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Mirrored Reflections
By SIG DIGREE
Most of you have probably read
the report of the committee study
ing the Kodiak-Mainland ferry,
which appeared in the Anchorage
Times a few weeks ago.
The committee recommended
support of the ferry be given by
the Greater Anchorage Chamber
of Commerce. Viewing the ferry
as a “baby about to be born,” the
committee claims “regardless of
the circumstances of its conception,
it must be reared in a climate of
Alaskan forward thinking. Any
thing less is not fitting to our tra
dition.”
“We must accept the fact that
if the ferry be competently dealt
with in Central Alaska, two general
courses of action are available:
hold it up, blow it sky high, or
pitch in and give it the best pos
sible ohance to succeed.”
The committee has gone way and
beyond in its thinking from the
thoughts of Kodiak residents. We
merely looked upon the ferry as a
means of ending our isolation, giv
ing us one more mode of travel to
and from the mainland. The com
mittee foresees the ferry as help
ing to build the Susitna Basin,
taking tourists to the Valley of Ten
Thousand Smokes and taking ex
cursions on the Prince William
Bound. “A convention or two built
around the ferry” is also envi
sioned.
! Noting that the tourist season is
of “less than four months dura
tion,” the committee suggests that
[the ferry could play an important
[role in the movement of freight
[from Anchorage to Kodiak, cre
mating an important role in the fast
‘development of Kodiak. ^
< The committee also takes the
[stand that Anchorage should def
initely be a ferry stop as it will
[“funnel the greatest bulk of tour
fists and trade to the ferry.”
; In concluding its report, the
committee declared that the ferry
could be “the dramatic high point
in the next decade for developing
western Alaska.”
; “We must look to me Dy-proauci
results for much of the ferry justi
fication . . . it appears worthwhile
to give our new baby a lot of sup
port until such time as he should
prove to be an incorrigible delin
quent. Our chances for successfully
rearing of our infant surely are en
hanced by a vpositive, optimistic
approach,” the report concluded.
WHAT ARE WE STRIVING
FOR? Our government has con
ferred 39 decorations on former
enemy officers since 1956. The
latest one . . . “Incredible as it
may seem, this nation has now be
stowed its highest military decora
tion given any foreigner, the Le
gion of Merit, on a man who helped
plan the attack on Pearl Harbor.”
(from the Shreveport, La., Jour
nal). His name Gen. Minoru Genda
of Tokyo. The writer further
stated: “I’m surprised we didn’t go
t
the whole distance and have the
ceremony on the platform buiit
over the sunken hull of the battle
ship Arizona, with its American
dead inside its rusting hulk.”
* * *
“We see where a Muskogee
County, Oklahoma, judge has de
cided to retire because of welfare
abuses. Judge J. F. Beavers, ‘sick
and tired of welfare abuses I have
seen reflected in my court’ was es
pecially critical of aid-to-depend
ent-children cases in which he said
mothers of illegitimate children
are ‘rewarded for their promis
cuity.’ Said Judge Beavers, ‘these
mothers were not interested in any
thing but getting on the relief roll
. . . once someone gets on the re
lief roll, he or she never gets off.
My philosophy of life doesn’t go
along with this “give-away” trend
of the times, so I felt it was time
for me to leave public life.’
“Wouldn’t it be a big help in
this day of socialism and give-away
if more people shared Judge Beav
er’s views?”—from the Prentiss,
Miss., Headlight.
Plans Complete
(continued from page 1)
Flag raising ceremonies will fol
low immediately after the parade.
Ceremonies will be conducted at
the Small Boat Harbor.
The children’s races will follow
at ten o’clock. See elsewhere for
list of races and age groups. Wind
up of this event will be the ever
popular pie-eating contest. There
will be prizes galore for all these
events.
Midway events include booths of
fering games of skill and chance,
coffee and food. These will be open
during the day and evening.
The Rotary train will again be in
operation, running continuously
throughout the day.
Four teams will compete in the
tug-o-war beginning at 1 p.m. Com
peting will be the Marines against
the fishermen, and Navy against
the Coast Guard.
A top card featuring many of the
fighters who put on a good show
during the King Crab Festival will
again be featured in the smoker
slated for 8 p.m. at the National
Guard Armory.
Culminating the day’s activities
will be the fireworks display at 11
p.m. near the small boat harbor. A
grand display is promised which
can be viewed from the small boat
harbor area or any vantage point in
the city as it will be an air type
display.
DANCE NEEDS SPONSOR
If there is going to be a street
dance this 4th of July some benev
olent organization or person will
have to step forward with enough
“long-green” (about $30) to pay
musicians, according to Ron Maley
who has arranged to obtain music
for the dance. ,
Kodiak Man Is
Considered For
State Franchise
A Kodiak resident is in line for
appointment as the franchised rep
resentative for the state of one of
the nation’s largest corporations,
it was revealed this week.
Mr. Glenn R. Wolcott, Project
Manager of the Ordnance Division
of Aerojet-General Corporation, re
vealed, shortly after his arrival
here last Saturday afternoon, that
his firm is making tentative ar
rangements for the appointment of
George Cornelius as their fran
chised representative for Alaska.
Mr. Wolcott met with a number
of men engaged in or interested in
the use of commercial explosives
on Saturday night in Mr. Cornelius’
realty office.
Mr. Wolcott explained that his
trip through Kodiak, Anchorage,
Ketchikan, and Juneau, was in re
sponse to many inquiries made to
his firm about the use and nature
of their new line of commercial ex
plosives which have been on the
market for only a few months and
have attracted much attention
from explosives men.
He pointed out that the new
Aerex explosives are the only ex
plosives which can be shipped on
any common carrier, including air
lines. The explosive, which comes
in either liquid or solid form, is
not flame sensitive, not impact or
friction sensitive, and is only “cap
sensitive.” It is transportable as a
non-hazardous material in accord
ance with the Bureau of Explosives
Classification under I.C.C. regula
tions, Wolcott pointed out. He ex
plained that several pounds «f the
new explosive had been shipped to
Mr. Cornelius via PNA and had
subsequently been tested by him
on mining claims outside town.
“Due to its safety factor as well
as its storage and handling factors,
our Aerex explosives are especially
suitable for Alaska, particularly
areas such as Kodiak,” Wolcott
said.
He said that Dan Kimball, presi
dent of Aerojet-General Corpora
tion, which is a subsidiary of Gen
eral Tire & Rubber Co., and the
world’s largest manufacturing of
military explosives, had suggested
he contact Mr. Cornelius to discuss
the possibility of making him the
firms franchised representative for
the state. Mr. Cornelius served on
the staff of the Secretary of the
Navy when Mr. Kimball held that
office in the Truman Administra
tion.
Parents To Visit
Arriving here tomorrow are Mr.
and Mrs. Keith Dinwiddie of Val
paraso, Ind.
The couple are parents of Norm
Dinwiddie of this city, and are
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Norm Din
widdie. They will be accompanied
here by Miss Donna Donaldson, a
niece, of Columbus, Ohio.
The visitors plan to remain here
through July.
Survival Film On
TV Monday 6 P.M.
A film on survival in the event
of an atomic attack wil be shown
over AFRS-TV Monday, July 2, at
6 p.m.
The film is in connection with the
program for medical self-help be
ing sponsored by Dr. Bob Johnson.
In making the announcement Dr.
Johnson stated that anyone may
join the classes now being formed.
Today’s theory: The Lord pro
vides and taxes take away.
One word leads to another—and
eventually temper takes over.
Along The Waterfront
We note Howard Wakefield still
is on hand to greet any incoming
halibut boats and understand de
liveries to the local cold storage
have been steadily increasing. This
shouldn’t be surprising inasmuch
as Alaska Ice & Cold Storage here
is paying the highest price ever
paid on Kodiak Island for halibut.
Also the hardy halibuters, who
rarely used to drop anchor here,
have discovered that Kodiak offers
not only higher prices for their
fish, but also is a “Good Time
Town” to layover in. In fact, some
of the halibut fishermen we’ve
talked with have indicated a desire
to move their family here and
make this their home port.
£
Johnny Reft dropped into the of
fice yesterday afternoon for a few
minutes. He just came for some
dental attention . . . been down at
San Juan’s Uyak plant working
over boats and gear there and
plans to return around the first of
the week.
Down at Alvine’s Marine Repair
they’ve been making general hull
repairs on Skipper Howard Sloni
ger’s Fedair . . . the F.A.A. ferry
boat between Woody Island and
Kodiak. Also Skipper Jim Cuth
bert’s big Yukon is still being
worked on . . . saw Marion Parker,
one of Alvine’s ace employes work
ing up on her bow Wednesday
afternoon.
t
Kodiak Area Management Biolo
gist Dexter F. Lall of ADF&G con
tinues his optimistic outlook on the
salmon season. He noted the emer
gency regulations opening Red
River to 7 days fishing and cutting
the limits down on area there. “The
escapement in Red River is above
average this year and in other
streams continues to compare fa
vorably with past years,” Lall ad
vises. The pack total on salmon
through June 25th shows a total of
5,073 which breaks down to 4,395
reds, 606 chums and 14 pinks. This
compares with last year’s total by
about the same date of: 10,260, of
which 7,848% were reds, 1,233
were chums and 1,057% were
pinks. One of his assisting biolo
gists, Robert S. Roys pointed out
that this is a “late cycle year for
pinks” which explains the wide
difference in that fishery. So far
28,824 pounds of salmon has been
frozen as compared with last year’s
48,010 by the same date. The clam
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pack has reached 14,569 so far as
compared with 28,313 last year
same date. Smaller pack totals are
largely attributed to the strikes in
both the clam and salmon fisheries
this year.
On our last jaunt through the
boat harbor before going to press
today we met Skipper Einar Rice
of the 72-foot halibut boat Masonic
out of Seattle, who reported that
halibut fishing has been sort of
“hit and miss” for most of the fleet.
Some are getting fish quickly and
in good quantity while others are
not getting theirs so fast. Skipper
Rice said this was his first time in
the boat harbor which he had high
words of praise about. He pointed
out a number of other halibut ves
sels moored in the basin: The Jes
sel out of Metlakatla (came in yes
terday); the Salute of Ketchikan;
the Antler of Seattle. Also tied up
there was the “pride of the Homer
crabbing and shrimping fleet”—
the huge Primus; the Tryend of
Seattle, Wakefield’s trawler Deep
Sea, and the Seamill. On the grid
this morning we saw the crab boats
Theresa T. and the Padilla. The
Arrow is off the grid and is sport
ing a new paint job. The char
treuse-hued vessel moored in the
boat harbor is the Tahiti.
&
San Juan’s Deep Sea is in for
freight for Uganik Bay which ar
rived aboard the Tanana. Bill Tor
sen is the skipper.
Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor,
The 1962 census has just been
completed on Bear Island at the
mouth of Uyak Bay. We are happy
to report that there are now two
(2) taxpayers and eleven (11)
cows inhabiting the island. But—
the number of cows is on the de
crease due to the activities of the
bears.
Sincerely yours,
The Inhabitants of Bear Island
Council Approves
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Barr is drawing up specifications
for the paving contract.
Frost’s motion to authorize the
loan or transfer of funds contained
a provision to provide for repay
ment of the loan to the small boat
harbor fund within one year.
SUCCESS
Work done with little effort is liable to yield little result.
Excellence necessitates effort — hard, sustained, concentrated
effort.
So, if you are sleeping ever your job, instead of sweating over
it, overhaul yourself. __B. c Forbes
I don’t know who my grandfather was; I am much more con
cerned to know what his grandson will be. -Abraham Lincoln
Just received a new supply of Kodiak Bear Banks. Ask us about
them.
KODIAK BRANCH
NATIONAL BANK.
OF ALASKA
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