Vol • I
council Finns special ossessiiig session friqaa
DENALI FREIGHT
FOR CANNERIES
IS UNLOADED
Although aF of L
fishermen of Cook In
let have called a
strike against the
canneries of the Al
aska Salmon Industry,
the cannery freight
brought to Seldovia
aboard the Denali was
permitted to be un
loaded at Anderson
Dock here this week.
Cannery ireigne
will not be released
to canneries, but in
dividual fishermen
who have ordered gear
and supplies through
the canneries will be
allowed to pick up
their orders, Kenneth
Bowman, AF of L rep
resentative from an
chorage, said today.
Mr. Bowman exp
lained that the
strike was called by
resident fishermen of
Cook Inlet against
Industry canneries,
and that it is not
the intention of his.
organization to cause
Seldovia’s people or
fishermen any hard
ship.
"It is for that
reason that the Sel
dovia Fisheries will
roc be tied up by
th.LS strike," Mr.
ifrmf,. p r aQ 6 )
Man Loses Eye
In Knife Battle
Stabbed in the
left eye during a
quarrel in the early
morning hours Friday,
Mike Balashof stumb
led to Seldovia hos
pital, unaided, in
search of medical as
sistance. He later
underwent major sur
gery at the hospital
for rin.oval of the
injured eye.
Mr. Balashof was
unable to give a co
herent account of the
events which led to
his injury. He said
he had been fighting,
but the name of his
assailant was not gi
ven .
Lr. Melvin Eeltz
said he had been un
able to learn any de
tails. He described
the. wound as a long
gash which bared the
entire eye. _
UTILITY MELTING
There will be a
meeting of the Fublic
Utility Board at 8
o’clock next Monday
evening, it was an
nounced today by
Board chairman Jack
English. The meeting
will be held in the
council chambers.
CLOSED MEETING
CALLED AS GROUP
WORKS ON TAXES
Last night’s coun
cil meeting was most
ly occupied with an
informal discussion
of the work and prob
lems ahead of the
newly - elected trus
tees, who are prepar
ing to roll up their
sleeves and settle
down to a hard sum
mer’s work as city
dads •
The audit of city
books was presented
and accepted by the
council. Cash bal
ance on hand on April
26, 1947 was $1782.19
The appointment of
an assessor was dis
cussed at length, as
well as present rates
of city taxation. It
was at length decided
that the council as a
body will go into a
special session at
the close of next
week’s regular meet
ing to • fix this
year’s taxes. This
special session vrill
be a closed rueeting.
Gravelling of the
city’s streets and
the priority work of
the street commission
was discussed. No
decisions for work
were reached at last
night’s meeting.