SHELL FISH COi'PANY
LOOSES 1,000 LBS. SHREP
The loeal Shell Fish
Cannery ceased operation
yesterday due to the lack (
of available cannery help.
.. " The cecession of
canning was coupled to
gether with the heart
breaking loss of 1,000
lbs, of unpic-ked shrimp.
This loss* according
to Hr. Villa, partner of
The Alaska Shell Fish Co. /
was due solely and only/
to the fact that practic
ally on one in Seldovia
was’ vailing to work at
the cannery.
The local credit
system was blamed for the
lack of initiative on the
part of Seldovian’s to'
increase their years
earnings.
Canning operations
will not be renewed until
such a time as sufficient
dependable help is avail
able. Not being able to
secure such help in Seld
oveia it will be contrac
ted for in the States
when the Shell fish shall
be in sufficient quanity
to warrent full time ope
ration.
Local Seldovian’s
have therefore lost one
source of revenue for the
city which, will have its
effect and will deplete
the overall economy of
this city.
This and other such
situations, it is report
ed, will cause other in
vestors to look elsewhere
for a place to put their
SELDOVIA IS .
FORTUNATE IN HAVING
ABLE KENNETH PATTON AS
. MAYOR OF THE CITY
" STRIKE METIS
a temporary agree
ment has been signed in
Ketchikan and work un
loading the boats is pro
ceeding at this time.
This agreement is to
continue.for thirty days
at which .time if the main
issues of the strike ar
still uhsettled Federal
mediatiofe will be reques
ted.
The main controversy
i'al questions which rem
ain to be settled are the
division of work between
sailors and longshoremen
and protection from suit
under the Taft- Hartley
law.
Seldovia now has a
new mayor with the appoi
ntment ’last night of able
Kenneth Patton to fill
the vacant -seat resulting
from Harry Leonhardts re
signation of August 22nd.
The selection of
Kenneth Patton as mayor
is a definite step fore
Y/ard in progressive
council action. 'Yith Kr.
Patton as head of'' the
local governing body and
with the assistance of
the remaining dilligent
council members Seldovia
can expect the trend tow
ards more effective city
management.
G. 0. Swain newly
appointed councilman
signed his oath of office
last night and accepted
his seat at the council
table.
Other business rece
iving council action
last night included gran
ting of a building permit
s to Kr* Nilsen, and the
payment of miscellaneous
operating expenses.
Kiss Dorothy Dress
ier, public health nurse,
appeared before, the coun
cil requesting that act
ion be taken regarding
the sale of liquor to
minors which is now being
done in Seldovia.
This is strictly for
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