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Express Fears of
Russian Trawlers
VANCOUVER.. B.C. (/P> — Brit
ish Columbia halibut fishermen are
expressing fears Russian trawler
fleets, accompanied by huge mother
ships, will extend their activities
from the Gulf of Alaska to Cana
dian offshore waters.
The Russians have extended their
activities from the Bering Sea to
south of the Aleutian Islands, fish
eries spokesmen say in interviews.
They are using large draggers,
125 to 150 feet long, and 10,000
ton mother ships. It is estimated
four fleets worked the Gulf of
Alaska this summer. Russia is not
a signatory to the International
Halibut Treaty between Canada,
the United States and Japan and
fishermen say its ships are cut
ting into existing halibut stocks
without consideration for conserva
tion or control.
Some fishermen say the Rus
sians. dragging at depths ranging
from 50 to 300 fathoms, have foul
ed their halibut gear, despite warn
ing flags and buoys. Fishermen
say there is a danger that the Rus
sians may extend their activities
inf'! the shallow banks of Hecate
Strait between the Queen Char
lotte Islands and the mainland.
Under international law the in
land waters are free to all because
Canada only recognizes the three
mile territorial limit.
Said one fisherman in an inter
view: “All the halibut fishermen
know the Russians are in the Gulf
of Alaska, this side of Kodiak
Island. It's only a matter of time
until they'll be right on our shore
line. We’re right in amongst them.
I lost some gear to them this sum
mer. The next thing we know
they’ll be in Hecate Strait.”
Dick Powell, Suffering
From Cancer, Steps Down
As Head of Film Company
HOLLYWOOD (£) — Actor
producer Dick Powell, fighting
cancer, stepped out of the presi
dency of Four-Star Television tell
ing stockholders:
“I am not a damned bit scared.
I am not resigning the presidency
for health purposes.”
Stockholders yesterday elevated
Powell to chairman of the board
and elected Thomas McDemott,
chief vice president, as president.
The changes were made at Powell’s
request.
Powell told a hushed stock
holders’ meeting that he is gaining
on his battle against cancer. He
brought up the subject of his
health.
Storm Brings Snow
A new storm moving rapidly
eastward across the Bering Sea
brought snow to a broad stretch
of the Western Coast of Alaska to
day.
Snow fell at Bethel. King Sal
mon and Nome, as well as at Bar
row and Fairbanks and at various
other stations throughout the in
terior.
Rain continued to fall through
out the Southeast Panhandle, Cook
Inlet, the Susitna Valley and the
Copper River Basin.
Overnight temperatures ranged
from a low of 13 at Barrow to a
high of 50 at Annette Island. The
high yesterday was 53 at Annette.
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Give Fishermen :t
Bargaining \ oi<*(‘
SEATTLE !/?' — Testimony was
hearci Monday by a subcommittee'
of the United States Senate Com
merce Committee endorsing a
move to give fishermen the right
to bargain about the price of their
fish are to bring.
George Johansen, secretary
treasurer of the Alaska Fishermen’s
Union, spoke in favor of a bill in
troduced in the Senate last April
by Sen. E. L. Bartlett and Sen.
Warren Magnuson, (D-Wn.h
The bill would give fishermen
a bargaining voice through then
various fishermen’s organizations.
Johansen described the present
situation as a “legal jungle’’ and
described a need for corrective
legislation.
He said fishermen’s earnings de
pend on the price their fish will
bring when sold to the processor,
but anti-trust law interpretations
have prevented the fishermen from
bargaining about the price.
T h e Seafarers’ International
Union also offered support of
West. Gulf and East Coast units
to the amendment to the Fisher
men's Marketing Act of 1934 which
would assure Fishermen's Union
members of collective bargaining
rights.
J. Duane Vance, union spokes
man, said the “share’’ payments
to fishermen are actually a wage,
and the men should be allowed to
bargain collectively on the price
of fish which produce this wage.
Seth Morrison, Seattle attorney
representing the Association of
Pacific Fisheries, urged that any
changes should be an improve
ment and "not merely another
complication imposed upon an in
dustry already laboring under the
grave difficulties of foreign ex
ploitation and changes in produc
tion cycles.” The association, which
represents most of the salmon
packers in Washington, Alaska and
Oregon, took no position on the
merits of the bill.
Further meetings on the issue
will be held this week at Ketchi
kan, Petersburg, Anchorage and
Dillingham. Sen Bartlett presided
at the Seattle meeting.
Soviets Launch
Another Sputnik
MOSCOW UP) — The Soviet
Union today announced the
launching of another Sputnik
Cosmos X.
The Soviet news agency, Tass
; said it was packed with scientific
j instruments and everything was
: functioning normally.
The purpose of the Sputnik is
! to measure radiation and other
i factors bearing on manned space
flights, Tass said.
The satellite made its first orbit
of the earth in 30.2 minutes, on
a path ranging from 126 miles to
208 miles from the earth and at
an angle of 65 degrees from the
Equator, Tass said.
No report was made on the
weight of the satellite or how
long it was expected to stay up.
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Cornerstone Laying
Cere m on i es Scheduled
At University of Alaska
COLLEGE — "You are cordially
invited to attend cornerstone laying
ceremonies at the University of
Alaska on Saturday, Oct. 20. La
the new health, physical education
and recreation facility,” President
Wr. R. Wood of the state univer
sity warmly stated.
He extended the invitation on
behalf of the students, faculty and
Board of Regents to all Alaskans,
pioneers and newcomers, men and
women, the young and old. "We
hope everyone will be able to share
in the important cornerstone lay
ing ceremonies for the state uni
versity’s first facility provided by
the citizens and their government
under the Alaskan General Ob
ligation Bonding program,” Di
Wood emphasized.
University of Alaska ofuci.h
invited the Tanana Lodge No. 1
Free and Accepted Masons, to . a
duct the laying of the corn.:: me
in a public ceremony surv
from the practices of the an . .
building craft of stone-masons and
builders of the Middle Ages. Pre
siding for the laying of the corner
stone will be Charles Johnson.
Grand Master, the Most Worship
ful Grand Lodge of Free and At
cepted Masons of Washington.
Heading the University of Alas
ka party will be Elmer Rasmuson,
president of the Board of Regents,
and members of the board: Wm.
O Neill, vice president! Mrs. Helen
Atkinson, secretary; John Conway.
Mrs. Lucy Cuddy, Boyd Harwood,
Dr. Philip Moore, and Dr. Arthur
Schaible. Presiding will be Prof.
Wm. Cas’nen, marshal of the uni
versity. Dr. Wood explained that
other details about the ceremonies
will be announced as they ur<
finalized.
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Ph*-]ips Says Fir an
Made See c* Deals
With Labor Leaders
ANCHORAGE .?• State S' r:
Rrad Philip . campaign manager
for Republican gubernatorial <■ un
did ate Mike Stepovich, secured
; Guv. Win. Egan Tuesday of mak
ing secret deals with labor leaders
to 'vin labor's indorsement.
Phillips, in a statement, said
Egan should tell the “people of
Alaska what went on behind
| closed doors at the recent Feder
ation of Labor Convention in
I Juneau."
"When Mike Stepovich presented
| his labor platform to the conven
1 lion." Phillips said, "be nut it in
i writing and gave it to the news
papers so that everyone would
know where he stood.
"Labor leaders were so impress
ed with Stepovich' program they
called for a meeting with the
governor. It is a matter of r cord
that they were in a closed session
with the governor for more than
an hour. After they came out, the
indorsement for Egan was an
nounced.
"It is obvious t at Gov. Egat
: ice some Land of deal w;t ! bor
waders b< hind c' ■ ;
"At Ken htkan 1. st w ki nd.
Gov. E ridiculed Slcpovith for
‘putting his pnimir.: in writing.'
"luster i of ridi ’ulinStepo
• virh for his honesty. Gov. Egan
should adopt this h'megy.
"Gov. Egan should tell labor's
r>nk and file, and tile- people of
Alaska, what went on behind
those closed doors.”
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West Coast Storm
Destroys 100 Million
L tard !,,cet of Timber
OLYMPIA </P> — More than 400
million hoard feet of .state and
privately-owned timber was blown
down by Friday's storm in west
ern Washington, a State Depart
ment of Natural Resources spokes
man said Monday.
Lt. T. Webber, the department’s
administrative supervisor, said
much of the timber cannot be sal
vaged. He estimated a loss of
83,333,000.
After an aerial inspection of
southwestern Washington, he said,
“it was the worst blowdown I’ve
ever seen."
Webber said Cowlitz County
was the hardest hit.
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