Daily Sitka Sentinel from Sitka, Alaska • Page 1

Member of the Associated Press A i I Tuesday, December 7,1982 Sitka Alaska Program For Fishermen JUNEAU (AP) Gov. Bill Sheffield had barely taken command when he restored an altered version of the state's commercial fishing loan program; put hobbles on out-of- state travel and announced plans to form a management and budget office. Sheffield, Alaska's fifth governor, was sworn in twice Monday, once at noon (PST) before a small crowd in a Capitol Building office and again at 2 p.m. at a ceremony in the State Office Building attended by hundreds of people including his four predecessors and televised statewide. The 54-year-old governor, who replaced Republican Jay Hammond, said the state's "commercial fisheries and the people who depend oh them are, far too important for this program to remain inactive." Loans for fishing vessels, gear and limited entry permits were suspended last week after then- Atty.

Gen. Wilson Condon declared the program's five year residency requirement unconstitutional. Sheffield, acting on the advice of Attorney General Norman Gorsuch, restored the program for 120 days with the residency requirement lowered to one year. He said the Legislature would decide a permanent solution to the legal dilemma. Gorsuch said "the five year a i a residency requirement for commercial fishing loans is severable from the remainder of the statute, a judgment call on which my judgment differs from that of my predecessor." Gorsuch said he, considers the one-year requirement defensible.

The fishing loans, now made at a 10.5 percent interest rate, are among several residency based programs under a legal cloud in the aftermath of a U.S. Supreme Court decision last June. The court agreed with Anchorage attorneys Ron and Patricia Zobel that it would be discriminatory to distribute Permanent Fund dividend money based on how long a person had lived in Alaska. The state issued loans totaling more than $10.8 million to 228 commercial fishermen in the fiscal year ending last July 1. Sheffield said he ordered a halt to all out-of-state travel unless travel plans are approved on a case-by-case basis by chief-of- staff Larry Crawford.

Sheffield said his task force on general government made the recommendation to "freeze" out- of-state travel after finding the practice was costing $40 million a year. Volunteer Effort Thousands Flee Homes as Flooding Hits Three States Rv Ttmv r-fDDo i House Okays Tax HI GIBBS states to flee tfieir homes and Associated Press Writer damage estimates reached at Missouri National Guardsmen least $250 million helped build levees today as the "The worst is yet to come Mississippi River continued ris- said Chuck Jones of the state me after tf 0 more Emergency and Disaster three cy in Illinois, where 1,000 were homeless and Gov. James R. Thompson was considering declaring the whole state a disaster area. "In the next two days, the Rising waters Monday surprised some residents southeast of St.

Louis, where an estimated 18,000 people were plucked from rooftops by heli- Grafton area will be hard hit as Nl A pH 7 GT (AP) publicans in a reein to tax Nursed along by administration provisions of the measure and concessions, President Rea- indicated that final passage gan's call for a nickel hike in was assured. Eighty-two Demo- tne federal gasoline tax cleared crats and 87 Republicans voted the House early today and is against the tax provisions, moving toward expected ap- Supporters of the gas tax in- proval by the full Senate. crease said it was needed to re- The Missouri Emergency Management Agency estimated the floods have driven 24.000 people from their homes since Friday. Missouri Gov. Christopher Bond toured storm-ravaged areas and said would Jones said Monday, amount "to" at "least $150 million.

He declared 22 southeastern counties a state disaster area and said he would ask President Reagan to approve the area for federal disaster aid. Arkansas Gov. Frank White, after a helicopter tour of the flooding, said damage in his state would reach hundreds of millions of dollars. Some 250 residents of New- sissippi, adding that the Illinois River was expected to go over retain- Sitka's rescue workers, some of which are also firefighters, include, back row from left, Arnie Pedenon, Phillip Martin, Chuck Sexton, Gus Boyd and Injunction On Logging Extended By Sentinel Staff An injunction against logging on Admiralty Island by Shee Atika Inc. has been continued, a Sierra Club spokesman said today.

The Sierra Club had joined with the village of Angoon in requesting the injunction to stop the logging two weeks ago The two groups charge that logging on Admiralty Island will irreparably damage the environment. The injunction was handed down the weekend logging began on the island by Shee Atika a Native corporation based in Sitka. The logging was being done to clear a site for log sorting. According to a Shee Atika Inc. spokesman, however, all the logging needed to clear the site had been done before the injunction was handed down.

He said Shee Atika Inc. plans no more logging until the spring. The injunction was intended to halt logging until a hearing could be held on the complaints by the Sierra Club and Angoon. At the request of both these groups and Shee Atika Juneau Superior Court Judge Walter Carpeneti agreed to postpone the hearing so both sides would have more time to prepare for it. Donn MacKenzie.

Front row from left are Allison Brinkley, Sister Angelina Dutra, Lynda Williamson, Roberta Starr, Engineer Bob Boes and Capt Kirk Worrall. (Sentinel photo) FIREFIGHTERS, RESCUE TEAMS: Volunteers Serve Community SL I AUGH wanted to help father, Benny EssendTM. is Benny Essendrup, is a was the first one he had attended. Char trand who is currently unemployed, joined the department after fighting fires for the U.S. Forest Service and at- 1 JUSt Wanted to "Some start because they think Becoming a good volunteer "I a it's glamorous," Fire Chief Gerry takes a lot of effort KaTMtS outl "5 Helland said recently of his said Karpstem gute to try it untd now," she said volunteers.

"I guess it's "They have to be ready to go UD tat i Getting wet and dirty at all but you have ablet tSe' For some tin, Pe he aaW addin g' hours of the day or night doesn't them out," he said 8pcn gives me som to do at night seem to lose the department As Karastdn JTM 1 md training gives and during the day." described the a The homeless were being sheltered at Red Cross facilities or community Jones said. At least 10 people in Illinois, three in Missouri and five in ocuu IL wao 1JCTJUCU Lt I'C- A L. t. In addition to raising the pair the nation's roads and pro- Kansas a because of. Some 250 residents of New- gasoline tax to 9 cents a gallon vide jobs at the same time 1 5 floodm that tegan port, a county seat of about 8 to finance $5.5 billion worth of But Rep.

Henry Reuss D- -j residents 70 miles northeast highway, bridge and mass tran- said the measure "takes Kesiaents water-soaked of Little Rock, were evacuated sit-repairs, the measure would jobs away, no doubt about it It of 63 8 tretchin from north of Monday as floodwaters moved force the owners of bigger drains $5.5 billion from the to ear the Arkansas downstream from the con- trucks to pay more highway economy, which will not be Doraer Missouri began to fluence of the White and Black user taxes in exchange for lib- spent on food, clothing or shel- mov home today. But in rivers at Jacksonport, which eralized restrictions on truck ter." Arnold, just south of St. Louis, was evacuated Sunday and resizes and weights. On the controversial in- residents were keeping a wary mains under water. The measure, which has be- creased heavy use tax for cresting Meramec come one of the primary items trucks, Rep.

William Frenzel TM in this lame uck session of Con- said he was A ne Meramec crested today gress, passed the House on a ly aghast" at an increase of a TM feet flood 262-143 vote after more than 10 over 800 percent for the largest a ter lsmg waters forced hours of debate that stretched trucks. A rig of 80,000 pounds JSi of about homes ANCHORAGE (AP) Alaska would pay an annual heavy use moblle homes to evac Airlines has announced plans to tax of $2,000 under the propos- rjjl XT seU shares of new al, compared with $240 cur- National Guard common stock to raise money for rently, he said. a nd equipment had the purchase of aircraft for been dispatched to Hercula- delivery in 1984 neum and Ste. Genevieve to The airline's assistant vice beef up levees against the ris- president for corporate affairs ing Mississippi. Margie LaWj the compan A spokesman said 140 guards- hopes to raise about $12.5 million men were on duty early today by selling the new stock, with others held in reserve and Alaska Airlines has ap- still others on alert for possible proximately 9 million shares of duty southern Missouri.

common stock now outstanding Alaska Airlines To past midnight. However, the critical vote was a 236-169 tally on which 140 Democrats joined with 96 Re- Sitka Planning Panel Okays Subdivisions rescue volunteers who work with lot of time. Sitka Volunteer Fire 7 the six probationary The volunteers include women months, when a Sotototo and men, teenagers and longtime called a rookie he must volunteers, mamed couples and familiarize himsetf thl By Sentinel Staff approved the subdivision of Sitka Planning Com- two lots owned by Roger Sud- nikovich into two parcels The The mission approved an TM volunteer. He is one of Road. passed concept approval on a off subdivision proposed by to 0 Forecast Rainy ana windy Wednesday.

Southeast winds to 35 mph and gusty. High in the mid 408, low in the low 40s. Outlook, rain. nothing better than to Cox. get into a building that's really The property, located V11 oy burning and put it out," the Halibut Point Road just past the Lawrence Pouliot, the owner of AiasKa Lumber and Pulp Co.

Channel Club, is zoned R-1MHP, the property. The subdivsion employeesaidrecently. which allows residential use would create two separate lots Basically, it just something including trailer courts. both of which are located off i 0 air- vmi crnt In Hcnm uj- uii and equipment, as well ferent uw got 10 nave something The subdivision now, goes to the Biorka Street Pouliot in order to of the as attend the monthly drills and "I wanted to try something new Id0n thUnt0r fc1 and Assembly gain final approval'from the jSSt who began at the he mus ttFA ASS -to helP said he thinks people become want to "JgSta iTta "the is a pretty good feeling a tment fL fire depar- rockiest rookie here," he said. A tment for several reasons, she volunteer for less than a month a I said, including the act her recent meeting at toe hall is a pretty good feeling, A IU1CW iro 1 lYime ocnrmai report saia, existing structure however because of friendships and to help passed a subdivision on two Should the structuVe be torn parcels of property owned by down, for instance, the easement i one of the old timers, Harvey Brandt.

The motion would no longer apply. The subdivided the two lots into four easement requires assembly (Continued on Page 2) parcels. anoroval, too..