NOTICE
IN THE UNITED STATES^
COMMISSIONER’S (EX-OF-1
FICIO PROBATE) COURT
FOR THE TERRITORY OF
ALASKA, KODIAK COM
MISSIONER’S PRECINCT
Notice to Creditors
In the matter of the Estate of
GRACE P. STAFFORD,
Deceased ’
PROBATE NO. 468 I
All concerned are hereby
notified that Raymond J. Staf
ford was on the 12th day of
April, 1954, appointed Execu
tor of the Last Will and Tes
tament of Grace P, Stafford,
Deceased. ,
All persons having claims
against said Estate are hereby
required to present the same,
with proper vouchers verified
according to law, within six
months from the date of this
Notice, to the undersigned
Executor at the office of his
Attorney, Paul A. Dupler, Ko
diak, Alaska. j
Dated at Kodiak, Alaska,
this 11th day of May, 1954.
[s] Raymond J. Stafford
Executor.
1st Pub. 5-15-54
fcastPub. 6-5-54
NOTICE
IN THE PROBATE COURT
IFOR THE TERRITORY OF
ALASKA, THIRD DIVISION,
KODIAK PRECINCT
In the Matter of the Estate of
KENNETH EDWIN STOOK,
Deceased
No. 458 Probate
Chilean Business Man Studies Crab Fishing Industry
Of Kodiak Island
| Mario Mac Lean O’Reilly, $
.native Chilean from Eu.nta
Arenas, spent several days
in Kodiak this past week,
making a study of the
methods of fishing and cann
ing the Kediak king crab.
| MacLean owns and operates a
i canning company in the
southern tip of Chile on the
Straits of Magellan.
When asked about his name,
having the last name of O'
Reilly and using MacLean, he
explained that in Chile, child
ren took the names of both
parents and while traveling ia
the United States he was us
ing his father's name of Mac
Notice of S&le
NOTICE is hereby given
that, pursuant to an order of
the above entitled Court dated
May 19, 1954, the undersigned
administratdix will sell the
following described personal
property at public auction, for
cash, and subject to the con
firamation of this Court, at
the front door of the United
States Commissioner’s Office
at Kodiak. Alaska, at the hour
of 10:30 o’clock A. M. of
Wednesday, June 9, 1954:
1949 Fleetline Sedan,
Chevrolet, Gar No. 6GKD
1L720, Engine No. GAA
219881
Dated at Kodiak, Alaska
this 19th day of May, 1954.
[s] A. M. Vokacek
Administratrix of the Estate
of Kenneth Edwin Stoor
deceased
First Publication: 5-22-64
Last Publication 6-5-54
Lean.
MacLean is thirty-nine, and
a graduate of Concepcion Uni
versity in the Chemical En
gineering Department. The
school is located at Concep
cion, Chile. He is married and
and has two children.
Punta Arenas is a city of a
little less than 25,000 popula
tion, being the last most
[southerly port on the South
: American Continent. During
the old days before the Pana
ma Canal was built, Funta
Arenas was a thriving metro
polis, being an over night stop
for all Atlantic to Pacific and
visa versa traffic. But the
Canal on its completion ended
this era of travel, and with it
the economic value of the
tourist trade.
An interesting comparison
Of the crab canned in Chile
and the King Crab of Kodiak
is this. The Kings from here
are a little better than twice
as big, the average weight
per Kodiak King being about
9 pounds and the Chilean pro
duct running about 3 and one
half pounds per crab. Structu
rally the two are almost identi-,
cal. An added part of the in
dustry in Chile was the utila-,
zation of the small waste:
pieces and the tails which i
they grind up, add certain j
condiments, can and put it on i
the market as a sandwich (
paste.
Chilean Crab is caught by:
tangle nets and Mac was in- j
tensely interested in the added
two methods used by looal
fishermen in obtaining thei£
catches. The crab pot or traps
and the dragging methods.
These methods were something
new to Mac and on his re
turn to Chile he is going to
experiment with them. The
sea bottom is very similiar to
that found in Kodiak and he
believes it will make a tre
mendous difference in the
amount of the catches.
Another change he intends to
try and make on his return is
to lenghthen the fishing sea
son. At the present time they
only fish for crab for two
months; during November
and December. Their yearly
pack is 5000 cases which is all
consumed locally. There are
48 units to a case and the cans
weigh 12 or 13 ounces per can.
The local product is an 8 ounce
can or half pound.
In American money the
cannery labor earns one dollar
a day, but on the other hand
that same laborer can buy a
whole lamb for $2.50. Living1
costs in the South American
countries is much less than in
the U. S. McLean hires 30
fishermen and 60 laborers to
operate the cannery. The en
tire product is all hand and
fancy packed and the entire
pack is eaten in Chile.
When asked about Com
munism in Chile Mac replied
with a'big smile on his face, ;
“They are much in the mi
nority. There are only a few
and they make a big noise.”
McLean left Kodiak on
Wednesday for Anchorage and
then on to Seattle. His itinery
will include Chicago, New
York, Miami, Rio and then
Chile. These many miles he
expects to travel in two weeks ,
time.
All Kodiak people who met
Mac were of‘one accord. One
mighty fine Good Will Ambas
sador from faraway Chile.
Ralph Fisher, Coastwise
agent from Seward, left
Thursday via PNA after
spending two days in Kodiak.
Fisher eame over to super
vise the discharge of the S.
S. Seafare.
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Queen Juliana of the
Netherlands contributes to a
drive to aid Dutch victims of
World War II during a Flag
Day visit to the village of
Leimuiden. The queen was ac
companied by Prince Bernhard
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