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VOL. 23, NO. 1# KODIAK, ALASKA, APRIL 19, 1963 PRICE TEN CENTS
The Kodiak Mirror received
through its own sources of in
formation, reports that a Japa
nese king crab fleet was enroute
to Kodiak waters. Following is a
reply sent the Mirror by Gov.
Egan regarding this matter. (We
also urge that you read the col
umn written by Pan Alaska Pres
ident Bill Ritter elsewhere in
this issue.)
“Translation of an article in a
Japanese publication indicates that
a small king crab fleet to fish with
pots only will be licensed by the
Japanese Fisheries Agency to fish
south of the Alaska Peninsula. No
information is yet available on the
time of the operation, number of
boats involved, or catch quotas.
The article states that new fish
ing grounds will be sought to avoid
direct intrusion into the presently
fished location by other nationals.
I would assume this to mean at
least the preliminary efforts of the
fleet will be directed at offshore
Junior Prom Set
For April 27th
The Junior Class is busy prepar
ing for the annual Junior-Senior
Prom to be held Saturday evening,
April 27, from nine until one.
The theme, as usual, is a deep
dark secret, but the juniors guar
antee a setting to charm the young
at heart. The highlight of the eve
ning will be the midnight crown
ing of the king and queen, a senior
boy and a senior girl.
Graduates of the Kodiak High
School are welcome to attend, pro
vided that they phone the princi
pal’s office in advance for passes.
CAL-PAK MAN HERE
Charles Campbell of California
Packers, largest canning company
in the world of which Alaska Pack
ers is a subsidiary, arrived in Ku
diak Thursday. His plans call for
being here for two weeks.
areas along the Alaska Peninsula
where large concentrations of
United States fishermen are not
presently found.
To me this is not merely an ex
ploratory operation but the begin
ning of an attempt by the Japanese
to exploit the rich stocks of crab
in the Gulf in direct competition
with our own fishermen.
I am writing to the U.S. Depart
ment of State seeking further in
formation relative to this operation
and strongly urging that the State
Department do everything within
its power to persuade the Japanese
it is not in their best interests to
fish king crab in the Gulf of Alaska
Still No Rain!
The city continued emergency
pumping from Beaver Lake into
the main reservoir this week as
the dark spectre drew closer of an
acute water shortage which could
possibly bring about closure of ill
cannery operations that are de
pendent upon the city for fresh
water.
Last Friday, precipitation in the
amount of .004, about enough to
dampen the grass for a few hours,
was recorded. There has been none
since. According to civilian fore
casts of the weather bureau there
was little hope for any substantial
rainfall or snow in the forecastab;e
future although a small amount
might possible occur Saturday
night. ,
Persons hiking over Manoshka
Valley report that the flow of wa
ter continues in Pillar Creek but is
now so diminished that it is only a
few inches deep and can be crossed
without fear of getting shoes wet.
LeRoy Cooper said he had been
over to inspect the flow on Wednes
day and found that the creek “no
longer has enough water to flow
into the bay and disappears into the
sand of its bed some distance back
from the mouth.”
Bobby And Clare Tock The Cake!
Fourteen-year-old Bobby Spencer (8th Grade) and nine-year-old
Clare Cichoski (4th Grade) proudly display their prize-winning post
erts calling attention to the annual St. Mary’s Parish Dinner sched
uled for this Sunday, April 21. Their teachers, Sister Paula Marie and
Sister Mary Anthony, said all of the students put a great deal of en
thusiasm. imagination and effort into the contest sponsored by St.
Mary’s Altar Society, which presented each of the two winners with
a home baked cake.—(Mirror Photo)
and further requesting an early
declaration by the United States
that king crab are creatures of the
Continental Shelf and invoking
that portion of the convention on
the Continental Shelf.
William A. Egan, Governor”
$35,000 Fire Hits
Baptist Mission;
Cause Unknown
Fire of, as yet, undetermined
origin completely destroyed the
Baptist Mission garage early Mon
day morning, causing damage
amounting to an estimated $35,000.
The early morning blaze, discov
ered shortly after 2 a.m. by Bob
Richardson, house parent of Mc
Whinney Cottage located directly
across the street from the large
30x60 foot combination garage,
shop and recreation center, com
pletely leveled the facility.
Parked inside the garage and
also destroyed by the blaze were
four large vehicles: a brand new
1-ton Dodge truck that arrived on
the last boat, a 1961 model Chevro
let Corvair, a Ford tractor, and the
Mission’s 1954 Dodge bus used to
transport children.
Also lost in the fire were the
Mission’s outboard motors, chain
saws, automotive shop tools and
materials and recreational equip
ment.
Mission Superintendent Bill
Stone said the replacement value
of the loss would be in the neigh
borhood of $35,000.
Stone had words of praise for
the Kodiak Volunteer Fire Depart
ment for their prompt response.
“Heat from the blazing building
very easily might have ignited Mc
Whinney Cottage ... as it was it
scorched the paint on it and if it
were not for those firemen we’re
pretty sure we would have lost that
building also,” Stone said.
Base Announces
Stringent Fire
Prevention Rules
Kodiak Naval Station is dry as a
bone, says Smokey the Bear and
Captain Roy P. Gee, Commanding
Officer of the Station.
Captain Gee said this week, that
due to the extreme danger of grass
and brush fires due to the lack of
rain this year, everyone, while
aboard the Naval Reservation, will
be required to practice extreme
fire prevention temporarily.
This will include the following:
1. No outdoor camping on the
Naval Reservation.
2. No open fires allowed.
3. No hiking premitted on Old
Woman Mountain or other adjacent
areas.
4. Use extreme care in smoking.
These renuirements will be in
effect only as long as necessary.
Construction Of State Vocational
School Underway By ’64 Says Owen
Actual construction of the Ko
diak-Aleutians Vocational School
should begin by the spring of next
year, 1964, according to Sen. A1
Owen who stopped by the Mirror
office this week enroute home
from the legislative session.
The actual location of the school
facility for which state voters ap
proved a $2,300,000 bond issue last
fall will be determined by the state
board of education, Sen. Owen said.
“The State Board of Education’s
determination will be based upon
examination and study of the build
ings division of the department of
public works which will take into
consideration such factors as site,
available utilities such as water,
power and sewer as well as the ac
cessibility by transportation facili
ties,” Owen explained.
“Another factor is that involving
housing availability,” he stated,
Smart Speller
Norma Chya
This pretty Miss, Norma Chya,
eighth grade student, is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John
Chya and will represent Kodiak
at the Alaska Spelling Bee spon
sored by the Anchorage Daily
Times in Anchorage April 25.
Alternate is Susan Valtman, sev
enth grade daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Tony Valtman. The cham
pion will win a trip and week’s
stay in the nation’s capital.
Washington, D.C.
Dugwyler Resigns
Guard Position
Ken Dugwyler, Unit Administra
tor of the Kodiak unit of the
Alaska National Guard, this week
announced his resignation from
that position, effective April 26,
on which date he plans a trip to
Hoquiam, Wash., for a week’s visit
with his parents. Dugwyler, whose
brother, Don, also makes his home
here, plans to return immediately
following his visit outside.
NEKEFEROFF DIES
Bill Nekeferoff, 65, died Sunday,
April 14, at his Tagura Road home.
He was born in Kodiak April 24,
1897 and is a veteran of World War
I. Funeral services were held at
Kodiak Mortuary at 10 a.m. Friday
morning followed by burial serv
ices at the Russian Cemetery. Sole
survivor is a brother, George Neke
feroff.
pointing out that the bond issue
funds were for construction of the
school proper only . . . and not for
construction of housing.
“As in the case of the Nome Vo
cational school, there is hope that
the federal government will pro
vide housing facilities funds,” he
said.
Owen stressed that the school
would be open to all citizens re
gardless of racial origin.
Owen said he worked closely
with Rep. Gil Jarvela of this dis
trict in getting the school enabling
legislation through the legislature.
“We worked closely on this and
other measures,” he said, adding,
“It was a good example of team
work.”
Cannon Suggests
150 Per Pound On
Pink Salmon Price
Possibility of a dispute over fish
prices in the Kodiak district were
revealed at the Monday morning
meeting of the United Fishermen’s
Marketing Association.
The annual meeting, called for
the purpose of nominating candi
dates for election to the organiza
tion’s board of directors, took up
the matter of salmon fishermen
selling fish on a per pound basis.
Association President Lloyd Can
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Along
The
Waterfront
By Karl Armstrong
Dale Kramer tells us he has a
line on another boat and left today
(Friday) for Seattle. Wife Dora
will fly out Tuesday to meet him
there and they plan to pick up a
new car and drive to San Francisco
where they will look over an all
steel 120-foot power barge suitable
for conversion for king crabbing
and hauling equipment and freight.
He will also take a gander at a
156-foot small tanker down in Flor
ida and be gone from one to two
weeks. Dora will fly back from
Frisco in time to arrive here next
Monday morning.
&
Gone to Lai sen Bay to begin
preparations for the upcoming sal
mon season is APA’s Jim Monroe.
Son Rocky, who went out to Seattle
with the Heron as second engineer,
is expected back today . . . his
older brother, Jim Jr., chief engi
neer will not be back until the
Heron herself drops anchor here
again.
T
The little town of Seldovia is
right on the ball. From reports
we learned this week that the
Area Redevelopment Aiministra
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