'-r _v VplI ‘ ‘ • Seldovia,.Alaska, June 4, 1947.. ? No. 56
HARM fPI IS FROfTl BOflROlUBLK flEPlR 3EflCHC0mBER
..CHAMBER VRIES
FOR INCREASED
; AIRMAIL SERVICE
Airmail delivery
service * into Seldovia
three times weekly is
the initial goal of
the newly-reorganized
Seldovia . Chamber- of
^Commerce. The project
was discussed at the
Monday meeting of* the
group, and it was un
animously" voted *• to
sponsor a’ plan waich
it is hoped will bring
the service into the
city.
Earl Herr, who in
troduced the idea,
'said that all business
houses in the •“City
. would beasked*- to
write a -letter, in
duplicate; 'ctd forward,
together with a let-.
~ - ter., from the- • Chamber
of- Comm.erc e to the' 1
Railway Mail Service
office in anchorage.:”
The other copy of ;
the letter is to be ,
sent to 'Delegate S.
, L. Bartlett in hash-■
; ington, D.C., who., it
was felt,' may.:-be able
to assist in •• Securing
the service.
It was pointed-out
that Kenai and. Nihil
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AYR Is Canning
Kings And Reds
The first canned
salmon ” of. the 194T
season for the Alaska
Year Round cannery
was packed in :the 1®
cal plant just, one
week ago today. Op
erations are slow at.
this, point ..of the .
season, according to
Jack Lind, cannery';
manager, but aYp. is
noyr packing 500 cases
of i pound ' cans
daily#
- Mr.*- Lind said aYK
is. handling both king
and -red salmon at
•present, although
only a few reds are
being -taken by gill
net fishermen* . A
price of 02 has been
agreed upon for kings,
.the j same-, as that off-,
.-.e-red by Alaska-Spldo
via - - Packers . last'
* week* Reds are being
acc.epted on an open
agreement., pending
outcome of negotia
tions. in ’ -the Upper
Cools -Inleb area.
Only a partial
crew .of cannery work
ers has arrived, and
Mr.-. Lind- said that
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MOTHER, PASSERBY
RESCUE CHtLD
FROM ICY WATER
Two - yeaV - old
n Bu tc h ,*11 ' son- Of Mrs.
Dan Hanson ' of this
city, narrowly missed
death this week, when
he fell through the
Boardwalk railing in
front-' "of: the Beach
comber Hotel " last
Monday afternoon and
plunged face down in
to the cold, high
tide waters of the
Bay.
nuick rescue work
on the part of his
mother, ' Mrs. Hanson,
who leaped into the
water after him, and
'assistance from Pat
rick OiBrien, who was
passing by, -resulted
in nothing more than
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COUNCIL MEE1S
NEXT FRIDAY
Next regular meet
ing of the Seldovia
city council * will "be
held Friday at 3 p.m.
in the council cham
bers, 'Mayor Harry
' Leonhardt announced
* this week*