ABANDON gViSt Continued;
QOC #OCO depending upon the size of
the p-'.ok* and the market price of the fich#
Of this# lei8 than 10$ stays in the dis
trict#
The Committee believes there is wealth
enough here to support a population (Several
times *' be present 'siz^j still# at the same
tine the \a.st majority of the people are
near destitution* The f*' h rune are ovexw
fished and incompetently handled# so that
they are being- rapidly depleted*
Proposed Pollution;
" ~'JZ *E© sJdeVm ownorship of fishing
equipment#
2* Abandonment of the Fish & 1/Tildlifo
Service in favor of the Territorial Depart*
' ment of Ficheries#
3# Definite limitation on the fishing
effort with preference given to residents#
Steps Necessary for Solution;
~T7 DESIDENT~OWNEH£RllrOF>ISHING *
EQUIPMENT* Access to capital for develop
ment# At present we ha ve to use our meager
earnings which are woefully inadequate* i
2* TERRI TORIAL CONTROL OF FISHERIES I
Use every possible agency to bring this,
about*.*•Congress, Alaska Native Service.*
Alaska Native Brotherhood, Unions, and other
agencies#
&* .DEFINITE LTMITATION OF FISHING EF
FORT 3 Have the Territorial Board of Fisherie
eeJT5the maximum amount of gear that oan be
fished?-In the district, and apecifioally for
each river* Work for a change of the VJlilte
Act, if ym WE THINK IT IS NECESSARY!
(Noxt Coluan* Please)
4* FibK & ^.UJDIJFE SgRVICrai
Its policy of neglecting p.reurtur oci*»
trol except in the case of the huma?t pre
dator is proving a failure* Entire fresh !
water possibilities should be e:tploi4d* Wej
need edditional research* f
The ?ish and Wildlife department's
$3f0;>000 expansion program 5.n Alaska ie i
woll undersoy* Clarence Rhod9* RWS re
gional director amounted August ?3th*
A new office b*;*tiding Ip almost finish
ed in McGrath* a $45*00* office building
has been let on bid in Fairbanks* and a
new office building 5ft soon to be bejrim
in Dillingham and Kodiak© i'r-s Service al
so intends to improve their marine base
in Junean and do some installation work
at Lake Hood air base* Tho enlargement
program has added some new personnel toe
the FWS offices* too*.
(Too bad1 some of this money is not to
be spent in the Bristol Bay watershed to
study preda tor problems* huhf)
Commissioner Alfred upland announces
that the absentee ballots are now avail
able and he requests that all who are pla>
ing to leave drop in to his office and
vote one of these ballots* (Also* anyone
whose voting status is doubtful should
£Ote the absentee ballot for if such a
vote is challenged or thrown out it dees 1
not effect the rest of the ejection© i
go REMEMBER* if ycr a**e leaving and
are not sure when you will be bach, -oto
before jyou £C--vcte absoutaoe
and treat
YOURSELF
to
the
POUND ONLY AT DILLINGHAM'S