The Wrangell sentinel., 1951-02-02
CHAMBER HAS A
PAID UP MEMBERSHIPS


 Joel Wing, chairman of the mem bership committee of the Wrangell Chamber of Commerce, reported at Monday moons meeting that the Chamber now has A paid up mem bers. They are:
 Doris Barnes, Standard Oil C., Alaska Native Brotherhood, Joel Wing, Bank of Wrangel, Grants Grocery, E. k. Sharnbroich, J. J.. Coulter, Fred Hanford. City Meat Market.
 Gunderson Bros, City Motor Ser vice, Wrangell Electric and Supply, U. J. Barnell, Chester c. Steear, J. 'C. Hay, Harbor Sea Foods, Inc, .Irene's, Lee Ellis. Mildred's. Colis- cum Theatre. John E. Krepps, Len nie Engstrom, Wrangell Cold Stor- age, Campbell Bros, Benjamin s Store, A. W. Shiels, (Pacific Amer ican Fisheries). Rev. Hugh Hall Wrangell Sentinel. Campbell Tow ing, Alaska Telephone and Engin- eering Corporation, United Trollers Of Alaska, Wrangell Drug and Den 0'Sweets, Alaska Coastal, Ellis Air Lines, Stikine Club Bar, J. NJ. Steear, Cassiar Cafe, American Bak cry, The Gift Shop. Wrangell Tran sfer, Hansen Boat Shop Bjorge Transfer, George Fabrieius
 Fifteen members were present at sal, was bresided over by -Krepps in the absence of President Doris Barnes, who is a Representative in the legislature at Juneau, and Vice President l.. T. Campbell, who was out of town.
 Herbert Bradley appeared in be- half of the Alaska Native Brother hood to report on their decision on the Shakes Island project. He said it was the desire of the ANB to be in full charge of the island but re- ported that ANB would welcome assistance from any organizations in town in helping on the upkeep of the island in keeping it attractive to tourists. He said ANB has no money for repairs or maintenance. Paul Binkley executive officer Of the Troller's Union Local loo of Wrangell asked support of the Chamber in asking the legislature to give sufficient appropriations to the Territorial Department of Fish cries and keep it functioning in the Territory. He said it was the opinion of trollers that it was the only agency that had made progress in research on echoes and kings which benefits line fishermen. At suggestion of Don House the mat ter was taken under advisement and referred to Peter c. McCor- mack. chairman of the fisheries committee of the Chamber, who will pick a committee to assist him 1 in studying the matter and report l at the next meeting.
 A guest, Howard D. DeVoe, en- igineer in charge of the Federal Communications Commission, spoke briefly DeVoe stated he was in town looking for a site for mon itoring station for EGG and was to investigate several locations that afternoon with Mayor Hanford and Art Nelson, local airline agent. He said if such station were put In here it would bring probably five or six new families to Wrangel. 1 Following his talk more or less informal discussion took place on the sales tax, the matter being ln- troduced by Paul Binkley. He ask ed the chamber to support a repeal of the tax on bait and ice for the fishermen saying Sitka had written their sales tax law to exclude these items and as far as he knew, Ket- chikan was not charging the fish ermen tax on ice and bait. Binkley said local fishermen did not object so much as outside boats which would come in here to unload fish except for the tax on ice and bait.
 Chamber members decided that subject was a matter to bring be- fore the City Council rather than l the Chamber.