THE
June Osterhaus, the eighteen-year-old daughter of Eya and Hugo Osterhaus of
Dillingham, lost her life in the stormy waters of Nushagak Bay as the boat in which,
she was a passenger overturned just as it approached the mouth of the Creek from
Clark’s Point enroute to The Queen Cannery site, on June 22,
The ill-fated skiff, piloted by Morris
George, carried the victim, her sister,
Catherine Olson, ’Annie Bartman, and Mor
ris* young brother. Just ^head of them
were Harry and Daisy Barnes, who were en
tering the mouth of the Creek when they
happened to look back to see a large wave
go completely over the George skiff, and
was then followed by a second large wave
* that capsized it, throwing the passengers
into the churning Nushagak waters* En
dangering their own lives, the Barneses
somehow got their boat turned around and.
went to the rescue. It kept Harry busy
maneuvering his boat to keep it upright
so Daisy began pulling the people aboard
as Morris George had heroically kept them
together, Mrs, Barnes administered arti
fical respiration to Annie as they made
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"ROCKIN' CHAIR" OILED FOR WINTER'S USE
Salmon fishing and canning is NOT a
seasonal industry, within the meaning <\f
unemployment compensation regulations
the benefit year beginning 7/l/54, bec.?.u£
the Employment Security Commission has
failed for the first time to so classify
itt
The law provides that for any indust::*
to be treated as seasonal in computing
employment compensation benefits a r<: y: il
lation must be issued not later than cl-':
30 establishing the season# The ESC,
volved in a lawsuit, failed to issue a
seasonality regulation for '54 by the
deadline, which makes those employed in
fishing and canning eligible for une:. r : }
ment compensation when unemployed in 5:
EVERY WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY
DANCE WITH AT
CAFE SERVICE