Rotarians Hear Emil Knudsen Describe
Salmon Canning And Fishing In 20’s
The Kodiak Rotarians Tuesday
heard a fellow-member, Emil
Knudsen, describe the salmon fish
ing and canning industries in Alas
ka 40 years ago at the regular
meeting of the organization.
Knudsen, a Kodiak merchant,
came to the Alaskan territory in
1922 when he signed on to work
for Libby. McNeill and Libby as a
high school youngster in Seattle.
In the early days the cannery
labor was contracted, Knudsen
said, and the contractor who was
often of Chinese extraction owned
a store and provided gambling fa
cilities for the workers. Few work
ers returned to the states with
more than $10, he declared.
In the 20’s, Knudsen explained,
cannery workers were paid $65 a
month and often worked for as
long as 20 hours a day. There was
no such thing as overtime with the
workers beginning at 4 a.m. and
working until late at night.
Salmon packing techniques in
those days were good, thougn
Knudsen said and that by pre-heat
ing the salmon to less than a cook
ing temperature, they would keep
for years and years. The humpies
and dogs were thrown back into
the sea.
Travel enroute to Alaska on the
sail ships was rugged and hazard
ous, he explained, with 11 men
crowded into a 10 by 12 foot space
and no provisions for heat. As
many as 250 were crowded on a
ship built to carry 57.
He described burial services of
the Orientals who died at sea or
the cannery sites.
About 40 years ago Knudsen
said, the fishermen were paid 8
cents a piece for the salmon which
were accepted by the canneries.
The Kodiak businessman was in
troduced to the Rotary Club by
Cmdr. R. K. Stacer in a “This Is
Your Life” theme—with added
flourishes.
Cab Driver Held
In S2100 Theft
An Anchorage taxicab driver,
Robert Earl Clutts, 31, who resides
at the rear of the Alibi Club, has
been charged with grand larceny
in the theft of $2,100 from a Ko
diak fisherman this past week.
The suspect was arrested at Big
Lake by state police and turned
over to the Anchorage police de
partment..
The taxi driver is charged with
the theft form Arthur Haakanson
of Ouzinki.
Haakanson told police the money
was taken while he was at the quar
ters of the cab driver.
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Traffic Ticket
Holders Warned
Police Chief R. E. Vickery said
this week that persons who have
been sent citations for delinquent
traffic tickets have five days to
appear, and if they do not they are
subject to arrest.
Cooperation in the past has been
good the chief states, but in some
instances he indicated that arrests
will have to be made.
District Salmon
Pack 637,706;
Doubles 1961’s
Kodiak area fishermen con
tinued to make good salmon
hauls this week even though it
was predicted that the runs
ended last week as ADFG reports
revealed that the salmon pack
through August 12 has more than
doubled that of 1961.
Through Sunday the pack to
taled 637,706 cases as against
312,939 at about the same time
last year.
The breakdown by classifica
tions: 107 Kings; 48.349 Reds; 2,
710 Cohos; 517,805 Pink; and 68,
7355 Chums.
In 1961 only 228,864 cases of
Pinks had been reported.
While some fishermen have
come into harbor, others are still
reporting good catches, and a
majority of the vessels and crews
are not expected back in until
this weekend or possibly next.
Red Sox Sweep
Playoff Series
The Red Sox bats boomed this
past week as they downed the
Braves 12-9 and 9-0 to win the Ko
diak Little League playoffs.
In the first of two-out-of-three
playoffs the Sox behind Syndelac
edged the Braves 12-9 on Friday
evening, Aug. 10, and wrapped up
the series on Tuesday of this week
as Peletier shut out the Braves 9-0.
Hoff and Franklin were the losing
pitchers.
RETURN TO KODIAK
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Simmons
and daughter, Mary, who is now
Mrs. Ray Kvolheim, former resi
dents of Kodiak, have returned to
make their home here.
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Oregon Housewife Is Millionth Visitor
At Alaska Exhibit At Seattle World Fair
An Oregon housewife, Mrs. El
don G. Tidwell, was the 1,000,000th
visitor at the Alaska Pavilion at
Century 21 on Aug. 8.
Mrs. Tidwell was singled out and
crowned “Queen of Alaska” with
a gold parka, an orchid and a bou
quet of long-stemmed roses.
She received a large collection
of Alaskan gifts and a medallion
was presented in behalf of Gov
ernor William Egan.
She also received a five-day all
expense trip to Fairbanks and
Point Barrow sponsored by the
Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce,
SON FOR MORGANS
Mr. and Mrs. Don Morgan an
nounce the arrival of their first
son Dirk Anthony, born on Aug.
6 at the Kaiser hospital in Port
land. The Morgans have three
daughters, Kelly, Jody and Krissy.
He is the former principal of Ko
diak high school.
Alaska Airlines and Wien Airlines.
Included in the gifts was a huge
King Crab presented by Wakefield
Fisheries.
FIRST VISIT HEPE
Miss Judy Felch, daughter of
sales representative B a s c h e r
Felch, was the house guest of Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Kraft this week.
Mr. Felch has been traveling to
Alaska for 35 years and his father
before him for the same length of
time, but this was Judy’s first trip
to the Island. In addition to visit
ing Kodiak, she also visited Fair
banks, Nome, Kotzbue, Anchorage
and Southeastern Alaska. She re
turned by direct flight on Tuesday.
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