ALASKA NEEDS
TRAP I IS«IING
A searching study of Alaska’s economy has convinced
tied to the growth and development of the Territory.
A search study of Alaska’s economy has convinced us
us that salmo ntraps must continue to operate in Ter
ritorial fishing waters.
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We ourselves do not own canneries nor do we operate
fish traps. But our independent studies have con-|
vinced us that salmon trap fishing IS vital to Alaska’s
business future.
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Here are our reasons for this conviction:
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1. OFF SEASON TRAP LABOR PROVIDES ALASKA
WITH A $2,983,368 PAYROLL!
This payroll is exclusive of the fishing season and ■
includes every month of the year except when traps
are in operation. Labor is required for cutting logs for
trap frames and piling; building, repairing and lash
ing of trap frames: preparation of the web, gear and
netting; towing of traps to their locations; setting an
chors to hold them in place; and finally, dismantling
and storing the traps at the close of the season. Each
floating trap has a payroll of $5,500. Each pile-diven
trap has a payroll of $10,200.
2. SUPPLIES AND SERVICES FOR TRAPS MEANS
$3,618,500 MORE.
An additional $9,500 per trap is spent annually for
supplies and services of all types such as: repairs to
tender and rigging scows used in trap operations;
charters, including tenders and patrol boats; diving
work; cost of logs for replacement of frames and pil
ing, plus other miscellaneous items entering into trap
fishing. V ! ^ |
3. CANNERIES DEPEND ON TRAP-CAUGHT FISH:
Trap-caught fish make it possible for Alaska’s can
neries to operate on the scale they now maintain. Dur
ing the season these canneries employ 20,000 people.
More than half, or 10,000 of these men and women are
residents of Alaska. The cannery men say that with
out trap-caught fish, at least 25 of Alaska’s largest
canneries will close.
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These facts, which are vital to every
Alaskan resident, make it necessary
that all Alaska residents vote on Oc
tober 12 to continue the use of trap
fishing.
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At A Glance —
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said.
A British spokesman said there
would be no demand for hasty
consideration of the Berlin dispute
by the security council, which al
ready cleared its decks by disp *s
ing of the Hyderabad complaine
against India yesterday. There is
no desire to stampede or high pres
sure the United Nations for there
.s no actual fighting in progress in
Berlin, this informant said. Hence
the security council may not con
sider the case before Monday, he
said.
The communist government of
Yugoslavia, though criticized by
the Russian-led cominform, solid
ly suppor.ed the Russian plea for
one-third disarmament and fol
lowed the Soviet line precisely in
blaming the troubles on the west
ern powers.
Athens—the Greek army, for the
third straight day reported gun
fire against Greek troops from in
side Bulgaria—a country seeking
admission in the United Nations.
Moscow newspapers launched a
propaganda attack on Belgium
premier Paul-Henri Spaak, who
criticized Soviet policy in the gen
eral assembly yesterday. The news
papers referred to him as a “well
known agent of the Anglo-Amer
ican bloc.”
Iraq will follow Egypt’s policy
of recognizing the new Palestine
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Communism
Killers Campaigns
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ducing capacity will have to be
boosted almost 20 per cent to meet
increased demands. Dewey stress
ed, however, that in the develop
meiy of the nation’s rivers home
rule should apply and not the
sweeping federal controls he as
cribed to the Tennessee Valley
authority.
“It is imperative that we in
America remain strong and grow
stronger,” Dewey said, at a time
“when the shadow of serious con
flict again hangs over the meetings
of the United Nations.”
In Dallas, Henry A. Wallace is
sued a statement terming "this lat
est crisis 'over Berlin) an absolute
necessity” for the Republicans and
Democrats. Both parties, Wallace
said, “must heap crisis upon cri
sis” in order to justify the draft
law and military outlays.
Mr. Truman told his Texas au
diences that the Democrats are
pledged to unite the nation for the
benefit of the “ordinary folks,”
not for the benefit of “big busi
ness” which he said is the Repub
lican aim.
Senator Alben Barkley, his run
ning mate told an Asheville, N.
C., rally that a vote for any other
candidate than Mr. Truman “is a
vote for the Republican nominees.”
The Kentuckian said it would be
Committee Seeks
“Scientist X”
(By Howard Dobson)
WASHINGTON, <JP) — Congres
sional spy probers pressed their
hunt yesterday for a mysterious
“Scientist X” after demanding
immediate trials for four persons
they accused of tampering with
atomic secrets.
The House un-American activi
ties committee linked the uniden
tified scientist with Steve Nelson,
who the committee said should be
tried as an outright wartime spy.
Nelson is a communist party or
ganizer in Pennsylvania.
The House group’s preliminary
report last night also declared that
Dr. Clarence F. Hiskey, his for
mer wife, Marcia Sand Hiskey,
and Dr. John H. Chapin should be
prosecuted on charges of conspir
ing to hand over atomic secrets to
Soviet agents. Hiskey and Chapin
were atomic bomb project scien
tists during the war.
The penalty for conviction on
either charge, spying or conspiracy
o spy, is death or up to 30 years’
| imprisonment.
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Mrs. Richard Cornwell of the
Dream Theater, and daughters who
I have been visiting in the States
i returned home yesterday.
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a “tragic thing if the partnership
between the Democratic party and
the States of the South were to be
destroyed.”
General Election, October 12, 1948
ELECT
GEO. J. WALDHELM
Republican Candidate
FOR
SENATOR
SMORGASBORD
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