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VOL J3 NO 25
KODIAK, ALASKA AUGUST 29, 1953
PRICE 10 CENTS
FWS Release 1953 Fish
Pack For Kodiak Island
The total salmon pack of
cases in the Kodiak district
for the 1953 commercia 1 salm
on fishing season was 356,201»
the local office of Hie Fish and
Wildlife Service, revealed this
week. The total case pack in
cludes Reds, Kings, Pinks,
Chums and Cohoes.
A heavy case pack of Pinks,
over the past two year cycles,
was shown in the figures given
the MIRROR Thursday by
Roy Lindsley, Kodiak fisheries
agent.
The case pack on pinks, for
1953 is 272,710. In 1951 the
case pack on Pinks was
126,077 cases and in 1949 the
case pack on Pinks was
208,395. It was explained that
the Pink salmon are a twoj
year cycle fish.
Generally, the run of fish in
the Kodiak area was fair.
However, the run of Pink
salmon in the entire area of
Alaska was not up to expecta
tions of FWS representatives
and fishermen.
Fish caught in the Kodiak
area and packed by canning
companies break down to the
following aceording to FWS
figures: Pacific American
Fisheries: Red salmon, 8,949;
King, 110; Pinks, 76,444;
Chums, 9,081; Cohoes, 388.
The above are case pack fig
ures as are the following:
Libby, McNeill and Libby,
Red salmon, 4,006; Kings, 27;
Pinks, 27,832; Chums, 2,831;
Cohoes, 19. Kadiak Fisheries,
Reds, 6,442; Kings, 80; Pinks,
78,573; Chums, 16,329; Co
hoes, 931.
Ouzinkie Packing Corpora
tion showed a total of 39,157
eases for all species of fish.
San Juan Packing Company
reported a total of 81,075 oases
on all species. Others were
West Point Cannery, total
eases, 2,062, Island Seafoods,
4,866 cases.
Kadiak Fisheries, San Juan,
Ouzinkie Packing and Libby,
McNeill and Libby also can
ned fish locally that were
eanght in Cook Inlet.
Escapement figures released
by the locol FWS show that
the probability of further
salmon runs will be good. Lo
cal representatives believe
that the current escapement
of salmon will insure heavy
runs in the vears to come.
“1 believe the 1953 escape
ment of salmon is a marked
gain and shows good signs of
future runs,” Lindsley said.
As of August 22 the Karluk
escapement of salmon was
472,593 and the catch was!
76,834. In the Red River dis-1
trict the escapement for the j
season was 116,095 and the]
catch was 47,209. *
AtAlitak (Moser Bay) the!
escapement was 148,149 and,'
the catch 86,304.
A recent release from Clar-J
ence Rhodes, FWS head, ■’
noted that some unknown
mortality while the fish were
in salt water occured.
A1 Fenner returned co Ko
diak this week after spending
the past four months at Moser
Bay working for Libby, Mc
Neill and Libby as engineer.
KRAFT CELEBRATES 50TH ANNIVERSARY
,u.,,
0. Kraft and Son are observing the 50th Anniversary of the business this coming
week. The picture above is of Otto Kraft’s store.taken around 1913. Otto Kraft is the father
of Ben Kraft, present owner of the Kraft stores.
Krafts’ new Supermarket is located on the corner of Alaska Way and Brooklyn
Avenue. ThejDry Goods Department building which houses the Men’s Department and
Women’s Wear is south ®f the above building on Brooklyn Avenue. The office, and hard
ware department is the building on the site of Otto Kraft s original store.
The Kodiak Motors building is another o
Kraft’s stores. It is locatsd on the corner cl
Alaska Way and South Mill Bay Road. Thu
new building, the Supermarket and the Post
Office Building are all concrete and steel strut
tures. They were built by Ben Kraft during
the past six years.
Thieves Sack
Madsen’s Cabin
Thieves broke into the U
ganik Hunting Camp of Alf
Madsen sometime during the
summer and completely looted
the camp, Madsen told the
MIRROR yesterday.
He has offered a $500 re
ward for information leading
to the arrest and conviction of
the thieves. Equipment valued
at around $1,200 was stolen.
The thieves took bedrolls,
blankets, an outboard motor,
food, which Madsen had there
in the event of an emergency,
lamp tools, camp chairs and
)ther equipment.
Madsen has maintained a
lunting cabin in Uganik Bay
'or several years. In the past'
continued on page 4
. ASksEn'barS?
taLande Go0ds
0n Outside »a
Max LaLande has asked the
merchants to cooperate with
him in his stand against
bringing to Kodiak bakery
products manufactured in the
states.
LaLande addressed the Ko
diak Chamber f Commerce
Thursday near the close of the
discussion period following
the regular luncheon at the
Montmartre Inn.
“We feel that the bakery
goods produced locally are of
a superior quality and we do
not believe there is room for
products from the outside,”
LaLande declared.
He pointed to the many
i thousands of dollars he has in
i vested and mentioned that his
; payroll last year ran around
■ $43,000.
s M. D. Scott of The Golden
Heart Distributors Company
. j was present at the C of C
I meeting as a guest but did net
raise a verbal objection to La
Landes charges.
Jack Wagnee been
named local manager of the
company which features Hos
tess Cup Cake Products. A
large air shipment of the pro
ducts arrived here Thursday
via Pacific Northern Airlines.
Scott said: "The Hostess
Cup Cake Kitchen of Seattle
takes pride in presenting their
| products to Kodiak for the
first time. We feature cakes,
cookies and pastries. We hope
to distribute them to the
various grocery stores in Ko
diak and vicinity.”
No official action was take.n
by the Chamber of Commerce
following LaLande’s address
Thursday. (See earlier story
on page 2 of today’s MIK
| ROR.)
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Legal Deer
| Hunt Success
The first legal deer hunt on
Kodiak Island was successful.
Many hunters got their deer
and no hunting fatalities were
reported.
The Fish and Wildlife Ser
vice agents in the field and in
town said 38 deer have been
reported. The majority of deer
killed were taken on the first
two days of the hunt, Paul
Chapados, FWS agent, said.
The largest deer reported
to the FWS was shot by Harry
Wallace of KNS in the Middle
Pay area. The deer weighed
180 lbs.
Members of the FWS ex
pressed their appreciation to
the hunters for turning in data
and informrtion o* the deer
that were shot. By examining
. the lower jaw and having an
: accurate check on the number
; taken the FWS men are able
| to determine the age of the
: deer and the number in
various areas.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray McFar
1 land and three children left
I Monday for Seattle. They have
been here during the summer.
McFarland is snperintendent
of the Libby, McNeill and
Libby cannery at Moser Pay.
J Paul Dupler flew to Portland
early this week.
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