Local Civil Defense
ffands Out Pamphlets '
School children distributed
Federal Civil Defense Admini
stration pamphlets Monday
and Tuesday to all residences
and businesses.
The pamphlets tell what to
do in case of an atomic blast
or air raid.
Printed on the back of one
of the pamphlets was a warn
ing regarding obeying civil
defense instructions during
blackouts and raids.
According to an ordinance
all persons violating the black
out laws will be arrested,
brought to court and he sub- '
ject to a $100 fine or 30 days in
jail, or both.
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On Cannery Problems
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Kodiak, Alaska
Gentlemen:
The maritime tie-ups thi:
year held up the movement o
equipment and supplies to th'
Alaska canneries. To be pre
pared at greatly increased
:‘ost, when the salmon run
starts, the use of air freight
service was necessary. Then,
salmon ready for shipment
>vas held up at the canneries,
>r it could not be discharged
rom steamers in Seattle. This
ncreased cost and kept the
ivuucl uil tuts luarKei, uui
>f reach of the consumer; us
)f cash returns that are
ssential to carry on opera
tions.
The last maritime tie-up has
prevented the water move
ment of canned salmon to
astern markets. In our case,
we deliver a substantial
quanity of salmon to the docks
by trucks. It has remained on
the docks for five weeks at
considerable uncalculated i
expense; also more consump-j
tion is again lost. All of those |
conditions result in added per-;
case cost.
Steamship companies, to off
set the loss incident to the tie
up of their vessels, increase
the freight rates. The dis
tributors add this to the per
can retail price.
In the operation of an i
Alaskan Salmon Cannery,
there are more and more stop
pages for one cause or
another. All this runs into
extra expense that steps up I
the per- case cost.
The rates paid for fish and
labor are high; on top of this,
there are a multipie of
“fringe” items. Combine these
with inefficiency, waste, pres-!
sure enforcing overtime, the
extra expense caused by
“grass banks” tactics that
hold up fish and wage settle
ments until fish runs are upon
us all contribute to run up the
over-all per-case cost.
Combine all these extraneous
costs. It has now reached the
point where the eonsummer
will definitely not pay. It fol- j
lows just as sure as night
follows day that the canneries j
cannot continue to operate if j
they are to be forced to sell j
the salmon below cost in or
der to get rid of it.
Beside furnishing an
essential protien food, the
salmon industry plays a very
important part in the economic
life of this section of the
country.
The welfare of a great many
persons is at stake, should the
Salmon canneries be forced to
close down. Ihe consummers’
acceptance of the final per-can
cost definitely controls whet
her the canneries can operate
or cannot operate.
These conditions have passed
the stage where they can be
“kissed off” as being of no
concern to the welfare of your
membership.
The plain fact is thatthereis
just one and only one way that
the Industry can continue and
that is to produce canned sal
mon at a cost that the con
sumner will pay. The house
wives don’t have to buy sal
mon. There are plenty of other
fish items such as tuna, Maine
and California sardines, etc.,
available at less cost per tin.
For our part, we wish to be
constructive. To carry on such
an attitude we must both first
face facts, in other words, be
realistic. Neither we, nor the
operators, can act alone; it is
equally important to yon. We
all face the challenge to pre
vent the “patient” from be-!
coming too sick to get well.
Your understanding and
cooperation to assist in bring
ing about a practical solution
to this problem is requested.
Yours sincerely,
Halferty Canneries, Inc.
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The annual Rotary Christ-!
mas program 'was held Decem
ber 26, at the Montmartre Inn
following the regular lun
cheon. Gifts were exchanged.
Guests attending the meet-;
ing were Mrs. Lois Spencer, I
Father Thomas Maher, Tom
Norse, Zora Wilson, Oscar
Hanson, Joe Kerrigan and
Paul Stover.
Coastwise Ship
Coming Here
The SS Pacificus, Coastwise
Line vessel, will stop in Ko
diak around the latter part of
January, George Hutton, An
chorage representative, advi
sed the MIRROR.
Hutton said the vessel’s
itinerary will be as follows:
Leave Long Beach on January
4: depart San Francisco
January 7; depart Portland
January 12; depart Seattle
January 18 and arrivfe in Ko
diak approximately January
28.
The Pacificus has two reefer
boxes available with a total
capacity of 2,700 cubic feet for
reefer demands for Kodiak,
Hutton said.
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