BRISTOL BAY
AGREEMENT
IS SIGNED
Bristol Bay fisher
men, members of the
Alaska Fishermans
Union, votedMonday
to accept Industry
offers on fish prides
and almost at; once
fishermen began to
take planes from Pac
ific coast ports to
the 'Bristol Bay fish-'
ing grounds.
The contract ag
reed upon called for
a 12 percent increase
in fish .prices for
the Bay area.— Buck
ley Poi^glaSj union
agon t her e, ' Is aid *,the.
increase represented
tne of the lowest
percentage gains ip
the territory this
year.
Bristol Bay fish
ing begins 'on - June
23.
With the comple
tion of this contract •
all fishermen and In-/
dustry disagreements*,
are ironed out within
FOR ICE CREAM
THAT'S GOOD
TRY THE SODA BAR
EAT IT HERE OR
TAKE IT HOME '•*
Pi NTS *1 j<t 'QU'A R T?90i
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FIRE DESTROYS
WRANGELL PLANT
Tho Far West can*
nery at Wrangell was
almost totally des
troyed by fire this
week. Only the bunk
house " and mes shall
buildings remained
standing, after an
early morning fire
which wreaked damage
estimated at 5750,000.
Firerfighting equ
ipment aboard the
§t earner - Grommet Reef
er, which was tied up
a*t Wrangell, helped
save the cannery dock
and >21,000 worth of
fish trap equipment.
Cause of the blaze
was undetermined•
6 OiN £ AG A IN ;
C.; 3. i^nderson' of
zvlaska-Seldovia Pack
ers returned from a
•trip to Kenai Thurs
- &,..y • just in time to
set out for Tyonek
.yesterday morning. -
the territory, except
the contract between
resident fish^rmeii
and c ann ery operators
t in . southeastern **1
' a ska. However jfish
ing in that area does
not start until July.
ANDERSONS GO
TO KENAI
although only re
turned from Seattle
since Wednesday even
ing, the Jack ^nder
sons and the crew of
the ^nderson barge
yesterday were al
ready settling back
* into ' the.harness of
• Inlet water tfaffici'.
Cargo for Kenai was
loaded at* binder's on '
Dock yesterday -and
the barge is bn its
way up the Inlet tor
day. • r
The barge brought"
structural steel fdF
Kenai , when it carte
north from Seattle#
Upon the return
from Kenai,' the IIli
amna cargo discharged
here by, the last
•stefjner will be deli
~vepe$*
/ ; *
CL ASSIFIED ADS
FOR SiiLE
HOME, PREF.iBR IC ,.TED,
new; complete w/buth
. and stove; some furn
iture; inquire at iPYR
office, Seldoviu.
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