VOL. 18 NO. 13
KODIAK, ALASKA, MARCH 29, 1958
PRICE It CENTS
City Problem of Garbage Discussed,
CofC Members Want Action Soon
The subject of garbage and
trash throughout the city occupied
considerable time of the Chamber
of Commerce meeting held Thurs
day. Suggestions were offered as
to how to deal with the situation.
“This could be the loveliest city
in Alaska,” was the sentiment of
O. A. (Torgie) Torgerson, presi
dent of the Bank of Kodiak. He
deplored the accumulation of gar
bage and especially trash seen
around town. “You but have to
walk around and you’ll see these
untidy eyesores. Walk, don’t ride.”
he said, “if you really want to see
them.”
Many members stated they see
Christmas trees left lying around.
“There’s nothing deader than a
dead Christmas tree,” one mem
ber put it. Other forms of trash
mentioned was old lumber and
hits of wood, old abandoned cars,
and parts of cars.
City Manager Bill Poland stated
the city is now working on plans
for Hie annual cleanup campaign.
Plans so far haven’t firmed, he
said. “Our main difficulty Is man
power to cope with the situation,”
Poland stated. .* ». j
Mayor Coon thought a “Shame
campaign” should be started," to
haring offending citizens to a reali
sation of how messy their yards
we. He suggested a plan for vol
unteer citizens to work with the
drivers ,Of c}ty .trucks in cleaning
mp the 5rity- be glad to work
eft such a project,” he said.
John Fletcher adsed if there
was an ordinance to force r^-ople
to deaip^ ,-up around their home
areas It was brought out that
there was. Poland stated, however,
the city lacks, the manpower to
enforce the ordinance. “There is
wo other recourse than shutting
off the^ services,” he said. Jack
Hinekel stated he thought it was
a city responsibility.
One workable plan was brought
up by Pick Berg, which he said
had been tried in a few cases.
This was the placing of placards
bearing the words “Sanitary Nui
sance” to be placed in messed up
Action Promised
On Cold Storage
Action is promised on the cold
storage plant this summer, ac
cording to a report by Jack Hinc
kel to the Chamber of Commerce
group.
Hinckel returned from a trip to
Juneau, and while there he inter
viewed Wallis George, president
of the Junjeau Cold Storage Com
pany, and principal stockholder in
the Kodiak Cold Storage Company.
George stated he plans to be in
Kodiak soon on the cold storage
project. George further stated
prospects look good for early con
struction. A check has been made
of building costs and materials,
and if anything some of the costs
are down, he said.
Hfembers of the chamber ex
pressed a “wait and see'* attitude,
aiace similar promises bad been
Bade fcefftre.
areas, and the occupants given a
time limit in which to clean up.
This system would have to be put
into effect by the city, he said,
the areas patrolled, and notices
given to the occupants.
Among those present who ex
pressed an opinion thought some
means should be devised to clean
up the city and soon. “It should
be done before the Crab Festival,”
one member stated.
No action was taken but Cham
ber President John Gibbons ex
pressed the view he hoped the city
officials may have derived some
benefits from the discussion.
“This is about as representative a
group as you will find,” he said.
Outdoorsmen Club
Plans Rifle Range
The Kodiak Outdoorsmen plan
to build a club house,, rifle and
archery range in the Monashka
Bay area, according to plans an
nounced this week.
The club requested permission
from the city council to enter the
area for that purpose. The city
has the !e%e bn 80 acres there.
Council members voted the per
mission Monday. They also have
an alternate permission to enter
the |H»rtr Aberjcrombie area for
similar'purposes. ;
It was pointed out, however,;
that .uncontrolled use of firearms
was a hazard in these areas...
Pending Fisheries Bill Supported
Stipport for the impending fish
eries bill of Congressman, Thomas
M. Peily, representative from the
state of Washington, is gaining
momentum, according to the in
troduction into the Congressional
Record of evidence of action by
groups in the Pacific Northwest
and Alaska.
The bill, known as H.R. 10244,
would make it unlawful to import
United States spawned salmon in
the Pacific Ocean at times, places,
and by methods not permitted
United States citizens.
Two top spokesmen for labor
and management in the Alaska
salmon industry recently express
ed support for the proposal. W.
C. Arnold, managing director of
the Alaska Salmon Industry, Inc.,
and George Johansen, secretary
treasurer of the Alaska Fisher
men’s Union, have endorsed the
proposal. “The Japanese can’t ex
pect to catch our fish and then
sell them in our market,” Arnold
saicb Johansen agreed.
The resolution adopted by the
Kodiak (Chamber of Commence,
January 22, 1958 similar to the
one adopted vb$;\ thb, Kbtchikan
Chamber CbMmeftje,' Was also
printed in the Record. This reso
lution specifically names Hie ;Jap
Conference on
Student Guidance
At H. S. Tuesday
The third annual Career Plan
ning Conference will be held at
the high school, Tuesday morning,
April 1, 1958, beginning at 8:30.
Speakers have been selected to
offer information on careers to
senior studentsi
The program, under the guid
ance of Mrs. Dera C. Brunstad,
Guidance and Personnel Counse
lor, at the high school, includes
the following speakers* “Business”
by Dick Berg; “Trades” by Sig
Digree; “Engineering” by Regin
ald Blakely; “Arts” by Paul Bond:
“Professions” by John Mansuy:
“Civil Service” by Jim Himmel;
“Armed Forces” by Lt. Walker.
The speakers will give short
talks outlining opportunities in
the various fields covered,, and fol
lowing this portion of the program,
conferences with interested stu
dents will be held, when questions
on specific fields wll be answered
and the students furnished infor
mation on possible vocations.
Master of ceremonies during the
early part of the program will be
Douglas Preston.
Display Cruiser
At Kraft Motors
The Cabin Cruiser which will be
given away in connectio with the
Crab Festival celebration, May 3,
is now on display in the showroom
of Kodiak Motors.
The trim craft arrived aboard
the Tataliha this weefc ft is pow
ered With a 35 h.p. oatfaOard. ,
Five queen candidateswillcoffi
pete for the title of Kihg'Crab
Festival Queen, according to Eld
on Lester; There are a total of
seven sponsors, he stated.
anese as taking fish of North
American origin, and also de
pleting fish stocks by taking im
mature salmon in “large quanti
ties in violation of sound conser
vation principles.
Also entered in the Record are
resolutions from many represent
ative groups in the state of Wash
ington. These include the King
County Labor Council of Wash
ington; United Association of
Journeymen and Apprentices of
the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting In
dustry of the United States and
Canada; International Longshore
men’s & Warehousemen’s Union,
Local 3; International Brother
hood of Teamsters,, Chauffeurs,
Warehousemen & Helpers of
America, Local No. 741; Interna
tional Brotherhood of Firemen
and Oilers; International Brother
hood of Boilermakers; Inland
Boatmen’s Union; United Brother
hood! Shiprigjhts, Ship Joiners and
Boat Builders; the Bellingham
Chamber of Commer.ce*. Included
also are many groups not associ
ated with the fishing industry,
such a# 4§ociaticm. streeO Elec
tric kh^ Mofor €<&ch Em
ployees, I. B. of E. W., Journey
men Barbers International, Muni
Films Planned,
Museum Hours Set
A program of varied films and
slides will be presented at the
regular meeting of the Kodiak and
Aleutian Islands Historical Soci
ety next Wednesday, April 2, at
8 p.m. To accommodate members
and guests the cafeteria room at
the new high school has been
chosen for the meeting place.
Kim Clark is in charge of the
program, which consists of one
film, “Halibut Fishing,” which
was taken in the Kodiak area;
another of interest to bird lovers
called “Life of the Western
Grebe”; and a series of selected
slides on wildlife ranging from sea
level to mountain top.
Anyone wishing to see the pic
ture is welcome to attend,
The public is also invited to
visit the Kodiak museum to see
the artifacts, Russian items and
other historical objects being gath
ered by the society and now on
display. Club president Ambrose
Clegg, Jr. announced that a group
of volunteers, under the direction
of Museum Chairman Dr. A.
Holmes Johnson, is now manning
the quonset hut located on Mill
Bay just above the Bank of Kodi
ak, and the hours are: Friday ev
enings, 7 to 8 p.ip.; Saturdays and
Sundays from 2 to 4 each after
noon.
MESS KIT REPAIR COMPANY
TO CONVENE SUNDAY
: The’62Jst "Mess Kit Repair Com
pany will.. convene for genera 1
.at 1400 Sunday,
March*30, "1058 at company head
quarters. V
Attendance is mandatory for all
members, according to a notice
signed F.T.F.S.B.
cipal Employees and many oth
ers." , ^
In testimony, fishermen have
identified the period when fishing
took a marked downward trend,
and have linked it with the be
ginning of the Japanese in high
seas fishing, The community of
Metlakatla, in Southeastern Alas
ka, which has been almost solely
dependent on fishing for a livili
hood recently adopted a resolu
tion. Their resolution states, in
part: “Whereas poor seasons, not
ed since the return of the Japan
ese fisheries to the North Pacific
areas, have made it economically
impractical for the average fisher
man and boat owner to survive in
this vitally important industry.”
The Metlakatla resolution en
dorses the Pelly bill.
The problem has reached the
State Department level, and it is
hoped a solution will be arrived
at before the commencement of
the 1958 fishing season.
An interesting development on
this problem has occurred recent
ly. Leaders of the Japanese Fish
ermen’s Union have suggested a
meeting to be held of representa
tives from their group and that
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Along The
Waterfront
Another wind that blows nobody
any good is stirring up the water
front with the wrong kind of ac
tivity these days.
Boats haven’t been coming in
too regular, and between the visit
or from the Orient lowering the
boom on the cannery workers, not
too many King crab have reached
the cans this week. King Crab,
Inc, didn’t get in two full days ©i
canning this week, mainly due to *
the Asiatic flu. Using a skeleton
crew, the cannery processed main
ly by faeeamg.1
Manager Bob Resoff had plann
ed to button up canning this week,
but plans now to continue into
next week due to current low pro
duction. Two boats are holed up
at Alitak with crab, awaiting good
weather. Crab fishing is not too
brisk, the crab having shifted.
Resoff reports the cannery now
has a Mississippi Shrimp trawler,
which came up on the Tatalina.
This shrimp boat has proved very
successful in Gulf of Mexico wa
ters, in bringing up shrimp, and
will be used here. It can cover a
70-foot span and is good for bot
tom or mid-depth trawling. The : .
boat wdl be placed at the disposal
of the cannery’s fishermen, iii an
effort to locate and exploit shrimp ;
beds.
Nick, ^srost, business agent for
the FHBhfermfeW’s Union reports no
development in reaching an agree
ment with the Boat Owners'Assoc
iation Representatives tnet Mon
day.
At Alvine’s boat works, the crew
is working, on Johnny Katelnikr;.
off’s. Seamount, giving it ’a check
and copper bottoming job. ,
The Tatalina docked .here , and
at the Naval Station this week.
Tonnage carried was bigger than
usuaf, according to Alaska Steam
ship agent Lou Veerman. In and
out tonnage from the Naval Sta
tion was 1100 tons. 640 tons of
freight was brought in to town,
and about 361 went out. The ship
brought in a large shipment of
mail, “the largest” he had ever
seen here, according to Postmas
ter Maurice Briggs.
The DEEP SEA came in about
the same time, and unloaded a
shipment.of crab onto the Tatalina
Dick Berlin is the skipper.
According to the ASC schedule,
the SUSITNA left Seattle March
26 bound for Port Bailey, False
Pass, Cold Bay, King Cove and
Sand Point. The COASTAL RAM
BLER will leave Seattle for Ali
tak, Uganik, Kodiak Island can
neries, Seldovia, Homer and Ken
ai on April 23. This is an extra
sailing and is not scheduled forv
Kodiak. The TATALINA will de-'
part Seattle April 9 for this port.
The Coast Guard ship STOllIS
has the PACIIC BELLE in tow
from Sitkalidak. This halibut boat
developed trouble, and the Coast
£uard went to her rescue. '
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FILM TO^BE SHOWN MONDAY
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