March 7, 1958
THE FISHERMAN
Page 5
Bazaar and Fishermen's Carnival
Come to the Bazaar for Your Spring Supplies!
• Sewing
• Fancy Work
• Baking
• Plants & Slips
• Candy
• Rummage Sale
• White Elephant Sale
• Fish Pond
• Hot Dogs
• Silver Tea
• Games and Social Evening
SATURDAY, MARCH 29 - 9:30 P.M. SLOVAK HALL, 647 EWEN AVENUE, QUEENS30RO
Sponsored by New Westminster Women's Auxiliary
GAFF Annual Meeting Studies Savings Payoff
Gulf and Fraser Fishermen's Credit Union directors are recommending payment of ZVz percent on savings, according to the current GAFF Newsletter which also reports the .annual meeting scheduled for March 21 in the Blue Danube Hall.
In announcing the meeting GAFF<£-
manager Joe Corsbie also reports
that nominations for any position up for election this year may be made in writing and left in the Credit Union office on the mezzanine floor in the Ford Building.
Consent of the nominee should be enclosed with the nomination with all proposals going before the nominating committee prior to the annual meeting.
The Newsletter reports that last year, the Credit Union loaned $681,000 despite the poor year among fishermen.
"At the present time, there appears to be little hope of an immediate change in the tight money policy," the Credit Union reports, pointing out that "The Credit Committee will have to follow a fa'rly restricted loaning policy, lending the available money where it will go to the most deserving and do the greatest good for the greatest number." , But all these matters will be on the agenda of the annual meeting March 21 in the Blue Danube Hall, 1806 East Hastings Street, starting at 7:30 p.m. Refreshments and dancing will be on the post-meeting agenda, so there is that little added attraction for being on hand.
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No Sales Tax On Chillers
Sea water chillers have been exempted from payment of the five percent Social Services tax under an order-in-council passed last month 'by the provincial government.
Prince Rupert MLA W. Murray ;n a letter to Union secretary homer Stevens reports on the problems involved in getting approval of the order.
"All items used in the actual processing of fish are exempt— such items as the boat, engine, nets, lines, hooks, spoons, etc., used for removal of the fish from water. However, once the fish are removed from the water, departmental policy has ruled that any equipment used in conjunction with the processing is taxable."
The Rupert MLA reports running into difficulty in determining the hypothetical line between the ■two, but states he "finally convinced the commissioner and the government that sea water chillers are a component part of the vessel, and for that reason should be exempt from taxes."
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By LIEF NORDAHL
FISHING around New Westminster has been very poor lately, only the odd steelhead has been picked up by the few gill-netters in the river.
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Was out at St. Mungo and saw the halibut-seine boat Sea Master tied up for overhaul on the engine and fixing up for the halibut season. Owner Frank Tomasich and a couple of friends were working on the baiting table. Walter Petersen is taking her out on halibut. '• ,V .. + * *
Paul Stokkeland was doing repair work.
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Erling and Ole Vestad have just sold a gillnetter to John Stohl of Seattle. They were putting the finishing touches to another one on the ways that Ole is going to have out this summer and then Erling was going to start on a new one for himself. All these boats are 34 by 10 with seine boat stern. They are all installed with 125 h.p. Chrysler Crown Engine 3-1 and sell for about $9,300 without echo sounder and radio.
Pete Sather is building a new gillnet boat for Alfred Svensen.
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Lars Aune- is building a new 36
foot gillnetter at Nelsons.
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Steveston was very quiet, no clams, no oysters, no tuna or sal-
70,000 grey cod and 2,000 sole. No shrimps either.
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Arnolf Stegavik is building a new boat for himself at Johnson Cannery. He has sold his former boat to Martin Johnson, Jr.
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Arne Jacobsen had his boat Diana up on the beach for repair and painting, he'll have to slow down on his chess and stamp collecting for awhile. He also has to put a new roof on his netloft.
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Capt.«Einar Jensen was in a car
accident at the corner of 49th and Balaclava. I'm told that the car was a total wreck but Einar was very lucky—he was in and out
oi the hospital the same day.
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Another oldtimer has gone ashore—Ottar Bonde, 968 18th Avenue. Burnaby, who for many years gillnetted at Smiths Inlet. His boat Lone Eagle is up for sale and Ottar is looking after a store nights, in Burnaby.
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A well-known former |halibut seine fisherman, Sig Viksund was in Vancouver visiting friends and in particular Nick Carter (Mr. Sunde). He is now employed on
tow boats in Seattle.
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Another old-timer, skipper-owner of the Mitkof, Oscar Hansen, went and got married to Patricia Nottingham from New Orleans, U.S.A. She likes the B.C. climate
mon, just Gail Bernice in with ' because it is not as hot as down
Herring Fleet Demands All-Out War on Dogfish
The B.C. herring fleet has gone on record as favoring immediate action by the federal minister of fisheries "to destroy the dogfish menace on the Pacific coast."
A meeting February 26 express-<§-
ed the opinion that the federal men and chief supervisor of fish-
government was "fully responsible in a situation of this kind and has the power to take action regardless ol whether or not the Union and the companies can work out an agreement."
Action by the fleet followed a meeting at the Nanaimo Biologies 1 Station last month between representatives of herring fisher-
Union Helps Curb Racist
The United Jewish Peoples Order has extended its appreciation to the Allied Fishermen and Allied Workers' Union for its stand against anti-semitic statements made during a recent convention of the Social Crtdit Party.
In a letter to the Union, the UJPO reports that "Premier Bennett as well as Mr. Noel Murphy of the Social Credit League have disassociated themselves from the anti-semitic statements made by Mr. Percy Young at the recent Social Credit convention.
"Our organisation feels that these results were due to the tremendous response of the Vancouver community, trade union, church, as well as political parties and newspapers.
"The protests were indeed overwhelming which would indicate that the issue of racial bigotry goes beyond any one organisation or any one group."
The United Jewish Peoples Order expresses the hope that the UFAWU membership will be able to "maintain your rights to organise, to strike, and to bargain."
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eries A. J. Whitmore and station director A.W.H. Needier.
Discussion actually centred around herring during which it was indicated that dogfish eat a tremendous amount of herring in a year and that it would require an annual destruction of 40,000 tons of dogfish in order to keep the population within reasonable limits. (!
In his letter to the minister, Union secretary Homer Stevens pointed out that it is possible for 40,000 tons of dogfish to consume their weight in herring, referring to the Biological Station for more accurate statistical evidence.
The herring fleet was quite aware of efforts being made by the Union to work out a program of dogfish destruction with the-fishing companies and the Cooperative.
But the meeting was not prepared to accept the fact that "because such talks have not produced any concrete results, the government is relieved of its responsibility."
south where you can fry eggs on the sidewalk, in the summertime. Oscar is figuring on getting a big gillnet boat and going halibut fishing this year. Congratulations!
Celtic Shipyards were busy with the three motor whalers'and B.C. Marine with ' the three steam whalers, fitting out and repairs for the whaling season which starts April 1.
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Another fisherman-skipper on the Joan W 1 last year, may be staying ashore. It all depends on his business, which is fish pudding, fish cakes, sausage, medister-polse—all Norwegian style, smoked salmon and pickled herring. It is going pretty well so far, but he needs more customers, so if you are interested in a good fish meal, phone LAkeview 2-4733.
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On one of my trips around the waterfront, I was surprised to find so many fishermen in other occupations than fishing.
Some of them have been "extras" in the newly finished film, The Hanging Judge at $15 a day, free costumes and war paint.
I find them as roofmakers, Canada Customs helpers, boat builders, working in the North Arm pulling up deadheads, sailors in the Merchant Marine like Willy Isaksen from North Vancouver. Willy took a job as carpenter on the Norwegian motorship Varga and saw the East including Thing-so in North China, was in Nakhodka and Vladivostok in the USSR discharging grain.
Going in to Yokohama, Japan, was just like going in the Gulf when the big sockeye run is on. They met fishing boats 15 miles out and had to zig-zag in to avoid hitting any. At night it was just like a big city with all the lights on the fleet. It didn't look so
good here so he went out again.
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Did you ever play bingo? Well I did the other night, sitting between my wife and her sister. I got hold of three cards and started covering Bs and Gs and the rest, first my sister-in-law called 'Bingo' then it jumped me over to my wife, then a friend across the table, passing me again. At last the big jackpot came up. It was a blackout, that means covering all the numbers. I started out good, 55 numbers to be called, if nobody bad won then it went back to $30. After 49 numbers were called, I had only number 28 under the "I" left and I thought a sure winner, but alas it wasn't my night— 56 numbers were called and a Bingo. That night I was calling number 28 all night before I went to sleep, and it took a long time—I could see daylight coming through the curtains.
I was a little luckier at the last Union Local meeting, I won $5 in the draw after two other members already had left.
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After spending three weeks in Burnaby General Hospital, Hank Myers is returning for a further operation. Hank skippered a boat for ABC and had the Sarah J out last year seining.
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A special Union button has been issued by Vancouver Civic Employees Union (outside workers) commemorating British Columbia's Centennial yeah The button, reproduced above, is done in green lettering, with the totem, buildings, and union label in gold on a white background. Messages of congratulation have come to the Union from many sources in government and labor on its special method of observing the Centennial. The UFAWU general executive board his decided to make special Centennial buttons of its own for shop stewards and boat delegates.
Steveston Office Looks Promising
Federal minister of fisheries J. Angus MacLean has promised to "continue to press the matter" of establishing a fisheries office at Steveston as the department "fully realises the need for adequte accommodation."
In a letter replying to a union request for an office, the minister reports that the department of public works is continuing to investigate every possibility and has now advised the department of fisheries that there are two new suggestions which may result in the provision of an office.
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