Cannery strike (cont)
Bowman c on tinue d•
"Since the »• people of
Seldovia have no oth
er cold storage faci
lities, we will not
make it Jiard for 'them
by tying up Seldovia
Fisheries, although
we have called a work
stoppage in other Al
askan cold storages."
No aF of L organ
ization is contempla
ted in Seldovia, Mr.
Bowman stated. '"The
fishermen have an or
ganization here with
which they seem to be
well satisfied," he
said. "rre do not at
tempt to organize' a
local unless people
ask for it* V,e do
believe that we will
help the’fishermen of
Seldovia, however,
for we feel the work
ing conditions and
fish prices which;'we
ask will benefit all
.. fishermen."
Th S rvF of L plans
to picket all boats•
handling cannery
freight. This will
include cannery tend
ers as well as
freighters: and steadi
er s , a 1 though '■ Mr .
Bowman i, _ emphasized
that goods consigned
to individuals will
not bd s-d^ped. .
The Clove Hitch,
not en t ir e l y -ml oa d e d
when the strike was
called .■ v’last' .. week,
will remain tied up
until an agreement is
signed, according to
Mr. Bowman.
Asked if the
strike might be ex
pected to spread^ Mr.
Bowman said !he was
uninformed at present
as to the- progress of
negotiations ■- in
southeastern Alaska,
where Al’ of L* fisher
men are in the major
ity over CIO members.
He said" it- was pos
sible that the entire
area in■southeastern
Alaska also might- be
tied up. - •
The aF of L resi
dent ’fishermen of '
Cook Inlet are re
ceiving the support
of the Sailorfs Union
of the Pacific inr
- this work ... stoppage.
Cook Inlet ’ fishermen,
are chartered under
the National Seafar
er f s . UniLonJL_AF__of L.
4-H'ERS MEET
Members of the
city’s Four-H clubs
will meet as usual
next Tuesday evening.
. Seldovia Air Service
' ' CHARTER ELIGHTS
SEE ___ EARL_HERR
SELDOVIA AIR
GOES TO HOMER
Seldovia Air Ser
vice concentrated on
flights to and from
Homer during the lat
ter part of this
week. Four passen
gers were carried to
Homer, and Mrs. G. E.
'Knight was brought to
Seldovia from .Homer
by pilot Dick Miller.
CLAM CANNERY
PACKED 25CC ASES
DURING WEEK
The clam cannery
of Alaska.p'Seldovia
Packers canned nearly
' 250 cases of clams
during this week’s
operations', C. S.
Anderson- announced
today* Cannery work
is now-, halted, await
ing next'- week’s minus
tides.
In line with
President Truman’s
policy, beginning
next Monday, prices
will -be cut 10 per
cyept. on everything
in our shop, inclu
ding New-3IORSON
radio’equipment •
• .This policy will be
tested until June 1
•and if buying does
increase, will re
main in .force here
after. . .
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