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VOL. 20, N0.43 KODIAK, ALASKA, NOVEMBER 12, 1960 PRICE TEN CENTS
Democrats Swept Into Office Here
Clear Wins For Owen, Deveau, Jarvela
Kodiak differed from the state
wide Republican trend and voted
into office with clear majorities
all the Democratic candidates
from president - elect John Ken
nedy on down to State Represent
atives.
Incumbent A1 Owen returned to
office as State Senator from Dis
trict I, with a total vote in the
Kodiak Island precincts of 841. A.
Holmes Johnson, M. D., trailed him
with 487. Owen, with 18 of 23 pre
cincts in the Kcdiak-Aleotian Is
lands District ,had a 1,046
605 margin over Dr. Johnson.
Kodiak gave the nod to Pete
Deveau and returned him to office
as representative from this Dis
trict with a vote of 862. He polled
435 votes here, some on the Naval
Station and the balance around the
Island. Gil Jarvela, also a Demo
crat, and entering the race for the
first time, garnered an impressive
1029 votes. The two Republican
candidates, Emil Knudsen and
John P. Trent, received 272 and
374 votes respectively.
Kennedy collected 791 votes to
Nixon’s 555. U.S. Senator E. L.
Bartlett was still a favorite of
local voters as indicated by his
1105 votes, while his Republican
opponent, Lee L. Mckinley receiv
ed 230. Ralph J. Rivers fared nearly
as well with a total of 1061, while
his Republican opponent, R. L.
Rettig picked up 251.
In the State Senate race, Kodiak
differed from the trend on the
mainland, and voted heavily for
Irene Ryan and Helen M. Fischer.
They each received 942 and 914
votes. Vance Phillips, opposing
Ryan, trailed with 354, and Howard
W. Pollock, running against
Fischer, also received 354 votes.
On the bond issues, Kodiak Is
landers approved all of them. Pre
Republicans Oust
Demo Candidates
JUNEAU (jP — The Republicans
are leading in races for four of the
12 Senate seats. Two other contests
are going down to the wire.
In the Kodiak-Aleutian Island
District, Democrat A1 Owen re
tained his Senate seat with ease.
With 69 of the 97 precincts re
porting in District E, Republican
Vance Phillips, Anchorage, had
10,995 votes to incumbent Demo
crat Irene Ryan’s 8,022.
The Democrats have maintained
a slim margin of control in the
States House of Representatives
but on the basis of incomplete re
turns the edge could be 21-19. Re
publican challengers, mainly in
the populous areas of Fairbanks,
Anchorage, Ketchikan, are leading
in 14 races for scats previously
held by the Democrats. Five in
cumbent Republican lawmakers
appeared to be in little trouble
hanging onto their seats.
The Democratic margin of con
trol last year was 34-6. Complete
returns from Kodiak gave the nod
to Peter Deveau, Democratic in
cumbent. and Gilbert Jarvela. also
a Democrat, who will take the seat
formerly held by Henry L. Hagg.
position No. 2, the ferry bond, was
endorsed by the voters more than
3-1. The vote was 967-251.
1365 votes were cast in this Dis
trict. The highest vote ever was
cast in the Kodiak precince, a total
of 707. The Kodiak-Mission Rd. Pre
cinct cast 177, the Naval Station,
196, and 285 votes were cast in the
six other Island precincts.
Kodiak Gets
First Catchet
The first official cachet in the
history of the local post office has
been granted by the Post Office
Department for the inauguration
of the new certification of Kodiak
Airways, which goes into effect
about December 5.
The cachet, or design, is greatly
desired by stamp and first day
flight collectors, and already the
post office is receiving requests
from all over the United States.
The design features a map of
Kodiak island, showing a Kodiak
bear standing on it, with the three
segments of the Kodiak Airways
routes depicted also.
The design will be printed on
the envelopes at the Kodiak post
office only and only on properly
prepared first day covers.
Here is how to obtain one, ac
cording to the instructions furnish
ed by Postmaster William Lamme.
Take a small envelope, airmail
or plain, and address it to your
self or to any friends you wish to
receive the cachet. The address
must be far to the right on the
envelope so there will be room
for the cachet, which is 2M: by 2Vz
inches. The letter must bear air
mail postage only. Plain stamps
may be used (commemoratives,
etc.) but the rate must total seven
cents. The stamps must be cor
rectly places at the top and far to
the right so there is room for a
good postmark impression. The
envelopes are usually left unsealed
with the flap tucked in, but a stuf
fing at least the thickness of a
postal card must be enclosed to
provide thickness for the postmark
impression.
Enclose such prepared enve
lopes in a large envelope addressed
to the postmaster, Kodiak, Alaska
and write on the outside “First
Day Covers, Kodiak Airways.”
Since the Kodiak Airways route
is in three parts, many collectors
are sending in one or more enve
lopes for each segment. If this is
desired, such instructions must be
included. Otherwise, all envelopes
will go on the first segment.
Such letters will be cacheted at
the post office, sent on the seg
ment, back stamped at one of the
island post offices on the segment
(probably Afognak, Karluk and
Old Harbor), returned to Kodiak
and then dispatched as addressed.
“Many business firms,” Post
master Lamme explained, “pre
pare such cachets for customers
and friends, and it is an excellent
and unusual way of obtaining
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State Voters Favor
Five Bond Issues
Narrow Demo Lead
JUNEAU (JP) — Alaskan voters
appeared to have given the go a
head signal to five of the six pro
positions which would permit the
State to shoulder its first bonded
indebtedness, to the tune of 30%
million dollars.
They turned thumbs down op
the proposed nine million dollar
bond issue for State office build
ings in Anchorage and Fairbanks.
The vote was trailing nearly two
to one in both Central and South
Central Districts.
Proposition No. 2, which will
provide a ferry system in South
eastern Alaska and Kodiak Island
Anchorage was approved by a
large majority of votes from all
districts except South Central area,
where it was rejected 2-1.
The count fi'om 199 of the States
300 precincts: No. 1, yes, 14,686;
No. 19,749. No. 2, yes, 20,099; No.
16,207. No. 3, yes, 22,789; No 12,
450 No. 4, yes, 25,425; No. 9,727.
No. 5, yes, 26,600; No. 11,830. No.
6, yes, 23,617; No, 11,830.
Bears Vs. Alumni
In Season Opener
The Kodiak high school Bears
officially open the 1960-61 basket
ball season when they take to the
floor against the Bears of former
years in what is always a fast and
exciting game.
Starting for (the high school will
be Olson and Huey as guards, Elli
son and Allain or Flotre at for
ward. Starbird or Buckingham
will start at center.
Playing for the Alumni will be
Skinner, Jerling, Reft, Pestrikoff,
Selig, Hartman, Fitzgerald and
Molletti.
Game time is at 8 p.m. Admission
is 65 cents for adults and 35 cents
for students.
Russia Threat
To Halibut
Fishing Here
VANCOUVER, B. C. (JP) — Rus
sia soon will expand its fishing
operations in Alaska waters, Rus
sian observers Boris Kulikov and
Lev Vogdanov, said at meeting of
the International North Pacific
Fisheries Commission.
The Russians told an informal
question and answer session that
Russia will begin experimental
halibut fishing, also expand troll
ing operations for perch, sole, other
other bottom fish. Kulikov stated,
in reply to a question: “Our main
emphasis has ben on the Bering
Sea, but we are planning to ex
pand south in the Aleutians. We
don’t try to conceal our growing
interest in this fish.
George Clark, Canada’s deputy
fisheries minister, reminded him
that Canada and the U.S. have
managed the halibut resource
jointly for many years. Kulikov re
plied: “When we initiate halibut
fishery we will certainly provide
all statistical information.”
King Crab, Inc., Offers To Purchase
Cold Storage Plant - Develop By 1962
King Crab, Inc. has offered to
purchase the cold storage facili
ties now owned by the City.
The firm has submitted two
alternate plans, one calling for a
purchase price of $60,000. Under
this agreement, they offer to pay
$500 down and the balance to be
paid, without interest, at the rate
of $500 or more per month. They
further stipulate that the property
and all improvements and personal
property placed or erected by
them, be exempt from all real and
personal taxes except school taxes
for the next ten years.
This agreement also provides
that the balance will be paid in
full on or before April, 1962. They
agree to install on or before April
1, 1962, a cold storage facility hav
ing a holding capacity of at least
500,000 pounds of fish.
The second alternative offered
by the firm is to purchase the
property for $90,000. Down pay
ment under this agreement would
be $750 and the balance payable,
without interest, at the rate of
$750 or more per month. The en
tire amount would be paid on or
before April 1, 1962.
Under the alternate plan, the
company would not be obligated
to install any particular equipment
by a particular deadline. They
also do not ask for any tax exemp
tion.
In making the offer, Bob Resoff
president of King Crab, Inc., stat
ed that it is planned to employ a
reputable refrigeration engineer
ing firm to lay out plans for con
struction and the installation of
cold storage facilities to take care
of future expansion as demands
for additional volume arise. Pre
sent plans call for a plant with a
500,000 pound capacity.
Resoff also pointed out the great
potential in Kodiak capturing much
of the halibut market, and also
the bait herring market. He also
stated that the freezing and pro
cessing of king crab will undoubt
edly be a large part of any cold
storage operation in Kodiak. Other
than canning, readying the crab
for consumer market is now done
in Seattle by Seattle labor. This,
ihe stated, could be accomplished
here in Kodiak with a cold stor
age plant.
The two plans are now being
considered by the City Council,
and also a special committee ap
pointed by Dr. Bob Johnson, presi
dent of the Chamber of Commerce.
Public hearings will be held at a
later date before any agreement
is finalized.
Aid To Children
Program Started
A “Help the Needy Children”
program in the Kodiak area is be
ing sponsored by the Kodiak
Junior Chamber of Commerce. A
gigantic bake sale is planned for
Dec. 3, with all proceeds going
to needy children.
Anyone wishing to donate baked
goods for the sale may do so by
contacting Verlyn Geriene, at
phone 6244.
Under the program, the chil
dren will be conducted on a shopp
ing spree, and encouraged to pur
chase gifts for parents and im
mediate family. The idea, said a
spokesman for the group, is to
encourage and instill the Christ
mas spirit in the minds of the
children.
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Chamber Group Endorses Proposal
City Purchase Erskine Addition ••
A proposal that the City purch
ase the Erskine addition property
en block when it becomes avail
able met with the approval of the
Chamber of Commerce group who
met at the Island Fountain, Thurs
day noon.
There was only one dissenting
vote to the proposal, voiced by
Chuck Weir, chairman of the Air
port Committee. The plan as out
lined by Weir was for the City to
gain possession of the entire ad
dition, which includes the Clark
Lake property on Mill Bay road,
now used by airplanes. He stipulat
ed the City offer the downtown
property at auction within 90 days
of purchase. Receipts from this
sale would offset the cost of ac
quiring the property adjacent to
the lake, which is needed for fu
ture airport expension.
The question of the sale of the
cold storage plant to King Crab,
Inc., also was discussed. Following
a recommendation by the Chamber
of Commerce Executive Board,
that the Chamber endorse the first
of two plans of purchase offered
by the company, whereby the plant
would be sold for $60,000 with the
stipulation the company will pro
vide facilities for 500,000 pounds
of fish, a motion to have a com
mittee study the plan further was
adopted.
Main objection to the proposal
was the suggested capacity of the
plant. It was felt that 500,000
pounds capacity was not sufficient
to handle the needs of the area.
1,500,000 pound capacity was sug
gested. The president, Dr. Bob
Johnson, appointed a committe to
study the proposals. This commit
tee consists otf Del Valentine, chair
man, Emil Knudsen, Emil Norton,
Lloyd Cannon and A1 Hoehberger.
Chuck Weir, deligate to the
State Chamber of Commerce meet
ing in Fairbanks, reported on reso
lutions presented to the group
from here. He said he was unable
to report what happened to most of
them.
A swimming pool for Kodiak is
now being studied by a group, who
are conferring with an engineer on
the naval station, according to A1
Hoehberger, who stated in his re
port that a report of the commit
tees findings should be forthcom
ing by the next meeting of the
Chamber.
One guest, A1 Nelson, from
Anchorage, was present at the
meeting.