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VOL. 23, NO. 25 _ KODIAK, ALASKA, JUNE 21, 1963 PRICE TEN CRM'S.
Soviets Using Tangle Gear Here
Vet Groups Will
Not Let Kiddies
Down On Fourth!
Kodiak kiddies of all ages are
assured of having a real bang-up
4th of July this year due to the
efforts of the American Legion,
Fleet Reserve Association, V.F.W.
and the Chamber of Commerce, all
of whom finally got together on
the same frequency and are all
cooperating to make this year’s
Independence Day celebration the
biggest 4th of July ever!
A mix up in box numbers was
partly to blame for the organiza
tions not being aware that the
others were planning to do their
part for the celebration. As it
turned out all the veteran’s groups
were busy planning for a gala cele
bration for this year’s 4th.
I he Mirror will carry the sched
ule of events planned next week
but as of now we can tell you that
besides the traditional patriotic
events such as the flag raising,
speaker, and parade, there will also
be children’s races, the Rotary
train, base-town marathon races,
ball games, a smoker and a magnif
icent fireworks display. Any per
son desiring information pertain
ing to the celebration should con
tact George Cornelius at the Ko
diak Aleutian Realty office next to
Naughton’s Bakery.
HALIBUT DERBY
July 4, 5, 6 and 7 and July 12,
13, and 14.
Plush $300,000
Hotel To Be Built
Here, Irick Reveals
An architect will shortly be in
Kodiak to begin planning out a
$300,000 hotel bar and restaurant,
according to Frank Irick.
Irick revealed this week that
Donald McDonald, architect of An
chorage, will arrive here in about
three weeks to prepare plans for
a “very plush type” hotel of not
more than 30 units complete with
bar and restaurant to be located
on the base road in the vicinity of
the old Pinch Apartments where
Irick has acquired sufficient prop
erty to build the structure.
“It will be much along the lines
of the Traveler’s Inns with plush
expensive decor for people who
will visit Kodiak as tourists and
who will be able, willing and ex
pecting the very best accommoda
tions,” said Irick.
Cement Block Plant
May Locate Here
Word reached Kodiak this week
that an Anchorage businessman,
Bo Henry, will be constructing a
concrete block plant here in recog
nition of the anticipated demand
for such material for building con
struction contemplated here.
Although unable to contact Mi.
Henry for confirmation of the re
port, the Mirror did contact Rus
sell Wright who advised that the
idea of Mr. Henry bringing a block
plant to Kodiak was being seriously
discussed and considered. He said
cost factors and logistics involved
were being studied.
Sea Rose Total Loss At Seal Cape
As can plainly be seen here the big 80-foot Sea Rose lies a smashed
and broken total loss near Seal Cape located on the Alaska Mainland
across from Unga Island. She struck a reef early last Saturday
morning (June 8th) about V/2 miles from shore and sunk in about
Cr fathoms of water. The crew of six made it to shore safely in a
rubber raft, were spotted and picked up by a small plane which
flew them to a rendezvous point at Coal Bay where they were taken
ahnard the Storis and then taken to King Cove. A storm with an in
shore^wind took the big tender, which had 3,800 red and chum
cahnon aboard, up onto the beach where the bottom was knocked
l «f her and her engine lost. Marine Surveyor Bill Damery flew
over a week ago Wednesday to inspect her and declared her a total
loss She is owned by Oceanic Fisheries which also owns the Mer
cator and Alaska Trader.
Soviet Tangle Gear Found
ADF&G Fisheries Technician, Jim Olin, right, and Biological Aide
Dick Reynolds hold up a section of tangle gear which was brought
in last Friday after it was caught in the trawl of a local fishing boat.
From all indications there is no doubt but what the tangle gear is
of Russian origin. It was located in the area in which the Soviet ves
sels have been operating off Chiniak Cape. Note the stack of king
and tanner crab which was removed from the tangle net which is
prohibited for use by Alaskan crab fishermen.—(Mirror Photo)
Alon? The
Waterfront
By Karl Armstrong
Young Russ Thorsheim (Bryan’s
youngest son) arrived back in town
last weekend and in the fashion of
his brother Stan, who is still in
Hawaii, took rifle in hand and set
out to look over Monashka Bay
area. He reported that there were
several dozen huge “killer whales”
cavorting close up to shore and that
the beach was covered with layers
of “small shrimp.” Happened to
mention this to ADF&G's Dexter
Lall who found it somewhat of in
terest and explained that in all
likelihood the killer whales were
probably a school of pilot whales
or “blackfish” or even false killer
whales and that the “shrimp” were
probably a small organism known
as “krill” or “whale food."
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N ationally-k n o w n entertainer
Charlie Ryan (Tony’s, Ships and
Montmartre) has put aside his
guitar pick ... at least long enough
for the salmon season. He is a
crewman along with Joe Mays on
Skipper Ron Hogan’s Billiken now!
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At last week’s Chamber of Com
(Continued on Page 3)
“Around
The Ball Park”
By Dave Fremming
Wednesday’s Little League ac
tion saw fourth-ranked Alaska Ice
and Storage bow down to fifth
ranked Outdoorsmen. Both teams
have capable hitters, especially
with before-mentioned Joe Lester
on the Outdoorsmen and John
Hangsteffer on Alaska Ice & Stor
age.
Monday night the Red Sox beat
the Outdoorsmen by a score of 5
to 1, placing them in a first place
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Veteran’s Groups
May Build Center
Construction of a big new 40xl0(
foot two-story concrete block build
ing which will house a cafe or
the main floor and a “Veteran’s
Center” on the second is to b«
voted upon by the members of the
American Legion and VFW dur
ing the next week, according to
Carl Rodli.
The proposed structure would be
a joint undertaking by the two vet
erans organizations and would be
constructed on the site of the pres
ent VFW wooden structure.
“Personally I favor the idea,”
said Rodli, who said the proposed
structure had been under discus
sion for some time. “I think it
would tend to help solidify the ef
forts of the different veterans
groups active in this area, includ
ing the Fleet Reserve Association,”
he concluded.
City Council Sets
Mill Rate At 20
13.2-KISD, 7-City
The city council last night ap
proved a resolution setting the rate
of levy on real property taxes at
13.2 mills for school purposes and
6.8 mills for municipal purposes
for a total of 20 mills. Last year
the rate was set at 7.0 mills for the
city and 12.5 for schools for a total
of 19.5 mills.
The proposed total budget pre
pared by the city administration
amounted to a total of $407,007.28
with $138,624.24 of that amount for
the school district leaving $268,
372.86 for municipal services. By
comparison the budget last year
totalled $371,534.55 of which $121,
650 was for schools and $249,884.55
for the city.
The new mill levy rate is .7 more
for the schools and .2 less for the
city.
(Continued on Page 4)
Typical Russian
Crab Gear Found
Off Cape Chiniak
Tangle gear, forbidden by law
for use by Alaskan fishermen, is
being used by Soviet fishermen to
harvest Kodiak king crab and tan
ner crab.
Approximately 72 fathoms (431
feet) of tangle gear, complete with
weights, floats, anchors, and
marker buoys was brought into Ko
diak last Friday by a local fishing
vessel and has been identified ai
being Russian gear.
The tangle net was caught in the
trawl of a local vessel fishing in
about 65 fathoms of water oft .
Chiniak Cape where the Soviet fish
ing fleet has been concentrated in
recent weeks.
it is Kussian gear, saic kod Si
mon, Westward Regional Super
visor of the Alaska Department of
Fish & Game.
It was at first believed by some \
observers to possibly be Japanese j
gear being used by permission of |
the federal government and under t
supervision of American observers *
aboard their experimental fishing :
craft. However, it was pointed out
i that the Japanese are experiment
. ing with crab pots.
i
Tak Miyahara, Superintendent
of Wakefield Fisheries and ac
quainted with Japanese methods 1
and gear, said the gear was not
Japanese. He pointed out that, the
glass balls used for floats were ma
chine made instead of hand blown :
as are those used by the Japanese
fishermen. Also he pointed out
that the odd concrete weights
used on the net were unlike those
used by the Japanese who cast '*
theirs in one pound cans. Also the
line used on the marker buoys was
made of cotton whereas the Japa- ,
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Quint Sullivan
Funeral Saturday
Funeral services for Quint “Sul
ly” Sullivan will be held at 11 a.m.
Saturday morning at the Commun
ity Baptist Church. Two of his '
sisters arrived in Kodiak to make
arrangements for the funeral and :
his return to Greenville, S. Car.,
where he will be buried according
to his mother’s wishes. His sisters
expressed sincere thanks of Sully’s
family for the “wonderful response
of the people of Kodiak at this
time and for everything they have :
done.”
Salmon Settlement ;
Not Yet In Sight !
“Uncertainty” is the word to de
scribe the salmon oicture at the t
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moment. No settlement on price :
between fishermen and canners )
has yet been reached and at the J
moment no negotiations are going l
on with both fishermen and can- ;
ners apparently studying their rel :
ative positions and keeping a ;
watchful eye on the salmon them- *
selves. The individual size of the
salmon as well as the size of the j
runs will probably have bearing on «
any eventual settlement as will the ’•
market conditions for salmon.