Half Way to Harvest Limit Forester Warns
Regional Forester Howard Johnson told Petersburg chamber of commerce that about half of the sustainable annual timber cut has been utilized. He cited increases from 40 million board feet in 1953 to roughly 450 million today and noted public letters urging forest resource management.
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SE Alaska
Howard Johnson
Chamber of Commerce
Johnson
North Tongass
Vincent Olson
Petersburg
Ketchikan
Sitka
Ralph Young
Forest Service
Congress
Secretary of Commerce
Admiralty Island
The
City Hall Jail Condemned Questioning Citizens on Council
A city council meeting sparked citizen questions as a group pressed officials over a condemned jail proposal. Residents debated safety and costs while authorities defended the plan and discussed alternatives.
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Coun
Final Fish Derby Prizes Announced
Fish derby prizes for the last two weeks and grand prizes to be awarded on the Fourth of July were announced today by fish derby chairman Andy Mathisen. Week ending June 22 prizes include king salmon and other cash, gear, and gift prizes from local sponsors. the week ending June 29 adds more cash prizes and sponsor gifts. Grand prizes on July Fourth include a Johnson outboard and other items, with extra awards for top king salmon and halibut, plus door prizes and derby pictures deadline July 3.
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Fish Derby
Andy Mathisen
PAF
Beachcomber
Taylor Insurance Agency
ATN
the Star
Dolly Warden
Hagerman & Longworth
Kayler-Dahl
Petersburg
Bankhead
H.p. Johnson
Trading Union
Derby Committee
Remington
Petersburg Cold Storage Co
Leonard Hopkins
Swanson’s Electric
People’s Drug
Parr’s Bakery
Camper Park Opens Near Ferry Terminal
Fred Magill announces the Fort Magill Camper Park is open to pickup campers tents and small trailers two blocks from the ferry terminal. The site in a forest grove behind his log home aims to host up to 25 units when finished currently handling eight to ten units with showers washing facilities hot and cold water and camper dumping services available.
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Fort
Magill
Tides Inn Opening Next Week
The Tides Inn Motel near Second Street in Petersburg will be ready for occupancy late next week with a grand opening on July 4 from 1 to 5 p.m. The 24 room facility, built for 225000 by Evergreen Enterprises, features television and free breakfast.
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Tides Inn
Andy Mathisen
Second Street
Elks Hall
Alaska Communications System
Petersburg
Tides Inn Corporation
Evergreen Enterprises
Wrangell
Glenn Reid
Adolph Mathisen
Housekeeping
Roy Lund
Mathisen
July 4th meeting tonight for city July program
City officials invite all residents to a July 4 planning meeting at 7 30 PM in the council chambers. Volunteers are sought to help stage events including a queen contest by teenagers and races run by the American Legion with Bob Schwartz chairman. Fireworks will be set at Lasbys Point by a firemen committee led by Ken Hagerman.
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L. M. Williams
Marie Roundtree
Laurel Tate
Amelia Kito
Marilyn Menish
Jeannie Pederson
American Legion
Bob Schwartz
Alaska to Begin Test Purse Seining for Southeast Pink Salmon
Alaska Fish and Game announces test purse seining starting June 25 to set the opening date for the Southeastern Alaska pink salmon fishery. Areas include Foggy Point Smeaton Bay Cape Chacon Kingsmill Point Herring Bay Windham Bluff Big Bend Point Hugh Point Gardner Kelp Bay Salisbury Sound Indian Islands Three Hi Point Adolphus Funter Bay shore. Weather boats may skip areas. results may repeat if inconclusive.
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Juneau
Alaska Department of Fish and Game
Southeastern Alaska
Roy Rickey
Southeastern
Foggy Point
Smeaton Bay
Cape Chacon
Kingsmill Point
Herring Bay
Windham Bluff
Big Bend
Point Hugh
Point Gardner
Bay
Salisbury
Sound
Inian Islands
Hi 1
Point Adolphus Point
Glophih
Funter Bay Shore
Rickey
Local Men To Yakutat Construction Push
Green Construction Company crews move from Mitkof Highway to Yakutat for an 8.5 mile road project worth 1.25 million dollars. 45 to 50 Petersburg workers planned. Lyle Kirkpatrick leads current work with Wayne Hunt to take over later. Project aims for a yearlong completion, ends near Situk River with a 28 foot roadway width.
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Mitkof Highway
Petersburg
Yakutat
Green Construction Company
Swede Stenberg
Gordon Reid
Warren Burrell
Sam Miller
Shorty Miller
George Harris
John Vanatta, Jr
Larry Troupe
John Vanatta
Oscar Jones
Dale Meyers
Bob Dennison
Jim Huteson
Situk River
Mitkof Island
Lyle Kirkpatrick
Wayne Hunt
Forest Servic Héniiati
Reich ‘Seoper
Wayre Hilt
Gree
Port Soundings Update From Marilyn and Skip Jordan
The town price for cohoes is 25 cents, with 22 cents on scows. NEF CON reports 15,000 pounds caught this week, including 12,000 salmon and 3,000 halibut, as Saginaw Bay hosts NEFCON until about July 1. Gillnet areas opened Monday with 38 boats fishing. Catches run 80 percent sockeyes. PAF, Petersburg Processor, expands cannery with new boiler and storage platform. Several crews and barges move gear and fish to processors, while Curlew and Mermaid report 36 000 and 33 000 pounds respectively. The column will pause for medical leave next week.
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Cohoes
Lea-It-Two
Nefcon
Saginaw Bay
Saginaw
Explorer Basin
Lake Bay
Red Bay
Pirate
Ray Woods
Petersburg
Elmer Wulf
Sonia
Phil Clausen
PAF
Bob Sheldon
Gene
Kaylor- Dahl
Kayler-Dahl
Excursion Inlet Packing Co
Bill Burton
Taku Inlet
Hydaburg
Norman Tate
Karl Paulus
B.C
Conrad Thomassen
Bruce Berlin
John
Larry Mades
Reginald Norberg
Bob Day
Green Construction Co
Lew
Petersburg Weekend Weather Outlook
Weekend weather for Petersburg and nearby areas is mostly cloudy with light rain periods. Winds are variable and mostly southerly under 20 knots with temperatures from the mid 40s to the low 60s. The high last week reached 67 on the 16th and a low of 39, with rainfall totaling 1.17 inches.
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Petersburg
Contractor's Family Visits Petersburg
Mr and Mrs Ron Kelly and baby arrived in Petersburg to visit Mr and Mrs James Kelly of the 49th Construction Battalion during a furlough. The party plans a brief stay with relatives and return to duty afterward.
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Ron Kelly
Baby
Petersburg
Kelly
James Kelly
Ron. Kelly
City considers dust control sidewalks and jail plan
About 20 residents attended the Monday city council meeting to push dust control, sidewalk and a Hammer Slough crossing. Mayor Williams outlined cost sharing, bond limits, and a jail plan with state contracts, while plans for calcium chloride dust treatment and bid work were discussed.
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Williams
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Olson
Sands
Hammer Slough
Gene Dorman
L. M. Williams
Paul Mullenix
Petersburg
Harbor Way
Main Street
Public Works
Ken Welde
Sloughbridge
Nee
Meeting on logging near fish streams sparks fisheries clash
Chamber of commerce president Lloyd Jones and directors met Regional Forester Howard Johnson and fishers to discuss logging near streams in Fresiwzaid Bay. Main issue was Tonsgard logging plan violations, with a ten day shutdown and cleanup ordered. Fishermen urged tighter controls and slower logging near salmon streams.
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Chamber of Commerce
Lloyd Jones
Fia
Howard Johnson
Wit
Jones
Knut Thompson
L. M. Williams
Kester Dotts
Lars Eide
Ernie Haugen
Fish and Game Board
Gordon Jensen
Bob Egelkrout
John Enga
Hack White
Andy Mathisen
Arne Jones
W. &. Tonsgard
Fresiwzaid Bay
Vincent Olson
Tonsgard
Saginaw Bay
Olsen
H Ing
Art Jones
Loggers Association
T:a.t
Johnson
Forest Service
Fish and Game Departments
Rev Snelling Visits from Washington Pastor in Petersburg
The Rev. Ron Snelling former pastor of First Presbyterian Church arrived Thursday for a visit through Monday. He will travel to Sitka for the Synod meeting of Presbyterian Churches of Washington Alaska and will conduct morning services at the Petersburg church.
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Ron Snelling
First Presbyterian Church
Sitka
Synod Meeting of
Presbyterian
Churches of
Tanys
Arity
David Crane Willings
E Crawford
Vig Ferry
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Sportland
Beachcomber Inn
Pacific Northern Airlines
Swanson
Derby Pictures
Jim Hammer
Hammer & Wikan
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Derbys
Pecia
Camper Park
Marilyn
Skip Jordan
Miayor
Ray Fitzhugh
Fitzhugh
Willie Jaussaud
Rev. Snelling
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