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VOL. 18 NO. 38
KODIAK, ALASKA, SEPTEMBER 20, 1958
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Congress Action
Is Not Required
WASHINGTON The Interi
or Department, reversing an ear
lier opinion, has decided the
Navy’s request for 78,989 acres on
Kodiak Island nad in the Aleu
tions, won’t require Congressional
approval.
The Navy Department wants
11,670 acres on Attu, 61,000 acres
on Adak, 6,269 acres on Kodiak
and 49 acres at Middle Bay for
existing and contemplated defense
installations.
The Interior Department earlier
advised Bartlett is felt the request
came under a law requiring Con
gressional approval of public land
withdrawals by the military in
excess of 5,000 acres. BLM direc
tor, Edward Woozley, now advised
Bartlett “upon further consider
ation. we have come to the
conclusion that such is not the
case.”
Woozley said the history of the
act indicated it intended to apply
only to the taking of vacant, un
reserved or unappropriated pub
lic lands. Lands involved, he said,
do not fall in this category.
John Cushings
Leave Next Week
John and Martha Cushing leave
Monday for the States. Thev are
co-owners of the Kodiak Tele
phone Company.
The Cushings plan to tra- as
far as Seattle together, where
Mrs. Cushing will remain tor a
short stay. John Cushing will con
tinue east, traveling as far as Mil
waukee. He plans on visiting rel
atives and friends there, and at
tend a game or two of the world
series.
Air Force Quits
Rhode Search
FAIRBANKS W — The Air
Force Thursday withdrew its ac
tive participation in the search
for Clarence J. Rhodes and two
companions, missing for nearly
a month in the North country.
As a result, the Fish and Wild
life Service, of which Rhode was
the Alaska director, has reorgan
ized its plan of action. Only four
planes were in the air Thursday.
Urban Nelon, FWS coordinator,
said the Air Force withdrawal did
»not mean the search was a lost
cause, but merely that the Air
Force planes were needed for
another mission.
ATLAS MISSILE BLOWS UP
CAPE CANAVERAL UP) — An
Atlas missile blew up Thursday, 90
seconds after launching on what
reportedly was the first inter
continental range attempt.
Convair technicians had worked
for months to prepare the rocket
for the 6,325 mile attempt. The
spectacular breakup occurred
•0,000 feet in the sky.
R. Ruark Visits Here; Is oft Bear Hunt
A no-host cocktail party held in
honor of Robert Ru.ark, well
known columnist, author and wri
ter, at the Town Club Wednesday
evening, was attended by more
than 40 persons.
Following the cocktail party, a
group of about 20 persons were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Alf Mad
sen to a dinner served in the
club’s dining room.
Ruark is famous for his syndi
cated columns which appear regu
larly in newspapers throughout
the nation. His book, “Something
of Value,” deals with the Mali
Mau problem in Africa, is widely
read, as is his columns and fea
ture writings appearing in maga
zines.
The writer is well-known as a
sportsman, having been on many
big game hunts throughout the
world. He came to Kodiak in
quest of the famous Kodiak bear,
and left with Alf MadSfen Thurs
day for the latter’s camp at Ugan
ik Bay.
North Waterways
Of Great Import
SAN FRANCISCO —Forme
Governor Mike Stepovich gave ;
new name Friday to subpola
route pioneered by the Nautilus
by calling it the Alcan water high
way, and predicting it will pla:
an important role in the develop
ment of the state of Alaska.
Addressing the Commonwealtl
Club here, the former Alaska Gov
emor said a limitless range o
atomic submarines ‘‘may wel
place us in the center of vas
trade lanes.” He pointed out th<
Polar subs will cut 2,700 milei
off the distance between Seatth
to Oslo, nearly 3,000 miles fron
Edinburgh to Vancouver ant
slash the distance from Londoi
to Tokyo from the present 11,201
miles to 6,300.
Stepovich reminded his listen
15 Years Service
Wins N. S. Award
A 15-year service pin was pre
sented Mary B. Wallace on thi
Naval Station, by the Acting Dist
rict Public Works officer, Cmdr
E. R. Goodwin, CEC, USNR. Tin
ceremony took place yesterday.
Mrs. Wallace is the wife o
Harry C. Wallace,, an employe
attached to the Public Works de
partment on the station. She i
now the only female employe
who has evpr attained this lengt!
of service ^dth the Navy at Kod
iak.
Mrs. Wallace, then Mary Benz
Pauline Jacobi, now Mrs. Ton;
Andrson, formerly of Kodiak am
now of Colorado Springs, Coloi
ado; and Georgia Ellen Brand
now Mrs. Herbert Bell, of Kodiak
were employed at the Jefferson
ville, Indiana, GMC Depot in 1942
.when they were recruited to per
form clerical work in the Suppl;
Department of the Navy at Kodiak
They departed Seattle Augus
16, 1943, on the Alaska Steam
ship Lakina. The ship observer
wartime blackout regulations dui
ing the trip, and for good reason
One day a submarine was sighted
Battle stations were manned, bu
no shots were fired. The shi;
came up the inside passage, stop
ping at Petersburg and Ketchikar
where the girls were told to tak
a good look at the sidewalks, fo
it would be the last time the
would see any for some time.
After nine days, they arrive
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ers that Commander Anderson of
the Nautilus predicted that Pt.
Barrow may become an important
submarine cargo base. He sees
. Alaska as a great producer of oil,
t timber, pulp, metals to help furn
. ish cargo for the Alcan water
highway travel.
- Past Commanders
, Dinner Tonight
f The annual Past Commander’s
L dinner will be held tonight, at 7,
t according to Veterans of Foreign
> Wars officers.
; “Happy hour” will be held from
, 5 to 7 p.m. Post members, and
{ ladies of the Auxiliary and their
l guests are invited. It will be held
t at the V.F.W. Post rooms.
) -
. Republican Club
- To Meet Thursday
The Republican Club will meet
• Thursday at the Fishermen’s hall,
I it was announced by O. K. Kin
caid, the club’s president.
The meeting, scheduled for 8
p.m., is being called to formulate
plans for the coming election.
New Cannery Site
Hub of Activity
The whirr of saws and the rat
a-tat of hammers continues to be
heard at the site of the new king
crab cannery on Tagura Road, as
the building is being readied for
new and modern canning equip
ment
The 40x100-foot building, will
house a half-pound line and a one
pound line, as well as a freezing
uhit. The old Walt Muller cold
storage building is taking on a
face lifting that will transform
it into a modem cannery. A new
roof has been put on, and the
dock facilities haye been extended
to 100 feet with plans to build be
yond that.
A new building has been erect
ed across the road from the main
building, where will be housed
the boilers.
The cannery is expected to em-.
ploy from 50 to 60 people, can
ning throughout most of the win
ter. Benefits from the operation
will extend beyond that, of course,
in that fishermen and others in
volved in supplying the crab will
increase the local payroll.
The new cannery is a joint op
eration of Kadiak Fisheries and
the San Juan Packers who are in
a lease agreement with Walt Mul
ler for the building. Chuck Turn
er of the Kadiak Fisheries will su
pervise the operation in cooper
ation with Stan Calvert.
Equipment is now being pur
chased in the States for the can
nery. No time has been set for
beginning of operations, but it is
expected to be in November.
MARINE’S TRAINING SHOWN
A Marine in boot camp and his
subsequent training was shown in
a film to the Rotary Club Tues
day.
YEARS YACHTING EVENT —
= Britain and U. S. Will Contend for
; 'America’s Cup’ Sailing Classic Today
1 For the first time in more than
20 years, the America’s Cup will
be defended today against Britain
: in yacht races off Newport, R.I.
! The British entry is the new 12
* meter Sceptre.
The America’s Cup classic goes
hack more than 100 years. In
1851, members of the New York
Yacht Club built a 101-foot schoon
er, the America. She sailed to
f England and in a race around the
Isle of Wright beat 14 British
contenders. The trophy was called
1 the Hundred-Guinea Cup, subse
' quently became known as the
* America’s Cup.
Ever since 1370, when the sec
ond race was held, English, Irish,
t Scotch and Canadian sportsmen
3 have been making vain attempts
to return “the old mug” to the
possession of the United King
2 dom.
r The last race in the historic
y series was held in 1937 when Har
old S. Vanderbilt’s Ranger won
1 four straight races over T.O.M.
Sopwith’s Endeavor II.
Probably the best known name
in connection with the races is
that of Sir Thomas Lipton. Start
ing in 1899 he brought a succes
sion of his “Shamrocks” here to
try and lift the cup. Though he
was successful in none of his at
tempts, he gained the everlasting
admiration of the American peo
ple, and was hailed as the “world’s
most gallant loser.”
There will be a fierceness of
competition when the British
sloop Sceptre and the American
12-meter Columbia square off to
day in the first of a best of four
of seven races before 50,000 rac
ing enthusiasts on shore and off
Newport Harbor.
The American contender, the
Columbia, was selected from four
yachts, in a series of trials which
ended September 13. In contrast
to the British selection of only
one contender, the four U. S. ;con:
tenders, the Vim, Columbia,
Weatherby and Easterner, went
through three series of rigorous
trial races, and the Columbia was
selected.
Along The
'Waterfront
Following the arrival of the €♦*
cutter Storis, earlier this mpnjth,
the Burton Island, Navy icebrea? -
er, came into port on the naval
station Saturday, but departed
the same day for its home, port, S*
attle.
Both ships departed here July
7 and for the past two month,'
have been on a cruise above th*
Arctic Circle assisting in the re
supply of Distant Early Warning
(Dew Line) sites ringing the Can
adian coast in the Beaufort Sea
area. ,
Pile driving continues in the
small boat harbor, with the boat
berths rapidly taking shape. There
is considerable activity these
days in the harbor with the Mao
son-Osberg Cub skirrying around,
manipulating floats, anchors, etc.,
in the loading operation prepara
tory to taking off. Art Moivar is
back on the job and expects tp
get the barge load, together with
the Husky and other equipment
on the way next week. The Mary
D. Hume, a well-known tug be
longing to the American Tow
Boat Company of Everett, will
be in for the tow job.
Fall fishing is pretty well but
toned up—report is general that
there were lots of boats out but
few fish. Approximately 367,716
cases were packed in tjiis area
this season. About 46,000 of these
were from the Bristol Bay, Cor
dova and Chignik areas.
King Crab, Inc. has completed
fish canning operations, and are
now getting ready for the king
crab. No date has been set for
opening of this operation, but it
is expected to be soon, possibly
next month_ Chris Poulsen is
expected in from Anchorage next
week. Work will begin on the ad
dition to the cannery housing
the shrimp operation.
Over at Alvine’s Marine Repair,
the Parks 21, belonging to Bill
Torsen is again afloat, after un
dergoing repairs. Nick Wal
koff’s Marie is now' claiming the
attention of the repair crew.
„ The Dernus Wind came through
enroute to Seattle for the winter
.... The Manning pulled in from
the Westward, then left for An
chorage and Juneau.
We neglected to mention the
drowning of Danny Kochutin, 61,
in last week’s issue. Kochutin fell
from the D and A dock, but died
before he could be rescued. He
was a crewman aboard Norman
Knudsen’s Wireless. He was f rom
Sandpoint, Alaska.
TOURIST TRADE UP
FAIRBANKS W—'We in Airlines
reported a 15 percent increase in
business on its 1956 tours to Alas
ka’s Arctic. “We are looking to a
real record breaker in 1359,” said
Frank H, Whaley, tour manager
lor the drill.ia.