Victoria Begins _,
Another Season
Tfae earliest sailing, in five
y iars, of the 8l-year-o!d A
tas'ka Steamship Company!
steamer Victoria was male,
yesterday, H. N. Peterson,
general tra^;_manager,
a.irv. »uced.
“The Victor ->s taken out
of ayup to hi; m i special
ea■■>;<> devel.oprrv’ t to the A
hsk “h;1 belt i'‘ynnd the
cap.-i-.vty of . • regularly
scnedaled vessel Peterson
The Gcii
! NOW OPEN ’
From 6:30 A.M.
Till 3:00 A.M.
:niS. hfiOflA? - MSA
;' Captain Ben Aspen,Tnown
’ to Kodiakians as skipper of
the Denali, will command the
! Victoria this voyage, — •which'
marked the beginning or
another ^ eason for the color
ful vessel.
Built tor the Gunard Line
in 18/U and launched as the
Parthia, the Victoria helped
make Alaska gold rush history
and was a familiar sight to
sourdoughs of that era. It was
not uncommon then for her
to handle as much as two mil
lion dollars in gold per trip
from the Seward Peninsula.
Read the CLASSIFIEDS
Masonic Rite*
At Orpheum «
l The Ancient and Accepted
Scottish Rite of Freemasonry,
the Relighting of the Lights,
was held Easter Sunday at the
Orpheum Theatre.
Members of the Kodiak
Masonic Club sponsored the
event. A prelude of organ
selections and a welcome were
given by Thomas L. Crooks
followed by a prayer by Fred
C. Crouch.
A trio, composed of Karin
Ahlstrom, Carol Williams and
Marilyn Diehl, sang, Christ
The Lord Has Risen Today
which was followed by the
symbolic relighting of the
lights. Closing the' fcereir.eay
was a vocal duet by Nancy
and Waylene Jones., •* .• >
Those sponsoring the pro
gram were Archie J. Ah!s
trom, Richard Arthurs, Earl
J. Bingham, G. L. Briley,
William R. Coles, Thomas L.
Crooks, Fred C. Crouch,
Charles C. Glass.
Othee sponsors were Dona’d
V. Lawvere, Harry N. Jack
son, Hugh E. McCullough,
Albert E. Montcastle, Samuel
J. Poag, Jules Radinsky,
Zora Wilson and Clyde E.
Zearley.
George Strong, fisherman,
returned to Kodiak by plane
recently.
I
ALASKA SALMON
INSTITUTE
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What is the Alaska Salmon Institute?
It is an advisory group of Alaska salmon packers,
organized to present the story of their industry to the
people of the Territory and to do everything in its
power to promote both the industry and the welfare
of Alaska.
winy was it organized?
Because it feels that the Alaska salmon industry has a
good story to tell—a story of a typical American enter
prise—and because it well realizes that through the
dissemination of truthful information there can come
about better unders'*r>',:,’<T.
miat will it do?
Through advertisements in Alaska’s daily ana weekly *
newspapers, it will tell you, frankly and honestly, about
idle salmon industry and how-it iffects. you. j, ,
It will bring you, every Sunday afternoon over your
favorite, radio station, Sam Hayes, noted commentator
who will give you hi$ slant of national and 'n,;: ™1
nfws.
It will publish, mostly for the benefit of newcomers,
a colorful booklet entitled "Welcome to Alaska.” This
booklet will be distributed on planes, steamships, trains,
hotels, etc. You may receive a copy by writing for it or
we will send a copy to your relatives or fn>" '
Alaska
Salmon
Institute
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