Vol. I Seldovia, Alaska, Feb. 15, 1947 No. 26
Council DEBATES LIQUOR LEGISLATICn.TAKES HO PCTIOTT
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CG CUTTER CEDAR
REALIGNS BUOYS,
• LIGHTS BEACONS
r The Coast Guard
cutter Cedar, capt
ained by 3. S. Vik
nanes, tied up at An
derson Dock last Wed
nesday evening for an
overnight stop* The
Cedar has been engag
ed in realigning the
buoys shifted by ice
in Cook Inlet.
1 The c,rew of the
Cedar also has been
, relighting lights,
t some of which have
been dark for several
months. It was re
^ ported that all of
the lights between
Seward and Seldovia,
as well as the Homer
spit light, are burn
ing again.
After leaving Sel
dovia the Cedar was
to attempt a landing
at A nchor Point tc
relight the beacon
there, weather per
mitting. The cutter
then was to proceed
to Woman's Bay, where
ice has taken out a
, number of buoys in
that area.
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North Sea
Runs Aground
The North Sea,
steamer operated by
the Northland Trans
portation Co,, to
points in southeast
ern Alaska ran aground
late Thursday even
ing. ]
Radio reports said
the ship carried 90
passengers and 60
crewmen, most of whom
had been transferred
to another ship. The
captain and six of
the crew remained
aboard as small ships
attached lines to the
vessel and attempted
to pull her free.
AFU TO MEET
MONDAY AT 730
There will be an
other meeting of the
» Alaska Fisherman’s
Union Monday evening
at 7:30, agent Buck
Douglas announced to
day. Much important 3
business is planned
for this' session and
Mr. Douglas asks that
members make every
effort to be present.
MAYOR HOLDS OUT
FOR FULL COUNCIL
BEFORE ACTING
A wrangle over li
quor legislation took
up most of the coun
cil time at last
right’s scheduled
fleeting. With Coun
cilman Earl Herr ab
sent in Anchorage,
tfayor Simon Josofsen
again held out for
fLelay until a full
council can be called
together before mak
ing any changes in
axisting ordinances.
Councilmen Carl
border son and George
3ook argued for an
immediate considera
tion of the measures
proposed by the Li
fluor Dealers’ Associ
ation presented in a
recommendation to the
council six weeks
ago. Mr. Cook stated
that he had received
the impression the
council’s acceptance
cf the recommendation
flade acceptance of
provisions of that
recommendation manda
tory.
Lin Rasmussen, re
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