FISH AND SHIPS
A SHIP, A CLOCK Retiring UFAWU northern representative Carl Liden is pictured here admiring the TV clock given him at a farewell party July 9 in Prince Rupert. Gifts and goodwill were showered on the popular unionist prior to his departure. He is now seining salmon with Gus Gunderson aboard the Western Ranger. Carl Liden, whose experience in the industry goes back a long time, assumed full time work with the UFAWU as a general organiser in 1956. He accepted appointment as northern representative in January, 1963, continuing in that position until negotiations were settled this year.
Northern Ripples
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best ways of taking up grievances, maintaining organisation, and giving leadership in the plant.
On Monday, July 26, shop stewards from the Rupert waterfront and on July 27, stewards from Port Edward gave consideration to problems facing the industry.
The Union Maid left Prince Rupert July 28 with organisers Bert Ogden and George Hewi-son aboard. Their report reads:
First stop was Curlew Bay, Fin Island. We were greeted there by ABC fishermen Dave Wells and later introduced to veteran gillnetters Matt Maki, Billy Herman and Kenneth Mc-Leod, who apparently fish out of Fin Island every year.
Next stop was at the two camps at Barnard Cove. We were relieved to find camp organisation in the capable hands of Steve Shtrodl of Steveston and Les Jacques of Westview.
Directly across from the Canadian Fish camp is the Co-op's Freeman Pass camp where fishermen elected Bill Harvey, Eddie Moire and Frank Power as camp delegates.
Travelling to Butedale, we ran into many acquaintances. We hope Willie Hanson has finished mending and hanging his net. Last week, Willie spent his entire weekend from dawn till dusk working on his gear. We we were beginning to suspect he enjoyed working on it.
A word to Russell Ross: Next time you take us swimming, we had better bring bathing suits; after our pants had dried out, we found they had shrunk about two sizes.
Congratulations to Jimmy Green, boat delegate on the Cape Bell, on his engagement to Winnifred Williams, also from his home time in Kitamaat. We understand Jim will be getting married some time in October.
Klemtu shoreworkers finished electing their shop stewards' committee. Rounding out their committee are Bill McTurk, Huntly Chapman, Henry Jong, Jerry Roberts and George Edgar. Chief shop steward is Bill Brain. We took particular note of the Chinese bunkhouse, and the steadily deteriorating condition of that residence.
We stopped and talked to Bill Freeman, who showed us some very interesting books on early British Columbia fishing.
TED FOORT Veteran UFAWU general organiser Ted Foort has assumed the position of northern representative following resignation of Carl Liden. Decision to appoint Foort was made by an earlier meeting of the general executive board. He joined the Union staff in 1950 as shoreworker general organiser after working in the industry as cannery machine-man. He assumed the post of northern general organiser in 1964 and was reappointed to that position in April.
FLORENCE GREENWOOD
Popular Flo Greenwood, employed in the northern office of the UFAWU since 1956 as combination office worker-organiser, has been named shoreworker general organiser to succeed Ted Foort. General organiser with main emphasis on fishermen is George Hewi-son. Now working in the Union office is Ella Mouland, longtime UFAWU member.
FROM Ocean Falls comes a note from Fred Henke, well known seiner who served as chairman of the meeting at which the final vote on salmon prices was conducted at the Falls. Fred has many interesting things to say. Among them is his reference to the stand he took at the meeting, that he was against a two year agreement and said so. "Unfortunately, my fellow fishermen didn't agree with me and now we are stuck with it," says Fred.
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It looks like a bad year for salmon, he notes, "But what will be the demand for fish later?" He predicts canners will be getting premium prices for their product.
"The small return to the seiner sure points out the need for gear limitation and the need for safeguards against the fly by night type who gets aboard for the peak of the run and then quits, leaving the man who makes his living at fishing to get along as best he can for the remainder of the season.'"
Fred's letter expresses appreciation to the people of Ocean Falls for their kindness to the fleet. "One of the most enjoyable evenings I've had was a Softball game between the Fishermen and an All Star Women's team a week ago. The women won, of course, with a little help from our side, but it was fun. And a great big thank you should be given to the Pulp Workers Local, especially to president Pete Marshall, for their interest in our affairs and their help."
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Fred, in his letter dated August 7, says that "Fishing has generally been terrible for all. The proposed closures aren't going to help a damn. This makes for ill feeling on the boats and between the gears. Solomon would be taxed to straighten out the mess the industry has finally staggered into."
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Thanks for the best part of this column, Fred, and our apologies if we've quoted parts of your letter which weren't meant for the eyes of all readers. Let's have more notes from the grounds.
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Jack Bentley, crewman on the Pacific Harvester, suffered a broken ankle in a freak fall aboard the vessel while she was fishing salmon on the west coast last week. He was holding the seine towline when it tightened up, lifting him five feet off the deck. The takeoff was uneventful, but his landing gear couldn't stand the strain.
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Ivan Coso, who suffered an eye injury aboard the Sea Master, will likely be off work for some time.
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A back ailment kept Bjarne Thorkelsen in hospital for three weeks but he was feeling considerably better on his release a few days ago. He expects to be rejoining the Masonic, on which he was fishing halibut, as soon as he feels up to it.
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The Log of the Chiquita 3 reported on June 18 that Union members James and Emma Webber came aboard at Port Hardy. "James and Emma are formerly from Blunden Harbor and are living aboard their boat at Port Hardy awaiting a house at new village," the account went on. "Emma is a proud new member of the UFAWU and a gillnetter who fishes in a skiff at Rivers Inlet and takes the net in by hand with the help of her 14 year old son . . . The Webbers have four children."
This week word reached The Fisherman that tragedy had struck the Webbers. On August 2, their gillnetter Imp blew up and burned in Kingcome Inlet. Emma was flown to Alert Bay Hospital suffering serious burns to the body. At last word—August 9—she was still in hospital. The fire caused considerable damage to the inside of the cabin and loss of personal belongings.
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We're happy to report that our former stenographer, Mrs.
STRIKE OF 1936 This photo was passed along to us over a year ago by Mrs. A. MacDonald of Vancouver. Her father Leonard Matson was involved in the big 1936 Rivers Inlet strike. The men are pictured above during a meeting.
Rebecca (Becky) O'Kane has given birth to a daughter. The 7 pound, 4 ounce girl was born August 2 and has been named Robin Rebecca (after her mother) Marie (after her grandmother). Becky was released from hospital August 11, immediately followed by her first sleepless night at home. We offer our warm congratulations to Becky with particular word of thanks for helping us win a small ($5) wager from her husband Pat who caused us much anguish when he first falsely announced that it was a boy.
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We received a phone call from an old timer the other day, complaining his Fisherman was going to his old North Surrey address although he moved to New Westminster in June. He is honorary UFAWU member Louis Petersen, who retired a dozen years ago, spending his final season at Bones Bay. Louis was a net boss, working at points ..from Prince Rupert to Steveston, and always for Canadian Fishing Company. He's enjoying his retirement.
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who retired from gillnetting a few years ago to take up residence at Penticton? Well, we received a card from him dated August 7 and postmarked Kam-ren, Holland. "This card comes from a friend now touring Holland with greetings from Urk, a place of fishermen for the past couple of hundred years," George writes. "The boats are all with motors. The fishermen —some wear the same kind of 'business suits' and the women too. Years ago this was an island but through dyking, it is now mainland. Their fishing grounds   are   farmland now."
George will be back in September but in the meantime passes along his greetings.
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Here's a solid beef. Walter J. Cowan pays his UFAWU dues in cash but the name of his gillnetter was omitted from the clearance list issued by the Union. And it happened last year too. The name of his vessel is the Delisle. If there are any more complaints regarding the list—be it spelling or omission— please pass them along and we'll see they're turned over to the Union.
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The West Coast Club, which counts a large number of trade unionists among its members, has signed a two year agreement with Beverage Dispensers and Culinary Workers' Local 835 giving its bartenders and waiters a 25 cent hourly increase and other employees a 10 percent hourly increase retroactive to February 1. Bartenders will now receive $2.21 to $2.46 an hour and waiters $1.59 to $1.84 an hour. In addition, the employers pay the cost of full MSA coverage, weekly sick benefits of $35 a week and $2,000 life and disability insurance.
In passing this information along this week, Club manager Ed Powers was anxious to spread the word that the West Coast has signed up, because six other clubs reportedly are reluctant to accept the new agreement.
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A typographical error in the issues of July 9, 16, 23, and August 6 put The Fisherman back a year by changing the volume number from XXVIII to XXVII. Please make the corrections on your copies if they are being kept on file.
HALIBUT LANDINGS
PRINCE RUPERT
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4 Sheringham,   60,000,   30 cents chix (1,000), 37.3 cents medium (34,000), 37.7 cents large (25,000) Atlin.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 5 Cape Beale, 42,000, 2,000 chix, 20,000 medium, 20,000 large, selling Co-op.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 6 Taplow, 64,000, 1,000 chix, 35,000 medium, 28,000 large, selling Coop.
MONDAY, AUGUST 9 Parma, 67,000, 2,000 chix, 45,000 medium, 20,000 large; Viking, 38,-000, 1,000 chix, 21,000 medium, 16,-000 large; Gony, 25,000, 2,000 chix,
18.000 medium, 5,000 large; Clipper 2, 32,000, 1,000 chix, 27,000 medium, 4,000 large, all selling Co-op.
Universe, 90,500, 30 cents chix (500), 38.3 cents medium (35,000),
38.1 cents large (55,000) Pacific;
BC Lady, 67,000, 30 cents chix (2,000), 38 cents medium (35,000), 37.9 cents large (30,000) BCP; Mother 3, 50,000, 28 cents chix (7,000), 37.8 cents medium (31,000), 37.9 cents large (12,000) Atlin; Atli, 31,000, 29 cents chix (5,000), 37.8 cents medium (14,000), 37.8 cents large (12,000) BCP; Linda, 70,000, 27 cents chix (nil), 37.7 cents medium (35,000), 37.7 cents large (35,000) Booth.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 10 Advance, 28,000, 2,000 chix, 20,-000 medium, 6,000 large, selling Co-op.
SEATTLE
THURSDAY, AUGUST 5 Alaska Queen, 85,000, 24 cents chix (nil), 39.2 cents medium (40,-000), 39.1 cents large (40,000).
PELICAN
THURSDAY, AUGUST 5 Neekis, 31,000, 800 chix, 15,400 medium, 14,800 large, direct sale.
THE FISHERMAN - August 13, 1965