VOL. 18 NO. 49
KODIAK, ALASKA, DECEMBER 6, 1958
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Fish Traps Elimination Defended
Criticized at Seattle Hearing
Seattle WP). Secretary of Interior
Seaton was criticized ar,d defend
ed by speakers at the Alaska
Fishery hearing here Thursday
for his recent announcement that
fish traps will no longer be per
mitted in Alaska.
Opponents of Seaton’s stand
against stationary fish traps call
ed it a “political announcement.”
K.C. Hardwick, Seattle, represent
ing the Aaslka Trap Operators
Committee, said that Seaton’s pro
posal would “render valueless
many millions of dollars wort> of
equipment,” and work hardships
on thousands of workers. Hard
wick said he doubted if Seaton
understood the impact of his pro
nouncement, made early in Nov
ember in Alaska.
John Gharrett, Alaska Regional
director of the Bureau of Com
mercial Fisheries, said that 55
per cent of salmon taken in
Southeast Alaska are caught by
traps. Mrs. Myrth Sarvela, Sitka,
a commercial troller, defended
Seaton’s action. She said Alaska
had voted overwhelmingly 10
years ago to abolish traps, but no
action was taken.
$150,000 Granted
For 0. of k Profs
The University of Alaska has
been granted $150,000 by the
Carnegie Corporation of New
York, Dr. Ernest N. Patty, resi
dent, announced last week. The
grant is for the purpose of bring
ing noted educators in the field
of humanities as visiting -profes
sors to the University campus. It
will extend over a 4 or 5 year
period.
"We are grateful indeed,” Dr.
Patty stated. “This grant is one
of the finest things that has come
to the University. It will increase
the services of nationally-known
leaders in various fields as visit
ing lecturers for one or two
semesters.”
"We hope to secure our first
visiting professor in the field of
political science,” Dr. Patty said.
"We are now in contact with one
of the nation’s authorities in the
field of state government. If he
ean obtain a leave of absence, he
wHJ be in residence next semester
and available to Alaska’s first
State Legislature if they desire
his services."
If satisfactory arrangements
can fee made within the next
month, the visitor and Dr. Donald
Moberg, head of the University’s
department of history, economics,
aad political science, would alter
nate between teaching on campus
and consulting or advising in
Jtoneau, [Dr. Patty indicated.
Ffcr next year, the University
has begun a search for an out
standing authority in* English and
ter one in the field of philosophy
and psychology. The following
year a nationally-known figure in
economics and another in history
wiB be Secured.
Georke Johansen, Secretary of
the Alaska Fishermen's Union,
said Seaton’s move wasn’t based
on conservation facts. He said Sear
ton’s predecessor, Secretary Doug
las McKay, had defended traps.
Johansen said that the elimina
tion of traps would cause 1,500
to 2,000 persons to lose their jobs.
He appealed for ^n adjustment
period. ,
Newsmen to Tour
Kenai Peninsula
Oil Operations
Anchorage—Press representa
tives from throughout Alaska will
be guests of Standard Oil Company
of California, Western Operations,
Inc. here next Monday, for a tour
of the company’s oil operations on
the Kenai Peninsula.
The tour will be held jointly
with a press conference. J.E.
Toussaint,, vice-president of Stan
dard’s Western Operations, Inc,,
who is flying here from San Fran
cisco, ipill join Standard’s Alaska
exploration, production and mar
keting management in Anchorage
iw uwvuoa wiui licnamcii uic vvm
pany’s current Alaska activities.
Plans call for taking the news
paper. radio and TV reporters to
the Kenai in the morning for an
inspection of the Swanson River
unit drilling operations, then re
turning to Anchorage for the press
conference.
Purpose of the event is to
familiarize the Alaska press with
oil exploration and production
techniques and problems and to
review in general the outlook for
development of Alaska’s new-born
oil producing industry.
Joining Toussaint as hosts to the
newsmen will be Standard Oil men
P. Deboer, and J.D. Nance of
Seattle, and J.T. Crooker, P.W.
Gester and C. W. Edwards of
Anchorage.
GREENING SAYS ALASKA
TO DEVELOP RAPIDLY
SEATTLE HP) — Senator-elect
Ernest Gruening of Alaska said
Wednesday night Alaska, now free
of “second-rate status,” will de
velop rapidly now as the nation’s
newest state.
Speaking before the Young
Men’s Democrat Club of King
county, Gruening said Washington
and Alaska can benefit mutually
by working together because the
two states have many common in
terests.
VARIETY PROGRAM DEC. 15
A variety program is being ar
ranged for Sunday afternoon, Dec.
21, in which the Naval Station
band and the Chapel choir will
participate. It will be held at the
Billiken theatre.
Admission is free to residents
of Kodiak as well as Naval Sta
tion personnel.
Egan to Juneau;
Will Make Study
WASHINGTON UP) — Adminis
tration representatives and Alas
ka’s governor-elect William A.
Egan will confer in Juneau next
week on problems arising from
the territory’s graduation soon to
statehood.
Harold Siedman, budget bureau
coordinator of a transition order
ed by Pres. Eisenhower, said he
will arrive in Juneau, Tuesday;
Egan, Alaska’s first elected gov
ernor, is scheduled . to arrive in
Juneau today to begin pulling to
gether reins of government he
will assume officially when Eisen
hower issues the proclamation
formally admitting Alaska as the
49th state. This is anticipated
around the first of the year.
Seidman said he plans to meet
with acting, governor Waino E.
Hendrickson and other officials
and with members of the Alaska
Bar Association concerning judi
cial problems created by the
switch from territorial to state
status. He also will meet with
the staff of Public Administra
tion Service retained by the Alas
ka Statehood committee to make
a transition study.
Car Hits Boulder;
Men Hospitalized
Four men were hospitalized
this week following an accident
on the new cut-off road to the
Naval Station. The accident oc
curred Sunday morning about 1
a.m.
The driver, L. D. Mayer, radio
man 2nd class, was seriously in
jured. The three passengers, R.
M. Praxton, also a radioman 2nd
class; R. M. Carter and W. L. Rob
ertson, both privates in the Mar
ine Corps, were also injured. May
er and Praxton are with NavCom
Sta.
The four men were proceeding
back to the station, when the car,
a 1954 Mercury, hit a boulder
which had slid down the moun
tain side. The car was badly dam
aged.
Bear Film Shown
The family life of the Kodiak
bear was depicted in an hour-long
film shown at the meeting of the
Outdoorsmen Tuesday night.
Many of the cubs were shown
as they learned to forage for them
selves following instructions from
the mother bear. The film was
pronounced a rare treat by the
members present.
Skating parties scheduled for
Wednesday and Sunday were post
poned due to the warm weather
Skating and sledding parties are
planne for the winter months.
Late Waterfront News
Edwin Lijgren arrived in town
with his boat “Stranger.” From
Cordova, he will fish crab for
Kadiak Packing Co.
Several San Juan boats are here
from Uganik and Port Bailey and
will also fish for the same com
ply
Sentence Men for
Chiniak Break-Ins
Three Kodiak men who pleaded
guilty last week to having bur
glarized many of the dwellings in
the recreation area at Chiniak
over the past several weeks have
been given one year prison sen
tences Portions of the sentences
were suspended. •
U.S. District Judge J.L. McCar
arey, Jr. suspended four months of
Archie R. ^ Rindara, and .. s§ven
months or the sentences rof John
A. Richart and Russell L. Dia
mond. t
The men broke into more than
30 of the Chiniak dwellings.
Through the efforts of the U. S.
Deputy Marshal’s office, the Nav
al Station Security office and
Marine Guards at the main gate,
the men were apprehended as
they returned with a car load of
loot, consisting mainly of gro
ceries. They were taken to Anch
orage for trial.
Memorial Service
At Elks Tomorrow
The annual Elks Lodge mem
orial services for departed
members will be held Sunday,
December 7, at the lodge hall, it
was announced this week by Eldon
Lester, Exalted Ruler of the
Kodiak lodge.
The memorial service tomorrow,
which will be participated in by
the lodge officers, will also in
clude special selections. Mrs.
Betty Springhill will assist at the
piano. The service will start at 2
p.m. The public is cordially in
vited.
NO REASON FOR OPPOSITION
TO HAWAIIAN STATEHOOD
SAN FRANCISCO UP) — There
are no arguments left for oppon
ents of Hawaiian statehood “ex
cept their fear of seeing one or
two non-Caucasians sitting in the
U. S. Senate,” says Harry Bridges,
longshore union- president.
In a policy statement Thursday,
the executive committee of the
International Longshoremens and
Warehousemens Union said the
addition of non-Caucasians to the
senate “would be beneficial to the
senate and to the U. S. as a
whole.”
Grueiiing Pays Off
Election Promise
Ernest Gruenirtg, victor in the
U.S. Senate race with Mike Stepo
vich, has set the wheels in motion
to pay off an election promise
made to his wife prior to the cam
paign.
Mrs. Gruening, while visiting
Kodiak during the campaign, ad
mired a coat made of land otter
skins, worn by Minnie Deveau,
wife of Rep.-elect Pete Deveau.
The Senator-elect promised he
would get her one if he were
elected. The day following the
election, he phoned over to Dfr
veau and asked him to arrange
for the purchase of the necessary
skins for his wife’s new coat.
Along The
Waterfront
Chris Poulsen of King,Crab, I<rrc‘_
is in Kodiak, arriving here Thurs
day. The company has . been mak
ing several test runs.on..the new
shrimping equipment. ,A ^primp
i\aul a week,. ago yesterday ■an<3
one Thursday were* put; through
the peeler.
More equipment is due to ar
rive apoard the. AFOGNAK next
week,’ and wherf this is * installed'
the company should be able to
begin operations.
King crab were canned Wednes -
day.
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At Alvine’s Marine Repair, Star?
states they are installing a new
Ford deisel. in Pete . WalkoffV
ADAK. Other than working on
the ALF-JIM, that’s about the ex
tent of their activities.
&
Good news for the children.
Santa Claus has pulled a few
strings and Alaska Steamship has
stepped up sailing date from Se
attle with the idea of arriving in
Kodiak before Christmas.
The ship will depart Seattle
December 16. Lou Veerroan.
agent here for the company, states
they are pulling for the .ship’s ar
rival here Dec. 24. He urges any
one wanting to get freight aboard
for here to get shipments down to
♦ Kn AnrtIr aaQ/Tlinu frwr fro!cfhi
is December 12.
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The TATALINA arrived fcere
Tuesday going first to the Naval
Station and in town Wednesday
afternoon. Only 371 tons were un
loaded here, with 163 tons outgo
mg. Most of the latter w~as
surplus material for the Prescott
Machinery company.
Fisheries Hearing
In Early January
A hearing in Kodiak to disease*
proposed amendments to the Com
mercial Fishery Regulations four
1959 will be conducted on or about
January 6, 1959, according ta
Chuck Connelly, FWS agent here.
The hearing will be held in the
Fishermen’s Union hall, beginning
at 7:30 p.m. Further notice will
be given when the exact date can
be verfied.
Interested presons may contact
the local Fish and Wildlife Ser
vice for information on Bureau
of Commercial Fishery proposals.
Hearings at Anchorage on regu
lations will be conducted Decem
ber 17-19. A meeting is scheduled
for 9 a.in. December 18, fat &
hearing on Kodiak, Peninsula, ami
Chignik fishing areas. Other help -
ings: Dec. 17—9 a.m., Cook Inlet
salmon; 2 p.m.„ crab and shellfish
and 4 p.m., Prince William Sound
and Copper River. Dec. 19—9 a.m
Southeastern Alaska, and 2 pjn.
special meetings by appointment
In addition to oral testimony,,
written briefs will be given atten
tion if submitted to the regional:
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