Suggests Adding Fishery Products
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M ago uson-Bartlett-Kennedy bill
introduced in February to permit
domestic fishery products to be
-used in The Foocf for Peace pro
gram, Senator Bartlett stated
that billions of pounds of under
utilized and unutilized fish in the
"waters off America’s coasts might
well be channeled into the pro
gram.
The three Senators feel that the
inclusion of fish to supplement
the grain diet of people through
out the world who benefit from
the Food for Peace program
would not only supply needed pro
tein for their diets but would as
sist the American fishing indus
try.
The senator pointed out that the
measure would provide a means
to give the fishing industry in all
sections of the country a tremen
Aleutian Mailboat
Bids Advertised
The Post Office Department
has advised the Alaska congres
sional delegation that a decision
has been made to advertise the
contract for transporting mail be
tween Seward and Nikolski by
competitive bidding.
The Regional Director at Seat
tle was to issue an advertisement
for the service on May 7 and bids
will be accepted until June t>. The
advertisements will solicit bids on
both a pound rate basis and an
annual basis. The award will go
to the “lowest responsible” bidder
for a one-year term beginning
July 1 for a vessel sufficient in
size to carry mail, passengers and
freight.
Interested bidders may obtain
full particulars from J. J. Symbol,
Regional Director. Post Office De
partment, New Republic Building,
Seattle 24, Washington.
The mail is now being carried
the M/V Expansion under a con
tract due to expire on June 30.
Points covered between Seward
and Nikolski include Kodiak, Ou
zinkie. Afognak, Port Bailey, Port
San Juan, Uganik, Larsen Bay,
Karluk, Chignik, Perryville, Ivan
off Bay, Unga, Squaw Harbor,
Sand Point. Belkofsky, King Cove,
Cold Bay, Pauloff Harbor, Ikatan,
False Pass, Akutan, Unalaska,
Kashega, and Chernofski.
WITH YOUR LOCAL
INSURANCE AGENT
LEO T. OBERTS
Phone 283-7591
Oberfs Bldg.
Box 458 Kenai, Alaska
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food donation program.
Some of the fisheries which he
teels would be further developed
include sardines, mackerel -and
•stjuid off the coast of California,
herring and cod in WashiiL-ton,
Oregon and Alaska writers,''’mullet
in Florida, hake in Atlantic wa
ters, alewife off Maryland, Vir
ginia and North Carolina, and
many others. Fish flour or fish
protein concentrate would also be
eligible for exportation under the
bill.
“1 understand that approxi
mately seven billion pounds of
presently unutilized fish are
available annually off the coasts
of the United States,” Senator
Bartlett said. “Harvest of these
species would provide an impor
tant year-round diversification for
our fishermen. In the Pacific
northwest there are abundant
stocks of gray fish, rockfish, and
other species which are not fully
utilized. In Alaska, Bering Sea
bottomfish, now taken by Japan
and Russia in amounts of more
than 2 billion pounds per year,
and in California, hakes, sauries
and anchovies, all lend themselves
to use for fish protein concen
trate.”
In conclusion, Senator Bartlett
stated, “The inclusion of fishery
products in the Food for Peace
program offers an approach to
this serious problem of the fish
ing industry as it has offered a
solution to the problem of Ameri
can agriculture. While helping to
solve these problems, the Food
for Peace program can promote
our defense and security and our
humanitarian goals of providing
economic development and food
for our friends.”
Urges Formation
Of Little Theatre
Groups in Area
“Someday I hope there will be
enough interest in drama on the
Kenai Peninsula, by new groups
starting in other towns, that we
will be able to have annual festi
vals or contests among us,” writes
Mrs. Betty A. Stokes, publicity
chairman for the Homer Little
Theatre.
The group is presenting a re
peat performance of “The Male
Animal,” a James Thurber come
dy this Saturday, May 18, at 8 p.
m. in the Homer Elks Hall.
“I understand Seldovia is start
ing a theatre group,” Mrs. Stokes
continues. “There is an annual,
show by a group at Anchor Point
and there’s always been a lot of
talent in Ninilchik.
“I’m sure the same would be
true in Kenai, Soldotna and other
places — if they could just get
their start . , . I understand there
is a motel owner in Soldotna, who
used to direct a Little Theatre
group Outside. J hope he gets the
urge to start fn again!”
POLIO MAKEUP CLINIC
KENAI — Type I Sabin oral
vaccine will be given at a make
up clinic to be held from 1 p.m. to
7 p.m. Monday, May 27, at the
Kenai Health Center. Miss Jean
nine Lyerly, public health nurse,
says there are approximately 400
persons in the area who need this
particular type to complete vac
cine series given recently. The
Type I form is most important
for immunity and everyone who
has not received it is advised to
remember the date.
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Two eighth grade students will be graduated on May 2! in this
C hristian School at Homer. Diplomas will be presented to Brenda
/ehrung, Kenai, will be the speaker.
log building which houses the Alaska
\lulke.it and Warren Huff. Key. Carl
ENCOUNTER HIGHWAY
BREAKUP
SOLDOTNA — Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Irons, long-time residents of
the Soldotna area, and their
youngest son. Brad, returned
home last Wednesday from Red
lands, Calif. The Irons family,
Outside since this past September,
made the trip back in four and
onerhalf days driving time, stop
ping at the Watson Lake Junc
tion in Yukon Territory to add
another notation to the cluster of
‘Milepost’’ signs set up yearly
by passing motorists boosting
their home towns. This was the
Irons’ eighth trip over the Alaska
Highway.
Irons said breakup conditions
are in evidence over, much of the
highway, with the worst spot be
ing at about Mile 533 near Mun
eho Lake. Road crew workers
there told him they had dumped
48 truck loads of rock in one hole
and the rock still continued to
sink out of sight, the first time
they had encountered such a prob
lem in maintaining the highway.
SUCCESSFUL HEART DRIVE
HOMER — Community effort
by the people of Homer brought
their Heart Fund drive to a suc
cessful completion recently with
a total of $302 contributed to the
fund, exceeding their goal by well
over $50. Fund raising projects,
headed by Mrs. Yule Kilcher and
Mrs. Dixie Judd, co-chairmen, in
cluded a “Crab Louis Feed,” a pot
holder sale, a "coffee day” and a
raffle. The goal had been set at
$250.
Dr. Donald E. Tatum, Fair
banks, is the current president
of the Alaska Heart Assoc.
f
Alaska Gets Big
Beverage Taxes
Taxes paid to the Territory and
State of Alaska by the alcoholic
beverage industry since repeal of
the prohibition amendment have
totaled $.34,281,000, the Distilled
Spirits Institute announced re
cently.
Taxes in 1901 totaled $3,15!),000
in Alaska, the institute said in a
state-by-state rundown.
The institute claimed the alco
holic beverage industry’s 750 es
tablishments in Alaska employ 3,
4X0 persons and have an annual
payroll of $12. million.
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