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A-Lastca saimon industry is over-exert
ing itself this year to show that it can
not operate profitably, as it has been
operating profitably for many, many years,
since a percentage of their profits should
now be diverted to Alaskan residents, who
in comparison with the ASI negotiators
and Company Officials (including President
Vice Presidents, Representatives, Stenos,
etc.) all look healthy, strong and well
fed, even if the past two seasons Vi/ere
poor.
ASI, through its chief mouthpiece, Arn
old, states ’’that ASI would be committing
suicide to operate under Union* s demands
for 1952”, still, will NOT oponly declaro
that NO ASI canneries WILL oporato in
Bristol Bay in 1952. If such a declaration
were mado, all rosident fishormen would
be gainfully employed undor other sources
albeit, Construction Work (the rocord year
for Alaska is predicted for 1952 with
$3.07 per hour for laborers for 40 hour •
week, time and a half over 40 hours and
doublo time on Sundays), or other fishing
concerns.
We ■would like to close the Bay for five^
years except to set-netters, as ASI always
swears that their interest is in fish
conservation and residents’ welfare—not
the old dollar profits. This being true,
Industry should have no objections to sub
mitting a joint proposal, along with the
Bering Sea Fishermen’s Union (who are all
informed of their radio broadcast, ”to
promote resident’s welfare first”) to the
Fish and Wildlife Service that, in order
to promote conservation, -che whole of Bris
tol Bay be closed, except to resident set
netters for a period of 5 years,
* A dream or an impossibility? Wot sol As
* at our last regular meeting at headquarter*
hero, March 5th, this decision was approvoc
100% Unanimously by Naknek and Nushagak
residents present,
OKAYl So, ASI will be committing suicide
(quoting Arnold over Anchorage Radio) to
oporat©, then why operate? But, ASI has
boen permitting suicide amongst rosidents
for years, so why appeal to rosidents for
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advice""on how to~make qut-T
YuTjk INCOME TAX, Thai IS
List as your dependents* Your wife, car,
three goldfish and two children.
j,Now multiply your grandfathor*s age by
8lx and seven-eights, subtract his
telephono number# Noxt, add the size
of his hat and subtract the number of
his oar#
Then, deduct one thousand dollars for
keeping your wife a blond for the whole
yoar, then divide tho remainder by the
size of her girdlof* multiply this fig
uro by the number of olectric lights
in the house, and divide by the size of
your collar#
Now thon you have tho GEOSS INCOME, which*,
after dividing by your chost measurement,
and subtracting your blood pressure, gives
you the NEB amount ow-d to .Undo Sam©
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THE PINK MESSAGE CAPER
It is the exception rather than tho
rule to publish adverse criticism, but tho
bumper crop harvested from the Fishermen*8
Bulletin Board on February 27, was too
lush to send to the chaff pile without
the assurance of everyone!s having read
and evaluated it* Bo„ below is a re-print
of the *pink scorcher2—unedited«
GRAPEVINE
As stated in THE BEACON, the blanket of
reform has lifted. Bootleggers are out of
business and certain liquor dealers are
patting you on the back once again.
THE BEACON shows groat concern over the
sorrow and sickness that only one family
(so it seems) in town has had to shoulder
(Wwhhoo iisB, tthheo cchhaammbbeorr ooff
ceoommeerrcce
THE BEACON carries, instoad of the tho.,#
of tho poople tho potty insults and &
minded thoughts ofdi***»*onc individual
No room for thoughts oi every body bu
(Continued Pago Four)