Waterfront News Summary From Clarence Strait to Gulf of Esquibel
Alaska sea activity reports collisions and losses as the season winds down. Several vessels hit rocks or sank including Katmai and PAF tender near Chapin Bay and Devil's Elbow in Rocky Pass. Kerfs of packers such as Klawock 5 and Progress damaged by rocks. crews rescued from Ethel B Turn Point area. Troll lines report slower halibut but active coho catches. several names and ships appear with cargoes and inspections in progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katmai
Chapin Bay
Herring Bay
Chapin
Bellingham
Elsie
Alaska
Packer Phoenix
Devil’s Elbow
Rocky Pass
Bob File
Klawoeck
el Capitan
Klawock
Odin
Progressive
Calder Bay
Soine
Enos
Noyes Tyland
Hvdahburg
Port Bellclare
Pete
Pt. Baker
T.U
Klawock 4
Shakan Bay
Far West
Petersburg
Roy Burke
Hank Grindrod
Narrows
Parco 12
Chatham Straits
Jack Warner
Marine Insurance
Susitna
Knut Thompson
Robert Eugene
Steve Johnson
Grindrod
Petersburg Creek
Alaska Maid
Port Alexander
Gedney Harbor
Hole- In-Wall
Kelly Cove
Brightman
Gulf of Esquibel
Embem Club Delegates Plan Honor for Supreme President
Emb lem Club members met at the Elks Club to organize their part in honoring national supreme president Mary Ellen Schlosser visiting Southeast Alaska. Delegates Magdi Lind and Margit Smith will attend Ketchikan events, with Carlene Wikan joining, and gifts including a hand painted apron and purse. Margit Smith will present the apron, and a floral bouquet will greet Schlosser on a Juneau to Wrangell flight stop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emblem Club
Elks Club
National Supreme
Mary Ellen Schlosser
S.E. Alaska
Schlosser
Cullman
Alabama
Ketchikan
Magda Lind
Margit Smith
Carlene Wikan
Supreme
North West Power Plans 750 Million Yukon River Hydro Project
Atlin residents approve a five stage hydro electric scheme by N W Power Industries Ltd to harness Yukon River waters raise Atlin Lake 20 feet. The 60 000 square mile drainage license and a 22 mile rail link to Taku port are part of the plan announced on Discovery Day marking the Yukon gold find anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlin
B.C
Canada
Yukon-Alaska
N.W. Power Industries, Ltd
Frobisher
Yukon River
Atlin Lake
Alaska Salmon Season Forecast by Arnold
W C Arnold, head of the Alaska Salmon Industry, after a survey, calls 1955 season one of the purest of the century and estimates total catch not more than 2.25 million cases, with disbelief at the prospect of surpassing that level.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
W. C. Arnold
Alaska
Arnold
Georgia Pacific Granted Timber Sale Award in Alaska
Preliminary award for a large Southeast Alaska pulp timber sale goes to Georgia-Pacific Alaska Corporation after bid receipt by the Forest Service in Juneau. The Juneau Unit covers 7% billion board feet with stumpage rates set at 2.80 per thousand for Sitka spruce and 1.70 for western hemlock and cedar, with rate redeterminations on January 1, 1971 and every five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Georgia-Pacific Alaska Corporation
Forest Service
Juneau
Georgia-Pacific Alaska
Georgia-Pacific Plywood Company
Portland
Oregon
National Forest
Weather slows traps and seiners in Clarence Straits
Fishing activity drops about 40 percent due to rough weather. Traps down in Clarence Straits and seiners slow across the region. Sailors hope to reunite in November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Straits
Coastal Plane Capsizes Near Coronation Island
A Piper pacer operated by Alaska Coastal Airlines overturned during landing at Coronation Island. Pilot Bill Stedman and two passengers Marian Woolery and Bob File escaped uninjured after donning life jackets as a storm gust hit. The wreck carried $10,000 to a buying station, later salvaged. plane damaged, dismantled, and sent to Juneau for repairs with operations planned to resume soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska Coastal Airlines
Bill Stedman
Coronation Island
Marian Woolery
Bob File
Stedman
Bank of Petersburg
Jim Johnson
Alaska Coastal Office
Piper
Alma
Kayler-Dahl Fish Co
Juneau
Top FWS Men Meet In Wrangell
The Fish and Wildlife Service gathers in Wrangell to assess Southeast Alaska salmon runs. A final decision on an early opening closure is possible for August 12, six days earlier than the 1955 regulation date. T. Smith joins the meeting. Seaton Thompson had earlier proposed the August closure unless improved. The Southeastern Alaska total pack by August 13 stands at 598,945 vs 1,001,090 a year ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Wrangell
Fish and Wildlife Service
T. Smith
Seaton Thompson
Council Accepts Low Bid For Crystal Lake Clearing
A special city council meeting at 5 00 p m accepted Purvis and Chaffee as the low bidder at 6350 for clearing a designated area at Crystal Lake. The aggregate assessed valuation of 30 incorporated towns is 224 035 116 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council
Purvis and
Chaffee
Crystal Lake
Preliminary Work On Harbor Plans Nearing Start
Harold L. Moats of the Army Engineer Corps met with Mayor Ernie Haugen to review harbor improvement options. The plans include a bulkhead, piping fill across the Narrows, or pumping fill for a gym area playfield, involving about 125,000 yards of dredged material. The project aims to begin in May 1956 and finish by June 1957 with city funding for float facilities to be arranged.
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Harold L. Moats
Army Engineer Corps
Ernie Haugen
Cliff Fenn
Moats
Haugen
House Sub Committee Plans Hearings on Territorial Issues
The House subcommittee on Territorial and Insular affairs will hold a hearing October 1 in Juneau. Ed Locken will coordinate witnesses with ten minutes per speaker and written briefs allowed. Mayor Haugen may testify on transportation planning and the Stikine Highway as Alaska voices on statehood, resource, and governance topics.
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Subcommittee On
House of Representatives
Congress
Chamber of Commerce
Esident Rath
Alaska
Hall
Locken
Haugen
C. of C
Juneau Group
Bureau of Land Management Office
Anchorage
Terr. City Election Boards Named
City and territorial election board names were announced at the board of equalization meeting Monday. Territorial delegate candidates named include Chris Wick Agnes Olsen Mrs Chris Odegaard Mrs Helmi Jensen and Oscar Wickstrom with alternates Mrs Cliff Roundtree. City caucus set for September 8 to choose mayor and two year council terms. filing deadline September 16 at 5:00 p.m. Board members listed with alternates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Equalization
Territorial Board
Chris Wick
Agnes Olsen
Chris Odegaard
Helmi Jensen
Oscar Wickstrom
Cliff Roundtree
Knut Thompson
R. “Tink” Martin
James Hammer
Berger Wasvick
C.O. Parks
George Nicholson
Ann Thomason
Anton Noreide
Erling Espeseth
Verne Miller
Democratic leaders visit Petersburg for luncheon and remarks
Butler and Bartlett arrived with Paul Butler Jr and Alaska delegates to meet locals at the Elks Lodge. Bartlett praised the DNC chair and discussed harbor funds and the mental health bill, urging testimony to the subcommittee this fall. Butler framed Alaskans as fellow Americans and quipped about Republican opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Butler
Democratic National Committee
E.L
Bob) Bartlett
Butler
Paul Jr
Alaska
Elks Lodge
L.L. Wingard
Democratic Party
Emblem Club
Wingard
Congress
Bartlett
Petersburg
Territory
Interior and Insular Affairs
Locken
S.E. Alaska
Petersburg council sets tax rate at 14 mills for next year
Petersburg officials approved a 14 mill tax rate at their regular meeting, framing about $83,000 in tax monies for operating funds. Budget plans show a surplus over department submissions, with no new construction or equipment included, and street and sewer projects delayed to next year. Public works will maintain current streets and sewers, while funds earmarked for snow removal may be redirected. The Trones addition street issue prompted a proposal to study a filled or gravel street needing sewers, and budget discussions highlighted concerns over relying on past expenditures for the upcoming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petersburg
Co ‘Ilmen
Public Works Department
Ken Welde
APW
Ken Welds
Public Works
Indian St
Welde
Trones
Ernie Haugen
Tink” Martin
Martin
Knut Thompson
Jst
Jim Taylor
Thompson
Erling Nicholson
Haugen
Sumner Strait Fisheries Closed. Two Areas Remain Open
The Sumner Strait is closed to all commercial fishing starting Monday August 22 at 6 a.m. with fishing halted tonight at 6 p.m. for the remainder of the 1955 season. Remaining open are the West Coast of Prince of Wales and Clarence Strait. The action, cited by T. Smith of the FWS, aims to address inadequate pink salmon escapements and lack of late runs. A fisheries hearing is set for Sept. 3 at 7:30 p.m. in the Elks basement, tentatively announced by Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumner Strait
T. Smith
FWS
Prince of Wales
Clarence Strait
Elks
Purvis-Chaffee Submit Lowest Bid for Crystal Lake Clearing
Purvis and Chaffee submitted the lowest bid of 6350 dollars for clearing a designated area at Crystal Lake under city contract. Alternate bids proposed cabin-use deductions ranging from 10 to 50 dollars monthly, with contractors to repair and renovate the cabin at their expense. Petersburg has 15 days to accept or reject all bids and 30 days to award the contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cliff Purvis
Vernon Chaffee
Crystal Lake
Haugen
Board of Equalization
Robert E. Harding
Jack DeZordo
Larry Heiner
Gordon Reid
Petersburg
City Board of Equalization Ends After Five Sessions
The board completed five sessions before the regular council meeting hearing petitions for property re tions and re evaluations by Felix Toner. PAF inventory dropped from 133 798 to 84 000 with a new sheet by W Prince. Mayor Haugen said higher valuations may finance larger bond issues for future projects and affirmed taxes are needed to sustain city services and are generally equal per Toner's figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Equalization
Felix Toner
PAF
W. Prince
Ernie Haugen
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Sumner
Georgia-Pacific
Diane
Edith Flores Glapa
Sudlaty
House
Anchorage C
Juneau Club
Ron Snelling
Jackman
Earl Ohmer
Lock Roundtree
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