Along
The
Waterfront
By Karl Armstrong
Robbie Skipper Oscar Dyson ai^d
his crew have been wearing slight
ly embarrassed faces whenever
they happen to run into a member
of the Coast Guard Cutter Bitter
sweet and Oscar has asked that we
extend his apologies for mistakenly
identifying the cutter that herded
the Russian fleet out of Marmot
Bay as the Storis ... it was the
Bittersweet it turns out. We here
at the Mirror became well aware
of this fact shortly after the paper
was printed and the editor accepts
partial blame for not checking to
make sure . . . however our error
certainly was not intentional and
the story was intended to be a
pleasant surprise. Oscar told us
that he and his crew are well
aware that both cutters are doing
a fine job here despite the im
possibly immense area they must
cover. They need the assistance
of six more cutters is all.
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Talking about cutters, we note
that the Ice Breaker Staten Island
was in port here recently. It is en
couraging to see her here in these
trying times when the tremendous
foreign fleets increasingly violate
our pitifully inadequate 3 mile
limit. We have one question: Why
is an icebreaker permanently as
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signed to the totally Ice free Puget
Sound area?
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While on this subject we also
wonder what is being done about
creation of a new and separate
Coast Guard District in this area
where it is now so desperately
needed.
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The plight of Alaskan fishermen,
particularly those of Kodiak, in
trying to cope with the massive
invasion of foreign fleets into their
fishery resources, is not going un
noticed by our elected officials.
Just last Friday, our Governor,
“Eagle” Bill Egan, in a speech be
fore the national convention of
the VFW in Seattle, again assailed
“the lackadaisical attitude of our
Defense Departuent toward taking
advantage of the offensive and de
fensive capabilities offered by
Alaska’s strategic geographic lo
cation. He said there “has been
some bettering of the situation,”
and pointed out that the Navy
this summer “at last saw fit to
familiarize units of the Pacific
Fleet with Alaskan waters.”
“Admittedly, this represents
some improvement; unfortunately,
it does not represent a solution nor
does it meet the continuing need
which exists.” He pointedly stated.
“I have not been advised that any
of the naval vessels to which I
made reference are to be stationed
permanently in Alaska waters.”
We are waiting to hear his reaction
to the recent announcement of a
ten per cent cut in operating funds
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past month ... and what he and
our congressional delegation are
doing to restore this cut immedi
ately and not only prevent any
further cuts but actually bring
about a huge expansion of this
base which is so strategically lo
cated here in the Gulf of Alaska.
It has been said that the Admiral
of the Pacific Fleet is “jealous of
every inch of the Pacific Ocean.”
Well, if that be the case some
body oughta bring his attention
to the fact that literally hundreds
of foreign vessels are now ro
mancing one heck of a big expanse
of his first love up here!
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We have never seen the place
in person but several fishermen
who were unfortunate enough to
become guests of the local city
bastille tell us conditions in the
jail should be brought to the at
tention of city and state health
authorities. All cooking is accom
plished on one small hotplate and
dishes are washed on the floor of
the city hall boiler room. Another
lady guest of the gendarmes
dropped in to verify this. And how
come there is no city or state
sanitarian here now . . . hasn’t
been one since Harry Carver left
several months ago in fact!
Ed Naughton has been working
quietly but persistently on the
matter of interesting the Office
of Saline Water of the Dept, of
Interior (didn’t even know such
an office existed!) and the Atomic
Energy Commission in making
Kodiak the site of the location of
one of their salt water experiment
al conversion plants. He said at
least five such plants of various
kinds had been constructed in
various parts of the nation so far
strictly to allow scientists and
technicians to experiment. He said
he had learned that the Atomic
Energy Commission had only re
cently indicated a definite interest
in getting into the salt water con
version act. It being the AEC’s
idea that by using nuclear power
such an installation would not only
provide fresh water from ocean
water but also provide electrical
energy.
Ed’s ideal is to get them to locate
right here in Kodiak where both
power and fresh water are badly
needed. Knowing the ways of
bureaucrats however, it would not
be surprising if they were to con
struct such a plant at some spot
such as Niagara Falls and build a
pipeline several hundred miles to
the ocean to obtain the salt water!
Ed said he may even make a trip
to Washington, D.C., to look into
the matter directly in person. No
doubt he will have other yeasty
matters upon which to direct his
leavening influence while in the
nation’s capital. Perhaps as he
gazes into the Potomac his thought
will be “cast your bread upon the
waters . . . etc., etc. . . .”
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Skipper-owner Carl Tuber of the
crab boat Chacon was outside for
a week’s vacation while his son
took over the helm. According to
Engineer Bill Robinson, Skipper
Tuber “managed to miss the bad
weather.”
Here at the Mirror we keep re
ceiving reports of foreign fleets
violating the 3 mile limit. Recent
ly Mrs. Vern Robinson of Dutch
Harbor told us about the Japanese
fishing so dose to shore near Un
alaska that her two sons could not
only read the names on the boats
but could even smell them. She
said that one of the big vessels
even moored at the Dutch Harbor
dock and crewmen came ashore
despite being told by her husband
to stay aboard the vessel. These
incidents happened during May
and June. The incidents were re
ported to the Coast Guard at Scotch
Cap and the , Storis investigated
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