The Wrangell sentinel., 1954-05-14
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Cannery Operation

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 Despite genera curtailment throughout the salmon industry wIth plant consolidation program similar to that Of war days, there detinitely will be an operation in Wrangell by the Farwest-Wrangell company.
 This was the assurance Of Sam RuDensteIn, former vice president Of the company and now its new president succeeding A. R. Brueger nho, with Harold Heaton new vice pre4Idsnt and general manager in charge of operations, was here over the last week end looking over the local plant and contracting former employees.
 We Il definitely have an opera tion," Rubenstein said, and Hea- toA will De here about the first of June to g5t the plant in operation. IL will be a program of retrench- ment, necessary under existing conditions, but We are hopeful for a successful season"
 Plant operators as we'll as fisher men and virtually everyone con- necIed with the industry took financial larruping last year due to one of the poorest salmon runs in the Territory's history with the result that many canneries will not be operating this season.
 Ultimate plan of the local com pany is 10 concentrate all Farwest activities in Wrangell. Burnett will De eliminated with equipment there transferred to Wrangeu.
 Unemployment Compensation
 A far-reaching decision which wtlI tend to restore and protect the 1erritory's unemployment fun d last Saturday by Federal Judge George M tolta in the Fidalgo Is land Packing Company versus Em- pIoyment Security Commission case. The court ordered an injunction Ter straining the enforcement of the regulation which would have clas- the salmon industry as seasonal but
 
 construction industry with the re suft that workers in the construc tion industry. purely seasonal in. the Westward, had been able to draw large sums ill unemployment benefits during any part Of the year up to six months while work CTS in the salmon industry We're re- FrS1 nE l.n1y. employment.
 The decision brought out that the unemployment fund had a re- serve of S11, 4S474 at the end Of 194S and this had dropped to *4,3s0,000 by April 24 of this year. The court held the plaintiff and all other employers in the Ter ritory would be irreparably injured unless the fund is safeguarded and kept solvent, The fund is made up from the 2.7 per cent of their pay rolls up to $3,000 per annum for each employee which employers pay into it. If a downward trend con- tinued, increase in the levy would be inevitable.
 Final Election Returns
 Counting of the 1S1 absentee ballots cast in the recent primary made no difference in the nominees from the First Division for the general election in October.
 It will De Democrats Bob Ellis of Ketchiksn and Senator James Nol- an of Wrangell opposing Senator Elton Engstrom of Juneau and Ralph Bartholomew of Ketchikan for the two Senate seats. Incident ally, the two Senators made a close race of 1t in the primary. Nolan tallied 2944 and Engstrom 2940. Ellis led the field with 3517 and Bartholomew gathered in 1414.
 In the fall for the House it will be Democrats Vern Metcalfe, Burke Riley, Peter Neilsen, Dora Sweeney, Tom Stewart and Peter Wood a. gainst Republicans Ed Locken, Frank Johnson, William Boardman, Fred Eastaugh, Carl Heinmiller and Joe Mclean with six to be elected.
 Other divisions went generally Democratic with the nominees of that party in most cases tallying more votes than their Republican opponents.
 Tn the Second for the Senate 1t will be Democrats Sen. William Beltz and Neal Foster. members of the Aeronautics Commission, oppos- ing Republicans former Senator Percy Ipalook and. Rep. ". W. Laws. In the Third Earle Cooper and former Rep. Al owen will carry the Democratic banner against Sen. Heinie Snider and Lee Mckinley, Republicans. In the Fourth former Attorney General Ralph Rivers and former Senator Frank Barr will be Democratic candidates against Sen. Dan Lhamon and last session. 6 House Speaker George Miscovich.