Along
The
Waterfront
By Karl Armstrong
Plain lousy weather continues to
plague fishermen around the is
land. Consequently canneries con
tinue operations on reduced scale.
Had a short chat with APA’s Su
perintendent Ralph Jones and
learned that they had enough crab
coming in to operate the first three
or four days this week. King Crab,
Inc. Superintendent Bob Springhill
advised things are pretty quiet
down there too. One of their crab
bers-, the Brisk, skippered by Nits
Farstad is hanging it up till the
first of the year . . . going south
for the holidays. Skipper Karl Kal
destad of the Bernice called in to
advise weather is hampering down
Jap Bay way yet and he plans to
move his gear. Skippers Fritz I)e
veau and Carl Tueber of the King
fish and Chacon, respectively, con
tinue operations whenever weather
permits. Alaska King Crab Office
Manager Hill Lencer advises the
situation is much the same down
their way. The Jaguar, Sunrise and
Chenega are all in the small boat
harbor waiting on the weather.
Martin’s Fresh King Crab con
tinues full scale operations thru
the week.
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A new keel is being put into
APA’s Sea Quail which is being
practically rebuilt down at Alvine’s
Marine Repair.
The recent terrific rainfall is
a blessing in disguise in that it
replenished the city water res
ervoir considerably . . . and this
is always good news to our wa
ter dependent canneries. Should
we experience an extended
freeze-up spell this winder, it
could mean a cannery shutdown.
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Heavy swells that brought tons
of kelp into Mill Bay recently re
curred this past week and churned
the heavy mass of seaweed up
again causing an almost over
whelming stench in that area. At
Naughton’s country home no one
dared to leave a window or door
open due to the putrid odor waft
ing up from the beach.
SAILING FROM SEATTLE
DEC. 26, 1962
MS TANANA
Womens Bay, Kodiak
Port Williams, Seldovia, Homer
As the Christmas bells ring out and another year is
about to be born we realize how very important your
friendship has been to our success. We appreciate
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You and say...
A MERRY CHRISTMAS
AND
A HAPPY NEW YEAR
KODIAK ALEDTIAN REALTY
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One canneryworker tells us
about being billed by a mainland
dentist for a pair of choppers that
she refused to accept because they
wouldn’t fit. Now, almost five
years later, that dentist bills her
warning that he is turning it over
to a collection agency unless she
pays up a couple hundred or so.
Our advice . . . tell him to send you
the worthless ivories and you’ll
pay up . . . BUT . . . that you will
then place display ads in newspa
pers of his area offering the teeth
for sale and identifying who made
them!
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Here and there about the area
you may have seen small boat mod
els .. . replicas done with amaz
ingly accurate detail of fishing
vessels. A number of boat owners
have asked me who fashions these
works of art. (To those uninitiated
to the cult of the boat owner we
might explain that some boat own
ers are worse than teenagers with
their hotrods!) The craftsman with
the infinite patience and skill to
carve out these tiny model boats
(they vary in size but generally
are suitable for a mantlepiece) is
Michael Komm, a local young man
who works for King Crab, Inc.
GRANDMOTHERS PARTY
Seventeen members of the
Grandmothers Club, along with
four guests, enjoyed the annual
Christmas party at the home of
Mrs. Pearl Chisholm.
After gifts had been exchanged,
Alaska’s favorite game was played
and refreshments served.
DIFFERENT NAMES
The Aleut name for Kodiak is
Kikhatak, and once it was called
Kadiak before it became known
as Kodiak.
BEGAN IN 1741
Recorded History of Kodiak
probably began in 1741 when the
Bering Expedition skirted these
shores on their return to Russia.
Mirror classifieds bring results.
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BEST WISHES FOR A VERY MERRY
CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR.
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WE HOPE THIS CHRISTMAS WILL BE ESPECIALLY
PLEASANT FOR YOU. YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
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