Library & Museum
Juneau, Alaska
WL 18 NO. 4
KODIAK, ALASKA,JANUARY 25, 1958
PRICE It CENTS
Chamber Seeks To Aid
Alaska Salmon Fishery
Chamber Adops Resolution To Aid
Plight of Alaska Salmon Fishery
The plight of the Salmon in
*istry in Alaska came in for con
siderable discussion at the Chamb
er of Commerce meeting held at
the Island Fountain Thursday
noon.
A resolution was adopted by the
group, similar to one adopted by
aO the Chambers of Commerce in
Alaska, in an effort to halt Japa
nese fishermen from taking im
mature salmon stocks in the Paci
fic. John Gibbons, President o' the
Chamber of Commerce, spoke at
length on the situation and quoted
extensively from a talk given by
A.W. Brindle before the Ketchi
kan Chamber of Commerce.
The action was taken following
the reading of a letter from C. L.
dowdy, President of the Alaska
Chamber of Commerce, and urging
the local Chamber to write the
Assistant Secretary of State in
protest. “The gravity of the situa
tion cannot be overstated,” Cloudy
stated in his letter. “Unless action
is taken by the appropriate gov
ernment agencies of the United
States to be effective before the
start of the 1958 fishing season,
the only action thereafter appro
priate would he expressions of
sympathy for a dead industry."
The resolution adopted by the
Chamber points; out the Interna
tional agreement between Canada,
the United States and Japan, pro
vides that the Japanese recognize
tike exclusive right of the United
States and Canada to salm— of
North American origin, ant* that
all parties to the treaty agreed to
actively encourage and promote
conservation of the North Pacific
Salmon Stock.
The resolution further states
that as a result of studies conduct
ed by both the Fisheries Research
Institute and the U. S. Fish and
Wildlife Service conclusively es
tablish that the Japanese are in
direct violation of the treaty in
two respects. The major portion
ef their annual North Pacific catch
is made up of salmon stocks of
North American origin. The
second violation is taking of im
mature fish.
The resolution further goes on
to state that this evidence has
teen brought to the attention of
the Japanest Commissioners, but
Public Dance
At Elks Tonight
A public dance tonight at the
jgjks hall will wind up the March
of Dimes Drive for funds for 1958,
according to Archie Zehe, Chair
man of the Elk’s sponsored drive.
A bake sale is being conducted
hy teenagers today at 10 a m. in
Kraft’s Supermarket. Teenagers,
according to Zehe. have been re
sponsible for the success of the
4r*ve to date.
Music for the dance will be pro
dded by local musicians who will
tenate their time and talents to
the cause. Several orchestras will
participate, each for about a two
hour period.
they refuse to take any action on
it.
The resolution also asks that
Congress enact immediately, a law
prohibiting the importation of fish
into the United States from Japan,
which is “caught by the Japanese
fishermen from stocks of North
American origin or caught in vio
lation of the fish conservation
policies of the United States of
America.”
The resolution, predicts that un
less the present practice of taking
immature salmon is stopped, the
Alaska salmon fishery will be des
troyed in the next three years for
4 Afognak Men
In Fatal Mishap
, The capsizing of a small skiff
brought death to all four of its
occuparts, in an accident at Afog
nak, which occurred Tuesday
morning. Dead are Roy Noya, John
Larsen, Jr. and Sammy Lukin, and
Walter Kewan.
Lukin’s body was found floating
near the shore Tuesday morning,
and the skiff, upside down, lay on
the beach nearby. Bodies of the
other two men were found by a
group v/f villagers.
The four men had left Kodiak
shortly after 4 p.m., Monday morn
ing aboard the fishing boat “Speed
Queen ’, according to the Mar
shal’s office. The boat was found
anchored farther out in the same
bay. Apparently, the men bad
disem irked, and were going a
shore in the skiff.
v~> v iu McKinley, US. Deputy
Marshall here, and George O’Brien,.
Territorial policeman, flew to
Afognak Wednesday, for/ an in
vestigation of the tragedy.
Honor Roll
Honor Roll students have just
been announced by Jim Gray,
Principal of the Kodiak High
School. Standings are as follows
for the third period and the end of
the semester, and are listed in that
order.
Senior students: Virginia Lee
Carr, 3.92, 3.92; Caroline Reft 3.34,
3.34; Charles Johnson, 3.28, 3.28;
Mike Greeley, ° 0
Clark, 3.16, 3.21; Rena Corgatelli,
3.07; Opal Greene, 3.07; Jim Beaty,
3.09.
Junior students: Janet Zieba,
3.96, 3.96; Sharon Van Buren, 3.70,
3.57; Richard Frost, 3.53, 3.53;
Elaine Brombly, 3.40, 3.40; Jill
Acheson, 3.27, 3.55; Helen Simeon
off, 3.17.
Sophomore students: Adolph
Jackinsky, 3.29, 3.31; Stan Auster
man, 3.25, 3.04; Wayne Kraft, 3.22:
Nick Popoff, 3.14, 3.04; Pat Little
john, 3.08, 3.08; William Cumm
ings, 3.00; Melton Souter, 3.49,
3.55.
Freshmen students: Joanne Tay
lor, 3.73, 3.79; Gail Zieba, 3.59,
3.54; Charles Touchstone, 3.42,
3.42; Courtney Starbird, 3.33, 3.09;
Judy Alumbaugh, 3.18, 3.21; Bar
bara Saylor, 3.18, 3.16; Barbara
Wood, 3.10, 3.19; Lynn Person,
3.02.
Airport Project
Is Again Revived
Land needed for the Municipal
Airport development can be pur
chased by the City, it was learned
at the Chamber of Commerce
meeting Thursday. Bob Hall, Air
Transportation Committee Chair
man, reported this fact, but stated
that in view of the fact the City’s
finances does not permit of pur
chase, a meeting of plane owners
will be held soon to discuss possi
bility of purchase.
Some of the plane owners have
been landing in the area, which is
off Mill Bay Road adjacent to the
Holland Estate. The project, spear
headed b'r the Chamber, was sty
mied due to the inability of acquir
ing certain land needed from ACS
and private individuals.
In his report, as Chairman of the
School Board, Dr. A. Holmes John
son, stated that the group has re
quested the Territory for a new
grade school to replace the old
downtown school building, under
Territorial law 815. The old build
ing will be condemned this Spring.
It was also reported at the meet
ing that the new road connecting
Mill Bay Road and Mission Road
is now open for use. This road
joins Mission Road near the Bap
tist Mission.
Dr. Bob Johnson presided at the
meeting. Thirtyone members were
present. Two new members have
joined, A1 Naughton of Naughton’s
Bakery and Fred McIntyre, Mana
ger of the Kodiak Creamery. A
guest, Maurice Egan, of Egan,
Sites and Lala, accounting firm,
was presept.
Dick Berg, Chairman of the
Membership Committee, reports
that a concerted drive for new
members will begin in about two
weeks.
PNA Reduces Fares
To Fur Rendezvous
Special rates to Anchorage for
the Fur Rendezvous has been an
nounced by Ray Martin, PNA
agent here. The reduction is ef
fective from February 15 to Feb
ruary 24.
Round trip fare during that
period will be $43.75. This is a sav
ing of $21.00 from the present
fare. The fare reduction has just
been approved by CAB.
Comparable reductions are also
announced from other towns in
Alaska. The Fur Rendezvous is
held each year, during which time
many special events are planned.
Dates for Rendezvous this year
are February 15 to February 25.
Officers Elected
Officers for 1958 were elected
at a stockholders meeting of the
Kodiak Exploration Company
Tuesday evening, January 22.
Those elected were George Cor
nelius, president; Emil Knudsen,
vice president; Robert Von
Scheele, Treasurer and Eunice
Neseth, secretary. Board members
are Ralph Johnson, Ben Stillman,
O. K. Kincaid and Dr. Howard
Wilcox. Dr. Wilcox will also act as
geological engineer for the com
pany.
Many Nominated
For KEA Election
A large group has been nomi
nated to serve as Directors of the
Kodiak Electric Association. Elec
tions will be held Monday, March
3, at the Elks Hall.
Nine Directors will be chosen
from the following list of nomi
nees: Eldon Lester, Russ Wright,
Pete Ramaglia, Tom Frost, Jr.,
Wilton White, Bob Dawson, Fred
Breehan, Don Lawhead, William
Lamme, J. B. Love joy, George
Cornelius, Lou Veerman, George
Magnusen, L. J. Horn, A. J. Cicho
ski, Harold Heglin, F. O. Briner,
E. E. Foster, Jim Brightman, John
Thevik, Ray Van Buren, Robert
Von Scheele, Stanley Alvine, Al
fred J. Anderson, Margaret Light
foot.
This represents the largest
group of nominees ever to be se
lected for the annual meeting
elections.
This years meeting will be held
jointly with Enterprise Engine
Company of San Franscisco. A
movie on the manufacture of
diesel engines will be shown.
There will be the usual door prizes
and refreshments.
BPW Hears Speech
Initiates Three
The part the U.S. must
play in global defense, the need
for emphasis on quality build-up
of sea-power offensive and de
fensive power, and description of
the problems facing America in
new arms developments, were de
scribed in a slide-lecture present
ed by Ambrose Clegg, Jr. (Lt. jg)
at the Business and Professional
Women’s dinner meeting at the
Island Fountain Monday evening.
Three new members, Virginia
Mowry, Mary Vogt and Patricia
Cannon, were initiated by Bertha
Hamann, assisted by President
Fostina Johnson and Vice-presi
dent Mary Sorum.
Guests were Eudora Preston,
Mary Cornelius, Geraldine Hofer,
May Lou King, Melanie Draper
and Chlora Clymer.
The next meeting will be Feb
ruary 3 at the home of Mary
Sorum, with co-hostesses Harriet
Gurhke, Lorraine Rhein and Etta
Edris.
4 Toastmasters
On Slate Tuesday
Assignment for next weeks
meeting of the Kodiak Island
Toastmaster’s Club to be held
Tuesday evening at the Montmart
re Inn, include four speakers,
Table Topics Chairman and a
board of critics.
The four speakers, who will be
introduced by the Toastmaster of
the evening, Herb Wyman, are,,
Don Wolf, Ambrose Clegg, Jim
Gray and Kim Clark. Table topics
will be hajidled by Ron Walker.
Grammarian will be John Mansuy
and the Wizard of Ahs, Rev. Ray
mond Talbott.
Critics include Sig Digree, Ken
Stanford, Will Troyer, Dr. Victor
Strash and George Cornelius.
Along The
Waterfront
A mild activity is prevalent in
the King crab industry locally, but
on the whole the picture is
“gloomy.” There is plenty of crab,
but marketing and labor are creat
ing problems.
King Crab, Inc. have from 50 to
60 working at the cannery, and
the cannery is working just 4 days
a week, with four 8 hour shifts.
In their first eight days of canning,
they put up 2300 cases.
A large fleet is in the crabbing
area, and are getting more crab
than the cannery can handle. The
“Northland” made a trial rcrrr to
Seldovia with 5000 surplus crab. It
is not known if this will continue,
but more than likely will be step
ped up, with possibly two tenders
operating.
Bob Resoff. Manager of the Can
nery,, states they are canning about
300 top grade and about 200
second grade, but are stepping up
the quality right along. They now
have a laboratory at the cannery,
and tests are made continually.
News on the small boat harbor
development is good on the whole..
Well ahead of schedule, Art Mol
var of Manson-Osberg reports the
crew is taking soundings at the en
trance to the harbor. Dredge op
erations will slow down until the
equipment and supplies arrive for
blasting. Following the blasting,
they are going to attempt removal
of material by the hydraulic meth
od, but it may be necessary to use
a elain shovel. 4
The breakwater is proceeding
well ahead of schedule also, ac
cording to “Jiggs” Tice, Resident
Engineer, with M-K attempting to
maintain about a hundred truck
loads a day. They are proceeding
out about 25 or 30 feet daily. Tice
stated the breakwater will be
about five feet higher than it is
now.
Incidentally, Tice stated cars
double parked on Brooklyn Ave
North, particularly in the vicinity
of Naughton’s Bakery, are present
ing a hazard to the trucks, as they
proceed back and forth. A near ac
cident could have been a bad one
in front of Kraft’s Hardware, when
a truck slid towards the building,
missing it by a close margin. This
was due to a parked car in the
way.
Lou Veerman, new Alaska
Steamship Agent here, unloaded
his first ship since arriving here,
when the MV Tatalina docked
Thursday. The ship left early
yesterday morning.
Alvine’s Boat Works are manag
ing to keep busy, despite a limited
operation due to bad weather,
which prevents working outside
of the plant. They just completed
working on the “Marathon,” be
longing to Carl Petersen; and are
now repairing Herman Anderson*
boat “Fortune”, which was damag
ed in a blow recently, when it
broke loose.