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i Vol. I Seldovia, Alaska, May 14, 1947
UNION SWITCHES TO AFL LEADtKSHI H
CHAMBER NAMES
NEW OFFICERS
AT MEETING
Although postponed
until a late hour be
cause of graduation
exercises of the Sel
dovia school, -the
Seldovia Chamber of
Commerce met for the
first time in more
than a year last
night to elect rev;
officers and outline
an active work pro
gram for the months
ahead.
Officers, all’,
whom were elected un
animously, were named
as follows: Presi
dent, ^dam Lipke;
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COUNCIL MEETS
There will be a
regular meeting of
the Seldovia city
council at 7i30 this
Friday evening, Mayor
Harry Leonhardt an
nounced today. At
’the conclusion of
regular business, the
meeting will be ad
journed. to re-convene
in a special assess
ing session. 'Hi is
latter meeting will
oa closed to the pub
lic.
Dr Beltz Does
f! E XT UJeEK.
Dr. Melvin Beltz
of Seldovig. hospital
will leave the city
on the evening of
May 21, en route to
New York to begin his
monthTs study on can
cer under the schol
arship recently awar
ded him.
Dr. Beltz said
yesterday that schol
arship terms require
that the 30-day per
iod be fulfilled be
fore June 30. The
doctor plans to fly
to and from New York,
and expects to be
back in Seldovia dur
ing the first week of
July, at the latest.
ROS£ KNOT IS
COM INC Nt XT
The freighter Rose
Knot is the next boat
due into Seldovia, it
was announced yester
day by Anderson Dock
agents. The ship has
a number of ports of
call before coming
here, and no estimat
ed time of arrival
has yet been fixed.
MOVE MADE AT
AFU MEETING
LAST MONDAY
Members of the Al
aska Fisherman!s Un
ion of Seldovia
switched affiliation
from the CIO to the
aF of L at Monday!s
meeting, it was lear
ned here yesterday.
It wa-6 reported
that the union execu
tive committee, made
up of Joseph Gore,
Russ Bertoson, Buck
ley Douglas, L. V.
Sommerville arid
George Martin,
brought g recommenda
tion'” for the change
in affiliation and
that union members
strongly backed their
commit tee!s stand#
Members of the ex
ecutive committee and
Mr• houglas, union
agent, could not be
reached for a state
ment before press
time .
It is believed the
change to affiliation
Vv’itiT the National
Seafarer 1 s Union and
the Sailor *s Union of
the Pacific will
auickly bring negoti
ations with the Ala
ska Salmon Industry
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