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As the Valley Settler'goes to press Friday
norning of this vook, there is still no
vinner of the.$25*.00 Bond and froo Taxi
ride hone' from the Hospital.
Tho first Valley baby is a little lato in
arriving aS 14 days of tbo Nov year are
almost gono arid still the Valley claims
no 1949 arrivals.
FROM WASHINGTON
FISH TRAPS .V."
If a provision is inserted, to establish a
licensing system. for mobile, gear, the Fish
and Wildlife Service of the Interior De
partment is apparently ready to endorse a
fish trap abolition bill*
Acknowledging the nandato of Alaskans at
the recent general- election vho voted 8 to
1 to abolish fish traps in Alaiska waters,
the Fish and Wildlife Sorvico off ic ials
have stated willingness to,.ondorsc aboli
tion of traps over a five-year period* Del
egate Bartlett, who will sponsor a bill, to
carry out this mandate, has exproased the
hopo that this nay be done oyon over a
throo or four-year period.
The Fish and Wildlife Service insists that
Conservation demands that mobile gear bp
licensed concurrently with the abolition
of traps, Thh sorvico has proposed a sys
tem whereby residonts who havo fished pre
viously would be given preferential rights
in obtaining licenses.
Delegate Bartlett has dcclinod to endorse
this licensing proposal until hlaskans rho
rould be affoctod' havo had a chance to con
sider it. "TThilo I believe that eventually
sono dovice must be offoctod for control
of mobile gear for conservation reasons,”
Dologato Bartlett stated, "the people of
/J.aska voted on the one question of abol
ishment of traps and I do not*' thing the
possibility of favorable action by Congress
faced rith this overwhelming vote should
bo endangered by complicated legislation.”
T'reo officials fren tho /J.aska Department
of .‘agriculture arc to be in .'/Laska this'
month conferring rith 1‘griculture Heads.
Tho group is to be headed by Dr. Vince
Gordon, Director'of Agriculture Research.
They riH meet rith Don L. Iruin and Dr.
Bunnoll of the University of /.ladea*