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October 8, 1957
THE FISHERMAN
Page 7
BY 3,000 TONS
Herring Catch Beats '56
CATCH
DISTRICT No. 2
North
Central
Q.C. Islands DISTRICT Mo. 3 ( lower East Coast
Middle East Coast
Upper East Coast
West Coast
Sept 28, 1957   Sept. 29, 1956 Tons Tons
9,435 1,694 274
5,308 231 3,399 11,955
32,296
PRODUCTION Herring Meal Herring Oil _
. Tons 6,396 Imp. Gals. 755,292
Issued October 2
7,359 1,514 584
3,355 974 13,560 1,969
, 29,315
4,898 954,139
San Pedro Sardine Men Seek $80 Per Ton Price
September 27 issue ot the Despatcher, official organ of the International "Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union, reports a strike of the £an Pedro sardine fleet.
The two unions, AFL fisher
men and ILWU Local 33 set prices of $80 per ton for sardines but boat owners had been' offered $55 per ton by the canneries in the roundabout procedure forced by anti-trust action. Companies after offering the $55 had just as suddenly withdrawn the proposal.
According to the Despatcher, "Increased unity between AFL and ILWU rank and file was demonstrated when a delegation composed of members of both unions went to Port Hueneme to ask AFL fishermen there to demand the sanie price. When AFL leadership from San Pedro and Monterey refused to meet at Port Hueneme to discuss the matter, ILWU Local 33 threw picket lines around the docks and tied up the port. AFL leaders called a meeting the next day."
had out aPPlications cards for the ILWU, Local 33 Secretary-treasurer John Royal said. "Our books are open," Royal said, "and any fisherman who wants to apply for membership is welcome."
Meanwhile, ILWU members are being paid off at their corN tract rate with boatowners for tuna, which were taken by the canneries at approximately $40 a ton less than the new low price of $240 which they had agreed to pay the boatowners.
ILWU members are the only fishermen on the U.S. Pacific coast who were protected by a written contract, and who are receiving the agreed upon wages. Other fishermen are accepting what they are offered.
Copies of the ILWU contract are being circulated among AFL ! members,   with  the  result ex
Man's Mockery of Nature
( What nature gave is not (or man to destroy)
I stood one day on a river bank
The smell and stench was bitter rank;
There was a ripple in the water and a fin went by
I said to myself, isn't that something, my oh my,
Another and another as the schools proceeded
To the creeks and the beds that needed seeded.
This is a thrill that nature provides Unknown to man so that it may survive. Here now. was something to really see And watch the progress from the sea.
I started a journey, mile after mile Passed the monster making the river so vile I wondered then and made a note To ask men of science for an antidote.
I continued my journey into nature's wonderland And stopped one day to view this river so grand The snow-capped mountains, the green valleys from which it flowed
Thrilled me in their magnitude, for I knew what this industry owed.
While thinking thus, a friend came by, alas, what's this Tis the wrong way you travel, are you not amiss? Nay, mister, I search in vain for a place to spawn, Travel onward and you will see what's wrong.
Twas not long till I saw what man had done to this great land, Dammed the rivers and flooded the lakes till no creeks remained
of gravel and sand. Head hung low and with great shame I retraced my steps from
whence I came.
What was I to say to my little friend who had for four long years Been out to sea in on ocean and suffered many fears To Return and find the home he left to man he trusted Destroyed by greed, ravaged by alien and left naught to propagate but die.
. —Anonymous
British Trawler Built For Stability
Cristo Enterprises, which con- ! pected to be that they will not trolls the unloading installation i fish without a written contract.
at that port, secured an anti-picketing injunction, which Local 33's attorney has been trying to remove. After the injunction went into effect, about two-thirds of the boats went out one night, but returned with only 250 tons.
Increasing numbers of San Pe.dro         members are. tilling
DENIAL PLATES
Fraser Fishermen Asked To Keep Fairway Clear
Secretary, UFAWU. Dear" sir:
We have been advised by the Fraser River pilots that the commercial fishermen using the waterways of the Fraser River are not clearing the fairway when the warning signal of four sharp blasts of the whistle is sounded.
Apparently in the past week conditions in this' regard have greatly worsened with the fishermen showing an absolute disregard of their own lives. In addition, freighters have been forced to proceed at slow speed during the entire passage out of the river, thereby necessitating curtailment of deeper drafts.
We would appreciate it if you bring this matter to the a'tention of the fishermen and request their cooperation in keeping the fairways clear during the passage of deepsea vessels.
H. E. GORDON, secretary, New Westminster Harbor Commissioners.
Greetings, Credit Unionists
Dear Fellow Credit Union Members:
September 26, 1957
It gives us real pleasure to extend to you and your members fraternal greetings and best wishes on the occasion of International Credit Union Day, Thursday, October 17.
On this credit union holiday, the third Thursday of each October, credit union people around the world commemorate the founding of the first credit union over 100 years ago. This is1 truly our "day of thanksgiving" for the credit union privilege.
We pledge ourselves to renew our purpose and to work singleheartedly for our fellowmen through credit unions. We ask that you too make a special effort during this year ahead to share the credit union benefits' you enjoy with others.
A Very Happy Credit Union Day,
WHY PAY MORE?
The Dental Association has forbidden Dr. R. Llewellyn Douglas (Old Doc) from announcing publicly that he is willing and able to provide top quality, guaranteed dental plates at only $40 per plate.
It is also pointed out that the ILWU contract is the first with a union shop provision.
"Speaking for the ILWU membership," Royal said, "I want to thank the AFL rank-and-file for their wonderful cooperation with us, and for their strong stand with us to make sure fishermen can make a living wag,e," \ ILWU President Harry Bridges, Vice - president, Bob Robertson, and JLWU Local 13 President, Bill Lawrence, recently addressed a joint meeting of ILWU and AFL members, which was also attended by representatives of the boatowners, canneries and business groups. Bridges praised the cooperation of the workers, saying that together, no matter to which union they belonged, workers could forge ahead.
The new 800-ton trawler "Cape Trafalgar" — specially designed to overcome the capsising effects of being iced up — left Hull recently on her maiden voyage to Arctic fishing grounds.
The skipper of the trawler drives the ship like an automobile, sitting in a swivel chair on the compass platform with his wheel and throttle control close at hand. With her high flared bow and sides' and her low built streamlined superstructure and funnels, the trawler sets a new j standard in speed, efficiency and safety for this class1 of vessel.
The "Cape Trafalgar" — Hull's second diesel electric trawler — has on board the most comprehensive electronic equipment ever put into a ship of her type. The only equipment not electronically operated is her oil-fired  galley stove.
Credit Union National Association, Madison 1, Wisconsin.
H. VANCE AUSTIN Managing Director
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