VOL. V. NO. I
.FJLJP-JNOS TO HONOR NATIONAL HERO
CANNERY WOWS' UNION
ASKS FOR DEE'RMEN'I‘ OF
V EXPERIENCED CWRY MEN
Writing to the Manpower Commission in
Seattle, the Canhery florkers' and Farm La
‘rcreru' Union, Local 7, 010,“ asks for the
<9z‘i'ev‘aent 01‘ its members who are needed in
the L.g-zration of the fish oanneries in Al
m‘na next 'sumner. '
Following is en etcerpt from the 1600
word brief submitted to the Manpower Com
mission by Local 7:
"Normly, we dispatch 3:000 men from
the United States to'the approximtery 60
oinneries undo! 35 companies: 'BOO to Brio
tol Bay: 600 to the PGninsula of Central
Alaska; and 1600 to South and Southeastern
Alaska. " '
' "Our members occupy all t): key posi
tions, skilled or “builds, in the can
ner‘ies. The only other workers in ,the
processimf of the fish iithin the cannery,
or under our Jurisdiction, are i few na
tive women who work as patchers on the ta;
bias in some canneries. There are" also
many canneries in whiéh there ii no native
help at aIl. These Women Work ofilu durirg
we rush of the season from two to five
weeks, depending upon tre run of fish. The
Gaming withiu'the cannery has, therefore
w, and is done practically by our mem
bers, all of them scattered in the United
States. '
"last season we shipped 2,400: 1,300
experienced, and 1,100 new men, a drop of
.521?! than 50%‘in experienced men over the
previous Season. me to'the heavy enlist
ments of our'membors into the armed force!
we figure about I,loo'are left from our
diepatch last year, to be available for
the condhg'sezson.
‘ "out of these experienced men, IP
proyimavwly 750 are skilled. We can read
-11;; see the need of retaining these expe
rienced men. If the Industry needs 88 1m"
my men as last year, or 2.000. theée 1.100
experienced men Would be enough to “a”
with and keep the canning of salmon going
and supply: 5111‘ 5:1 diers '3l th the Vital
fwd, One 01' the biggest factors in re
twining these men is DEH‘PQWT; “-9 90% of
CLl'.‘ manbers are draf’oabie.‘
FULUIT‘S‘UNQ FQRUM
smm, WASHINGTON
CHIEF JUSTICE SIMPSON
TO BE GUEST OF HONOR
AT PROGRAM 0N :EC. 30
The invaaeion'of their homeland'
by an welcomed foreign power has not
dampened the Filipinoa' love of their
Etria'and reverence for their nation
al hero.
' "On Wednesday, Ibcember 30,‘ at 8
o'clock in the evening, Filipinos in
Seattle and Vicinity will gather at
the Chamber of Commerce auditorium to'
put respect to the mathory of their no.-
tional hero'and'patriot, Ir. Joee‘ Ri
zal, who Championed the liberty of hie
people. ' ' ‘ '
, Guest of honor of the evening
lill “be Chief Justice George B. Simp
lon of the eupmme court of'the‘ state
of Washington. Seattle Mayor William
F. Deyin will also deliver a message.
Filipino music will be ‘featured in the
prod-rem, while the'hero's life 'will be
eulogiaed with an oration by Moises A.
Abaquita, graduate student f 1 om the
Univeréitv of Chicago. Rizal’s fare
well poem will be recited by a. young
Filipina girl. ' ' '
. The commemoration program is un
der the auspicee of the Seattle Filippo
ino'Comrminit/ Council headed by Pio De
CB4IO.
‘ acteeeeecaeot
U.'.V. FILIPINO ALUMNI ASS'NA
To GIVE TRADITIONAL DANCE
The traditional annual reunion and
dande of the U. cf W. f:-ilipinc 2.} «Wll
Association will be 1192.3. .l‘:' the '.~.’~'."3A,
December 31, starting at b meldc‘c 9.33.
P. lZori, president, 8.1n().1f.(‘-.:d Bothy.
Because of wartime :ondi-f.‘.'-ra_. the
traditional banq‘xec'will t 5 115' wired
with, but'the reunion of former village
men uni women iq still expeozei *9 Ti;
marked by a. hilzirinzae 'L‘l'lc. ..~n‘. mar-23:3
ed by people who will be m .Ivying, fsom
their varloue defame 5:35 Ir 3;»; :19:-
pate in the jail: get-fog mm" 4:. w”.-
missim al' 131.?) '15.?1 ‘: '1";.:.1...
mo. 24, 1942