Vol* in IVo. 7
June 16, 1952
Price 10^
Three power boats costing approximately
$7,500.each have been purchased through the
Tonuak Indian Credit Association and will
be used by their owners during this season*!
fishing operations. •
At a.meeting of the Association h^.ld on
June Ilf; there was a drawing to see who of
the members would be the lucky owners of
these three boats. John Bennett, Bob Gurtle:
and Fred Mulkeit are they.
The Tonuak Indian Credit Association, or*
ganized last December, has had $75,000 of
its original $100,000 loan request approved
and $40,000 was, and is, immediately avail
able for the use, oif TICA members | the re
maining $35,OQO has bden okayed and will be
obtainable within the hear future.
The first purchase made with these funds
was the approximate $22,500 expenditure for
the three power boats here mentioned. The
remaining amount, approximately $17,500,
is now available to any member of the Asso
ciation in need of financial help. The
Association’s President, Walter Noden, art
no u need that the TICA is now in a position
to aid any member who desires it upon re
quest and according to the formalities of
the groups rules of regulation. This fund
is to assist those who need power boats
and are not financially able to furnish
them without a loan.
"BABY” SOLD
"Baby”, the notorious Public Utility
District’s grader, was turned over to a
new master at the PUD Board meeting on
June 2 by unanimous consent of the Board.
The Alaska koad Commission lured "Baby"
from its protective PUD crib by the sound,
jingle of $2700* $2500 the original price
set on it and an added $200 for a new tire
that had been purchased this spring*
When the Road Commission is not using
"Baby", she will be available at a nominal
figure for use by the town in maintaining
the small airstrip north of town, or where
ever else she is needed*
HOW DOES AFU EFFECT US?
During our 1952 strike* from April 1st
5to Ifey 28th, AFU again had strikebreakers,
cleaned to unload reconversion parts, gro
series, supplies, etc,, ignoring picket
lines, when all others, with the exception
of half dozen uncleared carpenters, sup
ported the picket lines*
Last year they went ahead and fished*
_fcoing through picket lines, which they
’stated were “illegal11 *
Ih November 1951,.NLRB found our picket
lines legal and AFU contract in violation
of ffaftlfiartley Act, and set same aside,
uhtil this spring when NLRB ordered a re
sident election, and modified the origonal
directive to the extent of allowing AFU '
to resume negotiations.
After eight weeks of strike again this
spring (after 53 days last summer) we sign
Agreements on May 28th and some of our
members are now fishing king salmon#
If AFU doesn*t sign, s6 much the better
as we can supply enough Fishermen from
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