Vol I Seldovia, Alaska, September 13, 19h7 No 81*
• moULE BREWS
' IN KETCHIKAN1
The citizens of Ket
chikan having been balked
in their attempt to un
load lf?0 tons of freight
from the Alaska Steam
I ship Co. shin the Sailors
Splice have telegraphed
President Truman and the
NLRB for assistance in
settling the month old
longshoremans strike.
It is reported that
the people if Ketchikan
are becoming desperate
4 and confused :apd it is
feared that the result of
this unrest may be an
outbreak of violence.
prices’. ~in r the city
have skyrocketed and -a
limitation of the Salmon
pack is possible because
of the lack of storage-'
facilities within the
canneries. ... *
. .. in view 01 xne Longs.
hornens- refusal to Unload
? ship Hr. J. A, Talbot of ;
the Alaska Transportation
Co. stated that their
ship T/ould by pass Ketch
ikan.
♦ ^ Two federal concil
liators are expected in
the first city for an
attempt to settle the
dispute. One of the con
* cillators, Harry Lewis
± participated in the rec
ent electrical workers
dispute in Anchorage.
The cause fo the
strike is not definately
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IF YOU HAVE A ,
CIVIC PROBLEM •" .
BRETG IT TO'tOUR ^
CHAMBER.--OF* COUMERpB^
1 kATCHMAK BAY
FURNfefiiS , SHRIMP
T/brk commenced again
fthis Treek for the Alaska
‘Shell .Fishj Co. -with the
Col--boat.: • AJ;&va * s arrival
-*\ .1 tit xl load of shrimp.' ^ •
The shrimp are from
Katachmak Bay and MrV
Villa of the Shell Fidi
Co. Stated yesterday that
work ‘would continue as
long' as the shrimp kept
coming in - and were in a
good condition.
Mr. Villa said that
his boat •is in search of
the striped type shrimp
but that so far they had
been unable to locate any
in this district.
Crhb are also on the
hard to find list and as
yet the tender, has not
h-rmirrht anv in.
MIL SERVICE
STILL ITlflJOR
-CHBRTBER ISSUE :
J '\f {The ^cal- C^rAler
Commerce sbent’ a cCfcsicf
erable portion of their
meeting on Vfednesday eve
ning discussing the mail.,
service issue,
• Hr. Herr was deleg
ated as a one man comm
ittee to continue plugg
ing thrice weekly . nail
service for Seldovia.
*■ It 'T/as brought to
the attention of.the Cha
mber members that the
stumbling block in the
better mail service for
Seldovia is. the Andhorage
office of the Rail Hail
Service, whose report
stated that for the'pres
ent mall service here was
adequate. It was further
stated that assistance in
.securing better nail ser
vice was yoiunteerea oy
the Alaska Development
. 3oard. •
• Other business v/nich
came before the Chamber
was that of developing
tourist facilities in
this area under govern
ment sponsorship.
As a final item it
was suggested that Cham
ber members encourage
more city wide particip
ation in Chamber activit
ies and to bring prospect
ive members to next mon
ths meeting which is to be
on October the 6th.
It was requested