Salvaged Fishing Boat
Ready for Service Again
Successful launching of the* ill
fated "Two Brothers” from 'ts
icy perch in Cook Inlet fit Kenai
took place at 8:50 p.m. Wednes
day, according; to Harold (Hal)
Humph, Jr„ owner of the 50-foot
“Alaska Limit” fishing; vessel.
The “Two Brothers” was one of
two fishing; boats which sank in
the Kenai River after breaking
from their mooring on Halloween
night along with a third boat
"The Seal” which was reeued
before sinking.
The "Rose Marie” sank near
the Army dock ami the “Two
Brothers” drifted out to Cook In
let and sank in the mouth of the
Kenai River.
Both of the boats were brought
to the surface with the assistance
of divers, were salvaged and re
paired. The "Rose Marie,” a 60
fouter owned by Bill Seely of
Kenai, left in December to go to
Seldovia to engage in crab fish
ing operations.
Bumph, formerly of Kodiak and
Homer, was negotiating the pur
chase of the “Two Brothers” from
Tony McGah&n at the time the
boat sank. He completed the
transaction, supervised the pump
ing out of the boat after it was
raised and the cleanup work as
well as motor repairs.
On Nov, 17, the day before the
boat was to be launched, Bumph
broke his back and was a patient
at Providence Hospital, Anchotr
age, for six weeks.
With his back still in a c-ast,
which will not be removed for at
least another month, Bumph su
pervised the launching job
Wednesday. Tire boat had been
ice locked for some time. Due to
efforts of crew’ members, Luther
"Fuzzy” Roberts, son of Mrs.
Seely of the Rose Marie, Hadley
Parsons, also of Kenai, so much
ice. bad been dug oat that waters
of the high tide launched the ves
sel without a hitch.
The “Two Brothers” is now at
DaubffnrpecVs dock outside of
Kenai where it will remain over
the weekend, waiting for the ice
ir the Inlet to settle down after
the larger ice floes have been
carried out by the high waters.
Living quarters on the boat are
also to receive completing touches
over the weekend.
The boat is leaving early next
week to join the “Rose Marie”
and other vessels in tire crab
fishing fleet working out of Sel
dovia.
Humph, who came to Kenni
from Horner with his family far a
five-day trip to pick up his boat,
has remained for five months in
stead, with the exception of time
spent in the hospital. He has
now decided to make his perma
nent home in Kenai “where the
people arc so wonderful,”
The entire community gave
whole-headed support to the un
fortunate owners of the boats
that were sunk. A “Float the
Boat” benefit smorgasbord held
on Nov, 19 was co-sponsored by
the American Legion Post, the
American Legion Auxiliary, the
North Community Club, and in
fact the entire area. Additional
assistance has continued to come
from power companies, mechan
ics and workmen who all lent a
hand to help those in trouble.
There was no insurance coverage
on either of the unfortunate
boats.
Not only will the “Two Broth
ers" new owner and his family
become permanent residents of
Kenai, but it as likely that his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Humph, Sr., will jon them soon.
Hal says he has sung the
praises of Alaska, and especially
of Kenai, so long and loud that
the rider Bumphs, motel owners
in Arizona, are preparing to pull
op stakes and reinvest in business
in the Kenai area.
Roads Program
Interests C of C
Another breakfast meeting is
planned by the Greater Soldotna
Chamber of Commerce and will
be at 8 a.m. Saturday at Parkers
in Ridgeway, Details of the pro
gram have not been announced.
Lee Hubbard, secondary roads
engineer for the State Division el
Highways, was featured speaker
at iast Saturday’s breakfast ses
sion.
Fair Flights Set
Cordova Airlines will have
charter flights operating during
the month of June to Seattle and
the Century 21 Exposition.
The special flights will be for
trips of five days and will include
one day enroute to the Fair, one
day returning and three days at
Seattle.
■Early reservations may be made
by contacting “Red” d range, Cor
dova’s Seattle manager, phone
262-4101 or 262-4461.
The need for assistance in
maintaining pioneer access roads
was brought to his attention, par
ticularly in the case of roads upon
which families with school chil
dren live. Snow removal on such
roads is especially desired, it was
pointed out.
Hubbard reported that a study
is being made which may result
in the Funny River road being
placed on the secondary road pro
gram and being maintained by
the state after the road is built to
required standards.
He also remarked that the Holt
Loop road in North Kenai and the
Cohoe Loop road were being up
graded from pioneer access roads
to secondary roads, which will
provide for state maintenance.
Further work on the Sterling
Highway between Soldotna and
Homer is being held up because
of lack of sufficient right-of-way
easements for road and utility
lines and will be continued as
soon as they have been obtained*
Hubbard said.
It was voted at the meeting
that Clarence Goodrich should
represent the Chamber at a roads
meeting to be held this week at
Juneau.
Special guests at the meeting
included Hillard Roach, Anchor
age; Arthur Richardson and Bob
Palmer, both of Ninilehik; Stan
Thompson, Wally Van Sky and
Art Taurienan, all of Kenai, and
D&ve Bell, North Kenai.
N. Kenai Road
Job Bids Opened
A Seattle firm entered the ap
parent low bid for the grading
and drainage of 5 Vi miles of the
North Kenai Extension, northeast
of Niklshka. Cheney Construction
Company's bid of $56,776 was al
most $75,060 less than the project
cost estimated by State engi
neers.
L. D. Wilson, deputy commis
sioner of the State Department
of Public Works, said Cheney’s
bid was the lowest of seven read
at the Feb. 28 bid opening ses
sion. He said an eighth bid was i
received, but was not read when
it was found it did not meet all
bidding requirements.
According to specifications on
the project, the successful con
tractor will be required to com
plete the project within 170 work
ing days after he receives notice
to proceed.
Other bids received were from
River's Construction Company,
Inc., Fail-banks, $595,787; Chris
Borg, Inc., Seattle, $644,725; Mor
rison-Knudsen Company, Inc., Se"
attle, $647,088; S. S. Mullen, Inc.,
Seattle, $644,885; M-B Contract
ing Company, Inc., Anchorage,
$682,494, and from McLaughlin
B-E-C-K, Inc.., Seattle, $686,091.
DID YOU KNOW?
More than $100,000,000 worth
of gold has been taken out of the
Nome area.
The Bering Strait and Bering
Sea bounding the west coast of
Alaska were named for Danish
explorer Vitus Bering, wii-o ex
plored the ai'ea for Russia in
1741.
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