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No one is more deeply concerned than we residents over
Alaska’s future salmon runs. We live here and in
tend to make this our home for many years to come.
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} Because salmon canning is the backbone of Alaska’s
economy today and has been since the Territory’s
early days, we think salmon conservation is the con-1
cern of every Alaskan. With this in mind, we offer
you these facts:
• TVankly, we don’t know what causes one year to be a
good salmon fishing season in Alaska and another one
a poor season. Nor, as nearly as we can find out, does
anyone else know the answer to this age-old riddle.
With all interested groups—from the United States
government to the salmon industry itself—spending a
good deal of money and time on scientific research,
• we feel certain the mystery of the salmon cycles will
be solved in the near future.
It is significant, however, that no fish biologist or con
servationist has declared any one type of fishing gear
—trap, seine or gill net—responsible for a depletion
of salmon runs. Actually, the U. S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, the Bureau in charge of salmon conservation,
has authority at the present time to close every fish
trap in the Territory tomorrow morning if they were
believed to be a menace to our salmon.
We do know that abolition of fish traps in Puget Sound
cut the salmon pack in half and resulted in reduction
of 40 per cent of the number of canneries that oper
ated there for a ten-year period thereafter.
We feel that one forward step would be for Congress to
v enlarge the Fish and Wildlife Staff in Alaska so that
present regulations applying to all types of gear could
be rigidly enforced.
Conservation as an argument for abolition of fish traps
is not supported by fact. To the contrary, it is an argu
ment to continue trap fishing. No unproven assertion
should be the basis for crippling our tax structure and
drastically curtailing our largest industry.
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torial Taxpayers Association urges!
you to vote for the continuation of,
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salmon trap fishing on October 12.
We feel that traps, because they pro
vide jobs for Alaskans and tax reven
ue for the Territory, must stay.
TERRITORIAL TAXPAYERS
ASSOCIATION
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Air Force Working
On Speedier
Bomber
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York address to “the day the new
jet bomber ran away from some
jet fighters.”
While the air force has publish
ed figures on the “designed”—that
is, hoped for—speed of its experi
mental jet bombers, it never had
indicated the actual relation of
those speeds to fighters until Sym
ington’s terse comment. . 1
Among the jet bombers with
\\hich the air force has been ex
perimenting most extensively is
thfe XB-47 Boeing light bomber.
The Lockheed F-80 is the jet fight
er in most general use by the
USAF.
Thus, the indications are that
Symington was talking about the
XB-47 and “attacking” F-80 jets.
The XB-47 has six J-35 jet en
gines, developing a total thrust of
24,000 pounds. In addition to the
jet engines, the bomber has 18
“Jato” rocket units which produce
an additional 18,000 pounds of for
ward push when fired simultane
ously.
It was learned, however, that in
“running away” from the fighters,
the XB-47 did not take advantage
of this auxiliary rocket power.
Famed for its other use—a more
powerful jet assisted take off.”
N.W.A. Chamber Will
Hold Banquet Meeting
Tuesday Night
The membership of the NWA
Chamber and all other interested
parties are expressly requested to
attend the meeting of the Chamber
in the Pioneer Hall, at 7:00 p.m. on
Tuesday night.
The chamber is planning to pre
sent and adopt a road program
which it is hoped will get the “go
ahead” from the coming legisla
| ture.
In addition it is reported by
President H. F. Harper, that a re
port and discussion will take place
on the power survey which the
Bureau of Recramation is under
taking throughout Alaska.
Mr. Harper stated that much in
terest has been taken in both road
and power possibilities for the de
velopment of the mining and other
industries that the meeting should
be very interesting to progressive
Alaskans.
Make your reservations with the
Nome Motor Company or Vi’s
Shop.
FAIR NOTES
Call on the secretary for your
copy o fthe Fair Booklet.
At the meeting of the board Sat
urday evening the report on the
Eskimo entertainment for Friday,
Oct. 8, was read and adopted.
The report on the sport program
for Sat., Oct. 9th for the afternoon
was read and adopted.
The program will consist of
Kayak race, oomiak race with pad
dles and motors. Also an open for
all speed power boat race.
There is an opportunity for one
or two concessions, see the secre
tary or manager at once.
Arrangements for music from
Anchorage are almost ready for
announcement.
We are informed that the pro
gram for the Amateur Night will
be stupendous. You have still an
opportunity to enter. See the man
ager.
FIVE STUDENTS KILLED
IN PLANE CRASH
PORTLAND, (,/P)—Five students
of Fresno, Calif., State college
were killed yesterday when a pri
vate plane crashed in the suburb
an southwest Portland hills.
The young men were flying back
to California after attending a Sat
urday football game here between
Fresno and the University of Port
land.
Most young animals separated
from their parents show no fear
of snakes.
Bob Heeve and Jack Jefford.
both well-known Alaskan airmen,
have been appointed as officers of
the Civil Air Patrol in Anchorage,
it has been announced by Mayor
Jack Carr, wing commander.
It is reported that the Alaska
Air Command will assign a C-45
to the Anchorage CAP squadron
this month.
Reeves is owner of the Reeves
Flying Service and Jack Jefford
has been with C.A.A. for many
years with previous experience in
Second Division with Alaska Air
lines.
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