• SELCOVXA1S RECORD --
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. This editorial* might tee called a shoe,—
if the shoe fits,' wear Vic slnccrly hope this
docs not mean you* however there are those among
Seldovian'1 s who have no difficulty with the
fit,-for aich as these is this-intended.
On Thursday of this week the partners of Al
aska Shell Fish were forced to throw away one
thousand pounds of shrimp,-solely and simply be
cause they were unable to secure cannery workers.
Dumping a thousand pounds of .shrimp in Seldo
vie. Bay was not easy, and to t^se men it ms as
dollars instead of. pounds and at such a tine the
work and ’effort put forth to stflyt a new industry
seems all in vain * ...
Every buliten board in torm carried the
•notice "Shrimp pickers wanted*, .but Seldovia»s
; response was an attitude of indeference.
•j Yet almost every business house in torn has
been approached by citizeas of the community ask
■ ing for credit until the nen% fishing season, the
-remarks are much the same, either. "I’ll pay next
•fishing season”, or ”I,,11 take care of it r/hcn I
recievc my income tax refund*.
This fishing seasbn hAs been poor, and Seldo
’ vian*s have returned from the fishing grounds yrith
out the custonery large roll of cash* Many are
complaining. about the hnrd ranter months ahead,
and yet then the opportunity to ear an honest
dollar is presented, no one wants to work.
Flimsy excuses .are offered, as is custonery
when one wishes to be out of the issue, yet the
fact remains that the citizens of Seldovia have
lost a bet, and a good one.
If the partners of Alaska Shell Fish should
decide to close their business and look for a more
cooperative community in which to invest their
noney no one could blame them. They represent
to -the community an industry in which employment
~ and good wages can be earned long after the other
” canneries have closed down, thereby increasing
Seldovian’s earning power .from a few short summers
months on into the fall-, months, however''some of
the members of- the community apparently don’t want
to work, though they be without funds and already
in debt.
This and other sim
ilar circumstances will
drive business from Seld
ovia. a more energetic
community*
* s
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Lets get behind our
industries and support
them. The pay is good,
■ /hy not persue instead of
ignore the almighty dollar.
TJE'VE NOTING TO CRQ7
ABOUT THIS TIME
COUNCIL STORY
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bidden by a Territorial
larr and the council voted
to enforce rules regard
ing this.
Mr. Robert HcNealy
Spoke before the council
in regards to the const
ruction of a ivalk on Bay
street and the members
voted for the construction
of such.