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VOL. 18 NO. 17
KODIAK, ALASKA, APRIL 26, 1958
Many Events Scheduled For 2 Day King Crab Festival
Kodiak ‘King Grab City of World,’
Queen Coronation Ball on Friday
, With sales of tickets for the
Chamber of Commerce Festival
continuing to mount, and interest
in the event evident here and in
all segments of the Island of Kod
iak, the two-dav celebration,
sparked by two dances, visiting
dignitaries, crab shaking and crab
recipe contests, street games, and
a huge crab feed, bids fair to be
a big success.
Kodiak is already being decked
out in festive raiment, with the
stringing of banners across the
street near Mar Lou’s Dress Shop
on Main Street. The new banners
were especially made for the oc
casion The King Crab is predom
inant, of course, and Kodiak is
proclaimed the “The King Crab
Capital of the World.” All main
thoroughfares will be decorated
with these banners, each having
different designs on either side.
The original art work was done by
the local artist, Paul Bond.
Kodiak’s mayor, Merrill Coon,
has proclaimed May 2nd and May
3rd as “Crab Festival” days, in
honor of one of Kodiak’s newest
industries. He has further pro
claimed Kodiak as the “King Crab
Capital of the World.”
Events in the celebration will
start with the arrival of Col.
Thomas P. Carroll, Alaska Na
tional Guard Adjutant General,
personal representative of Gov.
Mike Stepovich, who was v <ble
to attend. Col. Carroll wid ar
rive Friday afternoon, and will
appear on TV at 6 p.m. He will be
guest of honor at a no-host din
ner at the Town Club at 7 p.m.
He will be the speaker at a short
flag raising ceremony next Satur
day morning at 11 a.m.
A drill team from the Navy
C. B. unit stationed here will give
a performance at 11:30.
The big event next Friday even
ing is the Coronation Ball at the
Labor Temple. The winning queen
contestant will be crowned at this
event. Queen balloting is heavy,
according to Eldon Lester, in
charge of ticket, sales.
An event planned for Kodiak
housewives is the crab recipe and
cooking contest, which will be
staged Saturday, 12 noon, at the
Elks Club. Cooked crab dishes
are to be brought to the club,
where they will be kept hot, and a
judging committee, composed of
members of the Business and Pro
fessional Women’s Club, will ad
judge the dishes, and awards will
be made.
Another contest getting wide
/ interest is the award for the lar
gest and also the heaviest crab.
There have been about ten entries
to date, There would have been
many more, but many fishermen
didn’t enter big ones caught when <
they learned of the biggest entry, <
according to Roy Rickey, agent j
here for the Alaska Game Com- ;
mission, who is charge of this ,
event. Largest entered to date is j
a 21 -pound crab. This also has 1
the greatest leg span, a total of
59!£ inches. This crab was caught
by Alf Torsen in Tonki Bay. The
nearest in weight and size is 20%
pounds and 58% inches. Judging
will be held at the Labor Temple
at 3 p.m. Saturday.
This event will be followed by
street games — weather permit
ting. Walt Muller is in charge of
these contests. They are schedul
ed for 3:30 p.m. and will continue
for an hour and a half.
A huge crab feed will be served
at the Elks Club from 6 p.m. to
Queen Candidate
Race Looms Close
Who is going to be crowned
Queen of the King Crab Festi
val?
With ticket sales moving at
a fast pace, the race is narrow
ing down to a close margin be
tween several of the contest
ants. A true picture, however,
cannot be obtained by the tic
ket money turned in, as there
are usually “holdouts.”
Six contestants are entered
for the honored role of Queen
during the Festival. Crown and
regalia are being made by Ann
Mueller. Crowning ceremonies
will take place at the Corona
tion Ball at the Labor Temple
Frkk.y evening...
Contestants entered are
Anna May Benson, sponsored
by King Crab, Inc. and Orphe
um Theatre; ' Beoma Blinn,
sponsored by the Elks Club;
Linda Tucker, sponsored by
the American Legion; Frances
Burke is sponsored by Culver
Realty. The two contestants
entered from the Naval Sta
tion are Bonnie Wheeler, who
is sponsored jointly by the
Civil Service Club and the CFO
Club and Opal Green, who is
sponsored by the Enlisted
Men’s Club.
10 p.m. The committee under the
direction of Frank Irick, says the
$1.50 ticket entitles anyone to “all
you can eat.” Ann Mueller is in
charge of the cooking and serving
Df the feed.
Saturday’s crowning event will
be the Festival Queen’s Ball at
Labor Temple, to begin at 9 p.m.
dancing to a live orchestra will
continue far into the night.
A complete schedule of festival
events is published elsewhere in
the Kodiak Mirror.
DELEGATE RETURNS
FROM CONVENTION
Dr. A. Holmes Johnson return
id Monday afternoon from the
ionvention of the National School
boards Association, held at Mi
imi, Florida, April 17-19. Dr.
iohnson is president of the Alaska
Association of School Boards, and
vas a delegate to the convention.
House and Senate
Candidates Shewn
Election April 29
The Alaskan voter will be called
imon to select from a Ion?? list
of candidates who will represent
him in Juneau. Selection must
be made by April 29, when the
territory-wide election will be
held.
Democrats will have 28 candi
dates for seats in the Legislature
and the Republicans 14. Four
Democrats seek office in the
Senate and three Republicans
have filed. Elected candidates will
represent the Third Division.
Most of the candidates in the
Third Divison are from Anchor
age, with a few from scattered
communities such as Soldotna,
Anchor Pt., Kenai, Seward, Pal
mer, Cordova, Kokhanok Bay and
Caribou Creek.
Democrats from Anchorage in
clude Mike Gravel, Leslie Callan,
Earl Hillstrand, James Fisher,
Peter Kalamarides, Russ Meekins,
Blanche McSmith, J. W. Graham,
Helen Fischer, Seaborn Bucka
lew,Clarence Coleman, Milton
Lichtenwalner, Albert Moffei,
John Johnson, Helen Hennings,
E. G. Bailey, James Norene, Dave
Harper, Johnny Kearney, Norman
Nelson, James Garrigues, and
John Radar.
Other House Democratic candi
dates are Lewis Fields, Soldotna;
Erwin Metcalf, Sew&rd; Davis
Boyer, Anchor PC; B. J. Logan,
Cordova; Quincy Benton and Al
len Peterson, of Kenai.
Republican candiates for the
House, also from Anchorage, are
Russ Arnett, Larry Nelson, Frank
Harris, Arthur Waldron, Lloyd
Marrow, Ray Wolfe, Jack White,
Brad Phillips, Rogene Styker,
Thelma Brooks and Tom Fink.
Others from nearby communities
are Dentin Moore, Kokhanok Bay;
James D. Frey, Doris McKinley,
the latter two from Palmer.
Senate candidates include Le
roy Duncan of Cordova and J.
Earl Cooper, Mrs. Irene Ryan and
A1 Owen, of Anchorage, all Demo
crats. The three Republican can
didates are- Milton D. Snodgrass
of Palmer and two from Anchor
age, George H. Vaara and Milo H.
(Doc) Fritz.
In addition to the above, the
newly formed Alaska Party has
three candidates. Senate aspirant
is Thomas A. Moyer of Palmer
and for the House Mrs. Kay Hitch
cock of Caribou Creek, and Mar
kle F. Ewan of Gulkana.
Two candidates seek election to
the Senate on an Independent tic
ket. These are Alvin P. McCuen
and Georgianne Harris.
POLIO CLINIC TO BE HELD AT
HEALTH CENTER SATURDAY
A polio clinic will be held at
the Kodiak Health Center from
10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday, April
26. All children ages 3 months
through 19 years will be given
first, second or third shots as ne
cessary. Children must be accom
panied by an adult.
Dairy Problems
Aired by Chamber
Problems relating to Nixon’s
Dairy, roads, the airport, and
Little League baseball, were some
of the subjects discussed at the
Chamberof rGom_uier.ce-. meeting.
Thursday.
A' committee renbyL
bv jack Hirtr-kel, cn Nixon’s Dairy,
stated considerable tiro press had
been made in the dairy’s effort
to comply with Territorial Health
standards. The Chamber voted to
take no action on the report, or on
Nixon’s request that the group
seek a city ordinance against the
sale of re-combined milk in Kod
iak. This would constitute “re
straint of trade,” according to the
president, John Gibbons.
Chuck Edris, chairman of the
roads committee, stated there is
now some activity on the by-pass
road. Construction of the Island
Lake road this year is “pretty
definite,” he said.
Discussion during the meeting
centered around the forthcoming
Chamber sponsored King Crab
festival. Jess Ballard chairman,
reported the program for the two
days had been pretty well firmed
up. Details on this event will be
found elsewhere.
The question of proclaiming
Kodiak the King Crab Capital of
the World came in for a round of
discussion. This was capped by a
remark of “Torgie” Torgerson to
the effect that “we should ‘mod
estly. admit’ to the distinction.”
Plans are in the talking stage
for a pictorial history of the King
crab industry, to be produced on
16 mm film with sound, depicting
the entire operation from caten
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Odd Job Bureau
Opened by H&WC
“Let’s get the workers and the
work together.” That is the new
slogan of the Health and Welfare
Council, now sponsoring an odd
jobs bureau.
Anyone having jobs that need
to be done, either inside or out,
is requested to call Rev. John Mol
letti at 2574. Men, women, boys
and girls in need of jobs are also
asked to call the same number.
At the last meeting of the
council, Rev. Moletti expressed
appreciation for the work done
by the officers during the past
year, who were Mrs. Ellen Daw
son, president; Mrs. Betty Spring
hill, vice-president; Mrs. Ruth
Rreckberg, secretary; and Miss
Vivian Greene,, treasurer.
The council expressed thanks
for recent contributions received
from the Coast Guard Wives Club
and the Grandmothers Club. It
is only through such donations
that the work car. be carried out.
During 1957, 80 percent of
funds received were spent on chil
dren’s needs, with the remaining
20 percent toward assistance for
adults.
Along The
Waterfront
COAST GUARD NEWS
The Coast Guard Cutter Bitter
sweet will leave today noon for
aid tp^nay-igation servicing in Cook
• cutter is expected to
return approximately May 2
L-CDR Bernard Kolk
hprst.
-The CLEVER is presently in
Cape Seniavin, in the Bristol Ba>
area, also servicing aids to navi
gation. Skipper is LCDR James
Stewart. 5
The Cutter STORIS completed
towing the fishing vessel PA
CIFIC BELLE from north of
Dutch Harbor to Port Baily, ar
riving at Port Bailey Wednesday
at 3 a.m. The PACIFIC BELLE
had rudder trouble. Lengtli of
tow was 500 miles, made neces
sary due to lack of repair facili
ties in both Dutch Harbor and
Sand Point v.
The STORIS began towing
April 18, but was delayed by off
shore unloading of supplies for
the Loran station at Cape Sari- \
chef. This is the second time the
CG vessel has had to tow the f ish
ing boat, the first time was a few
weeks ago, when it developed
trouble at Sitkaiidak. The STOR
IS is now in port on a ready sta- •
tus. Skipper is Capt. Harold Wood.
Bob Hall’s Kodiak Airways hat
been busy flying advancing par
ties of workers for the San Juan
Cannery and to Alitak.
The Southwest breakwater is
now complete. M-K has pulled,
out all their equipment from the
harbor and the quarry. The key? ‘
to the quarry have been turned
over to the city, since the city has
a lease on it and will undobuted
ly use the rock for the inner fa
cilities construction.
The entire harbor is 90 percent
complete, and drilling by Man son
Osberg, in the harbor has been
completed:*. They are now dredg
ing the entrance to the harbor. ;
and finding it difficult going.
The Coast Guard Cutter BIT
TETCSWfiET has put in the navi
gation light at the tip of the S W
breakwater.
According to “Jiggs” Tice, resi
dent engineer for the Corp of En
gineers, only nine men are now .
working on the harbor job. Thirty
nine worked on its last month.
Eleven thousand man hours were
expended on the project last
month, according to “Jiggs.”
Halferf/’s is a beehive of ac
tivity, getting ready for canning
YARSH came in Tuesday night
left the next day for Ninilchik to
pick up the clam digging crew,
was due in last night.
About sixty-five men will work
the beaches and about fifty-five
or sixty will be here at the can
nery. Digging will begin April 29.
according to Norman Hegland,
who is in charge of the cannery.
Canning will begin May 1.
Harry Norton came in with his
fishing beat. He and "Tiny” Ci
choski left for the beach.