"News of ^Americas Last Frontier’
VOL 12 NO 1
KODIAK, ALASKA MARCH 8. 1952
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Rat Control Program
Moves To Baiting Stage
Over 50 truck loads of junk
and debris were hauled from
town to the city dump Tues
day as the Navy’s clean up
and drive to rid Kodiak of ro
dents moved along.
Four Navy trucks and three
city trucks were used. The
Navy furnished drivers and
crews for their vehicles and
city workmen and school stu
dents, under the supervision
of Mill Vokacek, city street
superintendent, manned the
city trucks.
Lt. E. L. Walter and Chief
W. G. Cunningham are in
charge of the Naval Epidemic
Control Team. The two were
ordered to the Alaskan area by
the Navy Department in
Washington, D. C. to eliminate
the source of Weils disease.
The disease is carried by rats.
The Recreation Parlor on A
laska Way was placed off
limits by the Navy inspection
team Thursday. A sign stating
that the place was out of
bounds for Military personnel
was in front of the building
Friday.
“The Recreation Parlor
will be placed off limits until
it meets Navy standards for
rodent control,” Lt. Walter
said. “This program of sani
tary inspections of commercial
establishments frequented by
military personnel has been
set up as permanent,” he
added.
The second phase of the
Navy progr am will begin to
day or Monday. This consists
of the establishing of “baiting
stations”. Warfarin, a rat
poison, will be used.
To be effective the “baiting
stations” must be replenished
at regular intervals. The City
of Kodiak is providing the
Warfarin.
bince it has been discover
ed that dogs in town are in
fected with Weils disease it
will be necessary to enforce
the city ordinance which pro
hibits them from running the
streets,” Chief Cunningham
said.
Lt. Walter and Chief Cunn
ingham will be in town for
another two weeks.
Howard Wakefield, herring
plant operator at Fort Wake
field, was in town Tuesday.
He is a member of the Alaska
Fisheries Board.
Mrs. Henry Haag, local
branch aide, is expected to re
turn from San Francisco to
day. She has been attending
a rent clinic conducted by the
ORS.
Fish Regulations
Change Here
The taking of salmon by
snagging is prohibited in any
waters not open to commercial
fishing this season according
to the 1952 regulations.
The new regulations also
prohibit the taking of salmon
by commercial fishermen for
personal use during any com
mercial salmon season exceot
in compliance with commercial
fishing regulations or within
48 hours before or after any
such season.
A commercial fisherman is
defined as a person who owns
or operates any boat or fishing
gear registered in accordance
with Section 102.8 of the Laws
i and Regulations for the Pro
jection of the Commercial
Fisheries of Alaska.
Purse seines and drift gill
nets are prohibited in the
Chignik area this season. The
season at Chignik opens this
year on June 16.
Fishing with drift gill nets
in the Kodiak area is prohibit
ed this season. The season at
Karluk, Mainland, Red River
and the General district opens
on June 16 this year. For
most of the above places it
opened in 1951 on June 6.
The total escapement of red
salmon at Olga Bay as deter
mined by the two weirs shall
not be less than 250,000 t his
year, according to the new
regulations.
Visiting Admiral
Inspects Base
Rear Adm. Dale Harris,
USN, commander Fleet Air
Seattle, and party visited Ko
diak Naval Station this week
for an informal inspection and
conference with Navy officials.
Accompaning Adm. Harris
were Lcdr. Tom Boynton, Lt.
Wayne Robinson, Lt. C. M.
Noren and Don Bullock, news
paperman from Oak Park,
Washington.
March Proclaimed
Red Cross Month
Acting Governor Joseph W.
Kehoe has proclaimed the
month of March 1952 as
American Red Cross Month
and called upon every Alaskan
to contribute generously to its
campaign.
\ The new surgical light pur
chased for the hospital by the (
Kodiak Polio Association was
i used during an operation for
I the first time Thursday.
Crab Cannery
Stops Operation
Crab fishing and processing
at the Island Seafoods cannery
came to a halt this week
through a disagreement over
the price of crabs.
The closing of the cannery
has forced several cannery
workers out of job. Both
sides hope to straighten out
the matter as crabs are “com
ing back” at this time.
Fishermen claim they are
supposed to be paid $1.50 per
crab. The management of the
cannery said the payment of
$1.50 each per crab for canning
purposes was too high and did
not leave any margin in case
Russian or Japanese crab
under sold them.
Japanese king crab has ar
rived on the eastern U. S.
market and is selling for $32
per case, Pete Deveau, super
intendent of Island Seafoods
Cannery, said yesterday. A
Boston wholesaler received
the first shipment.
Deveau received a wire
from the Seattle office of the
Island Seafoods Co. regarding
the Jap crab.
The wire stated that the
Boston merchant was willing
to try a small quantity of Ko- .
diak Island king crab if it sold
for $32 FOB Seattle. The
price of American king crab
is quoted at $36 per case.
Deveau said it was hard to
try and compete with the Jap
crab business because their
wage scale is considerably
lower than the American and
their operating costs are much
lower than those of Alaskan
operators.
Rent Control
Members Named
The names of five local per-1
sons have been approved by I
the Juneau Office of Rent
Stabilization and sent to head
quarters at Washington, D. C.
for final approval as members
of the local board.
The five recommended by
Governor Ernest Gruening are
Mrs. Patrick Lynch, Dave
Gibson, H. E. Spencer, Jim
Bennett and A1 Miller. Miller
is the landlord representative,
Bennett the tenant repre-'
sentative and the other three
are “public interest” repre
sentatives.
John Woolworth, regional
rent representative, who is
opening the local office said he
should receive confirmation on
the appointments soon. A
director for the local office has
t\ot been named.
The Flemish Knot, Alaska
Steamship Co. freighter, is
expected to arrive here today.
Kraft Plans Building;
Application To Council
R. S. Hoover Dies
Of Suffocation
Russell Hoover, 61, died
Sunday morning at his home
on Mission road from su ffoca
tion. It is believed that an ex
ploding or smoking stove filled
the room with smoke causing
his death.
Smoke was observed coming
from the house Sunday after
noon. When the door was
opened Hoover was lying
across the bed. For the past
three years he has been em
ployed by the city with the
street department.
Russell Sherman Hoover
was born in Washington on
August 11, 1890. It is believed
that he spent his boyhood
around Aberdeen, Wash. He
came to the territory several
years ago. He is survived by
his brothers Ralph of Seattle
and Glenn, president emeritus
of Mills College in Berkeley,
Calif., who is now in Italy.
He also has two nieces and a
nephew.
| Funeral services will be held
at the Elk’s Building. William
Stone, superintendent of the
Baptist Mission, will conduct
the services which will begin
at 2 pm Tuesday.
Coast Guard
Gives Radio Info.
A schedule of marine infor
mation broadcasts has been
adopted by the Coast Guard.
These broadcasts include vital
information to the maritime
industry in the coastal waters
of Alaska.
The program includes sche
duled marine notices to mari- j
ners, hydographic informa-1
tion, storm warnings and
other urgent marine informa,
tion.
Emergency marine infor
mation will contain informa
tion so important to the safety
of navigation that a delay in
its dissemination will definite
ly create a hazard to shipping.
Man Fined
For Treapassing
Hollis Evans was fined $10
by U. S. Commissioner A. M.
Vokacek Thursday for Tres
pass. Lee Caddell was the
complanint in the action. The i
two men engaged in a I
“scuffle” prior to the filing of
charges by Caddell.
John Buekers left Tuesday1
for Anchorage. He will enter
the Armed Forces.
Ben Kraft plans to con
struct a new concrete building
on his lot at the corner of A
laska Way and Brooklyn
Avenue.
Big glass windows will run
along the street side of the
building. Plans call for a fur
nace room, two rest rooms, a
grocery storage room, freezer
room and a cool produce
room.
A building application per
mit for the construction of a
71 by 70 foot building on lot
12, a part of lot 11 and 13 of
block 12 has been filed with
the city clerk by the Island
Construction Corp.
The application calls for a
one story building to front on
both streets with the main
entry way to the building on
the corner. The building will
cover approximately 4,200
square feet. A marquee of
the cantilever type will extend
around the entire street side
of the building.
The present Kodiak Transit
Company waiting room located
near the postoffice will be re
moved to make way for the
building. The Northeasterly
wall of the postoffice building
will serve as one wall for the
structure. Kraft owns the
postoffice building.
The foundation and com
plete flooring area will also be
of poured concrete. The Is
land Construction Corp. was
formerly the firm of Shupp,
Chase and Tolbert.
Navy Seeks
Building Bids
The 17th Naval District is
seeking bids for the construc
tion of an Electronics build
ing, laundry extension, water
main, two barracks and an
elementary school at Kodiak
Naval Station.
Captain J. C. Tily, CEC,
USN, Dublic works officer, 17
ND, announced recently that
a contract is to be let in April
for the construction. Specifi
cations may be obtained by
writing to the district public
works officer. Sealed bids will
be received until April 10,
1952.
The regular meeting of the
Kodiak Garden Club will be
heid Wednesday evening at 8
pm at the home of Mrs. John
Given. An election of officers
will be held.
Miss Rose Graz a 10 of the
j Kodiak Baptist Mission was
! an outgoing PNA passenger
Thursday.