Kodiak Cross Country Team
Pictured after their return from Palmer, where they participated
last Saturday with eight other Alaska high school teams in a Western
Alaska Activities Association cross country meet, are Coach Joe
Floyd’s Kodiak High School Cross Country Team. Kneelhig in the
foreground holding their individual trophies are Wayne Kozak (r.)
whose 11:42 time copped 4th place and Harry Wilson, 10th place
honors at 12:08. Top time established by the 63 boys participating
was 11:28. Standing are: (1. to r.) Robbie Acheson, 13:15; Richard
Johnson, 13:55; Cletus Leverette, 13:16; Mike Nixon, 12:55; Larry
Dietzler, 13:54.
Secretary Dean Rusk Tells Herrington:
“To Keep It Quiet,” Then Changes Mind
JUNEAU — Secretary of State
Rusk issued instructions Thursday
and then countermanded them for
federal officials to soft pedal in
vestigation of Russian fishing ac
tivities off Kodiak Island until ne
gotiations with the Soviet Union
could be opened.
Rusk messaged 17th Coast Guard
headquarters for relay to assistant
undersecretary William C. Her
rington “not to encourage any pub
licity” about on-spot check of Russ
trawler fleet, which American
crab fishermen complained were
driving them off their traditional
fishing grounds. The instructions
ordered were withdrawn four
hours later.
The original message arrived 12
hours after Herrington and Gov.
Egan made a personal inspection
from the Cutter Storis and the trip
had been reported fully. Gov.
Egan said on his return that 14 So
viet vessels were seen at close
range and others farther off. Be
fore returning to Anchorage from
Kodiak the Governor said he had
been informed that about 115 Rus
sian fishing boats were presently
in the Gulf of Alaska and more
American fishermen had reported
gear losses to him.
Three Win Prizes
In Church Event
Irene King won first prize of a
silver service awarded by the Rus
sian Orthodox Church with a sec
ond prize of an iron going to Nick
Shangin and third prize of an elec
tric frypan to Mrs. Florence Dun
can.
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5-Point Program
Urged By C of C
Industrial Comm.
A five-point program for indus
trial development was suggested
to the Kodiak Chamber of Com
merce, Thursday, by Chairman
Nick Frost, although no formal ac
tion was taken on the suggestions.
They will be studied and pre
pared to resolution form by the
next meeting.
Included were elimination of the
restricted deed in Kodiak which
will be drafted by City Manager
Bill Poland and presented to the
League of Alaskan Cities at its
next meeting, (2) widening of
Tagura to a two-lane highway
which would connect with Mission
Bay Road, (3) a program to re
duce outgoing water freight rates,
(4) urge our Congressional delega
tion to push for extension of ter
ritorial waters to a 200-mile limit
or the Continental Shelf, which
ever is the fartherest, and (5) ad
ditional protection for the Alas
kan coastal line.
Governor Visitor
At Spooks Oct. 8
Borough Meeting
Seven communities were repre
sented Monday evening as the
“Spooks” continued their study of
the borough plan for Kodiak.
Also represented at the meeting
were spokesmen from Afognak
and Larsen Bay as well as area
ranchers. The meeting centered
around a discussion on the borough
manual. Gov. Bill Egan also
stopped in at the meeting.
Those in attendance included
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Felton, Mr.
and Mrs. Cecil Belcher, Mr. and
Mrs. Peter Marinkovich, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Edris, Mr. and Mrs.
T. T. Jackson, Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Robertson, Mr. and Mrs. Phil An
derson, Mr. and Mrs. Nick Lak
tonen, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Jesser,
Mrs. James Garoutte and Gene
Erwin.
Dave Henley, DeWitt Fields, Mr.
Wyatt of Afognak, Geo. Buxton,
William Ghisholm, Paul Stover,
Bernie Lindsey, Mrs. Richard Juel
son, Clinton Rosengren and Mrs.
Bea Nachtweih.
Sourdoughs Plan
Calif. Gathering;
A Kodiakan Report
A message from Lulu M. Fair
banks, Secretary, International
Sourdough Reunion, reports that
Bennie Benson had a toe removed
this week in Seattle, but is doing
fine and that she calls him every
other day and he is a cheery soul.
She also reports that Mrs. Harry
Donnelly also is well and expresses
the hope that “Torgie” Torgerson
will come to Santa Barbara for the
Spanish music and pretty dancing
girls when the pioneer Alaskans
and Yukoners of Klondike Gold
Rush days will stampede to Santa
Barbara, Calif., Oct. 18 21 to cele
brate the 61st anniversary of the
historic event.
“Alaska Today” and the “1962
Dawson Festival” is the convention
theme.
All Sourdoughs are invited to at
tend.
RETURNS TO KODIAK
Mrs. Reggie Damery returned to
Kodiak from a month’s visit in the
Tacoma and Seattle area. Mrs.
Damery said she greatly enjoyed
the attractions at Century 21.
Toastmasters Set
First Fall Meet
First fall meeting of the Kodtak
Island Toastmasters Club will be
held at 6:30 p.m. in the basement
of the Montmartre on Tuesday,
Oct. 16.
Neil Sargent, Toastmaster of the
evening, will call on John Warren
whose Table Topics will set the
pace of the meeting. Speakers will
be Karl Brunstead, Chuck Weir
and Graham Fisher.
Constructive criticism of our
speakers will be at the direction
of Ron Batchelor.
We urge all interested persons
to plan to attend this meeting. Re
member, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct.
16.
Fishermen’s Fuad
& Advisory Council
Set Session Here
The four-member Fishermen’s
Fund Advisory and Appeals Coun
cil will meet in Kodiak on Oct. 23
and 24. it was announced by the
Alaska Department of Labor this
week.
The council will consider 39 ap
plications by commercial fisher
men pending before the Fisher
men’s Fund for the Care of Sick
and Disabled Fishermen.
Pat Cannon of Kodiak is a mem
ber of the council.
How Has Egan Leadership
Helped Alaska Meet Its Obligations
*
Regarding
development
During These First
Years of Statehood?
BUSINESS ACTIVITY HITS NEW PEAK. The
gross volume of business in Alaska increased more
than 55% in the first three years of statehood.
ALASKA’S EXPORT TRADE DEVELOPS. The
value of Alaska’s exports climbed from $6,000,000
in 1958 to $28,000,000 In 1961.
ALASKA RESOURCES UTILIZED. The gross vol
ume of resources manufactured in Alaska rose
approximately $73,000,000 between 1958 and 1961,
a 35% increase.
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
AND PLANNING. At Governor Egan’s urging, the
Legislature created a department of state govern
ment charged solely with the responsibility for
promotion and coordination of development on a
wide variety of fronts, and to conduct feasibility
studies and assist communities to expand their
job and business opportunities.
LOCAL PARTICIPATION ENCOURAGED.
Through creation of a statewide advisory commit
tee on economic development, Governor Egan
encouraged the participation in this effort of
many people well-versed in local area resource
potential.
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES DEFINED.
Through forward-looking action, the State has
seen to it that specific projects in a variety of
fields have been studied and information made
available to potential investors.
EFFORTS SHOW RESULTS. There is evidence
that the State’s program for economic develop
ment is showing results. Some of the nation’s
leading business executives, in Alaska during
recent months, praised Alaska’s business climate
and called attention to its dynamic economy. The
United States Investor Magazine said, “Many Wall
Street bankers believe the new State is going
about its business as it should.”
HERE IS A COMMON SENSE PROGRAM,
ONE BASED ON ALASKA'S CAPACITY TO
GROW AND EXPAND
THIS MESSAGE SPONSORED
AND PAID FOR BY THE
EGAN COMMITTEE
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA