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Letters to the Editor:
Where Are All the Moose?
Asks Peninsula Pioneer
April 19, 1963
Cheechako News
Drawer O
Kenai, Alaska
Dear Editor:
I have lived on the Kenai for
50 years and have had much time
to acquaint myself with the hab
its of the moose and to observe
the increase and decline of the
moose population. My observa
tions have not been made from
the seat of a car, nor out of an
airplane, but by foot and horse
back 18 to 25 miles back into the
mountains and away from any
road, in what was one of the best
concentrations of moose, in Area
7, on the Kenai.
The decline started when the
November season was put into ef
fect, and has been diminishing
each hunting season ever since.
The cow season wiped out a big
percentage of the producing cows.
They were the ones that stayed
close to civilization. Most all of
them raised one or two calves.
Back in the mountains where the
black bear are plentiful, only a
small percentage of the calves
survive.
I agree 100'; with the Kenai
Sportsmen Assoc, in their letter
to Gov. Egan published in the
Cheechako News of March 9,
Fishermen’s Co-op
Not Sponsoring
Stream Closure
Clam Gulch, Alaska
April 23, 1963
Cheechako News,
Loren Stewart, Editor
Drawer 0,
Kenai, Alaska.
Dear Sir:
This is with reference to the
recent proposal to the Alaska
Dept, of Fish and Game Board
asking for a closure of some King
Salmon streams to sports fishing.
Meetings have been held in var
ious communities expressing in
dignation at the Kenai Peninsula
Fishermen’s Cooperative Assn.,
for this proposal. We would like
to state that we think this pro
posal should be decided between
the A.D.F.&G. and the sport fish
ermen.
Two king salmon streams that
arc of interest in this locality are
Anchor River and Stariski Creek,
there is no set-netting from be
low Ninilchik to Homer, therefore
we believe any closure of streaYns
to sport fishing should not be a
matter of the CO-OP nor do we
think the setnetters of this local
ity should be blamed by any com
munity. In fact, we are working
toward and wranting a fish hatch
ery on the peninsula in order to
stock various streams and lakes
with trout. We would like to work
with any sport fishing groups on
this matter and have a bill to pre
sent to our legislature next year.
Many setnetters are also sport
fishermen and sport fishing in
creases tourism and not only the
peninsula will benefit from tour
ism but the entire state of Alaska.
In closing may I state for the
record, the Kenai Peninsula Fish
ermen’s Co-op DID NOT make
this proposal to the Fish and
Game Department.
Yours truly
Bud Keener,
President, K.P.F.C.A.
where they claimed that it took
moose to make moose feed, also,
that a calf cannot winter without
the cows help if there is any
amount of snow. Any one who has
spent a few winters with moose
around should know this.
I can show any one, where a
few short years ago the moose
trails that were muddy with
moose tracks are now growing up
in grass. This is in the back coun
try where moose have been plenti
ful for the last 40 years. Also big
willow patches that have hardly
been touched, where five years
ago I stood in one place and count
ed 25 or 30 moose. The feed is
there but the moose are gone. I
would like to know where all
these moose are?
During the fall season it is not
uncommon for a moose to travel
15 miles in a day. There are few
places on the Kenai where a
moose can get much more than
20 miles from a road. Some time
during the 70 day season he will
have to cross the road patrolled
by road hunters.
There is no doubt we have some
dedicated men in the Dept, of
Fish and Game. We also had some
dedicated men before statehood.
Men like the late Andy Simons,
who spent a lifetime in the field,
studying the Kenai game prob
lems. There is no one who can
say the moose herd was in poor
condition the 25 years prior to
statehood.
We had some hard winters
when some died, other mild 'win
ters when the moose repopulated
the loss. There will be a certain
percentage of loss some winters
when the natural feed is buried
under a heavy snow fall, whether
we have 5,000 or 500 moose. The
strong survive, this is why we
have the great Kenai moose.
Since statehood the population
has greatly increased causing
more hunting pressure, more ac
cess roads, a constant harassment
from the airplanes, and twice as
long a season. With some of the
best producing cows killed off,
the moose have a gloomy future
if things continue as they are.
I would suggest the following
changes: Do away with the No
vember season, renewal of the
Vs-mile closed strip on either side
along all hiways, no airplane
hunting on the Kenai, no cow
season. With some protection the
moose will take care of them
selves if given a chance.
There has been no time in his
tory where man has improved on
nature. Only destroyed it by
greed.
Yours truly
Carl M. Clark
Hope, Alaska
OIL WORKERS LEAVE
SOLDOTNA — Mr. and Mrs.
Luke Gorham left Alaska Tues
day to return to their former
home in Bakersfield. Gorham had
been toolpusher for Coastal Drill
ing Co. for a number of years and
was pusher on the job when the
first gas well was drilled in the
Kenai Peninsula. Bud Williams,
a driller for Coastal and in Alas
ka oil work since 1957, left for
Bakersfield this past Friday. Wil
liams had been working across
Cook Inlet for the past year work
ing with “Bud” Fletcher, who
helped bring in the first oil well
for the Peninsula.
Williams-Voge
Vows Exchanged,
Are New Alaskans
Now making their home in Sol
dotna are Mr. and Mrs. August
A. Voge, Jr., who were married
in Kenai on April 4. The nuptial
ceremony took place in the Kenai
Methodist Church at 6 p.m. with
the Rev. James Rose officiating.
Prior to her marriage, the
bride was Miss Martha Williams,
newcomer to Alaska from Mem
phis, Tenn. She is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Williams,
also of Memphis. New Albany,
Miss., was her birthplace.
The bridegroom, born at McGe
hee, Ark., more recently lived at
Lake Charles, La., where his mo
ther, Mrs. Lelia Voge, still makes
her home. He is employed in local
oilfield operations by Oil Base,
Inc., of Houston, Texas.
For her wedding, the bride wore
a beige silk 9heath with matching
hat and a gold orchid corsage.
She was given in marriage by
Lyle Johnston of Soldotna.
Mr. and Mrs. P. D. Nall, form
erly of Andrews, Texas, served
the couple as best man and ma
tron of honor.
A reception dinner, hosted by
Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Johnston at
Riverside House, Soldotna, follow
ed the ceremony.
Although Mr. and Mrs. Voge
are living temporarily at Soldot
na due to his current work, they
plan eventually to return to Lou
isana to make their home in New
Orleans.
Social Security
Answers Queries
Question: My brother and I
live together. We’re both unmar
ried. He’s been steadily employ
ed for years and has been paying
into Social Security. At retire
ment age, has Social Security pro
vided any benefits for a dependent
sister, such as is now provided
for a wife?
Answer: No. While the worker
is living, Social Security provides
for monthly payments only to his
immediate family, that is, his wife
and children. In death cases, pay
ments may also be made, in some
cases to parents. However, there
is no provision in the law to make
payments to dependent sisters or
brothers.
Question: I’m going to be re
tiring sometime this year — am
over retirement age. Could you
tell me what to do to make sure
that my first check arrives as
soon as possible.
Answer: Of course, you’ll have
to contact your nearest Social Se
curity office and we suggest you
get in touch with them about two
months before you actually re
tire. Bring with you a record of
your earnings in 1962 (your copy
of your withholding statement,
Form W-2, or if you’re self-em
ployed a copy of your tax return)
and also a record of how much
you’ve earned during 1963. Also,
you should bring with you some
document to prove your age.
For more information about
your Social Security, write to:
Social Security Administration,
Box 1331, Juneau, Alaska.
Homer to Show
Film on Alaska
There will be no charge of any
kind on May 7 when the Homer
Society of Natural History will
show to the general public the
British Broadcasting Co. docu
mentary film on Alaska. The
showing will be at 7:30 p.m. in
the Homer High School gymnas
ium.
“This is the film that ha£ been
earning such praise from all who
have seen it,” says Walter L.
Thomas, vice president and pro
gram committee chairman of the
Homer Society of Natural His
tory. “This film is not a quick
shot deal like Brinkley's report
on Alaska . It is a well research
ed film showing both the good
and the bad of Alaska. We invite
everyone from all parts of the
Kenai Peninsula to attend.”
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CHEECHAKO NEWS—262-4420
KENAI ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH—Sunday School at 10 a.m.
Morning worship 11 a.m. Evening worship 7:30 p.m. Mid-week
services Wednesday 7:30 p.m. Pastor Mrs. Carl S. Click.
EAST KENaTcHURCH OF CHRIST meets at Mile 105, Kenai Spur!
Sunday Services: Bible Study 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship 11 a.m.
Evening Worship 6:00 p.m. Congregational singing. Thursday
Bible Study 7:30 p.m. Billy Joe Mize—Evangelist.
DOWNTOWN CHURCH OF CHRIST (1 block from Kenai Fire Hall)
Bible School - 9:45 a.m., Worship - 11:00 a.m., Evening 7:00 p.m.,
Midweek (Wednesday) - 7:00 p.m. Carl Zehrung, Minister.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE GROUP meets each Sunday at 10 a.m. in
building back of Vera’s Variety, Soldotna.
SOLDOTNA CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE — Sunday School "at
10 a.m.; Morning Worship 11 a.m.; Evengelistic Service 7:30 p.m.
each Sunday. Prayer Meeting, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.
KENAI METHODIST CHURCH—Church School 9:30 a.m. and W^
ship Service 10:45 a.m. Methodist Youth Fellowship Tuesday at
3:30 p.m. John J. Shaffer, pastor.
FIRST SOUTHERN BAPTIST MISSION meets each Sunday from
10 a.m. to 12 noon at Slikok Valley Community Club on Kali
fonsky Beach Road. Sunday evening services 7 p.m. Bible study,
Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. Maurice Murdock, interim pastor.
SOLDOTNA BAPTIST CHURCH at the Y—Sunday School at 10 a.m.;
Morning Worship 11 a.m.; Sunday evenings the youth groups meet
at 6:30 and Evangelistic Service starts at 7:30 p.m.; Youth Choir
practices Tuesday 4 p.m.; Prayer hour and Bible study Tuesday
7:30 p.m. Paul A. Weimer, pastor.
CATHOLIC CHURCH SUNDAY MASS SCHEDULES—9 a.m. at Our
Lady of the Angels Church, Kenai; 11 a.m. at Soldotna; 4 p.m. at
Wildwood Chapel, Wildwood Station.
KENAI BIBLE CHURCH—Sunday School at 9:45 a.m.; morning
worship 11:00 a.m.; Sunday evening 7:30. Prayer meeting 7:30
and Moody Bible Institute Correspondence Study Course 8:15 each
Wednesday. Kenai Youth Fellowship 7:30 p.m. each Friday. Pas
tor Fred S. Crozier.
CHURCH OF GOD (Pentecostal in Doctrine)—Located on Aspen Way !
and Binkley Street, Soldotna. Sunday School 10 a.m.; Morning j
Worship 11 a.m.; Evangelistic Service 7:30 p.m.; Bible Study and J
Prayer 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. Millard L. Cowdell, Pastor, Box j
514, Soldotna.
FAITH BIBLE CHURCH — Now meets at Solid Rock Bible Camp
Lodge. Sunday School 10 a.m.; Morning Worship 11 a.m.; Junior
and Senior Youth Rally 6 p.m. Special speaker every Sunday.
Evangelistic Services at 7:30 p.m.
CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH, SOLDOTNA — Sunday School 9:45
a.m., Worship Service 11 a.m., Evening Instruction Classes 7:30
p.m. Pastor’s Class, 8:30 p.m., Holy Spirit Class; Senior Confirma
tion class 5 p.m. Wednesday; Junior Choir Practice 4:15 p.m. and
Junior confirmation following on Thursdays. Richard J. Tuff,
pastor. Phone 262-4757.
FAITH CHAPEL, NORTH KENAI—Sunday School, 10:00 a.m.; morn
ing Worship, 11:00 a.m.; Evening Services, 6:30 pm.; Wednes
day Evening Services, 6:30 p.m. L. A. Hutchings, Pastor.
BEACON BAPTIST CHURCH—Located on Linwood Lane, Kenai,
near proposed site of new high school. Sunday School 10 a.m.;
Morning Worship 11 a.m.; Evening Worship 6:30 p.m.; Midweek
Services each Wednesday 7 p.m. Harold R. Lewis, Pastor.
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