then
breaking a rear window. A large
fluorescent light shines down on
the area where the cash was taken,
he reported.
Kodiak police are investigating.