VOL. 3.
PETERSBURG. ALASKA, FEBRUARY 8, 1929
NO. 3o
INSTALLING IRON CHINKS
The E. B. Demming canning
interests placed orders last fall
for $150,000 worth of salmon
dressing machines with the
Smith Cannery Machine Com
pany of Seattle.
This equipment will be install
ed in the 10 canneries operated
oy the Pacific American Fisher
ies. which company is headed by
Deming. Obsolete machinery
will be junked. The iron chinks.
25 in number, will give this com
pany an output of 625,000 dress
ed salmon every eight hours.
This order is based on cycle
records of salmon—next sum
mer according to the “experts”
will be the big run, in spite of
the short season now prescrib
ed. m
Deming refused to merge with
a number of other companies
Since that time they purchased
other canneries making them
the largest company in the ter
ritory with 18 canneries in Alas
ka and 1 in Washington.
WILL BACK MOVEMENT TO
SEND BOYS WESTWARD
Considerable interest is being
shown by the several members
of the Club in the efforts of the
local boys to bring the basket
ball championship to Peters
burg. At this time there is ev
ery indication that they will.
They have a percentage of 1000
in the series so far. Ketchikan
and Wrangell have met defeat
at the hands of the local boys;
they have yet to meet Juneau
and Douglas. Reports are
that the Gastineau Channel
boys will have to travel a lot
faster than they are going now
to even make a tight game.
In event the boys win the
championship the Club will
sponsor a community meeting
to raise funds to send the boys
Westward to measure strength
with westward teams. This is
thought an opportunity the
boys may never have again. A
trip to the States is uncom
mon while a trip to the west
ward is seldom, if ever taken.
SOMETHING TO WORRY
OVER
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It is being reported that ma
rine insurance rates in Alaska
have gone up five per cent. The
loss of the Brunvold and Imper
ial, halibut boats, the disaster to
the steamer Starr and tug
Roosevelt are said to be reason
for the raising of the rates.
Cordova claims that a coast
cutter stationed at that port
would be of more practical
benefit to the halibut industry
than stationed at Junau. If so,
then Cordova should have that
coast guard cutter. Aside from
social activity in and around
Juneau, there are some who al
lege that the Unalga is as neces
sary in the section of the capi
tal city as a sixth toe on a man’s
foot.
M. D. LOSES HAND
Dr. W. W. Council, of Cordova,
former mayor of that city and
for many i years prominent in
medical circles is reported as
having had his right hand am
putated in Seattle. The ampu
tation being necessary to check
the spread of blood poisoning.
Mr. Reed, Piggly Wiggly stock
salesman was in town the fore
port of the week and says busi
ness was good.
NORMANA MALE CHORUS
PRESENTS PROGRAM
The Normana Male Chorus of
Ketchikan arrived in port on
the gasboat Fairbanks and gave
a program that same evening
at the MacGregor Theatre.
Thirty-five voices were in the
chorus and they rendered a
very fine program.
The following was their pro
gram :
1. “My Country ’Tis of Thee”
2 (a) Near Fjordene Blaaner,
Paulson
(b) Spin, Spin (Swedish)..
Jungst.
.3 Wedding Day- Grieg
Piano Solo—Mrs L. A. Berglund
4(a) Brand.Wendelberg
Roses .
Chorus
| 5 (a) Rimpianto .Tosselli
(b) Recondita Armonia....
Aria from Tosca
Vocal Solo Edwin Sande
6 (a) Come Where the Lillies
Bloom .Thompson
Larboard Watch.... Parks
Chorus
7 A la Luz de la Luna
Vocal Duet, L. A. Berglund
And Edwin Sande
8 (a) Paul Paa Haugon.
(b) Hvila vid Denne Kalla
(Swedish) .Belman
(c) Aa Kjore Vatten Aaa
Kjore Ved .
Chorus
9 Minuet L’ Antique.. .Pader
ewski ....Piano Solo, Mrs. i
L. A. Berglund
10 (a) Viking Sonner. .Rudolph
Moller
(b) Osian .J. Beschnith ‘
L. A. Berglund and Chorus
11 (a) Tommy . .LadMargetson
(b) In the Wee Little Home
I Love .O’Hara
12 Ja Vi Elsker....R. Nordaak
Chorus
QUINAULT SEASON FAILURE
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Even the most optomistic of
the Quinault Indian fishermen
expressed conviction toward the
end of June that this is an off
season for the Bluebacks, or
Quinalt river salmon. Indians
fishing on the lower Quinault
river continued making light
catches through June.
Canners handling Bluebacks
this season have not given out
estimates of the amount expect
ed at the outset. Prices to the
fishermen have continued since
the first of the season at 85c per
fish regardless of size, delivered
at the Tahola dock,
at the Tahola dock.—Pacific
Fisherman.
LAKE BAY CANNERY CHANGE
HANDS
The F. O. Barnes cannery at
Lake Bay has been purchased by f
the Columbia River Packers’ As
sociation of Astoria. The can
nery will be operated this year
under direction of Ira Kelly who
has been its superintendent dur
ing the past two or three years.
CAN YOU SING?
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Choir rehearsel at the Church
on Tuesday evening at eight
o’clock. Rehearsals will begin
on an interesting Easter Can
tata, under the direction of
Miss Lillian Swanson. It is plan
ed to give the Cantata about
Easter time and anyone inter
ested in singing is invited to
join. Both male and female
voices are wanted. Rehearsals
begin promptly at eight and
close at 9:30.
With Malice Toward None, With Charity For All—A. Lincoln..
LOMEN MAKES APPEAL FOR
“ESKIMOS”
Carl J. Lomen of Nome was
in Washington, D. C., recently
urging an increase of 9 cents a
pound on reindeer meat and
venison. He stated that “half of
the Eskimos of Alaska are de
pendent upon this industry for a
livlihood and need higher pro
tection to preserve this busi
ness.”
“Half of the Eskimos ! !”
WILL NOT GIVE DANCE
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The plan of the Chamber of j
Commerce to give a dance to
the halibut fleet before they;
leave for the banks next week j
has been abandoned. It was not J
thought feasible because of the
big high -jinks being staged by
the local Elks on Saturday the
ninth.
However it was hoped that
as many as could would avail
themselves of the opportunity
to have a good time at the Elks’
doings. [
The Alaskan Glacier Sea Food j
Co., shipped out nine tons of j
shrimp meat on the steamer
Northwestern and two and a
half on the steamer Queen.
Ohmer says he will start buy
ing halibut as soon as the sea
son opens and will likely have
a shipment or two ready be
tween the 16th and 25th of the
month.
The market, Earl says, looks i
better than he has ever seen it.
Cold storages are about cleaned
out and prices promise to be
real good providing the boats j
do not crowd in and kill the;
market. Very few salmon are
showing up, but a few last j
month brought 36 cents a
pound at Ketchikan.
The outlook for trout is very
good and prices will be high.
Steelhead regulations are back
where they were before the last
changes, for the present. Alto- ;
gether every indication points (
t oa good year for the fishing.
industry. i
The spruce industry, accord-1
ing ' to Earl, also is coming in
for a big boost this year.
Jim Hurley, old timer of the
north and more recently of the
West Coast, died recently at the
Pioneers’ Home, Sitka.
JUST A LITTLE DIVIDEND
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The Alaska Packers’ Associa
tion after reducing their indebt
edness several hundred thou
sand dollars last year, declared
a dividend, quarterly, of $2.00
a share and also an insurance
fund interest income dividend
of $2.00 a share, payable Feb
ruary 9th.
The Assaciation operated 13
canneries last year and one on
Puget Sound. They packed 641,
143 cases of salmon including
560,216 cases of red salmon.
ADMIRAL WATSON GETTING
DOLLED UP
The steamer Admiral Watson
when she returns to the Alas
ka run will be a first-class
tourist vessel. At present she
is being overhauled. All state
rooms are being converted to
two-berth rooms with hot and
cold water in every room.
The Eitel Frederich, German (
liner interned during the World
War and seized by the United
States as a German raider, was
recently purchased by the Pa
cific Steamship Company. She
will b eput on the Seattle-San
Diego run. This vessel is five
hundred feet in length and was!
formerly used on the trans-At
lantic run.
TO CONTINUE OIL DRILLING
Ivan L. Peterson, president of
the Peterson Oil Association in
the Chickaloon district was able
this winter to secure capital with
which to continue oil drilling
operations on his claims. The
company went as far as they
could with their equipment last!
year. When drilling was sus^
pended last fall, the well had
a depth of 1300 feet and ail in
dications described as favorable.
ASKS FOR TAX ON CLAMS
A letter was received by the
Chamber of Commerce from
M. B. Dahl and Mr. Harley ask
ing that the local Chamber en
dorse a vigorous resolution re
questing a 35 per cent ad valor
em tariff on imported clams and
a heavy tariff on other shell
fish. The resolution is forth
coming as everyone in the Club
is of the opinion that the clam
industry needs every protection
from foreign competition.
KETCHIKAN TASTES CUP OF
DEFEAT
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The much touted basket
shooters from the First City
measured strength Monday and
Tuesday evenings in the Sons
of Norway Hall with the com
ing Champs of the First Divi
sion.
The game Monday was a slow
affair which Petersburg took to :
the tune of 13 to 9. The boys!
pulled their plays so that the I
two teams seemed pretty-evenly j
matched. The first half ended j
with a score of 8 to 4—Peters- !
burg on the long end of the!
handle. The second half the;
Ketchikan boys stood pat on
their defensive play and Peters
burg played many long shots
for the basket. The score end- ,
ed 13 to 9.
the second game WAS A I
WALKAWAY
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The second game started with
“Lightnin” Gordon in the line
up. He added a lot of pep and
zest to the game. The local
hoys opened up and gave the
Ketchikan the works. Took the
visiting team apart to see how
they ticked, put them together
and shot baskets almost at
every wish: Gordon demon
strated an uncanny ability to
break through and disrupt the
defense of the visitors. He shot
several baskets which were not
so bad. His team work with
Mjorud and Runstad was very
clever. Runstad and Mjorud
bcth opened up and made their
usual canny shots from differ
ent angle of the floor. In this
game Ketchikan was lost, had
no defense and not much of
fense. The game ended 35 to
12.
The score does not indicate
the fight that Ketchikan put up.
They were a game bunch of lit
tle fellows and they were fight
ing up until the toot of the last
whistle.
Dick Hanson and Ed Lynch
were the officials of the game.
WOULD ENLARGE BUREAU
ACTIVITIES
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Representative White ( Rep.)
of Maine is sponsoring a bill for
the expansion of the activities
of the Bureau of Fisheries while
two Senate measures relating
to load lines for American ship
ping and payment of wages to
seamen may be considered by
the House Committee on Mer
chant Marine and Fisheries
auring the present Congress
Mr. White is chairman of the
committee, and author of the
White Fisn Law which governs
the Alaska fisheries. It was the
opinion of Mr. White that no
major legislation would be en
acted as this session of Congress
would be too short.
House Bill 13383, providing a
five-year construction and
maintenance program for the
Bureau of Fisheries, which was
passed by both Houses at the
last session of Congress but was
not approved by the President,
he said, may merit some recon
sideration by the Committee. He
will confer with the Department
of Commerce and with others
regarding the future cdurse on
this subject. The importance
of the fisheries to the people of
this country and the threatened
depletion of the supply of many
kinds of fish, in his opinion,
require serious consideration
According to the Committee,
ALASKA COLLEGE FAVORED
BY SENATE
Dr. Charles E. Bunnell, pres
ident of the Alaska Agricultural
College who recently appeared
before the Senate Committee in
support of the extension of the
Hatch and Smith-Lever Acts to
Alaska, stated that Alaska
would receive an appropriation
of $25,000 from the two Acts.
The Act provides for the es
tablishment of agricultural ex
periment stations and for coop
eration and extension work be
tween agricultural colleges re
ceiving its benefits.
Under the bill, the Secretary
of Agriculture must approve the
appropriation. Findings are to
be based upon estimates of the
ability of the Territory to make
effective use of the funds.
CHANCE FOR GOOD MAN
The United States Chambero
of Commerce is taking up with
ail Chambers of Commerce a
plan to secure capable men to
carry on the cepsus work for the
next census,1930. The plan set
forth is that each Chamber shall
secure the services or endorse
a man capable of doing the best
work in order that a most ac
curate census may be obtained.
SPECIAL RATES FOR STCDEN
Word is sent out by Dean
Ernest N. Patty of the Alaska
College that Dr. Charles E. Bun
nell, president of that institu
tion obtained from the Secre
tary of the Interior the promise
of reduction in rates for stu
dents who enter the college. The
special rates will be over the
Alaska Railroad and will go in
to effect in September, the be
ginning of the next academic
>7ear. Students will receive a
round trip ticket for the price of
one. This will be of special ben
efit to students from the south
ern end of the territory who
must purchase tickets from
Seward to Fairbanks.
It is expected that by this ar
rangement, enrollment at (her
college will be augmented.
Judge E. Coke Hill of Fair
banks will hold court at Juneau
to dispense with cases which
were started while Judge Hard
ing was district attorney.
there are approximately" 120,000
fishermen in the United States
whose annual catch exceeds
2,750,000,000 pounds, represent
ing a value of about $105,000,
000. Of this catch, about 48 per
cent comes from the Atlantic
seaboard, 45 per cent from the
Pacific Coast and Alaska, and
7 per cent from the Great
Lakes and the Mississippi drain
age area.
The by-products of the indus
try-such as fish meal, fertiliz
er, fish oils and other products
—involve a total annual value
of about $13,000,000, according
to the Committee’s information.
Large Authorization.
The House Committee on Mer
chant Marine and Fisheries, in
its report on the bill (House
Report 1434, 70th Congress, 1st
Session,) stated that if all the
projects authorized by it are
carried out and all the increased
personnel employed as contem
plated, it would require an ap
propriation for the fiscal year
beginning July 1,1932, of $2,823,
748 for operating expense, an
increase for the five years of
$740,000.