VOL. 22, NO. 16 KODIAK, ALASKA, APRIL 20, 1962 PRICE TEN CENTS
Kodiak “Host” To lap Fishing Reet
Agreement Signed
After Four Days
Men Post Bail
Kodiak was the scene of an
arraignment which may have in
ternational repercussions and may
be the forerunner of a trial that
should decide the boundaries of
State claimed inland waters.
The three Japanese fishermen,
brought before the Court accused
of fishing in State waters, fishing
without commercial fishing licens
es and using unlicensed gear and
vessels were released Thursday
morning when the four day trial
ended.
Bail was set at $500 each for the
skippers of the two catcher boats
and $2,500 for the skipper of the
mother ship, the Banshu Maru.
Banshu Maru, and Capt. Tadao
Judge James Fitzgerald
seized were allowed to return to
the mother ship.
Mongo Hanasaki, skipper of the
Banshumaru, and Capt. Tadao
Higashama of the catcher vessel
Ohtori Maru 5, the first vessel
seized and brought to Kodiak, were
taken into custody Saturday eve
ning when Capt. E. L. Mayfield of
the Alaska State Police boarded
the 65-foot herring catcher at the
mouth of Uganik Bay on Shelikof
Strait.
Hanasaki was charged with “con
ducting a fishery enterprise with
out filing a notice of intent,” as
required by state law, “setting
forth the nature, extent and pur
pose of the fishery enterprise.”
The skipper of the catcher vessel
was charged with “fishing with
out a commercial fishing license;
using unlicensed gear; and using
an unlicensed vessel.”
Both were arraigned before
Judge Edward Davis who was
brought over from Anchorage.
A second vessel, the Shoichu
Maru No. 7, was seized Monday
and its skipper, Satoshi Mine, to
gether with the other two, was
arraigned before Superior Court
Judge James Fitzgerald, who came
over from Anchorage. Court ap
pointed defending counsel, Peter
Kalamarides, and Assistant State
Attorney General James Merbs,
together with Richard Bradley,
also of the State Attorney Gener
al’s office, conducted the hear
ings.
The first arraignment was
slowed somewhat by the language
barrier. Mrs. Kinuko Perkins,
wife of a serviceman on the naval
station, acted as interpreter, but
experienced difficulty in convey
ing the Court’s wishes to the ac
cused and the latter’s explanations
to the Court.
The Court set bail at $25,000,
but ordered the two vessels seized
and be held in lieu of bail. The
skipper of the mother ship was al
lowed to return to his ship on his
own recognizance with the stipu
lation that he return when called
upon.
The three men were brought up
for arraignment Tuesday. Sue
man Moon, a Korean born in Japan
but now a Kodiak resident, acted
as interpreter, translating the
charges against the men, and as
sisting in breaking down the lang
uage barrier. One hitch in the
proceedings developed when it was
discovered the wrong name had
been attached to the papers served
on the captain of the second catch
er boat. The name appearing was
Tadashi Abe, which should have
read Satoshi Mine. By consent of
the defense counsel and prosecu
tion this was changed.
Bail of $500 was asked by the
State Attorney General. Judge
Fitzgerald suggested the Captain
of the mother ship be allowed fo
return to his ship on his own re
(Continued on Page 4)
Kodiak Group
Critical of
State Department
Oscar Dyson, local member of
the State Fish and Game Board,
heads up a group made up of Ko
diak fishermen and Rep. Pete De
veau who have issued a statement
critical of the U.S. State Depart
ment, in its stand on Japanese fish
ing Alaska waters.
The fishermen who have joined
with Dyson and Deveau in issuing
a statement are Lloyd Cannon, a
member of the Kodiak Advisory
Board to the State Fish and Game
Board, and also president of the
600-member Kodiak Marketing as
sociation, and Benny Groteclose.
A part of the statement follows:
“The State of Alaska has seized
two Japanese fishing vessels fish
ing unlawfully in state waters.
None of the crew members or ves
sels are licensed and each charge
could mean a fine up to $5,000.
Some Alaskans and non-resident
Americans have been fined as
as much as $5,000 per vessel for
unlawful fishing.
Now the U.S. State Department
wants the state of Alaska to cancel
and forget any fines where the Jap
anese are concerned. The fisher
men in the Kodiak, Aleutian Is
land, and Cook Inlet area violently
protest the pressure being put on
our governor by the federal govern
(Contimied on Page 4)
WWW — |H« ..*** ll ... IIM «• —•
THE MOTHER SHIP BANSHE MARE’S captain, Mongo M. Ilanasaki, is seen as he looks on the
seized catcher boat in Kodiak Harbor just prior to being brought ashore for arraignment Monday.
Captain of the mother ship, he was charged with conducting a fishing enterprise in Alaskan waters
without filing intent to do so. Photo by Jerry Bowkett
Given If °n Ferry
"®lfo?*horase
^-Seward [erry 6 Koi<iak.Hom,
P„reater Anchorage Ch?vfn <be
Commerce trxno Chamber of
Mo„4‘~>ati°n comm»f
Veau appeared befm P‘ Peter D^'
returned here rn/l theni- He
Mondays brie^^
acquaint conimitt0eg 'Vas. held to
tbe current p]ans fo. *n,bers with
fore the Chamber’/ ferry be‘
,n^ on the ferry n j \PUb]ic hear
c.DevKeau statj the ^
Chamber group are ® ?hora^
During his present t for i4 ”
f.'d ‘be Slate has M I “"Mu
af,de 'or the desienf s«
0f‘he,Kadiak fer8r8a"d bUi,d
htd'24r^tVerryW"
Clude 24 s(afjL Tbe Plans in.
hold two passengers? WiJI
ajl lounge and a fach’ a c°ek
He said the f« estaurant.
’) k"ots per hour' “1" ,ravol at
between Kodiak Travel (ime
b mated to be " Hon>or is es
b°urs and the K„a ,and 0"obalf
" “Hmated toK,ak'kSeWard ,riP
MbwiUheehrgidt'254 bonrs"
mobj/e and J9 '“r eacb auto
'» -?rptdf a”™rdi„°s"
Jo state
a befall
ese catcher boa t Sh'"?.0,e JaPa"
He is confined f0 Maru
fj°o hospital. The u c ? r‘avaI sta'
resc"e p]ane f,ew fo th uGUard
bro^t him in Sunday *'P and
Fine Imposed On
Alaska Packers
Alaska Packers Association, de
fendant in a suit brought against
it by the State Department m
which it was alleged to have had
illegal sized crab in its posses
sion, was fined $1,000. The com
pany is expected to appeal.
The case was tried in Court here
with State Magistrate White pre
siding. W. C. Arnold acted as
counsel for the defendents with
Assistant Attorney General James
Merbs as prosecuting attorney.
Ralph Jones, general superin
tendent of the Asociation was also
fined $50.
The case arose out of informa
tion furnished by Herb Downing,
enforcement agent for the fisher
ies department, and Guy Powell,
biologist with the Research Divi
sion. The latter found the under
1 sized crab during a routine check
he was making on January IS,
when he entered the cannery
checking for tagged crab. The al
leged small crab were said to be
in tank #6. He immediately no
tified Herb Downing by telephone.
The two removed the crab from
the tank, and placed them in a
live box in the small boat harbor.
Several witnesses were called up
including Downing and Powell,
Bob Simon, chief biologist' for the
Department here, cannery em
ployees Charlie Christofferson, A1
Calugan and Nick SpanoviC. Ralph
Jones, general suuperintendent for
the cannery’s operation, also ap
peared as a witness and in his de
fense.
(Continued On Page 4)
First Commercial Jet Here Tomorrow
Kodiak’s first commercial jet
will land on the Naval Station
field at 9 o’clock Saturday morn
ing when Pacific Northern Air
lines Boeing 720, which is to go
into service Apirl 29, touches
down on the runway in a pre
service trip. The plane is sched
uled to arrive at 9 a.m.
Company officials are expected
to be aboard as well as several
guests. Ray Martin, agent for the
company invites residents to oe
on hand for the arrival of the
plane. During its stay here, the
plane will go aloft on a courtesy
tour with 119 passengers aboard.
The introduction of PNA’s new
jet services to Alaska on April 29
is timed to coincide with the open
ing of the World’s Fair in Seattle.
Arthur G. Woodley, president of
the company said: “There is every
reason to believe that the Com
pany’s expanded services will be
fully utilized from the outset Oy
many of the 4,000,000 out-of-state
visitors who are expected to at
tend the exposition.” PNA has
shown a healthy gain in the year
past, according to the annual re
port mailed to stockholders.
Total operating revenues for
the year ended December 31, 1961,
amounted to $12,322,066 up from
the $11,597 432 shown in the pre
vious year.
iNet income, after provision for
Federal income taxes, was $261,
814, equal to 25 cents per share
on the 1,068,109 shares of com
mon stock outstanding. During
1960, net income amounted to
$205,193 or 19 cents per share on
the same number of shares then
outstanding.