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VOL. 21, NO, 95 KODIAK, ALASKA, NOVEMBER J24, 1961 PRICE TEN CENTS
Waterfront
Russian Trawler Seen Off Marmot Is.
A big Russian trawler was sight
ed Thursday just off the south tip
of Marmot Island.
The big fishing vessel was first
sighted by a Coast Guard pilot fly
ing a UF in search of the lost ves
sel Ruth-L. Positive identification
was made by several planes buzzing
low and pictures being taken.
The Coast Guard first reported
the ship, which is estimated in
length to be from 150 feet to 180
feet. When first seen it was just
four miles off Marmot Island. As
far as is known it was not fishing
at the time.
Bill Harvey of Harvey’s Flying
Service saw the ship while on a
flight in search of the Ruth-L, but
did not identify it as a Russian
Ship. When the Coast Guard re
ported the vessel, Oscar Dyson, Bob
Simon flew with Harvey to the
area, and buzzed the ship, taking
several' aerial shots. Tlhe hammer
and sickle were plainly visible on
the Smoke stack, and a man was
seen on the flying bridge.
This is the nearest to Kodiak a
Russian fishing vessel has been
sighted so far.
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No Trace Found
Of Lost Vessel
This week sees another tragedy
at sea with the fishing vessel Ruth
L maintaining a complete silence
since 3 p. m. Tuesday.
The Ruth-L was bound for Sel
dovia Tuesday of this week and was
last reported heard from off Cape
Douglas.
On Wednesday, Bill Harvey and
Bill Damery made a flight in Har
vey’s new Widgeon, flying along
the coast in the Cape Douglas area,
in a search for the missing boat,
but reported not having seen any
sign of the vessel. Thursday morn
ing, they again searched the area,
and around Shuyak and the Barren
Islands.
Meanwhile Coast Guard UF’s
were also searching the area, but
uip to press time no trace of the ves
sel has been found. It is presumed
lost with all hands.
The Ruth-L is a 65-foott fishing
vessel owned by Ed Grabowski of
Seldovia.
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• Repairs have been completed on
the power barge Chisik Island and
it will be departing this weekend
for the Westward.
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All the vessels that went aground
at Old Harbor in the big blow last
week were floated Saturday morn
ing, according to Bill Damery, Ma
rine Surveyor.
Several anchors were lost but
the only one that suffered any hull
damage was the Kiska. It will be
brought in to Kodiak for repairs.
Bill Damery flew over there last
Saturday, but was weathered in so
be spent a quiet Saturday night at
Larry Matfay’s house in the village.
Concert Artist
Delights Audience
The concert appearance of Jac
queline Ivanoff, Monday evening,
at the high school auditorium
proved very delightful to the small
audience on hand.
The artist displayed great vocal
ability in her rendition of passages
from the works of Handel, Bee
thoven, Wolf, Straus, Verdi, Ravel
Debussy, and Dvorak. Her capabili
ties of sustaining high notes with
out loss of tone quality were partic
ularly noteworthy.
This concert by Soprano Jacque
line Ivanoff will rank high in the
entire series of the Alaska Music
Trails concerts thus far. Her ap
pearance and personality were both
captivating and appealing, and her
musicianship of the highest stand
ard.
She was capably accompanied at
the piano by Henrietta Pelta.
How Big A Water Line For Cold Storage?
Present And Future Need Is Problem
Additional need for water by the
new cold storage plant and for
King Crab, Inc., occupied the atten
tion of the City Council Tuesday
evening.
The City Engineer Jim Barr pre
sented the cost of a six, eight or ten
inch line. Water is furnished the
area by a four-inch line.
A six-inch line, he said would
cost $29,000 approximately, and
would furnish water at 360 gallons
per minute. An 8” line would cost
$38,000, and would offer a flow
of 640 g.p.m. A 10” line, offering
a flow of 1,000 g.p.m. would cost
$50,000. Cost of a 12” line, he said,
would be about $72,000. G.pm.
would be 1,440.
The majority of the council mem
bers expressed the belief that the
10” line would be the best. “We
shouldn’t settle for anything less,”
one of them stated. It was brought
out, however, that a 8” line could
handle the three operations there
_crab, shrimp and the cold stor
age.
City Manager Poland stated: “No
one can give an estimate of the
needs.” He was alluding to the pos
sibility of other industries moving
into the area, or the increased po
tentials of the present cannery and
that of the cold storage. Barr
brought out the fact that increase
in capacity and increase in cost
should be borne in mind when mak
ing a decision as to cost. The dif
ferential in capacity is greater than
the differential in cost, he said.
It was brought out in the discus
sion that charges for the water
service is not “realistic,” and is
lower than Seattle and other cities
it was said. The City supplies water
at less than cost, it was pointed
out.
“We want to be fair,” Poland
stated, “and encourage industry
with the cheapest possible rates.
But how far can we go in subsidiz
ing?” he asked.
How to finance cost was also dis
cussed. The study is continuing.
Rickeys Leave
For Capital City
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Rickey and
family left Wednesday for Juneau.
The Rickeys will make their
home in the capital city, and were
expected to arrive there yesterday.
Rickey was formerly in charge of
the ADF & G office here, assuming
that position just prior to the time
Alaska gained jurisdiction over its
fisheries after statehood.
Bob Simon, biologist here with
the Department, assumed manage
ment of the office succeeding
Rickey.
Special Revival
Meeting Called
Your attention is called to a spec
ial revival meeting to be held next
Tuesday evening at 6:15 P. M. at
the Montmartre. All varieties of
talent will be present to participate
in the rejuvenation proceedings.
Members of the local organization
are encouraged to bring interested
friends. Past members are encour
aged to come and be revived.
This announcement pertains to
the Kodiak Island Toastmasters
Club membership drive. Anyone
wishing to learn to brave the quak
ing experience of being called upon
to speak in public can’t afford to
miss. Anyone who speaks in public
can always improve—so matricu
late to become articulate. This
meeting is open to anyone inter
ested including non-members. Din
ner will be served at 6:30 P. M.
R. J.
To Close Pillar Mountain To Traffic
Sanitation, Security Given As Reasons
The Pillar Mountain road will
soon be closed to all traffic
Decision was reached by a ma
jority of the City Council to con
sent to a gate being put at the en
trance to the City’s watershed. The
gate will be installed by the RCA,
contract managers of the Pillar
Mountain White Alice installation.
The decision was reached follow
ing a report by Harry Carter, State
Sanitarian for this area, who re
quested it be closed to all traffic.
He stated the streams in the area
feeding into the City watershed
show positive tests, with pollution
content very high. This has been
going on, he said, for the past six
weeks or two months. He stated
that the Council should be con
cerned with the quality of its wa
ter as well as the quantity. He
pointed out the effect of poor qual
ity of water on Kodiak’s principal
industry-crab canning.
Paul Davenport, site supervisor
at the White Alice project, also
asked that the road be closed. Rea
son he gave was for security. He
pointed out the great need for com
munications here, and White
Alice’s part in supplying the serv
ice. “We have lad considerable
trouble with people driving into
the area despite the signs erected
on the site,” he said. He said it
would be easy for anyone to enter
the area and disrupt the service if
he so desired.
The contracting firm will build
either a gate,” he said, “or it will
Kodiak Bears To Host Homer Five
In 2-Game Weekend Basketball Series
The Kodiak Bears, fresh from
two defeats last weekend by the
Seward Seahawks, 58-49 on Friday
night and 62-41 on Saturday night,
hope to get back into the win col
umn this weekend, when they play
the Homer Mariners in a two-game
series on their home floor.
This will mark the second visit
by the Peninsula team. The first
visit was in 1958 when Kodiak was
a Class A school and Homer was
Class B. The high school J. V.’s
were the opposition for the Homer
team that year. Now Homer’s en
rollment has increased and they
are in the same class with Kodiak.
Although losing it’s two games in
tournament play last year, the Mar
iners are stronger than ever with
ACCA Therapist
Due Here Monday
Mrs. Ann Ramey, speech and
hearing therapist for the Alaska
Crippled Children’s Association,
will be in Kodiak for a week be
ginning 'November 27, on the sec
ond of four trips to be made this
year.
Anyone who is interested in see
ing Mrs. Ramey is urged to con
tact Mrs. Lynch, public schools
nurse, or Mi's. Kramer at the Ko
diak Health Center for information
concerning appointments and help.
A Kodiak Chapter ACCA board
meeting and dinner are planned
for the day Mrs. Ramey arrives,
Nov. 27. The dinner will be a no
host affair at the Mecca and fol
lowed by the meeting at 8:00.
Christmas cards, placemats, cook
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three first stringers back and a
new coach.
Preliminary games will be played
each night with the Junior Varsity
playing either town or Base oppo
sition at 6:30 p. m.
The main game will be played at
8 p. m. Admission will be $1.25
for adults and students 75 cents.
Sewer Project
Planned For
Leite Addition
A big sewer project for the City
is now under study which will in
volve the property in the Leite and
Urdahl Additions.
One hundred and sixty-seven lots
are involved. Cost will be approxi
mately $128,500. The plan is now
under study by the City Manager
and the <5ity Engineer. City Man
ager Poland presented the project
to the City Council at its meeting
Tuesday evening.
When plans are finalized, they
will be presented to the owners of
property in the area. Poland stated
plans are for the City to assume
one-third of the cost, with the prop
erty owners paying the other two
thirds. Cost would be about $770
per lot. Payments would be spread
over a twenty-year period, at an
estimated payment of $34.25 per
year including interest.
A meeting will be called at a
later date of all property owners
of the area in order to present the
project.
be necessary to erect a fence
around the installation.”
Vote to place a gate at the en
trance of the road was 3-1, with
Councilman Bill Criss dissenting.
Criss stated he was emphatically
opposed to the road closure. “This
closes one of the best drives around
here. “He said he couldn’t see how
people in cars could contaminate
the water. “They seldom get out
of their cars,” he said. “If you want
to keep people out of the watershed
signs should be posted.”
No Fireworks At
Fisheries Meeting
Very little opposition to the pro
posals as outlined was evidenced
at the hearing of the Advisory
Board of the Alaska Board of Fish
and Game held in the Courtroom
in the Donnelley Building Wednes
day evening.
The proposal, however, to set the
limit on king crab from 6% inches
to 7 inches met opposition from
one crab processor. Dick Pace, bi
ologist with Wakefield’s Cannery,
represented the company at the
hearing, and voiced objection to
the change. Studies made by the re
search department of the AD? & G,
it was stated, bore out the fact that
crab increased two pounds in one
molt. Pace took exception to' that,
stating that in (their studies, they
found there was very little differ
ence. He said the new regulation
would work a hardship oh the
smaller boats.
New set net regulations and
closure of set net areas were com
mented on by John Shriner. Shri
ner also asked if something
couldn’t be done about streams
where beaver have blocked off sal
mon from going up to spawn.
Dyson concurred with Shriner,
and said funds should be made
available for dynamiting beaver
dams in the interest of fish propa
gation.
Dewitt Fields also commented
on a similar situation in the Lar
sen’s Bay area, which he said he
was very familiar with. He re
ported fish lying in potholes with
beaver dams preventing them from
spawning.
Pace also stated his company
wished to go on record as opposed
to the present limit of 30 pot crab
fishing. He said they were also op
posed to the present area fishing
registration requirement.
The meeting was conducted by
Bill Poland, chairman of the Ad
visory Board. Others on the board
who assisted at the meeting were
Oscar Dyson, member of the Alas
ka Board of Fish and Game, Fritz
Deveau, Buck Hoylman and Bob
Simon of the ADF & *G.
Port Security
Cards Issued
The Coast Guard announces that
Port Security Cards will be issued
to all dock workers, fishermen and
all those having access to dock fa
cilities in Kodiak.
Issuing date is Saturday, Dec. 2
at the Police Staition when appli
cants will be photographed and
fingerprinted.