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Blessing Of Fishing Fleet Snnday
10 A.M. At Small Boat Harbor
An invitation is extended to Ko
diak residents to join in a Service
of Worship for the Fishing Sea
son this Sunday, June 23, at 10 a.m.
at the Small Boat Harbor.
Planned by St. James the Fish
erman Episcopal Church, the Serv
ice will offer up thanksgiving and
call on God’s Blessings for those
who make their living by Fishing.
The Rev. Don Bullock, Priest in
Charge of St. James, will officiate.
Several local fishermen will take
part in the Service.
Father Bullock, in announcing
the observance of the coming sea
son, said, “It seems only fitting
that St. James the Fisherman
Church, named after one of our
Lord’s closest disciples who made
his living from the sea, should in
augurate an appropriate service in
the community.
The Order of Worship to be used
Sunday, is a Service which has
been used in a number of fishing
Typical Russian -
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nese use sisal line.
All the webbing and lines were
of three strand cotton design which
is typical of Russian gear.
The webbing consists of 19-inch
meshes 6% meshes deep with a 10
foot 4-inch stretched depth. One
end was attached to a huge boulder
while the other end was secured to
an anchor of almost primitive
home-made type construction.
ADF&G Fisheries Technician
James Olin said the net had not
been in the water for more than
two weeks at the most and con
tained 16 legal male king crab and
about 30 tanner crab, all of which
were alive. Olin described the gear
as “typically Russian.”
Olin. who was aboard the vessel
that brought the tangle gear aboard
in its trawl, was accompanied by
another ADF&G observer, Dick
Reynolds, a biological aide with
the local research center here. Rey
nolds is a senior at the University
of Alaska and his home is in Ju
neau.
The gear is being held in the
ADF&G warehouse here.
Jim Bennett Dies
In Oregon; Once
Editor Of Mirror
Word was received here this
week that Jim Bennett, well known
former Kodiak resident died June
11 in a Veteran’s Hospital in Ore
gon.
Mr. Bennett, known for his sharp
but friendly wit and humerous car
toons about local people, first came
to Kodiak some years ago as a
school teacher and coach. He
worked several years in the Indus
trial Relations Office on the naval
base and for a year operated and
was editor of the Mirror. He also
worked for the Air Force at Cape
Chiniak prior to becoming ill.
Bennett was for many years ac
tive in various community civic
and fraternal organizations.
communities throughout the na
tion.
In the event of rain, the Service
will take place in St. Janies’
Church at 10 a.m.
Father Bullock announced Holy
Communion will be celebrated at
7:30 a m. in the Church.
It was again pointed out that the
Service is open to all persons who
would desire to join in Worship.
First Fish Makes
Way Into Frazer
ADF&G Management Biologist
Dexter Lall returned early this
week after supervising the transfer
of fish to Frazer Lake. Approxi
mately 5,000 red salmon were
moved at a cost of approximately
30 cents per fish. This will insure a
potential egg deposition which
could result in a return from 10,000
to 100,000 and possibly more fish,
Lall said.
He also reported that the first
fish in known history to make it
up to the lake itself on its own
made it during the past week when
one red salmon went over the weir
into the lake. “Many other reds
were gathered at the entrance to
the newly constructed fish ladder
and becoming adjusted to the lad
der. He anticipated that they would
eventually make it up the ladder
which circumvents the falls which
heretofore posed an insurmount
able barrier for the salmon.
Lall is returning again this week
to assist in transferring another
5,000 reds into the lake to insure
that at last 10,000 red salmon
spawn altogether in Frazer Lake.
Mirror classifieds bring results.
Pete Deveau Says Not Going To
Clean Up City Hall, “Just Area”
Pete Deveau, after reading las:
week’s Mirror reporting that he
had said he would “Cleanup City
Hall,” insisted that it be made
clear to the public that he was mak
ing reference only to "cleaning up
the debris and junky condition of
the city hall area.” Deveau pointed
out that his main theme, should he
decide to be a candidate for either
mayor or city council, would be to
“get Kodiak prepared for the in
flux of tourists who will descend
upon Kodiak when the Kodiak Is
lander ferry boat begins operating
next July.”
Wally Nelson, manager of Kraft’s
Hardware Store, though still offi
cially not an announced candidate,
said his interest in civic affairs was
becoming more intense and
stressed that "the people of Kodiak
should aim at harmony and pull to
gether rather than bicker so we
will have the time and spirit to do
what must be done to make Kodiak
grow wisely.” He said he was in
terested in seeing a retirement and
civil service type program set up
for city employes. He also indicated
concern over city hiring policy in
sofar as giving local people first op
portunity for city jobs.
Ed Naughton who has declined
to declare his candidacy despite
pressure from avid supporters in
dicated a continuing interest this
week but made clear that should
he decide to file for city office “it
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The proposed budget was dis
cussed but not adopted as yet since
some changes will be made in sev
eral items listed.
Assessed value of property with
in the city totaled $9,850,349.
Included in the proposed budget
figures was $68,708 to cover cal
aries of 8 men on the city street
crew, $78,470 for operation of the
city police force and jail including
salaries for the police chief, a ser
geant, four patrolmen and three
jail guards.
Listed for dust control was $600.
For the small boat harbor $9,000
was listed, $1,500 for parks and
cemetery and $600 for the library.
The city manager’s salary was
listed at $12,000, the city clerk at
$9,300 with two clerks listed at
$5,160 each. The municipal mag
istrate’s salary (city’s share) was
listed at $748.
would be as part ot a iuu —
candidates pledged in advance to a
definite public platform for pro
gress.” Naughton said he was “dis
turbed by the resignations of the
experienced and trained local men
from the police force and equally
concerned by an apparent policy
of hiring replacements from out
side the community .. .. it is very
difficult for me to accept the idea
that we do not have qualified per
sons right here in our own com
munity to fill jobs which are paid
for out of our Kodiak taxpayers
money. I have absolutely nothing
against the new chief or the new
men and they might be highly qual
ified. I just do not believe in fill
ing city tax-supported positions
with people from outside our own
community. It is not very good
policy that’s all,” said Naughton.
Seward To Build
Big Marine Ways
Word was released this week
that a 200-ton marine railway is to
be constructed at Seward.
The new project is being built
by Jay Jackson of Steel Fabrica
tors and Dr. P. Gentels who have
arranged a 20-year lease on Seward
property.
Kodiak Fur Trapper
Trip Tripped Up
Wilson Erskine, a former Ko
diakan now with national fame as
an author and artist, this week
proved to be alert as the FBI inso
far as keeping the Mirror informed
about events that might be of in
terest here.
Both the FBI and Erskine sent
us information regarding the ar
rest of Nicholas V. Rentenaar, 26,
described as being “a fur trapper
fisherman with a yen for travel
of Kodiak, Alaska. The arrest was
made by the FBI at Miami Inter
national Airport in Miami, Florida,
where Erskine resides.
Rentenaar was said by the FBI
to have stolen a car in Anchorage
Feb. 14 and headed south—all the
way to Managua, Nicaragua, by
way of the Pan-American Highway.
They said he “expressed an inter
est in pleading guilty in Florida
to the charges outstanding against
him.
Major R. E. Jones
New Marine C.O.
Major Richard E. Jones became
Commanding Officer of the Marine
Barracks on the Naval Base June
19. Major Jones replaced Major C.
P. Clark.
Major Jones’ last duty station
was with the 3rd Marine Air Wing,
El Toro, Santa Anna, Calif. He is
married and has four children,
three of school age.
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