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KODIAK, ALASKA, OCTOBER 20, 1956
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Choral Group
To Be Formed
A Community Chorus may be
come a reality for Kodiak, if the
plans of Robert Boko, musical in
structor at the High School, ma
terialize. He has called a meeting
of all those interested for Monday
night, beginning at 7:30 p m.
The meeting will be held on
the stage of the high school gym
nasium. Choral work will be fea
tured, and anyone, either male or
female, who are interested are in
vited to join. There will be no
charge.
Sacred numbers, ligh'„ classic,
semi-popular and popular music
will be sung by the group. Plans
are to meet once a week.
Robert Boko, who wiii lead the
group, was born in Bridgeport,
Connecticut, where he received his
early training. He later attended
the Western Washington College.
He was in the service for two
years, after which he taught in
Seattle, Washington.
He then entered Teachers Col
lege at Columbia University in
New York City, where he received
his Master’s Degree in Music. This
is his first year in Kodiak.
Boko stated that anyone who
finds it impossibl to be present on
the first night, but who is interest
ed and seeks further information,
can contact him at phone 2471.
Roll Call Night
At Elks Friday
Roll Call night has been set for
next Friday at the Elk’s Lodge.
A large attendance is expected.
In former years, roll call night at
tracts the largest attendance of
ir.ePTSers than any other meeting
of the year.
District Deputy Oski Weeda of An
chorage will attend the meeting on
the following Friday, November 2.
Initiation, originally planned for
the October meeting, will be held
at this time.
Cordova (AP). More than one
hundred members of one of the
territory’s most exclusive organiza
tions will meet here next Friday
and through the following Sunday
at the annual convention of dele
gates from various igloos of pio
neers of Alaska.
WAR OFFICIALLY ENDS
Moscow (AP). A Japanese dele
gation said they had reached a
complete agreement with the Sov
iet Union on a declaration ending
the li year tecnniiai state of war
between Japan and Russia.
ATOMIC FISHING PREDICTED
Washington (AP). An atomic
fishing boat that would use atom's
energy to lure, capture, sterilize,
refrigerate or can fish is envision
ed by a University of Wisconsin
scientist
Dr. Arthur Hasler savr atomic
“luring” is done this way: A ship’s
atomic reactor, in addition to pro
pelling the ship, would furnish
enough currents of elec'-city in
the water in the area nen* the vej
sel thereby attracting tni fish to a
point where they could be pumped
aboard.
Bartlett Seeks
Alaska Applicants
Alaska has been allocated one
vacancy to the Merchant Marine
Academy at Kings Point, New
York, for the entering class of
1957, according to information giv
en Delegate Bartlett this week by
the Department of Commerce.
The entering class is limited lo
approxitmaely 300 students from
the States and Territories and the
appointees will be selected from
nominations by members of Con
gress. Delegate Bartlett will be
permitted to nominate 10 candi
dates for the one vacancy with the
physically qualified Alaska appoin
tee to be selected following the
College Entrance Examination
Board test to be held throughout
the States and Territories on
March 16, 1957. The examination
is scheduled to be given in Alaska
at Anchorage, College and Juneau.
Delegate Bartlett will welcome
applications from Alaska boys be
tween 17 and 22 years of age Any
boy interested should send Dele
gat Bartlett his full name and date
of birth at 1029 House Office
Building, Washington, D. C.
The United States Merchant
Marine Academy is an accredited
institution, offering a four-year
course at college level leading to
a license as U. S. Merchant Marine
Officer as either 3rd Mate or 3rd
Assistant Engineer and the Bache
lor of Science Degree. Qualified
graduates may be commissioned
Ensign in th U. S. Nava! Reserve.
LABORERS WANTED AT NS
Laborers and helpers are urgent
ly needed on the Naval Station, ac
cording to George Kiesel, member
of the Board of Examiners, Civil
Service Commission.
Applications are now being ac
cepted in the offices located in the
Old Administration Building.
Ira Hobbs
Takes Over
Rear Admiral Ira E. Hobbs, USN,
arrived at the U. S. Naval Station,
Kodiak, Alaska Thursday. He will
assume ciuties ot v-ornuudunt Sev
enteenth Naval District and Com
mander Alaskan Sea Frontier
Rear Admiral Hobbs will succeed
Captain D. W. Olney, USN, who
will assume the duties of Chief of
Staff to the Commandant.
Ceremonies marking the event
were held at the Naval Station
Thursday at which time Rear Ad
miral Hobbs read the orders desig
nating his assignment.
Rear Admiral Hobbs, a graduate
erf the University of Oklahoma and
a 1925 graduate of the U. S. Naval
Academy, served most recently as
Commander Carrier Division Three
with headquarters aboard the Air
craft carrier USS Yorktown.
Rear Admiral Hobbs was appoint
ed to the Naval Academy in 1921
After graduation and commission
ing as an Ensign he saw his first
duty at sea aboard the famous bat
tleship USS Oklahoma. From 1927
to 1929, Admiral Hobbs served
aboard the destroyer USS Pruitt
and from there he reported to the
Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Flor
ida, for flight training. Designated
a Naval Aviator in 193D, Rear Ad
miral Hobbs has Since served pri
marily in Naval Aviation.
During the early months of
World War II he wa$ in command
of the seaplane tender USS Chin
coteague in operation with the
South Pacific Forces. He was
awarded the Silver Star Medal lor
“conspicious gallantry and intre
pidity. .. ” when the Chinocteague
was severely damaged by a series
of eleven enemy bomber attacks.
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League Cities
Gather Nov. 1
The program emphasis this year
for the League of Alaskan Cities
convention will be on legistlation
and the Federal Aid Highway Pro
gram, according to the League's
president. Mayor Douglas Preslon
of Fairbanks. The Convention will
be held in Ketchikan November 1
to 3.
“Participation of cities in I he
territorial highway planning and
construction program is of the ut
most importance to the success of
that program,” Preston said.
The highway program will be
the subject of the November 1
luncheon session, immediately fol
lowing the keynote address cty .Gov.
B. Frank Heintzleman. A repre
sentative from the Department of
Commerce will be the featured
speaker. A tour of the Ketchikan
Pulp Mill and the City will be
made the same day.
Alaska City Reports will be heard
during the November 1 evening
session. Delegates from each mem
ber and guest city will give a
short historical summary of his
city, its economy tax structure or
ganization and personnel, munici
pal programs and facilities, public
works and utility construction dur
ing the past year, plans for the
next year and major problems con
fronting the city.
The Alaska Cities Workshop will
take up both morning and after
noon sessions of the Conventions
second day. Emphasis of the morn
ing session will be on “What Alas
ka Cities Need from Federal and
Territorial Programs.” The theme
of the afternoon session will be
“What Cities Can Do to Help Them
selves.”
Councilman Tim Gilraoie will
represent Kodiak, as this City is a
member of the League.
Planting Of Trout Begins Soon
Lakes Are Being Conditioned
The Naval Station Conservation
Club has instituted a program by
means of which it is hoped to in
crease the population of trout in
hitherto barren lakes.
Two lakes found to have condi
tions for the support of trout, but
not producing at present are I.ake
(Jack and Lake -Lee. These are lo
cated one quarter mile to the left
of the Sargent Creek pump road
near its end, in the Bells Flats
area. Lake Jack has an area of
4% acres with a maximum depth
of six feet Lake Lee comprises
14% acres and has a maximum
depth of 17 feet. Despite past
planting of thousands of fry in
these lakes they are practically de
void of trout, but were found to
have a high population of stickle
backs.
These facts have been gleaned
from careful surveys conducted in
the past. The new program, which
will be under the direction of Bob
Simon, hatchery manager and fish
biologist will be completed by vol
unteers from the Club.
The first step has been carried
out by the group. This was condi
tioning the lakes prepaiatory to
stocking them. It is believed that
the stickleback is one of the main
causes of the high attrition rate
of the fish previously planted. The
stickleback is a two to three inch
Fish, and a plankton feeder. This
presents serious competition to
the young trout—so much so that
it is almost impossible to get trout
started in a lake heavily populated
with stickleback.
The first step consisted of elim
lusting the predators^ -in other
words creating a barren lake. This
system has been used for the last
twenty years in the states.
The volunteer group, which con
sisted of Walt and Tom Eslinger,
Chief Harold Dyer and son, Dick.
Coyne Blatter and Paul Georgian
ni and of course, Bob Simon.
To create a barren lake, rotonone
is applied. This acts as a poison to
gill breathing fish. The shore line
is first sprayed with a rotonone
solution carried in a tank of the
type used by forest fire fighters.
It was also distributed in dry form
by hand, from a gunny sack. It was
introduced into the lake proper by
towing a rotonone bearing sub
stance directly behind an outboard
motor-propelled boat. The turbu
lance from the motor mixes the ro
tonone with the lake water.
After the rotonone had been in
troduced, the lake was surveyed
A sample ten feet square at the
shorline was taken every 100 yards.
Using these sample areas for an
estimate, it was determined that
about 120,000 sticklebacks were
killed in Lake Jack and 500,000 in
Lake Lee. Since these small fish
are not edible, and are no! used as
food even by trout, it can readily
be understood why these lakes
have not supported the trout fry
planted in previous years.
The time required before these
lakes can be stocked is from tvo
to three months depending on the
temperature, amount of sunshine,
and certain biological proces-es
within the lake. The water will be
tested from time to tinm to deter
mine its toxicity, until it is ready
to receive the new crop of trout
fiom the natchery.
The same method will be applied
to other lakes as the program con
tinues.
Along The
Waterfront
The picture this week on the
waterfront is one of fairly stimu
lated activity. There has been a
good flow of traffic through the
channel for the week, and fortun
ately no bad fires or other acci
dents.
The dock crew were busy thas
week. In the absence of Jack John
son, Herb Heglin took over, and
1171 tons of freight wer ? unloaded,
according to figures supplied by
Clarence King, Alaska Steamship
Agent. Clarence goes to Seward
next week to attend the Chamber
of Commerce Convention there.
The Rambler took four cars - to
Seward for people planning a trip
down the highway, and one trues
to Homer. All is running along
fine at the dock. Johnson left Sun
day and is expected back Novem
ber 1.
The Iceland, a freezer ship from
Seattle, has been anchored out in
the harbor most of the week. The
ship, owned and skippered by Fi l
ing Thomassen, is awaiting parts
for repair. It will go to Alitak for
crab operations in that area.
Its pretty quiet at the Standard
Oil Dock these days, Just the usual
flow of crab boats, and fishermen
refueling. Kirk Bradford is reliev
ing Merrill Coon, who is on a
months vacation. The Coons wiH
remain here during that time.
Charlie ChristofferSon has gone
stateside for a vacation. Bud Shod
is replacing him at Halferty’s as
watchman.
Bob Von Scheele has practically
completed the job of taking fuel to
the various schools around the Is
land. The big tanker, the A. C
Rubel, was in at the Union Dock
on Monday, and unloaded fuel
Capt. W.W. Faulkner was the skip
per.
busy most of the time. Resoffs
boat, Donna Rae, is in for repairs.
Dave Murphys Western is on the
dock for repair to her depth re
corder. Bill Poland’s Katmai is O*
the big dock. Some repairs are be
ing made to the hull. The Lin«te
Mae is in the boat works—plann
ing renewed. In between time, fhe
men work on outboard motors.
Resoffs King Crab, Inc., had a
fairly busy week. Several boat*
came in with good loads. Section*
of crab were frozen rather than
canned throughout the week. The
Miss Arctic brought in 2587 crab
for a total weight of 22,795
pounds. Hiram McAllister is
skipper. Cory Kaldestad came in
with his Totem. He unloaded 2723
grab for a total J ^gight of 13.666
pounds.
The Rokannn Dawn, piloted by
Pat Mullen, brought in 329 crab
for 3,02f ' founds. Oso~r Dyson’s
Suzie Q brought in 1051 crab
These totaled 7779 pounds. Buck
Hoylman sent in his crab caught
aboard the Comet with the Eldor
ado. 1601 crab were brought in for
a combined weight of 11,58*>
pounds.
King crab are now being proces
sed at King Cove by the PAR T.
is a new venture for this firm,
which so far has canned salmon
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