The Wrangell sentinel., 1943-10-01
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While the salmon concentration plan, in effect this year, is sched- uled to be carried forward next season with Secretary Ickes' ap- proval, movement is underway to enlarge the committees to include two more Alaska men. Request for more representatives comes primarily from the small cannery operators and from Alaska fisher men not affiliated with the CIO, the contention being that neither group is actually represented.
 The concentration committee consists of August Buschmann, of Seattle, H. B. Frsefe of Nakat Packing Co.,. Guy V. Graham of Libby's, Archie W Shiels of PAF and Leo T. Kreielsheimer of Kad- iak Fisheries. The fisheries sub committee which ne1ped form the concentration plan includes Fred Gunderson of Wrangell, E. M. Brennan of P. E. Harris & Co.,, William Hecker of the Alaska Fishermen's Union, Eric Frieborck of Snug Harbor Packing Co.,. and Joe Jurich of the International Fishermen and Allied Workers of Alaska.
 There is no small cannery oper- ator in this group. and on the la bor side fishermen contend Heck CT and Jurich are not representa- tive of the cannery workers or the seiners, both affiliated with the American Federation of Labor
 One of the primary reasons that neither group has heretofore been represented is the fact that com mitteemen serve without compen-I sation and are required to be in Seattle much of the time from Oct ober until March to attend theI sessions. Few fishermen or small cannery operators have felt able toI devote the time to it their own expense. However, indications are at this time, that representa- tives of both groups will be in Seattle this winter, but whether they will be accepted on the cOm-I mittees remains to be seen. One of the men strongly urging that such representation be granted is Gov. Gruening and the Fisheries Divi-I sion of the Fish and Wildlife Ser vice, has indicated that it has mol objection if men can be found toI devote the necessary time to theI work. It's a big job, and concensusI of both operators and fishermen appears to be, after this season'sI trial, that the plan should be car ried forward during the war en- ergency.
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 According to the best informa- tion we are able to obtain from those who travel to the ports of Southeast Alaska only Wrangell ranks with the "black hole of Calcutta so far as dim-out regu- lations are concerned. Information seems to indicate that they are mostly unconcerned about it else where while residents of Wrangell stumble in the early fall darkness. Member of The Sentinel staff on a recent trip found Juneau agleam as in the old days, and lights on well known military base, which censorship prevents us naming but which is we'll known to every per son from Dixon Entrance to Cape Spencer, visible at night some 20 miles distance As we get it, light restrictions haven't been officially raised in these areas, but appar- ently no one appears to pay any attention to them. Alaska Defense Commands Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr., clamped on the dim out regulations as you recall when the Japs were trying to neigh bor" with us up in the Aleutians. Now the Japs are gone, with Alas ka admittedly out of Jap danger, but apparently the General has forgotten to turn the lights on. Suggestion might be that he throw in the switch, or, if it's still necessary to the war effort, really make the dim-out regulations gen. erally effective Morale is equally essential on the home front and
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