FISH 2'11'i'IT (ct)
via Packers for king
salmon will get under
way immediately, ac
cording to LIMr. i.nder
scn, with the first
pack of the 1947 sea
son empected to begin
tomorrow morning.
Cannery craws now
are being assembled.
Fork in the clam can
nery, operated ky the
Packers for the past
nonth, was c ompleted
late last week in or
der to make ready for
the anticipated king
season.
SPRAY READ)
FOR BUYER
Final work or the
Spray, 32-foot fish
ing host orn3 d by
Mervir Br 'in and xr in
B uhr s ,r! a s couple t ed
recently, rnd the
boat is no'” ready for
transfer ' to a new
o-’ner, Mr. From said
yesterday.
The voat has been
ne,,,ly painted and has
had a complete motor
check in preparation
for her sale this
spring, /.n interest
ed buyer from Chigrik
is soon to be in 8 e 1 -
dovia to inspect the
craft.
"OKRRRS SIGN (ct)
at last right’s
meeting union members
also. discussed the ^
advisability of tran-v
sferring union affil
iation from the CIO
to the xJ1 of L, as
did the Seldovia fi
shermen recently* The
group unanimously
voted dovn the sug
gestion of transfer.
Miss -Daig&n 'said
the signed agreement
contaired the s ame
forking conditions as.
did last year’s con
tract, but pay rates
mere materially hik
ed •
This y0ar f s con
tract will give an
■increase of .more than
12 percent to hourly
"orkers and a 12-4
n-jrcent jump. for the
guar an tee,u M is s" Da i
g an said.
S eldovia ’ s cannery
agr e ene n t f o 11 ovs "by
only a few days the
agreement s.igned in
. Seattle by CIO can
nery workers. The
• Seattle agreement is
reported to offer an
over-all increase of
124 percent for ear
ner y w orkers. Fill
niro work crews are
already beginning to
arrive for the sea
son’s earning*
TEAL PREPARES
FOR FISHING
The Teal, Bureau
"or: Fisheries" boat,
docked in Seldovia
Monday night. She
will remain here
while preparing for
the coming fishing
season •
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Magee of aurora also
stopped here Monday
en route to Port Gra
ham, where Mr. Magee
is preparing a small
patrol boat of the
Fish and Wildlife
Service for the sea
s on.
visit i n c
iiT THE BEACHCOMBER
Paul Shadura, Jr.,
Kenai; R. 'r:. Ewers,
E. Bradarson, G.
Bahlmren, all #f Ho
mer; Elmer Sundsby,
Seattle.
aT SEIjLOVLx HOUSE:
Ma 11 : • arkanen, IT orman
Ur sin, ^rther Eng
lish, Ed Gissberg,
all of Seldovia; Mr.
and Mrs. S. Moonin,
Port Graham.