Vol. I Seldovia, Alaska, August 27, 19U7 No. 79
EMBER OF EflftlfllEREE PLBflS Picmt FOR EflBinEERS
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FISHERMEN SEEK
NLRB DEC 15 ION
THIS WINTER
The United Fisher
men of Upper and Lower
Cook Inlet (AFL) have
taken steps to bring to
an end the present dis
pute between CIO: .and AFL
fishing unions oyer col
lective bargaining rig
hts in-Coo'k Iniret> acc
ording to Buck Douglas,
agent for -the* tfhited
Fishermen- of Lower Cook
Inlet. •
Mr. Douglas said
his union, which now has
a local membership of
all but one of the Sel
dovia fishermen Trill seek
a settlement of the dis
pute during the winter
months by again petit
ioning the National La
bor Relations Boar<J to
conduct an election
among resident iisfcer-^
men in Cook Inlet.
The NLRB is at pre
sent undergoing reorgan
ization under terms of
the Taft Hartley labor
bill, -but will again be
ready to take up its
work by the middle of
next month.
Existing regulat
ions of the NLRB require
that an election to det
ermine * collective barg
aining rights must be
held during operations.
However Mr. Douglas said
his union would reauest
(cont. page 5)
Fisherman Lost
On Inlet Trip
Cole Campbell, fish
ing partner of the men of
Kenai Industries duririg *
the past season, -yester- -
day . was unreported and
presumed lost on a trip ■
down the Inlet from Anch
orage to Seldoyia*
According to infortn*
ation wired Buck tiouglafe
of the United I^isHermeh
hefr'e, Mi*. Campbell thifi
week lefl Arichdr^ge fof *
Seldovia> < - paddiirig A
green canoe. It is re
ported that the canoe has
been found floating near
Turnagain Arm shores.
Mr. Campbell Tnay have
been accompanied by a
second man, but complete
information on the matter
pas-lacking at press-time
todcfy.
. .... It is barely poss
ible th^t the occupants ;
of the canoe may have
reached the beach safely
if their vessel swamped
near the di are.
HERRING BOAT IN
The herring boat
Valencia tied up at And
erson Dock this week in
preparation for a planned
seineing trip to Barbary
Point, where a school of
the fish was recently
sighted from the air.
WIENER ROAST
AT COOK'S BEACH
PLANNED SUNDAY
A wiener roast at
Cook*s beach next Sunday
afternoon and a souvenir
Japanese float as a gift
to .every club member were
a part of the plans an
nounced today by Adam
Lipke of the Seldovia
Chamber of Commerce for
entertainment of Labor
Day visitors from Fort
Richardson;
Mr* Lipke and Cham
ber members today are
busily*perfecting details
of these plans for enter
tainment of members and
guests of the District
Engineer*1 s Associates,
expected to arrive here
late Saturday night.
rne unamoer oi com
merce vdll sponsor the
wiener roast, which is
planned foe the hours be
tween 2 and U p. n. on
Sunday. ' Adam Lipke,
Chamber head, today is
recruiting a group of
boy& to go to the beach
vdth him Saturday at 1
o'clock to gather wood
for Sunday's bonfires.
Any • boys who would like
to help in the work are
asked to see Mr. Lipke at
the radio station before
next Saturday.
Mr. Lipke also has
requested help of the
Seldovia 'Toman's Club in
preparing coffee Sunday
(cont. Page h)