"SECIRCETtf” GAbJLiS CIVIL DbFEhSE
The Civil Defense Director of filling
ham, Carl Nunn, has,^iv»n the nod. of con
front to the question* Will your civil
defense* urp.t cooperate in the Ground Ob
derver Corps now developing in Alaska?
With the possibility of atomic attack
by Russia ever closer, our A ir Force In
Alaska is faced with the tremendous pro
blem of adoquato warning—becauso only thru
such a medium could a large number of at
tacking bombers be destroyed and other loss
checked#
To provide such a warning system, radar
stations have been established in Alaska,
but we cannot have r ooi.iolete rpdar cover
age that will close all the gaps through
which enemy aircraft could enter undetected
and strike unexpectedly! There must be
alert, conscientious end cpppble lookouts
to constantly guard these ’’creeks” in our
armor, and that is why the Ground Observer
Corps is being nourished* This corps is
the communications nucleus of the eyes of
Alaska and must be rounded out to provide
effective watchfulness*
She Directors of Civil Defense are m a
position to lend invaluable assistance to
the Alaskan Air Command, by recruiting ob-*
servers and establishing ground observer
poftta in the different communities, nut
the Directors alone ar® shackled*—they need
to call for help on you and you and you*
Without your patriotic efforts the entire
cause will be defeated*
Thero is no pny associated with these
Ground Corps duties# Agencies and indivi- ]
duals currently participating are providing
their services and facilities as volunteer*
and are deriving compensation solely from
the knowledge that they are an intogral
part of the air defense system in Alaska# d
3y helping Alaska# we play a vital role in..;'
national security—a role destined to de- 'h;
oide the difference between victory end
defeat • # ji|
This is not a tesk to be shoved off on i
the ’other* guy—remember it*s YOTTR life,
tool
Be thinking about this, we’ll talk leterl#
FISa TiaAl
Following, a survey of the ■watershed,
it now appears that the limited fishing
in Nushagak Bay during the psst see son
was entirely justified* Although the
escapement was not phenomenal, it «er
tainly was fair (in places good) and was
widely dispersed over the entire water
shed* Spawning red salmon were found in
all waters that should have them at the
date of observation* According to reliab
information, the numbers of salmon on th
spawning grounds were greater than the
past year or so.
Since recent research has demonctrat
that factors, other than total escapemei
are more important in determining the
size of the return cycle of adults, thi
yeer*s spawning could produce a good ro
turn run. Natural conditions during the
following veer will determine its suoos
There is no reason to believe that +
1954 run will- be any less than this yee
Therefore, limited fishing in the Nusht
gak area next year should hot Ve derifs.
Under such a procedure the runs can be
rebuilt.
Total closures mi^ht accomplish thi
more ^uicimiy , out would result in econ
ruin for the people of the district* T
only source of income must be meinto in
on some curtailed scale that will prov
the necessities of life*
Signed* CT.L,Anderson, Director
•Alaska Dept* of Fisheri