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VOL 14 NO 28
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c'Americas Last Frontier”
■• ' KODIAK. ALASKA. SEPTEMBER 18 1954
DF Propose
Changes i
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. The Alaska Department of
fisheries have proposed some
drastic changes in the crab
fishing industry which is bound
to affect the economics and
welfare of the new crab in
dustry which is so vital to
Kodiak fishermen during the
off salmon season.
It is being proposed to close
the crab season from January
1st to May 31st each year, as
during this period the king
crab are going through their
moulting stage. The first pro
posal submitted by Roy Linds
ley local Fish and Wildlife
agent was to prohibit only
trawling during the period
from, January 1st to June 15th,
but from a biological stand
point he was in agreement
with a total cessation of crab
fishing, during the closure
period.
Lmdsley also stated a pot
fishery might aid local econ
omy.” It is the opinion of
many of the old timers who
have engaged in crab fishing
that any aid received through
this media would be extremely
dubious and the practice would
soon eliminate itself. The old
timers are further going on
record as stating that few, if
any soft shelled crab, can or
do, enter the pots during the
moulting season and that the
crab taken in this method are
poor in quality, tasteless and
the picked meat to live weight
is extremely low.
In other words if this new
legislation is passed by the A
laska Department of Fisheries
it will limit Kodiak to a six
month crab fishing season, and
on the off season the crab in
dustry would be totally closed.
At present there are going
crab industries in Kodiak, em
ploying anywhere from 30 to
50 employees. These people
wonld be forced into idleness
if this proposed change be
comes law.
There will be a meeting next
Monday night to thrash out
this change in the fishing
regulations affecting the Ko
diak area and all crab industi y
employees should attend.
The American Legion Aux
iliary Unit No. 17 will hold
their regular meeting on Tues
day, September 21, at 7:30 PM
at the home of Mrs. KarlBrun
stad. Mrs. Koy Coble is hostess.
Officers for the coming year
will be elected. Also members
are urged to attend. After the
meeting, slides of Kodiak and
vicinity will be shown through
the courtesy of Norman’s Pho
to Shop.
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Sharp In Anchoage
For Harbor Funds
Robert Sharp. Kodiak City
Manager, is currently in /An
chorage conferin^ with Army
Engineering ioMclafs request
ing necessary funds to start
the Small Boat Harbor early
next spring.
He was authorized by the
City Council to meet with the
District Engineer after that
body reaffirmed the previous
assurance that the City would
furnish the necessary facilities
for moorage, the utilities, etc.,
contingient oii the request for
construction funds.
w nne in Anchorage Sharp
is also metting the President
of the Bureau of Land Manage
ment for the acQtisition of a
site for cemetery purposes,
which is badly needed at the
present time. He also will ne
gotiate for Recreational area
and an Airport Site for small
wheeled aircraft.
The Progressive Party of
Kodiak met in caucus last
Wednesday, at the quonset
hut at the High School and
nominated the ^entire encum
bent officials as their choice
for re-election.
The nominees include: Jack
Hinckle for Mayor; William
Smith, Vincent Root, Alvin
Miller; E. L. Lightfoot, Oscar
Hanson and Basil Clark for
Councilmen.
Lt. Walter McCracken, his
wife Kitty and daughter Jean
ne left yesterday aboard the
Funston for the states.
The 19:% Plymouth sedan driven by R. ti .u> ol.
liding with the parked car belonging to Herbert Heglin Both
Bennett and his wife Eileen escaped without injury after the
mishap. See Story on page 2. Photo by Officer Ovid McKinley.
Shriners To Initiate 16 Members
Hal N. Snyder, Potentate of
Nile Temple, Ancient Arabic
Order of Nobles of the Mystic
Shrine, will arrive in Kodiak
on Monday, September 21, to :
conduct the Ceremonial of in. I
itiating 16 novices into the or. J
der.
Potentote Snyder will be a
ccompanied by the following
members of his Divan: Leslie
W. Eastman, Chief Rabban;
Frank B. Donaldson, Assistant
'Rabban; Thomas N. Fowler,
! High Priest and Prophet, and
| Vernon Bistrom, Head of 2nd.
It is believed that this will
; be the largest class to be in
j itiated into Shrinedom in the
City of Kodiak. Following the
Ceremonial, a dinner dance in
honor of the new candidates
i and the Divan Nile Temple,
will be held at the GivilService
Club on the Naval Station at
8:0G pm.
Historical Club Meats
The newly organized His
torical Society will hold its
first meeting on Tuesday,
September 21st at 8 pm in the
Kodiak High School Building.
All people attending thi* meet
ing will be classified as charter
members of the Society.
The officers of the club serv
ing temporarily until the first
meeting are: Dr. A. Holmes
Johnson, president; Lee Bet
tinger, Secretary: and a six
man Board of Directors com
posed of: Lee Bettinger, E. L.
Lightfoot. Chief Cornileus, of
Continued on page 10
The largest crowd ever to see a baseball game swarmed into Lakefront Stadium at
Cleveland (912) to see the Cleveland Indians take two games from the New York Yankees
and to practically cinch the American League pennant. 86,563 roaring fans saw pichers Bob
Lemon and Early Wynn defeat the Yanks 4-1 and 3-2. (/Pwirephoto)
Russ Have;
Air Power
At Artie RiW»
Washington, D. C. (A5) ~~r
Communist Russia has based
almost all of its long
bomber force along the rim ®f
the Artie circle, according
the magazine Aviation Age.
The Russian chain bases ex
tend from the Kola Peninsula,
north of Scandinavia, then
loop-along the Artie circle to
ChukotPeninsula, facing A
laska and then south to Kam
chatka andthe-Sea of Okhotsk
Sixty per cent of the whole
Russian Soviet Air Force
stands ready to attack America
across theN. Pole.
The Russians are building a
huge base on Franz Joseph
Land only 3600 miles, from
Detroit with runways miles
long and covered with iron
plates electrically heated to
keep them in constant use.
They have also utilized the
floating islands in the area for
weather stations.
Furthetmore Russian scien
tists have perfected frostproof
rubber for aircraft tires and
fuels and lubricants that will
stand all freezing tempera
tures.
The magazine article goes
on to state the Russian army
have airborne divisions at
eight airfields on Sakalin Is
land just north of Japan in
readiness to strike.
SlVC Hold Style Show
A style show entitled Fall
Fantasies,’ will be presented
by the Service Wives Club.
Clothes from sportswear to
formal attire will be modeled
on Monday, September 27th at
7:30 pm at the Enlisted Mens
Club.
Refreshments and entertain
ment will be provided, and
dancing to the Navy Combo
until 12. Proceeds are to go to
the Kodiak Mission Home.
A donation of $1. is required
for tickets which may be se
cured at the U.S.O., or from
the Jr. Hostess’ and Mrs. Jayne
I Bayer 1185 Carolyn Ave., or
Mrs. Carolyn Mealman CBl
Missisn Road. The Nursey will
be open on this night.
S Robert Blair, BG&M Amuse
'ment owner, left today for Se
| attle, Wash. He will be away
for approximately 2 week3,
While in Seattle he will visi
with his wife Dorothy, who is
' expected to make Bob a proud
Poppa anyday now, and engage
| in some business transa cticrs