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0&y- eft &fia&kab &Kod §&&»*{£ ($dand PRICE TEN CENTS VOL. 23 NO. 36 KODIAK, ALASKA, AUGUST 30, 1963 Rotarians Visited Sailors Shake Sea Legs At Big Dance After 30 Years Bartlett Fishing V By District VIP Absence Teachers Vessel Building Russell Richards, Governor of District 504 of Rotary Interna- On Visit Subsidy Bill OK’d tional, was a visitor in Kodiak Report Thursday. He Eunice Neseth Legislation designed to improve Tuesday through By was on an official visitation of the Mrs. Willis Merriam, the U.S.’s domestic fishing fleet Mr. and local club. teachers in Afognak from 1925-28, was approved this week by the be- on the last Thursday Senate Commerce Committee, ac- The visiting dignitary spoke were phone con- from Kodiak Airways of- cording to a wire received from fore the group Tuesday noon, evening come in with Alaska Senator Bob Bartlett who ferred with Roy Madsen, president fice. They’d just Olson from a return co-sponsored the measure. of the local club and Don Fenner, “Skipper” He met with the direc- flight to Afognak where they had The bill would liberalize the 1960 secretary. and committee heads in the taken his plane directly after law relating to fishery vessel con- tors evening. morning arrival from Anchorage struction subsidies by providing an with PNA. he was shown the t expanded program for five years. Wednesday ■ the of the village “The bill is aimed at reversing sights of the city by the past gov- Walking length He road now filled in and widened deterioration of America’s com- ernor, Dr. A. Holmes Johnson. for noted the changes mercial fishing fleet in face of in- left on Thursday’s direct flight. cars, they in years’ time. Decay creasing competition from foreign Visitors at the meeting were thirty-five was evident in the form of the nationals,” Bartlett stated. He n9t- Jack Roth, Dave Savoi, Rev. Rob- of their own domicile in ed that the U.S. has fallen back ert Childs, Joe Ronner and Tom falling-in “We never had a better time anywhere in Alaska” was the way the wing of the then-fine old Petel- to fifth place in world fish catch. Smith. one sailor put it in describing the dance for the fleet held at the lin home, as well as many other Bartlett’s bill would extend un- Armory Saturday night. There was full participation from the familiar house miss- deadline for completely til June 30, 1968, the sailors and ladies present in the dancing and contests stag'ed. ing. Among these was one they filing of construction subsidy appli- Above is pictured Willis 0. Benson, Sr., M.C. at the dance, in the ADF&G Solicits passed daily to the school — Ba- cations with an annual appropria- center, with Capt. C. E. Healy, CO aboard the USS Bennington, buska Gregorioff’s weather-grayed tion of $10 million. and Rear Adm. Joseph A. Japp, Commander Carrier Division 19. log house with it s near-haliowea Bartlett pointed out that no For associations of long years of faith- Alaskan has benefitted from the Suggestions ‘Determined’ Says ful service in the community, the law which expired June 30 this Kodiak Residents Bartlett On beloved ‘Grandmother’ of every year but predicted that “widened Ship State Regulations villager. scope of the bill’s benefits should Seizure Bill Urged To Submit The added graves in the ceme- allow new vessel construction for Walter Kirkness, Commissioner, In a letter to the Mirror Senator tery were not by-passed, their use in Alaska’s fishery.” Department of Fish and Game, Bartlett emphasized his “deep of Centennial staunch friend and supplier of “Application for such a construc- has called for written proposals concern over continued encroach- Design Scheele’s store so Kodiak residents will have an only recently tion subsidy,” he stated, “would specific amendments and changes ment of our territorial waters and laid there at the of fish- to win a but age ninety-two. amount to the difference between to commercial fishing, sport of our fishery resources.” opportunity handsome, The only difference in the old cost of constructing vessel in an ing and beaver trapping regula- “The charges made by the Jap- as yet, undetermined prize by de- was the must be a distinctive emblem or in- store, they said, deep- American shipyard as compared tions for 1964. Proposals anese officials that I com- signing fishery in the of the which will be in freeze standing place with cost in a foreign shipyard.” received by the Commissioner, mitted an act in intro- signia keeping unfriendly old onion sack. & Sub- with the of Alaska and its Each application would be sub- Department of Fish Game, a bill the integ- spirit ducing protecting Several fine new homes and no later and which will be use- ject to determination by the In- port Building, Juneau, of our territorial waters have centennial, rity the school now in the in order ful in the building terior that the introduc- than 5 p.m. Oct. 1, 1963, increased my determination publicizing Centennial. secretary only were of their The Alaska Aleut-Town end signs tion of new vessels would not harm to be considered. that must be to Centennial Commission legislation passed former is also a motto or pupils’ accomplishments. any segment of existing American All interested are af- seizure and the seeking slogan. persons permit imposition In the serious water The emblem and would Kodiak, fishery. forded this to submit of on foreign ves- slogan opportunity heavy penalties an be used on official shortage prevented over-night their for changes in the sels caught our fishery re- publications, proposals taking with von Scheele. and other items stay Margaret The will be sources which we have all worked medallions, pins, For regulations. proposals The next Applications in with the morning, instead, they the Commissioner so hard to Bartlett produced conjunction consolidated by conserve,” her Centennial. visited at the Griffin Memor- Academies Sought after the Oct. 1 deadline, adver- stated. ial where she cares for J. Rivers As the Commission has Hospital Representative Ralph and distributed. Com- yet, not tised widely the It hard to find announced that he is accept- determined what the will nursery. was today ments will be solicited from all in- prize be, oneself back in ’63 after reliving ing applications from young men but among the suggestions terested persons on the proposals. Indicate locally Reports the days of those years of friend- interested in nominations to West is one a schol- These comments will be referred providing complete the Air Force Academy, An- to the of ship. Point, the Alaska Board of Fish and arship University Alaska to Election tuiiice iNesetn tnem and the Merchant Marine 6 Seek in the picxed up napolis, meet in Ketchi- event the winner is a school Game when they the Those interested in child. at terminal and they enjoyed Academy. ap- Dec. 1963 to kan starting 1, adopt the at the Neseth for the vacancies should To Posts No standard blank evening home, plying and additions for the Borough entry will be amendments with Mrs. Marie write the at Room J. Richard Pace, Port Wake- reminiscing also Congressman for commercial provided, but it is suggested that 1964 regulations one of their former Wash- field, has filed the first borough entries be on Brunton, 1540 Longworth Building, fishing and beaver made standard letter- fishing, sport for the pupils, and sister of Mrs. Neseth. ington 25, DjC., as soon as possible. assemblyman petition pro- size paper. If entries are made for trapping. had to see Father posed Kodiak Island organized both the emblem and the They hoped to sub- slogan The public is encouraged It has been filed with Gerasim Schmaltz and circled sev- KNUDSEN’S HOST borough. separate sheets of paper should be mit their views on regulation eral times over Monk’s on Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ronner of Red- the election supervisor at Anchor- used. Lagoon changes and to make comments on election Spruce Island, but were unable to wood City, Calif., are on a three- age, according to the sup- Since the idea of the emblem is the proposals after they have been Dodds in Anchor- make a landing on the heavily- week vacation trip to Kodiak and ervisor, Ruth H. what is sought, professional skill advertised so that the Board can kelp-strewn beach at low tide. are house guests of Mr. and Mrs. age. of the person will not be as entering take advantage of the opinions are Finding no hotel space in this Emil Knudsen during their 6tay Nominating petitions report- the deciding factor in the emblem by Alaskans throughout much-grown town of here. expressed ed to be circulating for several selection. Kodiak, they the State, Commissioner Kirkness such were fortunate in a tem- other candidates and peti- All entries must be received at finding stated. mail this porarily unfilled room with the Editor’s Note: Due to heavy tions must be in the by the office of the Commission (Box submit Gilbreaths. committments in advertising and Kodiak residents may evening. 1421, Juneau) no later than mid- to Pete Deveau, to the Now both with doctorates in the time factor, we are unable to their suggestions Petitions for election post night, October 1, 1963. of the Kodiak Advisory chairman are being education, Bill teaching history publish letters to the editor, and chairman of borough Entries will be judged by mem- or to Mrs. Millie Mark- and geography in the other features. These will appear Committee to the ADF&G circulated for bers of the Commission’s Executive member of the T. T. State College in Pullman, he was in next weeks edition of the Oscar Dyson, ham, Howard Fremlin, Committee on the basis of origin- Chuck Powell. a visiting instructor at the state Mirror. ADF&G State Board. Jackson and ality, dramatic impact, portrayal college in Bellingham for the sum- Petitions for borough assembly of Alaska, and appropriateness for for Von mer quarter. Florence is a music are reported circulating use in the Centennial celebration. On Returning Home teacher, also voice Thoughts Straut and Phil Anderson. Pete Deveau, chairman of the directing A. Holmes Johnson, M.D. groups. Their elder son By said he there Robert, such a beauti- Commission, hoped We were speaking, last week, about making Kodiak McKINLEY OUTSIDE born during their term in Afog- the beauties of would be numerous entries from ful little city that it will not only augment Dr. Larry McKinley departs this nak, was stationed in Anchorage with which Nature has been so profligate, but will Kodiak residents and pointed out its surroundings, week for Canton, , where he during his tour of duty in the Air- unstinted, admiration from each of the new tourists that will that “it would certainly be ap- cause is undertaking a month’s studies force. There his intrepid parents be reaching our shores when the Ferry is established. There is no propriate for a resident of Kodiak, in new dental technology. During and grandmother drove the first place in the world that is so blessed with natural beauty so that all we Alaska’s first capital, to submit the his absence his dental clinic will must do is to make our city comparably beautiful, and this can be (Continued on Page 4) Richard winning design.” done. (Continued on Page 4) be operated by Dr. McCoy.