Library & Museum
Juneau, Alaska
VOL. 21, NO. 78 KODIAK, ALASKA, JULY 28, 1961 PRICE TEN CENTS
Along The
Waterfront
There is perhaps a 20 per cent
gain in the fish catch this week
over the previous week, but it is
too early for an official tabulation
of figures on the pack.
Fish pack figures as supplied by
Bob Simon of the ADF & G, as of
July 23, are as follows:
144 cases Kings; 25,519 cases
Reds; 164 cases cohoes; 34,409
Pinks; and 20,435 Chums, for a
total of 80,731 cases. 8,000 oases in
this pack figure represent fish
caught in the Cook Inlet area.'
Figures as of July 24, for this
area, were given as 102,759 cases.
In this figure are fish caught in
Cook Inlet. Pack this year is about
20,000 cases behind that of last
year.
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The crew of the Reefer King
were in town this week and helped
the local economy considerably.
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This notice appeared in the Cor
dova Times’ Waterfront Scuttlebut
column:
NOTICE to BOUNTY HUNTERS:
The season on skin-divers is ab
solutely closed. Bounty will NOT
be paid on same.
A skin diver on Eyak Lake had
a hair-raising experience this week
when an over-zealous hunter took
a pot shot at him. Please make
sure of your targets before shoot
ing; there are quite a few skin
divers in the Cordova area now.
Church - City
Reach Agreement
An agreement between the City
and the Russian Church here has
been reached, in which an ex
change of property will be made,
in order to straighten out Mission
Road at the Church prior to paving.
Four parcels of church property
are involved, and a similar amount
from the City.
The City Council Thursday voted
unanimous approval of the agree
ment. It remains for the Metropoli
tan in New York to give approval
before the exchange can be ef
fected.
In other action, the Council ac
cepted property deeded to the City
by Basil Clark. The property in
question is back of the Clark resi
dence, and is practically vertical.
It was deeded over to avoid paying
taxes.
Council voted approval of Naval
station buses running to and from
town carrying military personnel
only. The buses are for personnel
on liberty.
Council referred request of Aleu
tion Broadcasting Co. for clarifica
tion of intent on use of land owned
by the company. Request was re
ferred to the Planning Commission.
SEN. “BOB” LOGAN
VISITOR IN TOWN
Sen. “Bob” Logan is in Kodiak
this week in connection with ma
rine salvage work.
Logan is Alaska correspondent
for the American Institute of Ma
rine Underwriters.
$12 Million Lost
To State Yearly
Says Sen. Logan
$12,700,000, described as “escape
money,” goes out of the State by
fishermen other than Alaskan resi
dents, according to figures quoted
by Sen. Bob Logan, who spoke to
the Chamber of Commerce group
at its meeting Thursday noon in
the Town Club.
In contrast, Logan said, $7,300,
000 remains in Alaska with resi
dent fishermen. Much of the $12
million, he said, is not touchable
by taxes or other means. “We will
not rule out the outside fishermen,”
Logan stated, “because that would
be contrary to the constitution.
But,” he said, “there is no State
that has a greater escapement from
its natural products than Alaska.”
He thought the question should be
given further study.
Logan also commented on the
artificial spawn bed experiment
that is being started in the Ketchi
kan area. He said this method of
building up the fisheries offered
considerable promise, and urged
the Chamber here to send informa
tion on the project to the Alaskan
delegation in Washington, D. C.,
seeking their support for federal
aid for such a program.
Sen. Logan said salmon fry mor
tality in streams was high with an
89% drop off on the spawning beds.
In contrast to this, he said, the fry
mortality rate in a British Colum
bia stream Where a spawning ex
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Tree Removal
Decision Made
The removal of trees on Mill Bay
Road to make way for road paving
became a prime topic of conversa
tion at the City Council meeting
Thursday.
A petition was read with 150
names on it, asking the Council
support in not removing the trees
as planned.
City Engineer Jim Barr spoke at
length on the reasons for the re
moval of the trees. He stated in the
first place the trees were on City
property. He said there were only
two trees involved, which, he said,
would cause maintenance prob
lems after the road was paved. A
thirty-foot wide road is planned,
which, he said, was an absolute
minimum. The maintenance prob
lems the City will be faced with, he
said, are that of drainage, and tree
roots uprooting paving. Snow re
moval, too, will be a problem. Barr
said: “You cannot have a good
street with these trees.” The haz
ardous nature of the present road
was emphasized.
The City administration will ad
vise property owners involved of
the true situation (i.e., only two
trees involved and the narrow
road) asking them to reconsider
their attitude, also advising them
the trees will be removed by the
City at the City’s expense. If op
position remained, it was stated,
then the City will give considera
tion to the alternative of not pav
ing the street at all.
Lt. Gen. Armstrong
Retires From
Alaskan Command
Final salute to Commander-in
Chief ui. Gen. Frank A. Arm
strong, Jr. USAF, will be given at
a retirement review in Anchorage,
Saturday morning at 11 a. m. The
review will be participated in by
more than 3,000 airmen, soldiers,
sailors and Marines of the Alaska
Command.
Lt. Gen. Armstrong became Com
mander in Chief, Alaska, in Sep
tember, 1956. He first arrived in
Alaska in June, 1948. Following his
first tour he returned to the South
48, coming back to Alaska in 1956.
LT. GEN. ARMSTRONG
Marching units, a mechanized
column, and aircraft demonstra
tions will form a part of the review.
Highlighting the ceremonies will
be the presentation of the Second
Oak Leaf Cluster to General Arm
strong’s Distinguished Service
Medal by General Nathan F. Twin
ing, USAF (Ret), former Chair
man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
The DSM is the nation’s highest
peacetime award.
Housing Needed
For Convention
“There is an urgent need for
housing for people attending the
Alaska Insurance convention here
next month, Art Brooks, who is
making arrangements for the con
vention here, stated this week.
“Scarcity of hotel accommoda
tions has made this a.real problem.
Barracks type accommodations
have been arranged,” he said, “but
housing for couples is urgently
needed.” The convention is slated
for August 8-9-10.
Anyone with a spare bedroom is
asked to contact him at the Kodiak
Insurance office.
UNEMPLOYMENT DROP
JUNEAU (/P)—The State Depart
ment of Labor reported Alaska’s
insured unemployment dropped
sharply during the week ending
July 22, to a rate of 7.2 per cent,
with 2,404 men unemployed com
pared with 8.6 per cent the pre
vious week, and 3.6 per cent the
same week a year ago.
The Department credited the re
cent ending of the construction in
dustry dispute for the drop.
Bears Triumph Over Outdoorsmen
To Take Little League Championship
The Kodiak Bears emerged Lit
tle League baseball champs for
1961, after winning over the Ko
diak Outdoorsmen Monday night
by a score of 1-0.
The team, jointly sponsored by
D and A, and 0. Kraft & Son, took
the championship by the extra in
ning route, with the score tied up
in the sixth.
Said to be the best game ever
played in Kodiak, the game kept
the fans on edge for the full seven
innings.
Both .teams had to change pitch
ers to start the extra inning, which
is according to Little League rules.
In the top of the seventh, the Out
doorsmen first baseman, Don
Buell, was walked but was out on
a fielders choice to Blake Butler,
the Bears second baseman. Teddy
Newman, Outdoorsmen’s catcher,
sent a single to left that got away
from David Kraft for an error, who
relayed to catcher Ciano. Glen God
frey was tagged out at home plate.
Newman was right behind Godfrey
and kept on coming for home, but
was tagged by pitcher Weber who
had taken the throw from Ciano
after Godfrey was out.
In the last half of the seventh
with none out, right fielder for the
Bears, Stuart Rickey, hit a slow
roller to first baseman Buell who
threw wild to second baseman
Mickey Turner covering first.
Rickey went for second on an error
and Buell recovering the ball,
tossed to shortstop Richie Hutchins
covering second. George Garoutte
backed up second from left field
but the ball got through both play
ers atnd rolled to the fence. Rickey
went on to score and tihe ball game
was over.
Comment of one fan after the
game, which pretty well summar
ized the feeling of most of the fans
present: “When they play that good
—it’s too bad they can’t both win.”
Game Summary
Outdoorsmen pitchers: Garoutte
Smell In Building
Baffles Council
Wanted: An expert on smells.
The problem of an odor in a
downtown building received con
siderable attention from the City
Council at its meeting Thursday
evening.
The Frontier Shop has been
troubled as far back as 1957 with
a smell that becomes very pro
nounced after a heavy rain. This
has been diagnosed as gasoline,
gaseous, and a combination of sev
eral odors.
Several tests have been run over
a period of time in an effort to de
termine from where the cause of
the smells originated. Due to the
proximity of Patterson’s Service
Station above the shop, it was be
lieved gas from the garage’s tanks
seeped through the ground and
lodged below the shop throwing
off the odor.
A “snifter” outfit will be used
in further tests underground from
various directions away from the
shop. It is also planned to dig holes,
also at various locations on all sides
of the building, in an effort to de
termine the cause of the smells.
walked 3 men and struck out 14.
Farber walked none, struck out
none. Garoutte allowed 2 hits, Far
ber none.
Bears Pitchers: Longmire walked
1 man and struck out 10; Weber
walked 1 man; Longmire allowed
1 hit as did Weber.
BOX SCORE
Outdoorsmen At Bat R. H. E. W.
Hutchins . 3 0 0 0 1
Turner. 3 0 0 1 0
Garroutte . 3 0 0 1 0
Buell . 3 0 1 1 0
Godfrey. 3 0 0 1 0
Newman . 3 0 0 0 0
Farber. 2 0 0 0 0
Stika .. 2 0 0 1 0
Chase . 1 0 0 0 0
D. Anderson ... 1 0 0 0 0
15 1
Left on base—3.
Bears At Bat R. H. E. W.
Ciano . 3 0 0 0 0
Butler . 2 0 0 0 2
Weber . 3 0 2 1 0
Beuckers. 3 0 0 0 0
Rickey . 3 1 0 0 0
Valley .2 0 0 0 0
Lester . 1 0 0 0 1
Kraft . 1 0 0 1 0
Holton . 2 0 0 0 0
Longmire . 2 0 0 0 0
12 2 3
Left on base—4.
Fifteen To Go To
Anchorage Tourney
Fifteen boys have been selected
as the Kodiak All-Star team to rep
resent Kodiak in the State Tourna
ment to be played in Anchorage be
ginning July 31st.
The following boys are slated to
depart for Anchorage via PNA Sat
urday afternoon: Jay Couch, Bryan
Cooley, Mark Huber, Chip Smith,
Mickey Shuravloff, Teddy New
man, George Garoutte, Ned Farber,
Ken Stika, Don Buell, Ralph Long
mire, Wally Weber, Jamie Buek
ers, Mike Holton and Gordon Ciano.
The boys will be met at the In
ternational Airport in Anchorage
and taken to their barracks on Elm
endorf or Ft. Richardson. Housing
will be furnished and the boys will
eat in a regular mess hall with the
military.
The team members will be ac
companied by three adult league
representatives. Dick Hutchins,
manager of the local Outdoorsmen
team, will be the All-Stars team
manager, and Don Pestrikoff, man
ager of the Elks, will be the coach.
Mrs. Ralph Longmire, secretary
treasurer of the local league, will
be Kodiak’s representative at tour
nament meetings. She will also see
that the boys are properly fed and
housed.
Many local fans plan to be in An
chorage for the tournament games.
GRANT CHARTER TO
FIRST MUTUAL SAVINGS BANK
JUNEAU (A1)—State Commerce
Commissioner A. H. Romick said
a charter was granted the States
first mutual savings bank, the
Alaska Mutual Savings Bank, An
chorage.