YliMlo A1 at Iran publications aro crowd
ing their front pages with this amusing
"Op: ration Snov/b:lrd" engagod in by many
'*imported*' troops* little Dillingham on
tho primitive odgo of Alaska is also in
•;ho throe 8 cf a stagod manouvori Operation
?Pr3K~A->Boo"* arrongod by Civil 2Ur Patrol
officials to givo tho CA2 members practical
erporienco in locating lost pianos«
Operation Poole-a-boo began Friday after
noon* Jan* 3 4* at tho airport whon a
"Disaster Crsw"(Danny Johanson* Frodorick
Nielsen* Chester Millott* Carl Grunn and
Em9st S if 3of end Jack Toons) was taken
out and left with emergency rations suf
ficient for two meals* They were "lost"
tc the rest involved*
After a specified time elapse* an Ob
servation Crew (Huge Osterhaus* Richard
Larson* Neis Wrhl* Carl Nelson and Ee.xv
lwn Ad lei sen) searched for them from the
aTr witir*only their general direction to
the- 5crash5 to aid them* It was foggy and
impossible to see feu?# aooording to some
of the members of this orew upon their
return to town in the afternoon Saturday*
They will continue the search Sunday# if
wo ether permits.
When the nvictims” are located# three
noting nurses (Dorothy Pelagio# Doris
Shade and Anna May Nunn) and an intern
(Perry Adkison) will fly to the scene of
crash and administer First Aid#
A Land Crew (Mosrris Lopes, Victor Sif**
sof c Ludwig Hansen and flehn Wassmann)
will get supplies and food to the plane
which will be flown to the soene of the
disaster.
Jack Toone and Herman Shade loaned the
use of their planes for this maneuver
and local pilot si Harvey Shade, Herman
Shade, Floyd Curnutt and Mike Hoseth loan
ed their time and fly-ability in the ven
ture.
(The underlined names in the foregoing
article indicate those in charge of the
different units. The term Cp^rationi Peek
fffFoo was unofficially suppiiod by the
tditor#)
SET-KETTERS PLIGHT
John Farley* director of the FWS# has
given his support to the proposal to re
turn the distance requirements to the 500
feet as was the rule last season in Cook
Inlot. Farley has soheduled hearings in
Alaska on the new proposals* the first
to be in Honer tomorrow* then in Kenai
the next day and in Anohorage on Jan. 19#
Meanwhile the FWS* in view of the ruling
by Judge George Folta last year that srs
nets were bound by distance regulations
applying to ’’fixed” fishing gear# is
ing ahead with proposed regulations at
pling to 1955* the same as caused such a
bitter storm of protest at hearing in
Anchorage early last fall# It has been
pointed out that the regulations may be
amended or revised and that with fast
congressional action# local Cook Inlet
fishermen will likely be allowed their
usual distance between gear.
Alaska Fishermen’s Union In Anchorage
has had reports from its representatives
bringing the members up to date on the
recent activities in Washington in ad
vance of the FWS hearings*
An amendment to the White Act* drawn uz
in a joint action of the union and
packArs representatives* has been intxjc*~
duced by Delegate Bartlett in the hoa-re
and by Senator Magnuson (d) of Washing.or
in the senate* The amendment would ex?rr.fi
set-nets from a proposed 1S00* distance
requirement planned in the new 1955 "'W.'?
regulations which is objectionable beca-v
it would reduce the flimbor of nets alleg
ed putting many fishermen out of business
In return for ASI support of thoix* r»v
quests* union representatives supported
them on their request that fish tre-^t bo
assigned definite* surveyed positions e«
long the shores of Cook Inlet, Then a
prohibition of 600* on either side of thc
traps would be made against set nets,
Ed,*s Note* This article should be
sailed Efforts To Save Set-Netters or
rake Your Hand Off TKat Fish* Fred* You
getting The joetleel