Vol# III No. 11
August 17, 1952
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TawIV FI6ht£ lUVESt CL&MS^E
Rumblings that tho Fish & wildlife Ser
vice intended closing down the nush&gak
River for 5 years in order to rehabilitat*
its salmon runs was objected to by a- good
representation of the town people at the
public hearing held here on August 9th*
Richard Shuman* Fisheries Management
Superintendent; Bertel Johnson* Fisheries
ianagement Biologist; George Eicher* Fish*
eries Research Biologist; Robert Holoomb#
Wier Superintendent of Construction; and
Bob Mahaffey# local Warden made up the
FWS board that conducted the meeting* whi<
was the second of a series of hearings
held throughout Alaska and Seattle for 1
the purpose of suggesting proposals to-,
further the conservation of salmon* Those
interested* who have something to offer*
are inoouraged tb submit proposals* coujv
ter proposals and briefs to the Regional
Director* FWS, in Juneau* (All such brief*
should be in by Deoember 1* for study and
e valuation*} ' ’ »* • - v
At this meeting, FwS predicted next i
season the entire Bristol Bay area would ■
have a fair run of rede, with-an esti- r
mated 800,000; thie ie broken down.as
follows: Waknek-Kvichak*divisions, fair
bo good; Egegik aivision, fair to good;
Ugashik, fair; and Wushagak, very poor,
(Apparently therein lies the benefits to
be gained by closing the river to the
season's attempts at fishing.)
The FWS admitted that the section on
personal fishing in its 1952 regulations
was ambitious and its meaning would be
clarified. The board made 3 specific
proposals: 1. move the markers on the
Kviohak downstream to promote escapement
since the silting prooess makes esoapemeni
at the present markers impossible; 2# the
areas opened to commercial fishing be
prohibited from June 25-July 26 on the
Nushagak; and 3. to retard salmon fishing
with mesh in Naknafc^Kvichak district un
til July 1 in qtrdcTF/to^get better early
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lULLINGhAii GaTS
The rumor that Jjillingham will this
year get an Armory was verified by Captc.5.
Prank Clayton# Director of the National
Guards and stationed in Bethel# during
a visit to town on August 16. He sai4
they had already obtained the site frpm
the community and a 16* x 60* building
would be started immediately* This is
to be used as a Community Hall whenever
it is wanted and should inspire many mor<
hyoung men to Join the National Guards# a
he gaid, further# that the unit here was
very 11 for the site of the town*
Four local boys have been chosen to
attend special training schools under th
auspicies of the National Guard* Three
them are* Fred Mulkeit# who will go to
Infantry School at Fort Banning, Georgia
; John Fulkett who will go to Radio Mainte
arice School at Fort Banning, Georgiaj
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